Tyrant [Rebirth]

Soon it will be the fifteenth day of the month, and Chu Shaoling will go to the palace for every family banquet on the fifteenth day of the new year. Now that he has just left the palace, Chu Shaoling doesn't want to take the guard with him, so he said perfunctorily: "Now you also have serious errands. People in official positions are gone, and they always follow me as guards to make people look uncomfortable, besides, it’s fine to have them with them, if I leave at night, I won’t come back at all, what can happen.”

Wei Ji said solemnly: "If you don't come back, I will accompany you even more. Now that His Highness and the Emperor have turned against each other, who knows if His Highness will go wrong if he sleeps in the palace for one night."

Chu Shaoling laughed: "Can the emperor find a reason to put me under house arrest?"

Chu Shaoling's speaker had no intention of defending the halberd, and the listener was interested. Hearing the words, he was even more worried. He thought for a while and said, "Your Highness has analyzed well, it is not impossible, it is too easy for the emperor to get angry, my minister... I must go. "

Chu Shaoling didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he had to agree: "I'm afraid of you, so just follow along. I'll come back earlier for a reason during the dinner."

Only then was Wei Ji satisfied, and turned his head to paint red.

The two people entered the palace at Youshi that day, Chu Shaoling first went to pay his respects to the queen mother, the queen mother was pulling Fu Yi to talk, Fu Yi is now pregnant, she has plumped up a lot, her face is rosy, the queen mother liked it, and said with a smile: " You are even more handsome when you are pregnant with a child, can the imperial doctor ask for your pulse and say you are okay?"

Fu Yi nodded and smiled: "The imperial doctor is not those good words. A few days ago, I was a little sick, but recently I feel much better. Every day, I eat and sleep, and the imperial grandmother takes so many good tonics. It's hard to think about it. "

The queen mother touched Fu Yi's waist, and said: "Aijia sees that your belly is bigger than usual this month, but you are not allowed to eat and sleep every day, look..." The queen mother pursed her lower lip Turning around, "It's better to move around more, the stomach is too big to give birth."

Fu Yi realized that the Empress Dowager was talking about Zhen Si, and seeing no one else in the room whispered: "Miss Zhen, it's almost the first month, I heard... Madam Zhen's pregnancy doesn't look very good, and she was afraid during delivery. Work harder."

The queen mother sighed: "I was frightened when I was first conceived, and I never raised it...Let's see how lucky she is, if she survives, she will have her own great blessing, if she doesn't survive..."

Fu Yi comforted softly: "With so many old imperial doctors watching, there shouldn't be any trouble. The emperor's grandmother can rest assured."

The Empress Dowager patted Fu Yi's hand and said nothing, Chu Shaoling went into the inner room and said with a smile, "What did the imperial grandmother and sister say?"

Fu Yi hurriedly got up to give up her seat, and said: "I became deaf and blind while raising a baby in the mansion. I only heard about the incident at Tangquan Palace two days ago. Brother was shocked."

Chu Shaoling smiled: "You have a big belly now, so they don't dare to let you know these things easily, in fact, it's nothing, but you won't be able to see your second brother for now."

Fu Yi and Chu Shaoruan had never spoken a few words since they were young, so naturally they didn't care, and said slowly: "Now the guards of the Tangquan Palace used to be subordinates of the son-in-law. Le, a few days ago there was still arguing about writing an excerpt for the emperor."

Chu Shaoling chuckled: "Of course he wants to be depressed for a while... By the way, why haven't you seen the third child?"

The Empress Dowager said: "He went to the Mulan paddock today, and said that something happened to his village, so I'm afraid he won't be able to come today."

Chu Shaoling smiled and nodded: "I said..."

……

Concubine Li in Linzhi Palace took Xu's hand and cried: "When I think of Ruan'er's suffering, I don't feel at peace for a moment. He is just the age when he should behave well in front of the emperor. Isn't it right to put him under house arrest in the palace at this time?" Want his life? Is there nothing father can do?"

Mrs. Xu was annoyed in her heart that Concubine Li had made such a big disaster on her own. Seeing her daughter crying pitifully, she could only comfort her: "Your father is also thinking of a way, but how can it be so fast? Take your time..."

