The biography of Concubine Lin in the harem

Kindness and tenderness in the middle way (3)

Later on, the palace became much calmer. Although the concubine Mi Gui had killed Xuan Jing, but because of her father's affection, she was allowed to be buried with concubine ceremonies, while Xuan Jing had a generous burial. Special rewards were given to members of the Han clan, and Concubine Yan Gui, even though she fainted because of her panic attack, did not wake up for the time being.

After a hasty dinner, Zhu Chengbi was accompanied by Zhu Xi and Aunt Zheng, and went to Tongming Hall to burn a stick of incense. Pour it in until the tired and lazy mind gradually clears up.Zhu Chengbi knelt for a long time, quietly listening to the wind outside the palace, and had no choice but to return to the palace until his knees ached again.

When passing by Changxin Palace, Zhu Chengbi couldn't help turning his eyes to look back. At this moment, the desolate and quiet atmosphere inside was clearly visible, and it was no longer the high-spirited scene in the past.

After returning to Deyang Hall, he saw Yidan was already inside, Zhu Chengbi hurriedly bowed his knees to pay his respects: "All blessings, Your Majesty."

Yi Dan leaned slightly on the imperial concubine's couch, just stroking his brows and thinking, the corners of his eyes were filled with indescribable fatigue, when he saw Zhu Chengbi coming in, he beckoned her to come over: "I heard that you just went to the Tongming Palace, I will also I didn't urge you, just now Zhenning and Ling'er came over and had a chat with me."

Zhu Chengbi's heart warmed up. For Yidan who had just experienced the pain of bereavement, the joy of children under his knees can indeed comfort the pain in his heart, so he sat silently beside Yidan, and said softly: "Is the emperor hungry, my minister?" Concubine pass some meals."

Yidan shook his head slightly, took Zhu Chengbi's hand, and sighed softly: "I have lost another child, Chengbi, I feel sad, I don't understand what I did wrong, why I lost children one after another."

The corners of Zhu Chengbi's eyes were slightly wet, and he held Yidan's hands tightly: "Your Majesty, the concubine Mi Gui broke into the Lanlin Palace. This is something that no one expected, and the Emperor does not need to blame himself for it." Zhu Chengbi lowered his eyes for a moment, With tears in his eyes, "If you want to blame what happened today, you can only blame the concubine. The concubine watched the child being taken away, but she was powerless to get it back."

Yi Dan just shook his head: "How can you be blamed, I heard from Zhenning that in order to protect the child, your own calf was also scratched."

Zhu Chengbi took the ginseng soup offered by Zhuyu, and persuaded softly: "The concubine has strengthened the guards of the Yunzhao Palace, and must protect His Highness Ninth Palace so that there will be no mistakes. Although the emperor is sad, he can't hurt himself. His body, the emperor has been in poor health for the past few days." After speaking, Zhu Chengbi lightly scooped up a spoonful of ginseng soup and handed it to Yidan's mouth, "The ginseng soup nourishes the body and warms the stomach, it was windy outside, the emperor thought about it all the way here cold."

Zhu Yu said softly: "The ginseng soup was specially ordered by the Fourth Highness to cook in the small kitchen."

Yidan finally smiled warmly when he heard the words, took a sip of ginseng soup, and praised: "Ling'er is really filial." Turning his eyes, seeing Aunt Zheng standing silently beside Zhu Chengbi, he couldn't help saying, "This is your distant aunt Is it?"

Aunt Zheng hurriedly bowed her knees to pay her respects: "Mr. Zheng, a commoner's wife, pays her respects to the Emperor. All blessings, Your Majesty."

Yi Dan nodded, took the ginseng soup and warmed his hands and said, "Where is Gu Gu from?"

Aunt Zheng smiled slightly: "The folk woman is from Jezhou, Shandong."

"Jeju?" Yi Dan was taken aback for a moment, then looked at Aunt Zheng's eyes, and his tone softened, revealing a trace of warmth, "My mother, Empress Zhaohui, is also from Jeju."

Aunt Zheng nodded lightly, and said with a very warm smile: "When the women were young, they had a relationship with Empress Zhaohui once. Although the fate was shallow, the Empress Dowager is an excellent person." After finishing speaking, she frowned slightly , said in a low voice, "It's just a pity that the queen mother left so early. Later, the two dowry aunts beside the queen mother returned to Jeju. What kind of people have been met with accidents one after another."

Yidan couldn't help but gasped when he heard the words, and asked, "An accident happened?"

Aunt Zheng hurriedly knelt down and said hesitantly: "The woman just heard that she was assassinated, but the master and wife never pursued the matter afterwards, the emperor naturally didn't know about it."

Yi Dan froze for a moment, dark clouds slowly spread over his face, Zhu Chengbi quickly looked at Aunt Zheng reproachfully and said, "How can Auntie talk about this matter again?"

Yidan put down the ginseng soup in his hand, and rubbed the center of his brows with his thumb little by little: "Have you ever heard about it from your aunt?"

Zhu Chengbi hurriedly said: "I have heard of it, but it is a long time ago, and it is impossible to verify it. What's more, it may not be offended by anyone, maybe it was done by robbers?"

Yi Dan thought for a while, shook his head and said: "The two aunts have served in the palace for many years, how could it be so coincidental that they were targeted by robbers just after returning to Jeju?"

