Chapter 154: Disaster
At the birthday banquet that Hiroshi Senbuchi missed last night, a serious accident occurred.
At the banquet that night, the Queen Mother left early after presiding over King Min's wedding and accepting the birthday congratulations of the harem and ministers; King Min and his wife also returned to the palace after a little entertainment after the ceremony. In the Qianqiu Palace, there is only one minister and wife who are keen on flattery and communication, royal relatives and concubines above the concubine position. I don't know which distinguished guest mentioned that "the starry night should be accompanied by fireworks", Duan Yulin immediately became interested and ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to prepare a fireworks show.
The accident was in the hastely prepared fireworks display - an out-of-control artillery battle went crazy into the dense crowd. People were dodging and fleeing in panic, during which they inevitably pushed and squeezed each other, Xia Yunxi, who was scattered with the prince, was at a loss for what to do, and the cannon that was scurrying around was kicked to her feet in an instant. Before Xia Yunxi could react, and she didn't know who screamed and hit her, she fell to the ground with an unsteady center of gravity under her feet, and the source of danger that caused the riot stopped a foot away from the tip of her nose. Seeing that the long lead of the artillery battle was only burning, there were less than three inches left! Xia Yunxi hurriedly got up and fled, but was unlucky enough to be firmly stepped back in place by several pairs of incoming feet, unable to move.
Xia Yunxi shouted for help, but the fireworks that exploded in the air one after another drowned out all the sounds. It was too late, and she closed her eyes in despair. She heard a violent explosion in her ears, her eardrums buzzed, her face was hot and painful, and the next moment she was unconscious.
As the firecrackers exploded, the panicked crowd finally quieted down. At this time, only Amber was called out in shock, and everyone's eyes were focused on the woman in gorgeous clothes lying on the ground.
"Hurry, save people! It's Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess who is injured! Amber shouted frantically at the crowd, and the people realized that something was wrong.
"Pity? It's a pity! Duan Yingting pushed everyone away and squeezed to his wife and concubine, and helped Xia Yunxi up and leaned against him in his arms.
"Ahh Amber's first reflection was to scream in surprise, and then everyone who saw Xia Yun's unrecognizable appearance was so frightened that they retreated.
"Oh my God...... How, how can this be? Duan Yingting also saw his wife's miserable face, and he blamed himself for not grabbing her hand just now!
"What are you still doing? Hurry up and get a doctor! Let's carry the princess into the house first. Li Jingxi, who was the first to calm down, organized the evacuation of the crowd and opened up a passage for the injured, and the prince immediately ran into the side hall of the Qianqiu Hall with Xia Yunxi in his arms.
When such a thing happened, no one was in the mood to continue having fun, and the guests couldn't bear to add to the chaos and said goodbye one after another.
Li Jingji still wanted to go with her to see the situation, but was stopped by Xu Ying: "Concubine Shu, you shouldn't take care of these things, the emperor told us to go back to the palace first." In fact, Xu Ying was also a little dissatisfied with the initiative of the graceful to come forward, she and the queen haven't spoken yet, when will it be her turn to play prestige? How did Xu Ying know that the curvaceous concubine at that time was just to save people's hearts, how could she have time to think about it so much?
"Concubine Shu, you and the imperial concubine should go back first. It's just a shrine here. Although Feng Wu pity Xia Yun's pity, she is still glad that the Queen Mother and King Min and his wife retired early, otherwise the consequences of hurting the Queen Mother would be even more unimaginable.
Li Jingxi bowed and knelt down, but Xu Ying didn't seem to plan to listen to the queen's orders: "Queen Mother, the concubine should stay with you." Multiple people also take care of multiple people. ”
Feng Wu glanced at it coldly and said disdainfully: "Whatever you want." Then he stepped into the side hall without looking back. Feng Wu still doesn't know the little abacus in Xu Ying's heart? She has to join in the fun and show her ability on any occasion, for fear that others will underestimate her power as an imperial concubine. She is a typical villain, and she is also the place that Feng Wu looks down on the most.
It is strictly forbidden for the imperial doctor to be noisy and noisy, so only Amber and Xia Yunxi's maids are guarding the dormitory, and the rest of the people are waiting anxiously in the side hall outside.
"How did such an unfortunate thing happen on a happy day? Where did you buy these fireworks? I sealed the shop; And how does the Ministry of Internal Affairs do things? Do you dare to buy firecrackers that are not of good quality? The person in charge of procurement in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, give me a beating! and the head and deputy head of the Internal Affairs Office all don't have to do it, and they are all sent to serve in the Criminal Division; Also, who is the one who proposes fireworks? Find it out for me, slap your mouth! Let's see if he dares to make trouble in the future! "This proposer is also unlucky enough, and the emperor obviously agreed with great interest, but when something happened, he blamed others.
"Your Majesty, don't be angry, it's not worth it for some minions. If the minions are useless, they deserve to be killed! Your Majesty, you are too kind-hearted, what do you do with such negligent minions to keep them? Come, drink saliva smoothly. Xu Ying diligently handed tea and water to Duan Yulin.
Feng Wu kept sneering in his heart, the emperor and Xu Ying sang and harmonized was really wonderful. Who doesn't know that Manager Yu of the Internal Affairs Office is a distant relative of the Feng family? There are plenty of reasons to remove him this time, and the emperor will naturally not let go of this opportunity. And as soon as the chief and deputy managers are removed, the most likely to take over the position of chief manager is Steward Huang, who is Xu Ying's person!
