Chapter 49: Concubine Xian is framed
Half a month ago, Murong Zhan was still on his way back to Beijing, but something big happened in the capital.
Murong Fu heard that Murong Qian was crowned king, and even Murong Zhan was crowned King Kang, but this is not in accordance with the rules at all, in addition to the deceased eldest prince who was posthumously crowned King Huai, there are also two princes who died at birth, and the third prince and the fourth prince were all crowned kings and went to the fief, but they were all crowned kings when Murong Fu was the crown prince. Only Murong Qian and Murong Zhan are the princes who are not crowned by the crown prince, and if they think that the prince will be selected, they will definitely be among them.
Murong Fu hated Murong Qian even more in his heart, if it weren't for him, he would still be a good prince. And the uncle also pleaded with his father in the palace, asking his father to restore his crown prince, but the father not only did not agree, but also told his uncle a beating, so that the uncle did not dare to intercede for him anymore, and the queen mother was also taken away from the phoenix seal, which became a joke in the harem. He also had a little more resentment towards his father in his heart, so a revenge against Murong Qian and his father began.
Probably when Murong Zhan first arrived at the border pass, Murong Fu sent someone to send a message to the queen Fang Qingling, and first dealt with Murong Qian's mother, Concubine Xian.
After receiving the news, a trace of hatred flashed in Fang Qingling's eyes, revealing a sneer, she opened her mouth and said, "Come on, bathe and change clothes for the palace." ”
She wants to snatch back what they should have gotten for her son, for herself, and for the Fang family.
Concubine Xian was cutting flowers and branches in the dormitory, and when she heard that the queen was coming, she hurriedly put down the scissors in her hand, although she wondered why the queen would come to find her, but she still tidied up her clothes and walked quickly to the main hall. At this time, the queen was already in the palace, Xin'er had already served tea, and Fang Qingling was staring at a painting on the wall, which read four words: leniency.
After seeing Fang Qingling, Concubine Xian stepped forward and saluted: "The concubine has seen the queen's mother. ”
Fang Qingling didn't reply, just stared at the painting and asked, "Leniency is quite suitable for my sister." ”
Concubine Xian couldn't guess what she meant by this for a while, so she smiled and replied: "The concubine has no ability, she just wants to accumulate more virtues and pray for her son." ”
Fang Qingling snorted coldly, turned to look at Concubine Xian, "If my sister has no ability, how can she teach such a good son, you have no ability, but your son is very capable." ”
Concubine Xian heard that there was anger in Fang Qingling's words, and she didn't know what was going on, so she asked, "What does the queen mean?" ”
Fang Qingling sneered: "Sister's ability to pretend to be stupid is not bad, Murong Qian framed my son and caused him to lose the position of the crown prince, didn't your son tell you?" ”
Concubine Xian's heart trembled, "Impossible, Qian'er is definitely not this kind of person." Wasn't this caused by His Royal Highness the Prince's private possession of ordnance? ”
"The reason, your son knows best, sister, you said, how should this palace settle this account with you?"
Fang Qingling's footsteps approached Concubine Xian, almost sticking to her face, staring at Concubine Xian with a dangerous gaze.
Concubine Xian took a step back, saluted her, and said, "The queen mother, please also be aware that the concubine understands Qian'er, and Qian'er is definitely not a person who will harm her brother." ”
"Understood? You are in the harem, how can you know what your son will do for the throne? ”
Concubine Xian still insisted on her own ideas, no one knew Murong Qian better than her, she knew that Murong Qian would never do that kind of thing, there must be a misunderstanding in this. She looked at Fang Qingling, and said in a firm tone: "The queen doesn't believe what the concubine said, and the concubine can't do anything, but the clear person is self-purifying, and the concubine has no shame in her heart." ”
"Hahahaha..."Fang Qingling raised his head and laughed, then looked at Concubine Xian, his expression was a little hideous, "What a clear person is self-purifying, this palace wants to see what you use to prove the innocence of your mother and son." ”
Concubine Xian thought back to the queen's words, and was a little apprehensive in her heart, presumably she would not give up and would definitely take action. No way! She was to send a message to her son at once, so that he could be prepared.
was about to call the palace maid Xin'er in, but when she heard the news that the queen had fainted at the gate of her Changchun Palace, she didn't care about sending a message to her son, and hurriedly ran outside the palace.
