"Reporting to the Queen Mother, the emperor suffered from smallpox during his lifetime. The imperial doctors once said that most smallpox is not contagious, but the smallpox the emperor suffered from is by no means ordinary smallpox. It is highly contagious, especially to skin-to-skin contact.
If you touch someone, there will be a certain amount of toxins even after death, and it is difficult to cure the infection on others, so..." He didn't go on to say this, it's not that this girl was lying, in that era, there was indeed an infection
Smallpox, which is extremely dangerous, was only eradicated in a certain dynasty.
Queen Mother Guo was startled, and suddenly turned her head to look at Shao Yan on the bed. She saw that Shao Yan had indeed grown many red beans on his cheeks, and some of them had even begun to burst, and even suppurated in many places. Queen Mother Guo
It made me want to vomit, and I quickly turned my head to the side.
Seeing the Queen Mother's strong reaction, the three sisters of the Xiao family curiously walked to the bedside. At first glance, they didn't know it. At first glance, they saw that it was a devastated face covered with red beans and exuding a rotten smell.
The three sisters were so frightened that they took a few steps back. Oh my God, this is not our emperor. He is simply an ugly devil.
Shao Yan squinted his eyes and looked at the frightened faces in front of him, and couldn't help but snicker secretly. Fortunately, I had done some manipulation on my face beforehand, otherwise I would have been completely ruined.
"Mother, it's all Concubine Yun's fault. If she hadn't encouraged the emperor to leave the palace, the emperor would not be in this situation. She is the culprit." Xiao Yingying said with shame and anger, pointing to Yun Yun aside.
"That's right, Queen Mother, this girl is just a broom star. When the emperor didn't make her his concubine, nothing happened. Ever since he brought her into the harem, the emperor has contracted smallpox, and now..." Xiao Rongrong, the second child, wept.
the way
Xiao Susu, the third child, added: "The two sisters are right. As a concubine beside the emperor, Yun Yun not only didn't care about the emperor's condition, but also ignored the emperor's safety and took the emperor out of the palace without permission. This time the emperor was killed. What a disaster.
I give up the blame and hope that my mother will make a clear decision."
"Queen mother..."
"Queen mother..."
…
The three sisters kept fussing around with each other, not giving Yun Yun a chance to defend herself. Faced with the three sisters making things out of nothing, Yun Yun didn't even have time to breathe. She could only hope to get the forgiveness of Empress Dowager Guo.
Queen Mother Guo was already in a bad mood, and the three sisters kept adding insult to injury. She was so angry that her face turned white and red, and she stamped her foot angrily, "Okay, you guys, please stop talking, Your Majesty."
Being harmed by an adulterer, don’t you think the matter is not big enough?”
Hearing Empress Dowager Guo's reprimand, the three sisters had no choice but to leave it at that. Empress Dowager Guo turned her gaze to Yun Yun and said angrily: "Yun Yun, you are the emperor's newly appointed Concubine Yun. Logically speaking, you should call the Ai family Queen Mother.
But you have really disappointed the Ai family. Although the Ai family does not agree with Concubine Shu and the three sisters, you have already made a big mistake by taking the emperor out of the palace this time. Long'er has been dead in less than two months since he ascended the throne.
In an unexpected situation, how do you ask the Ai family to face the ancestors of the Chen family and the people of the world? As the saying goes, a country cannot be without a king for a day, and a family cannot be without a master for a day. Do you know how many people are honest?
Are you staring at the dragon chair of the Chen family with eager eyes? Although the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Government do not know about it at the moment, paper cannot cover the fire after all. Sooner or later, they will know about it, and I am afraid that by then there will be another bloody storm. "
"Mother, my daughter-in-law knows her crime. I should never have taken the emperor out of the palace. I am willing to be punished." Yun Yun fell to his knees on the ground, tears welling up in his eyes.
Seeing that this girl had a better attitude of 'confessing', the anger in Queen Mother Guo's heart disappeared by half, and said: "Since you have the intention to repent, you can still be given a lighter sentence. You can avoid the death penalty, but you cannot escape the living crime. From now on, you will
Move to Leng Palace."
Cold Palace? Isn't that a place where ancient emperors used to confine disobedient concubines? Shao Yan was stunned. He had heard of such a place in history books before. At first, he thought it was made up by historians, but he didn't.
Thinking that there really is such a place, and thinking about it carefully, it is no wonder that the old queen mother is so angry. Her husband passed away two months ago, and now her son is 'killed' again. Under a series of blows, how can she not spread her resentment on others?
On your body? It’s just that this girl has been wronged this time. The cold palace is not a good place. She eats brown rice, drinks sewage, and lives in a shabby house. Not only does she not have a servant to take care of her, but she also has to do it every day.
Work, such as washing sacks, washing dishes, washing clothes, carrying water, boiling water, etc.
"My daughter-in-law thanks my mother for not killing me." Yun Yun didn't make any argument. He just saw drops of nectar in her eyes and a few wrinkles between her brows. Her whole person suddenly became much older. She looked up.
