Qing Palace - Biography of Concubine Wan

Chapter 30 The rain is coming (1)

As soon as Qingru stepped into the Chonghua Palace, she saw Yueling standing at the door anxiously looking around, facing the scorching sun above her head, not even afraid of heatstroke without an umbrella, when she saw Qingru coming in, her helpless eyes suddenly It was a little bit brighter, like a person who fell into the water seeing driftwood, ran up and grabbed Qingru's hand tightly, and burst into tears before opening his mouth.

Qing Ru was startled at the moment, with a bad premonition, she crossed her sleeves and wiped away the sweat on Yue Ling's forehead, whether it was from the sun or from the rush, "Yue Ling, don't cry, tell me what happened thing?"

Yue Ling blushed and tried her best to hold back her crying, but the more she thought about it, the more she couldn't hold back, Qing Ru knew that she couldn't ask any questions at once, so she had to be patient and led Yue Ling to the palace, Someone fanned her with a fan, and brought sour plum soup to moisten her throat. After waiting for a while, Yue Ling finally uttered a complete sentence, and the white porcelain teacup she had just picked up was immediately overwhelmed by her words. He fell to the ground in shock, and the tea splashed all over the floor.

"Rixi was imprisoned in the Punishment Division pending trial?" Qingru repeated the words like a bolt from the blue in disbelief. She couldn't believe it was true. After a while, she forced herself to ask: "Aren't you going to Did you listen to the show? Why did Rixi be imprisoned in the Criminal Justice Department? Tell me, tell me quickly!" She raised her voice uncontrollably when she said the last few words, and shook her hand vigorously to wipe away her tears. Yue Ling didn't see the red marks on her hands that had just been scalded by the tea.

Yueling cried while telling what happened. At that time, Rixi went a little late, and when she arrived at Changyin Pavilion, everyone else was already there, including Shu Heng. The incident with Meilin last time caused a conflict with Rixi Although it wasn't her, she was also quite dissatisfied with Rixi, and now that she had this golden opportunity, how could she not take the opportunity to sarcasm a few words.

Rixi never knew how to hide her inner thoughts, let alone swallow her anger. Faced with Shu Heng's sneer, she unceremoniously pushed back. In addition, she found that Shu Heng had taken the position that should have been hers. They refused to give in to each other, and the words became more intense.

It wasn't until Concubine Tong couldn't see the past and stopped her words that both sides stopped in resentment. Here Concubine Tong was the only one who could control the increasingly domineering Shu Heng. flow.

The show kicked off in this unpleasant atmosphere, and Ri Xi sat in a seat that was not her own and became more and more annoyed, not thinking about what was going on in the stands at all.

After a while, Shu Heng, who was sitting in front, said that he was feeling a little uncomfortable, and accused Concubine Tong of his crime, and went into the Lang room to rest.Langfang is located on the upper floor of Changyin, and it is a place specially used for the concubines who are watching the theater to have a rest and make up.The so-called Langfang is not just one room, but a whole row of rooms connected with each other, separated by gauze curtains and bead curtains in the middle.

Not long after Shu Heng went up, a maid from the palace came to report to Rixi, saying that Shu Chang was inviting her upstairs to talk about something.

Now Rixi doesn't understand what she and Shu Heng have to talk about, Yueling was afraid that she would quarrel with Shu Heng again, so she was going to go with her, but Rixi stopped her, saying that it was just Just go and go, nothing will happen.

Just like that, Rixi followed the court lady up the stairs, Yueling waited on the stand for a long time but didn't see her come back, she was anxious, and when she was about to get up to look for her, suddenly there was a shrill and terrifying sound from the room. It sounded like Shu Heng.

Concubine Tong led everyone into the room to check the situation. When they opened the door and wanted to go in, they were taken aback by the situation inside. Clutching her lower abdomen, she fell to the ground, screaming in pain, and her lower body was continuously bleeding dark red blood, which was shocking.At that time, everyone saw Rixi standing next to her.

Concubine Tong made a decisive decision and sent someone to announce that Li Taiyi, who had been in charge of taking care of Rixi, came to treat Shu Heng. However, everyone knew in their hearts that the child must not be saved, as you can see from the pool of blood on the ground.And at this moment, Rixi who was with her was undoubtedly the most difficult person to escape.When such a big thing happened, even Concubine Tong didn't dare to deal with Rixi, so she ordered someone to arrest her, and then sent someone to inform Fulin to make a decision.

When Fulin received the news and hurried over, Doctor Li also announced the news of Shu Heng's miscarriage. Shu Heng, who had just woken up, almost passed out again when he heard the bad news. While beating and talking non-stop, Shu Heng really hated her so much, thinking that her glory, which was so easy to get, would be ruined in Rixi's hands like this.

