Chapter 122: The Pregnant Palace Maiden
"Your Majesty, the Empress, this matter is true, there are confessions from those palace maids." Zhang Yan was so anxious that she almost knelt on the ground and swore an oath, and she didn't know where to put her usual wisdom and calmness.
"Imperial sister-in-law......" Zhu Youzhen is still not sure, maybe Zhang Yan wants to use these palace maids to completely rectify Wei Zhongxian and Ke Yingyue, and the harm they caused to Zhang Yan is an eternal pain.
But to deal with Wei Zhongxian and Ke Yingyue, there is no need to take this kind of means, they should have died ten thousand times, but the time has not yet come.
"Your Majesty suspects that the concubines are persecuting them?" Zhang Yan looked at Zhu Youzhen.
"Hey, hey!" Zhu Youzhen didn't say it, he really thought so in his heart.
"Your Majesty," Zhang Yan took out a thick book from his sleeve, "Every time the first emperor visited the palace maids, there were records in the palace, and the time of these palace maids was calculated, and the records in the palace did not match, among them, there were two palace maids, and the first emperor had ......never been fortunate at all."
"Maybe there's a mistake in the palace records." Zhu Youzhen still couldn't believe it, even if Wei Ke had the courage to get the pregnant palace maid into the palace, in case Zhu Youxiao noticed that their mighty imperial grace would immediately be transformed into their life talisman, maybe Zhu Youxiao secretly lucked which palace maid, but he didn't want others to know, so there was no record in the palace.
"Every time the emperor visits the concubine's womb, it will be recorded, just because he is afraid of messing up the days."
"What if the emperor doesn't let the record?"
"Your Majesty, all the women in this palace are owned by the emperor, and it is a matter of course for the emperor to honor which concubine and palace maid the emperor wants, why doesn't the emperor let it be recorded?" Zhang Yan wanted to speak and stopped, she saw that Zhu Youzhen was watching her, so she gritted her teeth: "The first emperor is messing around, the young concubines of Emperor Wanli and Emperor Taichang have all been fortunate by him, these are all recorded, what else can't be recorded?" ”
"......" Zhu Youzhen was speechless.
"......" Zhou Yufeng was also speechless.
Zhang Yan lowered her head and didn't dare to look at Zhou Yufeng again.
Zhu Youzhen looked at Zhang Yan, who was a little shy and a little lost: "Imperial sister-in-law, this matter is not trivial, it is related to the royal reputation, and the imperial sister-in-law will leave the human and physical evidence, and wait for me to carefully investigate, if it is as the imperial sister-in-law said, I will never let go of Wei Zhongxian and Ke Yingyue." ”
"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhang Yan left the palace records, "The concubines brought three palace maids this time, and the other seven are still in Jingyang and Yonghe Second Palaces, and the concubines will send someone to send them tomorrow." ”
After Zhang Yan left, Zhou Yufeng stroked the records in the palace: "Your Majesty, did the first emperor really pass the concubine?" ”
"Feng'er, this is a secret in the palace, don't talk nonsense."
"People are just curious!" Zhou Yufeng saw that Zhu Youzhen did not stop him, so he opened the record with confidence and searched carefully, and it was as Zhang Yan said.
In a certain year, a certain month, a certain day, and a certain time, the emperor came to Wanli Emperor Jingfei;
On a certain day and a certain time in a certain year, the emperor came to Taichang and the imperial princess Yuru had no title;
On a certain day, in a certain year, a certain month, and a certain time, the emperor came to Taichang Emperor Kunfei;
……
Zhu Youzhen did not have Zhou Yufeng's Yaxing, he isolated the three pregnant palace maids, and then brought them to the front one by one, because it involved the privacy of women, and the queen Zhou Yufeng was also by Zhu Youzhen's side.
The first one to be brought to Zhu Youzhen was a good-looking and short palace maid, and her body was trembling because she was afraid.
"What's your name? How did you get into the palace? Zhu Youxiao didn't feel pity for the jade now, and his tone was more blunt.
"Slave maid...... The slave maid is called Chen Xian, and she was bought into the palace. Chen Xian knelt on the ground, trying to kowtow, but her waist was too thick, and she looked very embarrassed.
"Forget it, for the sake of you're pregnant, sit down!" Zhu Youzhen really couldn't bear to watch the pregnant woman suffer.
Chen Xian got up, but stood up and replied: "In front of Your Majesty and Niangniang, how can there be a seat for slaves and maids." ”
"If you want to sit down, you'll do it." Zhu Youzhen frowned, "If you dare to tell half a lie, not only you, but your family will be implicated." ”
"Yes, Your Majesty." Chen Xian held his waist with both hands and reluctantly sat down on the chair.
"How did they find you?"
"Back to Your Majesty, the slave maid is from Cangzhou, and she is also a little famous in her hometown...... Somehow they found the slave maid. When the slave's parents disagreed, they forced the slave's parents to pay a hundred taels of silver, saying......"
"What else?"
He also said...... It was also said that the emperor chose the palace maid, and the parents of the slave did not dare to disobey the emperor's order, so they had to ......"
"And what's going on with your pregnancy?"
"Slave ......" Chen Xian squeaked, and looked at Zhou Yufeng for help.
Zhu Youzhen glanced at Zhou Yufeng.
Zhou Yufeng left his seat and came to Chen Xian. She took Chen Xian's little hand and rubbed it gently: "Chen Xian, this matter is very important, it involves the heirs of the royal family, if you tell the truth, you can also be lightly punished." You see, those people have fallen, who can protect you? Besides, if you don't tell the truth in front of the emperor, who can keep you......"
"......" Chen Xian looked at Zhou Yufeng, anxious and afraid, but still didn't speak.
