Leader Lan Palace

Chapter 1933 Five Volumes 231 Private Escape ([-] words completed)

Concubine Shu felt a little pain in her left rib, so she stretched out her hand to support the table, lowered her head and took a few deep breaths, and then she recovered.

"It's all because of my poor fortune. Elder Brother Shi died long ago. Although the concubine Ling's blessing came a bit late, if the son gave birth to a prince, the empress would still be worried; and If Concubine Ling gives birth to a princess..."

Concubine Shu said as her eyeballs turned dimly, staring at Concubine Xin.

"With all due respect, it's your turn to worry, Sister Xinpin."
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Concubine Xin smiled brightly, "Sister Shu's words, my younger sister doesn't understand."

Concubine Shu smiled mysteriously.

"In front of the Ming people, sister Xin took apart the pair of golden unicorns and gave them to my nephew, Fu Kang'an, so that I, like my younger sister, could understand what sister Xin was thinking."

"It's just that my younger sister, Concubine Xin, can also see that my little sister is very friendly with Concubine Ling in this palace. Now if you come to the palace again, even if you come to my palace, it won't compare to the time spent in Yongshou Palace long."

"Based on this level of friendship, Sister Xin concubine guesses, if Lingfei's child can also give birth to a princess, then my younger sister would like to marry Lingfei more, or my younger sister?"

As expected, Concubine Xin's complexion changed.

Concubine Shu held a smile in satisfaction, "The empress's fifth princess died, and my sister's sixth princess was born. Who would say that our sixth princess is lucky inside and outside the harem? Except that the title of Princess Gu Lun cannot be replaced, Whatever the fifth princess can have, it will naturally be given to our sixth princess."

"And if Concubine Ling gives birth to a princess, it will be like the sixth princess replacing the fifth princess. All the good ones will be snatched away by the princesses born by Concubine Ling!"

Concubine Shu sighed slightly as she spoke, and patted Concubine Xin's hand.

"Who said Lingfei is a concubine, and a younger sister is just a concubine? If it is said that a daughter is more expensive than a mother, then naturally everything that is good has to be reserved for Lingfei's princess."

"Sister Xin, if she doesn't want this to happen, then she can only secretly pray for your elder sister Ling that she will give birth to a prince instead of a princess."
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Since the news of Wanxi's happiness has been announced publicly by the emperor, everyone inside and outside the palace soon knew about it.

It was rare for Fu Heng to return to the mansion earlier this day, but when he entered the house, he just sat in the study and smiled alone.

The window next to him is always lonely.For many years, I have only been accompanied by his solitary shadow, and I am afraid that I have even forgotten the window. How long has it been since I saw his smile.

But tonight, the setting sun in early spring dyed a light red like a begonia, slanted across the window lattice, and landed on the shoulders of his blue shirt.

No longer so lonely, and finally added a touch of warmth.

Zhuanxiang secretly looked at Fu Heng like this, and his lonely back fell into Yuhu's eyes.

Fu Heng seemed to be aware of Zhuan Xiang's gaze, so he suddenly raised his eyes and glanced to this side, calling for the jade pot.

"Sister-in-law, I don't know if you have time? I would like to talk to you, sister-in-law."
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Fu Hengming set up a table of wine and food, and because he was drinking with the jade pot, he specially chose light wine.

Fu Heng couldn't be more used to it, and asked for a small candied crabapple fruit from a porcelain ouzi, picked one and threw it into the wine, and sipped it slowly.

What the two of them were talking about was naturally Wanxi's child who was overdue for many years.

Seeing Fu Heng's happy appearance, Yuhu was even happier than when he had a child himself.

Yuhu also covered her sighs, and toasted with a smile, "Master Ling regards all three brothers of our family as his own, and now it's finally Master's turn to be happy. I believe Master Jiu will also treat Master Ling's children as his own." average child."

Yuhu's words expressed the sadness on Fu Heng's face.

"Little sister-in-law is joking, how dare I? The child she gave birth to is the heir of the emperor, whether it is a prince or a princess, they are all my little masters. How dare I... treat it as my own?"

Yuhu laughed, "Did Master Jiu forget about the fourth princess? She is also the little master, but now her status has been determined, isn't she already the daughter-in-law of the Jun family? Even if there is a difference between the monarch and his ministers, but she is locked up in her own family. After all, they are still sons, daughters-in-law and Wenggu."

