Chapter 36: Chapter 36(1/2)
Grandma Yu wiped the corners of her eyes and staggered out of the bed.
My mind is still echoing with the words of Madam Gang, leaning weakly on the bedpost and whispering——
"Mommy, don't be sad anymore. Mom, you'll never look like this in this palace."
Her nose suddenly became sore, and she couldn't help but shed tears again in her eyes.
Once upon a time, her empress was still so cheerful, with a girlish look in her delicate features. Now looking at her dispirited and withered appearance, she felt that she had just changed from those carefree days.
A rootless and shadowless dream.
Nian Xia, who was anxious and uneasy outside, saw Aunt Yu coming out, but without taking a step forward to meet her, she called out to Auntie in a low voice. Aunt Yu then looked at her.
Nian Xia suppressed her trembling: "Mommy, when I just read Qiu, I was taken away by the emperor."
Aunt Yu's face changed drastically. After a moment, she returned to her upright and serious look again, "I know this. Go down and warn the palace ladies, just do whatever you have to do, as usual.
Keep your mouth shut tightly, so you don’t regret it again when trouble comes from your mouth.”
Nian Xia sighed, this also lacked a backbone.
The Xin Palace was sealed for no reason, and all the palace members could not be frightened.
Aunt Yu looked outside the palace. At this moment, the dark Yunhuang City hung in the sky, like dark clouds pressing above her head, making her breathless.
In Qinzheng Hall, Nianqiu fell to the ground and trembled.
The person holding the pen on the throne was soaking in ink, and the rustling sound of the imperial ink pen could be heard from time to time in the hall.
"I'll ask you again, are you hiding something from me?"
The questioning voice was calm and seemed to be calm, but those lying on the ground in the hall were kowtowing desperately in fear.
"I don't dare, I don't dare! I hope the Holy One will show you clearly!"
The emperor paused on the memorial, and the throne slowly raised his eyes, "As a personal maid, I shouldn't be able to not notice even the slightest hint of some of my master's private matters."
"Yes... this slave is stupid, and this slave deserves to die!"
The superior's eyes fell on her, and within a few short breaths, Nian Qiu felt suffocated and horrified like the weight of a huge mountain.
"I don't need a dull slave." The throne man withdrew his gaze and waved his hand, "Drag him down, fine him thirty pieces of bread, and send him to the clothes bureau."
Nianqiu was exhausted and kowtowed to thank him.
The palace door opened from the inside, and Xu Shiheng, who was waiting outside the palace, saw the eldest palace maid of Xin Palace being dragged out. His eyes narrowed slightly, then quickly lowered his eyes, and with his peripheral vision, he dragged the limp palace maid to the corner.
In one place, the board was struck heavily.
His back tightened suddenly.
Something happened in Xingong.
He didn't know what exactly happened, but from the fact that he entered the Xin Palace in the middle of the night from the Taiyuan Hospital yesterday, and the people from Yangxin Palace were detained in the Xin Palace for no reason, it was not difficult to vaguely feel that something was wrong.
Not to mention that at this moment, the Holy Emperor no longer cared about the face of the noble concubine, and directly brought the imperial concubine to trial and beat her with a cane.
The sound of rustling footsteps came from the hall, and soon Feng Bao came out holding a stack of discarded memorials dripping with ink. Xu Shiheng rushed to help take them.
"You go to the side hall and rewrite it quickly."
Xu Shiheng responded in a low voice and hurried to the side hall with Feng Bao.
When he was a little far away from the palace, Xu Shiheng lowered his voice and said: "Superintendent, I can vaguely see that the wind is going in the wrong direction, and I feel worried. I wonder if the Superintendent can give me a few words?"
"Don't ask, don't pry, this is some advice from our family."
Xu Shiheng bowed and said, "Thank you, the eunuch, for reminding me. The imperial servants should always be cautious in starting and ending. The younger ones are also afraid of accidentally violating taboos and getting into trouble for no reason, so I said this. I hope the eunuch will not be surprised."
As a fellow imperial attendant, Feng Bao felt the same way.
After stepping into the side hall, he took advantage of the opportunity and said something: "Don't ask around about things you shouldn't ask about at this stall. Just learn from the golden seal. You should have seen where it is."
Isn't the wind direction slightly wrong? Remember, if there is anything with it, don't get close to it even for a moment."
Xu Shiheng responded with gratitude on his face, but his heart sank to the bottom of his heart.
He was almost certain that something had really happened in Xingong, and the matter should be very serious. But Feng Bao said that these were the limits, so he could not continue to inquire.
Less than half an hour later, Feng Bao returned to the Qinzheng Hall with the copied memorial.
At this time, there was another pile of memorials stacked on the front of the imperial case. Feng Bao quickly scanned it with his peripheral vision and saw the Zhu Zhu scratched on it. It was obvious that he had written the memorials that had been scrapped and needed to be rewritten.
He carefully placed the copied memorial on the imperial desk and took two steps back without holding his breath.
The Holy Father has always been cautious and rigorous in dealing with government affairs, and rarely made mistakes when reviewing. Such a large-scale error rate has never happened before.
