The snow fell for a few days, and before I knew it, it was the end of the year, and the palace began to prepare Chinese New Year's Eve Chinese New Year's Eve, and the palace maids and eunuchs of Qiancuiyuan received the purse containing "Ruyi" rewarded by Yongyan.

The Chinese New Year's Eve dinner was held in the Taihe Hall to entertain the concubines and princes in the palace. Yongyan drank a cup of Tusu wine in the Yangxin Temple in the morning, and I went to Beihai Shenfu Temple with Yongyan in the morning.

Yongyan was happy to dip in cinnabar and wrote a lot of blessing words to send to the palaces, and this first one should be preserved, never opened to express the meaning of retaining blessings, but there is also the atmosphere of the folk New Year.

I was dressed in a red and blue flag suit, with a big winged flag head and a few peony flowers on my hairpin, which looked very joyful. Before Shen Zheng, they all went to the Taihe Palace.

On the road, the snow was thick and walked a lot slower, and it happened to meet the new moon, accompanied by the same road. Xinyue's pink little face was red from the cold, and it had been more than half a year since she wanted to come to Xinyue to enter the palace, and Xinyue had been unfavored, so she was snubbed by Yongyan, but she didn't take it seriously at all.

I sent the hand stove in my hand to the hand of the new moon, "Why do you wear so little when you go out, be careful of the wind and cold,"

Xinyue said indifferently: "How can our Eight Banners women be so delicate, I am a descendant of the Chahar tribe on the grassland, and I have been able to ride horses and shoot arrows since I was a child." "When it comes to horseback riding and archery, the crescent's eyes light up.

A woman like Xinyue really has her full integrity in the palace, and she is not suitable for survival in the palace, thinking of this, I secretly sighed in my heart.

"Begonia Gege, hey, wait a minute," a young man's voice came from behind, I unconsciously turned around to look back, Mianning looked at me quietly and smiling at me.

His handsome smile was as bright as the sun after the rain, and then a snowball fell on me, I was stunned unexpectedly, he ignored the stunned eyes of the green calyx and the new moon and said, "Ha, this is for you, let's clear the two, but you told a lie, you are not the niece of Princess Qing." ”

I smiled and said to Xinyue and Green Calyx: "This is the second elder brother Mianning, she is a year older than you, but he still has to call you a concubine." I looked at the crescent moon and whispered.

"Okay, since the two are clear, then I'll go first," I hugged the silver fox on my body and said to Mianning, who hadn't reacted yet. Looking at his young and ignorant appearance, I felt funny.

"Hey, ..... you" Mianning still wanted to speak, we had already turned around and left, Mianning said with a depressed face: "What a strange woman." ”

The palace maids who have entered the Taihe Hall have put all kinds of meat, vegetarian, sweet and salty snacks on each table, and there are a total of 63 kinds of cold and hot meals, and Yongyan's golden dragon banquet table is located in the main seat above, and the queen's phoenix seat is set up next to it. The surrounding of the table is covered with a table circumference embroidered with gold, and in the middle of the hall is a long table, on which are the dishes of the Manchu and Han full banquets.

I sat next to the crescent moon, on my right side, and on my left side was the good nobleman, and when Shen Zheng, the door of the Taihe temple was wide open, and Yongyan came in.

Yongyan sat down and looked at the people around him, in front of his left hand were the harem concubines, and in front of his right hand were the princes and princesses, and when he looked at the crowd, he saw Concubine Shu's thin body, so he said: "Concubine Shu is also here, it's rare that you are willing to go out." ”

Concubine Shu and Concubine Xin were next to each other, thinking about what Yongyan said and did not hear it, Concubine Xin gently pushed her, and looked towards Yongyan, Concubine Shu hurriedly stood up and lowered her eyebrows: "Emperor, today is Chinese New Year's Eve, and the concubine doesn't want to be alone." ”

Yongyan nodded and said, "Come out and walk around more, I see that you have lost a lot of weight, you can sit down." Concubine Shu sat down quietly.

