Chapter Eighty-Three: An Eventful Season
Concubine Song was startled, and coughed out before she could speak, her slender body trembled slightly, and Ji Sihong hurriedly stepped forward to stroke her back, comforting her softly.
The Song family secretly saw Concubine Lan's impatient look, patted Ji Sihong's arm and shook his head gently.
Lan Guifei didn't like the sick Song family, and Ji Sihong had the intention to make her a concubine, but she was scolded by Lan Guifei for kneeling in Zichen Palace for a long time. If it weren't for the fact that her father Song Duwei had some military power in his hands, I am afraid that he would not even have the title of this side concubine.
Concubine Lan Guifei did not have a mother's background, so she attached great importance to Princess Jian's family background. It's just that the princes of the two queens, the prince and King An, did not marry concubines, and the daughters of some families are naturally unwilling to miss it, and Concubine Lan, who is a little weaker and willing to bend to the king, looks down on it, so it has been delayed until now.
At the beginning, the red kite was pregnant, because it was a woman in the building, it was very unpleasant, and Concubine Lan asked Ji Sihong to deal with the person. Ji Sihong took pity on the Song family's weak body and was not suitable for pregnancy, so he thought that if the red kite gave birth to the eldest son and passed it on to the Song family, even if he married the concubine in the future, it would not be difficult for her to embarrass her.
For this reason, the red kite was also included in the genealogy of the Song family and given the surname Song, which was regarded as compensation. didn't want the red kite to give birth to a daughter in the end, and cried and begged the Song family not to let them separate. The Song family relented, and the matter was over.
Later, Bai Yueyu was pregnant, and Wang Lao asserted that it was a male fetus nine times out of ten, so Ji Sihong had the idea of passing on to the Song family, but in the end it was empty.
Now looking at the Song family's appearance of not being alive for a few days, Ji Sihong is full of protection and eyes, and Lan Guifei is even more angry.
"Song's family, Hong'er didn't marry the main concubine, you are the only concubine in the house, you should be in charge of the internal affairs of the house, but you can't even keep the prince's heir, you can't escape the blame for this matter anyway!"
Song did not defend himself, and knelt down respectfully to admit his mistake.
"It's the concubine's incompetence, and the concubine is asked to punish her."
Although Ji Sihong has always been obedient to his mother, he is reluctant to suffer from the Song family, and even said: "Mother, don't blame her for this matter, it was an aunt in the house who was jealous and secretly poisoned, and it was really impossible to prevent it, no wonder others." ”
Concubine Lan was full of anger and was nowhere to go, and when she heard this, she said, "What about the restless cheap hoof, but he is still alive?" ”
Song said: "Back to the mother concubine, although Ling'er beside Aunt Zhu confessed that she was poisoned at the behest of Aunt Zhu, but Ling'er has been beaten to death, and Aunt Zhu has refused to admit it, and has been kneeling outside to plead for grievances, and the concubine is thinking about whether there is really something else to hide, so ......"
Lan Guifei glanced at her coldly, "If you dare to commit such a crime of killing your head, she will naturally not admit it happily." It is because you are so soft-hearted that these cheap hooves dare to be so bold, and even the emperor's heir dares to murder. Come on, since she has a hard mouth, then slap her mouth and beat her until she tells the truth! ”
Zhu Rouyun was kneeling in the courtyard, and when she came in, Concubine Lan also saw it, just looking at the fox and charm of the demon tune, she felt that it was not a good thing, where did she care if she was wronged or not.
The subordinates naturally did not relent, Zhu Rouyun struggled twice in fright, and soon there were only loud slaps and painful wails left in the courtyard. Song couldn't bear to hear it, and turned his head.
The slap was heard loudly, and it took a lot of effort for those who beat it, let alone those who suffered it. After a while, only the slapping sound could be heard, and Zhu Rouyun didn't even have a wail, so Lan Guifei stopped and asked someone to come over.
