Chapter 55: Not a few days
The moon stars are scarce.
In a classical courtyard, carved railings and painted buildings, cornices and corners, blue bricks and green tiles, ancient vines entangled, the garden is full of emerald green.
A path descends from an arched bridge deep in the courtyard, winding and winding up, submerging into the dark green green fields.
The whole courtyard is rich and elegant, revealing the style of a family.
Even in the middle of the night, it's still as brightly lit as day.
Under the corridor, a little maid with a double bun carried a glass lamp, hurriedly walked through the corridor, arrived in front of a delicate attic, and knocked on the door gently.
"Xiangye, madam, a letter from the palace."
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The Prime Minister's Mansion is brightly lit, and several palaces in the inner courtyard of the Imperial Palace also carry night lights.
When Emperor Qingde came out of Lan Guiren, Changchun Palace was not a short distance away from Cining Palace, and it took half a cup of tea to walk before the door of Cining Palace was knocked.
When the door of the main hall was opened, the Queen Mother was resting on her head, and there was a pot of strong tea beside her that I didn't know how many times I had changed.
"Queen Mother, why don't you take a nap?" Emperor Qingde said in a harmonious voice, and went over to make a bowl of tea for the Queen Mother and himself to refresh himself.
The night was long, the shadows of the trees were floating, and their conversation had just begun......
This night is destined to be sleepless.
"What are you sleeping, you can't sleep!" The Queen Mother sighed for a long time, a few words, all of which were jealous of the Wei family, and then as if she suddenly thought of something, her mouth turned sharply, "Then Hao Changzai really has medicine that can make people get pregnant after taking it?" ”
The Queen Mother shook her head incredulously, "I heard Arou say today, the mourning family originally didn't believe it, but Concubine Rou said that the imperial doctor also confirmed that there were indeed herbs in the pill to help you get pregnant...... Lan Guiren, eat? ”
The Queen Mother's shrewd eyes fell on Emperor Qingde, looking up and down, the words were not finished, but the meaning of the words was clear at a glance.
Emperor Qingde understood, so he said: "Erchen also doesn't believe that you can get pregnant by taking medicine, this ridiculous nonsense. The words were said like this, but it did not prevent him from looking for Lan Guiren Wushan Yunyu to work in the middle of the night.
Straight back: "Maybe it's just some medicine to strengthen the body, invigorate the blood and relax the muscles." ”
"Hmm." The Queen Mother nodded, "Whether it is useful or not, fortunately, the emperor has been going to Changchun Palace more these days, it is useless, if it is useful, it is really the blessing of my Beili royal family." ”
Thinking of this, the queen mother couldn't help but feel sentimental, "The emperor is young, but the heirs are thin under his knees, the mourning family thought that the emperor had worked too hard for the government over the years to ignore the harem, but I didn't think that the Wei family's hand had already reached the inner court and was eyeing the emperor's heir!" ”
"Wolf ambition, you can't do it!" Thinking of this, the queen mother's phoenix eyes flashed coldly, "What is the emperor's plan to do about the concubine?" ”
Hui Concubine plotted to kill the emperor's heir, it is not a pity to die, but the whole body can be involved, the power of the Wei family is intertwined in the court, not to mention rashly starting to startle the snake, it will also break the balance for many years, so that the emperor's forbearance will be in vain...... Pay for one's whistle.
But the emperor's blood is strong, and he is the honor of the Ninety-Five, and it is reasonable to set off a bloody storm in anger.
I was afraid that Concubine Hui's death would anger Wei Tingxiao, and the dog jumped off the wall in a hurry......
The Queen Mother pondered for a moment, and just wanted to persuade the emperor to slowly figure it out, but the emperor said: "Tomorrow there will be news that Hui Concubine plotted to kill the prince and committed suicide in fear of crime." ”
The Queen Mother's lips and teeth opened slightly, and she stood up, her eyebrows were furrowed, and it was rare to squeeze out a few wrinkles on her extremely protected face, and she was dumb for a while, and even her voice suddenly rose.
"You killed her?"
"The emperor is confused!"
The Queen Mother was worried, "Killing Concubine Hui is bound to connect the Leng family, as soon as the Leng family falls, Wei Tingxiao is bound to make a move, what should he do if he jumps off the wall in a hurry?" ”
"Now that the treasury is empty, and the military power has been divided by several vassal kings, what if you offend the Wei family at this juncture, anger him, and force him to join forces with the vassal kings? Emperor, haven't you thought about this result! ”
"There are wolves before and tigers behind them...... The emperor was so impulsive this time! ”
The emperor looked at the Queen Mother's excited face, chuckled and lowered his head, seeing that there were delicate refreshments on the table, he took a few sips with rare leisure.
Feeling a little embarrassed, he poured two cups of new tea, one was pushed to the queen mother, and the other cup was sipped by him. ”
"Emperor!" His attitude, the Queen Mother was dissatisfied.
The emperor was not annoyed, drank strong tea, ate fruits, and asked idly: "According to the advice of the queen mother, what should I do?" ”
"I handed over the concubine to the Criminal Department and Dali Temple, and checked all this ......" The Queen Mother was stunned.
She suddenly couldn't say the four words "water falling into rocks".
Not only can't I say it, but I also have a terrifying fear in my heart.
She was so frightened that her throat rattled, and her whole body was cold.
Examine?
What does she want Dali Temple and the Criminal Department to investigate?
Find out all the relevant personnel led by Hui Concubine? Or is it with the determination that it is better to kill by mistake than to put it wrong, and it is bound to find out all those traitors one by one and kill them? Not a single one left?!
When I think about it, I am scared......
If the emperor really did this, it would be a real death.
The Queen Mother palpitated, and took a sip of tea like a shock, without the heart of tea, naturally she couldn't drink the dessert and the fragrance of tea.
"So the emperor didn't hand over Concubine Hui as soon as possible, but chose to lock her up in the Zongren Mansion, just so that he could concoct her early tonight and save her a lot of dreams at night?"
Emperor Qingde nodded and then shook his head again, "Concubine Hui knows her last value, even at the last moment, she is still calculating, she is a very smart woman and a good mother, but she is not dedicated to me, it's a pity......" Emperor Qingde has always had a filter for smart people, even if Concubine Hui betrayed her, but she still has a pity in her heart.
After all, she had also given birth to a princess for him.
Emperor Qingde often wondered, if Concubine Hui had given birth to a Lin'er, would all this have been different?
"Calculation? It's all dying, and she still dares to calculate! The Queen Mother's anger was unabated.
Emperor Qingde replied lightly: "I promised her that I would not implicate the eldest princess because of this, and I would protect the status of the Leng family, so that she could go with confidence." ”
"Well, yes, there's really only one way to put an end to this here." The Queen Mother nodded, afraid and unwilling in her heart.
"The queen has used the power of the Wei family to serve the tiger in the harem for many years over the years, and I don't know how many grandchildren of the mourning family have been tragically killed, this breath of the mourning family really can't swallow!"
"Things in this world have always been a cycle of cause and effect, and retribution is unpleasant." Emperor Qingde pinched the cup and suddenly tightened his hand, and turned into powder in his hand, "Wei Tingxiao, today you are delusional to wipe out my descendants, and he will destroy your entire clan one day!" ”
"This breath has been dormant for several years, not a few days."