Harem for a living

Chapter 227

Soon, Chen Manrou discovered another big event. It was hard to say whether it was good or bad, but in her opinion, she was very happy to see this kind of thing happen—the Queen Mother woke up again after being stunned Time, stroke paralyzed.

The imperial doctor said that the empress dowager was getting old, and the stimulation this time was a bit severe. In addition, her body was damaged by poison before, and it is estimated that there is no possibility of recovery.

The emperor was even more angry, but the Tang family was even more merciless. When they said they would lock up Tang Wan'er, the emperor also confessed that they should not treat Tang Wan'er badly.As soon as the imperial doctor left, the emperor made it clear that since Tang Wan'er was white, she should be treated the same as a third-class court lady.

There are also some dark thoughts in it. After all, the whole thing was said by the emperor. It can be said that the emperor indirectly caused the Queen Mother Ci'an to have a stroke. The emperor was annoyed and regretful. I can only send it to Tang Wan'er.

Chen Manrou did not show any pity for Tang Wan'er, and after listening to the emperor's order, she immediately sent someone to take away all the decorations of the Tai Chi Palace. With Tang Wan'er's current status, she would not need these things anymore.

In addition, there are a large number of people that the Empress Dowager Ci'an worked so hard to train before. Under the emperor's order, they were either released from the palace or sent to the Shou'an Palace. The crimes were too serious, such as sending poison to Tang Wan'er Those who entered the palace were directly killed.

Not only was the Empress Dowager Ci'an's staff cleaned up, Tang Wan'er's personal maids were all changed again.By the way, the emperor was displeased with those concubines jumping around. When Tang Wan'er wronged the queen that day, many concubines fished in troubled waters and wanted to trip the queen.

For example, Concubine Fu planned to secretly bury dolls in Yongshou Palace, and Cui Wanyi took the opportunity to say that the queen was depriving her of her role. He also used himself as an example to show that the empress has never withheld others' share.

So Concubine Fu was sent to Yeting Palace, and Cui Wanyi changed places with Chang Meiren just two years after she was promoted.

Chen Manrou sighed very much, remembering how sisterly these three were during the draft.But so many things happened later, and now, what should be used, what should be framed, what should be exposed, the three people are strangers, and even have a deep hatred, it is really impermanent.

As for the Empress Dowager Ci'an, she can't even take care of herself now.The Empress Dowager Ci'an can't even speak a word, the drooling is still light, and she can't control her bowel movements. Where can the Empress Dowager Ci'an find time to care for the people who hurt her?

Not only was she unable to care, but now that the Empress Dowager Ci'an was drooling, she wanted to scold Tang Wan'er bloody in her heart.

Chen Manrou arranged shifts for the concubines in the harem very well. Concubine De and Concubine Hui were the leaders, plus the two of them, there were four people in each team, taking turns to take care of the Empress Dowager Ci'an.The princes and princesses also have to come to show their filial piety. Chen Manrou never let people find fault in this aspect.

Even the emperor, after listening to Chen Manrou's arrangement, also appreciated it very much, praised Chen Manrou greatly, and rewarded a lot of things.Thus, Chen Manrou became famous in the harem.

In the harem, she is the only queen empress in the family, and no one dares to oppose the empress empress without eyes.Didn't you see the fate of the empress dowager who disliked the empress dowager before?Don't you know what will happen to the emperor's cousin who has been fighting against the empress?Have you never heard of what happened to the Tang family, the emperor's relatives?

If you dare to fight against the empress, you will die, right?
As for the emperor, he didn't know if it was because the empress dowager was seriously ill. After that, he rarely set foot in the harem.And to enter the harem, nine times out of ten it is to go to Yongshou Palace.Everyone in the harem was extremely jealous, but no one dared to say anything.

After all, the harmony between the emperor and empress is the symbol of the world's clarity.

If the emperor dotes on a certain concubine, it can still be said that the emperor is insane and obsessed with women.But the emperor only loves the queen, that is the right path.

In the previous dynasty, the empress was a pure and filial person who was highly praised by the emperor. In the future, unless the empress led someone to rebel, otherwise, there would be no chance of stepping down in this life.Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Chen family also gained a lot of benefits.

In the past, the family from martial arts to literary always had to suffer some difficulties in the previous generations. Most of the literati had a pedantic attitude, looked down on military officers, and felt that their rudeness was considered trivial.Therefore, civil servants from the military commander's family will always be questioned.

Back then, both Chen Huaijin and Chen Huaijue were born in the imperial examinations, so they didn't let those sours chew their tongues in front of them.

Now that the queen's reputation of pure filial piety comes out, the Chen family no longer has to worry about the civil servants not accepting their family.Even a military officer can cultivate a pure and filial person like the empress. Can you say that the Chen family is a reckless person?Can you say that the Chen family doesn't understand etiquette culture at all?
In this way, in the seemingly lively but actually peaceful atmosphere, the 19th year of Yonghe passed quickly, the 20th year of Yonghe also slipped away in the blink of an eye, and the 21st year of Yonghe arrived in a blink of an eye.

Ever since the Empress Dowager was paralyzed by a stroke, her health has become worse and worse. After so long, the imperial doctors of the Imperial Hospital have excellent medical skills. After 21 years in Yonghe, the Empress Dowager even spends less time awake every day. in half.

