After all, the Queen Mother was old. After shouting heartbreakingly for a while, she felt a little tired. She sat on the chair and panted heavily, but she was not willing to show weakness at all.
Xia Huanyu stared at the Queen Mother for a long time, and then raised his voice and said, "Since this is the mother's choice, then my son will make it happen for you!" After saying that, he lifted up his robe and knelt down suddenly. Seeing Xia Huanyu kneeling down,
Everyone was shocked and hurriedly knelt down. After Xia Huanyu kowtowed three times, he stood up and walked to the entrance of the palace without saying a word. Yun Shang could faintly see that his eyes were piercing red, as if
It was with a hint of tears.
"The emperor has gone, why are you still here? Get out!" The Queen Mother reached out and grabbed the teacup on the plate held by the palace servants, and threw it towards everyone. A crisp sound rang out in the palace, and everyone hurriedly
He also stood up and exited Qianling Palace.
After walking out of Qianling Palace, Luo Qingyan said, "Please wait for me at the palace gate first. I will be back soon."
Yun Shang knew that Luo Qingyan definitely wanted to see Xia Huanyu, so she nodded, separated from Xia Huanyu, and walked towards the palace gate.
After leaving the palace gate, Yun Shang got on the carriage and waited quietly in the carriage.
"Ayun." A soft call came from outside.
Yun Shang was stunned for a moment. There was no other person in the world who would call her that. Thinking about it, she opened the curtain and looked outside. Sure enough, it was Liu Yinfeng.
Liu Yinfeng smiled at her and said softly, "Have you heard that Prince Rui and Duke Hua will go to quell the rebellion of the Ya clan in a few days?"
Yun Shang pondered for a moment and then nodded. Xia Huanyu should have made this matter known to the public in the court, it was not a secret.
"Prince Rui has left, and you are alone in this unfamiliar Jincheng. There are dangers everywhere in Jincheng. Ayun should be more careful. If anything happens, you can send someone to find me at any time."
Then he took out a green jade pendant from his sleeve and said, "Bring it here and you will be able to travel smoothly."
Yun Shang was stunned, silent for a moment, and then took it. Although Luo Qingyan didn't like her getting too close to Liu Yinfeng, it was just as Liu Yinfeng said, there were dangers in this Jincheng, and now Prince Rui's Mansion
The foundation is unstable and there are many people who want to deal with them. It is better to have one more friend than one more enemy.
"I remember, so I would like to thank Mr. Liu." Yun Shang arched his eyebrows and smiled. This is the entrance of the palace, with countless pairs of eyes staring at it. It is really inconvenient to say anything more to Liu Yinfeng, Yun Shang thought
Then he smiled apologetically and lowered the curtain.
Liu Yinfeng looked at the slowly falling car curtain, but the smile in his eyes never disappeared. His eyes fell on the peach blossoms blooming beside the palace road, thinking that the hairpin Yun Shang was wearing just now seemed to be a plum blossom hairpin.
?I originally thought that the most beautiful thing in the world was the peach blossom, but after getting to know her, I felt that the peach blossoms in full bloom were not as good as the plum blossom hairpin in her hair.
"Sir." A soft call from the Seventh Prince came from behind. Liu Yinfeng put away the smile in his eyes, turned around and looked at the pale man. After a moment of silence, he said, "Are you going back to your house?"
The seventh prince nodded, "I heard from my servant that my grandfather is in the mansion at the moment. Yesterday I heard him talking about sir. Why don't you go back to the mansion with your students and have a look?"
Liu Yinfeng raised his eyes and scanned his gentle face. After pondering for a moment, Fang nodded, "Let's go." He reached into his sleeve and touched a sharp corner, and was startled suddenly. Just then he called
In addition to the jade pendant she wanted to give her, she also had this note in her sleeve, but she opened the car curtain so quickly, and now...
Liu Yinfeng looked at the man beside him, paused slightly, and finally followed him to another carriage.
Luo Qingyan didn't let Yun Shang wait too long. He walked out in less than half an hour, opened the carriage door and got in. "Let's go back to Prince Rui's Mansion." Luo Qingyan rubbed his forehead and said.
Yun Shang raised her eyes and glanced at him before whispering, "What's wrong?"
Luo Qingyan turned her head to look at Yun Shang, was silent for a moment, and then said softly, "The Queen Mother is dead."
"Huh?" Yun Shang was stunned, and suddenly remembered the time Xia Huanyu knelt down and bowed three times when he left Qianling Palace, and then remembered the Queen Mother's last words, it was a pity that she could not see Xia Huanyu's death, and she also said that Xia Huanyu should be released.
It turned out that at that time, the Queen Mother chose to exchange her own death for the life of Princess Tai'an.
"His Majesty gave her a dagger, white silk and poison, and she chose the dagger." Luo Qingyan said calmly.
Yun Shang was stunned again. According to common sense, if these three things were given, most people would choose poison because it would not cause pain, but the Queen Mother chose the dagger.
"She's quite tough." Yun Shang sighed softly.
After returning to Prince Rui's Mansion, Yun Shang ordered the housekeeper to prepare filial piety. Although the Queen Mother was given death by Xia Huanyu, in order to save the royal family's face, Xia Huanyu would only say that she died of illness or other causes, but she still had to pay filial piety.
draped.
Sure enough, in less than half a day, the death knell was sounded in the imperial city, and the decree was spread to all the governments. It was only said that the Queen Mother was tired from traveling all the way, and died of a sudden illness after returning to the palace.
