Chapter Ninety-Four: Stillbirth
That night, Xie Hui, who was still inspecting Yuzhou, received an urgent call from the Queen Mother, immediately put down everything in his hand, hurried to the palace, and hurried to the palace in the early morning of the second day.
For everything that happened in the capital recently, Xie Hui already knew that he had persuaded the queen mother bitterly, the new emperor's foundation was not stable, and painting Xia Mountain had a very heavy influence on the court, the people, and Taoyuan. However, the Queen Mother insisted on going her own way, turning a blind eye to his persuasion, and the news that the painter was arrested and imprisoned and sentenced to be beheaded made the palace and the palace boiling, and gradually reached the point of being out of control.
On the way back to the city from Yuzhou, it seemed calm, but his intuition told him that this was definitely a prelude to a storm.
Painting the news of Xia Shan's arrest, Taoyuan is definitely the first place outside the palace to know the news. And now they are not moving, which is not logical, it only shows that they are already acting on their own.
Do you want to make a big move? No, they hadn't reached this point yet, they wanted to concentrate their forces on the imperial court, and there was still a justifiable reason left, and he knew this very well, so he didn't quickly gather his troops and horses.
Unable to wait for the order summoned by the Empress Dowager to be issued, he walked quickly into the Cixi Palace. Seeing that Liu Yifu was also there, he hurriedly stopped and bowed respectfully, "Weichen see the emperor, the queen mother!" ”
Liu Yifu, who was frowning, suddenly saw Xie Hui coming to him quietly, was slightly taken aback, and looked at him with a puzzled look, "Isn't General Xie inspecting Yuzhou?" How did you get back? ”
"It was the mourning family who asked him to come over immediately." The Queen Mother took the initiative to say, she turned to Xie Hui and said: "General Xie rushed back to the capital overnight, and he worked hard, so he was flat and gave him a seat." ”
"Empress Dowager Xie!" Xie Hui got up to answer, and sat on the seat next to him naturally.
The Queen Mother was about to say something, when she suddenly glanced at the personal palace maid beside her.
The palace maid immediately understood, led the maids and attendants in Cixi's palace, and withdrew.
The Queen Mother slowly stepped down from the first seat, glanced at the door, and suddenly showed a nervous look, "General Xie said, what should I do now?" ”
Xie Hui got up, took a step closer to the Queen Mother, and immediately stopped, "The Queen Mother doesn't need to panic, and tell me in detail about last night's events." ”
"The queen is dead, and Hua Yan and her subordinates have also been imprisoned in the dungeon by the mourning family, what Taoyuan masters, as seen by the mourning family, they are not even as good as the guards!" The Queen Mother scoffed. She lowered her voice and continued: "The mourning family is just worried about those people who don't know the truth and make trouble. ”
"What?! Is Huashu dead? Painting faces in jail?! Xie Hui exclaimed, his eyes quickly filled with fear, and he coughed loudly in a hurry.
"What is the general anxious about! Look at this sweat! The Queen Mother handed over the teacup and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead for him.
Seeing such an intimate move between the Queen Mother and Xie Hui, Liu Yifu stood up in surprise and sat down at a loss. He tilted his head to the side with a pained look, ignoring it.
Xie Hui noticed Liu Yifu's actions, and took a few steps back in a playful manner, keeping a distance from the Queen Mother. He still hurriedly said: "Queen Mother, the painting is dead, and we have a blood feud with the painter!" How can the painting be resigned? How could Taoyuan sit idly by? Queen Mother, how can you ......" Xie Hui sighed helplessly.
The Queen Mother said disdainfully: "What about painting faces?" She broke into the inner courtyard of the palace without knowing the height of the sky, she had been surrendered by the forbidden army, firmly trapped in the prison, and could not move, how could the general be afraid of her little woman? ”
Xie Hui shook his head and said: "The Queen Mother doesn't know her ability, when you and I summoned Wuying and the jade-faced son, we couldn't help her. The golden unicorn couldn't help her. As long as she still breathes, we can't handle it safely. ”
The Queen Mother sneered, "If she hadn't been doing it at the beginning, there would have been no threat from Liu Che'er." She is now locked in a dungeon, her martial arts have been lost, and it is not easy to get rid of her? ”
Xie Hui waved his hand to stop: "The Queen Mother can't!" Huayan has been named the county lord by the emperor, and there is an immortal gold medal given by the emperor himself, and he is forcibly killed, but I am afraid that he will not be able to calm the hearts of the people! ”
The Queen Mother frowned, and said angrily: "This doesn't work, that doesn't work, the general has an idea!" ”
Xie Hui lowered his head and thought about it, and then said: "According to the minister's opinion......" He glanced back at Liu Yifu, and stopped talking.
