A few days later, Emperor Shizuwu's coffin was sent to the Zhaoling Underground Palace. Emperor Jianlong led all civil and military officials to see Emperor Wu off on his last journey.
It is worth mentioning that after Emperor Wu was buried in the underground palace, the underground palace was not completely sealed because the Empress Dowager Sun was still there, and her first wife would be buried in Zhaoling with him in the future.
After the Empress Dowager Sun is buried in Zhaoling, the Zhaoling Underground Palace will be completely sealed.
The day after the emperor's coffin was placed in the mausoleum, Shen Yi brought Gu Hengbo, who had been picked up from the palace, back to the emperor's mausoleum. In the Hall of Enjoyment, the pipa master knelt in front of Emperor Wu's soul and did not speak for a long time.
It takes great courage for a person to seek death.
As the saying goes, once you make great efforts, then you will fail again. After Concubine Hui failed to commit suicide several times, she had already lost her will to die.
Shen Yi was standing behind her, and at the door of Xiangdian was a smart eunuch with almost white hair.
Gao Ming will be here to guard Emperor Wu's mausoleum until his death.
Shen Yi looked back at Gao Ming, then lowered his head slightly and said, "Eunuch Gao, go and give Concubine Hui a glass of water."
Gao Ming knew that Shen Yi was trying to get away from him, so he didn't say anything and silently turned around and left.
Shen Yi put his hands together in front of him, looked at Concubine Hui who was kneeling on the ground, and asked silently: "Concubine, when you are in Jiankang..."
"Are you against Emperor Wu..."
"Have you ever used medicine?"
Concubine Hui suddenly turned around and looked at Shen Yi, who looked calm.
She was a little scared at first, and then a little angry. She clenched her fists and said, "Use it."
"Does Mr. Shen want to avenge His Majesty?"
After Shen Yi said a word, she seemed to be no longer crazy. She woke up and looked directly at Shen Yi: "Then do it."
"Just in time, I will be buried for Your Majesty!"
Shen Yi shook his head silently and said: "Wu... His Majesty himself did not blame you, so it is not my turn to avenge your Majesty. I just want to ask the empress what kind of medicine you used in the first place."
Concubine Hui gritted her teeth gently: "It's not like Lord Shen doesn't know where I come from, do you still need to ask?"
Shen Yi was silent.
Although Concubine Hui didn't say it explicitly, she still confirmed his suspicion.
aphrodisiac.
And it should be the stronger one.
Concubine Hui was born in Qinhuai River, so she naturally knew about this aspect. She was more open-minded in bed, or she had stronger business ability.
It’s not surprising that she took drugs in order to compete for favor.
Therefore, Emperor Hongde spent most of his time in her palace during his prime years.
This is also the reason why for a long time, there was almost nothing in the harem.
Having said this, the mystery in Shen Yi's heart was finally solved. He raised his head to look at the throne of Emperor Hong De and sighed: "Since His Majesty has never blamed you, let's forget about it."
"I have one more thing I want to ask your Majesty."
Concubine Hui was in a low mood and gritted her teeth and said, "Just ask."
"In the nineteenth year of Hongde, His Majesty Feng Chan Taishan was assassinated. This incident..."
Shen Yi looked at Concubine Hui steadily: "Does the empress know?"
Concubine Hui shook her head: "I only know that Your Majesty is injured, and the others don't know anything about it."
Shen Yi was silent.
He had investigated this matter before.
Although there is no definite evidence, it is almost certain that it came from within the imperial court, not the Purity Department.
There is a high probability that it is the Queen Mother Sun who has passed away from illness.
But that night, even Emperor Hongde was injured. If it was really Empress Dowager Sun who did it, she would be too cruel.
Marquis Shen closed his eyes and thought for a long time, then opened his eyes and said slowly: "Empress, I have no other questions. After paying homage to Your Majesty, I will have someone take you to Prince Fu's Mansion in Fuzhou."
He paused and then said: "His Majesty has spent a lot of effort to cover up the affair over the years. After your Majesty arrives in Fuzhou, you must not mention the original incident to Prince Fu, lest you mother and son become estranged and your Majesty will be sad for the rest of her life. "
To be honest, if it weren't for Gu Hengbo's background, the emperor's love for their mother and son, and the fact that Empress Sun had not had a legitimate son for many years, the possibility of Prince Fu ascending the throne would be very high.
And Prince Fu Li Wang is still worried about this.
If he found out that it was his mother's background that was holding him back, mother and son might really fall out because of it.
Concubine Hui's eyes were full of tears.
"Is this what His Majesty told Marquis Shen?"
"almost."
Shen Yi said silently: "His Majesty asked me to help take care of you mother and son, so that at least you mother and son will be rich and prosperous for the rest of their lives."
