Chapter 681: Rushing to Die
King Liang dropped this sentence, and he saluted Concubine Shu again. "Mother, you are too frightened tonight, so don't get too excited. You're already old, so it's better not to be so startled, otherwise not only will your face be wrinkled, but your health will also be bad. But rest assured, your sons will stay with you for the next few days. If you have anything else in your heart, just tell Erchen, and Erchen will definitely try his best to help you complete it. β
Concubine Shu suddenly became even more frightened.
"I don't want you! I don't want you! You let me go, I don't want you anymore! β
"Mother, what are you talking about? You are sick like this, as a son of man, if you don't serve closely, you will be scolded by others poking your back! King Liang was still serious, "Now, you lie down first, and your son will serve you a calming soup." β
Then, he Shi Shiran walked out of the inner hall.
With a series of heavy gasps from Concubine Shu inside, he smiled at the two of them, Princess Liang and Chunzhi.
"Alright, it's okay."
"Lord Wang......" Seeing him, Princess Liang's tears finally fell.
King Liang hurriedly took her hand. "Okay, don't cry. You see, didn't she beat me, my mother? She's been convinced by me now. For now, let's wait for her! β
Princess Liang nodded hurriedly.
Seeing this, Chunzhi also slowly spoke: "Since Concubine Shu is fine, then I will leave first." I've been away from the Queen Mother for too long, and she should miss me. β
"Well, auntie walks slowly. You're scared tonight. King Liang arched his hand at her again.
Chunzhi smiled lightly: "It's okay, I watched a good show, and it's not in vain that I came back for so long, and every day is like a pool of stagnant water." β
As soon as she finished speaking, there was another shout in the inner sanctum.
"Gu Chunzhi? Gu Chunzhi, are you actually there? How do you have the face to come to me! Come on, get her here! β
As soon as the faces of King Liang and Princess Liang changed, Princess Liang hurriedly pushed the spring branch. "Auntie, let's go!"
Chunzhi quickly turned around and ran out of Jingyang Palace quickly.
After running out, she realized what she had done, and she couldn't help laughing.
"I didn't do anything wrong, so why did I run like a rabbit? Stay, the big deal is to fight with Concubine Shu again, what's the big deal? She whispered to herself, and shook her head at the end, "Forget it, if I have this time, I might as well seize the last chance to talk to my mother!" β
As she spoke, she took another deep breath and slowly walked towards Cining Palace.
On this night, the palace seemed to be calm and unwavering, but in private there was a turbulent undercurrent.
On the second day, just after dawn, Chunzhi was dozing off in front of the Queen Mother's spirit, when he suddenly heard a series of exclamations outside, and he could vaguely hear someone talking about 'Kunning Palace' or something.
Chunzhi hurriedly looked back at Yadong, and Yadong went out.
After a while, she crept to Chunzhi's side and whispered to her, "Now everyone outside is saying that the queen mother has committed suicide by swallowing gold." By the time it was discovered, the people were already hardened. β
Haruzhi was shocked.
"How so?"
Although the emperor said something serious last night, the queen will not be so fragile that she will seek death! She has been in charge of the harem for so many years, and her heart is not something that the emperor will destroy with a few words.
"This slave doesn't know." Adaon shook her head, and she stepped aside.
Chunzhi's eyebrows twisted slightly, and she lowered her head again to burn paper for the Queen Mother.
At the same time, she sighed in her heart - it seems that this trip back to Beijing, the capital is destined to be unstable!
Half an hour later, the matter was decidedβthe queen was indeed killed.
However, the emperor made people claim that the queen was already weak, and this time the queen mother was killed, she was busy with the funeral for the queen mother, tired and sad, and after a long time, her body couldn't bear it. Coupled with the cold weather, she contracted a little wind chill, and then she was bedridden, so that the medicine stone was ineffective, and finally died.
It's just that the queen is gone, and the queen mother's funeral still needs to be managed, and the imperial concubine took over this important task as a matter of course, and by the way, she even handled the queen's funeral together.
