If this matter is only in charge of Jiang Shishi and Concubine Su, they can call the shots.

But this time the queen's people are also involved, even if the matter has been found out, it depends on what the queen means.

In the early morning of February 20, the concubines of the East Palace were all in Jiang Shishi's morning province.

Concubine Su was still sitting in the small confinement, so she was not present, and the entire morning province was quite harmonious.

Just when everyone was chatting casually, Mama Qin, who was next to the queen, came over.

"Little Lord, Mama Qin begs to see you and Concubine Ruan." Chun Tao came in to report.

Jiang Shishi: "Please let her in." ”

After a while, Mama Qin followed Chun Tao in.

As soon as she entered the house, Mama Qin saluted, "Concubine Ruan, Concubine Jiang, the old slave was entrusted by the queen to discuss important matters with the two concubines." ”

......Hearing this, Jiang Shishi and Concubine Ruan glanced at each other, she first gave Mama Qin a seat, and then dismissed the concubines of the East Palace.

Even the redundant minions in the house were sent away by her.

For a while, there were only three people in the hall: Jiang Shishi, Concubine Ruan, and Mama Qin.

After the hall was cleared, Mama Qin said: "Two side concubines, I came here today to discuss how to solve the problem of Concubine Su's miscarriage. ”

Concubine Ruan: "Sister Jiang and I have been waiting for the queen's instructions for the past few days." ”

"The queen said, now at this critical juncture, the Mu Wang Party has taken control of the situation in the palace, even if the Su family is pregnant with the child of His Royal Highness the Prince, then it will have to wait for His Royal Highness to come back."

Mama Qin pursed her lips with disdain, "What's more, the Su family is pregnant with a wild seed in her belly, and the queen mother can't wait to kill her, how can she care if she lives or dies?" ”

"Whether she's alive or dead?" Concubine Ruan tried to ask, "What do you mean by ......?" ”

Mama Qin lowered her voice and whispered: "The Mu Wang Party plotted to kill the child in the Su family's womb, obviously thinking that the Su family was pregnant with the seed of His Royal Highness the Prince, and regarded the Su family as the favorite concubine of the East Palace. In this case, let's treat it as if we don't know anything, and let the Su family take good care of themselves in the East Palace......"

Jiang Shishi understood what Mama Qin meant, this was to let the Su family continue to be a target in the East Palace.

In order to win the heir, the Mu Wang Party did everything to win the heir, even the woman and the fetus were not spared, this despicable method made Jiang Shishi think that when she accompanied the prince to return to Beijing on inspection last year, the Mu Wang Party wanted to capture her alive.

At the beginning, the Seventh Prince said that the Mu Wang Party wanted to use her as a handle to threaten the crown prince, but fortunately she did not fall into the hands of the Mu Wang Party at that time, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.

It is no wonder that the crown prince insisted on not having an heir before the situation was stable.

Otherwise, the prince's true bloodline would not know what it would be like to be brutalized by the Mu Wang Party.

Jiang Shishi initially investigated the matter in order to clear her own grievances.

Since the queen doesn't care whether Concubine Su is alive or dead, she and Concubine Ruan don't care about people like Concubine Su.

In this regard, Jiang Shishi and Concubine Ruan responded in unison.

Mama Qin: "The guard who fornicated with the Su family has been secretly executed by the queen mother, and as for the palace maid in the Su family's courtyard who was bought by the Mu Wang Party, you can also solve it secretly." ”

Concubine Ruan: "Okay, Sister Jiang and I will handle this matter properly." ”

"In addition, if the Mu Wang Party can buy this palace maid, it may not be that it has not bought other servants in the East Palace, the two little masters should be cautious when they are in charge of the East Palace, let's get through the difficulties together." Speaking of this, Mama Qin looked to the west and said worriedly: "I hope that His Royal Highness, who is in the Western Xia Kingdom, will also get through this difficulty......

The emperor is about to die, as long as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince survives the difficulty of winning the heir this time, the blessings in the future will be great!

After the words were brought, Mama Qin got up and said goodbye, and did not stay in Shiyue Pavilion for long.

This is a celebrity next to the queen, Jiang Shishi and Concubine Ruan personally sent her to the door of Shiyue Pavilion.

After Mama Qin left, Concubine Ruan also returned to her own bedroom.

Seeing off the guests, Jiang Shishi returned to the hall and sat down, holding her forehead and pondering.

Since Concubine Su's abortion was done by King Mu's party, King Mu's party also bribed the palace maids around Concubine Su and slandered her concubine Su.

