The queen who had already fallen asleep was woken up. She hesitated for a moment before sighing. She took the clothes handed over by the Didong people with some trembling. While being served and put on, she asked: "Where is the Sixth Princess? Is anyone watching?"
"... I don't know." The waiter said in a low voice with a slight tremor in his voice, "The people from Yuzhen Palace are very nervous."
Gu Zhen was confused and pushed the maid's legs away: "It's early in the morning and it's not a happy event. There's no need to dress up grandly. Just tie your hair with me in a casual style and put in two red gold hairpins and go over. Yuzhen Palace is like this Ming Ming must be in a lot of chaos, and the rest is just fine. Whether the Sixth Princess is the emperor's heir or not, please take care of it."
When Fengjia arrived at Yuzhen Palace, he heard a burst of heartbreaking crying before he even landed!
When he went outside, he saw Concubine Jing, with her hair all messed up, throwing herself beside the couch, crying loudly! The servants of the second concubine knelt on the ground in confusion, all of them holding back tears and looking indignant.
Seeing the queen come in, the palace officials all bowed and bowed, thinking whatever they were thinking.
Concubine Jing didn't know if she was crying so sadly that she didn't notice it, or if it was intentional, but she just kept wailing to herself and never turned her head.
Seeing this, the palace attendant frowned slightly, and just as he was waiting for a reminder, the queen sighed and whispered: "That's all, she grew up with Concubine Wan, so it's hard to be sad."
He moved forward to check on Concubine Wan, no, I should say, on Concubine Wan Jieyu.
Because there is a long distance from Yuzhen Palace to Yanfu Palace, and after the palace people found Meng Youyi, they escorted her eastward and decided whether it would take Chen Guang to report it. At that time, Meng Youyi's face had already become clear. The body is dead gray, and its outline looks like a moonlike face, but due to the change in skin color, it looks particularly weird.
The queen glanced at it, then moved her eyes away consciously, and asked Meng Youyi next to her: "Why doesn't my mother-in-law have a dowry?"
The dowry said with tears: "Returning to the queen, in the evening after receiving the decree, his wife went to see the Sixth Princess... After that, she felt a little tired and didn't want to eat, so she wanted to go back to the palace to rest for a while. The maids wanted to follow and serve, but were sent out. After a while, the maids felt good and tried to knock on the door to ask, but the empress never answered... "
Then they felt something exciting and wanted to force their way in, but Meng Youyi was prepared and pushed a heavy object to block the door.
When the palace people managed to break in, she hung on the beam and died early in the morning.
Is there any loophole in that argument? After all, if the monks leave for a short while, how can Meng Youyi, who is weak and delicate and pampered, be able to push a heavy object to block the door? Furthermore, since the door is blocked, can't the palace people go around and break open the window at the back
The truth is that Meng Youyi knew that the emperor, empress, and concubines had no intention of letting her continue to live in the East, so she had no choice but to settle her affairs and end her life.
The concubine died unjustly. She didn't do anything she shouldn't have done.
But sometimes things just don't turn out that way.
The queen didn't get to the bottom of the problem of choosing a dowry, and just said something with emotion and regret in a flat tone: "... Why is this! I will give you a little punishment. I originally thought that after she changed her ways, she would have to ask for promotion. Yeah, why are you so angry?"
The dowry clenched her fists, tried hard to control her emotions, lowered her head and said, "No... Please forgive me, Queen. His wife must not have done it on purpose... After all, his wife has been in poor health recently... Maybe that's the reason."
"No?" Gu Zhen sighed, "Really?"
At that time, the sharp cry of a child came from inside, attracting everyone's attention.
The dowry company went to complain and ran in to see.
Seeing this, the Queen ordered her attendants: "Go and take a look, what happened to the Sixth Princess?"
The Sixth Princess suddenly started to cry, and she cried very hard, and she couldn't stop it no matter how much she was coaxed. This seemed to be a very abnormal situation... because people who had always served the Princess said that the Sixth Princess never behaved like that.
"The princess has always been considerate of our empress. Not only did she not torment her when she was in the womb, but she was also very well-behaved after she landed." The eldest maid in charge of taking care of the princess said with tears, "Ming Yue cried so hard, I must have Did you know that your biological mother has passed away? It’s a pity that the sixth princess is only so old, so... "
She choked with sobs and couldn't say anything else.
Gu Zhen sighed and stretched out his legs. The eldest palace maid hesitated before reluctantly handing over the Sixth Princess to her.
Liu Huang's daughter was born in the middle of last year, and she will be pregnant soon.
Originally, even if Chunjia didn't care much about the child, given Meng Youyi's status and background, she would still hold a full-week banquet for the Sixth Princess in Yuzhen Palace.
But if Ming...
"I have pity on that child." Gu Zhen looked at the six princesses for a few times. There were too many children in the Ruming Palace. Although everyone said that the emperor's flesh and blood were all noble, in fact, except for the tenth prince and the twelfth prince of Qin Wang Zhaoqing, Except for such an example, the other emperor's heirs were like that.
