Phoenix Fight: The First Concubine

Chapter 100 Questioning
It's getting bright, it's getting late.

Lu'er persuaded in a low voice: "Princess, do you want to sleep a little longer? You are too tired."

Murong Wei shook her head: "No, there are still many things to deal with."

Lu'er called someone to come in to help her wash and eat.

The maids silently changed her into the above in order, combed her hair, and put on hair pins. Murong Wei ate some breakfast, which was even less than usual.

Xiangtao looked at this situation worriedly, feeling deeply moved in her heart.

She worshiped the Bodhisattva for a long time yesterday, praying that the Bodhisattva would protect the prince from accidents.

When everything was over, Murong Wei was that radiant, glamorous and noble princess again.

No one knows how long she has been crying in the dark.

When the concubines came to pay their respects, all of them were flustered and pale.

But seeing Murong Wei's calm and normal appearance, even putting on some light makeup, the pair of black pupils under the willow eyebrows are full of energy, their expressions are calm and noble, and they are more princess-like than usual. The tension is much less.

Seeing Wang Hao's calm appearance, Zhang Yuqian's eyes also flickered, and she couldn't help but feel ashamed.

Murong Wei really deserves to be the woman the prince likes.

It is such a calm demeanor in the face of danger that they are absolutely inferior.

If someone else's house heard this kind of news, wouldn't they immediately be miserable?

Only in Luo Wang's mansion, as if nothing happened at all, even the entry and exit became stricter, and the supervision of gossip was strengthened.

This is done to prevent people from disseminating news indiscriminately and making people panic.

Once someone knew that something happened to the master, some servants would even dare to steal the property from the mansion and escape.

At worst, it will cause people to panic, and the original institutions in the government will become a mess and become paralyzed.

But Murong Wei's methods are very fierce, there are many well-informed people in the palace, the news cannot be kept secret for long.

Soon even the capital will know.

It's just that if you don't use this method to cull and frighten the people in the mansion, I'm afraid there won't be a mess!

All the girls are in very complicated moods now.

On the one hand, the prince doesn't know what to do, if they go, what should they do in the future?

The prince doesn't even have an heir, if something goes wrong, the princess will be the family in the future, and they all have to act according to the princess' face.

If the emperor adopts the son of the clan as his heir, it is none of their business.

For a while, all the girls felt that their future was hopeless, but looking at Murong Wei's calm appearance, they seemed to have found their backbone.

"Servant pays respects to the concubine." Su Mei bowed her head in salute.

Murong Wei said indifferently: "My sisters, the prince has encountered some troubles in Jiangnan for a while, but the prince is the son of a real dragon, and he will turn bad luck into good luck, and disaster will bring good luck. Now, sisters, you just need to wait for the news."

Zhang Yuqian hurriedly said: "The servant has been praying for the prince in the room. The prince will be fine and will be back soon."

Murong Wei smiled slightly: "Sister Zhang has a heart. Don't worry too much about the younger sisters in the next few days. The distance is too far, and no one knows what the situation is now. Just pray well."

After a pause, she said meaningfully: "As for the others, it's best to know what you shouldn't say, what shouldn't be asked. Take care of your servants so that you don't gossip."

What Murong Wei said was aimed at those gossips and caring people.

Listening to everyone's ears, naturally each has its own understanding.

Some words don't need to be said too clearly.

Now is not the time for infighting.

Liu Yue hesitated for a long time before asking: "Has the princess heard from the lord?"

There was a dead silence in the room.

For a while, only the sound of wind and cicadas could be heard outside.

The chirping of the cicadas outside the house made people very irritable, and hysterical generally made people feel unhappy.

Murong Wei was silent for a moment, then said flatly, "No news is the best news."

Everyone was stunned.

After Murong Wei finished speaking, she served tea to see off the guests.

Now she is not in the mood to let the concubines set the rules, and just let them go back to read Buddhist scriptures and pray for blessings.

She doesn't care what method can be used now.

As for whether praying to Buddha is useful or not, it is actually just asking for psychological comfort.

According to the rules, Murong Wei's room in the West Wing is dedicated to handling the internal affairs of the palace, and to meet with the housekeeper's wife and other figures.

These characters are obviously very shrewd, and they heard the wind yesterday.

