After raising the emperor, he always wanted to marry me

In order to calm down the matter, Fuzhen comforted the imperial concubine in the inner room for the time being, and then found a piece of handkerchief to cover Lan Pei's unrepentant face, and shook Lan Pei's shoulder in a serious manner: " Lampe, what's wrong with you, Lampe? Come on, Lampe fell down!"

Several little maids who had been waiting outside to serve heard the movement and all walked in.Seeing the blood-smeared scene, the timid little maid cried out of fright.

"Don't cry, go and find some strong eunuchs, carry this body out, and then wipe off all the dirt." Fuzhen held the nausea that was constantly surging in her chest, and directed the trembling eunuchs. The little palace maid in front of her is handling everything in front of her.

"Listen well, Lampe came here privately today to give a gift to the imperial concubine, and accidentally stepped on the Persian blanket on the ground before bumping to death."

"Did you remember what I told you?" Fuzhen sternly yelled at the trembling little maids, and the raised volume was actually emboldening herself.

After all, Lanpei came in through her door.Now that Lanpei is dead, she can hardly shirk the blame if she really finds it out.

"Yes, the servants have all written it down!" The little palace ladies endured their nausea and responded in unison.

Fu Zhen ordered everyone to carry Lan Pei's body to the shade of Yuxiu Palace, and went to Li Fei's dressing table to get some jewelry and went to Chongning Palace to find the old eunuch Cui Shang.

Fuzhen is a court lady.

A court lady who only knows how to fight for the master's family and seek favor.

For such a sudden tragedy of human life, the best way she could think of was to help the master cover up the matter and push it to the accident.

Lanpei's death was actually a big or small thing. Every year, there were no less than 30 or [-] maids in the palace who died suddenly for unknown reasons.There is a fee for the Inner House Secretary in the palace, which is to send these people.Now, as long as she bribes the chief eunuch Cui Shang to calm the matter down in front of the king, everything will be fine.

Holding the small box of jewels in her hands, Fuzhen finally met the old eunuch Cui Shang after several requests.Surrounded him with two loads of good things, and then left with peace of mind.

Didn't you know that as soon as the old eunuch Cui Shang turned around, he held the small box of jewels in front of the king.

"Your Majesty, just now Aunt Fuzhen, the maid in charge of the imperial concubine's palace, came and said that a maid in the imperial concubine's palace stumbled and fell to death, and gave the old slave a box of benefits, so that the old slave could help with the cooking. The old slave did not Dare to accept it, so I present all these things to Your Majesty, please don’t blame me.” Cui Shang is a very smart person, he has judged the situation these days, and he has already seen the king’s thoughts on the Han family, so he would not be here at this moment. What is the relationship between the son and the Han family?This box of jewels is not enough to buy his future peace.

"You old man, what else do you dare not accept?" King Gu Hong was lying on Mr. Nan Xi's lap with his eyes closed, and he laughed out loud after hearing Cui Shang's words: "Don't take these things!" Tell me plain words, just say that you don't like these things and it's over."

"Your Majesty, you are joking. This old servant just thinks that if an ordinary court lady makes a mistake, she will not ask for such an expensive gift in front of this old servant. That's why this old servant dare not accept it."

"Forget it, you can keep it all for you, and it's the end of the new year, so let's save it for rewards to those little bastards under your hands." Gu Hong changed into a more comfortable posture, raised his hand and squeezed it. Mr. Nan Xi's small nose seemed to have no regard for that human life at all.

Cui Shang took the box of jewels and thanked him repeatedly: "Old slave, thank you for your reward, thank you for your reward."

"Wait, did you just say that someone died in the imperial concubine's palace?" Gu Hong seemed to have thought of something, and stopped the old eunuch: "It's really bad luck in this new year. You go and tell her that you don't have to interfere with the palace anymore." It's a matter of business, let her live in the palace to avoid evil spirits. She doesn't have to come to the family banquet on New Year's Eve."

"Yes, this old servant obeys the order." The old eunuch Cui Shang dragged his whisk to accept the order, and then turned to sound the king's tone again: "Your Majesty, it is time to prepare for the palace banquet. Then how to deal with this palace affairs?"

