"You're here?" Seeing Concubine Lin, Emperor Changlong pointed to the chairs in the room: "Sit down and talk." After speaking, he asked all the other palace servants in the room to retreat.
The chair was padded, but when Concubine Lin sat down, she felt a little stiff and awkward.
"Do you know why I called you here?"
Hearing this, Concubine Lin lowered her head and said, "I don't know."
Back then, she used all her means to enter the palace and became a concubine. She thought that she would love the harem because of her beauty. However, although His Majesty treated her well, he did not favor any woman in the harem.
"Actually, I don't want to see you tonight." Emperor Changlong looked at the woman in front of him. He had known Concubine Lin for more than 20 years, and he didn't want to end with an embarrassing ending.
Concubine Lin's heart trembled, she raised her head to look at Emperor Changlong, pursed her lips and said nothing.
The things she did... Does Your Majesty know
"I don't treat you well?" Emperor Changlong looked at Concubine Lin with disappointment and regret in his eyes, but in the end they turned calm: "Concubine Lin, I have chosen a title for Prince Qichen, for sincerity. This child has a With a pure heart, I think Cheng is very suitable for him."
Sincerity is a good word, Concubine Lin got up and saluted: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Since His Majesty is willing to make her son king, and chooses the title carefully, it shows that His Majesty does not dislike Qichen, nor does he know what she has done in private.
Then why did His Majesty ask her to do it? Could it be that several other women in the palace framed her behind her back
"You don't have to thank me, I am Qichen's father, it is my father's responsibility to consider his future." Emperor Changlong tried to see the slightest guilt or fear on Concubine Lin's face, but on her face, there was only perfect smile.
"I remember that when I happened to meet Lin Aiqing outside the palace, you said that you were happy with me and insisted on following me into the palace." Concubine Lin was only an eighteen-year-old girl, even though she knew that there were other people in his palace. The concubine also aggrieved herself to be the concubine in the palace.
It was his fault. If he hadn't agreed to her request back then, maybe she was still the talented woman back then. Instead of being buried by endless ambition like it is now.
"Because Your Majesty, you don't know how handsome you are." Concubine Lin curled her lips, "Among so many scholars, you are the most special existence."
For so many years, what she is most proud of is that she recognized His Majesty's identity back then, took the opportunity to approach him, and asked him to agree to admit her to the palace.
If she didn't enter the palace, maybe she would be like a sister-in-law, marrying a civil servant with clear sleeves and living a life of hardship.
"Have you been doing well in the palace these years?" Emperor Changlong looked at Concubine Lin's beautiful eyes, "I am not a gentle and considerate man, I have wronged you over the years."
"No, His Majesty has always been good to concubines." Although Concubine Lin resented Emperor Changlong's preference for the Crown Prince, she had to admit that His Majesty was very good to several concubines in the harem.
He is not a lecherous emperor, the number of concubines and concubines in the harem is the least among the emperors of the Jin Dynasty, but he is a responsible husband.
"I thought you had a grudge against me, that's why you did these things." Emperor Changlong put what he found out in front of Concubine Lin, "Concubine Lin, what do you want?"
Concubine Lin picked up the information with shaking hands, and after only reading the top few pages, she was in a panic, her brain was buzzing, and it took a long time to find her own voice: "Since Your Majesty already knows, there is nothing else to say."
"I'm sorry."
"Your Majesty regrets letting me enter the palace?" Concubine Lin asked sarcastically.
"Yes." Emperor Changlong nodded slowly, "I regret letting you enter the palace and making you a woman in the harem."
"Ha." Concubine Lin laughed at herself. The thing she was most proud of became the thing that the other party regretted the most. Could it be that her life is a joke
"Although you were born in a poor family, you have read poetry and books, and you are a knowledgeable woman." Emperor Changlong sighed, "If I hadn't let you into the palace back then, you wouldn't have had so many ambitions, and you wouldn't have embarked on this path. road."