When Concubine Hui heard this, she cried even louder.
She cried for a while and looked at Shen Yi: "Master Shen, can you let me be alone with Your Majesty for a moment?"
Shen Yi shook his head: "No."
Concubine Hui wiped her tears: "Are you afraid that I will die in this palace?"
Shen Yi nodded directly.
He looked at Concubine Hui and said silently: "I will wait for you at the door. The door will not be closed. Please take care of yourself. Don't let me betray my old friend."
After that, he exited the Xiangdian Palace and stood at the entrance of the Xiangdian Palace.
At this moment, Gao Ming just came back with a teapot. After seeing Shen Yi, Eunuch Gao also stopped outside the door of Xiangdian, looked at Concubine Hui who was kneeling on the ground, and sighed softly: "Concubine Hui, it should be This is the woman that Your Majesty loves the most in his life."
Shen Yi nodded lightly: "Before his death, His Majesty was still thinking about the mother and son..."
"Compared to the Third Highness..."
Shen Yi sighed and did not continue.
If you love someone, you will have far-reaching plans.
Emperor Hong De's preference for Concubine Hui and her son far exceeded that of his first wife, Empress Sun, and all other princes.
After sighing with emotion, Shen Yi looked at Gao Ming and asked, "Father-in-law, you won't go back to Nanjing anymore?"
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"What are you going back to do?"
Gao Ming lowered his eyebrows and said, "Only by dying here can I repay His Majesty's grace."
Shen Yi sighed slightly and said, "Father-in-law, don't you miss the little children of the Xu family?"
Xu Fu and Liu Niang gave birth to four children in these years. These children basically grew up under the knee of Gao Eunuch. He was not even called uncle, but directly addressed as eldest father.
For more than ten years, most of Eunuch Gao's spiritual sustenance has been on these children.
Hearing what Shen Yi said, Gao Ming also felt a little sad, and said silently: "Every gain must have a loss. They have grown up slowly, so there is no need for me to miss them."
"The Xu family is moving to Yanjing."
Shen Yi glanced at Concubine Hui, and after making sure that she was fine, he said, "When the time comes, I'll give those kids a few tokens so that they can visit Eunuch Gao more often."
Gao Ming looked up at Shen Yi and said in a low voice: "Master Hou is already the Grand Master of the dynasty, but he can still care about such a trivial matter for our family. It's really rare..."
Mr. Shen shook his head and said with emotion: "Although there is a war in the north now, it is generally stable. There are a group of old ministers from the Hong De Dynasty taking care of things in the court. I am actually an idler."
"There is no big deal here."
Shen clasped his hands behind his back and looked into the air: "What I want now is just for the old friends from back then to have their own lives."
Gao Ming looked up at Shen Yi and suddenly said something.
"Master Hou... seems a little old."
Shen Yi shook his head and smiled dumbly: "I am the same age as your Majesty, am I not old?"
"It's not that my body is old."
Gao Ming said silently: "After His Majesty's great success, the Marquis' heart seems to have grown old."
Shen Yi sighed.
"Maybe there are some. After all, I am a subject of the Hongde Dynasty, and the Hongde Dynasty no longer exists."
"One emperor and one courtier."
Gao Ming reminded: "With the new master taking the throne, Xu Fu is not suitable to be an imperial merchant."
"Um."
Shen Yi nodded and said: "Let him come to Yanjing just to hand over Liulichang. As for the other business, it is not very big, so let him continue to do it."
Eunuch Gao lowered his head silently: "The new master will probably take care of you, Lord Marquis, and will let Xu Fu continue to be in charge."
"That's the new emperor's business."
Mr. Shen said with a smile: "If Xu Fu and I show our attitude, we will not be able to blame us in the future."
Eunuch Gao sighed: "If Your Majesty were still here, there wouldn't be so many things."
Shen Yi remained silent.
After a while, Concubine Hui walked out of the Hall of Enjoyment. She wiped her tears and looked at Shen Yi and Gao Ming.
"Since Your Majesty does not allow me to die."
She looked haggard: "I will live a few more years."
Concubine Hui bowed and saluted: "I'm sorry, Lord Shen."
Shen Yi shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, you will go back to the city to rest for the day. Early tomorrow morning, I will arrange for someone to take your Majesty to Fuzhou."
Concubine Hui nodded, turned her head and bowed deeply to Gao Ming, the eunuch, and said with tears, "I entrust you to take care of your late husband's mausoleum, my father-in-law."
Gao Ming was also moved by the word "dead husband". He bowed his head in return and sighed.
"Mother, please take care."
"Your Majesty's spirit in heaven, what worries you most is..."