CHAPTER XXIII
That's a big load!
A few years ago, Concubine Yu gave birth to the head of the three princes and concubines, and the saint sent her to place her in this Yuqi Pavilion, and sent countless rare antiques, which came for nearly half a month, which can be described as the only one in the harem.
It's a pity that the third prince couldn't go to full term.
The son is gone, the saint will not come, the holy favor is no more, and the Yuqi Pavilion has become a cold cellar, and the concubines are all unlucky, for fear that this bad luck will happen to them.
The queen also sent people over to take a look from time to time, but Concubine Xie had already regarded her as a thorn in her side, and she wished that she would die in this palace.
Now, it has been a long time since Yuqi Pavilion has been so lively.
The sun is just right, and although it is still a little cold in the yard, the air is very fresh. The concubine sat at the top, and the three or four low-ranking concubines below were also sitting, drinking tea. Different from the atmosphere between the queen and Concubine Xie, they swept away the previous haze, and their faces couldn't hide their excitement.
Concubine Liang is also among them, but this will not be her part to speak, Concubine Ming and Concubine Hui are both before her.
Concubine Ming had already sipped a sip of tea with a smile and said: "This is my sister's fate to come back, although the saint still often goes to see the concubine, but if she is always dizzy like this, she can't always make the saint worry." ”
"Yes, Niangniang," Concubine Hui echoed, "It's not that we are inconsiderate of you, it's only been two days, and the emperor has lost weight!" In the end, we are harem concubines, we have to serve the emperor well, where can we really let the emperor serve. It's one thing for the emperor to spoil the concubine, but he can't really tire the emperor. ”
She said very methodically: "The emperor wants to be in charge of the world, so he can't delay the affairs of the harem." ”
After they finished speaking, Concubine Liang responded again and again: "The two sisters are reasonable, and the mother must not shirk it anymore." ”
Concubine Ming said again: "Sister doesn't know yet, right?" Yesterday's big banquet in the palace, I actually asked the second princess to preside, she is still a child, where can she hold that kind of field, just talking to a few ladies of the family, and many of the wives of important ministers in the court were left out in the cold. ”
Concubine Xu, who had never spoken, was startled: "Really? ”
"But isn't it," Concubine Hui hurriedly leaned forward, "The wife of the British princess told me personally, can this be fake?" ”
The queen is very disciplined, and the concubine watches it closely, although they also participated in the big banquet yesterday, they were arranged in the far corner of the imperial garden, and there was a veil separating it, so they couldn't see the outside at all. However, this did not prevent them from communicating with people after the banquet, and the British public family was somewhat close to Concubine Hui, so it was not surprising to get this news.
Concubine Xi finally sat up straight: "How can this work?" This is a loss of royal face! ”
Adults can't take charge anymore, how can children afford it. There must still be a high-ranking concubine in charge of affairs in this palace, otherwise wouldn't it be a joke? The concubine clutched her chest and thought.
At the same time, the tall and majestic Kunyuan Hall of the Middle Palace was also discussing important matters.
Yesterday, such an accident suddenly happened, that is, Empress Xue was difficult to cope with for a while, and she could only make the fastest decision in the shortest possible time, even if she abandoned Ming Xia, she had to keep the crown prince.
The scene at that time was too chaotic, and the prince was used to it, and he didn't know the severity at all.
The prince of a dignified country said that he wanted to commit suicide for a slut, and he was even hit and stabbed by the eldest princess.
Now that the saint is furious, he didn't care about it, and gave her a big faceless face to the mother of the country in front of everyone, and in the future, Concubine Xie's nose must not be kicked to the sky?
Sluts, they're all damn sluts!
Empress Xue sat on top with a dark face, thinking of Duo'er, thinking of Concubine Xie, and then thinking of her unsuccessful son and daughter, and the damned King Qi just now, she became more and more angry and stiffened.
Even if she was grounded, she still dressed meticulously.
Dressed in a long black skirt with dark gold silk, covered with navy blue tulle, it looks solemn and generous, but because the light in the hall is a little dim, it makes people faintly feel a little oppressive.
At this moment, Ming Chun, the head of the "Four Seasons", was standing beside her, and Cui's mother was gently helping her beat her back.
Incense is lit inside the house, which can refresh the mind, and there is a charcoal basin burning on the side, although it is still cold outside, the interior is very warm.
Mingqiu knelt beside him, holding a roster in his hand and looking at it carefully.
Only Ming Dong whispered: "Niangniang, according to the slave maid, this matter is really hard to say." Unintentional or intentional, it is very likely, but next summer we know the details, how can it be the enemy's meticulous work? ”
She thought about it and asked uncertainly: "Niangniang, I'm afraid that the concubine doesn't have the guts, but this Xie Guifei, you said that she thinks about competing for favor all day long, could it be that she was confused for a while, and she came up with this method of drawing salary from the bottom of the kettle......"
Empress Xue originally only closed her eyes slightly, allowing Mother Cui to loosen her muscles and bones, and she never said a word.
Hearing this at this moment, she finally took a deep breath, raised her hand and pinched her forehead, and interrupted her in a deep voice: "No." ”
After fighting for so many years, others don't say it, she still knows this.