The Sixth Princess was young and had not yet appeared in front of others, so she had no impression that the Queen was wrong.
Seeing that she was crying hoarsely and her little face was red, but she couldn't hide the cruelty of Yuxue, she couldn't help but sigh, "Wan Jieyu passed away at a young age, leaving only Dong Dong with a little bit of blood, we must take good care of her." That’s right.”
Just as she said those words, Concubine Jing over there suddenly reacted, struggled to get up, knelt before the empress, and said with choked sobs: "I beg the empress to have mercy on me, and allow me to raise the six princesses!"
"... We'll talk about that later." Gu Zhen was startled, then frowned slightly and said, "Now that Concubine Wan Jieyu is gone, there is no resurrection, so I can't express my condolences to Concubine Jing."
After hearing those words, Concubine Jing smiled a little foolishly, and suddenly said: "Queen, in that case, I am not immune to this, right?"
Gu Zhen suddenly raised his head and looked at her. After a moment, Fang said in a calm tone: "What nonsense am I talking about? Do I really feel sorry for Wan Jieyu so much that people are confused!"
Before Concubine Jing could say anything else, the Queen had already ordered her surroundings, "Come here, Concubine Jing and sister Wan Jieyu are so deeply in love that they grieve excessively and talk nonsense... Do you want to send Concubine Jing back to her palace to rest in peace?!"
When Concubine Jing was being escorted out, she happened to meet Concubine Shu. At that time, her mouth was gagged and her legs were held, but she could not help struggling to give Concubine Shu frequent signals.
Concubine Shu hesitated, then stopped her and said, "Why did you treat Concubine Jing so wrongly?"
"What I said to Concubine Shu is not what the Queen meant." The servants in the middle palace are not afraid of her. In other words, the waiters in the middle palace, except Yun Fenghuang and the concubines of Yunfenghuang's faction, they are not afraid of anyone in the first place. , Hearing this, he smiled and said, "Concubine Jing was overly grieved, and she seemed to be suffering from hysteria. Therefore, the Empress asked her servants to send her back for recuperation... Empress, why don't you just do this to Concubine Jing? Thank you very much." Concubine Shu, do not seek to stop me, lest Concubine Jing's condition becomes more serious and she might hit you!"
Of course, Concubine Shu is not afraid of the Queen and the Queen's attendants. Like the Queen, except for Yun Fenghuang and a few concubines whom Yun Fenghuang trusts, she has nothing to fear in the Sixth Palace. Nail, he frowned and said: "Of course I don't dare to question the empress's good intention to concubine the Sixth Palace, so Concubine Jing is still a concubine after all, and she is very willing to give birth to the little prince. Please send Concubine Jing back. Just send her off properly, grabbing her legs and feet like that makes her gag, like a criminal, what does that mean? Could it be that the Queen has already convicted Concubine Jing?"
The servant in the middle palace was a little unhappy, but he made a respectful look and said: "Your Majesty, my maid just said that Concubine Jing is suffering from hysteria, so there is nothing we can do about it. Otherwise, Concubine Jing is afraid that Why don't you even ask for harm yourself? Otherwise, if I let go of Concubine Jing, something went wrong, but I don't know whether Concubine Shu is willing to bear all the consequences?"
Concubine Shu didn't believe that Concubine Jing was suffering from hysteria. In the past two months, Concubine Jing had been wronging Concubine Jing and Concubine Wan. No, Concubine Wan was wronging Concubine Jing at that time. She was pressing harder and harder. Did she know
Therefore, Wan Jieyu's death was not a big surprise.
The way Concubine Jing looked at that moment, she estimated that she probably said something that she shouldn't have said in front of the queen.
At this moment, he said coldly: "Empress Ruming is not in front of you. We are the servants and I are here in the east. I don't care. Even if Concubine Jing hurts us, so what? Let her go!"
The attendant didn't move, then he chuckled and said: "My maid advised Concubine Shu not to ask for it. It's a good thing! The Queen is so kind. It's just that Concubine Jing is in a state of confusion and doesn't appreciate it. Shu." Concubine Concubine, Concubine Jing, and Jieyu are sisters after all. Concubine Jing and Concubine Jieyu have never offended you, but why do you insist on killing them all like this?"
Concubine Shu was about to shut up, but her sleeves were pulled down by Zhu Shu, and she whispered to persuade: "Your Majesty, it's windy there, shall we go in first?"
"..." Concubine Shu looked at Concubine Jing again and saw her with disheveled hair and tears streaming down her face. There was no despair in her eyes. She was really pitiful. As the waiter in the middle palace said, she, Concubine Jing, and Concubine Wanjie are very similar to Concubine Wenhui. The four families have always been on the same page. They are all of the same age and have grown up together. Although they are not in the same family, Daughters who have been cultivated with great efforts can inevitably compete secretly and are slightly hostile, but their love is also true.
