The biography of Concubine Lin in the harem

Chapter 110

On a moonlit night, Luoshui is bone-chillingly cold (2)

On the New Year's Eve of the third year of Qianyuan, because of the joy of purging the party members of the Regent, Xuanling ordered an amnesty for the world, and even hosted a banquet for the royal family, civil and military officials, and wives inside and outside the palace in Zi'ao City. Year's New Year's Eve palace banquet.In the palace, there are even auspicious gold powder couplets with red backgrounds such as "the wind spreads the soil celebration, the sun follows the Tianxiang", "the calyx of the jade space blooms, and the palace hangs and prospers".The red walls and golden tiles were also washed and repainted early, making them look extraordinarily bright and festive.

From Changyin Pavilion to Zichen Palace, gold-woven red velvet carpets are rolled out all the way, embroidered with large peonies, day lilies, narcissus, hibiscus, and golden chrysanthemums, which are full of freshness and fullness.The pagoda lanterns with huanghuali carvings on both sides are almost as tall as a person, and they are golden and shining like stars in the Milky Way.There are also cloisonné enamel aroma diffusers and ivory openwork flowers, birds, insects and fish aroma diffusers on the side, and the fragrance mist is permeating, which is better than Yaotai fairyland.

In front of Changyin Pavilion, the colorful lanterns are continuous to create a scene of dragons soaring in the clouds, and the piles of gold and jade show the wealth and honor of the heavenly family.The gilt-bronze carved Longevity Ruyi pavilion-style palace lanterns flicker with candlelight, illuminating the surroundings as bright as day.

Zhu Chengbi's seat is at the front, Xuan Ling and Zhu Rou are on the left, Zhu Yixiu is on the right, and the seats of Concubine Xian, Concubine De, and Concubine Duan are at the back.

Jian Yunran stood by Zhu Chengbi's side, and said in a low voice: "The Empress Dowager, "Mu Guiying's Great Breakthrough" is today's finale, and it is also the best performer in the Rongfu class. The one who sang Mu Guiying is Deng Yuniang, the leader of the Rongfu class."

Zhu Chengbi raised his hand to straighten the ivory open-carved wishful cloud patterns on his temples, and praised with a smile: "Today's plays are very good, it seems that you have put a lot of thought into it."

Jian Yunran said with a gentle smile: "The Empress Dowager likes it, and that is the blessing of slaves."

Before the words were finished, it was Min Qiongluo who led the little maid to bring up Liuzhu Treasure Cake, Rose Fragrant Pear Cake, Lotus Paste Crystal Cake, Ginseng and Yam Cake, all of which were attractive in color and tangy in fragrance.

Zhu Chengbi smiled and said, "Min Shangshi's craftsmanship is getting better and better."

Zhu Yixiu heard the words and said jokingly: "Yes, the pastries made by Min Shangshi are full of color and fragrance, Ze'er also likes them very much!"

Zhu Chengbi nodded, picked up Shifeng Longjing and took a sip: "Princess Wuyang and Lord Jinkang will go to the palace banquet today, and Min Qiongzhi must be accompanying them. If you have time, go and see them." My own sister, the Ai family also has some rewards to give her."

Min Qiongluo was overjoyed, and hurriedly bowed her knees to salute, with a hint of joy in her voice: "Thank you, Empress Dowager, for your kindness!"

When Min Qiongluo backed out, Jian Yunran glanced at Zhu Yixiu inadvertently, but touched a pair of meaningful eyes, which seemed to reveal a bit of coldness, and she was slightly stunned, but when she looked again, Zhu Yixiu was already in awe. Looking at the opera on stage with a warm smile.

Jian Yunran didn't understand why, so she simply ignored it, and just stood quietly.

The performance on the birthday stage reached the point where all the generals begged for mercy, Mu Guiying no longer insisted on using military law to deal with Yang Zongbao, and broke through the heavenly formation together with the leading army. Zhu Xi felt the pain, calmly drank a glass of Shifeng Longjing, and handed it to Zhu Chengbi.

Zhu Chengbi stared blankly holding the teacup with the golden pattern on the dragon cloud, the numbing heat surged into his heart, and just now he came back to his senses, and gently wiped away the moisture from the corners of his eyes.

On the birthday stage, Xiao Tianzuo was fighting with Mu Guiying and Yang Zongbao for [-] rounds, suddenly a kite turned over, pulled out a sharp dagger from nowhere, and rushed straight at Zhu Chengbi.

Xuanling was shocked, pushed away Zhu Chengbi who was in a daze, and shouted loudly: "Guard! Guarantee!"

Zhu Chengbi was pushed violently by Xuan Ling, his body was unstable, and he fell to the ground, his knee hurt terribly. Seeing that he missed the blow, the assassin charged again with all his strength.

On the one hand, Xuan Ling wanted to protect Zhu Chengbi's safety, and on the other hand, he had to protect Zhu Rouze, so he couldn't help but feel powerless. The moment the dagger was pressed, he didn't know who was trying his best to grab the assassin's belt and force him to Dragging it away, the attendants who heard the news rushed up and pressed him to the ground.