Liu Yifu was not interested in these things, and the reason why he stayed was just that he didn't know where to go. He didn't dare to return to his palace, because he was afraid that when he passed by the Jiaofang Hall on the way, he would smell the bloody smell from the Jiaofang Hall that he imagined.
He didn't want to go to other concubine palaces, Lin Yunrou was stabbed in the body, the imperial doctors were still trying their best to treat him, and everyone in the harem was panicked, he didn't want to be infected by that atmosphere.
In this way, it seems that only Cixi Palace is the most comfortable and quiet place for him. Because this is the residence of the highest power, even more than his Taiji Palace.
Seeing Xie Hui's inquiring eyes, Liu Yifu said expressionlessly: "If General Xie has any suggestions, you can say it directly, and this matter will be decided by the Queen Mother and General Xie." With that, he lay tired on the chaise longue, squinting his eyes.
Seeing that Liu Yifu spoke, Xie Hui said boldly: "In the opinion of the minister, it is better to take the opportunity to abolish the martial arts of Huayan and put her under house arrest in the dungeon first!" ”
The Queen Mother nodded and said, "It depends on the general's wishes." ”
"At present, all news must be blocked, and the whole city must be on alert to prevent Taoyuan and others from causing trouble. Leave this matter to Wechen. After Xie Hui finished speaking, he was about to leave, when he suddenly turned around and asked, "I don't know what the Queen Mother plans to do with the painting Xia Shan?" Huashu is dead, and if something happens to Huaxia Mountain again, I'm afraid Taoyuan won't give up easily. ”
The Queen Mother said coldly: "No matter how Taoyuan is, painting Xia Shan must die!" She glanced back at Liu Yifu, who was recuperating with her eyes closed, turned to Xie Hui's ear and whispered: "When the emperor was dying, he issued a secret edict, which was executed by Painting Xia Shan. Extremely bad for Fu'er! ”
Xie Hui was surprised: "When is the first emperor?!" ...... The minister understood the queen mother's intentions. In this way, it is necessary to send more people around the prison to prevent Taoyuan from coming to the rescue, and at that time, the secret will not be guaranteed......" After speaking, he leaned over and withdrew from the Cixi Palace and hurried to the palace dungeon.
Liu Yifu did not fall asleep, the words "first emperor" were heard clearly by him, and he pricked up his ears vigilantly, but there was no follow-up.
"Your Majesty! Emperor! Lin Guifei, she ......" A maid ran into the hall and exclaimed.
Liu Yifu sat up lazily and asked, "What happened to the concubine?" ”
The maid knelt down with sweat on her head and said in a panic: "Your Majesty! The Imperial Doctor said...... Lin Guifei was stabbed in the abdomen with a knife, bleeding non-stop, I am afraid that her life is in danger, and she said......"
"What else did the Imperial Doctor say?" Liu Yifu asked calmly, with some impatience on his face.
The maid swallowed slowly: "The imperial doctor also said that the child in Concubine Lin's womb has also died......
"What?!" The Queen Mother and Liu Yifu exclaimed together.
They seemed to be aware of Lin Yunrou's existence at this time.
The Queen Mother pointed to the maid and said sternly: "You, tell the mourning family one by one!" One more word, and you will be executed immediately! ”
"Yes! ...... The imperial doctor said that the concubine was two months pregnant, but the knife was in the abdomen, and the fetus died in the womb, and there was no possibility of pregnancy in the future...... Now, the concubine's blood is not stopping, and she is in danger......"