Zhu Chengbi was surprised: "The emperor means that the two aunts have offended someone in the palace? However, at that time, the queen mother Zhaohui passed away, and the emperor was raised by the queen mother, who was the concubine Shu at that time. Concubine Shu was always favored by the late emperor. , Does anyone dare to offend Concubine Shu to attack the two aunts?" Zhu Chengbi pondered for a moment, and became more and more puzzled, "But Concubine Shu didn't seem to pursue it afterwards."

Aunt Zheng hurriedly said: "Afterwards, Master and Madam just covered up the matter hastily, and the prefect did not pursue it."

Zhu Chengbi watched Yidan carefully, and saw that his expression was getting worse, and the thoughts in his heart were turning like a wheel. Since Concubine Shu adopted the eighth son, wouldn't it be better to leave the two dowry aunts of Empress Dowager Zhaohui by her side to take care of him? good?Since they were sent back in a hurry, it is really hard to explain why they turned a deaf ear to what happened to them.Leaving Concubine Shu's power aside, since Empress Dowager Zhaohui is willing to hand over her own son to Concubine Shu to raise her, it is enough to show that Empress Zhaohui trusts her. Since Concubine Shu ignores Empress Zhaohui's dowry, unless there is only one The explanation is that the Empress Dowager Zhaohui was not willing to hand over the eighth son to Concubine Shu to be raised by the situation. At that time, Concubine Shu, who had no children and was always favored, was eager to compete with Concubine Rong, who held power. The best way is to hold the crown prince candidate.

Zhu Chengbi exhaled lightly, his eyes dimmed, Lin Ruoxuan said a word the night Mrs. Yu'er was killed, and it was this sentence that became a powerful blow to uncover the truth that had been buried for many years.

"Her aunt, in order to win the custody of the emperor, even dared to attack that one. The aunt and nephew are really impressive."

For many nights after that, I pondered the meaning of this sentence until I was startled by the morning light bursting out of the east.The night in Deyang Palace is so long that you can’t count the sound of dripping water; the night in Deyang Palace is so short, every inch of time turns from your fingertips, and then disappears on the bluestone platform outside the hall .

Until one day, I suddenly realized Min Qiongluo's secret, her icy eyes suddenly scratched at the blood-red palace wall of Yining Palace, like the hatred that had been suppressed for many years suddenly erupted in an instant.

If you find any clues, if you continue to dig, there will always be many unexpected gains.

It turned out that Min Qiongluo's mother, Mrs. Zhang, used to be the secretary of the imperial dining room, and Aunt Zheng was a medical girl in the imperial hospital. The two entered the palace since childhood and had a very good friendship.Back then Concubine Shu sent her confidants to the imperial physician to diagnose that the son conceived by Empress Dowager Zhaohui was a baby boy, and a shocking conspiracy started. Zhaohui had dystocia due to abnormal fetal position during childbirth. is irreparable.At that time, Aunt Zheng had been serving her all the time. Although she had already realized that the dosage of oxytocin was too much, she could only give in due to the insistence of the imperial physician.

After Zhaohui's death, the young and vigorous Aunt Zheng began to be suspicious of Concubine Shu. When the news of the sudden accident of the two dowry aunts came, she used to serve Zhaohui's court lady closely, even when she gave birth. The female doctors serving on the side were also killed one after another.

In order to avoid Concubine Shu's claws, Aunt Zheng bribed the guards of Shenwumen to leave the palace in a hurry. However, it was too late after all. However, Zhang Sishan, who had insight into this secret operation, secretly added mung bean soup to the poisoned wine early in the morning. It was precisely because of the detoxification effect of mung bean soup that Aunt Zheng was lucky enough to save her life. He was rescued and retired to the countryside.

However, Zhang Sishan was also embarrassed by Concubine Shu because of his friendship with Aunt Zheng, and was finally expelled from the palace. Zhang Sishan, husband and son, retired to the countryside.For the sake of her two daughters, Si Shan, who had been stabbed several times in her body, held her last breath until the killer left. When the two daughters came back to her from the hiding place crying, she was already dying and tried her best to keep the four One word: Do not take revenge.

On that day, Zhu Chengbi quietly watched Min Qiongluo kneeling in front of him with a calm face and telling her story, although her tone was calm, her eyes still showed strong hatred, that was for Yining Palace, The hatred between Fengyi Palace's aunt and nephew.Zhu Chengbi understood that the Min Qiongluo in front of him could be his sharpest dagger, piercing into Xia Mengxian's heart fiercely.

In just a short moment, Zhu Chengbi's mind was surrounded by countless things. She looked at the bowl of ginseng soup and was lost in thought, but she heard Zhu Yu hurried in with the wind: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Concubine Yangui has woken up."

Yi Dan got up quickly, thought for a while and pressed Zhu Chengbi's arm, and said softly: "You have been tired for a day, and your leg is injured again, and it is windy outside, you should stay in Deyang Hall."

Zhu Chengbi hastily bowed his knees slightly: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern." After finishing speaking, he persuaded gently, "Concubine Yangui lost her son at the beginning, and she has such a strong temper, maybe she will say some radical words, so it is unnecessary for the Emperor to take it to heart. .”

Yidan nodded: "I know." He helped Gao Qianying's arm and left.

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