The Meng Guiyu brothers whispered to each other all night, and finally took a nap in their clothes at dawn.
Shortly after noon, a confidant called and said that something had happened in Xinshou Palace. Concubine Mo, who was sick and only breathing, had been feeling groggy for the past few days and had finally taken a nap.
As a result, when it was time to take medicine, she woke up and opened her eyes. However, when she turned her head, there was a blood mark on her cheek. It was because a dagger that could be broken was inserted into the jade pillow against her cheek.
This situation caused the entire side hall to be in chaos, because it had been a few days since news that Concubine Mo was critically ill, and even though Princess Gaomi personally supervised a group of imperial doctors who were busy with it every day, she was still getting weaker day by day.
In the past few days, Princess Gaomi stayed in front of Concubine Mo's bed almost fully clothed.
All the nobles in Chang'an knew that Princess Gaomi was at odds with Concubine Mo's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, it could even be said that they were very at odds. However, Princess Gaomi prefers her youngest son Rong Suihe. This time, Concubine Mo is critically ill, which will have a huge impact on Rong Suihe's future. Therefore, even if Princess Gaomi doesn't care about Concubine Mo's life, she will not let her die now. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been dragging my sick body around trying to save Concubine Mo for the past two days.
Originally, as the biological mother of King Gaomi, Concubine Mo had a lot of people to serve her even if she lived with the Queen Mother in the side hall.
Princess Gaomi kept vigil here. She herself had been ill for many years and had not recovered. She also entered the palace with Aunt Zhao and other confidants who had been serving her for many years.
There are also imperial doctors and the like. The large side hall has three circles inside and outside, and there are definitely not a few people there.
But with so many people, no one could tell clearly where the dagger beside Concubine Mo's pillow came from
"They don't know, I know, it was probably Mi Zhen who did it." Concubine Mo watched the imperial doctor bandage her wounds, a rare flash of anger flashed in her eyes, and she retreated, leaving only Princess Gao Mi to speak, "He is warning Me, right?”
Princess Gaomi said coldly: "I don't know who it is, but if it is Mi Zhen, I hope his people will insert this dagger next to Rong Jing's pillow to let you mother and son know what will happen to him!"
"He went too far." Concubine Mo ignored the words and said in a gloomy tone, "He used other methods to scare me, but he even ruined my appearance... How can I see the late emperor after I go down?!"
"What else can be done about your current appearance?" Princess Gaomi smiled sarcastically when she heard this, "You are old and ugly, and more of an eyesore than the Empress Dowager Meng when you were young. The late Emperor has a spirit under his spring, so I will only regret why I didn’t take a liking to you in the first place?”
He then said happily, "What's more, even if you still have the beauty of your youth... Based on what you did to the late emperor's most outstanding grandson, I'm afraid the first thing the late emperor will do after seeing you is to give you a soul-crushing death, right?!" "
"You don't need to gloat." Concubine Mo touched the bandaged area on her face, was silent for a while, and said calmly, "It's only been a few days since the news of my critical illness spread? Mi Zhen couldn't wait to send someone here, and they went deep. Gong Wei... This shows that he is anxious. It seems that I, an old man, still have a certain status in his mind? "
She laughed softly, but soon returned to her expressionless expression because of the wound on her cheek, "Well, that's not surprising. He aims at the world, so there shouldn't be too many flaws in his reputation! Otherwise, he After the real details were exposed, why did you immediately target the prince? Isn't it just that he was afraid that he would be known as a 'patricide', so he hurriedly muddied the waters?"
Princess Gaomi said expressionlessly: "Rong Jing is in decline, but Meng is still recovering. If Mi Guo Mi Zhen is also destroyed in the hands of your mother and son, what do you think will happen to your son? Mi Zhen is Rong Jing after all. His biological son, even if he doesn't like Rong Jing, if Rong Jing is sensible, he may not seriously commit the act of patricide! What you are doing now is basically deliberately bringing Rong Jing to meet the late emperor!"
"It stands to reason that this is the case." Concubine Mo said softly, "But Mi Zhen did not grow up in the palace, and I am not sure about his temperament. Judging from Rong Qingzui's experience, this child is really It’s not like he would be merciful just because of flesh and blood. In addition, I hope you will have a hard time, so my heart is inclined to cause trouble for Mi Zhen.”
