The Warm Jade of the Red Chamber

Zhuang Ye and Qiu Qingyu have always had no doubts about what Mr. Bai said. If it weren't for the strange tension in the court, Zhuang Ye would have asked Emperor Xuankang to give Zhuang Yu a marriage right away.

However, Emperor Xuankang is currently busy investigating the matter of witchcraft, Zhuang Ye, no matter how heartless he is, will not pick this time to bump into Emperor Xuankang's eyes.

When Emperor Xuankang started to investigate the matter of witchcraft, he suspected several of his sons, not one of the crown prince, Zhuang Ye, etc. was missed.Therefore, during this period of time, the princes were very peaceful, for fear of arousing Xuankang Emperor's suspicion.

Fortunately, it didn't take too long for Emperor Xuankang to find out the truth.After all, under the threat of his life, he definitely put in all his energy.And all the evidence pointed the finger at Concubine Wei De of Fengzao Palace.

Concubine Wei De and the Seventh Prince Zhuang Shu lost their Sacred Heart after Xining County King's accident, and had to be silent. Land, their sense of presence in this palace is getting lower and lower.

It wasn't until these days when Emperor Xuankang fell ill that Concubine Wei De and Zhuang Shu came into the sight of everyone again.

For nearly ten years, Concubine Wei De and Zhuang Shu have been keeping a low profile. When people talk about their mother and son, they are not always impressed.Now that they suddenly broke into everyone's sight, people unexpectedly found that they were such kind and humble people, it was really hard to have a bad impression of them.

Concubine Wei De was quiet and peaceful, caring for Emperor Xuankang, but she did not fight for favor or take credit. When the concubines on the other side were courteous, she always stepped aside docilely, and when Emperor Xuankang needed her, she was always able to give in time. What he wants, even if it's just a cup of tea or a handkerchief, can make people feel cuddled from the bottom of their hearts.Emperor Xuankang's health is not good, and his heart is inevitably a little fragile, and he needs more care. Therefore, Concubine Wei De's tenderness and consideration make Emperor Xuankang see it in his eyes and put it in his heart.

And Zhuang Shu was gentle, gentle, and modest. For Emperor Xuankang's illness, he searched for doctors everywhere and even tried the medicine himself. His sincerity and filial piety was a model.

Since the fall of the Xining County Palace, there were almost no supporters behind Concubine Wei De and Zhuang Shu. No one would think that he still had a chance to ascend to the supreme throne.And Zhuang Shu himself has not established a decent influence in the past ten years. Instead, he eats fast and recites Buddha, cultivates his body and cultivates his character, so even Emperor Xuankang has the lowest defense against him.It was also because of this that Zhuang Shu became the only prince who was not easily scolded when Emperor Xuankang was weak.

Ironically, when Emperor Xuankang was slowly moved by Concubine Wei De and Zhuang Shu, he found out that they were the instigators of his weakness.

Concubine Wei De's purpose is not to curse Emperor Xuankang to death. After all, even if Emperor Xuankang is dead, Zhuang Shu's chances of winning are almost nonexistent if several princes refuse to accept the prince. Although Zhuang Shu secretly has some powerful connections, but Compared with other princes who are on errands and hold real power, they are simply not enough.

Therefore, Concubine Wei De's purpose is to take this opportunity to let Zhuang Shu win Emperor Xuankang's favor again.Concubine Wei De and Zhuang Shu have figured out a truth over the years, if they fight, they don't fight, and if they don't fight, they fight.Even the prince Zhuang Yang, who has been the prince for so many years, always cares about it, pays attention to every step, and dare not make a slight mistake. Isn't it because wolves and tigers are surrounded by brothers and the emperor's heart is unpredictable?

If Emperor Xuankang was not in good health, those princes would probably not be able to sit still. When they tried their best to pull the prince off the horse, the prince had to fight back. In Kangdi's eyes, can there be any good impression?Then at this time, Zhuang Shu, who only cared about Emperor Xuankang's body, could definitely become special in Emperor Xuankang's heart.

