Chapter 25: The Abominable Civil Official
The wife of Li Guogong's mansion, that is, Li Zhile's mother, Wen Shuhua.
The Queen Mother attached great importance to this matter, and did not directly bring Wen Shuhuaxuan into the palace, but after suing Li Linyuan, the Duke of Li Guo, Wen Shuhua was told by Li Linyuan.
"Be cautious, maybe Your Majesty will come too." Li Linyuan warned his wife.
Wen Shuhua took a deep breath and said worriedly, "It's really troublesome to give me such an important thing to do!" ”
Li Linyuan "shhh ”
"You tell Zhile to pay attention these days, and not to be too indulgent, so as not to be targeted." Li Linyuan added.
Wen Shuhua nodded, "Okay, I know." ”
"My lord, there is a box of clothes, a box of files, a box of medicines, and a box of ...... on the carriage" Lan Yu counted Shen Zhiyun's things from Beijing this time, and the officials will leave for the south tomorrow.
"Enough Lan Yu, when I get to the place, there is nothing in the prefect's mansion, and I bring so many so that others will see it and think I am playing official." Shen Zhiyun sat with his legs crossed next to him, watching Lan Yu turn things out and count them again.
"Is it the same for Sister Jiang Hui?" Jiang Ruyun asked.
Shen Zhiyun didn't understand what it meant, what did it mean when it was the same, and asked her if she was also going to send Jiang Hui to the palace?
That's unlikely.
It was too conspicuous to carry two Qinghe girls from Shen Mansion into the palace at once.
"No, you're the only one in the palace." Shen Zhiyun said.
Jiang Ruyun shook her head, "I want to ask Childe, can I be a subordinate of Childe just like Sister Jiang Hui?" ”
Hearing this, Shen Zhiyun looked at Jiang Hui and asked with his eyes, Jiang Hui shook his head slightly, meaning that he had never revealed his relationship with his son.
"Why do you say that?" Shen Zhiyun asked, she had a hunch that Jiang Ruyun would surprise her.
"The guards around Gongzi often take Sister Jiang Hui out of the house, although I don't know what it is for, but if Gongzi wants to raise Sister Jiang Hui as a concubine, big families mostly don't want their wives and concubines to show up outside, not to mention that Gongzi's people take the initiative to take Sister Jiang Hui out." Jiang Ruyun was not slow when she said this.
"If Gongzi wants me to enter the palace, I will be useful, that is Gongzi's subordinates, doing things for Gongzi."
Shen Zhiyun was even more satisfied, she wanted to go to Shou'an Hall to find the old lady and ask, how did she find the girl, one or two were so smart, she was very satisfied.
Shen Zhiyun bowed, "That's right, it's a subordinate, are you willing?" ”
Jiang Ruyun knelt down to thank him, "Gongzi Xie carries love, bows to the best, and dies." ”
At night, Jinghua Hall.
The moon and the stars are sparse, and the palace maid who keeps vigil sits on the steps outside the door, nodding her head and dozing off, the lanterns around her are bright and dim, and the candlelight is faint.
Song Qiong frowned in deep sleep, and cold sweat broke out on her head.
She dreamed of leaving Dasheng for a long time with a long line of caregivers, red makeup and boxes, and the mighty glory was the shackles.
Dreaming of the hypocritical greetings of the old king.
I dreamed of Liang Zhao's mocking laughter.
I dreamed of a hurried glimpse of Shen Zhiyun in the hall today.
"Madame! Madam! ”
The maid cried out anxiously beside her, and two lines of tears were more than she shed.
"Hold on, ma'am!"
The maid wiped the sweat from her head.
"More force!"
"Use some force!"
Wen Po urged.
"Ahh Wen Po screamed.
The maid was anxious to look, "What's wrong?" ”
"There's a lot of blood! Find a doctor! Wen Po shouted anxiously.
"No way!" The fragile and pale Song Qiong grabbed the maid's wrist and ordered resolutely with trembling lips.
Basins of blood and water were brought out, and basins of water were brought in.
"Madame! If you don't find a doctor, one corpse will kill you! Wen Po panicked and said bad words, "Some doctors have wonderful hands, one or two needles go down, and the child will come out, you have so much blood now, you can't last long!" ”
Song Qiongsong held the maid's hand, she had no strength anymore, but she still said undoubtedly, and somewhat resolutely, "Death is death, and finding a doctor is also death!" ”
The maid was sad in her heart, she knew that the concubine was afraid that there would be more people who knew, and this matter would be spread.
"Give birth, give birth like this." Song Qiong could almost only make a breath sound, as faint as a gossamer.
"What are these words? You little girl, don't hurry up and persuade your master! Wen Po shouted.
"That's it! My master said, this is how I was born! The maid felt sorry for Song Qiong, and her eyes were red and she stared at Wen Po and shouted.