"Leave it to Concubine Li, let Concubine Shu help with it."

Cui Shang took the emperor's order, first went to the Yuxiu Palace where the noble concubine lived, and then went to the Bihua Palace where the concubine Li lived.

The empresses of the two lords received the decree, and their faces were not very good-looking.

Li Fei Jin's seems to be a little uglier.

Concubine Li Jin and Gu You are mother and son, and like Gu You, they are born to be content with pleasure and do not want to work hard at all.

When the old eunuch Cui Shang came to deliver the decree, she was delighted to be served by several personal servants trying on the palace costumes for this year's palace banquet one by one, and trying on the newly made jewelry.After receiving the order from the king to prepare her for the palace banquet and to take over the palace affairs, she was completely dizzy.

"Biyun, what should I do?" Concubine Li Jin slumped down on the small round stool, wringing her handkerchief with a lonely face: "When did I take care of these things all these years?"

"Don't worry, ma'am, isn't concubine Shu still here to help you?" Biyun brought a cup of tea to calm down the fire for Concubine Li, and comforted her softly: "Besides, there are also old year ratios, you don't have to Too much work."

"Just Concubine Shu's boring gourd? Her son is talking about his illness, and she still has the heart to help me?" Concubine Li held the teacup angrily, thinking about the next thing to worry about, she had a severe headache.

"How about..." Biyun thought for a while, and then said: "How about you ask the order to bring Princess Ning to the palace to help you? Since the time the princess passed the family, she has gotten along well with those wives, and And make good friends with Her Royal Highness. The matter of preparing the palace banquet should not be a problem."

Speaking of Concubine Ning and Xu Jingrou, Concubine Li Jin is another enviable place.

Not only because of Xu's friendship with Princess Qingzhao, but also because of the trivial matter of being able to have both sides among married women.

Naning Wang Gu You is a hands-off shopkeeper.In the past two years since Xu Jingrou married into Prince Ning's Mansion, she has managed the newly established Prince's Mansion in an orderly and well-organized manner.

In the past year and a half, I have added three or four new properties to the family.Although she hasn't done any serious affairs yet, she is already considered very outstanding among the clan wives and world wives of the same generation.

Concubine Li thought about Biyun's words, and immediately nodded happily: "Yes, yes, how can I forget Rou'er? That child is the smartest. Go and tidy up a more elegant room for Rou'er first." , I will go ask for an order tomorrow."

"Your Majesty, you can't just keep the princess here."

"What's the matter? How convenient is it to stay here?" Concubine Li Jin rubbed her handkerchief, her brows frowned puzzled.

"My lady, think about it, if the concubine really doesn't return to the palace for a month, wouldn't it be the death of His Royal Highness Prince Ning?"

Year after year, time flies like an arrow.

In the blink of an eye, it's New Year's Eve again.

This year's New Year's Eve palace banquet seems to be more difficult than previous years. Both the noble concubine Han and the king Gu Yan are grounded, and the king Gu Shen's health is getting worse and worse. He coughs up blood almost every morning.The king allowed Concubine Shu to take care of Gu Shen in Duan Wang's mansion, and comforted him by the way.

Because there were not many people attending the banquet, it seemed somewhat deserted.

In order not to let the king notice the desertedness, Concubine Ning Xu Jingrou specially placed a few huge screens with mountains and rivers on the Hanyuan Hall where the banquet was held.Change the layout of the hall to be compact and grand.

After the people attending the banquet entered the hall and took their seats, instead of feeling empty, they felt closer than in previous years.

"Rou'er, after tonight, you don't have to enter the palace every day, my husband misses you so much these days." At the palace banquet, King Ning Guyou hugged Xu Jingrou who was finally able to sit down, and lingered pitifully.

For more than a month, Xu Jingrou left early and returned late, and he also felt empty in his heart.

"Yes, yes, I will be with Your Highness every day after I pass away tonight. Your Highness, can you divide up the occasions? What does it look like to be chattering in this Hanyuan Hall?" Xu Jingrou's slender fingertips poked at the on Gu You's forehead: "Besides, His Royal Highness Zhan Wang is still watching."

