Rebirth of the Abandoned Concubine: The Poison Goddess Doctor

Chapter 721 Proud, the whole army was wiped out and food was robbed

Emperor Hongguang became more and more dependent on the third prince, and the people of the Three Princes' Party were very happy to see it, while the others were secretly anxious.

Concubine Hui, the birth mother of the Ninth Prince, couldn't help but testify when she was serving the Emperor's illness: "Your Majesty, my concubine has heard many people say that the Third Prince is acting on behalf of the King, and he is more demeanor of a prince than the Crown Prince back then." The three princes know everything about Wentao, Wushu and strategy, and they are indeed a good candidate for the crown prince. The emperor has someone to succeed him, and my concubines are really happy for the emperor."

Emperor Hongguang leaned on the dragon bed, flipping through a memorial in his hand. Hearing this, he raised his eyelids to look at her, and said, "You live in the harem, where did you hear these words? Did you meet Duke Chu? Past Old Nine?"

The Duke of Chu is the old Duke of Baili, the biological father of the Empress and Concubine Hui.

Concubine Hui's heart tightened, and she said: "The Duke of Chu is busy with political affairs, how can he have time to see his concubines? The Ninth Prince is filial, and he often comes to pay his respects, but he never just chats with his concubines. The concubines listen to some slanderous words What the palace people said, even the palace people in the harem have heard about it, so it must be spread even more powerfully outside."

Emperor Hongguang put the memorial aside and raised his finger to the table.

Concubine Hui quickly poured a cup of tea and held it in front of Emperor Hongguang with both hands.

Emperor Hongguang drank a few sips of tea before saying: "You shouldn't ask, so don't ask too much. Concubines in the harem are not allowed to participate in politics. I am old and my heart has softened. I don't want your heads to fall like flowers and jades."

Concubine Hui trembled all over and knelt on the ground in panic: "The emperor forgives the sin! The emperor forgives the sin! The concubine didn't do it on purpose, the concubine knows his mistake!"

"Okay, get up, you don't need to serve here." Emperor Hongguang said.

Concubine Hui took the teacup with trembling hands, put it back on the table, and blessed her body: "The concubine will leave."

After leaving the dormitory, Concubine Hui realized that there was a layer of cold sweat on her back when she was blown by the wind.Glancing at the imperial guards and palace guards outside, Concubine Hui immediately straightened her face, pretending that nothing happened, and left on airs.

After returning to her own place, Concubine Hui fell down on the chair as if collapsed, startling the maid next to her.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?" the maid asked worriedly.

"It's okay, you all go down!" Concubine Hui said.

When the maid waved, all the palace people in the palace bowed and retreated.

Concubine Hui recalled the look in the emperor's eyes just now, and the more she thought about it, the more afraid she felt.She could feel that the emperor was really murderous at that moment, and if it wasn't for the sake of the Ninth Prince, any other concubine would have been dragged out and executed!

She just made a shallow test, which made the emperor so disgusted. She couldn't tell whether the emperor wanted to establish the third prince. She was really useless as a mother concubine, and she couldn't do anything to help the ninth prince. !
Concubine Hui pinched her nails, and a cruel thought came into her mind, if the emperor really wanted to establish the third prince, then she would... In short, even if she risked her life, she must let her son sit on the throne!
Concubine Hui loves her son very much, but she doesn't know the emperor better than the empress who has been married to the emperor for decades.The queen only went to take care of the emperor every day, and didn't mention the matter of establishing a crown prince at all. Even when she talked about the government occasionally, she only picked up some good news from the battlefield and talked with the emperor. I never said anything similar, and even took the initiative to mention a few words to the queen.

It was through these seemingly insignificant conversations that the queen slowly figured out something. If the emperor really wanted to establish the third prince, his attitude would definitely be different. appearances.

After confirming that her deduction was correct, the empress was relieved, and she was more considerate and attentive when serving the emperor's illness, which made the relationship between the empress and empress rare and warm.

On this day, the queen was talking with Emperor Hongguang, when the eunuch outside came to report that Concubine Yin Gui had arrived.

"My concubine pays respects to the emperor and empress," Yin Guifei looked at Emperor Hongguang with concern after saluting, "does the emperor feel better today?"

"It's still the same, the imperial physician can only talk about resting, and my bones are about to fall apart." Emperor Hongguang said.

Concubine Yin said angrily: "The imperial doctor told the emperor to rest, but the emperor refused to be idle for a moment. The courtiers and concubines have heard what Quan Sanxi said. The emperor was still reading the memorials while eating. How can this be done? The emperor is too tired. The dragon body has never healed."

Emperor Hongguang smiled and said, "This Quan Sanxi, it's really itchy to talk about everything."

"Quan Sanxi is also loyal. He can't persuade the emperor, so he can only persuade his concubines," Yin Guifei said, "When the concubines are here today, the emperor is not allowed to read the memorial anymore. Take a good rest and cultivate your spirit. .”

"You and the empress said the same thing," Emperor Hongguang said helplessly, "Okay, I'll be lazy for a while and stop reading the memorial."

Concubine Yin glanced at the queen who was sitting by the bed, the corners of her mouth seemed to be hooked, and she said: "The emperor is sick this time, and the queen runs faster than before. The concubine came to the emperor ten times, and nine times I can see you." Empress, this palace is ashamed, and I feel that I have not fulfilled my duty of serving the emperor."

The queen said indifferently: "In the past, my palace had to deal with the affairs of the harem, so it was inevitable that I was a little busy. Now that many things are done by the noble concubine, my palace is naturally free, and I have more time to serve the emperor."

