noffsinger Chapter 920 His Majesty's Birthday Ceremony
Chapter 920 His Majesty's Birthday Ceremony
Jiang Fenghua was muttering another thing in his heart: who was sending money and information to Song Qing?
Then she asked Aoxue to investigate along this clue, and she only found out that the Song family had indeed sent a lot of money into the palace some time ago, and Song Qing used the money to manage relationships. The strange thing was that Song Qing did not place any special people in the palace. It seemed that Song Qing was sending gifts and money everywhere to make things convenient for herself, which was not uncommon in the palace.
What does she want to do with this kind of small favor?
Jiang Fenghua had met the Song brothers before, and she knew that the Song family was not well-off. Her father did not hold a high official position, so she could only have connections in the palace. Without money, nothing could be accomplished.
The Song family relied on Peng Fei's connections to rise in power, but now the Song family is doing so many tricks behind the scenes. Isn't she afraid of harming her uncle? Without the Peng family, Song Qing would not be able to rise to prominence.
Peng Fei has now gone to the northwest. The Song family dare not betray him, but they are prepared that the Song family will be used by others.
Peng Fei's current position is very critical. His wife, children and the elderly are all in Shengjing. She has to find an opportunity to find out the situation from General Peng's wife and find out whether the Peng family knows about the Song family's little calculations.
"Please try on the dress that has just been delivered by the Clothing Shop!" Hongxiu had the queen's dress brought to her.
Jiang Fenghua was thinking about Song Qing and didn't notice Hongxiu coming in.
Hongxiu called out several times before she finally responded, "What's wrong?"
"The phoenix robe that Her Majesty wants to wear for His Majesty's birthday banquet has been delivered." Hongxiu continued, "What is Her Majesty thinking about so intently?"
"I'm thinking about what gift to give His Majesty on his birthday." Jiang Fenghua said.
Hongxiu reminded her, "Last year, the Empress prepared a gift for Your Majesty. It was a nightgown embroidered by the Empress herself. Unfortunately, the Empress left the palace last year, so it was not given away. This servant has kept it."
Jiang Fenghua said, "Go and bring it to me for a look."
Hongxiu quickly took the robe and handed it to Jiang Fenghua. Jiang Fenghua took it, and found it soft and light. She said, "Just give it to me!"
Hongxiu wanted to know why he sent her another nightgown.
"Isn't it too perfunctory for the Queen to send me a nightgown every year?" Hongxiu said.
"I sewed it myself, very attentively." Jiang Fenghua said.
Jiang Fenghua didn't want to give him any special birthday gift. It was a birthday celebration every year, and it would be tiring to spend so much time and effort on giving gifts every year. Besides, the emperor would receive a lot of gifts on his birthday.
After confirming the gifts, Jiang Fenghua asked a few children about their situations before taking the book and continuing to read.
Hongxiu said, "I remember that the emperor particularly likes something. Why don't we make one for him?"
Jiang Fenghua had long forgotten, "Does he have a favorite gift? What is it?"
Hongxiu reminded: "It is the lotus lantern made by the Queen."
When Jiang Fenghua heard the words "Lotus Lantern", his expression changed instantly, "He won't like it."
If she made another lotus lantern for him, it would bring back memories of her past life, and they might have conflicts. Besides, they were an old couple, and these were just things that little girls liked. She had long since stopped liking them.
In her previous life, she prepared the lotus lantern for him just to pray for him and did not want him to respond.
At the same time, Jinghe Palace.
Song Qing was practicing walking with a cane. The emperor's birthday banquet was coming soon, and she didn't want to miss it.
Dong'er advised, "Your Majesty, please rest. The imperial physician said that it takes a hundred days to heal a broken bone. If you don't take good care of your leg, it will cause hidden dangers. Your Majesty, please sit down!"
Song Qing said, "It's okay. I just need to practice walking steadily. Is my dress ready?"
"It was prepared a long time ago, but now the queen's legs..." It was prepared before the accident, and it is not convenient to wear it now!
"My leg will heal." Song Qing said, "If I can't even endure this little bit of hardship, I'm not Song Qing anymore."
She is very lucky to be able to sit in the position she has today. Some concubines in the palace may not be able to serve the emperor in their lifetime.
At this moment, the nanny who served Concubine Song Shu came up to her mysteriously and said, "Your Majesty, there is more news from outside the palace."
Since she started taking care of things, it has become much easier to pass news from outside the palace into the palace.
She asked Dong'er to guard the door, then asked, "What's the matter?"
The nanny leaned close to her ear and whispered, "On the Emperor's birthday, Her Majesty will try to slip this into the Empress's wine glass."
Song Qing was shocked. "Who wants to poison the Queen?"
"This is not poison, it's just a drug."
Song Qing can do anything, but she dare not drug the queen. Aoxue, who is by her side, is not only a martial arts expert, but also knows medicine. It is absolutely impossible for her to drug the queen.
She said, "I'm already so injured, it's hard to say whether I can even attend the banquet. How can I possibly have the opportunity to drug the Queen? Let someone else do it!"
She has been in the palace for so many years and has only remembered one thing: you can offend anyone, but you must never offend Queen Jiang, otherwise there is only one word: death.
Seeing that she was unwilling, the nanny said, "They said that if we don't do as the note says, we will have to pay back the money."
Song Qing was dumbfounded. "I didn't agree to murder the Queen in the first place. They took the initiative to give me this money as a gift. I didn't let them suffer any loss. They paid for all the things that needed to be purchased for the palace." This meant that she was just abusing her power to take large kickbacks, and she felt that she was spending her own money.
"Your Majesty, calm down. They didn't say that. They just said that taking money from others will help them avoid disaster." The nanny sighed, "If we don't do as they say, we'll be in big trouble. If the Emperor finds out, your position will be in jeopardy!"
"Are they bandits? Why are they so unreasonable?" Song Qing was speechless. She didn't expect such a thing to happen. The penalty for murdering the queen is death, and she wouldn't dare to do that.
The nanny said, "If Your Majesty doesn't do as they say, and they really tell the Emperor, we're really finished. Your Majesty, what should we do?"
Song Qing pointed at the nanny's nose and said, "How dare you threaten me? I wasn't scared."
Nanny didn't know what to do. She was reluctant to give up the silver she had already obtained, so she deliberately said, "Why don't we return the silver to them?"
"Whose money did I get? Who saw it?" Song Qing wanted to play rogue. All the money she had was used to bribe people, so where was the money left? She originally thought that she would have a good life after entering the palace and would not need to spend money at all. However, she did not expect that she would be unable to move forward in the palace without money.
Her monthly salary was not enough, and the people from the Song family kept writing to her asking for money every few days. She had no money, so what could she give them?
The reason why she, the dignified Concubine Shu, lived such a miserable life was because she did not have a powerful family.
In the past, Tang Qianran was the most generous, as were Zhu Zhenzhen and Helan Yanran. All of them relied on financial support from their natal families to live a prosperous life in the palace.
The more Song Qing thought about it, the angrier she became. From the day she was chosen to enter the palace, she had decided that she must live a decent life in the palace. She was just waiting for her to give birth to a prince, thinking that her good days had finally come. Who knew that the emperor only gave her some worthless things, jewelry and cloth, which were all available in the palace, and that was all.
They don’t get as much as the Queen.
"Who gave you the medicine in your hand?" Song Qing seemed to have made up her mind, but this matter must not be done by the people of Jinghe Palace. She has accumulated a lot of connections in the palace, and this matter can be done very easily.