Nangong Jie personally supported his mother's coffin for burial. With endless grief, he was the first to hold the sticky mud with his hands and put it on the top of the coffin. Then the guards buried Concubine Ping together.
The people in Prince Jie's Mansion took the initiative to put down the red lantern. Although the old lady's body was buried directly before being transported back to Prince Jie's Mansion for burial, the servants still set up a mourning hall in the mansion so that the master could come back to observe mourning.
Nangong Jie returned to the palace, put on linen clothes and mourning, knelt in front of his mother's tomb, and asked lightly: "Has Madam ever come back?"
"Your Majesty... no..."
"I understand, please tell me not to accept funeral gifts from anyone. My mother hates politeness."
"Yes, Your Majesty... It is true that many wealthy businessmen in the capital have sent silk, gold and brocade quilts. I don't know what to do with them, so I will reject them right now."
Nangong Jie was in a state of despair and the pain of losing his mother made him want to see someone. He didn't know what she was doing. No matter how strict the guards were, after hearing the news of his mother's death, he should at least come out and bow, right?
But from the beginning to the end of her mother's funeral, she didn't even show her face once... However, Nangong Jie resented her, but he didn't know that the pain she suffered was many times heavier than him.
The thunderstorm has been going on. In the open space of the Imperial Garden, a figure is kneeling. No one can see clearly who it is, and no one dares to get even half a step closer, because there are several people wearing raincoats standing next to the person.
The guards wearing bamboo hats could tell at a glance that they were criminals who had committed serious crimes and were severely punished by the emperor.
The woman's whole body was already soaked, and the heavy rain kept beating on her weak body, which made the guards who were executing the execution feel a little unbearable.
However, to her, this little rain was nothing. No matter how heavy the rain was, it could not wash away the pleading eyes that Concubine Ping looked at her before she left.
Concubine Ping left, and everyone thought that she was really poisoned to death by a servant. Only she knew that it was the poisoned wine given by the emperor, and that the servant's adultery was just a cover.
That emperor was really very cold-blooded and ruthless.
The rain hadn't stopped yet, but the wind had picked up. It was the end of summer and the beginning of autumn, with a hint of coldness, and it was trampling on her body wantonly. Duoduo suddenly felt that her whole body was so cold, she couldn't help shrinking her body, and wanted to look up at the sky.
, but the rain hit me so hard that I couldn’t open my eyes.
"elder sister……"
"Mother... woo woo... mother..."
Jin Lian held an umbrella and ran over with Bin'er in her arms, but was stopped by the guards: "Stop, you can't pass!"
"Why? What mistake has my sister made to punish her like this? Please, she will die!"
"Mother..." Bin'er got down from Jinlian's arms, took the umbrella, ran over to cover Duoduo's head, hugged her head and cried loudly: "Mother... let's go home... I don't want mother to get wet in the rain here.
, Mom, let’s go home..."
The guards wanted to stop him, but they couldn't bear it. Seeing that he was a child, they sent him away again.
"Jinlian..." Duoduo shouted with a trembling voice: "Take Bin'er away quickly and go back to Zizhuwan, hurry up!"
"sister……"
"I'm fine, take him away quickly, quickly!"
Jin Lian had no choice but to walk over, pick up Bin'er, and forcefully carry him away.
"Sister Jinlian, let me down. I want to accompany my mother. I want to accompany my mother... wuwu... find the emperor. I'll ask the emperor to come and save my mother. Take me to the emperor quickly..."
Jin Lian held back her tears and said, "Bin'er, don't make trouble. Your mother is fine. Don't worry, someone is watching."
The harem is always like this. When someone is punished, someone will be happy, take pleasure in others' misfortune, and add insult to injury.
Looking down from the top floor of Yanming Palace, one can have a panoramic view of the Imperial Garden. Since the news of the death of Concubine Ping and the punishment of Concubine Qian by the emperor came out in the morning, the concubines in the palace have
All of a sudden everyone ran to Yanming Palace.
Pour tea and water, rub her arms and hug her thighs, and won't stop until Concubine Yan is made comfortable.
Concubine Yan had seen through all this a long time ago, so she did not resist the attentiveness of these concubines. She looked like she was enjoying it very much, lying on the chair with her eyes closed to relax.
