"The Emperor Qi of the ministers, Nian Qianyao took advantage of the time when the imperial court used troops, falsely pretended military merits, took bribes for private gains, and sought high-ranking officials for his subordinates, while his subordinates relied on power and fearlessness." In the Palace of Nourishing the Heart, Zhen Yuandao stated Nian Qianyao's crimes to the emperor one by one, although he is still in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, but his official position has been promoted back to Zhengsipin, which is just right to help the emperor impeach the people he wants to deal with, "Wei Zhiyao, a house slave who is not born in Nian Qianyao, has always been Xuanhe, and when he entered Beijing, he actually bowed to the side of the civil official road, and knelt down beside the military attache road, and Wei Zhiyao passed by in a sedan chair, completely ignoring it, which shows how arrogant and domineering his momentum is. ”

Guerjia Emin on the side also spoke: "Your Majesty, Nian Qianyao is arrogant and unreasonable to my civil and military officials, he detained a large number of children of civil and military officials in his curtain in the name of serving in front of the army and studying as a director, and after Wang Yunji, the general soldier of northern Sichuan, retired, Nian Qianyao ordered him to send a son to serve in front of his army. In the name of effectiveness, he is actually a hostage, forcing civil and military officials to attach themselves to ......"

"Alright." The emperor raised his hand to stop Guerjia Emin's words, and after a long silence, he spoke, "The matter is serious, and we will discuss it here today." Tomorrow, let Zhang Tingyu and Long Keduo come to see me. Kneel in peace. ”

For a few days, the emperor was busy with government affairs and did not set foot in the harem for half a step, but Concubine Hua's will to be promoted to the seal came first.

"Anyway, I just sealed the concubine." Shen Meizhuang saw the Queen Mother, and came to the Chunxi Hall to talk to An Lingrong, although she was not very happy, but she didn't have too much sorrow, "In order to be pregnant, she also thought that she could leapfrog the rank of imperial concubine, and called many people to her palace to listen to the decree together. ”

"Probably because she received the crown dress of the imperial concubine sent by the Internal Affairs Office a few days ago, and she thought she was the second Dong E." An Lingrong pursed her lips and chuckled, "Everyone persuaded her that now that she is pregnant with the imperial heir, there is no need to rush for a while, and it is only right to wait until the dragon fetus lands to be crowned the imperial concubine, and she is still looking forward to it." "Unfortunately, there are no children at all.

Shen Meizhuang stretched his eyebrows and smiled slightly: "Now I heard that the impeachment of Nian Qianyao in the previous dynasty is getting more and more day by day, even if she is promoted to the title of Hua Guifei, she is not necessarily very happy, and she is either reprimanding the palace people or asking for a face saint in the palace all day long, and she is so panicked that she has no clue." ”

After finishing talking about Hua Guifei, Shen Meizhuang talked about the things next to him: "This year is different from usual, I don't know what kind of yin owl is hurt, the beginning of the year is the epidemic not to mention, seeing that the weather is hot, there is a drought outside the palace, and there has not been a drop of rain for almost two months, the queen said, prepare to go out of the palace with the emperor this month to pray for blessings." ”

"It's no wonder that there is no news that I am going to the Old Summer Palace this year." An Lingrong nodded, "The Queen Mother has been sick again in the past two days, won't Concubine Hua have the highest rank in the palace at that time?" This is really no tiger in the mountains, and the monkey is the king. ”

Shen Meizhuang listened to her use the monkey as a metaphor for Concubine Hua, and couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Don't let anyone hear this, otherwise it will be another trouble." Then he smiled again, "The last time I came to see the Queen Mother, I was fine, why did I suddenly get sick?" Alas, it was really hard to stay up when it was hot, and the sixth elder brother was sick twice in a row last month, not to mention the queen mother. ”

An Lingrong felt that it was not all because of the weather, she remembered that the day before the Queen Mother said she was ill, that is, on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, the emperor went up to greet the Queen Mother, and then came to her for dinner, and her face was not very good.

This mother and son, don't quarrel again, right?

