Chapter 018: The Past

Ling Qingyun heard for the first time that birthdays were not the day of birth, but the day of choice.

The fifth day of the lunar month is not a taboo. Even if it's really a taboo day, it's the day, and that's the meaning of the birthday.

What is the purpose of passing in advance?

Ling Qingyun was full of questions.

The strong wind blew the branches of the trees in the distance like a ghost. Ling Qingyun was afraid that she would dream again, so she slept with her mother.

The mother and daughter lay down after freshening up, and the maid on duty at night left a lamp.

The faint light came through the curtain embroidered with flowers of the four seasons, and the shadows in the tent were full of shadows.

"Mother, why do I want to celebrate my birthday on the third day of junior high school?" Ling Qingyun asked.

The wind squeaked against the window lattice, whistling from the treetops in the distance. The curtain of the bed was blown and swayed.

Jing didn't plan to talk to her daughter too much.

Then I thought that the girl was about to get married, and she couldn't be like a little daughter like before. There are some worldliness that should be known to Ling Qingyun.

Therefore, Jing's voice was slightly low, and he spoke to Ling Qingyun carefully.

For the first time, she tried to treat Ling Qingyun as an adult.

"Your birthday will be the third day of the new year this year, and it will be the fifth day of the new year. On the fifth day of the lunar month last year, Queen Zhaoci Lu died, and this year's death day, let's avoid it. Jing said.

Ling Qingyun understood. She didn't know when Empress Lu died. Hearing this, she hummed softly and asked no more.

The death day of the first queen, if you don't avoid it, it's nothing. The imperial court did not force the people to avoid the death of the former queen.

It's understandable to avoid it this year.

There was nothing Ling Qingyun expected, so after she knew the answer, she was a little disinterested, pulled the quilt and tucked it away, ready to close her eyes and take a nap.

"Queen Lu's sister died on the fifth day of the lunar month three years ago. On the fifth day of the lunar month, it's not very good" In my ears, I remembered my mother's soft voice again.

Ling Qingyun was slightly surprised.

It turns out that this year's fifth day of the new year is avoided, what else is there to pay attention to?

"Does Queen Lu have a sister?" Ling Qingyun asked.

I don't know why, when she said this, her heart was a little nervous. Something is in the back of my mind, and it is about to come out.

But I can't remember it.

She frowned slightly.

"yes." Jing said, "Queen Lu's sister's name is a jade character, and she looks so white, like a piece of jade. I've met twice, both at your aunt's house. ”

Ling Qingyun listened silently.

Jing continued: "Lu Yu was married to the only son of the eldest princess of Runing in his early years. Three years ago, the sixth day of the lunar month was supposed to be the day of her wedding.

Unexpectedly, her sister took her into the palace in the fourth year of junior high school. She disappeared that night, and only floated in the back lake on the afternoon of the fifth day of the new year."

The back lake is a lake in the palace and is very deep.

The sewage in the palace is discharged from the back lake. The back lake is not only deep, but also dirty. Drowning in the back lake, sinking for a day before floating, is very sinful.

It's a bit miserable.

Ling Qingyun felt that her neck was pinched, and she was a little breathless.

She leaned on Jing tightly, grabbed Jing's arm, and shouted in a low and hurried voice: "Mother! ”

Jing gently patted the back of her hand and chuckled, "The guts are still so small. ”

Then, the topic stopped.

Ling Qingyun breathed a sigh of relief, feeling a lot of things spreading in her heart.

When I was about to think about it, it stopped abruptly.

"Mother, what happened later?" Ling Qingyun asked her mother, "Queen Lu's sister, who killed her?" How did Empress Lu die? ”

Jing sighed and said, "I also listened to your aunt. You must not mention these words to others. ”

"I won't, mother." Ling Qingyun assured.

Jing lowered his voice and said, "Empress Lu's sister drowned, and Empress Lu should have killed her sister, so she made a big deal in the palace."

There were a total of thirteen five concubines and eight yi, and ten people died at the hands of Queen Lu. She's crazy because she's killing too much."

In the palace of the current dynasty, there were five concubines and eight concubines, who were from Yipin Guiyi, and they had a relatively high status among the women.

These concubines, their mother's family is also powerful.

Empress Lu killed ten people in two years, which is equivalent to offending ten clans.

She's going to die, that's inevitable!

Moreover, at most, one person killed her sister, but she took the lives of ten people, breaking the dream of the ten clans to rely on their daughter's power to favor the government and the opposition.

She will surely die, and there are too many people who want her life.

Ling Qingyun felt a chill in her back, and a chill drilled into her heart.

"Empress Lu, did she go crazy later?" Ling Qingyun said, "Didn't she die of illness?" ”

"Of course, the outside said she died of illness." Jing said, "Your aunt said that she did it herself. Therefore, after her death, she was blinded beyond recognition, and it took a lot of effort to tidy up her appearance before she could cope with the people of the Lu family. ”

Ling Qingyun subconsciously wiped her neck.

Why do I suddenly feel like my neck is strangled so badly?

In her ears, she vaguely heard the desperate and sad voice again, shouting with all her might: "Sister"

Ling Qingyun shuddered.

