Traitor Concubine Growth Manual

Chapter 128

The next morning, Chu Yan got up early, and after drinking the bird's nest, she sat in the yard basking in the sun, waiting for the coming storm.

Not long after, the Empress Dowager sent someone to invite her to Shouyan Palace, saying that because of the Empress' birthday yesterday, the trial of the case of a court lady in Tinglan Palace poisoning the beautiful girl Chongzhen was delayed, and there should be an explanation today.

Chu Yan stood up calmly, and accompanied by Han Zhi and Dong Yi, stepped on the chariot and went to Shouyan Palace.

Today's weather is good, but June is here, it is inevitable that it will be a little hot and dry.Chu Yan remembered the words that the prince said on his pillow before leaving, "I will come back early at noon, and we will go to Yuanxi Palace for lunch together", a smile appeared on the corner of her lips, and she seemed to be refreshed a lot.

When Chu Yan arrived at Shouyan Palace, most of the people were already present. The Empress Dowager was sitting in the center of the main hall, Concubine Mu Gui and Concubine Zhao Ronghua were respectively at the lower left of her, and Mu Nianqiu was standing behind Concubine Mu, with a calm expression on her face. mood.

Seeing Chu Yan coming, the Queen Mother said calmly: "Since the Crown Princess is here, let's not waste any time, let's start."

She ordered Qing He to bring the court lady up.

Chu Yan greeted the queen mother calmly, then sat beside her, took a sip of tea in her hands, and smiled slightly: "As expected of the emperor's grandmother's place, even this tea is delicious. Also very tasty."

"It's rare that the princess likes it, so you can come here often." The queen mother also took a sip of tea, "You came here rarely before, and the Ai family didn't know that you like to drink tea from Ai's house."

This was cleverly said, it seemed to imply that Chu Yan was not respectful enough to her as the Queen Mother, and rarely came to pay her respects.

Chu Yan smiled softly: "My granddaughter-in-law would like to come, but it's a pity that His Royal Highness doesn't like me walking around, especially since summer is here again, and the heat outside is heavy, and my granddaughter-in-law's health is not particularly good, so she doesn't dare to run around."

She used the word "running around", the Queen Mother's face darkened, feeling that she was running around in Shouyan Palace?

Concubine Mu Gui was very silent today, she just sat there without interjecting, and Zhao Ronghua was relatively calm, after all, the case being tried by the Empress Dowager had nothing to do with her, and the fight between the Empress Dowager and Concubine Mu was their business.

The court lady's name was Su Yue, and she was brought up quickly. At the same time, the little eunuch from Changchun Pavilion she mentioned yesterday who helped dump the objects out of the palace was also sent to Shouyan Palace, Fuyi.

In fact, everyone present knew that the so-called interrogation was just a formality. Looking at the posture of the Queen Mother, one knew that the ending was under her control, and Concubine Mu Gui could only see the tricks.

So when the Empress Dowager asked Fuyi Suyue if she had gone to Changchun Pavilion to find him and asked him to help transport the pair of agate earrings out of the palace for sale, almost everyone could guess his answer—deny, to avoid getting into trouble .

Concubine Mu Gui and Mu Nianqiu also talked for a long time in Tinglan Palace last night. Knowing that the Queen Mother was playing a trick, catching Su Yue getting the earrings and going to Changchun Pavilion by such a coincidence, she wanted to embarrass the Mu family. .Maybe this matter can be used to relieve Concubine Mu Gui of the little power she has held over the years, so that she can take care of the harem by herself.

Concubine Mu smiled coldly: "That old woman is thinking too beautifully. The left and right are just the queen mother. The queen doesn't care about things, so she took the opportunity to act as the boss in the harem. Now she still wants to monopolize power and let go of my rights. It's a pity that even if I don't care about the matter, there will be an extra princess now. Once the prince ascends the throne, I don't believe that the old woman still has a place in the harem. She really regards herself as the prince's real grandmother? Therefore, I'm just playing tricks behind my back, if the crown prince can tolerate her doing evil things here, I'll write the word Mu upside down!"

She can think about it, now that the crown princess is here, the harem will be the Zhao family's world sooner or later, anyway, she will abdicate sooner or later, why should she rush to compete with the queen mother at this moment?

Mu Nianqiu is now on the same line as the Crown Princess, so she, as an aunt, will naturally take a backseat, and someone who understands current affairs is a hero.

What I didn't expect was that the little eunuch named Fu Yi knelt on the ground a little timidly, but when he raised his head, he honestly confessed: "Returning to the ladies, Su Yue did come to Changchun Pavilion to find a slave, saying that she wanted to invite you The slave sold the earrings to the palace for her, and had to share with the slave. However, the slave saw that the earrings were too precious, and at first glance, they were ornaments used by the masters in the palace. How could he have the guts to deal with such things for her? Something of unknown origin? So I immediately rejected it."

The Empress Dowager's complexion changed, and she said sharply: "You dog slave, do you want to deceive Aijia? Look up and talk to Aijia!"

