Chapter 554: Who Is It?
The ceremony will be held all day.
Xuanhe Emperor Long was weak and had to rest for two hours at noon every day before he could continue to watch and take care of political affairs. This is also a well-known "secret".
Today, Emperor Xuanhe was full of red light, without any weak and tired appearance, and lasted all day. Until the palace banquet in the evening, he did not show any fatigue.
Of course, the ministers didn't know that Emperor Xuanhe took two ginseng pills early in the morning.
Ginseng pills are prepared by Du Tidian and Cheng Jinrong together. As long as a person has one breath left, taking one pill can continue his life for a day. It's just that this kind of ginseng pill should not be used too much. After the effect of the medicine has passed, people's energy and physical strength are also greatly overdrawn.
The six princes wore princely dresses, standing beside Emperor Xuanhe, with clear eyes, solemn faces, and outstanding demeanor.
What happened in Yuqing Palace last night did not say a word from the palace. Therefore, a group of courtiers respectfully knelt down to worship His Royal Highness the Prince of Great Chu, and no one knew that the dress worn by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was worn by Emperor Xuanhe in the old days.
Emperor Xuanhe's gaze swept over the eldest prince, the second prince, the fourth prince, and the fifth prince standing on the side from time to time, and even the young seventh prince and eighth prince were looked at a few times.
Nothing out of the ordinary!
Could it be that the damage to the dress really has nothing to do with them? But the concubines in the harem did it?
Or is this person scheming, secretly giving the order to Gonggong Lu's chess piece, while pretending to be nothing?
Gonggong Lu was sent to Yuqing Palace six years ago. Was it a pawn at the beginning, or was it bought in the next few years and willingly acted internally?
All kinds of thoughts flashed through Emperor Xuanhe's mind.
The six princes don't have time to think about it today.
The etiquette of the Lichu ceremony is cumbersome, and there can be no mistakes. In his heart, he kept recalling the etiquette taught by Zhou Shangshu and Taifu of the Ministry of Rites to make sure that he didn't make any mistakes.
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A palace banquet was also set up in the Jiaofang Palace.
Lichu is a great joy in the palace, and all the palace concubines are here. Princess Shouning and Princess Kangning sat at the same table, and the eldest princess, the second princess, and the fifth princess also entered the palace.
Only the fourth princess Wei was about to give birth and failed to enter the palace.
When Emperor Xuanhe was looking at the princes, Empress Pei's eyes also fell on the faces of the harem concubines and several princesses.
The person who Queen Pei is most suspicious of is Zheng Jieyu.
Six years ago, Zheng Jieyu was still the concubine of Emperor Zheng who favored the harem, holding the phoenix seal on behalf of the palace and taking charge of palace affairs. It doesn't take much effort to place an eyeliner in Yuqing Palace.
Moreover, the six princes were made princes, and the most resentful and unfair in their hearts was none other than Zheng Jieyu. There are only harem concubines, who like to use such sneaky tricks that are not on the table, and it is clear that they are disgusting to you, and you should be blocked by you.
Anyway, people are dead, and there is no evidence, and it is impossible to find out.
Zheng Jieyu seemed to notice Queen Pei's gaze and looked over as well. However, there is no longer the edge of the past, but a touch of humility and flattery.
Empress Pei looked at Zheng Jieyu, and Zheng Jieyu got up with a smile and raised her glass to celebrate the joy of the six princes.
Queen Pei smiled quietly: "Zheng Jieyu is so happy and happy, and this palace is also very pleased, so let's drink this cup!" ”
In addition to Zheng Jieyu, the second suspicious person is Concubine Wei Xian.
Concubine Wei Xian was a concubine early, and gave birth to five princes, whose rank was higher than that of Concubine Gu Shu. Empress Pei ordered Concubine Gu Shu to take charge of palace affairs, and Concubine Wei Xian was left behind, and she was always indignant in her heart.
Could it be that she's doing something out of it?
Empress Pei's gaze swept lightly over Concubine Wei Xian.
Concubine Wei Xian thought that she had a hint, and immediately stood up with a smile: "The concubine also respects the queen's mother." ”
Empress Pei smiled and raised her glass, and continued to think in her heart.
Concubine Gu Shu is usually polite and soft, and there is only one Princess Kangning under her knees, no matter which prince is appointed as the prince, it has no impact on Concubine Gu Shu. Gu Shufei should be able to rule out suspicion in this matter.
Princess Corning was not suspicious.
Princess Shouning is still sick, her future is clean, and she is always guarded by her side. It shouldn't be her.
Concubine An, the biological mother of the seventh prince, and Concubine Jing, the biological mother of the eighth prince, are not very favored. However, they are all concubines with princes. On the surface, it looks honest and peaceful, but it's hard to say if you are careful in private.
A few princesses and princesses can't reach into the palace yet. However, it cannot be ruled out which prince is secretly making trouble.
As for the noble beauties who have no children, there is no personal conflict of interest. There is neither motivation nor ability.
A palace maid walked over quietly and whispered a few words in Queen Pei's ear.
Queen Pei's face changed slightly.
Zheng Jieyu, Wei Xianfei, Gu Shufei and others have been paying attention to the changes in Empress Pei's expression, and when they saw this, they immediately asked: "Niangniang, what's wrong?" ”
"Could it be that there is something wrong with the emperor's dragon body?"
Xuanhe Dilong is not in good health, and he lasted all day today. When it comes to the palace banquet in the evening, there are also people who can't hold it.
Thinking of this possibility, all the concubines opened their mouths to express their concern for the emperor's dragon body.
Empress Pei quickly regained her composure, and said with a smile as usual: "It's a good thing that you care about the emperor's dragon body. However, the emperor is good and decent, and there is nothing to do, so you can rest assured! ”
Since the emperor is so dignified, why did your face change just now?
The concubines had their own speculations in their hearts, and finally no one would ask without interest. Only Princess Shouning muttered: "The queen mother's face suddenly sank just now, something must have happened." ”
Princess Shouning's voice is not small, and there are not a few people who hear it.
Princess Kangning coughed lightly and changed the topic: "Sister Huang, this dance danced by the dancers is very beautiful, let's enjoy the song and dance." ”
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After the palace banquet was dispersed, everyone left one by one.
Empress Pei's every move was noticed, and it was inconvenient to go to the prison in person. Call Yu Meiren and explain in a low voice.
Yu Meiren is a confidant of Queen Pei who has been hand-held, and has privately disposed of Qingdai and woad. Empress Pei trusted her quite a lot.
Yu Meiren was ordered to retreat and quietly went to the prison while it was dark.
Father-in-law Lu died, and there were more than a dozen chamberlains.
In order to find out the people behind Grandpa Lu, these servants were tortured. Even the young and handsome Gonggong Ding is no exception. Gonggong Ding and Gonggong Lu were sent to Yuqing Palace in the same year, and they had a good personal relationship with each other. Maybe you can get some useful information out of his mouth.
After the servants were tortured, one by one the ghosts cried wolves, and all the useful and useless were explained. did say something about Grandpa Lu.
It is said that Gonggong Lu is the son of a criminal official, and he has a wife and daughter before entering the palace. Later, Gonggong Lu entered the palace, and his wife and daughter entered the Teaching Division. Six years ago, Lu's father-in-law's wife was humiliated and committed suicide. The young daughter was bought by someone unknown.
A few days ago, Father-in-law Lu was uneasy, and suddenly said in front of Father-in-law Ding: "If there is a next life, I would rather be a pig and a dog than a human." ”