In the new year, there are many things.
On the first day of the first day of the lunar new year, there will be a big court meeting, and the wives from inside and outside the palace will go to the palace to congratulate. On the sixth day of the lunar new year, the yamen of various governments and ministries opened their seals, and those who should go to court should go to court, and those who should go to Dianmao should go to Dianmao. But in this first month, there is almost nothing to do, but it's just a formality. At the beginning of the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, preparations for the Lantern Festival have to be made again. This event will not be counted until the end of the first month.
Time has entered February, and February in the thirty-fourth year of Hongjing is destined to be chaotic.
I don't know when it started, there are more and more voices in the court hall asking for the early Li Chujun. Until it gathered into a wave of sound, it became a torrent, sweeping the entire court.
At first, Emperor Hongjing didn't respond, and if he said too much, he was not in a hurry. Unfortunately, these courtiers seemed to have been beaten to death, so they had to chase after Emperor Hongjing to speak. The atmosphere in the court was very tense every day. Emperor Hongjing became more and more irritable. Several officials were awarded court sticks.
Things got worse and worse. One morning, several old ministers took off their official hats and uniforms and risked their lives to speak out. Emperor Hongjing finally had to face this matter.
He asked the ministers to express their opinions, and recommended a prince with both moral character and morality as the crown prince. Since then, the half-year-long chaos in the court has started.
Now in the court, the voice of recommending the acting king is the loudest, and the acting king is from the middle palace, and he is also the oldest prince who fits the situation. But the shortcomings of Daiwang are also very obvious, that is, it is too moderate, and there is no point that can be said.
In terms of virtue, he is not as good as King An; in terms of erudition and talent, he is not as good as King Yong;
It is because of this that there are quite a lot of courtiers who oppose it.
And at this moment, several big dramas were staged in succession. First, King An wept blood and told himself how much he missed him, and kept sending messages to the palace, begging to enter the palace to see his father. Emperor Hongjing summoned King An to the palace because of the love between father and son. The father and son had a long talk in Qianqing Palace, and King An was released from the ban.
Not long after, King Yong also learned and behaved. He probably knew that Emperor Hongjing would not let him out if he would not be cruel, so he had a fatal illness, and finally he was released from the ban.
Originally, King An and King Yong had already entered the venue, but they were imprisoned, and there were very few courtiers who supported them on the surface. Now that the two of them have tried their best to come out, they will naturally integrate all the forces and start to compete with the acting king.
In fact, everyone in the court and harem knew what Emperor Hongjing meant, that he just wanted to watch his sons fight. But now under such circumstances, few people can sit still. If the acting king really succeeds, they will be descendants if they kneel down.
Even King Lu and King Wu couldn't help but get involved, and the only one who can sit still is probably the freak King Jin.
There were not no ministers in the court who recommended the King of Jin, or even quite a few. It's a pity that the chaos became a mess, and the climate could not be formed at all. Before the beginning, it was overwhelmed by the attacks of several parties.
The weather is getting hotter and hotter, another year of summer is approaching, and the court hall now is like a pot of hot oil, which will explode at some point.
At this moment, Emperor Hongjing suffered from vertigo, so he had to rest temporarily, and all the princes came one by one to serve the Qing Palace.
In fact, the so-called sickness is nothing more than watching the eunuchs and maids serving soup and medicine, and then booing and asking for warmth. With so many people around Emperor Hongjing, there was no need for his sons to serve him personally.
Xiaobao would come every day, sometimes during the lunch break, and sometimes after school in the study. Now he goes in and out of Qianqing Palace like his own backyard, especially since he is young, sometimes he goes in without notification.
"Grandpa Huang, don't read the memorials, take a good rest. Even if you don't read these memorials, you won't run away."
As soon as Xiaobao walked in, he saw Emperor Hongjing sitting on the big kang, with a bright yellow satin quilt covering his legs, leaning on the backrest to read the memorial. There was a small kang table in front of him, on which there was a stack of memorials, inkstones and other things, and he was still writing on the memorials from time to time.
