Of course, Concubine Deng would not rashly take the so-called "missing medicine" offered by Gu Zhaoyi at that time.
But because of her situation at that time, the conditions for testing the "missing medicine" were very limited. Under Wei Chanying's internal and external cooperation, the doubtful Concubine Deng couldn't resist the temptation of meeting her beloved son Shen Juan in her dream. Decided to take it myself.
"The reason why my mother-in-law gave Concubine Deng the true recipe for Mengjian Powder instead of just fabricating one was to prevent Concubine Deng from seeing the clues." Hu explained, "In addition to asking Mrs. Sikong to inquire, Concubine Deng would definitely ask Concubine Deng to find out. The family asked the doctor to show it to her. After all, Mrs. Sikong was being manipulated by Concubine Deng. Even though Mrs. Sikong was weak, how could Concubine Deng not be careful about Mrs. Sikong harming herself? Why didn't she dream of using such a strange and ordinary prescription? Maybe you can hide it from the doctor the Deng family is looking for?"
He added, "Of course it was thanks to the death of King Ying! The Liu family not only dragged Concubine Huo Shu into the water in the name of the deposed Qian family, but also implicated Ji Ying, the grandfather of the current Ji Shenji doctor. A century-old Ji Although there are many imperial doctors, looking at the difference between Ji Shenji and other imperial doctors of the Ji family, we can see that if Ji Ying was still there at that time, with his medical attainments, he might have been able to see the problem—"
"But at that time, Ji Ying had been executed and his family members were exiled. The only doctor Ji who was saved from being exiled was living among the people, struggling to survive. Even if the Deng family found him, it would be too late for him to hate the Deng family. Not to mention, his medical skills had not yet been fully developed at that time - in short, Concubine Deng knew that Ji Ying's family had been wronged, but she did not dare to reveal her doubts about the deposed Qian family, and took advantage of the situation to take out the anger on Ji's family. This was also her own doing! "
Mrs. Hu mocked Concubine Deng profusely before getting back to the topic and said, "After the Deng family asked people to look at it, they judged that it was a strange prescription. Mrs. Sikong also supported her. In addition, my mother-in-law had no reason to kill Concubine Deng at that time. Concubine Deng was I believe it... Since I believe that the prescription will not harm anyone, of course Concubine Deng will take it directly. Why would she ask someone to test the medicine? "
Wei Chang Ying was surprised: "Why?" Before Mrs. Hu could answer, she suddenly came to her senses, "Yes, even though Concubine Deng had a higher status than your mother-in-law at that time, she was under house arrest. She wanted to avenge King Ying. How could you be willing to be locked up in Mingguang Palace for the rest of your life, waiting for the Song family's revenge? Can I get some help to escape from the despair of being under house arrest in Mingguang Palace?"
In this case, as long as she was sure that the prescription given by Mrs. Gu would not harm her, Concubine Deng would take it. Because after the deposed Gu family offered his side, it was a gesture of goodwill and seeking an alliance. Concubine Deng accepted and took it as a response - as long as the Missing Medicine is not poison, its authenticity is not important. What is important is that after the deposed Gu family came to her own ally, Concubine Deng was eager to leave Mingguang Palace at that time. needs.
If you speculate carefully, you can even say that at that time, Concubine Deng needed to abolish the Queen Gu family more urgently than the Queen Gu family needed Concubine Deng.
After all, the deposed Queen Gu will be favored by the emperor. She is so favored that even the deposed Queen Qian, who once doted on the special house, looked at her and was threatened by her status!
If the deposed Queen Gu cannot get help from Concubine Deng, she may not be able to find a way out elsewhere - the secret agent from the Yuan Dynasty Liu family who hates the deposed Queen Qian will not let go of this deposed Queen Qian. His chance! Even at that time, perhaps Concubine Deng and Queen Gu were unaware of the existence of such a person.
On the other hand, Concubine Deng, if she misses this opportunity to depose the Queen Gu family, she wants to regain her freedom. God knows if there will be another chance? After all, a noble concubine who was ordered by Emperor Wei Ai not to appear in front of him or leave the Mingguang Palace - not to mention a noble concubine, is just a queen. She has no favor, no power corresponding to her position, and her noble title is nothing more than a joke!
