Within a short time of drinking tea, a woman in silk clothes was already in front of me. She put her hands together and saluted, lowered her eyes and said, "Long time no see, Concubine Shu, do you still remember our old friend?"
She raised her head, and I was startled, with a sneer on my face, "Master Jingbai, to be able to work hard and enter the palace, he must have been healed, he can move around, and his tongue is also flexible."
"Amitabha. Concubine Shu rewarded me with a slap in the face, which taught me to tell the truth."
I stared for a moment and said, "I hope so."
Concubine Qi asked, "Concubine Shu, do you still want to reminisce about the past?" After saying that, she looked at Jingbai and said, "Master, if you have anything to say, I'll get back to you right away, so I won't delay the master's Qing Dynasty."
Jingbai bowed to Xuan Ling and the Queen and said, "The empress had just given birth when she first came to Ganlu Temple. In addition, she was in a bad mood. She was always sad day and night and did not interact with other girls in the temple. The nuns in the temple thought that the empress came from the palace.
My lord, I saw that she ignored everyone, so I had to keep a distance. At that time, an elderly aunt in the palace often came to visit and occasionally brought some food. In addition, there was only an imperial physician named Wen who came to visit the empress from time to time to ask her for her welfare.
, but he is very diligent. Ganlu Temple is where the nuns live, and the imperial doctor is a man after all. As time goes by, there are many rumors in Ganlu Temple. The poor nun always thinks that the empress is a noble person. Although he leaves the palace to practice, he thinks that the imperial doctor is also the emperor.
The empress was asked to take care of her because she was worried about her, and she only arranged for her and her maid to live alone in the same courtyard. Unexpectedly, several poor nuns passed by later, and they saw that the door to the empress' room was sometimes closed during the day, and the two maids were waiting outside to do the laundry.
In charge, the imperial doctor came out with a smile several times, and sometimes his eyes were red. The poor nun felt that something was wrong when he looked at it. He wanted to give some advice, but was ridiculed several times by the empress and the girl Huanbi beside her.
, I had no choice but to endure it. Later, in order to avoid talking, Concubine Shu claimed to be ill and moved away from Ganlu Temple, and lived alone in Lingyun Peak with her maid. Whether we still have contact with each other from now on, the poor nun is not sure."
After Jingbai finished speaking, there was an angry look on Xuan Ling's face, and Hu Yunrong whispered a few words of advice. Concubine Qi took in Xuan Ling's expression and said to Jingbai with a smile: "There are still a few things I don't understand. I want to explain in detail."
Ask the master, and ask the master to tell you everything he knows."
Jingbai clasped her hands together: "Just ask, little master."
"When we were at Ganlu Temple, Concubine Shu lived alone in a courtyard, not with you, right? So that means you don't know when people come and go."
"yes."
"So what kind of place is Ling Yunfeng's residence?"
Jingbai and Qi Concubine looked at each other, then quickly lowered their eyelids and even their eyebrows, "It's far away from Ganlu Temple. It's completely deserted. Only the empress brought her maid to live with her."
"Oh -" Qi Bin said in a longer tone, "As the master said, it is a more unique place than Ganlu Temple." She paused and looked around, "Then what the master said about Dr. Wen, at this moment
But in the palace?"
Jingbai recited a line of Buddha, pointed at Wen Shichu and said, "He is the one in front of you."
Qi Bin took a step closer, "Master, you won't admit the wrong person, right?"
Jingbai shook his head and said: "There are very few men coming and going in Ganlu Temple. Imperial Doctor Wen comes in and out frequently, and the poor nun has also bumped into him a few times. He will never admit his mistake."
Ye Lanyi listened to Jingbai speak a long speech, with a hint of cold smile in the corner of her mouth, she picked up the silk and pressed it on her forehead, and said in annoyance: "Your Majesty, I am tired of listening. I want to
Let’s go back to the palace to rest first.”
At this moment, the waves in the palace were so strange that no one cared about whether she was willing to be there. Besides, she was never considered an important person and no one paid attention to her.
He slowly stopped and said, "Master practices at Ganlu Temple?"
Jingbai was startled and said, "I'd like to ask, noble man. Yes."
The surprise in Ye Lanyi's eyes disappeared in an instant, "A practitioner must be pure. It is not easy to enter the palace from Ganlu Temple. I have something to trouble the master, and the emperor wants to join me. I want to trouble him."
The master is offering a sea lantern to fulfill one's wishes at Ganlu Temple. How many kilograms should I offer?"
