136: Thunderbolt
Busy and busy, weird and weird, the sun suddenly entered March, and the affairs of the previous dynasty continued throughout February, and the number of times the emperor was so busy entering the harem plummeted that the favorite concubine Song Yunzhao only saw the emperor five or six times.
Song Yunzhao concentrates on writing scripts, and recently he especially likes to write about the plot of Miss Gongzi's sweet love, the emperor doesn't know if she looks at it, anyway, she writes a lot, and the emperor can always see one.
Song Yunzhao didn't know that Zhang Maoquan was very concerned about the book from Yuquan Building, as long as a new book came out, it would definitely be bought in the palace and sent to the emperor's imperial table, as for whether the emperor saw it or not, he didn't know.
Song Yunzhao's words are in full swing, and the Xie family has given more and more silver, and now it is no longer the money for her to buy out a single book, but to give her dry shares, and she is also a person who can take share dividends, and only the Xie family gave more than 3,000 taels of silver before the New Year, which is really a huge amount of money.
Song Yunzhao earned it by his own ability, and he was very happy to put it into his small private treasury.
She is a person who always leaves a way out for herself, in case she falls out with the emperor one day, she can live freely in the palace with all this silver.
For example, the concubines in Qingyan Palace who have fallen out of favor but have a good family background, have the support of their families, even if they are not favored, they can survive in the palace.
A few days after March, the wind suddenly rose, lightning and thunder roared, and a heavy rain fell in the capital without warning.
Pedestrians on the street avoided one after another, mules and horses neighed, animals scurried in all directions, and bean-sized raindrops fell down, and it didn't take long for the heavy rain to pour down.
Song Yunzhao was startled by this thunder, and the book in her hand fell to the ground, she immediately got up and stood in front of the window, the lightning tore through the sky, the wind whistled by, and the sky that was still bright was instantly covered by dark clouds.
The palace people who were busy in the courtyard did not have time to dodge, and they were poured into a cold heart in an instant, and the palace people scattered to avoid the rain, the thunder did not stop, the lightning roared, and the day was like night.
Xiangxue came in and lit the palace lamp, saw the master standing in front of the window, and immediately said, "Master, let's close the window, lest you suffer the cold."
Although it was spring, the heavy rain fell down, and the weather suddenly became cold again.
Song Yunzhao stretched out his hand to close the window and looked back at Xiangxue, "The palace people who are drenched in the rain tell them not to be errands, go and change their clothes first, and dry their hair."
Xiangxue smiled: "The master is kind-hearted, I'll go and say it."
Song Yunzhao thought to himself what kind of kindness this was, but the palace people on the errand didn't speak, even if they were drenched in soup, they didn't dare to leave their posts easily, Song Yunzhao is not a black-hearted person, of course he can't look at it, it's just a matter of words.
Through the window, you can still hear the sound of thanks from the palace people, Song Yunzhao smiled, picked up another book in his hand, and had no intention of reading it, only feeling that he had something in his hand.
"In the first month of the year, there is thunder in the pile of human bones, in February there is a pile of cow bones, and in March there is a pile of rice. This year is sure to be a good year, with abundant grains and mountains of grain."
"Yes, it's really blessed by God, last year there were many disasters, and this year I hope for good luck."
It was the first time Song Yunzhao had heard such a proverb, but the year in the book was indeed smooth, and the emperor was finally either on the way to disaster relief or disaster relief, and it was rare to have a smooth year.
The rain fell for an hour, the sky cleared, the glow peeked out of the thick clouds, and the dark clouds dispersed, making people feel refreshed when they looked at it.
But she always felt that she had forgotten something, but when she thought about it, there was nothing to do on her side recently, except that the emperor was too busy, and the two of them met a little little, and she thought about what else she didn't expect.
"Master, Feng Xiaoyuan is here."
Feng Yunjin?
Song Yunzhao said, "Invite people in."
Feng Yunjin came in a hurry, the look on her face was very unsightly, and there were a lot of water droplets splashed on her skirt, which showed that she was in a hurry along the way.
Song Yunzhao looked at her with a bad look, and he had a bad premonition, "What's wrong?"
Feng Yunjin didn't care about saluting in a hurry, looked at Song Yunzhao and said, "The side hall of Shouci Palace was struck by lightning."
Song Yunzhao: ......