And the prescription that Qing Dai prescribed to her, Mu Wangdang even knew clearly what medicinal materials were in it.

It can be seen from this that the Mu Wang Party's control of the situation in the palace is true!

Even, they gave Jiang Shishi the feeling that it was... Surveillance was installed in the East Palace.

In addition, Mu Wangdang slandered her this time, just looking for someone to carry the black pot at random, or did he have other intentions?

On the same day, Concubine Ruan and the grandmother beside the queen clarified that Concubine Su had a natural abortion and had nothing to do with Jiang Shishi.

The palace maid who boiled the medicine for Concubine Su was beaten on the board because she didn't serve Concubine Su well, and her body couldn't stand it, so she died violently on the spot.

Since this day, Concubine Su didn't know if she was stimulated and began to lose her spirit.

At first, it was just a chatter in the morning, and gradually, I started talking to myself, and then I started to go crazy.

Because of her special situation, she inevitably lost the royal face by talking nonsense, Concubine Ruan and Jiang Shishi directly grounded Concubine Su in the dormitory, and she was no longer allowed to come out and be embarrassed.

**

The days went by day by day, and in the blink of an eye it was March.

Emperor Jianyuan's illness has reached the point of running out of oil.

The entire Tai Hospital said that the emperor had a month to live at most.

In the early morning of March 29, Emperor Jianyuan, who had been in a coma for several days, suddenly woke up, and people looked more energetic than before.

Emperor Jianyuan, who had never had an appetite, got up early in the morning, and Xiang Changdong fed him a big bowl of porridge.

After feeding a bowl of porridge, Xiang Changdong asked with a smile: "Does the emperor want to drink more?" ”

"Nope." Emperor Jianyuan sat on the bed and waved his hand.

Since the emperor didn't eat, Xiang Changdong put the bowl and spoon on the cabinet at the head of the bed, and sat on the edge of the bed to massage the emperor's legs and feet.

At the same time, he thought in his heart, while there was no one in the house, how should he remind the emperor that the results of the investigation of the prince in the west had come out.

These days, the emperor is so sick that he can't remember many things if no one reminds him.

However, before Xiang Changdong could speak, he heard Emperor Jianyuan take the initiative to mention it, "I asked people to investigate the prince's rebellion a while ago, but there is a result?" ”

"The minion is about to talk to you about this." Xiang Changdong took out a letter from his cuff and handed it to Emperor Jianyuan, "This letter came from the western flying pigeon a while ago, when you were unconscious, and the slave has been helping you keep it alive." ”

Although the Mu Wang's party controlled the situation in the palace, their hands could not reach the emperor for the time being.

"......" Emperor Jianyuan took the envelope, opened it and looked at it.

Suddenly, the brown face that was so thin that the bones protruded immediately collapsed.

Then, suddenly, he asked, "What day is it?" ”

"If you go back to the emperor, today is March 29."

"It's the end of March?" Emperor Jianyuan raised his eyebrows and asked, "I remember... It's time for An Concubine to give birth in the first month, right? ”

"Yes, at the end of the first month, Concubine An gave birth to a little princess."

Hearing that Concubine An gave birth to a daughter, the corners of Emperor Jianyuan's mouth rose slightly.

The man asked about An Concubine's situation before he said, "I haven't seen that girl yet, let people go to Changle Palace, and ask An Concubine to come over with the child to take a look at me." ”

Xiang Changdong: "Yes, the slave will step back and go to Changle Palace to invite Concubine An." ”

"Okay, I'm a little tired, and I want to take a break." Emperor Jianyuan waved his hand, "Without my orders, no one is allowed to come in and disturb me." ”

After Xiang Changdong got down, he closed the door of the inner room.

After Xiang Changdong retreated, Emperor Jianyuan got out of bed slowly, came to the bookcase in the inner room, found the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and sat in front of the bookcase to write.

In less than a stick of incense, he wrote it and stamped it with a jade seal.

When the ink was dry, he folded it and put it in his sleeve pocket, then put the pen, ink, paper and inkstone on the table back in place, and returned to the bed to lie down.

As soon as he lay down, Emperor Jianyuan felt drowsy in his head.

But he didn't dare to sleep, because he hadn't waited for An Concubine, and he was afraid that he would sleep in a few days.

I am even more afraid that this sleep is a farewell to yin and yang, and I will never see Concubine An's mother and daughter for the last time.

He held on until a few figures were shaking outside.

Through the carved paper window, he saw the shadow of Xiang Changdong, and also saw the familiar shadow.

