Chapter 216: The Death of the Concubine
When Qi Zongwen came to Ronghua Palace, Qin Yunyi was teasing the Eighth Prince, and Qi Zongwen wanted to think of a good name for the Eighth Prince, but it was not completed today.
The eighth prince was a little troublesome, humming and chirping, not very happy, and didn't want to play with his mother.
Qi Zongwen was reluctant to give up his son, took him away, and let the nurse coax him to sleep, "What are you teasing him for?"
"I sleep too much during the day, and I don't sleep at night, which is exhausting. Qin Yunyi said. "Your Majesty seems to be a loving father, so I can't help but be this strict mother. ”
"He's so old. Qi Zongwen said, "So many nurses and palace maids take turns to take care of them at night, why are they called grinders." ”
Qin Yunyi didn't argue with him about this, so he asked, "Is it good to have a meal with King Heshan?"
"Good. Qi Zongwen said, "I didn't find out before, the good king is still afraid. ”
"The good princess is a gentle and lively character, how can the good king be afraid of her. Qin Yunyi said, "The good king feels sorry for her." ”
"I feel sorry for you, too. Qi Zongwen held her hand and said.
"I'm going to Yushou Palace today. Qin Yunyi said, "It's very cold, isn't the Queen Mother's body better? Why do I look like my face is still covered with a layer of gray mist, and I look a little ominous." ”
"Now there is the Queen Mother living in it, but it is not lonely. Qi Zongwen said. The Queen Mother was plotted before, although the culprit was sent to the Imperial Mausoleum, but the Queen Mother had no trust in others, so she simply packed them all and sent them to the Huang'en Temple outside the palace, so that they could lead the practice and pray for the country.
"On the day I gave birth, the Queen Mother asked Ru Concubine to come to Ronghua Palace to sweep the battle. Qin Yunyi smiled and said, "Although it didn't come in handy, but in the end, I wanted to get her love." ”
"You can let it go if you want, I have no opinion. Qi Zongwen knew what she meant, and the best way to receive the queen mother's love was to release Ru Concubine.
Qin Yunyi pinched his shoulder twice, "What is Your Majesty going to do with that poor concubine?"
"I heard that there is a corpse there, and I am afraid that it will not be appropriate to leave it like this, and I am afraid of the epidemic. ”
Qi Zongwen frowned unhappily, "She wants to harm you, and you want to let her go again?"
"I didn't. Qin Yunyi said.
"Not yet, that female ghost and her master are the ones you let you put them. Qi Zongwen said, "At that time, I was still in confinement, so I was thinking about these things, and I didn't want to argue with you because these were trivial things, so I let you." ”
"She doesn't have a heart, at most she is a knife, and she can't help herself when she is held by someone. Qin Yunyi said, "What's more, she was beaten so hard, even if she goes out, I don't know how long she can live, Your Majesty has a lot of them, why bother with these shrimp soldiers and crabs." ”
"I'm angry for you, they're all hurting you, but you like to be a bodhisattva. Qi Zongwen said, "It is necessary for the concubine to die, but I haven't thought about how to let her die, so don't think about interceding with her." ”
Qin Yunyi paused, "I'm not trying to intercede for her. ”
"I just want Your Majesty to give her a good time. ”
"Then I will have someone go and torture her tomorrow. Qi Zongwen said, "Just Ling Chi." ”
"Your Majesty. Qin Yunyi paused again, "This concubine's mistake is nothing more than poisonous wine, Bai Aya." ”
"It's good that he is also a person who has served His Majesty, and this bit of dignity still needs to be there. ”
"Let her die so easily, I am unwilling. Qi Zongwen said, in fact, he hates the concubine, how is he not hating himself, the good king understands that if he is not close to the woman, the princess will be happy, but he dotes on the concubine, but he makes the concubine feel sorry for him, and almost hurts his heart.
What is the difference between this and him hurting his heart?
Qin Yunyi stretched out his hand to hold his head, "What is Your Majesty thinking about? I'm standing right in front of you right now." ”
Qi Zongwen didn't speak, only touched her wrist and rubbed it carefully.
