Concubine Mi in the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 92

Rumors and rumors spread the fastest in the palace, and within a short while, the news that the emperor ordered all the palace ladies and eunuchs to be executed and sent the nobles to the cold palace spread throughout the harem.Before everyone could react, some rumors came out, saying that the nobleman committed suicide because of the indiscretion of the maids and eunuchs in his palace, and he thought of taking his own life in horror.

It's just that this person didn't die, on the contrary, the emperor was furious, and in a fit of rage, he killed all the servants in her palace with a cane.I heard that countless layers of blood had accumulated on the ground of Zhaoxia Hall, and those servants who were executed by sticks didn't even have a good spot on their bodies, and their bloody lower bodies were smashed to pieces.

Someone saw that when the Imperial Concubine, Concubine De and Secret Concubine came out of the Zhaoxia Palace, their entire faces were pale and without a trace of blood. They were obviously shocked by the emperor's thunderous fury.

When hearing the news, the concubines of the Sixth Palace were overwhelmed with embarrassment, and at the same time they were a little puzzled about the fact that the emperor only put Qingui into the cold palace. Even though Qingui was horrified and made a mistake, the fact that she committed suicide is there Why, when the emperor was furious, would he still think of saving her life?

The noble lady is not to be favored. She finally got pregnant and accidentally had a miscarriage. Since the miscarriage, the emperor has never turned over her sign. It can be said that no one in the harem knows that noble lady Qin is in the heart of the emperor. Not an ounce of weight.

Otherwise, why would the emperor not pursue the matter of Qingui's accidental miscarriage.If it was changed to a secret concubine, the emperor would order Longyan to order a detailed investigation.

Therefore, the emperor's mind is really hard to figure out.In front of Qinguiren, she ordered the servants in her palace to be executed with sticks, but Qinguiren was spared.It can't be said that the emperor is pitying the fragrance and cherishing the jade, right?
Yonghe Palace

After returning from the Zhaoxia Palace, Concubine De sat motionless on the soft couch, but she kept thinking in her heart that the emperor is always decisive, why is it so abnormal today, not only did not punish the noble clansmen, but even arbitrarily judged himself The charges were only lightly put down, and he was thrown into the cold palace.

The more she pondered, the more uneasy Concubine De felt, and from time to time she thought about the events of the past few days.

From drugging Qinguiren to having someone lure Qinguiren to the imperial garden and hearing those scandals by the way, everything made her feel unspeakably uneasy.It was as if the matter was clearly under control, but at this moment she felt that it suddenly collapsed, not only that, it also made her unable to breathe.

Concubine De felt sick in her throat, thinking of the puddles of blood that smelled like blood in the courtyard of Zhaoxia Palace, she couldn't help turning pale.

The maid Chunxian looked at her mother's pale face after she came back from the Zhaoxia Palace, she thought she was shocked by the emperor's order to kill the servant, so she hurriedly asked someone to boil a bowl of soup in the small kitchen and brought it over.

"Your Majesty, please drink a bowl of soup and medicine to calm down your shock. There are many things in this palace that you have to decide on, your Majesty." Chun Xian stepped forward slowly, with a hint of worry in her eyes.

Concubine De nodded, knowing that at this time it was the most difficult time for people to notice anything. She stretched out her hand to take the medicine bowl Chunxian handed over, and used up the soup calmly.

"Is the emperor still in the Qianqing Palace at this moment?" After drinking the soup, Concubine De asked lightly.

"Well, the emperor has been staying in Qianqing Palace since Zhaoxia Palace, and the imperial concubine went there later, but I heard that the emperor was busy with political affairs, so he didn't let the empress go in." Hearing Concubine De's question, Chun Xian then told the news that he had inquired about earlier.

She could see that her mother had something on her mind, but she didn't want to talk to these slaves like them.When she was in the Zhaoxia Palace just now, she could see clearly that there was something unusual between her own mother and Qingui.Otherwise, how could the empress look at Qingui with a lot of warning in her eyes.

If her guess is correct, this time the nobleman committed suicide and confronted the female eunuch of Zhaoxia Palace, it is not as simple as it seems on the surface.

Maybe, he still has some relationship with his own mother.Empress is usually the most calm, she has never been so flustered like today.Although she didn't show it much on the face, but she has served the empress for so long, and she can see that there is a slight bit of something wrong with the empress.

Concubine De thought for a moment, waved her hand, and whispered a few words in Chunxian's ear.

"Understand?"

After a few words, Chunxian's heart skipped a beat, confirming her guess just now.

It's just that she doesn't understand what the empress is talking about, and it needs to be destroyed immediately by the concubine.

Although I was a little suspicious in my heart, I hurriedly responded: "Your Majesty, don't worry, this servant will act carefully."

Having followed Concubine De for so many years, Chunxian naturally knew what to ask and what not to ask. It would be bad for him to know too much about things like today.

So, she blessed her body and walked out of the hall.

