Another victorious Tu Yuanhui happily took his son back to the palace, Kang An first went to ask his mother to say goodbye, and then went out of the palace to see the third emperor uncle.

Tu Yuanhui was busy with government affairs, so he went back to the imperial study first, but when he returned to Fengyi Palace, he found that Feng Yuer did not allow him to enter the Dongnuan Pavilion.

Xiao Dezi behind him whispered: "Your Majesty, take a look." ”

Tu Yuanhui didn't notice it at first, and when he looked in the direction pointed by Xiao Dezi, he saw Kang An kneeling on the ground of Xinuan Pavilion, looking at Tu Yuanhui from afar with an innocent face.

"What did you do wrong?" Tu Yuanhui walked up to Kang An, squatted down and asked.

"It was the queen mother who said that the parents of the body hair and skin, what three long and two short things are there for today's sons, it is a big unfilial piety, she asked me to kneel for two hours, and I have to copy the "Book of Filial Piety" a hundred times when I go back." Kang An felt that he had received it on behalf of his father, because his father had clearly said that this time he was in danger and was specially designed to temper him.

"Yes, your queen mother has punished you right!" Tu Yuanhui said loudly in the direction of the East Warm Pavilion.

Kang An immediately lowered his head, sure enough, people can't look good, and he feels that his father is also the kind of person who often says in Keqing's mouth, one set on the face and one behind the back.

"You don't know how to cherish yourself so much, but you don't hurt your mother's heart," Tu Yuanhui raised his voice again, "The queen mother now has a big belly, as an only son, in addition to being considerate and caring, you should take care of yourself, and you must not go on any errands, but what did the prince do?" ”

Kang An was speechless and let this father behave.

"This "Book of Filial Piety" is not enough a hundred times, it is better to copy it three hundred times!" Tu Yuanhui didn't think it was a big deal to see the excitement, and he also had a lot of fun.

Kang An lowered his eyes.

Seeing that there was no movement in Dongnuan Pavilion, I understood a little more in my heart.

Seeing that this bitter ploy obviously didn't work, Tu Yuanhui couldn't help but feel a little stupid, and he could only sleep in Xinuan Pavilion that night.

Then early the next morning, news came that Tu Yuansheng had a sudden emergency last night, and he couldn't be treated for a while, so he died.

Not only Tu Yuanhui was shocked, but the Manchu Dynasty civil and military forces felt unbelievable, although Tu Yuanhui had not yet announced the matter in the court, but everyone had heard that on September 28, someone outside the city Yang tried to assassinate the emperor, and was later exterminated in one fell swoop, and it is said that at that time, Tu Yuansheng was also present.

Few people wondered, could it be that it was Tu Yuansheng who wanted to assassinate Emperor Yongming, and his violent death would be forced by someone?

Tu Yuanhui smashed these speculations with practical actions, and at the court meeting, Tu Yuanhui said with red eyes that he was both surprised and saddened by Tu Yuansheng's untimely death, he didn't expect that Tu Yuansheng had just helped him put down a rebellion of Fan thieves, and he died in a hurry so soon.

Subsequently, in addition to announcing the funeral of Tu Yuansheng, Tu Yuanhui not only recovered his title, but also let his eldest son inherit the palace.

On the first day of the spirit, accompanied by several important ministers in the court, Tu Yuanhui and the prince Tu Kang'an came to the Three Princes' Mansion to pay tribute, and the prince bowed to the coffin with the gift of his son and nephew, and cried extremely sadly, and even Tu Yuanhui also had red eyes on the side.

Tu Yuanye appeared in front of the spirit in a sloppy body, it turned out that he wanted to find death with the surname Fan, but he was knocked out by Tu Yuansheng and taken to the same place, and when he came back like this, everything was settled, and the third brother died.

Tu Yuanhui glanced at Tu Yuanye and asked people to bring him over.

"The third child left a letter before leaving, you and Liqiu should go!"

Tu Yuanye ignored Tu Yuanhui.

"You always thought that Liqiu was hanging in the East Palace, but in fact, it was all for you, she knew that you would lose, and she didn't want you to die. The so-called Donggong hairpin is a promise I gave her before, and she protects the hairpin so that one day she can save your life! ”

Tu Yuanye finally turned around and looked at Tu Yuanhui.

Tu Yuanhui turned his back: "You are still in the court, I said that I am relieved of you, your temperament will also be suspicious, okay, the last chance, Prince Yizhong Tu Yuanye was too sad and died of illness, Kang Yuan is your seat, don't appear in front of me!" ”

After speaking, Tu Yuanhui left.

