The Biography of Concubine Wen Xi in Qing Palace

Chapter 256 Humiliation ([-])

After Rongyue returned to the palace that day, Lian Xin saw that she was in such a state of desperation, and she burst into tears, seeing that Rong Yue's eyes were empty, trembling, and she couldn't speak a complete sentence, so she couldn't bear to force her to ask, so she just updated a new one for Rong Yue clothes, boiled hot water again, set up a charcoal basin, warmed Mrs. Tang and hugged Rong Yue close to her body.

An extremely severe typhoid fever infested Rong Yue, and the disease lasted for half a month, and did not see improvement until early December.

During her illness, Wanyu came to visit almost every day, and personally referred Bai Changqing to treat Rong Yue.

But what made Rong Yue's heart chill was that even though she was sick like this, the emperor never looked at her in the future.

Especially when the emperor turned over the signboard of Chengqian Palace the day before yesterday, and Luan Ming Cheng'en palanquin came to pick up Xiuyan who lived in the side hall, she just felt the pain in her heart, and it was hard to hide the suppressed emotions in her heart. I cried all night in the bedroom.

However, news that made her even more desperate came one after another.

Earlier, it was Lian Xin who came to report, and Luo Fu ordered He Sheli's former court to inform his father Tong Guowei of the news that Rong Yue had suffered the crime of the emperor and was demoted as a promise.

Tong Guowei was shocked, and he played the emperor tirelessly.

Although Tong Guowei is the younger brother of the emperor's biological mother, Cihe, and the empress dowager, he is both the emperor's uncle and the emperor's father-in-law, but the emperor doesn't care about his identity at all, and only smooths things out by saying that he will measure the relationship and treat Rongyue kindly, but there has been no reset Pass down the will.

Tong Guowei played again, but instead offended the emperor, saying bluntly, "This is a matter of my family, uncle should not ask too much" and blocked his mouth.

Another news came from the Houfu that Rongyue's mother-in-law, the Fucha family, was worried about her situation in the palace, so she bribed the former officials with money and silver to speak to the emperor.

The emperor found out the source of this matter, reprimanded Tong Guowei severely, and withdrew the title of Mrs. Fucha's third-rank imperial order①, preventing him from entering the palace for the rest of his life.

Although it was because of the embarrassment of Empress Dowager Cihe, the emperor did not severely punish the Tong family.

But which of the former courtiers didn't act according to the emperor's face?After this incident happened, everyone was alienated from the Tong family, which also made their status in the court far worse than before.

Later that day, Rong Yue got up from the sick bed, and then coughed violently several times. Lian Xin, who was serving outside the hall, heard the movement, and immediately brought frosted pear soup inside to serve her.

Because Rong Yue had something on her mind, she asked Lian Xin to remove the soup after she couldn't take a few mouthfuls. Lian burst into tears and comforted her with sobs: "Miss, please eat more. The soup and medicine brought by the Imperial Hospital recently. If you don’t drink, and you eat very little for three meals a week, how can your body recover if this goes on like this?”

Rong Yue waved her hands to give up, leaned on the couch and asked: "What's the matter, the letter I want you to send is in Ama's hands?"

Lian Xin showed embarrassment, wiped away the tears and shook her head: "Where is anyone willing to send things out of the palace for us now? The father-in-law of the Ministry of Internal Affairs said that to do this, at least an ingot of gold is needed, so as to dare to take advantage of our taboo." . But now, how can we have so much money in our monthly bills? Even saving money for a few months is not enough."

Rong Yue coughed a few times, and sighed: "Tomorrow, Wan'er will come tomorrow, and I will ask her to help me pass the letter to Ama! He will definitely not be able to speak for me anymore. If he suffers from the emperor like this, it will be a shame." What should be done."

Rong Yue's body was exhausted, and after just saying these few words, her chest rose and fell violently and she couldn't stop panting.

"Miss still trusts her?" Lian Xin gradually grew hatred: "After the letter is in her hands, I don't know if she will hand it to the emperor directly!"

"No, Wan'er won't!"

