The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage

Chapter 217: Dragon species

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In the middle of the night, Prince Rui's mansion had fallen into a deep sleep, and when everything was quiet, a voice suddenly came. But it was Tie Yi who suddenly had something important to report, normally at this time, Tie Yi would not come to disturb, Shen Miao was sleeping in a daze, feeling that Xie Jing Xing got up and went out the door, after a while, it seemed that he was talking to someone outside. What is said, the sound of rustling and putting on clothes can be heard in the room. She opened her eyes and saw that Xie Jing Xing was standing in front of the desk getting dressed, and then looked outside, it was midnight, but she didn't know why she seemed to be going out at this time.

"What happened?" she asked.

Xie Jing Xing saw that she was awake and said, "There is something wrong in the palace, I will go to the palace to see, you go to sleep first, you don't have to wait for me."

Hearing this, most of Shen Miao's sleepiness had dissipated, since Xie Jing Xing had to go out in the middle of the night, it could be seen that this matter was very serious and it was a matter in the palace. She said, "What's the matter? Is it serious?"

“The Empress pushed Lu Jing into the pond.” Xie Jing Xing said while wearing a robe, “The specific matter is not clear for a while.”

Shen Miao first breathed a sigh of relief, Xie Jing Xing ran into the palace in the middle of the night, she thought that there were assassins in the palace or something. Hearing this matter, he was relieved, but after thinking about it, he was surprised again, “How could the Empress push Concubine Jing into the pond?” Shen Miao had seldom seen Empress Xian De, and she had seen them before. Concubine Jing, in the face of a person like Concubine Jing, Empress Xian De simply did not bother to fight with them, Empress Xian De was not easily impulsive, to say Concubine Jing pushed Empress Xian De into the pond Shen Miao still believed, When Empress De started, Shen Miao couldn't believe it.

"The Lu family is also in the palace now." Xie Jing Xing said, "They like to be entangled the most, I'll go take a look first."

Shen Miao got up quickly: "I will also go."

“It’s too late.” Xie Jing Xing disagreed, “You should go to bed first. There will be nothing wrong.”

Shen Miao shook her head, "Since you are taught to enter the palace, it is not a simple matter, anyway I can't fall asleep, if you let me stay in the palace by myself, I will be thinking wildly, it is better to go there with you, you know If something happened, maybe I can help."

Xie Jing Xing thought for a while and said, "Forget it, I don't worry about leaving you here alone, let's go."

Shen Miao quickly got up and changed her clothes.

Because it was too late at this time and the servants were resting, Xie Jing Xing and Shen Miao only brought Tie Yi and Cong Yang, the two of them rode the carriage on the streets of Longlong Ye, there was a lot of time on the street. There is no one. Xie Jing Xing's expression was a little cold and Shen Miao was also thinking seriously in her mind.

It was because Empress Xian De really pushed Concubine Jing, so she could not call Xie Jing Xing to the palace in the middle of the night, if she said something unpleasant, Concubine Jing was killed because of this, it was also the battle of the women in the harem, and it could be dismissed directly. The Lu family, not to mention the fact that Emperor Yongle and the Lu family are almost at the point of tearing their faces, why would they go to war to deal with the Lu family

When Shen Miao was in Ming Qi, she had seen such court concubines who stumbled upon each other for the sake of being jealous. Consort Jing was pushed into the pond by Empress Xian De, and it was almost a lame frame up, why did Xie Jing Xing have to let it go? Also go to the palace for a trip? Shen Miao always felt that this matter was not that simple. However, Tie Yi said that the person who came to pass the imperial decree in the palace is not very clear, so no one knows what the specific situation is.

The two of them had their own thoughts, and in a blink of an eye, they reached the gate of the palace. At the entrance of the palace was Eunuch Deng beside Emperor Yong Le, he was overjoyed when he saw Xie Jing Xing, and then he was stunned when he saw Shen Miao also jumping off the carriage, but he didn’t worry too much about it and said with a smile: “ His Royal Highness is finally here, and His Majesty is waiting for you in the palace."

