Concubine's true colors

Chapter 186 Loving Father Emperor Ming
Emperor Ming said that he would severely punish the guards who trespassed into the palace, but these people are all confidantes who have been cultivated by Empress Xue for many years. If they are withdrawn, her Fengxiang Palace must arrange for new people. At that time, she will arrange them, but there will be no such people now. It went so smoothly.

As the side of Emperor Ming, Deng Chang, the chief eunuch in charge of the imperial court, always only respected the emperor's order, so even though Empress Xue's face had become extremely ugly, he still complied and followed the order immediately.

After all the guards in the palace were led away, Empress Xue suppressed her anger and said in a decent and dignified manner:

"Your Majesty, today, because the Royal King intended to murder Concubine Hui, and the concubine was in a hurry, so I didn't think carefully and let the guards enter Yanqing Palace. The words and deeds of the guards in my palace are indeed inappropriate, but the [-]th imperial staff is still considered small." Now that they have been punished, there is no need to remove them from their posts."

Hearing this, Emperor Ming glanced at Concubine Hui who was already paralyzed on the ground, then raised his head to look at Zhou Xianyu, and then said without any hint of joy or anger:

"The meaning of what the queen said is that I think my decision is unfair. Besides, I think Concubine Hui is not a serious problem except that she has lost too much blood. But you are the master of the harem, the queen, and the concubine has been injured. Don't hurry up. Taking her down for treatment, but still here, arguing with me over several guards, is this what you should say and do as a queen?"

Hearing these words, Xue Houyin's hands in the wide phoenix robe couldn't help clenching tightly into fists, and a trace of resentment flashed in his eyes.

Now Concubine Hui was clearly injured by Zhou Xianyu, many people saw this, but Emperor Ming didn't say anything about it, but instead reprimanded her for her inappropriate words and deeds, which violated the empress's virtue.

Emperor Ming defended Zhou Xianyu so blatantly, and Empress Xue, who also gave birth to the second prince, would naturally be extremely annoyed.

If there are children who are loved, there will be sons who are neglected. Looking at all the princes of Emperor Ming, only Zhou Xianyu is the most favored.

But the other party was just a concubine born to a concubine, every time Empress Xue thought that her own son Zhou Xiantai had no more place in Emperor Ming's heart than a concubine, she wished she could take Zhou Xianyu's life immediately.

But the empress is more honorable than the emperor, so Emperor Ming spoke majestically, what else could Empress Xue say, she had to bear all the unwillingness in her heart, and then led Concubine Hui gracefully and dignifiedly, and left as promised.

Concubine Liang's lychee family banquet, although anticlimactic and hastily ended, may have attracted all the emperors and empresses to come, and one concubine was injured and left, so it was quite chaotic and lively.

As soon as Empress Xue left, Emperor Ming looked at Zhou Xianyu again, looking at the other party's scarlet eyes, he narrowed his eyes.

"Yu'er, you are really talented now. It's only been a long time since you came back from the frontier. Even your mother and queen dare to contradict me now. Go out with me now. If you can give me a reasonable explanation for what happened today, don't say that your father is a good person." It is your responsibility."

After saying this, Emperor Ming comforted Concubine Liang a few more words, and then left with Zhou Xianyu, who was reluctant to leave.

Let's not mention how the people who were left in the palace will clean up the mess, but now the Emperor Ming and his son, after leaving Yanqing Palace, walked towards the nearest Bishui Pavilion.

Bishui Pavilion is an elegant pavilion surrounded by water. You can hold banquets here on weekdays to appreciate lotuses, or feed koi in the lake. In addition, this pavilion is built on the water, especially when there is fog in the lake. The Bishui Pavilion looms, misty and unreal, which is very beautiful.

If you want to go to Bishui Pavilion, you have to go by boat. After the people in the palace retreated and only Deng Chang was left on the boat, Emperor Ming stood on the bow of the boat with his hands behind his back, looking at Zhou Xianyu who was leaning against the canopy. A look of helplessness flashed across his face.

"Yu'er, you son, the emperor warned you early on, Empress Xue has the secret support of the Xiangfu, and your second elder brother is watching the front, it is the best policy to stabilize them now, but look at what you have done today , if I hadn't arrived in time, would you be preparing to kill, or you would be locked up in a prison for a few days."

Hearing this, Zhou Xianyu lowered his head, did not speak, and he did not know where to get a straw, which was being held in the corner of his mouth leisurely, that lazy look, just like A little gangster in the market.

Seeing Zhou Xianyu's appearance, Emperor Ming sighed, shook his head with a slightly lonely expression, looked at the lake alone, and was speechless.

Deng Chang, who was punting the boat, saw an anxious look on his face. He was the little eunuch who served by his side when he was Emperor Ming or the prince.

Later, when Emperor Ming ascended the throne, he also rose to the top and became the head of the imperial court. Therefore, he also watched Zhou Xianyu grow up. As for the only blood left by the concubine Rou, he had seen with his own eyes how Emperor Ming and Concubine Rou were. She is affectionate, so she also cares about Zhou Xianyu in her heart.

Immediately Deng Chang approached Zhou Xianyu, squatted down, and said with a persuasive smile in his voice:

"Your Highness, excuse me for talking too much, do you know that today His Majesty heard that Empress Xue took people to Yanqing Palace, and when he learned that you were there, His Highness was discussing matters with Lord Shen Mu at that time, so he hurried away on purpose In the past, I was worried that you would be at a disadvantage when you had a dispute with Queen Xue. Your Majesty really has good intentions, and you must understand this painstaking effort."

