Chapter 15: The Death of the Empress (including April Pink 12...
The imperial concubine did not follow out of the palace at that time, so when she heard that her palace maid came to report that the queen had broken the water, the imperial concubine was taken aback and hurriedly took the palace maid and the chamberlain to chase her out.
When I went outside, I saw Emperor Hongxuan half-supporting the queen and putting her into the imperial chariot that was carried over.
The imperial concubine still wanted to follow, but Emperor Hongxuan hurriedly stopped her and said, "Don't go over." Looking at the curfew of the inner palace, no one is allowed to enter or leave. ”
The imperial concubine received the decree and made her henchmen look at the various palace gates, as well as the gate leading from the inner palace to the outer palace, to prevent anyone from breaking in.
Fortunately, several princes went to the Marquis Ningyuan's Mansion to congratulate Mrs. Ningyuan on her birthday, otherwise if the prince broke into the inner palace, the imperial concubine really didn't know if she could stop it.
Thinking of the dangerous situation of the queen, the imperial concubine specially told her subordinates to stay away from the queen's Fengxiang Palace and not to get half a step close to the palace gate there.
The queen was launched after she went out from herself, and the imperial concubine was also a little uneasy.
I thought of Emperor Hongxuan for I don't know how long I had been listening at the door, it seemed that she and the queen had something to say, and Emperor Hongxuan heard it.
The imperial concubine was irritable in her palace for a while, so she asked someone to bring the four princes over and teach him to draw red and learn characters.
The fourth prince liked bows, horses, fists and feet, and took a small black wooden slingshot given to him by Emperor Hongxuan, and played with marbles everywhere.
The imperial concubine asked him to sit down and paint red, which was more uncomfortable than killing him, and after writing a few strokes, he raised his head and frowned and "hummed" at the imperial concubine twice, indicating that he was very angry, which made the imperial concubine laugh.
It's just that the mother and son didn't have a long time of peace, and they heard eight death knells ringing in the palace.
The imperial concubine's face turned pale with fright, and she hugged the four princes in her arms and hugged them to death.
The four princes had never heard such a loud bell, and they were also startled, and obediently nestled in the arms of the imperial concubine, motionless.
After a while, Emperor Hongxuan's inner servant came over and sent the imperial concubine to the Palace of Raising Hearts.
The imperial concubine saw that she was the chief attendant beside Emperor Hongxuan... So he followed him with confidence and came to the temple of nourishing the heart.
Emperor Hongxuan sat on the long couch covered with a golden brocade quilt, the expression on his face was like an ancient well without waves, the previous look in his eyes was gone, and a pair of dark and heavy eyes looked directly at the imperial concubine.
The imperial concubine's heart tightened... Slowly walked in, squatted down, and bowed to Emperor Hongxuan.
Emperor Hongxuan didn't call out, so the imperial concubine had to kneel on the ground, tilt her head and ask, "Your Majesty, what's going on with the queen mother?" "It's still a fluke. Obviously, in the previous life, the queen lived longer than herself......
Emperor Hongxuan looked at the imperial concubine for a long time, and saw that the imperial concubine's eyes did not dodge or steal joy, only a trace of fear and uneasiness that could not be hidden. - What is she afraid of?
"Hua Dan she... Go .................." Emperor Hongxuan finally spoke, two lines of tears on his face. The queen's maiden name is Hua Dan.
The imperial concubine looked at Emperor Hongxuan in a daze, but what she thought in her heart was that in that life, he also shed tears for her... It's just the night when the order was made to send her to the cold palace..................
Could it be that this man only sheds tears when he is completely cut off from a woman?
"Your Majesty's condolences." The imperial concubine persuaded, "Little prince.................. What's going on? "I was born five months prematurely, and I probably won't survive. The imperial concubine sighed in her heart.
Hearing the imperial concubine ask about the little prince, Emperor Hongxuan's body shook and sat up straight again... I picked up a handkerchief on the couch next to me... Wiped it on his face. In a moment... Already calm has returned: "............ The little prince has been cremated. "The voice is soft... But there is a sonorous sound of metal, as if it contains infinite hatred, and it seems to be a little disheartened.
The imperial concubine was suffocated, and then looked at Emperor Hongxuan's face, she had put away her sadness and looked at herself silently.
"Your Majesty, now that the queen is newly mourned, everything in the palace is not in order, so we must hurry up and prepare." The imperial concubine slowly persuaded Emperor Hongxuan.
