The Golden Partridge of An Lingrong's Rebirth

Chapter 87.passed away

"Your Honor, Your Majesty, Nian Gengyao took advantage of the imperial court's use of troops to falsely claim his military merits, accept bribes for personal gain, and seek high officials and generous salaries for his subordinates, while his subordinates relied on their power to be confident." In the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Zhen Yuandao continued The emperor stated Nian Gengyao's crimes. Although he is still in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, his official position has been promoted to the fourth rank, and he can just help the emperor impeach those he wants to deal with. "Nian Gengyao's unborn slave Wei Zhiyao has always been famous. When he entered Beijing, he actually bowed at the side of the civilian road, kowtowed at the side of the military road, and Wei Zhiyao passed by in a sedan chair, completely ignoring him, which shows how arrogant and domineering he is."

Guerjia Emin on the side also said: "Your Majesty, Nian Gengyao was rude and unreasonable to my civil and military officials. He detained a large number of civil and military officials' children in the name of serving in the army and studying as directors. After Wang Yunji resigned, Nian Gengyao ordered him to send one of his sons to serve in his army. The name is service, but it is actually a hostage, forcing all civil and military officials to rely on him..."

"Okay." The emperor raised his hand to stop Guerjia Emin's words, and after pondering for a while, he said, "This is a big matter, let's discuss here first. Tomorrow, let Zhang Tingyu and Long Ke come to see me. You kneel down Bar."

For several days in a row, the emperor was busy with government affairs and hadn't even set foot in the harem, but the decree of conferring concubine Hua arrived first.

"At any rate, it was just a concubine." Shen Meizhuang met the queen mother, and came to Chunxi Hall to talk to An Lingrong. Although she was not very happy, she didn't have too much worry, "For the sake of pregnancy, she thought she could leapfrog the rank The imperial concubine called many people to her palace to listen to the decree, after Mr. Su announced the decree, she immediately asked if the decree was wrong, causing a lot of embarrassment."

"Probably because she received the imperial concubine's crown dress from the Ministry of Internal Affairs a few days ago, and thought she was the second Dong E family." An Lingrong pursed her lips and chuckled, "Everyone persuades her, now If you are pregnant with an imperial heir, you don't have to rush for a while, it is justified to be promoted to the imperial concubine when the dragon fetus is born, and she is still looking forward to it." Unfortunately, there are no children at all.

Shen Meizhuang stretched his brows and eyes, and smiled slightly: "Now I heard that the impeachment of Nian Gengyao in the previous court is getting more and more every day. Even if she was promoted to Concubine Hua, she might not be very happy. She spends all day in the palace. Either reprimanding the palace servants or begging the face saint, I was so panicked that I didn't know what to do."

After talking about Concubine Hua, Shen Meizhuang talked about other things: "This year is different from usual, and I don't know what kind of evil has hurt it. The beginning of the new year is not to mention the epidemic. Seeing that the weather is getting hotter and there is a drought outside the palace, it is almost over. There hasn't been a drop of rain in two months, and the empress said that she plans to go out of the palace with the emperor to pray for blessings this month."

"It's strange that there is no news about going to the Old Summer Palace this year." An Lingrong nodded, "The Queen Mother has been ill again for the past two days. Will the noble concubine Hua be the highest in the palace? It's true that there are no tigers in the mountains, and monkeys are called kings." gone."

Shen Meizhuang listened to her using a monkey as a metaphor for Concubine Hua, and couldn't help but burst out laughing: "Don't be heard by others, or it will be a mess." Then he lowered his smile, "Last time I came here When I saw the Queen Mother, I was fine, why did I suddenly get sick? Alas, the weather is so hot that I can’t bear it anymore. The sixth elder brother fell ill twice in a row last month, let alone the Queen Mother.”

An Lingrong felt that it wasn't all due to the weather, she remembered that the day before the Queen Mother was sick, that is, on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, the emperor went to pay her respects to the Queen Mother, and later came to her for dinner, and his face looked not very good.

This mother and son, don't fight again, right?

After getting up from the afternoon nap, An Lingrong was dragged out for a walk by Dill again, but she couldn't hold her back, so she had to take advantage of the cool time to go to Suiyuxuan to talk to Zhen Huan: "What is sister looking at?"

Zhen Huan was concentrating on watching, and was taken aback when she heard An Lingrong's voice out of the blue: "Why did you come in so quietly, without anyone notifying you?" She put down the book, waved to An Lingrong, "Come here and sit down. Why do you want to come to me today?"

