The biography of Concubine Lin in the harem

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The window contains new rain and cool summer (2)

In Yining Palace, all concubines and concubines gathered together, seeing Zhu Chengbi slowly entering the palace with Zhuxi's hand, they all got up and bowed their knees to salute: "May the Empress Dowager be blessed and safe!"

Today, Zhu Chengbi is wearing a long skirt with wide sleeves and wide sleeves of brocade embroidered with crane patterns in ink, with three thousand green silks twisted into a bun near the clouds and incense. Inlaid with ice-coloured chalcedony, it was simple, clean and luxurious. She slowly took her seat, took a sip of the magnolia incense slices from Zhuyu, and said with a smile, "Sit down, don't be restrained."

After Zhu Rou sat down, she said with a gentle smile: "The queen mother's flat square is really beautiful."

Zhu Chengbi smiled faintly: "The empress has good eyesight, this biscuit was given by the late emperor." After finishing speaking, she glanced around, "Isn't imperial concubine Xian here?"

Hearing this, Concubine Li hurriedly stood up and said, "Your Highness has a cough today..."

Zhu Chengbi shook her head, with a look of pity on her face: "Yu Ze is also pitiful, he has been in poor health." After speaking, she looked at the concubine who was supported by Gui Zhi, and wondered, "What happened to the concubine's legs? ?”

Wan Mingyu held a vague smile, glanced at Concubine Li's slightly embarrassed expression, and said slowly: "Concubine Li accidentally sprained her foot after listening to Cai Rong."

Zhu Chengbi said lightly: "You should be more careful. As concubines of the emperor, you have to take care of yourself so that you can serve the emperor better, do you understand?"

Seeing Zhu Chengbi's instructions, Zhu Rou and all the concubines rushed to respond.

Concubine Duan held the golden embroidered magnolia handkerchief and pressed the powder on her nose, she looked at the concubine with some doubts, and then she returned to normal, she only took the magnolia fragrance piece and tasted it quietly, but she heard Wan Mingyu whispered. He said to himself: "The magnolia fragrance here is really fragrant, but I'm afraid it's not as good as the Su'e Xue in the empress's palace."

Concubine Duan smiled calmly, seemed a little absent-minded, and seemed to remember something so distant that she was almost forgotten: "I haven't drank Su'e Snow for a long time, and I almost don't remember the taste."

Wan Mingyu flicked the emerald jade gourd earrings on his earlobes leisurely, and said softly, "Does your empress like to be quiet?"

Concubine Duan's eyes turned slightly, she swayed across Wan Mingyu's temples with emerald double happiness patterns and hibiscus, and smiled slightly: "Quietness has its own benefits..."

As soon as the words were finished, a little maid hurriedly entered the palace, and Fu Yifu said, "The Empress Dowager! It's not good! The fetus of the Empress Xiurong..."

Zhu Chengbi was startled, and the jade-encrusted jade inlaid with ice-coloured chalcedony trembled, and he said sharply, "What did you say! What's wrong with Li Xiurong's fetus!"

The little maid was taken aback, and tremblingly said: "I don't know, it's just that the palace maid said that Empress Xiurong has more than one abdominal pain..."

Concubine Li glanced at Wan Mingyu quickly, a fierce light flashed in her eyes, she stood up suddenly, pointed at Wan Mingyu: "Ms. Zhaoyi! Did you do it!"

Concubine Li made a sudden attack, everyone in the hall was shocked, they all looked at each other in shock, Concubine De looked at her in distaste, and sneered slightly: "Concubine Li is so convincing, did you witness Wan Zhaoyi murder Li Xiurong with your own eyes? gone?"

Concubine Li didn't expect Concubine De to help Wan Mingyu, and doubts arose in her heart, but she didn't dare to hesitate, and said firmly: "Empress Dowager! The concubine met Cai Rong who was next to Wan Zhaoyi today. According to Wan Zhaoyi's order, send some summer cakes to Mistress Xiurong! And the concubine heard that during Mistress Xiurong's pregnancy, Wan Zhaoyi often went to Chengming Palace to accompany Mistress Xiurong. Empress Rong will definitely not refuse..."

"Concubine Li should go to Changyin Pavilion to sing opera." Concubine Rong sneered, "After Li Xiurong became pregnant, how many things did the concubines send over? question?"

Concubine Li was not afraid, and sneered back: "Miss Ronggui, don't you think this incident is too coincidental? Wan Zhaoyi just sent pastries, and Mistress Xiurong's fetus is not going well? Things that can be seen, the concubine does not believe that Rong Gui and the concubine can't see it."

