Chapter 31: Retribution

Yongshou Palace Yanbo Hall

For example, the concubine played with the Buddha's hand in her hand, and her gorgeous makeup couldn't hide the sarcastic smile on her face, and she listened to the warbler next to her with a nonchalant look about what had happened in the palace recently.

There were bursts of warmth wafting from the red furnace of the Warm Pavilion, like the concubine sprinkling tea leaves to cook tea, and her lips opened slightly, "That noble Jin is a character, according to Concubine Jian's temper, she should not be able to hold her breath." ”

Liuying stood aside and said: "Now it is rumored in the palace that Concubine Jian has fallen out of favor, and now the emperor doesn't even look at Concubine Jian. ”

Ru Guifei tasted the fragrant tea and said: "If you want to cook good tea, water is important, but the heat must also be mastered." ”

Ruguifei's slender eyes turned around, looked at the warbler and said: "The snipe and the clam are fighting, and the fisherman in the palace can only sit and wait for the harvest, just add a fire at the right time." By the way, spread these words in the palace to Concubine Jian's ears. ”

Ruguifei's slender fingers gently stirred the tea leaves in the cup, and said coldly in her heart: "The purpose of this palace is only one: the queen's throne." ”

With a "snap", there were five more red fingerprints on Xi Xia's fair face, and Xi Xia covered his face and didn't dare to say anything.

Concubine Jian stood up with her stomach for more than four months, pointed to Xi Xia who was kneeling on the ground and said, "Cheap maid, don't think that this palace doesn't know what you minions say, whoever says that this palace is not favored, I will kill someone!" ”

Concubine Jian used too much force, suddenly felt pain in her abdomen, sat down slowly with sweat on her face, and said anxiously: "Niangniang, don't move, take care of your body." ”

Concubine Jian lay in the red silk tent in despair, tears fell, and murmured: "How did this palace become like this, this palace remembers that the emperor favored this palace for the first time when he was fourteen years old, he said that this palace is the most beautiful woman, and this palace is also sincere to the emperor, but now, why ......"

Concubine Jian's eyes rolled, and a person flashed in her mind, and Concubine Jian gritted her teeth and said, "If it weren't for your appearance taking away everything in this palace, how could this palace be what it is today!" ”

Liuchun silently bowed her head and wept, since Concubine Jian was pregnant, she became sometimes irritable, sometimes depressed, and the servants in the palace were beaten all over again.

Concubine Jian sat up suddenly, as if she remembered something, "Let's go down, the palace is tired, stay in the spring and wait." ”

Liuchun stood still when she heard this, and only when the others closed the door did Concubine Jian speak: "Liuchun, this palace knows that you are the most loyal to this palace, and this palace now orders you to do one thing." ”

Concubine Jian paused, her eyes were cold, and Liuchun immediately shivered, "Kill the noble Jin!" Concubine Jian said.

Liuchun immediately knelt down in a panic, "Niangniang, Guiren Jin has saved your life, besides, Guiren Jin has not threatened you." Niangniang can't be wrong again and again, the slave and maid feel uncomfortable looking at Niangniang like this. ”

"You don't have to say more, do you think Zizhu was really drowned? This woman is definitely not simple, she must know that this palace is going to deal with her, and this palace can't sit still. This palace has made up her mind, either she dies or I die! Concubine Jane's beautiful face was contorted with anger.

Concubine Jian gently rubbed her belly, like caressing the child in her womb, and said: "Child, E-Niang will definitely protect you well, all the women who robbed your Emperor Ama will not end well, E-Niang will definitely let your Emperor Ama return to E-Niang's side." ”

Today, I was too lazy to make up, and the climate was warmer, so I only wore a crimson shirt with pomegranate flowers and rouge, lined with a light willow yellow dyed coat, and only a few silk flowers were dotted on my hair.

Little by little, the green calyx put the animal charcoal into the charcoal basin and smoked, and the hibiscus came in with the plum blossoms.

I saw that the plum blossoms were full and gorgeous, so I ordered Hibiscus to wash the bottle of white jade gelatin, insert the flowers in the bottle, and sit on the couch and cut it carefully.

I was cutting, Fleur brought a palace maid with a raw face, knelt in front of me and didn't dare to say anything, I stopped what I was doing, and looked at the two of them suspiciously. Fleur said the truth with a complicated expression.

Liuchun took the poison to the imperial dining room on the order of Concubine Jian, and put poison in the dish while people were not paying attention, and when he was about to leave, he ran into Fleur at the door.

Today, Fleur saw that I had a bad appetite recently, so I went to the imperial dining room and told me that today's dishes should be lighter. stopped Fleur and said, "The dish is poisonous, let your master not eat it, my sister is a good person, so I can't bear to kill people anymore." ”

I put the scissors heavily on the table, held them in my hand and looked at Liuchun, thinking resentfully: "If it weren't for this palace maid's repentance, I'm afraid I would have gone to see the king of Hades, and Concubine Jian would have to put me to death!" ”

Fleur thought I was going to make a move, but stopped my hand and said, "Master, don't," and I threw the scissors on the ground, and Fleur breathed a sigh of relief.

