Chapter 57: Rumors

Wheat seedlings emerge quickly, and germination can generally occur in seven days if there is enough sunlight and suitable soil moisture.

Zhiwei copied the book for three days, and when the emperor's dictation came down, she went to the Huangzhuang with a small burden in a few days.

Most people in the Qiande Palace were surprised by her departure, and some people in the small palace even wondered if Zhiwei had offended His Majesty by saying the wrong thing, so that she was "banished" like this.

Even a few people who roughly knew the reason for it looked quite strange when they heard about it.

In short, few people think that Zhiwei can come back after this trip, and no one thinks that her visit to Huangzhuang this time is not a disguised "punishment".

As for why such a punishment was received, it is a matter of opinion.

The so-called "Lu Yao knows the horsepower, and sees the hearts of the people over time", after working with Zhi Wei for a few months, Yuxue's prejudice and suspicion of Zhi Wei at the beginning are basically gone, and her mood is very complicated when she learns about it, I don't know whether to worry about her or rejoice for her.

In the final analysis, whether she is staying in the Qiande Palace or staying in the Imperial Village, Zhiwei can always leave the palace. If she is really as indifferent to fame and fortune as she has shown in the past few months, perhaps, the imperial village is more suitable for her than the imperial front. Staying up on Zhuangzi until leaving the palace is actually a good choice.

Yu Ling was a little sullen because of the lack of a talking partner.

Originally, among the four people of the Yuzi generation, one Yuming fell ill the year before last, Yufang went out of the palace, and the remaining Yuxue was old-fashioned, and she relied on her age and seniority to train her all day long. But except for Yuxue, the other little girls are too young to speak.

Finally, there was a Zhiwei who was of a similar age, had a strict tone, and would not accuse others at will, but the other party was like a rootless duckweed, commanded by His Majesty to go here and there, and now he has sent people outside the palace.

"What does Your Majesty want to do? It's inexplicable! Yu Ling thought indignantly.

But soon, they began to feel glad that Wei had left the palace.

Because, on the fourth day after Zhiwei left the palace, the eight-month-old concubine of Shangyang Palace suddenly launched, and after more than 20 hours of difficult production, she finally gave birth to the emperor's eldest son, and died nine times.

However, due to stimulation in the mother's womb and premature birth, the eldest son of the emperor was extremely weak.

The imperial doctor asserted that even if he survived, he would never leave the decoction for the rest of his life. Moreover, there is a good chance that you will not survive to adulthood.

The door of Shangyang Palace, which had been sealed for a long time, finally opened to welcome the visit of the noble master in the palace.

Concubine Shu cried to death in front of the emperor, begging the emperor to give justice to their mother and son, and clearly pointed out that her premature birth was assassinated.

Everyone knows that the confined concubine will never be willing to be silent, and the time for her to return to the public is either to give birth or to give birth.

But no one thought that Concubine Shu's birth was much earlier and bloodier than they imagined.

Although only Concubine Xian was present on the night of the production, and the others did not dare to come forward because of the holy decree of Shangyang Palace, there is no impermeable wall in the world, especially in the palace.

In the two months that Shangyang Palace has been closed for two months, the hearts of the people in the palace have fluctuated, and the eunuchs and palace people below have run out. Moreover, Concubine Shu was born prematurely unexpectedly, which was particularly dangerous, and the Er Qiao and others who were waiting around her were all as busy as headless flies, where did they remember the little palace people under the control.

Therefore, it is actually very simple for the concubines and concubines to inquire about the news.

On the other hand, if these concubines and concubines want to send some news or other people and things in, I'm afraid it's not too difficult.

Concubine Xian is now having a headache with this problem.

Fortunately, she didn't have a phoenix seal on her hand, she was just responsible for trivial matters, and when she encountered this kind of major event suspected of murdering the concubine and the emperor's heir, of course she didn't think about it, and threw this hot potato out directly.

"The queen's mother is too heavy to come to Shangyang Palace in person, and the concubine will be authorized that night, and I ask Your Majesty and Niangniang to forgive her sins. It's just that Sister Shufei's words are really appalling...... The concubine is also the owner of the six gods, and I hope that Your Majesty and Niangniang will have an idea. ”

The queen had already planned, and of course she refused to take the trouble that others didn't want.

She sneered: "Concubine Xian said it lightly! Since the palace is pregnant, you are in charge of the palace affairs, if there is any difference this month, that is, the box with the phoenix seal has changed places, but the person in charge has not changed. Since the closure of Shangyang Palace, she has not asked about foreign affairs, and Concubine Shu has no time to take care of herself, but how dare Concubine Xian push this matter so cleanly? ”

The queen and the concubine argued, and they all looked at the emperor.

The emperor himself didn't bother to speak, only comforted Concubine Shu a few words, and then called Ma Gongming of the Shen Criminal Division to come up, and asked the two concubines in charge to let go of their hands and feet to investigate.

Concubine Shu did not receive the tender persuasion she expected, but the faint concern in the emperor's eyes was enough to rekindle the flame of hope in her heart.

