311 Concubine Qi
Facing the emperor who was still testing him, "It is the duty of the sons to share the burden for their father, and the sons obey orders." The eldest prince bowed his head to receive the order, and of course the emperor did not notice the slightly raised corners of his mouth. After the eldest prince left, the emperor was in a good mood, so he drove to the cold palace to see Concubine Qi, who was dressed in plain clothes and was watering flowers and plants. There are only two palace maids who are waiting by her side, and she has slowly gotten used to the days in the cold palace over the years.
Without the flattery of the harem maids, you can do whatever you want leisurely, and you don't have to please the emperor. The eldest prince rarely came to visit her, but only brought some clothes over during the New Year's holidays. She doesn't mind, the eldest prince will accompany him to talk if he wants to come, and if he doesn't come, she won't worry about it. Such a big person should know how to take care of herself, and there are so many people around her that she doesn't need to worry about it.
In addition, he is the only prince of the emperor, and he will definitely inherit the throne in the future and become the monarch of the Northern Qi Kingdom. She still lives casually, and is buried in her mother's ancestral grave a hundred years later. The palace maid turned around and saw the emperor, and was just about to say goodbye, but was stopped by the emperor with his hand. The two palace maids went down very interestingly and let the emperor and Concubine Qi get along alone. Concubine Qi actually realized that the emperor was coming, but she just kept quiet, wanting to see what his purpose was?
It wasn't until the emperor slowly walked in front of her that he put down the basin in his hand and leaned over to say goodbye. "Concubine Qi, if I'm not mistaken, you've been in the cold palace for almost thirty years, and you're still blaming me?" The emperor kept an eye on Concubine Qi, and the days in the cold palace made her heart more and more peaceful. The harem competition for favor is not suitable for her, if she can, Concubine Qi would rather never enter the palace.
Came back to his senses and smiled faintly, "The emperor said that he laughed, you are the king of a country high above, how can the concubine blame you?" "Really?" The emperor hesitated, Concubine Qi nodded repeatedly, and the emperor squinted: "Concubine Qi, since you don't blame me, then leave with me and return to the original dormitory." I have already ordered someone to clean it up, if you need anything, just send someone to tell me, and I will definitely arrange it for you. ”
If you want her to leave the cold palace, you still don't need to. Concubine Qi directly refused, making the emperor change his face angrily: "You don't blame me, why don't you want to leave with me." You must know that I will soon make our son the crown prince, and even if I don't think about you, I have to think about him, don't you? "There is a mother concubine in the cold palace, even if the eldest prince becomes the prince, he will not be happy!
Concubine Qi's eyes flashed slightly, the emperor wanted to make a prince, and he had not been very angry with the twists and turns of the hundred officials before. Now that I have figured it out, could it be that it has something to do with Concubine Li, who came to the Eastern Zhou Kingdom and was close to her? She spends her days in the cold palace and doesn't want to care about the affairs of the court, but someone wants her to know. The crown prince, the eldest prince has been waiting, and now it is about to be realized, she will be very happy, as the mother concubine, she will pray for him from the bottom of her heart.
It is not so easy to be the king of a country, the emperor has been in charge of the government alone all these years, and the eldest prince has no chance to interfere. "I believe the emperor won't mind." Concubine Qi looked at the emperor calmly, wanting her to compromise with him for the sake of the eldest prince, it was absolutely impossible. Unless her daughter could come back, in the dead of night, she would always think of her poor daughter, if it weren't for the emperor's favor on her.
caused the harem concubines to join forces to retaliate, with Concubine Lian and Concubine Wu as the mainstay, and took her newborn daughter away, and her whereabouts are still unknown, I don't know if she is dead or alive. Even if the emperor finally finds them out and executes them, even the nine clans can't change the fact that her daughter can't come back. and the concubines of the harem were all driven to the royal temple to practice, and the emperor did everything possible to please her, but to no avail.
On the contrary, Concubine Qi sneered at the emperor with cold eyes, she was originally a folk woman, and it happened that the emperor went out on patrol in micro-clothes, and they fell in love with each other at first sight. She didn't expect that the emperor was a noble emperor and the king of a country. Judging from his entourage's words and deeds, it is guessed that he is at most a noble child. Her parents are affectionate, and there is no concubine to have a room, so she vows that she is willing to have one heart, and the white head will not be separated, and she would rather be a poor wife than a rich concubine.
Unintentionally overheard the identity of the emperor outside the door, so he stayed away from him, never expecting that the emperor used the lives of her parents to force her to enter the palace as a concubine. As a daughter, how can she ignore the life and death of her parents and enter the palace as a concubine in tears. On the way back to the palace, she failed to seek death many times, and the emperor guarded her even more. If the emperor had known earlier that he would meet the woman he liked among the people, he would have left the palace to find her.
will not be established, when the queen has a prominent family background, even he has to be afraid of three points. There are also Concubine Lian and Concubine Wu, each of whom has a prominent family background, and the family power behind them should not be underestimated. At that time, the emperor had just ascended the throne not long ago, and he had not yet gained a firm foothold, so he had to let the daughter of the high gate enter the palace. In order to be able to stabilize the civil and military officials above the court, it is rare to meet the favorite Concubine Qi, since she entered the palace, the emperor has tolerated her in every way, plus thousands of favors.