Zhu Rouyun was dragged over by the two mothers-in-law, she had been in the yard for a long time, but now she was beaten again, and when the two mothers-in-law let go, she fell directly to the ground. His cheeks were red and swollen, but he still spoke: "No, it's not me, I didn't poison it." ”
Concubine Lan snorted coldly and said, "If you don't tell the truth now, I don't think your tongue is useless, so why don't you pull it out." ”
When the words fell, Aunt Gui Zhi beside her stepped forward and pinched Zhu Rouyun's chin, and the palace people found a knife. Zhu Rouyun dodged left and right in shock, and inadvertently revealed two small red moles under the messy hair behind her ears.
Aunt Guizhi's movements stiffened, and then she turned back to look at Concubine Lan. Concubine Lan frowned impatiently, but saw Aunt Guizhi's subordinates exerting slightly, revealing the birthmark behind Zhu Rouyun's ear.
Lan Guifei stood up suddenly, her fingertips trembled slightly uncontrollably, and she looked at Zhu Rouyun's embarrassed appearance in amazement, and she was speechless for a while.
The Song family really couldn't bear it, and pleaded: "Mother, maybe Aunt Song was really wronged, and I hope that the mother concubine will spare her once and let her be lightly punished." ”
Aunt Guizhi turned around and walked to Lan Guifei's side, holding her arm with slight force, Lan Guifei came back to her senses and sat back. The deep palace has been up and down for decades, she has seen strong winds and waves, and she stabilized her mind and said: "What Concubine Song said is good, she still doesn't change her mouth despite being severely punished, and this palace will believe you once." Since the girl who has been poisoned has been killed, and the concubine intercedes for you, then this matter is over, you, you go down. ”
After a pause, she couldn't help but say again: "Go back and let the doctor take a look, so that you can give birth." ”
Song breathed a sigh of relief, and Zhu Rouyun consciously picked up a life and hurriedly kowtowed to thank her. Only Ji Sihong looked at his mother in surprise, not understanding why she was so good at talking today.
Concubine Lan only sat in the Jianwang Mansion for a while and left, and the scepter returned to the palace again, and as soon as she returned to the Zichen Palace, Aunt Guizhi retreated. Lan Guifei finally couldn't support it, and her feet staggered, and her eyes were already red.
"How could this be, she turned out to be the aunt in Hong'er's mansion."
Aunt Guizhi silently stepped forward to help the person to sit down on the couch, and also sighed: "It's all fate, the child who didn't want to be sent away in person back then has returned to our noses, Niangniang, this ......"
Aunt Guizhi wanted to ask how to place Zhu Rouyun now, but Concubine Lan couldn't listen anymore, and as soon as she grabbed Aunt Guizhi's hand, her strength was amazing.
"You're right, it's fate. At that time, I was afraid that I would regret that I didn't even dare to ask where she was sent, but after so many years, she actually appeared on her own. This is God who treats me well, let me make up for my daughter! ”
When the words fell, her tears finally fell, her eyes were full of resentment, and she said hatefully: "If it weren't for the queen who killed my Long'er back then, why would I even have to send my own flesh and blood away." ”
Emperor Yuanhe and Concubine Lan were a young husband and wife, and they had their eldest son Ji Weilong before they ascended the throne. Emperor Yuanhe, who was still the prince back then, was not outstanding, and he was not ranked at all in the battle for the succession of the first three imperial brothers. But he didn't want to end up fighting for the three princes who were bleeding and died, and the last one who forced the palace to be defeated and reduced to a concubine, which made Emperor Yuanhe pick up a big bargain.
However, the foundation of Emperor Yuanhe, who hastily ascended the throne, was unstable, and the first emperor won over the Tong family for Emperor Yuanhe and personally appointed the Tong family as the queen. Lan Guifei, the concubine who should have been righteous, had to condescend to the position of concubine, and even took Ji Weilong, the eldest son of the emperor, to become the emperor's concubine.
