Concubine Murong was very prosperous back then, she was a nobleman when she entered the palace at the age of fourteen, Jin Jieyu at the age of sixteen, Jin Zhaoyi at the age of seventeen, and Concubine Xian at the age of eighteen. After Concubine Murong died, the six palace maids and four eunuchs who served her were all killed. I looked at the information in my hand and took a breath: "All the people around Concubine Murong have been killed, how can we know the truth?" ”

Yun Zheng looked at the information and pondered for a long time before he said slowly: "The palace people were killed, but the palace concubines who were familiar with Concubine Murong back then would not be killed, such as ......, the current Queen Mother." ”

"The Queen Mother?" I was surprised, "Are you saying that it is possible for the Queen Mother to know the truth about Concubine Murong being given death back then?" ”

"Not long after Concubine Murong was given to die, the Queen Mother, who was still Zhaoyi, was beaten into the cold palace by the first emperor for some reason, and it was not until the new emperor ascended the throne that she was welcomed out of the cold palace." Yun Zheng groaned, "If I'm not mistaken, the Queen Mother's admission to the cold palace has something to do with Concubine Murong. ”

"Then ......," I hesitated, "are we going to the Queen Mother to ask about the affairs of the year?" Will the Queen Mother tell us? ”

"It depends on Ye'er's ability." Yun Zheng looked at me jokingly, "The Queen Mother loves you so much, see if you can get words out of her mouth." ”

It seems that I have to go into the palace to see the Queen Mother once.

Stepping into the courtyard of Yining Palace, I saw Mama Fang Ting next to the Queen Mother walking out, and I smiled and bowed: "Mama Fang Ting is good." "This Fang Ting Mama is the female official who has been with the Queen Mother for the longest time, the Queen Mother was beaten into the cold palace back then, and she did not abandon her, and she was the most trusted person by the Queen Mother.

"Mrs. Ronghua is here." She laughed, "The Queen Mother has been thinking about you all day long, come in with me." ”

Stepping into the door, I saw that the Queen Mother was playing mahjong with Concubine Shu, Shang Zhaoyi, and Concubine Rong, Concubine Shu saw me, and smiled without waiting for me to salute: "Good sister, come and help me see my card, I have connected a few cannons of the ancestors, you help me see which one." ”

The Queen Mother smiled and squinted: "Ye'er, you don't care about her, this palace has only won a few hands against her, so she will make trouble for me." ”

"Ancestor, I'm not confused today, you just let me ......" Concubine Shu and the Queen Mother were coquettish.

I smiled and gave a salute to a few mothers, before I stepped forward, and saw that the little eunuch behind the queen mother was holding a red lacquer tray, there were already a dazzling array of jewelry beads, including gemstone rings, jade bracelets, pearl necklaces, butterfly-shaped brooches, and a few step shakes, and said with a smile: "The queen mother's luck is really good today, and several mothers are going to feel distressed." ”

"They won the best geladous fragrance of the palace yesterday, and they didn't see a short hand." The Queen Mother scolded with a smile, "Ye girl, don't stand, sit down and play cards with the palace." ”

Several mothers laughed, I saw the posture in front of me, I was afraid that I couldn't be quiet for a while, so I had to sit aside, watch them play, and I don't know how many laps they played, Fangting Mama came to persuade the Queen Mother to rest, the Queen Mother pinched her neck, and said lazily: "Come on, let's play here today, you all go back." ”

A few ladies withdrew, and when I saw that the queen was tired, I hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Queen Mother, let Ye'er help you pinch your shoulders?" ”

"It's still Ye Yatou who is well-behaved." The Queen Mother praised me with a smile. I smiled and stood behind the Queen Mother, gently squeezing her shoulders while observing her reaction. The Queen Mother squinted her eyes, she seemed to be enjoying it very much, I worked harder and harder for the sake of the words, and after a while, the Queen Mother said lazily: "Ye girl, okay, your hands should be sour after pinching for a long time, sit down." ”

"You girl, you're so well-behaved today, do you have something to ask for help from this palace?" The Queen Mother looked at me with a smile, it was really "an old man, an old ghost", this old ancestor has had ups and downs in the palace over the years, of course, he has some ability.