Zhu Xi hurriedly helped Zhu Chengbi up, feeling lingering fear: "The Empress Dowager! How are you doing!"

Zhu Yixiu stood by Zhu Chengbi's side, with panic and panic on his face, and asked the assassin sharply: "Who is it! Who sent you here!"

Seeing that he couldn't struggle, the assassin sneered, suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, and hung his head weakly.

Wan Mingyu was more courageous, took a step forward, sniffed the assassin's breath, turned around and said: "Empress Dowager! He killed himself by biting his tongue!"

Deng Yuniang was so frightened that her face paled, and she kowtowed repeatedly: "The empress dowager, forgive me! The empress dowager, forgive me! I don't know that this person is so bold that he dared to assassinate the empress dowager!"

Jian Yunran also kowtowed and said: "The empress dowager, please forgive me! It is safe for the Rongfu class to enter the palace to sing operas every year. The slaves and maidservants have always paid attention to it. How could there be such a madman who would risk the world's shame and assassinate the empress dowager?" !"

Xuanling held Zhu Rouze's hand tightly, and said coldly: "Rongfu troupe is the best theater troupe in the capital. Deng Yuniang, your new troupe leader, must have firmly remembered the old troupe leader's instructions. Is it unknown, or has already been bought by someone, don't you know at all?"

Deng Yuniang was shocked when she heard the words, cold sweat broke out on her back, and she cried: "My family only knows that he seems to have been in contact with people outside the troupe recently, but I really don't know that he has such rebellious thoughts. If my family finds out, I must Tie him up and send him to the Ministry of Punishment!"

Seeing Deng Yuniang's earnestness, Zhu Chengbi couldn't help calming down a little bit of anger, looking at the person who saved him just now, seeing that it was a heroic young man, he showed some praise: "Who is this?"

That young man with sword-like eyebrows and star-eyed eyes was handsome, and when he saw Zhu Chengbi's question, he clasped his fists and replied loudly: "Caomin is Deng Chuhan, a martial student from the Rongfu class!"

Deng Yuniang saw that Deng Chuhan's eyes were shining and her voice was bright, but she didn't know how to kneel down, so she jumped, and hurriedly pulled him to kneel together: "Empress Dowager, Chu Han is a dog from my slave family, and this is the first time he has entered the palace. Knowing the etiquette in the palace, I hope the Queen Mother will forgive me."

Zhu Chengbi nodded lightly, and the corners of his lips raised slightly: "Chu Han, Chu Chu is extraordinary, the ground bears Hai Han, your son is very good, take good care of him."

Deng Yuniang let out a long breath, and kowtowed again to thank her.

Because of the assassination incident in Changyin Pavilion, Zhu Chengbi felt depressed, and sat in Zichen Palace for half an hour before returning to the palace with Zhuxi's hand.

It was about the time of Hai, Zhu Chengbi didn’t feel sleepy, and only changed into a homely satin dress with moon-colored satin, embroidered with a few hibiscus flowers, sitting by the window in the clear moonlight, looking at the bright lights in the distance, Think quietly.

"Empress Dowager." Zhu Xi didn't know when she entered the palace, and her originally gentle face had a touch of sadness in the candlelight. She said in a low voice, "The Shen Xingsi has found out who is behind that assassin."

"Who?"

Zhu Xi took a deep breath, and slowly spit out two words: "Concubine Yuan."

Zhu Chengbi's fingertips trembled, as if a gust of cool wind was blowing in, blowing his whole heart up.

"However, when the people from Shenxing Division went to the palace, Concubine Yuan and King Zhongshan had already committed suicide by taking poison. At that time, Concubine Yuan was dying, and she was struggling to ask Shen Xingsi's doctor Shen Yixin to give the Queen Mother a word..."

"Say."

Zhu Xi was quite frightened, and murmured: "That's disrespectful words, I dare not..."

"Say!"

"Concubine Yuan said, if there is an afterlife, I hope you will be a mouse and I will be a cat, choking your throat forever."

Like a sharp dagger firmly pierced into his heart, Zhu Chengbi twitched, feeling that his internal organs were so painful that he was about to curl up, and his face turned white in an instant.

Zhu Xi took a step forward, held Zhu Chengbi's hand tightly, and smoothed her frighteningly curled fingers: "Empress Dowager! What does Concubine Yuan know? You don't have to take her words to heart."

Zhu Chengbi took a deep breath, only to feel that sharp and extremely small claws seemed to be born in the cold air, clutching his throat tightly, this breath could not be taken in or out, and the pain pierced his heart and lungs .

"Bamboo breath!" Zhu Chengbi clenched his teeth, his gums slightly sore, as if he had a mouthful of cold blood, "Tell the Ministry of Rites to expel Concubine Yuan and Xuanming Yudu!"

Zhu Xi was slightly stunned, and then said respectfully: "Your servant understands." After she finished speaking, she showed a little hesitation, "There is one more thing, this servant has to ask the Queen Mother for instructions... Although Changning Princess has nothing to do with the assassination, she witnessed Concubine Yuan's mother and child are both dead, and her hair has been cut off after being stimulated..."

