After rebirth, I made the princes cry

Yingshu had a good night's sleep.

When she went to Qianyang Palace for duty early in the morning, she originally wanted to avoid His Majesty, but Zhang Yong was waiting in front of the gate early.

His Majesty the Emperor wanted to summon Ying Shu alone, and Ying Shu had no choice but to do so. At this time, Sikong Tong had just finished his breakfast. Although it was snowing outside, he still had to walk in the verandah to eat as usual. Ying Shu lowered her head and followed After walking about twenty steps behind His Majesty, I heard the question: "Si Qi told you yesterday that it was indeed Zi Jiang who I ordered to poison Concubine Xie's medicinal diet."

Yingshu sighed secretly, she actually didn't want to hear the truth.

"I didn't discuss this matter with Mr. Linyi in advance. You probably didn't know the truth until yesterday."

"Although I heard eunuch Qi say that, I was actually half-convinced."

"At that time, Jiang Donghe, Chen Junxie, and Changping Zheng all recommended their legitimate daughters to the palace, and they all intended to force me to depose the queen and replace her with a new one. Although at my insistence, the daughters of the three surnames were all named wives, but the queen day and night Worrying, neither Concubine He nor Concubine Zheng, including Concubine Xie, were convinced by the queen. Concubine He got pregnant first, followed by Concubine Zheng, who followed closely the Xie and Wang clans and made great achievements. Although Duke Linyi I am not proud of myself, but Xie Jin...his party alliance once again proposed to abolish the post and re-establish it."

Yingshu actually heard Sikong Beichen talk about these things in her previous life.

"When Concubine Xie entered the palace at first, she had no intention of inviting favors, so I followed the trend and did not go to Zhaoyang Palace often. However, when Concubine He and Concubine Zheng had children one after another, and with the rise of Chenjun Xie, Concubine Xie also had the intention to invite favors. It shows that I originally had concerns about Chen Jun Xie, so when the Queen proposed a trick to make Concubine Xie extinct, I was moved. The person actually responsible for the arrangement was the Queen, and I only provided the Queen with the medicine to exterminate the heir."

The medicine to eliminate heirs was actually provided by His Majesty? Yingshu almost stepped on the hem of her own skirt.

"In the inner court, the battles between the palace concubines are always cruel, especially the medicine for abortion and heirloom. There are always secret recipes in the palace. The one medicine I know was obtained by my mother-in-law by chance. The concubine gave me the secret recipe, not to let me harm others, but to prevent me from future quarrels between wives and concubines. Someone would use a similar poisonous recipe to harm others. The concubine told me that this poisonous recipe was included in the medicinal diet. The potency of the medicine is not that strong, so the poisoned person has no obvious symptoms, and it is extremely difficult to be diagnosed by the doctor. The mother-in-law believes that if the doctor knows the poison recipe, he may be able to crack it.

At that time, I did not directly give the poison recipe to the queen. I gave it to her after mixing it. As for the specific person the queen found to poison me, I did not interfere. At that time, I still trusted the queen. In fact, I did not know why the queen wanted to find someone. A little palace maid was poisoned. "

Ying Shu couldn't bear it any longer: "So His Majesty did not instruct Imperial Doctor Liu to conceal the truth?"

"I trust Imperial Physician Liu very much because I know he has the conscience of a medical doctor." Sikong Tong said: "At that time, Concubine Xie was favored by the Holy Spirit but was infertile, so she suspected that she had a gynecological disease. Physician Liu has been responsible for Concubine Xie's pulse , but he didn’t know Concubine Xie’s Guishui condition before, and he didn’t diagnose the pulse for women’s diseases.

After Concubine Xie was poisoned, Imperial Physician Liu diagnosed the woman's disease with the cooperation of a female doctor. Therefore, Imperial Physician Liu did not notice anything fishy. In fact, I know in my heart that when I acquiesced in Xu's false pregnancy and asked Imperial Physician Liu to cooperate, Imperial Physician Liu was reluctant, so he wanted to resign. "

Yingshu felt mixed emotions at this moment. She lowered her head and was careful not to step on the hem of her skirt.

"Di Xiu, you can tell me what you think."

"Uncle just wants me to continue to lie to my aunt."

"Are you unwilling?"

Yingshu let out a long sigh: "My aunt is too lonely in the palace. She wants to have a child of her own, but it was my uncle who cut off my aunt's expectations."

"Yes, it's me." Sikong Tong stopped and looked at the strands of silver catkins outside the corridor: "I want to use Chen Junxie to contain Jiang Donghe and Changping Zheng. Part of my starting point is not for Jiangshan Sheji. , because I also have selfish motives. I don’t want people in the world to accuse me of abandoning my wife and children. I don’t want to be known as a coward in the history books. I want to keep the queen and establish my legitimate son as the heir. For this reason, I Concubine Xie must be exterminated."

Yingshu couldn't judge whether this decision was right or wrong, but she had also encountered the same thing.