"How so? ...... The concubine is two months pregnant, and the mourning family is unheard of?! The Queen Mother held her heavy forehead, stumbled a few steps, and leaned weakly on the seat.
Liu Yifu stood up in surprise, completely sleepy.
The maid cautiously looked at the surprised emperor and the queen mother who closed her eyes in silence, and asked tremblingly: "Your Majesty, go over and see the concubine, she has been thinking about the emperor's ......."
Liu Yifu woke up from his trance, glanced at the maid expressionlessly, and slowly sat down again.
Lin Yunrou was just a joke on the spot, and the news of the death of his unborn child was only lightly crossed in his heart, leaving no trace. Moreover, he is extremely disgusted with Lin Yunrou now, not only because she united with the Queen Mother to deceive him, but also because she killed Huashu with her own hands.
Yes, in the last few hours of Huashu's life, he finally won Liu Yifu's sincerity.
When the Queen Mother ordered the execution of Huashu, Liu Yifu struggled and suffered, and he realized the fact that he had always loved Huashu, but he was used to being at the mercy of the Queen Mother, forgot how to resist, and watched Huashu die beside him. He hated Lin Yunrou and even the Queen Mother because of this.
After a long time, Liu Yifu said: "I am not a doctor, and I don't have a miracle medicine, so it's useless to go." Let the concubine recuperate with peace of mind. With the imperial doctor here, the concubine will not be in any big trouble. Go down. The Queen Mother also needs to have a good rest. ”
"Yes......" The maid glanced at the queen mother and the emperor in a tangled manner, and leaned over and retreated.
"What about the emperor?! Why didn't you see the emperor coming?! Lin Yunrou lay on the blood bed, gritted her teeth and shouted.
The maid who came to restore her life repeated the emperor's words again, and knelt tremblingly in front of Lin Yunrou's bed.
"Good! ...... All right! ......" Lin Yunrou said with a crying smile, she threw the pillow in her hand on the maid's head, and scolded: "Useless things! got the benefits of this palace, but came to spoil this palace, wolf heart and dog lungs! ”
The maid only thought she was scolding her, and she was so frightened that she didn't dare to come out, and she was about to pass out.
The imperial doctor on the side hurriedly persuaded: "Guifei Niangniang, the wound has just been bandaged, don't be angry, the wound will be cracked!" ”
"Get out! Get out of here! Lin Yunrou roared angrily, grabbed the teacup beside the bed and threw it at the imperial doctor, and the broken teacup slag flew out of the door.
"Yo! Looking at the momentum of the concubine throwing things, I think that the body is no longer in trouble! ”
Lin Yunrou saw that the person who spoke was the Queen Mother, so she hurriedly restrained her temperament, restored her pitiful appearance, and said weakly: "The Queen Mother forgives her sins, and the concubine is just heartbroken for the unborn child......"
The Queen Mother glanced sternly at the people around her, and then asked the imperial doctor next to her, "How is the concubine's health?" ”
The imperial doctor wiped the tea on his face and said in a panic: "Back to the Queen Mother, the concubine's knife wound is not deep, it's just ...... but the abdomen was pierced, and the fetal gas was moved, and the son in the womb was broken, and ...... There is no possibility of conception again......"
The Queen Mother sighed and said in a low voice: "The mourning family knows, you should retreat first!" ”
"Yes!" Seeing that the Queen Mother was not to blame, the imperial doctor finally breathed a sigh of relief, carried the medicine box, and withdrew from the Zhaoyang Hall in a panic.
The Queen Mother walked to Lin Yunrou's bed and sat down slowly, and said comfortingly: "You, you're too careless, you don't know that you're pregnant." That's it, the concubine suffered this for the mourning family, the mourning family will not treat you badly, and you don't have to be so arrogant. ”
Lin Yunrou bit her pale lip and said fiercely: "The concubine doesn't blame the queen mother, only the painting face, she killed the concubine's child!" It was she who caused the concubine to suffer physically and mentally! She suddenly grabbed the sleeve of the queen mother's coat tightly and continued: "Please ask the queen mother to avenge this blood revenge for her concubine!" ”
The Queen Mother raised her eyebrows and sneered: "You want revenge? What's so hard about this, now is your chance. ”