Chapter Eighty-Nine: Innocent Death
Kyoto, which has never been short of lively events, has recently had another strange event.
A concubine died in King Yong's mansion, and King Yong's eyelids didn't blink, so he carried the body out and dragged him to the mass grave, no matter how favored the concubine was during her lifetime, now she is just a dry bone.
However, the concubine's down-and-out relatives came to find it, and when they learned that the beauty had passed away, they asked King Yong for an explanation, which was an inconspicuous matter, but it happened to be when the emperor was enjoying the play in King Yong's mansion.
Looking at King Yong's changing face after hearing the secret words of the little guy, the emperor directly ordered the little guy to ask, "Why are you so alarmed?" ”
The little servant glanced at King Yong, and then knelt down and replied, "Back to Your Majesty's words, a lady died of illness in the house yesterday, and the lady's family came to mourn. ”
"Oh? Since there is such a mourning in your family, it is not appropriate to feast and drink today. "The emperor is accustomed to the absurdity of King Yong, and he is noncommittal about it, saying that it is inappropriate, but he has no intention of withdrawing from the table.
King Yong immediately knelt on his side, "It was the son who was ignorant, so he spared his father Wang Yaxing with these miscellaneous things." It's just one woman missing...... didn't hurry up to appease the small people who fought the autumn wind. ”
The latter sentence was yelled at the little guy, but the emperor raised his hand to stop, "You, you are still too arbitrary, and you should be appeased." Huang Yiquan, you go and take a look. ”
Huang Yiquan has been the chief attendant of the emperor for many years, and he retreated after answering the promise, King Yong buried his head deeply, and then sat down with a layer of sweat on his forehead, and he had a bad premonition in his heart.
It didn't take long for Huang Yiquan to hurry back, he didn't look at King Yong, he only attached his ear to the emperor, I don't know what he said, the emperor was still full of interest, and his face turned cold in an instant.
"Is that true?"
Huang Yiquan bowed his head and replied: "The slave doesn't dare to say anything." ”
Seeing this situation, King Yong only felt a sudden burst in his heart, and hurriedly got up, but was kicked to the ground by the emperor.
The style of words changed, and the emperor's smile was gone, "Although it is just a concubine in your house, but people's lives are in vain, so you should check it carefully." You are not allowed to ask about this matter, let the people of Dali Temple come to investigate. ”
Long Yan was furious, and immediately knelt down a large number of people, and when the holy car left, the servants trembled and picked up King Yong, "Lord Wang, those people brought the body of Mrs. Li, and Gonggong Huang saw it......"
The holy order, Dali Temple did not dare to slack off, and received the paper of Mrs. Li's relatives on the same day.
When Emperor Mu returned to the palace, the queen waited early, and the queen's body has become poorer and weaker recently, and countless decoctions have been prescribed up and down the hospital has not been able to save her decline.
Seeing the withered queen being helped into by the palace maid, Emperor Mu was in a trance for a while, and couldn't help but think of the domineering lady when she got married, and took the initiative to take her hand.
"You're weak, why don't you have a good rest in the dormitory?"
The queen was led by Emperor Mu and coughed lightly, "The concubine knows that His Majesty is worried, but this matter should not be publicized." ”
"You know all about the Yongwang Mansion?" Emperor Mu's pity was fleeting, and he wanted to withdraw his hand, but was gently held by the queen, "King Yong is just a deceptive amusement, kept only to show the benevolence of Emperor Mu, and to allow him to be two-faced?" ”
"It's not because of the Yong King. Although Concubine Rong was once the wife of King Yong, she has already followed His Majesty, not to mention giving birth to a prince. The appearance of the concubine of the Yong royal concubine is similar to Concubine Rong, after the rumor is spread, how should Concubine Rong and the prince deal with themselves? The queen said a long time and was inevitably short of breath, coughing and letting go of Emperor Mu's hand, "Please think twice, Your Majesty, don't be quick for a while." ”
The original Northern Emperor, who is now King Yong, was defeated like a mountain, and presented his queen with his own hands, and Emperor Mu saw that his face was overwhelming, and he also moved his mind, but his queen refuted it loudly.