"Sister, that Concubine Ping used to always argue with you, she was really ignorant, but now she finally got her retribution, hum!"
"It's just that those who compete with Sister Yan don't know how to praise. Look at Concubine Qian, wasn't she very arrogant a few years ago? Isn't she being punished by the emperor to kneel now? I wonder if she can withstand such a heavy rain today.
It’s hard to say.”
Concubine Yan said: "Humph, you guys, what's the use of just talking? Concubine Qian is different. If she is favored again one day, none of you will survive."
"Be favored again? Huh, is it possible? That woman is too arrogant. I heard that she doesn't even give the emperor face, so how can the emperor favor her?"
"Yes, where is the Jade Dragon Palace? We were all looking forward to going in and having fun with the emperor. She was so good that she directly rejected the emperor and ran out. Although these were all told by the palace maids, but look at her
That temperament is probably true, you said, a woman who wasted an opportunity like this deserves to die!"
Concubine Yan sighed again: "Oh, I am no longer interested in hearing about these romantic affairs. I am already old and young, and competing for favors is what you sisters do. You can do what you want.
, I will not accompany you anymore.”
The concubines immediately understood and said: "Sister Yan, don't worry, we will repair her well so that she will not dare to be so arrogant in the future, hum!"
Concubine Yan didn't say anything else, but went into the room to sleep alone. She had not been able to sleep well for many days in a row. Today was a good day, which made her life easier than ever before, and she could finally sleep beautifully.
After the last sleep, she pretended that someone died or was punished, and then she celebrated them.
The heavy rain continued until the afternoon and stopped.
And as soon as the heavy rain stopped, the sun came out and it was scorching hot!
Duoduo had been soaked in the rain for a long time. He was already suffering from a cold and had a fever. After being exposed to the sun like this, he immediately felt like the world was spinning and he was on the verge of collapse.
"Hmph, this bitch, a dead vixen, deserves to be punished. She is aggressive whenever she comes out, confusing the emperor all day long, and she is also a bitch who has given birth to a child. Why does she deserve it?"
"Yes, how can she get the emperor's favor? Sisters, go ahead! Teach her a lesson!"
"My dear ladies, please calm down. If you have something to say, please say it nicely!" The guards wanted to stop the concubines, but there were too many concubines and they couldn't stop them at all.
"Bitch, what's wrong? You're so lifeless. Are you going to die? Okay, then the sisters will come to see you off."
Concubine Ming, who was dressed in purple, failed to poison her last time and was severely beaten by Duoduo. Of course, she would not miss the opportunity to humiliate Duoduo this time.
"Concubine Ming, you can't do that. If the emperor takes the blame, no one will be able to bear the responsibility!"
"Can't bear it? Don't be afraid. As long as it's a woman abandoned by the emperor, he won't feel sorry for her anymore. This is a rule of thumb." After Ming Fei finished speaking, she walked over and slapped Duoduo in the face!
With a "pop..." sound, Duoduo's eyes went dark and he fainted immediately.
"Wow, he's just dead? That's too spineless, isn't it? Sisters, don't you think so?" Concubine Ming said, suddenly kicking Duoduo hard in the stomach.
"Go away, I'll wake her up!" Another concubine came over with a basin of cold water. Just as she was about to take action, she suddenly saw the emperor striding over from the front.
The concubines were panicked, and they all knelt down and saluted: "Concubine, please see the Emperor!"
The emperor did not pay attention to the concubines, but bent down, picked up Duoduo vigorously, and walked towards the imperial hospital.
Before leaving, he left behind a sentence: "Whoever bullied Concubine Qian just now kneels down in the imperial garden and is punished by not being able to eat for three days. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed without mercy!"
"Ah..." The concubines panicked for a while, and then they all pointed their fingers at Concubine Ming and said, "Concubine Ming, thank you for your hard work."
Concubine Ming's face changed greatly, and she knelt on the ground with a bang. She felt regretful in her heart. She thought that the emperor would no longer favor Concubine Qian, but she didn't expect... Well, it seems that the first bird was shot. One person acted impulsively, and everyone cheered.
, but she was the only one who was punished.
When Duoduo woke up, he was already lying on the bed.