He didn't listen to me and insisted on letting the attendant let go of Concubine Jing.
The attendant tactfully threatened her a few more times. Seeing her resolute attitude, he waved his leg reluctantly and sneered: "Concubine Shu ordered me like that, so of course the maids would not dare to stop me! If there is anything wrong with me, please come back." It’s best for Concubine Shu to take the responsibility herself!”
Concubine Jing was let go, and she didn't bother to wipe her tears. She knelt down on the ground and said with a choked voice: "Sister Fulu, if the matter is urgent, he doesn't dare to say any more gossip. Just one sentence: Otherwise, something unexpected will happen to him." , the Sixth Princess and the Thirteenth Prince, please take care of me, sister!"
After saying that, he kowtowed hard to her, and then he stood up without being pulled by the waiter and staggered away.
Concubine Shu's expression changed again and again, but she didn't dare to grab her and question her, so she gritted her teeth and said, "Go to the main hall."
In the main hall, the outline of Wan Jieyu's mourning hall has been built.
The queen walked aside, watching the attendants commanding the palace people in Linlang Palace, but her eyes couldn't help but fall on the cradle not far away.
The Sixth Princess finally stopped crying at that time. I don't know if she was coaxed or she was tired of crying.
The baby who is about to be one week old is very red and tender, especially when he sleeps with his eyes closed, which is especially pitiful.
Gu Zhen looked at her in a daze for a while, feeling a little regretful.
Then please tell me how good your daughter is...
Because she cannot have children, she is particularly fond of children, especially children who are born cruelly.
Although I have raised several princes, I don’t have a princess...
In fact, she wanted to adopt the girl, but she had no hope at all... As for the imperial concubine, the sixth princess probably had no interest in her. As for whether doing so would offend the imperial concubine, the queen didn't really care. After all, the imperial concubine never meant to live in harmony with her.
The key point is that although Wan Jieyu's death was caused by the imperial concubine's urging, it was not caused by the empress herself.
If the Sixth Princess was raised in front of her and knew the truth in the future, would she hate her
Gu Zhen wasn't sure, so he didn't intend to break his heart.
As for whether Concubine Jing was allowed to die, she wasn't sure whether the imperial concubine would not even let Concubine Jing go, but she was sure that with Yun Fenghuang's narrow-mindedness, even if Concubine Jing was spared, her mistake would never be fulfilled. She revealed her plan to adopt the Sixth Princess.
Please give it to Concubine Xian
Concubine Xian has a special status. Even if the concubine doesn't like Concubine Xian very much, she will not rashly provoke Concubine Xian...
Just as she was thinking, Concubine Shu walked in.
After the concubine saw the ceremony, the queen said: "I'm here? Let's go see Wan Jieyu. Although the loving mother empress dowager and the holy empress dowager have left, there is still a lot of empress dowager in the palace, so we can't do that as soon as possible. It was handled well, I think?"
"...Is that what your Majesty said?" Concubine Shu was very confused. She was even more confused after being begged by Concubine Jing just now. She pursed her lips and was silent for a moment before saying, "Is it... Meng's Ai Rong...?"
Although there is no express provision, there is a conventional rule. Any concubine who has not been sentenced to death, committed suicide due to fear of crime, etc., will have a posthumous title.
For example, Concubine Wen Huixian.
When Yuan Zhiniang died of illness, although she could not be promoted to one of the four concubines during her lifetime, she was also given an additional posthumous title.
Originally, concubines like Wan Jieyu, who committed suicide just after receiving the decree of demotion, were no longer in the ranks of enjoying mourning and glory.
As Concubine Ming Shu said, she did not tactfully try to get the last bit of dignity for the sister.
After all, Meng Youyi's death was already dishonorable. If she didn't even have Airong, it would be hard not to have her moral character discussed in the future.
In the final analysis, only a few people knew that the concubine was wronged, and it was wrong for most people... no matter what the emperor and empress said, they would believe it.
Gu Zhen also knew that and couldn't help but frown slightly.
In her own mind, Meng Youyi's people were gone anyway, and it would not be a big deal if she was promoted to a higher level during the posthumous title. She didn't even need to pay for her salary.
No question, concubine.
Yun Fenghuang's temperament and irresponsible begging are the third reason. Since she forced Meng Youyi to death, will she pull back her legs and let Meng Youyi leave decently
Not quite cocoa.
So for Gu Zhen, the question is whether she asks for permission for Meng Youyi's death, and rejects Concubine Shu's gentle prayer. Is Mei Xuan at risk of letting Yun Fenghuang hate her
Of course that is not possible.
Gu Zhen raised his head and said calmly: "I am also very surprised and saddened by Wan Jieyu's death. Especially the sixth princess she left behind was only a little older, so I feel really pitiful... Well, I'm just like that His act of committing suicide out of fear of crime will not be investigated!"