The palace has just gone through a turmoil recently, Murong Wei swept away Nanny Ling's influence, now the palace has just calmed down, the newly appointed stewards haven't warmed up their buttocks yet, suddenly encountering this kind of thing, it's unavoidable to feel panic.

Come to say hello to her early in the morning, and there are obviously more people asking for advice than usual.

And a lot of it is irrelevant.

Murong Wei still treats these people as before, and even rewarded some of them for their hard work, and fined two of them for their poor work.

There are certain rewards and punishments. Seeing the princess's calm attitude, everyone felt much more at ease.

No matter what, something happened to the prince, and the princess is still there.

They will continue to live here.

In the afternoon, Madam Zheng had dealt with a few maids who gossiped and rumored that the prince was dead, and Su De, who was in charge of monitoring in the front yard, also punished some people.

Many people have been beaten or sold out.

The way of doing this is very obvious, and it shocked a group of people, and no one dared to speak nonsense.

Not long after Xiao Zhuzi returned to the palace, the official news had already arrived.

The cabinet immediately sent this urgent news to Chengde, and many people in the upper circles in the capital also got the news.

It's just that in their eyes, the Luo Palace is strangely peaceful.

Although he sold a few servants, it was like stagnant water after that, no little loach could turn the waves.

The Luo Palace was eerily quiet, as if this event that shocked the capital had never happened.

"Poor, this child is so young..." Princess Duan sighed, "Bless the Bodhisattva, Mingrui will be fine."

All the noble ladies in the capital who came to attend Princess Duan's flower viewing banquet today heard the news, and naturally began to talk about it.

"Oh, what a pity. Concubine Luo and I are also acquainted. She is still so young, so don't just..."

Ding Guogong's daughter Ruxuan is the wife of Yongping Hou Shizi. When she heard the news, she didn't know whether it was because of her psychology or because she had a good relationship with Murong Lan. She didn't have a good impression of Murong Wei. What she said It also has a bit of an inexplicable meaning.

Mrs. Dingguo glared at her, "My lord will surely die auspiciously. With His Majesty's protection, who would want my lord to go?"

No matter what the crowd present, they naturally agreed.

He Wangfei frowned, she also heard the news, she has always been very caring for these nephews, she was very surprised to hear the news.

"It's pitiful to see that child Wei'er, I'll go to the house to see her later."

Princess Jinhua frowned and said: "I heard that there seems to be nothing unusual in the Luo Palace? The second sister-in-law doesn't know what's wrong."

Ruxuan said with a bit of pity on her face, "I'm afraid I'm sick?"

While the girls were discussing, they heard the maid come to report that Princess Luo had arrived.

It is true that this post was posted a long time ago, but now that Murong Wei has arrived, it still surprised everyone present.

After all, they thought that Murong Wei would not come after such a thing happened.

Princess Duan was surprised for a moment, and hurriedly called for someone to come over.

When all the noble ladies were surprised, they saw Murong Wei coming from afar, wearing a lotus shirt with silk silk gauze made of Tianshuibi, and wearing a necklace of five blessings with plum blossoms on his waist, hidden in lotus-colored pleated plum and bamboo lanthanum. Between skirts.

The black hair is pulled up in a bun, and a flowing jasper blue diamond tassel is inserted obliquely. The movement is like a weak willow supporting the wind, curling up gracefully, and you can see a bright moon in your ears, shining brightly and elegantly.

Murong Wei in front of her came slowly from a distance, with a slight smile on her face, her already flawless appearance was even more eye-catching at this moment.

Not to mention the surprise of all the girls present, even the others couldn't help applauding her demeanor.

Murong Wei walked closer, smiled and saluted the elders, all the women didn't know what to say.

They are even a little confused.

Could it be that it wasn't Luo Wang who had the accident, but someone else, or they got it wrong?
How else could it be?

Seeing that Murong Wei sat down as if nothing had happened, Princess Duan finally couldn't help but said: "You child... you should know the news, why not..."

Murong Wei suppressed her smile and said seriously: "Thank you, Aunt Wang, for your concern. I have heard the news. There is no bad news. The prince is just missing."

Everyone was stunned by her words for a moment, and they didn't know how to speak.

While talking, Princess Qi also arrived, accompanied by Mrs. Zhao, the mother of King Qi's family, Yongningbo.

Not many people were invited to the banquet held by Princess Duan today, most of them were relatives of the royal family, and no court ministers and wives were invited.