When Ji Chengyu, the imperial concubine, was born, there was an embarrassing situation where the son-in-law was not the eldest son. Emperor Yuanhe felt guilty about Concubine Lan, and had the intention to compensate for the eldest son, and over time, "the rumor that the emperor wanted to make the eldest prince the prince was spreading."
Concubine Lan had no chance to be the queen, so she was naturally unwilling, so she stared at the position of the prince. Privately contacted some courtiers to advise Ji Weilong, and the Tong family would not sit still, and for a time the ministers were angry, and the officials had their own opinions, and the court was in chaos.
The courtiers of the previous dynasty were in a hurry, and the concubines and queens in the harem were also secretly competing, and the disturbing Emperor Yuan and Emperor were overwhelmed, but they let Rumei take advantage of the loophole and be favored for a while.
However, just when the situation was stalemate, Ji Weilong accidentally fell into the water and drowned. Although she couldn't find a flaw in any case, Concubine Lan didn't believe that it was really just an accident, and she insisted that this matter had nothing to do with the queen.
Afraid of colliding with the Lichu ceremony, the funeral of the eldest prince was not fanfare, and even Emperor Yuan He did not go to send the last ride. Concubine Lan is like a ghost possessed by a ghost who has been killed in vain, and her heart is full of revenge.
Lan Guifei was unexpectedly born prematurely, and she suffered a lot during childbirth and almost lost her life. Although the mother and child were safe in the end, the body was tossed and it was not suitable to get pregnant again. But she tried all kinds of tricks without giving up, coupled with the favor of Emperor Yuanhe, she was really pregnant again, and Concubine Lan vowed to snatch back the lost crown prince.
Although a prince died, there were many happy events in the palace that year, such as the beauty and the queen were also pregnant one after another. The late eldest prince was soon forgotten by everyone, but Concubine Lan never did.
Concubine Lan didn't dare to be careless, this birth was all her hope, but before giving birth, she found a few doctors to check the pulse and said that she couldn't see men and women. She was uneasy in her heart, and quietly asked Aunt Guizhi to make preparations, not wanting her to really give birth to a princess.
Although it was the meat that fell from her pregnancy in October, Lan Guifei had been forced to a dead end by herself, and she came out with a civet cat to replace the prince, and Zhu Rouyun was the real princess who was replaced.
Over the years, Concubine Lan has often thought of her daughter who only has one side, and her heart is always sour and regretful, but she has nowhere to tell. Now goodbye, she only felt that this was God's eyes open, and sent her daughter back to herself.
When Aunt Guizhi saw her like this, she swallowed back the words that had come to her lips, paused and said, "Do you want the old slave to check...... How did she get into Jianwangfu? ”
This incident is too coincidental, and Aunt Guizhi's original intention is to be cautious. Lan Guifei was mistaken, and replied with tears: "Yes, yes, I should go and investigate, I don't know how the family she fostered back then, and how she came over all these years?" ”
Aunt Guizhi knew that Concubine Lan had been carried away by the joy of losing and regaining at this time, so she sighed and said no more.
It was really an eventful time, King An's wedding was approaching, and there were two sentences that would be mentioned in the capital after tea and dinner, which was nothing more than saying that this marriage was not the right one.
It is really King An's perverse and uninhibited reputation that has made everyone curious about who the throne of Princess An is.
Gu Yueyao, the head of Mingzhu County, Zuo Jinyun, the daughter of Prime Minister Zuo, and Lan Yuanxinyuan, the lady of the Lan family, are all popular candidates. didn't want to kill the little-known Bai Yanran halfway, which made everyone more and more curious about this princess Zhun'an.
In the past, there was a rumor that she would slap Miss Lan Jia if she didn't agree with her, and then there was a rumor that the water-based Yang Hua regretted marrying her childhood sweetheart cousin and climbed to King An, no matter how true or false it was, everyone listened to it with relish.
The rumors were rampant, and finally reached the ears of the Tong family in the palace.