"Isn't it all caused by Dill and the others? If I insist on going out for a walk, I haven't gone out for three or two days, and they are in a hurry." An Lingrong grumbled a few words, She didn't really want to blame anyone, she turned her attention away in the blink of an eye, "My sister is also watching "Zuo Zhuan"? I just finished it a few days ago."

Zhen Huan became interested, and discussed a few words with her: "When I have nothing to do, I flipped through it, and the more I read it, the more I felt that the words in this book are exquisite. I was reading Zheng Boke's paragraph on Yuyan. Although it is a cliché, the warning words are always thought-provoking. Mrs. Jiang favored her youngest son, Uncle Duan, and wanted to take Zhuang Gong and replace him, but Zhuang Gong indulged him repeatedly, and only killed Shu Duan when he aroused public outrage."

"This paragraph fits well with the current situation." An Lingrong said with a light smile.

"There is one sentence in this article that is most expressive and interesting, which one does my sister think it is?" Zhen Huan raised her eyes and smiled at her.

An Lingrong thought for a while, glanced at Zhen Huan, and blurted out: "If you do many unrighteous actions, you will die yourself, and my aunt will treat you."

Zhen Huan nodded and smiled lightly: "Aren't you talking about Nian Gengyao and Concubine Hua?"

The two looked at each other and smiled, each with a mirror in their hearts.

"Where's Chun'er?" An Lingrong glanced at the quiet Dongbei Hall, but saw no one.

"Early this morning, Su Peisheng came to pass the decree, saying that the emperor bestowed Chun'er with the word 'zhen' as a title, and she hurried to thank her, and she should still be with the empress right now." Speaking of this, Zhen Huan frowned again. He frowned, "Earlier, the emperor told me that after the Dragon Boat Festival, Chun'er would be promoted to be a nobleman, but today's decree only granted the title, and did not mention the matter of Jin's appointment at all."

"The emperor probably has other considerations." An Lingrong did not tell Zhen Huan about the matter of accusing Concubine Hua of betraying an official that day. nobleman.

While talking, Liu Zhu suddenly ran in and said to Zhen Huan in a panic, "My lord, it's not good, Fang Jijiu died of illness."

Zhen Huan and An Lingrong opened their eyes wide in surprise at the same time: "What?"

This thunderclap was not heard by many people, but it actually rang in the sky above the Forbidden City.

"The deceased is gone, so don't be sad anymore. The emperor takes pity on you. He has sent someone to pass on the decree to the Fang family and gave your brother the official position of the Imperial Regulatory Commission. He can be regarded as the successor of your Fang family." The queen persuaded gently. Looking at Fang Chunyi, there was no tenderness in her eyes, "It should have been Jin's decree to make you a nobleman that was passed on to Suiyuxuan today, but..." She paused slightly, "Concubine Hua is now the head of all concubines, she said If so, the emperor has to consider one or two as appropriate, so I can only wrong you for the time being."

Fang Chunyi cried until her eyes were swollen. Ever since she found out that her grandfather was seriously ill that day, she had been worried every day, and even asked someone to send a lot of supplements back. Well, I didn't expect that the bad news would come so soon.

"Sigh, if you hadn't gone to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to report on Concubine Hua Gui, maybe there would not be such an incident today." The Queen sighed heavily, "The Emperor has also mentioned this matter to me, Concubine Hua Gui It's just a recommendation, Nian Gengyao will consider whether to keep it, Concubine Hua is just gossip between brother and sister, the emperor didn't intend to blame her, but you poked it up and made her bear a grudge." As he spoke, he deliberately asked again, "I know about you, so I didn't act impulsively. What happened that day?"

Fang Chunyi's crying gradually stopped, and she choked up a few times before saying: "Sister Rong said that Concubine Hua Guifei will hold her grudge if she says it or not, so it's better to tell the emperor about it so that she can get away." She wiped her tears, He also said, "The concubine was terrified that day, Zhou Ninghai was about to strangle the concubine to death immediately, and Sister Rong just appeared to save the concubine."

"Did Rong Guiren really show up just in time?" The queen whispered softly, and suddenly smiled at Fang Chunyi's puzzled eyes, "Forget it, it's probably because I'm overthinking." Immediately afterwards, she didn't give her the slightest thought During the time, he talked about another matter, "Concubine Guan, is everything okay these days?"

