Chapter 54: To Each His Own Mind
Dong Rong and Yi were lying on the bed, looking at the blue curtain that had passed through the rain. Hearing this, he sat up suddenly.
She had vaguely guessed the identity of the person behind the curtain before, but she wasn't sure. But after listening to the news that Jia brought back, she finally confirmed her guess, and she was still a little surprised.
Concubine Bo, the most powerful woman in the harem except for the Empress Dowager, is also the biological mother of today's young emperor. The people of Daqi, who doesn't know, the emperor is filial, although he was succeeded as the son of the first emperor and took over the Daqi country, but still after the death of Prince Sheng'an, he took his biological mother to the palace to support.
However, Dong Rong still doesn't understand that as the emperor's biological mother, Concubine Bo can be described as infinitely beautiful, why did she want to poison their husband and wife?
But after thinking about it, she vaguely understood the key. Although the couple never took the high chair seriously. But Murong Huaide is deeply loved by the Empress Dowager, and he is known as a virtuous person, the most important thing is that if you talk about blood, there is no husband in the emperor today who has pure blood. Concubine Bo was afraid that her son's throne would be unstable, so she tried her best to get rid of their husband and wife to prevent future troubles.
Now that I think about it, Concubine Bo is afraid that she has started casting a net a long, long time ago, but unfortunately her net is a little unstrong, and she didn't get rid of them together at the beginning.
However, as a member of the royal family, it is normal for her to be able to contact and instruct. But what makes people wonder is, how did Maitreya hook up with Concubine Bo? And he is deeply trusted by Concubine Bo, otherwise how could Maitreya have the confidence to blatantly collude with officials in the DPRK and China, and the wolf bรจi is a traitor? There must be some secret in this...
Just when Dong Rong was puzzled, in the most luxurious and luxurious Qingyuan Palace in the depths of the palace, the previous one who was so frightened that she didn't dare to say anything was waiting for the master to freshen up, and finally helped her sit on the chaise longue, and dismissed the palace maids who were waiting in the house, so she took out the letter in her arms and presented it with both hands.
"Niangniang, Zongzheng Mansion asked someone to bring in a handwritten letter, I'm afraid there is something to tell."
Concubine Bo lazily leaned on the golden silk bollow and waved her hand gently.
Seeing this, Mama Guo checked the secret note on the envelope, then opened it and read it gently.
Under the slightly dim palace lamp, Concubine Bo's well-maintained face was slightly covered with a layer of fierce color, and her brows were also furrowed, "Show it to the mourning family." โ
Mama Guo has been serving by her master's side for many years, how could she not guess that the master is such a sign of anger, so she quickly reached out to help her master up, and then gently held the letter to her.
It is absolutely fine for the letter to be checked by Mama Guo's hands, but after years of habits, Concubine Bo still looked at it in person, and only then did she look down after making sure that the secret memory was intact.
After a while, she slapped the letter paper on the small table with a "snap", and finally raised her hand to pick up the glass bowl containing bird's nest on the brocade stool and smashed it out. The two little palace maids on duty hurriedly came in to serve when they heard this, and their faces turned pale with fright, and Ma Li knelt on the ground and did not dare to take a breath, for fear that the master would be angry and take them as targets.
Mama Guo glared and waved her hand to signal them to get out quickly, and the two of them went out again as if they had been amnestied.
Concubine Bo didn't seem to have seen the interaction between Mama Guo and the little palace maid, and scolded angrily, "Idiot, why did the mourning family pick this idiot, can't do such a trivial thing?" โ
Concubine Bo's face was hideous, and her hands clenched unconsciously, as if she was pinching Da Zongzheng's neck, and instantly wrinkled the folds of the letter paper.
Mama Guo was afraid that Concubine Bo's sharp nails would hurt her, so she hurriedly stepped forward to shake her hand, put it in her palm, and comforted her in a low voice, "Niangniang, Niangniang is angry, don't hurt yourself, you will hurt your body." โ
Xu realized that she was a little too out of shape, and Concubine Bo tried her best to ease her feelings, trying to calm herself down. She straightened her back, sat upright, closed her eyes and took a few deep breaths, and when she opened her eyes again, her face had receded and regained a gentle color, but the occasional spilling light from the corners of her eyes and eyebrows was sharper.
Mama Guo felt sorry for her master and scolded in her heart. No wonder the concubine is angry, this Dazong is a fool, how can he write the ins and outs of framing Dong Rong so bluntly? If it falls into the hands of someone with a heart, if he doesn't say it himself, he will definitely drag the concubine into the water and be criticized.
"The concubine is angry, don't be angry with such a stupid person. The imprints on this envelope are complete, and the old slave is sure that today's events have not been discovered. There will be absolutely no trouble! โ
Mama Guo was very confident in playing the package ticket, and when she heard it, Concubine Bo slightly relaxed her brows, after all, she was an old man who had been around her for many years, and she knew her mind the most and was the most reliable.
