Chapter Seventy-Three: The Weakness of Mortals
This realization caused the queen to collapse all at once. What it meant for the guards to mutiny, she knew very well that unless someone had the ability to turn the tide, she, the queen, would do it. In fact, she is not attached to the phoenix position, but only seeks her own government in her position, and there is no reason to give it up, and now it seems that she can't help it. Recognizing this, the queen slowly calmed down, "Concubine Jing, you must know that it is not that this palace can't tolerate you, but the ancestral etiquette, and it is impossible for any dynasty or generation to allow this kind of reckless thing to happen." ”
In addition to the concubines present, they were the ladies and ladies of the various provinces, where had they seen this kind of battle, they were all frightened to death, and when they heard this terrible thing, they wished that they were blind and deaf, and they regretted that they actually entered the palace today.
Concubine Jing looked at the queen and shook her head and said, "It seems that you are really not smart, no wonder you can only be the successor." You and I are here today for the position of queen? You are underestimating me. ”
"What do you mean by that?" asked the queen in a trembling voice, thinking that Concubine Jing must be crazy.
"Don't you understand? What I want is a change of dynasty, at least a different person to be the emperor. Concubine Jing said very seriously. She's doing something big, something big that no one can question.
The huge Yukun Palace was silent for a while, and everyone seemed to understand what she meant, but they didn't seem to understand. For them, the change of dynasty is something that only exists in the story, just like the cowherd will weave the girl, and the agarwood will save the mother, as far away as the agarwood, they have heard of it, but it will not actually happen. Now Concubine Jing clearly told them that this was not a story, but something that was happening, and each of them would be a witness to this momentous event. However, none of them felt that it was an honor, on the contrary, they were tightly surrounded by fear and worry, secretly praying that someone would come to their rescue, they were all ordinary weak women, and they did not have the courage of Jing Concubine.
In the crowd, only Zhiying and Concubine An sat calmly in their seats. It's not that they want to see death and not save them, it's not that they plan to be in the same league with Concubine Jing, it's that they don't know how many concubines Jing has in the same party. If she is alone, then whether it is Zhiying or Concubine An, she can be solved with one hand. But seeing that she has a fearless appearance, the forces behind her are only very afraid, and no one knows how big it is. It stands to reason that she has been locked up in a dungeon for thirty years, and there should be zero chance of forming a party with others, but in fact, if no one helped her, how could she have stood here for so long without a guard to fetch her?
Concubine Jing looked at the position of Zhiying and Concubine An without a trace, and found that the two of them did not move, and they were very satisfied. "It's still early, let's drink a cup of chrysanthemum tea, and don't want the wine, so as not to delay the business later. After she finished speaking, a little palace maid immediately came up next to her to add tea. "Go, add to the ladies of the palaces and the ladies and ladies of the provinces. The little palace maid carried the tray and acted according to her words.
Concubine Jing's move can be regarded as a big excess, obviously there is a queen, where is her turn to give orders? But the strange thing is that there is no opposition in the crowd. I saw that everyone at the table was stunned one by one, I don't know whether they were shocked or frightened, although the queen herself was still sitting there dignifiedly, maintaining the last dignity, but in the face of Concubine Jing, she could only acquiesce to what she did.
After adding a circle of tea, the little palace maid still returned to Concubine Jing. At this time, I only heard Concubine Jing say: "What are you still doing in a daze, drinking tea." ”
When everyone heard this, they picked up the teacups one by one and drank the tea with a blank face, and their movements were as elegant as ever, but with a stiffness that could not be concealed, like a puppet with a string.