Fu Heng's eyes lit up.

Yuhu smiled and nodded, "Master Jiu is a man with both sons and daughters. Don't say that Brother Kang is still young, even Da Gege is not married. Therefore, the servant feels that it doesn't matter whether the master will give birth to a prince in the future. If it's still a princess, Master Jiu still has a chance to treat him as his own."

Fu Heng suddenly didn't care about the wine glass anymore, almost leaving the wine glass on the table.

He raised his hands high and covered his face.

Yuhu knew it all, and couldn't bear to raise his eyes to take a closer look, so he just lowered his head and picked up the wine cup in front of him.Following Master Jiu's example, he also picked up a honeydew crabapple fruit and soaked it in the wine, sipping it in small sips.

She herself is also a mother.Based on the friendship with her master these years, why hasn't she thought about her own Lunzhu? ...But, just think about it, the identities of her and Master Jiu are very different after all.She can only remember the master from afar, and look forward to the small appearance of the first child of the master from afar.

And her own Lunzhu... In the future, her wish that is most likely to be fulfilled is to ask him to become a bodyguard to protect her little master.
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The time when Wanxi's child was made public was when Yili recovered.Therefore, even the emperor often said in front of the minister of military affairs that this was a blessing brought by the concubine Ling's child.

Since this unborn child has already taken on this reputation, Fu Heng understands that this battle must only be won, not lost.

He drank two jugs of wine with Yuhu and talked for two hours. He was not drunk and everyone was drunk for a night. He entered the palace early the next morning and handed the memorial to the emperor, asking him to go to the northwest , personally shouldered the burden of capturing Amursana.

The emperor hated Amursana's rebellion this time, so he pursued the arrest of Amursana extremely strictly.For this reason, the emperor has successively replaced and punished two coaches.

Dingxi General Bandi was besieged in Yili, and after committing suicide and martyrdom, the emperor appointed Minister, Governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, Prince Shaobao Dong Eshi Yongchang as his successor Dingxi General.Yongchang is cowardly, and suspects Dawaqiyuan's Zaisang, when he came to attach him, he suspected fraud... The emperor was furious, and Yongchang dismissed the internal ministers, general Dingxi, and the deputy as counselors.

Later, Yongchang was arrested and sent to Beijing for interrogation, but Yongchang died on the way.

After Yongchang, the emperor sent the governor of Sichuan, the prince Taibao, and Niu Hulu's Celeng as the main generals.Tseleng was not in a hurry to lead troops to capture Amursana, and the emperor punished him for his cowardice by saying in the memorial that he had to wait for weapons, and in February, he misrepresented that he had captured Amursana... The emperor's countermeasures became more and more serious. dissatisfied.

At this time, it is time to re-elect the main general and stabilize the morale of the army.Fu Heng took the initiative to invite Ying because of the court, and why not for the sake of the person inside the palace wall, who can take care of his body with peace of mind; that the child she has waited for for many years can finally be born with auspiciousness?
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After Wanxi came back and rested for two days, Concubine Yu came to visit.

Wanxi welcomed Concubine Yu in, and the two faced each other. Wanxi was also a little unfamiliar with the situation in front of her.

We have been together in the palace for 15 years, but we rarely have the chance to talk to Concubine Yu alone like this, let alone Concubine Yu who took the initiative to come to Yongshou Palace.

Concubine Yu herself didn't understand, so she lowered her head and smiled faintly.

"Actually speaking, Concubine Qing and I have lived together in Chuxiu Palace for so many years, so we should have come and gone often with you, Concubine Ling."

Concubine Yu turned her eyes slightly as she spoke.

"What's more, not only Concubine Qing is the only one in my palace, but Concubine Yi's sister Bai Chang is also there! They are all very good friends with you, Concubine Ling, so I should come and walk around earlier."
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Wanxi bowed her head and smiled slightly.

It is well known in the palace that she and Yuqin are in love with sisters; but she and Bai Changzai are friendly, but it is a private matter.

It's not surprising that Concubine Yu is playing the piano in front of her today, but it's a bit unusual for Concubine Yu to be around all the time.

Wanxi also lowered her head with a smile, "Sister Lu and Bai Changzai are both from Sister Yu's Chuxiu Palace. As the lord of the first palace, Sister Yu naturally understands the situation of the people in the palace."

