The biography of Concubine Lin in the harem

Chapter 95

The Poetry Ends, the Lights Dim, and the Sky Is Bright (2)

From March 25th in the third year of Qianyuan, in just a few days, the anger at Jiang Chengyu's domineering and domineering in the officialdom for several years seemed to erupt suddenly. Someone listed ten major crimes: one is treason, impeaching Jiang Chengyu for creating the Hehu incident and the meteorite incident, and building up momentum for the regent; Impeach Jiang Chengyu for falsely accusing Lu Ding'an of colluding with the Xiting Party, and deliberately implicate everyone; the fourth is disrespect, impeaching Jiang Chengyu for maliciously destroying bronzes and copper furnaces in the Taimiao; the fifth is evil, impeaching Jiang Chengyu for beating his elders; The sixth is unfilial, impeaching Jiang Chengyu for having fun in a brothel when he was keeping his filial piety for his great-grandfather; the seventh is impeaching Jiang Chengyu for using torture when interrogating members of the Xiting party, which led to unjust, false and wrongly decided cases... All these are unbearable enumerate.

Seeing that the situation was getting worse, Yizhen hurried into the palace, even though he knew that Jiang Chengyu was very likely to be framed by others, even though he knew that many people took the opportunity to vent their anger on Jiang Chengyu, even though he knew that Jiang Chengyu had been an official for many years , There are indeed many stains, but I have to save his life. How can I know that Jiang Chengyu will bite himself back in order to save himself?

Turning around a palace room, I don't know what the sound came from, it seemed to be the sound of whimpering and struggling, Yichen took a closer look, it turned out that Wan Mingyu was instructing several palace people to throw a tabby cat into a sack In the middle, he felt puzzled: "What is Wan Zhaoyi doing?"

Wan Mingyu hurriedly said: "The emperor's uncle, the regent, is well! This cat was originally raised by me, but I lost my temper in the spring, and just now I grabbed the clothes of the concubine Xian and the noble concubine. People rode it to death."

Yizhen was slightly taken aback: "It's just grabbing fancy clothes, why did Wan Zhaoyi die with a stick?"

Wan Mingyu said sternly: "Now I'm scratching flowery clothes, what if I scratch the imperial concubine's body next time? What's more, this cat is raised by this palace, I'm afraid someone with ulterior motives will be born. Inference, I think it is Bengong who intentionally induced this cat to catch the imperial concubine. If the rumors are outrageous, it would be a bad idea to think that Bengong took the opportunity to kill the imperial concubine. The emperor's uncle and the regent don't even hear that the three became tigers, Bewitching the crowd? I am killing this cat with a cane now, which is to show everyone that everything has nothing to do with me."

Yi Zhen was silent for a moment and said: "Someone with a heart is afraid that they will frame you in turn, just to protect themselves."

Wan Mingyu shook his head: "The emperor's uncle and the regent's words are wrong. If the palace keeps this beast alive, let alone whether it will reckless and hurt the imperial concubine or empress in the future, if it is used by others, just follow it." It would be a big miscalculation if any evidence of crime was found on the body, and it would be a big mistake to frame Ben Gong with confidence."

"The Prince Regent!" Zhu Yu hurried over, and said with a blessing, "The Empress Dowager said that she has not seen the Prince Regent after waiting for a long time, so she asked the servants to come out to find you. Why are you here?"

Yizhen took one last look at the sack on the ground, and the wooden sticks of the palace people fell on it like raindrops. The cat in the sack struggled desperately at first, and let out a sensational wail, but then gradually sank down, returned to calm, and did not move anymore. All I saw was a pool of dirty blood slowly overflowing.

At the beginning of his imprisonment, Jiang Chengyu was still furious in the prison, angrily denouncing the officials of the Manchu Dynasty for having no conscience and only adding insult to injury. He even boasted from time to time that with his status and the power of the regent, he would definitely be pardoned and released from prison.It's a pity that the edict of amnesty has not arrived yet, Jiang Chengyu climbed the iron railings and guarded hard every day, from early morning until dusk, even eating a few mouthfuls of the daily quota meals, originally he was fat and big His body also became skinny, and later, he even showed symptoms of hysteria.

A few days later, Gan Xun went there in person, knowing his interests, saying that the regent had saved his life in front of the queen mother, and he was only exiled in the frontier, and would properly arrange his family. Jiang Chengyu pondered for a long time, looked up to the sky and laughed, saying, If you have eyes, evil will be rewarded with evil."On the second day, Jiang Chengyu wrote a letter in prison, admitting all the crimes, and pointed out that he had nothing to do with the regent, and that many things were handled by himself.

On the second day of April in the third year of Qianyuan, Jiang Chengyu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, was expelled from the capital and exiled to the frontier. His family was exiled in southern Fujian, and within three generations, he was not allowed to be an official.On the same day, Lu Ding'an was wronged and rehabilitated, and he even presented him as a teacher of the second-rank prince.

Jiang Chengyu, who was famous for a while, officially called his curtain call.

However, according to Jiang Chengyu's crimes, even the punishment of cracking a car would be light. At that time, everyone believed that the Empress Dowager Zhaocheng only exiled Jiang Chengyu in order to take care of the regent's face.However, there are also people who think that the Prince Regent blamed Jiang Chengyu for many of his faults.

Zhangde Palace, Yaoguang Palace, Zhu Yixiu tried to write with his left and right hands at the same time, but it was quite difficult, so he had to put down the wolf hair brush in his hand, shook his head and sighed softly: "It seems that it still doesn't work."

"Practice calligraphy, the most important thing is to pay attention to the peace of mind. Although the concubine can't write as well as the mother, she still understands that the mother is happy and not at peace. How can she write well?" Wan Mingyu took over Jian Qiufeng. A Luyuan Maojian on the table, I respectfully handed it to Zhu Yixiu, smiling like a pool of spring water, "My lady, please drink tea."

