Yijuan cloud

Chapter 127
It was quiet inside the house, and the cicadas in the yard outside kept singing loudly because no one was disturbing them.

I took a deep breath, forced myself to calm down, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty Jin An, your Majesty has good eyesight, and Lin Juanyun, a civilian girl, is not from the palace. She had to lie to her as a last resort because she had an important matter to meet with her. , Empress Wanwang, please forgive me."

"Lin Juanyun...Lin...ahem..."

Concubine Hui coughed twice and struggled to sit up. When her body left the bed a little, she frowned, covered her abdomen with a painful expression, and was speechless.

"Empress!" I ignored etiquette and hurriedly got up and went over to help her lie down again.

She was still clutching her abdomen, sweat dripping from her forehead.

I looked around and saw a dark brocade handkerchief with stains on it in the tray on the bedside table, as well as a pot and a tea bowl, so I took my own handkerchief.

"Daughter of the common people, please wipe the sweat of the empress. Although this veil is not brand new, it is still clean. Empress Meng will not dislike it."

She closed her eyes and nodded slightly.

After wiping off the sweat and feeding her two more mouthfuls of water with a silver spoon, Concubine Hui's expression relaxed a little, and she still put her hand on her belly.

I had heard that Concubine Hui was seriously ill, but I didn't know what the disease was, but she looked so painful.

I didn't dare to say anything about the prince, so I quietly observed her. I saw that she was not very old, probably in her early forties, with a sallow complexion and earth-colored lips. I also saw that she was always holding her stomach, so I asked: "What medicine does the empress usually take? Do you need to take it now?"

She shook her head and turned to look at me: "I heard that Xianyi was engaged to a woman named Lin. I think it's you, the girl, right? But...but what happened to Xianyi?"

It was difficult for her to speak, but Prince Yi's expression became obviously excited when she talked about it. I was thinking about how to speak, but while hesitating, her hand was suddenly grabbed by her.

"It's okay, girl. I see you look so bad and your lips are dry and cracked. How could you be so haggard if there is nothing wrong?"

Concubine Hui's hands were bony and still cold in the hot summer weather.

My whole body felt hot and tense, and I told him everything about Prince Yi's situation.

After saying that, he stood up and knelt beside the bed and said: "Sister Xu said that the empress and the queen mother have always been close, and the emperor treats you with respect and filial piety. Now I can only ask the empress to intercede on behalf of the prince. Ordinarily, the prince is on good terms with any minister in the court. , To say it is big is to say big, but to say it is small, who among the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty can stand alone? It’s just that if the water is clear, there will be no fish. As long as it is not regarded as treason, it doesn’t matter how you punish it. "

After hearing this, Concubine Hui looked calm and looked at the tent ceiling quietly. After a moment, she said: "Ru Xin, this child, really does her best. She is right. The Queen Mother and the Emperor treat me very well. It's just that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, let alone the country and the country. Even if I beg the Queen Mother and the Emperor, it will not help. If things are like this, it is a bad fate for Lao Liu."

"Your Majesty! Is it true that your Majesty can't save one or two? Are you going to watch the prince being imprisoned in the clan house for the rest of his life? And... there is also the Cao family. The two Masters Cao are both loyal and have a straight body, and they are just like this. Die?"

My tears rolled down uncontrollably, and I had to raise my hands to wipe them away.

I sobbed for a while, but Concubine Hui remained silent until I stopped crying. A wisp of a smoky smile appeared at the corner of her mouth:
"Things in the imperial court have always been volatile and ruthless. Imperial power cannot be violated. Anyone who is disrespectful may lose his life."

"One of them is of royal blood, and the other is a salaryman. It is natural to be wise and protect yourself all your life. If you can't, there is nothing you can do about it. But girl, you are an outsider. At this time, you should protect yourself first and don't get involved anymore. Come in, Ru Xin is protected by the Prime Minister, but you are not. Once you leave the palace, don't have any contact with her anymore. Let's go, go far away, hello, he will feel better."

