Bai Yueguang, the stand-in for Prince Sick Jiao

Chapter 343 Concubine Feng
After returning to Beijing, as expected, Fu Xiuyun made Cai Fuya Concubine Yu and moved into Changchun Palace.

Hearing this title, everyone sneered: Your Majesty regards Cai Fuya as the second Huimin imperial concubine?
Now that the throne is in vain, the second prince's biological mother, Wen Zhaoyi, is not from a high family background, and her family has no influence, so she is not suitable to be a queen; the third prince's biological mother, Concubine Xian, is the daughter of Longxi General Chen Xuan, and her mother holds the military power, and His Majesty will never let She is queen.

The reason why the Cai family sent their daughter to the palace at this juncture is obviously for the position of empress.

Lushan was destroyed, and the prince had no one to rely on. If Cai Fuya gave birth to a prince in the future, who could guarantee that the Cai family would not want to abolish the prince?

If His Majesty intends to support the crown prince, then after Cai Fuya enters the palace, she will not be pregnant, but Cai Yuan has never been one to be manipulated by others
After the dynasty was over, Fu Mingjue followed Fu Xiuyun back to Chengming Palace.

Fu Xiuyun held his forehead silently, and after a long time, he said: "Zirin, I have accepted Cai Fuya, what do you think?"

Fu Mingjue's expression was very indifferent: "The imperial decree has been issued, and I dare not comment on it."

It means: Everyone has lived in the Changchun Palace, so what's the use of talking now?

Yesterday at Chongguo Temple, he left after the two of them finished discussing matters in the northern border. Unexpectedly, it didn't take long before news came that His Majesty favored Miss Cai's family.

In recent years, the influence of the Cai family has gradually expanded. After the death of the imperial concubine Huimin, His Majesty has become estranged from Cai Yuan a lot. At this time, accepting Cai Fuya as a concubine is undoubtedly throwing the bait of power to Cai Yuan.

Fu Xiuyun naturally understood this truth, but Cai Yuan had already sent people to the door, if he didn't pick up, wouldn't it be a disappointment to his "good intentions"?
"This matter is indeed unkind, but the Cai family has too much appetite, and I am afraid that a mere concubine will not be able to satisfy him."

Fu Mingjue snorted coldly in his heart, but on the face he said seriously: "The Cai family plotted against their own daughter for their own interests, and their means are despicable, so does Your Majesty."

"You..." Fu Xiuyun was taken aback, looking at his indifferent face, a look of shame flashed across his eyes, "Forget it, you're right, if it wasn't for Cai Yuan's pressing too hard, I wouldn't have done it so desperately."

He learned the way of a gentleman since he was a child, and he also wanted to be a virtuous and benevolent Mingjun, but after taking this position, he realized that if he was not ruthless, he would only be eaten up by those wolves, tigers and leopards.

When he saw Cai Fuya in Chongguo Temple yesterday, he was a little surprised and recognized her as Cai Yu, but when he came back to his senses, she was already in Yuhua Pavilion.

This morning, those censors scolded him bloody, but now that he heard Fu Mingjue's "despicable", he felt much more at ease.

Fu Xiuyun sighed: "There is no news from the northern border yet, so you should go back first."

"My minister retire."

After Cai Fuya returned to Beijing, she directly lived in the Changchun Palace. When Hu Jingshu was wondering why she didn't come back with Cai Wenbin, the imperial decree from the palace came to the mansion.

She dragged her sick body out to greet her, and after kneeling to listen to the imperial decree, she froze in place as if struck by lightning, tears streaming down her face like that.

Xu's mother kowtowed to thank her, and cried softly: "Madam, it's done, don't be too sad."

Hu Jingshu fell on the ground, her tears poured down her face, her pale fingers clasped tightly on the green brick until there were bleeding marks.

After Xuanzhi's father-in-law left, Cai Wenbin hurried over to help her: "Jingshu, are you alright?"

