Biography of Concubine Shujia

Chapter 170

On the 26th day of July in the [-]th year of Xijia, King Ze returned to Beijing with [-] soldiers from the Gyeonggi camp.The Gyeonggi Daying Camp was stationed in the suburbs of Beijing as usual, and King Ze only entered the boundary of the capital with his guards.The emperor sent the eight kings out of the city ten miles to meet them in person, and Ze Wang personally handed over the leadership of the Gyeonggi camp and entered the city with the eight kings.

Du Zitian, who was with the Eight Kings, personally took people to the camp of Gyeonggi Daying to reward him.In addition, Huangmen followed Xuanzhi, and all the soldiers of the Gyeonggi Daying camp who went out this time were rewarded and entered the first level.Because Mu Xinyin, the former commander of the Gyeonggi Camp, stayed in southern Xinjiang, the Gyeonggi Camp was temporarily managed by Du Zitian of the Ministry of War.

The emperor had the emperor's thoughts. This time he sent troops to southern Xinjiang, and the Gyeonggi camp suffered heavy losses.Just like the Xiaoqi Battalion in Kunsang in the northwest when we sent troops last time, we still have to recuperate.

In the Battle of Fengcheng, the Xiaoqi Battalion did not play, but took on the heavy responsibility of secretly defending the capital.After the First Battle of Fengcheng, most of the soldiers of the Xiaoqi Battalion envied the soldiers of the Gyeonggi Camp to fight the enemy on the battlefield. Therefore, at the beginning of the Battle of Southern Border, the commander of the Xiaoqi Battalion also tried their best to fight.

Xin Yin is good at leading troops, the recruits in the Gyeonggi camp were well trained by him, he himself has the trust of the emperor, and this time the emperor's secret arrangements, the people in the Xiaoqi camp did not get any benefits.

Gyeonggi Daying Camp and Xiaoqi Battalion have always been stationed in Gyeonggi, and the soldiers of the two battalions were not convinced.When Xin Yin was transferred from the Ministry of War to the Gyeonggi Camp to lead troops, he was named the Governor of the Gyeonggi Battalion, a general of the second rank, and concurrently served as the instructor of the Xiaoqi Battalion.He was still able to suppress the two battalions when he was there. Now that he is staying in southern Xinjiang, there will be friction between the Gyeonggi Camp and the Xiaoqi Camp sooner or later.

The emperor had to be cautious when choosing the person who led the troops, or the candidate for the next commander.This person needs to have experience as a general, and must be able to be loyal to the royal family. Most importantly, he must be able to suppress chaos and stabilize turmoil.

So with a swipe of the emperor's pen, Du Zitian was thrown in front of the soldiers of the Gyeonggi camp by the emperor.Fortunately, Du Zitian has a good reputation in the Ministry of War these years. Apart from the Minister of the Ministry of War and the Minister of the Ministry of War, he is the most powerful.On weekdays, he is responsible for the supply of food and grass for each battalion, and he has some friendship with the soldiers of the Gyeonggi Daying Camp.

Du Zitian ordered people to take out the wine and meat to reward the soldiers.The Eight Kings naturally brought King Ze into the city. Of course, the Eight Kings are safe, and they have already sent people to make arrangements for King Ying and the Eldest Princess.The two deceased princesses had already been sent back to Beijing for burial after the emperor issued an order because of the hot summer weather.

In Yujing City, when people heard that King Ze was returning to the capital, they all lined up to welcome him.On the second floor of the restaurant facing the street, many young girls threw flowers along the windows to where King Ze passed.

The Eighth King, who was accompanying King Ze, couldn't help laughing and cursing after being hit by a flower branch again, "Little bastard, you have a lot of good luck. I'll let your father give you a side concubine as soon as tomorrow."

"Speaking of which, Eighth Aunt has controlled the palace all these years, and you have not had many heirs. Sooner or later, my nephew has to talk about Father Emperor. For the sake of the royal family's blood, I have to point out Eighth Uncle to someone in the room."

"That's your sixth aunt!" Ba Wang spat out these words viciously with a smile on his face.

