The biography of Concubine Lin in the harem

Yuanyangwa Cold Cream Huazhong (2)

Zhu Chengbi fell down suddenly, the Chonghua Palace was in chaos, some timid concubines were so frightened that they wept softly, Concubine Shen was always weak, seeing this situation, she was frightened for a moment, palpitation She fell obliquely on Xigui's body, scaring Xigui into saying that she had been poisoned, and became flustered.

Although Concubine He was panicked, she reacted first, and quickly ordered a few powerful inner eunuchs to help Concubine Shen down, and then reprimanded all the concubines, palace servants, and inner eunuchs not to move around without authorization, and then picked her up from the nurse's arms. Guo Xuanfen hugged her tightly, his eyes glanced at Concubine Lin who was lying on the ground, his arms trembled a little unconsciously, he only turned his head to look at Yidan.

Seeing this, Concubine En rushed forward to support Concubine He, turned around and scolded sharply: "Zhu Xi! Zhu Yu! Hurry up and invite the imperial physician!"

Zhu Xi hurriedly pushed Zhu Yu, and said anxiously: "Come in, please come in." After Yu finished, he bent down to help Concubine Lin, and Concubine Yi hurried forward to help.

Yi Dan didn't say a word, his face was livid, he held Concubine Shu's trembling hands tightly, Fang Yang said: "Put Concubine Lin to the side hall first."

Over there, Zhu Xi screamed again and again: "Your Majesty is almost out of breath!"

Yidan finally couldn't hold back anymore, he slapped his palm on the table viciously, the soup splashed all over the floor, it was very messy, the concubines present hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed.

Regardless of the flushing of his palm, Yidan said angrily: "It's fine but what's going on?"

Concubine En concubine pondered for a while, and finally understood: "The last thing Concubine Lin ate was the red date honey of Concubine Gui!"

Concubine Yi was startled when she heard the words, she raised her eyes to look at the jujube honey spilled on the ground, and then at Concubine Lin who was being helped to the side hall by the maids, she hesitated and said, "Like, it seems to be caused by poisoning."

As soon as the words came out, everyone in the audience was shocked.The concubines and concubines all looked at each other, and the hall, which had been talking and laughing at Yan Yan just now, fell into a deathly silence in an instant, and the wind outside the hall could only hear the rustling of the leaves.

Yidan's face was cloudy and cloudy, but he just tightly held Concubine Shu's hands, Concubine Shu was also pale and pale at this time, trembling all over.

After all, Concubine He turned his attention first, and said sharply: "How did the red date honey of the imperial concubine get mixed with poison! Let the Department of Shen Xing investigate carefully!"

The empress is still alive, but Concubine He commanded well after all, and the Empress is still in doubt, Yidan only cares about consoling Concubine Shu, Concubine He is not arrogant, even if the Empress can't see it, she can only let her go for the time being.

The imperial hospital was originally guarded outside the hall, which was also an unwritten rule of the Great Zhou Dynasty. After hearing the news, Imperial Physicians Liang and Imperial Physicians rushed in immediately. Since Imperial Physician Xu retired and returned home, Imperial Physician Liang was temporarily promoted First, the post of envoy in charge of the hospital. Imperial Physician Liu has always been on good terms with Imperial Physician Liang.

Imperial Physician Liu rushed to the side hall to check on Concubine Lin first, and then ordered several imperial physicians who arrived later to go to Concubine Lin and Concubine Shen, and Imperial Physician Liang ordered to check the remaining jujube honey in the bowl.At this moment, there was no sound in Chonghua Palace, all the palace people were standing or sitting, and the atmosphere was eerily silent. Even though Imperial Physician Liang had gone through a lot, there was still a thin layer of sweat on his forehead.

When the silver needle was taken out from the bowl, it was already as black as ink. Imperial Physician Liang sniffed it lightly, but without feeling his expression change, he hurriedly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, it's Crane Crown Red!"

At this moment, Xuanling and Zhenning had gone to the side hall to accompany Concubine Lin, Xuan Qing who was leaning beside Concubine Shu was shocked when he heard the words, his face turned white in an instant, he held Yidan's sleeve tightly , the immature voice was full of tears: "Father, someone is going to kill Mother and Concubine!"

Concubine He also paled suddenly: "Who the hell is it? How dare you murder the head of the four concubines, are you really impatient!"

Yidan shuddered slightly, and couldn't help but glance around, the queen froze, and hurriedly asked: "Where is Shen Xingsi! What did you find out!"

Gao Qianying took the whisk and went into the palace to report: "Your Majesty, Master Wan from the Department of Shenxing has just reported that the red date honey for the imperial concubine was made by Min Shangshi and Min Qiongluo of the Imperial Dining Room. He bumped into Ling Rui who was next to the empress."