Tang Ronghua gently reminded: "The Empress Rong Gui is on good terms with the Empress Zhaoyi, so it's not surprising to defend her a word or two."

Concubine De was full of smiles, her fine white teeth seemed to glisten with pearls: "Tang Ronghua's words are very interesting."

Seeing the sarcasm on Concubine De's face, Tang Ronghua raised her eyebrows slightly, and said in a neutral tone: "The words of Empress De Concubine are the most interesting, otherwise she wouldn't have been banned back then, and the green head card was removed!"

Concubine De hated to be mentioned this matter the most, she was about to get angry when she stretched her face, but she heard Concubine Xian coughing in a low voice, so she had no choice but to give up.

Seeing everyone whispering, Zhu Chengbi sneered and said: "I don't know the situation of Chengming Palace right now, but you are so noisy? Concubine Li, I ask you, if Wan Zhaoyi has tampered with the pastry, wouldn't it be the first time something happened?" Will it be suspected? Don't you think that such a method is too stupid?"

Concubine Li hurriedly said: "Even so, the chances of winning are quite high. Wan Zhaoyi has long been jealous of Empress Xiurong's fetus..."

Cai Rong knelt down steadily, kowtowed and said: "Empress Dowager! This servant has something to say, I have to say it!"

Zhu Chengbi raised his hand: "Say it."

"When the servant girl was delivering cakes to Chengming Palace in the afternoon, I met the concubine's young master. The young master claimed that the servant girl was the maidservant of Empress Zhaoyi, and that she might pass on the illness on the empress to Empress Xiurong, saying that it was okay. The pastry was delivered by Guizhi. The servant girl was puzzled at that time, the concubine, the young master, had always been at odds with Zhaoyi, how could she help my mother? When the servant was parting from the young master, the young master accidentally twisted her foot, the servant girl I can only put the food box next to the young master, and go to the imperial doctor. Empress Dowager, don't you think that the young master is also very suspicious?"

Seeing that Cairong spoke clearly and eloquently, the concubine glared at her angrily and said, "You mean, my master tampered with the food box? Let me ask Cairong, my mistress was in so much pain that I couldn't get up. , can you still do tricks?"

Cai Rong said neither humble nor overbearing: "I don't know, at that time, only you and Gui Zhi were beside the food box, so you are naturally suspicious!"

Concubine Duan, who had been silent for a long time, said lightly: "I believe that Wan Zhaoyi will not be that kind of person. So far, I have only said that Li Xiurong's fetus is not good. How bad is it? Maybe it's just fetal movement. Didn't it damage the tire gas?"

Wan Mingyu politely thanked: "Thank you, Concubine Duan."

Zhu Chengbi's eyes were deep, and he swept over Wan Mingyu and Concubine Li, and said in a deep voice: "The Ai family just sent Zhu Yu to Chengming Palace to investigate the situation, wait until..."

"Empress Dowager!" Zhu Yu hurried into the hall, her face full of fear and uneasiness, she knelt down with a "plop", "Empress Xiurong's child is gone..."

Wan Mingyu was so frightened that he couldn't be more shocked, he just felt that there seemed to be thousands of thorns growing out of the back of the beaded oyster chair, piercing hard, forcing himself to sit up straight, she tightly grasped the handkerchief in her hand, unable to Confidently looking at Zhu Yu in front of him, the moment he turned his eyes, he saw the joy dripping from the eyes of Concubine Li.

Zhu Chengbi closed his eyes slightly, and when he opened his eyes, he had returned to his usual calmness and indifference, and his tone was as cold as the cool breeze blowing in the maple forest after the autumn rain: "From now on, Wan Zhaoyi and the concubine, there is no order Do not leave the palace without authorization!"

The night is flowing, the star light is back, Yining Palace, fifteen gold-plated lamps are shining with candlelight, bamboo breath and bamboo language are holding a ruler-long emerald green banana leaf fan, fanning the wind again and again, Zhu Chengbi holds it Holding a lamp of almond cheese, leaning against the rose-colored concubine couch brocade and gilded, her complexion was slightly hazy in the misty golden light reflected by the steps, and it was almost impossible to distinguish the original expression: " What do you mean, you set up this game to lure the concubine into the urn?"

Wan Mingyu bent down and kowtowed, earnestly said: "The empress dowager has learned, the concubine has already brought the food box over."

