The concubine is addicted to the world

Chapter 147, beat to appease

"Miss, the empress dowager sent someone to invite you into the palace."

Su Han was mending some small clothes for his two younger brothers and sisters in the room. Hearing this, he put down the needle and thread in his hand, feeling a little puzzled.

"Does mother know about this?"

Jingshu shook his head, "Madam didn't send anyone to pass on the message, and Eunuch Gu didn't go to Jiangxue Courtyard."

Su Han frowned. The Queen Mother was hiding from Ling Shi why she was looking for her. Before she thought about cleaning up, Su Han entered the palace with a quiet book.

About an hour later, after getting off the carriage, Eunuch Gu personally took Su Han to the side hall, and said respectfully, "Miss, wait a moment, the Empress Dowager still has some things to deal with."

Su Han shook his head, hummed, the room was burning with tranquilizing incense, which made people feel peaceful, Su Han took a few deep breaths, and slowly settled down.

"Hmmmm!" A small screen separated the two rooms through an ear wall, and the situation inside could be vaguely seen, and the voice from the opposite side could be heard very clearly.

Su Han glanced around, the maids in the room had already retreated, Su Han stood in front of the screen and saw clearly inside.

A woman's hair was disheveled, and she couldn't see her face clearly. The clothes on her body were indeed familiar, which was the style worn by the maids in the palace.

Aunt Su He stood aside, staring fiercely at the woman kneeling on the ground.The woman opened her hands in the shape of a large character, supported by the palace servants, with a cotton cloth stuffed into her mouth, and Aunt Suhe gave an order.The palace guards at both ends tightened the torture instruments tied to the woman's hands. The woman suddenly raised her head, a broken cry escaped from her mouth, her face was distorted, she couldn't cry out, her expression was painful.

It's Liu Xuer!

Su Han recognized the palace lady, Liu Xu'er fainted, Su He did not hesitate to bring a basin of cold water and poured it on Liu Xu'er's head, Liu Xu'er woke up slowly, looking at one place full of prayers, and fear.

Su Han followed the line of sight and looked over, Empress Dowager Qi was half lying on the bed with a sleepy expression, squinting her eyes, completely ignoring Liu Xu'er.

A new round of punishment began again. Under Su He's order, Liu Xu'er's nails were pulled out one by one, bleeding profusely, and Liu Xu'er was sweating profusely in pain and struggling desperately.

On the other side, there were three people kneeling, trembling and embracing each other. It was Mrs. Ling, Ling Ruofei, and Liu Yuner. Liu Yuner had already turned pale from fright and bit her lip, almost crying. Regretting the past, I should never have come to the capital at all, regretting the past, Mrs. Ling trembled and did not recover for a long time.

"Queen Mother, please forgive me. This is all done by my sister alone, and has nothing to do with us. I beg the Queen Mother to be merciful."

Liu Yun'er trembled, knelt and crawled to the Queen Mother's knees, she didn't know anything, why the Queen Mother arrested her, Liu Xu'er must have offended the Queen Mother, but she was innocent.

The Queen Mother half-closed her eyes and slowly opened them, raised her eyebrows and looked at Su He, Su He reached out and removed the cloth from Liu Xu'er's mouth.

"The Queen Mother, please spare me..." Liu Xu'er opened her mouth and shouted, she was afraid, she didn't want to die yet.

"The Ai family will give you one more chance. If you do it honestly, you will be able to avoid suffering." Although Empress Dowager Qi's tone was light, there was an undeniable chill in her words.

Liu Xu'er's expression flickered, and he hesitated, Su He grabbed Liu Xu'er's hair to lift her head up, revealing her whole face.

"Your Majesty asks questions, so hurry up and ask the truth!"

Liu Xu'er's scalp was numb, and she gasped, "Your Majesty, it was the Concubine De who seduced the servant. The servant knew it was wrong. The Empress Dowager will give the servant another chance. The Concubine De only said that she wanted to hold the third lady hostage, so I promise again and again." I won’t hurt the Queen Mother, the servants are fascinated by ghosts for a while, the Empress Dowager, the servants really know that they are wrong..."

