Chapter 161: Selfishness and Publicness
Liu Yu is not a saint, and he doesn't plan to be a saint, he doesn't want to care if the concubines in the palace are going to be martyred, he only knows that there are two mothers in Lu Dao who must not die, one is Qi'er's mother Lin Meiren, and the other is the mother of the fourth princess, Concubine Qin. The former involves his personal commitment and emotional factors, while the latter concerns the core interests of his political allies.
Liu Yu rushed into the inner court with a strong purpose, and did not go in the direction of the concubine's bedroom, but rushed directly to the warehouse. When he arrived at the palace where the three concubines suspected of poisoning were detained, Liu Yue shouted: "Smash the door open!" β
It was said to be "smashed open", and others had already rushed up and banged on the door.
"Rush in! Listen, none of these people can have an accident, hurry! β
Liu Yu only knew that Lu Daolin Meiren was imprisoned on the second floor, and he didn't know which room Concubine Qin was in, and he was tired and out of breath when he rushed over all the way, so he simply let the Imperial Forest Army go in to save people.
After calming down her breath a little, Liu Yucai climbed to the second floor, the door of Lin Meiren's room was wide open, and a team of royal forest soldiers gathered at the door, while Lin Meiren herself was sitting at the table demurely, and the female official who had come to persuade her to die was kneeling on the ground in fear.
"It's good that there's nothing wrong with it." Liu Yu walked into the room, holding on to the door frame and panting.
Lin Meiren smiled slightly, and said in a calm tone with the calmness of the first meeting: "Commander Liu's promise to concubine body still remembers, the concubine body will not die." β
It is rare that only for Liu Yu's promise, Lin Meiren, who has no idea of survival, will insist like this. Liu Yu nodded and said, "Concubine Lin will see the fourteenth princess soon." β
At this time, Lian Husheng hurriedly came upstairs with a few guards.
"How is Concubine Qin now?"
"Concubine Qin...... She hanged herself! β
Liu Yue was shocked: "Hanged? β
Lian Husheng hurriedly explained: "Fortunately, I came early, I was saved, and I was still angry." I've come back alive! β
Liu Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief. said: "Then take the Imperial Forest Army to other palaces to save people." How many can be saved! β
Lian Husheng rushed to rescue people with the Imperial Forest Army, and after a while, Su Bi and Chai Jin also rushed to hear the news. Su Bi's face was very melancholy, and when she saw Concubine Qin lying on her back on the bed and half dead, tears flowed down in an instant, and she cried and threw herself to the side of the bed.
This is the first time Liu Yu has seen Su Bi crying bitterly, Su Bi wraps herself very tightly on weekdays and marries an incompetent father-in-law. The family has to rely on her to support them. Such a strong woman rarely shows her vulnerable side to others.
Chai Jin walked to the door stupidly, nodded in the face of Liu Yu, and said with a smile: "Brother Liu, long time no see." β
Her own lady is making love to her mother-in-law, if Liu Yu is going to get acquainted with it. This is a good opportunity to strengthen the relationship with the lady. And Chai Jin came to greet him, and the way of greeting was different, long time no see? I saw it less than an hour ago.
"Hulu." Liu Yu said earnestly, "Your mother-in-law is not in good health, hurry up and take a look." Do your son-in-law's filial piety, don't you understand this truth? β
"Huh?" Chai Jin was a little confused. But he still walked over and knelt beside the bed according to his words, Su Bi saw Chai Jin, and his attitude changed a lot, and he took Xianggong's hand to Concubine Qin's hand, and the mother and daughter said a few more intimate words.
At this time, Qi'er also hurried over, and Liu Yu took her to meet Lin Meiren. Qi'er cried heart-wrenching in Lin Meiren's arms, mother and daughter have been dependent on each other in the palace for many years, and Qi'er has not seen her mother for many days and spent her time in fear, and at first glance she forgot to say a thoughtful word except for crying. Lin Meiren's face is very calm, like a loving mother, with a slight smile, holding her daughter in both hands, a very warm picture.
Liu Yu didn't want to ruin the reunion between Qi'er and his mother, and his relationship with Qi'er was not good enough to be close to the husband and wife, so he walked out alone. Soon, Su Bi also wiped her tears, and when she came to Liu Yu's side, she had regained her true character as a strong woman.
"Commander Liu, thank you so much." Su Bi spoke with a sneer, not like thanks, but as if she was sneering.
However, Liu Yu was accustomed to Su Bi's attitude towards others, and smiled ashamedly: "By the way, by the way." β
Su Bi: "Hmph! He said: "When is Commander Liu going to propose to the emperor to marry the fourteenth sister?" β
Liu Yu smiled embarrassedly: "It's not appropriate to propose, right?" β
"What's out of place? With your identity and status, being a concubine is all about bending you, and the emperor is afraid that he will soon be a marquis and a prime minister for you, and it is possible to make a contribution and become a king. β
When the good words came to Su Bi's mouth, they also became sarcastic pastimes. Liu Yu said stupidly: "Her Royal Highness the princess still hurried to plead with the new emperor and closed the poisoning case." β
"How?" Su Bi stared at Liu Yu and asked.