Wen Po was taken aback and muttered, "Okay...... That's how ...... born."
I sighed in my heart what kind of weird family this is.
The sun was receding, and it wasn't until late in the evening that there was some life in the room.
"Raw! Raw! Wen Po lifted the baby's head and took it out.
Song Qiong breathed a sigh of relief and fainted after hearing the child's loud cry.
The maid took the child first, "Hard mother-in-law." Looking at Song Qiong again, he hurriedly asked, "Look at my wife, why did you faint again?" ”
"Let you go to the doctor, you won't look for it! What nonsense! Having said that, Wen Po still went to see Song Qiong's situation with great concern.
I checked it for a long time, and then said, "There should be no problem, I'm too tired to give birth, just wake up." You'd better find a doctor for your master, take a good look, otherwise you'll hurt your vitality. ”
The maid hugged the child and nodded in thanks, "Thank you." ”
"Don't take it seriously, many women are like this, and in the end they are left with the root of the disease, and there is no way to cure it in the future." Wen Po felt that the maid was not serious, and asked again.
"Don't worry, we will definitely take care of our master's body." The maid responded.
Wen Po snorted coldly, "Eh, don't just say nothing, the situation just now was so dangerous, I didn't go out to find a doctor, now the mother and daughter are safe, but they usually burn high incense, you don't want to avoid any emergency medical ......"
The maid hurriedly answered, "Avoid medical treatment." ”
"That's right! It's this word, it sounds like I know more than my old wife, I can't stand you just talking and not doing! Wen Po's voice was very high.
The maid hugged the child, anxious, cold sweat came out, and said again and again, "Yes, yes, I will find a doctor." ”
Wen Po was still thinking about rewarding money, and her eyes rolled and she wanted to take the child again, "I'll wash him, I know the old woman." ”
The maid turned sideways and avoided it, looking anxious, "Please help my mother-in-law, help us find a doctor first, I will watch the child here." ”
Wen Po frowned, what a strange person, she was dying just now and didn't let her find a doctor, and now that she has given birth to a child, let her find a Wen Po.
But living in such a yard should not be a liar.
The maid urged, "When the doctor comes, I will settle the money for you together, double it, I'm tired of you." It's just me and our wife in this courtyard, how can I leave her alone and go to the doctor, you can do it, help, my wife is still like this, and it is impossible for our master and servant to run away, right? ”
The maid could speak, and when Wen Po heard that the money had become a lot, she grinned, "Okay, you are watching this mother and son here, and I will help you find a doctor." ”
The maid nodded and said "Okay", and urged, "Then hurry up." ”
Wen Po waved her hand, "I know, I know, my wife and my legs are very fast." ”
She pushed open the door and walked out of the house, the cold wind hit her face, she was afraid that the wind would pour in and seriously injure the lady inside, so she hurriedly closed the door.
Just raised his head and took two steps, a cold light flashed in front of him.
A cold neck.
She raised her hand and wiped it, her hands were red, and her eyes didn't have time to widen, so she fell straight down.
"Crane." The maid in the house shouted.
"Handled." The man holding the dagger outside the room answered, his voice cold.
At this time, it began to snow lightly outside.
Song Qiong slowly opened her eyes inside, her eyes were covered with sweat, a little sour and spicy, and it was difficult to open them.
The maid simply scrubbed the child, and hurriedly hugged the child to Song Qiong's eyes, "Madam, look, it's a female doll." ”
Then the maid put the baby on the bed again, twisted a towel, and wiped Song Qiong's face.
Song Qiong looked down at the child with difficulty, there was no wave in her eyes, and her tone was indifferent, "Send it to the temple." ”
"Madame!" The maid was startled, her brows furrowed.
Song Qiong didn't want to repeat her decision again, and slowly closed her eyes.
The maid sighed in her heart, so she could only pack up the child well, wrap it in cotton cloth, hand it to Heli, and let him send it to the mountain.
"Be careful on the road and don't touch your child." The maid instructed, and sighed, "You should be careful, too." ”
He nodded sharply, did not speak, and turned around and walked out of the yard with the child in his arms.
Song Qiong heard the sound of Heli pushing open the door and closing it in the house, and her heart was like putting a piece of ice, losing its temperature and becoming cold.
Many years later, she went up the mountain again to the temple to offer incense, together with the nobles in the palace, and followed by several princesses, all of whom were gorgeously dressed and wore beads and hairpins.
It was spring, and the peach blossoms on the mountain were blooming.
But because the nobles in the Qingwang Palace were coming, the temple closed the mountain in advance, and there were no other guests.
"Concubine Niangniang, I heard that this blessing tree is a miracle." It's the concubine in the palace.
"Yes, the concubine also hung a blessing bag here before entering the palace." Another concubine accosted.