"Uncle Six protects Aunt Six, why can't Mu Yao protect my wife?" Mu Yao smiled, but he also knew in his heart that sooner or later his father would interfere with his backyard affairs.

"You can do whatever you want. Your second elder brother stumbled this time and touched your father's bottom line. It won't be long before he jumps around. Li's family, when they come to their senses, they will find ways to bite you .You pay more attention."

"The harem doesn't care about one or two more girls from the Li family. Since the emperor likes it, he can take it for himself. Fangzheng has his mother and concubine around, so he can't find any flowers."

"I'm afraid your father is really sad this time. Your mother and concubine returned to Beijing because of that one, but they ignored him for some days."

"Uncle Ba, is my eldest sister better than my seventh younger sister, eighth younger sister and other sisters?" Mu Yao inquired, "I don't see how much I love you usually, but this time it's good luck."

"Your eldest sister, it's fine if you don't talk about it. You don't want to interfere with what your father decides. No matter how many times your mother and concubine have quarreled, you can't touch your eldest sister. Don't be ignorant."

"Uncle Ba, my nephew knows that you know the inside story. If you can't say it, let it go, but don't try to persuade me. I really made me anxious, and I can't please anyone."

Mu Yao suppressed his anger, galloped his horse, and left the accompanying Eight Kings behind.

"This kid!" The Eighth King said angrily, wanting Yu Shitai to join him before entering the palace.It seems that this nephew is also aware of his situation in his heart, and he does not hesitate to hurt himself, so that the emperor's brother will find an excuse to do it.

King Ze is complacent and disrespecting Uncle Wang is not the best excuse.It's just this bastard who just made himself out, it's really abominable.

But compared to the King of England who used all means to harm his brother with foreign enemies, this young man is much more kind.The Eighth Prince smiled angrily, and rode his horse to catch up with his third nephew who was deliberately causing trouble.Compared to staying in Beijing as the clan's mansion, Zongzheng, he still thinks it's most suitable to be an idle uncle.In order to enjoy the old age comfortably, why not help yourself?
The news that King Ze had been punished by the emperor before he returned to the capital was spread by interested people not long after.It is a great contribution to send troops to southern Xinjiang this time to level the southern border.People who originally thought that the emperor would reward them heavily couldn't figure out what kind of medicine the emperor bought in the gourd.

Although the emperor will not allow his son to grow up, threatening the throne and imperial power.But it shouldn't just erase King Ze's contribution this time.

Before they could understand, the King of England was also punished.Compared with Ze Wang who was punished to shut up and think about his mistakes while galloping in the busy city and disrespecting Uncle Wang, the punishment of King Ying is heavier.

In the Battle of Southern Border, King Ying rashly dispatched troops and was ambushed, causing the casualties of Daliang soldiers and the news became known after King Ze returned to Beijing.Especially since the third-rank general Chen Song and many Chen family soldiers died to save the British king, there has been a lot of discussion.

In a fit of rage, the emperor downgraded the title of Prince of England to four ranks in a row, becoming a polished commander who was inferior to the title of the fifth prince, and at the same time lost the title of "British".Because the King of England, who has been beaten to the end, is now just a prince without any rank.

It was rare for King Ze to intercede for his second brother, and he was scolded by the emperor for it.

After cursing his son, the emperor decreed that Chen Song, a branch of the Chen family, should be honored as the second-rank baron, hereditary.Chen Song's eldest son took the title, and his second son was named the captain of cavalry.Chen Jiajun's dead soldiers were also rewarded accordingly.

Compared with the glory of the branches of the Chen family, the main family of the Chen family did not get any benefits.But the head of the Chen family also knew clearly that the family was beaten by the emperor this time.

Southern Xinjiang was directly changed to Nanming Province, and the emperor was not worried about others, so Mu Xinyin was once again promoted to a first-rank general, and also the crown prince and Taifu, guarding southern Xinjiang.At that time, Du Ziqing, the governor of Liuzhou from the third rank, was exceptionally promoted by the emperor to be the envoy of the second rank, in charge of the financial and personnel affairs of Nanming Province.