Concubine Hui's voice was soft and slow, but every word came like a mountain.

My heart was cut with a knife, and I knew there was no room for change this time.

"Is there any way you can get out of the palace?"

"Sister Xu will come to pick me up and tell the public that I got lost in the palace." Concubine Hui fumbled and took off the gold and blue gemstone ring on her hand and handed it to me. I quickly reached out to take it.

"Take this and go to Eunuch An in front of the emperor. He will find a way to send you out of the palace."

"The daughter of the people bows to thank you, your empress." I cried while lying on the ground.

"go quickly."

I raised my head and saw that Concubine Hui was holding her stomach again, as if she was trying her best to endure the pain, so I said, "Is your stomach feeling uncomfortable?"

She smiled bitterly: "I ate a little too much, and my stomach felt bloated."

I said "yes" and said, "Your Majesty, if you lie down for a long time, your stomach and intestines will inevitably be blocked. You can ask someone to rub it."

"Okay." She said softly, "Go ahead."

I glanced at Concubine Hui with pity and thought: The people in the palace are even more powerful. Even if the Empress Dowager and the Emperor treat her well, ordinary people from Cining Palace will not come here. Concubine Hui has no children and no one to rely on. Those Most of the servants will not be too dedicated.

As he was thinking about it, he walked outside. Before he could leave the bedroom, he heard a voice coming from outside: "Happy Queen Mother -"

Startled, I stopped and looked back at Concubine Hui. She stood up with her arms and waved to me: "You should hide behind that cabinet."

I didn't have time to think too much and hurriedly hid behind the cabinet pointed by Mrs. Hui.

As soon as they were hidden, there was the sound of light footsteps, and then a woman's voice came: "Why is there no one waiting in front of the concubine? You came out of the wing in a hurry when I came. What are you doing?" ?”

The servant in Concubine Hui's room said nervously: "Go back... go back to the Queen Mother..."

"Don't blame them, Queen Mother. They were boiling medicine for me, and they were still here just now," said Concubine Hui.

The woman's voice softened a little, and she said, "Don't let the concubine spoil them all the time. Okay, you all go down, and I will talk to the concubine."

"Yes." After a quiet moment, the door creaked shut.

"I'm sorry, I can't stand up and salute you anymore... cough cough..." Concubine Hui said weakly, accompanied by a cough.

"Sister, please lie down quickly. Why do you and I have to do this? You are getting worse and worse now. What do the doctors say?"

"Thank you, Queen Mother, for caring about me. It's all my fault that I'm not well-off. I've taken a lot of medicine, but I'm not getting better."

The two chatted for a few words, and the Queen Mother suddenly said: "My sister is on the sick bed. There is something that she may not know about. After hearing this, my sister must not be sad or angry."

"Your Majesty, please inform me that I am in poor health and have no worries, so I can't worry about anything else."

"Among the former emperor's princes, Lao Liu has the best relationship with the emperor. The emperor treated Lao Liu well. He made him a prince and personally gave the prime minister's daughter the title of princess. He originally planned to let him practice outside for a few years before he could come back. Taking on such a big responsibility, I didn’t expect that he would have other ideas.”

"If this matter hadn't been caused by Prime Minister Xu's righteous annihilation of relatives, he discovered that Lao Liu and Cao Junlei were very close, and first borrowed Cao Junlei twice to save the woman he loved. This would be nothing. He also found an acrostic poem written by Lao Liu in Cao Junlei's study. Look at that time , it was when the emperor was dispatching officials, and there was an official's name hidden in the acrostic poem... It's hard to blame the emperor for being angry. He treated Lao Liu with great respect, and he also treated Cao Junlei with great respect. The two of them secretly did these things Come on, the emperor had no choice but to make the decision..."

I was shocked to see that it was Prime Minister Xu... who wanted to kill relatives out of righteousness?
(End of this chapter)