Liu Xu'er has never seen such a big scene in such a big age, and she confessed to everything as soon as she was frightened by torture.

Old Madam Ling was stunned, Liu Xu'er was too courageous to actually help Prince Rui rebel, this is a capital crime.

"Eldest sister, no, empress dowager, we really don't know about this matter. It's not a pity for such a wicked person to die recklessly. The empress dowager should punish her."

"Grandmother!" Liu Xu'er screamed, a burst of hatred welled up spontaneously, if Mrs. Ling hadn't brought her to the capital, how could she have done such a stupid thing, she did this to get ahead in the future, she was not reconciled As usual, all her ambitions were given by Mrs. Ling.

"Shut up! You bastard! Idiot! Empress Dowager, I am ashamed to face the Empress Dowager. If you want to be beaten or punished, it depends on how you deal with it. Your children and grandchildren are not filial."

Madam Ling's heart was trembling. She was not sure what Empress Dowager Qi meant, but according to her understanding, Empress Dowager Qi was definitely not a soft-hearted person.

"Mother... Mother." Ling Ruofei trembled, she didn't want to die yet.

Empress Dowager Qi's frowning brows suddenly relaxed, she stood up slowly, and looked down at Mrs. Ling.

"My younger sister is not strict in housekeeping. It's fine if the descendants don't live up to expectations. I can't figure out my own position. Over the years, the Qi family has used the Qi family to help the tiger and ruined the royal reputation everywhere. In the past, the Ai family always turned a blind eye. Now it is almost destroyed After leaving the royal family, sister, what do you think the Ai family should do to you? The emperor is still waiting for an explanation."

Empress Dowager Qi was very excited and couldn't hide her disappointment, "All these years, the Ai family has given the Ling family face by ignoring you, and they can't stand the temptation to damage the reputation of the Ai family again and again. In front of the ancestors of the Ling family, you are ashamed, sister, you have to be considerate of the difficulties of the Ai family."

Madam Ling's heart sank, "The Empress Dowager..."

Empress Dowager Qi closed her eyes and waved her hands, "Sister, Ai's family is also painstaking, I hope you can understand."

"Come here, draw up the decree. Liu Xu'er disregarded the safety of Ai's family and colluded with the rebels to commit rebellion. He is now sentenced to death! In addition, the Ling family's housekeeper has no way, so it cannot be shirked. Now the whole family is distributed to the frontier. All his property is as follows." If the number is confiscated, the three generations of descendants will never be recalled."

"Your Majesty!" Mrs. Ling was shocked, "Your Majesty, please be kind. This is all Liu Xu'er's fault and has nothing to do with the Ling family. My Majesty, the Ling family is also your mother clan. How can my sister face the Ling family in the future? My ancestors, my empress, think twice."

This punishment is too heavy, Mrs. Ling never thought that Queen Mother Qi would do this, she doesn't care about the life and death of the Ling family at all, Queen Mother Qi is also surnamed Ling.

But Liu Xu'er was stunned, there were only two words in her mind, die!He looked up in confusion, unable to believe his ears, then rolled his eyes and passed out, Su He waved his hand.

"Drag it on."

Ling Ruofei could only watch Liu Xuer being dragged away, she wanted to organize but dared not say a word, Liu Yuner hated Liu Xuer even more, and brought the whole family down by herself.

Empress Dowager Qi sneered, "Sister, don't forget that the Ai family's existence today is not because of the Ling family. The Ling family has become a burden to the Ai family. The Ai family has a clear conscience for the Ling family."

Mrs. Ling's heart was ashamed. As expected, she was too stupid to take chances. For so many years, Empress Dowager Qi has been brooding over what happened back then.

"Sister, you are so cruel." Mrs. Ling seemed to have been sucked out of all her strength, and she fell limp on the ground, her eyes blank.

Empress Dowager Qi waved them all down, the blankets on the floor were quickly replaced by brand new ones, the room was re-lit with incense, and calm was restored, as if nothing had happened at all.

Slowly Empress Dowager Qi came to the side hall, Su Han leaned over and saluted, and the Empress Dowager waved her hands in the air, "Get up, you don't need to be too polite here at Ai's house, were you frightened just now?"