Only then did the people in the court come to their senses, King Ze was the prince, he was already No.1 among the princes, and the rewards could no longer be high.The emperor was in his prime, and the young prince hadn't grown up yet. Among the older princes, only King Ze was left alone.Since the emperor was unwilling to establish a prince prematurely, he could not confer rewards on King Ze. This was instead the emperor's protection of King Ze's lineage.

But with the family behind King Ze, they really took advantage of it.The Du family and the Chen family, after this time, will reach a new level, and it is just around the corner to suppress the Li family and the Lu family.

In particular, the emperor still rewarded King Ze with a lot of things, and allocated 20 taels for the construction of the palace.Compared with Wu Beizi and the second prince, the emperor really favored King Ze.

After the emperor issued a decree, it was a foregone conclusion for the elder prince to go out of the palace and build a mansion.The imperial concubine Dezhuang, who was still making a fuss because of the second prince's punishment, also quieted down.

Going out of the palace to build a mansion means that the princes have the opportunity to establish their own power.Compared with the situation of being suppressed by the emperor before, being able to raise family advisors is always a chance to make a comeback.

At the end of August, the impact of the Southern Border War gradually calmed down, and the court and the harem also gradually returned to their former innocence.

The eldest princess who was brought back to Beijing has been kept under house arrest by the emperor in the uninhabited Yichun Palace. On the eighth day of September, the emperor visited the Yichun Palace, and soon there was news that she was stabbed and seriously injured.

The people in the Yichun Palace were ruled by the Imperial Forest Army, and the imperial concubine who heard the news was driven back by Concubine Shujia on the grounds that the emperor was fine and needed to rest.The whole palace is under martial law, including the prince and princess who are still in the prince's and princess's quarters are closely monitored.

Only the trusted high-ranking concubines remained in the Yichun Palace, and Mrs. Duanxian stood by the emperor's side, anxiously waiting for the imperial doctor's diagnosis and treatment.Concubine Dezhuang yelled and cursed outside Yichun Palace, but was forcibly taken away by the second prince.

The Imperial Forest Army stepped up their guard, and the eight kings also came from outside the palace to block the news, but King Ze ordered the secret guards to be on guard secretly, and the eight kings stayed in Yichun Palace to wait for the news.

Concubine Shujia and Mrs. Huimin immediately began to interrogate the eldest princess. There was no other reason. When the emperor was assassinated, only the eldest princess was by his side.

In the side hall of Yichun Palace, the eldest princess was restrained by the maid behind her, and forced to kneel on the ground.The noble concubine Shujia and Mrs. Huimin who were at the top didn't say a word, watching the eldest princess screaming with a hideous face twisted.

"Bitch, I'm the eldest princess from the direct line. When it's my turn to bow down to you two, I'm not afraid of ruining your life!" The eldest princess stared at the two above her with red eyes and insulted them.

"Could it be that the eldest princess has forgotten that your concubine mother is just Mrs. Zhaoxin from the first rank, and this palace is a noble concubine from the first rank. How can I not bear your greetings?" Ten Niang put down the handkerchief covering her mouth and asked back with a smile. .

"Mu Yunlan, before you go, your imperial concubine is bullying your blood and bones left behind by the Empress Yuan. You have to make decisions for your daughter!"

"Ouyang Ruixin, the Empress of the Yuan Dynasty, entered the palace in March of the fifth year of Zhaokang. She was pregnant in March of the sixth year of Zhaokang. In June, she was implicated in the rebellion between the regent and Ouyang's family. She was abolished as his wife and given the title Zhaoxin. The emperor in July Changed to Yuan Xijia, and you, the eldest princess, were born on the first day of the first month of the second year of Xijia, and you were born to control your mother." Mrs. Huimin's eyes were red, "You were born with a wife, and you were born higher than others. Because of your mother and concubine, the emperor let you go several times, but unexpectedly gave you the chance to kill your father."