And Tu Yuanye was silent on the ground for a long time.

***

In Tu Yuansheng's study, Ah Ying came to see Tu Yuanhui.

A-Ying is wearing filial piety clothes, although her eyes are red and swollen, her face is calm and waveless, and she only describes it, which makes people feel infinitely lonely.

"A-Ying, how did the third child go?"

After being silent for a long time, Ah Yingcai said: "The third master came back yesterday, it seems that he is in a very good mood, he has been in the study for a long time, and no one is allowed to go in to disturb him...... I was negligent. ”

Tu Yuanhui beckoned,

Ah Ying got up, selected a few booklets that had already been loaded from the nearby book, and handed them to Xiao Dezi.

After reading a few pages, Tu Yuanhui had to admire, Tu Yuansheng was indeed a Confucian general, and in this stroke, he not only described the big and small battles he had experienced, but also analyzed the strategic considerations, tactical gains and losses, and the reasons for the victory and defeat on the killing field very thoroughly.

"Later, the third master called me in, and he was clamoring to drink," Ah Ying subconsciously looked at Tu Yuanhui and said, "He said that he was happy today, and finally, the emperor finally believed him." ”

Tu Yuanhui's heart couldn't help but darken, he didn't expect Tu Yuansheng to value his trust so much, but after thinking about it carefully, he had guarded against Tu Yuansheng for a lifetime.

"Originally, the third master's illness could not drink anymore, but I saw that he was rarely happy, and I couldn't bear to sweep his mind, so I took the wine, who would have thought that the third master was drunk despite the dissuasion," A-Ying burst into tears at this time, "Serving the third master to sleep on the bed, I went to make a sobering wine soup for him, but I didn't expect that when I came back, the third master was already dying, and I knew that he used wine to take Heding Hong." ”

I knew that it might be suicide, what a fool.

At this time, A-Ying took out a few letters from her arms, "Before the third master left, he pointed out the three suicide notes by the pillow, and then closed his eyes. ”

Xiao Dezi took the letter and handed it directly to Tu Yuanhui's hand.

The suicide notes are all sealed with wax, in addition to Emperor Hongsheng and Concubine Zhen Gui, there is also one, which is actually for Feng Yuer, looking at the five words "Feng Wanyu personally opened" on the envelope, Tu Yuanhui felt all kinds of feelings in his heart, but there was no jealousy.

"What else did he say?" Tu Yuanhui asked.

"Back to the emperor, the third master only mentioned that he died of a violent illness to the outside world, so as to save some face." A-Ying hung her head and replied,

Tu Yuanhui called Xiao Dezi: "Send these two suicide notes to Xishan Xinggong as soon as possible, and Concubine Zhen Gui lost her son in old age, I'm afraid I can't bear the blow, send a doctor to watch." ”

Back in the imperial study, Tu Yuanhui took out the letter from Tu Yuansheng to Feng Yu'er that he had been carrying in his arms, thought about it for a long time, and repeatedly stretched out his hand to the wax seal, but finally retracted it, and after thinking about it for a long time, he still stomped his feet and went to Fengyi Palace with the letter in person.

Today, Dongnuan Pavilion let him in, but Feng Yu'er was half-leaning on the couch, closing her eyes and recuperating, and she didn't want to greet him, looking extremely cold.

Knowing that she was still blaming herself for Kang An's distress, Tu Yuanhui was indeed at a loss, and with Tu Yuansheng's matter still turning in his mind at this time, he was not in a much better mood, so he casually found a chair and sat down silently.

For a while, the husband and wife in the house were silent, and after a while, Tu Yuanhui finally stood up and said, "Before the third child leaves, I will leave you a letter, you can take a look!" As he spoke, he put the letter on the small table next to the couch, and walked out.

Feng Yu'er couldn't help but be a little surprised, she had also heard about Tu Yuansheng's death, and she felt sorry in her heart, sighing that such a good person would not live long, but she couldn't imagine that Tu Yuansheng would leave her a suicide note in the end.

"Imperial sister-in-law Junjian, today's last pen, as a farewell to ......"

After reading it, Feng Yu'er just sighed after all, if you want to say that there are others, there is nothing at all.

Since learning that Tu Yuansheng died of a violent illness, Concubine Zhen Gui has not finished the rice for several days, and today the emperor sent someone to send Tu Yuansheng's masterpiece, and Concubine Zhen Gui read the letter, and cried even more.

"Niangniang, take care of yourself, didn't the third master say it, please live well." Mama Zhao persuaded with tears on the side.

