The deposed imperial concubine (2)
Liang Mubei's nurse Zhen, who is twenty-five this year, has a plump and graceful figure, and is still wearing a pink palace dress at this time, with a trembling body kneeling in front of the lily, her forehead on the ground, obedient and quiet like a quail.
Lily was half lying on the side of the couch, staring at Zhen indifferently, her face was still pale after the loss of her child, she didn't put on powder and makeup, and she didn't even pull up her head, she was not the graceful imperial concubine who was usually high on top, Lily at this time was calm with a little weakness, a few strands of hair hung down on her chest, and her black and white eyes made Zhen panic.
"Niangniang......" The hall was silent for a long time, the more no one spoke, the more there was a kind of heaviness before the storm, the people in the Xianfu Palace where the imperial concubine was located did not dare to breathe, Zhen knelt on the ground, his heart was like hanging a boulder, seven up and eight down, now it is the cold winter of November, but Zhen's back is covered with a large strand of cold sweat, and the forehead and hair are wet with sweat, and the whole person seems to have been fished out of the water. The dreary and murderous air made her unable to bear it any longer, and she finally couldn't help but open her mouth to break the silence of the room.
When Zhen spoke, his voice was delicate and timid, like a frightened yellow warbler, pleasant and moving. The hall is too quiet, everyone seems to be able to hear the sound of their heartbeat, a group of palace ladies in the inner hall of the Xianfu Palace, the nose and the heart, when Zhen's voice suddenly sounded, it seemed empty and dry, and when she spoke by herself, she felt that her voice was a little strange, and she wanted to cough twice, but she didn't dare to look.
Maybe it was once she called Lily, and she gradually became bolder. As if he had broken an axe and sunk a boat, his forehead was on the ground, and he said respectfully: "The slave and maid failed to take care of the eldest prince this time, and the slave and maid knew that they deserved to die, and begged the mother to surrender." ”
Lily's gaze finally fell on Zhen's body, she should have felt it, her body became more and more stiff, and after a while, Lily's voice in the palace sounded faintly:
"Your mother is the son of the family in the Lin Mansion, waiting in the second room. Because the second aunt and grandmother gave grace. So he was given to the steward of Zhuangzi. Zhen didn't know what Lily meant when she suddenly mentioned her origin, but her body became more and more stiff, her body was very anxious, and her limbs were trembling slightly. On her back, she could feel the cold sweat flowing from her pores. Her lips were unusually dry. But she couldn't open her mouth to speak, her throat seemed to be rubbed by sand, and she came back to her senses after a long time. Only then nodded stiffly: "Niangniang is right, it is all the grace given by the Lin family." ”
"After marriage, your father and mother only had an only daughter of you, and when she became an adult, she married the eldest son of Steward Sun, and there was no news after marriage, until six years ago, she gave birth to a daughter, whose nickname is Ruizhu, right?" These Zhen's materials were all remembered when Lily received the memories. When she mentioned Zhen's daughter Ruizhu, Zhen's face changed greatly, a crying voice appeared in her voice, and she kowtowed desperately: "Mother, Niangniang is right, but Niangniang, this matter has nothing to do with the slave husband's family and daughter, please be gracious, beg Niangniang to be gracious." ”
Lily ignored her, and then said: "It is precisely because your father and mother are the sons of the Lin family, so at the beginning of this palace's pregnancy, when choosing a nurse, I chose you to enter the palace." "When choosing a nurse for Liang Mubei, the Lin family and Lin Baihe had several considerations, after all, the current Yongming Emperor has no other heirs except Liang Mubei, and Liang Mubei's existence is related to the honor and disgrace of the Lin family. It is not easy to survive in the palace, when Lin Baihe married Emperor Yongming, he was only the prince and did not ascend the throne as the emperor, but there was still a constant fight in the harem, and Lin Baihe was inevitably involved in those dirty methods several times.
When choosing a nurse for her son that day, Lin Baihe also put her heart into it, after all, the nurse wants to milk Liang Mubei, in order to prevent the nurse from assassinating her son, the first thing to choose is to be reliable and credible, and the one she trusts the most is naturally her own mother's family, so Lin Baihe's mother, Mrs. Lin, led some people into the palace and said that when she was a nurse prepared for her, Lin Baihe originally trusted these people very much.