Xie Jing Xing asked Eunuch Deng to go ahead and Shen Miao followed behind. After thinking for a while, he asked Eunuch Deng, “Eunuch Deng, how is the Empress now?”

"Empress Empress is fine, thank you the princess for taking care of her." Eunuch Deng said with a smile.

Shen Miao's eyes moved slightly, the Empress was fine, but she created such a big battle, is that the meaning of that one

Sure enough, only when she thought of this, she heard Deng Gonggong say, "But Concubine Jing hasn't woken up yet."

Xie Jing Xing sneered, "What trick is Lu Jing playing again?" His expression was quite annoyed.

Eunuch Deng smiled and did not say anything, but Shen Miao felt that the smile had some meaning.

After entering the palace, Eunuch Deng took the two straight to Jinghua Palace. Jinghua Palace was where Concubine Jing lived. It was already midnight, Jinghua Palace was brightly lit, and a group of court ladies were kneeling in the hall. Shen Miao saw at a glance that Emperor Yong Le and Empress Xian De were also there, the two were sitting in the hall, Empress Xian De could not see any difference and remained calm and calm, while Emperor Yong Le's face was frosty.

Shen Miao and Xie Jing Xing went in hand in hand, Eunuch Deng hurriedly reported that Emperor Yong Le was stunned when he saw Shen Miao also coming, but Empress Xian De stood up, walked to Shen Miao with a smile, took Shen Miao’s hand and said kindly : "You were not in good health before. I was thinking of letting you enter the palace to talk. Who knew so many things happened. I didn't expect you to come so late tonight."

Shen Miao said with a smile, "His Royal Highness entered the palace and came along after not knowing what happened."

Empress Xian De asked her, "Have you ever felt better?"

Shen Miao said, "It has already recovered, thank you Empress for taking care of her."

Empress Xian De laughed, "Then this palace will be relieved."

Xie Jing Xing looked at Emperor Yong Le and asked with a sullen face, "Brother Huang, what happened?"

Everyone knows that the good-looking Empress Xian De will definitely not push Concubine Jing down to the pond. Now that Concubine Jing has not woken up, Emperor Yongle has already started to take action against the Lu family, so there is no need to take care of the face of the Lu family. Summoning Xie Jingxing to enter the palace

Emperor Yongle said coldly, "The Lu family has just been here."

“Have you been here?” Xie Jing Xing frowned and said, “When I came in, I didn’t see the Lu family.” The Lu family was messing around, relying on their own merits, their tails would be lifted to the sky. Now that Concubine Jing has fallen into the water, and the Lu family has suffered losses under Emperor Yongle for the past few days, they will definitely seize this opportunity to make a fuss, at least they will definitely twist Empress Xian De's reluctance. Now the Lu family doesn't even have a shadow. Could it be that the Lu family has already made trouble on their way back

"They're not afraid of any accident from Concubine Jing." It was Empress Xian De who spoke up: "It's nothing to worry about."

Shen Miao's heart moved, she was not afraid, what did these words mean

Just as he was thinking about it, he saw that in the bedroom, the imperial physician in the palace came out. He walked up to Emperor Yongle, bowed and said, "Go back to Your Majesty, Concubine Jing fell into the water and suffered from the cold. Fortunately, her body is in good shape, and the dragon seed in her belly is still in good condition. Take two medicines, and raise another one. , the mother and child must be safe."

Concubine Jing is pregnant

Shen Miao and Xie Jing Xing were stunned at the same time, subconsciously, Shen Miao looked at Empress Xian De, the corners of Empress Xian De's lips lifted slightly, she still looked calm and generous as usual, but Shen Miao felt that the smile was there no matter how she looked at it. A bit mocking, looking at Emperor Yong Le again, his eyes were cold, his face sank into the water, no matter how he looked at it, he didn't look happy.

