In the winter, Fuchun Palace has long lost the luxuriant scene of peonies in bloom, and all the prosperity seems to have been buried by the winter snow.
The snow outside the palace had not yet been cleared, so Shu Jin had to step one step deeper and the other shallower, and move forward cautiously. Fortunately, the anti-human shoes like flower pot soles were quite suitable for the snow, and they made a squeaking sound, leaving behind a trace of snow.
A string of marks like horseshoes.
Although it was cold in the depths of winter, there was still plenty of charcoal fire in the Fu Chun Palace. After entering the palace, Shu Jin took off his outer robe and handed it to Lan Ruo. Lu Xue and the eldest maid Shu Xiang were busy patting her feet and skirts.
Snow on the table.
Shu Jin also slightly adjusted his clothes and makeup, and then slowly walked into the inner bedroom of Fuchun Palace with Lu Xue's support.
Excellent dipterocarp was burned in the hall, but it was still not enough to dispel the smell of the bitter concoction. The light curtains were raised by golden hooks. On the bed was a thin and thin woman. Her face that used to be as fair as jade now looked very pale.
She looks haggard, but still beautiful.
The moment she saw Shu Jin, Concubine Dun's eyes seemed to dimly light up, "You...are here."
She seemed to be looking at a friend she hadn't seen for a long time.
Shu Jin stepped forward and sat on the armchair in front of the bed. His tone was usually calm: "I'm here."
The two of them seemed to be talking nonsense.
Concubine Dun suddenly smiled and said, "Thank you for coming to see me."
Shu Jin looked at her sickly face and asked, "Why do you want to see me?"
Concubine Dun was startled, and she shook her head gently, "I don't know either..."
Shu Jin: Is this because you are sick and confused??
Concubine Dun exhaled quietly, "I have thought a lot these days. What have I gained after entering the palace after so many years?"
There were tears in Concubine Dun's eyes, "I got nothing. The emperor's favor and my children all left me..."
Concubine Dun wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and continued to murmur: "This palace is so cold that it chills me to the bone."
Is it because you lost favor that you felt a chill to your bones? When you were favored before, you didn't have these feelings. Shu Jin complained silently.
Concubine Dun raised her eyes and looked at the calm concubine in front of her, "Even the emperor is so cold to me. After thinking about it, the only person in this palace who has gentle and kind thoughts towards me is you."
Shu Jin said frankly: "Actually, I don't like you, but I don't bother to embarrass you."
Concubine Dun lowered her eyelids, "Yes, for a person like me, apart from having a good skin, inside I'm actually just a woman who is greedy for glory and strives for fame and fortune."
You analyzed yourself very well! Shu Jin said silently.
Concubine Dun wiped away the tears on her face and stared at the noble concubine Geng, "I know that I am about to die. After my death, most of the people in this palace will probably clap their hands and cheer, even the emperor... will soon...
Forget about me, and then embrace other new loves.”
As she said that, Concubine Dun could not help but sneer at the corner of her mouth, "Your Majesty, ha!"
It’s too late to know now that the Dog Emperor is not a human being.
Concubine Dun bit her lip and looked at the noble concubine pleadingly: "Now, I just want to know... why did the emperor deny my hope of having a child?"
Concubine Dun's slender hands had already grasped Shu Jin's wide sleeves, "You should do your best, take pity on me, a dying person, and tell me why the emperor is so cold to me?"
Shu Jin sighed helplessly. There was no one else in the room except her confidants, so there was no need for her to tell lies.
"Because the emperor thinks you are unkind." Shu Jin said.
Concubine Dun's eyes were full of disbelief, "Just because I once deliberately fell into the water to blame Concubine Jin? I am familiar with the nature of water, and I did that because I was sure that I would not hurt the child in my belly! How can this be considered unkind?
?!"
Shu Jin was silent for a while, and then said: "There is another reason - the emperor is very dissatisfied with the queen, and he needs a good reason to completely confine the queen." - If the queen did not make a big mistake, why would she be imprisoned until death?
Concubine Dun was stunned, "So that's it, it turns out that I'm just a chess piece in the hands of the emperor..."
Of course, there are also precedents of several lives and deaths in the past life... It's just these nonsense, Shu Jin can't tell Little Nian Gao.
Concubine Dun suddenly laughed "haha", her smile was extremely sad, "The queen is really right, without her own children, how can my fate be any better than hers?!"
Shu Jin couldn't help but sigh. Although the little rice cake was annoying, it was really pitiful.
After Concubine Dun smiled, there was only sadness on her face, "My dear concubine, can you tell me, I... am I really a person who is not blessed by the punishment of my children?"
These words were the final blow that completely broke Concubine Atsushi's mind.
Shu Jin shook his head and said, "I never believe such nonsense."
Concubine Dun bit her white lips, "But why can't the children be raised? Fuyou can be said to have been harmed by the Su family, but what about Fuyi? No one harmed him, he was obviously so strong.
How could he die in infancy?!"
Shu Jin let out a long sigh, "I'm afraid it's hard for you to accept the truth."
Concubine Dun's eyes widened, "Do you know something? Did someone harm my Fuyi?!"
Shu Jin sighed again, "Eighth Brother... shouldn't have taken so many pills."
As soon as these words came out, Concubine Dun turned pale in astonishment, and her lips began to tremble: "You mean, those pills... killed my blessing?!" - And those pills were all melted into sugar water one by one by her.
In the middle, feed it to Fuyi one mouthful at a time!!
"No, I don't believe it!" Concubine Dun shook her head vigorously, "The emperor is obviously taking the golden elixir too!"
Shu Jin said quietly: "Have you not noticed that the Emperor is aging very quickly these days?"
Concubine Dun's whole body froze, and he couldn't help but start to recall that the emperor... the dragon's body was indeed not as big as before, and the white hair on his head was gradually growing...
Then, Concubine Dun's whole body began to tremble, "So, it was me who killed my Fuyi?!"
Shu Jin closed his eyes, "It was the Emperor who harmed his own flesh and blood. Not only Fuyi, but also Brother Jiu, and An Guiren, Wang Chang's child in his belly."
Concubine Dun's eyes widened, so many children could not be born, or died at birth, all because the emperor took the golden elixir?!
Shu Jin whispered: "It will be difficult for the Emperor to have any more heirs."
Hearing this, Concubine Dun suddenly smiled: "That's his retribution."
Shu Jin suddenly thought, didn't Yongzheng give birth to a young son in his later years? Although he died young, he did not die young. It is really strange... Could it be that someone had cheated on Yongzheng?
But when I thought about it again, I felt that this idea was ridiculous. Could it be that Mrs. Liu had some bad luck?
Forget it, a young son in his later years has no influence on the overall situation of the former harem. Didn't you see that even Qianlong treated this young brother favorably? Why should she care?
When she came back to her senses, she found that Concubine Atsushi had lay down silently.
Shu Jin was stunned. Did he fall asleep? She reached over and gently patted Concubine Dun on the face, but Concubine Dun still didn't respond.
Shu Jin's expression changed and he hurriedly went to check her breathing.
This sickly beauty was no longer breathing.
In the midwinter of the eleventh year of Yongzheng's reign, Concubine Dun passed away in the year of her birth.