The news of Xia Jie's assassination had already spread throughout the court when Xia Jie returned to the palace. However, at the beginning, all the imperial doctors were detained in the palace. No one knew the exact situation. People in the court were in a state of uncertainty.
In order to calm people's hearts, people had some suspicions about Xia Jie's injury. If something really happened, the prince would not act like this.
But later, they found out that the assassin was actually Ruiyun, the second daughter of the Duke of Shu. Concubine Yi, who had been crazy for a long time, suddenly regained consciousness after encountering the assassination incident on her way back to the palace. In addition, Concubine Zhen in the palace
Concubine He Shu was executed by the emperor for being unfair in charge of affairs and clashing with Long Yan. For a while, people were worried.
The courtiers all secretly said that the emperor had been fascinated by Concubine Yi. Even Concubine Yi ignored her many doubts this time and instead sent Concubine Shu and Concubine Zhen to death to please her. However, there were also smart people who smelled the difference.
taste, and concluded that the death of Concubine Shu and Concubine Zhen was by no means as simple as it seemed.
In addition, Xia Jie's attitude was clear, so no matter how dissatisfied or suspicious the people below were, they were all suppressed.
At this time, Duke Shou's palace and Prince Kang's palace knew that the daughter they had sent to the palace was dead, so they were not too frightened or sad. Both of these two daughters had long been abandoned by the family and were not favored by the emperor.
The family never needs a woman who offends the emperor. Death would be a better relief for the family.
There is a rule in Daxia that if one of the four concubines dies in the palace, the family can send her biological sisters to the palace as a favor from the heavenly family!
Since the emperor had no clear intention to deal with them, and dealt with Concubine Shu and Concubine Zhen in a way that left no trace, he naturally wanted to leave a leeway for the two palaces. Therefore, what should be worried about most at this time is not them. In their hands,
There is another life-saving talisman. What should be worried about the most is the Duke of Shu!
Just as Duke Shou and Prince Kang were waiting for a good show, the attention of countless people in the court was focused on the Duke of Shu. What a crime it was to assassinate the emperor! But the emperor still refused to issue an edict.
Princess Ruiyun was handed over to Dali Temple for trial, but the Duke of Shu was not punished. I don't know if it was because of the princess, or because of the marriage between Dou Houfu and the Duke of Shu, or for other reasons. People speculated and had different opinions.
For a moment, we were all surrounded by clouds and mist, deeply aware of the emperor's ever-changing thoughts.
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"What happened, and why did Ruiyun go to assassinate the emperor!"
The Duke's Mansion of the Kingdom of Shu was filled with gloom and misfortune, and disasters fell from the sky. No one thought that the little naughty daughter, sister, and granddaughter who had been sent out to study under the teacher in the past would suddenly be brought into the family.
Such a big disaster.
"Grandpa, don't worry too much, Ruiyun, Ruiyun will be fine." After Ruihe squeezed out these words, he almost couldn't convince himself.
That day, she found out that the emperor and Concubine Yi would come to the Dou family. She felt resentful in her heart, but she wanted to express the attitude of the Duke of Shu to the emperor first. Unexpectedly, she sent someone to find her grandfather and father who were ahead.
In the backyard, I wanted to talk, but I forgot about my sister!
Ruiyun grew up in the mountains. He has always had a charming personality, but he is extremely talented in swordsmanship. Ruiyun was not used to being in the Dou family and felt that he didn't know anyone. He insisted on returning home first, but he ran into the emperor.
He and Concubine Yi's car did not expect that Ruiyun would actually use his sword to hurt someone in a fit of anger, and the one who was hurt was the emperor!
The Duke of Shu, the Duke of Shu, is this catastrophe really unstoppable?
"The Duke of Shu is in trouble now. You can go back to help, but you have to remember that you are now a member of the Dou family!"
Thinking of the indifferent words uttered by that cold face before coming here, Rui He felt his body getting chills!
So that's it, that's it, I finally understand why he has been alienating her and not trusting her. It turns out that he is blaming her for thinking too much about her mother's family and thinking about helping her mother's family. But this is not the case for noble ladies from aristocratic families. They have enjoyed the family since they were young.
Given the honor and status, he has been taught since childhood that he must take responsibility for the family in the future and make sacrifices at all costs!
It's not that she doesn't care about the Dou family, she just wants to try her best to protect the family that gave birth to her. What's more, if the Duke of Shu falls, her position in the Dou family will also be in jeopardy. Why is this situation like that in his eyes?
The heinous crime!
Ruihe bit her lip, all her emotions were entangled together, making her dazed.