Shuheng personally testified that it was Rixi who pushed her to the ground, causing her to have a miscarriage, and also said that she never asked anyone to invite Rixi.Although Rixi kept saying that she was wronged for not having done anything, Fulin, who was in a rage, could not listen to it, and ordered the guards to temporarily put her in the prison of the Punishment Department, and deal with it after the truth was found out.

After spending a long time, Yueling finally clarified the ins and outs of the incident, and after she finished speaking, she blamed herself extremely: "If I had insisted on going with Sister Xi at that time, maybe this kind of thing would not have happened, at least It won't be like it is now, it's all because of Yueling's fault, oh..."

In July, the heat wave was rolling, and the cicadas on the trees were screaming hoarsely, but Qingru felt as if she was in an ice cellar. She knew that Rixi was really in big trouble this time, and if she was not careful, she would be crushed to pieces , What should I do... What should she do... Qingru felt that her head was about to explode, and she couldn't think calmly at all.

Suddenly, she remembered a key person, damn it, how could she be left out, thinking about it, she immediately asked: "Where is the person who said that he was ordered by Shu Heng to invite Rixi to Langfang now? "

"We didn't see her when we went in. Later, when the emperor asked about it, sister Xi told him, but after searching Changyin Pavilion, we couldn't find her. It seemed that she disappeared from our eyes all of a sudden. "Yue Ling replied with her reddened nose, and after a while she said again: "Sister Yin has already gone to beg Concubine Tong, before she leaves, let me tell you to go to the Palace of Compassion and Ning to ask the Queen Mother to intercede with the emperor , maybe there is still salvation!"

Qing Ru seemed to have been touched by Yue Ling's words somewhere in her heart, she couldn't sit still anymore, she stood up abruptly from the chair, walked back and forth on the wet ground, Jin Xiu, who was fanning the two of them aside, was afraid of the master Stepping on the broken porcelain, he was about to squat down to pick it up, but was stopped by Qingru.

Qingru leaned over to pick up a piece and looked at it carefully before her eyes. In just a short while, the warm and moist jade teacup turned into a piece of porcelain with sharp edges, and a little force could make people bleed.

Concubine Tong... This name kept waving in front of her eyes. This incident happened so suddenly, could it be related to her? If so, why would she do this? Rixi can't threaten her now, if not , then who will frame Rixi?

Qingru threw down the tiles, stroked her sore forehead and thought about it, but she still couldn't find a clue, so she continued with Yueling's words just now: "The queen mother should take it easy, the emperor is getting angry right now. , Even if the Empress Dowager is gone, it may not be effective!" Although Qingru has not been with Fulin for a long time, what happened in the past year is enough to make her feel a little bit of the emperor's temper.This proud man who can't tolerate any deception must think that Rixi's innocence and openness in the past are all deceiving him. His anger towards Rixi is probably more than the pain caused by the loss of his son. Even if the child she conceives is born an elder brother, it is impossible for her to become the heir apparent of the Qing Dynasty in the future.

"Then what should we do?" Yue Ling has always been cowardly and has no independent opinions, but now she is even more at a loss when encountering such a major event, and can only rely on others.

Qing Ru clasped her palms lightly with her knuckles, and thought for a long time before she said to Yue Ling: "You go and tell Elder Sister Yin to ask her to go to Chengqian Palace to ask the imperial concubine immediately. As long as she can speak for Rixi, it is definitely better The Empress Dowager and Concubine Tong are still useful together, remember, you must ask for it when the emperor is away! As for me..." Qingru paused for a moment and then said in a deep voice: "I have to go to the Punishment Department to see the sunset, and then Think of ways to!"

In the palace, although silver is not a panacea, it is definitely useful. Qingru asked Mianxiu to bring enough silver to accompany her to the Department of Punishment. Finally, he was allowed to enter the cell to see Rixi.

Qingru left Jinxiu to wait outside, and he followed Zhou Guanghai, the director of the Punishment Department, to a cell locked with a chain as thick as an arm. You risked the death penalty to bring you in, so don't stay too long, or the slave will have a hard time!"

It's really disgusting to put on a face of being kind to others after receiving so much money, but I have no choice but to ask him, no matter how reluctant Qing Ru is, she can only put on a face of gratitude: " Thank you, Eunuch, I will leave after a few words with Mrs. Xi, and I will never make it difficult for you!"

"That's good!" Zhou Guanghai threw down these words and walked away.

As soon as he left, Qingru hurriedly opened the cell door and entered the terrifyingly dark cell, "Rixi? Where are you, Rixi?" Qingru called out tentatively, trying her best to search for that familiar figure in the darkness. .

"Is that you, sister?" An obviously crying voice sounded in the darkness, Ruru could hear a pang of sadness in her heart, since she met Rixi, she had never seen her cry.Qingru walked a few steps in the direction of the voice, and replied: "It's me, I'm here to see you." The gradually dark eyes finally found the figure in the front left, and was about to pass by, suddenly A huge mouse with a slender tail squeaked past her feet, startling her.

(End of this chapter)