Jingbai smiled and said: "Amitabha, how can a cultivator easily enter the world of mortals? The poor nun only sent a handwritten copy of the "Diamond Sutra" to Tongming Hall two years ago, and has never set foot there again. The young master has
The emperor loves Jin Feng so much that he should offer a large sea lantern, but the young master is still young, and he only has one rank, so two or three kilograms a day will be enough."
Ye Lanyi was about to ask again, but disgust appeared on everyone's faces. Concubine Xiang said: "Nobles are the best at observing words and expressions. Why are you so silent today? Your Majesty wants to ask Master Jingbai something important, but you are bothering me."
If you ask about Haideng sesame oil, wouldn’t it be noisy!”
"Lanyi is too tongue-tied!" She bent forward, her eyes wandering, she was extremely charming, "Thank you for your trouble, master. I will send someone to deliver the sesame oil money to the master, and I ask the master to arrange everything."
Ye Lanyi is not such a talkative person. I thought about it and thought about it carefully for a moment. My heart felt relieved and I smiled unconsciously.
Concubine Qi looked at Xuan Ling and said: "I would like to ask Your Majesty, is it the Emperor's instruction for Dr. Wen's frequent visits to Ganlu Temple? If it is the Emperor's instruction, then this matter is understandable."
There was a burning heat in her eyes, which reflected the coldness in my heart that I knew was impossible. The queen asked: "Your Majesty, is there such a thing?"
Xuan Ling's eyes fell on me, with unbelievable anxiety and disappointment, and he shook his head gently. My eyes fell on Wen Shichu, who looked ashen, and he said anxiously: "The place where Concubine Shu lives is indeed remote.
, but there are two aunts Huanbi and Jinxi who testify for Weichen, and there is absolutely no compromise between Weichen and the empress."
Qi Concubine smiled disapprovingly, and Xiang Concubine shook the pine flower silk in her hand with a smile, "Does Imperial Physician Wen think we are all fools? Who knows that Cui Jinxi is Concubine Shu's personal maid, and Huanbi is her dowry girl, and they are all Concubine Shu's confidants.
Arms, how can their testimonies count! It’s a shame you, the imperial doctor, can think of it!”
Qi Concubine clapped her hands, with a smile on her face, "The matter has become very clear. Wen Shichu and Zhen have been childhood sweethearts since childhood. If Zhen had not been chosen to enter the palace, I am afraid that Mrs. Wen would have been the one by now. After entering the palace, Wen Shichu was in trouble.
Paying close attention to the care, the two looked at each other and their love was deep. When Zhen left the palace and lived in Ganlu Temple, Wen Shichu paid a private visit. The two rekindled their old relationship and secretly communicated. Zhen then planned to move to Lingyunfeng to live alone.
It was so happy to interact with each other privately, just like they were husband and wife. Even after Zhen returned to the palace, the two of them ignored human relations in the palace and lived in secret."
Jin Xi tried her best to control her anger and said: "Why don't you write dramas if you are so talented? It doesn't matter whoever likes to arrange them. It is not yet known whether the empress is guilty. Even if she is guilty, someone is deliberately framed. Why did the young master identify Empress Shu?
It must be like having an affair with someone, and everyone becomes a 'Zhen family'!"
Qi Bin glanced at her coldly, "You're a bitch next to a bitch. If Mrs. Zhen is really guilty, you will be the first one to help others, how can I tolerate you!"
Jin Xi did not show any weakness, and spoke with a hint of awe, "The emperor will decide if he can tolerate it or not. Why should I hurt others with my words? This slave does not dare to argue in front of my master. It is true that I am a lowly slave. But if I am serious about treating myself as a noble or a lowly servant,
, the young master is a concubine of the fifth rank, and although this servant is not talented, she is a royal concubine of the first rank given by the emperor himself. Should the young master be proud of his status?"
Qi Concubine had never been so angry before and was about to argue. The queen had already given her a look that was reproachful and said, "Well, why are you so noisy with the palace maid? You don't respect your status too much."
Qi Bin could only swallow her anger and say "yes".
Jinxi prostrated deeply and said to Xuan Ling: "I have served in the palace for nearly thirty years. Concubine Shu is not the first master I have served, nor is she the longest master I have served. There is really no need to be partial." The slave said calmly
To be fair, the empress and Mr. Wen do not have any personal feelings."
There was an imperceptible heaviness and hesitation in Xuan Ling's steps. He walked slowly in front of me, his piercing eyes looking straight into my heart. After a moment, he said softly: "Have you ever..." He hesitated for a moment, but did not ask after all.
exit.