After the queen fainted, she was carried back to Yikun Palace, and Concubine Xian followed, after all, she fainted at the gate of her palace, if something really happened, she would definitely not be able to get out of it.
The emperor also got the news, he also came to Yikun Palace, not to worry about Fang Qingling, he just wanted to see what kind of trouble she was going to make.
After inviting the imperial doctor to come for diagnosis and treatment, after diagnosing the pulse, Concubine Xian looked at the imperial doctor and asked nervously, "How is the queen mother?" ”
The imperial physician frowned, stood up, first glanced at the expressionless emperor, and then bent down to Concubine Xian and said, "Back to Your Majesty, back to Concubine Xian, Queen Mother This is a sign of poisoning." ”
"Poisoning?!" Concubine Xian covered her mouth and exclaimed. How come?! How did you get poisoned for no reason?
Murong Xuancheng raised his eyebrows, what? What's going on here?
When the queen's personal maid heard that the queen was poisoned, her face turned pale, and she asked the imperial doctor in a panic, "Imperial Doctor Li, did you make a mistake?" The queen mother has always been fine, how could she be poisoned? ”
Then Imperial Physician Li asked in a deep voice, "Dare to ask the queen what she eats?" ”
The maidservant replied, "No way, I have served all the meals of the lady today, and I have tasted all the food beforehand, and there is no problem!" ”
The Imperial Doctor touched his beard and said to himself, "Isn't it a matter of eating?" ”
The maidservant suddenly exclaimed, "I remember! When Fang Cai Niangniang went to Concubine Xian Niangniang's Changchun Palace, she drank a cup of tea in Changchun Palace! ”
Concubine Xian's heart jumped when she heard this, and she was a little apprehensive, while Murong Xuancheng was cold-eyed, and she snorted coldly in her heart, hum, it turned out that she had this idea!
Hearing this, Imperial Physician Li looked at Concubine Xian and asked, "Dare to ask Concubine Xian, is the cup of tea that the queen drank still there?" ”
Concubine Xian suppressed the uneasiness in her heart and replied: "This palace is not clear, I have to ask Xin'er in my palace." ”
The emperor narrowed his eyes when he heard this, and said, "Come on, bring Changchun Palace Xin'er and that cup of tea!" ”
Murong Xuancheng basically guessed what was going on, but if she wanted to act, then he would play with her.
It didn't take long for Xin'er to be brought, along with the cup of tea that she hadn't had time to take away.
Xin'er looked at Concubine Xian with a panicked expression, and Concubine Xian shook her head at her and motioned for her to wait for a while.
The imperial doctor took out a silver needle, put it in the cup of tea and waited for a while, and when he took out the silver needle, the part that was stained with tea had turned black.
When the queen's personal maid saw the black, she hurriedly shouted: "It's really poisonous!" She looked at Concubine Xian and asked, "Why did Concubine Xian want to harm my mother?!" ”
Concubine Xian's face was also pale, and she felt that her head was a little dazed, she took a few steps back, and looked at Xin'er who was kneeling on the ground with a face full of disbelief.
Xin'er saw the silver needle turn black, and she was so frightened that her face was pale, and then she looked at Concubine Xian, crying and shouting: "Niangniang, the slave maid is not!" It's really not a slave! You have to believe in the slave! ”
Murong Xuancheng has been watching everything coldly, Concubine Xian looked at the emperor with a fluttering expression, thinking that he was in a state of anger, turned around and knelt in front of him, and said: "Your Majesty, the concubine has not done anything to hurt the queen's mother, and Xin'er will not be poisoned, there must be a hidden secret, and I hope Your Majesty will see it!" ”
After waiting for a long time, Concubine Xian didn't hear Murong Xuancheng speak, she looked up at the emperor, and at this moment, Murong Xuancheng finally spoke, "Put Xin'er in the prison, interrogate why she was poisoned, as for Concubine Xian, first grounded in the palace, wait to find out the truth, and then make arrangements." ”
Concubine Xian looked at him in disbelief, Your Majesty didn't believe her? She showed a wry smile, didn't say much, just kowtowed silently, and said, "The concubine has the order." ”
Murong Xuancheng didn't look at Concubine Xian anymore because he was afraid that he would be soft-hearted. He knew that it was impossible for Concubine Xian to frame the queen, but he wanted to see what else the queen was capable of and what means she wanted to use, so he could only wronged Concubine Xian first.