"It's just that sister Yu also knows that the relationship between my younger sister and elder sister Lu has been established since the time she was introduced to the palace; the relationship between my younger sister and Bai Changzai is also because of Concubine Yi... these are actually all Sister Yu already had it before she moved into Chuxiu Palace."

"Little sister is afraid that sister Yu will misunderstand, don't think that my little sister has something in mind for sister Yu, so I take the initiative to make friends with the people in the palace of sister Yu~"

Concubine Yu patted Wanxi's hand with a smile, "I am a person who doesn't like to be lively. I have only watched others harm you in the palace all these years, but I have never seen you harm others. How can I save such a thing?" Misunderstanding?"

"Concubine Ling, don't worry too much. When I mentioned Concubine Qing and Bai Changzai, I didn't mean to blame you. I just said that because of the two of them, you and I should have a good relationship."

As Concubine Yu said, she raised her eyes to stare at Wanxi, a woman ten years older than Wanxi, with kindness in her eyes.

"Besides, I'm not ignorant of what you've done to Yong Qi in these years. If you don't talk about the distance, let's talk about the grasshopper catch last time. I still remember that intention until now."

Wanxi laughed, "I know sister Yu is quiet, but from now on, if you come to my Yongshou Palace, I will be happy. I have to ask sister Yu to teach me how to make Yongqi taught so well."

Concubine Yu's gaze also naturally slid down, and landed on Wanxi's stomach.

Wanxi lowered her head and laughed, "I don't know whether this baby is male or female, but I think it doesn't matter whether it's male or female, as long as I can teach Yongqi the same way Sister Yu taught Yongqi, I can teach it well."

Concubine Yu just smiled, nodded and said, "Where is there any special way to teach? It's just that in my whole life, everything comes from Yongqi, so I put all my thoughts on Yongqi. The so-called 'wholeheartedly' four words."

Wanxi rolled her eyes, but also smiled slightly.

"Sister Yu's words are really good, it made my little sister Mao Sai suddenly enlightened! Mothers in this world don't need so many means to teach their children, they just put their heart and soul into it."

The two gossiped for a while, and Concubine Yu changed the subject.

"During the two months when you were not in the palace, something happened in the palace. I wanted to tell you when you came back, but I just found out that you are happy. I have been suppressing it for a few days, and I just came here today."

Wanxi took a breath quietly, "Sister Yu, please tell me."

Concubine Yu's eyes drooped slightly.

"Accordingly, you are finally happy. I shouldn't trouble you with such an idea. It's just that you have been assisting Neiji in the past few years, and you have more experience than me. I have taken on this errand for no reason this time. If you encounter difficulties, think about it. If you want to go, the only way is to come and talk to you.”

Wanxi nodded with a smile, "Since sister Yu came to see me, she was afraid that this matter would be related to me, either directly or indirectly."

Concubine Yu sighed softly, "Concubine Ling, you are really smart. I am ashamed in front of you."

Wanxi hurriedly shook her head with a smile, "Sister Yu, please don't be polite, but it's okay to say."

Concubine Yu raised her eyes and stared quietly at Wanxi.

"...On the ninth day of March, Ma Yu, the eunuch of the Yonghe Palace, escaped."
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Wanxi lowered her head and settled for a long while before suddenly raising her eyes.

"The eunuch of Yonghe Palace escaped?"

Concubine Yu nodded, "On the ninth day of March, Sheng Jia has not yet returned to the palace. I think Ma Yu deliberately chose this time."

Concubine Yu's eyes quietly flowed across Wanxi's face.

"The one who lives in Yonghe Palace is Concubine Wan, and Concubine Ling, you have always been on good terms with Concubine Wan, so I thought I'd better come to inform Concubine Ling about this matter, and listen to your opinion."

Wanxi then lowered her head again to see the shadow of the sun in early spring and March falling brightly on the floor tiles.Reflect the gray and black floor tiles brightly.

"I don't know what role this eunuch Ma Yu plays in the Yonghe Palace?"

Concubine Yu said, "It's the eunuch of the waiter."

It is said that the highest position in the Yonghe Palace is the concubine Wan, and the concubine lives in the palace, so she is not qualified to have a waiter.It's just that the Yonghe Palace used to be the bedroom of Yongzheng's mother, Empress Xiao Gongren, Empress Wu Ya, and a plaque of "Weizheng Kunyuan" was hung in the sixth year of Qianlong. Therefore, the Yonghe Palace exceeded the regulations and had a tea room.

