Long Harem Road

Chapter 97

The next day, when the lights were on, all the halls of the harem were brightly lit, and a news spread across the harem as if it had grown wings in an instant, stirring up waves. up.

Kneeling respectfully, bowing his head in trepidation, Li Wang, the eunuch in the respect room with his arms raised up and holding the tray, suddenly had the urge to cry, and he could finally feel proud again.

If it is said that the work of the eunuch in the respect room is actually very simple, it is just to put the name tags of every concubine who can sleep in the harem on the tray for the emperor to choose, but it is a real fat job if you can't stand it!

The placement of the concubine's head card is very particular. The knowledge in it has grown, especially the little concubine who is of a low status and has not been kept in the heart of the emperor. The conspicuous position and the role of the eunuch in the respect room cannot be ignored, and Li Wang naturally went up with the tide.

Therefore, Li Wang has been very high-spirited these years. He has often accepted bribes from low-ranking concubines and flattery from court ladies and eunuchs. I can't make it through my own future;
Of course, a concubine with a high status and favor like Concubine De would disdain such petty tricks, but she would not intentionally quarrel with her. Li Wang is a smart person and knows who to please, so Xiao The day was very moist.

However, a few months ago, all of this changed. The emperor no longer flopped his cards and only favored Concubine Qingfeng Gongde, and he was naturally put on the shelf.

The harem had no shortage of people who would make trouble. The maids and eunuchs who were used to holding him up on weekdays slowly began to sneer at him, and the treatment was reduced by more than one level. Li Wang can be said to be living in dire straits.

Li Wangqiang suppressed the excitement in his heart, and respectfully waited for the emperor to turn over the card, and when he walked out of the Qianqing Palace again, he held his head high and his chest high, looking like a villain who has achieved his ambition!

The emperor finally flipped through the signboard of Concubine Le of Zhongcui Palace, always paying attention to the concubines in Qianqing Palace, and focused on Zhongcui Palace, with jealousy, rejoicing, and complex expressions!
The emperor's move is to let them go, and everything will return to normal?Or is the final judgment to be made and they are doomed?

Of course, the result depends entirely on the emperor's whim. Thinking of the healthy fifth prince, everyone prefers the former. You must know that Concubine Liu Shu committed a heinous crime back then, and the emperor just imprisoned her, which shows that the emperor attaches great importance to the prince.

Concubine Le embraced the fifth prince, and she was outside the palace with all respect and respect. Her eyes were drooping, and her pale face could not be concealed by her thick makeup. It was unknown whether she was excited or frightened.

The Fifth Prince had just turned one year old, he was at a lively and active age, he didn't notice the oppressive atmosphere in the palace at all, he was twisting and turning in the arms of his mother and concubine!

Zhao Zhen's expression was calm, his deep black eyes flashed across the fifth prince, a trace of imperceptible softness flashed across it, but it was fleeting, and he said lightly, "Take the fifth prince down!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Concubine Le gritted her teeth tightly when she heard the words, but she was unwilling to allow the fifth prince to be taken away by the nanny, and she became even more anxious. The emperor had a strange mind, and he had been hiding it for half a month, but he came here suddenly tonight. Moment flustered.

Bringing the fifth prince to meet the holy car, Concubine Le did not think of taking advantage of the situation. Although the emperor has met the fifth prince a few times, but after all, he is the emperor's blood. If the emperor is going to settle accounts after the fall, the lively and lovely fifth prince will be hers chips.

Zhao Zhen sat on the head in a bright yellow dragon robe, with a calm expression, and took his time drinking tea. Concubine Le, who was pretending to be calm, was as ridiculous as a clown in his eyes;

If he wanted to use the Fifth Prince to gain leniency, it also depended on whether he was willing to give her this dignity. After all, the Fifth Prince was young, so why not change to another concubine?It seems that I have been too kind to you all these years!

"Concubine Le, are you convicted?" Zhao Zhen put down the teacup in his hand, and spoke slowly, his tone was extremely flat, not like asking for guilt, but like a normal chat.

He let them hang out for half a month, not only because he needed to follow the vines to collect evidence, but more importantly, to make them panic all day long, erode their psychological defenses little by little, completely collapse, and finally wipe them all out without any effort.

It has been less than ten years since he ascended the throne. Zhao Zhen is confident enough to control the entire dynasty. He no longer needs to use women to restrain princes and ministers.

Too much is too late, enough is enough, Zhao Zhen knows how to do it, half a month is enough to bring a group of guilty concubines to the brink of collapse, but not to jump the wall in a hurry;
After careful consideration, Le Fei became the first target of his surgery.

The reason why Concubine Le was chosen was because of the fifth prince. He wanted the other people in the harem to see clearly that the prince is not a life-saving talisman, and keeping one's own place is the kingly way;

Concubine Le might never have imagined that she was the prince of Cheng Ye and the prince of defeat.