Zhu Yixiu took it with a smile: "Zhaoyi's words always hit the nail on the head. Naturally, this time Zhaoyi made the right decisions to make the regent make up his mind and stand by."

"But in the world, there will always be times when the ears are soft. The regent is in a dilemma. A concubine's words can make him fall. It's all the empress dowager and the imperial concubine who give advice." Wan Mingyu held the silk and tapped his lips, humbly With a smile, "Presumably in today's world, the regent finally understands some truths. It doesn't mean that you can cover the sky with one hand if you have great power. When it comes to tactics, the empress dowager is still superior."

"Don't be complacent. The regent made a mistake. I'm afraid that embarrassment will turn into hatred, and he will use tricks to win the game." Zhu Yixiu glanced at Wan Mingyu's thoughtful expression, and said slowly, "Let's not make extra troubles." , just wait for the Queen Mother's order."

Wan Mingyu nodded, and sighed again: "If we talk about extraneous issues, I'm afraid Li Xiurong will annoy the empress dowager."

"Really?" Zhu Yixiu frowned slightly, and took a sip of tea to himself, "Last time something happened outside the festival, which made me fall out of favor and be grounded. If I make another mistake this time, the fetus will be lost."

Seeing Wan Mingyu startled slightly, Zhu Yixiu waved his hand to let the little maid standing beside him out of the palace, and sat down leisurely: "I had a dream last night. I dreamed that Li Xiurong gave birth to a prince and was named a good concubine. That prince He was born very cute, and the queen loves him so much, so the emperor ordered that the prince be moved to Fengyi Palace to be raised, and he intends to make him the prince."

Wan Ming Yuning smiled and said: "Think about it every day, dream at night. The empress is so worried about Chengming Palace? What's more, the empress is just young, even if Li Xiurong gave birth to a prince, she doesn't need to raise it herself. Ma'am, don't forget what this child means to Li Xiurong. If the queen raises it, I'm afraid it will kill Li Xiurong."

"Zhaoyi, there are many things, no matter how much you think about them and how clearly you distinguish them, you will never be able to match them. How sure are you that Li Xiurong will not give birth to a prince? How sure are you that the queen will not give birth to you?" Nurturing?" Zhu Yixiu stroked the bright and blurred openwork inlaid aquamarine ring on his slender finger, and said in a low voice, "I heard that there is a saying of 'recruiting younger brothers' among the people."

"Recruit brother?"

"In the rich and noble world of the folk, women who are unable to give birth to a boy for a long time often bring a boy to raise them. After a long time, their stomachs will be filled with the vitality of the child, and they will be able to give birth to a baby boy and continue the incense." Zhu Yixiu's gaze flicked over Wan Mingyu's calm face intentionally or unintentionally, "There has been no news of the empress entering the palace for so long, if Li Xiurong really gave birth to a prince, how do you know if she will use this trick?"

Wan Mingyu knew that Zhu Yixiu had made sufficient preparations to push him forward step by step, so he said bluntly: "Your concubine, why don't you just say it straight."

"I like Zhaoyi's straightforward personality." Zhu Yixiu smiled peacefully, and said word by word, "You know, this palace is safe and sound, and you can keep your wealth and glory. Li Xiurong's child is very likely to block you and me The future of the two."

Wan Mingyu tried his best not to slap Zhu Yixiu on the face: "Your imperial concubine, compare your heart with your heart, compare your love with your heart. You are the biological mother of the eldest son of the emperor. I have also been a mother, and if I want to kill, it is for an innocent child in my womb..."

"If you want to do big things, there's no need to procrastinate. You can do it yourself or use human hands. I don't want that child to live beyond five months. You have to decide how much time you have left." Zhu Yixiu lightly instructed the scissors standing beside him Qiu said, "Cut the autumn and see off the guests."

After returning to the Hexu Hall, Wan Mingyu grabbed the blue and white teacup on the table and was about to throw it to the ground. With quick eyes and quick hands, Cai Rong grabbed her arm and said, "Your Majesty, you have to bear with everything. Concubine Xian has many eyes and ears. Don't let her know that you lose your temper as soon as you return to the palace."

The corners of Wan Mingyu's eyes were filled with hatred as bright as a fire: "Bitch! You poisoned my child, and now you are forcing me to kill Li Xiurong's child! I don't know Zhu Yixiu's ups and downs? But why did she bother?" Come on, take your anger out on those who have nothing to do with you!"

"Your Majesty, Concubine Xian is looking forward to His Royal Highness being able to ascend to the crown prince. Naturally, she will not be merciful to those who will stop her." Cai Rong looked at Wan Mingyu's expression and said in a low voice, "Excuse me, servant girl Presumptuously, I am afraid that Concubine Xian has not completely dispelled her doubts about the empress, maybe she is taking the opportunity to test the empress' loyalty to her?"

Wan Mingyu froze for a moment, then sneered again and again, as far as he could see, the blue flowers on the teacup seemed to be about to bloom countless coquettish platycodon flowers, rolling along the vines overwhelmingly, as if to suffocate: "Yes, Concubine Xian Be cautious in handling things, relying on me to copy the scriptures and pray for the eldest son of the emperor, how can I make her feel at ease? With the help of me to let Li Xiurong conceive, even if I miss, she will be able to retreat; if I succeed, She will be able to firmly grasp the most deadly handle of this palace, it really kills two birds with one stone!"

Cai Rong asked anxiously: "Then what is the empress going to do?"

"There are still more than two months left. I will definitely come up with a complete solution. I don't believe it. God has no eyes and can make Concubine Xian succeed again and again!"

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