wedding dress

Chapter 262

The weather in Beijing is still damp and cold.

But the air was filled with an invisible, strong smell of gunpowder.

Another cleansing of the capital began.

This is not the same as the last turmoil.

Back then it was a rebellion.

Although some people were attacking the palace gate, the other part did not do bad things in the city.Some of them were purposeful, such as attacking Prince An's Mansion and other clan mansions, while others were just taking advantage of the fire to rob.That kind of destructive power can be unparalleled.

When people talk about natural disasters and man-made disasters, they always put natural disasters first.One is that natural disasters are awe-inspiring, and the other is that natural disasters are more destructive.However, according to Xiaodong, compared with natural disasters, man-made disasters are more tragic, and they last and repeat for a long time.Tyranny, miscellaneous taxes, bureaucrats, soldiers and bandits... Natural disasters do not happen every day, but man-made disasters do have to be endured every day.

This time the cleansing of the capital was from top to bottom. The emperor issued an order, and the three princes took the lead. The cleansing of the clan and the court was the main focus, and several camps under the Ministry of War were also involved, but the security of the capital was not a problem.Ordinary people can still live a peaceful life, can buy vegetables, and can go out.Unlike the last time, every family was in danger - many people hid in vegetable cellars to avoid disaster, and it is said that some people hid in kang holes.Anyway, the kang is only burned in winter, so it is not a problem to put something to hide when it is not burning.

When Xiaodong went into the palace again, he sensitively found that there were fewer people coming.

Several familiar faces were gone.

Although most of the things that men do outside, women don't know and can't participate, but once something happens, the whole family will be implicated.

Especially this kind of rebellion, no one from top to bottom was spared.

The rest of the people cried even more mournfully, perhaps because they were involved in this incident because of old friends, or because they were crying about their uncertain fate.During the mourning, the crying was loud, and the two women kneeling beside Xiaodong and behind him were crying heartbreakingly, Xiaodong just felt at a loss.

Even though she was surrounded by power since birth in this life, Xiaodong must not say against her will that power is a bad thing.

But power is often more terrifying.

The Empress Dowager Shengci did not show up, and the female officer said she was unwell.

Xiaodong was very concerned and hurriedly asked.The female officer was also with the Empress Dowager Shengci, and she was very familiar with Xiaodong, she whispered: "Actually, it's too noisy here, and the smell is not good. The Empress Dowager is not in any serious discomfort."

Xiaodong nodded, but he was still not at ease.

It is good that the Empress Dowager Shengci loves to be pure, but she has never been polite, and she is not the kind of person who makes fun of Joe.

"I'm going to see the Empress Dowager."

"Alright, it's really noisy here. The Princess has gone, and I happened to be resting in Changchun Palace for a while."

When Xiaodong went out, she happened to see the high-ranking female officer leading the palace people to come in a hurry, and when she met her face-to-face, the high female official saluted: "I have met the princess."

"Don't be too polite, where did Sister Gao come from?"

This female official is different. Many people say that she is actually the emperor's concubine, but the emperor is not willing to let her be buried in the harem, so she has never been given the title of concubine.

The rumors are somewhat believable, but Xiaodong is not sure.But the senior female official is indeed talented and learned, and she often drafts edicts for the emperor. Some people in the palace may look down on her and talk about it behind her back, but no one dares to offend her.

Xiaodong can at least be sure of one thing, that is, for the empress dowager Shengde's loss of power, this high-ranking female official must have contributed a lot to the emperor.

Senior female officer was a little anxious, Xiaodong didn't see her many times, and every time she was dressed neatly, and now one side of the soft wing on the back of the hat was twisted away, she didn't seem to notice.

Her haste is rare to see.

Could it be... what's going to happen?

Changchun Palace is still deserted, those fragrant flowers and herbs have just sprouted buds, and the thin faint light green reveals a bit of bleak spring.

Caigu welcomed Xiaodong in. She changed out of her usual green silk palace dress and wore a gray coarse cloth robe with a filial belt tied around her waist.

"Princess, please come in." Cai Gu said, "The Empress Dowager mentioned you just now."

