Empress Huaishu of the Harem

Chapter 55 Flying Sand and Walking Stone
While the two of us were silent, another gust of warm wind blew by the willow tree, and the dense willow branches slapped the Habayashi guard not far away.At this moment, I shouldn't say too much to him, and I don't know how to say it.So he gave a slight signal and raised his foot to leave.

"Huaishu. Diji, stay a step." He said suddenly, and before I could react, he hurriedly approached him and said in a low voice: "Something happened in the court, Sheng Jia just returned to the palace, many things are very complicated, you should be careful in your words and deeds Some."

His voice was very low, but it brought me a shock like a storm.What kind of major event can make the emperor return to the palace quickly while escaping from the summer heat, and as the imperial sister, I haven't heard any news.

Something big is going to happen, I'm sure right away.

I didn't bother to ask more questions, so I went to the concubine mother first.Perhaps this is kinship. When I was extremely disturbed, even though I knew that my concubine did not have any political talents, I still instinctively attached to her.

But the concubine mother is not in the room, which is very unexpected.The palace guard at the gate saw that I was anxious, and said after deliberation: "Where did your lady go, Mrs. Concubine Zhen?"

I had no choice but to slap myself, and hurriedly went to Fuli Hall.But by coincidence, just after the play was sung, several noble ladies were still sitting there.They all looked surprised when they saw me coming.I didn't know how to explain it, so I had to bite the bullet and say, "My son was slacking off at home to escape the heat. Maybe it's because it's about to rain, and the room is even more stuffy. I'd better come out and pay my respects to the elders."

Concubine Zhen reacted quickly, and immediately smiled and said: "That's why God doesn't want children to be lazy, well, you came in time, come and meet Mrs. Chengyi, Mrs. He."

I went down the donkey, how could I not hurry up to give the junior gift, but the two noble ladies refused to accept it, so Kan Kan returned half the gift.Lord Chengyi also covered his mouth with a smile and said: "How can it be like this, even according to family etiquette, I'm just a cousin of Di Ji's generation, I can't bear it."

Concubine Zhenmu understood the ins and outs, and was a little embarrassed, so she hurriedly let out a haha ​​and passed away.In fact, Mrs. Chengyi's seniority is a bit embarrassing in the royal family. When she married Weiyuan Hou Zhenheng, although Concubine Zhen Shu was expensive, she was not a serious relative as a concubine.But later the Empress Dowager's mother moved into Yining Palace with her son, even if she was straightened up, the Zhen family has truly become relatives of the emperor.On the contrary, it was Mrs. Chengyi, the sister-in-law and niece who became the gourd lawsuit, and it was difficult for anyone to distinguish carefully.

And I'm in a turmoil today, and I don't have time to play this game with her.After a round of pleasantries, Mrs. He said: "I see that it's getting late, I've had a good time today, and it's time to go back, so I don't want to disturb all the empresses, Diji."

Concubine Zhen hurriedly laughed and said, "Sister He's sister, where is this? It makes sense to stay with you for one night."

Mrs. He said gently: "The concubine is grateful for the kindness of the concubine, but how dare the foreign ministers of the royal family disturb me, let my master know, I am afraid that I will beat him with a big stick. And there is Zhuangzi in the minister's house three miles away, for us to live .”

In this way, Concubine Zhen didn't try to keep her too much, after all, the He family was famous for their etiquette.It is not unreasonable for a girl to stay at her in-law's house unmarried.But who would have thought that the price of observing the ritual this time would be so heavy.

After Mrs. He was sent away, it was almost time to greet the Queen Mother.Everyone is quite high today, unanimously decided to go together, and also said to the Queen Mother by the way.The concubine mother came to my side and said in a low voice: "My little ancestor, what kind of trouble did you make today, mother is confused."

I really didn't know how to tell my mother for a while, but sister Lingxi called me, so I took advantage of the opportunity to get in front of her. Although she said that she also asked the same question, I didn't answer but asked instead: "Sister, do you know how dear you are?" Did something happen in between?"

I didn't know why Lingxi was asked, but she still thought about it carefully and said: "I heard that Mrs. Xu's sister-in-law is happy again. My eldest brother was so happy that he took her to the King Qi Palace next to the palace to play."

That's not a big deal, I thought.Looking at my sister's searching eyes, I could only say: "Sister, this matter is a bit ridiculous to say, there are so many people at the moment, I will go to your room tomorrow and discuss it in detail."

Sister Lingxi has always been quiet, and she loves me the most.At the moment, he just nodded and stopped asking.

However, accidents often happen in a peaceful and peaceful atmosphere. When we walked outside the Jingyue Temple, suddenly there was a sound of breaking through the sky nearby, saying that it was too late and then soon, and something like a flying stone shot across like an arrow. The sky, falling in front of our eyes, stirred up a burst of flying sand.One of them hit Zhen Suling's right shoulder impartially, and she let out a scream.The crowd immediately panicked.

The accident happened so quickly, especially the rolling sand that captivated my eyes, I simply forgot to react and stood there dumbfounded.It was He He who shouted first: "Everyone, hurry up and enter the hall, this is probably a light crossbow."

Everyone seemed to be aware of what she had said, and for a moment they didn't care about etiquette, they lifted their skirts one after another, supported each other and ran into the inner room.This uproar of people naturally alarmed the hall, and I saw the Empress Dowager coming out with Aunt Jinxi helping her. Seeing such people turning their backs on their backs, there was no order. Rao, she was very good at nourishing Qi in the palace for many years, so she couldn't help but turn pale with shock. , hurriedly asked: "What's the matter?"

Concubine Demu finally calmed down and replied: "The concubine waited and stood outside. She didn't know what was going on, but there were flying stones all over the sky shooting at her face. Everyone was shocked. Su Ling, this child is still Got smashed."

Suling is the queen mother's only niece, she has been the treasure of the Zhen family since she was a child, the queen mother didn't feel distressed when she heard that, she hurriedly went to see Su Ling's injury, only to see that her right shoulder was bleeding, and it was already stained red.Thick and crimson blood sticks wetly to the clothes, which is terrifying.She cried out as it hurt even the slightest touch, and that piercing voice aggravated everyone's panic.Mrs. Chengyi lost her usual solemn demeanor, and what hurt was just hugging her daughter's uninjured waist, shedding tears one after another.

In such a situation, whether there is an imperial doctor, the Empress Dowager had no choice but to let her be helped into the inner room first, and let some old ladies who are familiar with medical principles bandage her, so as not to aggravate the injury.After that, Mu Yi Tianxia's composure was quickly restored, and Habayashi Wei was summoned to go out to investigate. The imperial guards tightly guarded the palace gate, and even took out the bows and crossbows in the warehouse.In the end, they arranged for everyone to sit according to their seats, watch the tea and pastries, and relieve their anxiety a little.

But after a while, he saw the Habayashi guard come back, his panic was beyond words, he said: "Empress Dowager, ladies and gentlemen, something is wrong, there are rebels attacking the Taiping Palace."

As soon as the words fell, there was a sound of "Kang Tang", looking for the reputation, it turned out that the mother and concubine dropped the teacup in shock.

It has been open for more than 100 years, and the world has been peaceful for a long time. It is really unimaginable that someone would make trouble in the palace on the outskirts of Beijing.

The queen mother glanced at her mother and concubine, but did not criticize, instead she asked Habayashi, "Do you know where the rebellious officials and thieves came to attack?"

Nayu Linlang said: "Just now, when I came to the stage to look, I saw that the thief was dressed in rags, like a refugee outside the city."

The refugees made trouble, and everything that Zhen Zhiping and I said was connected together in an instant.

(End of this chapter)