The biography of Concubine Lin in the harem

Dreams in Jiuhua Tent (3)

Zhu Xi hurriedly knelt and kowtowed when he heard the words: "Your Majesty, at that time, Concubine Lin asked the maidservant to watch Ling Wei by the Taiye Pool, but the servant remembered halfway that the Fourth Highness and the Sixth Highness have been in the Taiye Pool these afternoons. While climbing the rockery to play, Lingrui poisoned Concubine Shu's red date honey before, so His Highness Liu didn't like Ling Wei very much. If His Royal Highness came down, he might lose interest, so the servant girl went to ask Concubine Lin for instructions .”

Zhu Chengbi also said: "It is because of His Highness the Sixth Highness that the concubine asked Zhu Xi to go back to inform Ling Wei and let her return to Fengyi Palace."

Zhu Xi said again: "However, when the maidservant returned to Taiye Pool, Ling Wei was already standing there talking to the concubine and the concubine."

When Enbi heard that Zhuxi mentioned her, she quickly got up and knelt down and said: "The concubine found Ling Wei sneaking around behind the rockery, so she called her out, said about three or four words, Zhuxi came over, and then That's why I ordered Ling Wei to go back to the palace."

Concubine Yi saw that Yidan's face was clouded with clouds, and the veins on the back of her hand were faintly protruding, she hurriedly shook Yidan's hand and said, "Since the two Highnesses climbed the rockery yesterday, it must be because someone tampered with it today. , there is a [-]% to [-]% chance that Ling Wei did it, but I don't know how bold this hoof is, how dare to poison the two princes!"

Concubine He snorted coldly: "Sister Yi is wrong, how dare Ling Wei murder the prince, she just got orders from a good master."

Concubine Yi let out an oops, and quickly covered her mouth and said, "Your sister is talking about the queen? She is now confined in Fengyi Palace, how dare she do harm again!"

Concubine En was silent for a moment, then she slowly pondered and said: "Concubine is stupid, but I also know that the empress poisoned Concubine Shu Gui, if not for the blessing of the Empress Dowager, I am afraid it would not be as simple as confinement. Concubine Shu Gui and Concubine Lin are both very gracious, how can the empress not know in Fengyi Palace? How can she not be annoyed?" Concubine En kowtowed, her face was full of panic, "Your Majesty! The concubine is so scared, the empress even with the Fourth Highness The Sixth Highness will not let it go, so how should the Ninth Highness, who is a concubine, protect himself?"

When Yidan heard this, he couldn't help being furious: "Are you saying that I can't even protect my own son!"

Concubine En couldn't help sobbing, grabbed Yidan's robe tightly, and cried mournfully: "Last year's New Year's Eve banquet, originally Concubine Lin had told concubines not to go to Chonghua Hall, but before the banquet, Ling Wei came to Moon Shadow on purpose. Taiwan wanted the concubine to go there, but the concubine was pregnant with Fen'er at that time, and she didn't go there just after dinner." Concubine En was terrified, as if she had seen a ghost, "Although the concubine didn't know the queen's intentions, but after hearing It is said that Marquis Boling attracted several assassins to assassinate the emperor, the concubines are so afraid, so afraid that this is not a pure coincidence, so afraid that this is a trap set by the empress, wanting the lives of the concubines and Fen'er."

Yidan turned pale with shock, and held Enbi's hands tightly: "What are you talking about, the queen asked you to attend the banquet?"

Outside the hall, bits and pieces of rain fell, and the night was hazy. After the rain fell sparsely and sparsely, layers of misty and distant rain curtains were woven. The sound of Pei Dingming gradually approached.

The curtain decorated with brocade patterns was rolled up, and Su Guifei came in full, and the beaded and silk curtains embroidered with spirit beasts were auspicious. The already indifferent face is as calm as water, as if there is a cold mist. The silk-wrapped agate on the temples picks up peacock feathers and the Bohai jade pearl is motionless. As she moves forward, there is a faint blue color edge.

"Wan An, Your Majesty, Wan An for Concubine Lin, Concubine Yi, and Concubine He!" Concubine Su Gui slightly bowed her knees and saluted.

"You are not in good health, so don't be limited by etiquette." Yi Dan waved lightly, motioning for her to sit down, and Zhu Yu hurriedly served a cup of hot tea.

Su Guipin smiled lightly: "I heard that something happened to His Highness Fourth and His Highness Sixth, so no matter what, the concubine must come and have a look. I just met Mu Mian outside the hall, and I was relieved when I heard that the two Highnesses are fine. Su Guipin's eyes darkened, and her tone was sad, "Back then, His Highness the Seventh Prince was in the arms of my concubine...he was still so young..."

