Chapter Twenty-Five: The End

Zhang Guifei fell.

But Zhao Shufei got up again.

This is the case in the palace, either the east wind overpowers the west wind, or the west wind overpowers the east wind.

Whether it rises to the top or falls into the dust is all in the thoughts of those in power.

Many people understand this truth, but when they see that others have simply succeeded, they think that they can too.

Concubine Liu Defei is one of them, she watched her contemporaries Hua Guifei, Zhang Guifei, and Zhao Shufei take turns to sit in the village, and even Hua Ying has become a rising star.

She was so jealous at the thought of all of this that she wanted to pull them all down.

What's more, she still has a trump card in her hand.

Concubine Liu Defei found the sixth girl, nominally to congratulate Hua Ying on being named a virtuous concubine and to congratulate her on having an imperial heir.

These words are very subtle, the same girl from the Hua family, the pregnant sister has not been promoted, and the younger sister has been named a high-ranking concubine.

Even the best sisterhood can't withstand such provocation. What's more, the six girls and Hua Ying are not monolithic.

When the six girls heard these words called blessings, but in fact they were provoking the relationship between their sisters, they showed a calm demeanor on the surface, but in fact, they already had a bit of a mustard in their hearts.

Since listening to Hua Ying's opinion last time, she took refuge in Concubine Zhao Shu, and Concubine Zhao Shu, if he gave birth to the prince this time, he would probably be raised to her.

After all, she is her own flesh and blood, and she wants to raise her own children by herself, but unfortunately she is not enough.

Thinking of this, she felt a little more resentful of Hua Ying in her heart.

When she was suffering from nothing to do, Zhao Shufei excused herself to be busy with official business, and she didn't have the energy to take care of the sixth girl and the child in her belly, so she sent her back to Hua Guifei, and Hua Guifei took care of her.

Concubine Zhao's approach broke the overall plan of the six girls, she was very nervous, the relationship between her and Concubine Hua was so stiff before, and now going back is undoubtedly a sheep's mouth.

But the saint had already agreed, and the six girls had no choice, so they returned to Hua Guifei in fear.

But after returning there, Concubine Hua not only did not embarrass her, but was kind and thoughtful to her.

Compared to the previous attitude, it is simply a world of difference.

But the sixth girl was even more scared, this was not the style of the concubine at all.

The six girls finally ushered in the day of her birth in fear. No matter how hard she tried during childbirth, the child just wouldn't come out, and in the end she had lost all the strength of her body.

I had to leave a sentence before I died: "Keep the child." ”

When Hua Guifei took the little prince to report the good news to the emperor with joy, she couldn't see that her sister had died not long ago.

Just when Concubine Hua was full of joy and thought that the emperor would give this child to him to raise.

Concubine Liu Defei stood up and said that she had a close relationship with the six girls on weekdays, and some girls often spoke to her and would recite a lot of valuable supplements to her.

The little prince raised such a good concubine with merit.

The long field is full of human spirits, where can I not hear it, Hua Guifei gave the sixth girl a lot of supplements, and asked her to raise the child in her belly too big, just to keep the child to go to the mother.

Hearing this, Concubine Hua was very angry, and argued for her innocence in front of the emperor and asked the emperor to send someone to investigate.

As a result, the emperor really sent someone to check the maids of the six girls and the midwives during childbirth.

The midwife, who couldn't stand the torture, asked the six girls to do their hands and feet on the day they gave birth.

Although Hua Guifei tried her best to refute, the emperor was still very angry and abolished Hua Guifei's position as a concubine in a fit of rage.

Master Hua was even demoted because his goddaughter had no way.

The Hua family, which was once a hot pot, fell like this.

In its place was the Zhao family, the maiden family of Concubine Zhao, whose father and brother were not only appreciated by the emperor many times. Concubine Shu herself also won the emperor's love and trust.

There are even many people who ask for the canonization of Concubine Shu as the queen, but I am not as rampant as Zhang Guifei was in the power of the year, but is as low-key as ever.

After everyone went up one after another, the emperor also considered the suggestion of making Concubine Shu the queen.

This consideration took into account the cold of spring, and it was not until the emperor heard that the imperial physician reported that the concubine was seriously ill and that time was running out.

Concubine Shu has been with him for so many days, she has always been centered on his opinions, and her father and brother are also very effective.

The emperor finally made up his mind to canonize Concubine Shu as empress.

Hearing the news, the entire harem boiled. But preparations for the canonization ceremony are in full swing.

When both inside and outside the palace talked about the emperor's favor for Concubine Zhao Shu, Hua Ying, who had been serving the emperor, didn't think so.

Because of the proximity, it can be seen that the emperor is a kind of compensation and a kind of appeasement to Concubine Zhao, but as Concubine Shufei's momentum grows louder and louder, the emperor begins to get bored again.

However, the decree had already been announced, and the ceremony had to be held.

After the ceremony was held, the emperor contracted a cold and fell ill.

And the major affairs of the state were handled by Empress Zhao.

But there are people who feel that something is wrong. How could an emperor, who had always been healthy, be ill and not allow others to serve. Empress Zhao and the Zhao family controlled the government and excluded dissidents, while holding the emperor and the little prince in their hands, squeezing out the crown prince and his supporters to the point that there was almost no place to stand.

But it's hard to say whether this is the emperor's intention.

Inside and outside the palace, there is a tense atmosphere of mountain rain coming and the wind filling the building.

All parties are inquiring about the emperor's news, and Hua Ying is no exception.

However, she did not choose to serve in front of the emperor like other concubines, which would be rejected by Empress Zhao, and she set her sights on Huai'en, who served in front of the emperor.

After secret contact, she discovered that the emperor had been poisoned and controlled by Empress Zhao.

She passed the news to the crown prince, and the prince and his advisers discussed it for a long time and decided not to break it.

So three days later, on the night of the moonlight, the prince led the Imperial Forest Army to open the gate of the palace, arrested Empress Zhao, who poisoned the emperor, and rescued the emperor.

The emperor had already read it into the bone marrow, and after the prince came, he took advantage of his sobriety to dictate the edict in front of the courtiers and ordered the prince to ascend the throne.

Three days later, the emperor died of poison, and the crown prince succeeded to the throne.

As the concubines of the first emperor, Hua Ying and others were all sent to the royal temple to become monks.

And Hua Ying, because she formed an alliance with the prince on that rainy night early, not only escaped, but also got the freedom she dreamed of.

The prince not only rewarded her with a lot of jewelry, but also promised me that I would order that the woman could be registered independently.

Since then, Hua Ying has taken her independent household registration and this money to pursue the green mountains and green waters, and the wonders and beautiful scenery.