"Queen Mother, you want to save Ye'er this time." I knelt on the ground, "The emperor has a problem for Ye'er, I can't solve it, I'm afraid I'm going to be guilty." "I can't ask this matter directly, I have to probe the Queen Mother's tone first.

"What's so serious?" The Queen Mother hurriedly said, "Get up quickly and tell the palace." ”

I looked around, the Queen Mother retreated left and right, only Fang Ting Mama remained, I told the emperor that the emperor wanted us to investigate the case of Murong Taifu's treason with the enemy eighteen years ago, and told the Queen Mother the results of my analysis with Yun Zheng, while speaking, while paying attention to the Queen Mother's reaction, seeing that her face was calm, and she didn't hear Murong Concubine showed concern, my heart was a little cold, how good can the care of the harem women be, even if there is friendship, after eighteen years, it is almost light.

"Queen Mother, the palace people who served Concubine Murong back then are no longer there, there are no clues in this case, the concubines and their husbands are really powerless about this case, and the emperor will definitely blame the concubines." I pretended to be aggrieved and said, "Please save the queen mother." ”

"Ye'er, since the emperor handed over this case to you and Yun Shizi for investigation, there must be a reason for him." The Queen Mother said gently, "There is no progress in the case for a while, and it is not a big deal, the emperor is to blame, don't think too much, go back today, the emperor is there, the palace will tell him, let him give you more time." Fang Ting, send Mrs. Ronghua out. ”

It seems that the Queen Mother can't find anything here, so I stood up in disappointment and saluted to leave. Mama Fang Ting led me out of Yining Palace, walked into the courtyard, and when she was far away from the Queen Mother's bedroom, she suddenly stopped, turned around and said, "Mrs. Ronghua, the slave has something to say to you, you come with me." ”

I saw her cautious expression, and knew that what she said to me must be very important, so I hurried to follow. Mama Fang Ting took me into a secluded room, looked carefully outside the door for a while, and then closed the door, walked up to me, and knelt on the ground. I was taken aback and hurriedly helped her: "Mama Fangting, what are you doing here?" Hurry up ......"

"Madam, Concubine Xian Niangniang is wronged, please and Yun Shizi must find out about this matter and return Niangniang's innocence." Mama Fang Ting's tears flowed out, and I was stunned before I realized that the virtuous concubine in her mouth was Concubine Murong. I was overjoyed in my heart, and hurriedly said, "Does Mama Fang Ting know the truth about Concubine Xian's death back then?" ”

"The slave doesn't know exactly what's going on, I just want to tell my wife some things that the slave and maid know, hoping to help my wife investigate the case." Mama Fang Ting wiped her eyes with her sleeve. I hurriedly asked her to sit down: "Mama, what the hell is going on?" Tell me about it. ”

"The slave maid was supposed to serve the virtuous concubine Niangniang, and then the mother saw the queen mother, oh, the queen mother was still Zhaoyi at that time, and when she saw that the queen mother lacked a caring person to serve, she asked me to serve the queen mother. Unexpectedly, not long after, I heard that Concubine Xian Niangniang was given death by the emperor, and even all the palace people who were with her were killed. Mama Fang Ting wiped her tears and said, "The first emperor strictly ordered that the matter of Pinxian Hall should not be passed on privately, otherwise those palace people who were killed in battle would be the fate of others, but some rumors still came out, saying that it was the virtuous concubine Niangniang who caused Yao Guifei's miscarriage, and the emperor was furious, so he killed the virtuous concubine Niangniang." ”

"Impossible, isn't Concubine Xian also pregnant?" I was surprised, if this is the case, do you need to ask for the life of the virtuous concubine? I frowned and said, "Who is Concubine Yao?" ”

