Rebirth of the concubine's scheming

Chapter 75

The heavy rain fell crazily one month after Gu Yixin's request. At that time, his suggestion was only approved by some people. Gu Yixin went to Qinhe to live in Qinhe for a whole month, and finished the river course correction. There were obstacles, and the local officials in Qinhe were very puzzled by his actions. Even some officials in the court also reported to the emperor, thinking that his actions were really superfluous.

Everyone thought it was just a little heavy rain, and it would end in a few days at most, but the sky didn't seem to have the intention of opening up the sun, and even Lin'an City was constantly raining.

Gu Yixin hadn't had time to return to Lin'an at that time, when suddenly it rained heavily, so he stayed in Qinhe. A group of people stood on the river embankment in coir raincoats, and the frantic water flow from the upstream kept slapping the river bank, and some of them couldn't stop. No one can predict how long this heavy rain will last, but the longer it rains, the more unbearable the newly repaired embankment will be.

Gu Yixin ordered people to open all the dredging channels, and when he looked up, there was a gray sky and rain pouring down.

This rain was the same as the previous life, it lasted for more than half a month, as if God wanted to make up for the lack of rain in the Qinhe area in the past few years, Gu Yixin also organized the nearby villagers to drain the farmland, although the remedy was timely, the past few days The heavy rain still destroyed a lot of crops, and fortunately, the villagers who relied on the mountain moved quickly, and landslides appeared when the heavy rain fell for more than ten days.

The emperor praised Gu Yixin many times for this. If he hadn't tried his best to suggest that the repair and dredging of the river in the Qinhe area should not be neglected, this major flood would inevitably occur. At that time, the people in the Qinhe area would be in dire straits and would easily cause uneasiness.

In Gu's mansion, Yin Huan looked at these rewards, the most important thing was that the eldest brother could get the emperor's affirmation, and the Gu family had successors, because of this, the eldest brother was directly transferred from Dali Temple to the six departments.

"If it was Seventh Sister, I wouldn't think of preventing it before it happens." Gu Yixin looked at the appointment paperwork in his hand with a smile on his face.

"That is to say, my elder brother thought of asking for an order to repair the river in time, so that the casualties in the Qinhe area were avoided. Those people will definitely thank you, elder brother." No matter how much criticism there was after this heavy rain With no interest left, people will only say that the eldest son of the Gu family really cares for the people and is a good official.

After the heavy rain, the weather cools down. In the Mid-Autumn Festival in September, the streets and alleys of Lin’an City are also filled with the atmosphere of the Mid-Autumn Festival. The disaster damage is avoided throughout the year. The people live and work in peace and contentment, and the harvest is abundant. The day invites the family members of officials and families to attend the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet.

However, this Mid-Autumn Festival banquet was not very happy for some people. Qi Sulan sat in her seat depressed and was ordered by Mrs. Qi not to go to any other ladies, let alone any princess. Stay here until the banquet is over and go home.

But the banquet has not started yet, she has to sit there, no lady can go to chat, Qi Sulan looked up and was about to get up while Madam Qi was chatting, Qi Suting held her by the side, "Second sister, what are you going to do?"

Qi Sulan hissed, Madam Qi had already turned around to look at it, and scolded, "Sit down."

Qi Sulan sat down sleepily, and gave the younger sister a hard look. The latter looked at her innocently, "Second sister, the eldest sister has already told you not to cause trouble."

Qi Sulan lowered her voice and said, "What do you know, why did I cause trouble?"

"You were locked up at home by your mother and punished for copying books and contemplating behind closed doors for more than a month. It's not because you caused trouble." Eight-year-old Qi Suting shrank her neck in fear when she saw her sister's fierce look.

"What do you know, I was just implicated, and I didn't make a mistake." Qi Sulan's eyes flashed disdain, she looked up and looked around, and finally saw where the Gu family was sitting. What was wrong with her, she was just helping the princess to punish It's just people who don't know each other.

Yin Huan felt that someone was looking at her, and raised her head to meet Qi Sulan's gaze. The latter quickly lowered her head. Seeing her distracted, Meng Shi called out, "Seventh Sister, what's wrong?"

Yin Huan shook her head, leaving aside the strangeness in her heart, why did she feel that the gaze that looked over just now was a bit unkind.

The banquet really started after the queen came out. Many ladies from aristocratic families have reached the marriageable age, and the wives all hope that their children can show their face in front of the queen, and it is best to get a few words of praise, and spread it in this circle. Fame Well, there will naturally be many people who come to ask for marriage, and there is room for choice.

Yin Huan watched the performance, and there were others whispering beside him. They were talking about the affairs of the Fourth Princess' Mansion. The fire couldn't be covered with paper. Even if everyone in the Princess Mansion had their mouths sealed, they couldn't escape one or two rumors. Yes, the son-in-law was beaten, the concubine died, and it was even said that there were children crying horribly in the princess' mansion in the middle of the night.

Yin Huan glanced at the princess, there were indeed not many princesses sitting there today, and then looked at the queen, suddenly a court lady hurried over, said something in Jin Qiu's ear behind the queen, and waited for a while. After the song performance was over, Jin Qiu walked up to the queen and said in a low voice, "The fourth princess is making a fuss about committing suicide in Yujing Palace."

After hearing this, the Queen's expression remained unchanged, and she continued to watch the next performance.

The empress didn't go to Yujing Palace until the palace banquet was over, and the sedan chair had just been carried to the gate of the palace, when there was the sound of various things breaking in Yujing Palace, followed by the maid's begging for mercy, the empress frowned and looked at the palace. The house is in a mess, and the vases and porcelain used to decorate are now a piece of debris.

