Chapter 308: The Empress Dowager's Entente
As the emperor's favorite prince, his favor is obvious to everyone, but suddenly one day the news that the prince was punished by the emperor to kneel, which made the courtiers in an uproar!
After chasing the reason, everyone knew why the emperor was so angry, but at the same time, they were also worried about the fall of His Royal Highness the Prince.
Why is it a fall?
In the eyes of the courtiers, Concubine Yi was a real 'demon concubine', as can be seen from the fact that Geldan captured her and willingly died for her. And His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is thirteen years old, according to his age, the prince is already an adult in their eyes, but he knows that Concubine Yi is a demon concubine who cannot be contaminated, and he still has pity for her, isn't this a self-depravity?
What's more, what is the identity of Concubine Yi? She is the emperor's woman, and His Royal Highness the Prince's nominal concubine belongs to his elders, but he is good, he actually feels pity for his concubine, isn't he forcing the emperor to be suspicious of him?
On the open ground outside the imperial study, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince knelt on the ground in his navy blue coat, the snowflakes floating in the sky fell on the brim of his hat and the big coat, his legs and feet knelt in the snow and froze without intuition, his hands were still a little warm because of the reason that they were shrunk in his sleeves, but there was a lonely figure of the prince kneeling on the open ground, which looked so lonely and pitiful!
The ministers who came and went couldn't help but feel heartache for him when they saw His Royal Highness the Crown Prince kneeling on the icy ground, but they also knew that as long as she was poisoned by Concubine Yi, no man could be pardoned, and she was just like the name 'Demon Concubine' that people gave her. Bewitch those men to live for her, die for her!
The former Prince Gong, such a wanton and free person, what would he be like after being touched by Concubine Yi? Even the woman he once robbed was because she was somewhat similar to Concubine Yi, so she was placed in the inner house to keep the empty boudoir.
And what about Geerdan, the recognized king of the Mongolian steppe? In the end, knowing that the emperor and those steppe allies were ready to wipe him out, he still led his 100,000 soldiers and those family members to Zhaomodo for the sake of Concubine Yiniang. And ended up dying a tragic death.
Prince Gong's bald waste and Geerdan's tragic death, this one by one facts are placed in front of them, but their Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Dare to get close to Concubine Yi, the harmful Concubine Yi, can this be blamed on others?
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was punished by Kangxi, and no one dared to intercede, not even his own uncle Suo Etu did not dare to intercede for his prince's nephew at this time. At last. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince knelt alone for two days and one night, and his whole body was frozen into ice cubes without intuition, before he was sent back to the elder brother's office.
In the days that followed, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince stayed in his brother's house to recuperate because of the cold, during which he would go to the gate of the imperial study every day to wait for Kangxi's summons, but. Kangxi was determined to ignore him, finally. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince fainted outside the gate of the imperial study because of a high fever, and Kangxi nervously sent someone to ask for a royal doctor.
However, when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was in good health, Kangxi became indifferent to him, and the father and son, who were almost tired of being together on weekdays, had a rift because of Sangzi, no matter how hard His Royal Highness the Crown Prince tried to repair it, it was impossible to return to the previous father-son relationship.
And the same because of the relationship between Sang Zi, the Baocheng brothers don't have a good impression of His Royal Highness the Prince, especially Yinyu, he can be said to hate His Royal Highness the Prince to death now, if it weren't for him, he wouldn't have been slapped by his own mother, if it wasn't for him, how could he say those words that hurt his mother?
All of them are because the prince was contaminated with mulberry zi, which made great changes around him. Kangxi's centrifugation, the resentment of his brothers, the distance of the ministers and the subtle changes of the other elder brothers, all made His Royal Highness the Crown Prince personally realize what a terrible thing it is to be contaminated with the 'demon concubine' of Concubine Yi.