"Chen Xian, look, now the emperor and the palace are talking to you well, but you don't trust us, once you are sent to Jinyiwei's purgatory, what kind of poison is over, how can you stand this fine skin and tender meat at that time? Even if you can stand it, what about the child in your belly? ”
"Mother?" Chen Xian raised his eyes, those eyes were terrified by despair, and even more desperate by fear.
"Chen Xian, you are just a weak woman, how can you be resented for some things? It's someone else's fault, but you and your children have to bear it...... If the child is gone, how will you live the rest of your life......" Zhou Yufeng saw that Chen Xian had already loosened up, so he simply took another dose of fierce medicine.
"Mother, slave damn it!" Chen Xian cried.
"Chen Xian, whether you deserve to die, you have to say it to the emperor! You first talk about how you conceived a child, and see if the emperor can forgive your sins. Zhou Yufeng fully applied the step-by-step persuasion he learned from Zhu Youzhen to Chen Xian.
"Niangniang, that day the slave maid left her parents and was taken to the Wei Mansion ......"
"Wei Mansion?" Zhu Youzhen remembered that Wei Zhongxian had said that he had prepared ten stunning women for himself and kept them in the mansion temporarily.
"It's Gonggong Wei's mansion. At that time, the slave maid did not know what place it was, but only later did he know. ”
"You go on." Zhou Yufeng was afraid that Chen Xian would have extraneous branches.
That same night, a young boy entered the slave's room...... It is said that before entering the palace, you must ...... You have to undress and check your body......" Chen Xian couldn't cry anymore, and she had to be careful to understand, "Slave maid...... Slaves and maids have heard of it...... Before entering the palace...... Examine the body...... But I didn't expect it...... I didn't expect it to be...... Man checks ......"
"Chen Xian, I can't complain about you, it's all Wei Zhongxian's fault, pretending to be in the name of the emperor......" Zhou Yufeng comforted Chen Xian, "And then?" In front of the emperor, tell the truth, the emperor and the palace will call the shots for you. ”
"Then ......" Chen Xian wiped her tears and spoke: "Then ...... The boy ...... Only...... Stripped naked...... The clothes of the slave and maid were also praised, saying...... It's beautiful...... And then...... And then...... He ...... He ...... On the ...... Slave's bed......"
Zhu Youzhen's face turned pale with anger, but he still held back his anger and reluctantly listened.
After that, the boy ...... Often...... Look for...... Slave and maid, until the slave and maid are ...... That ......"
"But there's no moon?" Zhou Yufeng asked.
"Hmm." Chen Xian nodded her head carefully, rolled her eyes up, and peeked at Zhou Yufeng through the refraction of tears, and saw that Zhou Yufeng's face was calm, so she relieved herself.
"And then they sent you to the palace?"
"Hmm."
"How did you get into the palace?" Zhou Yufeng asked.
"The slaves and maids entered the palace at night, and they said that the guards at the palace gate were all their own people!"
"Do you know what the crime of bringing your son into the palace is?"
"Ask Niangniang to forgive the slave maid," Chen Xian barely knelt on the ground, but couldn't kowtow: "The slave and maid said at the time that the slave and maid had broken their bodies and didn't want to enter the palace......"
"Then why did you come in again?"
"Lord Wei said that the emperor is suffering from ...... Suffering from ......"
"What's going on?"
"It's the kind of ...... you can't have children. So let the slave enter the palace secretly...... Lord Wei said that the emperor has acquiesced to this matter, as long as everyone is not allowed to say it, it will lose the royal face......"
"Niang Xipi!" Zhu Youzhen was furious, and slapped his palm on the peach wood table again, and the peach wood table immediately fell apart, and a table leg hit Zhu Youzhen's foot.
Zhu Youzhen was in pain, and was shocked in his heart: "The Lord Wei you are talking about, but Wei Liangqing?" ”
"Exactly. The slave didn't know him at all for the first time, and when he came back, he heard others call him Lord, and then he ...... When the slave and maid had a body, he asked him for his name, and he told the slave and maid. ”
"Hehe, what a calculation! Good calculation. Zhu Youzhen muttered to himself, "Chen Xian, what you said is half a lie?" ”
"Back to Your Majesty, the slave and maid will never tell half a lie, kill the slave and the maid, and the slave and the maid will not dare to deceive Your Majesty!"
"What about the other palace maids?"
"They are in a similar situation to the slaves and maids, they are all ruined by Lord Wei."
Zhu Youzhen waved his hand, Zhou Yufeng brought Chen Xian down, and brought the other two palace maids up separately.
As a result, their experiences were similar to Chen Xian's, they were both pregnant first and then entered the palace.
Zhu Youzhen sat alone, in a huge room, without a trace of breath.
"Your Majesty, how should this matter be handled?" Zhou Yufeng placed the three palace maids and returned to Zhu Youzhen.
"Feng'er, you say, is this true?"
"Your Majesty?" Zhou Yufeng's phoenix eyes were round, and together with the small nose and ruddy mouth below, it just constituted a big question mark.
"How do I feel that this is a suspense novel?" Zhu Youzhen smiled self-deprecatingly at Zhou Yufeng.
"Mystery novels?" Zhou Yufeng's phoenix eyebrows wrinkled into two crescent moons.
"Self-inflicted, can't live, Wei Eunuch, you are really ......" Zhu Youzhen found that he was speechless, and quickly changed the topic: "Feng'er, this matter involves royal decency, don't record it, just dispose of Wei Zhongxian and Ke Yingyue." ”
"Your Majesty, what about these palace maids?"
Zhu Youzhen thought for a moment, "I'll leave this matter to the imperial sister-in-law!" She knows what to do. Except for the first emperor, she was the biggest victim from beginning to end. ”