However, what he didn't ask was his inner demon that he couldn't solve.
I suppressed the surging anger and sorrow in my heart, looked at Xuan Ling calmly, and said quietly: "I am not."
Xuan Ling nodded, even though the gloomy confusion in his eyes did not diminish by half, he still waved his hand and said to the queen: "That's all. I believe in Concubine Shu."
His gesture was tired and desolate. Seeing the situation, Hu Yunrong glanced at the Queen and chuckled: "My cousin, too, how difficult can this matter be to resolve? Qi Concubine always resented Concubine Shu and found someone to collude with her to make some articles. Wen Shichu
It is his duty as a doctor to go to the Concubine Palace more frequently. If these ladies are all gossiped about, then everyone who has been treated by Dr. Wen will be in danger."
The queen leaned slightly, and the gold-carved flowers inlaid with tourmaline and emerald beads shone like the shadow of the moon. There was a dark starlight in her eyes, and she ignored Hu Yunrong and only said gently: "If the emperor really wants to return Concubine Shu,
If you are innocent, you should investigate this matter thoroughly to avoid gossip in the future." Xuan Ling said "Huh" and turned to look at the queen. The queen said, "This matter has been publicized, and all the concubines here can understand it. If
It's all over, the emperor and his concubines naturally believe in Concubine Shu, but no one outside can listen to her, and people's words are terrible, but they will damage Concubine Shu's reputation."
Hu Yunrong pouted and said leisurely: "There are a lot of witnesses, and one person's words are painful to listen to. If cousin has no idea anymore, we will break up after the night." After saying that, she sneered, "Today
It was lively enough. I was involved with Concubine Shu early in the morning, and the three halls were interrogated. Those who knew it said that the people in the palace would have fun, but those who didn't know thought that the palace was full of chickens, dogs, and thieves, bullying the superiors and concealing things.
The emperor's reputation has been ruined."
The queen smiled slightly and said, "Since Yun Rong has so many worries, why not ask the Queen Mother to make the decision."
Xuan Ling frowned when he heard this, "Confused! The Queen Mother is old. Telling her these things will make her uneasy and make the palace even more uneasy."
The mausoleum was filled with beauty, and she was dressed in pink and white clothes like a pretty narcissus emerging from the water. Her sad eyes seemed to have tears welling up under the bright swaying of the candlelight. She said timidly: "Sister has given birth to an heir for the emperor."
, and also manages the affairs of the harem. There is no merit but hard work. My sister is very affectionate for the emperor, and the emperor must not trust others' words." After saying this, he knelt on the ground, touched his forehead to the ground, and kowtowed repeatedly, "please ask the emperor to check it carefully.
Clear this matter up and don’t let my sister get trapped by what others say.”
Lu Zhaorong turned around disdainfully, clasped the pipa and fastened the eggplant-shaped sapphire pendant inlaid with gold screws. She pouted at Concubine Zhen and said: "Now she is thinking about the deep love between sisters. In the past, Concubine Shu was sent to Ganlu Temple."
I don’t see her. She wanted to send someone to say hello, but she bothered Dr. Wen. If she had gone, there wouldn’t be such gossip about the affair between men and women."
Concubine Zhengui glanced at Lingrong and turned her head away in frustration, unwilling to look.
Madam Yu Rong's skirt was embroidered with large budding crimson peony flowers, and the bright red bloomed all the way into her eyes. She said to Dr. Wen, "I have something unclear, and I would like to ask the doctor."
Her polite expression calmed Wen Shi's initially gloomy expression, and his voice was a little dry, "Please speak, little master."
She said word by word: "Concubine Shu is pregnant and returns to the palace. Since she is pregnant outside, it is inconvenient for the emperor to visit Concubine Shu from time to time. According to Master Jingbai, Imperial Doctor Wen has frequent visits. So Concubine Shu's pregnancy...
"
Her words were like sharp steel needles piercing Wen Shichu one by one. His originally pale face flushed with eagerness and anger, "The implication of the young master's words is that he thinks that the emperor's prince and the emperor are not descendants of the emperor? It matters.
Sheji, how can the young master speculate so randomly!" He lifted up his clothes and knelt down, with a sharp light in his eyes, "Your Majesty must never listen to the speculations of the young master."