"And I only have a child named Rong Jing. He has decided to destroy Mi Zhen's reputation. Naturally, the mother-in-law will listen to him... It's like you are trying so hard to persuade me to give up my idea. In the final analysis, isn't it just for Do you think about it, Mi Zhen? If you can think about your son, you have no right to stop me from doing things for my son, right? "
Princess Gaomi's face was ashen and she looked at the wounds on her face: "You mother and son are crazy!!! Since Mi Zhen can send someone to insert a dagger into your pillow right now, if his future is ruined, do you believe it? He can kill Rong Jing with his own hands?! It's normal for you to hate me, but why don't you even care about the life and death of your only son?!"
"Then he must be able to come back to Chang'an." Concubine Mo said slowly, "Although the child is not yet full-fledged, it is enough for people to see his potential. Rong Jing's reaction was a step slow, not only failed to catch him Stop it before it happens, and even your eldest brother has been won over by him! At this time, all he can do is to destroy his future in exchange for your eldest brother's change of heart... But Meng's family watched what happened, and they would definitely not You will make Rong Jing’s mistake!”
"As long as there is any chance, they will definitely kill Mi Zhen by any means necessary!"
"At that time, if Mi Zhen dies, his direct lineage may be scattered, but old people like Zhao Shi and Cao An, how can they not return to Rong Jing's command even for the sake of the prince's face?"
"... Mi Zhen hasn't come back yet." Princess Gao Mi looked at her bitterly, "If he wants to kill Rong Jing, there is no need to do it himself! You mother and son colluded to do this, just to force him to inherit his father's business early!"
She took a deep breath and said, "Bitch, it turns out that you still care about something? That's good. If you really die this time, I will personally scratch your face completely! I won't be able to see you again for eight lifetimes. Late Emperor!!!"
After saying this, she flicked her sleeves and left angrily!
In the empty room, Concubine Mo, who was left behind, looked at her back quietly until she was completely invisible, then she showed a little melancholy and annoyance, but then she turned determined, and the old woman in luxurious clothes murmured in a low voice: " Anyway, it’s impossible to go back, right?”
"Has Zhao Ziye left the side hall?" At about the same time, in the main hall of Xinshou Palace, Empress Dowager Meng was holding her chin and talking softly to Chi Zuosi about the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, "Looking at the direction, are you planning to leave the palace and return to the palace? Well, it seems she is really anxious."
Chi Zuosi chuckled and said: "What's the use? She has a deep grudge with Concubine Mo, to the point where she can't even observe the superficial etiquette. Concubine Mo will ignore it even if she deliberately angers her. It’s all about the daughter-in-law’s thoughts, and even the more unhappy Princess Gaomi is and the more sad she is, the more she wants to do it.”
When she said this, she pondered for a moment, a little puzzled, "Speaking of Princess Gaomi, it's strange. When King Gaomi ruined the reputation of Prince Mi Zhen, she didn't do anything. Why does she have to ignore her illness now? Madam, have you considered it for Prince Mi Zhen?"
"You have been staying with the Ai family and have never been married, so you don't know." Empress Dowager Meng understands this problem very well. "For a mother-in-law, the most difficult thing is the discord between her children. The palms of the hands and the backs are full of flesh. I feel wronged. None of them are willing to part with each other! If the child who has been growing up around him can still be said to follow the order of growth and youth passed down from ancient times. But Mi Zhenda was a child living outside. Zhao Ziye always thought that this child had a bad fate, and it was probably him. It's my responsibility to not be optimistic about him, so I can't help but have a bit of a preference."
"If that's the case, wouldn't it be difficult for her if these two sons are fighting for the same position?"
"So she didn't stand up and speak out before. In the final analysis, it's not because she doesn't care for Mi Zhen, nor does she necessarily favor Prince Gaomi. It's probably because she didn't make a decision."
"But what Concubine Mo is doing now has the obvious intention of influencing the fate of her two sons. How can she endure it?"
"Don't look at her coming to the palace every two days to attend to illness, acting like a virtuous daughter-in-law. During these days, she is in the side palace, and she may not be able to torment Concubine Mo!"
"It has been rumored that Concubine Mo is critically ill for a long time. This time she was originally going to die with the purpose of dying. But she is still delaying it now. It's not because Concubine Mo doesn't want to die. Or maybe she wants to hang on for a few days, but it is 100% because Zhao Ziye is keeping an eye on the imperial doctor, giving her diagnosis and treatment, and not allowing her to die!"
"To have such a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Mo really doesn't know what she did in her previous life?"