It seemed that Concubine Jing had woken up in the room, and began to call out "Your Majesty", "My concubine wants to see His Majesty", Xie Jing Xing glanced at Emperor Yong Le, but Emperor Yong Le turned his head to look at Empress Xian De. Empress Xian De smiled slightly, "Your Majesty also went to see Concubine Jing's handle, the child is always innocent." She looked at Xie Jing Xing again, "The Emperor will talk to you in a while, so you should wait here for a while." Shen Miao said, "After so much tossing, Ben Gong has to go back and change clothes, so the princess should accompany Ben Gong, this is the middle of the night, I am afraid that people will also post it, Weiyang Palace happens to have hot tea."

Empress Xian De was dignified and could not see anything wrong, but the more calm she was, the more uncomfortable she felt. Shen Miao saw that Empress Xian De's skirt was wet with a large piece, thinking that she and Concubine Jing must have been at the edge of the pond before she came, Concubine Jing fell into the water and Empress Xian De's clothes were also wet. But probably because she was worried about Lu Jing all the time, she didn't even bother to go up and change into a clean clothes.

She nodded, "Okay."

Emperor Yong Le stared at Empress Xian De and did not speak, but Concubine Jing's voice in the room became more and more squeamish, Empress Xian De said, "Your Majesty, let's go in earlier, it's not Concubine Jing who is tired now, but Concubine Jing. The child in the concubine’s belly.” After saying that, he did not care what Emperor Yong Le looked like, he dragged Shen Miao and left.

As soon as you leave Jinghua Palace, the air outside seems to be much cooler. The bitter summer of Long Ye is about to pass, and it will not be long before the weather will gradually turn cooler, and then the beginning of autumn. Today, the better the flowers bloom in summer, the more deserted the withered ones will be after a while.

Shen Miao lowered her head, thinking about the strange atmosphere between Emperor Yong Le and Empress Xian De just now, she felt that Empress Xian De today was a bit tired and even had a tit-for-tat confrontation with Emperor Yong Le when they were in Jinghua Palace. This is not the same as Empress Xian De's calm temperament. Maybe it's because of Concubine Jing's child

By the way, Empress Xian De has no children. Shen Miao discovered from the first time she entered the palace that Emperor Yong Le was now in his prime but had no children of his own. The reason why the Luye family had a large number of followers in the imperial court was that apart from the power left by their late emperor, the lack of heirs was also another reason. An emperor who has no heirs of his own will not last long no matter how you look at it.

But now Concubine Jing has it? If Concubine Jing gave birth to a son, wouldn't it only be the future prince? Then, in the world, wouldn't it be tied to the Lu family in the end, and Emperor Yongle didn't want to see the absolute power of his relatives. No wonder Emperor Yongle was not happy at all when he heard that Concubine Jing was pregnant. But Empress Xian De was unhappy, probably not just because of her position as an empress, but because of her jealousy as a woman.

Bystanders are clear, looking at problems from an outsider's point of view, they always see things very clearly. Shen Miao was the same, Empress Xian De looked at Emperor Yong Le exactly as she looked at Fu Xiu Yi. She loves her husband deeply, but in the end, it was another woman who was pregnant with her husband's child. She was as calm as Empress Xiande, and there was probably a trace of unhappiness in her heart.

She was just a woman after all.

"Prince Concubine?" Empress Xian De's voice came from her ear. Shen Miao came back to her senses, Empress Xian De had already looked at her and smiled somewhat tolerantly: "You can imagine that this palace has never heard anything."

Shen Miao quickly apologised, "Offending the Empress."

"It's not necessary," Empress Xian De didn't take it to heart, and said, "It's so late, it's natural for people to lose their minds because of tiredness, and the princess doesn't have to blame herself."

Shen Miao walked and walked, but couldn't help but ask, "Niangniang, the court lady wants to ask you something?"

"Excuse me."

"Is it really you who pushed Concubine Jing into the water?"

Empress Xian De paused for a moment, then looked at her with a smile and said, "What do you think of the princess?"

