Chapter 26: Killing (2)
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"Niangniang knows that among the tricks used in the harem, there is a trick called 'killing'. "Sitting on the 'bed', 'Chun' said while putting a hot 'wool' towel on my feet.
I nodded and said, "I understand what you mean, Concubine Zheng deliberately held Zhu Cai's 'daughter' high, and at the same time harmed the interests of almost all the factions in the palace for her...... If I do it immediately, they will only applaud secretly!"
'Chun' said busily: "Niangniang, you must not ......"
I waved my hand and said: "Don't worry, others don't move, why should I be the first bird, but I don't know who makes a move at this time, although they feel very happy, but they will definitely attack it, I am not so stupid, you also have to warn everyone in the Chengming Palace, if it is against the meaning of the palace, you can blame me for turning my face and not recognizing people!"
"Spring" was distracted: "Yes!"
Gu Yu hurriedly walked in and said, "Niangniang, the emperor is here!"
I looked at each other with 'Chunfen', and I was surprised, didn't I say that I couldn't 'wait' sleep today.
Qiheng walked in, saw me sitting on the 'bed', and my feet were still covered with a hot 'wool' towel, I wanted to 'want' to salute, he raised his hand to spare, sat on the side of my 'bed', and asked: "I heard the queen say that you fell down, did you hurt your foot again!"
I smiled and said, "The concubine is fine, but the imperial doctor said that he was afraid that the concubine would affect the old injury, so he let the concubine keep it." I covered my sleeves and smiled lowly, and said, "Please forgive the emperor, I can't accompany you tonight, so you can go to Sister Zhu's place to rest!"
His face was unhappy and angry, and he hooked the corners of his lips and said: "Could it be that I am such a person in your eyes, always thinking about the beauty of the harem!"
I approached him with a smile and said, "The emperor has the world in his heart, but he can't ignore the beauties of the harem, the emperor should go quickly, otherwise, he will have a good intention to the concubine!"
He took advantage of the situation to hook my jaw and pecked me on the 'lips', I hurriedly opened his hand and blushed and said, "I'm going to die, there are still people!"
The palace 'women' who were waiting around hurriedly lowered their heads, but Qi Heng was not annoyed, and said, "If you annoy them, I will send them away!"
I frowned and said, "It's nonsense again, send them away, who will serve me!"
He took me in his arms and 'rubbed' my ankles while saying, "No one is waiting for you, I am here to serve, my feet don't hurt!"
"It doesn't hurt, they like to make a fuss, for fear that I'm lame, if it weren't for the cold in my hands and feet, I wouldn't need a hot compress!"
"Are your hands and feet cold again, I'm here to cover them for you. As he spoke, he took my feet in both hands and put them in his arms.
I was shocked, the 'spring' equinox made my eyes 'color', the palace people were busy retreating, and I also hurriedly said: "The emperor doesn't want it, this ...... It's not in order!"
Qi Heng smiled: "There are no rules, it's not good for me to hurt you!"
I was speechless, let him hold my feet in his arms to warm up, and heard him sigh: "Your hands and feet are cold in winter, you have to take care of them, I will send some warm and tonic 'medicine' materials tomorrow, you have to remember to eat!"
I was suspicious and asked: "How does the emperor know that the concubines have cold hands and feet in winter, and the emperor was not in the palace last year!"
He said lightly: "Oh, I chatted with your father a few days ago, and I talked about you!"
Hearing him mention my father, I suddenly became bitter, it's been another year, my father still remembers my body, but I don't know what happened to my father.
He saw that my mood was suddenly low, thought about it, and said: "Before the New Year's Festival, there will be rewards from each palace to my mother's family, and then the family members of each palace will also enter the palace to thank you.
I was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
He took me in his arms and took pity on me, and then went to Zhu's place, and I began to prepare for the New Year's reward and the meeting with my mother.
On that day, the queen rewarded Laba porridge to the palaces, and the New Year was getting closer and closer, Qiheng rewarded me with a lot of warm and tonic 'medicine' materials, as well as some antique calligraphy and paintings, etc., which was about for me to give to my family.
Naturally, someone will make mistakes in the busy, after the fifteenth queen was exempted from the harem to ask for peace, at noon on the sixteenth, I was resting after lunch, Gu Yu came over to me with a smile and said: "Niangniang is too lazy to move, but I missed a good show!"
I looked at her suspiciously: "What a show." She just covered her mouth and laughed, I hit her, pretending to be angry: "Don't say it yet!"
Gu Yu said with a smile: "The Imperial Winter Garden is lively this morning, Wang Zhaoyi's pot of daffodil 'flowers' was trampled to death by Zhu Cai's 'girl' somehow!"
I laughed and scolded: "Nonsense again, the daffodil 'flowers' are all raised in their respective palaces, how can they be in the Winter Garden!"
Gu Yu swore and said: "Niangniang, no matter how much the slave maid dares to lie to you, it is said that Wang Zhaoyi's pot of daffodils 'flowers' is not very good in the house, so he said that he put it in the 'fine' crystal pavilion of the Imperial Winter Garden, and saw that the white plum in front of the 'fine' crystal pavilion is blooming well, so he said that he put it under the white plum to borrow some aura, who knows, Zhu Cai's 'girl' somehow thought of going to the garden and enjoying the plum 'flower', so coincidentally, she stepped on the pot of narcissus!"
I smiled when I heard this, and said, "It's just a pot of narcissus, presumably Wang Zhaoyi won't blame it!"
"Where. Gu Yu smiled, "That narcissus is really not worth anything, but the basin that raises narcissus is said to be an antiquity of the previous dynasty rewarded by the emperor, Niangniang, you also know how much of a sin it is to damage the things given by the emperor, Zhu Cai's 'daughter' was afraid to cry, but Wang Zhaoyi still refuses to give up, I am afraid that it has already alarmed the emperor at this time!"
Sure enough, not long after Gu Yu told me about this, a decree came from the front, throwing Zhu Cai's 'girl' into the side courtyard of Ziwei Hall and locking her ground, not going out without an edict, and no one was allowed to visit.
"It is a capital crime to damage the things given by the emperor, but the Zhu family is only grounded, presumably Wang Zhaoyi has not been able to get angry, she is the biological mother of the five princes, the head of the nine concubines, and neither the queen nor the concubine have underestimated her. "The 'vernal equinox' whispered.
I was 'lusting' and said, "No matter what, the emperor will not execute Zhu Cai's 'daughter'!"
'Spring' puzzled: "Why is Niang Niang so sure!"
I smiled and said, "Because as long as the Zhu family knows that the Zhu family is still in the palace and has the grade of 'female', the treasury will have an extra 100,000 taels of silver every year, so now this is the best ending." "Even if it is a bumper harvest year in Guanzhong, it can only just meet the food and clothing, if the harvest is not enough, Kyoto will be implicated, so Qiheng will reach an agreement with the Zhu family in Yongzhou, but he can't really pamper a businessman's 'daughter' to make people laugh, so as long as the Zhu family is alive.
But in this way, it seems to be back to the original trajectory.
The Zhu family was completely away from everyone's sight, and in the end, only Concubine Zheng Guifei got the 100,000 taels and cleaned up the people, she was the biggest winner.