As soon as she gritted her teeth, she got off the ground in a thin bedclothes, knelt down on the cold floor with a plop, and said with a bloody cry: "Your Majesty, please have mercy on our mother and son." The eldest son of the emperor is the life of the concubine! If it is an ordinary healthy child, it is fine, but the eldest son of the emperor is ...... Now this Shangyang Palace is like a tiger's den in Longtan to him, let him live in this cold palace with his concubine, and the concubine is really unbearable. If Your Majesty has any mercy or two, he will send the emperor's eldest son to Cining Palace to be raised. I beg you, concubine......"

The faces of the queens and concubines present changed, one argued with reason, and the other lowered his eyes and said nothing.

In the end, of course, the eldest son of the emperor was not sent to Cining Palace.

Regardless of the emperor's decision, the empress was very pleased with the result.

After all, the eldest son of the emperor who was raised by the queen mother, even if he is the eldest son, his identity is not ordinary. Compared with this, she felt that it was not too difficult to accept that Concubine Shu was free.

You must know that the reason why she fell last time was because she attacked the royal heir and the eldest princess in Wen Meiren's womb, and they were two imperial heirs at once! Even if she gives birth to the emperor's eldest son now, she is only a sick and likely to die young, and His Majesty has forgiven her temporarily.

Concubine Xian didn't think as simple as the queen, and she saw a very key point from Concubine Shu's actions.

That is, although this woman is not as favored as in the past, if you want to think about the emperor's mind, she may still be the first person in the whole harem!

Because of Concubine Shu's premature birth, the queen and Concubine Xian took the opportunity of investigating the case to remove many unpleasant nails in the past, and replaced a lot of people in Shangyang Palace.

In this regard, the concubine of the party concerned ignored everything, and only grabbed a few palace maids and nurses around her, as well as the eldest son of the emperor.

"As long as the eldest son of the emperor lives in good health, that is the benefit of this palace. It's not a big deal to lose a few men now......"

Er Qiao nodded: "That's what Niang Niang said." ”

The harem was full of blood, and even the people in the front palace between the front and the harem noticed the abnormal movement.

The queen and the virtuous concubine naturally didn't have the courage to move the people in the Qiande Palace, but the regular inquiries could not be escaped, especially the eunuch palace people who had walked around the harem half a month before Concubine Shu's premature birth, all of them had to accept the reprimands of the prudent Sima Gonggong.

Unlike the rumors in the palace, the Huangzhuang can be called a paradise.

At this time, Zhiwei had not heard the news from the palace, and walked around the Zhuangzi in coarse cloth clothes every day, walked around the ridge in the morning, completed the tasks given by the emperor, and arranged the time as he wanted in the afternoon.

She has an easy-going temperament, although she is not cheerful and outgoing, but she has the aura of "Imperial Palace People", and she had a relationship with a few slaves and maids on the imperial village on the autumn planting day a while ago, so she quickly became familiar with them.

These girls cannot be regarded as palace people, but the steward of the imperial village is recruited to do rough work in the village near Zhuangzi, and they also receive money on time every month, but the contract is signed once a year. Most of them are not highly educated, and they often do farm work at home, and they only need to do some miscellaneous palace work when they come to Huangzhuang, which is actually relatively idle for them.

Many times, they would take Zhiwei to drill around in the inconspicuous corners of the imperial village, count the beautiful scenery here for her, and talk about the affairs of their village. But, more often, they would curiously ask Zhiwei a lot of things in the palace.

A fat girl named Hongying asked Zhi Wei how much the gold hoe in the emperor's house weighed, and whether it had to be thousands of catties.

Zhi Wei is used to seeing those honey-mouthed and sword-bellied villains in the palace, and some of them are also subtle and introverted, like her, who are honest and don't talk much, and don't dare to cause trouble, such an innocent and lively young girl, she really hasn't been in contact with it for many years.

She cherished this friendship very much, so she picked up some things that could be said and told them, such as how many dishes the emperor usually eats, how many embroidery girls need to work for a month to make a dragon robe, what pastimes do the concubines and concubines usually have, and so on.

Because Zhiwei is "well-informed" and has read books, the other girls are very envious, and they still beg her to teach them to write when they are free.

Especially Hongying, although she was born a little fat, her facial features are actually very small and cute, and she is the most girlish among the girls, and she will blush and tell Zhi Wei how the teacher in their village is literary and she wants to have a common topic with him.

Just when Zhiwei gradually established her important position among the girls, a group of people suddenly came to the imperial village.

Hongying said: "There is someone in the palace, it should be a noble person who wants to come over to stay and play." However, the emperor only came a while ago, so it shouldn't be him this time, right? ”

Another girl said, "Maybe it's the eldest princess, I forgot the title, she came here with her grandson last year, I brought tea to the princess, and she gave me a pair of bills." ”

Zhi Wei was a little calm, but unexpectedly, the news of the birth of the emperor's eldest son spread quickly throughout Zhuangzi like something given from above.

At the same time, the steward of the Huangzhuang came to her with a strange expression.

"Your Majesty is about to come in person soon, and since the girl is serving in front of the emperor, you will still be in charge of it then."

Another day passed, and after Zhiwei got up in the morning, she was surprised to find that the eyes of the girls looking at her suddenly changed, becoming very complicated, and full of distance.

Only Hongying secretly came to ask her, and said with a sympathetic face: "Zhiwei, I heard that you are the concubine of the emperor's lord, and you were kicked out of the palace because you offended a lady named Shufei." Now that the emperor has suddenly left the palace, he is actually chasing you. Is that really the case? ”

Zhiwei: ......???