Yongyan looked at the few elder brothers in the front row, and the more he liked it, he turned his head and said to the queen: "I looked at these four elder brothers and thought of when I was young,"

The queen gently put a piece of anchovy shark fin on Yongyan's plate, and said gently: "Yes, Mianning should have someone to take care of him," the queen said casually.

The queen's words are in Yongyan's heart, Mianning is Yongyan's most valued son, and she has long wanted to find a woman with a comparable family and good appearance to be a blessing.

Mianning heard Huang Eniang mention herself, walked from her seat to the hall and waved her hands and said: "Huang Ama, Huang Eniang, Erchen doesn't want to marry Fujin so early, the man is ambitious in all directions, and Erchen wants to start a family after making contributions." ”

Yongyan waved his hand and said, "Huang Ama has been to several Fujin when he was your age, and it is time to let you go out to exercise for so long." ”

For example, the concubine raised her lips slightly on the seat, and looked at the emperor with charming eyes raised at the corners of her mouth, "Your Majesty, the second elder brother doesn't want to marry Fujin, I'm afraid that he has a sweetheart,"

"Erchen is a sweetheart..... She's .." Mianning's eyes swept over the people present, as if looking for another figure, but to no avail, and when he wanted to look again,

Yongyan's majestic voice sounded, "Don't be naughty anymore, I heard that the daughter of the Hubu Shangshu, Niu Colu, is good, and it is also suitable for the year of Jilu, you can go back to your seat first." ”

Mianning returned to her seat in disappointment, and Xinyue whispered in my ear: "The second elder brother must have a sweetheart, how can the emperor force him to give it to him?" I looked around and no one was paying attention to us, and then I was relieved to say, "This is the sorrow of the emperor's house." ”

The queen clapped her hands lightly, the drums sounded, and several maids dressed in pink and fluttering clothes came in and danced beautifully.

Yongyan looked at the dancing women with annoyance, and the queen saw Yongyan's face, and said to the dancers, "Let's all go down," the music stopped, and all the dancing girls went down.

Yongyan Fang then said: "It's like this every year, it's rare to be reunited here today, is there anything new, let the princes and princes here open their eyes," looked at Prince Yi, Prince Qing and Qin Beile on the seat.

"I heard that Noble Jin is also a talented woman, and the sound of the flute should only be in the sky," the queen said slowly. Yongyan nodded, I knew I couldn't refuse, so I gave a salute, "The concubine will be ugly." ”

I picked up the Xiao who Cong Mian gave me and left the table, and blew it gently, and the drum music around me also matched me, crisp and melodious, around the beam for three days, my heart had already been out of my mind, and I remembered the time outside the palace.

Yongyan closed his eyes and listened, and after the song, Yongyan cast an appreciative gaze. Concubine Xin said appreciatively: "It is said that Sister Jin is a fairy-like character, but I didn't expect this song to be too,"

Yongyan said happily, "Good, good, Jin noble people have a reward." He pointed to the dishes on the long table and said, "Serve these to the nobles of Jin." ”

I looked at Concubine Jian and looked at me coldly, my face raised, "I see that this milky white jujube treasure is good, so I will give it to Sister Concubine Jian." I said to the palace maid who was serving the food.

Concubine Jian straightened the hairpin on her head and snorted coldly, "No need, there are peanuts in here, and concubines never eat peanuts." ”

The queen glanced at me, meaning not to pay attention to her, and I smiled.

I went back to my seat, the palace maids who served the soup presented the soup one by one, Concubine Shu stared nervously at a palace maid, I followed Concubine Shu's eyes, the palace maid was a little familiar, but I couldn't remember where I had seen it.

Suddenly, as soon as she picked up the bowl, Concubine Jian retched "uh", and the bowl spilled out without holding it, attracting everyone's attention.

Yongyan put down the chopsticks in his hand and said with concern: "Concubine Jian, what's wrong with you?" ”

Concubine Jian put down the bowl, gave a salute, and seemed to say shyly: "Your Majesty, the concubine is happy." ”

The words must be quiet, the hall was quiet, and the quiet only heard the sound of Concubine Shu's chopsticks falling, Yun Guiren broke the silence and stood up happily, "Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to the emperor." ”

Then there was the reluctant Emperor Hexi of the concubines, Yongyan couldn't hide the joy on his face, but Mianning looked at me with disappointment, and there seemed to be a trace of tears in his eyes.

