"The Imperial Concubine said some unpleasant things that the Emperor did not want to say." Tong Bi lowered her head and said softly, "The Imperial Concubine asked me to live a good life and not to become the second Imperial Concubine. I am destined to be unable to do anything in this life.
Even if you do bad things, you won't be able to do anything good. If you have to force yourself down that path, you won't get good results."
"What did you do?" Xuan Ye asked, "Is it because of the incident with Ping Guiren that made her say these words to you?"
Tong Concubine was afraid after all, and anxiously held Xuan Ye's arm and said: "Your Majesty, I don't dare to do it anymore. Don't blame me. It's her who always bullies me. Her great-uncle even killed her uncle."
, I am so angry that I would be so stupid, I will never dare to do it again."
Xuan Ye was shocked and asked angrily: "Who told you about uncle's death?"
Tong Bin was frightened and trembled all over. Xuan Ye felt pity for her when he saw her like this. He softened his face and said: "I scared you. I don't blame you. I'm annoyed that you were involved in right and wrong. I'm annoyed by those people."
People insist on destroying your comfortable life."
"Amma sent someone to say... Your Majesty, I promise you that you will never listen to Amma's words again, I promise." Tong Bin cried and begged aggrievedly, "But your Majesty, please don't pursue Amma, okay?"
good?"
Xuan Ye said: "I will not hold you accountable, Ama, but will you tell them what I said to you later?"
Tong Bin shook her head repeatedly and said: "Before she died, my sister told me that I could tell the emperor about family affairs in the future, but I must not tell the family about matters in the palace. She wanted me to follow the emperor wholeheartedly and not think about anything else.
thing."
Xuan Ye was heartbroken. After more than ten years of companionship, his cousin has finally grown up. Unfortunately, the beauty is unlucky. Just like Queen Xiaozhao, fate is always so ruthless. When they are about to become the best queen, they cruelly take away their lives.
"I believe you. I promised not to hold you accountable, Ama. He is my father-in-law and uncle. How could I hold him accountable?" Xuan Ye gently hugged Tong Bin, comforted her and calmed her down, and said sincerely.
, "I know that if I have to force you to be a flower in the hothouse, that kind of life will not be happy, but that is the best I can give you. I don't want you to betray the family, and I don't want you to do cold-blooded things, like
Concubine Wen was so extreme in the past, what will happen to her in the end? I just want you to live comfortably in the palace and be a happy person. Whether it is your family or the government, it has nothing to do with you. Concubine De is right, you are not
If a person like that insists on forcing you to go down that road, there will be no good results."
Tong Bin nodded aggrievedly and said: "I have always been very good. I live a good life in Chuxiu Palace. Even if you are a noble person, she always bullies me."
Xuan Ye scolded: "You are in the concubine position. How can a noble person like her bully you? You are useless."
Tong Bin said delicately: "I am useless. Now that she is pregnant, the emperor will reward her with a promotion. In that case, she will be on an equal footing with me, or even surpass me, and she will bully me even more."
Concubine."
"Don't you want to improve yourself?" Xuan Ye couldn't laugh or cry, but when he mentioned Ping Guiren's pregnancy, he said coldly, "There's no certainty about that matter, don't worry, I won't let her get past you, let alone bully her anymore.
You, after the fourth elder brother gets married and moves out, I will move you to Chengqian Palace, which is close to Yonghe Palace, Zhongcui Palace and Jingyang Palace are very lively, and it is better than here."
But Tong Bin shook her head: "I feel good here. That's where my sister lived. I originally planned to ask the emperor for a favor. After the fourth elder brother left the palace, Chengqian Palace will be closed from now on, at least.
In the emperor’s generation, don’t let others live in it anymore, okay?”
This is not a big deal. Xuan Ye nodded and agreed: "I obey you. Also, what Concubine De said to you, please don't mention it to anyone other than me again."
That night, Xuan Ye stayed at Chuxiu Palace. Although the emperor came for a purpose and did not commit any sexual acts, outsiders could exaggerate and make a very common thing extremely complicated, saying that the emperor was because of his uncle's death.
To die, to enter
To further consolidate the status of the maternal family in the court, we will start with Tong Bin. With the same origin as Queen Xiaoyi, Tong Bin’s future will definitely not only be in the concubine position. There are even rumors that Tong Bin will become the fourth empress in the future.
Queen.
But in late August, after Tong Guogang was buried in his hometown, and the emperor held a grand funeral for his uncle, rumors spread from nowhere that Concubine De of Yonghe Palace had gained power and used her power to force the concubine of her brother-in-law Aling'a's house to death.
It was said that the ghost of the concubine was still lingering in the house demanding her life, which made the pregnant Fujin very uneasy.
Lan Ying was not feeling well these days. She was just out of joy. She didn't know why such alarmist words were spread. She asked Aling'a what was going on. Aling'a sent people to look for her in other places and spread the word that the girl was alive and well.
As a wife in a small household, my life is very comfortable.
Lan Ying was relieved, but the rumors became more and more intense. The worst part was that some people even made excuses out of nowhere, saying that the vacant post was detrimental to the country's foundation. The empress Dowager De was both talented and virtuous, and she also gave birth to children. She had served the Empress Dowager for more than ten years.
