"Zhao Feiyan is the queen, and her younger brother is serving Xiangluo." [Xijing Miscellaneous Notes Volume 1]
"Your Majesty, let Ye Tingling go with you regarding the palace matters!" Seeing that the emperor wanted to send someone, Empress Dong suggested adding fuel to the fire.
The emperor took a few deep breaths. He barely maintained the last trace of calmness in his heart. He pointed at Mu Shun and then at the Dachangqiu Miao Si who was waiting outside the palace gate: "The Miao Si are going too, all of them are going!"
Seeing that Song Guiren was about to lose power, and that he was being indirectly framed by the other party, Mu Shun was extremely angry. With bruises on his face and evil eyes, he rushed all the way to Pixiang Hall. No matter who he met on the way, they were all attracted to him.
He pushed and shoved him aside, his murderous look and the group of people behind him immediately alarmed the entire Ye Ting.
In the Pixiang Hall, Guo Cainv had just lit a stick of sandalwood and put it into the Boshan furnace. Not long after the smoke had dispersed, the closed door of the hall was kicked open by someone from the outside.
"Where is the Cai Nv Guo?" Someone asked angrily, kicking away the palace maid who was still trying to stop her.
Guo Cainu was displeased and immediately walked over to scold her: "You dare to break into the Pixiang Hall without warning. Who gave you the courage? I don't know that Song Guiren is pregnant. If there is any conflict..."
"Who has the heart to listen to you?" Mu Shun took an angry step forward and yelled: "Slap her!"
The two tall Huang Menrun who followed from the left and right gave Guo Cainv a slap in the face without saying a word. Guo Cainv's bun was messed up, and the hairpins on her head jingled and swayed. When she saw the other person, she fell down.
On the ground, no matter how hard he covered his face, he couldn't cover the palm prints on his face. Mu Shun's furious mood calmed down a lot: "Catch her first! Then search the palace carefully!"
"What are you going to do? What are you going to do?" Guo Cainv watched helplessly as someone kicked over the Boshan stove, and the incense ash inside immediately spilled out. She couldn't help but cough a few times. When she looked at Mu Shun and others, she was completely different from before.
Arrogant momentum: "The noble man is inside. If he collides with the emperor's heir, the country will know..."
Miao Si frowned and finally said: "The emperor's heir is very important. We must not disturb the noble man."
"Here you go!" The group of people he brought with him respectfully accepted the order.
However, Cheng Kuang, the leader of Ye Ting, said in a nonchalant manner: "Miao Gong is good at doing favors. After all, he is the eldest son of the future emperor... But is it too early to rush to please him now?
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"You also know that he is the eldest son." Miao Si turned to look at him. As one of the old eunuchs left in Luoyang Palace, he was able to occupy the position of Ye Ting Ling only because of Empress Dong's support. Empress Dong first
Something happened suddenly. It was revealed that Song Du was bewitching the king, and then Ye Tingling was sent to investigate. His intention was not just for Xiang Luo! No matter how big a mistake Song Du made, the emperor would not treat him before he was born.
Since the capital of Song Dynasty will not fall now, there is probably only one reason why Empress Dong sent her cronies here: "I remember that His Majesty's order was clearly to capture Guo, the female collector, and to find Xiangluo, but he did not say
What to do to Mr. Song... If you act arbitrarily, I’m afraid no one will be able to please you!"
When Guo Cainv heard the words "Xiangluo" on the side, she was so lucky that she immediately collapsed to the ground, her face turned pale, and her heart almost died.
Cheng Kuang's face turned cold, and he looked stiffly at Mu Shun, who was still angry, and said: "Mu Huangmen, what do you think?" Like a cunning snake, he said in a slippery tone in Mu Shun's ear: "Xiangluo
How could the Guo family dare to do such a thing as a prostitute? Now that His Majesty is furious, I think the Song family will come to an end in the future. How can we still allow us to protect and protect you with good words? What if we are here later?
During the search, the noble man insisted on stopping us. Should we stop here to avoid collision, or should we go forward and stop him? Mu Huangmen... The injury on your head is not serious. Isn't it because of your kindness and help?
Someone who should be helped?"
He deliberately wanted to anger Mu Shun and force him to personally order the search without any scruples. This way, even if something happened to Song Capital in the end, Mu Shun would be the first to take the blame.
Miao Si's face changed greatly, and in his eagerness, he was about to grab Mu Shun and say something nice, but Mu Shun suddenly turned around and gave Cheng Kuang a slap in the face in front of everyone: "Don't you dare to make such nonsense again about whether to help or not?
, I caught you too! Don’t think I can’t do it!”
Cheng Kuang pointed at Mu Shun in disbelief. He ignored the burning pain on his face and pointed at Mu Shun and said angrily: "You, how dare you..."
At this time, Mu Shun no longer cared about him, but ordered: "Take all the maids and eunuchs serving in the Pixiang Palace to the courtyard and take care of them. Then please invite the nobles to rest in the side room, and let me check the rest carefully!"
Mu Shun knew that he was destined to offend Song Du this time, but Song Du was nothing now. As for Empress Dong's intention of slapping Cheng Kuang, he could not guess.