"There is no evidence." Liu Yudao.
Su Bi smiled smugly on her face and said: "Okay, then borrow Commander Liu's words, if there is no evidence, the palace will ask the emperor to close the case." β
Liu Yu looked at Su Bi's back, and said in his heart that this was a trap she set up to lead him into it. But it's also relieved to think about it, as a princess, she has no right to make judgments on the cases that happened in the inner court, and Liu Yu, the president of the Imperial Forest Army, can. Su Bi just used his position to close the case, a matter of mutual benefit.
Soon Su Bi invited the holy decree and read it in public, announcing that the poisoning case was over. Qi'er took her mother's hand and came out, ready to go back to the dormitory to rest.
"Brother Liu, thank you. Qi'er will always remember. β
Qi'er pulled her mother to Liu Yu and looked up at Liu Yu. The pear blossom with the appearance of rain, Liu Yue really wanted to bow his head and take a sip, but he knew that this was the inner court and could not mess around in public.
"You haven't slept in days, have you? Go back to rest with your mother, and go to play with the little stutterer tomorrow. β
Qi'er bit her lower lip, nodded with a smile, and said reluctantly: "Brother Liu, tomorrow Qi'er will take Yaya to find you." β
Lin Meiren gave a salute to Liu Yuhuanting, with the grace of a woman on her face, and said goodbye and left.
The poisoning case and the funeral of the concubine have come to an end, and this time Bai Aya did not cause the death of the concubine, Liu Yue knew that Yuan Bolang would definitely not give up. In the Yaqian Palace, Su Bi sprayed Yuan Bolang with dog blood, and her mother had just escaped death, and she didn't even leave Yuan Bolang with a basic face.
Yuan Bolang suffered more anger on this day than he suffered in his life. As a great Confucian in the world, his protΓ©gΓ©s are all over the world, and everyone who sees him is respectful, but today the two young juniors don't take him seriously at all, these juniors don't respect the etiquette law, but blame him for "ignoring human life". Yuan Bolang's face was flushed, and he wanted to have a seizure, but he didn't dare to make a mistake in front of the new emperor.
This time it was Su Bi's turn to make trouble, and Liu Yu sat quietly in the chair, yawning and listening to Su Bi's vicious words. After the last moment, Su Bi scolded happily, looked at Liu Yu and said, "Commander Liu, do you have anything to add?" β
Liu Yu glanced at Su Yan, who couldn't persuade him in the room, and then looked at the firewood gourd standing there in a daze, and made an embarrassed "please" gesture, and said, "No, Your Royal Highness the Princess, please continue." β
If outsiders don't know the way, they will think that Liu Yu and the fourth princess are more like husband and wife, and even scold people and say "please", which is really the same Buddha's mouth and snake heart.
Su Bi was angry, and she didn't want to embarrass Yuan Bolang too much. After all, she still has to keep a vigil at night, and she doesn't want to run out of energy.
After the end, Liu Yu asked the emperor for an edict to completely abolish the old custom of concubine burial, and used it as a model to pass on to future generations. Yuan Bolang argued with reason, thinking that if the concubines were not martyred, the subsequent placement would be troublesome, after all, the inner court was the residence of the emperor, and now that the Son of Heaven was in rotation, some of the concubines of the former emperor were not as old as the new emperor, and if they did something against the chaos, it would make the world laugh.
"It's better to do this, the emperor gives all the princesses and princes a place to live, and if the first imperial concubine has children, move out of the palace to live with her children, in order to show filial piety. If there are no children, a place can be carved out on the side of the inner court for their birth, support and burial, where only palace maids and eunuchs can enter, and after a few years, they can return to their ancestral home. I wonder if this example can be opened? Liu Yu looked at Su Yan and then at Yuan Bolang.
What Liu Yu said was a compromise, Yuan Bolang did not raise objections, and Su Bi would not mention it.
"Commander Liu's proposal is very good, very good, so it is decided. It's too cruel to let the concubines be buried at every turn, but it's a good idea. I believe that my father, Emperor Jiuquan, will also agree. β
After the court meeting, Liu Yu's proposal was adopted, and the new emperor issued a holy decree, but Yuan Bolang did not dare to make another time. Liu Yu has not rested, and now he is tired, and he is about to go home to rest when Su Bi follows quickly.
"Commander Liu, thank you."
Liu Yuzhi said that Su Bi was for the mother and daughter to live together in the future and get together together, and thanked him sincerely without ridicule. (To be continued......)