Emperor Hongxuan raised his hand and said, "You get up." Don't kneel, it's cold on the ground. When I used to be in the southwest, it was so cold, you had to go to the laundry. On a snowy day, you slipped and fell outside, and you didn't tell me, and secretly came back and changed your outer robe, but you forgot to change the clothes inside, so you covered it with wet clothes. Later, when it's cold, your knees get sore.................. Does it still hurt? ”
As soon as the imperial concubine stood up and took two steps forward, she heard Emperor Hongxuan mention the past when they first arrived in the southwest.
"Your Majesty, do you remember .................." These things have been buried in the imperial concubine's heart for many years and for two lifetimes. She always thought that she was the only one who could remember these trivial things.
Emperor Hongxuan finally showed a miserable smile on his face, laughed twice, and said, "How can you forget ......?"
The imperial concubine suddenly remembered her previous dispute with the queen in Fengxu Palace. It seems that the Holy One really heard it all.
"Your Majesty, the concubine was just angry for a while, and she fought with the queen for a few words. - It's all the concubine's fault, please punish the concubine! Demote the position of the concubine and send the concubine into the cold palace! As long as the concubines are allowed to bring up the four princes with their own hands, the concubines can apologize for their sins with death! The imperial concubine felt the change in Emperor Hongxuan's mood, and was panicked for a while, and tried her best to kowtow to Emperor Hongxuan.
Emperor Hongxuan saw the extremely humble woman at his feet, his eyes closed, and he endured the tears that came up again.
Stretching out his hand to support the imperial concubine's shoulder to prevent the imperial concubine from continuing to knock, Emperor Hongxuan sighed and said, "I heard what you said in Fengxu Palace just now. ”
The imperial concubine was not surprised, this was what she expected, and wanted to continue to plead.
Emperor Hongxuan pressed it on her shoulder and said in a deep voice, "You are right. - What is the sin? However," Emperor Hongxuan paused, "The queen has always been a foolish person, so why do you have to deal with her?" He didn't care about it, but his eyes were firmly fixed on the imperial concubine.
The imperial concubine's face was already stained with tears, Zhong took out his hand and grabbed Emperor Hongxuan's arm, like a drowning person grabbing the last piece of driftwood, and cried to Emperor Hongxuan: ".................. Your Majesty, the concubines are not to worry about the queen. The concubine is, yes, uncomfortable...... The queen has her mother's family, a prince, and the trust and favor of the saints, but I ...... Concubines, nothing.................. Now that he finally has four princes, the saint should be merciful and give his concubines a chance to raise him.................. "for fear that Emperor Hongxuan would be angry and immediately kill himself."
The imperial concubine was very afraid that Emperor Hongxuan would have a miscarriage to death... Push it on your head. - Although she does have an unshirkable responsibility, the imperial concubine really doesn't want to bury the queen because of this matter.
Seeing that the imperial concubine had misunderstood him, Emperor Hongxuan sighed a little disappointed and said, "Don't think too much. The queen has a miscarriage, and the culprit is not you. Speaking of the words "culprit"... His face was a little hideous.
The imperial concubine was surprised and delighted, as if she had escaped death, only to find that she was sweating all over, and even her hands were sweating, so she secretly wiped it twice on her outer robe.
Emperor Hongxuan pondered for a long time, and when he heard the report of the waiter outside, saying that the prince of Zhenguo Jian Feiyang asked to see him, he hurriedly said: "Xuan! ”
After Jian Feiyang came in, the imperial concubine had no choice but to get up and say goodbye... I went out with my head down.
Returning to her Fengxu Palace, the imperial concubine found that the people she had sent out to guard the various gates had returned, saying that the palace gate was taken over by the holy secret guards.
The imperial concubine's heart sank, and she dispelled the idea of sending people out to find out the news, and ordered someone to immediately close the gate of Fengxu Palace... No one is allowed to enter or leave.
The palace people of Fengxu Palace felt that the imperial concubine was making a fuss, but after a while, there was a noise of running outside, and it seemed that someone ran over to knock on the door for help.
The people of Fengxu Palace later deeply admired the decisiveness of the imperial concubine that day. If there is no imperial concubine to stop them from going out, I am afraid that they will also become the souls of the sword outside.
This day... The killing in the palace... It lasted until late at night, and it seemed that the smell of blood wafted in the air. All after the death knell rings... The people who approached the queen's bedroom were all found out one by one, and Emperor Hongxuan personally supervised the punishment, and the knife was fatal, including the two high-ranking concubines who sealed Jieyu.
The vast majority of people in the inner palace thought that the queen was killed by someone, so Emperor Hongxuan would rather kill by mistake than avenge the queen.