Princess Qi has a ruddy complexion, and seems to be in a good mood. She is wearing a peacock blue makeup, flowery double-breasted and gold tunic with gold sleeves, and she is talking to Mrs. Yongning Bo beside her with a smile on her face.

Seeing Murong Wei, she was stunned for a moment, her eyes suddenly widened, and she asked in surprise: "Isn't this the second younger sibling? Why are you here?"

That expression was like seeing a ghost.

In fact, not to mention Princess Qi, why aren't the others surprised?

Murong Wei said lightly: "Sister-in-law, I have received a message from Aunt Duan Wang a long time ago, so I will come to the banquet."

Princess Qi wanted to say something, but seeing her calm appearance, she suddenly wondered if she had heard the wrong news.

Otherwise, how could Murong Wei remain so calm?

She got the news that Luo Wang fell into the Yangtze River, disappeared and has never been found.

This news made Princess Qi very proud.

Without King Luo, who can compete with her husband for the throne?
Moreover, the relationship between her and Murong Wei is really not very good, and she can't understand her even more.

Now that Murong Wei is about to become a widow, this is an excellent opportunity to hit her.

Of course, Princess Qi doesn't mind showing some mercy to a widow.

In the future, it would be best to adopt a son from Prince Qi's mansion to inherit the property of King Luo. At that time, Murong Wei will have to act according to her face.

Princess Qi was triumphant and in a good mood.

Because she was not able to go to Chengde with the King of Chu to escape the summer heat like Princess Chu, but was snatched away by the concubine in the mansion, and she was always in a bad mood.

Now she is elated, and starts to fantasize that she can be a queen empress in the future, and she will be the mother of the world.

But now, she actually saw Murong Wei acting like a normal person, it was like a slap in the face, which made Princess Qi very angry.

"Oh, my second brother and sister, you have to be sad and obedient. You can't come back to life after death, so you have to think about it. My sister-in-law knows that you are too sad, so I'm sorry."

Princess Qi wiped the corners of her eyes, and patted her on the shoulder sympathetically: "Look, this is starting to talk nonsense. Aunt Duan, I think it's better to ask the doctor in the mansion to take a look. I think the second sibling is not very good."

Murong Wei brushed away Princess Qi's hand like a mosquito, and asked coldly, "My sister-in-law cursed my husband? I want to ask my father and queen mother, is there such a sister-in-law in the world!"

Princess Qi was anxious, her face was ugly, and she said angrily: "Who cursed the second brother? I'm telling the truth. Please try to persuade you, but you don't know what to do."

"The prince is just missing, why does my sister-in-law say that the prince is dead? Could it be that the sister-in-law already knew that something will happen to the prince?"

When such heartbreaking words were uttered, everyone changed color.

Everyone knows that the two brothers are fighting openly and secretly, and it's not just a short while.

If it is said that they want to kill each other, it is not impossible.

If King Luo's death was related to King Qi, it would really be the most sensational news in the whole world.

Murong Wei's words were so vicious and cruel that no one could have expected it.

She would actually say such direct words in front of everyone.

Princess Qi's complexion suddenly changed. Of course, she couldn't admit such a thing, and she immediately argued: "What nonsense are you talking about? I just let you change your condolences. When did you say that I knew something would happen to your second brother? Second brother and sister, I think you are serious. Confused!"

"Why are you mourning? Why can't people come back to life after death? My husband is just missing, the government has not announced his death, and the emperor has never issued an edict. Why does my sister-in-law say that my husband has passed away? I must not let it go like this. !"

Murong Wei suddenly stood up, her eyes were like lightning: "Sister-in-law cursed my husband to die early, if you don't explain this matter to me, even if you make trouble in front of the empress, you will never stop!"

No one expected Murong Wei's current attitude to be so strong.

She was not such a woman before, and she never treated others with such an attitude.

What's more, facing the eldest sister-in-law Princess Qi, such an attitude is already disrespectful.

Concubine Qi was stunned for a moment by her aggressive attitude, and was very surprised.

She was momentarily at a loss for words by Murong Wei's stormy verbal offensive and sharp words, but her face flushed red with anger.

"You...Murong Wei, you want me to explain to you, this concubine has never cursed anyone, it was you who misunderstood!"

For a moment, she couldn't find any good reason. Faced with Murong Wei's overbearing aura, Princess Qi's not-so-strong heart suddenly faltered.