Yun Shang ordered people to change into plain clothes and white clothes, put on mourning clothes, and hung white silk flowers in the palace. Xia Huanyu ordered all the princes and princesses to enter the palace to observe mourning, but did not say that their family members needed to enter the palace. Yun Shang collapsed
She also enjoyed her leisure time, and she didn't really want to enter the Xia Kingdom's palace.
After the first seven days, it was time for Luo Qingyan to send troops to the Ya clan. The white silk flowers had been removed from the mansion, and Yun Shang also changed into an elegant blue dress and sent Luo Qingyan out.
As soon as Luo Qingyan left, the mansion became more lively. The Duke's wife, the aunts and cousins in the Duke's mansion also came to visit frequently. Xia Huanyu's daughters also came to play occasionally.
, especially Princess Qianling. At first she was just Princess Qianling, but later Princess Qianling often brought several other princesses over, and occasionally the younger Nineteenth Prince also waddled over with her.
Yun Shang became familiar with the princesses, and always had some snacks prepared in the house when she had nothing to do, just in case those greedy monkeys would sneak over again.
He had not been to the palace a few times, and occasionally went to pay respects to the queen. The queen never mentioned the alliance with Prince Rui. Occasionally, Yun Shang also went to the Xiangzhu Palace to sit with Ning Qian, but the one who summoned her the most was
Concubine Yun Gui. Maybe it was because she saved Princess Qianling’s life last time that Concubine Yun Gui became friendly to her.
"Last time Qian Ling's poison was poisoned, I always thought it was the queen's manipulation. In recent days, some clues have been found out, and it turned out to be Concubine Shen Shu." Concubine Yun sighed softly, with a bit of coldness in her eyes.
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"Concubine Shen Shu?" Yun Shang fell silent. She had heard this name many times. In the last case of the witchcraft doll, Concubine Shen Shu was the one who discovered the thing in the palace. I just heard that Concubine Shen Shu was in poor health because she was extremely ill.
Don't leave Shuya Palace.
Concubine Yun nodded, "You saved Qian Ling's life, and I don't want to hide it from you. Concubine Shen Shu was originally a maid by the Queen's side. Later, she somehow hooked up with His Majesty, and His Majesty sealed her as a beauty, and she is still there.
Well, the Queen has always been very strict in her rule. How could she allow such a thing to happen in her palace? Moreover, the Queen's father is a Taiwei and has great power. Your Majesty naturally has to take care of the Queen's face. Originally, everyone thought that the matter would be settled just like that.
But unexpectedly, Concubine Shen Shu's belly was very promising, and she gave birth to the eleventh prince and the twelfth princess."
"There are very few twins in the royal family. Concubine Shen Shu's birth was considered a good omen. His Majesty was so happy that he promoted her to the concubine position. Because of the two children, His Majesty occasionally went to sit in her palace.
Sit down, Concubine Shen Shu also had some tricks up her sleeve, and actually made His Majesty very happy. She climbed all the way up to the imperial concubine position, and she became pregnant again. How could the Queen tolerate a palace maid who was so presumptuous, so she put Concubine Shen Shu into her belly?
She got rid of her child and gave Concubine Shen Shu to drink Juezi soup. This matter happened because of me. At that time, Concubine Shen Shu took advantage of her pregnancy to attack me. She was young and energetic at the time, so she punished her.
I asked her to kneel for a while, but because of that kneeling, the fetus became a little unstable and turned red. Concubine Shen Shu wanted to save the child and she panicked for a moment, so she fell into the empress's trap." Concubine Yun sighed softly and shook her head.
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"Concubine Shen Shu has not been in good health since then, and the emperor has not been to Shuya Palace much. I am afraid that because of this, she has hated me and the queen. I took you with me that day, probably because Prince Rui suddenly appeared.
The reason is that although the prince originally had the support of the queen, the prince himself was not outstanding in ability. He had a lot of brute strength, but he couldn't turn his head. But Prince Rui was different. Everyone had heard of Prince Rui.
Those who are graceful and have princes probably want their sons to sit in that position, so they regard Prince Rui as their number one enemy."
Concubine Yun Gui looked at Yun Shang, with a somewhat free and easy smile, "Fortunately, I only have a child like Qian Ling, so there is nothing to worry about. I just hope that Qian Ling can grow up well and marry into a good family."
"Yes." Yun Shang said softly.
Concubine Yun Gui smiled again, then turned to Yun Shang seriously and said, "All concubines with sons in this palace will be your enemies, you have to remember. And, you must pay attention, if you are
If you are pregnant, you must be careful to protect the child in your belly. Among the princes, many wives and concubines became pregnant, but none of them were actually born."
Yun Shang was stunned, but she never thought that there was such a quarrel. However, she could understand the struggle between princes. After all, throughout the ages, there were not a few brothers who fought against each other for the sake of the supreme throne. But why are the two brothers even fighting each other?
All the prince's heirs will be affected.
Concubine Yun Guifei seemed to understand Yun Shang's confusion, and smiled and said, "In addition to the establishment of the crown prince, the prince's heirs are also one of the most important criteria to consider, because there is an old saying in the royal family, open branches.
Loose leaves can protect the country from falling. The more prosperous the heirs are, the more prosperous the Xia Kingdom will be."
Concubine Yun Guifei spoke lightly, but Yun Shang clenched her hands tightly in her sleeves. (To be continued)