No wonder she felt that there was something she didn't remember,
How to forget this stubble.
"How's it going?" Song Yunzhao was not in a hurry, because there was no big problem in the book, but a few tiles fell off the eaves corners, and the matter mentioned in the book was also that the Queen Mother knew that she was a little unhappy after she came back, and found a reason to punish several palace people in Shouci Palace.
can't blame her for not remembering it, because it's not a big deal in the book, it's just a small thing that the queen mother used to play after she came back, and she couldn't get into the ring with the emperor, but she just found a few palace people to vent her anger.
Feng Yunjin looked at Song Jieyu's face as usual, and she said with a solemn expression, "The eaves of the West Side Hall have been completely split."
"What?"
Song Yunzhao was stunned, the problem with the entire eaves corner could not be compared with a few tiles.
Feng Yunjin sighed slightly, "I went to see it in person, a section of the eaves fell to the ground with one less corner missing, and the tiles were scattered on the ground, and no one dared to clean it up, Concubine Zhuang Niangniang had already gone to see Your Majesty in person."
Song Yunzhao: ......
It's obviously not so serious in the book.
"Why is this happening?" Song Yunzhao looked at Feng Yunjin and asked.
Feng Yunjin shook his head, and then said, "I don't know very well, but I heard from the palace people of Shouci Palace that the roof ridge was only inspected in the West Side Hall yesterday, and it stands to reason that such a thing should not happen. Someone else said......" She hesitated and lowered her voice, "It is also said that the Queen Mother is not sincere in guarding the tomb of the first emperor, so the heavens sent down a punishment."
Song Yunzhao was stunned, the heavens warned that it was indeed the favorite method used by the ancients.
Now it's a problem.
She didn't want the Queen Mother to come back, but if something like this happened, I was afraid that the courtiers would think that the emperor had done something.
This is obviously to intensify the contradiction between the monarch and the minister.
Song Yunzhao's expression became solemn, he looked at Feng Yunjin and asked, "What about the palace people who inspected the roof ridge yesterday?" Who arranged it?"
Feng Yunjin shook her head, "The concubine doesn't know either, but I heard that Qin Wanyi is helping Concubine Zhuang to interrogate this matter."
Song Yunzhao shut up.
Seeing that Song Jieyu's face was very bad, Feng Yunjin said softly: "This kind of thing happened before the Queen Mother returned to the palace, I am afraid that someone will cause another incident, but fortunately, Jieyu has never gone to Shouci Palace these days."
Song Yunzhao's eyes fell on Feng Yunjin, "I don't go and I may not be able to get out, you are good friends with me, you have been to Shouci Palace a lot these days, in order to drag me into the water, it is possible to attack you, I think you should go back first to see if there is anything wrong."
Feng Yunjin's eyebrows froze, and his face became solemn, as if he had thought of something, and his eyes sharpened, "Concubine, go back."
"You don't have to be afraid, if something happens, you can send a letter quickly." Song Yunzhao advised.
Feng Yunjin hurriedly responded and left in a hurry.
Song Yunzhao has a headache, the emperor is afraid that he will have a headache at this time, she should not come forward now, so she should wait and see.
Song Yunzhao was right, Concubine Zhuang asked to see the emperor and tell her about the matter, Feng Yi's face changed on the spot, and she immediately got up and went to Shouci Palace.
It's one thing for him to dislike the Queen Mother to go back to the palace to cause trouble for him, but if this kind of thing happens now, it may not be a good thing for him, the emperor.
It is not a good thing to put a warning from heaven in the former dynasty and the harem, look at the examples that have appeared in the history books, which one is not miserable.
Song Yunzhao has a strange sense of smell, this matter should be aimed at her, but there is no evidence, so now for the sake of safety, as long as the emperor does not summon her, she will not show up at Shouci Palace at all.
I don't know how long it took, Xiangxue hurriedly came in, "Master, the emperor has sent all the palace people who were originally guarding Shouci Palace."
Song Yunzhao raised his head and looked at Xiangxue, "Everyone?"
"Yes."
Song Yunzhao pursed his lips, "Is there any news from Feng Xiaoyuan?"
"Not yet."
Song Yunzhao didn't wait to say anything, suddenly heard a sound of footsteps outside, her heart jumped, she got up and walked out, and after a few steps, she saw the brocade curtain being lifted and a figure standing in front of her.