"Mu Jingqing, I don't have the time to listen to you pretending to be crazy. The Ouyang family in northern Xinjiang has already been executed. If you weren't the emperor's own flesh and blood, how could he get around you!" Ten Niang snorted disdainfully, "Abandoned by you You don’t care about your identity and responsibility. After you assassinated your own father, you think of asking others to respect you. Is this palace too kind? Is this palace not your kind father? Your Majesty, if you are sensible, tell the people behind you. Otherwise...it is not a big deal if there are a few abandoned princesses in the palace."

"He killed his uncle, beheaded his grandparents, and exiled hundreds of Ouyang family members. He deserves to die!" The eldest princess cursed through gritted teeth, "You ungrateful villain, their mother, son, orphans and widows back then, if it weren't for my grandfather and Regent, can he ascend the throne easily? He was killed by King Fengyang long ago! He is a despicable villain who killed the regent uncle in the palace of the first wife of the Yuan Dynasty, which made the mother move her fetus. My poor My elder brother died at birth. A person like him who disowns his relatives, killed his uncle and father-in-law, forced to death his wife, killed his son, and even exterminated my mother’s step family, it will be cheaper for him to die!”

"Assassinate him? I'm afraid I'll hurt my own hand. If he wants someone else to kill him, it's a great gift from this palace. He will definitely like it. Doesn't he like women to give birth to a prince? Is the emperor's throne more important than anything else? This palace will let him never give birth to wild species, and never be his dragon chair. Tell him to taste what life is better than death!"

"You two sluts don't need to worry, you will be widows soon too, hahahahahaha" the eldest princess laughed wildly.

"Sister Hui, stay here and send the eldest princess on the road for me. The eldest princess Mu Jingqing poisoned the emperor, which is an unforgivable crime. Even if the emperor wakes up and blames me, I will bear it all. If the eldest princess cannot stay, I will order Let's prepare things." Shi Niang said coldly, this woman has harmed her Yao'er, her Jing Han, and she wants to poison the emperor, she will die.

But at this moment, after knowing so many royal secrets, Shi Niang didn't have much feeling for this woman who was still full of resentment when she was about to die.

The second and fourth princesses are dead, she can still sigh, time is fate, facing this eldest princess, she really has nothing to say.

"The emperor's side is important. My sister, hurry up. Rong Jing is no better than you and me. She can't hold back such a big battle." Mrs. Huimin suppressed the uneasiness in her heart and urged, "That black aunt next to you also brought a Come on. You must save the master!"

"Sister Hui!" Ten Niang interrupted Mrs. Hui Min's panic, "The more this is the case, the less you can panic, you have to calm down!"

"Master, Mrs. Hui, the emperor is awake! He sent Mr. Lu to deliver a message!" Panting, Ruo Min pushed open the door of the side hall.Behind her is Eunuch Lu, the eunuch next to the emperor. When the emperor was assassinated, he was sent by the emperor to report and escaped.

"The emperor has a decree. No one is allowed to take the initiative to punish the prince without permission. The princess is still under house arrest in the Yichun Palace. There is no decree." As soon as Mr. Lu finished speaking, he felt that the temperature in the hall dropped a lot. People who are cool in summer want to shiver.

"Hahahaha, Mu Yunlan, he doesn't dare. He promised my mother not to let anyone touch me, including himself! Hahahaha, I'm still alive, and he's about to die!" The eldest princess is sometimes sober, sometimes crazy , already delirious.

"What did Father-in-law and Ruomin hear?" Ten Niang asked coldly, her eyes swept over the two of them.

"The slave/servant didn't hear anything." The two shook their heads in unison, sweating coldly under the gaze of the imperial concubine.

"The emperor woke up and wanted to see the imperial concubine. The imperial doctor said that the emperor may fall into a coma again at any time, you see..." Xiao Luzi still dutifully passed on what the emperor wanted him to convey.

"Sister Hui!" Ten Niang's eyes flickered, and she turned to Mrs. Huimin, who was suppressing the eldest princess to prevent her from talking nonsense, "Let's go together."

"My younger sister will go first, and the princess will go after the palace settles down later." After all, Mrs. Huimin has been in the inner palace for many years, so she declined immediately.

