Chapter Ninety-Five: Covering Up
Red when empty. The sun is blazing. The afternoon sun is still bright and dazzling. The heat is steaming. Straight disturbed people are drowsy.
The nobleman wore only a thin silk magenta robe. Lazily lying on a lounger. A little palace maid stood on each side and waved a fan to her.
The silver wire bamboo curtain hanging from the room was lifted. Bursts of heat came through the door. Then I saw Lan Yan walk in. Jiaguiren still has his eyes closed. The corners of the eyes are not picked. He said, "How."
Lan Yan waved his hand and motioned for the two palace maids to go down. Leaning over in front of Jia Guiren and whispering, "The servant inquired. That snack was indeed sent by the concubine to Fu Changzai. Fu Changzai also ate those snacks to have a miscarriage. But Fu Changzai has already reported the concubine to the Long Live Lord. Long live the Lord didn't deal with it. I only ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to investigate secretly. On the surface, he said that Fu Chang had a miscarriage because he was accidental."
Finished speaking. Seeing that Jia Guiren was still closing his eyes and recuperating, he muttered: "Long live the Lord is really fascinated by the concubine. The slave looked at it and was also a poisonous hand under the concubine. She and Fu Changzai are both pregnant. Afraid that the blessed child would threaten her child, she started to get rid of the blessed child. The obvious thing is that the Lord is partial to the concubine."
The corners of Jia Guiren's lips slightly hooked up a smile. The narrow Danfeng eyes suddenly opened: "It wasn't done by Su Yi."
"Master......"
Jia Guiren sat up slowly. The fingers wearing the jade carved beaded armor caressed the ice jade glass cup on the table. Inside the bowl is a chilled melon. A thin layer of water mist oozed from the outer wall. She took a sip. He said, "You don't know Su Yi. Hongu has known her since childhood. She's by no means that kind of person. What's more. She has always been to Long Live Lord, if she is about to leave, how can she compete with Fu Chang for favor."
"But that snack is obviously her ......," Lan Yan said.
"She made the snacks though. But she didn't put the things in there. Besides, the concubines of Chengqian Palace are also pregnant, and it's okay to eat snacks...... I heard that there is a maid named Hongzhu in her palace......"
"Hmm. In addition to Qiu Ruo and Yun Rou, the Internal Affairs Office transferred four other palace maids to serve her. One of them is called Hongzhu."
"Before that red bead entered the palace, she was a girl in the pure concubine's mansion......"
"Could it be ......" Lan Yan was taken aback. But ......"
"Killing two birds with one stone. Kill two birds with one stone. It only takes one trick to get rid of the two most popular concubines in the palace......" Jia Guiren said quietly.
"Oh my God...... The pure concubine is really scheming......" Lan Yan sighed.
Jia Guiren smiled lightly: "If it weren't for her scheming, how would she have come to this position today. It's just that Su Yi is pure-minded. This harem is full of jackals, tigers, leopards, and thorns. I'm afraid that if she doesn't pay attention, her bones will be gone......"
A smile froze at the corners of his lips. The gaze gradually softened. He muttered, "It would be nice if you didn't enter the palace. Double stay and fly with cousin. Loving Whitehead...... Cousin won't die. It's not going to be like this between you and me......"
Suddenly. The corners of his lips bloomed with a mocking smile: "Shen Suyi...... I don't know if I should hate you or pity you......"
The sun shone through the window on the sapphire of her finger armor. Like a tear. Refracted with a strange brilliance......
The moon hangs high. Streamer shines.
Cining Palace. But the atmosphere was cold.
The room was silent. It's just that this quiet atmosphere is mixed with a sense of oppression. It's almost breathless.
Hongli stood in front of the Queen Mother with half-lowered eyes. The Queen Mother sat elegantly on the kang couch. The white and delicate fingers are covered with a few pieces of armor inlaid with gold enamel. The long armor slightly provoked the agarwood in the cloisonné enamel copper incense burner. Banxiang Fang said leisurely: "How are you going to deal with this matter?"
Hongli lowered his eyes. said: "Erchen has been promoted to the position of Xue Yan in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. As for the poisoning, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has already found out. It was done by the palace maid Hongzhu in Zhong Cui's palace."
The Queen Mother's fingers provoking agarwood are slightly sluggish. Said: "Palace maid."
"Yes. The snacks made by Su Yi were sent to the palaces by several palace maids and eunuchs. The red bead moved on the way, but later she tried to bury the remaining poison under the acacia tree in the imperial garden, but was caught by the people of the Internal Affairs Office."