The concubine doesn't remember how much time she has spent in the cold palace, the smell in the room is getting stronger and stronger, and she is used to it, lying there are the big faces she has seen since childhood, but now, she doesn't dare to look over there.
She looked out the window, with unresolvable worries in her heart, and she didn't know why she insisted on living in such a situation.
Will Your Majesty see her again?
Will she be given a chance to explain?
The door, which had always been open only one crack, was opened, and the sunlight shone in from the outside, and the concubine squinted, and a column of people came in from the outside, and carried out the corpse of Huck that was set aside, and then someone took a whole barrel of vinegar to carefully clean the whole temple.
"Is Your Majesty coming?" the concubine asked, she sat up from the ground in fright, and reached out to stroke her hair and the hem of her clothes, although it was useless, but she tried her best to tidy up, and her face, she rubbed her face vigorously, but unfortunately even if it was red, there were still some stains that could not be poked off.
She hadn't washed her face in a long time.
"The concubine has arrived. "Sing at the door.
The concubine's anxious hand paused suddenly, and her expression was empty, and it was only when Qin Yunyi came in that she regained her expression, just sat on the ground, and looked at Qin Yunyi with a sneer, "The concubine also needs to be pitiful to be satisfied?"
The palace people moved the chairs in, and there were soft cushions on them, and the palace people standing on both sides held plates, and on the plates were incense chayote, nephrite jade was warm and fragrant, and it suddenly became not like in a cold palace, but in any exquisite palace.
Qin Yunyi sat down and looked at her, "Do you think this palace is a joke to see you?"
"Isn't it. ”
"Hongu doesn't need to look at other people's jokes to marry him. Qin Yunyi frowned and said, "This palace is just curious, why are you still insisting?"
"You must know that depending on what you do, Your Majesty will never spare your life. ”
"Do you still want to wait for His Majesty to come and execute you personally?"
"Why not?" said the concubine, looking up defiantly, "Are you still afraid that Your Majesty will relent when he sees me again?"
Qin Yunyi smiled, "You don't have to deliberately provoke the palace. ”
"Now Your Majesty doesn't want to see you, and it has nothing to do with anyone. “
The concubine had a gloomy face, "I was taken advantage of. “
She glared at Qin Yunyi, "I don't like you, but there are more people in this palace who don't like you, I'm a woman from northern Xinjiang, with no power, no power, no foundation, how can I know such a capable person, don't you doubt it?"
"yes. Qin Yunyi sighed, "There are too many people in this palace who don't like me, why are you the ones who have made so many things." “
"You think they don't want to?"
"Do you think that the person behind you only instigated you?" Qin Yunyi asked her rhetorically, "Why do they know to be cautious, and they know that if they don't use others as swordsmen, you will obediently be a swordsman." “
The concubine's pupils shrank suddenly, she knew that there was someone behind her, so the reason why she wanted to get out was not convincing.
"The nobles have arrived at the imperial tomb, no matter how strong the means are, they can't manipulate you, yes, the nobles gave you people, but the later piles and piles are all your personal wishes. Qin Yunyi said, "Actually, your method is not useless, if this palace is not lucky, this little prince will not be able to keep it, and he will also be greatly injured." “
"Fortunately, the way of heaven is clear, and evil does not prevail over good. “
The concubine sneered.
To this day, you are still not convinced. Qin Yunyi shook her head and said, she got up and wanted to leave.
The concubine suddenly rushed over, but was quickly suppressed by the palace maid, "I don't accept it, I will never accept it, I am all raised by my father and mother, I also have beauty, I am not under you, you can be favored by Your Majesty, why can't I?"
