Chapter 68: Shot
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Since last year. The battle between the Seven Princes and the King of Qi intensified, but I didn't know the inside story in the Huaqing Palace, until this year, especially when the King of Qi gave birth to his eldest son, the Seven Princes' faction could no longer hold back, and began to contact the courtiers to attack the King of Qi's faction.
On this day, when I walked to the 'door' of Yanying Palace, I heard Qi Heng furious inside: "'Bastard' things! I made it so clear, they still don't know how to restrain themselves! Blindly let the 'door' cause 'chaos', Zuo Xiang is really getting more and more confused!"
I looked at Jiang Shouquan, who was in a cold sweat, and Jiang Shouquan whispered to me: "Yushitai and several adults from the Sixth Department are inside. After a pause, he said: "They are all newly promoted by the emperor, and some of them are the 'protΓ©gΓ©s' of the former boss." β
I nodded slightly and said, "In the past two years, the emperor has promoted many young officials. β
Jiang Shouquan said: "Exactly! Alas, some people are getting older, and the older they are, the clearer they are, but some people are getting older and more slippery!"
I smiled and didn't speak, I injected fresh blood into the court so quickly, and it seems that it is not far from the emperor to clean up the Zheng and Liu families.
The big 'door' "creaked" open, and several young officials walked out of it one after another, including the eldest brother and Zhong Ran. The eldest brother's face was serious, and Zhong Ran was whispering something to another person, who was also wearing the costume of the imperial history, and should be his fellow student, his father's 'disciple'.
When everyone saw me, they all saluted me: "Wechen see the queen mother, the queen mother Chitose Jin'an." β
"Ladies and gentlemen, please excuse me, my lords have worked hard for the sake of the king. β
"The ministers do not dare to speak bitterly about the things that are within their share. β
After the greetings, the rest of the people left one after another, and the eldest brother walked up to me and asked, "What do you command?"
I smiled and said, "Where is there any command, I just heard from my sister-in-law that my brother suffered from a cold a few years ago, so I asked." Don't rely on your youth to be a bad thing!"
The eldest brother also smiled and said: "Don't worry, Weichen will take good care of his body, even if it is not for himself, but also for the sake of Niangniang! Niangniang has successfully given birth to a princess now, and she will have a support in the future." β
I took a step closer to him and whispered, "Thank you, big brother, for lighting this fire for me." β
He looked behind him cautiously, coughed lightly, and said, "No matter what Niangniang wants, Niangniang's safety is the first thing for our family to protect, which is also what my father meant." It's just that the mother should also be careful, the fire is too big, and I am afraid of hurting myself. β
I smiled and said, "Thank you brother for your concern, this palace will be careful." β
He nodded, and pretended to be relaxed and said: "Okay, if you feel that you miss your family in the future, let your sister-in-law enter the palace!
I bowed my head and he bowed away, but while we were talking, Zhong Ran had been standing far away beside himβhe had no reason to be close to me. I sighed inwardly and smiled at him, comparing the shape of "I'm fine". He also smiled at me, nodded, and left with his eldest brother.
Walking into the hall, Qiheng closed his eyes and leaned on the dragon chair, and I gently walked over to help him massage his head. He took my hand and sighed.
I smiled and said, "Good and dignified, why is the emperor angry? The concubines can hear your voice outside, it's scary." β
He sat me in his arms and asked, "Is the princess okay?"
I smiled and nodded: "Eat and sleep, sleep and eat, don't mention how well-behaved! The emperor doesn't know how to go and see, he hasn't been to the harem for three days." β
He said helplessly: "I have been really busy these days, I heard you say this, let's go see the princess tonight! Alas, it's better to be a 'daughter', what's so good about having so many sons!"
I covered my lips and smiled, and said, "What is the emperor's words, your son is prosperous, and it is too late for others to envy you!
He was stunned, but shook his head and said, "It's nothing." β
I knew that he didn't like harem and political affairs, but he still said: "I know why you are angry, there are many sons in the common people's family, not to mention the emperor's family." Seeing that he didn't speak, I continued: "Sometimes, the emperor is not good, if you are decisive, why do you have to break up so unhappily?"
He frowned: "According to you, what should I do?"
I didn't beat around the bush, and said directly: "According to the concubines, the king of Qi has been crowned king, and the rest of the princes should be sent to the fiefdom by sealing the king, like the three princes and the five princes have reached the age of marriage, looking for a 'door' in the local area, and they must not return to the court if they have nothing to do." β
He listened to the silence for a long time, and finally said, "Go back first, and I will go to see your mother and daughter at night." β
I didn't say anything more, Shi Li retired, and when he left the Yanying Palace, he said to Liu Youyu: "Hand a word to Hanxiang Palace, just say that the palace strongly persuaded the emperor to leave Beijing with the three princes and the five princes, and the emperor seemed to be reluctant and did not agree." β
It is so difficult for the third prince and the fifth prince, who have not been very valued, to leave Kyoto, not to mention the favored seven princes, and now the seven princes and the king of Qi are fighting, it is strange that Zheng Guifei is not in a hurry!
I waited for Concubine Zheng Guifei to make trouble in the palace, but I didn't want to wait for Concubine Zheng to make trouble in the palace one evening, Qiheng accompanied me in the palace for dinner, Liu Youyu trotted in, and said: "Emperor Qi, Niangniang, the people from the Gangzhu Mirror Palace came to report, saying that Rong Meiren hanged herself." β
"Huh?" I was taken aback, the concubine committed suicide but it was going to affect the family, what was the big thing that made me hang herself?
Liu Youyu said: "Fortunately, the palace 'girl' was found early and has been rescued, so I went back and forth to ask for a doctor." β
While urging, "Go quickly, go quickly!" I asked Qi Heng: "Your Majesty, should we also go and have a look? This must be some kind of grievance in my heart, otherwise it would not be like this." β
Qi Heng's face was solemn, and he said, "Go and have a look!"
In addition to Rong Meiren, there were several other concubines in the Zhujing Palace, and when they saw us coming, they all knelt on the ground and trembled, afraid that this matter would affect them.
Qi Heng ignored it and went straight to the side hall of Rong Meiren.
Rong Meiren was lying on the 'bed', her face was like a plain one, and there were strangulation marks on her neck, which was shocking to see. I turned my face away uneasily, and made a 'color' at the 'spring equinox'. The 'spring' branch will take the palace 'girl' of Rong Meiren outside.
After the imperial doctor checked Rong Meiren's pulse, he said: "Return to the emperor, queen, Rong Meiren is fine, but she is a little frightened and worried, and she will be fine when she wakes up later, please don't worry about the emperor and queen." β
Qi Heng said coldly: "Wake her up now!" His face was very gloomy, and it was obvious that he was angry in his heart. Come to think of it, it is a disgraceful thing for the concubine to commit suicide after all, if you let the court know, I don't know how to talk about it!
The imperial doctor trembled and treated Rong Meiren, and walked up to me in the 'spring' and whispered a few words to me, I frowned slightly, and said, "You all go down!"
The 'spring' immediately took all the palace people out and closed the 'door'. When Rong Meiren woke up and saw the emperor and me, she immediately cried and begged: "Your Majesty, Niangniang, please give your concubine a death!"