Shao Yan glanced at him and thought silently in his heart, Your Majesty, I will no longer be able to serve you by your side. You should take better care of yourself.
When the Xiao sisters heard that the Queen Mother was going to send Yun Yun to the cold palace, they couldn't help but be overjoyed. Xiao Yingying had a look of disdain on her face and shouted at Xiao Shunzi beside the Queen Mother Guo: "Xiao Shunzi, you are still stunned.
What are you doing? Why don’t you take Concubine Yun to the cold palace quickly?”
Xiao Shunzi's eyes flashed with uncontrollable anger, like an enraged lion, madly pounced on the three sisters at any time. Even though he was just a eunuch, in fact, he was not used to the arrogance of the Xiao sisters.
Face, if it weren't for the fact that they were the emperor's concubines, he would not pay attention to these vicious women. Among the four concubines, the one he respected the most was Concubine Yun. It's a pity that good people these days always don't get rewarded.
, Such a good empress was actually thrown into the cold palace, where is the justice, where is the justice? Xiao Shunzi shook his head sadly, but the Queen Mother Guo had made up her mind and no one could change it, so he had to reluctantly open the way ahead.
Yunyun said goodbye to the Queen Mother and the three concubines, and then followed Xiao Shunzi out of the room.
As soon as the two of them left, Guo Wei rushed over with a group of civil and military officials, threatening to come and see the emperor for the last time. According to royal rules, when the emperor dies, all ministers must be present to pay homage, which is the so-called 'last meeting'.
, Empress Dowager Guo had planned to temporarily block the news to avoid unnecessary disputes, but she didn't know that the news would spread outside the palace so quickly. Xiao Yingying deliberately made trouble in front of her, saying that such news was spread, which made Empress Dowager Guo hate her so much.
deep into the bones
"Weier, what are you—?" Queen Mother Guo walked outside the door and saw that they were all wearing white mourning clothes and had black ribbons wrapped around their arms. They were obviously here for the emperor's funeral. The old Queen Mother's expression suddenly changed.
become nervous
"I pray to the Queen Mother and the three empresses, may they live a thousand years, a thousand years, a thousand years!" All the ministers knelt outside the door and kowtowed in unison. Guo Wei walked to the front, bowed to the Empress Dowager and said: "The Empress Dowager, I heard that I
Wansai was killed among the people. He was immediately frightened and led all his ministers to come to visit."
"Why are you still visiting? The emperor has already passed away." Empress Dowager Guo's tone was very cold. She tried hard to control her sad emotions, but tears still kept flowing down the bridge of her nose.
"Your Majesty—" The civil and military officials knocked their heads heavily on the ground. The nearby guards, maids, and eunuchs fell to the ground one after another. In an instant, cries broke out. It sounded like mountains rising one after another, or like the rolling Yangtze River.
A lang of water was better than a lang, and the whole palace suddenly fell into an atmosphere of sadness and indignation.
"I appreciate the kindness of all the ministers and ministers. I would like to thank you on behalf of the emperor, the ancestors of the Chen family, and the people of Li." After a long time, Queen Mother Guo solemnly bowed deeply to everyone.
The ministers bowed their heads again and returned the greeting. Guo Wei came to the Queen Mother Guo and said angrily: "Long'er is young, but unfortunately he was assassinated by others. If this revenge is not avenged, it will be difficult to eliminate the hatred in the hearts of my subjects in Donglin." He paused.
, shouted in the distance: "Come here, bring the murderer who poisoned the emperor."
There was a burst of rapid footsteps in the distance, and Zhao Dezhu was seen leading a few imperial guards and escorting a bearded man over. Queen Mother Guo saw that the man was fat, but his face was full of flesh and his eyes were hostile, and she hurriedly
He asked Guo Wei: "Weier, do you think this person is the murderer of the emperor?"
"Exactly." Guo Wei nodded, glared at the man and said, "Tell me, why did you want to poison the emperor? Who asked you to do this?"
The man rolled his eyes and said rudely: "You are talking nonsense about your young lady. I can kill whoever I want without you having to worry about it. It doesn't matter what the emperor is, I will still kill him."
Seeing that the man not only showed no sign of fear, but was so arrogant, everyone present was very angry. Empress Dowager Guo actually admired his courage. Guo Wei ran over and gave the man a hard slap in the face and said: "Bastard, you
Dare you talk to the Queen Mother like this? Come here, take this person out and chop him down."
"Wait a minute." Zhao Dezhu and others dragged the man out. Empress Dowager Guo suddenly thought of something, and walked slowly to the man. Seeing that the man still had a pretentious face, Empress Dowager Guo said lightly: "Ai family
Let me ask you, why did you want to poison the emperor?"
The man snorted and turned his head to the side. Queen Mother Guo asked again: "Then tell me, who ordered you to do this? If you can tell the real culprit behind the scenes, the Aijia will pardon your death penalty."