At this time, the fourth princess was leaning on the chair in messy clothes, holding a piece of broken porcelain in one hand, and her hand was covered with blood, trembling on her wrist. The maid begged her to let go.

The sound of feet stepping on broken porcelain was heard, and the fourth princess raised her head in panic. Seeing that it was the queen, she burst into tears again, "Queen, I don't want to live anymore, and the son-in-law wants to make peace with me."

"If you don't want to live, just cut it off." The queen said lightly, looking at the rouge and gouache that had melted all over her face.

The crying of the fourth princess stopped abruptly, and then she let go of the tile in her hand, and was about to rush out the door, "I'm going to find my father."

The nurse at the door stopped her immediately, the fourth princess struggled to let go, and shouted, "Bold, you imprisoned this princess, let me go, be careful, I will let the emperor chop off your heads."

"Enough." The queen scolded, and the two nuns pulled her onto a chair and pressed her down, "Look at you, do you look like a princess at all, why don't you think about why the son-in-law wants to reconcile with you, why don't you think about it?" Thinking of you as a princess, you have lost all your upbringing, and your heart is still vicious like this." The worst thing is that she harmed her concubine's room and concubine's children, and she didn't know how to cover it up, even to demonstrate in front of the son-in-law, so stupid.

"I am a princess. It is his good fortune that he married me. He dared to have so many concubines. I have never given birth to a child. How could those concubines be born before me?" the fourth princess cried. With such a noble status, why do you have to tolerate him everywhere? She is a king and he is a subject. Originally, the whole family should listen to him.

"Who asked you to marry him? It was your father or me. At the beginning, your father discussed with me to choose him for you. You didn't want it. You insisted on choosing him. He has several concubines in his family and you can marry them in." I know, I could bear it before, why can't I bear it now." But she is only 16 years old, and she has several lives under her hands. Even if she is a princess, if she meets someone who is dying, she thinks she still has life Are you crying here?

"Why should I bear it? If it weren't for me, where did he come from?" The fourth princess wished she could kill all the concubines in the mansion. Those whores dared to get pregnant under her nose one by one.

"In that case, you don't know how to repent." The queen rubbed her forehead with a headache, "Then you should think about it carefully here, when will you think clearly, when will you go out, and you deliberately went to other people's shops to have sex. Things, think about it carefully.”

The fourth princess panicked when she saw the queen leave. She ran up and knelt down in front of the queen, "My queen, I can't divorce. I don't want to. Mother, please help me. I know I'm wrong." The princess hugged the queen's leg and cried, but she couldn't see a trace of regret in her eyes buried in her head...

Autumn in Lin'an City was peaceful as usual, but a letter of emergency at the border broke the tranquility. Beitu, who had been dormant for six years, invaded again, and Hengguan and Yangguan were in an emergency.

This is just the end of the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. After receiving such an urgent report, the emperor hastily summoned the ministers to discuss the matter. Words spread everywhere in the streets and alleys because of the war horse galloping into the city, and there will be another war.

When Mrs. Gu in the Gu mansion heard the news, she felt a little sad.

It was such a season six years ago. After her fiftieth birthday, her son left Lin'an City and never came back. Finally, the news of his death was ushered in. That is, from that time, the Gu family had a Variety.

As a commoner in the present dynasty, what I hate the most is the Beitu army who invades from time to time. They are nomads living in the northern regions. Their whereabouts are erratic and they like to make surprise raids. After a good harvest, they would invade in large numbers, looting the villages they occupied, and taking away the women and children to make deals with the court.

Everyone reacted differently when they heard the news. Lin'an City is far away from Hengguan Yangguan, and no one in the ordinary people took this news to heart. In the Eight Princes' Mansion, the Eighth Prince fainted and just woke up. Come here, as soon as you wake up, you can grab the Eighth Prince's hand and say eagerly, "My lord, how can Mo'er stay in that place, let Mo'er come back, let him come back quickly."

At the beginning when her son said he was going to Yangguan, she didn't agree, but she couldn't screw him up. Later, she thought that the world is peaceful now, and there is no war. At most, it is to suppress bandits, and her son will be fine, so she let it go. Heart, but now there is going to be a war, the Beitu army is fierce and savage, and they don't even bat an eye when they kill people, and my son will be in danger if he is in Yangguan.

"Mo'er has already written back, saying that he will stay there to repel the Beitu army. Brother Six is ​​also here, and he will take good care of him." The Eighth Prince comforted.

"It's not a peaceful day now, and Sixth Brother can't take care of him all the time. Mo'er will be at the forefront when suppressing the bandits, and now he has no eyes when fighting with swords. My lord, I'm just such a son. If something happens to him, How can I survive, yes, I will ask my sister to tell the emperor to let Moer come back." The eighth princess struggled to get out of bed, but was pushed back by the eighth prince. speak out.

"Nonsense, because this incident disturbed the emperor and empress, what do you want them to think, call the child back at this time, do you want him to be a coward, if he has meritorious service, he will go to receive it, and if he is in trouble, he will flee back, are you willing to let him From now on, he will be said by others to be unable to hold his head up for the rest of his life."

The eighth concubine sobbed and did not speak, the eighth prince sighed, "This child has been assertive since he was a child, we have to believe that he will take care of himself, you have a good rest, I will go out for a while." Helping the eighth concubine to lie down, The concubine followed him to the outside of the house, and the eighth prince ordered in a low voice, "Take care of the concubine and don't let her enter the palace."...

(End of this chapter)