"Such an honest boy has ended up like this, it's all caused by people," Concubine Zhen Gui howled and beat her chest, "Son, after you leave, how can you live for your mother!" ”

"Niangniang, you mourn, don't let the third master look at you sadly in the sky." Mama Zhao sighed helplessly.

"My son who crawled out of his own belly is most willing to think about others in everything, but I didn't expect those people to force him to death one by one," Concubine Zhen Gui gritted her teeth and said: "The old guy used my son as a gun in order to pick up ashes, and the emperor, if he hadn't thrown Yuansheng to the northwest, why would he have fallen into a problem, this son wants him to pretend to reward what kind of posthumous mourning, it's not that he has a ghost in his heart, and he does it for outsiders!" ”

"Don't say it, mother, beware...... Yes! Mama Zhao felt that Concubine Zhen Gui was a little unscrupulous, in case these words spread outside, everyone would not be happy.

Here, Mama Zhao had just fallen asleep while serving the exhausted Concubine Zhen Gui, when she heard a lot of commotion outside, so she couldn't help but panic in her heart.

Those who live in the Xishan Palace can't help but have hidden worries, that is, I can't say that the emperor will send someone over one day to clean up all the people inside, from top to bottom.

After thinking about it for a long time, Mama Zhao still got out of Concubine Zhen Gui's house and walked towards the crowded place, only to find that everyone was gathered outside the courtyard of Emperor Hongsheng, all of them stretched their necks and wanted to look inside, but no one had the courage to go in.

When she stepped forward, Mama Zhao grabbed a eunuch who was usually quite talkative, and asked, "What's going on here?" ”

The eunuch turned around and said: "The Emperor Taishang locked himself in the house alone, this time he is furious, you see, even Gonggong Chen only dares to stand outside the house." ”

At this time, a loud noise came from the emperor's house, which startled everyone, presumably some vase or other large piece was broken.

Everyone outside the house let out a "wow" and subconsciously took a few steps back.

Someone couldn't help but ask, "What the hell is going on?" ”

"What can we inquire about the emperor?" Immediately, an older eunuch reprimanded, "Although this Xishan Palace is outside the palace, the rules cannot be lost, we shouldn't know it, so don't talk too much." ”

As he was talking, he heard the Emperor Taishang yelling in the room, "I have been the emperor for more than 30 years, and you have followed behind Tu Yuanhui and betrayed me one by one. ”

The sound inside was very loud, everyone heard it really, and they were pricking up their ears to continue listening to the following, but when they saw Gonggong Chen running out, he roared angrily: "Why should I go, don't be an eyesore here, I don't want to live anymore, do you?" ”

Mama Zhao dispersed with the big guy, but she understood in her heart that Emperor Hongsheng had to be scolding the disciple Yuansheng, and couldn't help sneering, thinking that the third master respected and obeyed his father the most, and he would respond to everything, but in the end, what good end did he get? To be a son of Emperor Hongsheng, it is really a lack of virtue in his previous life!

But Emperor Hongsheng didn't think so, that is, until now, he felt that he was not wrong at all, and it was all others who were wrong, if it weren't for Tu Yuanhui's rebellion to seize the throne, Tu Yuanye's delusional thoughts, and that damn Tu Yuansheng's two-faced and three-faced, he was still dignified Emperor Hongsheng, enjoying the honor of the supremacy of the world.

And if it is said that the people who are hated most by Emperor Hongsheng now, Tu Yuanhui and Tu Yuanye are ranked behind, and it is none other than Tu Yuansheng who makes Emperor Hongsheng want to devour his bones and flesh.

This son, who had pinned his only hope on Emperor Hongsheng, stabbed him fiercely at the last moment.

In the letter left to Emperor Hongsheng, Tu Yuansheng finally revealed his true thoughts, he bluntly said that Emperor Hongsheng was a mediocre king, capricious in governance, changing orders every day, without distinguishing between right and wrong, and did not know how to take care of the suffering of the people, and the most unbearable thing was to covet the eldest daughter-in-law, in vain, in order to satisfy his selfish desires, and lose the virtue of the emperor.

These charges almost made Emperor Hongsheng vomit blood with anger, but unexpectedly, Tu Yuansheng finally wrote that he had already seen that the reason why Fan Zhongquan was bold enough to help Emperor Taishang restore was that he wanted to learn from Cao Mengde to "coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes".

It's just that this person thinks he is smart, but in fact he is just an incompetent rat, and his words and deeds have long been found out by the emperor, and even the emperor set up the so-called foot shooting competition, which is to open the pocket and let Fan Zhongquan drill into it.

