Jin Wang Dotes on His Concubine

"You're here, have you had lunch?" Emperor Hongjing answered the question inappropriately.

"My grandson used it in the study. Did Grandpa Huang use it?"

"I have no appetite..."

Before he finished speaking, Xiaobao climbed onto the kang and held all the memorials in front of Emperor Hongjing in his arms. Just when Li Dequan came over to take off Xiaobao's shoes, he took advantage of the situation and handed Li Dequan all the memorials.

"Grandpa Huang, you'd better have lunch first, and I won't read these memorials." As he said this, he also took away Emperor Hongjing's ink brush and inkstone, and the small kang table was cleared away by him in an instant. Li Dequan was also a discerning person, and he quickly had tea and snacks brought to him and occupied the small kang table.

Emperor Hongjing had no choice but to lean back and cursed with a smile: "You are following very quickly."

"This old slave also feels sorry for Your Majesty. Just like Mr. Chen said, if you don't read these memorials for a day or two, you won't run away. Even worse, there are those elders in the Wenhua Palace who are watching. There will be no trouble in the court, and your Majesty still focuses on maintaining the dragon body. "

"Okay, don't keep mumbling after me. Go and ask someone to prepare a meal. Xiaobao and I will use some together."

The royal meal was quickly brought. Now that Emperor Hongjing is ill, he should mainly eat light food, and no food with heavy flavor such as oil or meat is allowed. But Emperor Hongjing was a big fan of food, so he put down his chopsticks after just a few bites.

"Your Majesty, you'd better use some more."

Emperor Hongjing just shook his head. Xiaobao was already very full, and he took a few more bites of vegetables, so the royal meal was carried down again without much movement.

"Your father has been very busy recently. I haven't seen him enter the palace for a while."

"Grandpa Huang, you forgot, my father is building Xiyuan."

Only then did Emperor Hongjing remember this. King Jin was leading people to build the Xiyuan Garden.

Speaking of Xiyuan, we have to talk about it. This place was the place where the royal family spent their summer vacations. This place existed as early as the previous dynasty. Next to the Forbidden City, just out from Xihua Gate, the former dynasty enriched the royal garden landscape, dug the South China Sea and gathered the Central Sea and the North Sea, collectively known as Taiye Pool. Yingtai, also known as Xiao Penglai, was built on Taiye Pool.

Along its banks, there are many pavilions and pavilions, gorgeous palaces, rocks and flowers, and the water and sky are all charming and resplendent. Living by the water makes it feel like you are in the human world.

When Emperor Hongjing was young, he most liked to spend the summer in Xiyuan. Later, as he got older and lacked energy, he went there less often. Xiyuan Shao said that it had not been repaired for more than ten years. He had always said that he wanted to repair it, but it could never be put on the schedule. At the beginning of the year, Emperor Hongjing mentioned it, and the job was taken over by King Jin.

Therefore, during the recent period, while the dispute over the heir apparent has been raging outside, King Jin has been acting as his otherworldly god in Xiao Penglai.

"Let him practice it, stay quiet and don't make any noise."

Hearing what Emperor Hongjing said, Xiaobao's eyes flashed and he said with a smile: "Dad said, Xiao Penglai will be repaired soon, and Grandpa Huang can move up there to recuperate."

Emperor Hongjing smiled and said, "Okay, Grandpa Huang will take Xiaobao to stay with him for a while."

"Then Grandpa Huang is true to his word. My grandson has never seen what Penglai looks like."

"Grandpa Huang means what he says."

It's a pity that Emperor Hongjing made a mistake after all.

They all thought that his illness would only last a few days. After all, Emperor Hongjing's dizziness didn't last a day or two. He had been well maintained, but suddenly Emperor Hongjing collapsed. Word came out from the palace that Emperor Hongjing had collapsed, but Xiaobao still didn't believe it because he had just seen the emperor's grandfather yesterday. Although he was in a bad state of mind, his complexion was not fake. Why did he suddenly collapse? What kind of collapse was it? Law?

King Jin had no time to ask any more questions and hurriedly took Yaoniang and Xiaobao into the palace. The second treasure is not brought with him. The second treasure is still young and it is inconvenient to enter the palace.

When the King of Jin and his family arrived, the Qianqing Palace was filled with gloom and rain.

Not only Queen Wei was there, but also several high-ranking concubines were there. After receiving the news, various royal palaces rushed there one after another, occupying all the side halls of Qianqing Palace.

People from the Imperial Hospital were also there, and the envoy from the hospital led several imperial doctors to diagnose Emperor Hongjing's pulse.

Concubine Qian Xian cried like a tearful person, "Why did your Majesty suddenly collapse? He was fine before..."

"That's right, Zhaohui came to pay his respects to His Majesty yesterday. I have met Your Majesty, and His Majesty looks very good. He also said that he will return to the court in two days." It was Kang Bin who spoke, and she was also crying. With rain, even miserable.

Princess Zhaohui was a princess born from Concubine Kang. Since Emperor Hongjing fell ill, these princes and princesses came to Qianqing Palace almost every day. Princess Zhaohui was very favored by Emperor Hongjing, so everyone knew about it.

"My concubine lives with Guiren Li and Guiren Ying in Chuxiu Palace. Yesterday when we were lighting the lamp, Guiren Li and Guiren Ying seemed to have been to Qianqing Palace, and they didn't come back until the second watch..." Standing next to him was a man named Tao Guiren. whispered.