This place... Duoduo looked carefully and felt familiar. Looking again, she actually returned to the Emperor's Jade Dragon Palace, where the old doctor was making a diagnosis for her.
"Imperial physician, how is Concubine Qian's condition?"
"Your Majesty, thanks to the timely treatment, the condition did not worsen. Concubine Qian was infected by evil spirits. It will probably take some time to completely remove the wind poison from her body. But now it is no longer a problem and she is completely normal.
Life."
"Your Majesty..." Duoduo struggled to sit up, but unexpectedly fell to the floor with a somersault.
Fortunately, Nangong Ming was quick and managed to catch the woman in one fell swoop. The woman was about to fall so hard that her head would explode again.
"Physician, why is this happening? Could it be that she can't even sit down?"
"Your Majesty, please rest assured. This is a symptom of some collapse, so your hands and feet will feel weak and weak. It's just a minor problem. After I finish acupuncture on Concubine Qian, I will give you a prescription for the medicine. Take it according to the medicine. You will be fine soon.
stand up."
"Your Majesty..." Duoduo said with pale lips: "Your Majesty, you must take good care of my Bin'er, otherwise, Duoduo will die in peace."
"Stop talking nonsense. It's not that easy for you to die, let alone Bin'er. How can anyone dare to bully him? You can rest assured and recuperate. We will wait until your body recovers."
After Nangong Ming finished speaking, he ordered the imperial physician: "Imperial physician, whenever something happens, you must use the best method and the best medicine to treat it. You must not let Concubine Qian make the slightest mistake. Do you all understand?"
"Your Majesty, I will do my best to ensure that Concubine Qian gets the best and most appropriate treatment and recovers as soon as possible."
"Your Majesty..." Duoduo suddenly rolled and fell to the ground, and tried his best to kneel up and said: "Your Majesty, I am a sinner, and I am not qualified to receive such good treatment. Your Majesty, you should let me die."
After Duoduo finished speaking, his body suddenly tilted and he immediately fainted again.
Nangong Ming was shocked: "How could this happen?"
"Your Majesty, it is normal for weak patients to faint. Please don't worry, Your Majesty."
Nangong Ming looked at the pale woman with closed eyes lying on his dragon bed, feeling an indescribable pain in his heart.
He stretched out his hand to hold her hand and sighed slightly: "Master Puguang is extremely accurate in seeing people and things. I am very convinced... But for you, I did not listen to the master's opinion. My beloved, please don't let me down.
!”
"Idiot... Idiot, run away..." The woman on the bed suddenly shook her head nervously and kept talking about her dream. She tightly grasped the dragon pattern silk quilt under her body with both hands and shouted several times,
Then he gradually relaxed.
"Humph, I am so tolerant to you, but you always only remember that unfilial son!" Nangong Ming was so angry that he stood up and walked away.
I don’t know how long I slept for, it seemed like a day, it seemed like a year. Duoduo remembered a lot of things that happened, it seemed like a dream, and it seemed like it was real. When I woke up, I sat beside the bed, and my whole person was in chaos.
Yes, feeling very weak.
There seemed to be no one in the Jade Dragon Palace, but Duoduo was too lazy to shout. He leaned on the bed and sat quietly, starting to sort out his thoughts.
Eunuch Li came in at this moment, with a look of gloating on his face, because Duoduo had given him face time and time again, so he didn't have a good look on his face.
"Ms. Qian Fei, you are finally awake. Are you hungry?"
"I'm not hungry!" Duoduo said, but his stomach began to growl.
"I think you must be starving, right? How about you put on these clothes first, and then follow me to the royal dining room for dinner."
"Where is my son? How is he now?" Duoduo is most concerned about his precious son at this time.
"Please don't worry, Madam. My servant has already followed the Emperor's instructions and asked people to take good care of the little ancestor. Just don't worry. Madam, please change your clothes quickly. My servant is waiting for you outside."
After Eunuch Li finished speaking, he went out and closed the door.
Duoduo was indeed very hungry. She changed into the clothes that the eunuch brought over as quickly as possible. She stood in front of the bronze mirror and took a picture. She felt something was wrong. The quality and style of the clothes seemed to be inferior.
I don’t know what the hell the emperor did.