"Yao Guifei is the favorite concubine of the first emperor, originally before she entered the palace, the first emperor has always been the most favored concubine, but after Yao Guifei entered the palace, it was different, Yao Guifei is so beautiful, since she entered the palace, the first emperor stayed in her bedroom almost every night, and it didn't take long for her to be pregnant with a dragon vein. After Concubine Yao Guifei was pregnant with a child, the first emperor favored her the most, but she was inconvenient, so she occasionally stayed in other Niangniang palaces, and Concubine Xian Niangniang was the child she conceived after that. Later, Yao Guifei's child was born before term, and that day ......" Fang Ting's mother shuddered, bit her lip and said, "Yao Guifei's terrible cry came from the Fuyang Palace, the sound was so terrifying, I still feel creepy when I think about it now, the next day, the palace maids and eunuchs who served Yao Guifei were all executed by the first emperor, and Yao Guifei was also crazy and was grounded in Fuyang Hall by the first emperor. ”

"And then?" This kind of story makes me feel creepy, what happened in the Fuyang Palace, it actually drove a noble concubine crazy overnight, and all the palace people were executed, "That Yao Guifei's child died?" ”

"That's what the first emperor said." Mama Fang Ting's eyes were full of fear, "Not long after, the first emperor ordered the queen to take people to search the palace, and each concubine's bedroom did not let go, which made the people in the palace panic, everyone was in danger, and not long after the palace was searched, the virtuous concubine Niangniang had an accident." Not long after Concubine Xian Niangniang was given death, Yao Guifei also died. Mama Fang Ting looked at me and said in a trembling voice, "That's all I know, the rumor is that Concubine Xian caused Concubine Yao Gui to have a miscarriage, but I know that Concubine Xian is not this kind of person, she will never do such a thing." ”

"Why are you so sure?" Things seemed to be getting more and more complicated, and I couldn't figure it out for a while.

"When the virtuous concubine was favored, the current queen mother was just a beauty, and then she was fortunate to be the first emperor and conceived a dragon vein, but because she was not favored, the situation in the palace was very dangerous. Niangniang sympathized with the Queen Mother and took the Queen Mother to live with her in the Pinxian Palace, so that the Queen Mother could give birth to the current emperor safely. The queen mother gave birth to the prince, so that she could be promoted to Zhaoyi, if it were not for the mother's care, the queen mother would have been tortured to death in the harem, and the emperor would not have been able to grow up to five years old safely. Mama Fang Ting said with tears in her eyes, "If she can treat the Queen Mother like that, how can she harm Yao Guifei's children." ”

I nodded, it really didn't make sense, but I was still a little puzzled: "Since the Queen Mother has received the great grace of the virtuous concubine, why did she ...... just now?"

Mama Fang Ting looked at me and suddenly smiled: "Madam, as the queen mother, there are some things that cannot be said, and some things that cannot be said in front of her." ”

I was stunned, and Mama Fang Ting continued: "The Queen Mother has always remembered the great kindness of Concubine Xian, even if she was disgusted by the first emperor and sent to the cold palace because of her good relationship with Concubine Xian, she never forgot to wash away her grievances for Concubine Xian. Otherwise, Mrs. would not have come to the Queen Mother to find out the wind today. ”

I didn't understand it for a while, and after thinking about it for a while, it suddenly dawned on me: "It turns out that the secret fold is ......."

"Not bad." Mama Fang Ting nodded, "That secret fold was given to the emperor by the Queen Mother." ”

After doing it for a long time, it turned out that this matter was made by the Queen Mother, I said Queen Mother, why are you tossing me like this? This queen mother is the most shrewd person, she can actually calculate that the emperor will definitely let the Yun family investigate this matter. I kind of understand what Grandma Fang Ting's mouth means by "some things can't be said, and some things can't be said in front of her". Of course, the Queen Mother can't chew her tongue with the palace people, and she was once unfavored, bullied, and beaten into the cold palace, and she can't say it in front of her, otherwise what face does the Queen Mother have? But anyway, the harvest of entering the palace today is really too great, go back and discuss it carefully with Yun Zheng to see if you can find any clues from this information.

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