So, he high-fived slightly, and Xiang Changdong pushed the door in, "Your Majesty, Concubine An is here with the little princess." ”

Emperor Jianyuan: "Announce that they come in." ”

"Concubine An, the emperor let you in." Xiang Changdong brought Concubine An's mother and daughter into the inner room.

He came to the bedside, helped the emperor to sit at the head of the bed, and moved a circle chair beside the bed for Concubine An's mother and daughter, then stepped back and closed the door.

At this moment, Emperor Jianyuan was sitting at the head of the bed, and his cloudy eyes were still staring at the swaddling baby in An Concubine's arms, "I heard that you gave birth to this child a long time ago, but I only remembered your mother and daughter today, you won't blame me, right?" ”

"Whatever the emperor said, you are sick like this, and you can still remember our mother and daughter in your heart, and the concubine is already very moved." An Concubine heard that the emperor was in a coma for several days.

Even when you wake up, you may not remember many things.

But at this time, it is really not easy for him to remember her and the child.

"I haven't seen this child since she was born, so hold her closer so I can take a good look......"

An Concubine simply sat on the edge of the bed, facing each other and holding the child in her arms to show the man.

Emperor Jianyuan's body leaned forward slightly, and his eyebrows rarely showed the kindness of his old father.

I saw that the little girl was like a milk doll, white and fat, with a pair of big black eyes staring at Emperor Jianyuan, and smiling at Emperor Jianyuan.

Emperor Jianyuan, who has always been shrewd and sophisticated, also stared at the little girl and showed a fatherly smile, "This girl is like you, and she will definitely be a beautiful little girl when she grows up in the future." ”

It's a pity that he can't see what this girl will look like when she grows up.

An Concubine: "They all say that her eyebrows and lips look like you, do you think they look like you?" ”

Emperor Jianyuan took a closer look and nodded slightly, "Well, it does look like me." ”

Speaking of this, the man laughed out loud.

It's just that because of the serious illness, I can no longer laugh heartily, but gasp for breath and let out a hoarse laugh from my throat.

"Can you get a good name?" Emperor Jianyuan raised his hand and stroked the baby's delicate face very lightly, as if he was afraid that his old hand would scratch her.

An Concubine's gaze fell on the man's skinny, bruised hands, and her eyes were red.

She pursed her lips and shook her head for a long time before she shook her head in response: "The concubine only gave her a nickname, called green jujube, because when the concubine gave birth to her, she loved to eat green jujube, and she had to eat a big plate every day, as for the big name... You are her father, and the name will be left to you......"

"......" Emperor Jianyuan stared at the little milk baby and pondered for a moment, and then said: "Then it's called Luyue, okay?" ”

"As long as it is taken by the emperor, it is all ......good," Concubine An nodded, and her words were even more swallowed.

Emperor Jianyuan: "What's wrong?" But someone in the harem is bullying you again? ”

Concubine An shook her head, "No, since you were promoted to the position of concubine, the concubine has always been very good in the harem." ”

"Then what are you crying about?"

An Concubine pursed her lips and didn't speak, but her lips couldn't stop trembling, and tears couldn't stop flowing out.

She didn't know why, as soon as she saw the man's skinny and sick appearance, she felt sour.

A person who never forgets like that can't remember many things.

Such a heroic and martial person, so thin that he didn't even have much strength to sit.

A person with such a thick voice, gasping for air in his throat when he spoke......

Emperor Jianyuan raised his hand and wiped the tears from the woman's face, "Okay, don't cry, haven't you always been waiting to see me, I'm like this now... You shouldn't be happy, cry what ......"

"......" Concubine An shook her head desperately, "The concubine is just annoyed that you don't trust me, but other than that, the concubine has always hoped that you will ...... well"

"I know." Seeing the woman crying into tears, Emperor Jianyuan felt uncomfortable.

It was even worse than when he had a splitting headache.

Gently wiping away the woman's tears, Emperor Jianyuan took out the pre-written letter from his sleeve pocket and hid it in the baby's thick swaddling clothes.

Both the capital and the palace are controlled by the boss, he lies in bed all day long, and the loyal ministers of the past don't know who else is trustworthy.

Even if there are a few loyal ones, who knows if they will be coerced and lured by the Mu Wang Party.

This letter is crucial, and it should only be quietly handed over to seemingly unrelated people.

Otherwise, if it is handed over to any minister, it will kill the minister directly if it is not won over by the Mu Wang Party.

Only the woman in front of you is the most suitable person!