Since there is a tea room, there are eunuchs serving in the tea room.

"Fortunately, he is the eunuch of the tea house, so it is not counted under the name of Sister Chen." Wanxi said quietly, "Since he is the eunuch of the tea house, he belongs to the control of the palace supervisor. This matter will be investigated by the respect room, and it is up to Sister Chen Not much to do with it."

Concubine Yu smiled, "That being said, eunuchs follow the palace and not others. But life in the palace is like this, but all eunuchs in Yonghe Palace have to serve Concubine Wan as their master. Therefore, Ma Yu escaped It is inevitable that someone will think of the reasons for Wanbi."

"What's more, concubine Wan didn't accompany her on the east tour this time, and she was in the palace on the ninth day of March. If Ma Yu escaped, concubine Wan would be under supervision."

Wanxi nodded, "Sister Yu is right. It's just that Ma Yu hasn't been captured yet, so it's too early to say anything. It's better to wait for Ma Yu to be captured and ask him face to face."

Concubine Yu also nodded, "Concubine Wan has always been aloof from the world all these years in the palace. I also don't want to disturb her easily... Now that I have your words, Concubine Ling, I will be more determined. .Then I will give orders now to ask the palace supervisor to investigate first, and then report to the emperor that the person who should be arrested should be arrested first, and then we will interrogate when the time comes."
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Watching Concubine Yu leave, Wanxi hurriedly got up and called Yu Rui, "Accompany me to Yonghe Palace."

Yu Rui was taken aback, "Master, sit down quickly! Does master want to see Master Wanfei? Then the slave will go and report, and just invite Master Wanfei to come. Master has just returned to the palace, but at least he will be stable for a few days."

Wanxi took a deep breath, "But I don't know if this is the arrangement of sister Chen... I feel a little uneasy."

Mao Tuan'er outside had sharp ears, and when he heard something, he ran away.

Not long after, Mao Tuan'er invited Concubine Wan to come.

Wanxi sent all the women and eunuchs out, and she and Wanbi closed the door of the Bisha closet, sat in the warm pavilion, held hands, and talked alone for a long time.

The spring sun in March covered the shoulders of the two of them, bright and soft.
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A few days later, on March 22, Ma Yu was arrested by the Infantry Yamen, who was in charge of guarding the capital, and sent to the Ministry of Internal Affairs' Punishment Department.

Debao immediately informed Wanxi of the news through Yurui.

Debao also asked Yurui to tell Wanxi that at this time, the Minister in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was appointed, not only Debao was there; the ninth master Fu Heng had also returned to his post after seven years.

After hearing Yurui's report, Wanxi breathed a sigh of relief.

It's just that Debao's seniority is low, sometimes he handles the case with other ministers in charge, and can't control the situation; now that he has Master Jiu, she can rest assured.

Ma Yu couldn't survive a round of interrogation and confessed: He said that he was from Bazhou and entered the palace because of his poor family.In the palace, because he owed too many accounts and couldn't repay them, he stole a silver tea bucket under his management, secretly coerced him out of the palace, and pawned a small coin of ten thousand Wen...

Eunuch stealing and fleeing privately are destined to be capital crimes.However, Ma Yu's confession revealed several loopholes.

For example: a eunuch, food, drink and clothing in the palace will be uniformly distributed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, in addition to money and food.Why did he owe a huge debt, and even go to the risk of stealing the items in the palace?
Furthermore, debts are not as important as life.But he knew that this was a capital crime, but he still took the risk—could it be that someone was threatening him from behind.This person's deterrent power is more frightening to Ma Yu than death?
Thirdly, the eunuch can only leave the palace by order, so it is time to find out who allowed him to leave the palace.

Fourth, when the eunuch left the palace, there were guards at Shenwumen to interrogate him. How could he fail to find out the silver tea bucket he brought out privately?
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Wanxi sat in the palace quietly waiting for the news.

Yuye quietly stared at Wanxi, and couldn't help asking, "...Master, what are you waiting for?"

Wanxi actually sat with her back facing the south window, and never looked back.Ordinarily, this posture would never let people see what she was waiting for.Only someone like Yu Ye who grew up together from a young age and understands every subtle movement of her can see it.

