Five-year enthronement three-year simulation

Yide Palace.

On the ice-cracked copper-bottomed censer at the foot of the table, a few wisps of white smoke are curling up, like the skirt of a beautiful woman dancing, twists and turns, and finally turns into a room of pure plum fragrance.

Concubine Ying sat behind the case, staring at the incense burner quietly for a long while, then turned her head slightly, looked at noble Jing who was stiff and nervous, and suddenly smiled.

"You've been doing really well these days."

The owner of the palace stretched out his hand, picked up a stack of banknotes neatly placed at the corner of the table, looked at the staggering amount on it, counted them briefly, and said with satisfaction: "It's been a lot of hard work, sister Jing. "

"No, dare not..."

Mrs. Jing trembled visibly, with a tense expression, she almost fell to her knees, "It's a great honor for my concubine to be able to do things for my empress, I must never be worthy of my empress' sympathy..."

Concubine Ying chuckled, looked at the other party's panicked appearance with great interest, as if she was enjoying a good show, and said slowly: "I said it a long time ago, sister. You don't need to be so afraid of me at all. .”

Jinggui gritted his teeth, pinched his palm with his fingertips hidden in his sleeves, until there were deep marks all over, so that he could suppress his instinctive reaction and keep his face from showing obvious shock.

No need to be afraid?

She didn't know people clearly in the past, and she only thought that Concubine Ying was a capable and reliable ally, and she also remembered the old relationship when they were both nobles who supported each other, so she agreed to do things for her...

But who knew, who knew - I was really blind at the time, she Xu Chenbi turned out to be such a terrifying woman!

Mrs. Jing will never forget that little girl who was sent by the other party to deliver soup to Tianhong Palace, just because she left early and never watched the emperor drink it with her own eyes, she was caught by Concubine Ying and dragged to death like a dog. dragged her to the backyard of Yide Palace, and forcefully poured her a large bowl of concoction of unknown purpose.

The concoction was as black as ink, revealing an ominous aura.The little girl obviously knew this thing, and when she saw it, her eyes burst into tears, and she kowtowed to Concubine Ying like crazy to beg for mercy. The sand and stones on the ground left stains and bloodstains on her forehead, which flowed down the corners of her eyes and the bridge of her nose, like a It's so miserable and frightening like a monster.

But even though her scream was about to break the ears of everyone present, Concubine Ying still acted as if she hadn't heard it. After finishing the medicine deftly, Shi Shiran got up and took the snow-white handkerchief handed over by the palace man. The son wiped his hands, turned his head away, and smiled at the noble Jing who was watching.

"I've been waiting for a long time, Sister Jing. Sister, I will invite you to watch a good show."

——Jing Guiren felt that he might never forget that glamorous smile forever.

Because, in the next second, the little girl who had been drugged twitched violently, as if an invisible big hand appeared in the air and strangled her neck tightly. He was breathing heavily, but it seemed that he couldn't get in the air at all. He could only stretch his neck in vain like a drowning hen, struggling with nowhere to go.

Not long after, under the horrified gaze of Mrs. Jing, she suddenly vomited a few mouthfuls of blood again, raised her hand, and clasped her throat firmly, making a "ho ho" sound while using Scratching his nails, he scratched his own throat until it was bloody——

Those big, black eyes were bloodshot, staring straight at Concubine Ying, after screaming like a ghost seeking her life, she finally collapsed to the ground like mud, dying of breath.

"..."

Jinggui bit her lower lip tightly and watched the torture from beginning to end.

To this day, she still remembers that she was almost shaking like a sieve, her eyes were full of blood vomited up by that little girl, and she was so frightened that she wanted to run away, but Concubine Ying who came slowly raised her hand to hold her shoulder, and clinging to her He whispered softly in his ear: "Sister Jing, I wonder if you are satisfied with this good show?"

Mrs. Jing's knees softened, and she knelt down towards her with a "plop", and kowtowed to Concubine Ying as if she was instinctively seeking to survive, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty! My concubine is sincere to you and has never done anything against you... I beg your empress not to do anything to my concubine, please spare my concubine's life!"