"And then?" Ling Qingyun snuggled up to her mother and asked, "What happened?" ”

"What's next?" Jing said, "The Lu family is a Taiyuan family, one of the five surnames in the world, the uncle and eldest brother of Queen Lu, and is still an official in the court. The saint is very important to the Lu family. ”

"I mean, Queen Lu, why did she want to surrender on the fifth day of the first month." Ling Qingyun asked, "Is it her sister who died on the fifth day of junior high school?" ”

"I don't know." Jing said, "Queen Lu has been in the palace for ten years, and she has no children or daughters. Your aunt said that she had a weak relationship with the Holy One, and when she left, she did not leave a word. It is not known why it has to be on the fifth day of the first month.

However, when she went like this, it happened to be the same day as her sister's death. When others mentioned it, they were a little surprised, so they naturally asked about her sister. I'm afraid that the cause of her sister's death hasn't been found yet, right?

The stakes are high, if the Taiyuan Lu family knew that Queen Lu was hanging, they would not give up, and even Lu Yu's death would be revealed.

Shengshang and Princess Runing didn't want Queen Lu's suicide to be known to outsiders, so they tried their best to hide it. If it weren't for your aunt, how would I know?

You have to remember, don't tell outsiders. This is what your aunt told me, and I only sued you. Did you remember what your mother said? ”

Ling Qingyun hummed and said, "Remember." ”

There was a sudden silence in the tent.

In my ears, I vaguely heard the north wind whimpering.

Ling Qingyun felt very sad and had the urge to cry.

She tried her best to endure it, but before she knew it, tears flowed from the corners of her eyes. She was very sad for a while, and this kind of love came inexplicably.

"When Queen Lu's sister fished her out of the lake, she was three months pregnant. If she hadn't died, and the eldest princess of Runing had hugged her grandson, where would she be like now, when her only son had gone away and was desolate under her knees? Jing sighed.

"What?" Ling Qingyun asked in surprise, "Empress Lu's sister, unmarried and pregnant?" ”

It is unethical to be unmarried and pregnant.

Jing Shi coughed and said, "The family affair between Lu Yu and the eldest princess's mansion was originally scheduled for May of the eighth year of Jianping. If it weren't for Lu Yu's pregnancy, she wouldn't have advanced to the seventh year of Jianping. ”

After all, Jing felt that his attitude towards this matter was a bit bland, and he might give his daughter the illusion that it was no big deal to get pregnant out of wedlock.

Therefore, Jing added a few words: "Lu Yu is the county lord of the saint himself, and he has won the emperor's grace." She followed Queen Lu into Beijing since she was a child, and spent most of her time in Queen Lu's palace.

The son of her and the eldest princess of Runing is a childhood sweetheart. People like them dare not be discussed.

If it is someone else's family, the girl's family is pregnant before she leaves the cabinet, which is a very ugly thing. The mother's family and the husband's family will be ridiculed, and the father and mother will be scolded by others, and they will not have a good reputation. ”

Ordinary people don't dare to talk about the heavenly family.

Therefore, after Lu Yu became pregnant, the eldest princess's mansion immediately prepared to marry her.

In the future, cover it up again, say that the child was born prematurely or something, and the matter will pass.

Ling Qingyun listened to her mother's words and did not answer.

She fell into deep thought, and if it weren't for the tears that slipped from the corners of her eyes, a little hot, she wouldn't have come back to her senses.

After coming back to his senses, he was shocked to shed tears, and Ling Qingyun was puzzled.

"Wan'er, what's wrong with you?" Her mother finally realized that something was wrong with her, and quickly got up and asked.

Ling Qingyun cried and said, "Mother, I'm afraid. You said drowning, throwing, I'm afraid. ”

Jing hugged her tightly, distressed and funny, and said, "You kid, you have to ask, and you're afraid!" So timid, how will it be good in the future? ”

Ling Qingyun has been very timid since she was a child, and Jing knows this.

Therefore, Jing has no doubt about him.

After calming her for a long time, Ling Qingyun stopped crying. Except for fear, she couldn't think of any other reason why she was so sad.

She cried for a long time, and Jing's called the maid and fetched water to clean her face.

After lying down again, Jing asked her softly if she was afraid, and then the mother and daughter slept on a bed.

Jing's kept hugging her,

Ling Qingyun leaned on her mother's arms, extremely down-to-earth.

She even asked her mother: "Mother, where did the son of the eldest princess Runing go?" Over the years, has he married? ”

"I didn't marry, and the child was very affectionate." Jing said with a smile, "He went to the south to defend and didn't return to Beijing for two or three years." However, the eldest princess of Runing was in a hurry, and heard that he would be transferred back to Beijing after the New Year.

He has a good relationship with your second cousin. If he really returns to Beijing after the New Year, the next time he goes to settle down, you may be able to meet it. He looks very similar to the eldest princess of Runing. The son is like a mother, and his heart is good.

Your brother was like me when he was a kid, but not so much now. It's your fourth brother, who looks like me."

Jing's topic shifted from the son of the eldest princess of Runing to her own children.

When it came to her brother, Ling Qingyun was also in a much better mood. She likes her brother and brother very much, and they are both very good to Ling Qingyun.

She asked her mother if her eldest brother had grown up since he was a child.

Her mother told her one by one, and also told a lot of interesting stories about her eldest brother when he was a child.

Before I knew it, I fell asleep.

The next day, Jing took Ling Qingyun to An's house to see his eldest cousin.

My eldest cousin has had diarrhea for more than a month. I originally thought it was a minor illness, so I asked a doctor to take medicine, but I didn't have any intentions; Then, it was always not good, so I paid attention to it.

After treating it seriously for more than 20 days, it was useless, and my aunt was very worried.

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