After getting up from a nap, An Lingrong was dragged out for a walk by dill again, but she couldn't resist her, so she had to take advantage of the cool time to go to Sha Yuxuan to talk to Zhen Huan: "What is my sister looking at?" ”

Zhen Huan was watching intently, and was startled when she heard An Lingrong say this: "Why did you come in quietly, and you didn't let anyone report it." She put down the book and beckoned to An Lingrong, "Come and sit." Why did you come to me today? ”

"It's not all dill and a few of them who are making trouble, if I have to come out for a walk, I won't go out for three or two days, they are in a hurry." An Lingrong pouted and complained twice, not really to blame anyone, and shifted his attention in the blink of an eye, "My sister is also watching "Zuo Chuan"? I just finished reading it the other day. ”

Zhen Huan was interested and discussed a few words with her: "I have nothing to do, the more I look at it, the more I feel that this book is exquisite, I am reading Zheng Boke Duan Yuyan, although it is a cliché, but the words of caution are always thought-provoking." Mrs. Jiang favored her youngest son, Shu Duan, and wanted to replace Zhuang Duan, but Zhuang Gong repeatedly connived, and only killed Shu Duan in one fell swoop until Shu Duan caused public outrage. ”

"This paragraph is very consistent with the current situation." An Lingrong said with a chuckle.

"There is one sentence in this article that is the most expressive, which sentence does my sister think?" Zhen Huan raised her eyes and smiled at her.

An Lingrong thought slightly, glanced at Zhen Huan, and blurted out: "If you do too much injustice, you will kill yourself, and your aunt will treat you." ”

Zhen Huan nodded and chuckled: "Isn't it Nian Qianyao and Hua Guifei?" ”

The two looked at each other and smiled, each with a mirror in their hearts.

"Where's Chun'er?" An Lingrong glanced at the quiet East Side Hall, but he didn't see anyone.

"Early this morning, Su Peisheng came to deliver the decree, saying that the emperor gave Chun'er the word 'Zhen' as a title, and she rushed to thank her, and she should still be at the queen's place at this time." Speaking of this, Zhen Huan frowned again, "The emperor told me that after the Dragon Boat Festival, Chun'er would be promoted to Chun'er as a nobleman, but today's decree only gave him the title, and he didn't mention the matter of Jin Feng. ”

"The emperor probably has other considerations." An Lingrong did not tell Zhen Huan about the accusation that Hua Guifei sold her official position that day, and the emperor had put this matter aside for the time being, probably because of this incident, he did not give Chun Chang a nobleman.

As he was talking, Liu Zhu suddenly ran in and said to Zhen Huan in a panic: "Little master, it's not good, Fang Xijiu died of illness." ”

Zhen Huan and An Lingrong's eyes widened in surprise at the same time: "What? ”

Not many people heard this thunder, but it really sounded in the sky above the Forbidden City.

"The deceased is gone, so don't be sad. The emperor took pity on you, and he had someone go to the Fang family to pass on the decree and give your brother the official position of the Guozi Supervisor Book, which can be regarded as the successor of your Fang family. The queen gently persuaded Fang Chunyi, but there was no tenderness in her eyes, "Originally, what came to Broken Yuxuan today should be the will of Jin to make you a nobleman, but it ......" She paused slightly, "Hua Guifei is now the head of all the concubines, and the emperor can't help but consider one or two things when she says, so I can only wronged you for the time being." ”

Fang Chunyi's eyes were swollen from crying, since she learned that her grandfather was seriously ill that day, she was worried every day, and asked someone to send a lot of supplements back, thinking that her grandfather would support her for a few more years, and it would be good if she was older, but she didn't expect that the bad news would come so quickly.

"Alas, if you hadn't gone to the Heart Cultivation Palace that day to report Concubine Hua, maybe there wouldn't have been today's troubled incident." The queen sighed heavily, "The emperor also talked to the palace about this matter, Hua Guifei is just recommending, whether to keep it, Nian Qianyao will consider it, Hua Guifei is just a brother and sister gossip a few more words, the emperor is not ready to blame, but you stabbed this matter, so that she will hold a grudge." As he spoke, he deliberately asked, "This palace knows about you, and you didn't act so impulsively, what happened that day?" ”

Fang Chunyi's crying gradually stopped, and he sobbed twice before saying: "It's Sister Rong who said that if she says it or not, she will be hated by Concubine Huagui, so it's better to tell the emperor about it, so that you can get out." She wiped away her tears and said, "The concubine was frightened that day, Zhou Ninghai was about to strangle the concubine immediately, and Sister Rong happened to appear to save the concubine." ”

"Did Rong Guiren really happen to appear?" The queen whispered softly, looked at the incomprehensible eyes above, and suddenly smiled again, "Forget it, probably this palace is too careful." Immediately afterwards, without giving her time to think, he talked about another thing, "Concubine Wan has been doing well lately?" ”

"Sister Guan is fine except for the occasional laziness and discomfort." Fang Chunyi nodded and replied.