"Madam, you have been to the palace today. What did Concubine Yi say?"
The Duke of Shu sneered at Rui He's statement. He was the head of the family and the head of the clan. Ruiyun sat down and involved the nine clans in such a matter, which was no longer tolerated by the family. Ruiyun was going to die, but he didn't care, but his family, Shu Kingdom
The government must not make any mistakes!
Princess Rongshou Chang's old face was full of tears. She had been in a high position all her life. She married the Duke of Shu and was harmonious. Even some time ago, the Duke of Shu's palace was swinging between the emperor and the prince, and there was a crisis.
After Ruihe married into the Dou family, the crisis was temporarily alleviated. She could not have imagined that such a major event would happen, and given her status, there was nothing she could do about it.
Hearing Duke Shu's question, Princess Rongshou let out a long sigh and said: "Concubine Yi said that the emperor is recovering from his injuries and it is inconvenient to summon me. However, Concubine Yi mentioned something that seems to have already happened."
It means, but I never understood what it meant!”
When the Duke of Shu and a group of men heard this, their eyes suddenly lit up, and the gloomy look on their faces dissipated a lot.
Almost everyone knows that in this situation, the only person who can and is willing to save the Duke of Shu is Concubine Yi in the palace.
Concubine Yi's words have a great influence on the emperor. In addition, the Duke of Shu is an in-law of the Dou family. Concubine Yi also needs to avoid suspicion in this matter. Therefore, it is the best choice to clear the Duke of Shu of his crimes.
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"Since Concubine Yi has something to say, mother, please tell her quickly." Zheng Xuan is the father of Rui and Ruiyun. Hearing that his daughter had caused such a big disaster, he was troubled all day long. He originally thought that this time his mother would enter the palace.
He also found nothing. He didn't expect Concubine Yi to have a legend, so he was overjoyed and hurriedly urged her.
Princess Rongshou glanced at Ruihe, who was sitting next to her and sisters Huangshen and Ruiyun, who were very affectionate, and then said calmly: "The empress said that the world has a saying that the water thrown out by a married daughter, but some daughters' families,
Although it was too late to get married, she had already vowed to serve the gods and Buddhas all her life. Concubine Yi also said that there was a sister in her mother's family who went to Taohua Temple to serve the Bodhisattva in her early years. Later, she committed some crimes because she was one of the Bodhisattvas.
In the end, people just burned themselves and went to the West to plead guilty to the Buddha. In the family, because of the principle of being an outsider, none of them went to see each other for the last time."
As soon as Princess Rongshou said this, Ruihe suddenly took a breath of air and knelt on the ground with a plop. Regardless of the gloomy expressions of the Duke of Shu and the people present, he cried: "Grandpa, grandma, uncles, Ruihe
Please, please, this is not allowed!"
Seeing Rui He kneeling on the ground, the Duke of Shu turned pale and scolded: "Get up, you are now a first-class imperial concubine conferred by the emperor, how can you kneel on the ground! What if Zu Nian knew how to behave."
Princess Rongshou called her maids to help Ruihe and coaxed her: "My dear granddaughter, get up quickly. I just relayed Concubine Yi's words. You don't have to..."
"No!"
Rui He burst into tears in pain. Regardless of being accused of being unfilial, he interrupted Princess Rongshou and cried: "Grandma, you don't have to lie to me. You are the eldest princess, and Rui He was raised by you since childhood.
, Concubine Yi’s words were so clear that even Ruihe knew what she meant immediately. How could you not understand? You just said you didn’t understand, but you just didn’t want to speak frankly. But Ruihe knew that you were already talking.
Having made up their minds, Grandpa and all the uncles and elders have also made up their minds to follow the advice of Concubine Yi, but that is Ruiyun, your direct granddaughter. How can you do it before things come to a dead end?
We must first cruelly cut off her way of survival."
"So what if her way of survival is cut off! What does it mean to not reach a dead end? Open your eyes and see clearly what situation our Duke of Shu has been forced into right now!" Duke of Shu saw Rui He crying.
, scolded, and angrily slapped her palm on the table next to her. The tea cup jumped twice and fell to the ground. The hot tea soaked Ruihe's body. She didn't care about the heat and could only look at the Duke of Shu and shed tears.
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Seeing that she seemed unwilling to give up, the Duke of Shu stood up and angrily walked back and forth in the room twice before saying angrily: "You have to know that assassinating the emperor, no matter what Ruiyun's intention is, is a serious crime that affects the nine clans.
