Chapter 43: Fortune and Misfortune
The gloomy weather broke out at this moment, the first snow came majestically, and they were scattered into the mortal world, and after a while, the red eaves of the temple and the bright yellow glazed tiles were covered with a layer of white veil-like snow, which set off each other, and the cold breath came to the face. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Concubine Li Guifei was "escorted" to the imperial study by the people of the Internal Affairs Office, and knelt on the ground to ask for peace, "The concubine doesn't know what is wrong, please ask the emperor to make it clear." ”
The emperor didn't speak, just a look, and Li Ronggui asked people to bring Qingtan up. Qingtan stumbled and knelt on the ground for a few steps, crying, "Your concubine Niangniang, what you let the slave and maid do, the slave and maid have already completed, please save the slave and maid, and the slave and maid will also provide for the younger brother to study!" ”
Concubine Li was confused, her eyes widened and she hurriedly shook off her hand, "Qingtan? I've never had anything to do with you, what are you talking about! ”
Qingtan's face changed, "Niangniang regretted it?" You said you would save my life! You said that as long as I stabbed the matter of the household book to Concubine De and made her frightened and angry, I would ensure the glory and wealth of our sister and brother! The slave maid did her best to tell Liu Fu that the fate was miserable! ”
Concubine Li finally reacted, she was framed. She never thought that Concubine De was not in Xianfu Palace on the night of her birth, and she couldn't help herself eliminate suspicion. Those who do evil come for themselves, so it's no wonder they can't hide from it.
She looked up at the emperor with an angry face rather calmly, "Your Majesty, this girl is talking nonsense." The concubines have always lived in a peaceful corner, how could they have such a vicious heart and want to murder the palace concubines who are higher than themselves? ”
The emperor glanced at Qingtan, and she said hurriedly, "Your concubine Niangniang has never told the slave why she murdered Concubine De, but she has heard you tell your own palace maid that you are here to avenge the leak of secrets in the past!" ”
Concubine Li's face changed greatly, and Concubine Wei's matter was once again dug up by someone with a heart. Yes, in this way, she really seems to have the greatest motive. Originally, Jia Fangyi did everything possible to leave herself in Chengqian Palace, just to help herself eliminate suspicion, but who knew that a concubine De's personal palace maid Qingtan appeared. Moreover, Concubine Wei's old affairs were the biggest obstacle between her and the emperor, and she was powerless to defend herself in the face of this matter.
"For so many years, I always thought that you saw through everything, had no desire and no quarrel, and I didn't expect you to be so obsessed!" The emperor's voice was full of anger, and he clenched his fist and smashed it on the imperial case, and the palace people in the room fell to the ground one after another.
At this moment, the voice of the little eunuch suddenly came from the palace gate, "Your Majesty, the concubine of Changchun Palace asked to see her, saying that there was important news about the birth of Concubine De Niangniang." ”
"Biography!"
Yuan Xingying walked in steadily, and went to the side of the noble concubine Li and said, "The concubine is the emperor." The emperor is good, the concubine learned that you were asking about the night of Concubine De's birth, and she knew some hidden news in her heart, so she rushed back and forth, for fear that the innocent person would be slandered. ”
The emperor saw that she lowered her eyebrows and was extremely calm, not as if she was talking nonsense, so he sat on the throne of the Nine Dragons, put his hands on his knees and supported them, looking majestic and imposing, and could not be deceived.
"What do you have to say?"
Yuan Xingying turned sideways, "On the night of Concubine De's birth, the concubine returned to Changchun Palace from the Imperial Garden, passed through Xianfu Palace, and saw a palace maid probing her brain and talking to the eunuch, and she was puzzled, so she asked Qiu Sui to follow. The palace maid was Qingtan, she walked back to Xisansuo quickly, and then hurried back to Xianfu Palace. Although her behavior was suspicious, she couldn't find anything wrong, and the concubine returned to Changchun Palace. I didn't know that before I finished dinner, I heard the news of Concubine De's premature birth. ”
The emperor frowned and said nothing. What Concubine Rong is saying now is not the point, the key is later.
"The concubine also has a word to say, the eunuch who discussed with Miss Qingtan, Qiu Sui knew, it seems that he is not the palace person of Ligui Concubine, but..."
Even if she didn't say it, the emperor guessed what was going on. Min Ji has already moved away from Xianfu Palace, and if she is not the palace person of Concubine Li, it is Hui Chongyi's person.
"Xuanhui Chongyi Song Clan, and all its registered palace people." The emperor said lightly, he looked around at everyone in the hall, his sharp gaze almost saw through everyone, and naturally he also noticed a trace of confusion in Qing Tan's eyes.
It didn't take long for Song Xintong to arrive, dressed in a gouache peony rust-bottomed cotton robe, with a ferret collar around his neck, and a string of coral red jewels underneath, and the whole person was dressed gracefully and luxuriously.
"The concubines see the emperor, how can the emperor let the concubines bring all the palace people today?" She saluted with a smile, not taking the slightest hint of the tension in the hall.
The emperor didn't reply, but looked at Concubine Rong darkly and said, "Look carefully." ”
Concubine Rong squatted indifferently, turned around and walked in front of the palace people behind Hui Chongyi, and looked at them one by one. Finally, she pointed to a eunuch with his neck shrunk and said, "That's him!" ”
"Concubine Rong, you are presumptuous! What do you mean? Song Xintong's eyes widened angrily, and he pointed at Yuan Xingying and shouted. She seemed to have reminisced about something, glanced at Qingtan who bowed her head and couldn't help herself, and then turned her gaze to the emperor, "Your Majesty..."
The emperor's face was gloomy and ugly, and there was no need to give an order, Li Ronggui consciously took the people of the Internal Affairs Office out of the palace, and searched the whereabouts of these two minions, and he would definitely find something unexpected.
The result did not disappoint him, and he found some pills used to induce labor in the eunuch's residence, the main ingredients were musk and oxtail. The eunuch who was designated also happened to be living in the West Third House. From this, it is not difficult to figure out that Qingtan hurriedly returned to the West Third Institute to go to the eunuch's place to get the pills to induce labor.
The emperor looked at the dirt in the tray and snorted coldly, "No wonder Concubine De was born prematurely so easily, it turns out that someone has ulterior motives!" Hui Chongyi, what else do you have to say? ”
Song Xintong was about to speak, but the eunuch rushed forward and said, "It has nothing to do with the little master, it's the slave who has an enmity with Concubine De!" The slave brother was originally waiting for Concubine De to comb her hair, but because he accidentally hurt her, he was pulled out and killed with a cane! I hate her, she's a slut! ”
Li Ronggui said with a solemn face, "Back to the emperor, the slave has just checked, and this is indeed the case." As for Qingtan, he had already formed a pair with him in private, so he could easily go in and out of the lower place. ”
Song Xintong knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" It's the concubine who is not strict in disciplining the palace people, and the concubine is guilty! ”
Everything is clear.
The Emperor was grieved, and he rarely thought about it when he had no heirs, but now he saw the child die in his mother's womb before he was born, and his heart was torn apart.
"Death!" He roared, venting the anger that had been building up for days, and closed his eyes with a shudder.
The culprit was disposed of, everyone retreated, the rhombic windows rustled, and the snow fell on the bleak night.