"Concubine... I don't understand what the emperor means." Concubine Hui insisted on these words. The palace was silent for a moment, and then there was a soft sound of the folding book being closed. Xuan Ye left his seat and picked up the paper on the table.
The white candle came over step by step, and the place where Hui Bin was kneeling became brighter and brighter. Xuan Ye stretched out his hand to help her stand up. The orange candlelight shone on her face, but it could not hide the original paleness.
Hui Concubine was scared after all. Her arm being pulled by Xuan Ye was trembling, as if she had used her last courage to say, "Your Majesty, have I done anything wrong?"
Xuan Ye spread her hand, gave her the candlestick to hold, and stepped back two steps with his hands behind his back: "I don't know if you have done anything wrong. These things now, and the things before, I
I had predicted it a few years ago, but everything happened so fast, and it all happened before my eyes. What about you, what do you think?"
When asked, Hui Concubine shook her head vigorously. After she exited Ningshou Palace tonight, she went back to her palace. After all, Guo Guiren was a concubine. Without conviction and clear punishment, she still committed suicide.
She returned it to Yikun Palace as a favor to Concubine Yi and asked her to take care of her. But she suddenly escaped and stabbed a maid in Yikun Palace to serious injuries. This crazy woman ran around the palace with a murder weapon.
, the Ouchi guards were mobilized urgently, and Yue Heifeng spent nearly two hours investigating before finding Guo Guiren from the corner. At that time, Guo Guiren was already unconscious, and the blade he was holding cut his hand.
have no idea.
People in the palace were panicked, and Concubine Hui didn't sleep either. Just when she was worried about whether her son would be frightened in her brother's house, someone from Qianqing Palace suddenly came to pick her up. Of course she knew that the emperor couldn't pick her up to spend the night together.
She came all the way anxiously, and sure enough she still said these words that seemed inexplicable, but she really understood every word.
"Nala went crazy after losing her son. She should have been resting in the palace, but she quietly followed her to Yuquan Mountain. Who is the mastermind and who is the subordinate between you and Yibin? I don't want to pursue it anymore. After all,
No one was harmed, and the damned person was taken care of by God. But from now on, I will hand over Yi Bin to you. If she does anything out of the ordinary, I will hold you accountable together." Xuan Ye is here.
Sitting aside, he looked calmly at Hui Bin who was holding the candlestick, "You, Rong Bin, Duan Bin and the others were all people who came with me in the early years. Even if you were a few years later than them, you were still there during the hardest days.
Now, I will never forget this old love. At that time, I thought that when I truly rule the world in the future, I will give you glory and rewards. But when I can give you all this, what kind of home do you give me?"
"emperor……"
"Smartness is mistaken for cleverness. You are just too smart. You think you know everything, and you think others can't see through it. In fact, those people who are stupid in your eyes are just indifferent and pretending to be stupid. In fact, they have seen through you long ago.
Thoroughly, when I see you being complacent, you are laughing behind your back." Xuan Ye's tone became more and more serious, as if he was very disappointed, and he added, "I can't watch you make another mistake step by step.
After all, you are Yin Ti’s biological mother. The prince has lost his biological mother. The eldest son of the emperor cannot lose his biological mother again, let alone bear the sins of his mother."
Hui Bin looked at the emperor in astonishment, but he was sitting in the darkness, and she was holding a bright candle in her hand. She could not see the expression on the emperor's face at this moment, but the emperor could see all the details of his emotions.
inside.
"In this case, I won't tell you a second time, and you shouldn't bear grudges against me. If I really didn't cherish you and miss my old relationship, I wouldn't have said what I said tonight." Xuan Ye stood up and came over again.
Reaching out to take back the candlestick in her hand, "You go back, I have made it clear what you need to say, how Guo Guiren should end it, you help the Queen Mother make the decision, the Queen Mother will not kill."
Xuan Ye turned his back and walked towards the table. Hui Bin called him again from behind. He ignored it and sat back indifferently. Hui Bin didn't move in front of him and Xuan Ye didn't say anything. For a long time, the emperor flipped through two books.
, Hui Concubine finally moved her body, and walked towards the door step by step. When she was about to cross the threshold, she suddenly heard the emperor say from behind: "Choose one of the vacant palaces in the West Sixth Palace for yourself, and choose another one for Concubine Rong."
I will let you move into the place in the Sixth Palace in the East on a given day. I have not moved you into the Sixth Palace in the East and West. It is my negligence. You can choose a place you like and inform the Ministry of Internal Affairs."