The dragon robe was tightly attached to Feng Yi's body,
Shoulders are wide and legs are long, bee waist and ape arms, and a few strands of broken hair are attached to the corners of his forehead, which makes his gloomy face more and more cold and intimidating.
"Your Majesty."
Song Yunzhao was startled when he looked at Emperor Wuqing's face, where could he care about anything else, and immediately stepped forward to hold the hand of the visitor, it was cold and cold, I don't know if it was because it was cold or cold.
"Bring me my hand stove." Song Yunzhao hurriedly ordered.
Shi Zhu hurriedly sent the hand stove, Song Yunzhao reached out to take it, and then stuffed it into the emperor's hand, she waved her hand to let people retreat, and then said slowly: "This year's spring is cold, and it is still very cold at this season, the emperor, go go and warm up first."
Feng Yi looked at Yun Zhao's gentle face and stared at her, with a thick worry in his eyes, the breath that he had been carrying in his heart dissipated instantly, he bowed his head slightly, and raised his feet into the inner hall.
Song Yunzhao followed in, and the two sat down on the warm couch, and then she said, "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you, who made you angry?"
Feng Yi raised his eyes and looked at Yun Zhao, "You still don't know about the affairs of Shouci Palace?"
"Got it." Song Yunzhao couldn't hide that he didn't know, Feng Yunjin's matter couldn't be suppressed, and he knew after checking, "The emperor is angry about this matter?"
Feng Yi looked at her, "What do you think?"
Song Yunzhao frowned, and said softly: "If you ask me what I think, I really don't have any ideas, I just think that Shouci Palace is very lively these days, fortunately I didn't get involved."
Feng Yi: ......
It was a merciless statement, and she could say it.
Seeing that the emperor's face was pale and uncertain, Song Yunzhao felt that he might have poked his heart, so he said with a surprised face, "I really said it?"
Feng Yi looked at her, "Not far from the side hall of Shouci Palace, an iron rod was found."
Song Yunzhao was shocked in her heart, the lightning rod, people in this year are really good at playing, but ordinary people don't know much about the relationship between iron rods and thunder and lightning, she hesitated to make a look of ignorance, but after thinking about it, she is a little weak-hearted.
After sorting out his thoughts, he was thinking about how to speak, and he heard Feng Yi say again: "The first emperor's concubine, once used an iron rod to lead the lightning to split the queen's main hall, and this matter was suppressed by the first emperor at that time, and few people knew about it."
Song Yunzhao's heart jumped, there was no mention of this matter in the book, nor did it mention the dispute between the first emperor and the queen, and there was such an incident, this time the eaves of Shouci Palace were more damaged than the situation in the book, could it be that the hidden plot was blown up?
"At that time, all the people involved were killed with rods, and very few people knew that iron rods could lead lightning."
Song Yunzhao heard the meaning of the emperor's words, his heart sank suddenly, he raised his head to look at the emperor, only to see that his eyes were cold and a little ruthless, her hands were clenched, and her heartbeat gradually accelerated.
"Your Majesty, what do you mean?" The palace people who knew at the beginning were all killed with rods, but not all those who knew were dead.
Although the queen mother is not favored, but in the end she gave birth to a prince, and her status is much higher than that of the palace people.
If the Queen Mother colluded with the people in the harem and deliberately made a thunderbolt to split the Shouci Palace, then what did she want?
Song Yunzhao's face couldn't be darker than the emperor's, if his conjecture was true, the Queen Mother was really amazing this time!
Feng Yi saw Yun Zhao's face change suddenly, and knew that she should have guessed, "Don't meddle in the affairs of Shouci Palace, I will deal with it."
Song Yunzhao nodded, "The concubine is just a Jieyu, where can I get involved in the affairs of Shouci Palace, the emperor can't help but look down on me."
Feng Yi knew that Yun Zhao deliberately coaxed him with such a witticism, so he sighed lightly and said, "After the New Year, things in the court will be one after another, where can the harem take care of it."
Therefore, it is impossible to say that the harem has no owner, but one of the three concubines is in charge of the harem, and Feng Yi is even more unwilling. Therefore, now that such a thing has happened, he has to re-examine the current situation.
"You say, who is in charge of the harem?"
Song Yunzhao: ......
