Leader Lan Palace

Chapter 2590 Nine Volumes 72
It was the Chinese New Year, and the emperor would bear it no matter how unhappy he was.Still in the afternoon, after giving a banquet to the prince and clan relatives in Qianqing Palace, in the evening, he accompanied the empress dowager to a family banquet in Chonghua Palace.

The emperor and Wanxi still behave like sons and wives, serving meals for the empress dowager on one left and one on the right.

On the surface, the royal family is still glorious and happy, but everyone present can vaguely sense that the emperor is not happy.

Wanxi didn't want to spoil everyone's interest, so she said with a smile, "If the war in Jinchuan is not peaceful, your Huang Ama and Huang Ma's father will also be uneasy. Our emperor will always regard the Qing Dynasty as our priority." Heavy."

Asking Wanxi to explain it this way, the princes and grandchildren present also stood up to toast the emperor one after another, and some even invited themselves to serve in the military camp. The emperor was very pleased, and he went to drink a few more glasses that night.

Among the princes and grandchildren, Wanxi took special care of Yingyuan and Mianyi's mother and son.

Yongqi is gone, Yingyuan and Mianyi are orphans and widowers, and Yingyuan's Ama Guanbao is implicated in Gao Yuncong's case.

It's embarrassing to say, since Yurui left, it seems that Yurui has taken away the strength of Suo Chuoluo's family. Two brothers, Debao and Guanbao, have had troubles.

Debao had once been entrusted to Burma as a canonization envoy, and at that time he encountered the unruly behavior of Myanmar in the past; immediately after that, the imperial court pacified Burma... Debao failed to be named in a series of errands related to Burma. The emperor was satisfied, and was warned several times to go.

Fortunately, the emperor reused him, and Debao successively served as governor of Guangdong, acting governor of Liangjiang, etc., and now he is a great official in Xinjiang.

And Guan Bao is now in the high position of Zuo Fudu Censor.Zuo Fudu Yushi's original duty was to supervise the officials, but you yourself were implicated in the case of the eunuch's private message. If the emperor wants to punish you, you must be the first one to be punished, and the punishment will be the heaviest. .

Although the emperor was still interrogating Gao Yuncong at this time, he had not clearly conceded to Guanbao and others before the trial; and because the battle of Jinchuan was in full swing, Yu Minzhong was already a minister, so the emperor was quite sympathetic. The meaning of this case will not be asked for the time being, so the knife chosen on the top of the head has not yet fallen.

But it is precisely because of this that Guanbao has even more trouble sleeping and eating.

Thinking about the Suochuuoluo family, brothers were originally Jinshi and Hanlin, and two sisters married into the royal family together. It used to be such a glorious family.Being so cautious now makes people worry.

Wanxi comforted Yingyuan, "I've also heard about the guarding. Since you are guilty, it depends on whether you, Ama, have the courage to confess. You don't have to worry about it. You should put the child first at this time."

Yingyuan nodded with tears in her eyes, and said in a low voice, "At this moment, this servant is alone in the palace, if there is no imperial concubine, this servant will really be in a panic all day long."

However, Wanxi's care for Yingyuan's mother and child made Concubine Yu and E Ning a little displeased.

Now the two of them were ordered to raise Mian Key, and they also moved outside Duanzemen.That place couldn't compare to the comfort of the inner court. Fortunately, one of them was a concubine, and the other was the prince's concubine Fujin, so Yingyuan, a prince's servant girl, took over the residence, and she was unhappy at first.

E Ning said to Concubine Yu in a low voice, "Ama Guanbao and the eunuch passed on the news privately, but I don't know what the Guanbao passed on?"

Concubine Yu snorted, "Isn't it 'Taoist Records'?"

E Ning shook her head, "Daughter-in-law doesn't think it's that simple. Thinking about my elder brother's dealings with those people outside Fuyuan Gate, I think the ministers want to inquire about the emperor's news, no matter how big or small. Just Even the emperor wants to know how much food he ate in the morning and how much water he drank a day."

"Since Gao Yuncong is a person in front of the imperial court and has worked in the official affairs office, he naturally knows the emperor's daily life very well. Since he dares to spread such important things as the 'Taoist records', then As for the emperor's other trivial matters, there is nothing he dare not tell the outside world."

Concubine Yu narrowed her eyes, "You mean...?"

E Ning blinked and smiled, "Mother Concubine, aren't you curious?"

The family banquet in the Chonghua Palace dispersed, E Ning and E Changzai walked hand in hand.On the night of the first day of junior high school, there were no stars and no moon, and the world was dimly illuminated.