"You're here, have you eaten your lunch yet?" Emperor Hongjing replied irrelevantly.
"Grandson used it in the upper study, did Grandpa Huang use it?"
"I have no appetite..."
Before the words finished, Xiao Bao climbed onto the kang by himself, and hugged all the memorials in front of Emperor Hongjing in his arms. Just when Li Dequan came over to take off Xiaobao's shoes, he took advantage of the opportunity and gave Li Dequan all the memorials.
"Grandpa Huang, you'd better eat lunch first, and don't read these memorials." While saying that, he also took away Hongjing Emperor's ink brush and inkstone, and the small kang table was cleaned up by him in an instant. Li Dequan was also a man of discernment, so he quickly brought tea and snacks and occupied the small kang table.
Emperor Hongjing had no choice but to lean back and scolded with a smile: "You followed very quickly."
"The old slave also feels sorry for His Majesty, just like Mr. Chen said. If you don't read these memorials for a day or two, you won't run away with long legs. If it's not good enough, there are still those elders in the Wenhua Palace who are watching. There will be no troubles in the imperial court, Your Majesty still focuses on raising the dragon body."
"Okay, stop talking after me. Go get someone to set up a meal, and Xiaobao will use some more with me."
The imperial meal was soon brought up. Now that Emperor Hongjing's dragon body is sick, he should mainly eat light food, and those with heavy oily and meaty smells are not allowed to eat it at all. But Emperor Hongjing had a heavy taste, so he put down his chopsticks before taking a few bites.
"Your Majesty, you should use some more."
Emperor Hongjing just shook his head, Xiaobao was already very full, and then he ate a few more mouthfuls of vegetables, so the imperial meal was carried down again without much movement.
"Your father has been very busy recently, and I haven't seen him enter the palace for a while."
"Grandfather, you forgot, my father is building Xiyuan."
Only then did Emperor Hongjing remember this, King Jin is currently leading people to build Xiyuan.
Speaking of this Xiyuan, I have to talk about it. This place is where the royal family spent their summer vacations. It existed as early as the previous dynasty. Adjacent to the Forbidden City, it is just outside the Xihua Gate. The former dynasty enriched the royal garden landscape, digging the South China Sea and converging the Central Sea and the North Sea, collectively known as Taiye Pool. Yingtai, also known as Xiao Penglai, was built on Taiye Pool.
There are many pavilions, pavilions, gorgeous palaces, wonderful mountains, rocks, flowers and plants along the coast. The water and sky are all charming, resplendent and magnificent.
When Emperor Hongjing was young, he most liked to escape the summer heat in Xiyuan, but when he got older and lacked energy, he went there less and less. This Xiyuan has not been repaired for more than ten years at least, and it has been said to be repaired, but it is always not on the agenda. At the beginning of the year, Emperor Hongjing mentioned a word, and the errand was taken by King Jin.
So in the recent period of time, outside the dispute over the matter of discussing the crown prince is in full swing, but King Jin is acting as his extraterrestrial fairy in Little Penglai.
"Let him fix it, be quiet and not make trouble."
Hearing what Emperor Hongjing said, Xiaobao's eyes flashed, and he said with a smile: "Father said, Xiao Penglai will be repaired soon, and Grandpa Huang can move up there to recuperate."
Emperor Hongjing smiled, "Okay, then Grandpa Huang will take Xiaobao to live with him for a while."
"The grandpa said what he said, and my grandson has never seen what Penglai looks like."
"Grandpa Huang means what he says."
It's a pity that Emperor Hongjing made a slip of the tongue after all.
They all thought that his illness was just a matter of taking care of him for a few days. After all, Emperor Hongjing's vertigo didn't last for a day or two. He had been well maintained, but suddenly Emperor Hongjing collapsed. There was a rumor in the palace that Emperor Hongjing had fallen, but Xiaobao still didn't believe it, because he had just seen the emperor's grandfather yesterday, and although he was a bit weak, his complexion was not fake, why did he suddenly fall, what kind of method was it?
