Concubine Mi in the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 138

Hearing Qiumei's words, Chen Wenpo's face immediately turned pale, her eyes were full of fear and fear, and her body trembled uncontrollably.

"The emperor spares my life, my majesty spares my life, I can say anything, it's..."

Before she could finish speaking, Li Dequan's complexion changed, and he immediately blocked her mouth.

"Things without rules dare to call themselves me in front of the emperor!" Li Dequan was very close to her, so he could guess the word "Hui" that she hadn't said yet by looking at the shape of his mouth. , Empress Hui is alone.

Li Dequan's heart skipped a beat, but luckily he reacted quickly and blocked Chen Wenpo's mouth, otherwise the matter would be complicated if he confessed to Concubine Hui in front of so many concubines.He has served the emperor for so many years, and he can more or less guess what the emperor is thinking. Although the emperor has been alienating the eldest brother for the sake of His Royal Highness, that does not mean that he can allow the eldest brother to have a convict mother .

The elder brother is the eldest son of the emperor, so, for the sake of the royal family's face, the emperor will save Hui Concubine's face no matter how angry he is.

Li Dequan's movements were ruthless and quick, and the concubines only heard a yell, and saw Li Dequan took out a handkerchief from his arms to cover Chen Wenpo's mouth, Chen Wenpo's eyes were full of panic, and she groaned, but I can't say a word.

Kangxi stood there with a icy face and a terrifying chill all over his body. He only glanced at Li Dequan and waved his hand: "Send it to the Punishment Department for interrogation."

As soon as Kangxi finished speaking, two guards came in and took Chen Wenpo's arms and dragged her out of the hall regardless of her struggle.

Seeing such a scene, the concubines were almost speechless in shock. Li Dequan has served the emperor for so many years and has always been well-behaved. But just now, before the emperor spoke, he blocked Chen Wenpo without authorization. Q.

If it is because of the word "I" that Mrs. Wen said in a panic, it would be a bit too far-fetched.

Now, isn't the most important thing to find out the mastermind behind the murder of the emperor's heir?

All the concubines glanced at Li Dequan who was standing there, with a look of puzzlement in their eyes, but because of Kangxi's presence, no one dared to speak without authorization.

Concubine De stood there, after thinking for a while, she persuaded: "Your Majesty, it's very windy outside, even if your Majesty is concerned about the secret concubine, he can't ignore the body of the dragon."

"I still have something to do in the previous court, you all go back to your own palace." Kangxi frowned, said such a sentence coldly, and walked straight to the outside of the palace. Seeing Kangxi taking a step, Li Dequan hurriedly followed up.

As soon as Kangxi left, Concubine Xiang couldn't help asking: "What's wrong with the emperor, interrogation for a long time has not yielded any results, if Eunuch Li hadn't intervened, I'm sure I'll know everything. "

"That's right, Eunuch Li has served the emperor for so many years, none of us have ever seen him so impatient."

"Eunuch Li naturally guessed the emperor's thoughts when he did things, but we can't guess what the emperor means."

Hearing the concubines' discussions, Concubine De lowered her face, and said: "Okay, Concubine Xiang! You have been in the palace for so many years, why don't you even understand the rules in the palace, and you can talk about the emperor's affairs casually Yes, if you don't understand the rules anymore, I will have to disturb the Queen Mother's peace, and go back to the Queen Mother to let the Queen Mother deal with it."

Concubine De's half-warning and half-sarcasm words made the concubine choke there abruptly, no, no, no, it took a long time before she smiled meaningfully: "Yes, the empress said so, where is the concubine?" It's okay. It's just that concubines have to remind the empress that the master in the harem is the noble concubine of Chengqian Palace, and she is the serious master. According to the concubine, if the empress really wants to interfere in the palace affairs, it is better to first Go to the Qianqing Palace to ask for an imperial decree, the emperor thinks highly of your empress, and it will not refute your empress's face if you think about it."

Concubine De's expression changed after Concubine Xiang's words, and before she could speak, Concubine Xiang picked up the handkerchief and gently covered the corners of her mouth, and said with a smile: "Look at Concubine's memory, the Emperor is afraid that it will be a long time since I heard it." You have summoned the empress, if the empress rushes over..."

Before the Concubine Xiang could finish her sentence, Concubine De raised her hand and slapped her hard across the face, a clear and crisp slap resounded throughout the hall.

The concubine Xiang staggered from the beating, and almost fell to the ground. It took a long time for her mind to gradually clear up. Facing the gazes of the concubines, her face turned green and white, and she looked at the sinister eyes deep in Concubine De's eyes. , In the end, I still didn't dare to be presumptuous anymore.

"Come here, Concubine Xiang is not feeling well, please send her back to Changchun Palace."

Concubine Xiang immediately became angry from embarrassment, Concubine De saw her like this, a faint smile curled up on the corner of her mouth, and said slowly: "Why, if my sister doesn't want to go back to Changchun Palace, I might as well send you to Qianqing Palace, if my sister has something Wronged, even if you say it, you can let the emperor be the master for your younger sister."

After saying this, without waiting for Concubine Xiang to speak, Concubine De coldly glanced at the maid standing behind Concubine Xiang: "I'm not sending your master back to the palace yet."