Hu Jingshu shook her head silently, and couldn't stop coughing, coughing hard, as if she wanted to cough up her lungs, the sound of coughing made people's heart tremble, the nightmare at midnight finally turned into a bloody reality.

Cai Wenbin tried to help her up, but she cried and screamed, "Aya! Sister-in-law, I'm sorry—"

"Aya, it's sister-in-law who is sorry for you—"

Her eyes were blurred with tears, and she stretched out her twisted fingers and cried towards the direction of the palace, with each cry louder and louder, as if to shake the thick and towering palace wall down.

Until the last call stopped, she suddenly spurted out a mouthful of hot blood, her eyes opened wide, and she fell into Cai Wenbin's arms full of pain...

Since then, there has been no more disturbing coughing in Qinghe Courtyard.

Hu Jingshu has been ill for half a year and has taken many medicines, but she has not recovered.

The day before Cai Fuya went to Chongguo Temple, she said to Hu Jingshu: "I heard that Abbot Shikong of Chongguo Temple has profound Buddhist teachings. I will ask him for a peace talisman for my sister-in-law tomorrow, and wish my sister-in-law a speedy recovery."

She also said: "My sister-in-law said last time that when she recovers, she will make me crispy bean sugar, but you have been ill for so long. When you recover, you have to make two more boxes for me!"

He thought that when Cai Fuya came back, her illness would recover; he thought that when she came back, he would be able to make bean crisp candy for her.

But ah, Cai Fuya did not come back, and lived in my aunt's Changchun Palace, and I will not be able to eat the bean crisp candy made by my sister-in-law in the future.
Hu Jingshu died on the day that Cai Fuya was made a concubine.

Cai Wenbin carried his wife back to Qinghe Courtyard step by step, wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth for her, helped her wipe away the tears, and then picked a hairpin from the dowry that she usually carried and inserted it into her hair. bun.

Looking at her gentle and quiet appearance, Cai Wenbin had a slight illusion, as if the wife who would make him laugh was still there, and she was just asleep.

"Yeah, she's just asleep."

Cai Wenbin murmured this sentence repeatedly, and after suppressing it for a long time, he finally burst into tears covering his face.

His sister had an accident right under his nose, and his wife died in his arms, but he couldn't do anything.His father had high hopes for him, and his colleagues praised him, but he couldn't even protect the people he cared about!
The mournful cries seemed out of place in the bright and beautiful spring of March, and the competing flowers in the yard gradually lost their color amidst the heart-piercing cries.

The Cai family set up a mourning hall for Hu Jingshu, and the funeral was simple and low-key.

In the dead of night, Cai Wenbin knelt alone in the mourning hall, his eyes were dark, and the bright lights around him couldn't shine into his eyes.

Cai Jin came in slowly from the outside, saw his stiff back, and sighed: "When your mother left, you and Aya were sensible, now that your daughter-in-law is gone, I know you are sad for my father, but brother Rui still Xiao, I need you to accompany him, go back earlier."

Cai Wenbin remained motionless, kneeling there stubbornly.

Cai Jin walked over and patted him on the shoulder: "Aya's matter is already a foregone conclusion, we can't change it, don't blame yourself too much."

His body froze, and he said with difficulty: "Father, did you know that Aya would enter the palace?"

After pondering for a long time, Cai Jin nodded: "I know."

This sentence completely aroused the anger in Cai Wenbin's heart, and he asked angrily: "Why did you do this? Aya is innocent, why did you involve her?!"

"Because her surname is Cai!" Cai Jin snorted, "Since she was born in Cai's family, she should assume her due responsibilities."

Cai Wenbin's body gradually collapsed, and he said with a wry smile: "It's my incompetence, blame me, all blame me"

Seeing him like this, Cai Jin softened his attitude: "Go back, don't make your grandfather unhappy."

At night, the lights were flickering, and Cai Wenbin didn't move for a long time, just looking at his wife's coffin, until the night rain came, and the cold rain blew in, and he squeezed out the name bit by bit:

"Ayu..."

These were the last words Hu Jingshu said before dying.

(End of this chapter)