"Oh," Concubine Ying looked at her flustered look with a smile, and only after a while did she lower herself.body, personally helped the other party up, and stretched out his hand to caress the plaster stained on the nobleman's head, "Where is Sister Jing thinking? I have a deep relationship with you, so how could I harm you for no reason?"

Mrs. Jing was terribly frightened, she didn't even dare to look directly at Concubine Ying's face, she just felt that the arm supported by her seemed to be soaked in stone gall oil, scorching and painful, even the flesh was corroded clean, only There was only one thick white bone left, so stiff that it couldn't move, allowing the opponent to manipulate and fiddle with it.

"Speaking of which, has Bengong not chatted with his sister about his family?"

Concubine Ying exerted a little strength, helped Jinggui up, turned her head to look at the eunuchs who had begun to skillfully clean up the traces of the corpse, and said slowly: "My father's background is not good, he is just a young man from the horse farm of Taipu Temple. Xiaoxie leader, who specializes in raising horses and taming horses, is so lowly that it is not worth mentioning. Because of this, since I entered the palace, I have been ridiculed by others, even Zhaoer..." She He paused slightly, remained silent for a moment, and changed his words, "Even the third princess has been bullied many times by those princes and princesses of better backgrounds, all because we don't have enough power to fight back their spurning and humiliation."

"My lady..."

"Don't worry, Sister Jing, I remember your kindness to me back then, and I also remember that you never underestimated my background."

Concubine Ying's eyes moved, and after casually comforting the restless nobleman Jing, she suddenly changed the subject and said: "This time I brought up this matter rashly, I just want to tell my sister: my mother, who is with Guangyang Palace, She is a noble concubine, but she is still inextricably linked."

Jing Guiren was taken aback for a moment, and his eyes widened subconsciously, "Wan, Concubine Wan?"

Shen Ruofu was born in Chengguo's mansion, she is Shen Kaiyi's only daughter, she is a sure-fire noble daughter - such a person can't even be climbed up, and what does she have to do with the wife of the co-leader of the Taipu Temple Racecourse?

She was full of doubts in her heart, and she couldn't help showing a little bit on her face, which made Concubine Ying give a "puchi" smile, waved her hand, and answered slowly for the other party: "There are many eyes and ears inside and outside the palace, if you want to find out , we can know that there is a retainer under Lord Shen Kaiyi of Cheng Guogong, named "Mr. Zhuli". Duke Cheng and Imperial Concubine Wan provided rare poisons that are rare in the world for them to use to achieve success."

While talking, Concubine Ying raised her hand, pointed to the tidy backyard, and said with a smile: "For example, the 'Broken Throat Soup' that I used just now is one of the top poisons."

What does it mean?

Since this kind of strange poison will appear in Concubine Ying's hands, could it be... When did she actually get in touch with Cheng Guogong's disciples?

Jinggui was stunned, and felt that this guess was absolutely ridiculous.

Although Concubine Wan looks virtuous and virtuous, everyone in the palace knows that this woman has a very vicious heart. She used to use Concubine Ning's hand to bully concubines at will - in the early years, she and Concubine Ying had a difficult time. Fleeing from his murderous hand, he suffered several crimes under the hands of the Wanning Party, and almost lost his life.

According to Concubine Ying's temperament, it would be fine if she didn't poison Concubine Wan to death with a bowl of soup, would she take the initiative to hook up with someone from the latter?

Jinggui thought all kinds of things in his mind, but there was still no result.

At the same time, perhaps seeing the clues in the other party's expression, Concubine Ying did not continue to sell her off.She closed her dark red robe sleeves, with a smile in her eyes, she said with a hint of nostalgia in her tone: "Don't worry. The reason why I have a strange poison in my hand has nothing to do with Shen Ruofu, but It's because... my mother, who came from the same school as that Mr. Zhuli, is his biological sister."

"—!"

Mrs. Jing gasped, and before she had time to be shocked by the complicated and tortuous relationship, she heard Concubine Ying recall: "In Tiancheng, there is a family of doctors who practice medicine with the motto of hanging pots to help the world, and they call themselves 'the best doctor in the world' , named Baicao Valley. The clansmen have superb medical skills from generation to generation, but their temperaments are very strange: under normal circumstances, they are the only ones who take the initiative to cure diseases and save lives, but never accept others' requests for medical treatment. Even the royal family and nobles will be turned away."

