Song Dynasty female artist

Chapter 1012: Her Mother is Gentle and Kind
The two palace servants remained silent, and even when His Majesty came, they still had fearless expressions.

The princess said angrily, "You have served the Concubine Dowager for many years and have never been treated unfairly or harshly. What else do you have to be dissatisfied with? Why are you trying to scare the Concubine Dowager with such a trick?"

The old eunuch laughed sarcastically: "What a shame! The Concubine seems to be kind and noncompetitive, but she has a vicious heart!"

Concubine Miao's expression changed, and she shouted, "Are you accusing me in front of His Majesty?"

The old eunuch said, "We are slaves. Who will think about us? Our lives are the cheapest. If we die, we die. No one will care."

Zhao Rui: "If you have any grievances, just tell me. I am here and will take care of it for you."

"Your Majesty will really make the decision for us rootless people?"

"Whether you are a concubine, a minister of the previous dynasty, a poor commoner, or a slave like you, they are all my people, and I will treat them all equally."

"Equal treatment?"

The old eunuch's shrill voice made people uncomfortable, and the sarcastic tone made Princess Huai'an jump up all of a sudden: "Your Majesty gave you a chance, if you didn't seize it, then you must die now."

"Princess Huai'an, there is no need to scare this old slave. I have lived to this age and it is enough. It doesn't matter whether I live or die."

Although Princess Huai'an was savage and willful, she had not killed anyone, and the eldest princess did not give her the opportunity to see the bloodshed in the harem, so it was difficult for her to understand how a person could just give up her own life so casually.

It's better to die than live.

What's more, His Majesty is in charge, and if there is any injustice, he will definitely be able to get it dealt with.

But why do you have such an indifferent attitude?

The eldest princess said: "Your Majesty is here. If you don't speak, the crime of murdering the concubine will be confirmed. You don't want your own life, but have you ever thought about your family? They will be implicated because of this matter."

"Is the princess threatening me?" This time it was the mother who spoke earlier who spoke. She looked at the princess sarcastically, and finally her eyes stopped on Concubine Miao: "Our family members were killed by Concubine Miao. We are left with only one worthless life. We live to avenge them. It's a pity that Concubine Miao cherishes her life too much. There are always people serving her. We have no chance to get close to her. We can only use this method to make her sleepless at night and scare herself. It would be best if she goes crazy."

Concubine Miao became angrier as she listened, and gave Chuntao a look.

Chun Tao stepped forward and slapped her mother who had just spoken: "I told you not to talk nonsense. You are obviously evil-minded, but you still want to blame the concubine. When has the concubine ever harmed your family?"

My mother smiled foolishly: "Aunt Chuntao is really a loyal dog to the concubine. Those dirty things were all handled by Aunt Chuntao. I wonder if so many wronged souls come to look for you in your dreams at night."

The mother looked at Chuntao sideways with a sinister look. Chuntao was so frightened by the look in her mother's eyes that she felt like she was being stared at by a ghost in broad daylight.

But she was dealing with so many things that she really didn't remember anything about following her mother.

Chun Tao knew that her reaction was wrong, and immediately scolded her: "Don't play tricks, you are just making the concubine suspect with a trumped-up charge."

"You nobles are best at confusing right and wrong."

Gu Qingjue spoke at this time: "Since there is a grievance, Your Majesty, it is better to speak it out here. You think that you are the only one left in the family and life or death is not important, right? But if you really want to avenge your dead family, shouldn't you tell the truth of the matter and let them rest in peace?" Mom and Lao Zigan didn't say anything, but they were obviously moved by Gu Qingjue's words.

They really thought so.

They didn't believe that His Majesty would really uphold justice for them, so at this point, they were ready to die.

But Gu Qingjue's words caused ripples in their hearts.

Their enemies are not dead, but they just died like this. When they go down and see their relatives, how should they explain to them?
"Yes, I can die, but I can't just die like this. I have to tell the story and let the world know how our family members died. We can't let them die in vain."

"My original surname is Hu. After entering the palace, I worked as a laundryman in the laundry house for two years. Because I helped the noble to mend a piece of clothing that she liked, I was transferred to the Huangyi Palace, which was the late Concubine Chen. At first, I was assigned to work in the Renming Palace."

Princess Huai'an: "I asked you to talk about ghost stories, about things that happened decades ago, what does this have to do with it? Could it be that so many of us have to listen to you start talking about things from decades ago, how long do you have to go on?"

"Princess Huai'an, don't be impatient. My story won't take too long, and you will be very interested in it."

Concubine Miao's grip on the chair gradually tightened. Mother Hu's words reminded her of memories that had been buried for many years. Could it be that incident?
It had been so long that she thought the matter had just passed, so to be honest, she had forgotten the specific details. She didn't remember how it was implemented, how many people were dealt with in secret, or whether there were any people who slipped through the net.

"Not only can I mend things, I can also do double-sided embroidery, which is quite popular with Concubine Chen, so she let me take charge of her clothes."

Concubine Chen has been dead for so many years. The only person sitting here, besides Concubine Miao and the eldest princess, is Su Yixin, whom she has seen a few times.

The eldest princess was too young at that time and didn't pay attention to clothes and jewelry, but Su Yixin ran a clothing store, so she naturally paid some attention to the styles in the palace.

When Concubine Zhang Chen was alive, her clothing was indeed different from that of other concubines. At first, people thought that she was favored, so her clothing styles were unique. No one expected that she had found a good embroiderer herself.

Mother Hu: "Not long after, Concubine Chen became pregnant. She didn't trust Lingjinyuan, so I was responsible for all the clothes of the Third Princess."

Having said that, Mother Hu began to look at people with a sinister gaze again, sweeping across Chuntao's face, and finally staring at Concubine Miao.

"At that time, the son of the Concubine Dowager, the first prince of the late Emperor, was over one year old. The late Emperor valued the second prince, Zhao Xin, very much. Concubine Dowager Miao was afraid that Concubine Zhang Chen would give birth to a prince, so she began to be on guard."

Concubine Miao: "You are a wicked slave. You are talking nonsense. Do you have any evidence?"

Mother Hu: "Why are you so anxious, Concubine? I still have many details to tell you. Are you so impatient now?"

"Why can't I keep my composure when there is nothing to tell?"

The eldest princess looked at Concubine Miao with some concern.

She used to think that her mother was kind and gentle, but when she grew up she realized that being kind and gentle could not protect herself in the harem, let alone her children.

Mother Hu continued, "At that time, Concubine Miao should have asked the imperial physician who took Concubine Chen's pulse, but she did not get any clues from him."