“The Empress will definitely not do this. Concubine Jing did not enter the palace, the Empress has been at peace with her for many years, she cannot be dealt with at this juncture at this moment.” Shen Miao said, “That’s why the court lady is very strange, why did the Empress recognize her? What about this crime?"

Empress Xian De stopped, looked at Shen Miao and smiled, “You do believe in Ben Gong. Actually, it is strange, the first time Ben Gong saw you, he felt that you were very similar to Ben Gong, but you Your temperament is stronger, probably because your father is a military general. Ben Gong has heard a lot of things about you. Although you are very skillful and scheming, you have the arrogance of generals and are neat and tidy. Detours, Ben Gong is trying to be absolute, but it is also gentle to the end, so you and Ben Gong are always different."

Shen Miao was silent.

Empress Xian De smiled again: "Ben Gong really doesn't have to push her into the pond. The emperor understands this principle, and so does the Lu family. The only person who doesn't understand is Lu Jing. As for this crime, it doesn't matter whether you are responsible or not. One person, the purpose is to deceive the world, but even you who have just arrived in Long Ye know this lie, let alone this Long Ye official."

Shen Miao asked, "Could it be that the Empress does not explain it?"

"Bengong is too lazy to explain, and doesn't bother to explain. Concubine Jing can do whatever she likes. I don't care about it at all." Empress Xian De said lightly.

Shen Miao thought to herself that this is where she is completely different from Empress Xian De, if it were her, it would not be her own crime, no matter how disdainful she would not admit it, no matter how she changed, she would be fierce in her bones. of. Empress Xian De is like a puddle of water, with tolerance and calmness, making others feel very small in front of her.

As she was talking, before she knew it, the Weiyang Palace was already in front of her eyes, and Aunt Tao was waiting at the door. When she saw the two of them coming back, she hurriedly walked up to Empress Xian De and said, "Is the maiden well? Concubine Jing. Are you alright?" After Concubine Jing fell into the water, Empress Xian De asked Aunt Tao to go back first, Aunt Tao was always worried, but Empress Xian De still delayed her return until now.

Empress Xian De did not answer Aunt Tao's words, but smiled, "Nothing, I will go to change clothes first. Aunt Tao, take the princess to sit in the hall and pour her some hot tea." Go inside to change clothes.

Aunt Tao brought Shen Miao to the hall, the tea was just hot, Aunt Tao poured tea for Shen Miao and couldn’t help but ask, “Prince Concubine, what happened to Concubine Jing? The birth has been delayed for so long?" He was an anxious and loyal servant.

Shen Miao thought for a while and said, "Concubine Jing is fine and the child in her womb is also safe."

Aunt Tao was stunned, almost splashing out the tea, but when she came to a reaction, she hurriedly stopped, but her face was very pale.

Seeing her like this, Shen Miao asked, "Concubine Jing had a body before, did you all know that?"

Aunt Tao smiled reluctantly: "Prince Concubine is joking, how can you know this, if you know..." She did not continue.

Shen Miao did not ignore the anger that flashed across Aunt Tao's face and thought what would happen if she knew? Do you kill the child in your stomach first, like what women in the harem often do

Just as she was thinking about it, Empress Xian De came out from inside. She changed her clothes, but this one was a long white tulle skirt with orchid embroidered on it. I have to say that Empress Xian De, who had taken off the queen's court clothes, suddenly had a different temperament. Shen Miao looked carefully and felt that Empress Xian De's brows and eyes were light but comfortable, and there was indeed a scent that was unique to the Shi family. She was somewhat similar to Pei Lang, but was more calm than Pei Lang.

She came over, sat down beside Shen Miao, picked up a cup of tea, and said with a smile, "It is very sleepy at night, it is much warmer to have such a cup of tea."

Aunt Tao suddenly knelt down and said, "Niangniang, are you still in the mood to drink tea now?"

Empress Xian De was stunned for a moment, and said, "What is this?" Her tone was light and stern.