Of course it's me.
But how dare she say that?
In her position, the emperor can be a faint king, and the courtiers can overturn the court and impeach her.
However, judging from this incident, the emperor thinks that the harem can't go on so casually, if this matter really has something to do with the Queen Mother, then who will the Queen Mother join forces with? And how was the agreement reached? Who is this aimed at?
These questions have to be pondered.
This time, the emperor made a quick decision, did not let the matter ferment, and directly cleaned up all the palace people in Shouci Palace, which is equivalent to cutting off the way to ferment downward, but this is not the final solution to the problem.
In the final analysis, if there is no person at the helm of the harem, it is equivalent to no back-ermother, and the emperor has nowhere to fire.
Thinking about it this way, she will never carry this pot.
"The concubines have no good way, they can only listen to the emperor, and the emperor will do whatever he wants." Song Yunzhao decided to go for a while.
Feng Yi looked at her angrily and with a smile, but he didn't embarrass her, but just said to her, "I think it's better for the three concubines in the palace to help each other manage the palace affairs."
Song Yunzhao immediately raised his hand in agreement, "What the emperor said is extremely true, and the concubines also think this move is very good."
It is still the three concubines who check and balance each other, and she can also take a breath.
But this matter has both advantages and disadvantages for her, the world cannot be both, and there is no better way now.
Feng Yi looked at Yun Zhao, "The courtiers have written to ask the Queen Mother to return to the palace, and I plan to take the Queen Mother back to the palace in mid-April."
Song Yunzhao thought about it for a while, and the emperor had to set off in the next few days after saying this, "The emperor wants to go in person?"
Feng Yi bowed slightly, "Originally, I would have sent the Ministry of Rites to take a trip, but what happened today, it would be better for me to take a trip myself."
Song Yunzhao understood, the emperor was going to wrestle with the queen mother.
is worthy of being the male protagonist, that is, he has the courage to dare to think and dare to do.
"The concubine wishes the emperor all the best on this trip." Song Yunzhao said with a smile.
Feng Yi held Yun Zhao's hand and didn't say anything, he knew that Yun Zhao already knew what he meant, but there were some words that she couldn't say even if she knew.
"The eaves of Shouci Palace will be renovated these days, and you are looking at you in the Palace of Forgetting Worries."
Song Yunzhao understood what the emperor meant, and looked at him sideways, this direction is a little wrong, the emperor shouldn't have let her, a garbage sweeper, go out and pull the people involved into the water this time, why did he trap her in the Palace of Forgetfulness?
Feng Yi looked at Yun Zhao's suspicious eyes, and he didn't know what to say for a while, according to the earlier plan, Yun Zhao should be allowed to come forward, but now he is a little reluctant.
How can porcelain touch a clay pot, and who is it if it is damaged?
As for what you thought at the beginning, it doesn't matter, you don't say that it was the beginning, it was the beginning, and now is the present.
Feng Yi got up and left after telling Yun Zhao, the matter of Shouci Palace had not been disposed of, and before leaving, he looked at Yun Zhao and stopped, and finally turned around and left without saying anything.
Song Yunzhao looked inexplicable, and always felt that the emperor's eyes were like an ignorant child, which was really hell.
Song Yunzhao knew that this matter was not good, and decided to close the palace according to the emperor's words, and did not receive news from Feng Yunjin that day, Song Yunzhao was slightly uneasy, but thinking about Song Yunjin's temperament, if there is a big event, he will definitely come to him, so he can sleep with peace of mind for the time being.
When she got up early the next morning, she called Xiangxue over and asked, "How is the matter at Shouci Palace?"
Xiangxue and a few people kept staring, and as soon as the master asked, he immediately said, "Last night, Chief Meng took away a lot of people, and I heard that the concubines who went to Shouci Palace during this period were all questioned. The slave maid asked Shi Zhu to go to Yanqing Palace for a trip, and Feng Xiaoyuan was also replaced, but fortunately, no one had already gone back."
Song Yunzhao bowed slightly, "What about the others?"
"There is no surprise to all the concubines who go to Shouci Palace, but a few palace people have not come back after they went out, and there is also a palace person who has disappeared by Feng Xiaoyuan's side."
Song Yunzhao was silent, her conjecture yesterday was really right, and the people around Feng Yunjin were afraid that they had been bought.