"This... this concubine knows," Jing Gui said timidly, "Your Highness, the Third Prince, has treated leg diseases in Baicao Valley for many years..."

"Ah, yes. Third Prince."

Concubine Ying narrowed her eyes and smiled inexplicably.

This expression made Jinggui feel cold suddenly, but he didn't dare to ask in detail, he could only listen to the other party speak again, throwing out a big secret that was never known——

"Mr. Zhuli and my mother used to be the two descendants of the Baicao Valley."

"what?!"

After Jinggui exclaimed two words in surprise, he quickly covered his mouth, for fear of causing the other party's displeasure.

However, her stunned and shocked attitude obviously pleased Concubine Ying.The latter let out a laugh that was as clear as a silver bell, his brows and eyes were curved, and he seemed to nod happily.

"Why do you say they 'used' to be from Baicao Valley?"

Concubine Ying raised the corners of her lips, and her smile became sweeter and nobler Jing became more frightened.

Because, when she was pouring medicine on that girl just now, the expression on her face was just like this, it was really creepy.

"Although Baicao Valley is weird, but the family motto is to hang the pot to help the world, which proves that there is a heart of benevolence; however, my mother and his elder brother are a little bit independent, and they have never been interested in this—compared to the medical skill of saving people. But what they are better at is the invisible poison art that kills people."

While speaking, the dark red sleeves flicked away, like a splash of blood, full of ominous omens.

"However, just like taking medicine to practice medicine, without practice, how can you know whether your skills are proficient?" Concubine Ying put her ten fingers on her chest, and tapped her fingertips, looking like a little girl who doesn't know much about the world It's romantic, but what he said made Jinggui feel cold all over his body in an instant.

"So, the two brothers and sisters had no choice but to capture a few farmers from the fields near Baicao Valley, and use living people to test the efficacy of the strange poison in their hands."

"..."

Jinggui's eyes widened suddenly, and she turned her head almost uncontrollably, looking at the place where the little girl had been poisoned to death just now, her whole body trembling violently.

Seeing what kind of picture she was thinking of, Concubine Ying chuckled, shook her head and sighed: "It's a pity, after all, they are in the territory of Baicao Valley, and their whereabouts were discovered within a few years... they were punished according to the family rules Afterwards, Baicao Valley ordered them to be expelled from the family, and the two became separated during the journey. The elder brother became the servant of Cheng Guogong, while the younger sister married Xu Xieling of the Taipu Temple Racecourse and gave birth to Ben Gong. .”

After she finished speaking, she took a step forward, used a finger to pick up nobleman Jing's scattered hair, and asked with a smile: "Sister Jing, now I understand why there are so many poisons in the hands of Concubine Wan and I?"

"My concubine understands..."

Jinggui's voice trembled when he spoke.

She is a smart person, so she naturally knew Concubine Ying's intention to reveal this big secret to her.So he immediately knelt down on his knees again, with all his heart turned to the sky, and gave a respectful and respectful gift to Concubine Ying, and said in a fearful and firm tone: "Your Majesty has great kindness to my concubine, and my concubine should be loyal to you. Follow your mother's orders!"

"it is good."

Concubine Ying nodded, obviously satisfied with her knowledge of the times, she stretched out her hand as before, and personally pulled Mrs. Jing up from the ground.

"So, Elder Sister Jing," she said softly, "I will work hard for you now, and I will borrow all the moon silver from Rui Lanxuan... to Bengong."

……

After reminiscing, time returns to the present.

The hall was filled with the fragrance of plum blossoms, and a thin layer of incense ash had fallen on the copper-bottomed censer. Concubine Ying put the stack of banknotes into the box, raised her eyes and smiled at Mrs. Jing, "I am able to do this this time." In order to pave the way for my father, I must thank Sister Youjing for her efforts."

"It's the duty of a concubine to share worries for the empress." Jing Gui replied meekly.

