Chapter 222: The Empress Dies

She only needs to hand over the evidence to the emperor, and she, a dead person, can't control the rest, and can't take care of it.

The Zhu family didn't care about her when they sent her to the palace, as if they just sent a hostage into the palace.

Her father and mother kept saying that they loved her, but when the emperor asked her father to come to Beijing as an official, they categorically refused.

She lived a trembling life, caught in the middle.

Not long ago, my father also sent a letter, asking her to cooperate with the Zhu family, get rid of the emperor, and let this country change her surname to Zhu.

Although she is the daughter of the Zhu family, she is also the daughter-in-law of the Shen family.

Emperor Xuanwu was not a qualified husband, but he was definitely a good emperor who loved the country and the people.

The Great Yan Dynasty became more and more prosperous, the Quartet submitted, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and lived a prosperous and stable life.

Such an emperor, why should he be opposed? On what basis?

The queen agreed on the surface, but behind the scenes, she was collecting evidence, she was the daughter of the Zhu family, and the officials of the Zhu faction had never been defensive against her.

originally thought that if she kept this as her bargaining chip, if someone threatened her status in the future, she would take it out and negotiate terms with the emperor.

Now, she doesn't need it herself.

But Jiang Xinyue can still use it.

After receiving an affirmative reply from the emperor, the empress told him where to put the evidence.

The light in her eyes went out little by little, and through the figure of the emperor, it seemed that she had returned to the day of her wedding to the emperor.

On the twelfth floor, there is a lot of makeup, and the king is on the upper floor. The lock title golden beast is cold, and the water droplet copper dragon leaks long during the day. The cloud bun is still combed in the mirror, and Luo Yi wants to change it to add more fragrance. Peeking at the opening of the curtain of the main hall, the robes and hakama palace people sweep the royal bed.

"The queen mother-it's gone!"

A fire took the life of this queen who was strong in her life.

She hasn't watched the fifth prince grow up and marry a wife and have children for him. didn't become her ideal generation of virtuous queens, so she died in this treacherous harem, in the intrigue and intrigue and the emperor's coldness.

Yanqing Palaceβ€”β€”

"Isn't the mother happy?"

Lu Yin looked at Concubine De, who was sitting by the window sullenly, and played a fan for her: "The high-ranking concubines in this palace, now there are only you and Concubine Xian, Concubine Xian has been in the palace for a short time, people's hearts are unstable, and there is no capital to compete with you at all, this queen's position is already in our bag." ”

Concubine De was not as optimistic as her: "Do you really think that Concubine Rong set that fire and burned the queen to death?" ”

"Isn't it?"

Lu Yin recalled what she saw yesterday: "The fire fold fell out of Concubine Rong's hand, the hairpin that stabbed Concubine Rong was also Concubine Rong's, and the jade buckle in Concubine Xian's hand, the palace people from Jingren Palace all the way to Yikun Palace also said with their own eyes that they saw Concubine Rong go to Yikun Palace." ”

And no one put a knife on Concubine Rong's neck to force her to go, can this still be faked?

"If the queen can summon Concubine Xian, she can summon Concubine Rong at the same time."

As long as the time is staggered one after the other, let Concubine Xian enter the queen's dormitory, and then transfer all the palace maids and eunuchs near the palace, then when Concubine Rong arrives, she will subconsciously eavesdrop on the secret conversation between the queen and Concubine Xian.

The door of the dormitory was far from the place where the conversation was talking, and if you wanted to hear it all, you had to go around to the back of the dormitory.

Concubine Rong may have gone to the back to overhear them, but she fell into the arms of the queen and Concubine Xian.

In that unseen place, who knows what's going on?

didn't see Concubine Rong personally set the fire, didn't see the stabbing injuries with her own hands, Concubine De didn't believe anything.

Lu Yin couldn't figure it out at all: "Is that the fire set by Concubine Xian?" That's not right! Then why did the queen say that she was Concubine Rong? ”

"yes!"

Concubine De frantically turned the Buddha beads in her hand: "Queen Mother, why do you say Concubine Rong?" ”

Obviously, she set the fire herself, right?

If she hadn't put it herself, how could the palace people of Yikun Palace be so cooperative, and Qi Qi disappeared at that time, which made it convenient for Concubine Rong to eavesdrop?

The crowd is also so cooperative, his face is scratched like that, and he can still run out after Concubine Rong?

"Why should I think about it?"

Lu Yin replied: "Whether this fire is put by Concubine Rong or Concubine Xian, the final beneficiary will only be you, the daughter of the Chengguo Mansion, and it is more than enough to be the successor of the emperor." ”

Concubine De also felt that she had been a little too tight lately, but what could she do about it?

The third prince lost his voice and became mute, her hard work for so many years was in vain, the second princess is still young, if there is no brother to use as a backer, she will not be able to escape the tragic fate of being close to her relatives in the future.

But Lu Yin is right, the high-ranking concubines in the palace are the only ones left with Concubine Xian and her.

In terms of qualifications, family background, and reputation, even in terms of the length of time she has been in the palace, Concubine De thinks that she is much better than Jiang Xinyue.

As soon as the news of the queen's death came out, the whole country mourned.

The emperor ordered people to set up a mourning hall in the Taihe Hall for the officials of the inner court and the women of the inner court to pay respects. There are usually various tablets, titles, etc., and the utensils used by the queen during her lifetime are usually placed in the mourning hall.

Empress Zhu was posthumously named Empress Xuanwen of Xiaoxian by Emperor Xuanwu and was scheduled to be buried in the Dongshan Emperor's Mausoleum in early June.

The emperor kept watch in the Taihe Palace for three days and three nights, and in the next few days, he ordered people to restore the burned palace of Yikun Palace to its original state.

Pei Yu went to Chengqian Palace for three days in a row, which made the Queen Mother think that she could rescue Concubine Rong from the Hanging Mirror Division.

In the past few days, the harem has been as quiet as a dead city, and no one dares to do anything superfluous to touch the emperor's scales.

Hanging Mirror Divisionβ€”β€”

Concubine Rong wore messy hair, pulled the cloak woman's clothes outside the cell, and said urgently: "Pei Yan, did the Queen Mother's aunt ask you to save me, you let me out, can you let me out quickly?" I don't want to stay in this place for a moment. ”

Under the cloak was a charming and moving face, and she pulled the corners of her mouth and smiled: "The Queen Mother asked me to tell Concubine Rong Niangniang, it is better to take all the sins on yourself and admit it, otherwise, ...... She's an old man who will never open your mouth. ”

"What...... What? ”

Concubine Rong's fingers let go and took two steps back: "Auntie...... Want to kill me? ”

Pei Yu smiled: "How can Concubine Rong say that?" The Queen Mother is kind-hearted, if she hadn't felt sorry for you and Concubine Shuniang and took you into the palace, you should have been exiled to Ningguta. ”

What is Ningguta?

Even Concubine Rong's father couldn't stand the rubbing, and died there, and it is conceivable what will happen to the two delicate little girls.

The two of them should have died in Ningguta a long time ago, where is the chance to enter the palace to be this harem lady who has no worries about food and clothing?

Concubine Rong's eyes flashed with countless complicated emotions, and she shook her head: "If I confess, the emperor will kill me." ”

The emperor didn't know about the fake pregnancy and framing Concubine Shu, if she told it all, the emperor would definitely kill her.

After all, Concubine Shu has been reduced from Bai Yueguang to leftover rice residues, and this matter has contributed a lot.