She lay comfortably on the chaise longue again, her movements were elegant, full of extravagance, and her beautiful face was gentle, but her words were extremely vicious, "It seems that this Dong family is absolutely unkept, I thought that it would be good to just get rid of the King of Zhongshan, and it might be useful to leave her." After all, the title of Grandma of the God of Wealth on her head is not in vain. But now it seems that it is not. Now that the wild cat has shown its claws, it cannot be tamed anymore. That's it, send him on the road anyway, it just so happens to renew the front edge with the King of Zhongshan under the Nine Springs, and the King of Zhongshan of the province is lonely and lonely over there. โ
"The concubine is kind, then the princess of Zhongshan can be remembered by the concubine is a blessing that she has cultivated for several lifetimes." Mama Guo didn't realize how vicious it was to take people's lives, and smiled and echoed her master.
"Well, who will hand this matter over, the mourning family is not at ease, let Dazongzheng arrange it there, or Mama will personally send her on the road." Concubine Bo seemed to be deciding the dishes for dinner, and a few words decided Dong Rong's life and death.
"Yes, the old slave must have done it neatly. No one can escape the eyes of the old slave, so don't worry. โ
Under the blurred palace lamp, Mama Guo half-hung her head, no one could see her expression clearly, but her wrinkled forehead, meticulously coiled white hair behind her head, and an indigo jacket made her whole person as terrifying and eerie as a ghost floating out of hell.
Not to mention how Concubine Bo's master and servant plotted, only to say that in the Cining Palace not far away, most of the lights were already out at this time, and the little palace maids retreated to the outside room to wait, and the eunuch who left the Empress Dowager's cronies in the inner room stood respectfully in the corner, until waiting for the Empress Dowager to finish reciting the Buddhist scriptures, the old eunuch hurriedly stepped forward to help her up.
"What's the matter?" The Empress Dowager frowned and asked the old eunuch while counting the Buddha beads in her hand.
"Ouch, nothing can escape the eyes of the Empress Dowager." The old eunuch pouted, he was old, and his speech was a little leaky, but he did not delay in currying favor at all.
"You, you're getting older, why are you more flamboyant than those little monkey cubs, and you're so old that you mourn the old family. The Empress Dowager smiled and complained with disgust, but in fact, it was rare to have fun and talk to her confidants.
"Look at what the Queen Mother said, how old the old slave is, he is a little blessing in front of you." The old eunuch's face was wrinkled and he smiled like a flower.
The Empress Dowager slowly walked to the bed by the window and sat down, and the old eunuch lowered her voice and said, "The news came back from Qingyuan Palace that someone outside the palace sent a letter to Mama Guo, and the concubine became very angry after reading the letter. In addition, today, the princess of Zhongshan also handed over a post through the Guรฒ Internal Affairs Office, wanting to enter the palace to ask the elderly for peace. The Empress Dowager's eyes flashed, and she raised her hand slightly.
The old eunuch took out the post in his sleeve, held it with both hands, and respectfully presented it to the Queen Mother.
But the Empress Dowager opened the post and glanced at it twice and put it aside, as if she was not surprised at all, and after being silent for a long time, a sneer appeared at the corner of her mouth, and she said in a low voice, "The mourning family really underestimated her." โ
The old eunuch's mind turned, and he couldn't guess what the master meant, so he said in a low voice, "The Empress Dowager, I'm afraid that the Qingyuan Palace is going to do something to the princess, and now the whereabouts of the princess are unknown, and the princess's life is difficult to protect, why don't you bring the princess into the palace to stay with you for a few days, how about it?" The old eunuch was very worried about Dong Rong's situation, and it was rare to say a few good words for her.
It's not that he has received much benefit from the Zhongshan Palace, but it's because people like them who are physically disabled have the most sensitive minds. On weekdays, he grovels, serves his master, and has an extremely low self-esteem. And although Dong Rong has not entered the palace many times, she treats him very kindly every time, and there is never any contempt and contempt in her eyes. He inevitably felt close, and he couldn't help but talk more at this time.
The Empress Dowager shook her head and chuckled, "No need, Huaide's kid has great ability, although the previous assassination was dangerous, how could he die lightly?" The mourning family didn't believe that he was dead, otherwise they wouldn't have stopped the emperor's edict. As the saying goes, you have to see people in life, and you have to see corpses in death, and in the past six months, he has not had any news. The stinky boy hid himself tightly, and without his daughter-in-law by his side, he didn't know where to squeeze the bad water, just to use Concubine Bo to make his precious daughter-in-law suffer a little, so as to force him out early. โ
"Then what if the prince doesn't come out?" The old eunuch was careful not to speak thoroughly, but the meaning was self-evident.
"Hehe, it doesn't matter if he doesn't show up, his daughter-in-law is not a person who is bullied by others, and with the ability of the one in Qingyuan Palace, he may not be able to fight her. Let's sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight first, and the mourning family happens to take a closer look, what is so outstanding about her that Huaide can be willing to let go of the country and marry her alone. โ
Of course, there is the most important sentence, which the old queen mother never said. That is, what is the ulterior secret of the Qingyuan Palace, and if he does not hesitate to break the net, he will also put the king of Zhongshan and his wife to death.
"The Empress Dowager is wise." When the master said this, the old eunuch naturally did not refute it, so he responded respectfully.
The Empress Dowager waved her hand and motioned for him to stand down, but fell back into deep thought. If it really comes to life and death, she naturally doesn't care about the life or death of Princess Zhongshan, after all, she is Huaide's daughter-in-law, the mother of three great-grandchildren, and she doesn't look at the monk's face but also the Buddha's face. R638