Zhu Chengbi glanced at Zhu Xi quickly, and hardened his heart: "Build a Changning Temple in the suburbs of Beijing, and let Changning practice in it. Send someone to tell Fu Wanting who is practicing in Ganlu Temple, let her go to Changning Temple to accompany her practice. In addition, To show the world that Changning is indeed the grandniece of the imperial concubine Jingui. She is icy and snowy, and was loved by the late emperor. Because of the desolation of Zhou Yizhen's knees, she was handed over to Xu Huiyin to take care of her. Now, Zhou Yizhen's rebellion is really a traitor, and Changning should not continue She was recognized as her adoptive father, so she was asked to enshrine Concubine Duanjin as her adoptive mother, and she was regarded as the righteous daughter of the late emperor, and throughout her life, she would not go out of Changning to contemplate half a step, and pray for Concubine Duanjin."

Zhu took a breath and was surprised and suspicious: "What does the Empress Dowager mean?"

Zhu Chengbi got up suddenly, and pushed away Zhu Xi's hand that was about to come to support: "You just do it, the Ministry of Rites dare not disobey Aijia's wishes." The sharp steel knife scraped across sharply, with a bone-piercing coldness.

Zhu Chengbi tried his best to hold back the tears from the corners of his eyes, and said word by word: "Aijia is such a heartless person. No matter how rumors spread outside the Aijia's heroine's appearance, he killed a rebellious minister like the regent with his hands. But internally, I'm afraid many people are well aware of how ruthless and ungrateful Aijia is."

Zhu Xi couldn't bear it in his heart, and persuaded in a low voice: "Empress Dowager, how can others understand the sadness and desolation inside?"

"I just want to let them know that the Ai family is ruthless and unjust. This is what I have owed Yi Chen for generations. The official history is about Guo Zuo. Then let the unofficial history denounce the Ai family to the end, so that future generations will know that it was the Ai family who betrayed him. I have failed him for the rest of my life." Zhu Chengbi pushed open the vermilion lacquer and gilt palace door, and the sound of Zichen Palace's grand silk and bamboo came from outside the palace, but when it came here, it was faintly visible and indistinct.

From today on, all people and things will no longer have anything to do with me.

Zhu Chengbi picked up his dress and walked out of Yining Palace slowly.

In the Tongming Hall, Zhu Chengbi knelt quietly in front of the Buddha statue, slowly twisting the sandalwood beads in his hands, and chanted the "Mantra of Rebirth" over and over again.The sandalwood is curling up, like smoke and mist, and in the glowing candlelight of the giant candle that spans the arms, the posture is graceful.

On New Year's Eve, Zi Ao City is surrounded by beautiful brocades, brightly lit lanterns, embroidered curtains, and music and music. However, in the huge Tongming Palace, it is as quiet as the deep sea, and there is only Zhu Chengbi alone, which seems out of tune with the grand scene outside.

Suddenly, there seemed to be light footsteps.

"Get out! The Ai family has ordered, no one can come in."

For a long while, there was silence.

Zhu Chengbi was puzzled, slowly opened his eyes, his body trembled suddenly, it turned out to be Yi Chen, wearing a long moon-white robe, standing in front of him.

His smile is still so warm, his eyes are still so bright, his tone is very clear and gentle, and he whispers: "Bi'er..."

"Yi Chen!" Zhu Chengbi got up hastily, rushing forward desperately to hug him, "Don't go!"

However, all she got was a piece of incense mist.

"you left……"

Zhu Chengbi slowly opened his palm, and a few wisps of fragrant mist slowly rose, forming an incomplete ring, as if he was laughing at himself.

Zhu Chengbi knelt down on the ground, staring blankly at the Buddha. The orange-gold floor tiles were as cold as they were, but they couldn't cool a heart that seemed to be ashamed and withered, as if soaked in ice water in the cold winter months.

After a long, long time, Zhu Chengbi got up slowly, put his skirt on his knees firmly, closed his eyes slightly, and recited softly: "Namo, Amitabha Ye, Dotagata Ye..."

For the rest of my life, the ancient Buddha with the blue lamp will always be with me, and I am not envious of mandarin ducks or immortals.

postscript:

That is, if you plant a cause, you will get a result, and everything is predestined.

Zhu Chengbi, the Empress Dowager of Zhaocheng, has been decisive in killing and attacking, resolute in words and deeds, unyielding in adversity, neither arrogant nor impetuous in good times, and a heroine who does not give in to men. She has tried her best to turn the tide several times.At that time, people respected and feared it, but few people served it as if they were relatives.

If you gain something, you lose something, sit in a high position, and know whether you are warm or not.

(End of the text, welcome to continue to pay attention to the extra volume, which will talk about the death of Empress Chunyuan, Zhu Chengbi's recognition of Zhu Yixiu's true face, Wan Mingyu and Zhu Yixiu's final duel, Zhenning was surprised to learn the truth about Zhu Chengbi and Yizhen, the end of Concubine Rong, etc. Wait, there are eight extra chapters in total, plus 81 chapters in the first volume and 110 chapters in the second volume, a total of two hundred chapters.)

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