The Biography of Concubine Wen Xi in Qing Palace

Chapter 41 Extorting a Confession ([-])

Chan'er knelt down with her head lowered, and from the corner of her eye she caught sight of Honorable Rong walking away, then she raised her head to Wanyan with two lines of tears, "Thank you, servant, for your protection." Then she kowtowed in the rain again, splashing The rain was splashing everywhere.

Wanyu couldn't look down on her pitiful strength, and hurriedly helped her up from the rain: "You are so smart, you know that I am saving you."

She supported her very lightly, but Chan'er hissed and frowned.

Wan Lai lifted up her sleeve, and saw that it was covered with bruises, looking at it made people feel distressed: "You are so hurt!"

"Mr. Rong is dissatisfied with the fact that the slaves are sent to her palace by the empress, and they often beat and scold them. When Fu'er was here, we had a better life. But..." Chan'er said more and more sadly, with eyes in her eyes It was full of fear: "But later, Fu'er died for no apparent reason, and the servant girl lived alone in the Chengqian Palace, and lived like a year, living in fear every day."

Wanyi took Juanzi to wipe away the tears for her. Seeing that she was a poor person of her own age, she was inevitably moved. After some reassurance to calm down Chan'er's mood, she asked: "Is it sent by the concubine Xian today?" You personally put on the bellyband for Eldest Brother, she lives in Chengqian Palace with Honorable Rong, in recent days, have you noticed anything wrong?"

Chan'er tried to think back, then shook her head for a while and replied: "There is nothing wrong with it, concubine Xian is a very good person. Honorable Rong often contradicts her, although the empress is the master of Chengqian Palace, she tolerates everything. The concubine Xian will stop it when she sees it. If it is said that the concubine Xian did what happened today, I would not believe it if I was beaten to death by a maidservant."

"It can be seen that outsiders often come and go in and out of Concubine Xian's bedroom?"

"Ronggui lives in the side hall, how can the slaves covet the main hall where the concubine Xian lives day and night." Chan'er stood there dumbly for a while, like a clay sculpture with no expression on her face, and after a while, she suddenly spoke back Sentence: "Except for you and Concubine Hui, I have seen Aunt Qingyue, who is next to the Empress, visit once and have a few words with Liu Yue in private. But this is also a common thing. I used to do sweeping in Kunning Palace When I was a court lady, Liu Yue was with me and Fu'er, and I also knew Aunt Qingyue."

"Empress?" Wanyu's heart trembled. She had heard Concubine Yi say that the Empress placed people from her own palace beside each concubine in order to check and balance the six palaces. Could it be that she deliberately framed this matter?
But after careful scrutiny, it can't be justified.

Rong Yue and her have only been in the palace for more than two months, and receiving favors is also a matter of recent days.Moreover, Rong Yue has no heirs, and she is most respectful to the Queen on weekdays, so what good does it do her to go to such lengths to frame Rong Yue?
The thunderstorm that stopped just now, followed by a few thunderclaps, seemed to be falling densely again, Wannai took Chan'er back to Yanxi Palace, and told her not to mention this matter to outsiders so as not to cause trouble.

After returning to the palace, Wanyi arranged for Yunshan to change into Chan'er in a new court lady's uniform, and personally applied the wound medicine for her, and gave Chan'er the name Yunshan after Yunshan.

Seeing her getting close to Yun Chan, Yun Shan felt somewhat uncomfortable, and then had to complain to her servant Wan Yu when she fell asleep, and it was Wan Yu who said nice things for a while before she was amused.

That night, Wanyu was anxious for a long time and couldn't sleep. When the sky was bright, she finally fell asleep, but she heard the report from the maid of Kunning Palace, saying that the empress was not feeling well, so she would not get up this morning to say hello.

Then Concubine Hui rushed to Yanxi Palace with an expression on her face, and discussed with her how to remove the suspicion for Rong Yue.

Even though Concubine Hui was on good terms with Rong Yue on weekdays, she was willing to do her best to help this matter that was taboo in the palace, which made Wanyu look at her in admiration, no wonder everyone in the palace was full of weirdos , only concubine Hui is exquisite and friendly with everyone.

Inside Chengqian Palace, Rong Yue was lying on the couch with a pale complexion. Outside the gate of the main hall was guarded by imperial guards, and the lock was locked so that no one could enter or leave.

Except for Lian Xin who stayed in the palace, all the servants in the palace were sent to the Department of Punishment for torture and torture.

Lian Xin served Rong Yue with an urn of tranquilizing decoction, and when she saw Rong Yue's closed eyes slowly opened, she hurriedly put the urn aside, and greeted Rong Yue with joy and tears: "My lord is awake, you are sleeping All night, it will frighten the servants."

Rong Yue glanced at her weakly, looked around and asked in a low voice: "I'm not in the Qianqing Palace, why did I go back to my bedroom?" After saying this, she recalled everything that happened before she fell into a coma, and couldn't help feeling in her heart Yi Han suddenly lost most of her sleepiness, barely propped herself up on the edge of the bed and said anxiously: "Lian Xin, help me get up, I am going to see the emperor, I have been wronged!"

Rong Yue was extremely emotional, and Lian Xin was careful to protect her in case she got emotional and hurt herself: "My lord, the emperor ordered you to be grounded, and now the main hall gate has been locked, and there are imperial guards guarding it, we can't get out gone."

Rong Yue stared at Lian Xin with wide eyes, and was stung by Lian Xin's words: "The emperor really believed it, the emperor really believed it!" She was obsessed, and unconsciously shed tears: "Lian Xin, Who is going to kill me?"

Lian Xin supported Rong Yue, and then shed tears: "My lord, the emperor was thinking about his friendship with you. He didn't demote or severely punish him. He only announced that you were sick. Yue is biting you again, you have to give the emperor some time to find out the truth, so that you can be innocent."

There was the sound of iron locks being opened in the main hall, Rong Yue was startled, thinking it was the emperor, she got up in a panic and ran towards the main hall before she even had time to put on her shoes and socks. The figure was stunned in place.

Where is the emperor who comes?
The queen was followed by Qingyue and Kang Fushou, and three guards stood coldly behind her.

The queen wore a red satin cloak embroidered with peony and butterfly patterns, and her hair was adorned with gilt emerald feather pendants and golden bells. The golden bells swayed along the road, making a pleasant ringing sound.

Lian Xin supported Rong Yue, and asked the queen to go down.

The queen didn't even look at her, only waited for herself to step into the main hall and sit on the seat before saying a flat word.

Seeing Rong Yue's vain body, with tears hanging down her face, she pretended to sigh and said preconceivedly: "Since I know the result of today, why bother to think about things that shouldn't be? With your family background, you will be pregnant immediately in the future." Then you will become a concubine, why are you so impatient?"

Rong Yue pushed Lian Xin to support her hand, struggled and knelt down, and cried to the queen in a hoarse voice: "Your Majesty, being a concubine is wronged, a concubine has never done it before."

"You have been wronged?" The queen raised her flat brows, and looked down at Rong Yue with gloomy eyes: "With all the witnesses and material evidence, who can wrong you? My palace advises you to be aware of the current affairs and recruit earlier."

Rong Yue panted heavily, her chest heaving violently: "How can I recruit a concubine if I haven't made it!?"

The queen's words also made Rong Yue understand her thoughts. She calmed down a little, and saw the guards standing behind the queen holding sticks and paulownia boards in their hands, and her tone was much calmer: "The empress came with the guards and instruments of torture. Do you torture your concubine to extract a confession?"

(End of this chapter)