The Xinshou Palace was currently in chaos.
Queen Gaimeng's guess was right, something happened to the concubine!
"Then who did it?!" King Gaomi, who had entered the palace urgently, looked livid, looking at the blood-stained gold hairpin on the lacquer plate in front of him, and asked sharply.
"No Mianyu." The leader of the external servants in the side hall of Xinshou Palace reported tremblingly, wiping cold sweat, "She has been serving the Dowager Empress since she entered the palace, and she has always been favored by the Empress! Is there anything wrong with the Empress? When I was sick, when I was getting sick, when I was getting soup or when I was changing clothes, she took care of me, and there was never anything wrong... I really can’t think of it... "
King Gaomi also had an impression of the palace maid named Mian Yu, who had entered the palace in the past ten years. At that time, it happened that a group of old people were being released from the side hall of Concubine Mo, and they needed to replenish their legs. After telling Empress Dowager Meng, the Empress Dowager asked her to choose among the new maids.
At that time, Concubine Mo took a fancy to Mianyu and the other two palace maids, and after asking King Gaomi to find out the details, she decided to come to Mianyu. Calculating her age, the palace maid, who looked quiet and delicate, as if she were from a small family, was almost twenty-five years old.
According to the palace rules that Damu copied from the previous dynasty, the palace maid must be over twenty-five. Unless she wishes, the master of Yongwanzhe will rely on her very much, and she will send a message to keep her, otherwise she can be released to get married on her own.
It's no wonder that the leader of the foreign servants said that he couldn't think of it, because when a concubine like Mian Yu left, Concubine Mo would rarely ask for anything. Not to mention that she would be rich after leaving the palace, at least she would get a generous reward. The dowry, leaving the palace in glory... There is really no reason to murder the dowager.
"...How is the concubine doing now?" King Gaomi looked gloomy, but had no intention of dealing with Mian Yu. He raised his head and asked the doctor next to him, "Is it possible to save her?"
The imperial doctor looked embarrassed: "The imperial concubine is getting older. Because she has been taking care of herself, she has a good foundation, so she can't help everything. But... Since the past few months, the imperial concubine has been seriously ill, so... her vitality will inevitably be reduced. Damn...at that time..."
He hesitated for a long time, and what he meant in a tactful way was that a noble person like Concubine Mo, who had been pampered and pampered for many years, generally had a good foundation. It would have been no problem if she had suffered a blow, and she could survive it. It happened that the concubine was actually "critically ill" before. Although due to the sudden change of King Gaomi's plan, the concubine did not intend to die of illness and began to slowly recuperate according to the doctor's instructions. After all, she was old and it was difficult to recover.
At that time...
You can just do your best and obey fate!
When King Gaomi heard this, he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.
Speaking of which, he really didn't feel much sadness at that time. Although Princess Mo was not his biological mother, the incident involving Rong Suihe was very popular in the palace, and a huge gap appeared between mother and son. , maybe because of blood relatives, even in those years, we didn’t even meet once a year;
Secondly, when Concubine Mo took the initiative to use her "death of illness" to ruin Rong Suihe's future, King Gaomi objected fiercely, but after being persuaded by Concubine Mo, he acquiesced to Donglai.
From that time on, he had been psychologically prepared for the loss of his mother. Even if the confinement plan had changed and the concubine did not intend to die, it would naturally be difficult to hear the news that Concubine Mo was not going to die soon. Devastated.
The reason why he felt cold-hearted was that at that time he was insisting that Emperor Xuan Jing was dead and was trying his best to call on Tiandong County to avenge Emperor Xuan Jing.
If his mother died... then, would he keep his filial piety or not
If he didn't keep his filial piety, he would be accused by Lin Yuan of being hypocritical and hypocritical. He didn't even follow the etiquette to mourn his mother's death, let alone keep showing sympathy for his brother
If you keep your filial piety, the current mess of things cannot be dealt with by entrusting the people of Didong to come forward and deal with it.