"Really?" The queen showed a grim smile, "If this palace wants her to be less well, Zhen Chang is here, do you have a way?" ”

Fang Chunyi was stunned for a moment, and some didn't react: "Queen Mother, this is ...... What do you mean? She raised her eyes to look at the queen, her eyes swept around again, and at some point, only she and the queen were left in the hall, and a sense of uneasiness suddenly spread from the bottom of her heart.

"This palace knows that you are an extremely smart person, otherwise you would not come to this palace as soon as you enter the palace to show your loyalty." The queen smiled at the corner of her mouth, and raised her hand to stop what Fang Chun wanted to say, "Don't say anything to this palace, this is what your mother told you before entering the palace, how you have been in the palace all these years, this palace can see it clearly." Whoever gains power, you will befriend whomever you are, this is your consistent style. ”

The queen took a shallow sip of tea and said slowly: "When you first entered the palace, after you knew that you were arranged in Broken Yuxuan, you complained to the personal palace maid Su Yun that the palace was remote and it was difficult to see the emperor, but you had sharp eyes, and you saw that Concubine Guan was the only one who had won the title among the new palace show girls, so you rushed to make friends." But later, Guan Concubine was ill for a long time and was not favored, you moved away from Broken Yuxuan to avoid illness, and after living in Yanxi Palace, you often talked with Fucha nobles, but unfortunately she didn't pay attention to you, and you said two bad things about her to Su Yun in private. Later, Rong Guiren was favored, and you hurriedly turned around to befriend her, coaxing her to treat you as a sister sincerely. The queen squinted, looked at Fang Chunyi's slowly changing face, and sneered, "It reminds the palace of what Xia Guiren said. ”

Fang Chunyi sat on the chair with a pale face, his fingers clutching the handkerchief tightly. Not only because the queen's words were too sharp and piercing, but also because the queen knew everything she had said about what she had done, and she was shocked by the number of ears and eyes.

But this can't be a reason to force her to kill Sister Guan's child!

"Zhen is always here, you came to the palace to be favored." The queen was not in a hurry, she lifted the lid of the tea and blew unhurriedly, "Your father died early, your mother is frail, and there is a sister and a brother above you." Your eldest sister Fang Zhiyi has been married, married to the son of Xu Tong, the young secretary of Guanglu Temple, although the husband and wife are in love, but they have not been out for many years, the Xu family has always had a bad face for your eldest sister, and your brother Fang Zhiwen did not inherit your grandfather's mantle, his qualifications are mediocre, it is difficult to become a great weapon, if it is not for the emperor to care about you today, I am afraid that there will not be an official and a half-post in this life. Although your sister-in-law Song Yueru is not from a high family, she is also from a scholarly family, she teaches well, if your nephew can grow up, he may be able to shoulder the future of your Fang family. Of course, he had to have a chance to grow up. ”

Every time the queen said a word, Fang Chunyi's face turned white, and in the end, she couldn't bear such a coercion, and knelt on the ground without strength: "Queen Mother, concubine ......"

The queen made a gesture and motioned for her to silence first: "This palace knows what you want to say, but you have to understand that since you took refuge in this palace from the beginning, you can't just live in this palace by relying on innocence." Zhen is always here, are you really willing to be pressed under the concubines and Rong Guiren for the rest of your life? Don't you want to taste what it's like to be truly pampered? If you can be used by this palace, this palace will give you this opportunity. After a pause, she said again, "Remember, this opportunity is not only for you, but also for your Fang family, whether you want to hold it or not, it's all up to you." ”

Fang Chunyi knelt on the ground a little dejected.

On the one hand, she can't give up her blood kinship, and on the other hand, her sister who treats her like a sister after entering the palace, she can't make a choice. In the past, she lived under the shadow of her grandfather, and some things could be covered up with innocence and innocence, but now, this big tree has fallen, and the Fang family has no one to rely on, if she falls again......

"Niangniang, the concubine is willing to serve the mother and the horse, but the concubine doesn't want to harm anyone, at least, it can't be an unborn child......" Fang Chunyi trembled and crawled to the queen's side, reaching out to grab the corner of her clothes.

"Do you think you didn't hurt?" The queen leaned over and approached her, revealing a dignified smile as before, but in Fang Chunyi's eyes, it was like the impermanence of the hell soul, "The child of the noble Fucha, isn't it you who harmed you?" ”

(End of chapter)