"It's not peaceful in the Old Summer Palace, it looks like I haven't lived for a long time." The Queen Mother sat back on the couch and instructed Yong'er, who was kneeling on the ground, "Let the palace maids below do this kind of thing, remember, you don't need you for rough work and heavy work, you just need to follow me." After returning to the Forbidden City, the place in Ningshou Palace is spacious, and you will sleep outside my dormitory in the future, and it will be more convenient to take care of me at night. ”

Yong'er said yes on the ground, and listened to the Queen Mother: "Forget about today's events, there's nothing to be afraid of, the emperor's family has always been in danger, whether it's natural disasters or man-made disasters, those who can't hide can't be avoided after all." ”

"The slave remembers." Yong'er responded like this, but how could she forget today's incident in her heart, she saw Hua Rong covered in blood with her own eyes, saw the queen mother heartbroken with her own eyes, and saw with her own eyes that the moment of danger made the concubine Niangniang lie on the queen and wanted to protect her. She finally understood why two people with clear conflicts of interest could be so harmonious, and Concubine Ling's actions between life and death said it all.

When Yong'er exited the queen mother's bedroom, her body was soiled by the decoction, so she had to change her clothes first, and she walked in a hurry and almost bumped into the oncoming Hua Mama, who made a fuss inside and out, Hua Mama asked: "The queen mother blamed you?" Or did the daytime events scare you? ”

"The Queen Mother didn't blame the slave." Yong'er replied, embarrassingly covering the stains on her body, "The Queen Mother also said that after moving back to the Forbidden City, let the slaves sleep outside the Queen Mother's dormitory." ”

Hua Mama frowned slightly, she didn't understand what the Queen Mother meant by this, the master kept Yong'er by her side, obviously to make Concubine Ling uncomfortable, but she didn't do anything for so long, although she had the opportunity to send Yong'er to the emperor on an errand, but the emperor made Yong'er simple, even if she went to Jiangnan, nothing happened, Mama seemed to be able to let go, and it seemed that she had to keep thinking about it, she is now more and more unable to see through the Queen Mother.

"When I go back, I naturally have an arrangement." Mama said, "If you are afraid of today's events, you don't have to come out to do things these days, just calm and calm yourself." But there must be a door on the lips, what should not be said and what cannot be said, and the heart must be clear. ”

Yong'er agreed repeatedly, Mama Hua said goodbye to her and took a look at the Queen Mother, the room was quiet, the Queen Mother seemed to have fallen asleep, and she didn't care about such a big thing happening today. Just imagine, if the queen or the concubine has a mistake, can it be so peaceful?

As the night deepened, the lights had been turned off and gone to bed everywhere in the Old Summer Palace, and there was only the movement of the guards in the quiet garden. The eunuch on duty in front of the door said: "The queen mother keeps vigil for Aunt Huarong, and the main hall is lit with lights, and it will be bright all night tonight." ”

The guards explained a few words, and then continued to hide in the night, and the people in front of the door encountered such a thing, so they thought that they should go to Aunt Hua Rong to explain, but when they turned around and saw the fire in the main hall, they found that the habits they had been doing for many years could not be changed, but Aunt Hua Rong was no longer there.

Hua Rong's coffin is parked in the main hall, her blood has been cleaned up, the queen does not allow anyone to approach, even the clothes are worn for her by herself, and she is buttoning the button on her chest at the moment, muttering to herself: "You have saved a lot of new clothes in the cabinet, I picked this one, your appearance is not bad, you look good in bright clothes, but you are always reluctant to wear ......"

Outside the palace gate, the twelfth elder brother came quietly, he was so impatient to stop his little eunuch from retreating, he wanted to come in to accompany his mother, and wanted to keep vigil for Hua Rong with his mother, for Yongxuan, Hua Rong is not just a minion. But the child's feet stepped into the door, but he heard E-Niang say: "I regret it now, why did I trap you in the palace for thirty years, and boiled you from a flower-like person to this age, I heard some little palace maids call you grandma, right?" It's really calling you old, I should have given you freedom back then, and let you find a good family to marry. But then again, you know, after I married into Prince Bao's mansion, I thought about giving you to Brother Fu Qing as a concubine, really, I couldn't sleep for a few days and nights, so I thought that I could do this if I could. ”

The twelfth elder brother stood in front of the door and didn't move, and when he saw his mother get up, half of her body leaned into the coffin, and the queen here not only leaned into the coffin, but also pasted Hua Rong's cold cheeks, her tears slipped down, and she said with a crying voice: "I think I can't marry Brother Fu Qing, so I let you fulfill my dream for me, but I am unwilling, unwilling to let you replace me." Hua Rong, I knew that this was the result, Brother Fu Qing left me and you left me, it is better to let you go to his side instead of me, anyway, there will be no good result. ”

Yongxuan listened to these words in a daze, and unconsciously walked towards her mother step by step, in all the past days, every time the queen "can't help it", Hua Rong will guard her, and never let outsiders hear her heartfelt words, her so-called cautious and careful persuasion comes from Hua Rong, but I didn't expect that on the first day of Hua Rong's absence, this could not be heard by outsiders anyway, so Yonghui heard.

