Fengxiao Palace is west of Lanling Palace and used to be the bedroom of Empress Xiao. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info Empress Xiao and Emperor Wei's childhood sweethearts, and the queen's family played a great role in the process of Emperor Wei's succession, so after Empress Xiao drove the throne, Fengxiao Palace has been vacant for many years, and Emperor Wei did not set up a queen later, so he ordered Xi Guifei to enter Fengxiao Palace and act as the queen, and Xi Guifei became the de facto master of the harem.

The sky has darkened, and the lights in Fengxiao Palace are still brilliant and the figures are longing.

"Cicada, this palace heard that Princess Zhaoyang entered the palace today, have you inquired clearly, what did she do when she entered the palace?" On the soft couch in the apse of Fengxiao Palace lay a woman in her thirties, dressed in a homely dress, and her beige brocade robe was burning and shining under the shadow of the lamp. Although Concubine Xi is very well maintained, a few thin crow's feet have faintly appeared in the corners of her eyes. In front of her couch, there was a seventeen or eighteen-year-old palace maid kneeling, beating her legs.

"Hui Niangniang, today is Concubine Lan's birthday. Princess Zhaoyang and Concubine Lan have always been good friends, and the princess first went to Concubine Lan's Liuyan Pavilion, and later went to Lanling Palace to meet the emperor. "The palace maid Cicada is Concubine Xi's personal maid and a confidant of Concubine Xi.

Concubine Xi said: "The palace also heard that the emperor summoned the prince and the prime minister. Now that the emperor is seriously ill, it is inconvenient for the palace to disturb him often, and I don't know what the emperor's will is to summon the two old ministers today? ”

"The slave maid heard from the sisters of Lanling Palace that the emperor was very unhappy today. One is the fact that King Dingwang broke into the inner garden yesterday on night, and the other is, yes-"

"What is it! Why bother? Concubine Xi gently lifted the lid of the teacup in her hand, a little displeased.

"I heard that it was the Taishi who persuaded the emperor to abdicate, which made the emperor very angry."

Concubine Xi took a sip of tea and snorted in her mouth, "Look at how scared you look, what's this!" The emperor is getting sick and can't manage the government, isn't it good for the prince to do more? Besides, the crown prince was originally a prince, and since he is a prince, he plays a role at such a time. King Ding's night into the inner garden, doesn't the emperor deal with it? ”

Cicada said: "The emperor has issued an order to remove His Royal Highness King Ding from the post of promoting the Yulin Army, and now the Inner Yuan Forbidden Army is under the command of General Wei Chi. ”

Concubine Xi sneered: "It seems that the emperor is also powerless now!" King Ding committed such a crime in a hasty manner, no wonder the slut in Feiluan Palace is becoming more and more arrogant, and the root is all in Yasukuni. ”

Cicada said: "Concubine Shu Guifei also went to Lanling Palace today, but she didn't stay for an hour before she came out." Then I saw the chief manager Xu leading the prince and the prime minister to see the emperor. After about an hour, I saw Princess Zhaoyang leading His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince into Lanling Palace. As for what they said later, the slave maid couldn't inquire completely. ”

Concubine Xi thought for a while, and said: "It's not a big deal, Concubine Lan's rank is too low, Hao'er is still young, and she can't become a climate." The palace is worried about this Zhaoyang princess, she has always had some ideas, and the emperor also cherishes this girl, now it is messy enough, if she inserts a rod in this matter, it will not be good. ”

Cicada said: "There is also a person from the East Palace who brought in a message, saying that the prince was a little uneasy when he learned that the emperor was angry. The prince was worried that the emperor would use him as a host, so he asked the mother to hurry up and get things done. ”

Concubine Xi was speechless for a long time, and said with a sneer: "He is in a hurry." Cicada, have you personally inspected the fruit sent to Lanling Palace by the dining room today? ”

"The slave maid has inspected it, but I heard from the sisters on the other side of the Lanling Palace that the emperor has no appetite, and only ate a few cloves of oranges and no other fruits." Cicada replied.

"You instruct the dining room to bring in some fresh fruits for the emperor every day, and send someone to keep an eye on Concubine Shu's every move. Tomorrow, you send the palace people out, and the prince enters the palace, and you will say that there is something to tell in the palace. Go ahead and call Mama Blind to the palace. ”

This blind grandmother is over sixty years old, and her background is unknown, but I have only heard that she is the daughter of a criminal official. After her husband was convicted and killed, all the female dependents of the convict were confiscated into the palace. Mama has not been in the palace for many years, and then she was used by Concubine Xi for some reason, and she has long been no longer a slave in the palace, but only in the miscellaneous courtyard on the side of Fengxiao Palace.

When Mama Blind stepped on the lamp and entered Fengxiao Palace, the dark red palace door of Fengxiao Palace creaked shut.