"So you think that this matter has nothing to do with the concubine."
Hongli said in a condensed voice: "Yes."
"That red bead is a girl in her palace. How do you know she didn't do it?"
"When she was tried, she had already said that she had been humiliated by Xue Yan and held a grudge. That's what kills the emperor's heir." Hongli Road.
"Oh. That's what Hongzhu said." The Queen Mother raised her voice.
Hongli said: "Yes."
The Queen Mother's face changed sharply. One hand slapped on the red sandalwood kang and said angrily: "Ridiculous."
"You really think that the mourning family will be fooled when they are old."
"The Emperor's Mother......"
"That red bead is obviously determined to be done at the behest of the concubine. But you, as the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, covered up a concubine like this. Thou hast ordered the Beads to be put to death. Let her take all the charges. In this way, the concubines will be completely wiped out."
Hongli does not speak. The Queen Mother reprimanded: "You are really confused. You are the king of a nation. Look where you still have the momentum of the king of a country. For a woman. Your dignified emperor of the Qing Dynasty turned black and white upside down. Distort right and wrong. On weekdays, the emperor's earnest teaching to you is considered a vain religion."
"Erchen didn't reverse black and white. This is not something that has been done by me."
The Queen Mother was even more angry. Say in a loud voice: "You spoil her and love her. The mourning house is all with you. Even if you directly overtook the system, she mourned for the concubine, and you just turned a blind eye. But now she's jealous. Murder of the Emperor's heir. Do you want to cover up for her with such evil intentions?"
"She wasn't poisoned."
The Queen Mother shook her head again and again. Mourning the family in the palace for decades. The intrigue between the concubines and the scheming is clear to the mourners. Don't lose the ability to tell right from wrong just because you love her."
"Huang Eniang. Which is not the mirror in Hongli's heart. It's just that the emperor really thinks that Su Yi did this?"
"The concubines are also pregnant. Why is it okay for the concubine to use that dim sum?"
"If she really wants to murder the emperor's heir, she will never only harm Xue Yan but keep the concubine. What's more, if she really wants to hurt others, how can she do something in the snacks she has made."
The Queen Mother's gaze moved slightly. Hongli said again: "Su Yi came to ask the emperor for peace every day. The emperor's mother has not been with her for a day or two. Her temperament should be clear. She has always been as calm as water. How could they do such a thing for the sake of favor?"
"Indifferent as water." The corners of the Queen Mother's lips raised slightly. But you will speak to her with elegance. The mourners just don't care enough about you when they look at her."
Hongli is a stagnation. A flash of pain flashed in his eyes. The Queen Mother sighed: "The mourning family also looks at Su Yi's girl who is not as ruthless as that. It's just that Xue Yan is there, but how do you explain it? You really think Xue Yan would believe that Hongzhu did this alone."
Hongli's eyes sank: "It's a fact that the red beads are poisoned. I can't believe it or not. The sons will be appeased."
The Queen Mother stroked her forehead and sat on the kang couch again. Loud voice: "That's it......"
"The mourning family is also old. I can't control you. It's up to you to do the things in the harem."
Hongli arched his hand and said, "Erchen retires."
Then he turned and left. Just after he had taken a few steps, a voice suddenly came from behind him: "You have done so much for her. But I wondered if she was worth it."
Hongli's body stiffened. I was stunned. Then he walked out of Cining Palace.
It's worth it. It's not worth it. He had already tied a heart to her in his life......
The weather in summer is always cloudy and unpredictable. It was still a big sun, but after a few moments, the dark clouds covered the sun. Then I heard thunder rolling. Heavy rain poured down.
Fu Guiren shook the drops of water on his body. The palace maids beside her, Yingliu and Siyun took a handkerchief to wipe the water droplets between her sideburns and hair. Siyun said: "It's still the big sun. I didn't expect it to rain so much."
Fu Guiren stood under the porch and frowned unhappily as he looked at the wind and rain outside. He looked around slightly. Suddenly said: "Is it possible to go to the Heart Cultivation Hall from this corridor?"
Yingliu looked along the corridor. Nodding: "Yes. Follow this corridor to the vicinity of the Heart Gate."
Fu Guiren's eyes sank slightly. Said: "Then go to the Heart Cultivation Palace."
"Master...... The pure concubine is still waiting for you......" Siyun said.
"Let her wait......"
After saying that, the noble man walked down the corridor towards the Palace of Nourishing Hearts.