King Jin didn't have time to ask more questions, so he hurriedly brought Yaoniang and Xiaobao into the palace. Erbao didn't bring it with her, and Erbao is still young, so it's not convenient to go into the palace.
When King Jin's family arrived, the Qianqing Palace was overcast and rainy.
Not only Queen Wei was there, but also several high-ranking concubines were there. After receiving the news, all the palaces rushed to the palace, occupying the side halls of the Qianqing Palace to the brim.
People from the imperial hospital were also there, and the envoy led several imperial physicians to diagnose Emperor Hongjing's pulse.
Concubine Qian Xian cried like a tearful person, "Why did Your Majesty suddenly collapse, it was obviously fine before..."
"That's right, Zhaohui came to greet His Majesty yesterday. The concubine saw His Majesty, and His Majesty looked very good, and said that he would return to court in two days." It was Concubine Kang who was speaking, and she was crying like a pear blossom With rain, even miserable.
Princess Zhaohui is a princess born of Concubine Kang. Ever since Emperor Hongjing fell ill, these princes and princesses have come to Qianqing Palace almost every day. Princess Zhaohui was favored by Emperor Hongjing, so everyone knew about it.
"My concubine lives with Ligui and Yinggui in the Chuxiu Palace. When the lamps were lit yesterday, it seemed that Ligui and Yinggui had been to Qianqing Palace, and they didn't come back until the second watch..." There was a Tao Guiren standing beside her. whispered.
Although her voice is small, it can't stop someone with sharp eyes and sharp ears. When Concubine Kang heard this, she looked shocked: "Your Tao, what did you say? Lady Li and Lady Ying came to Qianqing Palace last night?"
Tao Guiren was frightened by Concubine Kang's appearance, and flinched and said, "The reason why my concubine knows about it is because of what the servants below have said..."
"What did you say?"
Ligui and Yinggui were also there, and when they saw someone picking on them, they hurriedly stood up and said, "Tao Guiren, don't spout blood and talk nonsense!"
This Ligui and Yinggui are a pair of twin flowers, they are delicate and charming, the two sisters are carved out of the same mold, if the two do not reveal their identities, most people will not be able to tell who is the elder sister and who is the younger sister . The two of them are Emperor Hongjing's new favorites in the past year, and they are very respectable in the palace.
But it has always been like this in the harem, when others are favored, they are naturally favored. Especially as Emperor Hongjing was getting older, he was not as energetic as the dragons and horses in the early years, so many people secretly scolded Ligui and Yinggui, calling them charming, and they had to empty His Majesty's body.
Scolding is scolding, I can't stand His Majesty's favor. In particular, Ligui and Yinggui would flatter, and Empress Wei also looked at them differently, and the two were unmatched in the limelight in the harem.
However, this was also when Emperor Hongjing was unwell, knowing that His Majesty was ill, but dared to seduce His Majesty with some vicious tricks, it was the intention to bring disaster to the society, that's why Concubine Kang was so furious.
Concubine Kang glanced at Concubine Qian Xian, and said angrily, "Tell me, both of you, when did you enter Qianqing Palace, and when did you return to Chuxiu Palace?"
The two sisters looked at each other, and the elder sister Ligui said kindly: "I also look forward to the Mingjian of Concubine Kang, don't listen to those people splashing dirty water. My sisters and I came to the Qianqing Palace last night, but they only accompanied me. Your Majesty said a few words, and there is absolutely no such thing as what some people said to stay until the second watch."
Yinggui also said: "That's right, there are some people who don't see Long Yan for a long time, so they are jealous of others being favored. On weekdays, they like to talk about things that have disappeared in private, and pour dirty water on my sister and me. We pity her alone. I've been alone for a long time, and my brain is sick, if I don't care about her, she will become more and more crazy."
This nobleman Ying was also mean-spirited, and after accusing Sang and scolding Huai, it was obvious that nobleman Tao's fair face flushed. In fact, what Yinggui said is correct, living in the same palace, these two are extremely favored, and this one has not seen rain and dew for many years, so it is normal for her to be psychologically unbalanced.