After all, the emperor and the empress are a young couple, and the two have supported each other for so many years, and the emperor still has deep feelings for her in his heart. Although he was angry and didn't say anything to the queen last night, when he heard the news of the queen's suicide, he rushed to Kunning Palace to see the queen's body, and he suddenly shed two tears.
"Zitong, you are going to feel sorry for me!" He took the queen's hand and was reluctant to let go for a long time.
The queen's personal palace maids, three of whom have committed suicide by hitting the pillar and followed the queen. Only the last one remained, and she knelt before the emperor and wept profusely.
"Your Majesty, after the queen came back last night, people lost their souls. She muttered to herself for half the night, and kept saying that she was sorry for you, and she didn't teach the prince well, which led to what happened now. She has no shame to face you. She said for a long time, and the slaves and maids also persuaded her for a long time, seeing that her mood was much better, and then the queen mother yawned, saying that she was tired, let the slaves and maids go out, and the slaves and maids were only a little relieved to go outside for the night. But we don't dare to take it lightly, we came in one night to see countless times, each time we saw the queen mother lying on the bed peacefully, the slave thought she was tired and fell asleep, but who knows, in the morning the slave came to ask the queen to get up, only to find that her body was already cold! β
"Is this how you all serve the queen?" After listening to her, the emperor asked coldly.
The palace maid raised her face and cried so much that her tears and snot were muddled into a mess. "The slave knows that the slave and the maid have the grace of the saint, and the love of the queen over the years. Originally, the slave maid was also going to follow the queen mother with the three sisters, but I thought that if we all left, I don't know what some people would say about the queen mother behind their backs. That's why the slave maid decided to leave this cheap life first, and after explaining the reason to the emperor clearly, it was not too late to follow the queen. β
As she spoke, the corners of her mouth twitched. "Now, the slave has said all that she has to say. Your Majesty, please believe that the queen mother did not commit suicide in fear of sin, she just felt sorry for your affection for so many years, and she would never have the face to see you in the future, so she chose this path! β
With that, she slammed headlong into the pillar next to her!
She hit it so hard that a hole the size of a bowl immediately popped out of her head, and blood flowed incessantly. It didn't take long for her to die.
The emperor was stunned and watched this palace maid die in front of him, and he had mixed feelings in his heart.
Immediately, the eunuch outside ran in again: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince heard the news of the death of the queen mother in the East Palace, and he was grief-stricken, and now he is kowtowing in the direction of the Qianqing Palace, and I beg the emperor to let him come over to see the queen mother for the last time!" β
The emperor immediately stood up.
"Accurate!" He said loudly, a touch of pathos appeared on his face, "The queen has followed me for many years, suffered a lot in her early years, and enjoyed a few years of happiness in the middle. But in recent years, I have snubbed her a lot, but she has never complained. Now that I think about it, I'm sorry for her mostly. Now that she's gone, how can I still stop them from seeing each other? β
However, if he allowed the prince to leave the East Palace, it would be the lifting of the ban on the prince. In other words, last night's incident was passed by in one stroke!
When the people next to them heard this, they all turned their eyes, and countless thoughts had jumped out of their hearts.
But the emperor can't do that much now.
His whole heart was filled with the queen who committed suicide, and now he only wants to compensate the prince for everything he owes to the queen. As for the rest, he didn't want to care anymore!
But just when the palace people answered his words and planned to go to the East Palace to invite the prince, another palace maid from Jingyang Palace ran over crying.
"Your Majesty, it's not good! Concubine Niangniang fed the twenty-third prince poisoned wine, and hanged herself herself! β
"What did you say?" The emperor's face changed.
The palace maid knelt in front of him: "When the lady heard that the queen was dying, she blamed herself and insisted that the death of the queen mother was caused by her, so she sent away the people around her, secretly poured medicine on the twenty-third prince, and then hanged herself!" β
The emperor was shocked again.
"Aifei!"
He quickly stood up and rushed out with a brisk step.