"I don't care what the so-called truth is about what Guanbao has heard or passed on. What I want is that as long as I use this to catch Guanbao, I can implicate Yingyuan. At that time, I just need to find someone Take this opportunity to report to the emperor, saying that Yingyuan is also implicated by her father, that she is not qualified to raise the emperor's grandson because of her lack of virtue—then I can go back to the inner court and raise Mianyi myself."

Thinking about the majestic prince's successor Fujin, but being occupied by a prince's servant girl all these years, E Ning couldn't hold back anymore! .
After happily celebrating the Lantern Festival in Yuanmingyuan, Wanxi has to get busy again.

The emperor has already decided to marry Xiao Shiwu this year.At this time, Qin Tianjian has been asked to occupy the auspicious period, no matter how many months it occupies, Wanxi has to start busy from now on.

The prince's marriage is not comparable to the princess's marriage. There are more rules and more things to prepare.

What's more, Xiao Shiwu~
But this time I'm going to prepare for the marriage again, because I have already had the experience of Xiaoqi and Jiujiu before, Wanxi is not as nervous as before.

Besides, this time there is sister Lu for everything.Sister Lu is more concerned than she is.

The emperor didn't have to be idle either. After the Lantern Festival was over, things in February came one after another.In addition to the established experience and sacrifice to the mausoleum, there are sacrifices to the Sheji Altar where the emperor must fast and salute himself, and the ceremony of the morning and sun on the vernal equinox.

These two sacrificial ceremonies, one is the God of the Land and the God of the Five Grains, and the other is the Sacrifice of the Sun, both of which are important sacrificial ceremonies for the Son of Heaven, neither of which should be neglected in the slightest.

On the second day of February, the emperor entered the fasting palace to fast.

After completing these two ceremonies and the Mid-Spring Sutra Feast, the emperor returned to Yuanmingyuan, and it was already the ninth day of February.

The emperor didn't expect that when he returned to Yuanmingyuan, he heard a piece of news that surprised him.

——The empress dowager actually sent someone to ask Gao Yuncong what to say! .
The emperor was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly asked Wang Cheng and Hu Shijie, the two managers, "When did it happen? Why didn't you report it to me quickly?"

Both Wang Cheng and Hu Shijie kowtowed to the ground, "I just found out about it just now. It's the empress dowager's old master's edict, and everyone in the Department of Punishment is not allowed to spread the word. How dare they disobey the empress dowager's edict, that's why..."

The emperor gritted his teeth, "What did he tell the empress dowager?"

Half an hour later, the emperor rushed from Yuanmingyuan to Changchun Garden to greet the empress dowager.

After the emperor told the empress dowager about the sacrificial offerings and the feast ceremony, he couldn't help but take a deep breath, "My son heard that the empress sent someone to the Punishment Division to ask Gao Yuncong what he said."

The empress dowager didn't hide anything, she smoked the green hookah, "That's right. My son suddenly remembered that there was such a person and such a thing, but I haven't seen you deal with that group of ministers for a long time. I said to myself , I’m afraid I’m old and my memory is bad, you’ve already dealt with it, and I forgot?”

"That's why I asked someone to go to the Punishment Department for questioning. In the end, the person was still locked in the Punishment Department, saying that he hadn't finished asking... I was even more confused. An eunuch secretly made friends with ministers and spread the secret of your emperor. There are all the evidence of crimes about going out, so why haven’t we tried it for a few months?”

The emperor frowned, and hurriedly said, "I'm not going to hide this from my mother, it is not a pity for Gao Yun to die as a slave, but the ministers involved are all his son's subordinates. The first person to tell is Gao Pu, but Hui Hui Xian’s nephew; Yu Minzhong was even implicated in the accused... My son has to think about it.”

The empress dowager nodded, "I can't complain, I also guessed that you must have encountered a dilemma!"

The empress dowager raised her head slowly, "That's why I decided to ask about this matter... Since it's embarrassing even for you, then I'll take it over. Anyway, my wife is already at this age, so if there is any infamy, feel free to insult me." Come!"

"Anyway, the emperor, I want to share your worries for my mother and keep you..."

The emperor frowned, and had no choice but to bow to the ground again, "How dare your son make the emperor's mother worry?"

The Empress Dowager shook her head, "I was originally worried about the important ministers involved in this case, but after I finished asking, I found out that it wasn't them I was worried about."

"They are all your ministers, it is important, the court is indispensable, and the Jinchuan war is also indispensable; but ah, how do their lives compare with our Daqing Guozuo?! Emperor, eunuch Gao Yun You don’t need to tell me about the affairs of the former ministers and ministers, but you have already appointed the crown prince for me, so why don’t you keep it from me for such a big matter?”