"Niangniang......" Zhen heard Lily's words, and his heart was even more afraid. Lily neither scolded her, nor did she order her life as soon as she opened her mouth, which made Zhen even tremble, she knew that Lin Lily was a person, elegant and dignified on the surface, but in fact she had excellent means, and now her only son Liang Mubei was calculated and died, which is tantamount to digging the heart and liver of the imperial concubine, not only did she not get angry, but she also seemed to be very calm at this time, this contrast made Zhen's face purple, and she was so shocked that she couldn't shrink into a ball.
If it was really Lily who gave her the death penalty, Zhen might have breathed a sigh of relief, but it was because Lily didn't do anything that this kind of depression before the storm made people even more panicked.
"This palace trusts you very much, but you have betrayed the trust of this palace, and Mu Bei died in your care." When Lily said this, Zhen finally couldn't stand the fear in his heart, knelt on the ground and crawled a few steps on his forehead, trembling and crying, and said involuntarily:
"The slave deserves death, the slave deserves death, I beg the mother not to harm the parents and the husband and daughter of the slave, the slave is willing to die."
After she finished speaking, her head knocked on the ground and made a 'bang' sound, and it didn't take long for a ball of blood to spread on the ground, but Zhen seemed to feel no pain, and her mouth was still shouting: "The slave deserves death, please be gracious." ”
"What's the use of you dying? Can Mu Bei of this palace come back to life? Lily sneered and stroked the unwrinkled placket on her chest: "Everyone says that they deserve to die, but where did so many people die?" If you use your death in exchange for Mu Bei of the palace, you will die. After speaking, Lily paused, and gradually sat up straight: "But can Mu Bei of this palace come back to life?" When she said that, her tone was raised, and her voice gradually became sharper: "He's still lying there!" Have you been there? ”
At first, Lily was gentle and gentle, but when she asked Zhen at this time, her tone was sharp, and Zhen only trembled violently, and her teeth 'gurgle' because of the crying sound. She couldn't help but cry out in her nostrils, and she was so frightened that she didn't even dare to beg for mercy.
"That's it, people can't be resurrected after death, and it won't help if this palace gets angry with you at this time." When Zhen heard this, she was a little stunned for a while, she even looked a little out of shape because she was too surprised, she raised her head and stared at Lily, but saw Lily looking at her coldly. There was not a trace of tears in Lily's eyes. But there is no slightest temperature, in comparison, she is not like a mother who has just died of her child, but she is teary-eyed and embarrassed.
"Your youngest daughter is less than three years old. It is only a few months older than the Mubei of the main palace. Mu Bei is young. It is too lonely to walk the road of the Yellow Springs, and there must be someone to accompany and wait. When Zhen began to hear Lily mention his little daughter, a bad premonition had already risen in his heart. At this time, when he heard Lily's words, he was so shocked that his soul was scattered, and his body was weak at the moment, and he collapsed on the ground, trembling and unable to make a sound.
"The palace is the master, in the place where Mubei sleeps, leave an acupuncture point for her, so that she can accompany Mubei in the palace for a long time!" As soon as Lily said this, Zhen immediately cried: "Niangniang, Niangniang spare your life, Niangniang is gracious." ”
Zhen gave birth very late, and she didn't get pregnant until she was twenty-one years old and gave birth to a girl. Although it is not a son, but because this girl is not easy to come by, her husband is not angry, she thinks she gave birth to a daughter, and she dislikes Ruizhu in every way, when Ruizhu was born, her husband owed a lot of gambling debts outside, saying that he could not support his daughter and should be discarded.
It is for this reason that Zhen is even more sorry for his daughter and loves her to the core. named her Ruizhu, she couldn't hold it in her heart, and in the end, she fought to enter the palace for her daughter, and sent the money she earned to her daughter for Lin Lily's son, who was still the crown princess at the time, and sent it home, hoping that her husband could treat her daughter better for her own sake.