Wanxi looked up at Yuye and smiled.

"I'm thinking about that Ma Yu in Sister Chen's palace. Why are there so many eunuchs in the palace? Isn't there enough Li Yu, Gao Yu, and Zhang Yu in the Palace of Mental Cultivation? It turns out that even the eunuchs serving in the tea room of the Yonghe Palace named themselves 'Yu'."

Yuye shrugged her shoulders, "What is the master thinking of this? Although he is from the Yonghe Palace, it doesn't involve anything with the concubine Wan. The master is still not calm and concentrates on raising the little master."

Wanxi laughed, "I'm worried that this Ma Yu used to serve the emperor. Think about it, with all the eunuchs in the palace with 'Yu' in their names, which one is not from the imperial court? In the nearby palace, there is no How dare the eunuch give himself such a name casually?"

Yu Ye still didn't understand, "The one in front of the imperial court? Then why didn't they serve in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, but were assigned to the tea room of Yonghe Palace?"

Wanxi lowered her head, "Maybe it's because this Ma Yu used to serve in the emperor's hidden residence. At that time, the emperor didn't open a mansion outside the palace, and the hidden residence was in Qianxi No. [-]. When the emperor was still the prince and prince, The number of eunuchs serving in the institute is limited, so everyone is called 'Yu'."

Yu Ye also clapped her hands.

"Slave understands! The master of the concubine Wan is also an old man in the emperor's hidden residence. This Ma Yu is probably the old man who served the master of the concubine Wan in the past. Therefore, after the emperor ascended the throne, this Ma Yu followed the master of the concubine Wan all the way. Go to the tea room of the Yonghe Palace."

Wanxi nodded, "Ma Yu is 44 years old..."

Yu Ye raised her eyebrows, "Yo, it turned out to be the same age as the emperor's real age!"

Wanxi's eyes widened, "Based on this age, this Ma Yu is probably the eunuch Hahazhu when the emperor was in the hidden residence."

Yu Ye was also melancholy, "Haha, the eunuch Zhuzi must have grown up with the emperor. It is said that the emperor has the deepest affection for such an eunuch. But now it is this Ma Yu who has an accident... After the emperor found out, Are you afraid it will be uncomfortable?"

Wanxi nodded, "So, even though this Ma Yu doesn't seem to be doing our business, this person just keeps lingering in my heart."

Yu Ye gritted her teeth, "It's really that he doesn't live up to it! Since he had such a friendship with the emperor, how could he still be obsessed with gambling in the palace? Otherwise, now that Li Wenda is leaving the palace, why would there be no such thing in the Palace of Mental Cultivation?" He takes his place!"

Wanxi lowered her head, feeling an unspeakable bitterness in her heart, so she simply kept silent.
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The hall was silent for a while, and finally someone came outside.

It was Gao Yu, the Chief Supervisor of the Palace Supervisor, who came in person.

Seeing this posture, Yu Ye felt inexplicably inappropriate.

She also couldn't explain why, just because the master mentioned that Ma Yu might have been in the imperial court before, she somehow thought of Mao Tuan'er.

Mao Tuan'er must have known Ma Yu for a long time, right?
But today it turned out that the chief executive, Gao Yu, came to see Wanxi in person, so it means that something happened to an eunuch, and it was a big one-the things that happened to the eunuch in the womb should be nothing better than Ma Yu privately. Get away from it.That is to say, Gao Yu's coming to Yongshou Palace probably has something to do with Ma Yu's affairs.

But why did Chief Gao come to Yongshou Palace instead of Yonghe Palace?Could it be that people in Yongshou Palace were actually implicated in the case of Cha Mayu?
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Sure enough, Gao Yu came in to ask Wanxi to kneel down, and he mentioned Mao Tuan'er.

Because everyone knew that Wanxi was happy, Gao Yu even spoke softly, as if he was afraid that Wanxi would be frightened by raising his voice a little.

But even though Gao Yu was careful, how could the content of these words make people feel at ease?
"...Returning to Master Ling, Ma Yu confessed that he owed someone a debt in the palace. And the person who lent money to him and forced him to pay off the debt this year is Mao Tuan'er, the chief eunuch in Master Ling's womb. "

Yuye's legs went limp, and she almost fell to the ground immediately.

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