In order to atone for Emperor Hongsheng and save his life, Tu Yuansheng simply reported the matter to the emperor, and put on a good show with the emperor, but I hope that the emperor will learn a lesson and don't worry about himself.

"I am the king of the world, and I have governed the country for more than 30 years, who doesn't call me the master, what are you, you dare to criticize me!" The more the Hongsheng Emperor in the room thought about it, the more angry he became, and he was so hateful that he tore the letter to pieces, and scolded again: "Damn, Tu Yuansheng, I will never forgive you!" ”

Gonggong Chen listened to the movement inside, and his heart was pounding, Emperor Hongsheng had been attacking for almost an hour since he saw Tu Yuansheng's suicide note, and he must know that he was angry and hurt his body, and if he went on like this, something would have to happen.

Unexpectedly, what I was afraid of came......

Emperor Hongsheng died violently in Xishan Palace on September 30, at the age of fifty-six, when he fell to the ground, there was no one around, that is, the personal eunuch Chen Gonggong, and he happened to go outside to relieve himself, and he did not notice anything strange after coming back, and he did not hear movement for a long time, so he opened the door and entered the house in a panic, and at this time, Emperor Hongsheng's body was cold.

It is said that the next generation of kings passed away alone.

Concubine Zhen Gui finally obtained the grace of Tu Yuanhui, and was able to leave the Xishan Palace and return to the Three Princes' Mansion, just in time to personally bury her son, as for the funeral of Emperor Hongsheng, she didn't bother to care about it anymore.

Seeing Concubine Zhen Gui, who had been bald almost overnight, appear in front of him, Tu Yuansheng's mansion surrounded her up and down, and all of them knelt on the ground and cried silently.

At this time, Concubine Zhen Gui was already calm, drank away from everyone, and said that she wanted to see Tu Yuansheng for the last time.

Tu Yuansheng's concubine didn't dare to stop her, and led her to the coffin that had not yet been closed, and when she saw Tu Yuansheng with her eyes closed and her face was blue, Concubine Zhen Gui's heart twitched, and she fainted to the side.

was helped to the side room by everyone to rest for a while, and when Concubine Zhen Gui woke up again, she cried again, and then asked, "What is the last situation of my son, who is in front of him?" ”

Everyone got out of the way, and A-Ying walked up.

"Back to Niangniang, before the third master leaves...... It's peaceful. Keeping in mind Tu Yuansheng's instructions, A-Ying would not tell the real cause of his death.

Concubine Zhen Gui recognized that this woman was the concubine that Tu Yuansheng brought over when he went to see her for the last time, and she didn't like this woman in her heart, and then she thought that her son was "taken care of to death" by A-Ying, and she was even more resentful in her heart, pointing at A-Ying and saying: "My good son actually lost his life in your hands, don't you have an explanation?" ”

Ah Ying said lightly: "I served the prince wholeheartedly during his lifetime, there is nothing wrong with it, if you want to explain, when the funeral is out today, I will return the prince's affection." ”

"I think my son was tossed to death by your fox!" Concubine Zhen Gui cried again, and others knew that she was using the topic to play and wanted to find someone to be angry, so she also went with her, but A-Ying suffered in the end, and was scolded for a long time before she was kicked out of the mourning hall, and she was not even allowed to go to the funeral.

But she didn't want to, A-Ying was not happy or angry, so she followed the funeral procession alone, and waited for all the people in the cemetery to leave, before she went up to him and kowtowed three times.

When A-Ying quietly returned to the mansion again, it was already dark.

When no one else entered his house, Ah Ying didn't pay attention to the fact that there would be people pointing behind her back, but sat in front of the mirror table with great interest and dressed up.

A letter was lit in Ah Ying's hand, and looking at the ashes that were gradually accumulating in the brazier, Ah Ying finally laughed.

No one knew that Tu Yuansheng left four letters before leaving, and the last one was specially left by him for A-Ying, just to thank her for taking care of her all these years, and to tell A-Ying to leave the troubles of the capital and live her own comfortable life.

"Third master, why don't you wait for me," A-Ying said to herself: "Without you, how can you live a comfortable life." ”

She still remembers that when she was abused and beaten by everyone, it was he who saved her on horseback.

At night, a woman jumped into the lotus pond of the Three Kings' Mansion, struggled for a few moments, and then sank.

The news of A-Ying's death spread throughout the mansion as soon as dawn, and Concubine Zhen Gui woke up and was frightened into a cold sweat by the news.

"Niangniang, this girl doesn't want to live, and it has nothing to do with you." Mama Zhao knew that Concubine Zhen Gui was small-minded, and she was afraid that she would think wrong again.