Chu Yan held the tea and did not speak. She glanced at Mu Nianqiu calmly. The latter understood and understood why the little eunuch honestly told him about dumping the goods out of the palace. It was the princess who played a key role in it.

The empress dowager was shocked and angry. When she secretly summoned Fuyi to speak, she clearly said that as long as he categorically denied that he had ever helped people transport goods out of the palace, she would let the past go. This slave clearly promised well Yes, why did you change your mind today and explain everything?
Chu Yan put down the teacup, wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, and smiled slightly: "Ah, this servant is honest, he didn't hide what he did wrong, but he confessed it honestly, it's really impressive. "

The queen mother's face sank: "Why don't you hurry up and tell the truth?"

Fu Yi was anxious, and kowtowed while saying: "Please empress dowager, please learn from me. Everything I said just now is true. If there is even half a lie, I would like to be struck by lightning and die a terrible death!"

The queen mother was trembling with anger, there is a way in heaven, this dog slave will not go, but he wants to go against her will, is he really not afraid of death?
Chu Yan smiled: "This little father-in-law is quite interesting. He dares to act and act, and he is also capable. There are many slaves in the palace who secretly do things that violate the rules. It is impossible to cover everything, but if everyone who has done something wrong has the courage of a father-in-law to admit his mistakes, it will be easier to rectify."

Fu Yi hastily kowtowed to Chu Yan: "Your Highness, there are many poor children in the servant's family, and the younger brothers and sisters are still young. It is difficult for the family to support so many people's food and clothing, so the servant has the courage to do these things to help transport goods. I got a small profit from it. But the slaves transported all the gadgets that were rewarded by the master, and they never did anything harmful. Therefore, seeing that Su Yue's jewelry came from an unknown source and was too expensive, it was just She rejected her verbally. Your Highness, please spare this slave's life for the sake of the slave's mistakes and corrections!"

Originally, throwing some gadgets out of the palace is not considered a serious crime. If it is light, it will be punished with dozens of boards, and if it is serious, it will be enough to be expelled from the palace. The crime is not fatal.The eunuch admitted his mistake, and Chu Yan expressed his appreciation for him, so there would not be any serious punishment.

Seeing the posture of the eunuch and Chu Yan, after the Queen Mother got angry, she understood that she had been tricked by the Crown Princess, and was preempted by others.She also said that yesterday Chu Yan used the empress's birthday to talk about it to kill time, unexpectedly, Chu Yan took advantage of this night's time to do something, asked the eunuch to change his words, and confessed everything.

The Empress Dowager's face was uncertain, and she finally gritted her teeth and threw the cup of tea on the table out: "Smuggling goods out of the palace is against the rules, come, someone, drag this dog slave out for me! Hundreds of boards, let's see if he still has the guts to obey his plan!"

Obedience to the public and violation to the yin... These four words are full of deep meaning.

The eunuch turned pale with fright, a hundred boards?This is killing him!

He looked at Chu Yan as if begging for help. Miss Hanzhi didn't say that when she went to him yesterday. She clearly said that as long as he confessed honestly, his life would definitely be saved, and he would help his family in the future. some pensions.

Chu Yan looked at the puddle of tea stains and fragments of the porcelain cup on the ground, and raised her eyebrows: "Grandmother calm down, you have been in the palace for so many years, why haven't you experienced such a big storm? How can such a trivial matter deserve your anger? It’s not good if you break your body.”

She stood up, walked in front of the little eunuch, and said lightly: "The queen mother is angry with you, but it is difficult to forgive you for such a trivial matter, why don't you quickly admit your mistake and calm down for her old man?"

The Queen Mother sneered: "The Ai family doesn't have such a good heart as the Crown Princess. They only know how to kill others. Although it is a trivial matter, the palace rules must not be messed up. If you don't give him some trouble, will everyone in the palace be so obedient? , Do something to disturb the palace behind the back of the master?"

Her complexion changed, and she sternly yelled at the hesitant eunuchs: "Why, can't you ignore what the Ai family said? Why don't you hurry up and do it? Just execute the sentence here, so that everyone can see the wrongdoers What punishment will you receive!"

She wants to let these blind people see what will happen if they betray her and turn to the Crown Princess!
Although she is not the prince's real grandmother, the title of the queen mother was conferred by the emperor himself. Now a young girl with yellow hair wants to destroy her prestige, it is too beautiful to think.

Chu Yan narrowed her eyes slightly, watching the group of people coming forward dragging wooden sticks and wooden benches, she only nodded slightly towards Fuyi, Fuyi felt a little settled, although she didn't know what the Crown Princess could do, but it was always He gritted his teeth and accepted it.

Forget it, it doesn't matter if you die, as long as the Crown Princess keeps her word, she is willing to let his family live a good life!

The stick fell on Fuyi very quickly, and everyone present frowned, but they were still people from the palace after all, so they had seen many such things, and their faces would not lose their color.

The queen mother smiled coldly, looked at Chu Yan's frozen back, and then scanned the people present, she still won.

