They are not the only ones who can't sleep, but also the owner of Kunning Palace, Empress Chen.
Emperor Jianping always saved face for his wife, no matter whether she was in front of or behind her, but this time even if the imperial concubine stopped her, she didn't stop him from coming to Kunning Palace.
But he didn't say anything, he just threw the man he found in front of Queen Chen.
That person had already been interrogated many times and was already very experienced, so he explained the ins and outs by himself. At first, Empress Chen was still questioning about the big night, and Emperor Jianping brought someone to tell her some stories, and he couldn't help turning pale after hearing that.
She wanted to explain, wanted to say something, but found that something seemed to be stuck in her throat, and she couldn't say anything.
She didn't find her voice until Emperor Jianping walked away.
"Your Majesty, I really don't know about this matter. You can't listen to this person's one-sided words and conclude that it was my concubine's doing. What my mother did has nothing to do with me, Your Majesty..."
It's a pity that Emperor Jianping had already left, so she threw herself on the ground in embarrassment, ignoring the anxiety of the maids and eunuchs around her. After a long time, she stood up, mumbling words: "This matter has nothing to do with me, mother, yes, only mother can save me, hurry up, send someone to Chen's house to deliver the news."
Fu Chun supported her and said: "Your Majesty, the palace gate has already been locked, so there is no way to leave the palace."
"Go, go find a way, go!" Empress Chen yelled hysterically, pushing Fuchun while shouting, "Go, only mother can save me, go quickly."
"Your Majesty, there is really no way to leave the palace right now. Don't be in a hurry, and wait a little longer. After dawn, the servant will let people out of the palace. The servant will go in person, okay, don't worry."
Fu Chun tried to persuade Empress Chen for a long time, but she couldn't persuade Empress Chen until she said that if the trouble continued and the news leaked, then things would become impossible to deal with.
Emperor Jianping came here at night, so he didn't plan to make a big fuss. If Empress Chen continued to make a fuss, it would be hard to say. After all, there are countless nails and eyeliners in this palace, and no one can guarantee that someone's palace will be clean.
"Then remember, you will leave the palace in person after dawn."
While Empress Chen and Fu Chun were talking, her body couldn't help shaking. Fu Chun has never seen her like this before, she only knows that everything is over, and what she does now is useless, maybe only the Chen family can save her.
After dawn, as soon as the palace gate opened, Fu Chun hurriedly took the signboard of Kunning Palace and left the palace.
After going to Chen's house and explaining the ins and outs of the matter, the Chen family was in chaos.
Cheng Engong never expected such a thing to happen, he was still young when the incident happened, and all males in the Chen family would move to live in the front yard when they were six years old, so as not to be raised by women. He knew Aunt Wang, that his father loved her very much, and that he had lost a concubine younger sister.
But that's just it, his mother never told him about it, and he didn't expect the truth to be like this.
Of course, being in his position, he wouldn't listen to anything easily in his heart, so he immediately went to Mrs. Chen, told the matter, and saw Mrs. Chen's face, there was still something he didn't understand.
Sure enough, it was a sin I did before, and now I have to pay it back.
Maybe others don't know, but the Chen family knows that the relationship between the emperor and the empress has long been worn down by the affairs of the prince and the palace. The reason why Empress Chen can maintain her current honor is because She is Emperor Jianping's first wife, Yuan Empress, and he still saves face for her.
It was not easy for the Chen family to take advantage of the incident at the eldest prince's mansion to win the emperor's mercy. It was the Chen family who saw the imperial concubine biting and denying them. Support Empress Chen to suppress the limelight of the imperial concubine.
But the occurrence of this incident is tantamount to reminding Emperor Jianping how hypocritical and disgusting his wife, who he always thought was tolerant and magnanimous, is obviously the mother and daughter who are sorry for others, but they just put on a look of Emperor Jianping's favor. A concubine kills a wife, and the imperial concubine looks like an unforgiving concubine.
