amaotonovel Chapter 354 Something is wrong
Chapter 354 Something is wrong
Aunt Mingyue hugged Qin Liuse all the way to Chengqian Palace, saying, "Fortunately, the emperor is thoughtful. Otherwise, it's windy now. If you stay by the lake for too long, you might catch a cold."
The Grand Empress Dowager and the two Empress Dowagers were there just now. She wanted to remind her master to come back and change his clothes first, but as a servant, it was difficult for her to say it. Fortunately, the Emperor arrived in time.
Soon, when I returned to Chengqian Palace, a servant had already run ahead to tell me to prepare clothes, so as soon as I stepped in, Qingcao and Qingtao had already come to greet me.
One settled Qin Liuse, and the other led the eldest prince.
Aunt Mingyue and Zijin were in the main hall helping Qin Liuse change into clean clothes.
Qingcao was waiting outside just now. When she learned that Qin Liuse had fallen into the water, she hurried to the small kitchen and asked the cook to cook some brown sugar ginger soup.
After Qin Liuse changed her clothes, the medicine was brought in for her to take.
It’s hard to say, I felt cold after taking a bath just now, but after drinking the brown sugar ginger soup, I felt a lot warmer.
The eldest prince was also served and brought to Chengqian Palace to change his clothes. He changed into clean clothes in the side hall and looked like a frost-bitten eggplant.
He came to the main hall to meet his father in a depressed mood.
The eldest prince hung his head, looking as if he had done something wrong.
Qin Liuse sniffed, wondering if she had caught a cold, but looking at the eldest prince's appearance, she felt that he looked pitiful and cute.
The eldest prince would only be so obedient in front of Emperor Yongjia.
The eldest prince really felt guilty and was afraid that his father would blame him, so he just acted like a pitiful little boy.
Before Emperor Yongjia could say anything, the sound of the Empress Dowager arriving at Chengqian Palace was heard from outside.
The eldest prince’s eyes immediately lit up. Since his grandmother and great-grandmother were both there, he knew someone would protect him. Even if his father wanted to reprimand him, he would not be so harsh.
The little head is spinning.
Children are shallow-minded and can never hide their emotions.
Seeing this in the eyes of Qin Liuse and Emperor Yongjia, Qin Liuse just smiled and shook his head helplessly, while Emperor Yongjia showed no expression.
The Empress Dowager and others followed closely behind, firstly to look after the eldest prince, and secondly, to get to the bottom of the matter. The cause and effect were still unclear, and they had to see how Emperor Yongjia wanted to deal with it.
Otherwise, even if she returned to Kangning Palace, she would not be able to sleep, so she walked slowly all the way here.
Qin Liuse and the eldest prince saluted them and stepped aside.
"You were playing on the Round Moon Terrace, how come you fell into the water?" The Empress Dowager arrived and just sat down, she looked at the eldest prince and asked.
The eldest prince rolled his eyes, still thinking about how to reply, when the maid who had been serving him knelt down.
"To answer your question, Empress Dowager, the eldest prince was walking on the side of the stage at that time. The fan he used to worship the moon tonight somehow fell into the lake. The eldest prince was reluctant to part with it, so he walked around the shore, trying to retrieve the fan. However, there was a pile of algae on the shore, which looked like grass. The eldest prince ran forward and stepped on it, and fell into the lake."
"You don't know, Empress Dowager, that fan belonged to the late queen. The eldest prince was so filial that he wanted to give the fan away so that the late queen could use it in heaven. I guess that's why the eldest prince was so anxious to get it back."
According to common sense and palace rules, the maid should be severely punished for failing to take good care of the eldest prince, which led to him falling into the water. However, this maid was an old lady who served the former queen.
The eldest prince was used to serving the late queen, so after the late queen passed away, these maids brought from the palace should have been sent back to the late queen's parents' home for further arrangements.
But this maid did not want to leave the palace and get married, so she asked to stay and serve the eldest prince, as a way to show her affection for the late queen and to accompany the eldest prince until he grew up.
According to the rules, maids in the palace could be sent out to get married when they reached a certain age, but some, like this maid, did not want to leave the palace and stayed in the palace to continue being maids.
This is true for Aunt Mingyue, and also for the old aunts around the Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager.
Although it is said that men should get married when they are old enough and women should get married when they are old enough, there are always some people who do not indulge in love. For them, there are more important things than love.
Therefore, according to human nature, the Empress Dowager was too embarrassed to punish her severely.
But if he fails to take good care of his master, he cannot be punished.
Therefore, the Empress Dowager took the initiative to fine her half a year's salary.
The maid knew that the Empress Dowager's mild punishment was really a way of letting her off the hook, so she knelt down and kowtowed to express her gratitude.
After asking the eldest prince, the Empress Dowager turned her attention to Qin Liuse. "The Emperor's Royal Concubine is very courageous. She can even swim."
Qin Liuse couldn't tell the tone of the Empress Dowager's words, whether she was really praising her or blaming her for not caring about her image, so she lowered her head and replied with a bit of embarrassment on her face, "I grew up in the countryside when I was a child, and I learned to swim with my eldest sister at home."
The Empress Dowager laughed and said, "No wonder you were also frightened this time."
