The Biography of Concubine Xi of Yongzheng

Chapter 455 Sacrifice
Song Chang didn't succeed in flattering, but instead patted the flatter's ass, which made it boring.The noble concubine also let her be embarrassed, and didn't help her out like before, and she didn't know what happened. After staying for a while, seeing that she was really unwelcome, she had no choice but to leave embarrassingly...

"Your Majesty, Lord Wu always goes to Chengqian Palace recently." Du Ruo just sent Xiao Zha to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, when he saw Lord Wu go to Chengqian Palace again from a distance.

"Well, she is in the same virtue as Song Chang, and she has been looking for backers everywhere, hehe. Is there any news from Baizhi? Hey, Doctor Liu is really useless, and he really can't be counted on." Next month will be the anniversary of the death of the late emperor. , Yanhua always felt that her heart was not very stable.She thought about the matter that nobleman Wu said, and only thought about the matter of Hongli's nanny back then. In fact, Hongli has grown up healthy and healthy now, no matter how much she hated her at the time, it has faded now.

But when she thought about someone trying to harm her son, she felt that it was better to figure it out.Perhaps Zhenyue knew a lot about Song Changzai's shady things, and that's why she was murdered to silence her.However, Yanhua didn't know whether Zhenyue's death had anything to do with Song Changzai, and the theory of killing people to silence her was only her own wild guess.

Recently the palace is very peaceful, but the longer the peace lasts, the more uneasy Yanhua will feel in her heart.It used to be so fierce in Prince Yong's Mansion, but now it's peaceful in the Forbidden City, is it possible?I'm afraid that under the calm water surface, there is a huge undercurrent lurking, and maybe one day there will be a stormy sea.

"Your Majesty, why don't you go and invite Mr. Wu Guiren here today?" Du Ruo couldn't help feeling anxious for her when she saw that Yan Hua was clearly worried but refused to take the initiative to find Mr. Wu.

"What are you looking for, ma'am, you can't bow your head to Mrs. Wu, otherwise she will be more complacent, and then she will definitely open her mouth to ask for all kinds of benefits from your majesty." Lingxi refuted Du Ruo, and her temper did not change at all. .

Yanhua shook her head helplessly, it wasn't that she was trying to save face and was unwilling to bow her head, but that she already had someone to suspect in her heart.What was the result of the investigation?It was Yaqing, the maid in Lv'eyuan, who secretly gave the things to the nanny, so the mastermind behind the scenes was naturally Li Qinyu—Concubine Qi.But Yanhua felt suspicious at that time, because Zhenyue was also the object of suspicion at that time, Yanhua intuitively thought that Song Wan'er, who is now Song Changzai, was more suspicious.

But Song Chang was very close to Concubine Nian at that time. Was she instigated by Concubine Nian again?After so many years of observation by Yanhua, it really doesn't look like it, otherwise Song Changzai would have no reason to harm Concubine Nian's child, but the fact that Song Changzai killed the child is only Yanhua's one-sided guess after all.

And Song Changzai was working for the queen at the time, so could it be that she got the queen's order to try to harm Hongli?Ever since she was pregnant with Xiaoxiao and got close to the queen, Queen Yanhua and Mu Jin learned many things from their mouths.From the few words in their mouths, Yanhua only felt that the imperial concubine's miscarriage was ordered by the empress, but the empress had no motive to participate in Hongli's wet nurse.

The more I think about it, the more complicated it becomes, and the more I think about it, the more headaches I get, so Yan Huali's thoughts have not come to any conclusion until today.She also wanted to have a chat with nobleman Wu, but she was afraid that nobleman Wu would not talk to her now.But no matter what, Song Changzai was very vicious.She didn't believe that the matter had anything to do with the queen, but now that Xiaoxiao was raised by the queen, she didn't want this doubt to grow in her heart, it's better to know the truth earlier.

"Du Ruo, after nobleman Wu comes out from Concubine Qi, please invite her over, just tell her..." Yanhua summoned Du Ruo to her and whispered to her for a while, Du Ruo nodded frequently, Write down everything she said.

When nobleman Wu came again, the clothes she wore were much brighter than before, Yanhua smiled lightly, it seems that her news is worth money, Concubine Qi must have rewarded her with many good things.

To Yanhua's surprise, Wu Guiren quickly revealed the whole matter, and the exchange was just that she hoped that Yanhua would find a chance to let her be alone with the emperor for a while.Yanhua was silent, and finally agreed.

"The person who instructed the fourth elder brother's nanny back then was not Concubine Qi." Wu Guiren's face was full of complacency, seeing Yanhua's questioning eyes, he raised his eyebrows and deliberately did not continue.

Yanhua had no choice but to hold back her temper, and deliberately cooperated with her to show a surprised expression: "How is it possible? Wasn't Yaqing her maid at that time?"

"Whoever persuades the maids who serve her will be instructed by her?" Wu Guiren gave her a white look, and was very satisfied with her "stupidity". "According to Zhenyue, she first met and gave things to the fourth elder brother's nanny." , but later caught Yaqing by accident, and threatened Yaqing to do it. That's why Yaqing became the scapegoat."

Yanhua frowned, this statement was not much different from her guess: "Then... where did Zhenyue get so much money? Every time I gave the nanny ten taels of silver, I don't know how many times I gave it, did I? A small sum."

Wu Guiren choked on this question, so he opened his mouth, but couldn't find an answer for a long time.That's right, Song Changzai was just a little princess at the time, with only a few months of money every month, and she was not from a wealthy family, so she shouldn't have so much money.

