108. Corroboration
As soon as the Empress Dowager left the table, the emperor was surrounded by a cluster of harem concubines and concubines, and other people who were holding on to maintain their manners in front of the Empress Dowager also took the opportunity to leave the table.
Xu Shu also took this opportunity to come out to breathe, and walked along the path only a hundred or so steps away from the main hall, which was already very quiet, and half a figure could not be seen, which was very different from the excitement of the hall.
Xu Shu stood on the steps and took a deep breath, always feeling depressed in his heart, and suddenly heard a burst of footsteps, only to see two eunuchs pulling a cart, the cart was covered with a piece of white cloth, and there seemed to be a human figure under the white cloth, remembering what happened in the hall not long ago, he opened his mouth and said in a low voice, "Could it be a lotus beauty here......?"
"That's her!" Xu Shu lowered her eyelashes, unable to see the expression on her face clearly, "I can't figure it out that it was Jiang Meiren who tore the scriptures, but why did she say that she tore them?" ”
Taxue pondered for a moment and said, "Maybe it's because Jiang Meiren is holding her handle in her hand?" ”
"What could be more important than your own life? Even though there is no chance in the main hall, there is always a time when you can tell the truth when you leave the main hall, but no one has entered the palace just now to ask the Queen Mother for instructions! Xu Shu was puzzled, and simply ordered, "Call the two eunuchs who transported the corpses!" ”
Taxue was surprised for a moment and called people over, and before he could ask, one of them gave a silver ingot to gag his mouth, and the two eunuchs suddenly opened their eyebrows and laughed.
Xu Shu asked, "Is this Lotus Beauty?" ”
The eunuch nodded, "Yes, I'm about to send it to the Xiangzuka Hall!" ”
The incense mound hall is used to temporarily display the body of the palace people, and the lotus beauty was given death due to her fault, and she will be stripped of her title after death, which is no different from ordinary palace people, so she will be sent to the incense mound hall.
"I remember......" Xu Shu coughed, "It seems that there is a special place in the palace for the execution of the concubine, but how could Lian Meiren ...... Over here? It's next to the main hall of the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, so you're not afraid of colliding? ”
The two little eunuchs suddenly knelt down in fright, and one of them cried, "It's none of the minions' business!" It was Hai Gonggong who made his own decisions...... The concubine who made a mistake should be taken to the execution room for execution, but Lian Meiren made too much trouble, crying vigorously, as if she wanted to break free, and the princess Hai, who was in charge, was afraid that Lian Meiren would ruin the birthday banquet of the Empress Dowager after breaking free, so he ...... directly Directly put the lotus beauty ......"
Another little eunuch added, "Yes, Gonggong Hai was also afraid that the lotus beauty would make trouble and spoil the queen mother's interest, and he happened to meet Jiang Meiren again, and he felt that it was not bad for a while, so he listened to Jiang Meiren's words and strangled the lotus beauty to death, anyway, it was not such a short distance......"
Jiang Meiren! It's Jiang Meiren again! Xu Shu raised her eyebrows and waved her hand to send the two away.
"Jiang Meiren...... It's so vicious! Bang Feng looked at the human figure slowly swaying under the white cloth as the wheels rolled, and had a complicated mood, feeling that Lian Meiren was pitiful, and that she was hateful!
Xu Shu sighed, Lian Meiren didn't want to say that it was Jiang Meiren who tore up the scriptures, but she didn't have time, instead of telling the truth and letting herself fall into the charge of instigating others to tear up the scriptures, it was better to admit that she was torn in a fit of anger, but what Lian Meiren didn't expect was that the Empress Dowager directly cut off her way of life, so that she didn't even have a chance to make a comeback in the future, and Jiang Meiren even stifled the possibility of telling her the truth.
If you go to the torture room, you will have a glass of desperate wine according to the custom, instead of dying silently with your mouth gagged......
But Jiang Meiren's retribution is also coming soon...... The queen should also tell the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager can't even forgive the lotus beauty, how can she let Jiang Meiren go?
How small is human life in the palace......
Xu Shu smiled sarcastically, what is he in this palace?
In the eyes of the Empress Dowager, she is a corrobor.
One proves that the current saint succeeded to the throne because of the deep brotherhood between the former emperor and the present brother, not because of political struggles or even conspiracy to seek power and usurp the throne.
Today, he has been working hard to show his benevolence and wisdom and ability to govern the country, as if he wanted to prove that the first emperor passed on the throne to himself because he could be an excellent emperor, rather than being forced to be helpless.
But what's the use of that?
Once the seeds of doubt are planted, they can no longer be stifled, no matter how good and wise he is, not to mention that the people of Dayin have not been able to live and work in peace and contentment for more than ten years, and the people's conjecture in this case is even more unstoppable, how can anyone let go of his son and hand over the family property to his brother? The people are still like this, let alone the emperor's family!
It's the most ruthless emperor's family!
But at this time, the small self appeared, sacrificed his life to rescue his young brother from the raging fire, he was burned all over his body, but the young brother who could be protected was unscathed, how affectionate and righteous! What a portrayal of sister and brother love!
The news spread ten, ten, hundreds, and finally reached the ears of the Empress Dowager.
After the injury was healed, the Empress Dowager couldn't wait to summon herself, rewarded her, and has maintained an unusual love for herself for so many years, so as to convey a message to the whole world: Look, the relationship between brothers and sisters is not weaker than the relationship between father and son, mother and daughter, and someone can sacrifice his life to save his brother from the sea of fire, so why not pass the throne to the present emperor?
He is just a pitiful worm under the control of the imperial power, so what qualifications do he have to pity others? When Lian Meiren dies today, there is still a piece of white silk to cover her body, and when he dies, I Xu Shu will have half a bundle of straw wrapped around her body?
The desolate smile wrapped in the tears of ridicule rolled down unscrupulously, as if laughing at this absurd world, and asked blankly, "Miss, why are you crying?" Did you think of something sad? ”
"Sometimes crying doesn't have to be because you're sad, and laughing doesn't have to be because you're happy!" Xu Shu wiped away the tears on her face little by little, and when she spoke, she was calm and unwavering, as if the scene of tears just now was just an illusion.
Bang Feng didn't understand the meaning of this, but he still nodded: What Miss said is right!
"Let's go!" Xu Shu turned around suddenly, and the moment he stepped out, a wisp of familiar breath suddenly floated through the tip of his nose, and he suddenly stopped, and after a while, he returned to normal and walked calmly towards the main hall, but doubts gradually arose in his heart.
How did he end up here?
The palace has never been a peaceful place!
Xu Shu suddenly began to miss the quiet time in Peach Blossom Villa for less than a month, maybe she shouldn't have agreed to take the Zhou family into the palace, so that she could stay away from these disputes.