The Harem of the Qing Dynasty - the next era

Xiangpin, who returned to the dormitory, experienced an extremely fierce ideological struggle.

Chang Wan served Xiang Concubine to change her clothes, seeing her deeply furrowed brows, staring at the wooden box with a thoughtful expression on her face, she couldn't help but ask her: "Master, what's wrong with you?"

Concubine Xiang came back to her senses, pursed her lips and said, "This is baby ginseng."

"Yes—" Chang Wan suddenly realized, "Master, this is the reward specified by Long Live Lord to the imperial concubine!"

"I know." Concubine Xiang couldn't take her eyes off, "This is baby ginseng."

Chang Wan persuaded: "Master, you are a hero who serves the sick. If you want to be charged with arrogance for your achievements for a ginseng plant that disobeys the holy will, all the hard work you have endured these days will be in vain."

"You're right." Concubine Xiang suddenly laughed, "I have the merit of serving the sick, even if the emperor knows about it, he may not punish me severely. If--if I can have a son, everything will be fine. worth it!"

Chang Wan opened his mouth: "Master, Lord Long Live rewarded you with Shouwu. Although it may not have the effect of baby ginseng, what you get is naturally good—"

"Give it to the noble concubine." Concubine Xiang cheered up, "Yes, to the noble concubine, to the noble concubine, if the emperor asks the crime at that time, I will say that because of the continuous illness and lack of energy, I got confused for a while and took the baby ginseng as Long Live Lord gave me the reward, the Shouwu belongs to the noble concubine—yes—the baby ginseng belongs to the palace, and the Shouwu belongs to the noble concubine, that’s it, that’s it!”

"Master, it's a slave who doesn't hesitate to die. It's too risky for you to do so." Chang Wan sighed, "The imperial concubine wants to win you over. Although there is an eighth elder brother, if you ask for it yourself, she may not be willing to do it." Personal affection, why bother—”

"No!" Concubine Xiang became more and more determined, "If the imperial concubine also knows the effect of baby ginseng, she will not want to see Bengong give birth to a son. Taking a step back, even if she is willing, Bafujin has not yet Pregnant, can the imperial concubine regard her own son as more important than this palace?"

Chang Wan finally gave up: "Master, the imperial concubine has good hearing and eyesight. She is ill now, so you are lucky. How do you know that she has not received the news at this moment? Maybe she is waiting for you to send the baby there now!"

Concubine Xiang hurriedly asked, "What do you think I should do?"

Chang Wan then came up with an idea: "If you make up your mind, you can just cook the baby ginseng and Shouwu here. It would be better if no one disturbs you. If something goes wrong in the middle, you can just say it's for the imperial concubine." Yes, the boiled ginseng soup will naturally be sent to the imperial concubine's palace by order, who would dare to question whether the master has the heart to resist the order?"

"Yes! Yes, yes, yes!" Concubine Xiang was overjoyed, "After cooking it here, I will take it immediately, and it will save me from long nights and dreams, and other side effects."

In the evening, Han Ling was serving Hongli's meal, when she raised her eyes and saw Li Yu winking and ambushing her master, she put the soup bowl aside and asked him, "Is there an urgent report from the capital?"

"Yes." Li Yu hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth and replied, "Your Majesty, Ding You's booklet from the three uncles of Duke Cheng'en's residence is here."

Han Ling closed her eyes, two lines of tears fell down her cheeks, Hongli was very guilty: "The old lady is nearly [-] years old, so it can be considered a long life, the empress is mourning."

"The concubine is fine, the concubine needs to be quiet." Han Ling shook her body, Li Yu hurriedly approached her to help her, immediately burst into tears, turned her head and stepped out of the main hall.

Hongli hurriedly said: "Hurry up, ask someone to follow the queen, if there is any mistake, I will take your head off."

The house leak happened to be raining overnight, and this side hadn't figured out a way to appease the first wife, there was a sudden change in the side room, and an urgent report came from the imperial concubine's palace: "Long live, the imperial concubine is not well."

Concubine Jin's bedroom was already in chaos, and most of Concubine Xiang was dead: "How could this be—how could this be—"

Concubine Jin's promotion to the throne is only a year away. With her wisdom and considerations, she never thought that Concubine Xiang would have the courage to slap herself in the name of the emperor, and feed her intestines in front of her face. highly toxic.

The emperor hadn't fully recovered yet, and the empress had just received the obituary of her mother's death, all well and good, but the imperial concubine suddenly disappeared again, and the whole business was panic-stricken, looking for the follow-up direction of the incident.

The imperial concubine's confidant did not give it in vain, and she proved convincingly to the emperor that as soon as her master drank the decoction sent by concubine Xiang, he was poisoned and vomited blood, ruining his life.

Concubine Shu hesitated to speak, Han Ling said nothing, Hongli ordered his servants to hold down Yongxuan who was looking for concubine Xiang, and asked her with his forehead: "Concubine Xiang, are you guilty of this crime?"

"You are wronged, Lord Long Live, my concubine is wronged." Concubine Xiang finally came to her senses, "No matter how ignorant my concubine is, why would she dare to brazenly poison the concubine or empress?"

Seeing Yongxuan supporting the corpse and crying loudly, Hongli had a headache: "Where is the imperial physician?"

Liu Ruilin replied hastily: "Long live, the imperial concubine's concubine is poisoned. I have inspected the remaining medicinal soup, and the Shouwu sent by the concubine Xiang does indeed have residual poison."

"Huh?" Hongli was not confused, "I remember that the reward for the imperial concubine was ginseng, when did it become Shouwu?"