In this way, why did Emperor Jianping not be annoyed or hated? This result is too bad, and there may be more serious consequences in the future, which no one dares to think about.
Even if the Chen family wanted to recognize the imperial concubine again, they would not be willing to lose the position of queen.
Cheng Engong and Mrs. Chen, mother and son, were speechless to each other, one was pale and crumbling, and the other lost all strength and despair. No matter what, the reality has to be faced after all, Cheng Engong is not an unfilial person, he comforted the old lady a few words, and then left in a hurry to find a solution.
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The room was so quiet that a needle could be heard.
Mother Liu came closer and persuaded in a low voice: "Old lady, no matter what, don't make things difficult for yourself. You haven't had breakfast yet, or if the old slave asks someone to bring some food, even if you are anxious You have to eat enough to come up with a solution."
Old Mrs. Chen didn't speak, she just sat there quietly, lost in thought.
"Old madam, don't make things difficult for yourself." Mother Liu's voice was full of tears. She had been with the old madam all her life, and she was considered loyal.
The old lady moved suddenly, and patted her hand: "I didn't make things difficult for myself. I have lived my whole life. I have sons, daughters, daughters-in-law and grandchildren. I have what others have, and I have what others don't have. I am content."
Her attitude was calm and her tone was calm, as if nothing had happened, but Mother Liu always had the feeling that something was going to happen, and in fact she felt right.
Mrs. Chen is not an ignorant woman who can sit in this position.
Up to now, she is very clear that only she can solve this matter, only she can save her daughter and such a big family.
Seeing that when there were few people in the afternoon, Mrs. Chen quietly left the Chen residence and entered the palace, causing an uproar in the palace.
Mrs. Chen is Empress Chen's biological mother. Maybe other wives have to pass a sign before entering the palace, and then they can only enter the palace after being summoned by the palace, but she doesn't use it.
So she drove straight into the palace, but instead of going to Kunning Palace, she went to Xianfu Palace.
The imperial concubine was taking a nap when there was a commotion outside.
By the time she received the report, she put on her clothes and got up again, the trouble was beyond control.
Mrs. Chen, the majestic mother of the mother of a country, actually knelt down at the gate of Xianfu Palace, begging the imperial concubine for forgiveness and atonement one by one.
The court ladies and eunuchs who can serve beside the imperial concubine are not stupid. As soon as the incident happened, Qianru sent someone to Mrs. Chen to help her up. No matter what, she got the people in first, but Mrs. Chen decided to do this. She was old again, and no one dared to do anything to her in her seventies.
"Your Majesty, it's me, an ignorant old woman, who has no eyesight. I did something wrong. It has nothing to do with the queen. She was only very old back then. If you have any grudges or grievances, your mother, just report to the old woman. Don't hurt the queen."
The disturbance in Xianfu Palace has attracted the attention of many people, and the palace ladies and eunuchs in the nearby palaces are poking their heads outside the gate of the palace. Not long after, Concubine Hu Gui came, and Concubine Shu and Concubine De also came.
Concubine Hu Gui pretended to be surprised, and persuaded Old Madam Chen from the sidelines: "Old Madam, what are you doing, just talk about what you have to do, why bother."
"That's right, the imperial concubine has a gentle personality, and she is definitely not a temper that is unreasonable and unforgiving. If you have something to say, you should get up first."
Hurrying out, the imperial concubine who was still wearing a dress was trembling with anger.
Mrs. Chen also didn't seem to be putting on a show, no matter how others tried to persuade her, she couldn't get up, and when someone came to help her, she waved them away again and again. She looked like a country woman instead of an old lady.
"Oh, how can this be good, hurry up and invite the empress."
Speaking of this, Mrs. Chen, who had been pretending to be deaf and dumb, heard it.
"Don't invite the queen. This matter has nothing to do with the queen. It's a dispute between me and the imperial concubine. The imperial concubine, the old lady is here to apologize to you today. If you have any grudges or grievances, you can just go to the old lady and don't blame the queen." .”