"He can just watch it, it's not like he hasn't seen it before."

Gu Xiu, who was seated at the same table, turned his face indifferently, and his gaze, which had no place to rest, finally fell on Han Mochu, who was seated as a subject.

For more than a month, Xu Jingrou left early and returned late at the palace.Gu You followed behind him every day, and no matter where he was in the barracks or where, Gu You stuck to him like a dog's skin plaster that was out of the way.Especially when he was in the barracks, Gu You ran around like a monkey like a monkey, and he had to watch Gu You all the time, for fear that he would be smashed by the siege weapons that he and Han Mochu worked so hard to make die.

It made him look forward to the New Year's Eve palace banquet so much in his life, and he wished that Xu Jingrou would return home as soon as possible so that his ears would be clean.

"Gu You, what are you doing? Don't you know that the banquet is about to start?" Princess Qingzhao Gu Jin was wearing a brightly colored Shu brocade palace dress, and the crown of phoenix wings on her head was shaking three times, dazzling.Tonight, the crowns on her and Xu Jingrou's heads were drawn by the two of them, and then they went to a shop to make them together. Even the beads were picked one by one.

Gu Jin came from the gate of Hanyuan Palace.From afar, I saw Gu You at the couple's table leaning on Xu Jingrou like a pug, walked up to Xu Jingrou with a straight face, and said seriously: "Now that you are married, you feel that no one can control you, right?"

Gu You withdrew his hand resentfully, scratched the back of his head and said, "Sister, I didn't..."

"Nothing? You are with the seventh brother every day, why don't you learn a little bit?"

Regarding the question that Gu Jin said, everyone present is actually very puzzled.

As two brothers of the same age, Gu You and Gu Xiu have been mixed together since they were twelve or thirteen years old.Gu Xiu didn't learn anything bad from Gu You, and Gu You didn't learn anything good from Gu Xiu.

The phrase "the red near the vermilion and the black near the ink" does not seem to exist between these two people.If you have to say it, you can only say that since hanging out with Ning Wang Gu You, Gu Xiu has inadvertently learned to act like a baby with Han Mochu.

But this is only limited to Han Mochu.

The New Year's Eve palace banquet is more tiring than all palace banquets.If you have to live through Zishi since the beginning of Xu, you will finish eating the flat food made by the concubines.

No matter how soft the futons are, the legs will still be numb after sitting for two or three hours. In addition, in order to make it appear that there are so many people this year, the seats are compact, so it is even more tiring to sit up.

Halfway through the banquet, Gu Jin and Xu Jingrou retreated into the harem to make flat food with the accompanying concubines.

Gu You, who couldn't sit still, thumped his lower back and moved towards Gu Xiu, tugging at the man's cuff and saying, "Seventh brother, seventh brother, come out with me to get some wind?"

"Going out now?" Gu Xiu put down the chopsticks in his hand, and scanned the vacant seats of the women of each clan: "Isn't it conspicuous?"

"But, I can't sit still." Gu You tilted his face and shook Gu Xiu's sleeves: "You haven't slumped for a long time. How can I have your skills?"

"Your Highness." Han Mochu, who was on the courtier's table, stopped the two of them: "You can go out with His Highness King Ning for a walk. If His Majesty asks, there are ministers."

"Let's go, seventh brother, my waist is about to break." Gu You pretended to be supported by someone, and shook Gu Xiu even more vigorously.

Gu Xiu sighed deeply, he could only get up and put on his cloak to go out with Gu You to relieve boredom.

On the upper floor of Hanyuan Hall, there is a cloud platform for viewing. When there is a fireworks show during festivals or dynasties, it can accommodate hundreds of people and colleagues to watch the scenery.

There were no fireworks today, so the empty cloud platform became a good place to relax away from the banquet.

The stars and the moon were shining brightly on the cloud platform, and the night wind was cold, blowing the valuable silver fox fur on Gu You's body like waves of light.

Gu You only stood against the wind for a short while, then rubbed his palms together: "Hiss, it's so cold."

"If it's cold, go back."