Yi Dan was terrified when he heard the words, clenched his fists tightly, and said coldly after a while: "Concubine En, you just said that Ling Wei asked you to go to Chonghua Hall, but it was according to the queen's order?"

Zhilan originally knelt on the ground with Enbi, but when she saw Enbi was sobbing, she kowtowed again, earnestly said: "Your Majesty, it is absolutely true, Aunt Ling Wei said that if the young master is in good health, it is best to attend the night banquet .”

Yidan was furious, the fierceness in his eyes became more and more intense, he slapped the armrest of the chair fiercely: "Put Ling Wei into the Shen Xing Division and give me a good interrogation, how many things are there that I don't know! "

Concubine Yi said leisurely: "The concubine has doubts in her heart. Since the empress dares to attack the fourth and sixth highnesses, how can she know whether the fifth, seventh and even second highnesses will..."

The anthurium candles on the double-flowered and coiled candlesticks on the top of the crane quietly shed red tears, and the light and mist were dense. The hall seemed to be immersed in the deep sea and was silent. Listen carefully. The raindrops outside the window are like the evening drum and the morning bell. In the bottom of everyone's hearts, Yidan's face was slightly distorted, half of his face was facing the candlestick, and he felt that the halo was cast on him, making him look more gloomy and cold.

Concubine Su Gui knelt down, her tone mournful: "This concubine is incompetent, she failed to keep His Highness the Seventh Highness, and she also failed to keep the nobleman Qin. Since the concubine recovered from her illness, she also heard that His Highness Seventh Prince's early death was related to Mrs. Yu'er. Mrs. E is dead, so there must be no proof, but the emperor thinks carefully, Mrs. Yu'er and the queen are in the same spirit, and the queen really doesn't know what Mrs. Yu'er has done?"

Concubine He gritted her silver teeth wrongly, and said word by word: "Sister Su, right now it's not a question of whether the queen knows or not, but a question of whether Madam Yu'er killed Ning'er and His Royal Highness the Queen ordered it. Your Highness is sad, and you can't mistake the logic, if you neglected the Queen's sins in life, wouldn't more princes be made to bear today's negligence in the future?"

Zhu Chengbi was the only one who was hesitant, thinking, "But after the death of Marquis Boling, Mrs. Yu'e was grounded, and the queen didn't say a word."

Concubine He hurriedly said: "Sister Lin, Mrs. Yu'er can't protect herself, so how could the queen wade into this muddy water? My sister thought about it carefully. After Mrs. Yu'er died, the queen claimed that she was not feeling well, so she only handed over all matters to her sister. Reason, sister, do you know why?" The corner of Concubine He's lips curled up, and she said coldly, "Of course, it's one thing to get rid of the relationship with Mrs. Yu'er, and it's another thing to use my sister to get rid of Mrs. Yu'er. Xi was originally waiting in the Marriage Pavilion, who killed Xiao Zhuyun?"

Zhu Xi was taken aback when he heard the words, the corners of his eyes were already on fire, and he paused and said: "Your Majesty knows the reason and understands, so she naturally understands that since Mrs. Yu'e was able to kill Xiao Zhuyun, she must have done something worse than this before. In the past, Migui's concubine's miscarriage and His Royal Highness's poisoning cannot escape her responsibility, so she will definitely not let Mrs. Yu'e go unpunished!"

Zhu Chengbi gasped, and said in surprise, "You mean, once Mrs. Yu'er died, the queen was just pretending to be sick and waiting for this palace to investigate and deal with Mrs. Yu'er?"

Concubine He's face was as calm and indifferent as snow and frost, and the coldness could be seen faintly: "Sister is the most impartial law enforcement, and naturally she can fulfill the queen's wish, and the queen can also take the opportunity to put all the names on Mrs. Yu'er's head." Besides, Mrs. Yu'er has always hated her sister and Concubine Shu deeply, so in order to get rid of her sister and Concubine Shu, she naturally doesn't want to implicate the queen so as to lose the power of suppression."

Yi Dan was startled, turned his gaze to Zhu Chengbi, and murmured: "Yes, it was I who asked you to go to Mixiu Palace to persuade Mrs. Yu'er to write a letter to Bo Linghou. She changed her mind in the future and naturally became more jealous. Willing to reveal the mastermind behind the scenes."