Empress Dowager Qi stared at Su Han closely, trying to see something from her face. Su Han's expression was always calm, neither humble nor overbearing. Empress Dowager Qi was very satisfied with Su Han's performance.

Su Han shook his head, "Su Han is not a person who doesn't discriminate between right and wrong. Everything the Queen Mother does is to protect the Ling family."

In just two sentences, Empress Dowager Qi is more satisfied with Su Han, she can't be mistaken, Su Han is a spiritual girl, as smart as her mother, she can see through everything.

In the eyes of the Empress Dowager, other than the old General Ling, the Ling family is not important. Emperor Jing Long was very afraid of the Ling family when he abandoned his car to protect the commander. Empress Dowager Qi cut off his arm to appease Emperor Jinglong.

Su Han boldly guessed that the coincidence of the arrival of the Ling clan must have been done by the Empress Dowager Qi. It was so coincidental that even Liu Xuer's mistake was caused by the Queen Mother's deliberate seduction, in order to take the opportunity to eradicate the entire Ling clan. It can be regarded as protecting them in a disguised form.

At least, Emperor Jing Long would not trouble the Ling clan any more.

Others can't understand, but Su Han knows the painstaking efforts of Empress Dowager Qi.

"Son, the Ai family knows that you are a good person, but it's a pity that even the Ling family lost the Ling family. When the Ai family was as old as you, they had already entered the palace to serve the late emperor. At the beginning, the Ai family had countless concubines. When entering the palace, I also had longings, but the reality is cruel. There are countless concubines in the six palaces, all of whom are beautiful and beautiful, and there are inexhaustible players of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Silong, the Ai family has no choice, if your grandmother hadn't reached out to save her, there would be no queen mother in this world."

Su Han listened quietly, lamenting that it is not easy to be an emperor's woman.

Empress Dowager Qi recalled the past, her expression was calm, and her eyes were slightly red, "Your grandfather's childlessness is the biggest pain for the Ai family. I have never owed anyone in this life, and the Ai family does not regret the tricks they played against anyone in the past, no matter what. , the lineage of the Ling family must not be broken in the hands of the Ai family."

Su Han was deeply touched when he heard this, who would know the pain in the heart of a pampered empress dowager!
In the previous life when the Ling family was destroyed, the Empress Dowager Qi kept filial piety on July 49th, burned the palace and set herself on fire, and resolutely jumped into the sea of ​​flames. Su Han knew that in the heart of the Empress Dowager Qi, the Ling family was comparable to Emperor Jinglong.

"Look at me, what do you say on the day of great joy, when your mother is confinement, remember to bring the child to the Ai family to see." Empress Dowager Qi can't wait to see Ling's child, that is the hope of the Ling family .

Su Han bent her lips, "My younger brother and sister are very well-behaved, neither noisy nor troublesome, and my mother also said that compared to Su Han when he was young, he was more worry-free, even if the two together were not as noisy as Su Han alone, aunt, grandma, If you judge me, my mother started to dislike Su Han when she had younger siblings."

Empress Dowager Qi burst out laughing, it was a joyful smile from the heart, and gestured, "Aijia still remembers that when you were young, you were so big when you were born, and you were so easy to cry. , you don’t cry, that little pink and tender appearance is rare, your mother has always loved you, so how could she despise you. "

"Hehe, what the empress dowager said is that the servant girl still remembers that when Miss Wu was young, she was much more beautiful than ordinary children. When she saw bright flowers she picked them off and put them on her head. That face just took the flowers Let’s compare it.”

Su He couldn't help interjecting, she didn't feel domineering like before, Empress Dowager Qi nodded in agreement and smiled from ear to ear.

"Yes, yes, Aijia also remembers."

Su Han blushed, stomped her feet, her eyes filled with tenderness, and softly called, "Grandmother,"

Empress Dowager Qi laughed and tears almost came out, "It's a big girl now, it's okay, don't talk about it, you should be annoyed later."

Su Han accompanied Empress Dowager Qi and said a few more words, Empress Dowager Qi gradually looked a little distressed, waved her hand, and let Su Han go back.

Empress Dowager Qi couldn't help sighing, "After all, Ai's family is sorry for this child. Ling's heart is full of anger, and he doesn't want to see Ai's family."