"Yes." Seeing her mother being slapped by Concubine De, the maid was already terrified in her heart, when she heard this, she responded without thinking, and looked at her mother cautiously.

Although Concubine Xiang was still a little unwilling, but if she didn't leave at this time, depending on Concubine De's temperament, there was no guarantee that she would not really alarm the Emperor.If the emperor gets angry, he won't be able to pass without losing face.

So, he only gave Concubine De a hard look, and walked straight out of the hall.

When the concubine Xiang left, someone said: "Concubine Xiang has always been like this, so why bother to get angry with her?"

Concubine De glanced at her, and said slowly: "I just told her how to write the four characters of noble and humble. She has been in the palace for many years, and she should understand the rules."

The concubine was startled, knowing that Concubine De was using the matter of Concubine Xiang to warn everyone.

Poor Concubine Xiang just ordered someone to tie Ning Guiren a few days ago, and taught Ning Guiren what is noble and humble, but within a few days, the same thing happened to her.

If you want to blame, you can only blame her for trying to kill herself, what she did to provoke Concubine De, even though Concubine De lost her phoenix seal, she did not seem to fall out of favor.Things in this palace are changing rapidly, who can say that there will be a day when Concubine De will make a comeback?

"Alright, it's getting late, let's all go back to our respective palaces."

After the concubines from the various palaces left, Qiumei, who was kneeling on the ground, stood up and walked inside.

At this time, Wang Miheng had been lying on the bed for a long time, and several court ladies cleaned her up, and changed into a slightly loose flag dress.

When Qiumei told Wang Miheng what happened outside word by word, Wang Miheng nodded, and a strangeness flashed in his eyes.

"You said that Eunuch Li blocked Chen Wenpo's mouth, but the emperor didn't say anything?"

"Well, the maidservant could see clearly that Chen Wenpo seemed to be about to say something, but for some reason, she was suddenly blocked by Li Gonggong. Although Chen Wenpo violated the taboo and said "I" in front of the emperor I was taught by Eunuch Li, but the slaves always feel that this matter is not that simple."

Listening to Qiumei's words, Wang Miheng also felt a little weird, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.

Seeing Wang Miheng's expression, Qiumei couldn't help but comforted her: "Master, don't worry, the emperor has ordered Chen Wenpo to be interrogated in the Punishment Division. Those who have entered the Punishment Division have not yet been unable to pry their mouths open." Yes, the emperor will definitely give the master an explanation."

Wang Miheng nodded slightly, but he had a premonition in his heart that Chen Wenpo might not be able to explain anything.

"Young master, you should rest first. This servant will go to the small kitchen to make you a bowl of jujube porridge to nourish your body." Seeing her master like this, Qiumei hurriedly changed the topic. The master had just given birth, and she was most taboo and sad up.

Hearing Qiumei's words, Wang Miheng slightly raised his eyes, "Well, then go and do your work."

After about a cup of tea, Qiumei walked in with a bowl of red date porridge, only to see her master lying on the bed and falling asleep.

Qiumei sighed softly, the master suffered such a great crime today, fortunately, the master was blessed with a great life, and escaped the catastrophe, otherwise, he might have lost two lives in one fell swoop.What is even more gratifying is that the master gave birth to a younger brother for the emperor, and his position in the palace will become more and more stable from now on.

Qiumei stretched out her hand to cover Wang Miheng's quilt, and then quietly retreated out.

After an unknown amount of time, Wang Miheng was falling asleep, but he smelled a strong aroma of rice.

She opened her eyes and turned her head to see Qiumei taking out the food in the food box one by one.

"What time is it?" Wang Miheng obviously overslept and didn't know what time it is.

"Master has been sleeping for a long time, and it's already dark outside." After finishing the meal, she came to help Wang Miheng up, took two soft pillows and put them on her back, and then moved the small wooden table over. Put it on the bed.

He didn't eat much for almost a day, but looking at the dishes on the small table, Wang Miheng immediately got an appetite.

"Master, you are weak, eat more."

Clean up the palace
Kangxi was sitting behind the dragon case reviewing the memorial, and not long after, Li Dequan walked in from outside the hall.

"emperor."

Kangxi raised his eyes, put down the memorial in his hand, and his eyes stayed on Li Dequan.

"Have you recruited?" His voice was gloomy, with a kind of majesty and chill that made people dread.

"Yes, not long after I entered, that lady Wen has confessed everything." Li Dequan responded, took out a confession form from his sleeve, stepped forward a few steps, and placed both hands in Kangxi's hands.

Kangxi opened the confession, glanced at it casually, and spoke after a while.

"At the Department of Punishment, let someone deal with it."

"Yes, the slave understands."

Hearing Kangxi's words, Li Dequan nodded, without the emperor telling him, he would send someone to deal with it.

It's about Concubine Hui, it's about elder brother, for the face of the royal family, for the future of elder brother, the crime of murdering the emperor's heir naturally cannot fall on Concubine Hui.

"Pass the decree, and order Concubine Xiang to accompany you in Qianqing Palace."

As soon as Kangxi finished speaking, Li Dequan's eyes suddenly widened.

Xiang concubine?

Could it be that the emperor wants Concubine Xiang to be the scapegoat for this.

(End of this chapter)