On weekdays, the Zhen family is reluctant to eat and drink, and all the things that Lin Lily has given her are sent home, but she can't raise her daughter to be as precious as a pearl. Now that something has happened, Zhen is not afraid of her own death, after all, she nursed the eldest prince for two years, and the rewards and silver she got were enough for her mother and mother-in-law to live well for a lifetime, and her Ruizhu is without a mother, and the Sun family has money to raise her well.
But now Lily actually said that she would let her daughter die, which was even more painful than ripping off Zhen's heart, and it made Zhen go crazy all of a sudden:
"Niangniang, no, don't, don't ...... Niang"
Lily sneered twice, "Can't? Mu Bei of this palace died, and your daughter's life was precious? You didn't take good care of the eldest prince, so that he fell victim to the hands of traitors, and now this palace has given your daughter a grace, don't you want to continue? When Zhen heard this, he didn't know where he got the strength from, and struggled to get up, but the painting on the side was clear, and where could she be allowed to climb to Lily's side and grab Lily, so as soon as Zhen moved, two mothers-in-law with big shoulders and round waists held it down, so that she couldn't move, and she was still screaming and shouting:
"Niangniang spares her life, one person does things and one person does, the slave and maid take care of the prince carefully, the slave and maid are guilty, but the slave maid's daughter is young and does not understand this, if the slave and maid want to give the slave and maid the death penalty, the slave and the maid are willing to be punished, please ask the maid to be gracious, and beg the maid to spare the slave and maid's daughter for the sake of the slave maid's family for several generations of loyalty to the Lin family!" Zhen really loves her daughter, at this time in order to intercede for her daughter, she also didn't even care about her life, at this time she heard that Lily was going to execute her daughter, she was excited, the two grandmothers almost couldn't hold her, her face was flushed, her hair was scattered, and the beads of sweat on her forehead flowed down one by one.
Just seeing her like this, Lily didn't have any sympathy in her heart: "Since you know that your father and mother are the sons of the Lin family, and they are loyal to the Lin family, this palace was relieved to hand over Mubei to you, and it is also because of this, but it is a pity that your father and mother are loyal, but they have raised such an unfed dog like you!" ”
As soon as he said this, Zhen was so shocked that his hands and feet were paralyzed, and he couldn't struggle anymore.
In the plot, Lin Lihe was bitter about the death of her son, and she couldn't bear to investigate it thoroughly, so she only took Concubine Guo as a list, hated her and hated Empress Dowager Lu, except for the hurried execution of Zhen, Lin Baihe never investigated in detail, and this matter became an old wound, which remained in her heart forever, and she didn't dare to touch it. But now that Lily thinks about it, he perceives the end.
Liang Mubei is only more than two years old, although he is naturally smart, but after all, he is young, if there is no one to guide him, how can he be clamoring to go to the palace of the Empress Dowager Lu? The most important thing is that Liang Mubei is very favored by Lin Lily, and the people of Xianfu Palace treat him as a jade bead. Handle it gently, he is reluctant to even let him walk on the ground by himself on weekdays, how could he suddenly fall into the pool of the imperial garden? Where was Zhen at that time?
said that she was going to the Empress Dowager's palace, and Zhen had something to do with her eyes, in fact, it was all her words, there must be other things happening, Lily took advantage of the painting to find someone to bring Zhen up, checked her information, and scarred her daughter at this time, first scared her six gods. Let's talk to her again. That's where the clues come in.
When Zhen heard Lily's words, her originally flushed face suddenly turned pale, her lips trembled, and she couldn't spit out a complete word. He just shook his head desperately. But he couldn't open his mouth.
"If Mu Bei of this palace is for no reason. Why did you suddenly shout to go to the Queen Mother's Palace? ”
Lily stared at Zhen's face, Zhen's heart was beating extremely fast, and she bit her lip: "Yes." Yes, it is the Queen Mother who feels sorry for the eldest prince on weekdays......"
