Chapter 41: The Cold Palace

"Your Majesty, why don't you believe in concubines? The concubine has been with you for three years, you say that you will be abolished, and you don't miss the old feelings at all, why are you so ruthless? The emperor - "Fu Zhaoyuan, no, it should be called Jiang Cainu now, she was left alone in the gloomy cold palace, huddled, hugged her shoulders, sitting in the corner of the wall and muttering.

The reason why the cold palace is desperate is because there are regulations in the palace, but all the women who are beaten into the cold palace must wear thick winter clothes and quilts in summer, but they can only wear single clothes and thin blankets in winter, and each person lives in a single room. Therefore, Jiang Liyu was beaten into the cold palace, and there was no hope in this life, no one has ever been beaten into the cold palace and could leave, Huangfu Jingwen might as well give death directly, and have a good time, it is better than living the second half of his life in this endless cage.

When Fang Xiaohan heard the news in the palace, he was so angry that he scolded Jiang Liyu: "This slut used to be silent, but I didn't expect that she was jealous of the prince in the palace, and she actually harbored evil intentions and wanted to take advantage of the birthday banquet to harm my emperor." A good birthday banquet was ruined by her, the emperor was so soft-hearted, he actually gave her the identity of a girl, according to the palace, it should be three feet of white silk, a cup of poisonous wine, and it was good to cut her off, what a slut. ”

"Niangniang, in fact, according to the slave maid, the emperor sent her into the cold palace, which is enough for her. The emperor doesn't know, don't you know? What kind of place is the cold palace, it's been a long time, it's not stupid and crazy, and when the time comes, the mother can solve her as much as she wants. Liuqin beside him persuaded.

"That's what I said, remember, you let people visit this Jiang Cai girl from time to time, so she is also a sister, don't let her be too lonely in the cold palace." Fang Xiaozhou smiled sadly.

"Yes, slaves know what to do." Liuqin is a blessing for the body.

"What, it's Jiang Liyu, this is unexpected by this palace, but the women in this palace are thinking deeply, and I really can't guess who will do it next moment. However, how did this palace feel that this matter was very strange, and it was so smooth to find out the mastermind behind the scenes, or her own palace maid to denounce it, it was really a twist and turn, and the drama in this palace is really getting better and better. It's a pity, Chu Xiangwan almost died with one corpse, but this palace said that Chu Xiangwan is the target of everyone, and there are many people who want to solve her. The palace wants to see if this thousands of favored imperial concubines can give birth to this baby safely. Fang Xiaohan said with a smile in Yuqing Palace, she didn't know much about this Jiang Liyu, and she didn't know if this matter was really Jiang Liyu's doing, but in her opinion, no matter who it was, as long as it was aimed at Chu Xiangwan, it was all in line with her heart.

In the evening of the second day, when it was pouring rain in the sky, and when the lightning and thunder roared, Chu Xiangwan was awakened again when he fell asleep. She suddenly opened her eyes and saw Huangfu Jingwen sitting at the head of the bed, looking at her quietly. Seeing that she was awake, Huangfu Jingwen stroked Chu Xiangwan's cheek and comforted: "Don't be afraid, I am here to accompany you." ”

"Your Majesty, have you eaten dinner?"

"Not yet, I'll come over after I'm done with business."

"How's that going to work? The concubine just didn't eat, so let's accompany the emperor. Qian'er, let someone pass the meal. ”

In an instant, the meal was already on the table. Chu Xiangwan stared at the dishes on the table and didn't put down the chopsticks.

"What, are you still not feeling well? Why not eat it? Huangfu Jingwen worriedly supported Chu Xiangwan's body.

"It's okay, the concubine is just worried about Yuan'er and wants to go see the child."

"Don't worry too much, I've already gone to see him, but I'm a little frightened, with his mother by my side, it'll be fine."

"The child is still young, and it is when he needs his father, the emperor and the concubine, the emperor should accompany him more, and the concubines have nothing to do here."

"Xiang Wan, as a prince, the sooner you become independent, the better, in the royal family, three years old is no longer a child who doesn't know anything. On the contrary, you, who are six months pregnant, are the most important time to take good care of. Okay, let's get something to eat, and if you don't like it, I'll let the kitchenette make it for you again. ”

"Your Majesty, just eat the concubines." Chu Xiangwan took two bites, she remembered one more thing, she asked: "Your Majesty, the concubine heard that you have been investigating the history of the little prince falling into the water on the day of the investigation in the past two days, how is it now?" ”

"You see, I just said I wouldn't let you worry too much, and you worry about it again." Huangfu Jingwen was perfunctory, he didn't want Chu Xiangwan to know these things.

"Your Majesty, this matter is related to the concubines, if you find anything, please tell the emperor the truth."

Chu Xiangwan's stubborn Emperor Fu Jingwen knew it, he sighed, and said, "Okay, but you have to wait until you finish your dinner, otherwise, you won't say anything if you insist." ”

After the minions took the things away, Chu Xiangwan said to Huangfu Jingwen: "Now the emperor can say it." ”

"It's Fu Zhaoyuan, she saw you and Yuan'er playing by the lake, and there was no one around, so she instructed her palace maid to push Yuan'er into the water every spring, I have demoted her to a picker, and she will never be allowed to move out of the cold palace."

"Thisβ€”is she admitting herself?"

"No, it was Fengchun who took the initiative to expose it, and because she was too scared, she asked Ma Hui to confess the matter. At first, Jiang Liyu was reluctant to admit it. ”

"Your Majesty, Jiang Cainu served when the emperor was the crown prince, this time the incident may just be that she was confused for a while, and asked the emperor to read it for the sake of her many years of service, let her out of the cold palace, just ban her and punish her, the concubine and Yuan'er have nothing to do after all." Chu Xiangwan persuaded, she also felt that this matter was very strange, Jiang Liyu did not have much contact with her, why could she still calculate that she would jump into the lake to save people after Tui Yuan'er fell into the water, besides, if she was not a close person, it was impossible to know that she did not know the nature of water.

"If something really happens to you and Yuan'er, the consequences are really unimaginable. I am already very kind to send her to the cold palace, and I know that you are kind, but this time, I must let the harem know that anyone who wants to hurt you and the imperial heir will not end well. Don't take these things to heart, everything is with me, and I won't let anyone hurt you. Huangfu Jingwen hugged Chu Xiangwan tightly, like holding a treasure, and Chu Xiangwan didn't speak again in his arms.

Tonight, they returned to the old days of playing chess and talking about poetry in the East Palace, the cold wind was howling outside, but the room inside was warm. Qian'er looked at the two people in the house, and for a moment, a thought popped up in her mind: If King Rui never comes back, and Miss gives birth to a child safely, will Miss be more comfortable in the future?

A few days later, Feng Chun was found hanging from the beam of the palace maid's room, and there was another commotion in the palace. The people from the Miscellaneous Servants Department said that Feng Chun left a suicide note, saying that he killed the prince first and betrayed the master later, and he really had no shame to live in the world anymore, so he could only apologize for his crime with death. When Ma Hui returned, Huangfu Jingwen didn't take it to heart, just because she couldn't stand the condemnation of her conscience, but Chu Xiangwan heard the news in the palace, which made her feel even more that the matter of Yuan'er falling into the water this time was not so simple.

Indeed, the tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop, and the person who stirred up the turmoil went to the cold palace again to provoke a bigger incident.