Looking for death, how could Mu Shun endure such a tone? Although he could not take revenge on Empress Dong, it was still easy to deal with Ye Tingling with an excuse.
Song Du had already been frightened by the noisy noise outside. With her belly bulging out, she was at her weakest. Before anyone outside could come in, she was already paralyzed and unconscious on the bed.
There was chaos outside again, and someone panicked and said, "Quick, go get the doctor!"
Some people stood there indifferently: "The order I got was to procure the female Guo family and search for incense snails, but I was not asked to hire an imperial doctor to take care of the noble person."
Someone else said impatiently: "Go and report to Your Majesty first, and then ask the female doctor to come over."
The Pixiang Palace was noisy, and the movement quickly spread to the Changning Palace, which was not far away. Inside the palace, the noble Zhen Mi and the palace maid Wu Ran were listening to something. There were hurried footsteps, noisy carriages and horses, and people's voices on the palace road outside the palace wall.
It's as thin as a gnat, and I can't hear it clearly.
Zhen Mi calmed down, burned a thin thread with a candle, and used the light to look at the newly embroidered handkerchief, which was embroidered with several butterfly-like ginkgo leaves.
"Why is Pixiang Hall such a mess?" Wu Ran looked at the closed window nervously, as if she wanted to penetrate the window with her eyes.
"No matter how troublesome it is, it has nothing to do with us." Zhen Mi looked at the vivid ginkgo leaves on the handkerchief, nodded with satisfaction, and put the handkerchief away: "Tonight, you can see more of Jiao Fang's methods, but tomorrow, you
It's best not to say anything." Seeing Wu Ran's hesitant expression, Zhen Mi seemed to be able to tell what the other party was thinking, and she warned him without allowing the other party to question: "Don't ask me why, I'll teach you.
Yes, it can save your life."
Wu Ran had a soft temper and only obeyed Zhen Mi's occasional strength, and nodded quickly.
Cainu, who was inquiring about the news from outside, came over at this time and conveyed the latest news to the two of them: "Zhao Cainu beside Fu Guiren has passed away. It is said that Song Guiren was frightened and fell into a coma, while Mu Huangmen and Dachangqiu, Ye Ting ordered them
I'm still searching for things in the Pixiang Hall."
"Don't go looking for trouble." Zhen Mi said seriously to the young girl: "Turn out all the lights outside, and go to bed early later."
"Then it's time for me to go back." Wu Ran heard this and quickly stood up to say goodbye.
"There's chaos outside, how can you leave?" Zhen Mi took Wu Ran's arm and asked her to sit down again: "Let's talk about the conversation. It's such a chaos tonight, so it doesn't matter if you sleep here.
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Wu Ran agreed and sat down again. At this time, she had no intention of becoming a female celebrity. She came to her senses in a daze under the lamp, seeming to be thinking about some major life event. In fact, she was a little confused now and didn't know she was here.
What to do, what's the meaning, how to spend the next time, etc. Finally, she seemed to have nothing to say and said: "Why did you choose this time?"
"Huh?" Zhen Mi cut the wick shorter so that it wouldn't be too bright. She responded softly, as if she didn't hear the other party's words clearly.
"I mean." Wu Ran pursed her lips and carefully looked at Zhen Mi's beautiful face under the lamp: "Song Guiren will give birth in less than half a month, right? Why did you choose this place?
At that time, if Your Majesty Song gives birth to a prince, your Majesty will be happy, and nothing will happen."
"How do you get the right to say that this was a deliberate choice?" Zhen Mi put down the scissors and turned her face to stare at the other party. Because she was avoiding the light, half of her face was hidden in the shadow.
Wu Ran saw that half of the other person's face was beautiful under the light, with perfect facial features without any flaws, while the other half of the face was blurry and hidden in the shadows. Although he could still imagine that it was the most beautiful face in the world, but
Wu Ran couldn't help but feel a sudden thought in her heart: "I, I mean..." She wanted to explain that she followed the emperor and the concubines to play in the forest that day, and vaguely heard Empress Dong and Chang Yu in the forest.
What did she say? Then she thought about it. She didn't really hear what was said at that time. If Zhen Mi asked, it would be a random guess, but it would be ugly: "It's nothing."
Zhen Mi suddenly smiled, like a hibiscus blooming in the spring breeze. She turned her face completely towards the lampstand again, so that her whole face was bathed in the light, with a faint light: "That day, I was above
Lin, I don’t listen less than you do.”
In fact, she listened much more than Wu Ran, which is why Zhen Mi adopted the attitude of watching the fire from the other side.
"You." Zhen Mi seemed to notice Wu Ran's surprised look, and shook her head in a funny way, as if hibiscus was swaying on the branches: "I understand what I said, but I still don't understand in my heart."
"What?"
"Did you think it would be over after tonight?"
The weak candle seemed to be disturbed by Zhen Mi's breath, and shrank into a ball.