She was annoyed in her heart, she was indeed gloating at that time, but she didn't expect to be attacked by her because she caught a little speech impediment.

"So, sister-in-law already knew something would happen to the prince and he would pass away, right? Otherwise, why would she speak so firmly? Since it's not a curse, then she already knew about it?"

Murong Wei did not let her go, she would not be weak, nor did she want to be weak in front of these people.

Their sympathy was laced with pity and not so much fervent malice.

She doesn't need sympathy from others.

Yes, when something like this happened, she should have stayed in the mansion instead of going out, but waited or cried quietly in the mansion, or some people thought she was going to wear mourning behind closed doors?

No, she won't do that.

She wants to shut up all those who are hiding in the dark and waiting to see the joke!
Even without Xiao Mingrui, the Luo Palace will not allow anyone to bully it!

At this moment, the more others felt that she needed to be weak, the more she had to act strong.

Princess Qi was so angry that one Buddha was born and two Buddhas were born in heaven, she said angrily: "You are spitting blood, but I am your elder sister-in-law. I kindly persuade you, but you start talking nonsense. How does my concubine know about this?"

"If you don't know my sister-in-law, three people will become tigers. It's hearsay! Since you don't know and talk nonsense, please ask my sister-in-law to apologize to me. Since you are my sister-in-law, I don't care about you cursing the prince, but you must apologize. Otherwise, I, Murong Wei, will never give up even if I file a lawsuit until the imperial court!"

Her strong and arrogant words made people speechless for a while.

When Princess Duan and Princess He saw this situation, they were about to get into a frenzy. Besides, they didn't like Princess Qi's words. She was in a bad mood, and there was no news. If they came up and said that people can't be resurrected after death, who can say that? Happy?

It's just that in this situation, such a stalemate is not a problem.

Duan Wangfei is today's proprietor, seeing this situation, she stepped forward to make peace.

"Okay, both of you take a step back. The second child, Princess Qi, is wrong, and she said some things that are not pleasant, but she is also your elder sister-in-law, how can you speak like this? And you, Mrs. Everyone, your mouth is too inattentive when you speak, there is no news about Mingrui's child, what can you say, can you say that you don't know?"

Murong Wei saw that the situation was almost over, and her elders came to persuade her, so she also planned to go downhill.

It's just that it's not that simple at this moment.

She looked at Princess Duan, and she burst into tears as soon as her eyes turned red: "Auntie Duan, it's not that I want to do something to my sister-in-law, it's just that the prince just had an accident, and the sister-in-law cursed the prince like this. Is this bullying me as a woman who has no one to rely on?" At this moment, poke my heart, poke my lungs! The prince is just missing, why is the sister-in-law so cruel?"

What she said made all the girls show sympathy for a moment, thinking about Xiao Mingrui's life and death dilemma, no one knew whether he would survive or not.

She is a woman, how can she support this family?

Wouldn't it be too pitiful to be a widow just after getting married?
Princess Jincheng stepped forward to persuade her, "Don't talk like that, younger siblings, who dares to bully the second sister-in-law? The father, the queen, the queen, and the royal family are all watching. Talking about the second brother is fine, even... then you can't let people bully you." .”

Concubine He glared at Concubine Qi: "Look at what you said, it's nonsense. In my opinion, the scolding is good. If the emperor heard what you said, wouldn't he be punished! Why don't you apologize to your siblings?" ?”

Seeing that everyone was speaking for Murong Wei, Princess Qi was so angry that she scratched her heart and liver, but at this moment the situation was such that it was difficult to speak.

Mrs. Yongningbo at the side saw this and said: "Princess Qi didn't pay attention to this matter for a while, isn't she also kind? How can there be so many disputes between sisters-in-law?"

Murong Wei said coldly: "Since that's the case, sister-in-law doesn't want to apologize, and I won't say anything more. Now, I'll go into the palace and talk to the queen mother! Let's see what kind of reasoning this is!"

Seeing that she turned around, Princess Qi was about to sue, and she was furious for a while.

"That's enough, I didn't pay attention to this matter, brother and sister...you don't mind, just pretend that I didn't say it."

Concubine Qi was forced into a very embarrassing situation by her, and she said these words angrily, which was already forced by her.

Murong Wei sneered and said, "Forget it, I don't want to bother with my sister-in-law. The eldest sister-in-law is like a mother, and since the sister-in-law said she didn't pay attention, then she didn't pay attention."