The empress dowager raised her eyes and slammed it on the table, "Emperor, let me ask you, which prince's name is it that you secretly sealed in the treasure box behind the 'upright and bright' plaque?!"
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The emperor also thumped in his heart.

The emperor raised his eyes slowly, "How did the Queen Mother know? Even Gao Yuncong didn't know about it!"

How could the emperor be willing to tell Gao Yuncong about such a big event?Besides, what kind of person Gao Yuncong is, the emperor has been careful since the accident that year.

Compared with the "Taoist records", naturally the crown prince is ten times, a hundred times more important!
The empress dowager smiled coldly, "He is making friends with foreign officials. The so-called making friends is a two-sided thing. Not only the ministers come to inquire about you from him, but in fact he also goes to inquire about you with the ministers—you privately Li Chu, seal the treasure box behind the plaque of "Uprightness and Brightness", you don't tell me about such a big thing, but you still have to sacrifice to the heavens and sue the ancestors, so that the military ministers will know!"

"Although the Minister of Military Affairs didn't know which prince's name you specifically sealed, they knew that you performed this ritual! They were naturally curious to death, so they told Gao Yun about it. , I want to hear your tone from Gao Yun from that side...so Gao Yun knew it from him!"

The empress dowager stared angrily at her own son, "You and I have a heart to heart, but I never thought that I didn't know about such a big event from my own son, but from the mouth of a humble eunuch slave." I know!"

The emperor's ears were also roaring, and he couldn't help but go through the generals and ministers one by one, trying to figure out who disclosed such important news to Gao Yuncong.

Is it Yu Minzhong?
But the more important thing in front of Yu Minzhong is naturally his mother.

This matter is extraordinary.At this time his mother was furious and her eyes were red.

The emperor took a deep breath, "It's not that my son is unfilial when I return to the emperor's mother, but because it is a rule left by the emperor's examination to secretly establish a prince. My son dare not disobey the emperor's examination legacy, so I dare not report this matter to the emperor's mother for the time being. .”

The empress dowager laughed, cold and disappointed, "You won't tell me? You mean, do you want me to wait until the day you die in the future before I can follow the ministers to remove the treasure box from the 'upright and bright' plaque?" I can only find out after taking it out, right?"

"Emperor, I am your mother-in-law! I am 83 years old this year! Do you think I can live until the day you die, huh?"

The emperor could only prostrate himself on the ground, repeatedly pleading guilty, "My son is not filial, please calm down the empress..."

The empress dowager sneered, and the laughter grew louder, "Calm down? Do you think I can still calm down? You hurry up, and you still appoint the crown prince behind my back! You clearly promised me, but you still want to be a famous lady Another Manchurian Gege was found in the middle of the country... You have not found it for me, but you have already set up the crown prince in the first place!"

The empress dowager stood up as she spoke, fell to her knees with a sad plop, and shouted to the sky, "The ancestors and ancestors are unfilial daughters-in-law! The daughter-in-law's own son, who has been in power for 39 years now, is fascinated by a woman surnamed Han." Going out of his mind...he is going to destroy the foundation created by the ancestors and the ancestors, and he is going to ruin my Qing Dynasty!"

The 83-year-old lady screamed so loudly, but she was exhausted physically and mentally, and fainted to the ground after three yells.

The emperor also exclaimed, and rushed forward to hug his mother, "Emperor Niang..."
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The Empress Dowager fell ill at the age of 83.

All the imperial doctors felt troubled when they went in for consultation.

Regardless of whether the conflict between the empress dowager and the emperor was serious or not, the empress dowager was too old after all.Even a minor illness, at such an age, may ruin his life.

Wanxi led the harem to greet the empress dowager in a hurry, and Wanxi and Yuqin wanted to stay and serve the empress dowager personally.

But the Empress Dowager refused to see them, even though they were kneeling by the couch to serve, the Empress Dowager would not even open her eyes.

Wanxi and Yuqin persuaded each other cautiously, but the empress dowager just roared, "When would I have thought that in the harem of the Qing Dynasty, two of you with the surname of Han would be the leader one day! Could it be that all of my Manchus are dead? Is it impossible?"

What the empress dowager said made both Wanxi and Yuqin feel disheartened.

The two had no choice but to withdraw. Wanxi saw that Yuqin's eyes were red, so she comforted her softly, "Sister, don't be sad, the old lady's anger is aimed at me. I'm used to it, but I've learned not to take it to heart. went."

Yuqin shook her head, "I'm also a noble concubine... I have nothing to do, and my mother's family is a sign of latecomers. She will only dislike me even more than you."

Yuqin wiped away tears, "I don't care how she treats me. Just please don't affect our little fifteen."

(End of this chapter)