Zhu Chengbi looked at the bamboo breath, and the bamboo breath took the food box by chance, checked it carefully and said: "It is indeed oleander pollen."

Zhu Chengbi said coldly: "Concubine Li! It's her again!" After speaking, she glanced at Wan Mingyu's slightly relaxed expression, and frowned slightly, "At first, the Ai family only thought that you were meticulous and clear-cut, but looking at it now, Dare to bet the life of the emperor's heir, just to bring down a mere concubine, after all, it is much more powerful. Should the Ai family be grateful for your progress, or worry about your cruelty?"

Wan Mingyu's heart skipped a beat, and he calmed down immediately: "Your Majesty, forgive me! The reason why the concubine wanted to set up this situation with Li Xiurong is because the concubine regards human life as nothing, it is really ruthless! Last time she forced Yaqi's death is to eliminate the evidence, if such a person is allowed to stay in the palace, I'm afraid there will be chaos one day."

Zhu Chengbi glanced at her: "You mean the Changyinge adultery case? Bringing up the old story again, do you have evidence?"

The corner of Wan Mingyu's lips curled up into a slight smile, and he slowly opened the palm of his tightly clenched hand. It turned out to be an exquisite gold-plated longevity lock, which had a delicate luster in the candlelight, and tightly grasped all the locks in the palace. people's eyes.

Zhu Chengbi showed a slightly puzzled look: "What is this?"

Wan Mingyu held a secret smile in his mouth: "What is this, of course it must be said by the concubine, so that it can touch my heart and shed tears."

Zhu Chengbi slowly stroked the amber snuff bottle in his hand, and his little finger wearing the armor inlaid with gold and emeralds slid across the snuff bottle: "The Ai family doesn't want to play charades with you, so you can tell the Ai family exactly what happened that day. Regarding the affair case, what else does the Ai family not know about?"

Wan Mingyu smiled lightly: "The Empress Dowager, don't you hear about the beauty of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty?"

When Wan Mingyu came out of the palace, Zhu Chengbi got up and pushed open the long window with vermilion lacquer carvings and phoenix patterns. The bamboo outside the window swayed with a strong rustling sound in the misty night, as if floating from the distant sky, and it looked more and more cheerful. Ninggong is as quiet as the deep sea, even the sound of water dripping from the copper drain is so clear.

"It has been verified just now that there is nothing wrong with the box of snacks in Chengming Palace." Zhu Xi glanced at Zhu Chengbi's expression, and asked in a low voice: "The Empress Dowager thinks, who will do Li Xiurong's miscarriage?"

"Concubine Xian and Concubine De have just been warned by the Ai family that they will never do such a thing again." Zhu Chengbi shook his head slowly, and said in a deep voice, "Whose palm is the Imperial Medical Bureau in? Chengming Palace is in chaos Who is most likely to do it? Zhu Xi, tell me."

Zhu Xi was startled, and murmured: "Servant..."

Zhu Chengbi took a deep breath, almost wanting to hate iron for being weak: "Yuze has seven disasters and eight disasters, wouldn't it be good if there is one more prince in his hands? Why are you so restless! Taking advantage of Li Xiurong's acting to push the boat along the way, she Who are you going to blame?"

Zhu Xi pondered for a moment, and said in contemplation: "My maidservant learned that the concubine and concubine Xian had never met each other this afternoon. That is to say, concubine Xian didn't know that concubine Li was going to plot against Wan Zhaoyi, so she was so blatant If it's not for fishing in troubled waters, and then framing her when she succeeds, then she is sure that the empress dowager will protect her this time. After all, Chengming Palace complained of abdominal pain, and empress Xian sent the imperial doctor to take care of her. If it was at that time There is no way to recover, and there is nothing wrong with it. Empress Xiurong can only knock out her teeth and swallow her blood."

Zhu Chengbi's eyes drooped slightly, and the ice crystal chalcedony inlaid on the step shaker seemed to escape bursts of coldness, permeating like a tide: "Concubine Li, I really can't keep it. No matter what the concubine Xian's consideration is, I will I have to give her a warning, if the Ai family tolerates her once, they may not tolerate her every time!"

Zhu Xi was stunned when he heard the words, the hand that was holding Zhu Chengbi's knee with the mutton fat jade hammer froze, and then returned to normal: "Then, what is the empress dowager going to do?"

A trace of sharpness and determination flashed in Zhu Chengbi's deep eyes, and he tightly held the longevity lock in his hand: "Let the concubine come first, for some things, the Ai family still has to ask her in private."

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