OBS Chapter 918: Playing Pigs and Eating Tigers
Chapter 918: Playing Pigs and Eating Tigers
Everything she did before was just to make Concubine Wang think that she would personally tell the eldest princess about Liu's death.
Yingxiang was combing Concubine Chun's hair while she said with a smile, "Madam Wangpin would never have thought that Xin'er in her palace was actually someone cultivated by His Royal Highness Prince Jin many years ago."
Concubine Chun snorted coldly, "Does Concubine Wang really think that I don't know that during Concubine Chen's canonization ceremony, after the imperial seal was cracked, she deliberately ordered the palace maid to say those words for me to hear, just to make me spread rumors that are unfavorable to Concubine Chen."
"In that case, I will play along and make her think that I am really a stupid person who is easy to use, so as to lower her guard."
"Oh! Doesn't Wangpin always like to take advantage of others and then sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight? I wonder how it feels to be schemed against this time?"
Yingxiang complimented, "Xin'er has never had any contact with us. No one would have thought that she is actually the person of His Royal Highness Prince Jin."
"The previous rumors and this one all came from Yikun Palace. The one who sowed discord between the eldest princess and Concubine Chen was also Concubine Wang's maid. In this way, everyone will think that she was the one who did it all."
"I'm afraid that this time, the princess will be skinned alive if she doesn't die!"
Concubine Chun lowered her head to admire her slender fingers, and said with a half-smile: "Every time I invite the eldest princess to play in the side hall, I deliberately let Wangpin see it. She will definitely think that I have bad intentions towards the eldest princess."
"Today, the concubine was taken to the Yangxin Palace by His Majesty's order. Let me guess... maybe when she is desperate, she will tell His Majesty that I was the one who did all these things."
"Perhaps the person who summoned me from Yangxin Palace is already on the way to Shuixi Pavilion. Haha..."
Yingxiang looked at Concubine Chun with a look that was much more respectful than before, and also revealed a sense of awe: "Is this also part of your plan, young lady?"
Concubine Chun raised her eyebrows: "Not bad!"
"I live in Yikun Palace and live under someone else's roof. My every move cannot escape the eyes and ears of the princess. Since she will suspect me no matter what, why don't I make these things more obvious?"
"Princess Wang has no evidence, and I am the one presented to Your Majesty by His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin. Isn't it the same as trying to sow discord between Your Majesty and His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin if you slander me?"
"No matter how His Majesty thinks of His Royal Highness Prince Jin, he must act like a brother in front of the people of the world."
"If that's the case, wouldn't it be an even greater crime for the concubine to attempt to influence the relationship between the brothers?"
Yingxiang finally combed Concubine Chun's hair and said respectfully, "Since entering the palace, you have been playing dumb, making these women in the palace think that you are a brainless idiot. Little do they know that once you make a move, Concubine Wang will never be able to turn things around!"
Listening to Yingxiang's compliments, Chun Guiren was not so optimistic.
She sat on the stool and said calmly, "She is just a concubine, nothing to be afraid of. But don't forget that behind her stands the Duke of Dingguo. She is the chess piece personally chosen by the Queen Mother!"
"As long as the Dingguo Mansion is not destroyed, the princess will not fall completely."
Yingxiang became more and more confused as she listened: "If that's the case, why did you go to so much trouble to plot against Concubine Wang?"
Concubine Chun looked up at her in the mirror and said, "What do you mean I plotted against her? It was obviously Concubine Wang who tried to use me as a knife again and again, and I just fought back a little."
"Besides, don't you have a saying in the Great Zhou that goes 'a thousand-mile dam can be breached by a single ant hole'? I just want to make His Majesty dislike her step by step!"
"Besides, His Royal Highness Prince Jin has revealed that since the fall of the Zhenguo Mansion, the relationship between His Majesty and the Dingguo Mansion has become increasingly tense. Given His Majesty's ambition, I'm afraid that the Dingguo Mansion will sooner or later follow in the footsteps of the Zhenguo Mansion."
"By then, won't Wangpin be my stepping stone?!"
Seeing the ambition in Concubine Chun's eyes, Yingxiang nodded and said, "Concubine Wang was just lucky to catch the Empress Dowager's eye. In terms of beauty, scheming, and tactics, how can she be compared with the young lady?"
"She is still occupying the main seat of Yikun Palace. She should have abdicated long ago!"
Concubine Chun smiled meaningfully: "Even if we can't overthrow Concubine Wang this time, she has no blood relationship with Duke Dingguo's Mansion after all. Do you think someone as suspicious as the Queen Mother will trust Concubine Wang as much as before? There will eventually be a gap between them."
"Once we lose the support of Duke Dingguo's Mansion, Concubine Wang will be nothing!"
Yingxiang lowered her head and smiled, "My lord, you are right."
At this time, a palace maid ran in quickly: "My lady, the imperial attendant is here!"
Yingxiang looked at Concubine Chun with even more admiration: "My lady, you really got it right!"
Concubine Chun was well prepared and said calmly, "Let him in."
"Yes."
The young eunuch lowered his head and entered the inner room. He bowed to Concubine Chun according to palace rules and said, "Your servant greets Concubine Chun. May you be blessed!"
Concubine Chun had a warm smile on her face and asked with a smile, "I wonder why you came here at this time, sir?"
The young eunuch said politely, "Mr. Huichun, His Majesty asks you to go to the Yangxin Palace immediately."
Even though Concubine Chun had expected this, she still looked surprised: "Your Majesty just summoned Concubine Wang to ask her about the eldest princess not long ago. Why did he call me again this time?"
The young eunuch ignored the uneasiness on Concubine Chun's face and just said, "I don't know about this either. You will know when you pass by."
Only then did Concubine Chun stand up and walk out with the support of Yingxiang.
Everything was going according to her plan, and that fool Wang Pin actually fell into her trap.
The corners of Concubine Chun's lips slowly curled up into a slight arc.
With Concubine Chun's status, she was not qualified to ride in a sedan chair. It took some time to walk from Shuixi Pavilion to Yangxin Palace.
After entering the inner room, she had a look of panic on her face, and she seemed to not understand why the emperor summoned her here at this time.
But Concubine Chun said nothing, she just knelt down and saluted respectfully: "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. Long live your Majesty!"
"Greetings to Her Majesty the Imperial Concubine Chen!"
"Greetings to Her Majesty the Princess!"
The look that Concubine Wang gave Concubine Chun at this moment was filled with fierce hatred!
She turned her head and glared at Concubine Chun fiercely: "You framed me! Right?!"
Concubine Chun was so frightened that she took two steps back, covering her chest with a handkerchief, her face full of confusion: "Madam Wang, what are you talking about?"
Wangpin sneered: "At this point, you are still pretending here!"
"You bribed Xin'er, who worked in my courtyard, and then told the eldest princess about the death of Concubine Liu, thus framing me as the one who did it!"
"Today, in front of His Majesty, do you still dare to deny it?!"