"Count, I have seen the face of the eldest prince several times, and I always greet her with melons and fruits, and the eldest prince loves her, so I am clamoring to see the queen mother's ......" A group of subordinates in Xianfu Palace were quiet, and Zhen's mournful cry echoed back and forth in the palace, sounding unusually desolate and harsh. Lily stared at her coldly, the tears on her face crisscrossed and converged into streams, but Lily's expression did not soften at all, Zhen said and said, seeing that Lily didn't believe it, her eyes gradually became anxious.
"Young children like melons and fruit snacks, this palace letter." She nodded, Zhen's eyes lit up when she heard her say this, and a pair of eyes showed a little joy, but the next moment, Lily continued: "But the child is forgetful, where did you get it today, if there is no adult to mention it, I'm afraid I will forget it as soon as I turn my head!" Speaking of this, Lily sneered: "At such a point, you still dare to talk nonsense to deceive this palace, Zhen, this palace will give you one last chance, if you tell the truth, this palace will give you a capital crime, your father's daughter and your mother-in-law's family can be forgiven, and the living crime is unforgivable." If you still insist on going your own way and insist on deceiving this palace with this, your family, this palace wants them all to be buried for Mu Bei of this palace! You know that Hongu can say it and do it. ”
"It's good to be able to enjoy some wealth, but if you don't even have your life, what can you enjoy?" After Lily said this, Zhen's face showed a little struggle, and seeing this, Lily spoke again: "What's more important than your own life, but more important than your daughter?" ”
These words obviously hit the softest place in Zhen's heart, and she suddenly went limp and cried bitterly: "Niangniang is gracious, Niangniang is gracious." She said these two sentences back and forth in her mouth, but Lily was unmoved, shouted for a while, Zhen himself saw that begging for mercy at this time was useless, Lily had hated her because of the death of her son, she hesitated for a long time before gritting her teeth:
"Can the mother spare the slave and maid daughter?"
When Zhen's face showed a strange look before, Lily already knew that there must be something strange in this matter, but seeing that Zhen didn't shed tears when he didn't see the coffin, to this point, he still wanted to talk to himself about the conditions, and Lily couldn't help sneering twice:
"This palace is not afraid to tell you, when the eldest prince had an accident, this palace has already been taken out of the palace, and now your daughter is being taken into the palace on the way, if you still want to delay time, if she enters the palace, life and death will not be up to you, you love to say it, don't say it, who did it, this palace also has a number in mind, ask you just want to be sure, you want to talk to the palace about the conditions to delay the time, that is the wrong idea!"
The original owner died but his son, Zhen still wanted to save her daughter's life at this time, her daughter is a human, Lin Baihe's son is not?
Zhen Shi heard Lily's words, her face changed even more, and after hesitating for a long time, she finally gritted her teeth and cried bitterly: "I beg my mother to spare my life, the slave has been recruited." After she said this, the whole person seemed to be soft, and there was no strength to struggle, until here Zhen was like a nut that had been broken into a hard shell, Lily raised her chin at the two mothers-in-law, and as soon as the two mothers-in-law let go, the Zhen people collapsed on the ground softly, like a worm, unable to get up.
"Three months ago, the eldest prince was crying endlessly, and Mama Yang happened to be sick and couldn't nurse the eldest prince, so she could only be taken over by the slave maid. In order to coax the eldest prince, the slave maid took the eldest prince to the imperial garden, and happened to meet Soho, saying that she had taken some mint from the Imperial Physician's Department for the queen mother. When Soho saw the eldest prince, he asked for peace and asked two more questions, perhaps he turned back and told the queen mother. The Queen Mother was thinking about the eldest prince. "Empress Dowager Lu entered the palace at a young age, and she was widowed not long after entering the palace, she was young when she was young, and life in the palace was difficult, although she was a queen mother on the surface, but in fact, a beautiful girl was trapped in this palace, there was nothing to do, and she loved children very much, so she gave some melons and fruits to the prince.
At that time, Zhen also knew that Lin Baihe attached great importance to Liang Mubei and protected him well. Zhen was afraid that he would be blamed by Lin Lily for taking the eldest prince out without the consent of the imperial concubine. Therefore, how dare to say this, when the Queen Mother sent melons and fruits, she didn't dare to give them to the eldest prince to eat, and she didn't dare to eat them. I'm afraid that something will go wrong. So he threw it away.