The lights in the Jiaofang Palace were brightly lit, as bright as day, but it was a bit stuffy. The emperor ordered someone to open the windows and blow in the cool night breeze, and the fire in his chest slowly subsided. Before he could calm down,
Thinking of this, Empress Dong followed behind and said worriedly: "The wind is chilly at night, your Majesty, it is better to blow less, lest your body cannot bear it."
As he spoke, he reached out to close the window.
"Don't worry about it." The emperor held Empress Dong's hand. He was about to let some cool air in for some fresh air, but at this time, he could not worry about his health. He took Empress Dong down the hall and gave them to each other.
The imperial physician Ling Zhixi, who was holding a few shell fragments, asked Zhenghua Tuo of the imperial hospital: "Can you see what it is?"
"Your Majesty, there is indeed a medicine smeared on the inside of the snail shell. This medicine does not hurt the internal organs, but it will boost people's energy after being mixed with wine..." Zhi Xi put down the snail shell and said vaguely.
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Song Du was once the candidate for the queen supported by Kansai people, and now she is the only concubine from Kansai left in the palace. In case of emergency, Zhi Xi has to take risks and try to reduce Song Du's guilt.
The emperor looked at Hua Tuo, a native of Pei, and asked, "What kind of medicine is it?"
Hua Tuo raised his eyebrows and said without hesitation: "I dare not hide anything. If I detect it correctly, this thing must be 'Shen Shijiao'."
"What is Shenshijiao?" Empress Dong immediately asked from the side.
"It is said that this was once used by Empress Xiaocheng Zhao. I didn't expect that in the past two hundred years, there would be a prescription spread throughout the world..." Hua Tuo cleverly closed his mouth mid-sentence.
"Huh!" The emperor strode forward and knocked the conch shell fragments on the tray to the ground. The mood that had just calmed down couldn't help but be disturbed again.
Who is Queen Xiaocheng Zhao? Zhao Feiyan!
The Song family actually used the things that the Zhao sisters used to charm the king on themselves!
"How did you recruit Guo?" the emperor asked Xiang Mushun.
Mu Shun immediately knelt down and replied: "The death of Guo was his own decision and had nothing to do with the nobles. It is said that Xiangluo was sent in from outside the palace by the Song family."
"Why wasn't such a thing carefully inspected? Who took it over at that time?" Empress Dong asked again.
"It's Hu Chong, the magistrate of Zhongzang Prefecture." Mu Shun replied immediately.
The emperor pointed at Mu Shun and ordered: "Go to the Secretary's Prison now to see who is on duty and ask him to draft an edict immediately; Hu Chong, the commander of the Zhongzang Prefecture, neglected his duties and went to the Tingwei Prison to discuss the death penalty! The noble Song family...
"
He almost wanted to vent the anger in his chest in one breath, and it was about to bring disaster to the Song Dynasty. Empress Dong had no intention of persuading the emperor to calm down or say anything good to him.
At this pass, several people suddenly broke in from outside the hall.
"Your Majesty!" The noble Fu Shou hurriedly arrived at Jiaofang Hall.
Empress Dong was startled, and then she saw Miao Si who had followed Fu Shou in and Chang Yu, who was furious and had not stopped each other. She suddenly understood. She glanced at Miao Si fiercely, and a look of hatred flashed through her eyes.
, she said coldly: "Mr. Fu, how dare you break into Jiaofang Palace at night without being informed?"
"Your Majesty!" Fu Shou ignored Empress Dong's eager gaze. She came in a hurry and didn't even dress up in decent noble clothes. She only wore an ordinary robe, which was so simple that it made people feel pity for her.
"You're here." The emperor stopped talking at the right time and did not continue to punish Song Du. He seemed to have calmed down a little. He looked straight at Fu Shou and did not pull her up from the ground: "I knew it.
The relationship between you and Song Du cannot be as simple as letting people around you take care of you. Do you want to beg for mercy?"
"Song Du has an innocent temperament and is young. Perhaps he was deceived by others and angered His Majesty. If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can question Song Du carefully tomorrow after he wakes up. Why is it such a fuss?" Fu Shou said softly.
: "Your Majesty has been childless for many years, and now he finally has an heir. Song Du is about to give birth. What will happen if the fetus is affected at this time? Therefore, I ask Your Majesty to plan for the heir. No matter how to punish him, wait until Song Du gives birth to a son.
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Empress Dong suddenly narrowed her eyes and asked coldly: "Do you know what she committed?"
Fu Shou was shaken by the night wind, lowered his head and said, "I don't know."
"Okay." At this time, the emperor suddenly calmed down, and his tone became unusually calm: "Since you are willing to guarantee her, let her live with you from now on, and you will take care of her daily life until after the birth, and then make plans.
.All the palace maids and eunuchs in the Pixiang Palace were handed over to the Yongxiang Order for interrogation, and Guo, the collector, was immediately executed."
Fu Shou breathed a sigh of relief and thanked her sincerely. The emperor couldn't bear to see her continue to kneel on the cold ground and began to stretch out his hand to pull her up. Fu Shou stood up slowly and glanced to the side unintentionally.
I thought I would see Empress Dong's unhappy expression, but who knew that all that caught my eye was her calm and calm gaze.
It seems that everything is not out of the other party's control.