For example, the concubine said faintly: "But I have seen it with the imperial doctor," since something happened to the emperor, no one dared to be careless about the emperor's heir.

Concubine Jian said shyly: "The imperial doctor said that it has been almost three months, and the concubine only learned about it this morning, and she didn't dare to say anything, so she didn't say it until she was diagnosed." ”

Yongyan nodded with satisfaction and said, "Okay, this is a gift from God to me, I am happy, and the prince will accompany me to drink two more glasses." ”

I didn't pay attention to Concubine Jian, my eyes kept falling on Concubine Shu's body, I always felt that something was wrong there, I suddenly caught a glimpse of Concubine Jian's wine glass, could it be... Oh, my God....

Concubine Jian lowered her head and wanted to drink the soup, but I hurriedly shouted: "Don't drink it!" ”

Everyone looked at me puzzled, and Concubine Jian was also stunned, "You see that your wine glass has changed color, the soup in your soup bowl has spilled on the cup, and your soup is poisonous." I stood up and pointed to Jane's glass.

As soon as they heard the word "poisonous", their faces changed, and the queen also scolded: "How can noble Jin talk nonsense in front of the emperor." ”

Everyone talked about it, Concubine Jian picked up the wine glass and saw that her silver wine glass was really black, so frightened that she quickly threw it away, and said with a sad face: "Your Majesty, someone wants to harm the concubine...."

Yongyan's face had already turned pale, and he threw the bowl in his hand on the ground, "Pass on the imperial doctor!" The three words were almost gnashing of teeth.

Lu Congmian and Imperial Physician Liu hurried over and tested all the food with silver needles, Lu Congmian said to Yongyan: "Emperor Qi, only the poison of Concubine Jian's food is poisonous, and the poison is made of arsenic when ground into powder, and if it is made into a letter stone when arsenic is made, it can be used to treat diseases, but if the amount of medicine is too much, it can kill people." ”

"Bang", Yongyan slapped his hand on the table, his face turned blue, and the queen persuaded him. "Go and find out, who served the soup to Concubine Jian just now, who made the soup, hurry up and check!"

The hall was quiet, only the fake crying of Concubine Jian, no one dared to speak, lest they be able to hide, Yongyan looked at me, "Thanks to the noble Jin, otherwise I really don't want to think about the consequences." ”

"This is what a concubine should do, the concubine knows that saving someone's life is better than building a seventh-level floating slaughter, not to mention that Concubine Jian has the emperor's flesh and blood in her belly." I said lightly. I don't like Concubine Jian either, I know that there are many people here who hate Concubine Jian, but I can't watch her die.

The guards dragged a palace maid in, escorted her to the hall, and knelt on the ground with a plop, "This is the palace maid who served soup to Niangniang just now, she wanted to run, but she was caught by the minions." ”

The palace maid was trembling with fear on the hall, and I remembered that it was the palace maid who I saw talking to Concubine Shu that day, and she kept her head down and did not dare to raise her head.

"Isn't it that you scare poison? Why do you want to poison Concubine Jian" Yongyan asked majestically, the palace maid shook her head, and then nodded again and said, "Yes, it's a slave." ”

Concubine Jian didn't say a word, she went up and kicked the palace maid, and said with hatred in her mouth: "Who gave you the guts, you cheap maid who doesn't know the height of the sky!" I'm going to beat you to death! Jian Concubine kicked hard and felt still angry, and dozens of people in the hall watched Jian Concubine perform and beat people there.

"Concubine Jian, you yourself are a person with a body, and the emperor is still here, why do you need to do it yourself?" Ruguifei blew the hot air in the teacup and said.

"Did anyone instruct you? Why are you doing this? Yongyan's voice was full of anger, and Crescent Moon clenched my hand in fear.

The palace maid shook her head and said, "No." No, it's me. I'm going to poison her myself! ”

Yongyan naturally didn't believe it, where did he get the guts of a palace maid, where did he get the poison, Yongyan said: "Drag me back to the Shen Penal Division, beat, beat until she says it." Because he spoke too hard, he coughed twice when he said the word "type".

