At dawn, the ladies keenly noticed that there were two missing concubines in the mourning hall.

"What's going on?"

"I heard that Wang Zhaorong and Zhao Jieyu committed suicide last night with a three-foot white silk."

"Even if you are going to be buried, it doesn't make a difference if you want to be buried a few days earlier or later. They took the initiative to die, but they were able to save the Seven Princes and the Eighth Princes. ”

"That's right. I'm going to die anyway, and there's some use in dying like this. ”

The ladies whispered a few words, and when they caught a glimpse of Gu Shufei's figure, they quickly shut up.

Empress Pei has been guarding the crown prince, and all the trivial matters in the mourning hall are decided by Concubine Gu Shu. Gu Shufei has stayed up for so many days, and her whole person has lost weight, her face is pale, and she is very haggard.

Concubine Gu Shu opened her mouth first and said: "Wang Zhaorong and Zhao Jieyu took the initiative to beg for death last night, and the queen mother thanked the two of them for their loyalty, and specially issued an order to order His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince and His Royal Highness the Eighth Prince to keep vigil for the two mothers today. ”

The ladies were all high-eyebrow figures, and when they heard this, they immediately said in unison: "The queen mother is merciful. ”

Gu Shufei said softly: "Everyone knows about this matter, so don't discuss it in private." lest it be passed into the ears of the queen and make the mother dislike. ”

The ladies and ladies should go down together and keep their mouths shut.

Gu Shufei walked to the front and knelt down.

Duchess Pingguo looked at Concubine Gu Shu's figure, her brows furrowed slightly.

It's really not peaceful in this palace. So many people died one after another, and even the air seemed to be floating with blood.

This turmoil has already involved the He family. He Qi is the commander of the guards of the East Palace, and has always guarded the safety of the prince. And the granddaughter-in-law Cheng Jinrong was seriously injured after blocking the assassination for the queen's mother, and I don't know what happened now......

Mrs. Tai had a lot of thoughts, but she was helpless, and couldn't help but sigh.

……

The Seven Princes and the Eight Princes have been keeping vigil in the outer mourning hall of the Baohe Palace.

The joint assassination of the crown prince by several brothers frightened the two princes who had not yet grown up. In the past few days, the two of them were so frightened that they didn't dare to close their eyes at night.

Wang Zhaorong and Zhao Jieyu committed suicide last night, and the two of them were ignorant. It wasn't until dawn that the bad news reached the ears of the two of them.

The ten-year-old Seventh Prince, with a white and fat little round face, had already lost a lot of weight, and when he heard the bad time of his mother's suicide, the Seventh Prince's eyes darkened, and he quickly cried heartbreakingly.

It's much more tragic than crying for my father.

The Eighth Emperor was a little wooden, and he couldn't cry, so he kept muttering, "My father still has a month to be buried." The mother concubine can live for another month, why did she die last night? ”

The palace people who came to deliver the letter, fearing that the Eighth Prince's words would inadvertently anger Queen Pei, said with tears in their eyes: "Jieyu Niangniang left a letter for Her Royal Highness. Your Highness, take a look at the letter first! ”

The Eighth Prince took the letter a little dazedly, and only looked down at the letter for a while. After only two lines, tears rolled out.

Wang Zhaorong also left a letter to the Seventh Prince.

The Seven Princes wept while reading the letter.

Wang Zhaorong and Zhao Jieyu sought death together, and before they died, the two got together and wrote two letters each. One letter was addressed to Queen Pei, begging Queen Pei to take more care of her son. Another letter to his son was not too long, in which he repeatedly told them to be filial to the queen and listen to the prince in everything.

The Seventh Prince and the Eighth Prince wiped their tears while reading the letter.

When the two were led to kowtow in front of their mother's coffin, the two brothers cried even more.

"The queen has a phoenix decree, and the two highnesses can keep the spirit of Zhaorong Niangniang Jieyu Niangniang for a day."

The seventh prince and the eighth prince cried and received the decree.

This is where the coffin is parked, and it is not a mourning hall. The two brothers each knelt on the futon and soon cried hoarsely. The palace people who were guarding the side also quietly reddened their eyes.

Zheng Jieyu and Concubine Wei Xian committed the felony of assassinating the queen, and it is not a pity to die. Wang Zhaorong and Zhao Jieyu were a little pitiful.

After crying for most of the day, the tears of the Seven Princes were dried up. He whispered in a hoarse voice, "Eighth brother, let's stop crying. While I can still come here today, let's see my mother for the last time! ”

The eighth prince touched his tears with his sleeve and nodded vigorously.

The two of them each went to the coffin and had the lid lifted. Soon, Wang Zhaorong and Zhao Jieyu's faces appeared in front of them.

The faces of those who hang themselves are inevitably a little hideous. Of course, the seventh prince and the eighth prince would not be embarrassed after their mother's death, and cried again.

……

After a day and a night, the two princes went to see Queen Pei and kowtowed to their mother-in-law to thank them.

Empress Pei sighed lightly: "That's it, you two should get up!" ”

"There have been so many things in the palace one after another, and this palace knows that the two of you are worried in your hearts. However, life has to go on. You are called the queen mother of this palace, and this palace will be the same as your own mother in the future. ”

"If there is anything, you just have to come to this palace, and this palace will definitely support you."

After a pause, Queen Pei added meaningfully: "I hope you don't let down Wang Zhaorong and Zhao Jieyu's hard work, and grow up safely in the palace." ”

The Seventh Prince was slightly half a year older, and he reacted a little faster than the Eighth Prince, and his eyes were red and grateful.

The eighth prince was a little late, and he quickly said: "The sons and daughters must follow the teachings of the queen mother. ”

Then, the seventh prince and the eighth prince opened their mouths together and asked to see the crown prince.

"We've been worried about the Sixth Emperor Brother for the past few days, I wonder how the Sixth Emperor Brother is doing now?"

"We want to see the six emperor brothers in person, and ask for the mother's permission."

There are precedents for the eldest prince, the fourth prince and the fifth prince, how can Empress Pei agree? She swept her eyes and said lightly: "You six emperor brothers should recuperate in peace, and when Xiao Liu's body is well, it will not be too late for you to see him again." ”

What else did the eighth prince want to say, but the seventh prince quickly pulled the sleeve of the eighth prince's shirt and took the first step to respond: "The sons and ministers all listen to the queen mother." ”

Yes, they are to listen to the queen mother.

The Eighth Prince sniffed and said nothing.

……

The news of Wang Zhaorong and Zhao Jieyu's death also reached Cheng Jinrong's ears.

Cheng Jinrong couldn't get up, and he has been lying on the bed for the past few days. Drinking, eating, washing, changing clothes, etc., all have to be served. The second princess didn't rush to do these trivial things, she stayed by Cheng Jinrong's side every day, and told Cheng Jinrong what happened in the palace from time to time.

What I heard yesterday was the death of Concubine Wei Xian.

What I heard today is the suicide of Wang Zhaorong and Zhao Jieyu.

"The queen mother was kind and kind, and ordered the seventh brother and eight brothers to keep a vigil for their biological mother for a day and a night." The second princess said softly.

Cheng Jinrong was silent.

How many people died in the palace in just a few days?

The damned, the undeserved, the hateful, the pitiful, all dead.

Queen Pei's changes don't need to be elaborated on by the second princess, she is also vaguely aware of it.

In the past, Queen Pei would definitely come to see her regardless of it. And now, Queen Pei has more restraint and measurement, and her methods are becoming more and more aggressive.