Yingliu and Siyun looked at each other. Busy followed.
All the way down the corridor. When I got to the door of the Heart Nourishing Palace, I still couldn't help but get drenched in some rain. Fu Guiren took a silk handkerchief and wiped the water droplets on his forehead a few times. Seeing Wu Shulai standing outside the door and waiting, he couldn't help but have some doubts in his heart. Wu Shulai saw that she was busy blessing her body: "The slave asks for peace to the blessed nobleman."
Fu Guiren straightened a few strands of wet hair on his sideburns. Said: "Excuse me. This palace came to take a look, and the long-lived lord also hoped that his father-in-law would report it."
"It's a misfortune that the little lord came. Long live the master who has just finished approving the excerpt and is resting......" Wu Shulai said with a smile.
Fu Guiren's face was suspicious. I secretly wondered in my heart that it was already past the time to take a nap, and long live the Lord has always been diligent, how could he still take a nap at this time.
I was about to ask a question when I heard a faint conversation coming from inside. I listened with bated breath, but I couldn't hear it clearly, I only heard a woman's soft voice, mixed in, and I understood a little bit in my heart. With a sullen face, he said, "Who is this?"
The little lord laughed. Naturally, there is a long live lord in this heart cultivation hall." Wu Shulai said respectfully.
"Don't you pretend here......" Fu Guiren's anger rose suddenly, but he saw that the closed door in front of him was pressed down again. Just as he was about to question again, he saw a goose-yellow figure walking far away. The man was holding a lacquer plate, but his face was full of joy. I couldn't help but be stunned. A cold smile rose to the corner of his lips: "Hmph...... Sure enough, it was her......"
The pure concubine was standing under the porch, playing with the parrot in the golden wire cage, only to see a delicate figure from far and near. Seeing the man's angry face, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "Sister, what's wrong."
Fu Guiren snorted coldly: "It's not that slut yet......"
Before he could finish his sentence, he suddenly fell silent. The pure concubine's eyes looked around slightly, and she saw several palace maids and eunuchs standing on one side, and said, "Let's go to the house and talk about ......."
Then he turned and called. Red Pear ......"
"Minions are ......"
"You're here to keep ......"
"Yes." Red pear answers.
The pure concubine took the hand of the blessed nobleman and walked into the house. led her to sit on the kang collapse. Said softly, "Look at you. Why are you so angry?"
Fu Guiren twisted his eyebrows. Said: "My sister doesn't know. On the way I came, I went to the Heart Cultivation Palace, but I was closed......"
"Oh." The corners of the pure concubine's lips are slightly raised. Then he smiled again: "Long live my sister doesn't have to be angry like this when he is busy with state affairs."
"Where the words. How dare I be angry with Banzai...... I'm angry that slut. When I went, Wu Shulai said that Long Live Lord was resting. But I heard a woman's voice coming from inside."
"Oh...... I see...... The pure concubine smiled lightly. I said why, it turned out to be because of this. My sister doesn't know that there are many concubines in this harem, and it is common for some people to go to the Heart Cultivation Palace. My sister doesn't have to take it to heart......"
"I wouldn't be so angry if it were someone else. I'm angry because the person inside is a concubine. She killed my child, and she herself was favored unharmed. I'm really angry......" Fu Guiren's hand on the kang table was squeezed together by her. A pair of apricot eyes have the color of a ruthless owl.
"Sister......" the concubine advised. It's not a day or two for this concubine to be favored. My sister once served in the Heart Cultivation Palace, and you know much more about this than I do. It's good to look away. Besides, Long Live Lord is not promoted to the position of a younger sister."
"As for her killing your child......" Concubine Chun paused and said. My sister is still young. He is also a man of great blessings. There are many days to come...... My sister will definitely have children......"
"What about my position? If I give birth to a dragon son, I may be a concubine. Sister won't understand the pain of losing a child. I'm not happy, and she can't think about it." After saying that, he got up and left. Concubine Chun called behind her, "Sister. Don't do anything stupid......"
But the blessed nobles did not even look back. Walk away.
Seeing that the noble man was gone, Hongli walked into the house, and saw the pure concubine lying on her side leisurely, so she asked, "Master. What's wrong with the Fu Guiren. Why are you so angry?"
The pure concubine's eyes rolled slightly. Lazily said, "What do you do with her. The palace is lacking. I want to sleep for a while. It's very hot in this room. Tell someone to bring two more pots of ice."
"Yes......" Red Pear replied and walked out of the room.