"Take it and copy it."
Hearing this, Feng Bao moved and carefully picked up the pile of memorials on the desk.
The emperor took a folded book, unfolded it, and used the pen to wet the ink as usual, tapping the folded surface heavily with the tip of the pen. When Feng Baozheng bowed and stepped back, he suddenly heard the snap of the pen being placed down, and this deathly silence was heard.
In the main hall.
"Feng Bao."
Feng Bao breathed tightly and hurriedly came closer.
On the throne with the dragon's head carved on it, he rested his pen and leaned back on the seat, tapping the armrest with his finger. The hall was silent for a long time, and then his low, emotionless voice sounded again.
"She definitely didn't do it on the spur of the moment. She was very careful and calculated every step of this matter. If it weren't for my variable, then she would have planned everything without leaving a trace, and she would have been able to get through everything without a trace." He closed the door.
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, covering her eyes, "With such careful calculations and such skillful techniques, I'm afraid this is definitely not the first time she has done this. As for how many times this has happened... I'm afraid only she knows about it. It's great, I didn't expect it.
She gave me such a big surprise."
Feng Bao's knees were a little weak.
At this moment, there was no one else waiting in the palace except him, so the emperor's confidant words fell into his ears. The emperor's trust is a good thing, and it can also be a life-threatening talisman.
"Go to the Jingshi Room to check the "Daily Notes", starting from the day when the imperial concubine went to bed. Circle the months in which her menstruation has been delayed over the years, even if it is only delayed for half a day. Check these months carefully to see if there are any abnormalities.
Where interrogation is needed, except for Aunt Yu from the Xin Palace, you can arrest and torture her at any time in other palaces."
The throne slowly opened his eyes and looked at Feng Bao, "This matter is confidential, and only you can handle it. If there is even a trace of information leaked, I will question you."
Feng Bao knelt down and promised to keep things confidential.
The Holy Emperor sat upright again, picked up a new book, and wrote for approval.
"The 'medicine' is definitely not where she said it was. You can go check it out separately."
"The slave obeys the order."
The noble concubine of Xin Palace seems to be grounded!
This news was secretly circulated in the Sixth Palace, and everyone who learned about it was shocked.
"Where did you hear the news? Are you sure?"
Concubine Zhuang suddenly stood up from her seat, her eyes widened in disbelief.
The Holy Emperor went against half of the courtiers for the sake of the imperial concubine. This matter was rumored in the palace for a month, and the young concubine could not sleep in the middle of the night with sore eyes. I vaguely heard that at the royal court yesterday, the Holy Emperor brought the matter to the table and discussed it with the courtiers.
The discussion lasted from early in the morning until sunset, and finally forced the courtiers to give in, and finally succeeded in rectifying the imperial concubine's name.
How could such great grace be turned upside down overnight when it was so recent?
The eldest palace maid: "I don't know which palace the news came from, but the news has spread quietly in the harem. It's been a whole day, and the palace door of Xin Palace has been closed, and it's quiet.
It seems that something is really wrong. Also, the eldest maid of Xin Palace was beaten and was just sent to the Clothing Bureau."
Concubine Zhuang took a deep breath. It was obvious to all that the Holy Father was so kind to the Concubine. He thought that the Queen had banned the Concubine's feet that day because of trouble. When she turned around, the Holy Father mercilessly banned the Queen from the Concubine's feet for three months.
What mistake did the imperial concubine make that caused her to be treated coldly by the Holy Emperor overnight?
"Let's see some time later." Concubine Zhuang was still in disbelief and told the eldest palace maid uneasily, "You should always pay attention to what's going on outside. But don't make too much of a prying move, lest you cause trouble."
Outside the hall, a muffled thunder passed through the air, and although the rainstorm had not yet arrived, it already felt like it was about to rain.
For three whole days, the palace gate of Xin Palace remained closed as before, which almost confirmed the rumor.
After Concubine Zhuang learned about it, she couldn't help but caress her chest, and prayed anxiously to the Holy Spirit that He would not do this to her during this period of time. In the past, she was looking forward to His Majesty, but now she is afraid of Him.
You don't have to think about it. If the Holy One, who has always been very tolerant to the imperial concubine, can do something like sealing the Xin Palace, it will definitely offend the Holy One. Serving the Holy One at this stall, how can he still get away with it if he is not careful?
Regarding the imperial concubine falling out of favor overnight, everyone in the Sixth Palace had the same attitude as Zhuang Concubine, fearing power rather than rejoicing in misfortune.
But there are always exceptions, such as Kunning Palace.
Since the queen was grounded, her temperament has become much calmer. She has also learned a lesson and given up some of her delusions, so she has become more aware of her situation. During this period, she has always reminded herself to be careful and careful with her words.
Okay, it was what happened to Ri Lan some time ago. She had to swallow the humiliation of the concubine humiliating her and the noble concubine going against her.
But no matter how cautious she was, she could not withstand the excitement of the imperial concubine once she was dismissed.
On that day, two silly words from the Queen of Kunning Palace reached the Qinzheng Palace——
"It's an eye-opener."
"She may have done something shameful."
To be continued...