"Then I'll call my sister over here." Shi Niang said to Ruo Min who was a little stunned, "Go and call Xiao Hei to Yichun Palace. I and the imperial doctor say that she can't be used. Jingyue and Xiao Shi, take her to Yao The son's yard, give it to Princess Ze. You guard the Yaohua Palace and wait for me to go back."

"Yes, this servant obeys." Ruo Min bowed her body and hurriedly left after saluting.

"Eunuch Lu, let's go. I will follow you to see the emperor." Ten Niang calmed down and followed to the main hall.

From the side hall to the main hall, it was a very short distance, and within a short time, he saw the frowning Eight Kings and the imperial physicians surrounding him.Shi Niang ignored the hesitation in their eyes, shook her head at the Eight Kings, and entered the inner hall, the room where the emperor lay.

The emperor's spirit was very bad, and his face was pale.He was stabbed in the upper abdomen, which was about three inches long. He lost a lot of blood, and he dared not move while lying on the bed.

Hearing the voice, he turned his gaze to Shi Niang and motioned her to come forward.Ten Niang walked to the bedside in a few steps, and stood there without stepping forward.

The emperor stretched out his hand to her with difficulty, she took a deep breath, put her hand in the palm of the emperor's palm, took the emperor's hand, and sat on the edge of the bed.

"Zhen...cough cough...I heard that you lost your temper in the side hall." The emperor was wounded in the lungs by a knife, and it was difficult to speak, "You promised me...you can't break your promise!"

Ten Niang lowered her head, heard the emperor's words, stared at him, tears fell drop by drop, "She, she wants to kill you! You still protect her, if you really have something, let me and Xiao Liu What about ten?"

Her voice trembled slightly, her voice tinged with fear.From the emperor's accident, she and Mrs. Huimin arranged for the martial law in the palace, to spreading the news to the eight kings, announcing the imperial doctor and other series of arrangements, they have been calm and unruffled. This will see the emperor wake up but still protect the wounded man. Tears welled up all at once.

"Don't cry... don't be afraid... I'm here, good girl!" The emperor tried to raise his hand to wipe away her tears, but fell down weakly.

"I won't break my promise, you're well, I'll take care of you again." Shi Niang wiped away her tears with a handkerchief, and carefully buried her head in his chest, "You have to live well and stay with me, or I'll poison Mu Jing to death pour."

The emperor patted her on the head, "Okay, I'll stay with you, girl, and always be with you!" He let go of his hand, leaned on the bed, and made a sound.

Shi Niang felt that something was wrong, and when she looked up again, the emperor had passed out, with blood overflowing from the corner of his mouth.

"Come on, the emperor has passed out, come on!"

The imperial physician guarding outside the inner hall immediately rushed in to give rescue.Shi Niang was helped out of the inner hall by Si Jin, and when she saw Shang Bawang's worried eyes, she woke up with a jolt.

"See Concubine Jia." After saluting, the Eight Kings clasped their fists and prepared to let the remaining imperial physician report the emperor's situation. ?”

"Brother Huang was injured by a knife in his abdomen and his lungs will be fine after a while." Under Shi Niang's eyes, the Eighth Prince sighed, and continued, "The Emperor was assassinated in Nanluo in the early years, and he was poisoned by Gu. Although he was dismissed and recuperated for a long time, this time he was injured, and his vitality was still damaged. In the future, when the emperor's brother has an heir, I'm afraid... the imperial doctor said that only by having as little sex as possible can we strengthen our vitality."

"Apart from this, is there anything wrong with the emperor?" Shi Niang heard the warning to let the emperor have less sex, but she didn't care, and still pressed the eight kings.

"The emperor worked hard in the early years and hurt his roots. I'm afraid there will be damage to his longevity. Sitting for a long time is not good for his lungs. In the future, I will ask my little sister-in-law to persuade my brother not to work too hard."

"I have something to ask, I don't know if I should say it or not." Shi Niang waved her hand, and Si Jin led the others to retreat.Only two uncles, sisters-in-law and Mrs. Duanxian remained.

"Your Majesty, please tell me, the king who can make the decision will definitely help." The Eighth King also knew that at this juncture, Concubine Jia would not act recklessly.