After succeeding to the position of the imperial concubine, do you want to rob her things again? Is it still addictive? Feng Wu couldn't let her be proud: "What the imperial concubine said, it's not a pity that the useless slave dies." But Yu Bin was recommended by the palace, and he was meticulous in his errands. This time, he should be punished for doing something wrong, but in the end, the crime will not lead to death. Since the emperor has already disposed of them, why should the imperial concubine rush to kill them all? Besides, Yu Bin made a mistake and was also negligent in the palace, could it be that the imperial concubine also wanted to deal with the palace together? ”
The queen laughed. The concubine didn't dare. Xu Ying put down the teacup in embarrassment, and most of the arrogance she had just had just now was extinguished.
Feng Wu had already seen through Xu Ying's paper tiger, and if she didn't give her some color, she wouldn't know how many catties and taels she had. Feng Wu suddenly smiled, and said in a softened tone: "Sister, don't be afraid, this palace doesn't mean anything else." The palace suddenly remembered that the yellow steward of the Internal Affairs Office was recommended by his sister? The person who was trained by my sister is definitely not bad, and it just happens to replace Yu Bin's vacancy! What does the emperor think? Feng Wu looked at Duan Yulin meaningfully. She wants Duan Yulin to understand that Xu Ying is not without ambition, she is ambitious! Today, in addition to one Yu Bin, he will make up for a yellow steward tomorrow. And this yellow steward is loyal to the imperial concubine who is "indisputable" in his heart.
"Hehe, the queen laughed again. Where will the concubine teach anyone! The Huang steward was also recommended to the Internal Affairs Office by the concubine because of her steadfastness and hard work, and the concubine had nothing to do with him. Xu Ying became darker and darker, secretly hating Feng Wu for messing up her plans.
"Hmph, at this time, does the imperial concubine think that this palace is still in the mood to laugh?" Feng Wu suddenly looked at her with a cold face, and even Duan Yulin looked at her with elegant eyes, Xu Ying was really panicked now, and cold sweat broke out on her forehead.
"Alright, okay, let's not talk about that for now. I will arrange the selection of the head of the internal affairs office, and I will not worry about the queen and the imperial concubine. Duan Yulin waved his hand impatiently and told the prince to go in to see how the princess was doing.
According to the imperial doctor, the crown princess is in a bad condition. The firecrackers blew up her skin, and her whole face was ruined; In addition, the left eye is seriously injured, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to recover vision, which means that the left eye is likely to be blind. Duan Yingting, who heard the news, was shocked and sat down directly on the chair. When Xia Yunxi wakes up, how will he tell her the truth? How could he bear it?
Amber was also in pain for the prince, she held Duan Yingting's shoulder hard, Duan Yingting also held her arm tightly, and the two supported each other. The more they can't fall down at this time, they have to accompany Yun Xi to work hard to recover.
"The crown princess doesn't seem to be able to wake up for a while, and it won't help for the emperor to wait here, why don't you accompany the concubine back to Zhaoyang Hall with you first?" Xu Ying was worried that the emperor was exhausted.
"It's okay, I'm going to go to court early tomorrow, so I won't accompany me. The crown princess is seriously injured, don't move the place for the time being, just recuperate in this Qianqiu Palace. Queen, you help arrange it, and I and the imperial concubine will go back first. Duan Yulin patted his son's shoulder to comfort: "Yingting, you take good care of the crown princess." If you need anything, just ask, and I'll come back tomorrow to see you and the crown princess. ”
"The sons (concubines) send the emperor to the emperor." The rest of the people watched the holy driver leave, and then Duan Yingting and Amber immediately entered the bedroom to take care of Xia Yunxi personally. Feng Wu arranged a few rooms in the Qianqiu Palace for the prince and his party to stay, and after finishing everything, he left Pu Jia here to take care of it, and carried Miaoqing back to Fengwu Palace.
On the way back to the palace, Feng Wu was silent, Miaoqing felt strange, so she asked with concern: "Niangniang is tired?" ”
"Hongu is thinking about things, do you know what is going on?" Feng Wu asked rhetorically.
"The slave dared to guess what the mother was thinking, what would the imperial concubine say to the emperor on the way back?" Miaoqing is worthy of being Feng Wu's henchman, and she guessed Feng Wu's thoughts as soon as she guessed them.
"It's still you who know the Hongu best. The crown princess is disfigured and blind, and it is impossible for such a person to be in the main palace in the future. The prince's Liangdi is from a low background, and he can't replace the status of the main family...... The palace guessed that Xu Ying must have tried his best to persuade the emperor to take a concubine for the crown prince at this time. Feng Wu tightened the silk handkerchief in her hand.
"Why did the imperial concubine suddenly care about the prince's affairs?" As far as Miao Qing knows, the relationship between Xu Ying and the prince is not harmonious.
"Where does she care about the prince, she cares about the interests of her Xu family! You forget, Xu Wangke, the deputy military commander who took office in Beijing a few years later, is her cousin, and Xu Wang happens to have a fourteen-year-old daughter. Xu Ying must be eyeing the position of the crown princess, her appetite is not small!
"Fourteen? That's too young! Can the prince agree? "Fourteen years old is still a minor.
"As long as the emperor nods, what's the use of the prince not agreeing? Moreover, when the emperor married his wife, Zheng was only fifteen years old. "Xu Ying, this is bullying her, there are no school-age girls in the Feng family! She can't let Xu Ying succeed: "I'll go and inquire tomorrow, if I confirm the conjecture of this palace...... I learned that the prince would be called, but it was not appropriate for the palace to come forward, and I had to ask the concubine for help in this matter. Come here......" Feng Wu whispered in Miao Qing's ear for a while, and the master and servant looked at each other with a sharp smile.