"Go slowly? If you slow down, Ruan Er and I will be tortured to death!" Li Pin pushed Xu Shi hard, and said angrily, "Si girl is determined to set up another family, and my eldest brother will definitely do it now." You won't help me anymore, aren't you just perfunctory me?!"

When it comes to the eldest son, Mrs. Xu also suffers from hardships, and her son knows all about those things before. Even if her own mother did something to murder Zhen Si, Mrs. Xu lost her momentum in front of her son. Pointing to Zhen Fuwen's up and down management, the Xu family has been prosperous all his life, but now he has to humble himself in front of his son and daughter-in-law, it's a shame to think about it.

Mrs. Xu persuaded in a low voice: "Your Majesty, calm down... How can I perfunctory Your Majesty, but this matter is really difficult. Your father and elder brother have to take care of it slowly. There are so many troubles involved."

Concubine Li was startled by Zhen Si's scolding in Yongfu Palace that day, and she wanted to ask her mother's family for help in panic, but unexpectedly, she couldn't even say a word, so she couldn't help scolding sharply: "It's all about you. Lie to me! They are all ungrateful bastards! Have you forgotten how I supported you at the beginning?! Now you turn around and forget me. How can you live so comfortably without me all these years? Don’t dream! It’s all your fault and your father’s ! If you insist on letting Zhen Si marry Chu Shaoling, what will happen? Now let her torture me instead!!"

Mrs. Xu got angry at home, but now seeing that Concubine Li has no gestures, she is also angry, and said coldly: "Your Majesty is right, we are all to blame for this. , but who is to blame for the fact that the second prince is under house arrest now? Your father and I don’t know about it. We only know that the empress and the second prince went to the palace together, and now only the empress has returned. Your father and I also want to know the reason Ask your wife."

Concubine Li was stunned when she heard the words, buried her face in the handkerchief and cried loudly, choked up and said, "It's all because I misheard Chu Shaoyang's words... Ruan Er and I had planned so well, somehow... Mother, both I killed Ruan Er, I killed him..."

Mrs. Xu's heart softened, she stepped forward to hug Concubine Li, and said in a slow voice: "The situation is not good now... We can no longer blindly rush for quick success and instant benefits. The most urgent thing is to quickly win the emperor's heart back. At that time, even if the empress made a mistake at 01:30, the emperor would not pursue it. Now the empress only focuses on fighting with Chu Shaoling and Zhen Sidou, ignoring the emperor at all. It’s a big loss, your empress will have to change from now on.”

Concubine Li nodded, and hurriedly asked someone to send something to wash her face and dress up, and hurriedly said: "I just talked to my mother, I have to go to the family banquet later, the emperor hasn't seen me for so many days, I have to dress up better ..."

"That's right." Mrs. Xu came over to tidy up Concubine Li in person, and said softly, "Your Majesty, don't bring up the matter of picking up the second prince when she sees the emperor. This matter... can't be rushed. The emperor has two things in his heart." For the prince, the empress has been urging the emperor to displease the emperor, and relax, just think that the second prince is going to take care of himself, and when the emperor's heart is coaxed back, what can be done?"

Concubine Li nodded, and said softly: "Don't worry, mother, I will naturally care about it, as long as I regain the grace, let's see who I will spare..."

Seeing that Concubine Li understood, Mrs. Xu finally felt relieved, fearing that the key to the palace gate would kneel down early.

In Yongfu Palace, Zhen Si rubbed her swollen belly. Today, she just felt heavier than usual and lacked energy. She said in a low voice, "I'm too lazy to move. Go and tell the emperor that today's family banquet is not for you. I won't go to the palace."

The father-in-law next to Zhen Si hadn't had time to agree, but a palace man from outside hurried in, bowed and handed a letter to Zhen Si, and said softly, "Your Majesty, let's have a look."

Zhen Si opened it and glanced at it, his expression quickly relaxed, he straightened up and said in a deep voice, "Who sent it?"

The palace attendant shook his head, Zhen Si opened the letter and read it again, it was exactly the conversation between the mother and daughter of Concubine Li in Linzhi Palace just now, and there was a line at the bottom: The wild fire never burns out, and the spring breeze blows and regenerates.

Zhen Si suddenly thought of Chu Shaoling, then of Wei Ji. He didn't speak for a long while, and the father-in-law who was standing beside him asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty...do you still want to talk to the Emperor?"

