On the third day of the Lunar New Year, the imperial concubine originally wanted to ask Yuan Qingling to come into the palace and explain clearly what happened to Concubine Hu, but she looked back and thought about it.
It was Chikou. This matter was somewhat unpleasant and it was inappropriate to choose this day to discuss it, so we did not pass on the message.
Concubine Hu is living like a year. She doesn't think about the overall situation. She just wants to prevent people from misunderstanding her intentions in this regard, especially to explain to the Crown Princess.
Clearly, she thought that the imperial concubine was as anxious to explain as she was and would invite Yuan Qingling to come on the third day of the Lunar New Year. She asked people to inquire several times, but she said that the imperial concubine was not there.
Even though the edict was issued, the Crown Princess did not come into the palace.
She became more and more anxious, and from the first to the third day of the lunar new year, she had never seen the emperor come to her palace. She was thinking wildly and felt that no one trusted her.
I feel even more disheartened.
She called all the people who were waiting in the palace to come over and interrogated her carefully to see who had taught Xiao Lao Shi what he said, but they all denied it.
In desperation, Concubine Hu had no choice but to ask Xiao Lao Ten again who said this to him. Xiao Lao Ten was still young, not to mention whether he remembered the incident or not.
He didn't even know what it was to be an emperor, but Concubine Hu pressed him a few questions, and he just started crying. Concubine Hu got angry and beat him several times.
Xiao Lao Shi also had a good temper. He was not happy about being beaten for no reason. He cried and wanted to complain to his father. Concubine Hu was exhausted mentally and physically by him.
There was no one to talk to, so he asked someone to report to the emperor whether the mother-in-law's family could be allowed to enter the palace to meet him.
The Northern Tang Dynasty was not so strict about concubines meeting their natal families, and the Marquis of Zhenbei always went to the palace to meet his concubines. However, the palace officials went to invite Ming Yuan to
However, Emperor Ming Yuan refused, saying that he would wait until the fifth day of the Lunar New Year to allow the concubines’ natal families to visit their relatives in the palace.
Emperor Ming Yuan refused. Concubine Hu thought too much and cried all night. The next day she really couldn't bear it, so she asked someone to leave the palace and asked Yuan Qing Ling to come into the palace to meet her.
She asked people to watch at the palace gate. When Yuanqing Lingruo came into the palace, she asked the imperial concubine to come too.
Concubine Hu invited Yuan Qingling to definitely come, and she also had to bring the Emperor's asthma medicine.
After she entered the palace, Concubine Hu went to invite the imperial concubine. In fact, the imperial concubine had planned to invite Yuan Qingling today, but she didn't think that Concubine Hu was in a hurry.
It’s okay to wait, so let’s explain it clearly together.
When she arrived at Cai Lian Hall, Yuan Qing Ling had just arrived, and he hurriedly gave the imperial concubine a gift and went into the hall together.
Concubine Hu was waiting inside. After hearing the announcement from the palace, she led Xiao Lao Shi out of the palace. When she saw Yuan Qingling with red and swollen eyes, she couldn't help but feel aggrieved.
With tears in his eyes, he dragged the little Eleven to their knees on the stone steps, crying and swearing to the sky, "The emperor and heaven are above, and the queen is below. If I have the slightest intention of coveting the throne, I will protect you."
If we, mother and son, are cut into pieces by five horses, we will not die a happy death!"
Concubine Hu's move made Yuan Qing Ling confused, "Concubine Hu, why do you say such serious words?"
The imperial concubine was also angry when she saw her like this, "Bah, you can just swear by yourself. How can you take the child to swear? Guier, get up and come to the imperial concubine.
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Xiao Lao Shi was already feeling aggrieved, but now that he saw that the imperial concubine loved him, he cried and ran over to complain to the imperial concubine, "The imperial concubine beat me, the imperial concubine beat me."
The imperial concubine hugged Little Lao Shi and looked at Concubine Hu, her lips trembling with anger, "What did you say you did? Why did you wrong the child?"
Concubine Hu cried and said: "If this were not the case, would the Crown Princess trust me as a concubine?"
Yuan Qing was stunned, "What happened? Concubine Hu, please get up quickly. Why are you kneeling to the sky and the earth? This is not a day of worship."
Yuan Qing hurriedly stepped forward and helped her up, because she couldn't bear the sight of Concubine Hu kneeling down towards her. Concubine Hu was the woman of her father's emperor.
After entering the palace, Yuan Qingling asked: "What's going on?"
Seeing her pretending to be confused and confused, Concubine Hu said that it was hard for her to point it out, so she said: "What Guier said at the palace banquet on New Year's Eve, the Crown Princess
He must feel uncomfortable, but I can swear to God that I have never taught him to say such things, and I have never had such an idea in my heart."
Yuan Qing Ling was stunned and looked at Xiao Lao Shi, who was sobbing in the arms of the imperial concubine, "What did Xiao Lao Shi say?"
Concubine Hu sighed deeply, "Why does the Crown Princess have to point it out so much? That's what he said about becoming an emperor in the future."
Yuan Qing laughed loudly, looked at Xiao Lao Shi, and said jokingly: "Hey, you have such ambition, you want to be the emperor?"
Little Lao Shi didn't dare to say this now, and hid in the arms of the imperial concubine, "I don't want to, I don't want to!"
Yuan Qingling looked at Concubine Hu, "The child is so young. If you say a joke, you can't offend or hurt anyone. Concubine Hu, is that why?"
Concubine Hu said: "But I wanted to explain to you that night, but I didn't stop you."
Yuan Qing laughed, "I didn't hear it, and to be honest, I didn't hear what Xiao Lao Shi said. At that time, I was busy talking about Princess Meng Yue, even if I
I heard it, what's the big deal? No matter what the little old ten says he wants to be now, it's all a child's joke or ambition. Can I argue with the child?
?You think of me too stingy?"
She shook her head angrily and amusedly. Because of the child's joke, Concubine Hu knelt down and cried. She didn't know what happened.
Concubine Hu was not happy when she heard this, but started crying again, "You don't even care, but the emperor does. He doesn't believe me and thinks I am instigating Gui."
My son said that even the Crown Princess believed me, why didn't he believe me? Even if I want to invite my father into the palace today, I won't be allowed."
Concubine Hu cried so miserably that her haggard face was covered with tears, and her nose and eyes were red and swollen.
The imperial concubine comforted and said: "Go back and tell the emperor a few words. Don't cry. The emperor knows your temperament. How can he not believe you?"
"He just doesn't believe me. He just doesn't believe me when I go out of my way to him." Concubine Hu was heartbroken. She was young and obsessed with Emperor Ming Yuan.
Quite clearly, Emperor Ming Yuan's disbelief was the heaviest blow to her.
Seeing that she couldn't hold back her tears, the imperial concubine looked at Yuan Qingling for help. Yuan Qingling was helpless. How could she interfere with the love between her father and his concubine?
There is nothing I can do to persuade you.
The imperial concubine could only say: "Okay, okay, I will personally invite the emperor here. Please stop crying. It's the Chinese New Year. You are crying so miserably, isn't it?
Is it bad luck?"
As the imperial concubine said this, she took Xiao Lao Shi's hand and went out together, asking Yuan Qingling to comfort her here.
Yuan Qingling was completely confused today, but looking at the wailing concubine Hu, she suddenly realized that the fact that Lao Wu was the prince had no influence on the court and even the royal family.
He is deeply recognized by his clan members, and his status cannot be offended.
One joke made the strong and frank concubine Hu become so nervous and anxious.