Hui Bin held the door and had already stepped out of the threshold. When the emperor said this, she should have thanked her, but she remained frozen for a long time. It was not until the little eunuch in front of the door came to ask her if she could leave that she finally
He left silently.
Eunuch Liang, who was on duty in front of the palace gate, respectfully helped Concubine Hui get into the sedan chair. After watching the sedan chair disappear into the dark night, he hurried back to the study and reported back that Concubine Hui had left. Xuan Ye put down the things in his hands.
He stood up and ordered: "Send someone to Cining Palace to see if the emperor's grandmother is frightened. I will go to Yonghe Palace."
Eunuch Liang quickly went to prepare and led the imperial driver all the way to Yonghe Palace. But just before he was about to approach, Xuan Ye suddenly called him over and said: "Stop in front of the Chengqian Palace. I will go to the Chengqian Palace."
"Long live the Lord?" Eunuch Liang was confused, but did not dare to ask any more questions. He turned around and ran forward to stop in front of the Chengqian Palace. The door of Chengqian Palace was closed and locked like other places. It took a long time before he knocked on the door.
, the people inside were frightened when they heard that the emperor had arrived. When Xuan Ye came in, Concubine Tong came out of Yinzhen's bedroom next door, wearing a cloak, and asked sleepily: "It's so late, Your Majesty."
What are you here for?"
Xuan Ye smiled: "You slept very well. I was still wondering if you were scared. Did what happened just now disturb you? Where is Yinzhen, are you scared?"
"What's the matter?" Concubine Tong looked confused and helped Xuan Ye enter the door. Only then did she hear Qinglian explain that the door was locked. It turned out that after she played with Yinzhen, her mother and her son fell asleep together. Then
Later, when Qinglian saw that her master was asleep, she didn't dare to disturb her. She led the palace maids and eunuchs to guard the door, and there were also guards guarding the door, so she felt there was no need to wake up the imperial concubine.
Xuan Ye said Qinglian did the right thing, but Concubine Tong scolded her: "You must wake me up from now on. I have Yinzhen beside me. If something happens, who will protect him?"
"You're making such a fuss, what's going on in the palace?" Xuan Ye was a little tired, so the imperial concubine called for people to prepare for washing. When all the busy people left, the imperial concubine suddenly became excited and asked Xuan Ye, "The emperor is worried about his concubine.
Coming?"
Xuan Ye was already sleepy and said dimly: "What's wrong?"
Concubine Tong lay down next to Xuan Ye, covered him with a quilt, and said happily: "I find it strange, I think you should be more worried about your concubine."
"I know you will be afraid, so I'm worried about you. She's too brave to be afraid, so I'm not worried."
The body asked: "Can I think that in the emperor's heart, my concubine is more important?"
However, she received no answer after asking. Instead, the emperor's tired snoring sounded slightly. Concubine Tong woke up and did not feel sleepy. She tucked Xuan Ye into the quilt again and hummed to herself: "I
Are you serious?" After that, I lay down for a long time and couldn't sleep. I was still wondering why Xuan Ye came to see her instead of going to Yonghe Palace. Although I thought that the emperor might have done this to appease himself and to show her dignity as a noble concubine,
But even if she could think of her just once, she felt very satisfied.
He turned over and pressed himself against Xuan Ye's body from behind, murmuring: "Cousin, I know how you treat me."
After a long night of tossing, the emperor rushed directly from Chengqian Palace to the Royal Gate at dawn to listen to the government. The access control of each palace was also removed. The Queen Mother set a time for everyone to go to Ningshou Palace to discuss the matter. Of course, the noble concubine was the most honorable and could not be exempted, but she still
She didn't quite understand what happened last night. When she was serving Xuan Ye to put on clothes in the morning, the emperor told her: "Don't say a word if you don't care. Just go to Ningshou Palace to drink tea."
In this way, she brought Yinzhen and met the Queen Mother before going to the other palaces. When she saw the Queen Mother hugging Si Age and coaxing her, she said: "Your Majesty asked me not to interfere. I didn't say anything for a while. Don't blame me.
"
The Queen Mother also knew that the emperor went to Chengqian Palace late at night last night. When she heard what she said, she just sighed helplessly: "That's all, don't say you don't want to take care of it, I don't want to take care of it either."
From Concubine Tong to Chang Zai, they all agreed to gather at Ningshou Palace today. It turned out that the Empress Dowager sent someone to inform the Empress Dowager last night, saying that starting from this incident, she would also learn how to be a master in this palace.