Green Calyx snorted coldly beside her and said, "Why didn't the master kill her, this person has evil intentions." I squinted at the green calyx, and she didn't dare to speak.

looked at Liuchun, who was kneeling down and didn't dare to raise his head, "Why can't you bear to kill me?" Do you know what will happen to you if today's events are revealed? I said.

Liuchun kowtowed and said: "The slave maid already has a will to die in her heart, but the slave maid is unwilling to make a mistake again, and begs the noble man to give the slave and maid the death penalty." ”

Looking at this palace maid, I didn't expect her to be so loyal to Concubine Jian, and she couldn't help but do so many bad things for Concubine Jian, and it was all up to Concubine Jian to bring down Concubine Liuchun.

"I won't kill you, on the contrary, I will let you go, as long as you are willing to tell all the things about Concubine Jian, I guarantee that you can get out of the way, which is considered your reward for saving my life." I swear by it.

Fleur also said beside her: "That time I saw you covered in blood, and now I think you are not doing well, don't we as slaves hope to follow the right master, follow the master, and if you don't say good, you are aiding and abusing, you just believe our master." ”

Liuchun hesitated for a while and said: "The slave and maid don't plan to live, just ask the nobles to ask the emperor to spare the mother's life, and the slave and maid will be content." Liuchun knocked her head twice, and Fleur helped her up with pity.

The next thing to do is to go to the cold palace to invite Concubine Rong Niangniang out, and then go to Kunning Palace to tell the queen about it.

I took Liuchun to Kunning Palace and reported the matter in detail, and the queen was furious when she heard it, and ordered someone to invite the emperor and Concubine Jian to come over.

The queen sat on the phoenix chair majestically and said: "It's okay to be jealous, now the prince and concubines have been involved, and the palace can only wait for the emperor to decide." ”

Those who hadn't seen Yongyan before they heard Yongyan's tired voice sounding at the door of the hall: "Queen, what's going on today?" ”

The queen got up and gave a salute upright, coughed slightly twice and said: "The emperor forgives the sin, the concubine as the head of the harem did not take care of the harem is a dereliction of duty of the concubine, but today's matter is related to Concubine Jian, Guiren Jin, Sixth Elder Brother, and Concubine Rong." The concubines did not dare to decide. ”

Yongyan sat down, looked at the tea, looked around at the concubines, and then looked at me and Liuchun who were kneeling, and asked, "What's wrong with Guiren Jin?" I just heard that it was about the sixth elder brother and Concubine Rong, what happened? ”

I knelt down and said with a solemn expression: "When the concubine's palace people went to the imperial dining room, they found that the concubine's food was poisoned, but fortunately, the palace maid admitted it herself, and after careful inquiry, she found out that it was from the palace of Concubine Jian." I said cautiously, pretending to be cowardly.

Lu Congmian checked the food and said respectfully: "Back to the emperor, it is dove poison, colorless and odorless and not easy to detect, just a little bit is enough to kill, first bleeding in the lungs, and then ulcerating and dying." Lu Congmian deliberately added this sentence at the end, in order to arouse Yongyan's anger.

When the concubines on both sides heard this, they all whispered.

Yongyan's face really changed, stared at Liuchun and said, "You said, why did you poison it, but Concubine Jian instructed you?!" ”

Liuchun said fearlessly: "Back to the emperor, it was instructed by Concubine Jian, and Concubine Jian also instructed the slaves and maids to do many wrong things. ”

"Say, say it all," Yongyan's tone calmed down, as if he had been mentally prepared.

"Sixth elder brother, it was the slave maid who pushed it into the pool, at that time, it was Concubine Shu Niangniang who was-for-tat everywhere in front of Concubine Jian Niangniang, ridiculing Niangniang for not having children, Jian Concubine was angry for a while and let the slave and maid push the sixth elder brother into the water, at that time I just wanted to teach Concubine Shu not to let her be so proud, who knew that she actually wanted the life of the sixth elder brother." Liuchun said slowly, I'm afraid Yongyan will be dizzy for a while.

Yongyan's hand slapped on the armrest of the dragon chair with a "snap", which startled the queen beside her, "The emperor is angry, and the dragon body is on top," the queen said comfortingly.

"When the noble Jin first entered the palace, the people of Qin Tianjian said that the noble person was unknown, and it was also the concubine Jian Niangniang who bought Master Shi, afraid that the noble Jin would compete with the lady for favor," Liuchun continued.

Yongyan looked at me with pity when she heard this, and Liuchun continued: "When Concubine Jian was pregnant with a dragon heir, she fell off the dresser by herself, and it happened that Concubine Rong was present at the time, and Concubine Jian insisted that Concubine Rong pushed it, and these slaves and maids saw it in their eyes. ”

Yongyan's face turned pale, and he shouted: "Concubine Jian, I want to see if her heart is stone!" ”

"The concubine is here, Your Majesty." Concubine Jian's delicate voice sounded in the hall, and the two palace maids slowly walked over with her in their arms.

The makeup on the face is charming, the two curved eyebrows are painted with distant mountains and green, a pair of eyes are moist in autumn, the lips are like cherries, and a slender arm supports the waist.