But upon hearing this, Zhou Xianyu raised his head, threw away the straw in his mouth, and said frivolously with a snort:

"Since you don't want me to have a dispute with Queen Xue, then when Queen Xue and Xiang Xue forced my mother and concubine to death, where were some people? Why didn't these murderers be sentenced to death afterwards? You have the revenge of killing your mother, so disputes are nothing, I really wish I could kill her right away."

Emperor Ming heard these words clearly, but he didn't turn around to look at Zhou Xianyu, he just sighed silently and closed his eyes in pain.

In fact, Emperor Ming knew Zhou Xianyu's hatred better than anyone else. In fact, it was not only his son who wanted to kill Empress Xue, but also Emperor Ming himself. To avenge his dead love.

Because it was Empress Xue and her father, Prime Minister Xue, who drove Huangfu Yingyue to a dead end.

At that time, in the previous dynasty, Xue Xiang encouraged the civil servants to collectively appeal to kill Concubine Rou.And in the harem, Empress Xue also took off her phoenix robe, and knelt in front of the imperial study in plain clothes, forcing Emperor Ming to abolish the title of Concubine Rou, and cast the other party into the cold palace, so as to rectify the palace rules.

Therefore, Huangfu Yingyue would jump down from the imperial city in the end. It can indeed be said that the Xue family forced her to take this dead end.

And from then on, Zhou Xianyu blamed Emperor Ming for failing to protect his mother and concubine.What's more, the father didn't punish the Xue family, and he was disappointed and resentful. More than ten years have passed, and now the knot between their father and son has not been resolved.

The past was still vivid in his mind, Emperor Ming took a deep breath, forced himself to suppress the longing for Concubine Rou that was evoked in his heart again, and then turned around again.

"Yu'er, you blame me in your heart, and my father knows it well. I don't want to blame you for acting recklessly, but I'm afraid that you will attract the wind and attract revenge and persecution from the Xue family. I have already lost your mother and concubine, and I can't bear to lose you anymore." .”

Containing some of the worry in his eyes, Emperor Ming frowned again, and continued to ask patiently:

"Why did you hurt Concubine Hui today? Yu'er, tell me the reason why you did this. If Concubine Hui really dares to harm you, Emperor Father will finish her for you."

In the eyes of the other princes, Emperor Ming may be an extremely strict father. The relationship between each other, and even the courtesy of the monarch and his ministers, is far greater than the relationship between father and son.

But when facing Zhou Xianyu, Emperor Ming was just a loving father, and he never called himself "Zhen" in front of the other party, but just like ordinary people, calling himself "I", from this we can also see Find out how much Emperor Ming loves this child.

As for Zhou Xianyu, although he has been lukewarm and even a little deliberate in his attitude towards Emperor Ming, his father, these years.

But these are all due to the knots in his heart back then. For this father, he is not so stupid as to contradict unreasonably.

Therefore, seeing Emperor Ming's questioning, Zhou Xianyu curled his lips and said reluctantly:

"That concubine Hui deserves to die. Having her right hand abolished is already considered cheap for her. She dares to touch even my Zhou Xianyu's men. I'm not like some people who can't even protect their own women. Who would dare?" If I hurt my woman half a cent, I will definitely ask her to pay back twice as much."

Zhou Xianyu's words were true, Concubine Hui had injured Xiao Jinxuan's wrist with her nails, so he directly cut open Concubine Hui's wrist tendons to avenge Xiao Jinxuan.

But Concubine Hui dared to drink poisonous wine for Xiao Jinxuan, so he directly poured the poisoned wine into the other party's mouth forcibly, telling Concubine Hui to suffer for herself and suffer for herself.

As for Emperor Ming, he had already thought of thousands of reasons for Zhou Xianyu's attack in his mind, but he never imagined that the real reason why the other party was so angry would be because of a woman.

This son, because of the shadow he had when he was young, has never been close to women, Emperor Ming knew this very well, so although he was impatient these years, he never forced her into marriage.

Now seeing Zhou Xianyu arguing with Empress Xue because of the woman he loves, Emperor Ming not only didn't feel angry, but said with some relief:

"It seems that Concubine Liang's vision is really good. Father, I really didn't expect that this Miss Gu family would be so fond of you. My Yu'er turned into a beauty because of her. It seems that Yu'er's heart is true. was captured by the opponent."

Emperor Ming himself had been infatuated with concubine Rou all his life. Although he was an emperor, he was also a rare infatuated person in the world. Therefore, perhaps anyone would think that Zhou Xianyu was fighting against Empress Xue, the lord of the harem, because of a woman. It's like being a lunatic.

But Emperor Ming felt that his son had done a good job, and he was quite like him, so he didn't blame him immediately, but in his heart he was overjoyed that Zhou Xianyu could find a wife.

But when Zhou Xianyu heard it, Emperor Ming mistook the person he admired for Gu Qingge, and immediately thought of the marriage bestowal that bothered him recently, when he looked at Emperor Ming, his eyes were full of grief and indignation.

"I said, old man, don't mess with the mandarin ducks there, okay? I have known Gu Qingge since I was nine years old. If I really liked her, it would be your turn to marry her. I would have welcomed her a long time ago. Now that I have entered the palace, I get angry when I mention this matter, you know that because of this marriage offer, I have been rejected by Xuan'er thousands of miles away, and now I don't know how to redeem it."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Ming couldn't help being stunned, but then he realized what Zhou Xianyu meant by what he said.

"Could it be that Yu'er said that the woman you admired so much that you would not hesitate to turn against Empress Xue to protect her was not Gu Qingge, but someone else? Then why did your mother and concubine send the portrait of the daughter of the Gu family to me?" In front of you, Emperor Father thought you agreed, but now that I have granted the marriage in front of all the ministers, it will be a little difficult if I want to take back my will."

(End of this chapter)