Concubine Lin was stunned. Looking at this man she had never loved, she felt uncomfortable for the first time. This kind of uncomfortable feeling is like a net, shrouding her densely, she wants to cry, but she can't cry.
"In front of me all these years, you have always been gentle and considerate. No matter what I do, you will always say yes." Emperor Changlong stood up, walked to the window and stood still, turning his back to Concubine Lin and said, "I will take good care of Qi. Chen, from now on, you will live in seclusion in the palace, don't come out again, and don't touch Qichen again."
"Your Majesty is going to imprison me?" Concubine Lin came back to her senses, she looked at Emperor Changlong's back, tears fell down her cheeks, "Your Majesty, the concubine knows it's wrong, I beg your majesty to spare the concubine this time. Our Qichen is not married yet. , I haven't left the palace to build the mansion yet, for the sake of our children, please spare the concubine this time."
If she cried like this in the past, His Majesty would always soften her heart.
But this time, Emperor Changlong didn't look back at her.
"Concubine Lin, before you do these things, if you can care about Qichen for half a minute, I will not treat you like this." Emperor Changlong's voice was exhausted, "You, step back."
Concubine Lin knew that when she retired, she would no longer be a concubine Lin who was aloof.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..." Concubine Lin knelt down beside Emperor Changlong, hugging his leg and crying, "Your Majesty, don't do this to me."
Emperor Changlong closed his eyes and did not look at her pitiful appearance: "Concubine Lin, I treat every concubine in the harem kindly, but my bottom line is my children."
Seeing that Emperor Changlong was unmoved, Concubine Lin's heart gradually sank. She knew that His Majesty was a gentle but indecisive man. He could tolerate the small mistakes of children, concubines and even courtiers, but when he made up his mind, no one could change it.
No, someone once made him change his mind, and that was the prince.
Knowing that she could no longer let His Majesty take back her life, Concubine Lin suddenly calmed down. She wiped away the tears on her face and said calmly, "In Your Majesty's heart, after all, Concubine Hui is still more favored."
Emperor Changlong did not speak.
"I entered the palace with Concubine Hui in the same year, and her son became the crown prince, while my child is still a prince without a title." Concubine Lin sneered, "Your Majesty can't tolerate my ambitions, or can't tolerate my concubine plotting against the prince. ?"
"The prince was so infatuated by you that the court was rude to ministers and changed officials of the East Palace Zhanshifu at will. Not only did you not blame him, but instead you chose Hua Yingting's daughter as the prince concubine." Concubine Lin suddenly lost control of her emotions. She asked loudly, "We are not the Queen of the Palace, why did you let Concubine Hui's son be the crown prince?"
"You say you don't favor anyone, but you actually gave her the title Hui, and what about me?" Concubine Lin pointed to her chest, "I and she were both born in a poor family, you gave her the title, and I just used The surname is No., am I supposed to be inferior to her?!"
Emperor Changlong opened his eyes and looked at Concubine Lin who was unwilling to be resentful. After a long time, he said, "I remember when we first met, you said Lin's surname was a noble gift from your honor, and I believed you."
hum.
Concubine Lin felt that something was rumbling in her mind, she staggered a few steps, and slumped on the ground weakly. In order to attract His Majesty's attention, she forgot what she said, how could she remember what she said casually
"You are lying to me!" Concubine Lin shouted hoarsely, "You are lying to me!"
Zhao Sancai, who was standing outside the hall door, heard Concubine Lin's roar, waved the whisk in his hand, shook his head lightly and sighed.
It's a good day, but what's the trouble if you have to toss out so many things
Concubine Lin never felt that there was anything wrong with her calculations for her children. Her Majesty favored Concubine Hui, and even when she died, she preferred her son the most. If she doesn't count, there is no place for her in the entire harem
She was not willing to be only a concubine, nor was she willing to be a prince without status.