Concubine Shu became interested, "Then let's hang some blessing bags here too." ”
"Don't say goodbye, this hangs up, who will dare to come here to pray for blessings in the future, and pray with the royal family with a tree, do you think you will live a long life?"
The crowd laughed.
Song Qiong sneered.
A yellow dog suddenly rushed towards her, followed by many palace people at this time, the nobles shouted in panic, the palace maids stood forward even if they were afraid, and a guard was about to draw their swords.
"Little Seven!" Suddenly, a little girl scolded the yellow dog and came over and picked it up.
She was dressed in temple clothes, and although she wore a hat, she could be seen to have a small bald head of a nun.
In order to shoot Song Qiong's horses, Concubine Shu raised her voice and scolded, "Bold! I don't want to die! Where did the wild girl come from, the concubine dared to collide! ”
Song Qiong was insensitive, but after sitting in a high position for a long time, she didn't treat human life as human life, and she didn't care what they wanted.
Just when I looked up, I saw the side hall, Heli standing with his back by the wall, his eyes staring straight here.
At this time, Heli was like an ordinary chaifu, and he couldn't see the appearance of slaughter back then.
Song Qiong was shocked, she looked at the little nun again, almost so sad that she couldn't stand.
"The concubine looks at it, it's better to pull it down and beat it to death!"
Not only Concubine Shu, but the entire Daqing Palace is like this, arrogant and domineering.
"Enough!" Song Qiong scolded coldly, "Don't look at what kind of place this is, I can let you shout and shout to kill!" Your Majesty is still discussing the scriptures with the guilty master inside, and you are killing at will like this! ”
Concubine Shu was so frightened that she stepped back, the concubine's status was noble, but she couldn't annoy her, and stepped forward to laugh again, but before she could speak, Song Qiong scolded the little nun coldly, "Don't get out of here!" ”
The little nun looked at Song Qiong timidly, turned around and ran away with the dog.
That timid glance made Song Qiong's heart ache for many years.
The past is like the wind, and it dissipates in an instant.
Song Qiong sat up from the bed suddenly, tore the wound, and gritted her teeth in pain.
No, she couldn't wait any longer.
"The Queen Mother."
Song Qiong took a bite of the green crisp.
"Erchen really hasn't tasted the taste of the palace for twenty years...... It's still so delicious, I used to taste it in my dreams. ”
The Queen Mother said distressedly, "In the imperial dining room in the harem, let them do whatever you want to eat, it will be a good day in the future, this is your home." ”
"I still remember when I was in the palace before, there was a cook who learned the craft in the south, and he made smoothies, which were cold and sweet, and the grandmothers were in charge of me and didn't let me eat more." Song Qiong recalled the things in the palace when she was a child, as if in a dream, who would have expected that the world was impermanent, and when she returned to the palace, she was covered with scars.
"The mourning family also has some impressions, the cook is fat and big-eared, but the things he makes are delicate and small." The Queen Mother also recalled.
The mother and daughter talked a lot about the past, but Song Qiong couldn't help but sigh as she spoke.
"Erchen left Qingguo like this and rushed back to Dasheng, but he made trouble for the imperial brother?"
Saying that, Song Qiong's eyelashes trembled slightly, as if she was guilty and afraid.
"What do you think, stupid boy, if you stay in Qingguo any longer, your surname will be handed over to them." The Queen Mother held Song Qiong's hand distressedly.
"If you have an accident in Qingguo, it is your imperial brother who did not protect you and caused someone to bully Sheng Guo's head, and it is your imperial brother who caused trouble." The Queen Mother comforted.
Song Qiong still looked sad, and the Queen Mother asked, "What is Qiong'er worried about?" You can rest assured, I used to ask you to go and kiss, it was a last resort, it has always been a thorn in the heart of the queen mother, you can return to the palace now, it is the blessing of the queen mother, from now on you can say whatever you want to do, you don't have to be restrained, you are the eldest princess of Dashengdi! ”
Song Qiong smiled miserably, "I'm afraid that the nobles of the family don't recognize the eldest princess of Erchen......"
"Who dare!" The Queen Mother scolded her like this, but she still helped Song Qiong think of a way in her heart, she should let the Beijing family officially know what it was like to know the eldest princess of Jinghe, so that she could respect it in her heart.
"Then let the wife of the Duke of Li Guofu hold a banquet and invite the family in the capital, you go and show your face, so that they can know that the eldest princess Jinghe has returned to Dasheng, with the emperor and the queen mother as backers, she is still the most beautiful princess in our Dasheng." The Queen Mother took Song Qiong's hand and said.
"Mother Xie thinks about these for her son." Song Qiong said movingly.
She can't always be passively called, she wants to take advantage of this banquet to get to know Shen Cifu Shen Zhiyun.
Boys and girls ......
Liang Zhao said so.
She had to take the initiative to see Shen Zhiyun first before she could know the news of her daughter.