Chapter 22: Deadend
Seeing that the queen was really angry at the moment, Li Mo didn't dare to be the slightest slack, and personally brought someone to the Linhua Palace to invite Concubine Min's mother and son, and when he relayed the original words to Concubine Min, who was still prevaricating, Concubine Min agreed to come with her son in an instant.
Concubine Min was already worried and let the little eunuch commit suicide early, so she broke the clue to protect herself, but she didn't think that the queen would protect Concubine Ying's mother and daughter like this, she was already uneasy about the Su family behind Concubine Ying, and now the queen stepped in sideways, making her heart more and more hesitant, and she could only let people use a sedan chair to carry the screaming Dongfang Jing to Yongle Palace together.
The atmosphere in Yongle Palace was unusually sluggish, Dongfang Chen's face was gloomy since he heard that there was no cure for the poisonous bee, and he was less gentle and elegant in the past, and he was like a black-faced god at this moment, especially when Concubine Ying saw that Princess An Ning was in a trance and couldn't even hum, her face became more and more terrifying.
The other people sitting in the hall had their own thoughts, and the virtuous concubine was holding the tea and drinking it freely, and her heart was unusually happy. Li Zhaoyi also looked like she had nothing to do with herself, just waiting for Concubine Min to come over and watch a big show. Wei Qingguan's expression was not good, and his face was naturally good, and he couldn't see where to go.
When the eunuch outside heard a sound from Concubine Min, the two people who were watching the excitement turned their eyes to the palace road early, and their eyes were extremely excited.
The eldest prince who was still screaming pain on the sedan chair felt the difference in the atmosphere in the hall after being carried into the hall by the eunuch, especially when he saw his father, who had always loved him, and looked at him coldly at this moment, he obediently silenced without words, no matter how much the stinging pain in his hand tried, he didn't dare to make any more sound.
When he came, his mother had already told him that no matter what someone asked, he just pushed all the mistakes on the little eunuch, and his mother said that the little eunuch was dead, and no matter how angry his father was, he would not blame them, although he was young, he already knew what death meant, but at this moment he was weak in his heart, pursed his lips and unconsciously lowered his head, and did not dare to look at his father's eyes again.
Although Dongfang Jing is young, he also knows that he has caused a catastrophe this time. Since he was a child, because he was the only son of the emperor, he had already developed a domineering and self-respecting appearance, but he didn't expect that such a disaster would happen today.
And Concubine Min looked at the unkind faces of the emperor and queen, and the two of them looked gloating, and they were also weak-hearted.
When she was about to say goodbye, Wei Qingguan said unhappily, "It's not for you to come to ask for peace!" It is better to give Concubine Ying an explanation directly when there is such a time to say goodbye. β
The straight to the point was not prevaricated by Concubine Min, and Concubine Min, who had thought of a lot of excuses before, was also shocked by that sentence and didn't know where to start.
In the inner room, Concubine Ying, who was taking care of Princess An Ning, walked out from behind the screen, her gloomy face and eyes staring at the embarrassed and abnormal Concubine Min who was half-kneeling, which was very terrifying.
Concubine Min couldn't, she simply knelt on the ground directly, and said very innocently, "Queen Mother, this matter is really just an accident, the concubine asked Jing'er, Jing'er said, he saw the little eunuch sneakily teasing the bee there two days ago, and he felt funny in his heart, so he secretly took the eunuch's pollen, Jing'er is just a moment of stubbornness, please be gracious, if there is any sin, the concubine is willing to bear it alone, in fact, it is to blame or blame the little eunuch who committed selfishness......"
"Heh......" Hearing Concubine Min speak like this, Wei Qingguan snorted coldly.
"But the five-year-old child just thought it was fun to steal the eunuch's pollen, but he hid it on his body for a few days, but you were busy with the affairs of the concubine and didn't find out, so what about the nurse and the palace maid next to him? Are they all dead? β
didn't give Concubine Min a chance to argue, Wei Qingguan squinted at the naΓ―ve child who bowed his head and said nothing on the sedan chair, and he never wanted to believe that he was so deep that he could be so poisonous that he could kill his sister regardless of whether he lived or died, a child, or a romantic and naΓ―ve age, could easily take people's lives, if he grew up, wouldn't it turn the sky upside down.
"The Queen Mother forgives her sins! Queen Mother, the old slave has seen the brocade bottle in the hands of the eldest prince, but the eldest prince does not let the slave and maid touch his things, and the slave and maid are ......"
"Come on, pull the nursing mother and grandmother who are serving by the side of this great prince and all the palace people to the punishment department, and you don't have to come back in the future!"
Hearing the queen's words, the nurse standing beside the eldest prince was so frightened that she knelt on the ground, and was trying to argue for herself, but before she finished speaking, Wei Qingguan had already wanted to send them away, so frightened that the grandmother had to hug Concubine Min's thigh and begged bitterly.
"...... Empress...... I really don't blame the minions for this, you know the personality and temper of the eldest prince, please save us......"
The hoarse shouts resounded throughout the Yongle Palace, and Concubine Min, who was too busy to take care of herself, turned more and more pale at this moment, she did not expect that the queen would be so ruthless at this moment.
