Hall of Mental Cultivation.
Hong Li stood in front of the desk, looking at the "Chunhui Picture" spread out above.
In the past few days, he seemed to be stunned, and kept looking at this picture, as if after looking at it for a long time, the person in the picture would come to life and tell him the truth.
"Your Majesty." Li Yu hurriedly entered the door, "Shoukang Palace is here to report, the empress dowager is unclear, the convulsions have not stopped, and the soup is hard to swallow!"
It took a long time for Hongli to raise his head, dreaming: "...What did you say?"
Li Yu repeated it again, he just woke up from a dream, grabbed the "Chunhui Picture" on the table, rushed out of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and then went to Shoukang Palace without stopping.
Aunt Liu came out to greet her, and Hongli waved his hand to excuse her and said, "I want to see the Queen Mother."
The bead curtain swayed slightly, and a hand holding a book stuck out of the curtain, followed by a face as quiet as a lotus, which was actually Lu Wanwan.
"Your Majesty." She came from the direction of the dormitory, and respectfully held the book in her hand to Hongli, "The Queen Mother said that she knows the emperor's intention, and when the emperor opens this book, she understands everything."
Hongli took the green leather booklet and looked at it - "Notes on Yuewei Thatched Cottage".
There are many strange stories in the notes. Hongli is not interested in it, so he took it and threw it to Li Yu without looking at it, and then he would cross Lu Wanwan and enter the bedroom.
Lu Wanwan took a step lightly and blocked his way. He refused to read it, so she told him with a smile: "There is a story in the book, about a beautiful peasant woman surnamed Guo in Huaizhen, whose husband fled to a deserted place. , entrusted to a pair of parents. She closed the door, weaving day and night, and supported her in-laws. She had no choice but to earn meager income and could not continue. She had to ask the neighbors for help, but everyone couldn’t help her.
Hongli was a little impatient. He didn't come here to listen to her story: "Qing noble, let me go."
Lu Wanwan refused to let her go, and continued to tell her story: "Guo's betrayed herself to support her in-laws, and she also used the money of selling herself to buy a beautiful girl and raise them at home. After her husband came back, she said: 'You have returned safely, The parents have returned to Zhao, and that innocent girl is also the wife I married for you.' After that, she raised her sword and committed suicide."
Having said this, she suddenly turned her head to look at the inner hall, and she didn't know who she saw or who asked her, so she mustered up the courage to finish the story under Hongli's glare.
"... After she died, her eyes were not closed. The magistrate found her to be chaste and sentenced her to be buried in her ancestral tomb, but she did not attach to her husband's tomb." Lu Wanwan said, "The only in-laws wept for her, saying that her son was unfilial, and left her behind. Parents, a weak woman, lost her virginity in order to support her in-laws, why is it wrong? People are talking about it at the time, what is the most important thing about discipline and righteousness?"
As early as when she turned around, Hongli followed her gaze and saw that behind the bead curtain, a corner of the cheongsam leaked out, and a gardenia was open against the corner of the skirt.
"… Your Majesty! When Shanxi suffered a severe drought, Mrs. Qian accompanied Yongzheng on a private visit. Due to the dispute over the reserve, he was in danger. After being separated from his entourage, Yongzheng was injured by an arrow. In order to avoid the killer, he was forced into the mountains. Misfortunes do not come singly, and they encounter Ming bandits hiding in the Taihang Mountains, life and death..." Lu Wanwan said in a deep voice, "Mrs. Qian left Lord Yongzheng in the farmhouse, wearing his clothes, alone to lure away the chasing rebels."
Hongli was about to walk towards the gardenia flower when he heard this and turned his head to stare at her: "What did you say?"
Lu Wanwan was stared at by him and took a step back, lowered her head and said: "Some people say that Madam Qian was captured by Ming bandits, and some people say that she jumped off the top of Taihang Mountain... Whether Madam Qian really committed herself to the Ming bandits, or did she Keeping the chastity and committing suicide is all to protect the husband. It is admirable to be affectionate and righteous! But when the news spreads, the wife will be like Guo, who has done righteous deeds, but has been criticized by the world, and the emperor cannot escape the battle of words. That's why the Queen Mother keeps her secret..."
Hongli stared at her.
If it was what she said, it's no wonder it's become a secret.
The two characters of jieyi, which one is lighter and which one is more important? It's hard to tell, but if something happened to a concubine, everyone would ask her to be both righteous and righteous. It would be best if she could kill herself. If she couldn't, someone would help her kill herself, and this person might even be her. The one who sacrificed himself to protect...
How did Madam Qian die? Suicide or given to death? Hongli opened his mouth, but couldn't ask...
"... There is a personal guard beside Yongzheng. He was the first person to find Yongzheng. Now he has returned to his hometown and lives in Jiaozhou." Lu Wanwan carefully looked at his expression, "The queen mother has sent someone to invite him. It will arrive tomorrow at the latest, and if you have any questions then, just ask him."
Hongli was very confused, his eyes fell on the "Chunhui Map" in his hand for a while, and on the "Yuewei Caotang Notes" in Li Yu's hand for a while. Knowing what to ask next, stop, stop, since you have invited a witness, let's just start with this witness.
"...If what the Queen Mother said is true, I will come to Shoukang Palace in person tomorrow, and kneel down to apologize to the Queen Mother." Finally, Hongli took a deep look inside the hall, glanced at the corner of the skirt behind the beaded curtain, and turned to leave.
As soon as he left, Lu Wanwan let out a long sigh, and his legs were so weak that he almost fell to the ground.
"Be careful." A hand stretched out from behind and supported her. Wei Yingluo's cheongsam was woven with a few gardenias, and she said to Lu Wanwan, "Your honor, thank you for your hard work."
Lu Wanwan pressed her heart to heart, she was always as timid as a mouse, especially when facing Hongli, she didn't dare to let out the air. Most of the time, she was at his mercy like a delicate doll, and she hadn't said anything in front of him for a long time. So much has been said.
Looking at Wei Yingluo with a complicated expression, she asked, "... Concubine Ling, why didn't you tell the emperor these words in person?"
"The emperor doesn't want to see me, I can't implicate the queen mother." Wei Yingluo smiled slightly, "Besides, these words are enough to make the emperor remember you, isn't it?"
This is a dual law, one is telling Hongli about the empress dowager's difficulties, and the other is fighting for favor for Lu Wanwan.
If not, how could Lu Wanwan say these words for her
"Now everyone is avoiding Shoukang Palace, avoiding the Queen Mother and me, it is your kindness and your luck that you can come here at this time." Wei Yingluo patted her hand and said softly, "If you are kind enough, If you have a good reward, let me help you..."
When it comes to beauty and scheming, this Lu Wanwan is not as good as others, but she was born in Shoukang Palace at this time. It can only be said that everyone has her luck. She is destined to take advantage of the Queen Mother. Holding Wei Yingluo's hand, he will gain a fortune and a glorious one.
Who would push such an opportunity out? Even the timid Lu Wanwan has a little bit of ambition and a little bit of hope, so her eyes flickered for a moment, she took Wei Yingluo's hand, and asked in a low voice, "Concubine Ling, what do you want to do next? Woolen cloth?"
Wei Yingluo thought for a while, then leaned into her ear and said, "Next you want to..."