This rumor, with the acquiescence of the superiors, spread in a boiling manner. In fact, only a very small number of people, including Emperor Hongxuan, know the truth.
Rumors can't be stopped, rather than letting people spread unbelievable rumors, it is better to use a more reliable rumor to cover up the truth.
The next day, Emperor Hongxuan officially decreed that the queen died, and the whole country mourned. The common people keep the system for three months, and the officials keep the system for one year, and they are not allowed to feast and get married.
The high gate in the capital breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly changed their clothes, hung white, and mourned. Soon the palace issued a decree ordering the Beijing officials and their wives above the fourth rank to enter the palace and kneel.
Outside the imperial city, Jian Feiyang led a large number of forbidden troops to be fully armed, carefully searching every official who entered the palace and knelt down. On the side of the foreign woman, there was a female messenger from the Criminal Department to help search and supervise.
The three princes worried about the outer palace for a night, and the next day, they had to enter the palace to worship their mother.
When they came to the queen's Fengxiang Palace, the three princes found that the queen had been buried in a coffin, and they didn't even let them take a last look.
The third prince was young and the most emotional, and he got up from the ground and ran to the coffin, and he had to ask the chamber to be opened by the chamber and let them see the queen for the last time.
The chamberlain was so frightened that he knelt down for the third prince, knocking his head and bleeding.
It was the eldest prince who saw the opportunity quickly, grabbed the third prince, and also said to the inner servant who kowtowed on the ground: "Get up." It's none of your business, go wash your forehead. ”
The chamberlain thanked the eldest prince, but he only wiped his forehead with his sleeve, and did not dare to retreat, and lowered his hand and said, "Thank you for the great prince's compassion." ”
The third prince was still about to speak, but the eldest prince squeezed heavily on his shoulder, and the third prince quickly shut up and stopped talking.
Emperor Hongxuan came in from outside with the imperial concubine, saw the three eldest sons standing here, and asked, "Have you ever offered incense to your mother?" ”
The eldest prince took the lead in kneeling down and said to Emperor Hongxuan: "Father, the son wants to guard the queen mother's spirit here." ”
Emperor Hongxuan nodded, and stepped forward to put a pillar of incense in front of the queen's spiritual seat.
The imperial concubine also stepped forward, kowtowed to the queen's spiritual position, and put another pillar of incense.
When the third prince saw the imperial concubine, his eyes were about to burst into flames. It was still the second prince who had to hold him to the death, so he didn't jump up.
Emperor Hongxuan stood aside with his hands behind his back and said to the three princes: "You have a good watch here. After the funeral, I will go back. ”
The eldest prince and the second prince all answered "yes", but only the third prince shouted: "Father, how did the queen mother die?" ”
Half of Emperor Hongxuan's face was hidden in the shadows, and he looked at the third prince and said, "Your mother died in miscarriage, and her body ...... Two lives. ”
When the imperial concubine heard Emperor Hongxuan's words, she didn't even raise her eyes, and stood aside with her eyebrows lowered... A silver-white plain dress was particularly eye-catching in the eyes of several princes.
The third prince didn't believe it, and said loudly: "...... The queen mother was obviously killed! It is evident that the rumors are believed.
Emperor Hongxuan paused, glanced at the third prince, did not speak, but set his eyes on the eldest prince and the second prince... "What do you think?" he asked. ”
The eldest prince said in a deep voice: "The queen mother's miscarriage is the fruit." I just don't know the cause, is it a kind? "Neither pandered to Emperor Hongxuan, nor did he believe rumors.
Emperor Hongxuan nodded with satisfaction and said, "It's quite brainy." He also instructed the imperial concubine: "Call the other princes and princesses over and keep a vigil for the queen." ”
The imperial concubine answered, and sent people out to deliver the decree.
Not long after, the eldest princess born by the queen, the four princes born by the imperial concubine... and Zhao Jieyu's five princes were all brought over by the nurse. Zhao Jieyu is long gone, and now Lan Zhaoyi is raising the fifth prince.
At the queen's funeral, in addition to the prince and princess kneeling to answer the ceremony, many concubines had to kneel and burn paper with the foreign women.
By noon... The main hall of the Queen Fengxu Palace was already full of kneeling people.
On the left side of the queen's spirit is the realm of the princes and princesses. On the right, is the boundary where the concubines in the palace are kneeling. On the ground on the front are the foreign women.
He Ningxin knelt in a group of noble ladies in plain clothes, and glanced up from time to time at Pei Shufen, the wife of the Marquis of Ningyuan, who was kneeling at the front.
