The peonies in Chengqian Palace bloomed extra early this year, and the big flowers are as gorgeous as brocade. Yesterday, someone came to report that the noble family Hezhe had died in the cold palace. Naturally, they only reported a sudden death. As for whether it was really a sudden death,
It’s unknown.
Xiao Luzi supported Wen Xi and walked around the flower bed, "Zhaogui people often cursed the concubines in the cold palace. Now that they are gone, they can be cleaner. I also found out that the fourteenth prince went to the cold palace yesterday."
"Oh?" Wen Xi raised her belly and raised her eyebrows slightly. The fourteenth brother's temperament does not need to be better than that of his mother. He has always been competitive and impulsive at a young age. It would not be surprising if he did something. It's just this kind of thing, Wen Xi
Xi didn't intend to care. Although Zhao Guiren had not been deposed, but now that she was in the cold palace, she was no different from a dead person. Her death was not a big deal.
"This matter has become a big deal!" Xiaoluzi interjected, "Now everyone is saying that the Fourteenth Brother strangled Zhaogui Ren to death, and the person in charge of transporting the body out of the palace even saw strangulation marks on Zhaogui Ren's neck!
This matter has spread all over the place!"
"Then...where did it come from?" she asked with a warm smile.
Xiaoluzi said: "I checked it and it seems that it came from Jingren Palace."
Wen Xi squinted her eyes and let out a long oh. The Tong Jia family and the Wang family were already old enemies, so it seemed good to add a new enemy, but... Wen Xi fell to the ground with a little doubt: "
The cold palace is located in a remote place, completely opposite to the elder brother's palace and the Xiefang Palace. How could the words of the abandoned person in the cold palace reach the elder brother's ears?"
"Son, please say hello to E Niang!" Wen Xixi was talking to himself when he saw Yinlu and Yinli coming to say hello. Wenxi's two sons. The older one is twelve years old and the younger one is nine years old. Yinlu seems to have been there recently.
He grew up very fast, and if he wasn't careful, he seemed to be a little taller.
Yinlu called Qianer up and helped Wenxi himself, "It's windy this morning, why is Eniang out?"
Wen Xi is now wearing flat shoes, and Yin Lu is already at the same altitude as her. "I smelled the fragrance of peonies early in the morning, so I wanted to come out and have a look. The flowers with dewdrops are the most beautiful." Wen Xi looked at it.
The two sons wondered: "Today is not a holiday..."
Yinlu's red phoenix eyes, which resemble those of Kangxi, narrowed slyly, looking particularly narrow and charming, "The emperor has punished his fourteenth brother to kneel down in front of the palace today, so his son and his younger brother took half a day off to accompany his mother."
Yinli's little face was filled with excitement: "I made him proud all day long, but now he is in trouble!"
Wen Xi supported the two brothers' tone. She felt that something was fishy, so she went into the palace and dismissed the people waiting around. She just said: "I was feeling strange? Zhao Guiren cursed the Wang family in the cold palace. How did the fourteenth elder brother know about it?
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The tips of Yinlu's Danfeng eyes raised up in awe, and said: "Of course it was his son who told him to know! It was only thanks to Empress Yibin that she added fuel to the flames that everyone knew about it."
"Is it true that Brother Fourteen strangled Mr. Zhaogui to death?" Wen Xi still had great doubts about such rumors.
"Who knows?" Yinlu said with a joking tone. "Anyway, Zhaogui died after he went to Leng Palace. Maybe the fourteenth brother was impulsive. Or maybe someone else deliberately framed the blame."
The tone is naturally more inclined to the latter, so the person who put the blame must be Yibin.
At this time, Xiaoluzi bowed outside the screen and reported: "Master, I wish to see you, my concubine Wang."
"She?" Wen Xi raised her eyebrows, "I don't want to see her." The concubine Wang has fallen out of favor, and all she can rely on is this son. Now she has to worry about Yinzhen.
"Eniang, you might as well meet me." Yinlu suddenly interjected with deep meaning, and asked Xiaoluzi: "Eunuch Lu, did the queen mother and concubine come here on her own, or..." Eunuch Lu, which means Xiaoluzi,
His real surname was Lu, but Wen Xi later called him Xiaoluzi casually. His real name was Lu Si, the fourth among the brothers in the family. Wenxi changed his name to Lu Fushou. People called him "Eunuch Lu", and "Xiaoluzi" was Wenxi's surname.
special title.
"When I came back to Master Sixteenth, Concubine Wang also brought Zhou Mao, the chief eunuch of Jingsi Palace."
Jingsi Palace is the Cold Palace, which means Jingsi One's past. The people there are imprisoned. They are all deposed concubines. It is said that there are also many crazy old concubines of the previous dynasty. What is the scene inside?
Having seen it before, I imagine it must be completely opposite to the grandeur of the palace.
The mother and son looked at each other and understood, so they invited Wang Concubine into the palace. Although she had been banned for half a year because of Zhao Gui, after the half-year period was over, Wang Concubine rarely came out. Instead, she invited a Buddha statue out and invited herself to be the king.
The Queen Mother prayed for blessings and rarely appeared in the harem's sight.
It has been a long time since I last saw Wang. Not only did her clothes change from her usual bright and bright clothes, but her makeup was also extremely low-key. Her gentle complexion made it clear that she was no longer young. Her skin was no longer white and tender, and even the corners of her eyes had subtle wrinkles.
"Concubine, please give your regards to the Imperial Concubine!" Wang entered the palace, knelt down and said, "Concubine, I have the temerity to disturb the Imperial Concubine while raising her child, please forgive me for my sin!"
Wen Xi had already broken up with him, so there was no need to be too gentle, so she said with a cold face: "Wang Concubine is guilty, but that's not the main reason, it's because she didn't teach her son well!"