Make the decision. Although the old man did not say it clearly, the Queen Mother also understood that she followed her mother-in-law and served as the Queen Mother for twenty years. In fact, she never did a serious thing, whether she was the Queen before or the Queen Mother now.
She didn't even say a word during the turbulent years, let alone the current peaceful and prosperous times when she didn't have anything to worry about.
But the Empress Dowager is getting old, and one day she will drive to Hexi. Then she will be the only Empress Dowager left in the palace. Now the Empress Dowager is almost in charge, but in the future it will all fall on her, and so will the Empress Dowager.
I'm not young anymore, so it's really hard to learn it from scratch, and it's such a tricky thing once you get started.
The Sixth Palace gathered together. In the past few years, Ningshou Palace, in addition to receiving prestigious concubines for morning and evening gatherings, had gathered such a large number of people for the first time. The Queen Mother sat alone and felt very uneasy. She inexplicably recalled the year when she first entered the Forbidden City.
After becoming the late emperor's successor, she accepted the worship of concubines in Kunning Palace. Decades had passed, and she could no longer remember the faces of those women, not even the beautiful appearance of Dong E's family.
"Empress Dowager, if you don't say anything, I will give out lucky bags to the sisters." Concubine Wen suddenly spoke, reminding the dazed Queen Mother. She brought Dongyun with a basket of lucky bags, saying it was to celebrate the eighth day of the eighth lunar month.
When my elder brother was born, he had eggs, peanuts, candies and dates in his lucky bag. He wanted to pray for good luck. He had been doing it for a while when he entered the house, but the Queen Mother suddenly came and stopped.
The Queen Mother sighed: "I haven't congratulated you on your eighth brother. I'll send you a reward later. That Juechan clan has also worked hard. Look at today, she is the only one who didn't come. What I said later,
Just go back and tell her."
Concubine Wen smiled and asked, "What do you want to talk about?"
"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother is going to say something about Guo Guiren." Concubine Hui said suddenly. She didn't know if she had been up all night. Her eyes were black and blue, and her eyes were full of bloodshot eyes. Concubine Wen accidentally took a look and said in surprise, "Look
You are so tired, the two people we met yesterday were completely different."
Hui Bin smiled bitterly and said nothing. She stood up and went to the Queen Mother and said: "I have ordered the imperial doctor to check it out. Guo Guiren is suffering from hysteria. I don't know where this disease came from. If we trace the origin, it is probably that Jue Chan often left in the old year."
When they were in the Yikun Palace, the emperor was angry because he saw her abusing the concubines and ordered her to be grounded. He thought that she was having trouble breathing and was suffering from a disease. Now he felt that Chan's mother and son were safe, and the emperor was happy that the prince was finally safe.
But if the news about Guo Guiren spreads, it will be the fault of Long Live Lord. People outside don’t know how to spread the word, and it is difficult for Yibin’s sister’s family to explain it. I think this is the case, so I forgive her in the name of the Queen Mother’s kindness, and let her
If she continues to recuperate and reflect on her past, she may have a good day. What do you think?"
The Queen Mother does not kill. Last night, Xuan Ye reminded Hui Concubine many times. Now her words are exactly what the Queen Mother wants. The Queen Mother said repeatedly: "Since she is hysterical, it is not easy to blame her. She is a poor person, so just stay in the palace to recuperate."
"But he said, "Yi concubine, the emperor often goes to Yikun Palace. Do you think it wouldn't be good to keep it at your place?"
Yi Bin stood up, but before she could speak, Hui Bin had already said: "They are biological sisters. It doesn't matter whether it is convenient or not. If Guo Guiren is sent to another place at this moment, others will say that Yi Bin's sister is cold-blooded and heartless, leaving her biological sisters alone."
I won’t take care of you anymore.”
"Sister Hui?" Yi Bin looked at Hui Bin blankly, wondering why things didn't go as planned. It could be seen that Hui Bin looked at her intently, knowing that it was not the time to argue at this moment, and hurriedly agreed, "This is best, or
Sister Hui is thoughtful, and the Queen Mother can rest assured that I will take good care of my sister. What happened last night is all my fault. If I had known that she was not in good spirits, I should have paid more attention."
"Obviously it will be very bad when I see you that day..." An Guiren beside him suddenly said, but Hui Bin scolded him sharply, "Is An Guiren not in good spirits? The imperial doctor is waiting outside. Do you want to call me in to take a look?