Concubine Jing took a sip of tea and said, "If you have nothing to do, why don't I tell you a story, so that you pampered nobles can have a long experience." No one accosted her, and she didn't care, and said to herself: "Once upon a time in the far southwest, there was a family that had been witch doctors for generations. By the way, do you know what a 'witch doctor' is? It is a person who has the dual status of a sorcerer and a doctor, who can communicate with ghosts and spirits as well as medicine, and has a very high status in the southwest region, which is almost the national teacher you are talking about here. A family like this is destined to shoulder heavy responsibilities. Sure enough, more than a hundred years ago, a general came to the southwest and saw the witch doctor at that time, and he asked the witch doctor to show his ability to help him kill an enemy, promising that he would be grateful when the deed was accomplished. The witch doctor refused, he was not lacking in money and respect, these things, he already had. The general refused to give up, and said that as long as he helped him kill the enemy, he would marry his daughter, and the child she would give birth to would be the prince, and their clan would be glorious from generation to generation, and would be admired by all people. The witch doctor hesitated, but his daughter agreed without hesitation, and it turned out that the general had won his daughter's heart behind the witch doctor's back. In the end, the witch doctor agreed to the general's request for his daughter, and the general was invincible with the help of the witch doctor, and within a few years, he was dressed in a yellow robe and officially proclaimed emperor. He called the emperor and made the witch doctor's daughter a concubine, and it is said that the civil and military officials could not accept a witch as the queen. The witch doctor's daughter compromised, and in her opinion, the name was all false, and as long as he still loved her, it was more important than anything else. Later, a few years later, the people of the previous dynasty were unwilling to lose, they gathered an army to attack the imperial city, the emperor was taken by surprise, and the situation was very critical. By this time, the witch doctor was dead, but his daughter was still alive, so he turned to his concubine and asked her to find a way to kill the enemy's leader, promising her that when she had done so, he would make her son the crown prince. The shrine maiden thought of a way, she disguised herself as a doctor, and felt the enemy's camp overnight, and met the enemy's leader with wisdom and courage. In the end, the enemy leader saw through her disguise, but instead of killing her, he told her that the palace was already full of his eyeliner, and he did not come to fight for the throne this time, but to find something, as long as the thing was in hand, he would leave, otherwise, neither the emperor nor her son would be killed. The shrine maiden had no choice but to agree. When she handed over the things to the enemy leader, the man really withdrew according to the previous agreement, and the predicament of the imperial city was solved. However, when the emperor learned of what the witch had done, he was furious, and he begged to kill all her people, including their sons, despite her explanation. The shrine maiden despaired, and finally she used the powder left by the witch doctor to force the emperor to spare her people and son, and went to the imperial tomb to atone for her sins. If you think that the matter is settled here, you are underestimating the cruelty of the emperor. When he was dying, he did not forget to tell his successor that he was always on guard against this family, and that if they made any changes, he would not be forgiven! As a result, this unwritten rule was passed down from generation to generation, and the family was trembling to survive in the cracks. They didn't dare to study witchcraft anymore, they didn't dare to form a party for personal gain, they could only learn from ordinary people to study and gain fame and become a gentle and harmless civil official, but even so, they still couldn't stay stable. During the reign of the first emperor, he made the women of this family concubines, and they were extremely favored, and when they thought that they were finally exhausted, another disaster struck. The first emperor was old, and the princes tried all means to inherit the unification, and by chance, the second prince learned about the witch doctor's family, so he tried his best to get close to the concubine, and finally relied on her to defeat the prince and ascend the throne. You see, is he as despicable as his ancestors, taking advantage of a woman's affection to ascend to the throne? In fact, they are not only just as vile, but also just as cruel. After the second prince ascended the throne, he was afraid that his greed for his stepmother would be exposed, and he was afraid that the witch doctor family would resurge, so he decided to kill them all. For a time, the living cried, the dead were countless, and the survivors fled back to the southwest, where they remained incognito and did not ask about the world. You say, is this family miserable?" Jing Concubine asked everyone at the table with a smile.
It turned out that she was using this story to tell everyone about her family's experience, so that they could know the ruthlessness of the royal family.
Everyone looked at each other, they were indeed shocked by this story, and secretly thought, the most ruthless emperor's family, in addition to the surface of the scenery and wealth, are indescribable sadness and sorrow, the life of the family may not be guaranteed at any time, how can the word "miserable" be? Among these people, especially the concubines have the deepest experience, they are in the harem, what kind of life they live every day, only they know best, and now they have heard such a story, all sigh.
Seeing that everyone had different expressions, Concubine Jing added: "Having said so much, you should also know who I am talking about, that is, our founding emperor and the current emperor, His Majesty!"
By the way, in this way, could it be that Concubine Jing was not His Majesty's concubine, but the first emperor's? No wonder the Empress would say that it was against human morality.
"I can't believe it, huh? If it weren't for my own experience, I wouldn't believe that there would be such a thing in the world! If I had known about it earlier, I would not have believed his rhetoric, and I would have slaughtered him with my own hands!" Jing Concubine said excitedly, her eyes were red, and the veins on her forehead were bursting out, and everyone present believed that if the emperor was here, she would not hesitate to say and do it.
At this time, the queen, who had been silent, suddenly spoke: "What you said, this palace doesn't know, what this palace knows is that you and His Majesty, who is still the second prince, are constantly entangled, completely ignoring the ancestral etiquette." ”
As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned again. Zhiying admired the queen a little, and dared to anger Concubine Jing at this time, which was really commendable.
Concubine Jing was not annoyed when she heard this, but looked at the queen with pity, like looking at a lost puppy. "Of course you don't want to believe that the emperor is despicable, in your heart, he is better than anyone else, he is simply not like a mortal. But you forget, he is also a human being, and if he is a human being, he has weaknesses and a not-so-bright side, but you can't see it. ”