, according to our Daxia law, a married woman is no longer included in the clan. But Ruiyun has not been married, nor has she been engaged. She is still a noble daughter of our Duke of Shu. Whatever she committed, our Duke of Shu will
You must take responsibility. Since you understand what Concubine Yi means, you should know that this is the best way. Send Ruiyun to the nunnery and let her be a person outside the country, and then follow the rules of people outside the country to do whatever she wants.
If you find a crime to deal with her, you can save the entire Shu Kingdom. She was the one who did it. At this time, let alone her death, the culprit is your father and your mother. If you can save the glory of the entire family, let alone her death.
, I don’t have any reluctance to part with you! As a member of a noble family, this is how you should be!"
"Grandpa, since Concubine Yi can come up with this method, she must also have other methods. The emperor loves her so much. When you married me into the Dou family, it was not because of Concubine Yi. She has nothing to do with it.
I'll go and beg her, tell her the rights and interests, and she will save Ruiyun's life. I beg you, please wait a little longer, wait a little longer."
"Confused!"
This time, without the Duke of Shu having to say anything, Princess Rongshou first pulled Rui He to her side, slapped her hard in the face, and cursed: "You are so confused. You still say that I taught you this. You
Since you know that the emperor loves Concubine Yi, you still dare to make such threats. You said that you were going to beg Concubine Yi. You were going to beg her as your sister-in-law. You also said that you were going to threaten Concubine Yi with words. Have you ever thought clearly?
The reason why the emperor has not dealt with our Duke of Shu is because Concubine Yi is involved in this matter. However, the emperor's concern is just that he is afraid that Concubine Yi will bear a stigma. If the emperor is really angry, he will
If something happens to our Duke of Shu, we are trying to protect Concubine Yi, so what can anyone do! Your visit to the palace is just to make the Emperor and Concubine Yi feel that we don't know how to appreciate them!"
Ruihe was splashed with cold water on her head, but she also knew that nothing could be done. She was not such an indecisive person. Over the years, she had seen countless women at home who were sacrificed and dealt with because of the interests of the family, and she could deal with them indifferently.
She thought that her heart had long been accustomed to accepting the argument that the family's interests were the best, but she didn't expect that when things came to pass and it happened to her most beloved sister, she realized that such a parting was so painful!
"Grandma, is there really no other way?"
Princess Rongshou had always taken great care of the apple of her eye that she had raised with one hand. Even Ruiyun was reluctant to part with her, but she was from the palace and had the same blood as Xia Jie. Just as the Duke of Shu initially said
Yan said that even if she had to sacrifice her own son, she had no reluctance at this moment, let alone a granddaughter who had been raised outside for many years and had caused such a big trouble after a generation! Being able to sacrifice only her,
She could save her whole family, and she already felt that it was a blessing for the Duke of Shu!
But facing the tearful Ruihe, Princess Rongshou still sighed, hugged her in her arms, and whispered: "This matter is no longer against the law. Ruiyun is now imprisoned in a water prison. If you want to see her,
For the last time, she went home to beg the child in Zunian. Now, only he has the solution."
Ruihe knew that Princess Rongshou did not want anyone to hear their conversation, so he also said anxiously in a low voice: "Then can he save Ruiyun?"
After Rui He asked this question, he felt Princess Rongshou's arms stiffen, and a wry smile appeared on her lips, feeling that she was indeed more whimsical.
After being released by Princess Rongshou, Ruihe has been sitting in his seat, listening in panic to everyone talking about how to get the discount tomorrow, and what kind of words can make the courtiers believe that Ruiyun has indeed given away the gift a long time ago.
Entering the nunnery and worshiping under the seat of the Bodhisattva, this time I just came back to perform my last bit of filial piety and end my worldly relationship. In fact, I no longer have anything to do with the Duke of Shu.
After they finished discussing the wording of the poem, they began to continue to argue over whether they should bribe the master of the nunnery, so that they could cleverly accuse Ruiyun and let her be burned to death silently, and then disappear from the world.
Finally, it is necessary to determine how to modify the family tree so that no one will notice the clues and find out that this former legitimate daughter was not expelled from the family recently.
Rui Hemongyou looked at the faces that had survived the catastrophe soberly, filled with joy, seriousness, and coldness. Those faces were those that she was attached to, admired, and close to, her uncles, brothers, and even her own.
Her father, that part of the wall in her heart that was once impregnable, collapsed silently at this moment.
In the gap of consciousness, she only heard someone faintly saying in her ears that she should serve her husband well after returning home.
Husband, husband?
A cold smile appeared on Ruihe's lips. She stood up and ignored everyone's surprised looks. She just bowed slightly and walked out. This home was too cold and she needed to find a warm place.
, but I don’t know if that husband can be her support.
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