Unexpectedly, before the board hit ten times, Chu Yan suddenly swayed, and she was about to fall down.Hanzhi and Dongyi hurried forward to support her, and screamed: "Master? What's wrong with you, master?"

Chu Yan's face was pale, and with the support of the two, she sat back on the chair and said weakly, "I have chest tightness."

Dare to see such a thrilling scene, so I can't bear it?
The two eunuchs who were executing the execution also quickly stopped, feeling a little scared for a while, could it be because of their actions that the Crown Princess felt uncomfortable?
The queen mother saw through Chu Yan's tricks at a glance, and looked at her coldly: "What's wrong with the princess? But the house is kind-hearted, and I haven't seen the execution scene, so I was shocked?"

She scolded Hanzhi and Dongyi: "How do you two servants serve the master? Seeing that the master is not feeling well, why don't you help her down to rest? Knowing that the master doesn't like this scene, you still stand here like a stump Yes, don't you have eyes?"

Taking advantage of this situation, the Empress Dowager shouted to the two eunuchs who had stopped: "What are you doing doing your business? Are you an imperial physician? Can you cure the Crown Princess' illness?"

The two eunuchs panicked and hurried to attack again.

Chu Yan shouted in a low voice: "I don't like this scene, who dares to do it in front of me? Are you going to die?"

Although her voice was not loud, she was calm and powerful. She met the Empress Dowager's gaze unhurriedly, her expression unchanged.

The queen mother is furious, is she going to confront her openly?
"If the Crown Princess doesn't like this scene, she can go back and have a good rest. Anyway, today's affairs are over. It's all because of the maid Su Yue's mistake. After punishing this dog slave in a while, find someone to stick her to death." Yes. The Ai family advises you to leave earlier, lest the bloody scene will be even more unsightly, and it’s not good to frighten you.”

She thought to herself that with her status, if these two servants were determined to be punished, even if Chu Yan was a princess, she would not be able to stop her too forcefully.

Chu Yan smiled unhurriedly, and said softly: "Grandmother, it stands to reason that you have to punish two servants to calm down your anger. The granddaughter-in-law shouldn't stop you. It's just that today's situation is special. , Forgive my daughter-in-law for being rude, I must protect them from death, and I cannot let you beat them to death to calm your anger."

The queen mother slapped the armrest of the chair sullenly: "Is the princess going to fight against me?"

Chu Yan smiled helplessly: "Why is the imperial grandmother so angry? The granddaughter-in-law has good news to share with you. I believe that after listening to it, you will know why I stopped you."

The queen mother looked at her coldly, and she put her hands on her lower abdomen unhurriedly, smiling shyly and joyfully: "When I was celebrating her birthday at the queen mother's place yesterday, the imperial doctor had diagnosed that my granddaughter-in-law was pregnant, so I was so happy What happened today is here to share with the imperial grandmother, so why make such an unpleasant scene and see blood? How unlucky that would be."

When this statement came out, the whole audience was shocked.

The crown princess...are you happy?

The servants were stunned, Concubine Mu Gui, aunt and nephew were stunned, Zhao Ronghua was also stunned, and the Empress Dowager was even more frightened, her face suddenly changed: "You...what did you say? You are pregnant?"

Her gaze slowly moved to Chuyan Pingtan's lower abdomen, with shock and complicated emotions in her eyes.

Chu Yan knew that the empress dowager had only one son, the sixth prince Gu Zhi, and now the sixth prince was living an independent life outside the palace, no one in the palace knew his whereabouts, and the empress dowager felt bitter.But when she suddenly learned that she and the prince had a child, her mood must be very complicated.

She tilted her head and smiled very nicely: "Such good news, can you calm down your old man's anger and spare these two servants?"

The queen mother had nothing to say, since she found out that Chu Yan was pregnant, she seemed to have suffered from aphasia, no matter how difficult it was to continue to pursue the matter of these two servants, her face was quite ugly.

Chu Yan happily sang a one-man show by herself, and finally asked someone to bring Fuyi down, and then she saluted the Queen Mother: "My daughter-in-law is not feeling well, and I want to leave first, so I won't spend more time with you, old man." Now, I hope that the imperial grandmother will not be angry."

Under the empress dowager's complicated expression, Chu Yan calmly walked up to Zhao Ronghua, and smiled slightly: "Auntie, His Royal Highness, let me tell you that we will accompany you to have lunch at Yuanxi Hall at noon today, how about this one?" Let's go back?"

Zhao Ronghua was surprised and delighted by the fact that she was pregnant, he showed a rare smile, and nodded repeatedly: "Hey, hey!"

The aunt and nephew held hands and left affectionately.

The rest of Concubine Mu Gui and Mu Nianqiu also left. Concubine Mu gave the Queen Mother a half-smile and said, "The Concubine Crown Prince is actually happy. It's really a great thing. Great joy."

She smiled flamboyantly and beautifully, bowed slightly and saluted, and walked away proudly with Mu Nianqiu.

She is more and more appreciative of this princess, who is courageous and blessed. It seems that Nianqiu's choice is not wrong. It is wise to stand on the same front with her.

(End of this chapter)