No wonder the emperor told her not to get involved, there should be a right here
She testified unfavorably, but because she reminded Feng Yunjin in advance, Feng Yunjin must have reacted immediately, so the matter was pinched by Feng Yunjin and could not be extended to her.
It's not a lot of fun.
"How is Concubine Zhuang?"
"The palace gate of Zhaoyang Palace is closed, and the slave maid only heard that there are two people missing from Concubine Zhuang's side." Xiangxue shook her head and said, I don't know if it's more specific.
Concubine Zhuang has been operating in the palace for many years, and the affairs of Zhaoyang Palace are not something she can easily find out.
Song Yunzhao nodded, "Is there any movement on Concubine Wan and Concubine Shu?"
"It's business as usual on Concubine Shu's side, Concubine Wan said that she was sick, and Roufu Palace did ask the doctor to diagnose her pulse." Xiangxue replied.
Song Yunzhao chuckled, it seems that Concubine Wan is not very bold, Concubine Zhuang is as usual, she is sick here.
"You guys watch out there, watch out."
"Don't worry, master."
Song Yunzhao remembered the words mentioned by the emperor again, where is she still in the mood to read the book now, her heart is full of the affairs of the queen mother, and she has made such a big disturbance before she returns to the palace.
Suddenly, she called Xiangxue back, "Do you know what happened to Qin Wanyi?"
Xiangxue was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Slave maid, let's go and ask."
Xiangxue went fast and came back quickly, looked at the master and said, "The slave has asked, Qin Wanyi is also sick, saying that she is drenched in the rain and frightened. However, there are palace people in Huayang Palace who have not come back after being questioned, and the specific situation is not clear for the time being."
Song Yunzhao thought about it, not only the people of Shouci Palace were disposed of by the emperor, it seems that although the people involved in this matter are fine, but the palace people have suffered, this is to be loyal to the master.
So from here, it can be seen that Concubine Zhuang and Qin Xiyue should be the masterminds, Concubine Wan was probably implicated, Feng Yunjin was plotted, Concubine Shu did not get involved and avoided a catastrophe, and she hid far away, fortunately, Feng Yunjin reacted quickly and was not dragged into the water.
With the renovations of the eaves of Shouci Palace, this matter seems to end unexpectedly, but the truth is not.
When it comes to the Queen Mother, Feng Yi still retains the royal face in his anger, and he doesn't want to make a big deal and give the courtiers a chance to impeach.
This grievance was swallowed, not only the emperor panicked, but Song Yunzhao also felt that his throat was pulled.
"Master, Concubine Han is here."
Song Yunzhao looked at Qingfeng and said, "Please come in."
"Yes." Qingfeng retreated in response, and soon led Han Guifei into the hall.
"The concubine has seen Jieyu." Han Jinyi stepped forward to salute.
"Sit down." Song Yunzhao smiled at her, "There are no outsiders, so why do you need these false courtesies."
Han Jinyi forced a smile to sit down, and after sitting down, he suppressed his voice and said, "The palace people around Feng Yunjin were killed by a cane."
"Only her?" Song Yunzhao asked coldly.
Han Jinyi shook her head, "Not only that, but all the people who were questioned this time did not come back......
Song Yunzhao looked at Han Jinyi's pale face, which was a little scary, but this is not the future generation that pays attention to the equality of everyone, this is the dynasty, the time and space where life and death are decided by one word.
"The matter of Shouci Palace is not a trivial matter, if this matter is involved, it is already His Majesty's grace without the Nine Clans, we can't ask for too much."
"I know, I'm just scared. I went to visit Yun Jin before, and she was also shocked, looking a little cowardly, let me bring you a message, so that you don't have to worry, she won't come these days, so as not to attract people's eyes." Han Jinyi said.
Song Yunzhao nodded, "This matter should end here, unless the Queen Mother returns to the palace and uses this matter as a raft."
"Does it really have anything to do with the Queen Mother?" Han Jinyi covered her mouth, and her face turned even paler.
Song Yunzhao said, "There is no evidence, just speculation."
Han Jinyi knew Yun Zhao's temperament, and she was not sure that she would not be able to export, although it was a guess, it should be about the same.
If it has anything to do with the Queen Mother, Han Jinyi's face is not only ugly, it is simply a disaster.