This could not make Concubine Qi relax and forgive him, but fortunately, Concubine Qi became pregnant later, which made the emperor very happy. Before that, there were no concubines in the harem who were pregnant with dragon species, not because their stomachs were not angry, but because the emperor had already put a child avoidance medicine in their decoction after they entered the palace. As long as the emperor does not want to, no one can give birth to an heir, so as to threaten his power.
Concubine Qi didn't expect Concubine Lian and Concubine Wu to be so vicious and attack a newborn child. She remembered very well that day she threatened the emperor with a dagger, and if she did not send her to the cold palace, she would die in front of him. The emperor naturally compromised and had no choice but to order her to be sent to the cold palace. For more than 30 years in the cold palace, Concubine Qi cultivated herself and prayed for her poor daughter, no matter where she was, as long as she was doing well, she would be at ease. The people who harmed her in the first place got their due retribution, and that was enough.
The emperor gritted his teeth: "The emperor won't mind, if I ask him to come to the cold palace to pick you up, will you refuse him?" He didn't believe that the eldest prince couldn't convince Concubine Qi, Concubine Qi shook her head: "Emperor, whoever comes is the same, the concubine has made up her mind." If the concubine suddenly feels unwell, she will not accompany you, and the concubine will retire. ”
Concubine Qi wanted to leave, but no, she was tightly grabbed by the emperor's arm: "Look at my eyes, it's been thirty years, and you're still blaming me." I know that it was indeed me who was wrong back then, and I shouldn't have deceived you. But you think about what I can't do with you, I will satisfy you with whatever you want, and your parents, I treat them as if they were my own parents. and Concubine Lian and Concubine Wu have long been killed by me, and they have also implicated their nine clans.
If I had known this, I would not have let them enter the palace as concubines. Are you still not satisfied, then what do you want me to do, after thirty years, you still refuse to forgive me. I have to stay in this cold palace, I have already decided to pass the throne to him earlier, and when the time comes, you will leave the palace with me, and we will go to Jiangnan again to see the place where we once met, isn't it good? ”
Concubine Qi glanced at the emperor disdainfully, "You think it's very good, but it's a pity that my daughter can't come back." You can pass the throne to whomever you want, and you don't have to tell your concubine. "Do you have to die for you to be willing?" One of the emperor's hearts had been wounded by her.
"You're dead, and my daughter still can't come back. I want you to live, to suffer in every way. Concubine Qi glared at the emperor angrily, she would not let the emperor die easily, and it would be a hundred. Being alive would have made him suffer more, just pity her daughter. The emperor knew just now that Concubine Qi was insincere and did not forgive him. Slowly let go of her arm and silently turned away.
The reason why the emperor dotes on the second princess is that she has the shadow of the former concubine Qi on her, and her smile is very similar. Otherwise, he would not have kept the second princess in the harem, and would have given her to the eldest prince in marriage. This is the best choice for the eldest prince and the second princess, the eldest prince is the crown prince, and he has the support of the Eastern Zhou State behind him, and he does not dare to act recklessly if he wants to come to the Western Chu Kingdom, the Northern Xinjiang Kingdom, and the Southern Li Kingdom.
Now that the second princess has become his concubine, he wants to plan another plan for the eldest prince. The emperor had a gloomy face, extremely cold, and the second princess was wearing a light blue long gauze skirt, which was long and stretched to the ground, and she wore a smile around her waist. On his right wrist, he wears an agate blue bracelet that corresponds to the dress, and three thousand green silk are coiled into a hibiscus bun, and a royal blue hosta is inserted between the hairs.
Heavy makeup is lightly smeared, a few strands of hair around the neck, the waist is like a small man, the willow is graceful, and the lips are like Fan Su. Cherry as small and exquisite, a touch of vermilion on the lips, a little pink on the clean white jade face, eyes like water, seemingly clear, but deep and unknowable thoughts. Therefore, the low-cut skirt is contrary to the usual simple and concise appearance, showing a charming and enchanting state.
Looking at her, the emperor's thoughts thought of Concubine Qi again, she had never dressed like this, if she was like this, would she be as bright as the second princess, which made his heart flutter. "Emperor, you have to be the master of the concubine, but the concubine is your concubine." After thinking about it, the second princess still waited for the emperor to come and tell him that she would be fair.