Concubine Zhen Gui cried: "I just think she can't take care of her, so I just said a few words, why can't this child think about it." ”

Mama Zhao said: "Niangniang, I just got the news that the people from the Zhou family and the Feng family came over, and that A-Ying turned out to be the Feng family's cousin!" ”

Concubine Zhen suddenly looked at Mama Zhao.

Mama Zhao suddenly cried: "With such an identity, don't you think that A-Ying is so decisive, she looks like a thief?" ”

These words caused Concubine Zhen Gui to stop crying, and hurriedly asked the steward to call the servants who had been following Tu Yuansheng over to inquire, and after asking, they really found a lot of suspicions.

For example, the servant said that on the day of Tu Yuansheng's death, he returned to the mansion happily, without any illness, who thought that the person would be gone the next day, and at that time, Tu Yuansheng only left A-Ying to wait.

For another example, the third master and Mrs. A-Ying never live in the same room, not like husband and wife at all, but more like a master and servant, and the third master is very polite to her, since Mrs. A-Ying came to the third master, it has always been like this.

After asking carefully, this Mrs. A-Ying followed Tu Yuansheng back, but she didn't leave an inch, Tu Yuansheng's wives and concubines couldn't touch his side at all, and they had complaints, but Tu Yuansheng protected him with all his might, and he didn't dare to squeak at will.

Concubine Zhen Gui got the news from Mama Zhao, and finally "understood" that her son must have been murdered by the emperor, and Na A-Ying was the black hand of the murder.

This night, Concubine Zhen Gui cried in Tu Yuansheng's house for most of the night.

The next day, the emperor came out of the funeral, up to the emperor and queen, down to the Manchu Dynasty civil and military all came to see him off.

After being expelled from the palace for almost three years, Emperor Hongsheng was finally able to return to Luan, but his coffin was transported from the Xishan Palace to the palace, but it was only a passing border, and after a week outside the imperial city, he turned around and went to the place of burial.

Tu Yuanhui sat on the dragon chariot, and from time to time looked at the phoenix chariot where Feng Yu'er was sitting behind, for fear that she would be able to support it for such a long journey.

At first, Tu Yuanhui refused to let Feng Yu'er come over, and planned to issue an order to call the queen sick, but he didn't want to, Feng Yu'er refused to accept his love.

Because of the Zigong Palace and the sunset burial of Tu Yuanhui's biological mother, Empress Xiaodun, Feng Yuer felt that it was the old thing of Emperor Hongsheng in the coffin, and for Tu Yuanhui's sake, she also had to kowtow to her mother-in-law a few times, which was also considered her duty as a daughter-in-law.

Keqing and Keyi, who were sitting on the phoenix chariot with Feng Yuer, were very distressed, and asked Feng Yuer if there was anything uncomfortable along the way, which made Feng Yuer feel very much that there were two small padded jackets at home, which was really intimate.

Keyi looked at Feng Yu'er's big belly and asked, "Mother, when will my brother come out?" ”

"We'll have to wait a while," Feng Yu'er touched Keyi's face, "You'll be your sister when you turn around, you must take care of it." ”

Keyi nodded solemnly, "Don't worry, Mother, Keyi will definitely be!" ”

"Why are you so good!" Feng Yuer kissed her daughter, and the more she looked at it, the more she liked it.

"Queen Mother, whose car is behind us?" Keqing, who had been kneeling on the phoenix and looking back, asked.

Feng Yu'er slapped her buttocks, "You're a princess, sit down quickly, you don't understand the rules like this, but you don't make people laugh." ”

Ke Qing sat back very unhappily and said, "Queen Mother, I cried so much in the back, I heard it weirdly." ”

"Those are the old concubines of your imperial ancestor, the first one must be Concubine Zhen Gui, she is not easy, within two days, without your third emperor uncle, the emperor died again." Feng Yuer said.

"It's pathetic!" Ke Qing sighed and finally sat down obediently.

Under the eyes of everyone, Hongsheng Emperor Zigong passed through a long road, was sent to the mausoleum, followed by the burial, that is, his queen Xiaodun and the successor who died of hyperpulsion, and waited for the last brick sealed by the disciple Yuanhui himself, which symbolized that the dust of the Hongsheng Emperor had settled since then, and he finally stopped.

Feng Yu'er pulled her two daughters and watched from a distance as Tu Yuanhui led his son towards them together, and couldn't help but think of the scene when he first met Tu Yuanhui - he turned the screen, young and handsome, tall, 166 reading net