Because of the emperor's reliance on the third prince, everyone in the harem began to play around with the wind and ran to curry favor with Concubine Yin. If it hadn't been for the fact that she hadn't been confirmed as a heir, those people would have forgotten where the door of Fengyi Palace was going to open!

Concubine Yin smiled lightly, her eyes concealed her complacency: "What did the queen say? How dare I do the harem affairs for you? They are just low-ranking little masters who are not qualified to serve the emperor. They care about the emperor's dragon body. I’m just asking about the situation in the Palace.”

The queen sneered silently, you should be complacent first, the more complacent you are, the better, wait until the bamboo basket fetches water in the end, and see how you end up then!
Concubine Yin took the soup bowl from the hand of the maid, and said to Emperor Hongguang with a smile: "Your Majesty, my concubine cooked a bowl of bird's nest porridge for you. The temperature is just enough for you to drink. Your Majesty, taste it and see if it tastes good?"

"My concubine has a heart, I'm just a little hungry, bring it here." Emperor Hongguang moved his body, and the maid at the side hurriedly added a cushion behind him.

Just as Emperor Hongguang was about to reach out to take the bowl, Quan Sanxi walked in quickly holding a memorial, and said, "Your Majesty, there is an urgent report at eight hundred li!"

Emperor Hongguang straightened his expression immediately: "Come here."

Quan Sanxi came over holding the memorial, the empress and Concubine Yin stepped aside, as for what he said just now that the emperor was not allowed to read the memorial, naturally no one took it seriously.

Emperor Hongguang unfolded the memorial, and his expression changed after he glanced at it twice. When everyone looked at it, his face was full of anger, and he threw the memorial to the ground with a bang.As if he wanted to say something, he coughed as soon as he opened his mouth, and beat the dragon bed angrily.

Both the empress and Concubine Yin turned pale with fright, and said in unison: "The emperor calm down! Please take care of the dragon body!"

After the Hongguang Emperor coughed, he shouted at Quan Sanxi: "Go and summon all the ministers to the Imperial Study Room to discuss matters! Come here, change my clothes!"

"Your Majesty, your dragon body..."

Concubine Yin hadn't finished speaking when she was interrupted by Emperor Hongguang's angry voice: "Get out! Get out of here!"

Seeing that the emperor was really angry, the empress and Concubine Yin didn't dare to say anything, and hurriedly left the bedroom.

Both of them were secretly guessing what happened, and they were not in the mood to quarrel anymore. They looked at each other and went back to their respective palaces.

The officials got the edict and soon gathered in the imperial study.

Emperor Hongguang sat behind the dragon case, his face as black as the bottom of a pot: "Quan Sanxi, read the memorial to them!"

Quan Sanxi answered yes cautiously, bit the bullet and read the memorial again.

After the ministers heard this, there was an uproar. The face of the third prince who was at the front suddenly changed. The corners of Prime Minister Yin's eyes moved a few times, but no one noticed.

"This is the candidate you have decided after half a month of discussion!" Emperor Hongguang slapped the dragon case fiercely, "Meeting a group of water bandits, the entire army was wiped out, and all the food and grass were thrown away! Waste! It's all waste! !"

All the ministers knelt down on the ground, and the three princes were all trembling. Cang Ze and others who escorted the food and grass were recommended by them. Now that an accident happened, everyone would be in trouble.

"You have always told me that the country is peaceful and the people are safe. Is this what you mean by the country? No one has ever paid attention to it! What are you doing all day long? What do I want you for?!"

Emperor Hongguang became angrier as he spoke, he touched the paperweight at hand and threw it down. The paperweight bounced on the ground a few times, and coincidentally landed in front of Prime Minister Yin. Slowly seeps through the hair.

The Ninth Prince suppressed the schadenfreude that arose in his heart, pretending to be surprised and said: "Father, my son knows about the water bandits in Nanyue County. It is said that Nanyue County sends a lot of troops every year to suppress the bandits. Not a problem. Mo Changshu, the governor of Nanyue County, and Yin Yuankai, the general of the garrison, have been rewarded by the court many times for their meritorious service in suppressing bandits. Could it be that there is some misunderstanding about how those water bandits suddenly became so powerful?"

"I also want to know why the water bandits, who are not enough to cause trouble, even dare to rob the court of food and grass!" Emperor Hongguang became more and more furious, "Mo Changshu, Yin Yuankai, Yin Yuankai..." Emperor Hongguang suddenly shot Yin Prime Minister, " I remembered, Yin Yuankai is the prime minister's grandson, right?"

Prime Minister Yin kowtowed and said: "Yuan Kai is indeed the ineffective grandson of this old minister. I am ashamed of this old minister. Such a calamity happened in Yuan Kai's jurisdiction. The old minister has no way to teach. I am really ashamed of the emperor and the court!"

Emperor Hongguang said grimly: "Since he is your grandson, it is impossible for you to be ignorant of the matter of the water bandits in Nanyue County, but you have been hiding it and not reporting it. You are really a good prime minister of mine!"

"The old minister is wronged, the old minister is wronged!" Prime Minister Yin hurriedly said, "Yuan Kai grew up not by the old minister's side, and has been released as an official since he was an adult. The old minister has not seen him once for several years. He is serious about the matter of Nanyue County. I don’t know at all! Otherwise, no matter how brave I am, I wouldn’t dare to hide it from the emperor!”

Chu Guogong said: "The prime minister's words are not convincing. As far as I know, General Yin Yuankai will send a lot of gifts to the Yin mansion during festivals, and letters are often exchanged. Even if the prime minister's relationship with Nanyue County is not You know everything well, and it’s impossible for you to know nothing about it. Yin Yuankai lied about his military achievements and defrauded the imperial court for awards, while the prime minister lied about it and bent the law for personal gain, which led to today’s catastrophe!”

(End of this chapter)