The man hesitated for a moment, but still did not speak. Queen Mother Guo asked someone to bring a plate of golden gold and placed it in front of him, "Here are five hundred taels. If you can tell the real murderer behind the scenes, I will add another five hundred taels."
When the man saw so much gold, his eyes glowed green, and he widened his eyes and said, "Do you really mean what the Queen Mother said?"
I thought this man was a brave and courageous man, but I didn’t expect that he could be impressed by just a few hundred taels of gold. He didn’t seem to be a kind person. Queen Mother Guo shook her head regretfully and said disdainfully: “What? In front of the whole court?
In terms of civil and military affairs, are you still afraid that the Ai family will cheat?"
The man pouted and said: "That's not true. I won't joke about such a life-threatening matter. Only if you can really ensure my safety can I dare to say it."
"Bold, what's your attitude?" Zhao Dezhu scolded angrily.
Queen Mother Guo waved her hand: "That's all, let him continue."
The man shrugged his shoulders proudly, looked at Guo Wei at the side strangely, and then said casually: "The real culprit behind this is the current Prime Minister Zuo Prime Minister Ren Xianliang."
"What?" Empress Dowager Guo couldn't help frowning, her eyes swollen, and she shook her head vigorously and said: "Impossible, absolutely impossible. Prime Minister Ren is the auxiliary minister appointed by the late emperor. He will never commit regicide.
"
The civil and military ministers were shocked, and they all whispered among themselves in private. Some said that Ren Xianliang was loyal to Donglin and would not do such a treacherous thing. Others said that he knew people and faces but didn't know his heart. Ren Xianliang was loyal on the surface, so maybe he had already done it.
Some people think that the intention to usurp the throne is completely nonsense. It is probably someone deliberately plotting behind the scenes. Some people speculate out of thin air that Ren Xianliang does have the intention of rebellion...
The ministers had different opinions and even argued back and forth. Most of them pointed out that Ren Xianliang had rebelled long ago. However, no matter how these people instigated them, Empress Dowager Guo refused to believe that Ren Xianliang was the instigator behind the scenes. Guo Wei stepped forward and whispered
: "Sister, as the saying goes, people cannot be judged by their appearance, and sea water cannot be measured. You see, all the ministers are here today, but Ren Xianliang is nowhere to be seen. Brother Yichen thinks that this old guy must be here because he has a ghost in his heart.
If you dare to come here, I will search and find out if it was him."
Queen Mother Guo searched around among the ministers and did not see Ren Xianliang. Guo Wei took the opportunity to stir up trouble next to her. The three sisters Xiao Yingying also came over to add fuel to the fire. Coupled with the constant instigation of the ministers, Queen Mother Guo was furious and immediately sent Zhao Dezhu
Hundreds of imperial guards were dispatched to arrest Ren Xianliang.
The conversation outside had been clearly heard by Shao Yan inside the room, and he thought that Prime Minister Ren would inevitably be imprisoned this time. It seemed that Guo Wei wanted to use this incident to eliminate dissidents, and then let those so-called 'cronies'
He was proclaimed emperor. Fortunately, Bai Mei and Dongfang Xian were not in the court, otherwise they would not have been able to escape Guo Wei's clutches. Just as he was thinking about this, a few slight footsteps suddenly sounded in the room.
"It's really unlucky. The emperor will be buried tomorrow, but the queen mother asked the three of us to stay here tonight. As soon as I saw the emperor's face..." The speaker was Xiao Rongrong, the second of the three sisters.
"Third sister is absolutely right, and the old queen mother is also true. We are also the emperor's concubines after all. How can we be allowed to do this kind of mourning?" Xiao Susu, the third child, sighed and said, "It's pity that we have nothing to do.
She has this pretty face, but tonight she has to face such an ugly monster."
Today, you dare to say that I am ugly. Damn it, you are driving me crazy. I will whip you to death. Shao Yan was so angry that he cursed secretly.
"Both of you, shut up. Although the Emperor usually dotes on that damn girl, as the saying goes, one day is a blessing for a couple, and a hundred days of kindness. Besides, he was pretty good to us three sisters. Now that he has passed away, why shouldn't we keep vigil for him?
"
Well, this sentence sounds a bit like repaying a favor, Shao Yan, hey, the eldest sister is the eldest sister, and what she says is level, unlike these two little sluts, damn, I was wasted that night
I'm so lucky to favor them both, so I donated sperm and blood.
"Sister, why are you still speaking for him now? After a while, Jiangshan will have to change his surname to Guo. It's not like you didn't see it just now. Most of the civil and military officials are on the side of the adoptive father. If you want me to say, the righteous father
It will be a matter of time before my father ascends the throne," Xiao Rongrong pouted.
Xiao Susu chuckled: "That's right, eldest sister, it's not my sister who told you that when our adoptive father sent us to the palace, he just let us have fun with the emperor. Could it be that you showed your true feelings to him?"