Splendid concubine

Chapter 91 So Timely

After finally avoiding the bugs, Mu Zitan sighed, "I don't know when the imperial concubine and the emperor will find out that we are missing, and will they send someone to look for us? When will we go this far! Do you know why the empress dowager is so hostile to us, is it because of the princess of that country?"

Liu Ruyi smiled slightly and said, "You are still called the imperial concubine and the emperor, but you should be called the concubine mother and the emperor father."

Liu Ruyi asked Mu Zitan, "Do you remember where we first met?"

Mu Zitan tilted his head, "Isn't it at the gate of Xiangguo Temple?"

"That's right, then do you know why Xiangguo Temple is far away in the mountains, but there are many dignitaries and dignitaries going to burn incense?"

Mu Zitan was a simple person who didn't quite understand these things. After thinking about it for a while, he asked, "Is it because the vows made there are particularly effective?"

Liu Ruyi shook her head, "No, the reason why Xiangguo Temple is famous and attracts many dignitaries to burn incense is because its current abbot, the current abbot, is the most beloved youngest son of the late emperor."

Mu Zitan asked puzzledly: "Then how did you become a monk after leaving the family? Could it be that she doesn't like to stay in Beijing to enjoy the glory and wealth, but she likes to go to the mountains to practice hard?"

Liu Ruyi shook her head again, and stopped being tricky, and explained to her in one breath, "Because the current emperor is your own father. When he came to the throne, your uncle was still young and escaped your father's big purge. Uncles, except for this little uncle, all of them are doomed to die."

Mu Zitan opened his mouth wide in surprise, "My father is so cruel?"

Shaking her head, Liu Ruyi said: "It's not that your father must kill them, but because your father, compared to them, is relatively mediocre in all aspects, and when the first emperor went, he chose your father. Let him be on the throne, and your father has a lot of strong support behind him, so the other brothers are naturally unconvinced and rebelled one after another, wanting to be the emperor themselves."

"Before your father made a decision, the generals and ministers who supported your father were naturally unwilling to replace the one who was finally supported by you to become the emperor, so they killed all your uncles first. In the end, your little uncle was left behind, and it was your father who tried his best to keep it. Your little uncle was just weaned at that time and didn't know anything, so he was sent to the Buddhist hall and became a monk."

"As for the empress dowager, although she is your grandmother in name, she is not your father's mother. The empress dowager was the empress empress at that time, and she gave birth to three sons." Liu Ruyi said, looking at Mu Zitan's face, Mu Zitan looked thoughtful, and couldn't help feeling relieved that this girl finally learned to think.

"The eldest son was originally established as the prince, but he died in battle. After the second son was established as the prince, he was abolished because of something, and then he was killed. The younger son is now a monk. Your father, whom she despises the most, has become the emperor, and I feel unbalanced, and my relationship with your father has always been very bad."

"In addition, the empress dowager belongs to the empress dowager's mother's family. Although the emperor respects the empress empress and gave birth to the eldest son, the emperor has always loved your mother the most! The empress dowager should look down on you the most. , so the two of us, one is your mother's own daughter and the other is your mother's goddaughter, so naturally we are not welcomed by the empress dowager."

Hearing this, Mu Zitan nodded in a dignified manner, and sighed, "The empress dowager embarrassing us so much, it can be regarded as repaying my father's debt. I feel a lot more comfortable. I always thought that the empress dowager didn't know why. Don't wait to see us, I'm afraid it will hurt the concubine mother."

"Silly girl."

Liu Ruyi patted Mu Zitan's head, "Even if you are implicated, your mother and concubine will be happy, but it seems that the empress dowager is very powerful in the palace, and even your mother and concubine dare not take her edge, filial piety Suppressing people, they are also very powerful in the court and harem, I am afraid we will still be wronged for a while."

Having finished speaking, it was enough to rest, Liu Ruyi and Mu Zitan supported each other and walked forward. After walking for a long time, they finally realized that they had arrived at a hall.

The furnishings are not much different from the front halls of ordinary houses. The decorations are quite luxurious. Many places are decorated with gold and silver. There are many large porcelain vases, several of which are as tall as a person. This kind of porcelain vases are not easy to burn. If you are not careful, it will be broken, and I don't know how it was brought in. The paintings hanging on the wall are also famous in the previous dynasty.

Mu Zitan was very surprised, "This, this is not, this is probably the Immortal Cave Mansion!" As he said that, he was about to reach out to touch it, but Liu Ruyi hurriedly stopped her.

"I'm afraid not, there must be something weird in it."

Liu Ruyi retreated a bit, shielding Mu Zitan with her body, then slowly moved forward, looking around vigilantly.

At this time, I heard some noises, it seemed that someone got off the bed, the sound of walking, the sound of knocking over the copper basin, and the sound of several people whispering.