The harsh words came out of Wen Ru's mouth. Wang's face showed no displeasure at all, but became more submissive: "This is exactly why I came here! Brother Fourteen is indeed young and impulsive, but he will never do anything like this."
Killing a concubine is such a heinous crime!"
Wen Xi snorted slightly, "I have never been to Leng Palace, but I know that Brother Fourteen went there, and after he went, Zhaogui died, and he was strangled to death!"
"Your Royal Concubine, the Fourteenth Prince has indeed been to the Jingsi Palace, but after the Fourteenth Prince left, someone else sneaked in! Zhou Mao, the chief eunuch of the Jingsi Palace, can testify!" Wang Concubine looked over hurriedly.
The eunuch knelt fifty inches behind him.
Zhou Mao kowtowed quickly and said: "Yes! I saw with my own eyes that the Fourteenth Prince did have a dispute with the Zhaogui people and left after a quarrel! But when the Fourteenth Prince left, the Zhaogui people were still alive. Later, the people of Jingren Palace
The eunuch Xiao Ningzi entered the side hall of Jingsi Palace through the corner gate, where Zhaogui lives, but he came out within a quarter of an hour! Later, the eunuch delivering meals in the evening discovered that Zhaogui had died in the side hall!"
Wen Xi yawned when she heard it. It seemed that the arrow was pointing at Yi Bi again, but they were just like dogs. Wen Xi was really not interested in breaking up the fight, so let them bite it.
Just as she was about to dismiss the Wang concubine casually, she heard a report from outside that Yi concubine had brought the eunuch Xiao Ningzi from her palace to ask for an audience! Wen Xi sighed secretly, but Yi concubine reacted very quickly! Now that the scene has begun, Wen Xi
How could you not cooperate? So he invited the concubines to come in.
Yibin was in a hurry, and she only said one blessing when she came in: "Happy Imperial Concubine!"
Both Yinlu and Yinli, who were gentle beside them, performed the usual rituals and said in unison: "My sons and ministers, please pay your respects to Yi Mu and my concubines!"
A trace of hatred flashed in the eyes of Concubine Wang, who was still kneeling aside. When the elder brother saw the concubine, he should indeed be greeted. However, when Concubine Wang came in just now, neither the sixteenth elder brother nor the seventeenth elder brother seemed to have seen him.
Yes! Now that the concubine came in, she was treated very politely! They were both concubines, but their treatment was completely different. Naturally, the concubine Wang hated Yi concubine even more.
Wen Xi smiled slightly, these two children are really black sesame stuffing! Naturally, Yinlu is darker. Wen Xi clearly saw that when Yibin came in, Yinlu looked at his brother and gave him a hand, and they saluted together.
Seeing this, Concubine Yi immediately smiled politely and said: "The two brothers are really filial, and they have come to accompany the imperial concubine! I am really envious when I see it!" After saying this, he glanced condescendingly at Concubine Wang and said, "You can also call me anytime.
Brother Fourteen will do well to learn from you and become more sensible!"
Wang Bin gritted her teeth and glared angrily at Yi Bin. If her eyes were knives, Yi Bin would have been stabbed into a sieve basket.
Wen Xigao sat on the chair, lazily and leisurely, as if watching a play, "Wang concubine, please get up, I have been kneeling on the Buddha's knees for a long time. Why do I still kneel down when I get to the Chengqian Palace of this palace and can't get up?"
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A look of embarrassment appeared on Wang Bin's face, and she stood up in a hurry. The imperial concubine had never asked her to leave, so how could she dare to get up? Now that she stood up, she could look at Yi Bin equally.
Yi Bin looked at Wang Bin with disdain and said, "Isn't Wang Bin behind closed doors to worship the Buddha? Why did he come out?" Yi Bin emphasized the word "Wang Bin" particularly hard, and her voice was sharp and harsh.
Anger flashed across Concubine Wang's eyes, and she said sternly: "Someone wants to frame Brother Fourteen, so I can't just sit back and ignore it!" After saying that, she said to Zhou Mao: "Eunuch Zhou, look at what happened yesterday.
After my brother left the Jingsi Palace on the 14th night, did he sneak in again?"
Kneeling behind Yibin was a skinny little eunuch. He looked very ordinary, but his face was pale and seemed to be weak. He was wearing the blue thin silk clothes of a second-class eunuch. He knelt there honestly and said nothing.
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Zhou Mao turned around and looked at the little eunuch carefully, and said hurriedly: "Yes, it's him!"
Yi Bin suddenly sneered: "Zhou Mao, you have to see clearly, he really went to Jingsi Palace?!"
Zhou Mao nodded quickly and said: "It's him, I will not be mistaken! I have recognized Xiao Ningzi from Jingren Palace before! I will never be mistaken!"
As soon as these words came out, the sneer on Yibin's face became thicker, with a hint of ridicule.
Hearing this, the concubine Wang showed a proud smile, then knelt down with a thump. Tears filled her eyes immediately, and she said sadly: "My dear concubine, in this way the grievances of the fourteenth brother can be cleared away! Please also invite the concubine.
Make the decision for Brother Fourteen!"
Wen Xi couldn't help but sigh at Wang's acting skills. The tears came down at the drop of a hat, just like the weather in summer. The sun was still shining brightly at this moment, but in the next moment it was covered with dark clouds and it was pouring rain.
"Mother! The Fourteenth Prince is only thirteen years old. He has always been of pure nature. How could he strangle a concubine to death?! Now it seems that someone is deliberately framed by the Fourteenth Prince! This man is so vicious. He not only killed Zhaogui people, but also other people.
To my fourteenth brother!" Concubine Wang wept and wiped her tears, looking very sad, and directed every sentence at Concubine Yi. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation, monthly vote, you
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