Red Mansion Rebirth: Ghost Phoenix

It took Chen Duo only five days to "clear up" the black gold poisoning case.

During these five days, Emperor Chongzhao went to Penglai Palace twice, Qinghui Pavilion twice, Yinyu Palace once, and Zhujing Palace once. As for other places, he just asked Qinghai to take a look and conveyed a verbal message of reward and consolation.

Concubine Wu De was very proud: "I am not the queen, I have never assisted in palace affairs, and I have never been pregnant, but Your Majesty still took the time to come and see me!"

So they happily started making new clothes and new jewelry, and began preparing for the "Lotus Festival" on June 6th more than half a month in advance.

Naturally, only the emperor and Wang Xifeng knew the real mastermind behind the incident that Chen Duo had uncovered - the new emperor had only been on the throne for a short time, so he had to pretend to be ignorant of some things.

Otherwise, it would be hard to say.

Therefore, in the end, the blame was put on those people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs who had caused chaos earlier. Several of their accomplices who were imprisoned were taken out and killed, and the matter was casually passed off.

As soon as Empress Mo heard that her medicine for injuries and Concubine Rong's lip balm contained chronic harmful drugs, she remembered Wu Jin's abnormality that day.

I also learned that Wu Jin was poisoned in Qinghui Pavilion. I was angry, anxious, and distressed, and I didn't know how to vent my anger.

Chen Duo maliciously told her the news that Mei Ruojin was trying to seduce the emperor.

Queen Mo was furious. She called both the first and second wives of the Mei family to Penglai Palace. Without even meeting them, she made them kneel in front of the steps for an hour.

When the two were almost burned to death by the scorching sun, he dragged them into the hall, sneered, and told them:

"If it weren't for the fact that Concubine Rong is pregnant, just because your second daughter has done such shameless things, I should have given you a set of female commandments for the Mei family!

"Go back and tell Mei Hanlin, what do you mean by loneliness and nobleness? People give you face and praise you as a scholar. If they don't want to give you face, then you are just a painted skin!"

Pointing directly at Madam Mei, he said, "There are so many maids, aunts, and imperial doctors in the palace. There is no need for your daughter, a 13 or 14-year-old girl who doesn't know anything about the world, to take care of her sister's pregnancy!

"Last time I was giving face to Concubine Rong and the Mei family, but who knew you would come up with such a shameless idea!

"It just so happens that I love to be a matchmaker!

"The other day, people from all over the country came to pay tribute to the grand ceremony. It just so happened that the wife of the Governor-General of Yunnan said that she had a young son who was very smart and clever. He was one year older than your second daughter, and of the same age and appearance!

"I will grant you two families a marriage right now!

"It's just that the journey is long, so you have to be careful when escorting the bride. The mountains are high and the waters are long, so don't get robbed!"

Empress Mo was so angry that she was sharp and vicious, and she married Mei Ruojin to a place three thousand miles away.

Mrs. Mei was shaking all over and Mrs. Mei fainted.

The two people were carried back to the Mei family, along with Mei Ruojin, who had just entered the palace seven days ago, and a phoenix decree granting their marriage.

Emperor Chongzhao heard about it "later" and sighed for a while. Then, in the name of Mei Ruoqin, he gave two hundred taels of gold to Mei Ruojin as a dowry.

In other words, the emperor agreed with the queen's approach, which was to marry the young lady who tried to seduce the emperor to a place three thousand miles away.

No one in the Mei family dared to complain, they just stamped their feet in secret.

Especially Mei Hanlin, when he found out that Anxiang did not come back, he hurriedly questioned Mei Ruojin. However, Mei Ruojin refused to tell the truth and gritted his teeth, only saying that the girl "kicked the imperial concubine's cat."

However, Mei Hanlin had already received the news of Mei Ruoqin's outrageous words that Anxiang had leaked out of the palace before she was captured, and he thought that the royal concubine of the Wang family was just taking revenge on him.

He felt slightly relieved and went to prepare for Mei Ruojin's wedding with a pinch of his nose.

Empress Mo still felt unsatisfied. When she heard that Emperor Chongzhao had actually rewarded that little bitch with gold to prepare a dowry, she was so angry that she kept throwing things around.

Just then, Wang Xifeng came to pay her respects and nearly slipped on the broken glass on the ground.

Seeing that the queen's face turned blue with anger, he hurried forward to ask what was going on.

Aunt Han then evasively told the story. Although Empress Mo was angry, she did not want Wang Xifeng to see the fun, so she suppressed her anger and asked her:

"How is Wu Jin?"

"It's fine. It lies down every day and eats and drinks without skipping a single bite. Today the imperial physician came to see it and was surprised to find that it had gained weight!"

Wang Xifeng smiled and said, "We are lucky. We were lost in our early years but were picked up by the emperor and loved by the queen.

"He was poisoned this time. He fell from such a high cabinet, but his internal organs were not injured!

"This is all thanks to the great blessing of the Emperor and Empress!"

Queen Mo's expression gradually eased: "Wu Jin is very well behaved. He came to see me the other day and refused to eat. He just lay beside me and accompanied me obediently.

"Ever since Su Yu was taken away to the Supreme, I have been so lonely here. When Wu Jin gets better, please don't restrict it. Let it come to my place from time to time."

"That's great! I don't know how honored I am to have you take care of it!" Wang Xifeng agreed immediately and softly persuaded the Queen,

"I heard the other day that you had arranged a marriage for that girl surnamed Mei, and I was so happy that I drank three glasses of wine at dinner...

"But I heard that Rong Fei received a letter from her family right after that and cried for half the night. I guess she was scolded by her family...

"At the time, some people were quietly discussing that the marriage between the nobles of the capital and the high officials of the frontier provinces should have been approved by the emperor in the name of the empress dowager.

"Since it is your will, then Concubine Rong and the Mei family can ask the emperor for help, and maybe he can revoke the order..."

Queen Mo's face changed and she blurted out: "Really?!"

"So, once the Emperor gives us two hundred taels of gold, the marriage decree will be confirmed!

"Moreover, the Governor of Yunnan doesn't know what happened in the palace. He will only think that it is a great honor for Rong Fei to be her cousin, the Queen has granted her a marriage, and the Emperor has awarded her gold. That's why he won't feel any resentment..."

Wang Xifeng explained gently, and then smiled, "But in the future, if the wife of the Governor-General of Yunnan comes to Beijing again, the Empress will probably have to compensate her with a good daughter-in-law."

Queen Mo already regretted it in her heart, but after hearing her say this, she breathed a sigh of relief and laughed: "How difficult is this?"

After chatting for a while, Wang Xifeng smiled and mentioned the main purpose of her visit: "Last time, your Majesty said that she wanted to hold a June 6th celebration, and I have already made preparations.

"Here is the menu, here is the program, and here is the list of people to be invited. Please have a look, Your Majesty."

As he spoke, he presented a stack of lists.

Queen Mo smiled and said, "You are really quick. I just told you yesterday, and you have already done it today."

He took it and lowered his head to look at each picture, praising her for her thoughtfulness as he read.

Only when he saw the list of people did he raise his eyebrows slightly: "Why are there no girls from the Jia, Wang, Shi, and Xue families?"

Wang Xifeng smiled and said, “Your Majesty is organizing the Lotus Festival so that all the girls of the right age in the capital can come out for a walk and have a look at you.

"After all, His Majesty is going to hold an imperial examination soon, so you should have some ideas in mind for the future ladies-in-waiting of the imperial court.

"I have a rough idea of ​​the girls from these four families. They are all too young, with the oldest not even ten years old.

"The four families would like to come, but I don't want to take care of their children!"