Chapter 269
Hakka is extremely familiar with the palace in front of her. She was once the most powerful woman here. Of course, the most powerful woman in name is the queen. But everyone knows that the queen has no say in what Hakka says.
The Hakka family even had their own residence in the palace. They had just been kicked out for a few days and thought they would never come back in this life. But they didn't expect that they would come back so soon.
"My father-in-law is very jealous. I don't know which palace he is working in." Mrs. Ke knew that a phoenix in distress is not as good as a chicken, so she spoke very politely to the servants. Now is not the time for her to be arrogant in the palace!
"Madam is just following this servant. His origin is not worth mentioning." The servant who led the way was neither humble nor overbearing. Although his tone of voice was polite, it was soft yet hard.
Keshi became more and more panicked. She didn't know where the chamberlain was taking her. The visitor said it was the empress who had summoned her. If it was the current emperor's Empress Zhou, it would be fine. But if it was the former emperor's empress Zhang, she would be dead.
This Empress Zhang hates herself to the core. Everyone knows what happened last year when the Empress had a tire slide.
At that time, the emperor was protecting her, and the Hakka family was not afraid of the queen of the country at all. But now, the person she relied on was dead, and the day of reckoning for the queen in autumn had come. Look at the yellowing leaves, it was really the queen of autumn who was settling accounts.
Fortunately, it seems that we are heading towards Kunning Palace. According to the etiquette, the person who lives in Kunning Palace now is Empress Zhou, who should be the current emperor's queen. Fortunately! Fortunately! The Hakka family thinks that they have no festivals with Empress Zhou.
Even if he seeks revenge, it won't be his turn.
Entering Kunning Palace, Mr. Hakka immediately put on a respectful look. He had to give the new queen a good impression. Maybe the new queen would be happy to keep him by her side. Mr. Hakka was very concerned about how to manage this palace.
Have experience.
"The Holy Lady is here!" the chamberlain who led the way walked to the door of the main hall of Kunning Palace and shouted loudly.
"Come in!" A lazy voice came from inside.
"My concubine, Mr. Hakka, please see the Empress! May the Empress be in good health and may she be blessed with good fortune and prosperity!" Hakka entered the hall and knelt down with a wink.
"I don't want Ankang to take it seriously. I'm just a messenger. Sister-in-law, I've brought it here. You can handle it!" Queen Zhou glanced at the kneeling Hakka below, didn't say much, stood up and walked to the back hall.
"Emperor's sister-in-law, the new emperor has ascended the throne. I am also entering this Kunning Palace for the first time. It is best not to cause trouble with human lives. Even if people's lives are to be caused, it should not be in my Kunning Palace. Even if the emperor's sister-in-law gives me
A face!" The voice came from the back hall, and Keshi shivered with excitement.
He raised his head and saw two chairs up there. One was empty, and Queen Zhang was sitting on the other chair.
"Mrs. Fengsheng, you are well. Outside the palace these days, you seem to have gained some weight." Empress Zhang smiled like a flower, but this smile was a sinister smile. If I had to use a kind of flower to describe this smile, I guess it would be
Hibiscus flower is more suitable.
"Emperor...! Queen, please spare your life! Please spare my life!" Ke's head hit the ground with a loud "bang" and "bang" sound. She was really afraid of what she was getting, and it was really Empress Zhang. Seeing Empress Zhang's smile
The hatred behind her made Keshi feel that her legs were numb. Her whole body felt like mud, and she lay limp on the ground.
"Oh! What did you say? You are the late emperor's wet nurse. When the late emperor was here, he was so respectful to you! How dare I take your life!" Empress Zhang spoke very politely, I don't know.
I thought I was talking to an elder.
"Spare my life! Spare my life!" Keshi's head was shut down and her spirit began to be in a trance. The huge mental pressure made her unable to relax. She didn't know what to say, so she could only mumble in a sleepy way, begging for mercy.
!
"How many people knelt in front of you and said this? Did you spare them? Open your eyes and look at the palace servants here. Who has not suffered from you or been beaten by you? You ran rampant in the palace and killed the concubines.
Concubine. How did Concubine Yu die? How did Concubine Zheng die? When Concubine Ning died, she could not close her eyes. Concubine Hui was pregnant, so you actually locked her in a beekeeping tunnel and starved her alive.
dead.
And why did the children of this palace disappear? One by one, you tell yourself how many lives you have caused. Because of you, the maids and chamberlains in this palace have developed the habit of hiding food.
.Do you know how many rooms in this palace have holes in their walls? How many cakes are hidden in them!
Say it!" Queen Zhang roared, and her sharp voice echoed in the hall of Kunning Palace.
"Uh...!" Keshi was so frightened that she could no longer kneel down and could only lie on the ground.
There were beads of sweat on Keshi's face, which still retained her charm. Her mind was blank and she kept mumbling something. But no one could hear what she said clearly. People around her looked at Keshi with hatred.
.They have all suffered hardships in the hands of Hakka these years. Now they want to pounce on him and gnaw Hakka into bones alive.
No, even the bones have to be chewed. This kind of devil should not appear in this world.
"Are you afraid now? It's too late! Someone, bring her son Hou Xingguo to me." Queen Zhang shouted, and several servants brought up a guy who was tied like a pig.
Hou Guoxing's mouth was stuffed with sesame balls, and he saw Hakka's head shaking as hard as he could, making "woo" and "woo" sounds from his mouth. His eyes were full of fear and pleading.