"How is the queen mother?"

"Nothing serious, just a little headache."

Most likely because of the quarrel at Ciqing Palace yesterday.To be honest, Xiaodong himself felt a pain in the brain when he heard the crying and howling.

The curtain in the sleeping hall was lowered, and a wisp of green smoke was slowly exhaled from the mouth of the golden beast.

The Empress Dowager Shengci leaned on the big welcoming pillow and waved to Xiaodong.

"Come here."

Xiaodong saluted and sat down next to the Empress Dowager Shengci.

"Is your empress feeling unwell?"

"I don't have anything to do, I'm just impatient to go out and meet those people." The Empress Dowager Shengci served tea and asked, "How is the family? How is Ah Da?"

"He stays with Mama Hu at home, he's quite obedient." Xiaodong took the medicine from Caigu's hand and smelled it.

"What kind of medicine is this?"

Anyway, it's not the tonic that the Empress Dowager Shengci used to take.

"It's a decoction that calms the nerves and soothes the nerves. Today, the head of the Grand Hospital came to take a pulse, and prescribed a prescription, saying that you can take it or not."

Then don't eat it.

Xiaodong felt that the medicine was three-point poisonous. Seeing that the Empress Dowager Shengci was still in good spirits and her complexion was not bad, there was no need to take this medicine.

"Let me rub it for your mother."

Empress Dowager Shengci readily agreed.

Even though it was miserable and rainy outside, inside Changchun Palace it was peaceful.

If it wasn't for Caigu and the others wearing filial piety, Xiaodong would hardly have remembered that funerals were still being held in the palace-the capital is still in a state of terror.

There is no place in this world where Xiaodong can feel at ease.

Prince An's Mansion, my own home, Changchun Palace.

Uh, these words seem a little redundant. Her circle of life is already small, except for her natal family, her new home, the palace, and other places, she doesn't go, does she?Even if they go to places like Biezhuang, Ligong, and hot springs, they will only stay there for a while.

Speaking of which, when I was young, I had to go to Jiyutang to go to school and have certain social activities. Now that I have grown up, I just stay at home all day.

The girls who went to school together back then are all married and have children now. We only meet occasionally, and we are not very affectionate when we meet.

Xiaodong has studied for several years, and the only good relationship is with Zhao Zhi—well, Yao Jinfeng is also one of them.And the Shen family sisters can also be counted.

But Zhao Zhi and Yao Jinfeng died, and the other married far away.

What about the Shen sisters?Shen Fang is a busy housewife, and Shen Qiang does not live in the capital all the time.

Now it can really be called a handkerchief, as if...

Only six princesses left?

Xiaodong was a little bit dumbfounded.

She didn't deal with the sixth princess very much before.The temper of the sixth princess is really unbearable——

But after a long time, you will find that this person also has a cuteness.

She is not artificial, not hypocritical, and less scheming.

Even her son-in-law Luo Wei couldn't accept her at first, but isn't she living happily now?
Of course, it is said that the two often quarreled at home by smashing tables and benches, but there was no overnight feud between husband and wife.

Maybe both parties were dissatisfied with this marriage at first, but since they have children, they have to accept their fate and live a good life.

"I didn't see the sixth princess in Ciqing Palace just now." Xiaodong said softly, "Concubine Shu's health is not good?"

The Empress Dowager Shengci said, "Well, it's been several days and she hasn't gotten up. Her illness is also strange. The imperial doctor has seen it, but she can't explain why."

"Is it……"

No wonder the sixth princess didn't go to Ciqing Palace today.

Xiaodong remembered the matter of meeting the high lady just now—but she didn't tell the Empress Dowager Shengci.

The female official Gao used to serve the Empress Dowager Shengde, but later she followed the emperor and had no contact with Changchun Palace.The Empress Dowager Shengci didn't seem to like her either.

"You can rest here for a while, and don't go there in the afternoon."

Xiaodong smiled, and was about to speak, when suddenly she heard Caigu outside saying: "My Lady, the imperial concubine is asking to see you."

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I don't know what title is good for this chapter. . .

(End of this chapter)