Lian Xin said: "You have been ill for so long, if she wanted to persuade the master, she would have helped you a long time ago, why wait for you to ask her? Miss, until now, are you still confused?" Lian Xin held tight Holding Rong Yue's shoulders, he calmed down and said: "Mr. Luo's capital crimes committed in the past can be forgiven. Miss, you have been wronged by others. Why did Dali Temple and the Criminal Department investigate for so long without finding any clues? We are in the palace every day. Wandering around, Miss, have you ever seen someone who thoroughly investigates this case?"

Rong Yue thought about it carefully, and this matter really has nothing to do with what Lian Xin said.

These days, the matter of Wanyu's miscarriage seems to have calmed down, and no one in the palace mentioned it, let alone a special person to investigate the matter thoroughly.

But the more this matter was delayed, the worse his situation would be.

As time goes by, the crime will be confirmed. Even if he didn't do it himself, the emperor has already determined in his heart that he is a snake and scorpion, and it will be difficult to get close to him as before.

Rong Yue was in a trance, holding the corner of the quilt tightly in her hands, and muttered in her mouth: "No, Wan'er said, the emperor has sent someone to investigate thoroughly, the emperor himself."

"Miss!" Lian Xin cried out hoarsely, shaking Rong Yue's shoulders vigorously: "You still believe in her nonsense? If you continue to do this, I am afraid that one day you will really be plotted by Concubine Wan and Concubine Yi to death without knowing it !"

The door of the side hall was pushed open by 'Zhi Ya', and the court lady Que Zhen, who was serving outside every day, staggered in. When she saw Rong Yue, she hurriedly knelt down and cried: "My lord, there is a message from the mansion. The master had a quarrel and fell down the steps on the second floor for a moment, and now he is dying of illness!"

"What?" Rong Yue was shocked, her body shook violently, and she almost passed out.

On the contrary, Lian Xin was calmer, firmly holding Rong Yue's trembling hand to calm her emotions, and asked Que Zhen after a while: "The door of the night palace has already been unlocked, where did the news come from?"

After the sound fell, there was a sinister and ghostly laughing sound from behind the curtain of the dormitory, everyone raised their eyes and saw that it was Chun Yao who was helping Luo Fu lift the curtain and enter the room.

Lian Xin and Que Zhen hurriedly saluted Luo Fu, Luo Fu seemed to be in a very good mood, earnestly ordered them to get up, and said: "Uncle told me this news this morning, unexpectedly I was overjoyed and fell asleep. No, wake up now, and come looking for you. I look forward to telling you the good news."

Rong Yue was stunned, as if she didn't even have the strength to speak, she could only lean on the couch blankly, staring fixedly at Luo Fu.

"Why are you looking at me like this?" Luo Fu waved the juanzi on the tip of his nose, and said disgustedly: "Your palace smells like a pungent medicine, which makes me want to vomit. In the past you mocked me, Ama, Weeping bitterly in front of the emperor, but after all, the emperor thought of our Hesheli family and gave me a lot of face. What about you?" She whispered 'tsk tsk' a few times, glanced at Rong Yue, and then kept shaking her head: " Your mother lost her life, isn't it useless now?"

Seeing that Luo Fu's visitor was not kind, Lian Xin respectfully said to Luo Fu in front of Rong Yue: "Master Luo, the night is heavy and the dew is heavy, my little master has rested, please go back."

"What a protective maid, I see you pleasing, so naturally I won't embarrass your master." Luo Fu smiled, turned and lifted the curtain and left: "Go and beg the emperor, yours is useless My mother-in-law might not survive tonight."

　Remarks ①: Madam Gaoming was granted to the mothers or wives of senior officials in Tang, Song, Ming, and Qing dynasties.

　　The letter of imperial edict is a special document for officials bestowed by the emperor.In ancient times, officials of the first to fifth ranks were called Gao, and the sixth to ninth ranks were called Chi.During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, a very complete system of imperial feudal titles was formed. Officials of the first to fifth ranks were granted imperial orders, officials of the sixth to ninth rank were granted imperial orders, and wives followed the ranks of their husbands. Therefore, there is a saying of "the imperial order for ladies".Madam Gaoming is related to her husband's official position.There is a salary, but no real power.

　　
　
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