Because it was a bit empty inside, there were echoes in many places, Liu Ruyi couldn't hear what they said clearly, but she became more vigilant.

There are people here, why does it feel so strange!Walking forward again, I came to a place that seemed to be a side hall. If it was on the ground, such a building might be Xinuang Pavilion.

"Who is it? Is it sister? Or Er Gouzi?" An old woman's voice rang out, and when she heard no one answered, she seemed to be a little excited and rushed forward, bringing down a bunch of things, and dinged There was a clanging sound.

Liu Ruyi didn't dare to go any further, so she stopped and waited for the man to come.

When the man came over, Liu Ruyi was surprised to find that the old woman's face was similar to the emperor's, but she looked older than the empress dowager, her hair was pale, and she simply tied a hair on her head Her hair was in a bun, and there seemed to be a lot of wrinkles on her face, and she was only wearing a simple plain singlet.

Although she looked old, Liu Ruyi could tell from her old face that she was also a great beauty when she was young.

Immediately after, another old woman followed, "Miss, what are you in such a hurry for? But the emperor is here?"

The old woman looked at the two little girls standing opposite her, her hands were shaking a little, and she said with a little disappointment: "It's not Er Gouzi, Er Gouzi came to see me a few days ago, I'm afraid he told me that the old demon My wife is coming back, I'm afraid I can't come again so soon, I'm afraid too."

After a short breath, the old woman continued, "I'm also afraid that the second dog will come too often, and the old temptress will catch him. I don't know how to deal with him!"

The old mama sighed, shook her head and said nothing more, but Liu Ruyi was twitching in her heart. If she doesn't know these bastards, she must be the current emperor!
The name of His Majesty really made people wonder what to say. Immediately, the old mother sighed, and went to help the old woman, while persuading: "Miss, your mouth, also, let it go." Be softer, if the old temptress can hear it, wouldn't it torture you again? Who knows if these two girls were sent by the old temptress?"

The old woman shook her head and sighed, "I don't have much time. Now, seeing Er Gouzi is the only thing I can do. After so many years, what are you afraid of doing?"

Liu Ruyi thought for a while, and quickly reported her identity, "I and this person named Zitan next to me are people close to the emperor. I am the emperor's goddaughter, this is the emperor's own daughter, and the imperial concubine is my daughter." Mother, this is the daughter of the imperial concubine, is this the old concubine? Don't worry about the old concubine, we were forced to come here by the empress dowager, who drove me into the Buddhist hall to copy Buddhist scriptures. , I’m afraid I can get out here, right?”

The old woman suddenly became a little excited, "Since I'm Er Gouzi's two daughters, then I'm your grandma? Oh, Er Gouzi often talks about you, and you are the Ruyi? You are good at chess. That? Come on, let's have a game with grandma."

It seems that the mother and son are in the same line.

Liu Ruyi smiled, and hurriedly followed the old concubine to the chessboard. The old concubine's chessboard was made of wood, and it looked like good wood, and it seemed that it had been used for a long time, and the corners of the wood were smoothed , shiny, the old concubine smiled, picked up a chess piece, and urged Liu Ruyi.

"Come on, come on, I haven't played happily for a long time, Er Gouzi always lets me go, I have to lose once before giving up, now this Er Gouzi's chess skills are still not as good as mine, let's see if you can win I?"

The two old nuns next to him also smiled, and it seemed that the corners of their eyes were filled with tears. They went to hold Mu Zitan's hand, and took Mu Zitan aside for a snack.

Liu Ruyi and the old concubine came and went, playing chess with gold and iron horses, and the chess game was very intense. After a long time, the old concubine took the chess piece back and sighed, "I am old, I am not as good as I was when I was young." , this girl is good at chess, she even beat me, why don't you stay here with me for a few days!"

Seeing that Liu Ruyi seemed to be smiling and unmoved, the old concubine hurriedly said, "Even if you do your filial piety for Er Gouzi."

Liu Ruyi couldn't help it anymore, and laughed, "The name of the emperor is too, too funny."

The old concubine blinked mischievously, "I didn't use that name at first, but ah, I was imprisoned by that old temptress, and I will have no fun in the future. I can only have fun by myself, and the emperor dare not say anything. I called Er Gouzi, and Er Gouzi was barking. It turns out that he is the second child among the brothers. Naturally, he can be called Er Gouzi. His big brother is enough. He is Er Gouzi, and the rest is Let's go down the line, his father is an old dog."

The old concubine seemed to be enjoying herself very much. Liu Ruyi followed suit and smiled, but she cursed in her heart, "These princes and grandchildren are all dogs, so isn't the old concubine also an old bitch?"

But she dared not say it.

(End of this chapter)