A Scumbag Father Doting on His Concubine

With the consent of Concubine Xiang, the third prince's concubine went in and out of the palace every day. Not only did she have to help Concubine Xiang, but she also controlled the internal affairs of the third prince's house and refused to decentralize power. She also had to guard against Concubine Lu seizing power in the house, and she was even more busy. Work harder.

At this time, while being satisfied, the third prince and concubine couldn't help but feel a little jealous.

If there were no Concubine Lu and two troublesome concubines in the house, she wouldn't need to worry so much. How could the Crown Princess be so lucky? Father is so unfair.

 In the first month of the year, she must find a way to add one or two concubines to the East Palace no matter what.

On this day, it is time to change the offerings in Qin'an Hall, including flowers, snacks, bergamot, oranges, apples, red dates and other fresh fruits, tea, and incense candles.

Qin'an Hall is the Buddhist hall in the palace. Every August 15th, New Year's Eve, the first day of the lunar month, and Wanshou Festival, the emperor will go there in person to offer incense. The concubines in the palace will also go there from time to time to offer incense and bow. It is a sacred place in the palace. And a special place.

The third prince and his wife planned to lead the maids in person to change the offerings, and also pay homage to the Bodhisattva and ask for his blessings.

Two rows of palace maids, each holding an offering, followed behind her and walked slowly.

On the way, I met Eunuch Xia who had just brought people to take various kinds of silk and satin from the satin warehouse.

 “The third prince’s concubine!”

Although Eunuch Xia is the emperor's trusted confidant, he never bullies others. The third prince's concubine is his master, so he should naturally pay his respects.

Because of this respect and courtesy, the third prince and concubine also had a good impression of him, and nodded with a smile: "Eunuch Xia!"

Unexpectedly, at this moment, the last palace maid who was holding the offering screamed in pain, "Ouch!" She stumbled forward involuntarily and bumped into the palace maid in front of her. There were two white jade in the tray. The red dates in the tall fruit bowl rolled to the ground.

 The palace maid in front was caught off guard and screamed "Ah!", the items in her hands were knocked over, and the person in front of her was bumped into her head.

In an instant, everyone was bumping into each other and screaming, and all kinds of fruits and snacks were dumped all over the floor. The third prince's concubine was also hit unexpectedly, and hit Eunuch Xia with a "bang!" and fell heavily to the ground!

"ah!"

"ah!"

 “The third prince’s concubine!”

 “Eunuch Xia!”

 “Hurry, come quickly!”

Everyone was so panicked that they hurriedly helped the third prince's concubine and Eunuch Xia up.

 Eunuch Xia's old bones were almost falling apart, and it was inconvenient to cry out in pain, so he gritted his teeth and endured the hard work.

The clothes of the third prince's concubine were wrinkled and messy, and the hairpin rings on her bun were often moved and crooked. They were as ugly as they could be.

 The third prince's concubine was extremely angry, "What's going on!"

It caused her to lose all face in front of Eunuch Xia. Not to mention, these are all offerings, meant to be enshrined in front of the Bodhisattva. It actually overturned on the road. How unlucky.

Even if she didn’t think it was unlucky and thought it was just an accident, would others in the palace think so?

The little palace maid "thumped!" and knelt down. She was so frightened that she cried and begged for mercy: "The third prince and concubine have mercy on me, the third prince and concubine have mercy on me! I didn't mean it, my hand hurt too much. This is why - please, the third prince and concubine, please spare my life." Life, please spare the life of the third prince and concubine!"

"That's enough!" The third prince's concubine became even angrier after hearing this, and stared at the little palace maid fiercely: "Your hand hurts? Who allows you to be an errand if your hand hurts?"

"Third Princess, please spare your life!" The little palace maid was crying and trembling, and she was even more frightened: "The slave said that it was Sister Xia Zhu who was beside you who scolded the slave for wanting to be lazy, and forbade the slave from not being on duty."

Xia Zhu blushed and hurriedly said: "You are always the most cunning person. You love to be lazy, sneaky and slippery. How did I know that your hands really hurt?" The little palace maid looked at Xia Zhu with tears in her eyes: " The slave's hand was stepped on by Sister Xia Zhu, how could Sister Xia Zhu not know that the slave's hand was injured?"

 “You’re talking nonsense, I’m not!”

 “This slave dare not lie, woo woo”

"Shut up!" The three princes and concubines were so angry that they didn't know which one to scold. It happened that Eunuch Xia was asked to listen. He was someone close to the emperor. How could this be a good thing?

The third prince's concubine became a little panicked. No, Eunuch Xia must be shut up no matter what. He must not be allowed to talk nonsense in front of the emperor.

 “The girls are so vindictive that they make Eunuch Xia laugh. Eunuch Xia, can you—”

 “This is interesting,” Concubine Xin came with people shaking her head.

 Everyone hurriedly saluted, "See you, Concubine Xin!"

"Excuse me," Concubine Xin said calmly: "I was passing by and heard the howling of ghosts and wolves, and vaguely heard what the third prince said about the girls being vindictive? This is strange, the maid in the palace is not the third prince. Concubine’s girl, is the third prince’s tone a bit loud? If it’s just fighting spirit, why is it like this? In my opinion, it’s better to make it clear.”

“After all, the matter happened in public, and if it is not dealt with clearly, many rumors will inevitably arise, which will make the palace full of gossip and chaos. Wouldn’t it be ugly? Third prince and concubine, don’t you think so?”

The third prince's concubine was angry, ashamed and resentful, but how could she dare to argue with Concubine Xin, whose favor continued to grow? I had to swallow my anger and squeeze out a smile: "What Concubine Xin said is absolutely true. We should ask clearly. This is all due to my improper control. I will investigate thoroughly and give everyone an explanation."

Concubine Xin chuckled: "It seems that the third prince and concubine have not understood what I mean. How can the third prince and concubine thoroughly investigate the matters in this palace? When it comes to palace maids, even if they want to be investigated, they should be investigated with caution. , if the third prince and concubine conduct a thorough investigation, isn’t it true that the name is unfair and the words are unjust?”

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The third princess was so angry that she could not control her body and trembled slightly. She was bullying others too much! Concubine Xin goes too far!

"If you don't talk about this, the third prince and concubine can't understand the principle of avoiding suspicion, right? The third prince and concubine will investigate on her own. Even if she finds out something, it will be difficult to convince the public! Eunuch Xia, don't you think so?"

Eunuch Xia smiled bitterly and smiled vaguely: "Huh? Haha. Hahaha."

 He is a slave, what dare he say? Concubine Xin is really giving him a hard time!

Concubine Xin smiled and looked at the third prince again: "Look, Eunuch Xia also acquiesces to what I said."

 Eunuch Xia: “.Hehehe.”

Alright, otherwise, how could he still dismantle Concubine Xin? He is just a minion.

 The third prince's concubine was going crazy.

 “This slave has seen Concubine Xin! The third prince’s concubine!” Aunt Hongling came, “This is—”

The third princess breathed a sigh of relief, but Concubine Xin looked at the little palace maid and smiled: "Aunt Hongling came just in time, why don't you tell me what's going on?"

"yes"

The little palace maid was trembling, but her speech was still clear. She made it clear in a few words.

 In short, Xia Zhugou, the eldest girl next to the third prince's concubine, relied on her power to show off her power in the palace, bully the younger maids and eunuchs, and often hit or scolded them for trivial matters, which was extremely daring.