Chapter 356 The Empress Dowager Summons Luo Jiuli to Enter the Palace
"If I, like Zhang Pingquan and others, believe that Hu Hongzhi committed suicide, have you ever thought about another possibility?"
Nanzhu was confused.
"Another possibility? Master's words are too vague."
Her brain couldn't quite understand it either.
"Then let me be blunt. If I also believe that Hu Hongzhi committed suicide out of fear of crime and report the matter to the palace, then the Queen Mother and Concubine Hu will not believe it."
After all, the Queen Mother went to visit Hu Jue in prison during the day yesterday.
After the Empress Dowager left, Hu Jue asked to be present to the Emperor at night, but then committed suicide in front of the Emperor.
This link was connected with another, even if she didn't understand palace fighting, she could still realize that Hu Jue's suicide in prison had a lot to do with his meeting with the Queen Mother during the day.
What's more, Hu Jue committed suicide just to protect Hu Hongzhi and the others in the Sima Mansion. The situation was not over yet.
The Queen Mother and Concubine Hu were supporting her in the palace, and there were King Zhao and the officials who followed Sima Mansion outside the palace. Even if Hu Hongzhi fought to the death, there was no way he could commit suicide at this time.
Nan Zhu said nothing, while Nan Xing still stood aside motionless.
Luo Jiuli said again:
"At that time, the Queen Mother and Concubine Hu will definitely request a second autopsy. What will the results of the autopsy be?"
When Nan Zhu heard this, he felt excited all over.
Luo Jiuli patted her arm.
"If I find out that Hu Hongzhi committed suicide, and the Queen Mother and Concubine Hu find out that they committed suicide, then the finger of blame will be pointed at the prince or the emperor, and the Duke's palace will also be criticized."
"The common people in this capital! In fact, they don't care at all about which official is alive or dead. They care about whether they can stir up conversation in the streets."
"Once we have something to talk about, who cares whether it is true or false."
"Those rumors will be like weeds that have caught the wind, growing wildly and overwhelming. By then -"
Luo Jiuli stopped talking and lowered his head slightly.
"At that time, there will be a new round of bloodshed in the former dynasty and the harem."
Nan Zhu listened and shook his head in shock.
"Imperial power and wealth are certainly attractive, but no matter how attractive you are, life is not as important. Are these people tired of scheming and scheming all day long?"
Luo Jiuli laughed.
"Nan Zhu! Fortunately, you have a lot of skills. Just like you, if you enter the palace and become a concubine, you will receive a box lunch in the first episode."
Nanzhu thought about his master's words.
"What does receiving a lunch box mean? Is it a meal?"
Luo Jiuli: This girl's brain circuit is really strange, she can automatically ignore the matter of being a concubine.
"Almost, almost."
It seems that in the future, when looking for a blind date for Nan Zhu, she will have to accompany her with some dowry, and ask the man not to take concubines.
Sure enough, everything was as expected.
The death of Hu Jue and his son caused an uproar in the former dynasty and the harem.
When Concubine Hu heard the news, she cried so hard that she fainted, causing chaos in the Jade Palace.
Because his feet were restrained, the palace officials begged his grandfather to sue his grandmother, and finally handed the letter to Changchun Palace.
The Queen Mother came to the door in person, and the palace guards outside Changchun Palace did not dare to disobey the Queen Mother's wishes, so they had to let her go.
In this way, in full view of everyone, the Queen Mother took Concubine Hu to the Changchun Palace to be raised.
And in the Yufu Palace, without Concubine Hu, who would be able to restrain her feet?
When the queen heard this, she didn't show much anger or surprise.
"Pick it up and take it away. That is the Queen Mother's niece. Now is a sad time, so naturally we need to take more care of her."
At that time, the queen was letting the palace maid apply bright red kodan on her nails.
"Is there anything else?"
The kneeling palace man said:
"I heard that the Queen Mother issued an edict and summoned the second young lady of the Duke's Mansion to the palace."
The queen's body moved slightly, and the kodan applied on the nails by the palace maid slipped, and the bright red color was painted on the fingers.
"Queen, spare your life, this slave deserves to die, this slave deserves to die."
The little palace maid was frightened and hurriedly knelt down, kowtowing and admitting her mistake.
The queen glanced at the palace maid lightly, said nothing, but looked at the palace servants kneeling outside.
"The Queen Mother summons Luo Jiuli to the palace at this time?"
"Yes, the eunuch who announced the decree has left the palace."
"Oh!"
The queen sneered.
"As expected of the Queen Mother, she can still withstand such a blow even though her brother and nephew are dead."
"Ha! As people grow older, their hearts become as hard as stone."
When the palace people in the palace heard this, they lowered their heads in fear and did not dare to breathe.
I just wish that everyone was deaf at this moment.
The queen waved her hand.
"You go ahead."
"Yes, I will resign."
The palace man stood up and stepped out cautiously.
——
In the Duke's Mansion, Luo Jiuli was also stunned when she heard that the Queen Mother had summoned her to the palace.
"The Queen Mother summons me to the palace at this time?"
The Duke's wife nodded, but also frowned.
"I heard that Concubine Hu Guifei fainted. The imperial doctor--"
"Does mother really believe that Concubine Hu is unconscious? Are all the imperial doctors idiots? This is just an excuse made by the Queen Mother."
Luo Jiuli sat in front of the mirror, letting Chun Rong comb her hair.
"Then what should we do? The Queen Mother originally treated you like -"
The Duke's wife stopped talking, her face full of worry.
"You shouldn't have gone when we arrested Hu Jue last time. Now it's better. The Queen Mother doesn't dare to be angry with the Emperor or go to the Nine Kings, so she points the finger at you."
"If you don't enter the palace, you are disobeying the decree. If you enter the palace and there is no one to protect you, wouldn't it mean that the Queen Mother will just do whatever she says?"
"Mother."
Luo Jiuli was a little bit dumbfounded.
"My mother has so little confidence in her daughter. It's not like the Queen Mother didn't feel sorry for me. I still avoided them one by one and even made the Queen Mother half angry to death."
"You girl, can you do the same this time? You would rather offend a gentleman than a villain...
Bah, bah, you girl has made me so angry."
The Duke's wife still upholds the sense that royal authority is inviolable in her bones. After all, she is the Queen Mother of a country. If these words get out, the Duke's palace will suffer a serious crime.
"Such a big thing happened in the Sima Mansion. The Queen Mother has been forbearing until now, just because she is afraid of her temper——"
She wanted to say it would be twisted, but when she thought that it was the Queen Mother, she changed her mind.
"I'm afraid my temper will hit a dead end and my resentment towards you will become even stronger. How can I continue to care about this face and that face as before?"
"I'm just afraid, I'm afraid... No! No! Mother will accompany you into the palace."
The Duke's wife said, turned around and left the house.
Luo Jiuli didn't have time to pull him away.
"My mother is—"
"Madam must have gone back to the house to change clothes."
Chunrong was actually quite worried.
At the same time, Xiao Mingxuan, who was still discussing the case with the Sanfa Division in Dali Temple, also received the letter.
"What did you say? The Queen Mother summoned Luo Jiuli to the palace?"
Qin Yin nodded.
"The eunuch who conveyed Yi's decree has gone to the Duke's Mansion."