"I'm usually jealous of you two being favored, but I never talk about such things. Yesterday, my girl Xiufang saw you two sneaking back from outside. Since you said you were not doing it Qing Palace, where did it go? Could it be a tryst with some guard?"
Guilty flashed across Yinggui's face, and he reprimanded: "You girl said you saw the two of us sneaking back from outside, and my girl also saw you sneaking back in the middle of the night..."
The next words were interrupted by Concubine Qian Xian's sudden order to take the two of them down.
"Your Majesty Tao is also an old man in the palace, so it is natural to distinguish between the important and the important. What can be said can not be said. His Majesty suddenly became seriously ill. In order to clear up the suspicion, the two nobles should go down and speak clearly. If my concubine wrongly blames you two, It's time to make amends in person, if not..."
A group of eunuchs and court ladies swarmed up and dragged Yinggui and Ligui away. The two were so frightened that their faces turned pale, and they didn't care about arguing with others. One cried out for injustice, the other scolded Tao Gui for framing, and even called the empress.
Empress Wei came out with a few imperial physicians, and scolded: "What's the trouble, Your Majesty is already like this, and still making trouble!"
Lady Ying broke free from the eunuch's restraint, and pear blossoms threw themselves at the queen's feet crying until she cried, "Help me, empress, that nobleman Tao has slandered me and my elder sister, and the empress virtuous concubine is going to take us for questioning. The concubine and concubine are wronged." , Empress Empress help!"
Empress Wei looked at Concubine Qian Xian and frowned slightly: "What is Concubine Xian doing? It's already messed up now. Your Majesty Ying and Li have always been favored by His Majesty. Your Majesty has nothing to do with it. Why do you take these two with you?" The nobleman moved the knife."
The hat was a bit too big, and Empress Wei's words clearly meant something, saying that Concubine Qian Xian was jealous of Ligui and her sister, and took the opportunity to eradicate dissidents. Especially the harem has always respected the empress, and it is absolutely not the turn of the concubine Xian to point fingers.
Concubine Qian Xian gritted her teeth, and was about to say something when Wang An came out from the side.
"It stands to reason that it is not up to the sons to intervene in the matter of the father and the queen's palace. But the father is ill, and since he has doubts, it is better to ask clearly. The dragon body of the father is related to the country, if there are any people The sons will definitely not pretend to be deaf and dumb because their own selfishness harmed the dragon body of the father."
King Hui opened his cloudy eyes and sneered from the side: "Which kind of onion are you? What do you mean by your mother's mother protecting these two little nobles?"
King An seemed to be smiling but not a smile: "I dare not speak so nonsense, but if you have any doubts, it's better to ask clearly." Seeing that King Hui wanted to speak again, King An looked at King Yong, King Jin, King Lu and others standing next to him. , "Presumably the younger brothers want to figure out this question."
In fact, the current situation is very obvious. Concubine Qian Xian and Queen An's mother and son wondered whether the Zhonggong family had secretly manipulated something that caused Emperor Hongjing to suddenly become seriously ill.
It would be fine if there was no such thing as Li Guiren and the sisters, since this kind of thing happened, it is natural to take the opportunity to explode. Although it seems that no one has any vassals for this noble lady and noble lady, who dares to say that there will be no one behind them. Especially on weekdays, the queen would give them face. If they really obeyed the queen's orders and did something, no one would dare to say.
Empress Wei turned pale with anger, and looked around at everyone in the hall.
Although only Concubine Qian Xian's mother and son spoke at the moment, it can be seen from this situation that it is obvious that Concubine Qian Xian's mother and son are not the only ones who have such questions.
She sighed, "Come on, I didn't want to make a big deal out of this matter, I just wanted to deal with it in private, after all, this matter is related to your father's reputation. It just so happened that the envoy of Xiaoyuan and several imperial physicians were also there. Let me explain this matter clearly, so that I won't be accused of dishonesty out of thin air."