Concubine Ying put away the box, nodded, and seemed very satisfied with her respectful attitude.

However, just when the latter breathed a sigh of relief and was about to leave, he heard the other party say with a smile: "However, the denominations of the bank notes you sent recently are quite a lot, far exceeding the limit for a nobleman...why?" , Is this a good way to make money without telling me?"

Having been with Concubine Ying for so long, Mrs. Jing is of course keenly aware of the danger hidden in these words.She trembled all over, and immediately fell to her knees, and quickly explained: "Your Majesty, you misunderstood! These extra banknotes were all given to the concubine by the Seventh Princess earlier!—As you know, she usually loves to read and write. In the early years, I asked the girl to make a living outside the palace, selling books written by herself..."

Concubine Ying slightly raised her eyebrows and remained silent.

"And in the last few days, the seventh princess was bored in the palace and had nothing to do, so she wrote a sequel to the previous one, and the sales in Beijing were good, so the concubine took some more money from her, only hoping to help the empress for a long time. two……"

"Oh, I see."

After listening to this explanation, Concubine Ying's expression softened obviously.She nodded with a smile, stretched out her hand, and ordered Yuxi, the big palace maid next to her, "Go and take out the red coral ornament from the warehouse of this palace, and bring it back to Ruilan Xuan for Mrs. Jing. It's for the Seventh Princess."

Jing Guiren was startled, and subconsciously wanted to refuse, "Well, the empress doesn't need to be rewarded so generously, the seventh princess and concubines are willing to do things for the empress..."

"It's alright, just ask Wei'er to keep it at ease." Concubine Ying waved her hand, cut off her words, and said with a smile, "According to our friendship, I can be regarded as Wei'er's half-aunt, give her some kindness." Isn’t something what it should be?”

"...Yes, my concubine, on behalf of the seventh princess, would like to thank my mother for her kindness."

"Ah."

Concubine Ying nodded, and seeing that the other party accepted it sensibly, she didn't say much about this topic, but brought up another matter seemingly casually.

"By the way. A few years ago, didn't your majesty adopt the sixth prince to your sister? How are you getting along with him now?"

"Your Highness the Sixth Prince?" Jing Gui was stunned for a moment, and she didn't understand why Concubine Ying asked about this, but she could only answer honestly, "That child is well-behaved and sensible, since the concubine sent him to Song Dynasty After agreeing to let their mother and son live together in the palace, the sixth prince never forgot his concubine, but would send someone to deliver something every three days, or come to Rui Lanxuan to pay his respects... Therefore, although the relationship is not very close, But he also gets along pretty well with concubines."

"Okay." Concubine Ying nodded knowingly, and warned, "Since His Majesty has adopted him to you, you are also considered the sixth prince's half concubine, you must be well-educated and let him get closer to you, but Understood?"

"...Yes." Although Mrs. Jing was puzzled in her heart, she didn't dare to show it on her face, so she had no choice but to agree, "I would like to follow your mother's teaching."

"Okay, it's getting late, the palace is tired, you should go back to the palace too."

After explaining everything that should be explained, Concubine Ying didn't keep the other party anymore, but waved her hand and asked her to leave on her own.

After a while, Mrs. Jing left with the red coral ornament, and Yide Palace returned to its former tranquility.

Beside the table, the incense in the censer finally burned out, and the plum fragrance that filled the room seemed to disappear.Concubine Ying turned her head and looked out of the half-open window, her eyelashes drooping slightly, she was a little lost in thought.

Now that she is a noble concubine, she has moved into Yide Palace, which is second only to Kunning and Guangyang in the harem. Although the courtyard outside is much larger than when she was in Yaohuaxuan, there is no red plum in the garden. Not anymore... the daughter Mingzhao who came into the house with a medicine bowl and reminded her not to blow the cold wind by the window anymore.

"..."

Concubine Ying lowered her eyes, rubbed her forehead wearily, and called softly, "Yuxi?"

The palace maid who was waiting not far away immediately stepped forward, "What orders does your empress have?"

"It hasn't snowed today, so the small kitchen doesn't have to cook soup for His Majesty, just make steamed fish and send it to Tianhong Hall—" Concubine Ying paused, and added in a low voice, "Remember to use the smell of fish to cover up, put Put more things. Remember?"