However, did he regret it? He had thought about this question countless times, but as long as he thought of the careful care that Concubine Yi had taken care of him during that time when he was a child, he felt that he had no regrets, because he would not see a woman who had given him such a motherly love, lying in the snow with a sad heart and ignoring it.
In the face of many changes, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince chose to ignore it, his Emperor Ama is a suspicious person, if he blindly pleases, he will feel that he has ill intentions, and the only way is to take his own classes in peace, although he knows all this!
The most worth mentioning is that the various cold receptions of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince have completely made Sang Zi, the 'demon concubine', the first person in the palace to take a detour.
Just imagine, the prince is the future prince, and he is the most favored brother of his own emperor Ama, as a result, as soon as he got on the side of Concubine Yi, he was snubbed like that by his own emperor Ama, not to mention their bald brothers with low status and no background, no wonder they are worried and afraid!
And Sang Zi in Yanxi Palace was suddenly summoned by the Empress Dowager, which made Sang Zi a little surprised, of course, it was also within her expectations, after all, it was impossible for the Empress Dowager to ignore anything about His Royal Highness the Prince.
The main hall of Yongfu Palace
Sang Zi sat on a chair, looked at the pale Queen Mother, gently took down the Mu Zi, picked up the fragrant tea placed on the table, gently skimmed the tea leaves on it, and guessed in his heart what the Queen Mother was going to say next.
The Empress Dowager took a sip of tea, put the teacup on the table, and then looked at Sang Zi: "Concubine Yi, do you know why the mourning family called over?"
"Please also ask the Empress Dowager to show me!" Sang Zi put the teacup in his hand on the table and said respectfully.
"There are no outsiders here, you can rest assured. The Empress Dowager said slightly, which means that you can rest assured that I am here, and even, Sang Zi vaguely knew in his heart that the Empress Dowager seemed to be going to have a showdown with herself this time.
"The concubine is stupid, and I ask the empress dowager to make it clear. Sang Zi pretended to be puzzled, by the side of the Empress Dowager, any word you could make her catch the handle. Even though she is not afraid of anything now, it is not like being led by the nose by the Queen Mother.
"If Concubine Yi is really stupid, then the people in this palace. None of them are smart. After saying this, the Empress Dowager stared at her enviable face, as well as her attractive eyes, and said: "Today, the mourning family will no longer tease the bend, just ask Concubine Yi." ”
"The Queen Mother, excuse me. "Sang Zibingshen, I know that the Queen Mother's main topic is coming.
"What the hell are you going to do to give up?" the Empress Dowager's face was full of anger, and her body was getting weaker and weaker these days. But seeing that Concubine Yi actually did something to seduce the prince, she was really afraid.
Although her status is noble, Concubine Yi also has a lot of means. The two had fought each other secretly so many times, and she had never won even once, and finally, she sent out her last hole card deadman. But it still allowed Concubine Yi to pick up a life.
The Empress Dowager had to sigh that Concubine Yi was really difficult. Even before entering the palace, she was worried that someone would poison her, and she specially used special methods to make the poison of the highly poisonous cobra king that she had cultivated so hard to cultivate, but it couldn't hurt her life, and even let her get a strange fragrance.
The Empress Dowager felt that there were two mistakes in her life, one was that her son Fu Lin would not even want his throne for the sake of a woman. Another thing is that she asked the emperor to leave Concubine Yi in the palace. As a result, she is now struggling.
Hearing this, Sang Zi chuckled. She knew that the Empress Dowager would not believe her words, but she really didn't want to harm anyone, even if it was the crown prince incident a few days ago, she could clearly say that she did not seduce the prince, but would the empress dowager believe her words?
Sang Zi didn't have to think about this question to know the answer to the Queen Mother, because the two had been fighting secretly for so long, she naturally knew the character of the Queen Mother, even if she kneeled and swore now, maybe the Queen Mother would think that she was playing.
"How does the Empress Dowager want her concubines to stop?" Sang Zi followed her words to see what she wanted, after all, the identity of the Empress Dowager was there, and she didn't want to make the atmosphere too stiff.