"Queen, I deserve to die! I deserve to die! Please, punish me if you want. I want to kill you or cut into pieces. As long as you vent your anger, I can do whatever you want. Let Guoxing go, he is only twenty-three years old, two
Thirteen years old!”
The power of maternal love is great. Hakka, who had just collapsed on the ground like mud, stood up immediately after seeing her son. She threw herself in front of Queen Zhang and kowtowed like garlic. Her head was on the gold bricks on the ground of Kunning Palace.
, there was a loud "bang" and "bang" sound. Blood quickly oozed from the forehead, flowing down the cheek, and fell on the gold bricks drop by drop.
"So you are also afraid? Let your son go. Have you ever let my son go? Concubine Yu's son, have you let it go? Now you are afraid, it's too late! Since you two have a deep love for mother and son, then
I will give you a chance.
Didn't you lock Concubine Hui in a beekeeping tunnel and say that as long as she comes out alive without eating or drinking for three months, she can pray for the Ming Dynasty and bless the Ming Dynasty Zuo Yongchang!
Now that the Tatars are making a big fuss in the north, I would like to ask you to keep bees and pray for blessings. You will also have to go without food for three months to see if you can come out alive. If you come out alive, you will have the same fortune as the late emperor.
, I promise to give you back a lot of it.
Oh! I am still kind. I am afraid that you will be lonely. I will lock you and your son together, and you and your son will pray for the Ming Dynasty together. Anyway, I am kind." Queen Zhang still had a smile on her face.
With a sinister smile, Mr. Ke was so frightened that he lost his soul.
"Empress, spare your life, punish me alone, but don't punish Guoxing! He is still young, he can work as an ox or a horse for the Empress. The Empress...!" Hakka roared with all his strength, only begging Zhang
The queen was able to spare her son Hou Guoxing.
Hou Guoxing's body was arched up and down as he was being carried, and he seemed to be kowtowing in the air. Mr. Hou's flexibility was quite good to be able to complete such a difficult movement.
"Be a cow or a horse, but you don't want to be a human being. Well, I'll give you a chance to be a ghost. Come, take them to the beekeeping alley. No food, no drink, no clothes.
Bedding. I would like to take a look at the deep love between your mother and son. Will you feed your son with your meat? I'm waiting to see you mother and son eating each other." Empress Zhang gritted her silver teeth and said the most vicious words from her
It came out from that little cherry mouth.
"You can't do this to me. The late emperor's body is still cold. You can't do this to me. I am the late emperor's wet nurse. The late emperor's consecrated lady!" Keshi howled like crazy, but no one cared about her howling. Two people
The strong chamberlain grabbed both of Ke's arms and dragged her out of the palace like a dead dog. Ke's legs kicked hard on the ground, but even her shoes fell off and she couldn't get out.
"Uh!" "Uh!" Hou Guoxing looked at Queen Zhang from the side and screamed "wu" and "wu". The servants didn't care about this and carried him out like a dead pig.
Beekeeping Road is also called Nei'an Le Hall. It is located in the west. Palace maids and eunuchs were thrown here when they got sick. Although it is called An Le Hall, it is a place to wait for death. For more than 200 years in the Ming Dynasty, no one knows
How many palace servants died in this beekeeping corridor?
When the people in the palace heard the name of the beekeeping tunnel, their legs would become weak with fear.
Hakka and Hou Guoxing were thrown into a small courtyard here. The small courtyard was only one foot long and only more than ten feet wide. It was considered a house, but it was actually about the same size as a doghouse. Considering Hakka's stature
, even if you lie in it, your feet must be exposed.
At that time, Concubine Hui, who was pregnant, was imprisoned here by the Hakka family. All the palace servants were removed, and Concubine Hui was allowed to starve to death.
Now that things are changing, it's Ke's turn to taste what it's like to be locked up here.
"Mom, I'm hungry and cold!" Hou Guoxing huddled at the foot of the wall, shivering all over.
If you don't give them food, you can survive for two days, but if you don't give them something to drink, they will die. Hakka and Hou Guoxing's throats are so dry that they are smoking, but no one will give them water. Everyone is looking forward to keeping the two of them thirsty.
die!
Fortunately, there was an autumn rain last night, and some rainwater accumulated in the puddles. My throat was no longer thirsty, but my whole body was soaked by the rain. Now the two of them were huddled together, shaking like they were in the wind.
fallen leaves.
"Hey...!" Keshi had nothing to say and could only sigh. This time he was dead!
"Mom, look there is something to eat." Hou Guoxing suddenly shouted loudly.
Mr. Ke immediately raised his head. There was no shadow of anyone in the bright sun above his head. When he was about to speak, he suddenly saw Hou Guoxing's strong white teeth, and then his throat hurt.
The pain coming from his neck made Ke's hands and feet flutter desperately. But Hou Guoxing seemed to have a sucker, clinging to Ke's body. "Squeak" and "squeak" sounds kept coming from his mouth, and even Ke's
Everyone can smell the strong smell of blood.
"Help...!" After shouting just one word, Hakka couldn't shout anymore. Hou Guoxing's body seemed to be getting heavier and heavier, and Hakka couldn't breathe.
The sun shone brightly in this small courtyard, and Hakka's legs finally stopped shaking. She also stopped moving, her big eyes opened, looking at the sun in the sky. This look was so similar to that of the dead Concubine Hui.
Chapter completed!