The Biography of Concubine Wen Xi in Qing Palace

Chapter 150 The Disaster in Food (Part [-])
After the emperor learned the ins and outs of the matter from everyone's mouth, his complexion was gloomy and even more like frosty moon and ice.

He summoned Fu Zhuo to inquire, and confirmed that the cause of the wind was in the food Wan Yu sent.

Afterwards, the Imperial Fanzi came to report that a palace lady in Wanyu Palace died suddenly last month and was hastily buried in the Imperial Garden. Now that the body has been dug up, it is proved that she died of a disease called Fengfeng.

For a moment, the corner of the Queen's lips drew an upward arc, but that arc suddenly turned into a hint of sadness: "Concubine Wan, someone in your palace died suddenly, why didn't you report it?"

Wan Lai sneered, sighing in her heart that the people behind the scenes were really good planners, because she was afraid that she would not find someone suffering from typhoid disease, so she placed one in the palace for her.With such personal and material evidence, Wan Yu naturally cannot refute it.

But the strange thing is that there is no panic on Wan'an's face, she especially calmly raised her eyebrows and looked at the queen: "Except for Yun Chan, Shuang Ruo, and Li Yin in the concubine's palace, everyone else has moved away." The empress of the Changchun Palace pointed out the people who came to serve, and the concubines seldom meet them on weekdays, so how would the concubines know which court lady has gone?" She paused, and then said: "If you want to carry it to the imperial garden and bury it, so Aren't you afraid of arousing suspicion and criticism for a big movement?"

Hearing Wanyan's words, Yunshan suddenly let out an 'ah' and attracted the attention of others, only to see her frightened face, her brows were frowned and her eyes widened, and she said: "I remember that there was a sudden rain a month ago, and Madam Wanbi Tossed and tossed in the palace for most of the night, and only put out the candles to rest at the third quarter of the ugly hour, could it be that."

Wan Yu said coldly: "It's hard for you to stay awake at night and always keep an eye on when I will go to bed."

Xiuyan also smiled: "That's right, otherwise the concubine always said that Yun Changzai just couldn't get rid of the low bones of being a palace servant in the past. He still thought he was a slave of a rough envoy, and he didn't dare to sleep soundly at night, for fear Master has something to explain."

The queen said to the emperor: "What do you think of this matter?"

The emperor looked at Wan'er, and pondered: "Wan'er will definitely not be able to do such a vicious thing, I think it's because the maids in her palace are suffering from this disease, and she didn't know it, so she contracted the disease from eating, and delayed the disaster caused by elder brother." stop."

The queen frowned and sighed: "Then what does the emperor mean?"

As soon as the emperor got up with a flick of his sleeves, he was about to leave: "The former court was busy with affairs, and the left and right emperors have nothing to do, so let's let this matter go."

Did the emperor really trust Wan Lai so far?

The empress felt a pain in her heart, and she couldn't calm down her anger, so she called to the emperor from behind, stood up and knelt down.

When all the concubines saw the queen kneeling, none of them dared to sit still, so they all got up and knelt down with her.

The emperor looked back in astonishment, only to hear the queen bow and say: "Your Majesty, even if this matter was accidentally made by Concubine Wan, it actually came from her palace. It involves the heirs of the emperor, and involves Chengqing, Chengxiang, and even the emperor. The concubines and the three princes of Chenghu, if the emperor gives up so hastily, the concubines may not be able to appease everyone."

The queen spoke agitatedly, saliva flew all over the place, and the emperor stared at her a little angrily.

The morning light shone slightly on his face, he stood with his hands behind his back in front of the concubines, his expression gradually blurred in the hazy halo.

He also ordered everyone to stand up, and after a long time, he said lightly: "Then what is the Queen's intention? How will I deal with Concubine Wan for something unintentional?"

The empress spoke loudly, and said impassionedly: "It is God's will and man's will, intentional or unintentional, how can it be clear in a few words?"