Now many years have passed, the queen of the former dynasty has become the favorite concubine of the present, but the queen of the Mu dynasty is sick and withered, and the reason why Emperor Mu does not dare to visit the queen often is also a trace of guilt, but she did not expect her to say such things for his sake today.
"Queen, you ...... Are you really not resentful? Mu Di's heart was touched.
The queen smiled helplessly, "The concubine is now sick and crippled, how can she think of a woman." Since he has sat in the position of the mother of the country, he should put His Majesty first. ”
After some words, looking at the queen who used to be a noble family and is now as obedient as a silk flower, a strange joy and indescribable pity surged in Emperor Mu's heart, "Then this matter will be according to what the queen said." ”
Just as Dali Temple was hesitating about how to finalize the case, the queen's phoenix decree relieved their anxiety - suppressed the matter and kept quiet.
As a result, Mrs. Li's relatives received a large amount of compensation, and the case was quickly closed, and Mrs. Li's body was secretly sent out of Dali Temple and to a secluded village on the outskirts of Kyoto.
Shan Tao, who had been waiting here for a long time, was impatient to order someone to open the coffin, and several hours had passed since the fake death medicine was taken, although there was an antidote, but the longer it was, the more harmful it would be to people.
After the coffin was opened, Shan Tao was stunned for a moment, and then reached out and pressed Mrs. Li's pulse, and said in disbelief: "No, she didn't take fake death medicine......
Looking at Mrs. Li, who was lifeless, Lin Xi suddenly remembered that she had asked herself before, whether the fake death pill would make people see the flaws.
It turned out that at that time, she was already determined to die.
Si Zhouxing didn't see any surprise, and asked people to re-set the coffin, his eyes were deep, "The behavior of the Yong King is not just the superficial absurdity, these are just his masks." What is really unfavorable to the Mu Dynasty is that he privately raises his own soldiers and contacts foreign enemies...... Despite this, those who are disguised have also poisoned many innocent women. ”
"Mrs. Li, originally a native of the pear orchard, was only willing to do this because her partner who was playing with her was forcibly captured by King Yong." Si Zhouxing's words softened a little, and looked at Shan Tao and said, "Now that King Yong is suspected by the emperor, he will restrain his behavior, and we will find out his private soldiers as soon as possible, so as not to lose the death of Mrs. Li." ”
Knowing the ins and outs, Shan Tao also sighed leisurely, and Mrs. Li's coffin was finally buried with her close friend who had died of incense.
Although Si Zhouxing is not liked by Emperor Mu, he has the support of the family behind the queen, and it is not surprising that he can secretly cultivate his own power Shantao.
But for Si Zhouxing, the most important thing is not to protect himself, or even to seize the throne, the biggest enemy should be Concubine Rong, who is favored by Emperor Mu and has a prince.
After King Yong was captured, he had been lying on his back for many years, and even Emperor Mu didn't find out about his two faces, how could Si Zhouxing find the clues?
Before leaving Beijing, Shan Tao went to the palace to treat the queen's illness as usual, and the queen's illness was incurable, but in fact, he used some methods to disguise his weakness, and his foundation was very healthy.
After Si Jianing knew the doubts in Shantao's heart, he was silent for a long time before explaining: "King Yong has no enmity with my younger brother, but he has harmed his benefactor. But don't worry, Zhou Xing understands your heart and I, as a sister, can see it, it's just a kindness. ”
This made Shan Tao stunned for a moment, and suddenly understood that this benefactor was none other than herself, or the identity of the eldest princess of the Northern Dynasty in her previous life.
He ...... Do you remember that benefactor? Yama Tao was inexplicably nervous when he heard his voice.
Si Jianing didn't know about Shan Tao's past and present life, he only thought about arguing for his stupid brother, and simply held people, "It's that my mouth is fast, and you have nothing to do today, accompany me to the outside of the city." ”