The road to Chuxiu Palace was a bit long, and it was night, and there was no one on the long palace road in the dark. Because she was hiding something in her heart, Chunxian walked a little fast, and after a while, there was a bruise on her forehead. Dense sweat oozes out.

Chun Xian didn't dare to disturb Cheng Concubine directly when such a big incident happened in the palace, so he asked someone to secretly find Yi Chun, the maid of honor next to Cheng Concubine, and told her exactly what Concubine De had said, and then turned away. turn back.

After Yichun passed Concubine De's words to Cheng Concubine's ears, Cheng Concubine frowned first, then stood up suddenly, her face paled a lot, and even her body trembled slightly.

"Your Majesty, what's the matter with you?" Yi Chun asked worriedly after looking at his mother's expression.

Seeing Cheng Concubine walking to the bed in a panic and squatting down to find a sandalwood box under the bed, Yi Chun's eyes showed a hint of puzzlement.

When did the empress hide a box under the bed?
Concubine Cheng ignored her question and carefully took out the box and put it on the table.

"Secretly find an open place to bury it at night, and don't be discovered by anyone." Concubine Cheng stared at the sandalwood box in a daze, and gave instructions in a deep voice after a long time.

"Yes, ma'am, what is it here?" Yichun looked puzzled,

Concubine Cheng glanced at her and said indifferently: "It's just some old items of the palace, you can just bury them."

After Yichun heard this, although he was still suspicious, he answered honestly, picked up the sandalwood box on the table and walked outside.

After nightfall, the maids were all asleep, Yichun secretly took the sandalwood box and walked into the courtyard, looked around for a while, saw no one was there, took a shovel under the tree and dug vigorously a few times, and soon Just dig a hole.

When she was putting the box in, she suddenly became curious, what exactly was the old thing in her mother's mouth?As she thought to herself, she couldn't help touching the sandalwood box with her fingers.

After coming out from the empress, Yichun has always felt a little strange. When the empress entered the palace, she just made a small promise. Except for some broken silver, she was not allowed to bring in even a piece of personal clothing. Where did the empress get these old things?

A look of doubt flashed in Yichun's eyes, and he stretched out his hand to slowly open the box, inside was a very delicate apron and a rattle.

Seeing this, Yichun's outstretched hand stopped there abruptly, and it took a long time before he picked up the bellyband.

The old things that the empress spoke of turned out to be these two things?
Yichun's hand touched the soft bellyband. The cold winter wind made the cloth under her hands feel as cold as jade. She held the bellyband in front of her eyes and took a closer look. A faint burst of incense came into her nose. It smelled good. very.

At this time, a gust of cold wind blew, blowing the branches and leaves and whizzing, Yichun's heart was pounding, his fingertips trembled, and the things in his hand suddenly fell into the sandalwood box.She hesitated for a moment, and quickly buried the box with soil, then compacted it with her hands, and then spread a layer of withered yellow leaves on top.

After all this was done, it was getting very late.Yichun walked lightly into the room, lifted the quilt and lay down.But this night, she couldn't sleep no matter what, she kept thinking about the little bellyband she saw just now.

The empress said, this thing is her old thing.Could it be that the empress was already pregnant before she entered the palace?
Yichun thought about it, but immediately shook his head.

Before a beautiful girl enters the palace, she must first be examined by an experienced nun. In this harem, there is no room for unchaste women.

What's more, if the empress is not a virgin, she will not be popular after the first bedtime. If this is the case, the emperor must be furious and have the empress executed long ago, and the empress will not become the first palace from a small promise. The main seat.

After thinking about this, she had another question in her mind.If this thing is not an old item from before the empress entered the palace, then why did the empress hide it carefully?Furthermore, how could my empress's old concubine De concubine know, and specially sent Miss Chunxian to tell my empress about it.

What's so weird about that bellyband?
With such doubts in his eyes, it took Yichun a long time to slowly fall asleep.

Early the next morning, she felt a bit uncomfortable in her throat and heavy in her head. She just thought it was because she squatted on the wind vent last night and got the wind and cold, so she got up and packed up and went back to the main hall.

Seeing her coming in, Concubine Cheng dismissed all the maids serving in the palace with a wink, and asked in a low voice, "How is it?" Concubine Cheng's gaze fell on Yichun motionlessly, with a little nervousness in her eyes .

"Your Majesty, don't worry, everything is settled." Yi Chun replied respectfully, but couldn't help coughing.

"What's the matter, but what's wrong?" Cheng Concubine asked casually.

"Your Majesty, forgive me, maybe I got some cold last night, so I'll be fine after taking some medicine."

"Well, if you're not feeling well, just take a rest for a day, I have them here to take care of you."

"Yes, servant girl, thank you, ma'am." Yichun Fu leaned forward and thanked Fu, and after getting a signal from Cheng concubine, he turned and walked out of the hall.

When I was young, a court lady came to report that Miss Yichun's condition was not right, she seemed to have a fever, Cheng Concubine's expression changed suddenly when she heard this, and even the teacup in her hand fell to the ground.

(End of this chapter)