The Six Palaces of Favorites: The Black-bellied Emperor's Cold Concubine

Chapter 998 Birthday (54)
Only then did the Empress Dowager relax her tone, and asked as if chatting with family: "Is your mother okay? When she was a girl, she had the courage to desperately ask her ancestors to give her money at the flower viewing banquet in the palace. She gave the marriage, and said that she would not marry unless it was your father. The old ancestor was moved by her persistence, so he fulfilled her and gave her the marriage. Facts have proved that your mother has a good vision. Your father has put everything first for so many years. For her sake, I never treated her badly. The old ancestor was also happy to see it. After all, in this world, especially for those with a strong temperament, if the person you like is missed, it may be a lifetime regret. I can't find anyone who can be close to me."

After a pause, the Empress Dowager sighed again: "Over the years, seeing you children grow up, marry wives and have children, and live a peaceful and beautiful life, the ancestors feel happy from the bottom of their hearts. Your Majesty As the king of a country, he has great responsibilities on his shoulders, and there must be a caring person to serve him in the harem. The queen is in charge of the six palaces, and there are always times when she can't take care of it. Is the Queen all about it?"

Fu Guangting's head was dripping with cold sweat. The Empress Dowager seemed to be chatting about family affairs, and she was uttering nonsense, but which of her words was nonsense?She was clearly saying that she was the benefactor of their Fu family, who fulfilled his parents' good marriage, and did not make his mother a sad person to regret for the rest of her life.Since you are all living your life comfortably, then you have to let the emperor live comfortably, right?Otherwise, wouldn't it be a way to repay his kindness without understanding, how could she let him off lightly?

Who doesn't know that the most important thing in the harem is the imperial concubine, and the empress dowager intends to protect her, right?Even if it's not for others, it's for the emperor's peace of mind.

Fu Guangnuo replied, "Yes, what the ancestor said is that the family of the humble ministers dare not forget the great kindness of the ancestor. They must devote themselves to assisting the emperor in order to repay the kindness of the ancestor."

"That's good, you are still a sensible person." The empress dowager held the hands of the emperor and the empress, and pulled the two together forcefully, ignoring the embarrassment on the empress's face, and the emperor's face full of dissatisfaction. Willing, not to resist the order: "The queen is my favorite granddaughter-in-law. No matter how busy the emperor is, he should take time to visit the queen from time to time. From today onwards, the emperor will stay in the queen's Jiaofang Palace every night. Before she is pregnant, the emperor is not allowed to flip the brands of other concubines."

"Grandmother, how can you..." The emperor tried to protest, but when he saw the empress dowager's eyes froze, Xiao Jun's words choked in his throat.The old ancestors always acted first and then begged for favors. Naturally, such a great favor to the queen was not given in vain.

The corner of the emperor's mouth twitched, and he bowed his head in response: "Yes, I obey the order of my ancestors."

The queen felt relieved in her heart, she had already guessed the intention of the old ancestor, although she was unhappy, if she could have a child of her own, who would be able to shake her position?After all, everything she did was because she felt that her position was precarious and she was not at ease.Now that the old ancestor gave her such a much-desired grace, it dispelled her biggest worry in her life, even if it was an exchange, it was worth it.

The queen sighed secretly, the old ancestor really knew people's hearts thoroughly, how can there be a transaction with others in this world, which can be accepted and appreciated by people with a few words?But the old ancestor had the ability to secretly reach an agreement with her without leaving a trace. Who could learn such an ability?

Only the prince is worthy of her giving up all the hard planning and letting Qingchen go.

The empress dowager saw that the queen had no objection, so she ordered: "Fu Guang, then tell the old ancestor what you have found out. The old ancestor is old, sometimes confused and sometimes sober, and has been talking for a long time. , I don’t even know what I’m talking about, you guys of the younger generation should be more tolerant, just treat it as your filial piety to me, an old woman.”

Fu Guang hurriedly said with a smile: "Whatever the ancestors said, it is a blessing for me to be honored to hear the teachings of the ancestors. How many people want to hear a few words from the ancestors, but there is no such honor."

He pondered for a moment, thought for a while and continued: "Today Sang Guirong was killed on the rockery, and the minister found out that there were signs of poisoning in her body, that is to say, she was agitated after being poisoned, so she made some outrageous actions." and His Royal Highness...probably out of self-preservation, he accidentally killed her by mistake."

At this time Xiao Jue hurriedly added: "Master Fu, that knife is not mine..."

Fu Guangwen replied: "Yes, that knife does not belong to His Royal Highness, I have just questioned Sang Guirong's personal maid just now, and she said it was a knife used to cut melons and fruits in their small kitchen. The footprints were mixed and varied, and many of them were unrecognizable. Only Yunlan's footprints were complete, so I couldn't be sure, and I couldn't find reliable witnesses to prove whether the imperial concubine had gone up. But on the other way down the mountain, there was There are footprints of His Royal Highness and Xiao Luzi, so I am sure that His Royal Highness has indeed been to Chengrui Pavilion. In addition, I also found other suspicious places, some hidden places on the top of the mountain, and found the footprints of other men The reason why Sang Guirong wanted to kill someone out of his mind may be because he was framed by others."

The corner of the clothes that Qingchen held in his hand was already drenched in cold sweat. Hearing what he said now, a hanging heart relaxed a little.She knew that it was impossible for Fu Guang to miss her footprints, he just wanted to follow the wishes of the emperor and empress dowager.There were many loopholes and doubts in his words, but what happened to the three lines of footprints that Qin Wanyi mentioned, and he didn't mention it, it proved that he knew it well.

The emperor nodded, and said without any emotion in his voice: "That is to say, the imperial concubine has nothing to do with this matter. There is also a reason why the son killed Sang Guirong by mistake. In this case, it is better to bury Sang Guirong first. , The rest of the matter should be left to Master Fu to investigate. Who poisoned Sang Guirong, and why there are other men's footprints on the top of the mountain, Fu Guang, you must investigate clearly and give me a reasonable explanation. "

Fu Guang hurriedly replied: "Yes, I obey the order."

The emperor thought for a while and then said: "Grandmother, since the eldest son is also being burdened by others, he is indeed a little innocent. I can't bear to blame him more, and he is the only heir in Liangdi, so naturally he can't lose his title. Why don't he be fined for half a year?" Salary, what do you think?"

The Empress Dowager nodded and said: "That's how it is, the ancestor is also tired, the emperor can deal with other matters according to his needs, and the ancestor will go back first."

The queen had no objection, and the others naturally did not dare to take the risk of offending the emperor and the ancestors. Even though they were not convinced, they had no choice but to bear with it.

All the concubines hurriedly got up to salute and send them off, the emperor carefully supported her, and the empress sent the old ancestor out of the hall, waited for her to get into the warm sedan chair, and then returned to Xinhua hall to deal with the rest.

Fu Guang checked the items on Sang Guirong's desk, and seeing that there was nothing wrong with it, he also retreated to look for other clues.

Qingchen held Yun Lan's hand and just got up when he saw a little eunuch come in and whispered a few words into Rong Hua's ear, Wei Ronghua stood up abruptly, screamed in pain, and suddenly couldn't breathe. Come and faint.

(There are two more chapters in the afternoon, I’m off to dinner...)
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