During that time, because Mama Yang, who was on duty with her, was sick. The eldest prince was taking her alone, and Lin Baihe was still angry because of Emperor Yongming's recent new favorite Liu Guiren in the past two days, so this matter happened to be hidden.
Since then. The Queen Mother seemed to remember the eldest prince, from time to time let people send some small things over, sometimes it is not anything valuable, just some children's pockets, after a long time, Zhen found that she didn't seem to have any other thoughts, so she gradually relaxed, until two months ago, Mama Yang was well, she was free and wanted to ask someone to bring something to her daughter, but she was embarrassed by the palace eunuchs, the Queen Mother next to Soho saw it, and helped her, Zhen was grateful, and quietly went to the Queen Mother's palace to thank her that day.
The queen mother said that she was young and widowed, the days in the palace were difficult, the emperor's concubines were intrigued, although Lin Baihe was nominally her daughter-in-law, but she was one year older than the Empress Dowager Lu, and because Emperor Yongming ascended the throne that day, he did not crown Lin Baihe as the queen, but only named her as the imperial concubine, so it represents the supreme power in the harem The phoenix seal is still in the hands of the queen mother.
It stands to reason that the new emperor ascended the throne, once the son of heaven and a courtier, the widow of the first emperor, the Empress Dowager Lu, should move out of the Fengming Palace where she is located, and move to the Zichen Palace where the Empress Dowager lived, and hand over the phoenix seal to the new queen, but because of the emperor's unexpected move, although Lin Baihe was the wife of Emperor Yongming that day, but at this time it was not registered, and the name of the palm phoenix seal was not right, and Emperor Yongming did not let Empress Dowager Lu move out of Fengming Palace, but arranged Xianfu Palace for Lin Baihe, although it was still the lord of a palace, But as the former crown princess, after the prince ascended the throne, he had no faults, not to mention that he failed to succeed, and now the phoenix seal is not in his hands, and the harem is still under the control of the Empress Dowager Lu, it is inevitable that the situation between the 'mother-in-law and daughter-in-law' is somewhat delicate.
When she inadvertently talked about this, Empress Dowager Lu's face showed a bit of melancholy. Lin Baihe's resentment towards Empress Dowager Lu, Zhen naturally knew it, but at this time, she didn't know how Empress Dowager Lu would talk to her about this, and she was embarrassed and a little sympathetic.
This queen mother is younger than herself, but she was widowed at a young age, and she has no children and no daughters, and she doesn't know how to survive in this life.
Fortunately, Empress Dowager Lu also knows the reason why she doesn't dare to send more, and there are not many cases of sending things, but Zhen and Su Ho around Empress Dowager Lu have gradually become acquainted with each other. After getting acquainted, Zhen would occasionally talk about some family situations in conversations, knowing that she still had a daughter at home, and Empress Dowager Lu even rewarded her daughter with a pair of pearls from the South China Sea.
When she received the reward, Zhen didn't dare to ask for it, she went to thank the Queen Mother, but the Queen Mother Lu said that when her daughter's family got married in the future, she always needed one or two precious things, so that others would not dare to underestimate her daughter. Zhen's biggest weakness is his daughter, hearing that it will be beneficial to his daughter, he acquiesced and no longer shirked, but from then on, as if to repay the queen mother, she began to say some good things about the queen mother in his ear when she took Liang Mubei, and after a long time, just like Lily said, the child was originally forgetful, but if someone whispered in his ear all day long, he would always remember. (To be continued......)
PS: Double more in one~
I went out yesterday to carry the pot, so I came back very late, and I was late for the update after the blue, I'm sorry for the babies~
In addition, what I said yesterday was a bit irresponsible.,To be precise.,It's that I still have four stories.,Including Gong Dou.,My current setting.,It's probably expected to end in January.,Because I'm lazy.,I really want to wave for a while......
But I don't know if January will end as I hope, so the pace will probably be faster......
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