"
Concubine Tong couldn't bear to see how powerful she was. She said coldly: "Empress Hui Bin must not have slept last night. You are so angry. The Queen Mother is here. Who can show you how powerful you are?"
The atmosphere in the palace took a turn for the worse, and the Queen Mother felt uncomfortable sitting there. Thinking about the troubles she would have to endure if the Queen Mother returned to Yaochi, she realized that the days before she had raised Yinqi were not desolate and desolate, but that they were no longer desolate.
It couldn't be more comfortable. At this moment, she had to cough dryly and said: "Those who know what happened last night should keep it in their hearts, and those who don't know are not allowed to inquire anymore. I asked you to come today, and I have a few words to explain."
All the concubines stood up and knelt down to listen to the Queen Mother's instructions. The Queen Mother looked at the crowd of people kneeling on the ground. They all raised their heads to look at her. She couldn't help but tremble in her heart. What woman could see the faces in these faces?
Will he sit in her position in the future? But he didn't dare to think wildly, and calmed down and said: "Although Guo Guiren is hysterical, it is also due to her own violence. Today, the country is governed by benevolence and filial piety, how can we tolerate abuse in the harem? From now on,
You must supervise each other. Regardless of your status, if there is any abuse of concubines, or even abuse of palace maids and eunuchs, you can come to Ningshou Palace and tell me. This is not a slander behind the scenes, but for the sake of peace in the harem and not to give up.
The emperor is causing trouble. And among you, although there are some who are superior and inferior, you are all serving the emperor. Why should you be jealous and fight openly and secretly? Such things are bound to be tolerated by Ningshou Palace. I don't take care of things on weekdays. Don't think that I am.
It’s easy to coax.”
Everyone agreed and swore to remember the Queen Mother's teachings. Seeing that they all lowered their heads, the Queen Mother relaxed. Then she looked at her attendants, understood her reminder, and then said: "You are all good, I know it."
"Today is just a reminder. Now that you understand everything, let's leave." The Queen Mother said and stood up. Concubine Tong and Concubine Wen hurriedly came forward to support her and sent the Queen Mother directly back to the inner hall. The Queen Mother was undecided and did not want them to accompany her.
The two quickly exited.
Just as she walked outside the door, Concubine Wen took out a lucky bag from her arms like a magic trick and handed it to the concubine. She said with a smile: "Mother, I also have a son. Are you lucky?"
Concubine Tong took a look at the lucky bag with disdain, and smiled at her: "We are half a catty against eight ounces, how can we be blessed? But, the eighth prince's biological mother can compete with the fourth prince? What are you proud of?
"With that said, he stuffed the lucky bag back into her, turned around and left.
However, Concubine Wen hurried up a few steps and pushed the lucky bag to the concubine again. With a smile on her face, she said, "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother wants us to live in harmony. You also swore just now, so you can't break your promise."
The two of them had already walked outside, and many pairs of eyes were watching. The imperial concubine could not help but reluctantly took the lucky bag, and sent someone to take Yinzhen away from the fifth elder brother's house. She walked through the concubines in a swaggering manner, and
However, Concubine Wen led Dongyun around to deliver blessing bags, and she was beaming with joy, which was incompatible with the current situation. Everyone had no choice but to smile and congratulate her, and only dared to disperse after Concubine Wen also left.
Hui Bin and Yi Bin left in a flash, Lan Qi followed Duan Bin and Rong Bin. When they came out, they heard Chang Zaiyi, who was walking away in front, talking and laughing. She vaguely heard that the emperor had gone there last night.
Lan Qi guessed that the imperial concubine was talking about her rights and wrongs. She was in a bad mood after being frightened all night. The more she listened, the more angry she became, so she turned around and walked away to another place.
Bu Gui and Dai Jiashi followed. Concubine Rong and Concubine Duan had not left yet. They looked at both sides and Concubine Duan said: "If she is really angry, she is a little complacent. In such a situation last night, who in the palace can't do it?"
Don't be afraid, if the emperor goes to her place, the noble concubine will definitely be in a bad mood today, the emperor is doing it for everyone's good."
Concubine Rong said, "How could she be so jealous? The emperor will definitely try to appease her in the future. We should worry too much." She pulled Duan Concubine's hand and said, "How about we sisters make a bet?"
Duanbi smiled: "What are you betting on?"
"Let's bet on Guo Guiren's life, how many days he can survive."