Concubine He's expression changed, she glanced at the queen, and said in a deep voice, "Where is Min Shang cannibal?"

Min Shangshi had been waiting outside the hall, heard the summons and rushed into the hall, bent down and knelt down, begging for peace and said: "The emperor Wan'an, the queen Wan'an..."

Yi Dan patted the table and said impatiently: "When is it time to say hello? You describe the process of sending red date honey just now! If it is not true, you will immediately go to the Shenxing Department!"

Min Shangshi was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Yes, the maid brought Bixi and Bixiang over after making the jujube honey, but for some reason, when she got outside the palace, she ran into Aunt Lingrui, who was beside the empress, and smashed the broken pieces into pieces. The lid of the jade green flower cup was knocked off. When Bixi first entered the palace, she saw her aunt dressed luxuriously. She mistook her for the young master of the palace. She was so frightened that she knelt down on the ground with red date honey. covered."

"Ask Bi Xi and Bi Xiang to come in and talk." Concubine He said flatly.

Bi Xi and Bi Xiang came in with their heads bowed. They were slender, but they were two inexperienced little girls. They were only eleven or twelve years old. It was probably the first time they saw such a scene, and they were a little panicked. , clasped his sleeves tightly with both hands, and described the experience in a trembling voice, almost the same as Min Shangshi.

The queen's complexion became paler, she just tightly strangled the brocade veil and said nothing.

Seeing this, Concubine Yan Gui quickly questioned: "The concubine's jujube honey has never been wrong, why did Min Shangshi bring two maids who just entered the palace to send it, isn't it inappropriate?"

Min Shangshi replied: "Your concubine and empress have a lesson, today's Chonghua Palace banquet, the imperial dining room is really lacking, so I can only bring them out."

Yi Dan raised his eyes suddenly, and his voice was as cold as ice: "Queen, what is Ling Rui going out for?"

The queen was startled, and quickly knelt down to argue: "The concubine had a headache before, so I asked Ling Rui to go back to Fengyi Palace to bring a box of peppermint oil."

Ling Rui also knelt down and said: "Your Majesty Mingjian, I just went back to the palace to get peppermint oil. When I returned to the Chonghua Palace, I happened to meet Min Shangshi!" After finishing speaking, Ling Rui hurriedly presented a small enamel box .

But Yidan didn't take it, there seemed to be dark flames flickering in his eyes, he just turned his head and told Gao Qianying, "Go search Fengyi Palace." I can hang my head and say nothing.

After about two cups of tea, Gao Qianying came back with Xiao Dengzi, and Xiao Dengzi held an unremarkable sandalwood box, and presented it respectfully in front of Yidan, Yidan only took a look, then waved his hand and said: "Doctor Liang."

Imperial Physician Liang stepped forward, checked the contents of the box one by one, and finally took out a small glass bottle, gently unscrewed the red cork, and smelled it carefully, his expression changed greatly: "Your Majesty, It's Crane Crown Red!"

The queen's face turned pale with fright, but all kinds of situations were connected seamlessly, and she couldn't help crying: "The concubine is wronged! That bottle does not belong to the concubine!"

Yi Dan snatched the peppermint oil from Ling Rui's hand, and kicked Ling Rui to the side, so angry that his beard and hair swelled, he threw the peppermint oil on the queen, sneered until he was out of breath, and sternly reprimanded: "Are you wronged? Concubine Lin is the one who is wronged! Concubine Shu is the one who is wronged! You have such a vicious heart, where did Concubine Shu offend you? Are you going to put her to death!"

Concubine He spoke softly, her tone was clear and clear, like a handful of pearls falling on a jade plate: "Concubine Shu is favored, everything in Guanju Palace is the best, and now Fengyi Palace even wants Hanzhang Palace. But in comparison, where the empress's face is placed, it is absolutely impossible to tolerate Concubine Shu Gui."

The queen gave Hefei a hard look, and just as she was about to say something, Enbi said again: "Since the new year, the queen has been ill, and the emperor doesn't go to Fengyi Palace much. On the contrary, Concubine Shu was caught in the cold, and the emperor stayed with her all night long." In the end, I was so tired that I fell ill." Enbi turned her eyes slightly, as if sighing, "It's a pity, it's a pity, how does the empress feel when she sees that Jun's kindness is sparse?"

The queen gritted her teeth in hatred: "Chen Wanxin! Don't impose your ideas on me. No matter how unfavored this palace is, I am still a queen, and the mother of the Great Zhou Dynasty! I have been sitting in the back seat for more than ten years, and the favored concubines in the harem are one by one. One, is it true that I want to kill all of them!"