They are all the sons of His Majesty, so why is Ji Yuansu so high
"Impossible, Your Majesty, you are obviously favoring Concubine Hui..." It seemed that only by proving that His Majesty favored Concubine Hui who died would make her feel that everything she did was right.
In the empty hall, Concubine Lin's unwilling roar came out, but no one spoke.
Concubine Lin gradually became quiet. She wiped away the tears on her face and looked at Emperor Changlong: "Your Majesty... What are you going to do with me?"
Emperor Changlong sighed.
This sigh, like a knife, pierced straight into Concubine Lin's heart.
Looking at His Majesty's back, she suddenly recalled the first meeting with His Majesty that year. He was wearing a light-colored brocade robe and smiled like the April sky in the world.
It was so bright that she couldn't help but take a few more glances.
She remembered that at that moment, her heartbeat was a few beats slower.
Such a handsome young man, everyone wants to take a second look.
"Go back." Emperor Changlong waved his hand wearily. "One day husband and wife are a hundred days old. I don't want to kill you. You are ill and need to recuperate. I will send someone to take good care of you."
"Okay." Concubine Lin kowtowed to Emperor Changlong with a trembling voice: "Concubine, retire."
Emperor Changlong turned his back to her, and the moonlight shone on him, casting a long shadow behind him.
This shadow has been spreading, spreading in front of Concubine Lin.
She suddenly asked, "Your Majesty, when the concubine gave birth to Qichen, he couldn't speak or cry. Have you ever hated me?"
"Never."
The black shadow moved, but its owner still didn't look back.
"I have never resented you, nor have I despised my child. He is my child, a gift from God. As a father, how could he despise his presence?"
"Concubine, I understand." Concubine Lin stood up in despair and stumbled out the door.
The door of the palace opened with a creak, and bright lights hung outside the door. She looked back at Emperor Changlong's back, and suddenly asked, "Your Majesty..."
She wanted to say something, but suddenly realized that she had nothing to say.
After stepping over the high threshold, Concubine Lin left the hall.
"Congratulations to see Concubine Lin concubine."
Concubine Lin stopped, looked at the palace people outside the main hall of Chenyang Palace, suddenly laughed, turned and disappeared into the night.
Emperor Changlong stood in front of the window and did not move for a long time. Zhao Sancai bowed and closed the hall door, but sighed worriedly in his heart.
I really didn't expect that Concubine Lin, who seemed to be the most knowledgeable, would use such a dirty harem method. He coerced the maid to frame the prince, and even deliberately selected a maid who was somewhat similar to Fushou County Master.
If this is successful, it will not only harm the prince, but also the Princess Fushou.
When something like this happens, the saddest person is probably Your Majesty.
Zhao Sancai stood guard at the door for a while, and when the prince came over with a box, he walked briskly, with a smile on his face, as if he didn't know what just happened.
"His Royal Highness." Zhao Sancai greeted him.
"Zhao Sancai, why are you guarding the door, father?"
"Your Majesty is in the palace, you..." Before Zhao Sancai could finish speaking, he saw His Royal Highness push open the palace door and walked in.
Your Highness, Your Majesty is in a bad mood, please don't bump into it.
It's a pity that the crown prince couldn't hear the cry in Zhao Sancai's heart. He saw Emperor Changlong standing by the window, and he stepped forward and said, "Father, my son brought you something good."
"What good thing?" Emperor Changlong's voice was a little hoarse. He turned to look at the prince, and his face seemed calm.
"Just now, Erchen took the Fushou County Master and the fourth brother to watch the stars at the viewing platform. Suddenly I felt hungry, so I took them to the small kitchen of the East Palace and made something to eat by myself." The prince opened the box and placed With a few ugly desserts, they looked like animals, but Emperor Changlong couldn't help it, what animals were these.
They have one thing in common, and that is ugly.
"Did you make it yourself?" Emperor Changlong walked to the chair and sat down. Looking at these snacks, some of them couldn't handle it.