What she said was yin and yang, Princess Qi was very upset when she heard it.

"Okay, let's all sit down, today is my banquet." Concubine Duan hurriedly said, fearing that they would make trouble again.

Murong Wei smiled slightly, turned around and said to Princess Duan apologetically, "I'm really sorry, I interrupted Aunt Wang's banquet just now. I was just resentful for a moment, and now I'm very disturbed. Please don't blame Aunt Wang."

Princess Duan patted her hand and said: "I know you must be sad, good boy, don't worry too much. That kid Mingrui is smart since he was young, so I think it will be fine."

Anyone can say that.

It's just that Murong Wei will not reject other people's kindness because of this.

She has always understood that when you are unlucky, except for your parents and friends who really care about you, the pity and sympathy from other people's mouths are just mixed with irrelevant gloating.

She came today just to get what she needed.

"Aunt Wang is being polite. Although I know the news, I am worried about the prince, but I believe that nothing will happen to the prince. With the majesty of the emperor, the prince will surely die."

Everyone really didn't know what to say, but a few people admired her quite a lot.

If this kind of thing happened to me, I'm afraid it would be like the sky is falling. It's really a miracle that she can be so calm.

Ruxuan was discussing with the people around her in a low voice: "Look at her like that, she really looks like a fool. So what if she can hold on, if... at that time, won't she still have to live by the eyes of others?"

Mrs. Dingguo glared at her: "You don't have to say a few words, anyway, it's a matter in the palace, and it's not your turn to discuss it."

Princess Qi was so angry that she sat aside with an ugly face, and she didn't want to talk, she just talked to Mrs. Yongning Bo beside her.

Mrs. Yongning Bo persuaded her a few words, Princess Qi's eyes turned cold, she thought to herself, no matter how strong you are now, what can you do?

When King Luo dies, I'll see how beautiful you are.

At that time, won't I be allowed to poke round and pinch flat?

Thinking of the future, Princess Qi gradually calmed down and talked to people with a smile.

Princess Jinhua took Murong Wei's hand and said, "Second Sister-in-law, you are really amazing. I was very worried when I heard the news before. But seeing that there is no movement in your palace, now that I see you, I know why Second Brother likes you so much. You, personally ask the father to marry you."

When Murong Wei recalled the past, she felt sad, but she still cheered up: "I was just doing what I was supposed to do. The prince is outside, so I should do the affairs of the palace well for him."

Princess Jinhua comforted: "I don't believe it either. The second brother was fighting in Saibei back then, so it was more dangerous. How could something happen if he fell into the water? I think there should be news from Jiangnan these days."

Murong Wei forced a smile, took a deep breath, looked at the various eyes of the crowd, and muttered to herself.

"Yes, he'll be all right."

It was this kind of unreasonable trust and intuition that allowed her to sustain herself instead of completely falling down.

Chengde.

Emperor Jianwu was processing the memorial sent in the palace, when suddenly Gao Wugong, the chief eunuch outside hurried in, with a very ugly expression: "Your Majesty, the cabinet has urgently reported!"

Emperor Jianwu raised his eyebrows and looked at it, and when he saw the booklet Gao Wugong sent, his expression changed drastically.

"Mingrui fell into the Yellow River, and his life and death are uncertain?"

He angrily said: "What are those guards and officials for? Put my son in danger! The dignified prince fell into the Yangtze River. The corpses of these riverside yamen are vegetarian, and the flood control is not effective, and the decree..."

The emperor was furious in the palace.

In the palace, King Qin Xiao Mingchen was talking with King Chu, when he heard the news from his servant, the expressions of the two of them changed drastically.

Xiao Mingchen thought of his elder brother's ability, and also thought of what he said before, his heart was filled with surprise.

The king of Chu was surprised and said: "Second brother, how could he...impossible, the second brother has always been good at martial arts, how could he fall into the river?"

However, Xiao Mingchen pulled King Chu with an uncertain expression and said, "I don't believe it, let's ask Father!"

The two went to see each other outside the imperial study, and Emperor Jianwu was furious, walking back and forth in the imperial study.

He has quite a few sons, but there are only a few who can be successful.

After all, he was his own son, how could he not be anxious and angry when he suddenly heard that his son's life or death was uncertain?
(End of this chapter)