Chapter 184: Wind and Rain in All Directions (I)

Let's say that the emperor suddenly came to this hand, which really caught the third prince and the fourth prince off guard. These days, they are ready to move and make frequent moves, but they never expected that it would end like this. After a period of consternation and regret, everyone calmed down again. The princess was included in the emperor's harem, and everyone was not cheap, and it was evenly matched, which was better than being suppressed by the other party.

But at the same time, regarding the matter of establishing a prince, the emperor's attitude became even more confusing. Some respected ministers were worried about this, and they wrote to the emperor to establish a prince as soon as possible. Otherwise, a fierce party struggle is inevitable, and no matter who wins or loses, the loss to the country will be enormous.

As always, none of these excerpts will be left in the middle. No one knew what the emperor was thinking, whether it was difficult to make a choice between the two sons, or whether he had other plans at all. In the Manchu Dynasty, no one did not care about this fundamental issue related to the country, but no one dared to stand up above the court and ask questions to the emperor in person.

In this oppressive and silent atmosphere, this dynasty is ushering in an unprecedented storm. And the prelude to this storm was actually sounded by an inconspicuous eunuch in Concubine Chen's palace.

It was a nice day, but Concubine Chen's mood was extremely bad. It wasn't an easy time for her. The Fourth Prince has never come to see her since she was driven away last time. Concubine Chen knew that she had spoken too much that day, but she didn't want to put down her body and waited for her son to take the initiative to come to reconcile. Who knew that Sheng Xuanming's young heart was stubborn and arrogant, but he refused to bow down and admit his mistakes, and asked Concubine Chen to wait for a while. In addition, there are some news in the palace from time to time, all about how the emperor dotes on and values the Mongolian princess, and teaches her to fill her with resentment, and her heart is hard to dissipate.

It happened that early this morning, Concubine Liang came to visit her, and the two went to the imperial garden together to relax. It was early winter, and although the sun was shining, it couldn't hide the depression. The two walked all the way along the pavilion and water pavilion, and all they saw were bare flower branches and fallen leaves all over the ground, only the pines and cypresses were still verdant, but they were also pale gray and green, and they were old. When Concubine Chen and Concubine Liang, who were full of worries, saw this situation, they couldn't help but add a layer of sadness. Although the two of them are imperial concubines and enjoy all the wealth in the world, they can't keep their own years.

"Alas, the flowers in this garden are like the age of our women, and the best time is only for a few days." Concubine Liang sighed.

Concubine Chen shook her head and said with a gloomy expression: "Although the flowering period is short, there is a time to come back every year. As for our ......" she didn't finish speaking, she only heard a crisp and sweet female voice not far away and said casually: "As the so-called flowers are similar every year, and people are different every year." ”

The two looked at each other in surprise, and hurriedly followed the prestige, only to see a delicate woman walking from behind a coop cypress with a smile, she was Princess Naren who had just been married, and was named Concubine Li. This Concubine Li didn't know whether she was scheming or deliberately provoking trouble, and the sentence she received happened to poke at the sore spot of these two. Concubine Chen and Concubine Liang were even more unhappy in their hearts, and they wanted to teach her a good lesson, but before they could speak, they heard the familiar man's voice say: "It seems that Concubine Ai also understands the poetry of the Central Plains." ”

The two were shocked, and hurriedly knelt down and said: "The concubine doesn't know that the holy car is here, and she disturbs the emperor's prosperity, and she deserves death!" ”

"Hehe, you don't have to be so formal. The two concubines, please get up. The Emperor paced slowly from behind the tree.

Concubine Chen and Concubine Liang got up cautiously, and when they saw the emperor with a slight smile on his face, they could see that he was in a very good mood today.

Concubine Li's little bird leaned beside the emperor and smiled very sweetly, only to hear her say: "When I was on the grassland, I often heard people say that there are many beautiful women in the Central Plains. At that time, I was not convinced, but today I have figured out what it means to have someone outside the world and a sky outside the sky. It has to be a beautiful woman like the two sisters to convince me. If I go back another twenty years, I would never dare to come in and stand with my sisters, lest I be laughed at for not knowing the depths. ”

Her words were both positive and deprecating, and everyone present could hear them. However, the emperor pretended to be deaf and dumb to protect her, and Concubine Chen and Concubine Liang had to smile reluctantly, and the anger could only be swallowed back into their stomachs.

After some observation, Concubine Chen and Concubine Liang had to secretly admit that it seemed that the rumors in the palace during this time were true. The emperor really loves this concubine very much, and he simply responds to his requests. They had never seen the emperor have such a gentle appearance in front of people, not even Concubine Chen, that scene really made her sad. The four of them traveled to the Imperial Garden together, but the good and distracted hearts became blocked.

After going back, Concubine Chen began to be furious, beating anyone she saw, and throwing what she got it, turning the good Huaning Palace upside down, and the palace maids and eunuchs all suffered.

Among them was a lame rough eunuch named Asu, who had been serving in this palace for many years. He was also a very clever person in his early years, and he was deeply favored by Concubine Chen, and often served by her side. At that time, Concubine Chen was also proud, and this Asu was used by her, so she became a big celebrity in the palace for a while, and the little eunuchs were desperately trying to make friends when they saw him, and he was also extremely beautiful among the minions. But I don't know when he suddenly became silent and insensitive, which made Concubine Chen dissatisfied with him. On another occasion, he went up a tree to pick up her broken kite for Concubine Chen, and accidentally fell from the tall tree, breaking his leg, and becoming a cripple ever since. Since then, he has become a rough eunuch in Huaning Palace, and all he does all day long is the rough work of fetching water and sweeping the floor, which is gradually forgotten by people.

It was also this Asu's bad luck, it happened that when Concubine Chen came back from outside in anger, he was sweeping the floor outside the hall. Because the little eunuch outside didn't have time to speak, he didn't look up, so in this way, the broom accidentally brushed on Concubine Chen's shoes and almost tripped it.

When Concubine Chen was helped up by the palace maid, she first slapped the palace maid all over the face, and then scolded and kicked Na Asu to the ground.

For the people of Huaning Palace, this kind of thing is normal. Especially in this month, it's almost every few days that you have to come out like this, and everyone is used to it.

But that evening, when people found Aso's body hanging from the beams of the house, they were still terrified.

"! Empress! Aso hanged! Several eunuchs came to report in a panic.

Concubine Chen, who was facing the mirror to make up, was stunned for a moment, and then said coldly: "It's just a dead minion, what a fuss!" Tell them to quietly transport the body out! ”

Everyone reluctantly accepted the order and left, only a small eunuch still stood in place and did not move.

"What are you doing here! Retire! Concubine Chen shouted.

The little eunuch slurred and said, "Niangniang...... Minion...... The minions don't know whether to say this or not......"

Concubine Chen saw that he looked hesitant, as if she was thinking about something important, so she took it to heart and asked, "Tell me something quickly." ”

"Niangniang, at noon, the slave went to receive the moon case, and on the way, I saw the third prince talking to a person from a distance. The minion looked at the figure as if it were a ...... It's like ......."

Concubine Chen was impatient: "Don't say that I will whip you with a big mouth!" ”

The little eunuch finally mustered up the courage and said, "That person is the dead Asu." ”

Concubine Chen was stunned for a moment.