Although her voice is small, it can't stand up to someone with sharp eyes and ears. When Concubine Kang heard this, she looked shocked: "What did you say, Mr. Tao? Did Mr. Li and Mr. Ying come to Qianqing Palace last night?"

Tao Guiren was frightened by Kang Concubine's appearance, and shivered: "The reason why I know this is because I heard from the slaves below..."

"What did you say?"

Li Guiren and Ying Guiren were also there. When they saw someone trying to grab them, they hurriedly stood up and spoke: "Tao Guiren, please don't slander me with such nonsense!"

Li Guiren and Ying Guiren are a pair of twins. They look pretty and charming. The two sisters look like they were carved out of the same mold. If they don't identify themselves, most people won't be able to tell who is the elder sister and who is the younger sister. . They are Emperor Hongjing's new favorites in the past year, and they are very dignified in the palace.

But it has always been like this in the harem. When others are favored, you will naturally be favored less. Especially as Emperor Hongjing got older, he was not as energetic as Longma in his early years, so many people secretly scolded Li Guiren and Ying Guiren, scolding them for being flirtatious, and they had no choice but to drain His Majesty's body.

If you scold me, I can't stand His Majesty's favor. In particular, Li Guiren and Ying Guiren were very fond of each other, and Queen Wei also looked at them very differently. They were unparalleled in the harem.

However, this was also when Emperor Hongjing was still ill. He knew that His Majesty was ill and still dared to use some charming tricks to seduce His Majesty. That was an attempt to bring disaster to the country, so Concubine Kang was so angry.

Concubine Kang glanced at Concubine Qian Xian and said angrily: "Tell me, you two, when did you enter Qianqing Palace and when did you return to Chuxiu Palace."

The two sisters looked at each other, and Li Gui, the elder sister, said: "I also hope that Sister Kang Bin will be wise and never listen to those people who throw dirty water. My two sisters came to Qianqing Palace last night, but they only stayed with me. Your Majesty said a few words, but he definitely didn’t reply until the second watch as some people said.”

Ying Guiren also said: "That's right, some people hate the favor of others when they can't see Long Yan for a long time. They like to talk about invisible things in private and throw dirty water on my two sisters. We pity her alone. After being alone for a long time, my brain is sick. If I don't care about her, she will become more and more arrogant. "

Ying Guiren was also mean-spirited, and when he criticized Sang and Huai, it was obvious that Tao Guiren's fair face turned red. In fact, Ying Guiren is right. Living in the same palace, these two are extremely popular. This one has not seen rain and dew for many years, so it is normal for him to be mentally unbalanced.

"I'm usually jealous of you two being favored, but I never talk about this kind of thing. Yesterday, my girl Xiufang saw you two sneaking back from outside. Since you said you weren't here, Qianqing Palace, where did you go? Could it be that you had a tryst with some guard? "

A hint of guilt flashed across Ying Gui's face, and she scolded: "Your girl said she saw me and I sneaking back from outside. My girl also saw you and I sneaking back in the middle of the night..."

The next words were interrupted by Concubine Qian Xian's sudden order to capture the two of them.

"Tao Guiren is also an old man in the palace, so he naturally understands what can be said and what can't be said. His Majesty is suddenly seriously ill. In order to clear up the gap, the two nobles should go down and speak clearly. If I have wrongly blamed you two, It's time to make amends personally, if not..."

A group of eunuchs and maids swarmed up and dragged Guiying Ying and Gui Li outside. The two were so frightened that they could no longer care about quarreling with others. One cried and shouted about injustice, while the other scolded Guiyuan Tao for treason, and even called the queen empress.

Empress Wei came out with several imperial doctors and scolded: "What's the fuss about? Your Majesty is already like this, and you're still making a fuss!"

Ying Guiren broke free from the eunuch's grasp and cried so hard that she threw herself at the Queen's feet: "Queen, please help me. That Tao Guiren has slandered my sister and me, and Concubine Xian wants to take us for questioning. The two concubines are unjustly accused. , Queen, help me!”

Empress Wei looked at Concubine Qian Xian and frowned: "Concubine Xian, what are you doing? It's already a mess. Your majesty has always favored Ying Gui and Li Gui. Why did your majesty take these two without doing anything?" The noble man uses his sword."

This hat was a bit too big. Queen Wei's words clearly meant something, saying that Concubine Qian Xian was jealous of the two sisters Li Guiren and took the opportunity to eradicate her dissidents. Especially in the harem, the queen has always been respected, and it is never the turn of a wise concubine to give advice.

Concubine Qian Xian gritted her teeth and was about to say something when King An walked out from the side.

"It stands to reason that it is not the sons' turn to gossip about the affairs of the father's palace. But the father is very ill. Since he has doubts, it is better to ask clearly. The dragon body of the father is related to the country and the country. If there are any people Because selfishness has harmed the father's dragon body, the sons will definitely not pretend to be deaf and dumb."

King Hui opened his cloudy eyes and sneered from the side: "Who are you? Do you mean that your mother is protecting these two little nobles?"

King An seemed to be smiling but not smiling: "I don't dare to make such nonsense, but if you have any doubts, it's better to ask clearly." Seeing that King Hui wanted to speak again, King An looked at King Yong, King Jin, King Lu and others standing next to him. , "Several brothers must want to clarify this question."