Aunt Tao was unmoved, still kneeling, but with some grief and anger, and said: "Ms. Jing is pregnant, she is pregnant, and she wants to frame you, you have to endure this, this life has to endure. Until when?"

These words are a bit beyond the identity of a servant to the master, and the atmosphere in the room that was still good suddenly cooled down. Shen Miao watched her nose and her heart, holding the tea without speaking, Empress Xiande said, "Qiu Shui, you have been with Ben Gong for so many years and Ben Gong treats you as a relative, but you are too out of line."

Aunt Tao refused to stand up.

After a while, Empress Xian De sighed and said, "That's all. Lu Jing didn't know that she was pregnant, and Lu Jing's temperament was very clear to Ben Gong. I will only protect the 'Dragon Seed' well, and I won't let the child make a mistake."

"But now it's a fact that Concubine Jing is pregnant." Aunt Tao raised her head: "The lady should also think about herself!"

Shen Miao finally stopped being silent, she said, "Gu Gu Tao is right, Concubine Jing's matter must be considered carefully. It is not all for the Empress, but the Lu family is in the situation now, for Your Majesty, the Empress. You can't just stand by it like that."

Empress Xian De gave her a surprised look, as if she did not expect Shen Miao to speak at this juncture, but she smiled relievedly and said, "It seems that Jing Xing has talked to you a lot."

"Get up, Qiushui." Empress Xian De said to Aunt Tao, "I don't want to say it a second time."

This sentence was already an order, and Aunt Tao hesitated for a while, and finally stood up.

Empress Xian De looked at Shen Miao, "I'm letting you see the joke. Qiu Shui is someone close to Ben Gong and he is wholeheartedly thinking of Ben Gong, so his words are a bit rushed, but his heart is good." She sighed, "Actually Ben Gong used to think that Lu Jing was a fool, and Ben Gong disdained arguing with her. Now, it seems that Ben Gong has gone out of his way. Lu Jing still has some skills, and was able to avoid Bizitang and become pregnant with the emperor's child. ."

Bizitang, Shen Miao’s heart moved, and Empress Xian De told her the palace’s secrets like this. In fact, the more she knew, the more dangerous it was. Those who knew about the private affairs in the palace eventually became the flower fat in the palace. , but she didn't know why, but she felt that Empress Xian De told her this just because she wanted to tell her, not because she knew a lot.

"You are smart, and you can see that the emperor has no children in the palace, not because of those concubines or the emperor himself, but because they all drink the soup. Lu Jing also drank it before, but I don't know why, she probably used some method to get pregnant with a dragon child, this is probably the first one in the palace." After speaking, he thought of something, and smiled: "Perhaps it is not the first, Ben Gong I had a child once, but it was a miscarriage."

When Aunt Tao heard this, her eyes turned red.

Shen Miao's hand holding the teacup trembled and she did not speak.

"Your Majesty often thinks you are not good, because he thinks Jing Xing is the best, an ordinary girl is a fairy, probably not worth mentioning in his eyes. When Jing Xing said he wanted to marry a girl from Ming Qi, Your Majesty I found someone to inquire about you, and after hearing about it, I told Ben Gong that you have a vicious heart.” Empress Xian De suddenly changed her words and looked at Shen Miao, “But at the moment, Ben Gong thinks that you are very serious. Kind."

Shen Miao was puzzled and only heard Empress Xian De say again, "You obviously want to ask about the miscarriage of Ben Gong's child, but you are afraid that it will make Ben Gong feel sad, so you resisted asking."

Shen Miao said softly, "The minister's wife just doesn't dare."

"You are really honest, Jing Xing found an interesting daughter-in-law, and this palace likes you even more." Empress Xian De smiled. She said: "In fact, it has been a long time, and Ben Gong has also been relieved. When Ben Gong was pregnant, Lu Jing added cold herbs to the desserts made by the imperial chef. Just a little bit, Ben Gong's children did not die. At that time, Lu Jing had just entered the palace, and it was 'to be favored'. The Lu family watched, and His Majesty could only give a small punishment. This palace feels that there is no fate between him and the child, so that's all."