Sure enough, the queen's thoughts are now clearly revealed, she is holding on to this matter, fearing that she will force the emperor to dispose of herself.

Thinking about it again, what happened today involves the wet nurses who feed Cheng Qing and Cheng Xiang. If their illness affects the emperor's heir, who will be the biggest beneficiary?
Wan Lai gave the queen a hard look, and couldn't help feeling chills down her back.

I used to think that with Concubine Hui, she was the Queen's right-hand man.But she didn't want her to lose Concubine Hui, but her methods were even more ruthless.

When the emperor was in trouble, Wan Yu's next move made everyone dumbfounded.

She stood up and took two steps forward, bent down and knelt down in the same row as the empress, bowed deeply to the emperor, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, if this matter is abandoned like this, the concubine will not agree."

Everyone's eyes were on Wannai, everyone thought that the emperor protected her so much, why would she ask for trouble?
If this matter is investigated, even if she is not responsible for it, she will be responsible for the root cause of the disaster.

Seeing that the emperor was stunned and silent, Wanyu said loudly: "What my concubine wants to know is why the wet nurse suffers from such a terrible disease?"

The queen raised her hand and looked at her coldly, and said calmly: "The imperial doctor said that the illness was detected from the food you sent. Don't you know clearly enough in your heart?" After saying that, she rushed to Fu Zhuo again With a wink, Fu Zhuo hurriedly bowed and said, "That's the case. All the imperial physicians of the imperial hospital have testified to this matter, and my minister is not lying."

"That would be the best." Wanyu showed a secret smile, looked directly at the emperor, and said happily: "Your Majesty, if the food sent by my concubine is really sick, it is my concubine who is suffering from a serious illness. But if my concubine The concubine sent food, but the wet nurse didn't get any grains of rice, so what about this matter?"

The emperor squinted his eyes and pondered for a moment, then said: "If Wan'er has anything to say, you might as well say it directly."

Wanyu bowed deeply to the emperor, and said apologetically, "The concubine first apologizes to the emperor for this matter. Since the concubine entered the palace, she has been favored by the emperor constantly, and she has been framed by jealousy for no reason. The incident was not once or twice, and the responsibility for each incident was heavy, and she wanted to put the concubine to death. The concubine could not save herself, and could only survive with the trust of the emperor. But the concubine was not willing to be mermaid, so he Thinking about it, I have to find a way to lure that person out."

The more Wanlu spoke, the more calm she became, but the empress and Yunshan's complexions gradually darkened.

"Everyone in the harem knows that the concubine takes care of the wet nurse, and the food sent to elder brother every day is the best. But others don't know that the food sent by the concubine does not let the wet nurse eat. When the food entered elder brother's house, the concubines ventilated with the wet nurse in advance, and they should just throw away the food and let them go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to provide for it. Then let me ask, since the wet nurse has no food sent by the concubine Food, where does disease come from?"

After Wan Lai's words fell, everyone in the hall looked surprised.

It was the emperor who was the first to regain his composure and asked eagerly, "Wan'er, are you serious?"

Wan Lai nodded firmly, and said slowly: "Now the sick mother is still isolated in the verandah, but she is not dead. The emperor sent someone to ask to know the truth of what the concubine said."

The emperor ordered everyone to get up and take their seats, and ordered Liang Jiugong to go to the verandah to ask what happened.

Liang Jiugong walked very fast, and he entered the palace without a stick of incense to reply: "Your Majesty, the servant asked the wet nurses, and it was exactly as the concubine Wan said, the food sent by the queen's palace, the wet nurses didn't take a single grain."

Everyone let go of their hearts that were originally hanging on Wannao, and Concubine Yi and Rong Yue even smiled knowingly.

Wan Lai looked at Rong Yue, and nodded and smiled at her.

Rong Yue seemed a little shy, and turned her head away from looking at her.

But only Wanyu knew that Rong Yue treated her well from the bottom of her heart, a rare sincerity in this palace.

(End of this chapter)