The bright eyes looked around, saw Liuchun and me kneeling below, and looked at Yongyan Tieqing's face, knowing that something was wrong, and the smile gradually faded.

Ru Guifei said coldly: "Concubine Jian is late, you missed the time to state your guilt just now." ”

"You disappointed me so much, I thought you were just competing for favor and making you petty, I never thought you were so vicious." Yongyan looked at Concubine Jian coldly.

Concubine Jian glanced at Liuchun, sneered, and pointed at me: "How can the emperor believe the words of this slut and that slut, the concubine is wronged, it is all the cheap woman Jin Guiren who colluded with Liuchun to frame me!" ”

Concubine Zhuang said coldly: "Concubine Jian, if I remember correctly, Guiren Jin saved your life, why did you put her to death?" ”

Concubine Jian was almost crazy, "I haven't done it, you all come to frame me, every one of you is jealous of me, you all want to harm me!" Concubine Jian pointed to everyone and said.

"Why are you still so obsessed? Jane Concubine. A cold voice came from behind Concubine Jian.

Concubine Jian almost fainted in fright after turning around, "Concubine Rong? Aren't you crazy, how did you end up here? Concubine Jian couldn't hide the fear in her heart.

Everyone looked at the woman who came in with a smile: her face was neither white nor red, there was a mole on her eyebrows and cheeks, and she looked very good. The queen opened her mouth and said: "Isn't this the Rong Concubine, the palace thinks it's wrong." ”

Concubine Rong lowered her eyebrows and bowed and said: "Concubine to see the emperor and the queen's mother, I didn't expect the concubine to see you, if the concubine hadn't pretended to be crazy, she would have been killed by Concubine Jian a long time ago, and, thanks to the noble Jin," Concubine Rong looked at me with gratitude in her eyes and said.

Yongyan looked at Concubine Rong guiltily, and said gently: "I've suffered you, I will restore your name and still let you live in Chuxiu Palace." ”

Concubine Rong smiled softly and said, "The concubine has nothing to ask for now, but to return the concubine's innocence." ”

Concubine Jian suddenly felt an unprecedented sense of fear, everyone looked at her fiercely, she covered her head, and said desperately: "That's right, yes!" I did it, Concubine Rong was framed by me, the sixth elder brother was killed by me, the celestial phenomena were also fake, and it was also my idea for Miao Chang to fake pregnancy. It's all me! ”

Concubine Jian looked at Yongyan affectionately and said, "But one thing is true, the concubine's heart for the emperor is true!"

Yongyan said fiercely: "Your heart is black, I am afraid of your heart!" Is it true that you killed my son because you are sincere to me?! ”

"Please let the emperor spare Concubine Jian for the sake of being pregnant with a dragon fetus." I sincerely said that Liuchun cast a grateful glance at me.

"Shut up, this palace doesn't need your pitiful plea, if the emperor wants to kill the concubine, just kill it, the concubine has no complaints." Concubine Jian looked at me coldly, as if she wanted to devour me.

Yongyan thought for a moment, sighed and said: "Although you are vicious, but for the sake of you serving me for four years and now you are pregnant with a dragon fetus, since the noble Jin intercedes, I will spare your life." Jian Concubine Guan's family, who did a lot of evil, was abolished as a concubine, and after giving birth, she moved to the cold palace. Spend the rest of your life reflecting on what you've done! ”

When she heard the words "cold palace", Concubine Jian fainted directly, but fortunately, the maid next to her reacted quickly and helped her. The queen said to the palace maid beside Concubine Jian word by word: "You go back to serve your master, take care of the dragon fetus, even if Concubine Jian is guilty, she is the flesh and blood of the emperor in her womb." ”

Yongyan glanced at Liuchun and said: "As for the palace maid Liuchun, although she has committed a heinous crime, I will not hurt your life if I think of you and repenting in time, and you will be exiled as a slave in Guanzhong, and you will never be allowed to return to Beijing!" ”

Liuchun kowtowed like pounding garlic with tears, glanced at Concubine Jian who fainted, and said, "Slave and maid, thank the emperor for his kindness." ”

"Spread my will, and the nobles of Jin Jin will be concubines." Yongyan gently lifted me up and said to everyone,

This is what I didn't expect, Concubine Jian was deposed and I succeeded in ascending to the throne, I said with sincere fear: "How can the concubine be in the position of concubine, please take back the emperor's fate." ”

Yongyan patted my hand gently and said, "You have the credit for exposing Concubine Jian, and you have cleared your grievances for Concubine Rong, and you deserve it in accordance with the law." The queen and the concubine also cast approving glances, and I knelt down to thank you.

I stood alone in the verandah looking ahead, all this came too suddenly, I couldn't accept it suddenly, and I didn't hate Concubine Jian so much, but I still managed to bring her down.

Cong Mian walked behind me, "What are you thinking?" I didn't look back and said, "I finally realized what it means to be involuntarily, and I finally stepped on someone else's position, you say it's ridiculous?" ”

He said gently: "I will always protect you behind your back, no matter what you do." ”

I casually said: "The peach blossoms are colored in spring, and the poplar leaves are ruthless in autumn."