The most desperate thing was that King Gaomi's eyelids were twitching wildly at that moment, always feeling that this was an ominous sign.
In fact, throughout the ages, it is generally believed that if a healthy baby is born in the family at the time of the incident, it is a good omen, and it can even be associated with the prosperity of God's favored party and the successor; if a relative dies, then it is a good omen. Very disappointing.
If you are unlucky, you may even be slandered by the wrong leg as a sign that "God wants to destroy this family, so its blessings will be reduced."
Wang Gaomi always believed in those things. At that time, his face was so ugly that everyone on the left and right lowered their heads. No one dared to look at him wrongly.
After a long time, the atmosphere in the palace had become as stiff as iron, and then he seemed to squeeze out a voice from between his teeth: "In that case... then I will try my best!"
"My lord, don't worry!" When the news that Concubine Mo was stabbed by a confidant maid spread outside the palace, Qi Jianxun happened to be reporting the matter to King Gaomi, so he followed him and walked out of the palace with King Gaomi. , turned around and glanced behind him, motioning for everyone to step back, and then said in a low voice, "Mian Yufu is the concubine's personal attendant. The concubine has always been fond of being cruel and has never been harsh! Once she got angry, she wanted to kill the concubine. You don’t have to ask whether she is being instigated by others! And considering the time, who can instigate her except the Queen Mother in Linyuan? "
"Of course the Queen Mother is your legitimate mother. If you accuse her directly, you will inevitably be criticized!"
"But the Meng family is not dead. There is Meng Boqin's family in Northern Xinjiang. In Linyuan, the so-called commander-in-chief of the Forbidden Army in the Ming Dynasty is Marquis Chongxin, the fourth member of the Meng family?!"
"Who knows if Mian Yu or the others, relying on the relationship with the Queen Mother, specially arranged to be in front of the Queen Mother when they enter and leave the palace?!"
"If that's the case, then I'll tell you this bluntly: If the concubine really has three strengths and two weaknesses, wouldn't it be natural for you to order the three armies to be disciplined and serve as righteous troops to avenge the concubine's death?!"
The King of Gaomi strode forward and sneered as he walked: "The Queen Mother? The Queen Mother doesn't have that ability! How much does she weigh? I don't know how much she weighs?! As for the rest of the Meng family... the background of Mian Yu back then, is it true? I personally asked someone to investigate. If there is any doubt, why would I ask her if there are so many maids waiting to be chosen?!"
He took a deep breath and said through gritted teeth, "If you are suspicious, let him go!" ! ! "
Qi Jianxun knew who "he" he was talking about, and was silent for a moment. After a while, he was begging to shut up, but he heard the instructions of King Gaomi, "Go and bring all the people from the Sheng Mansion to the Prince's Mansion, Gu Qiu for questioning!" "
"Your Majesty?" Qi Jianxun's heart skipped a beat when he heard this and said, "Your Majesty, could it be that you asked the wrong people... Then... That's not appropriate!"
Although because of the close relationship between the Sheng family and Rong Suihe, Qi Jianxun really didn't have a good impression of the Sheng family.
The question was based on the overall situation. It was really not suitable to do anything to Mrs. Sheng and others at that time: firstly, the King of Gaomi needed the father-son relationship with Rong Suihe to reassure the counties and counties that supported him; secondly, the Sheng family was like Ming. Are they all in Chang'an? Especially the person in charge, Sheng Lanci, is in Nanfeng County and is not under the control of King Gaomi at all!
Do you know that your biological father and stepmother fell into the lap of the King of Gaomi? Based on his previous behavior, he probably would have contacted businessmen from all over the country to put pressure on the King of Gaomi!
In particular, the Sheng family entered into an in-law relationship with the Luo family, a wealthy family in the south of the Yangtze River, last year. Whether you have money or not is a matter of speculation. Several wealthy families joined forces. In peacetime, the King of Gaomi might be afraid. The situation at that time, There is no room for slacking off!
