Chapter 19: Life and Death (1)
Seriously, it is probably because the way Qingchen appeared in front of her is too special, so from the beginning, Pei Yaowei did not treat her as an ordinary girl.
"This little girl, it's terrible, the first time she stood in front of me, she poked a colorful frog to death with a hairpin, which made Xiang Yao feel so distressed." She pretended to exaggerate and sighed, and teased Xiao Di: "Such a person, if I really believe that she has nothing to do, then how stupid am I?" β
Thinking of this, she was also curious: "Count, she is only seventeen years old this year, so young, so versatile - Your Highness, how did you teach it?" β
Hearing this, Xiao Di waved his hand and smiled: "Eh, I don't think I have this ability, but I don't dare to take the credit of others!" β
When Pei Yao heard this, she came to her senses, and was about to ask questions, but when she turned her head, she saw that the rain was coming.
And this girl has a very solemn expression on her face, and when she looks at it, she knows that there is nothing good.
"Your Highness, Princess." She hurriedly saluted as she approached, and then said, "Something happened in the palace." β
Speaking of which, it is indeed a big deal, but so far, this matter has nothing to do with the Chu Palace-
Concubine Yu Wenrou was pregnant for more than nine months, and she started in the middle of the night yesterday, and finally gave birth to a son in the morning, which is also the only son obtained under the knee of the current emperor in the nine years since he ascended the throne. It is said that it should be a matter of great joy and celebration with the whole world, but the eldest son of the emperor was born sick and weak, congenitally deficient, and the hospital asserted that he must be carefully taken care of, and there is no room for error.
When Pei Yaowei heard this, the cheerfulness on her face dissipated, she hung her head and didn't speak, not knowing what she was thinking.
Xiao Di looked at her, silently grabbed her with one hand and held it, and asked Instant Yu: "It's just like this?" β
Instant Rain shook her head.
She continued: "Not long after the eldest son of the emperor was taken down to take care of him, there was news that the palace maids in Concubine De's palace had attempted to kill the prince. β
Pei Yaowei finally raised her head again.
She glanced at Xiao Di, and then heard the instant rain say: "This is not over yet!" As soon as this incident came out, the emperor was furious, and personally interrogated the palace maid in Qiongxuan Palace, and was tortured twice, and finally the palace maid couldn't resist and spit out - guess what? She actually identified herself in public, saying that she was ordered by the Queen Mother, and if Concubine De gave birth to a princess, it would be fine, if it was a prince, she would never let this child live! β
The eldest son of the emperor was born, but his grandmother did not tolerate it - this matter was rumored out of the imperial palace, and I am afraid that the first one who did not agree would be the mother family behind Yu Wenrou.
Pei Yao shook his head and snorted, seeing that Xiao Di had no intention of speaking, he opened his mouth and asked Instant Yu to continue to stare ahead, if there is any new news in the palace, come and report it at any time.
Instantaneously Yu took the order away, Pei Yaowei was relieved, went back, and slowly fiddled with her flowers and plants, looking like she was sitting firmly on the Diaoyu Tai.
Xiao Di looked at her and said with a light smile: "This is rare, such a big event, aren't you worried that Qingtan and Concubine Xian will be involved?" β
"It's just the cause that was planted last year, and this year it finally bears fruit." She smiled faintly and said lightly: "Nothing to worry about." β
Xiao Di pondered her words, and gradually, he also guessed a direction.
Compared with the wind and sun in the palace of the king of Chu, the Qiongxuan Palace at this time is full of clouds and has changed the sky.
In the main hall, the palace maid Ying'er, who attempted to murder the prince, lay on the ground, covered in blood, and let out a few small animal-like moans from time to time, which shows that she has just suffered a lot.
The concubines and concubines on both sides sat upright according to their ranks, holding their breath one by one, not daring to make a sound. They were all born for the emperor's eldest son, and they came to congratulate them, but they didn't expect that the joy was not touched, and they were so good that they encountered such a storm, which was also unlucky.
On the high seat, Xiao Zhu's already gloomy face seemed to be even heavier when he saw the Empress Dowager Liang, who rushed over with momentum and shouted 'reversed' as soon as she entered the door.
"The Queen Mother." He stood up and looked fixedly at his mother, who had just counted his feet, and his tone contained an obvious hint of mentions: "You are the Queen Mother, and you can't do it yourself and surrender your identity." β
"Emperor! This little slut is full of nonsense, what are you doing with her?! Empress Dowager Liang said, with a wave of her wide sleeves, she wanted to pass the guards in front of the palace: "Come on, bring her down to the mourning familyββ"
"The Queen Mother."
Xiao Chai groaned and cut off her words.
This voice came suddenly, calling the closest person in the world, but the voice that passed through his throat was really cold.
Empress Dowager Liang's heart trembled, and she looked at him in a daze.
Xiao Zhu asked, "The matter has not yet been clarified, what does the queen mother want to do?" β
"Emperor, ......" Empress Dowager Liang came back to her senses, looked at her son in horror, and said in disbelief: "Should you believe the words of this slut, and also come to wronged your own mother?" β
Xiao Yi did not speak for a while.
Empress Dowager Liang understood the meaning behind his reaction, and at the moment her brain was dizzy, and her feet were weak, if it weren't for Aunt Zong's timely support, I was afraid that she would fall directly to Ying'er's side.
