princess's sorrow

The pace of time quickly entered the 44th year of Wanli. This year was simply a disaster year for our royal family. In the spring, the eldest son-in-law Yang Chunyuan died of illness, and my eldest sister, Princess Rongchang, recalled her husband and became ill. He survived and died of illness in the autumn of the same year.

When I heard the news of my eldest sister's death, I was embroidering flowers in front of the window, and accidentally pricked my hand. I didn't feel any pain in my hand, but my heart felt extremely uncomfortable for some reason. Suddenly, the scene of my eldest sister getting married in the 24th year of Wanli appeared. At that time, I was lying on the tree, watching my eldest sister's ten-mile red makeup meandering behind her luan sedan chair, and in a blink of an eye, my eldest sister was I have already left me, but the only thing that relieves me is that the relationship between the eldest sister and the eldest son-in-law is very good. Even today, I can still clearly remember the shy and shy face of the eldest sister, and On the side, he waited affectionately for his eldest son-in-law.

After Princess Rongchang passed away, Queen Wang was depressed because she had only one daughter in her life. Seeing that her beloved daughter and son-in-law had left her, she seemed to be emptied of all her energy and spirit, and often sat alone Sitting on the edge of the imperial pond without saying a word or making a sound, sitting for several hours, it was useless to be persuaded by anyone. Finally, the weather turned cold, and after a month of lingering sickness, he was sick. Winter also passed away this year.

Soon after the death of Queen Wang, the spring of Wanli 45th year came in a blink of an eye. At this time, there was no queen in the six palaces. In fact, my father had already planned to make my mother and concubine the queen, but since the past dynasties, there can only be one queen in the harem In addition, when the king and queen were alive, they were respectful and virtuous, and there was nothing wrong with them, so they cannot be dismissed. At this time, she is also considered to be dead, and my father finally made his eager thoughts public, and asked the officials of the Ministry of Rites discuss.

But there is no impenetrable wall in the world, or the news leaked out, or the officials had a long-term foresight. Early the next morning, the emperor's imperial study was filled with snowflakes, most of which said that the prince was virtuous, However, the royal concubine has made great contributions in nurturing, and now that the middle palace is vacant, the crown prince's biological mother, the royal concubine, should be promoted to the position of queen, and as the mother of the crown prince, she should also have a noble status. Cursed: "With such beauty, it is wishful thinking to want me to be a queen! If you want to be a queen, it depends on whether you are worthy or not!" After finishing speaking, he angrily pushed the table full of memorials and walked out.

It is true that the royal concubine gave birth to the prince and elder brother for the father was just a result of favor, and she was originally just a rough envoy, without a beautiful appearance, and she was the most unfavored among the concubines of the father , has been neglected for many years, but fortunately, the prince's elder brother is very upstanding, which somewhat adds luster and gold to her face.

However, it is one thing to be unfavored, and quite another to be so humiliated.

The angry words that the father said to the table full of memorials finally spread to the court, and at the same time spread throughout the harem. The mother and concubine had a smug smile on her face when she heard the words, but the royal concubine was In an instant, his face turned pale.

Not long after that incident, I heard that the imperial concubine fell ill. The elder brother of the crown prince served his mother very filially, and often served her sick in her palace. I visited twice occasionally, but I saw that the imperial concubine really What's more, as the imperial doctor said, the face is like gold paper, I'm afraid it's not a sign of blessing.

Sure enough, the imperial concubine's illness lingered until the autumn leaves fell, and she finally passed away. The harem was full of gloom, and the emperor's mood was very bad. Only the concubine mother, although her face was silent, was clearly However, she was in a very good mood. I don't know whether to feel sad or happy for her. Speaking of it, after all, the queen and the imperial concubine have been in the harem for many years, and they passed away in the blink of an eye. It's a sad thing, but for the concubine mother, there were two people on her head before, but now, these two people are gone, the concubine mother is now the real No. 1 in the harem, no one , No one has the ability to compete with it.

But the joy of the mother and concubine obviously did not last long, because after the father once again proposed the idea of ​​making the mother and concubine a queen, it was opposed by almost all civil and military officials, especially the Prince Bao party. The reason for the loud voice is that once the concubine mother is promoted to the queen, she will definitely support her own son, Zhu Changxun, the king of blessing, to be the crown prince. Then, this will set off a second battle for the crown prince, for the sake of the stability of the court , must not concubine Zheng Guifei.

The 46 and 47 years of Wanli passed day by day in such precarious conditions. The emperor's father's love for the empress seemed to be deeper, and he became more and more obedient to her, but the concubine's face often had a kind of The sad expression, I know, is because the mother and concubine are so attached to the throne of the queen, but now, hope is gradually shattered like soap bubbles, how can this not be a kind of sadness, a kind of despair?

Since the autumn of the 47th year of Wanli, my father's health has been worsening day by day, and the courtiers have already sent me a memorial, saying that my father has ignored the government for a long time, so it is better to let the prince ascend the throne, etc. For the sake of my concubine and my elder brother Fu Wang, we still struggled to support our increasingly dilapidated bodies, insisting on refusing to abdicate, facing inwards and outwards, so there was such a stalemate, neither side would give in.

In the early morning of July 48st in the 21th year of Wanli, my son-in-law and I were rushed into the palace. It is said that the father’s condition became more serious today. , just as the mother and concubine came out of the inner hall in tears, I pointed my eyes at the father-in-law Ping who was beside the emperor, and he whispered: "Princess, your majesty can recognize people now, I am afraid it is..., the prince just entered, you Wait a little longer."

Not long after, a servant came out from the inner hall and said, "Your Majesty invited Princess Shouning in."

I became panicked, and quickly stepped inside, and saw my father's pale face and pale lips, buried between the bright yellow quilts, and on the side of the bed, my elder brother, the prince, was kneeling. She was crying with her head down, her lips were trembling but she didn't speak.

"Father, Father, how are you doing?" I stepped forward and knelt down beside the bed, grabbed his hand in mine, and felt that Father's hand was frighteningly thin, it felt like it was full of bones, and It's still cold, and my heart is full of panic and sadness. For so many years, I have been living under the protection of my father, why?Is this shade tree going to fall now?Oh, I really can't imagine, what should I do once my father is gone?I just said a word, tears have already flowed down.

"Ning'er is here, come, sit here and let Father take a good look." Father said.

"Well, royal father, are you feeling better?" I sat down on the bedside stool and asked my royal father.

He smiled kindly and said: "Father, I'm afraid, I'm afraid it will not get better."

"No, father, you will definitely get better, you are long live." I said, knowing that it is impossible for a person to live to [-] years old, but I still hope that father can live longer , a little longer...