"If things can still be undone, I will stand on my aunt's side, but now things are irreversible. I don't think my aunt will be happier after knowing the truth."

"In the next three days, you go to Zhaoyang Palace. Concubine Xie believes in your words more, but I know that lying carries a huge burden, and I also need you to do another thing."

As an emperor, it is of course impossible for him to confess the bad things he has done to his middle daughter, Shi, for no reason. The emperor's mind never requires the understanding and understanding of a little girl. Yingshu knew that as long as she was summoned by His Majesty today, she would definitely have a heavy responsibility. , Sure enough, this time Ying Shu actually went to Cangmen Prison.

Cangmen Prison is actually not much like a prison.

There was no smell of blood and rancidity in the prison. There were separate courtyards separated by several gates. Yingshu saw Fei. She was leaning against the door of the courtyard, her belly was swollen. When their eyes met, Fei was struggling. Yingshu saluted her, followed by the officials from the Internal Affairs Department. Yingshu quickly passed by Fei's cell, and after dozens of steps in, she turned into another corridor, where Zi Jiang was imprisoned. There was a heavy iron lock on the prison door. The clerk opened it, but Ying Shu couldn't even open the door.

There is actually a wintersweet in this yard.

Zijiang was under the wintersweet tree, with a layer of snow covering her hair and body. She turned around and looked at Yingshu and the official, stubbornly still standing in the snow, refusing to move.

Yingshu had no choice but to walk over.

"I've heard how scary Cangmen Prison is before. After I came in, I thought it was nothing more than that." Zi Jiang spoke first.

This palace maid is really not afraid of death.

"You hate more than just the He family, right?" Yingshu asked.

Zijiang smiled: "I have heard about you, the middle daughter of the Qianyang Palace, the daughter of the Wang family in Linyi. I don't know why you are willing to enter the palace. They all say you are smart, but I think you are really stupid."

Yingshu said nothing.

Zijiang broke off a branch of wax plum and put it to her nose, smelling the fragrance. She looked at Yingshu like this for a long time.

"You know I didn't lie, right?"

Yingshu remained silent.

"I entered the palace through the primary election, but I shouldn't have entered the palace originally. I am the only daughter in the family, and the only daughter does not have to participate in the primary election. However, my parents took the money from my uncle and asked me to replace my cousin. From the day I entered the palace, I knew that I was abandoned by my parents.

The training of the little palace maids was hard and tiring, but Master Bai took good care of us. I originally wanted to get more sympathy from Master Bai, and I deliberately got close to Zi Tai. In order to replace her and live in Master Bai's place, I wanted to She knew my malicious intention, but she helped me cover it up. She held my hand and said, it's okay, don't be afraid.

Zi Moss, she is cleaner than the snow and the plum blossoms. At that time, the Queen personally told me that she wanted me to add poison to Mrs. Xie's medicinal diet. Luo Nvzhi was also present. The two of them convinced me that Mrs. Xie was an adulterous concubine, so His Majesty wanted Mrs. Xie to exterminate the heir. They said No little maid can touch the medicinal food in the upper palace, but as long as I obey the holy orders, I will be recognized by His Majesty as the head of the medicinal food room. "

"You still don't know why you were chosen by the queen?"

Zijiang shook the wintersweet branch: "Are you here to tell me the reason?"

"You were just elected to the Food and Drug Administration, and you were noticed by Luo because she thought you were ambitious."

Zijiang thought about it carefully and nodded: "I want to live a good life in the palace. I have no one to rely on but myself. Bai Zhangzhi is a good person. She taught me a lot. I finally understand why Bai Zhangzhi Zhi liked Zi Tai so much that among all the little palace maids, she chose Zhong Zi Tai to take care of her personally.

Zi Tai likes Sophora japonica, the kitchen attendant. She has liked Sophora japonica since she was a child, but we are palace maids and cannot fall in love with other men. I tried to persuade Zi Tai because I was afraid that both she and Huai Guo would die, but Zi Tai said that she didn’t have to live that long. The only thing she wanted to do was to be with the one she loved. We were just palace maids, not concubines. We couldn’t see each other at all. Your Majesty will not favor us, but we cannot marry the man we love. She would rather bear all the consequences, even infamy, but she has no guilt in her heart. "

Ying Shu looked at Zi Jiang's right eye and shed a line of tears.

"I have done many evil things. Luo Nvzhi has been forcing me, and I have been forcing her. But I have always kept the matter between Luo Nvzhi and me hidden from Zi Tai. I thought I was sacrificing myself to the devil. , I can at least protect my relatives. Yes, in this world, only Zi Tai is my relative.

I think what she said is right. Why should we keep our virginity for a man whom we never see in person after entering the palace? If we are wives and concubines, we should be loyal to our husbands, but is Your Majesty our husbands? The lofty king doesn't regard us as human beings at all. Why did Zitai die? Yes, He was her murderer, and Zheng Guiren was the mastermind behind her murder. But without those palace rules and regulations, would He dare to kill Zi Tai privately?