"Ugly is ugly, but it tastes good." The prince took one with a silver chopstick and fed it to Emperor Changlong's mouth, "I heard that you didn't eat anything tonight, so you must be hungry."
Emperor Changlong hesitated for a moment, but still ate the snack.
To be honest, he felt that the two sons and the future third daughter-in-law had no talent in cooking.
Although this snack is not too much to swallow, it has no other taste except sweetness. His tongue is accustomed to the craftsmanship of the royal chef, and he can't stand this kind of grievance.
"It's not refreshing to eat snacks alone, and my son also brought soup." The prince brought out a large bowl of soup on the lower floor of the food box, divided it into small bowls, and sat down with Emperor Changlong to drink the soup.
The soup is rich in flavor, and once you taste it, you will know that it has been boiled for several hours. Emperor Changlong glanced at the prince who was holding a small mouthful of the bowl, and reached out to stop him: "You shouldn't eat too much at night. You just ate something, why do you still eat it?"
"My son is not full."
Emperor Changlong laughed: "I know that you want to make my appetite a little better, so I came to use it with me." He picked up the bowl and took two sips: "I will eat well, so don't force it."
The crown prince immediately put down the bowl, rubbed his stomach and said with a bitter face: "The one who knows the son-in-law is the emperor. In order to make your future daughter-in-law happy, the son-in-law ate all the ugly snacks she made. These are the Erchen and fourth brother did it."
Emperor Changlong picked up a piece of dim sum and swallowed it, with a smile on his face: "I see these dim sum, and they don't look very good."
"The appearance is not important, it is the mind that matters." The prince coaxed Emperor Changlong to drink soup and snacks, and then said, "I can't sleep just after eating, my son will accompany you for a walk in the yard."
"it is good."
Zhao Sancai, who was guarding outside, felt relieved when he saw that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince accompanied His Majesty to use soup and went out for a walk.
Fortunately, with the presence of His Royal Highness, His Majesty can slowly improve his mood.
The sky was full of stars, and when Emperor Changlong listened to the prince's various pleasing words, he suddenly smiled and said, "Yuansu, I'm fine, you don't have to worry."
"What are you worried about?" The prince turned his head and looked puzzled, "I'm just here to deliver snacks."
Emperor Changlong smiled: "Come over early tomorrow and help me deal with the memorial."
"it is good."
"There are a lot of things in the past two days, don't go out of the palace." Emperor Changlong continued, "There are several files over there at Dali Temple, you can take a look."
"Yes." Although the prince had a bitter face, he still agreed.
Emperor Changlong smiled and shook his head. How can the prince be so obedient
It seemed that she knew that something had happened to Concubine Lin, so she came to make him happy.
Early the next morning, Hua Liuli, who was staying at Shoukang Palace, heard some shocking news. The biological mother of the fourth prince, Concubine Lin was seriously ill, and while she was recovering, no one was allowed to visit her.
In the palace, those who were not allowed to visit on the grounds of serious illness were all excuses to whitewash peace.
Something happened to Concubine Lin.
Hua Liuli frowned, remembering the palace maid who framed the crown prince during the Hundred State Banquet. Could it be that that... was done by Concubine Lin
However, the fourth prince did not occupy either the heir or the elder. Concubine Lin would benefit the most from the King of England, not the fourth prince.
The imperial decree said that the idle and miscellaneous people could not visit, but Hua Liuli, as the future prince concubine, could not treat it as if nothing had happened, so let Iris prepare the ceremony and go to the palace of Concubine Lin.
At this time, the most important thing is the visiting process.
As soon as she entered the palace gate, Hua Liuli heard Concubine Xian's high-pitched questioning.
"Did you lead me to the apse that night?!"
Concubine Lin's voice was extremely indifferent, unlike before.
"not me."
The author has something to say: Concubine Xian: I knew that someone in the palace must harm this palace.