Just listening to it, Shen Miao could already guess the heart-breaking pain. In the previous life, in the Ming Qi harem, concubines and concubines fought each other for the favor of the emperor. The harem was a battlefield for women, and when women were ruthless, sometimes they were even more terrifying than men. There are many children of concubines who have become victims under such circumstances, and no matter how vicious the concubines are, at the moment of losing their children, they are all crying in despair. Has the calm and gentle Empress Xian De in front of her also experienced that kind of despair? The scar will take a long time to heal, and the pain of the scar, only you know.

The worst part is that you can't even avenge the child. Why is this

"Don't blame Your Majesty, and don't think that Ben Gong is pitiful, although Ben Gong is indeed pitiful, but Ben Gong is also a wicked person." Queen Xian De said, "After that miscarriage, Ben Gong will no longer be able to have children. I can't have my own children in this life. So the emperor made all the women in this harem not able to bear his children. If this palace is not good, everyone should have a better life."

Shen Miao was stunned.

Because Empress Xian De could not have children, did Emperor Yongle make all the women in the palace not able to have children

Then Emperor Yongle should have liked Empress Xian De very much, but if he really liked it, why did Empress Xian De suffer so much grievance? Even if Empress Xian De didn't mention it, Emperor Yong Le himself would have wanted to kill the culprit with his own hands, so how could he make her his favorite concubine

Shen Miao only felt that the secrets of the Great Liang Huang royal family were no less than Ming Qi's.

Seeing her stunned look, Empress Xian De suddenly smiled: "You really believe it. How could His Majesty give up all the children of concubines because of this palace's relationship? Jing Xing was able to do it because of Jing Xing's luck. Good, but the emperor is unlucky, he is the emperor."

There was a lot more meaning in these words, Shen Miao did not know how to answer for a while.

"But you are right. Naturally, you should plan for the future. Lu Jing is a lucky child. Because of this child, her life is temporarily saved, but the Lu family has no such good luck." Empress Xian De smiled slightly. , the smile suddenly became a little sharper. …

“Children cannot be kept.” In the imperial study, Xie Jing Xing’s eyes were cold as he said to the emperor in front of him.

"I know I can't stay. If I can, I would like to give her a bowl of medicine now." Emperor Yongle said indifferently, as if it was not his son but someone else who was about to be given a bowl of medicine by him.

“Why didn’t you pour in just now?” Xie Jing Xing asked sharply.

"Qingzhen won't let me." Emperor Yongle said.

Qingzhen was Empress Xian De's boudoir name, and this name had not been spoken out of Emperor Yong Le's mouth for a long time.

After a long while, Xie Jing Xing sneered, "The Queen's Sister-in-law has always been soft-hearted, perhaps because she pitied her dead flesh and blood."

"Xie Yuan!" These words seemed to touch the sore spot of Emperor Yong Le, who glared at him.

In exchange, Xie Jing Xing gave a nonchalant smile, he said, "So what should I do now? I don't care what happens to Lu Jing, I don't want to pay attention to that child, the Lu family has come and gone, I definitely think it is the child in Lu Jing's womb. It's a talisman, how can I give them this great gift?"

The emperor who had no heir suddenly had his only heir, so the only heir was a life-saving straw. Regardless of whether Emperor Yongle was willing or not, the throne of the crown prince fell on the child in Concubine Jing's belly. Therefore, the people of the Lu family came and saw that Concubine Jing had a body. There was no noise or quarrel, and they left soon. Perhaps in their eyes, Empress Xian De's empress position would soon be gone, and they felt sorry for them. If it's too late, they won't be reluctant to forgive. The right should be their kindness and do good deeds.

So rest assured, but what is the truth

There have been four characters since ancient times, and things are unpredictable.

"The Lu family always forgets one thing. You and I are both surnamed Xie and bear the blood of the Xie family." Emperor Yongle said indifferently: "And the Xie family are ruthless."