After instructing the imperial doctor to detoxify the queen as soon as possible, Murong Xuancheng did not stay longer.
After the emperor left, the queen opened her eyes, and the maidservant helped her to sit up, she was indeed poisoned, so she was a little weak now.
Fang Qingling looked at Imperial Physician Li and said, "Imperial Physician Li, is this poison in this palace important?" ”
Imperial Physician Li arched his hand and replied: "Niangniang, please rest assured, this poisonous Weichen deliberately reduced the amount of medicine, and it will not hurt the root, Weichen will let people grab the medicine later, and after Niangniang decoction, it will be fine." ”
Fang Qingling nodded, "Okay, it's been a hard time for Imperial Doctor Li this time." ”
"Mother's welcome."
After sending off Imperial Physician Li, Fang Qingling looked at the maidservant Xi'er beside him and asked, "Are you all ordered?" ”
Xi'er replied: "Back to Niangniang, I have ordered, this time, there will be no day when Concubine Xian will turn over." ”
"Hmm". Fang Qingling nodded with satisfaction.
After Xin'er was imprisoned, she insisted that she was wronged, saying that she did not poison the queen, but after tasting some hardships, she finally explained what happened.
She claimed that Concubine Xian looked kind on weekdays, but in fact, she beat and scolded her many times behind her back, and she was a maidservant and didn't dare to resist. This time the crown prince was deposed, Murong Qian was named King An, Concubine Xian thought that the emperor did not hesitate to change the ancestral system to crown Murong Qian as the king, thinking that the next step was to crown her son as the prince, thinking that he was still just a concubine, so he was unwilling, so he thought of poisoning the queen so that she could give way to herself. Xin'er originally refused to obey Concubine Xian's orders, but Concubine Xian threatened that if she didn't do what she said, not only her, but also her family outside the palace would die together, and Xin'er really had no choice but to poison the queen.
As soon as these words came out, the people in the palace avoided Concubine Xian, and many palace maids and eunuchs also talked about it.
"Oh my God! I didn't expect Concubine Xian to be this kind of person! ”
"yes, who would have thought? A person who looks very good on weekdays would poison the queen's mother, and sure enough, none of the mothers in this palace are good masters! ”
"Shhhh
When Concubine Xian learned that Xin'er said that she instructed her to poison, her face was also stunned, but she laughed again, it turned out that what the queen mother said meant this.
Xin'er, who has been with her for several years, saw that she was cheerful and diligent in her hands and feet, thinking that she could be a pistachio if she stayed by her side and make her happy, so she was promoted to a first-class palace maid and waited for her closely, but she didn't expect that she was a chess piece placed by the queen beside her.
Concubine Xian couldn't help but admire Fang Qingling, who had the courage to be so cruel to herself. She shook her head and smiled bitterly, "Sure enough, you still can't be too kind." ”
When Murong Qian learned that his mother had poisoned the queen, his first reaction was not to believe it, he knew the nature of the mother concubine best, and it was absolutely impossible for her to do it. Xin'er insisted that it was her mother who instructed her to poison her, and Murong Qian immediately thought that Xin'er was definitely from the queen's side, not to mention how it was mother and son, both mother and son knew each other very well, and they were both extremely smart, and they guessed the truth of the matter at once.
It's just that why doesn't my father believe in my mother? After thinking about it, Murong Qian decided to go to the palace again, he wanted to ask his father why he did this.
When Murong Xuancheng heard Xin'er's confession, he just sneered, he didn't believe a word of what Xin'er said! snorted and said, "What a queen, there are some means, I want to see what you have in mind!" ”