It can be said that Concubine Wei De and Zhuang Shu discussed this plan for several years before finally making up their minds.Emperor Xuankang is already over 60 years old, and I'm afraid he won't have a good life for a few years. When the crown prince takes over, Zhuang Shu may be crowned a county king at the highest level. He is still an idle prince who is not favored. As for the throne, I don't want to be in a daze for the rest of my life, let alone not being able to protect my descendants.

When Concubine Wei De was young, one of her father's aunts found a Daoist woman who cast a curse on her elder brother and mother. Later, her father found out and poisoned her to death with a glass of poisoned wine.The Wei family covered this matter tightly, and did not dare to reveal a word about it.What Concubine Wei De's parents and elder brothers never expected was that Concubine Wei De still had a booklet of that Taoist woman in her hand.Concubine Wei De once ran into that Taoist woman in the garden. The Taoist woman walked in a hurry, bumped into Concubine Wei's maid, dropped a booklet, and fell into Concubine Wei's hands.It was also this booklet that taught Concubine Wade the simple art of witchcraft.

Concubine Wei De was afraid of accidents, so she chose the simplest method, but it made Emperor Xuankang feel weak, as if he was seriously ill, but the cause could not be found.She planned to let Zhuang Shu cut his flesh and let blood to make medicine when the time was right, and at the same time remove the witchcraft, so that Emperor Xuankang "rehabilitated."

Concubine Wei always thought that this plan was foolproof, because she knew about witchcraft, except for her and Zhuang Shu, no third person knew about it.It's a pity that there is no impenetrable wall in the world. Under Emperor Xuankang's full and thorough investigation, the truth was still exposed.

Emperor Xuankang found out the truth and also understood the plot of Concubine Wei De and Zhuang Shu, and was furious.This is not only the anger of someone who dared to use witchcraft to murder him, but also the shame of being teased.

And Emperor Xuankang did have a lot of affection for Concubine Wei De and Zhuang Shu during this time, if Zhuang Shu really "cured" his "disease" because of "cutting flesh for medicine", Zhuang Shu would be in his heart His status cannot be lowered.

Although Emperor Xuankang didn't want to admit it, in fact the plan of Concubine Wei De and Zhuang Shu was indeed very effective.

If Zhuang Ye's group hadn't returned to the court and took the opportunity to surrender military power, if Zhuang Yang hadn't just shown weakness under the siege of his brothers and didn't fight back, thus touching Emperor Xuankang's bottom line, maybe Zhuang Yang would really be abolished.

The truth has come to light, but this does not mean that this matter is over, but has just begun.

It has been said since ancient times that when a strong man is angry, his blood will splash five steps; when a king is angry, his blood will flow on the oar.

Emperor Xuankang's anger must be borne by someone.

Concubine Wei De and Zhuang Shu are the masterminds, even if Zhuang Shu is Emperor Xuankang's biological son, he will not be let go. Since ancient times, there are not no precedents of father and son killing each other in the royal family.

From the very beginning of implementing the plan, Zhuang Shu knew clearly that if he failed, the only thing waiting for him was a dead end, and there was no other possibility.So he quickly resigned to his fate, and when Emperor Xuankang promised to imprison his wife and children in a high wall instead of killing them together, he calmly drank the poisoned wine.

In comparison, Concubine Wade lost her composure much.

Concubine Wei De didn't think about the possibility of the failure of the plan at all, maybe she didn't dare to think about it at all, she could only desperately think about the future after the success of the plan, thinking about how to use Emperor Xuankang's favor for Zhuang Shu to help Zhuang Shu ascend Ascending to the throne, only in this way will she have the courage to do such a rebellious thing against Emperor Xuankang.Therefore, when Zhuang Shu drank the poisoned wine in front of her, her spirit finally collapsed. She cried bitterly and begged for mercy, saying that she had no intention of murdering Emperor Xuankang, but just wanted to win his attention and favor.