It's a bit weird, but I can't care about that much. Since I'm still alive, I have to live a decent life and eat enough first!
It wasn't until he followed Eunuch Li to the imperial dining room that Duoduo realized that the clothes he was wearing were the work clothes worn by the maids in the imperial dining room. They were exactly the same in color and style.
"Eunuch Li, what do you mean?" Duoduo grabbed the old eunuch and asked.
"Let go." The old eunuch said with a disapproving look: "This is the emperor's wish. From today on, you will help in the imperial kitchen until the emperor changes his mind."
"What? You want me to help you here?" Duoduo couldn't believe his ears.
But what the eunuch did was enough to explain everything. It seemed that it was indeed the emperor's intention. Otherwise, how could a eunuch dare to make an independent decision and let a concubine come to the imperial kitchen to do chores?
The angrier Duoduo became, the prouder the old eunuch became. He waved and the steward of the imperial kitchen called over and ordered: "This is Concubine Qian, do you all know it?"
"Empress Qian Fei?" The cooks all nodded excitedly and said, "You know, I know that Concubine Qian is good at martial arts. We have all heard of it, but we didn't expect to see her here today."
The eunuch snorted coldly and said contemptuously: "She is here today to work. Just give her some leftovers to eat. If there is any rough work or dirty work, arrange it for her to do."
Well, she knows martial arts, isn’t everything she does just trivial?"
"Ah? How can it be allowed to let your mother-in-law do such menial work and give her leftovers to eat?" The cooks in the kitchen couldn't believe their ears.
"It's true. From now on, masters, please take good care of me." Duoduo knew that the emperor must be still angry with her, so he wanted to use all kinds of methods to torture her and wait until she made a fool of herself, so she took the initiative to follow
Hello everyone.
"This... you can't do it, you can't do it, my lady! You are a wealthy person, but the kitchen fumes are very heavy, so it is not suitable for my lady to come in at all. I think my lady, you still-"
"Hey, what do you know? This is an imperial edict. Do you want to resist it?" the eunuch shouted loudly.
The employees in the imperial dining room said submissively: "Since it is the emperor's order, then we have no choice but to offend you."
Duoduo smiled calmly and said: "It's okay. Actually, I was making a bet with the emperor. He said that I couldn't bear hardships, so I wanted to show him that I am not as weak as other concubines."
"Oh, haha, that's it." The cooks smiled again and said, "If that's the case, then come on, madam, we all support you!"
"Bet? Tsk..." the old eunuch sarcastically turned his disgusting buttocks and walked away.
"Hey, where is the leftover? I'm very hungry." The eunuch said impatiently as soon as Duoduo left.
"Ah?" The cooks looked at each other and said, "Do you really want to eat leftovers?"
"Go, go, one or two, have you been kicked in the head by a donkey? Do whatever you have to do! It's an imperial edict, so of course you have to obey it!" The old maid in charge of the kitchen pulled Duoduo to a relatively clean corner.
He whispered: "Don't worry, Madam, I have the final say in the kitchen. No matter how good the food is, as long as I say it is leftovers, it will be leftovers. Haha, Madam, wait a moment, I will bring you the most delicious food right away."
Duoduo couldn't help but smile. This smile was different from the one just now. It was a smile from the heart, because the kindness of the old maid in the kitchen made her feel that there were more good people in the world and made her feel that the sun was still warm.
Soon, the old palace maid brought fresh and delicious food. Although the quantity was a little less than usual, the dishes were richer and the taste was better.
Seeing Duoduo eating with gusto, the old palace maid couldn't help but said happily: "How is it, my dear? Isn't it good?"
"Hmm, not bad, thank you, sister."
"Sister?" The old palace maid was stunned for a moment, her body trembled, and she suddenly opened her mouth wide to inhale, almost falling to the ground.
Duoduo was so shocked that he quickly supported her and said, "What's wrong with you?"
"The steward's fault has happened again, everyone, come and help!" After a cook found out, he quickly led people to run over, pinched the person, rubbed the chest, patted the back... After a simple "rescue", the old palace maid finally came back to life.
.
A cook said: "The steward has had this problem for decades. If you don't care about her when she gets sick, she can survive on her own. She just needs to take it a little slower."