En concubine hurriedly said that she didn't dare, but smiled again: "It's just that Concubine Shu's love has not faded for several years, how can it be compared with other concubines?" Pulled into it, "Other concubines are favored or fall out of favor, they can't threaten your status, empress, but Concubine Shu is different, she not only gave birth to a prince, but also monopolized her favor and flourished day by day. Many concubines, that is what you are most worried about, empress, if Concubine Shu is gone..."

Concubine En hurriedly covered her mouth, knelt slightly to Concubine Shu and said, "I'm so sorry, concubine, I'm rude." Seeing that Yidan and Concubine Shu didn't blame her, En concubine turned to look at the queen again and said, "Then, concubine There are rivalries and jealousy, one ebbs and another, but it is all under the control of the empress."

Enbin had a clear mind and spoke eloquently, which indeed echoed everyone's thoughts.

Concubine Yangui seemed to be disdainful when she heard the words: "I didn't expect Concubine En to be so eloquent, she doesn't seem to be from the weaving bureau, she should be an opera singer in Liyuan."

Concubine En smiled lightly: "Whether it's a maid from the Weaving Bureau or an opera singer from the Liyuan Bureau, after all, they are not as noble as your concubine, but when it comes to conscience and kindness, they don't rank high or low because of their birth."

The queen said angrily: "Enbi is alert, but I have to speak up and set the record straight! If Ling Rui poisoned her secretly, there should be poison hidden in her body, so you might as well ask Imperial Physician Liang to examine it."

Concubine He sneered and said, "The empress is confused. Since the poison has been applied, the poison on her body should be destroyed. Could it be possible to wait for the emperor to inspect it?"

The queen glared at Concubine He angrily: "Concubine He knows that the poison must be destroyed, so she should also understand that the poison in the bowl cannot be destroyed. Once Concubine Shu Gui is poisoned, the imperial physician will definitely check the red date honey, and I will be exposed easily. Isn't this trip too dangerous?"

Concubine He met the Queen's gaze without fear and said loudly: "If it is really exposed, Ling Rui will take all the blame. If Concubine Shu Gui is really hard to save, the Queen gets rid of her strong enemy, and she leaves nothing behind. Don't take advantage of it?"

The queen was cut off from retreat, choked for a moment, and said to Min Shangshi angrily: "Min Qiongluo! You were promoted to Shangshi because of my appreciation! Now you dare to collude with others to frame me!"

Min Shangshi was startled, kowtowed and begged: "Your maidservant is just a small imperial dining room, how dare you frame your empress?"

The atmosphere in the hall became more and more stagnant. Although the queen was gnashing her teeth, she couldn't find any mistakes, so she could only kowtow and beg her: "Today's incident must be because someone intentionally framed the concubine, and the concubine was really wronged!"

Yi Dan just looked at her coldly, clenched his fists and said nothing, all the concubines didn't dare to show their airs, they just lowered their heads in thought, and occasionally gave her one or two looks of panic or gloating.Concubine Yan Gui saw that the Empress had been cornered and had no strength to resist, although she wanted to refute, but seeing that the situation was irreversible, she could only keep silent.

The concubine glanced at Concubine Yan Gui, and couldn't help secretly worrying, if even the empress fell, wouldn't the next empress be Concubine Shu, who would still be able to live a good life by then, so the more people said: " Regardless of whether the empress is at fault or not, the disputes in the harem are all caused by concubine Shu's exclusive favor, should the concubine also reflect on herself?"

This remark was said by the Empress Dowager to Yidan. Although Yidan was unhappy at that time, he could only fool around with a smile on his face. Now seeing that the concubine is imitating the Empress Dowager and scolding Concubine Shu Gui, he couldn't help being furious. Anger: "My concubine Luo's words offend her, it's really rude! From now on, I will be the last one to change clothes, lose my title, and move to the cold palace to think about my mistakes!"

Concubine Yangui was startled, she was begging for love, Yidan said again: "Who dares to plead for mercy for such a lowly servant girl, and abolish the cold palace together!"

Luo Shi saw that he was on fire, not only failed to shake Concubine Shu Gui, on the contrary, he was abolished, immediately angry and anxious, mixed with grief and anger, but it was irreversible, rolled his eyes and fell to the ground, Yi Dan raised his eyebrows, both A guard stepped forward and dragged Luo Shi who was lying on the ground like a dead fish.

Suddenly such a change happened, the queen was too frightened to tell her apart, Yidan didn't bother to look at her again, the corners of his mouth trembled slightly, as if he was about to make a great decision, and finally said coldly: "Queen Xia, let me kill you." Concubine, from now on Fengyi Palace is banned, no one is allowed to come and go without my order, and anyone who violates it will be punished with death! As for Ling Rui, I will be beaten to death with a stick!"

After finishing speaking, Yidan didn't give the queen any chance to refute, but just left with Concubine Shu Gui and Xuan Qing, leaving the queen with a cold and determined back.

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