Pei Shufen's eyes were swollen from crying, like two peaches, very sad, He Ningxin sneered in her heart... He put the bottle of "Tako Pill" in his hand back in his sleeve pocket. When I entered the palace before... He Ningxin looked carefully in the car for a while, and found that the female messenger of the criminal department was just busy searching the clothes and sleeve pockets of the ladies... But he didn't look at his hands. He took the "Tako Maru" out of his sleeve pocket and held it in his hand.
When He Ningxin was searched, she was sure to let the bottle of "Duozi Pill" come in.
But she is so far away from Pei Shufen, it is really not easy to "return to the original owner".
After thinking about it for a long time, He Ningxin shook her head and was about to give up. - Anyway, the queen has died in childbirth, and the saint doesn't want people to know the truth......
Just when everyone knelt for a long time and was a little tired, Pei Shufen suddenly stood up, rushed to the queen's coffin, and cried loudly: "Niangniang.................. Empress............... Why did you just go like that...... Leaving a few princes and princesses behind.................."
Princess Celestia cried loudly.
The third prince was also wiping tears.
Only the eldest prince and the second prince looked gloomy, staring at their eldest aunt Pei Shufen, and their eyes were about to erupt with fire.
When the foreign woman kneeling next to her saw it, she quickly got up and wanted to drag Pei Shufen back.
The palace maid who was waiting next to her also hurried over to stand in front of the spirit, not letting others touch the queen's spiritual position.
There was a mess in the mourning hall for a while.
The woman kneeling behind her didn't know what was going on, so she craned her neck to look ahead.
He Ningxin had an idea, pushed away the person in front of her and walked over, came to Pei Shufen, bent down, and when she stood up again, she was already holding a medicine bottle in her hand, handed it to Pei Shufen, and said, "Mrs. Ning Yuanhou, did your medicine bottle fall to the ground?" ”
Pei Shufen was pulled by two noble ladies and couldn't get out.
Hearing He Ningxin speak, Pei Shufen looked down and felt anxious. - She clearly remembered that this medicine bottle was put in the inner room of Zhonglan Courtyard, why did she bring it out again. She subconsciously stretched out her hand to take the medicine bottle from He Ningxin's hand.
He Ningxin deliberately removed her hand and did not give it to her directly, and asked, "Are you sure it's yours?" He looked at the medicine bottle again and said, "It doesn't look special, don't be mistaken, right?" He also asked the people in front of him, "Did your medicine bottle fall to the ground?" ”
Of course, no one said it was his own, only Pei Shufen, who was anxious to get the things back, and said eagerly: "I said it was mine." Why are you like this? - Give it back to me! ”
He Ningxin had no choice but to hand it over slowly, muttering in her mouth: "It's just a broken medicine bottle, what's the big deal?!" ”
Pei Shufen took the medicine bottle, hurriedly put it in his sleeve pocket, and pouted disdainfully at He Ningxin, and spat in a low voice: "Eventful!" ”
He Ningxin sneered: "I don't know who is troublesome. Everyone kneels down to the queen, and you just have to get up and rush to the spirit. Don't know what you're going to do? - Do you want to crash to death in front of the queen's spirit and follow the queen's mother? ”
Pei Shufen was furious. - Why is this man so vicious? Curse people to death again and again!
"That's it! - Kneel down to your place for this palace! Whoever wants to move again, just let the guards come in and drag it out, and then talk about the ten boards. The imperial concubine walked in and said majestically.
The women hurried back to their places and knelt down.
Pei Shufen stared at the imperial concubine, then looked at the three princes and the eldest princess, sighed and shook his head, returned to his original position and knelt down. In her heart, she secretly scolded the noble ladies who were pulling her for being troublesome, if it weren't for them, she could rush to the queen's coffin and see the queen's last appearance with her own eyes.
Pei Shufen has always felt that the queen's death was strange. Originally, she thought that there was something wrong with her "Duozi Pill", but later she heard the chamberlain sent by the Holy Lord to Ningyuan Marquis Mansion secretly say that the queen was "one corpse and two lives", so she breathed a sigh of relief and knew that it had nothing to do with "Duozi Pill". I can still continue to eat.
But Pei Shufen didn't believe that the queen would have a miscarriage naturally. The queen is not the first child, and a person who has given birth to four children, even if the fetus is big, can give birth, let alone only five months?
The second and third watches were delivered. April Pink 1200 Plus More. It's finally over. Tomorrow will start with the addition of the family.
After waiting all morning, Mu You saw a pink ticket. I had to go to sleep depressed......