"Queen Mother, how could the Third Madam be angry? The Third Madam hurt her body during childbirth, and the two children are still too young. After a while, the Third Madam will definitely bring the two children to greet you." Su He persuaded.

Empress Dowager Qi smiled bitterly, "Maybe that's the case, let's draw up the purpose."

Su Han invited her to Jiangxue Courtyard as soon as she entered the door.

Su Han now comes here to hug the two little guys every day. Compared to his younger brother, Su Han loves his younger sister more.After more than ten days of growing up, my sister finally opened her eyes. Her dark, grape-like eyeballs were looking around curiously, and the corners of her mouth were smiling like dimples. She was quiet and well-behaved, neither crying nor fussing, arousing pity.

On the other hand, my younger brother is much more mischievous, crying at the top of his voice from time to time, causing the servant girl to change the cloth in a hurry, kicking out her calf restlessly, clenched her fist close to her mouth, spitting bubbles from her mouth, smelling like milk full.

Ling leaned against the head of the bed, looked at this scene lovingly, and said slowly, "Take the child down and rest, don't delay sleep."

Yiren nodded, ordered the two nursing mothers to hold the baby and went out.

Su Han bowed his head, knowing that Ling Shi must have something to say to her, so he dismissed the servants.

Ling looked at Su Han with a hint of guilt, hesitated for a while, and didn't know how to speak.

"Ma'am, Yizhi is coming from the palace." Yiren stood outside the door and shouted.

After all, Ling's words did not come out of her mouth with a sigh, she lifted the quilt and was about to go to the ground.

"Ma'am, you don't have to get up. The Empress Dowager ordered, Ma'am just listen." It was Eunuch Gu who announced the decree, and quickly stopped Ling Shi.

Ling did not refuse, "I would like to thank the Empress Dowager for her kindness."

"Following heaven's fortune, passing on the decree of mourning the family, the daughter of the Minister of the Ministry of Officials has a good character, and she has made great contributions in helping to rescue her. She is a model of noble ladies in Kyoto. She deeply mourns her family. Today, she is specially appointed as the third-rank Langhua County Lord, which is an example. This is it."

Eunuch Gu smiled and congratulated, "Mr. Langhuajun, accept the order."

Su Han was stunned for a moment, and quickly realized, "Su Han accepts the order, thank you Queen Mother for the gift."

"Your Majesty, these are all given to you by the Empress Dowager. It's cold outside, so you don't need to go into the palace to thank you. Wait for the third wife to give birth, and the Junjun will enter the palace together to thank you."

There are five big boxes behind Eunuch Gu, and each of four people lifts one. Seeing that the guards are struggling, one can imagine how full they are.

Su Han nodded, "Thank you, Eunuch, for your suggestion."

"Third Madam, this old servant has an unfeeling request. I wonder if I can take a look at the young master and young lady, so that I can return to the queen mother when I go back." Gu Gonggong looked at Ling, waiting for her to reply.

Ling nodded, "Bring the child here."

Gu Gonggong was eager to try, and finally saw the child, full of joy, "Madam is really lucky, according to this old slave, both of them are rich and powerful people, and they will definitely have a lot of promise in the future. The old slave also saw the child, and the queen mother is still waiting in the palace. Follow the old slave, the old slave will go back first."

Ling nodded, "Yiren, see off Eunuch Gu."

"Yes." Yiren agreed, "Eunuch, please."

Su Han still held Yizhi in his hand, and always felt that Ling and Queen Mother Qi were hiding something.

"I've been tired all day, go back and have a rest. Since it was rewarded by the Queen Mother, let's keep it, don't disappoint her old man's heart." Ling said.

After Su Han left, Ling's complexion immediately became gloomy, and her confidant mother, Nanny Li advised, "Ma'am, don't get so angry, the queen mother is also in a dilemma, her own child always hurts more."

Ling pursed her lips and closed her eyes, "How could I not know, one size counts for one size, after all, I delayed this child."

"lady……."

Ling opened her eyes, "Pick out all the people I have arranged, and inquire as soon as possible, this matter cannot be delayed any longer."

(End of this chapter)