"The emperor's injury, I just took a closer look at it, and there may be something wrong. There are many things in the Taiyuan Hospital that I dare not make random judgments. The aunt who followed Jingyue, to tell the prince, was rescued in the south. A member of the emperor. She is also a member of the Bai family, and her biological mother is a maiden from southern Xinjiang who knows some medical skills. I want her to give the emperor a diagnosis."

"Your Majesty, since you know what's in your heart, why are you so worried?" Eight Kings couldn't understand, this little Sixth Sister-in-Law has always been the most resourceful, she shouldn't be an indecisive person.

"I have a bad guess in my heart. Even if the emperor is poisoned by Gu poison, it may not be easy to treat. The emperor also ordered that no one should touch the eldest princess. Even if I have thousands of ways..."

"On the side of the eldest princess, the empress listens to the emperor. But what did the eldest princess say?" The eighth king asked, "The emperor is always kind to her."

"The eldest princess refused to plead guilty to the assassination of the emperor. But she said that she would make the emperor have no children, and would not be able to sit on the dragon chair. Life would be worse than death!" Ten Niang gritted her teeth, "And our good emperor, even after this meeting Protect her."

"Your Majesty, let the aunt next to Xuan Jingyue treat the emperor first." The Eighth Prince finally sighed, "The Eldest Princess, I have to go. Brother Huang, I will trouble the emperor's sister-in-law."

"Chaozhong also troubled the prince." Shi Niang reassured.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, there are ministers and Lord Du in the court. The younger brother will retire first."

After the Eighth Prince saluted, he left Yichun Palace.Only Shi Niang and Mrs. Duanxian are left in the hall.

"Sister Xian, you are tired of guarding His Majesty, go to the side hall to rest first. I will guard the emperor's place." Ten Niang persuaded a little tiredly.

After the emperor's accident, she who lived in the Sixth West Palace did not come as quickly as Chen Minxian, Lu Rongjing and Li Siqin who lived in the Sixth East Palace.Lu Rongjing carried Li Siqin with all her strength, preventing the imperial concubine Dezhuang from approaching the emperor.It wasn't until she came that the concubines who heard the news came were arranged.

After that, she followed Chen Minxian to arrange various things, and it was Lu Rongjing who stood by the emperor's side and watched the imperial physician diagnose and treat him.After tossing and tossing in the middle of the night, it's normal for Lu Rongjing to be unable to hold on.

"It's okay, my sister will let me stay here and guard the emperor with my sister." Lu Rongjing rejected Concubine Jia's proposal.

She was terrified in her heart, the emperor's condition was much more serious than what the imperial physician diagnosed.She didn't even dare to think about what happened.She is no better than Concubine Jia and Concubine Dezhuang in that she has a son.No matter whether their son can ascend the throne or not, they all have support.The worst thing is to be taken out of the palace by his son to enjoy the blessings as a concubine.

Her adopted daughter is not yet married, and the marriage was only mentioned to her by the emperor in private.If the emperor is gone, she has nothing to rely on.

Only by staying with the emperor can I feel more at ease.

"Sister, don't be afraid, the emperor will be fine. He still relies on the three of us. Elder sister will go to rest first, and sister Hui will also go to rest when she has dealt with the affairs of the eldest princess of the palace. After you have rested, come again." Replace me."

"Princess...Princess, the women of Ouyang's family are really powerful!" Lu Rongjing said ruthlessly, "The one who fascinated the emperor back then, hmph!"

"Sister Xian knows Mrs. Zhaoxin?" Ten Niang tentatively asked, this woman is not only known by Mrs. Huimin, it seems that Mrs. Duanxian also has a feud with her.

"Ouyang Ruixin, Mrs. Zhaoxin, hum!" After calming down, Lu Rongjing looked at Concubine Shangjia probingly, "I will go and rest for a while, and let Minxian come to replace my sister. As for what my sister wants to know, I naturally I won't hide it. But not now, nor here to tell my sister."

"Sister Xian's kindness to my sister, my sister will naturally remember it. When I have time, my sister will bother my sister."

(End of this chapter)