Seeing this, Concubine An's pupils shook, she didn't say anything, didn't ask anything, just pretended not to see it.

After hiding the letter, Emperor Jianyuan closed his eyes and sat at the head of the bed, waving his hand at the woman, "I'm tired, you can retreat." ”

"Yes." An Concubine hugged the child in her arms tightly and went out like this.

Soon after An Concubine left, Emperor Jianyuan issued a holy decree to promote An Concubine to concubine, and her newly born daughter was named "Princess Changle".

In the royal family of the Eastern Liang Kingdom, the daughters of the concubines are born princesses, but they do not have titles, and they will only have titles when they become adults.

Like this, who was born with a title, Princess Changle is still the first one.

Presumably, Emperor Jianyuan knew that he couldn't wait for the daughter of An Concubine to grow up, so he had to seal the title early.

Since An Concubine left, Emperor Jianyuan's spirit was not very good, and Xiang Changdong waited for him to lie down on the bed.

"Xiang Chang Dong... What did the Imperial Doctor say... How long will I live? On the bed, Emperor Jianyuan gasped and asked.

Hearing this, Xiang Changdong knelt beside the bed and kowtowed to the ground, "Your Majesty, as an emperor, you are long live." ”

"Heh, you are the same as Jiang Chongjin, when I asked Jiang Chongjin and asked him to calculate what my lifespan was, he also answered like this, you... They won't tell me the truth......"

"It is always said that I am arbitrary and suppress all forces, even if I am ill, I still covet power and still hold on to power, do you think so too?"

"The minions don't think so." Xiang Changdong shook his head and denied, "In the eyes of the servants, the emperor is sick, and he still shares the worries of the people, and eats and wears clothes." ”

"You still don't tell the truth...... Emperor Jianyuan sighed, "Those ministers, as long as they have a little fame and status, they begin to collude with their henchmen, look at others, use power for personal gain, loot the people's fat and ointment, and even, there are those who want to sit on the throne where the wolf ambition sits!" ”

"And the princes, before I fell ill, they did everything to compete for the crown, since I fell ill, they did not do their filial piety, but intensified, and what they did really made me chill, I... How can I trust them?! ”

Because he was too excited, Emperor Jianyuan lay on the bed panting, and Xiang Changdong was so frightened that he immediately relieved Emperor Jianyuan.

"Your Majesty... Don't get angry......"

"My body... Good or bad is like that......" Emperor Jianyuan took a few breaths, eased his breath, and after his breathing gradually stabilized, he lay on the bed with a dull gaze and muttered, "Renren is not necessarily Renjun, but Renjun is not necessarily Renren......"

After saying this, Emperor Jianyuan closed his eyes and fell asleep again.

In the afternoon of the same day, the capital was covered with dark clouds.

At night, lightning and thunder roared, wind and rain, and a storm swept across the capital.

In the early morning, the mourning bell rang in the palace.

The heavy and melodious sound of the bell echoed throughout the palace and even the entire capital, making the listeners worry about their hearts.

In the 30th year of the founding of the Yuan Dynasty, on March 30, Emperor Jianyuan died.

The crown prince was not in the palace, and King Mu, as the eldest son of the emperor, immediately announced the emperor's death to the world and neighboring countries, and summoned the princes and ministers to handle the funeral of Emperor Jianyuan.

In the days that followed, the entire palace was filled with chanting and mourning.

Even the temples and palaces in central Beijing have also sounded the bell of the national mourning.

Emperor Jianyuan's mourning hall is set up in Longyuan Palace, and on the night of the fourth day of the fourth month of April, King Mu and King Huai wear beige filial piety clothes and kneel in front of Emperor Jianyuan's mourning hall.

Tonight, it was the turn of the two brothers to keep vigil, and at this moment, there were only two of them in the mourning hall, and the two knelt on the futon and whispered.

"Big brother, I have searched the Longyuan Hall and the Baohe Hall in the past few days, but I have not found the edict made by my father." Even though the sound of the monks chanting outside was higher than one round, King Huai still lowered his voice and spoke, "Presumably, my father didn't know that his life had come to an end, so he didn't have time to make a will." ”

"......" King Mu held a handful of yellow paper money in his hand, he dismantled the paper money and folded it into an arch, and threw it into the brazier little by little, "Before my father died, did you see any suspicious people?" ”

"I've found it out, as soon as I woke up on the day my father died, I didn't see any other ministers except for summoning Concubine An in a hurry." Speaking of this, King Huai said disdainfully: "My father is too, this is almost over, and I still think about my beloved woman." ”

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