GBP Chapter 128 Rumors
Chapter 128 Rumors
Seeing that she didn't speak, Concubine Fu held her hand tighter and said anxiously, "Tell me, who told you this."
Hua Shu looked at her and was silent for a moment before saying, "I just heard it by accident."
After she finished speaking, she paused for a moment, and then continued, "My Lady, am I really the daughter of you and Hua Huaijin?"
This was the first time she mentioned Hua Huaijin in front of Concubine Fu. Concubine Fu was stunned for a moment, then stood up and said angrily: "Nonsense, nonsense, all nonsense."
Hua Shu frowned and was about to ask something, but before she could say anything, she heard Concubine Fu gnashing her teeth and saying, "These unfounded rumors must have been spread by the Queen. She has a really vicious mind, and she actually wants to use this to sow discord between you and me."
Seeing the viciousness in her eyes, Hua Shu's eyes flashed with something strange, but she asked in confusion: "Why does Your Majesty think that it was the Queen who spread it?"
Concubine Fu looked down at her, clenched her teeth and said nothing.
Hua Shu clearly saw that her eyes were red and her hands in her sleeves were shaking.
She frowned slightly, feeling puzzled. Even if the Queen really wanted to sow discord between them, Concubine Fu shouldn't have this expression. Could it be that there was something she didn't know?
Before she could figure it out, Imperial Concubine Fu sat back on the bed, held her hand and said, "Although I have a past with your father, you are indeed his and Xiao Junru's child. As for this rumor..."
At this point, she paused, sighed softly and said, "When I first entered the palace, the palace was full of rumors that I had had physical contact with Huai Jin, your father, before entering the palace. Therefore, some of the concubines who entered the palace with me have been made noble ladies, but I have never even seen the emperor."
"At that time, I only had your father in my heart, so I thought it didn't matter whether the emperor came or not. But later, I was framed one after another and almost lost my life. That's when I realized that if I didn't have favor in the palace, no one would care even if I died."
Hua Shu hesitated and asked, "Then you competed for favor?"
Concubine Fu nodded and said, "Yes, I had someone bribe the people around the emperor and deliberately waited for him on the road he had to pass. After I successfully slept with him and he found that I was still a virgin, I told him my true identity."
Even if she didn't say it, Hua Shu could probably guess what happened next. Presumably, after the emperor found out that she was still a virgin, he punished those people in the palace who spread the rumors and promoted her position. After that, no one dared to spread these unfounded stories anymore.
However, Hua Shu was somewhat curious as to why Concubine Fu was so sure that it was the Queen's doing. Could it be that she had found out something?
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but ask, "Did your Majesty find out where the rumor came from back then?"
"It came from Chonghua Palace." Concubine Fu nodded and sighed softly, "Later I figured it out. The queen must be afraid of my mother's family and was afraid that my favor would threaten her position."
After hearing this, Hua Shu looked at her deeply with a complicated look. She knew more or less what Concubine Fu said, but she didn't expect that she would tell her everything.
Concubine Fu held her hand and said, "The Queen must have thought that it was you and I who caused her Phoenix Seal to be taken back, and she wanted to use this to drive a wedge between you and me. You must not believe these rumors."
Hua Shu naturally would not tell her that these things were not told by the Queen, but by Concubine Li Shu.
She smiled and said, "Don't worry, Madam. I only believe what I see and will never believe rumors."
Concubine Fu nodded with satisfaction, and talked to her for a while before saying, "You should rest, and I should go back to deal with things. I will come to see you in two days."
"Okay." Hua Shu smiled and watched her leave. After seeing her figure disappear through the door, the smile on her face disappeared.
She didn't know if it was her illusion, but she always felt that Concubine Fu was a little different today, but she couldn't tell exactly what was different.
After thinking for a while, she called Honeysuckle and whispered a few words in her ear.
Honeysuckle responded and quickly left the house.
Hua Shu was just about to lie down for a nap when Caiyue walked in from outside with a bowl of medicine.
"Master, drink the medicine and go to sleep."
Hua Shu nodded, and when she took the medicine bowl, she smelled a faint smell of blood.
She frowned, looked at Caiyue, and asked, "Are you hurt?"
Caiyue subconsciously put her hands behind her back and stammered, "I accidentally cut my hand while decocting the medicine, but I'm fine now."
Seeing her like this, Hua Shu frowned even tighter, and she said coldly: "Caiyue, I don't like people who lie."
Seeing that she was angry, Caiyue knelt down with a plop: "Master, calm down. I didn't mean to hide it from you. I was just afraid that you would worry."
Hua Shu looked at her without saying anything. Caiyue began to sweat on her forehead. She was afraid that Hua Shu would drive her out.
She hesitated for a moment before saying, "Master, when I was boiling medicine for you today, I ran into someone from the Queen's Palace. They accidentally bumped into me, and I fell because I didn't stand firmly. My hand accidentally fell on the broken porcelain and got a small cut."
After she finished speaking, she added, "Master, don't worry, the bowl of medicine in your hand was boiled by me again."
Hua Shu sighed softly, drank the medicine in the bowl in one gulp, put the bowl beside the bed, looked at Caiyue and said, "Get up and stretch your hand out for me to see."
Caiyue stood up, hesitated for a moment, and then reached out her hand.
Hua Shu looked at the handkerchief stained with blood on her palm, her eyes were frighteningly cold. Without saying a word, she got up from the secret compartment and took out medicine to treat the wound on her palm.
Seeing this, Caiyue said quickly, "Master, my skin is thick and I will be fine in a few days. You can't get out of bed because you are not well yet."
Hua Shu didn't say anything. She opened the box, grabbed her hand and carefully treated her wound.
Caiyue frowned in pain, but she endured it and didn't make a sound.
After treating her wound, Hua Shu looked at her and said, "Next time you encounter something like this, remember to treat the wound first."
"Yes, I'll remember that." Caiyue smiled sweetly at her and then told her what she had heard about the Queen's illness.
After hearing this, Hua Shu sneered and said, "She got sick just in time."
After saying that, he looked at Caiyue and said, "During this period of time, just focus on taking care of your hand and don't worry about other things. If your hand becomes useless, don't blame me for not wanting you."
Caiyue knew that she was deliberately speaking to scare her, so she chuckled and said, "The master will never abandon this servant."
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After leaving Chuxiu Palace, Concubine Fu did not go towards Zhaoyang Palace, but walked in the opposite direction.
The gentle smile she had in Chuxiu Palace was no longer on her face. She was just about to ask Nanny Wang to find out who had told Hua Shu about those things.
Who knew that before he could finish his words, a low and hoarse voice sounded from the side: "It's been many years since we last met. I hope your Highness is doing well."