With only her family background and the title of noble concubine, how could Concubine Deng attract powerful allies
In fact, after she was deposed, Mrs. Gu was willing to show her kindness and take the initiative to offer her a favor, which had given Concubine Deng enough dignity! If Concubine Deng didn't respond enthusiastically, she would have been living in the palace for nothing!
Mrs. Hu smiled: "Mrs. Wei, you are talking about - so after Concubine Deng took that 'people-thinking medicine', my mother-in-law took the opportunity and was interrogated!"
Wei Zhang Yingyi frowned: "You mean that Meng Jian San?"
"There is nothing wrong with the medicine. The problem is the method of taking it." Hu said calmly, "Ordinary medicine should be drunk while it is hot, but that medicine is not good. It must be chilled before use. Otherwise, it will be like what Deng Guifei did. All the same, my whole body was on fire, and I was tortured to the point where I couldn’t rest peacefully day and night... It got to the point where my mother-in-law would answer whatever I asked her!”
Wei Changying thought for a moment and said, "Really? No one around Concubine Deng has spread the news?"
"Concubine Deng wanted to avenge King Ying, and she was willing to pay any price for it." Mrs. Hu exclaimed, "This is also retribution. At first, Concubine Deng scared Mrs. Sikong by saying that they would all die together. She kept swallowing her anger! My mother-in-law also suppressed Concubine Deng and her confidants at that time: My mother-in-law said that the Qian family is pressing harder and harder, my mother-in-law, she can't bear it anymore!"
"So if Concubine Deng didn't tell her the reason why the deposed Queen Qian didn't dare to murder her, and asked my mother-in-law and counselor to follow the example... My mother-in-law would be thinking that she couldn't compete with the deposed Queen Qian. Yes, why not just kill Concubine Deng and take someone else's back?"
Hu said calmly, "After all, my mother-in-law has no revenge against King Ying, and she has to avenge her even if she is doomed! She is already very satisfied if she can drag a disobedient noble concubine on the road... But if Concubine Deng is willing to obey, my mother-in-law will After resisting the assassination of the deposed Queen Qian, we can help her escape from the Mingguang Palace! She will no longer be humiliated by house arrest and being rejected. My mother-in-law can also help in avenging King Ying - Concubine Deng is so low. No one disturbed her in the Mingguang Palace. My mother-in-law stayed in the Mingguang Palace for several days on the pretext of being ill, and interrogated her about all her secrets! "
"Your mother-in-law is so powerful." Wei Changying was silent for a moment and said, "It's a pity that her son is not good. If Shen Xun was just a mediocre person, or an ordinary prodigal, I think he might not be Dayong now. "
Mrs. Hu smiled sadly and said: "Who says it's not the case? Who among you, my maid, doesn't pity that the empress has such a big breast, how can she have such a despicable flesh and blood as the Ninth Highness? However, the empress only has such a son - even for him His life was at stake, but he was so unsatisfactory... If he hadn't been too disgraceful and lost his position as the crown prince... If the empress had been alive, even if it was Dayong now, with the empress here, the young lady would definitely not suffer this. Many grievances!”
"The incident with Shen Bao just happened not long ago. She was still young and beautiful. After a few years, everyone forgot that if His Majesty still loved her very much, he might not have the possibility of entering the palace and becoming a concubine. Wouldn't it be better to change her name? That's all. After all, although there are many people who know the name of the former Wei Princess Qingxin, how many people have actually met Princess Qingxin in person?" Wei Chief Ying said sadly, "Having the title of official concubine is not an insult to her. "
It is common for the princess of a lost country to become a concubine for the emperor of the new dynasty. This is not a humiliation - the status of the emperor is of course higher than that of the princess.
Mrs. Hu shook her head, thinking that she would be silenced soon. Without her help, even if Shen Bao became an official concubine, it might not be all blessings.
She continued: "Of course my mother-in-law was shocked when she found out about Mrs. Sikong! But she also realized that this was a good opportunity to win over Mrs. Sikong-after all, Mrs. Sikong was weak and simple in nature, so my mother-in-law made a little plan to force Concubine Deng to No more threatening Mrs. Sikong. As expected, Mrs. Sikong is extremely grateful to my mother-in-law! After that, she helped my mother-in-law with all her heart!"
Wei Changying chuckled and said nothing - in fact, after the deposed Gu family and Concubine Deng were on the same page when it came to dealing with Wei Chanying, the latter used coercion while the former used favors, essentially to take advantage of Wei Chanying. Cicada Ying—no, it should be said that she wanted to take advantage of Song Yuwang who was obedient and responsive to her every request. Song Yuwang was the Jiangnan Song Dynasty behind Song Yuwang!