"E-niang, what are you talking about?" Yongxuan stood there, looking at his mother who raised her head from the coffin with a face full of astonishment, and asked, "Who is Brother Fu Qing, Eniang, is Brother Fu Qing you are talking about, is it Demin's grandfather?" ”

"Yonghui ......"

The sun rises and the moon sets, it is a new day in the Old Summer Palace, yesterday the queen and the assassination of the concubine, the court has a result, and the previous fire less Kyushu Qingyan and Shao Jingxuan are consistent, it is the White Lotus Sect, since the Qing army entered the customs, the flame of anti-Qing restoration has never been extinguished, and the White Lotus Sect has the support of the Han people to target the court under this banner, but they attack the court is a harm, under the banner of anti-Qing restoration in the Han people to defraud gold and silver is also a harm, the court has a headache for many years, but the White Lotus Sect has a long history, The disciples are all over the country, and they smashed the stronghold of the capital in one fell swoop, and they can't kill them endlessly.

Hongli Tiandi family Chun explained to Hongyan: "Most of the Han people in Jiangnan support them to oppose the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty, and every time I send troops to clear and suppress, I have to be resisted by the people, this time I have to kill all the way to Jiangnan, and count the matter of Xin Concubine on their heads, so that the people know that I and the court have to kill the anger, anyway, Xin Concubine is also dead, what else can be pursued." ”

Hongyan asked expressionlessly: "Even if Concubine Xin is buried in the sea of fire, she will also die in the hands of the White Lotus Sect?" ”

The emperor nodded, and said with a little embarrassment: "Give her the status of a concubine, and handle the affairs of her death according to the rules, which can also be regarded as a decent one for the queen mother." ”

Hongyan pulled out an emotionless smile and asked him: "What about the concubines and the queen, doesn't the emperor plan to give us an explanation?" ”

Hongli frowned, cleared his throat and said, "The matter has come to this, the concubines are dead, what do you want to explain?" I can't think of it, but if you say, I'll do my best to do it for you. Didn't the queen leave Hua Rong in the Jiexiu Mountain House for three days, didn't I already agree? ”

Sleepless all night, Hongyan's eyes were full of bloodshots, as if she could see that the queen's face was also a little blurry, but she didn't know that thin tears had risen in her eyes, but she couldn't cry and she didn't want to cry, she just said: "The emperor doesn't plan to check, where is Concubine Xin hiding these days, the guards have almost turned over the entire Old Summer Palace, why haven't they found her." The emperor's meaning is that there is no proof of death, and it is difficult and troublesome to investigate, so I don't plan to care about it? ”

Hongli showed a somewhat embarrassed look, because Hongyan was not injured and Concubine Xin had been killed on the spot, the emperor continued to focus on dealing with the White Lotus Sect, this time it was so big that the assassin almost put a knife on his neck, the shock and anger in the emperor's heart can be imagined, he thought that Hongyan would understand himself.

"In the final analysis, it was the concubine's fault that she didn't kill her in the first place, and it was the concubine's fault that she didn't take her seriously, how could you embarrass the emperor." Hongyan Chong Hongli smiled faintly, "The emperor goes back, you still have a lot of things to do, Siyi Shuwu is quite far from here, besides, aren't you planning to go back to the Forbidden City, the concubines also have a lot of things to pack, so I can't serve you well." ”

Hongli pinched Hongyan's hand and asked, "Are you angry." I don't go to check, you're angry, aren't you? I'm going to send someone to investigate, and I'll give you an explanation. ”

Hongyan shook his head: "How can the concubines be angry with the emperor, the emperor is busy, isn't this very clear, it is the remnants of the White Lotus Sect, and they are provoking the court." ”

Hongli frowned, his heart was not heavy, and the words in his heart were unconsciously revealed: "I'm not bad, you're not happy, I said to send someone to investigate, and you're not happy." What the hell do you want me to do, those people have stabbed me in front of my eyes, and they are ......"

The emperor seemed to have something to say, I don't know what kind of unpleasant words he didn't say, he didn't say it, let go of Hongyan's hand, got up and said: "Pack up your things, when the Queen Mother is also cleaned up, I will take you back to the Forbidden City." I don't know when I will come to live again, maybe I have to wait for Kyushu Qingyan to rebuild. ”

Hongyan got up to send her off, and the emperor looked at her deeply, turned around and left. Seeing the emperor's figure disappear in front of him, Hongyan smiled helplessly, and put away the tea bowl he had just drunk, but suddenly there was a sound of hurried footsteps behind him, and the familiar embrace hugged him from behind, and Hongli's voice said in his ear: "Don't be angry, I will check, I will give you an explanation, what is this for, in the end we are divided?" ”

Hongyan only felt wronged at this time, and the thin tears condensed more and more, and she escaped from her eye sockets without fighting, she was turned by the emperor and stood face to face, Hongli said: "It's me, no, you were scared like that yesterday, but I was thinking about something else." Let's be good, what can't we discuss? ”

Hongyan nodded, choked up: "Hua Rong is dead, and the concubine is very messed up, and she always feels that it is her own fault and that the concubine has harmed her." ”