The weather is getting colder and colder, and at some point there is a dense snowflake falling. The next day, Concubine Xi led the palace people to visit the emperor in Lanling Palace.

It was very quiet outside the Lanling Palace, and those armorers stood motionless in the cold air, and the snowflakes on their armor gradually piled up, like a venerable snowman.

"The old slave has seen the concubine." Concubine Xi had just turned the road and stepped on the granite stairs in front of Lanling Palace, but she saw that Xu Jiang had already stood in front of the palace gate at some point, and stood with his hands over.

"Father-in-law Xu, I don't know how the emperor was last night?" Concubine Xi stopped and asked.

"The emperor had a seizure in the early morning, and he just fell asleep."

"Then the palace won't go in, remember, other concubines don't have to go in and disturb the emperor. If the emperor is in better health, please let your father-in-law inform the palace earlier. ”

"The old slave obeys."

Concubine Xi slowly moved towards Fengxiao Palace, passed by Feiluan Palace, and saw Concubine Shu standing outside the palace gate looking at the snow. When Concubine Shu saw that it was Concubine Xi, she stepped forward to salute and said with a smile: "Sister, it's early, this snow is biting, sister don't freeze her body." ”

Concubine Xi said with a smile: "In this huge harem, the palace always has to go, otherwise, it will be difficult to explain to the emperor if something goes wrong." Besides, is this palace willing to be lazy? It's just a life of suffering. ”

"Yo, what did my sister say? It's just that something went wrong with my sister, and the emperor is still hard to pay attention to, isn't it? My sister heard that the emperor was stimulated a lot yesterday and was angry. Concubine Shu seemed to be in a good mood, and said with something in her words.

"It's not for King Ding to make trouble, he knows that now in addition to the crown prince, the prince and foreign ministers must have the emperor's will to enter the palace. No, how can you not make people angry when you break into the inner garden at night! Concubine Xi smiled coldly.

"But what my sister heard is very different from my sister, my sister heard that the prince was guilty of disrespect, and actually persuaded the emperor to give way to the prince, is there still the emperor in the eyes of this prince?" Concubine Shu Guifei is also intransigent and-for-tat.

"The prince was originally the prince, and it was within his duty to share his worries for the king. Besides, the abdication is the meaning of the courtiers, what does it have to do with the prince? ”

"Sister, I really envy the prince for having a good teacher, but my sister's words made my sister a little confused, the emperor is just seriously ill, and the prince can't bear it? Is the world of the Great Wei the world of the emperor or the world of the crown prince? ”

Concubine Xi snorted coldly: "The prince has been a prince for many years, and he has already been the heart of the people, how can you and I get involved in the affairs of the court?" That's it, there are a lot of things in this palace, so let's take the first step. After speaking, he didn't wait for Concubine Shu to reply, and led the palace people back to Fengxiao Palace.

When she arrived at Fengxiao Palace, Concubine Xi ordered the palace people to half-cover the palace gate, thinking about what Concubine Shu had said just now. Shu Guifei relied on the power of her brother Shu Pengju and did not give in front of herself, although she was the prince's adoptive mother and the master of the harem, Shu Guifei never sold her accounts. Now the king and the crown prince are fighting to the death, as long as the chess is one step behind, they will lose the whole game.

Concubine Xi was groaning, and Cicada stepped forward to flick the snow stains left on the fox fur shawl for Concubine Xi, and said softly: "Niangniang, the slave maid sent someone to the East Palace to pass on the prince to enter the palace, but the Inner Garden Forbidden Army has an order, saying that without the emperor's will, no one is allowed to enter the palace without permission." ”

Concubine Xi was taken aback and said, "The prince can enter the palace at any time, what, when did this become the emperor's will?" ”

"Just yesterday, the emperor's decree said that all adult princes and ministers of the court and the central government are not allowed to enter the palace without an edict."

"Oh, in that case, you go to find a confidant and send a message to the prince, so that he must not act rashly, and wait outside for news from the palace."

Emperor Wei suddenly issued this edict, which surprised everyone. The crown prince is in charge of the country, and there are many important things to ask the emperor at any time. Emperor Wei was sick in front of the bed, and if the prince could only enter the inner garden after being edicted, the emperor and the prince would lose the channel of communication, and Emperor Wei would cut off the only link to control the state politics. But the ministers with a heart also saw something strange from this edict, maybe the crown prince did not consult Emperor Wei after he took charge of the country, and he dictated the dynasty by himself, so it is reasonable for Emperor Wei to do this, it seems that Emperor Wei is hinting at something to his ministers.

The emperor deprived King Ding of the right to command the forbidden army and restricted the prince from entering the palace, indicating that Emperor Wei played 20 boards between the prince and King Ding. He made a gesture: the future prince of Great Wei might not be between the two.

Emperor Wei only took back the command of the forbidden army into his own hands, and did nothing else, but this move put great pressure on the crown prince who was in charge of the country.