Yingxiu cried back: "Long Live Lord, this servant really listened to you. The concubine Xiang said that the Emperor rewarded the imperial concubine with Shouwu. I never mentioned ginseng."

Hongli looked at Xiangpin: "Really?"

Concubine Xiang became more and more busy: "Concubine convicts, it is concubine's lack of energy, and she confuses the will of Lord Long Live, and thinks that ginseng is rewarded to concubine, Shouwu is rewarded to concubine and sister, this is - I beseech Lord Long Live Please forgive me for my concubine's carelessness."

Han Ling sighed: "How can I explain to Yong Xuan!"

Hongli said angrily, "I'll catch any boiled medicine."

Concubine Xiang's face turned pale: "Thousands of calculations have been made, and I have never calculated such a result."

Chang Wan kowtowed constantly: "Long live Lord, our master was wronged, our master was wronged, and I actually answered the question with Long Live Lord. The master won the Shouwu, and never handed it to others. With good intentions, the master boiled the Shouwu with his own hands, and brought it to the imperial concubine with his own hands. Just think about it, Long Live Lord, what good will the master do by poisoning the imperial concubine in this way?"

Han Ling nodded: "Your Majesty, although this slave is rude, what he said is still quite clear. Concubine Xiang is spoiled all day long, and she is also a bit stubborn, saying that she intends to poison the noble concubine. The concubine may not believe it, but Even a three-year-old child wouldn't do it in such a blatant way."

Hongli's face sank like water: "Where's the ginseng?"

Concubine Xiang hesitated and replied: "Concubine is the grace of Lord Long Live, just now I have boiled ginseng soup and ate it myself."

Hongli raised his chin: "Show her."

Liu Ruilin asked for the pulse according to the order, and soon there was a reply: "The empress Xiang is very angry, it is indeed the pulse condition of taking the medicine of great tonic."

Concubine Shu snorted: "Is it worth watching? Concubine Xiang's nose is still red, I'm afraid she even had a lot of nosebleeds?"

Hongli asked again: "Who else handled Shouwu?"

It was just a matter of one day, Li Yu remembered Men Erqing, knelt on the ground and replied: "Your Majesty, I sent it from the Guojun King, only the slave handled it by myself, and it was handed over to Empress Xiang in less than half a day."

"I forgot about him!" Hongli asked sharply, "Where is Hongluo?"

Guojun Wang Wan did not expect that he would be involved in the case of "conspiracy of great treason" because of a Shouwu plant.

Of course, the late emperor who grew up with a golden spoon in his mouth couldn't explain it clearly.

The emperor has two instincts, first, to ensure his personal safety; second, to keep his dragon chair.These two were brought into full play in Lord Qianlong.

If it was intentional, Guojun Wang Hongluo violated two taboos at the same time; if he did it unintentionally, he would endanger the emperor's personal safety after all. Anyway, judging from the current results, it is enough for him to drink a pot.

Han Ling was silent the entire time, and she also had a reason for her silence: If something happened to the emperor, the biggest beneficiary would most likely be her own son Yongxi. .

Leaving the matter plain and clear, Hongli would rather believe that Hongluo is innocent: no matter whether Concubine Xiang is innocent or not, fighting openly and secretly between concubine and concubine is better than killing brother and king by the younger brother of the county king - he can't afford to lose this person.

After thinking about it again and again, Hongli did not mean to expand the situation. The official cause of the imperial concubine's death was the death of the epidemic. Divided by the secret decree, Fu Heng and Yongying were ordered to investigate the truth. The empress almost caused the emperor's illness to be delayed." Guojun Wang also locked him up on the grounds that he "neglected the epidemic. As for the spread, it almost endangered the safety of the empress dowager and the emperor. He concealed it and did not report it afterwards, thinking of luck."

It is inconvenient for the imperial concubine to mourn for the noble concubine right away, so the emperor decreed that the posthumous concubine should be named "Shujia noble concubine".

The empress dowager heard some rumors, but the emperor didn't say anything, so she couldn't take the initiative to ask. When she saw her daughter-in-law, she just said, "I've taught you to be tired again".

As soon as Concubine Jin died, the faction of the four concubines completely turned to Jingren Palace.

Concubine Shu said to Hongli: "Your Majesty, my mistress has become less energetic these days. I heard from Cheng Zhi that she wept all night, regretting that she neglected Mrs. Cheng Engong in the early years."

"It was my fault." Hongli sighed, "It wasn't for me, and the queen would not leave such a regret."

"Master, the empress values ​​you the most, and thanks to the blessings of my ancestors, the emperor is safe and sound, and the empress's painstaking efforts will not be in vain." Concubine Shu apologized, "Master's heart is bitter, and it is not good to show it in front of the queen mother. Without the birth mother, the emperor should be more sympathetic to the empress."

"Yes." Hongli readily agreed, "You have to work hard in front of the Empress Dowager. If you have free time, you can often go to the Empress. It is good to give her a little distraction."

Concubine Shu hurriedly agreed: "Your Majesty, rest assured."

The queen ignored everything and only wanted to grieve for her dead mother. The empress dowager was quite critical, but because the emperor gave him endless rewards, she had to suppress her heart of picketing, sink her mind, and care about the future of the harem.

The author has something to say: yes, the baby ginseng is a cover, and Shouwu is the protagonist.The previous foreshadowing is not counted. From the beginning of chapter 160 to the end of chapter 160, you can list all the parties involved to see how big the heroine's game of chess is.