"If you don't go back, it's hard to get out." Gu You said while moving his stiff back, "It's not a waste of time to go out if the activities are open. Just wait and see, you can't go back without fine wine."

Gu Xiu supported the railing on the cloud platform, and looked around at the palace city decorated with lights and festoons.

The cold wind in Beijing is far less severe than outside the Great Wall, but it has a refreshing effect.Blowing off all the charcoal gas in his body after being suffocated at the palace banquet, he is not worthy of his painstaking efforts to accompany Gu You to climb up this trip.

"Seventh Brother, Seventh Brother, look over there!" Gu You suddenly pulled Gu Xiu away anxiously: "Is that the light of fire! Is it the light of fire!"

Following the direction of Gu You's finger, Gu Xiu really saw a bright red bright spot in the direction of Yuxiu Palace where Concubine Han was located, which was burning on and off, and it seemed that there was still thick smoke billowing To the sky.

Gu Xiu didn't have time to say anything, he dragged Gu You down from the platform quickly.First, a dozen guards were sent to the inner palace to check the situation, and they were ordered to find out the location of the fire, and all the guards on duty were called along the way to control the fire at all costs.They also found a young eunuch who was serving in the outer hall, and ordered him to tell Cui Shang, the chief eunuch who was serving in front of the imperial court, about the fire in the palace.

"Seventh brother, the emperor is right there, why can't you tell the emperor directly!" Gu You sat on the seat, anxious like an ant on a hot pot.

Gu Xiu pressed his shoulders, and said in a low voice: "A fire on New Year's Eve is a bad omen. Now it's the time of the palace banquet, and the royal relatives and family wives are all present. Shouting to the father with great fanfare at this moment will cause riots." .”

"But...but..." Gu You stretched his neck and looked at the king who was holding Mr. Nan Xi on the high platform: "I don't know how to accomplish such a big thing..."

"Don't worry, Cui Weng will find a suitable time to tell Father." Gu Xiu calmly drank a cup of red date sweet soup specially for him.

Left and right Han Mochu sat behind him, even if it was the Hanyuan Hall that was on fire at this moment, he was also at ease.

The clock rang, and the emperor toasted to celebrate the new year.

The clan's relatives and close officials who didn't know the truth finished the banquet, and left talking and laughing.

Only Gu You was worried when he left the banquet, and walked on the palace road from the palace in two steps.

"Your Highness, what's the matter with you? But it's because I didn't see my concubine too much today? It's okay, I will accompany you into the palace tomorrow morning to celebrate the New Year with my concubine." Xu Jingrou gently took Gu You's arm to comfort her Dao, today is the first time that Concubine Li has prepared a palace banquet, and the banquet was held in the harem, so she couldn't come out to meet and talk with Gu You.No wonder Gu You is reluctant to part now.

"Rou'er, it's not...I..." Gu You glanced at the back of Gu Xiu walking in front of him, but swallowed back the words that were suffocating in his heart.

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The fire that worried Gu You was only completely extinguished at dawn.Yesterday's New Year's Eve palace banquet, almost all the concubines and servants in the harem received the banquet in the Hanyuan Hall.Fortunately, Gu Xiu and Gu You found out in time, and the Yuxiu Palace where the incident happened is far away from the Hanyuan Palace, and there is no fire in the middle of the palaces.Otherwise, with such a big fire, the king and the clansmen attending the banquet would be in danger.

"Your Majesty, thanks to the prudence of His Royal Highness Zhan Wang, there was no trouble yesterday." The old eunuch Cui Shang also had red eyes, and he hunched over to talk to the king.

"That kid is used to seeing big things on the battlefield, so this little thing won't scare him." The tired Gu Hong leaned against Nan Xi's arms and half closed his eyes, speaking in a weak tone: "The fire is going to end!" How did it burn, can I ask?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, the old slave asked carefully. He said that because the imperial concubine was dissatisfied with the confinement on New Year's Eve, she smashed the rewarded dinner, and even threatened to strangle Fuzhen, the palace maid next to her. The two chased the imperial concubine with a candlestick set fire to the curtains in the palace, and it will burn."