"Although the little slut surnamed Xie is bent on competing for favor, she is not going to joke with the life of her own daughter, not to mention that she is extremely satisfied with the kiss set by the eldest princess, in case her daughter really dies, she is not afraid that she will not be able to climb the big tree of the Wang family?"
The eldest princess's family affair is the first-class meritorious family of the dynasty, the sister-in-law of the Wang Li family, a university scholar.
This is reasonable, and Ming Dong is right when he thinks about it: "What Niangniang said is very true, Concubine Xie will not do such things in order to compete for favor, but the Bing'er next to her ...... That's a detailed work that Duo'er confessed to herself, she was also there yesterday, do you think it could be her? ”
She grabbed the handkerchief with both hands and said unwillingly: "If she really did it, but we still folded it into a Ming Xia for this, it would be too much of a loss!" ”
"It's not her."
This time, without waiting for Empress Xue to speak, she was looking through the roster, and Ming Qiu had already shaken her head and denied this speculation.
"Because I got the news from Miss Jiang, I have been keeping an eye on her. Concubine Xie should have been coaxed by her, and she also wanted to create chaos, but she wanted the sword in the prince's hand to go straight to Duo'er. ”
As he spoke, Mingqiu picked up a pen and drew circles on the roster.
"I was very close to her at that time, watching her step forward to stop her, protect Concubine Xie, and push the prince, who clearly wanted to hit Duo'er in that direction, but who knew that the sword suddenly turned halfway and stabbed the eldest princess."
She said and sighed: "If it weren't for the prince himself subconsciously struggling and changing the direction of the sword, someone else would have moved." Mother......
After circling a number of personal names with a pen, Ming Qiu handed the roster in his hand to Empress Xue.
"When next summer is in the hands of the second prince, even if he is innocent and innocent, he will definitely be charged with collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, not to mention that this matter is supposed to find a scapegoat, in order to protect the prince, we can't say whether it is a loss or not."
"These circles, except for Bing'er, have all been ruled out of suspicion, and the rest ......" hesitated, Mingqiu was not good at making decisions without authorization: "I don't know if Niangniang wants to release them all from the palace, or order someone to monitor them closely?" ”
The sudden change almost forced Queen Xue to death, the prince was ordered to be grounded, and Niangniang had to think about it behind closed doors, half a month was enough for Concubine Xie to make waves outside.
The emperor was already extremely disappointed in the crown prince, and if he didn't have her, the master of the middle palace, to support him, he was afraid that he would ...... It is highly probable that the re-establishment of a different prince will be established.
But now, in addition to being angry, Queen Xue was not too nervous, she only took the list and sneered: "The rest? ”
She threw the paper to the ground: "Kill them all, not one left!" ”
Mingqiu was stunned for a moment, and persuaded with some hesitation: "Niangniang, this ......"
"What, do you think that this palace is too heavy?"
The queen sneered: "Mingqiu, you are meticulous in your work, but your temperament is weaker, you want to spare their lives, but why do you forget the truth that being merciful to the enemy is cruel to yourself?" Regardless of whether this matter was intentional or unintentional, this palace would rather kill a thousand by mistake than let one go. ”
After changing her sitting posture slightly, Empress Xue sighed again: "Among these people, if there is no enemy country, it will be fine, if there is, it will be a disaster to be released from the palace, as for sending people to follow?" With so many people, where does this palace have so much spare time to follow? Waste of manpower, worthless! ”
"It's better to kill a hundred than to be so troublesome. Mingqiu, you must remember, don't spend time on these trivial things and be blinded. If it weren't for them, why would this palace end up like this! ”
"If you have this time, it's better to think about how to take advantage of this opportunity to take down Bing'er and hit the Xie family, so that that slut will never be able to raise his head from now on! Didn't she shout this time that the palace was not strictly governed? That Duo'er is innocent of death, but Bengong folded a Ming Xia, even so, you can't blame Bengong for being ruthless. ”
"Mingchun, you tell them what we should do next."
Empress Xue said, and the maidservant girl beside her, who had been standing without speaking, got up and slowly walked to the next one.
Although she is a palace maid, Mingchun's dress is much more delicate than that of ordinary palace maids, and the materials of the clothes are also high-quality, and her gestures are full of everyone's beautiful demeanor.
Her appearance is also excellent, although she is not bright, but she is dignified and atmospheric, and her eyebrows and eyes are picturesque.
However, after taking two steps, he was stunned to get out of the feeling of being born a lotus step by step. Even if she is just wearing a pink palace maid dress, she looks like an orchid and has elegant manners, which will be unforgettable at first sight.
Picking up the roster from the ground, Ming Chun glanced at Empress Xue again, and then said softly: "Niangniang, this incident happened suddenly, so it made people gain the upper hand in the chaos." No matter what the truth of the matter is, Concubine Xie will definitely use this to attack and retaliate. But the mother doesn't have to worry, the slave has a plan. ”
As she spoke, she took the pen from Mingqiu's hand and lightly drew Bing'er's name on the desk.