After finishing speaking, she turned her head, looked at Yuxi's slightly discolored face, and couldn't help raising her eyebrows, "Why, do you have any objections?"

Yuxi was startled, and hurriedly knelt down on the ground, and hurriedly said: "The servant girl dare not disobey your mother's wishes! It's just, it's just that news came from the Tai Hospital recently, saying that His Majesty's headaches keep coming. Guo Yuanjuan has already planned to investigate the recent eating and drinking in Tianhong Palace... Your Majesty, please proceed with caution..."

"Is it?"

Concubine Ying narrowed her eyes, remained silent for a moment, and finally said: "Then in the recent period, there is no need to administer medicine, just order An Sheng to cook."

"Yes." Hearing this, Yuxi finally breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that his clothes had been drenched in cold sweat, "Don't worry, Madam, I'll do it now."

A few days later, on the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, after Sheng'an uttered a resounding "Disappearance", Ming Tan quickly walked a few steps, stopped the Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry who was about to step out of the Taiji Hall, and said with a smile: "Lord Lu, please Stay and stay!"

Among the six ministries, the Ministry of Industry is in charge of construction and repair, civil engineering and water conservancy. It can be regarded as a marginalized department and has always been inconspicuous.Therefore, Shangshu Lu Tiesheng is also a very law-abiding official. Even though he saw the second prince and the ninth princess often fighting in the court, he was very cautious in his words and deeds, and never stood on any side.

Even right now, seeing Ming Tan stopping him, the Shangshu's face turned white and white, the corners of his mouth twitched twice, and he bent down to salute the other party bitterly, "I have seen Princess Nine, why don't you Greetings, princess..."

Seeing the other party's expression like swallowing a fly alive, Ming Tan almost burst out laughing.

But she has something to ask for at this moment, so of course she can't be too rude, so she coughed hard twice, suppressed her smile, and said in a normal tone: "Master Lu, what's wrong? Could it be this princess?" Is your disheveled appearance today frightening you?"

"No, no, His Royal Highness the Ninth Princess is so beautiful, how can there be such a thing as disheveled appearance!"

Lu Tiesheng was like a frightened bird, he was so frightened by her words that he almost jumped up, and quickly waved his hands, "It's my minister, uh, I got up a little late today, I didn't have time to eat breakfast, and I'm hungry right now, so I lost my composure, please Don't blame the Ninth Princess..."

"Oh, that's how it is." Ming Tan nodded solemnly, pretending that he didn't realize that this was an excuse made by an honest person, but he was very concerned, "It's the cold winter, and there is a cold wind blowing on the way up, my lord. You should take care of your health and eat a good breakfast, but don't catch the cold in Nian Gen."

"Yes... yes, thank you Your Highness for your compassion."

Lu Tiesheng couldn't hold back all of a sudden, he raised his sleeve and wiped his sweat, crying bitterly in his heart.

Being so polite, wouldn't it be that there is something important to send him to do?He didn't want to be involved in the battle at the Tai Chi Hall at all!

Although...although Princess Nine is usually low-key and does not play in person for all major events, the courtiers are not fools, so of course they can see that she has extraordinary abilities.Therefore, officials with good deeds got together and secretly named the forces of both parties in private—the one who followed the second prince was called the "Qianwang Party", and the one who followed the ninth princess was called the "Yonghui Party". People and horses often confront each other in the court hall, and their tongues are sharp, which can completely reflect the old grievances between the two highnesses in their daily lives.

This scene of flames of war can be seen from afar.If you participate in it and don't notice it for a while, you will be stabbed in the lungs by an arrow from nowhere, and it will be too late to regret it!

As a staunch neutral minister, Lu Tiesheng only wanted to be loyal to His Majesty, but he absolutely did not want to fall to either the Qianwang Party or the Yonghui Party!

pity……

Today, if you are only two steps too slow, you will already be in great trouble.

The author has something to say: This chapter involves the hidden line of Baicao Valley, which is quite important!

Babies who forgot Mr. Zhuli can review Chapter 48.