Concubine Qi rushed in front of Wen Shichu and said: "Concubine Shu's return from the palace after giving birth to her son is a source of suspicion. Madam Yu Rong's words are not based on speculation. The only two people with Concubine Shu at that time were Jinxi and Huanbi.
In my opinion, I will definitely gain something under severe torture."
My heart was shocked and I couldn't help shouting: "How brave! Severe punishment will lead to many unjust imprisonments. How can anyone abuse severe punishment to obtain a confession? Qi's heart is not like that of a pampered young master in the palace, but she is more like Zhou Xinglai Junchen."
It’s the trend of helping cruel officials.”
Concubine Qi and I looked at each other angrily, and the other concubines whispered in shock. The queen looked serious and solemnly said: "There is no solid basis for what Madam Yu Rong speculated. You have always been in love with Yun Yiyun. I have a destiny today, so I won't allow it."
You guys keep talking nonsense!"
"Say what others say?" After hearing this, the gloomy haze in Xuan Ling's eyes became heavier and turned into a rusty gray. "Has Chi Shao's speculation been discussed in the palace?"
The queen looked respectful and said with a smile: "The women in the palace have nothing to do for a long time. They often catch the wind and gossip and pass on lies. Your Majesty, don't take it to heart."
Xuan Ling's expression was uncertain, and the doubts were getting heavier, "Publishing rumors? Then tell me, what kind of rumors are they? If they are really just for fear of chaos in the harem, you and I can put the rumors to rest and stabilize the palace."
The queen seemed to have something to hide. She bit her lip slightly and glanced at me pityingly, "This rumor started when Jin Xi and Li Chang had a meal. Concubine Shu entered the palace pregnant and then gave birth prematurely. People in the palace said...
The origins of Concubine Renyun Shu's twins are unknown and they are not of the Emperor's blood." After saying this, she said with a look of urgency on her face, "Such rumors are so filthy that the Emperor cannot be credulous."
Xuan Ling was slightly excited, "Concubine Shu's premature birth was due to the collision of night cats in the palace. Who could have predicted it? Besides, Concubine Shu is weak and Long Yue was born in August, so the rumors are not true!"
The queen breathed a long sigh of relief, as if a big stone had fallen from her heart. She stroked her heart and said, "I think so too."
Hearing this, Lingrong was overjoyed and prostrated with tears in her eyes, "Thank you, Your Majesty and the Empress, for believing in my sister's innocence. My sister had an unexpected premature birth that day. I was so lenient and did not hold others accountable. Who knew that there would be a lot of trouble and wrong happening behind the scenes? It's really abominable!"
Ling Rong said nothing and finished his sentence. Although the voice of a person sitting in the seat was small, it was clear to the ears, "It is really an accident that Concubine Shu was born prematurely, but why does the cat jump on people for no reason, and why does it jump on Concubine Shu without any bias?"
On the belly of Concubine Shu? If someone else intended to harm Concubine Shu, why did Concubine Shu not investigate afterward, let alone say a word? Unless...this is simply an excuse for Concubine Shu to hide the truth since she was pregnant!"
The person in question was wearing a long ivory-green skirt, and she was none other than noble Mu, who had always been at odds with An Lingrong. Hearing Lingrong defend me like this, I couldn't help but question him.
I shook my head secretly, only focusing on the battle of emotions, but I had no idea that I had fallen into a trap.
Xuan Ling blurted out: "How could it be? Even Aunt Sun said that Haner's face looks similar to mine when we were young."
Qi Bin said: "Actually, the children are still young, so it's not necessarily true that they look similar to each other."
Fei Wen hurriedly said: "My slave is also curious. On the day my mother gave birth, Dr. Wen took advantage of the mother's pain to pass out and asked whether to protect the elder or the child. The slave was wondering that this matter should be asked to the emperor and the emperor.
The Queen Mother is the one who makes the decision, so why are you asking about the Empress? When my sister-in-law gave birth to a child, my brother went up and asked me something like this. Then there were so many people busy in and out that the slave had no time to listen carefully. She only heard what was being said and counted.
"Ten years of love", "Determined to never give up"."
As soon as these words came out, everyone was in an uproar. Qi Concubine raised her face and said: "The Queen is the master of the Sixth Palace. I dare to ask the Queen, what is the crime for having an affair with a concubine?"
The queen had a discouraged look on her face and waved her hands: "This is rarely the case in this dynasty. In the past, after Taizu's concubine entered the palace, she had only one private meeting with Que Xian, the deposed emperor of the Southern Dynasty. However, Taizu was furious and immediately strangled her to order the Sixth Palace.