Concubine Le's face turned pale when she heard the words, and she knelt down with a 'plop';
A hanging heart suddenly loosened. For more than ten days, she was anxious and sleepless at night, suffering and tormented with a glimmer of hope. At this moment when the dust settled, she suddenly felt relieved. It turned out that sometimes, you can be happy Being punished is also a luxury.

The emperor didn't care about Concubine Le's sudden realization, a ray of light shot out from her black eyes, and she continued to say coldly, "Could it be that you think the gods don't know anyone?

Why did the eldest princess get injured, and why did the eldest prince conflict with the eldest princess? I don't need to repeat all these, right? "

"The concubine is guilty!" Concubine Le leaned forward and buried her head, her face ashen ashes, she spoke slowly, she did not struggle needlessly, because she knew very well that struggling was just a waste of time, it would be better to simply confess her guilt, after all, she still has five years left. Prince, the emperor will not ignore the fifth prince;
At this moment, nothing but remorse is in her heart. Yes, the entire harem is the emperor's territory. Once the emperor is serious, how can their little tricks escape the emperor's eyes?The emperor just didn't care before, just turned a blind eye to it.

Zhao Zhen was noncommittal, and looked at the concubine who confessed his guilt with cold eyes, without any disturbance in his heart, "The fifth prince is my blood, and I will find a qualified mother and concubine for him, and I will guarantee his wealth and glory, so that he will have no worries all his life !"

"Wealth and glory, a life without worries! Hehe!", Concubine Le murmured to herself, laughing at herself coldly, her heart ached suddenly, was she going to lose her child again after all?

"No, Your Majesty!" Concubine Le crawled forward, leaning over the Emperor's feet, begging and sobbing, "My Majesty, please, don't take the emperor away!"

Zhao Zhen was indifferent, his black eyes were calm, he let Concubine Le weep, and said coldly, "I knew why today, when you framed the eldest prince and hurt the eldest princess, why didn't you think about the fifth prince?"

Concubine Le turned a deaf ear to the emperor's questioning. She only had the fifth prince in her heart. At this moment, the unwillingness buried deep in her heart was clamoring wildly. She was once innocent and kind, and she was once innocent and romantic, so why would she want to be that cruel, vicious woman?

However, the situation is pressing, in order to get ahead, for the sake of the fifth prince, she has no choice but to fight and grab!This is the law of survival in the harem!After all, she is just a loser in the struggle!

The emperor's ruthlessness completely irritated Concubine Le, she stopped crying suddenly, raised her eyes indifferently, aggressively, although she was questioning, she said firmly, "Your Majesty, you have never considered the fifth prince, have you? Could it be that in your heart, only The Fourth Prince!?

Concubine De, what does she have that deserves your treatment? "

Zhao Zhen frowned slightly, his face was gloomy with a hint of uneasiness, and he let out a cold snort, annoyed by his words, how can a concubine of a crime allow a concubine to speculate and question at will?

Concubine Le laughed mockingly, and sat slumped on the ground with hatred in her eyes. Although she pleaded guilty, she did it as a last resort. Thinking of the fifth prince she gave birth to through all kinds of hardships, thinking of the one who would not come to the world in time. murdered children;
The unwillingness and anger in my heart grew like mushrooms after a spring rain. She entered the palace with the concubine De, so how could she be favored by the emperor?Can there be two healthy princes?But she is going to be reduced to a prisoner, handing over the only fifth prince to others?Why?
All she did was for the fifth prince to get the emperor's attention, what's wrong?It's all because of Concubine De, because of the Fourth Prince, I am not reconciled!
Women are often like this, they never face up to their own shortcomings, they are only jealous of others' favors, they never consider that only by giving can they be rewarded, Le Fei in front of her is obviously stunned by crazy jealousy.

"Haha, Your Majesty, is Concubine De really clean? After only four years in the palace, she is a first-rank Concubine De. Not only has she been favored by you, but she also has two sons. Do you really think that she is pure and pure, pure and kind?

It's been four years, and the concubines who had a feud with Concubine De will end well?From Zhu Zhaoyuan and He Jieyu back then, to the present empress, and even the empress dowager, haha, Your Majesty, don't you really have any doubts? "

Concubine Le's eyes are red, hmph, Concubine De, don't even think about what I can't get, even if I die, I will drag you back!

When the emperor left Zhongcui Palace, his face became even more gloomy. Afterwards, Concubine Le deliberately murdered the emperor's heir. The evidence was conclusive. She was demoted to common people and imprisoned in the cold palace.

Just when Concubine Shu was hit on the head by a huge pie that fell unexpectedly, and she was still unable to extricate herself from the huge surprise, the guilty concubines in the harem fell into panic again. up!

At the end of March in the seventh year of the Yuan Qing Dynasty, the bloody clean-up of the harem kicked off. No one knew what the emperor was thinking, let alone predict what fate awaited him!
After the emperor dealt with Concubine Le, he devoted himself to the political affairs of the previous dynasty and did not step into the harem. However, everyone felt that the emperor's monitoring of the harem was more stringent, and the atmosphere became more weird, but no one dared to Make any move!
(End of this chapter)