Such a simple and roundabout way of using the Jiangnan Song family, one of the six powerful clans in the country! This kind of thing happened to the Song family. If it were any other family, the head of the house would be as weak and heartless as Wei Chanying, and the elders would definitely not be able to tolerate it! But Song Xinping only had one son who lived to adulthood, and the ancestors of the Song family had several crazy love affairs... It was impossible not to tolerate Wei Chanying!
But Wei Chanying's biggest mistake was that she was too weak and too naive. The really vicious person was Concubine Deng!
But this woman, in the end, was defeated in a fight in the palace by the deposed empress Gu, who could be said to be amazingly talented, and ascended to the position of queen mother! Even though she could not compare with her aunt and the previous Empress Dowager Deng when she was the Queen Mother, the Wei Dynasty was on the verge of extinction, and the power of both the Queen Mother and the Emperor was far from what it was before Emperor Ai of Wei. But among the many concubines of Emperor Ai of Wei, she won. At the end.
Even she didn't get a good death in the end - she died on the night when the imperial capital fell. But compared to the evil she had done, what was this? How many innocent and graceful ladies from a famous family died in the imperial capital that night! These women have received wonderful praise - even in this dynasty.
The former Emperor Huan of the Wei Dynasty had his posthumous title changed to Ai, but the concubine whom he did not love very much was posthumously given the posthumous title of "Empress Dowager Zhaolie" in order to praise her for her martyrdom!
The world is so absurd and unfair - Wei Changying and Mrs. Hu were silent for a long time before Mrs. Hu said: "Since my mother-in-law is on good terms with Mrs. Sikong, of course she has seen a lot of Mrs. Sikong's children. When Miss Song was young, she She is very outstanding, and this is not just about her appearance. To be honest, in terms of beauty, Miss Song is not as good as Mrs. Wei, but Miss Song's dignity is not comparable to that of ordinary ladies. Miss Song’s temperament is different, you are graceful and noble.”
Wei Changying shook his head and said: "Cousin Song... It's not for nothing that she has always been praised as a role model for ladies. I know that I am not as good as her in many places, and I am not the kind of person who doesn't want others to be better than me. You Don’t worry about these places, just say it!”
Mrs. Hu smiled and said: "My maid underestimated Mrs. Wei. In short, Miss Song did not behave like Mrs. Wei when she was a child. She was very independent at a young age, and her behavior was dignified and decent - my mother-in-law I really like her.”
"Then why do you still want her to marry Shen Xun?" Wei Chief Ying said, "I like her so much that even though I know she and Shen Xun are half-brothers and sisters, I have no choice but to accept her as my daughter-in-law?!"
Mrs. Hu sighed: "That's because my mother-in-law didn't know at the time that she was not of Song family blood!"
Chief Wei Ying said in confusion: "What?"
"If Miss Song has been very outstanding since she was a child, His Highness Ninth Prince has been very naughty since he was a child. And how much does Song Sikong dote on his wife and children? He is only a 'daughter' of Miss Song, so he is unlikely to agree to let Song The eldest daughter is marrying into the royal family. Does the legitimate daughter still need to envy the wealth of the royal family? "Hu said sadly, "But wouldn't my mother-in-law be friends with Mrs. Sikong, so that she can help His Highness Ninth in private? Madam Sikong is here!”
"Mrs. Sikong was unwilling at first, but then she agreed for some unknown reason... Then, my mother-in-law begged Emperor Wei Ai to hire her with gold and jade inlaid in front of the emperor. At that time, my mother-in-law noticed that Mrs. Sikong's face seemed not to be well. Originally, my mother-in-law noticed that Mrs. Sikong's face did not look good. My mother-in-law thought that Mrs. Sikong was not too satisfied with His Highness Ninth Prince, and she was thinking about how to coax Mrs. Sikong afterwards... "
"But not long after, Mrs. Sikong fell ill... and not long after, Mrs. Sikong passed away!"
Mrs. Hu looked dim: "My mother-in-law thought about it for a long time and felt that Mrs. Sikong's death was probably related to Miss Song's engagement. From that time on, my mother-in-law began to doubt Miss Song's bloodline!" ( To be continued)