It's a pity that Emperor Xuankang felt the fear of approaching death because of his illness during this period of time, and that kind of torture cannot be wiped away by turning the crisis into safety now.Therefore, he hated Concubine Wade very much. It was she who turned a high-ranking emperor who controlled the world into an old man who was afraid of death. The sense of shame made it impossible for him to let Concubine Wade go.

Emperor Xuankang not only wanted Concubine Wei De to die, but he also wanted her to die painfully and desperately. Therefore, when the eunuch poured poisoned wine on her and was about to die, he told her that her natal Wei family, the The Wei family, which has been severely injured since the incident with the Prince of Xining and has not yet recovered, will be imprisoned to the nine clans because of her, and all of them will die unjustly and unwillingly. Are you willing to let Concubine Wade, who is also a ghost, be spared?

After hearing what Emperor Xuankang said, Concubine Wei widened her eyes, and wanted to struggle, but her breath weakened, she couldn't even move a finger, and could only squeeze out broken curses from her teeth: "Xuan...Kang, you... You will die..."

Emperor Xuankang quietly watched Concubine Wei De swallowed her last breath, and finally heaved a sigh of relief.

Following the deaths of Zhuang Shu and Concubine Wei De, the palace and the capital carried out the biggest cleansing so far in the Dajing Dynasty. For a while, the wind in the capital seemed to have a bloody aura faintly, which made people feel uncomfortable. Feel oppressed and out of breath.

And all the princes and ministers have been very low-key during this period, even the civil servants who were usually able to quarrel in the court because of political disagreements, stopped fighting, and each took a step back to live in harmony. On the court, it seemed much clearer.

Emperor Xuankang personally decreed to bestow the death of his own son, and his heart was not untouched. Under the anger and sadness, he really fell ill.

Fortunately, the illness this time was not like the last time, the cause of which could not be found out in every possible way, this time it was purely due to extreme anger.After diagnosing the illness, the imperial physicians secretly breathed a sigh of relief, discussed and prescribed medicine, and advised Emperor Xuankang to keep calm and stop getting angry.

Seeing that the imperial physicians were confident, Emperor Xuankang felt less anxious.Because Emperor Xuankang recuperated, many government affairs were handed over to Zhuang Yang again. Zhuang Yang was used to handling government affairs, and his brothers were deterred by Zhuang Shu's affairs and did not dare to act rashly for a while, so Zhuang Yang did things very smoothly.However, he felt more and more uneasy in his heart. Even the improvement of the Crown Princess' condition due to Mr. Bai's diagnosis and treatment could not completely dispel the depression in his heart.

Emperor Xuankang broke the witchcraft and still has a good life for many years. To say that Zhuang Yang has no regrets in his heart is naturally a lie. He has been the prince for more than 30 years, and the days when he hangs a knife on his head all the time. So good.However, to say that Zhuang Yang was looking forward to Emperor Xuankang's early death is not the case.The relationship between their father and son is not completely emotionless.

Without thinking about it for long, Zhuang Yang made a decision.Dangduan was constantly being disturbed by it. He had waited for more than 30 years, so it was unreasonable for him to lose his composure at this time and fall short.

Zhuang Yang took a "Longzhuan Qinxin Pill" given to him by Mr. Bai when he got up early, and ran to see Emperor Xuankang. "Longzhuan Qinxin Pill" Mr. Bai refined five pills in total, Zhuang Yang and Zhuang Ye each took one pill , and the remaining three were given to Emperor Xuankang.Emperor Xuankang had already taken two pills when he was infected with witchcraft.

"Longzhuan Qinxin Pill" is effective only when taking the first pill, the second pill is useless, if you take the third, fourth, even the fifth pill, it will also have no effect.

Zhuang Yang took out his "Longzhuan Qinxin Pill" and gave it to Emperor Xuankang, which was a waste.However, his move was more to show filial piety.Whether it is flattery or filial piety, it is better to take it out to win Emperor Xuankang's trust than to keep this pill that you don't know when it will come in handy.

Zhuang Yang met Zhuang Ye who was also holding the "Longzhuan Qinxin Pill" outside the Chengqi Palace. The two brothers looked at each other and smiled, and they really had a tacit understanding.