Seeing that Mrs. Chen couldn't be persuaded, Concubine Hu Guifei and several other concubines turned their heads to persuade Concubine Huang, and advised her why it caused such a trouble.
They don't know what happened. If the only knot in the imperial concubine's heart is to see this old woman who is about to fall into the ground, the grievances between each other cannot be explained clearly in a few words, how can they forgive
Not everything can be used as a costume, everyone has a bottom line that no one can touch.
The imperial concubine was so angry that her face was pale and she was on the verge of collapse. Seeing that the situation was not good, Qianru had ordered someone to invite Emperor Jianping, but there was no news.
And the performance of the imperial concubine made the concubine Hu and others, who were afraid of chaos in the world, understand something.
Feng Sheng thought about it and decided to go to the palace.
King Wei is a man after all, and his thoughts are not as delicate as women's. Naturally, he doesn't understand that sometimes women are more likely to act emotionally than the general trend, and she is afraid that the imperial concubine will not think well.
Facts proved that it was right, Feng Sheng entered the palace, and was leading Zhiqiu and brother Ping, who was being carried by the nanny, to Xianfu Palace, and met many eunuchs and maids in a hurry on the way. Listening to their whispered discussions, it seems that something happened to Xianfu Palace.
Seeing this, Feng Sheng didn't care about the delay, and hurriedly quickened his pace.
When she went to Xianfu Palace, the scene was in chaos, so she didn't care to look any further, she hurriedly walked over to Qianru and asked her what happened in a low voice.
Qianru said it roughly, and said that he had sent someone to invite His Majesty, but Emperor Jianping was discussing matters with the ministers, so the news did not pass in. And the imperial concubine was probably furious, so she simply went inside, ignoring them and letting them make trouble.
"Princess, what do you say about this matter?"
What can be done? It was obvious that Mrs. Chen wanted to take care of the matter by herself, and tried her best to separate the matter from Empress Chen. By the way, she also wanted to disgust the imperial concubine and ruin her reputation. No matter what the truth of the matter is today, the empress' mother-in-law knelt down to the imperial concubine, in the eyes of the world, the imperial concubine's vicious behavior forced her to have no way out, so she made such a bad move.
Presumably, tomorrow morning, there will be many ministers impeaching this matter.
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Concubine Hu Guifei, Concubine Shu and Concubine De have already left, and they must know that Emperor Jianping will not be here for a while, and they are too conspicuous here. It may also be that they went to Kunning Palace, no one knows, but there are more court ladies and eunuchs watching the excitement outside the gate of the palace.
Brother Ping had never seen such a scene before, the fat boy who was quite courageous was frightened and burst into tears, the nanny was anxious to coax him, but she couldn't coax him no matter what.
Feng Sheng looked at the scene in front of him, and his anger went straight to his forehead. It was obviously the Xianfu Palace where the imperial concubine lived, but now it is as chaotic as a vegetable market. Over there, the court lady and eunuch who was ordered to persuade Mrs. Chen had already knelt down for her, but the old lady still knelt there indifferently, begging the imperial concubine to forgive her loudly.
She went to pick up Brother Ping, hugged her in her arms and coaxed her, thinking of a way.
"You sent someone to invite the imperial physician, and you said that the empress had passed away from a fit of urgency."
Qianru was surprised and said: "Princess, can you say that? It's not self-inflicted to say that. It has nothing to do with the empress, and it has become a guilty conscience."
Feng Sheng frowned, and pursed his lips tightly: "Just do it like this, you just listen to me, send someone to go now, and pretend to be panicked."
"But..." Qianru was still hesitant, but seeing Feng Sheng's serious look, she remembered that the imperial concubine had once said that the concubine was a very smart person, and that she had no choice but to ignore anyone after entering, so she She squeezed her hands and nodded.
Waiting for Qianru's order to go on, Feng Sheng asked Zhiqiu and Nanny to bring brother Ping in to accompany the imperial concubine, while he walked towards Mrs. Chen himself.