"Okay...... good" She shook her head again and again, her expression was already angry: "I really can't imagine that the mourning family has raised such a good son...... You, you're such a good ......."
Seeing her like this, Xiao Zhu couldn't help frowning and sighed.
He stepped forward and tried a few times before helping Empress Dowager Liang to sit down in front of the seat.
"Why should the queen be angry? This is the Imperial Palace, the merits of the case, I can find out, so I invite you to come over, but also for the sake of your reputation as the queen mother. He said, meaningfully: "Concubine De is a concubine, it is the stability of the two countries, this girl is suspected of murder, and she is the only prince under my knees, and she is your own grandson of the queen mother, if you don't ask the mastermind behind it, you will kill her like this, don't say me, will you agree to the queen mother?" β
The anger in Empress Dowager Liang's eyes did not subside, she glanced at him with a slanted gaze, and snorted coldly, but she no longer insisted on killing.
Xiao Zhu's reminder made her calm down a little, and she also reacted at this time, the girl in front of her really can't be killed easily.
If nothing else, it was Yu Wenrou's child who was suspected of murdering her.
Knowing this, Empress Dowager Liang was even more apprehensive in her heart.
She knew that she hadn't let anyone do anything to Yu Wenrou's child, and this incident was really a disaster for her. But this girl was cleaned up like this, but she also bit herself to death, which shows that the mastermind behind this incident is most likely not for the eldest son of the emperor, but for her, the queen mother.
In such cases, the emperor ...... Can you really find out the truth?
"If the emperor wants to investigate, he must find out!" She unconsciously tensed her body, and said word by word: "In the end, there is only one sentence for the mourning family - the murder of the emperor's heir, the mourning family has never done it!" β
Xiao Zhu glanced at his mother with complicated eyes, and finally nodded, and then, he asked Sun Zhifang on the side, "Is there any news from the other side of Heshou Palace?" β
His voice landed, and without waiting for Sun Zhifang to reply, Empress Dowager Liang listened to it, and first made a cold face: "Heshou Palace? What does this mean, Emperor? β
Xiao Chai sighed and patiently explained: "The queen mother is a little restless. You are the Virgin, this matter involves you, the son does not dare to call the shots, only to invite the queen mother to be right. As he spoke, he gave his mother a look with deep meaning, begging her to endure it for a while and not to make another disturbance.
Empress Dowager Liang's face was blue and white, and there were hundreds of reluctance in her heart, but between these words, the voice of the palace eunuch outside had already entered her ears: "The Queen Mother and the Queen Mother have arrivedββ"
Empress Dowager Li came calmly, was invited to a high seat by Xiao Qi, and occupied the throne with Empress Dowager Liang.
"The mourning family has already heard about it." She looked free and had no flaws, and comforted the Empress Dowager Liang and said: "Sister don't worry, the emperor has a clear heart and bright eyes, and he will definitely be able to find out the truth and not make my sister unjustly humiliated." β
Empress Dowager Liang tried her best to suppress the resentment in her heart, and sneered: "There is still the Empress Dowager Lao to call the shots!" β
Empress Dowager Li smiled faintly, straightened the hem of her clothes, and ignored the irony in her words.
At this point, Xiao Zhu exhaled a deep breath and made a look, and Sun Zhifang on the side understood, and immediately stepped forward, and lifted Ying'er up from left to right.
"Ying'er, huh?" He took a sip of tea and asked lightly: "Since you said that you were ordered by the Queen Mother to assassinate the eldest son of the Emperor, and now that the Queen Mother has also arrived, and the Queen Mother is in charge, you will carefully talk about how you interacted with the Jingci Palace from beginning to end." β
Ying'er reluctantly lifted her eyelids, glanced at the high seat, and suddenly shrank at the fiery gaze of the Empress Dowager Shangliang, and lowered her head again.
"Back to ...... Back to Your Majesty, the biological mother of the slave maid used to serve the Queen Mother. As soon as the slave maid entered the palace half a year ago, remembering her mother's entrustment, she went to Jingci Palace and asked the Queen Mother for peace. β
As soon as she said this, Empress Dowager Liang couldn't sit still.
"Ridiculous!" She exclaimed, "What are you?" Who is your mother? Although the Jingci Palace of the mourning family is not as noble as the Heshou Palace, it is also determined that not any third-rate goods can enter the door! As she spoke, she didn't forget to glance at Empress Dowager Li in a weird manner.
Empress Dowager Li turned a blind eye, but she also showed a trace of doubt, and asked Chao Ying'er, "What is your mother's name?" β
Ying'er's voice was as thin as a mosquito, and she said that her mother's surname was Zhang, and she had been serving by the Queen Mother since she was a child, and she was still the name given by the Holy Mother, called Chunyi.
As soon as she finished speaking, Empress Dowager Li's face was full of thought, and Empress Dowager Liang was pale.
Even Xiao Zhu's brows furrowed even tighter.
The concubine below didn't know what to do, and then saw that Empress Dowager Li looked at Zong Ruyi beside Empress Dowager Liang quite meaningfully, and then said: "The person who said this girl's words, the mourning family really remembers." When the first emperor was there, my sister was still Concubine De, and she also lived in this Qiongxuan Palace.
At that time, the two big maids in Qiongxuan Palace, the two close maids beside my sister, one was Ruyi, and the other was called Chunyi! β