What's more, Meng Boqin was here and had military power, and Meng Guiyu was appointed as the new commander-in-chief of the Forbidden Army by Emperor Xuan Jing. The Meng family's vitality was seriously damaged, but its future was not yet complete.
If King Gaomi and Rong Suihe had a falling out at that time, how could Meng not seize the opportunity to fall into the trap? !
"What are you thinking about now?" However, King Gaomi sneered and said in a cold voice, "That person has been hiding for so many years and has never shown up! It would be nothing if he keeps pretending to die! Ru Ming suddenly intervened... He's always having sex, but he's still unwilling to express his stance publicly or reveal his true purpose... I find it very unbearable to go away?!"
He said angrily, "That person wants to play with the cat and the mouse, but I don't want to accompany him!!!"
True to his word, the King of Gaomi "invited" Mr. Sheng and his wife, and Mr. Feng, who was currently living in the Sheng Mansion, to have tea at the palace and ask about Huan Guanlan!
The guard who went to invite someone came back to report that the grandchildren of the Sheng family, who were all studying in the mansion, had all disappeared. Qi Jianxun frowned when he heard this, and said to King Gaomi: "Your Highness , it seems they have been prepared!"
"Chang'an has been under blockade in recent months. It is said that those few disciples are not very outstanding, but where can they go?" King Gaomi said coldly, "They can defect to Nanfeng County, Jiangnan, and Jiangnan. The Western Border is not a place that can be reached in March or May, let alone hiding the whereabouts... Send someone to find it!"
After giving instructions to the Didong people, King Gaomi went to the flower hall to ask questions in person.
As for whether the three old people were not sure about it, Mrs. Feng said very much: "Is it true that the common people are the cousins of the Princess of Mi Zhen County? Although the Princess of Mi Zhen County is very fond of her, the Princess of the County has her own parents, so she is not a relative." I only go to the common people to pay my respects during the holidays. How do the common people know about the things that the prince said?"
King Gaomi sneered and said: "Why should the old man be so humble? Even if the princess of Mi Zhen County has never revealed anything to me, with the foresight of the old man who has been able to surpass the Shu sisters decades ago, how can he hide such a little secret? Can you beat me?"
Even though King Gaomi believed that they knew some secret, the three old men refused to admit it to death.
Even if Qi Jianxun specially arranged someone to report in the hall that Sheng Weide and others had been found, and asked why they should be treated wrongly, although Mrs. Ming looked a little flustered, Mrs. Sheng quickly said: "If the children are really found, Afraid you couldn’t have brought it here earlier?”
Mrs. Ming settled down and went east.
Seeing that nothing could be done with the deception, King Gaomi sneered: "If we don't have some evil intentions in our hearts, how about sending a few children away in advance?!"
"Your Majesty's words are really unjust." Mrs. Feng said, "The smoke and dust were billowing that night. Chang'an is in the east. Who wouldn't be shocked? They all came from remote places and had little experience in the first place. Seeing that battle , panicked in his heart, and sent his heir away just in case, isn’t it human nature?”
"Then where are the people from Wei Yuan?" King Gaomi snorted and said, "My granddaughter is Gu Gu's daughter-in-law. Counting my children, she is also Gu Gu's younger generation! It's just that I didn't know what was going on that night. , at that time, knowing that Gu had the final say in everything, why did he hide so much? Why, were we worried about whether we were in the wrong?!"
Old Mrs. Sheng said calmly: "Report to the prince, if that's the case, Qiao'er's delivery date is approaching, and it would be awkward not to have her mother's family around, so she asked the children to go together to see Qiao'er. Calculating the confinement period, it should be about that time Have they entered Northern Xinjiang? They don’t have many talents in their legs, and they are afraid of being turned back. If the prince asks to see them, he can ask the prince to send elite guards, and they will chase them at full speed day and night!"
Those words were obviously nonsense. King Gaomi's face flashed with anger and he begged to shut up. Unexpectedly, someone from the east came to report in a hurry: "Your Majesty! The rebels suddenly appeared in the east of the West City. Judging from the situation, they seemed to be asking for an attack. city!!!"
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