Chapter 474: Kill the chicken to warn the monkey
Originally, Luo Qinghan planned to take Xiao Xixi to attend the heaven sacrifice ceremony. On the one hand, he wanted to take the opportunity to let her look at her face in front of outsiders, and on the other hand, he wanted to take her out for fun.
Unfortunately, things didn't go as expected.
Xiao Xixi vomited so much blood last night, but now she is still weak. Luo Qinghan feels sorry for her and does not want her to drag her sick body to run around, so he leaves her in the palace.
The person who accompanied the prince to attend the ceremony of sacrifice to heaven was Concubine Jing.
Three of the four concubines in the Eastern Palace fell down due to poisoning, and in the end, only one concubine in Jing was still fine.
Luo Qinghan had no choice but to choose her.
When Concubine Jing learned about this, she was extremely surprised.
Originally, she wanted to accompany the prince to participate in the ceremony of sacrifice to heaven, but later she heard that the prince had chosen Concubine Xiao, even if she was unwilling to accept it, she could only bear it.
But I didn't expect that the turn of the road would turn and the flowers would be bright.
The prince actually called her to accompany her to the heavenly sacrifice ceremony!
How can she not be surprised?!
She quickly sorted out her mood and knew that the more important it was, the less she could not be lost in excitement.
She offended the prince before, but she had never been to Wanhe Palace for a while, and she ignored her, as if she wanted to ignore her.
Now the prince suddenly called her to attend the ceremony of sacrifice to heaven, which was a great opportunity for her.
Being able to accompany the prince to such an important public occasion is not only a symbol of favor, but also a value for her performance.
She can take the opportunity to give herself a sense of presence in front of outsiders, and at the same time, she can also use this opportunity to resolve conflicts with the prince and ease relationships.
Concubine Jing washed and dressed up as fast as possible. Surrounded by everyone, she walked out of Wanhe Palace with elegant steps and sat in a carriage specially prepared for her.
The carriage meets with the prince's carriage at the gate of the Hermitage Palace.
Time was tight, and Luo Qinghan did not let her get out of the car to salute, so he directly ordered to set off.
The convoy left the East Palace in a mighty manner and met the carriages of other princes and princesses at the entrance of the palace. There were many clan relatives waiting outside the palace.
When the emperor and the queen's carriage arrived, they officially set off.
The vast team slowly moved out of the city.
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In the Qingge Hall.
Xiao Xixi lay on the soft couch, crossing her legs, eating fruit leisurely and looking at the script.
Baoqin ran in angrily, keeping muttering.
"I'm so angry! I'm so angry!"
Xiao Xixi raised her eyes from the storybook: "What's wrong? Who bullied my sister Baoqin?"
Baoqin patted her chest and said angrily: "Just just now, I went to the imperial kitchen to get some seasonings, and I happened to hear people in the imperial kitchen talking about you."
Xiao Xixi asked with interest: "What did they say to me?"
"They said that the prince originally planned to take you to the heavenly sacrifice ceremony, but you suddenly fell down the previous day, which shows that you are not blessed and not worthy of the prince's favor. They also said that the prince is now taking Concubine Jing to attend the heavenly sacrifice ceremony. It seems that the prince is going to favor Concubine Jing, and you will soon fall out of favor!"
Baoqin became more and more angry as she spoke, and her little face turned red.
"They didn't know anything, and they were talking nonsense there! The prince changed his mind because he felt sorry for you and couldn't bear to run around, so he changed his mind and took Concubine Jing to attend the heaven sacrifice ceremony. Concubine Jing was just lucky and got a leak. Why can she compare with you? The prince's favorite person has always been you. You cannot fall out of favor, it is impossible!"
Xiao Xixi comforted, "It's okay, they're just talking nonsense. Just treat them as a fart. Who can argue with a fart?"
Baoqin was amused by her words and wanted to laugh a little, but when she thought that she was still angry, she immediately tightened her face.
"Be serious. Even if those people are talking nonsense, you can't let them arrange you randomly. You have a good temper and are too lazy to care about them, but it doesn't mean you are easy to bully."
Xiao Xixi: "Then what do you want to do?"
Baoqin grinded his little silver teeth: "Catch a few typical examples first, kill the chicken to scare the monkey!"
Xiao Xixi didn't care much about these things, so she let Baoqin do it.
Baoqin took the men to the imperial kitchen, took out the eunuchs with a broken mouth, and used the charges of irresponsible proposition to the master, and pressed the eunuchs to the ground and beat the board.
When playing the board, Baoqin did not avoid others. She deliberately opened the door so that everyone could see the fate of these eunuchs and see who would dare to say bad things about Concubine Xiao in the future?!
Originally, the imperial kitchen in the East Palace was managed by Concubine Li, but the prince had already taken back this power from Concubine Li.
Now the imperial kitchen is nominally managed by the prince himself. In fact, the prince does not have the time to do so. Mo Hua usually manages it on his behalf.
The eunuchs who were beaten were dissatisfied and ran to Mo Hua to complain and asked the prince to help him to preside over justice. But Mo Hua blocked him back with a tremendous effort.
Not to mention that these eunuchs made mistakes first, even if they were right, Mo Hua would not be able to go against the prince's favorite concubine for the sake of a few eunuchs. Isn't she tired of working?
Think about Huixiang, and then think about Sizhu, those two bloody examples are still in front of you!
After being troubled by Baoqin, the palace maids and eunuchs in the Eastern Palace became much more honest and dared not talk about Concubine Xiao casually.
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Outside the city, the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven has begun.
Here the emperor led the princes and clans to cultivate the land and pray for blessings.
On the other hand, the queen led the princesses, the concubines and the clan wives to raise silkworms and weave cloth.
All this is to allow good weather and good harvests this year.
People were watching throughout the journey.
Although this happens every year, the people are still curious about the nobles who cultivate land and weave cloth, and they really want to see how these nobles who live in luxury work.
As the crown prince, Luo Qinghan naturally followed closely behind the emperor.
He will do whatever the emperor does.
It is said that it is arable land, but in fact it is just to let them take a few steps to support the wooden plow. There are experienced farmers next to it and there will be no mistakes.
As for Concubine Jing, she had to raise silkworms and weave cloth with the queen.
After plowing the land and weaving the cloth, they still have to hold sacrifices in the ancestral temple.
Sacrifices are also separated by men and women.
After this whole process has come, a morning has passed.
Concubine Jing failed to say a word to the prince from beginning to end.
As he was about to return to the palace, Concubine Jing finally couldn't hold back and took the initiative to find the prince.
"Your Highness, are you tired? Do you want some water?"
Concubine Jing said as she handed over her water bag.
Luo Qinghan refused.
"No, I will never drink the water given by others."
Concubine Jing pursed her lower lip: "I am your concubine, so I should not be considered an outsider."
Chapter completed!