Then he added, "But in the future, if you can avoid doing it yourself, just let your subordinates do it. There are so many people in the palace, so just let your subordinates do it. No matter what, you are the future queen mother, how can you be like this, and still act like a country girl, jumping into the river at every turn."
Because the person Qin Liuse saved was the eldest prince, the royal family's treasure, the Empress Dowager was too embarrassed to really blame Qin Liuse.
But I have to use this incident to spur her on, and she has to take care of her own image in the future.
To be honest, Qin Liuse didn't feel that she had done anything wrong at all. Perhaps because she grew up in the common people, she didn't have so many feelings of superiority and inferiority, and didn't think of herself as a precious lady.
Saving people was just a simple matter for Qin Liuse. Rather than losing face, she was more afraid of feeling guilty and tortured by not rescuing someone.
But for a girl like the Empress Dowager who grew up in a secluded place and learned poetry, books and etiquette, she felt that the image and reputation of a girl's family were more important.
This kind of thing does have different views due to each person's identity.
For example, the Empress Dowager Cixi, who was born in a poor family, felt that this kind of thing was nothing, and couldn't help but say a few words for Qin Liuse, "You are so chivalrous to save people, Grand Empress Dowager, I think that Qin is quite chivalrous."
But the Empress Dowager Dong did not think so. She had been noble since childhood and had always regarded human life as worthless.
In her eyes, except for people of status, other people's lives are not lives.
Then she smiled and agreed with the Grand Empress Dowager, "I think what the Grand Empress Dowager said is very true. If it was not the eldest prince today, but an ordinary person, there would be no need to save him."
What Empress Dowager Dong meant was that if an ordinary person fell down, he would have to wait for other servants in the palace to rescue him. If he could be rescued, it was his luck; if he could not be rescued, it was also his fate.
For a moment, the concubines who followed were divided into two factions. Some people felt that Qin Liuse’s actions were unnecessary and would cause her to lose face.
However, it is hard to say whether these people really think so or are just trying to please the Empress Dowager.
Some people who came from ordinary backgrounds or from military families stood up to speak for Qin Liuse.
For example, Concubine Ning. Her father was a martial artist, so she has been carefree and not particular about details since she was a child.
People who practice martial arts tend to be more generous and magnanimous, so he spoke for Qin Liuse.
"The Imperial Concubine is so kind-hearted, she deserves this position. If she doesn't care about anything and only cares about her own image and face, how can she rule over her subordinates and the people of the world in the future? If this matter gets out today, everyone in the capital will definitely praise the Imperial Concubine."
Concubine Xiao De also smiled and said, "There are no outside men in the harem today, and no one saw the Royal Concubine's demeanor. Compared to human life, these are external things and are not important. The most important thing is that the eldest prince is safe and sound."
Concubine Xiao De also mentioned the eldest prince in her words.
One of them can speak, the other dares to speak, and because of their high positions, their words carry more weight.
For a moment, Qin Liuse cast grateful eyes towards both Concubine Xiao De and Concubine Ning.
Although the Empress Dowager blamed Qin Liuse, she was not like the Empress Dowager Dong who could not stand Qin Liuse's good fortune.
Therefore, after listening to what these people said, the resentment in my heart subsided a lot.
Upon seeing this, the Empress Dowager Dong intended to add some exaggeration, but at this time Emperor Yongjia spoke.
However, he did not speak to Qin Liuse, nor did he plead for her with the Empress Dowager. Instead, he looked at Zhu Wanxi and asked, "Did you fish out the fan?"
Zhu Wanxi nodded and informed the outside. Immediately, a eunuch came in with a tray holding the fan that had been fished out. He showed it to Emperor Yongjia, "Your Majesty, it was brought here intact from the lake."
The eldest prince was already feeling much better, but when he saw the fan, he felt half happy and half sad.
I was happy that the fan was fished out, but I was unhappy that it had been soaked in water and was probably no longer useful.
This fan is an origami fan with a paper cover. It will be useless once it is soaked in water.
Even if it is dried in the sun or in the air, the paper will not return to its original state and will remain hard.
The little prince blinked his eyes, tears welling up in his eyes, but he didn't want to cry.
Qin Liuse went over and hugged his shoulders, patting them gently, and comforted him, "When the fan is dry, we can make another one with the wooden frame instead of the paper cover, okay?"
Although this was just a drop in the bucket, it was still a good idea. The eldest prince just pouted and nodded.
Emperor Yongjia pointed at the fan on the plate and looked at the maidservant who was serving the eldest prince. "It's so cool today, does the eldest prince also need to fan himself?"
The maid shook her head quickly, "Your Majesty, no. The eldest prince had hidden the fan in his pocket. After worshipping the moon, he hung it on his body and did not hold it in his hand. I don't know what happened. Maybe it fell and fell into the lake. That's why the following incident happened."
When Emperor Yongjia heard her say this, he looked at her a few times and raised his eyebrows. He had already realized that something was wrong.
Qin Liuse had already had this idea. Because this fan was a folding fan, if it was not opened and fell directly, it would have sunk directly to the bottom of the lake.
How could it float on the lake without the fan open?
All we can say is that someone deliberately opened the fan and threw it into the lake to attract the eldest prince's attention, which led to what happened next.