, and now she has nursed the seriously ill emperor back to health. In terms of merit and virtue, they are all assets of the mother of the country. She strongly recommends the emperor to make Concubine De as his new queen.
There are not many excerpts, only four or five. The official who handed them over usually did not know where the cat was doing his errands. He had not shown his face in front of the emperor for hundreds of years. The emperor would not pay attention to the reports of work or greetings in the numerous excerpts.
Now that these things were suddenly handed over to him, he had no other idea but to sneer.
He withheld the folding materials, and after carefully sorting them out, he found that no one else had submitted folding papers about this matter. Xuan Ye did not ask anyone about the matter, nor did he discuss it with any minister, and waited quietly for four or five days.
, As expected, there was no further movement. He looked through the excerpts again. Although the words were different, the writing habits between the lines were revealing. It was obvious who had planned it for them to copy. Someone must be involved in this matter.
Waiting behind the scenes to see his attitude.
When he secretly sent someone to find out who these officials had been in contact with recently, he had no clue. He only knew that those officials had received some threats recently and seemed to have been coerced into doing these things.
Come and hide the folds in each house
As expected, every handwriting of the original text is the same. However, Xuan Ye has read countless ministers' excerpts. Although he knows the handwriting of each person clearly, these so-called originals are obviously re-copied transcripts, which he has never seen before.
fresh handwriting.
At the same time, another thing came to fruition. The person who falsely conveyed the imperial edict to summon the prince to the front line was Mingzhu. Although Tong Guowei sent a message to Tong Bin that his uncle was killed by Suo'etu, he initially created this in the military camp.
The person who spread the rumors was not Tong Guowei, but Mingzhu. All of them
When things are connected in series, it can be concluded that Mingzhu has been trying to instigate the relationship between Suo'etu and Tong Guowei. They are the two most powerful relatives in the imperial court, and they are evenly matched. Mingzhu is no longer the same, but he can use his fists even more because of this.
, to say something ugly, it’s a bad thing.
"After Mingzhu was impeached, he was in a state of decline. The relationship between them became overweight. I was worried about whether it was bad, so I restored Mingzhu's position. However, because he was not entrusted with important responsibilities, he could no longer compete with them as before.
I'm worried again, now it seems that because he is not as good as before, it will be easier for him to do things in secret. An old fox will be an old fox after all."
At this moment, in the Yonghe Palace, Xuan Ye stood in front of the window with his hands behind his hands. After saying this, he turned to look at Lan Qi. She was busy with the needlework in her hands. The emperor frowned slightly and asked her: "What did I say?
Did you hear that?”
Lan Qi raised her head, with a confused look on her face, pursed her lips and said: "I heard you started talking about the affairs of the court, but I didn't pay attention to it. You said a lot of things, and I don't know which one to remember.
.”
But Xuan Ye was not happy. He approached her and asked, "Why don't you listen? Didn't I say that I want you to listen?"
Lan Qi smiled slightly, unaware of the strangeness: "My concubine, listen, but if you insist on why, it will be two different things from talking and listening as we promised at the beginning."
"There is one more thing that has something to do with you. Now you have to listen carefully." Xuan Ye was unhappy and called people in. Eunuch Liang sent a stack of memorials. Xuan Ye took them and put them on the table and pointed.
Said, "See for yourself."
Lan Qi didn't move and reminded Xuan Ye: "Your Majesty, this is a memorial."
"I let you see it."
Seeing the anger on the emperor's face, Lan Qi knew it was not a joke. She had listened to a lot of what he just said. Although she really didn't remember most of them, she knew that Xuan Ye was worrying about those powerful officials.
Whether it was a contest between them or a provocation to him, I sighed in my heart that the only way to do it was to obey him, so I carefully picked up the memorial.
A few lines of words came into her eyes hurriedly, which made her tremble with fear. She glanced at Xuan Ye in fear, and hurriedly opened several other books. Almost all the contents recommended her as the new queen. Lan Qi was so frightened that she threw away the book and walked along the kang.
He slid to the ground, knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, don't listen to the nonsense of those ministers. Please punish them severely."
Xuan Ye asked her to get up, but Lan Qi's legs were a little weak. He picked her up with his own hands. Lan Qi sat on the kang, and Xuan Ye stood in front of her. One looked down and the other looked up. Xuan Ye was confused.
Question: "You forced Aling'a to kill his concubine?"
Lan Qi nodded, then immediately shook her head, and hurriedly explained: "That concubine is still alive, she is not dead, concubine, I just asked Aling'a to drive her away, your Majesty, please calm down, it is my concubine who is bullying others, it is my concubine."
It’s my concubine’s fault, but my sister…”
Xuan Ye said again: "What do you mean by those words you said to Tong Bin? You asked Tong Bin not to force herself on that road. What is that road? She can't walk on it. Then I ask you, you
Can I leave?"
Lan Qi's whole body was tense, and her heart almost jumped out of her throat. The serious and majestic face hanging above her head made her feel so strange for a moment. The words "accompanying you like a tiger" came out. She knew that those words would go deeper.
In his mind, this is something extraordinary. Is Xuan Ye questioning himself?