Zhen Si shook her head: "No need, Ben Gong suddenly feels better, so I help Ben Gong to freshen up."

This day's family banquet was held in the Empress Dowager's Ci'an Hall. The Empress Dowager loves to be lively, and the hall she tidied up was even more exquisite than usual. When the emperor came, he greeted the Empress Dowager first, and everyone greeted her one by one without mentioning it. The Empress Dowager looked at Zhen Si He said dumbly, "Why is Concubine Zhen here?"

"The concubine heard that the Empress Dowager put down the wine today, and her body will be much better soon." Zhen Si put on more makeup on her face, looking better than usual, and said with a smile, "Take care of this in a hurry." Come and have a drink."

The queen mother smiled: "Whatever you want to eat, just tell the Ai family, and I will send it to you. Such a big belly is still coming out...you are not afraid."

Zhen Si lowered her head and smiled: "What is there to be afraid of, Empress Dowager? It's not the time yet. It doesn't matter. The imperial doctor also told me to move around more."

The Empress Dowager nodded: "You just know what's in your mind. Sit down quickly, Nanny Sun, and add a few more soft pillows for Concubine Zhen so that she can rest her lower back."

Zhen Si smiled and thanked En, helped the palace servant to sit down slowly, and tightly clenched the thin fingers under the handkerchief. When she just talked to the Queen Mother, she felt cramps in her stomach. Rushing towards Chu Shaoling, who was also looking at her, Zhen Si quickly turned his head.

Concubine Li was sitting opposite Zhen Si, and Concubine Li smiled slightly at her delicate makeup: "I haven't seen aunt for a few days, and aunt's complexion is getting better."

Concubine Li changed her usual rich and gorgeous makeup today, she just put on a little makeup, and didn't make much decoration on her head, only a double-strand white jade hairpin was inserted diagonally, which was a bit more domineering than usual The emperor also noticed the woman's weak appearance, the hairpin on Concubine Li's head was the one he bestowed on Concubine Li when she first entered the palace that day, the emperor was in a daze, and it had been so many years in a flash.

Concubine Li saw that the emperor looked at her with confidence, and there was a bit of grievance and anticipation in her eyes. Zhen Si looked at Concubine Li with a sneer in her heart. It really is wildfire.

"Emperor, maybe the banquet is about to start?" The Empress Dowager hated Concubine Li's appearance the most, and said calmly, "The children are all hungry."

The emperor came back to his senses and nodded: "The banquet is open." Everyone toasted one after another, but the emperor lost his mind a few times and looked at Concubine Li from time to time. The emperor hesitated for a long while, but couldn't help but asked, "How is Concubine Li recently?"

Concubine Li was very proud of herself, she quickly got up and bowed her head and said: "Thank you for your concern, my concubine is very good, but my concubine made a mistake, and now I chant scriptures every day to pray for the emperor and queen mother. .”

The emperor nodded in satisfaction, and Zhen Si smiled lightly: "I said, why is my aunt dressed so plainly today? So that's the case. Speaking of which, I haven't had a good word with my aunt since she came back from the palace..."

Zhen Si resisted the severe pain in his stomach and helped the palace servant stand up, took a glass of wine and walked in front of Concubine Li, said with a smile: "I respect my aunt."

Concubine Li hated Zhen Si so much, she turned her face to the side and said: "When I go back to the palace, I have to burn incense and worship, but I can't drink alcohol."

"Auntie, what are you talking about?" Zhen Si smiled, "Wine and meat have passed through the intestines, and the Buddha kept it in his heart. If there is a Buddha in his heart, he will be devout no matter what. Auntie is considerate. I can't stand for a long time. Drink it."

Concubine Li became more and more irritable, and said impatiently: "Stop making trouble, I'm afraid you can't bear the guilt of offending the gods."

Zhen Si deliberately smiled and said: "Good aunt, drink it, drink it..."

Zhen Si took one of Concubine Li's hand with a smile and tugged at her, suddenly her hand trembled, and she fell backwards, Concubine Li was also startled, she subconsciously hid back, Zhen Si endured the severe pain and held Li Concubine tightly. The concubine's hand, the two of them fell to the ground together, Zhen Siache screamed: "Auntie! Why... are you pushing me..."

For a while there was chaos in the hall, and Chu Shaoling poured himself a drink.