Zhu Chengbi's heart moved, he understood that Yidan almost believed that the queen was the mastermind behind the scenes, he quickly suppressed the sneer on his lips, and said: "The concubine was ordered to kill Mrs. Yu'er, and Mrs. Yu'er was indeed insane at that time. He tried to be rude to his concubines several times."

Yi Dan nodded slightly: "There are some gossips outside about the matter of Marquis Bo Ling, what you know and what you don't know, don't make any more guesses." After speaking, he glanced at Enbi again and said, "The matter of the little New Year's Eve banquet is in my heart. I have counted, and I will definitely give you justice, so don't mention it again."

Yidan pondered for a moment, looked at Hefei, seemed to sigh, seemed to sigh: "Your thoughts are delicate."

He concubine Chui Prime Minister replied, her voice was sobbing like weeping: "The concubine is stupid, and even Ning'er can't take care of him well. 'The turbulence is muddy, and Tengbo goes to power'. The concubine still can't forget the emperor named Ning'er. The implication." Concubine He mourned, "Although the concubine was suspicious of the queen and Mrs. Yu'er back then, there was no evidence. In the past few years, I have paid more attention. The concubine only wants her child not to die. It’s not in vain, but the person who killed him in the end is still at ease!”

Su Guifei also said: "Your Highness the Seventh Prince is so young, he went without even thinking of a name, and his concubine couldn't sleep at night, so new and old ailments recurred, and he was bedridden for two years, if it wasn't for Concubine Lin I am afraid that the courtiers and concubines will not be able to talk to the emperor here now." The floor tiles are cold, Su Guifei has been kneeling for a long time, and she can't help coughing, Yidan hurriedly said: "Yu Xi, Help your master to get up first."

Concubine En also stopped crying at this moment, kowtowed again and said: "Your Majesty, if the Empress really commits these kinds of mistakes, the concubines will be terrified. I am afraid that the past of Concubine He and Concubine Su is the result of Concubine Shu, Concubine Lin and concubines. Day!"

Yi Dan brushed away Enbin's hands, and stood quietly with his hands behind his back, his back was thin and desolate, like the deep breath blowing by the rustling leaves in autumn.Zhu Chengbi sighed deeply in his heart, the emperor is indeed getting old, and his energy in recent years is obviously not as good as it was a few years ago, but the queen mother is even older now, the two of them are exhausted now, who can do more? With a sigh of relief, the situation can undergo major changes. However, since Concubine Shu Gui entered the palace, the harem controlled by the queen mother and the queen has gradually deviated from the normal track. Now the queen is grounded, the queen mother is seriously ill, and the wheel of fate has slowed down. Slowly turning away from the Xia clan, the prosperity of the Xia clan that their aunt and nephew had painstakingly built for decades was about to collapse in an instant.

Yes, seeing him get up from Zhulou, seeing him entertaining guests, seeing his building collapse!It turns out that the so-called wealth and glory are so short-lived.

Zhu Chengbi suppressed the sneer in his heart, finally, it was not in vain.

Note:

1. "The turbulence is muddy, and the waves are going to power", from "Wen Xuan? Mu Hua <Hai Fu>".Li Shan's note: "It's clear and clear." Tang Ouyang Zhan's "Qujiang Pond Records": "The bright crystals are like practice, and the clear light is in the sky. Looking down at Chongrong, you can see the flying geese in the north of Wei; See the flakes of Zhongnan." Tang Bai Juyi's poem "Seeing off guests back to Wanxing": "The mountains are scattered and chaotic, and the river is calm and peaceful."

2. "Seeing him getting up from Zhulou, seeing him entertaining guests, seeing his building collapsed!" comes from a libretto in "Peach Blossom Fan" written by Kong Shangren, a Qing Dynasty opera writer, and it is the seventh paragraph in the divertimento "Sad Jiangnan" .The song card for this section is "Leaving the Pavilion Banquet with Resting Fingers", and the full text is as follows: I have seen the jade palace in Jinling cry at dawn, and the flowers in the Qinhuai waterside pavilion bloom early, who knows that the ice will disappear easily! Seeing him get up from Zhulou, seeing him feasting on guests , Seeing that his building collapsed!This pile of moss and green tiles, I once slept in the wind, and watched the rise and fall of 50 years.The bird clothes alley is not surnamed Wang, the ghosts of Mochou Lake cry at night, and the owls live on the Phoenix Terrace.The dream of the remnant mountain is the most real, and the old environment is hard to lose. If you don't believe this map, it will be changed!Compose a set of "Sad Jiangnan", and sing it sadly until you grow old.

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