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty also likes me, Your Majesty has also spent time with me, Qingqing and me, if it weren't for you, why would Your Majesty let me have to die. ”
"Today you come to see my jokes, I am dead, my soul will haunt you, I wait to see what happens to you, Your Majesty has spoiled you for a while, but you can't spoil you for a lifetime, everyone in this harem is a thorn in your eye, a thorn in the flesh, and one day you are weak, they will eat you raw, the queen, the queen will not spare you. ”
"Do you think that you can really be the crown prince and the emperor in the future? Dream, when the new majesty ascends the throne, it will be the time when you and your child will die, and then the miserable situation will definitely be worse than mine, and I will definitely watch you from heaven and watch your end. ”
Qin Yunyi's face was as usual when he heard this, and he even looked at her crazy appearance and was a little pitiful, "These are just you saying to comfort yourself, Your Majesty favored me in the past, spoiled me now, and will spoil me in the future, as for the future of this palace, Your Majesty will naturally arrange it properly, if you don't accept it, will this palace be down? Besides, you have never seen the fate of this palace in your life, and you still hope for it after death?"
"What's more, this palace doesn't do bad things in his life, but once he falls, he is also frank and unrestrained. Qin Yunyi said, "Can you?"
The concubine seemed to have been choked by the neck.
"Your bamboo horse who came all the way to find you, he shouldn't have come to the capital to look for you again if he didn't leave you in the northern Xinjiang, but even so, he is not a damn person. Qin Yunyi said, "Maybe you shouldn't come to the capital, and you won't go astray and end up where you are now." “
"It's not me coming. The concubine burst into tears, "Your Majesty asked me to come, Your Majesty brought me to the capital, and you want to send me to die." ”
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty. ”
Qin Yunyi returned to Ronghua Palace, Qi Zongwen had already heard what the concubine said from other people's mouths, and he wrinkled his eyebrows, full of displeasure, "You shouldn't have gone to see that crazy woman." ”
"I asked someone to send Bai Aya poisoned wine, and I should be on my way by now. "
Qin Yunyi's face was pale, and he couldn't tell whether he was happy or not, Qi Zongwen put his arms around her and comforted her, "In front of others, I will still say that I will arrange you properly, but now with this face, I still don't believe it in my heart?"
"Your Majesty thinks I'm sad for this?" Qin Yunyi said, "I'm not worried about this." ”
"Then why are you so bitter?" Qi Zongwen said, "It makes me feel hairy in my heart, and I don't know how to make you happy?"
Qin Yunyi looked at him and said half-sourly, "Your Majesty used to spend time with the concubine, Qingqing and me, but now I am sending the person next to the pillow on the road, but it is so decisive and decisive that it can't help but make people shudder." ”
Qi Zongwen looked at her dumbly, involving the crown prince, involving my posthumous affairs, involving your personal safety, you don't care about anything else, only care about a self-inflicted word said by the concubine.
Qin Yunyi saw that he didn't answer, so he broke free from him, "In the harem, the concubine is considered to be like you, if Your Majesty is really reluctant, just stay, Your Majesty knows my character, and it is better if you don't die." ”
"You believe her. Qi Zongwen hugged her back again, "Do you believe what she said, I spent the moon with her, Qingqing and me?"
"Then Your Majesty went to her, and she couldn't sit with each other without saying a word, and she pulled the curtain and went to sleep. Qin Yunyi said that she never asked Qi Zongwen about getting along with her, but now that she thinks about it, the more she thinks about it, the more sour it becomes, and her face can't be hung up.
Qi Zongwen pinned her face, and Qin Yunyi lowered her head to prevent her from seeing it.
"You've been with me for more than ten years, and only today have you learned to taste. Qi Zongwen said with a smile.
"The doctor said that it is common for women to have a great change in their temperament, and your majesty should leave me alone, just wait for me to slow down. Qin Yunyi said.
"If you needed me like this, I wouldn't have wanted anyone but you. Qi Zongwen said, "In my heart, you are the most important, you know." “
"But Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven. Qin Yunyi sniffed and said, if it were an ordinary man, she would not be willing to let him have so many women, but His Majesty's sole favor is a sign of chaos in the dynasty, no one will praise His Majesty's infatuation, only that he is mediocre and deceived by women, and women have also become demon concubines, and usually the end is not good.
She is for the sake of His Majesty's reputation, and His Majesty is for her end, although everyone says that the concubine is favored, but it is already a manifestation of their restraint.
It is true that Qi Zongwen said that he was willing to do it for Qin Yunyi.
Qin Yunyi wants to turn over the clouds and rain and cause chaos, and the dynasty can also do it.