"Sister Wan is fine except for occasional laziness and discomfort." Fang Chunyi replied with a nod.

"Really?" The queen showed a cold smile, "If I want her to be less safe, Zhenchang is here, can you do it?"

Fang Chunyi was stunned for a moment, a little unresponsive: "Empress Empress, what does this... mean?" She raised her eyes to look at the Empress, and glanced around again. At some point, only she and the Empress were left in the palace. Personally, a sense of uneasiness suddenly spread from the bottom of my heart.

"I know that you are very smart, otherwise you wouldn't have come to show your loyalty in front of me as soon as you entered the palace." With a smile on the corner of the queen's mouth, she raised her hand to stop what Fang Chunyi wanted to say, "Don't say anything to me , This is what your mother told you before entering the palace, how you have been living in the palace these years, I can see clearly. Whoever gains power, you will make friends with whoever, this is your usual style. "

The queen took a sip of tea, and said slowly: "When you first entered the palace, after you knew that you were placed in Suiyuxuan, you once complained to Suyun, the close court lady, that the palace was remote and it was difficult to see the emperor, but you have sharp eyes, and you fell in love with me." Concubine Guan was the only one among the new ladies who had won the title, so she rushed to make friends with her. But later, Concubine Guan was ill for a long time and had no favor, so you moved away from Suiyuxuan to avoid illness. The nobleman Fucha talked together, but unfortunately she didn't pay much attention to you. You spoke ill of her to Suyun in private. Later, nobleman Rong got favored, and you hurriedly turned around to make friends with her, coaxing her to take it sincerely. You treat me like a younger sister." The queen squinted her eyes, looked at Fang Chunyi's slowly changing face, and sneered, "It reminds me of what Xia Guiren said, after fawning on one and then on the other, it's like setting up a stage. , is really admirable."

Fang Chunyi sat on the chair with a pale face, tightly clutching the handkerchief with her fingers.Not only was she ashamed and angry because what the queen said was too sharp, but also because the queen knew everything she had done and said, and she was shocked by how many eyes and ears she had.

But this can't be a reason to force her to kill sister Wan's child!

"Zhen is always here, you came into the palace to be favored." The queen was not in a hurry, lifted the tea cover and blew unhurriedly, "Your father died early, and your mother is weak. You have a sister and a brother. Your elder sister, Fang Zhiyi, is already married. She is married to the son of Xu Tong, the Shaoqing of Guanglu Temple. Although the husband and wife are loving, they have not married for many years. The Xu family has always treated your elder sister with displeasure. And your elder brother Fang Zhiwen did not inherit your grandfather's mantle, his qualifications are mediocre, and it is difficult to become a great talent. If the emperor is not concerned about you today, I am afraid that he will not be an official in this life. Although your sister-in-law Song Yueru is not from a high family, But she also comes from a scholarly family, she teaches well, if your nephew grows up, he may be able to shoulder the future of your Fang family. Of course, he has to have the opportunity to grow up slowly."

Every time the queen uttered a word, Fang Chunyi's face turned pale. In the end, she couldn't bear the coercion, and knelt on the ground without strength: "Empress, my concubine..."

The queen made a gesture to signal her to keep quiet first: "I know what you want to say, but you have to understand that since you have taken refuge in this palace from the very beginning, you can't just live in this palace relying on innocence. Zhen Chang Zai, are you really willing to be suppressed by concubine Guan and nobleman Rong for the rest of your life? Don't you want to taste what it's like to be truly favored? If you can be used by me, I will give you this opportunity." Paused , she said again, "Remember, this opportunity is not only for you, but also for your Fang family. Whether you want to take it or not is up to you."

Fang Chunyi knelt on the ground in a daze.

She couldn't make a choice between the blood relatives she couldn't let go of, and the elder sister who treated her like her own sister after entering the palace.In the past, she lived under the shade of her grandfather, and some things could be covered up with innocence and simplicity, but now, this big tree has fallen, and the Fang family has nothing to rely on, if she falls again...

"Your Majesty, this concubine is willing to do the best work for her, but this concubine does not want to harm anyone, at least not an unborn child..." Fang Chunyi tremblingly crawled to the Queen's side, reaching out to grab the corner of her clothes.

"Do you think you haven't harmed me?" The queen leaned over her, showing the same dignified smile as before, but in Fang Chunyi's eyes, it was like the impermanence of hell, "Didn't you harm the nobleman's child?" ?”

(End of this chapter)