After the rebirth, the queen took the Meiqiang tragedy script

Chapter 44

The moonlight is like water, obliquely passing through Zhuhu.

The bedroom in Jingshou Palace became quiet.The two people lying on the bed and under the bed knew that the other was not asleep.

After a while, Qin Baozhu's voice rang softly in the quiet night: "Could a girl ask Your Majesty, why is His Majesty a woman?"

Ye Qinghuai thought for a while, then smiled wryly: "Everything is fate, and I can't help it at all."

Ye Qinghuai talked about the past.

"The name Ye Qinghuai is actually not my name, but my brother's. In the 21st year of Xingrui, I was born in the Liang Palace. At that time, my father was only a prince, and my mother was just a side concubine. Before I was born It was the time when the He family’s fortunes were in decline. That year my uncle went to Zhongzhou to supervise the construction of the river, and was implicated in a case of embezzlement and sent to prison. The emperor cherishes his reputation, although he did not demote his mother as a concubine, But because of this, the queen mother was restrained. It can be said that at that time, the whole He family was on the verge of collapse, pointing at the child in the queen mother's belly to turn over."

"Aunt Fanghua said that it snowed on the day I was born. It was the first snow after winter, and it fell very hard. The winter was very cold that year. The emperor's grandfather fell ill, and his father moved into the palace to accompany him. , the queen mother gave birth to a pair of dragon and phoenix twins alone in the Prince Liang's mansion. This was originally a gratifying and great event, but I didn't expect that the little grandson who came out first died as soon as he was born, and I was the only one alive. down."

"The queen mother and uncle are also a pair of twins. They grew up together and have a strong relationship. The queen mother was worried about her brother and her mother's family, so she made a terrible decision. She killed the midwife who delivered the baby that night, and announced that the dead It was the daughter, and the one who survived was the son. The news spread to the palace, and the He family went out of their way to ask the officials to submit a few books. As expected, the uncle was released from prison unharmed, and even got a job as a guard in the palace. .”

"Ever since I was born, my mother has taken care of me very strictly. It can be said that I never leave every step of the way. I do everything by myself and don't let others interfere in everything. When I was four years old, my father was enthroned, and my mother entrusted me with concubine Shu. After entering the palace, the prince We all moved to Ganxi Palace, only I still live in the mother's Yilan Palace. It is said in the harem that the mother was more nervous about my "son" because she experienced the pain of losing her daughter during childbirth. No one knows, the queen mother is afraid that people will find out that I, the fourth prince, is a fake."

"When I was very young, my mother told me that I was different from the royal brothers. The royal brothers were real dragons, but I was just the shadow of the real dragon. My identity and name were all stolen. Once the shadow Once I saw the light, I would be forever lost, so my mother never let me step out of Yilan Palace. When I was young, I once thought that my whole life would be spent in this small courtyard. , until it silently withered like fallen leaves in a certain corner of the palace, and became a down-and-out prince mentioned in the history books, carrying a name that does not belong to me." Ye Qinghuai paused, her voice became a little lonely.

"When I first remembered, that is, in the few years when my father came to the throne, my mother wanted to have another child, and she drank a lot of medicine for it. Unfortunately, I never got what I wanted. Later, after my father passed away, I I once heard that the front yard of the Taiyuan Hospital said that after the emperor ascended the throne, his body was strained very quickly, and his energy was not as good as before. The fact is true. After Qin Guifei gave birth to her sixth brother in the second year of Shunping, there was nothing left in the harem. The sixth brother He was also born weak, and died within a few years."

"With no hope of children, the queen mother can only pin her future on me. When I was six years old, I finally walked out of Yilan Palace and moved into Qianxi Palace, and began to live and study with the royal brothers. Aunt Fanghua has always Follow me and always tell me to be careful about my identity. At that time, I met the two things I love most in my life-reading and painting. So my vision for the future changed again. I look forward to growing up to be an adult , After the coronation ceremony, I invite myself to leave Beijing, enter Zongzheng Temple, ask for a title, and then take my mother to the fief of a border town to live a happy life."

"I kept this secret and thought about it like this for many years. Unfortunately, God always failed to fulfill my wish. When I was 13 years old, the Renshen Palace Change happened."

Ye Qinghuai sighed softly.

"I still remember that day. The fifth younger brother hadn't come to class for several days, and I was the only one in the entire Ganxi Palace. When I was going to bed that night, my uncle suddenly brought some guards to look for me in the Ganxi Palace. He was wearing armor. , wearing a helmet, looking flustered, said that there was a change in the palace, and asked me to go with him immediately. Then my uncle took me to Yilan Palace to find my mother, and said that the elder brother had launched the palace change, and asked my mother to return with us to congratulate But the mother refused. The mother said that she is the concubine of the father, and she will die in this palace even if she dies. If she leaves the palace without authorization, she will be immoral. Not only will she lose her reputation, but she will also implicate me. Listen After understanding the situation, I also decided to stay in Yilan Palace with my mother."

"Why?" Qin Baozhu asked suddenly.

"Because in my opinion at that time, there were only two possible outcomes of this palace change. The elder brother of the emperor won or the crown prince won. The elder brother of the emperor is suspicious by nature, and the palace change usurped the throne. If he wins, no matter where I escape They won't let me go. I hid back to the He Mansion, I couldn't help but lose my life, I was afraid that I would implicate the whole He Mansion. And if I stay in the palace, the eldest brother might still be able to keep the He family alive. As for the Crown Prince, The second brother has a gentle temperament, he does not want to be an enemy of others, and he is a legitimate son, there is no need to kill me to damage his reputation. If he wins, he will only drive me out of the capital. Therefore, I am safe no matter where I am, There's no need to hide out of the palace to make people talk."

Qin Baozhu didn't ask any more questions.Although Ye Qinghuai always said that she had no intention of power and position, she had no ambitions, but Qin Baozhu couldn't help admiring her for having such an accurate judgment on the situation and people's hearts when she was 13 years old.

"Seeing that my mother and I couldn't be persuaded by my uncle, I had to leave a few guards under him to guard Yilan Palace, while I rushed to Jingshou Palace to protect my father. My mother and I stayed up all night in Yilan Palace. The sound of close combat can be heard outside, and the battle is far away, but too many people died, and the smell of blood can be faintly smelled in Yilan Palace. I have been sitting in the courtyard at the door of the house, staring at Yilan Palace. With the door closed, I wonder if the next one to open the door will be the eldest brother or the second brother, whether it will be a guillotine for beheading or an imperial edict from Beijing."

"After a whole day and night, when the second night was approaching, the closed palace door finally opened. But no one thought that the person who came was neither the elder brother nor the second brother, but a eunuch with a face. Behind him was a group of blood-stained warriors lined up neatly. I can still remember the way the fire reflected in their eyes. Those people, just by looking at their eyes, know that each one is not afraid of death." Ye Qing Huai seemed to see the situation in those years. She was silent for a while, and continued, "The eunuch is here to read out the imperial decree. It is my father's imperial decree to make me the crown prince. The imperial decree is very short, only two sentences. There are no such lengthy repetitions and praises in the usual imperial decree."

Ye Qinghuai chuckled lightly: "When I heard the will, four words suddenly popped up in my heart." Ye Qinghuai paused for a moment, her voice was suddenly as cold as the moonlight, and she paused word by word, "Those who steal the country will be punished. "

(End of this chapter)