The second princess was not in the palace of the Northern Qi Kingdom for a day or two, and she knew the emperor's temper. He hates the villain with two faces and three knives the most, the eldest prince is respectful to the second princess in front of the emperor, but he didn't expect to collude with the palace maid next to her and force her body. And his words, the Northern Qi Kingdom will belong to him sooner or later, that's right. But the emperor is still there, so he shouldn't have beaten her idea.
If you want to blame him, it is not enough to blame his concentration, the emperor stretched out his hand and hooked the second princess's chin: "Looking at my eyes, can you swear with your life, what you just said is true?" "He just wanted to make the eldest prince the crown prince, let him help deal with the affairs of the court, and slowly handed over the power to him. At the same time, he also taught him how to be the king of a country, not by temperament. He would do what the second princess said would be rebellious, and the emperor really couldn't believe it. It is not impossible for the second princess to fabricate it and want to provoke infighting between their father and son.
Therefore, the emperor must investigate clearly, and he can't just listen to her words and arbitrarily convict the eldest prince. There may be the second princess in front of her who is wicked and sues first, and it is not impossible for her to seduce the eldest prince first. The second princess's eyes were clear: "Emperor, the concubine dares to guarantee her life." Everything I just said is true, and if you don't believe it, you can send someone to find out, and it's never too late to decide who to believe when the time comes. ”
Even if the people sent by the emperor can't find anything, once people have the seeds of suspicion, they will spread wildly and unscrupulously. Since the second princess dares to say this, it means that she is not talking about it. The emperor helped the second princess to get up with a straight face, "Ai Concubine, you get up first, I will definitely find out about this matter." If the eldest prince really bullies you, I will definitely give you justice. ”
The emperor soon left her bedroom, and a trace of gloom flashed in the eyes of the second princess, the eldest prince was the only heir of the emperor, and he might not be able to deal with him ruthlessly. Taking advantage of the moonlight, Yan Yunnuan entered the palace again to meet the second princess, and it really changed a lot overnight. Before Yan Yunnuan could say anything, the second princess agreed to help Yan Yunnuan and let her see the saint.
"Thank you to the second princess, no, it should be Concubine Li." Yan Yunnuan said gratefully, and the second princess waved her hand: "You don't have to rush the palace, the palace will introduce the emperor for you, but it's not unconditional." "Of course, it is best if there are conditions, the second prince will return to the Eastern Zhou Kingdom and let Yan Yunnuan take her away." What's the matter, Second Mrs. Mo is unwilling? Seeing that Yan Yunnuan didn't react for a long time, the second princess hooked her lips and sneered.
Yan Yunnuan, who came back to his senses, hurriedly shook his head: "Niangniang, it's just that the concubine thinks that you are the princess of the Eastern Zhou Kingdom, and I'm afraid it's not good to leave with us." If it is serious, it may also cause disputes between the two countries, and please think twice. "It's easy to take the second princess away, but the consequences are very serious, and it's not something that Yan Yunnuan can bear, the second princess should think of this.
"I've thought about what you said, and I've thought about it, and I'll fake my death and leave, so your scruples will be gone." Staying in the harem of the Northern Qi Kingdom, I am afraid that she will inevitably become the plaything of the emperor and the eldest prince, father and son, and she is unwilling. Rather than this, it is better to go back to the Eastern Zhou Kingdom, even if you are a common person, it is also excellent. The second princess can say this, she must have thought it out a long time ago, and since this is the case, Yan Yunnuan agreed to her.
"In this way, when you come to the dormitory of the main palace tomorrow night, you can meet him, and the main palace will introduce you at that time." As soon as the second princess finished speaking, Yan Yunnuan breathed a sigh of relief. You can sleep peacefully when you go back, Mo Linzi, you wait for me to save you. Yan Yunchun didn't expect Mo Yuhe to say that he would not leave the capital with Liang Yisong, but since Liang Yisong was quietly taken away by Yan Yundong and his wife, I heard from her grandmother that she had been listless all day these days. It seems that she can't believe what she said, but she has pity on her, she lost her parents at a young age and lives in her house.
Yan Yunnuan asked her to take good care of Mo Yuhe, she was about to be out of confinement. Staying in the house all day was really stuffy. Taking advantage of the good sun outside today, go out to breathe, just go to see Mo Yuhe, talk to her, and comfort her. Mo Yuhe lowered his head and was timid. If Yan Yunnuan knew, he would definitely feel distressed. "Yuhe, come to me." After Yan Yunchun's words were finished, Mo Yuhe's body shrank back, and the more she looked at it, the more she felt sorry for her.
hurriedly stepped forward and squatted down, hugged her tightly in her arms, the grandmother on the side was just about to speak, Yan Yunchun was not out of confinement yet, it should not be easy for her to come out. She can't squat down yet, if she falls into the root of the disease, it will be a major event in her life. But these words were stopped by Yan Yunchun's eyes, and Mama lowered her head helplessly, sighed, and went back to tell her.