The king of our country would actually ask a palace maid like me to poison his concubines, because once I obey orders, I have to keep doing those evil things, otherwise I will die. In fact, I am not afraid of death at all, but if I Who else can protect Zi Tai? I really didn't expect that I couldn't protect Zi Tai at all. It was really ridiculous. Then what was the point of living for me?

When you came to see me today, didn't you still think that I would cooperate with you and continue to deceive Mrs. Xie? I won't listen to your control anymore. "

Ying Shu took the plum branch from Zi Jiang's hand.

"Zijiang, if you were His Majesty, you were a powerful person, and you had the power to kill or kill others, what would you do?"

"I will definitely let Zi Tai marry the man she loves!"

"It's impossible for you to know Zi Tai. You can't understand her suffering. You have many relatives and no longer rely on Zi Tai to give you warmth. What will you do? Will you allow the maids to marry freely like the ministers? You tell me I, can you break the ancient rules? If you are a king or a queen, you will feel that you should still be like ordinary people, living in a hut, eating grains and chestnuts grown by yourself, and wearing clothes knitted by yourself. Cut cloth?"

Zijiang sneered: "So, does this mean we should be persecuted?"

"I will advise." Yingshu said: "I can't change the ban on palace ladies not being allowed to marry, but I will advise against lynching and execution of palace people. I will work hard to improve the palace rules and regulations, at least to allow palace ladies like Zi Tai to And the opportunity to marry the one you love justifiably."

"How can this be?"

"What if the maids who don't want to stay in the palace can be pardoned on the 25th of the year?"

Zijiang continued to sneer: "There is no need to persuade me with sweet words."

"It is true that I came to see you today under the imperial order, but not to persuade you to change your confession, but to persuade you to confess truthfully." Yingshu handed the plum branch back to Zijiang: "The thing I am sure of now is that I would like to ask your Majesty to issue an order to strictly prohibit the lynching of palace residents from now on. First, abolish this tacit understanding; and I will also advise your majesty to clarify the laws of the inner court and establish a more stringent supervision system to prevent palace residents from being forced by the concubine. If forced, There are channels for reporting; there is no need to tell me who you were coerced by, or how many things you committed, you only need to make a complaint to the officials of the Internal Affairs Department."

"But I'm still going to die, right?"

Yingshu looked at Zi Jiang: "I don't think you deserve death, because you were forced. There is actually light in your heart. You complained about the unfairness of the world. The world is indeed unfair. For example, you should not have entered the palace in the first place, but Your parents sent you to the court because of your greed for small profits.

But you did not despair at that time. It was not your parents who caused you despair, but this palace. Weak people can never fight against the powerful class. But as long as you are human, as long as you are here, there is still warmth in your chest and a heart. When your heart is beating, there must be a weakness. Zimo is your weakness. In fact, none of you should be executed.

But you will be executed. I know that the person you hate the most is actually His Majesty. "

Zijiang curled his lips: "Yes."

"That's why I just asked you what you should do if you were the king of a country."

The king of a country is also made of flesh and blood. The person Zijiang protects is Zimo, and His Majesty also has people he wants to protect.

If it were Sikong Beichen, Zijiang would have been silenced long ago. Queen Yu did not kill her, but regarded her as a "shady person" and determined that Zijiang could be used continuously, even if the crime was exposed, but the use of Zijiang was originally due to His Majesty's By acquiescing, Queen Yu felt confident.

His Majesty the Emperor made a bad move at the beginning.

"Prince's concubine, I dreamed about Zi Tai last night. She told me that the underworld is actually a good world. Neither she nor Huaiguo did any evil. Therefore, they became free under the Nine Springs. The Lord of Hell does not need the service of a palace maid. The Lord of Hell can control the wind and rain by himself. But if I go to the underworld, I will go to the underworld and be tortured, because I have done too many evil things. In fact, I also hope so. If the Lord of Hell is really clear, those who have done it will No one who does evil can escape judgment, including the king of a country on earth, as well as the queen and concubines."

But the fact is, there is no underworld and no king of hell.

Zijiang handed the plum branch to Yingshu.

"I will watch you on the mountain of swords, between the sea of ​​fire, to see if you can help more Zi Tai. If you fail to do so, when we meet under the spring in the future, I will definitely pull you into the sea of ​​fire."

Yingshu took the plum branch and left Cangmen Prison.

During her reign, Cangmen Prison had been abolished. At that time, many people said that because the emperor was young, the Queen Mother was the only noble woman in the entire court, so the inner court temporarily stopped fighting. Cangmen Prison and the Internal Criminal Division There is no need to exist anymore.

But only Yingshu knew that the fighting in the inner court was not due to the dispute between wives and concubines. As long as the throne still existed, the war in the inner court would never end.