Chen Manrou used to stay in Ci'an Palace for one hour, but later it became two hours. In the 21st year of Yonghe, even the place where the palace affairs were handled was moved to Ci'an Palace, and she took care of the Empress Dowager nearby.

The emperor also came quite frequently, and he also sent several imperial doctors to the side hall to check the empress dowager's pulse ten times a day.

But no matter how hard they tried, the Empress Dowager was still out of breath on the ninth day of April in the 21st year of Yonghe.Standing at the end of the bed, Chen Manrou comforted the emperor while wiping away her tears: "Your Majesty, the empress dowager has been suffering from illness for so many years, it can be regarded as..."

"The empress dowager cared about the emperor the most during her lifetime, and the emperor must take care of herself, otherwise, the empress dowager would be uneasy when she left." Chen Manrou wiped her eyes with a handkerchief, and at the same time gave Lichun and the others a wink, so that the empress dowager What to prepare.

After all, the empress dowager's condition had been foreshadowed before.The emperor even stopped the draft this time before, which shows that he understands more or less in his heart.Chen Manrou knew better, so she told Lichun and the others what to do early on.

Li Chun nodded, and went out with Li Xia, one to inform the various chiefs in the palace to remove all kinds of bright colors and replace them with plain white, the other to inform the fourth prince and fifth princess, and by the way, other princes and princesses.

The emperor cried bitterly for a while, and slowly stopped crying under the comfort of Chen Manrou. The death of the queen mother was not when he was only concerned about being sad, and there were various things waiting for him to order.

While arranging for the monks of Fahua Temple to enter the palace to perform ceremonies, they also sent people outside the palace to announce the mourning time.There is also the matter of Qin Tianjian and the Ministry of Rites, and then the clan has to come forward, he has no time to be sad at all.

At the end of the day, the husband and wife were both so tired that they seemed to have died.

"Rou'er, let someone send a bottle of Hedinghong to Taiji Palace tomorrow." Leaning on the soft couch, the emperor was silent for a long time, and then suddenly said, Chen Manrou was startled, turned to look at the emperor, and saw the emperor staring at the room. The sky outside the door.

"Your Majesty?" Chen Manrou stretched out her hand and squeezed the palm of the Emperor, with some doubts and some concerns.

The emperor smiled: "The queen mother liked Tang Wan'er so much during her lifetime, so let Tang Wan'er go down to serve the queen mother, it can be regarded as atonement."

Chen Manrou pursed her lips, and after a while, she just nodded: "Okay, I know, Tang Wan'er has done something to be sorry for the empress dowager, now that the empress dowager has passed away, Tang Wan'er is distraught, unable to support herself, follow the empress dowager went."

This is also a good excuse, after all, burial or something is not popular now, and it is a bit illegal.If Tang Wan'er was killed right after the Queen Mother died, it would not be good to hear the news.Such an excuse can still make the Tang family feel grateful.

The emperor also nodded: "That's fine too. Tomorrow, people from the Tang family will go to the palace to cry, so you have to give them a good beating then."

After the two discussed it, they went to rest.The next day, when Chen Manrou just woke up, she remembered this incident, and immediately ordered someone to prepare something, and sent it to Tai Chi Palace, watching Tang Wan'er drink it with her own eyes.

No one has any objection to this result. First of all, what Tang Waner did back then was not more than three years old, and everyone still remembers it fresh. Originally, the Tang family should have copied and beheaded the whole family. Exile is already giving the Tang family face.

Even the chief culprit, Gouyan, lived for two more years, and it was right to pay for his life now.

Secondly, Tang Wan'er was distraught!She herself regretted murdering the queen mother back then, and she herself couldn't bear the blow of the queen mother's death. What does this have to do with the emperor and queen?Is it possible that the emperor and empress can still be the king of Hades and not let her die?
Therefore, Tang Wan'er's death didn't cause any splashes at all, it just subsided like that.

The weather in April was already a bit hot, so the empress dowager only stayed for seven days. On the good day calculated by Qin Tianjian, the coffin was carried out of the palace and went straight to the imperial mausoleum.

As for Tang Wan'er, it wasn't too miserable, at least she was mixed with a small coffin.Of course, she would not be buried in the imperial mausoleum. She was only buried in the cemetery on the other side of the imperial mausoleum, where the bones of loyal servants of emperors, queens and concubines of all dynasties were buried.

Next, it is filial piety.Don't say three years, but one year is a must.And when Empress Dowager Ci Ning died, it was because there was no middle palace, so she only kept her filial piety for one year. Now that there is a middle palace, and the emperor has no shortage of princes, the time of filial piety is somewhat uncertain.

Chen Manrou didn't care about this, anyway, even if it was three years, Xiaosi would only be 15 years old by then, she absolutely didn't want Xiaosi to get married too early, so there was no need to worry.The second prince is only two years older than the junior, so don't worry about it.

Fortunately, the second princess was married off by Chen Manrou last year. The third princess is not too old, she is only 13 years old this year, and she will only be 16 three years later, so she is not in a hurry.Anyway, the emperor's daughter has no worries about marrying.

However, no matter how Chen Manrou calculates, it doesn't count, and the emperor has to decide.

(End of this chapter)