When the Queen Mother said this, she herself became sad, "Of course, no matter how bad she does, she won't be able to do as many bad things as the Ai family did. Anyway, she still has a lot of grandchildren. Even Jian'an County Lord has been out of the cabinet for some time. Maybe he can still survive before his death. I heard the news about my great-grandson. But the Ai family, at their age, don’t even have a biological granddaughter."
Seeing this, Chi Zuosi quickly comforted him: "What you are saying is that you are the most noble empress dowager of Damu. In this world, among the billions of people, who is not your subject?"
He quickly changed the subject, "Hasn't the Empress been in a state of depression all this time? Doesn't she look good? Just now, someone from the Palace of Lovers came to report, saying that the Empress's maid asked for a lot of dishes and snacks last night, saying that the Empress suddenly I have an appetite. The slave thought, it’s probably the Queen who has recovered, otherwise how could she have such a good appetite?”
"Young girls should really eat more." After hearing this, Empress Dowager Meng was in a better mood and asked with a smile, "What did she eat? In the middle of the night, those things that are difficult to digest should not be eaten too much." Eat, otherwise you will be uncomfortable if you accumulate food."
Chi Zuosi said: "I just heard someone mentioned it casually, and I don't know the details. Why don't we invite the Queen to come over and talk to you later, and have dinner by the way? Anyway, the Queen will be alone all day long." It’s also a bit deserted in Wangchun Palace.”
The Queen Mother nodded happily: "Just call the child over. Alas, this child is also pitiful!"
... After a long while, Queen Meng arrived at Xinshou Palace feeling somewhat uneasy.
The reason for her uneasiness was simply that she wandered around the side hall where Concubine Mo lived, and then something happened to Concubine Mo. When the Queen Mother summoned her, she naturally felt guilty, thinking that the Queen Mother had discovered some clues or something. .
"Fourteen, what's wrong with you? Are you out of your mind?" The young queen had too little experience in doing bad things, and her level of pretending to be nonchalant was too low. She didn't say a few words, but because her words didn't match her words, the queen mother saw the clues. He asked suspiciously, "Just now, Chi Zuosi said that you are getting better recently. Why is it that Aijia looks at you even more in a daze?"
When Queen Meng heard this, she was startled and said: "Auntie, it was really good. But I just heard about what happened in the side hall of Xinshou Palace, and I was a little scared. After all, the side hall where Concubine Mo lives is far away from where my aunt lives. The main hall is just a few steps away. Something went wrong over there, and my aunt is really worried! I originally wanted to persuade my aunt to move to a different place for the time being, but after thinking about the palace in the palace city, I couldn’t help but think about it. I didn’t think of any suitable place, so I was troubled.”
"My dear child, I'm sorry for you." Empress Dowager Meng didn't know that this was prevarication. She was very happy to hear this. She patted the back of her hand with a smile and said affectionately, "But don't worry! It's clear that these people are descendants of Concubine Mo. Debt has nothing to do with the Ai family! Besides, the Ai family is the Queen Mother, and Concubine Mo is just the concubine. The Ai family's main hall is not as heavily guarded as her side hall? So the Ai family doesn't need to change places at all. , but you, Wangchun Palace is a little too deserted, so you have to let the guards take care of it, so as not to disturb you with those messy things!"
Then he turned around and told Chi Zuosi, "I'll go to Wangchun Palace later and beat the guards so that they all take it seriously and don't bully the young fourteen-year-olds. I'm sorry to criticize their slackness!"
Chi Zuosi bowed his head in response and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Madam. Most of the guards at Wangchun Palace are recommended by the Meng family. How can they not care about protecting the Queen?"
Empress Meng tried her best to show a grateful smile: "Thank you for your concern, aunt. Auntie should also take care of herself!"
But I was too stunned to say: Shangxin? Wangchun Palace's security is not loose to begin with. There are no traitors, such as Chun Lai or Meng Guiyu. Gongsun Xi can't get in at all, okay
Now it's better, the Queen Mother personally asked the female officials next to her to do the knocking. Even if they do it for a show, in the next few days, I know that she will not let even a fly in or out!
Then Gongsun Xi is still in the palace, what should he do? !
"I can't refuse my aunt's kindness." The queen thought quickly, "If the guards are more vigilant, I have no reason to stop them. Although Ah Xi is highly skilled in martial arts, the important place in the country is not trivial. Once discovered, What should I do if I hurt him? Even..."
Her eyes flashed, and she thought of a way, straightened her face, and said to the Queen Mother: "Auntie, I think that this matter, even if it is the debt of Princess Mo's descendants, you cannot take it lightly!"