But nobleman Wu was quite embarrassed by Yanhua's question, how could she admit that she didn't think the question thoroughly, and didn't let anyone ask about it at all?So she insisted on reasoning: "She...she has stayed in the palace for so many years, she must...should have some savings. Even if there is not much to continue, there should be a lot of dowry!"

savings?Yanhua thought of the saffron water and musk perfume used to soak clothes, and felt that Song Changzai would not be able to accumulate much savings, and those two things were not cheap.But she didn't ask these questions again, she just smiled apologetically, and gave Wu Guiren a step down: "Sister is right, my brain is not working well, I didn't think of this."

She thought that after learning the news from Mr. Wu Guiren, she would be able to let go of the doubts in her heart, but now she couldn't let go at all.The silver didn't fall out of thin air, someone must have given it to Song Changzai, so there is still a conspiracy behind her!
But what made her helpless was that this was not Prince Yong's Mansion, and it would not be easy for her to summon Wei Changan...

At the beginning of November, the anniversary of the late emperor's death was approaching, and Yinzhen was busy with state affairs and worried about the war in the west, so he finally decided to let Hongli go to Jingling to offer sacrifices on his behalf.Hongli was only a 13-year-old child at this time, but Yinzhen said that the late emperor loved Hongli very much before his death, and this time he will perform the sacrifice on his behalf. The late emperor will be very happy if he knows.

The death day of the first emperor was November [-]th, and Hongli set off a few days earlier so that he could arrive at Jingling to prepare for the sacrifice before the day of death.

From birth to this age, Hongli has never traveled far alone. Rao Yanhua felt that he should let him grow up, but she still couldn't help worrying.The night before her departure, she asked for an order to visit Hongli in her elder brother's house, and the mother and son talked about the time.It was nothing more than Yanhua repeatedly telling him to be careful along the way, and when he arrived at Jingling, he had to follow the procedure reminded by the sacrificial officer, and he had to be courteous to offend the late emperor...

Hongli listened carefully and nodded in agreement.After the instruction was finished, Yanhua realized that she had talked too much at this moment, and even her throat was hoarse.

It happened that Tai Hospital was not far from elder brother's place, Hongli sent someone to ask for something to moisten his throat, and after coming over, he personally made it for his mother to drink.Yanhua was very relieved, seeing Hongli who was almost as tall as her, she sighed: "You have grown so big in the blink of an eye, next year, Erniang will pick two people to play tricks on you."

Hongli will be 14 years old next year. If it wasn't for Yupin's reminder, she would never have thought of thinking about it.Because of Hong Zhou, Concubine Yu is already picking a maid, and when she is selected, she will reward Hong Zhou for tricks.When Yan Hua heard it, Hong Zhou was two months younger than Hong Li and was already an adult, so Hong Li naturally couldn't hold back, that's why he told him like this.

Unexpectedly, after hearing Yanhua's words, Hongli, who had always been calm, blushed and stuttered: "Er... Er Niang! The child... is still young, Er Niang... what are you talking about... ..."

It was rare for Yanhua to see him so shy, and she just thought it was funny, but he was about to go to Jingling to sacrifice, so it was not good to keep thinking about it, so Yanhua didn't mention it any more.

The day Hongli left Beijing was sunny and although it was already winter, it was not cold because the sun was full.Yanhua watched Hongli leave the Bauhinia City, and did not return to Jingren Palace until he could no longer see anyone.

Wei Chang'an, who had never shown his face after entering the palace, was also selected by Yinzhen himself to accompany Hongli this time, escorting him all the way to protect his safety.It wasn't until the end that Yanhua's worry that had been hanging in her heart was relieved.

After Hongli left, there was another round of discussions in the court.More than half of the people guessed that the name of the fourth elder brother was hidden behind the "upright and bright" plaque. If not, why did the emperor ask the fourth elder brother to sacrifice to the late emperor on his behalf?This move is really meaningful, and everyone agrees that this is asking the future emperor to offer sacrifices to the late emperor, to tell the late emperor that the century-old plan of the Qing Dynasty has been decided, and the reserve has already belonged. !
Who is the most alarmed by this rumor?Nothing better than Concubine Qi and Hongshi's mother and son!Now that Hongshi is the eldest son, how can he be reconciled to being compared with Hongli, who is seven years younger than him and whose hair is not yet fully grown?

But what if he is not reconciled?If it really happened as his eighth uncle predicted, he would have no hope in this life, and at most he could only be a prince in the future.He was anxious that he regretted it, when he asked his eighth uncle for advice, Prince Lian sometimes just told him to wait and let him suffer.He had no choice but to stare blankly at the bare tree branches in the yard every day in elder brother's office.He regretted it, regretted it at the beginning, it must be the previous incident that made him Huang Ama look down on him!

On the third day after Hongli left, Yinzhen had just summoned the Minister of Military Aircraft, and Yanhua happened to come over this day, and sorted out the papers for him beside the dragon case.A palace guard hurried over to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and said a few words to Su Peisheng. Su Peisheng's eyes widened suddenly, and he hurried in to report to the emperor: "Your Majesty, this is a very urgent matter!"

Yinzhen stopped writing and looked up, seeing Su Peisheng secretly glanced at Yanhua, then turned his head and said: "Chanchan go to Dongnuan Pavilion to rest for a while."

Yanhua blessed her body and nodded obediently.

After the person left, Su Peisheng hurriedly reported the words to Yinzhen. Yinzhen patted the dragon table and stood up, his eagle eyes trembling slightly: "Where is the person? Send it quickly!"

(End of this chapter)