"Imperial concubine..." Gu Hong sighed, forced himself up, leaned on Nan Xi's slender arms to support himself and sat up: "Go and call that Fuzhen over, I have something to ask her."

Cui Shang knew Gu Hong very well, and knew that Gu Hong was bound to ask questions immediately, so he locked Na Fuzhen in his daily rest room early on.

But after a while, the disheveled Fuzhen was entrusted in front of the king, two traces of black ashes on his face were drawn out by tears.It looks as embarrassing as it needs to be.

"Your Majesty, please save this servant."

"I don't want to hear you cry, I just want to ask you, why does your master want to kill you so well?"

"Your Majesty, the imperial concubine blamed her fault of being grounded on New Year's Eve on her servants, and that's why she angered her servants." Fuzhen told the king everything that happened these days.

It turned out that the noble concubine felt extremely annoyed after losing her power and being grounded.She felt that all the mistakes were caused by Fuzhen pretending to be clever and bribing Cui Shang.Therefore, during this period of time, he had been beating and scolding Fuzhen, and finally couldn't bear it on New Year's Eve, and wanted to take Fuzhen's life.

"Your Majesty, if this is the case, the imperial concubine would not want the lives of her servants." Fuzhen sobbed and walked in front of the king: "It is also because of the death of the palace lady Lanpei that day, the palace maid Lanpei did not die because of a slip , but was accidentally beaten to death by the imperial concubine. Only the servant was present that day, and the slave had been with the imperial concubine since childhood, so she covered up the matter because she was eager to protect her master. Who knew that the imperial concubine didn't appreciate it and wanted to kill Slaves silence."

"It seems that there is no friendship between you master and servant?" Gu Hong squinted his eyes and propped his forehead: "If you have anything to say, then say it all at once. A little later, I have no patience to listen any longer."

"Your Majesty, this servant has served the imperial concubine and empress all these years, and she thinks that she is loyal to protect the lord. Thinking about it now, this servant is really helping the emperor." Fuzhen bit her lower lip, and described all the big and small things that the noble concubine Han has done in the palace in the past few years. I confessed it again.

From the fifth year of Yongxi's order to cut off the reins of the eldest son's horse, which caused the eldest son to fall off the horse and die, to the fifth prince who fell into the water and drowned, his mother Chen died of dystocia, the third prince was disabled with weak legs, and then to those in the palace. The concubines who lost their children inexplicably, including Concubine He Gui, who had five miscarriages in a row and almost went crazy in order to have a child, were all the fault of the noble concubine Han.

"Your Majesty, everything this slave girl said is true, please be enlightened by Your Majesty." Fuzhen admitted that the purpose of these was very clear, she wanted to live.Things got to the point last night, and she would never go back to the noble concubine Han's side.Now that she has confessed to all these suffering lords, no matter how bad it is, there will always be one or two who can be used for her to rehabilitate them and save her life.

The King listened to Fuzhen's narration with a blank face, and said calmly: "Everything you said is true, so do you have evidence? I have seen a lot of people who clung to their masters in order to survive."

"Your Majesty! What the slaves and servants said is true! The noble concubine has always been unscrupulous for the sake of His Royal Highness King Xuan!" Fu Zhen rolled her eyes in panic and said: "That year when His Royal Highness Zhan Wang first returned to the court, the noble concubine and empress They once deployed people to wait for the opportunity. As far as I know, His Royal Highness Zhan Wang was once raped in the meal, and poisonous snakes were buried under the bed. Another time, he directly wanted to use it when His Royal Highness Zhan Wang was fast asleep. The pillow suffocated His Royal Highness Zhanwang. It was not until His Royal Highness Zhanwang emptied the house and drove away the people. If His Majesty doesn’t believe it, there has never been a disturbance in the palace. You just ask His Highness Zhanwang if he has ever met Pass the poisonous snake and you will know whether what the slave servant said is true or false!"

After Gu Hong heard this, he waved his hands in vain.The old eunuch Cui Shang understood and immediately dragged Fuzhen down.

"Cui Shang, go...go and call Xiu'er..." Gu Hong clutched his chest and spoke intermittently, before he finished speaking, the blood from the corner of his mouth was already winding down.