The death of Emperor Jianwen seemed to have taken away the last trace of softness from Queen Yu.
Today's Empress Yu is condensed, tough, and indestructible.
The third prince looked miserable, with a look of resentment flashing in his eyes: "Mother, my son is begging you like this. Why are you still unwilling to accept it? What exactly do you want your son to do, so that the mother is willing to spare the life of my mother and concubine?"
Queen Yu's eyes were slightly cold, and her voice was even colder: "No matter what you do, you can't change Concubine Shu's fate."
Queen Yu glanced at the resentful Concubine Shu, and said coldly: "Concubine Shu, drink the poison yourself!"
Concubine Shu stretched out her hand tremblingly. In full view of everyone, her hand was shaking. When she picked up the wine glass, she accidentally spilled most of it.
Queen Yu was unmoved and said calmly: "Come here, bring me another glass of wine."
As soon as she finished speaking, Zhilan came in with a new glass of poisonous wine.
"Zhilan, serve Concubine Shu and drink the wine from the cup."
Zhi Lan responded, squatted down, handed the wine to Shu Fei's mouth, pinched Shu Fei's chin hard, and poured the poisoned wine in.
Concubine Shu choked on the wine, and immediately, a wave of heat rushed into her throat. Then, there was a burning sensation in her stomach, and severe pain spread instantly.
At the last moment of her life, Concubine Shu lost her fear and screamed: "Yu Lianniang! You are so cruel! You will not die well..."
Queen Yu sneered slightly.
Who doesn’t deserve a good death?
Even if she doesn’t die well, Concubine Shu will die first!
Over the years, Concubine Shu has always behaved respectfully and calmly. Do you really think you are a fool for not seeing through her ambition to "take advantage of her strength" and "burn the bridge"?
The position of queen is hers! The position of queen mother is also hers! This palace has been soaked in her life's hard work. She must firmly control it, and no one can take it away.
The third prince had better recognize the reality and bow his head obediently.
Otherwise, she can support him to sit on the throne, or she can support someone else to replace him!
…
Within a few breaths, Concubine Shu was poisoned and died, slumped to the ground.
Black blood overflowed from his mouth, which looked extremely terrifying.
Concubine Shu refused to close her eyes, her eyes were still open, as if she was looking at everyone. Li Xiangru felt cold all over his body, and Yin Xiaoxiao, the boldest one, also felt cold in his heart.
Xie Mingxi glanced at Concubine Shu lightly, but had no reaction.
We have seen a lot of dead people. Among all the miserable ways to die, drinking poisoned wine is the quickest and most honorable one. It is also very popular among the palace concubines.
The third prince watched helplessly as his own mother died in front of his eyes. The strings that had been tense in his mind suddenly broke, and he let out a shrill scream.
The third prince's vision went dark and he fainted.
Xiao Yuhan eagerly stepped forward and supported the third prince: "Your Highness! Your Highness!"
To be fair, Xiao Yuhan didn't have much fondness for Concubine Shu. As a daughter-in-law, having a shrewd and powerful mother-in-law is already sad enough, but having another direct mother-in-law with a kind face and a cruel heart will only make her more miserable.
Emperor Jianwen ordered Concubine Shu to be buried for the sake of Empress Yu. Xiao Yuhan was also happy to go with the flow and remove a mountain above his head.
It doesn't matter that Concubine Shu is dead, but the third prince must not faint at this time. Today is the day when Emperor Jianwen is buried, and the prince must take the lead in everything. The third prince will be blamed if he faints.
Empress Yu was already prepared and called the envoy from Zhao Yuan to come in.
The original envoy of the Taiyuan Hospital had aged, and the subtitle of "Investor Zhao" had been removed, becoming the envoy of the main hospital. Envoy Zhao used the gold needle very skillfully, and with just a few needles, the third prince, who was so angry and heartbroken, was able to wake up.
"Your Highness!" Xiao Yuhan choked with tears in his eyes: "Your Highness, get up quickly, don't delay the burial of our father!"
Queen Yu's tone was much gentler: "If the prince is in poor health, let the second or fourth prince temporarily take the lead today!"
A veiled threat is like a bucket of cold water being poured down on you.
Most of the hatred and anger in the third prince's heart were extinguished.
The third prince glanced at Concubine Shu for the last time, took a deep breath, struggled to stand up, and said with cupped hands: "My son, I can hold on, but I have to worry about my mother."
Empress Yu nodded slightly: "As long as you can hold on, I will take care of everything here, so you don't need to worry about it. You can lead the court officials yourself and send your father to the imperial mausoleum for burial."
…
Concubine Shu died in front of everyone, and the beauty Lianxiang did not receive such treatment.
In fact, Lianxiang was not even qualified to kneel down. After the death of Emperor Jianwen, Lianxiang was imprisoned in the palace prison. On the day of Emperor Jianwen's burial, she was killed by a piece of white silk.
He died silently.
The buried concubines Shu and Lianxiang were put into prepared coffins and transported to the imperial mausoleum for burial along with Emperor Jianwen's coffin.
The imperial mausoleum is quite far away, and it takes about seven days to carry the coffin all the way there and then return after the burial.
All the princes went to the imperial mausoleum together. The princes and concubines did not need to go, they all stayed in the palace.
Empress Yu stayed up for many days and fell ill. Princess Changping and several princes and concubines took turns to attend to the illness. Empress Dowager Li in Cining Palace was also ill for many days, but no one cared about her.
Empress Yu drank the decoction for a few days and got better. When she was able to move around, she went to Cining Palace to visit Empress Dowager Li.
Princess Changping and all the princes and concubines accompanied the visit.
As soon as I stepped into the dormitory, a faint fishy smell came to my face.
Xie Mingxi frowned subconsciously, then returned to normal.
No matter how clean-minded people are, they will become much more easy-going after experiencing being unable to bathe or change clothes for more than a month...
Empress Dowager Li fell into a coma due to illness. After she woke up, she could no longer move her body or speak. No one could hear clearly what she said except for yelling.
Empress Yu's eyes were full of concern and apology, and she leaned slightly: "The late emperor passed away suddenly. My daughter-in-law was busy arranging the funeral arrangements for the late emperor and could not come to visit the queen mother. I hope the queen mother will not be surprised!"
As soon as Queen Yu's face came into view, Queen Mother Li became excited and struggled to get up. Her old face turned red and she yelled several times.
Listening vaguely, it sounded like he was insulting Queen Yu, saying that her heart was like a poisonous scorpion.
Empress Yu sat down on the chair next to the bed and took her time to admire Empress Dowager Li who could not move or speak at this time. She sighed deliberately: "When the late emperor passed away, the empress must be sad and sad in her heart."
"It's just that people can't be resurrected after death. My daughter-in-law only hopes that my mother will recover as soon as possible, so that the late emperor will not have to worry about her mother under Jiuquan."
This is cursing her to die early!
Empress Dowager Li's eyes were so wide that they almost bulged out of her sockets, and she continued to curse in an indistinct manner.
You poisonous woman!
If you hadn't deliberately used women to seduce you, how could my son have died so early?
The poisonous woman who killed a thousand people didn't even let me see my son for the last time.
Sooner or later, God will send down a lightning bolt to kill you!
The princes and concubines exchanged looks and pretended not to hear anything. They each stepped forward and said a few greetings.
When it was Xie Mingxi's turn to step forward, Queen Mother Li finally gathered some strength and uttered one clear word: "Get out!"