I couldn't help but think about it, she knelt down and stretched out her hand to pull the man sitting on the rosewood chair, and the pear blossoms brought rain, "Your Majesty, Jing'er is young and ignorant, and it is the concubine who neglects to discipline, but she has sent away the person who has taken care of Jing'er since childhood, Jing'er is also injured at the moment, and she can't leave someone to take care of him, he is still young, please ask the emperor to be gracious!" β
has been in love for many years, even though he has long been out of that man's eyes, but he loved his son so much in the past, and the love between father and son will never be fake, Concubine Min put down all her postures and pleaded bitterly with Dongfang Chen.
Dongfang Chen didn't plan to pay attention to Concubine Min, he just watched quietly with a gloomy face, which made Concubine Min's original heart with anticipation more and more unattached.
"They have taken care of Jing'er's food, clothing and daily life since childhood, even if there is a mistake, but they are all sent away at once, not to mention the concubines, what will Jing'er do in the future, the emperor ...... The Emperor ......"
"Besides, Jing'er's mistake today is also due to the little eunuch's selfishness, if it wasn't for the little eunuch who brought the poisonous bee in, everything wouldn't have happened!"
"Everyone has selfishness, why should Concubine Min blame the dead eunuch, this palace said, how can there be a dead eunuch in this harem, and all the blame is turned into a small matter.
Today is your Xie Yaohua's son who made a mistake, as the child's mother, you should take all the responsibilities, don't give me a sad and sad haha there, it won't be your turn to be sad, you go to the inner room to see Anning, she has to suffer such a big sin because of your son's temporary stubbornness at a young age, does she deserve it? β
Hearing that Concubine Min was still prevaricating, Wei Qingguan instantly lost his patience, and said sharply, "Stubbornness is not an excuse you use to hide your evil intentions, you didn't teach your son well, and now you have to favor Xunsi to shirk responsibility with young ignorance, the child is young and ignorant, that is your mother's misdiscipline, you are still here to plead for your son, if you want to be punished, you will be the first to be punished!" β
And Concubine Min was also shocked by Wei Qingguan's aggressive tone, and raised her eyes to defend herself, but seeing the coldness in her eyes and Dongfang Chen's silence, she swallowed all the words without confidence and didn't dare to say anything more.
"Sister Min Concubine has been busy taking care of the harem recently, but she is afraid that she will neglect to discipline the eldest prince, which will cause the eldest prince to make a big mistake, and my sister can't complain that the queen mother is so angry. If you are a concubine, you will be afraid to think about it, if it is not Princess An Ning who is lying on the bed at the moment...... It's the second prince, this ......"
"Lu Qionghua, shut up!"
"You don't need to fall into the well here to add oil and vinegar, today Jing'er was confused and did something wrong, but you don't need to splash any dirty water on our mother and son, if you have time, you can have a good baby, if you dare to slander the palace for no reason, I Xie Yaohua is not easy to bully!"
When Concubine Min was still hesitating whether to continue to explain, Li Zhaoyi, who was watching the play on the side, began to play with right and wrong coldly after getting Concubine Xian's expression, and before she finished speaking, Concubine Min was like a wild cat whose tail had been stepped on, and she interrupted her meaning sharply, and said hatefully.
"What is my sister doing when she is angry? Isn't it really said by the concubine? Li Zhaoyi, who had the intention of making a big fuss, smiled instead of being angry, and her lips were cold.
"The emperor and the queen are both people who distinguish between right and wrong, and they will definitely not distinguish between right and wrong because of your nonsense, you will not be a villain here! Jing'er's nonsense is true, and this palace is willing to be punished for Jing'er, but if you dare to frame a false accusation, you will fight for my life, and I will not spare you! β
Concubine Min knew that she was weak, but she didn't want to let someone like Li Zhaoyi take advantage of the loophole, and enough was enough, she cursed at Li Zhaoyi angrily.
The smell of gunpowder in Yongle Palace was strong in an instant, and the tense atmosphere tore at everyone in the hall. And when Concubine Min clenched her teeth and her willow eyebrows stood upside down, Concubine Ying, who was silent, had already walked out of the inner hall and snorted coldly and smiled.
"The elder brother of the palace has already taken people to the residence of the little eunuch and the home outside the palace to search for evidence, whether this matter is related to Niangniang, it will not take long to have a result, Niangniang does not need to be in such a hurry to justify."
Hurt in the child's body hurts in the mother's heart, although Concubine Ying has always avoided the harem disputes and lived in a simple place, but she is not a paper paste in the end, the clay man still has three points of anger, not to mention that Concubine Min's son moved his daughter, no matter where Concubine Min was going to move in the past, she had to give this lesson, she didn't believe in the so-called "accident" at all, there were too many "accidents" in the harem, and the suffering of her daughter could not be in vain.
"What do you mean I am in a hurry to justify? Sister Yingfei, what do you mean by this? You are trying to detain this basin of dirty water to the body of this palace, you want to say that the dead little eunuch is a member of this palace, and the capital of all the culprits is this palace, are you crazy? β
Concubine Min, who was forced to be anxious, was already angry, and she never expected things to develop like this, and she screamed in shock, like a shrew in the market, and the only thing that responded to her was the indifference and disdain on everyone's faces.
Concubine Min was desperate, and she expected that she was now a wall and everyone pushed her, "Anyway, there is no proof of death, if you really want to unjustly kill me, I will die here now to prove my innocence!" β
"If you really have the courage to prove your innocence by dying, then you will touch, die, this palace will immediately ask for Jing'er to be admitted to the Yongning Hall to be personally raised, and be regarded as a concubine, whether it is the crown prince or the future emperor's throne in the future, as long as Jing'er is in front, Yan'er of this palace will never fight for half of it!"
"Die! Do you dare? β