"The mourning family knows that you have been taking the bitter gall of the poisonous snake to alleviate the sequelae of heartache, and the mourning family is willing to give you the bitter gall of the cobra king in your body. The Empress Dowager made a promise and stared at Sang Zi tightly.
The temptation of the Empress Dowager is too great, perhaps saying that as long as she can take the bitter gall of the Eye Snake King that she was poisoned with, her illness can be cured, but Sang Zi knows that there is no such cheap thing in this world, and the Empress Dowager dares to prescribe herself a preferential snake gall to save her life, and the picture seems to be small!
"The temptation of the Empress Dowager is too great to allow the concubine to refuse, but the concubine also knows that the reason why the concubine will be hit by this poisonous arrow is because the concubine went to Wutai Mountain to seek blessings for the Empress Dowager, shouldn't the Empress Dowager say something to the concubine?"
Sang Zi had to sigh that there were many calculations in the palace, knowing that the Empress Dowager was a kind person with a bodhisattva's heart, and the means she secretly used were simply chilling, no wonder she had burned incense and worshiped the Buddha day and night in the past few years, but it turned out that she had done too many black-hearted things, and she was scared in her heart.
"This matter is that the mourning family can't stand you, and the mourning family admits it. "The Empress Dowager also knows that her original methods are a little more vicious, just imagine, people have run thousands of miles to pray for you, but you still have to send someone to assassinate someone, this is indeed a very unreasonable thing.
Sang Zi knew that the Empress Dowager was forced to say this by herself, but looking at her expression, she didn't find that she was not happy at all, so she concluded that what she let herself agree to must be very important, otherwise, she would not be so wronged to say anything soft to herself.
"Mrs. Empress Dowager, please speak, you also know how important that poisonous snake bitter gall is to the concubines, but I just hope that the conditions of the Empress Dowager will not be too difficult, after all, the concubines are no longer favored by the emperor. Sang Zi's last sentence seemed to state a fact, but in the ears of the Empress Dowager, she was extremely satisfied.
At that moment, the Empress Dowager's face showed a smile and looked at Sang Zi: "The most reassuring thing in the life of the mourning family is Horqin, so the mourning family plans to let the second princess marry my Horqin royal family when she grows up." "That is, the children of the Empress Dowager's mother's family.
Sang Zi frowned when she heard this, everything else is easy to say, but Shu Ya's family affairs, she would never agree to her marrying in a place like Mongolia, and she didn't care about the poisonous snake bitter gall in the hands of the empress dowager, just because she didn't think that she would take that poisonous snake bitter gall.
"The Empress Dowager should change her conditions, it is impossible for the concubine to marry Shu Ya to Colchi. Sang Zi raised his head slightly and looked at the Empress Dowager's slightly pale cheeks: "However, if the Empress Dowager wants to keep the relationship between Horqin and the Qing Dynasty friendly, you can choose a noble Korqin Gege to marry the emperor's brothers, think about it, this is also a good way." ”
The Empress Dowager felt that what Sang Zi said was good, there are so many elder brothers in the emperor, if they marry their Horqin Gege to them as Fujin, although the identity is a little worse, but if the selection is good, it is also a prince with a prominent status, and it is not considered to have wronged their Horqin Gege, at the moment, looking at Sang Zi: "Is there a candidate for Concubine Yi?"
"The concubine thinks that the status of the tenth elder brother is high enough, the power behind him is big enough, and in addition, Baocheng and a few of them are like brothers, so they can be regarded as suitable candidates. Sang Zi smiled lightly, Yin's personality is relatively straight, and she has a powerful cousin, she believes that when the brothers are competing for the throne, no one dares to touch Yin'o.
"Okay, so decide. The Empress Dowager's words fell, and it was considered to have knocked down this agreement, and let Sang Zi promise to ensure the safety of Horqin during her lifetime, which was considered to be the end of the curtain. (To be continued......)
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