"Slow," Concubine Shu, who had not spoken, spoke, "The poison was placed by me, I wanted to kill it, it has nothing to do with her, don't embarrass her if you let her go." There was not a trace of emotion in Concubine Shu's voice.

Take a closer look at the palace maid who had served Concubine Shu Ruyi before, and was punished to the Labor Bureau because of the matter of the sixth elder brother before, Ruyi cried and shouted: "Niangniang, don't admit it, it's none of your business, the emperor doesn't listen to Concubine Shu, I did it..."

Concubine Shu stood up, straightened her hair and clothes, and knelt in front of Yongyan calmly, ignoring the emperor's surprised eyes, "Your Majesty, you will definitely ask the concubine why she did this, and the concubine replied that it was because of our sixth elder brother." ”

Yongyan asked puzzledly, "My sixth elder brother died of illness, why are you here, and why are you for the sixth elder brother?" Yong Yan Yue said angrily.

"The concubine later knew that our sixth elder brother was pushed into the pool, and someone wanted to drown our sixth elder brother, Ruyi said that she saw a figure running away that day, but she didn't see who it was, Ruyi didn't say it at the time in order to save her life from being extinguished, but who else but her?!" Concubine Shu suddenly pointed at Concubine Jian and looked at her angrily.

"Without evidence, you'd better not wronged people!" Concubine Jian almost jumped to her feet in a hurry, Yongyan glared at Concubine Jian, and Concubine Jian was silent.

"Concubine Shu, do you know why I gave you the title of Forgiveness, I want you to forget the past and live well, you have never been a vicious person, why did you take this path!" Yongyan sat on the dragon chair.

Concubine Shu fell to the ground, tears fell on the blood-red carpet one by one, and choked for a long time, "The sixth elder brother of the concubine is only six years old, his future road is still long, he still has to study, ride horses, shoot arrows, and become his own son, he doesn't deserve to die, he doesn't deserve to die..."

Concubine Shu cried bitterly like this, many people wept, Concubine Shu was not a vicious woman, she was just a poor woman who lost her son, and the pain of losing her son made her collapse.

"How can this woman be so ruthless, he is still just a child, how can he do it, why can't the wicked be punished, why is it so unfair?" Concubine Shu choked up and couldn't speak.

The queen gently wiped away her tears, "Concubine Shu, why are you so confused,"

Concubine Shu wiped away her tears and looked at Yongyan with red and swollen eyes, "The concubine didn't plan to live if she did this today, please let the emperor send it down." ”

I knelt in front of Yongyan and said sincerely: "Your Majesty, please don't kill Concubine Shu for the sake of the sixth elder brother," I don't know why, I sympathize with this woman.

Yongyan's eyes were bloodshot, and he said, "I didn't want to kill Concubine Shu, but the fact of poisoning like this is hateful!" Concubine Fucha was abolished as a concubine, go to Cui'an Palace to live! Ruyi, cane death. ”

Yongyan closed her eyes and didn't look at it, Concubine Shu kowtowed deeply and stood up, glaring at Concubine Jian with her eyes: "I believe that you will have retribution." Concubine Jian also glared at her fiercely, and Concubine Shu was taken down by the guards, leaving a mess of concubines.

Concubine Jian knelt down, "Your Majesty, don't listen to that crazy woman, the concubine didn't let people push the sixth elder brother, the concubine..."

"You'd better shut up!" Yongyan's eyes suddenly opened and shouted, and Concubine Jian was silent and didn't dare to say anything more.

Yongyan looked at everyone and said, "Let's all go back, I'm not in the mood and I'm tired." ”

I walked out of the Taihe Palace, and Concubine Jian walked out and came to me, "I haven't thanked you yet...", I interrupted her viciously, "Listen, if it weren't for the child in your belly, I wouldn't want to save you at all, you can compete for favor, if you go to kill, since I can save you, I can also kill you!" I glanced at Concubine Jian, who was stunned, and left without looking back.