Empress Xiao Zhaoren in Qing Dynasty

Chapter 29

Rong Huang was betting, betting on Oboi's position in the court, betting that Xiaozhuang would not have the guts to touch Oboi's only son who was as precious as an eyeball for the time being.

She is even more betting that in Xiaozhuang's mind, the Hesheli family is more important than the Niu Hulu family and the Guarjia family combined.If it was three years ago, Xiao Zhuang would have unconditionally believed in Hershey, who had always been loyal to her.But now?Already suspicious of the Empress Dowager who hated the Hesheli family for three whole years, would she still believe that the Hesheli family was innocent?
This is one of the reasons why Rong Huang delayed telling Xiao Zhuang the truth until three years later.Because of the man's self-esteem, she couldn't tell Xuan Ye the truth of the matter directly.So in order to dispel the emperor's suspicion, Rong Huang chose to tell the Empress Dowager about the matter.The Empress Dowager is also the future Empress Xiaozhuangwen. She is different from the young and energetic little emperor at this time. If Rong Huang had immediately reported the truth three years ago, she might have firmly believed that Rong Huang was the mastermind behind the scenes .But for the past three years, the queen who lost her virginity and the queen who deceived the emperor has been supporting her in the harem, can she not feel uncomfortable?

So when Rong Huang came forward to clarify the truth, Xiao Zhuang instinctively believed more in Rong Huang who was still innocent when he got married.Of course, what Rong Huang didn't know was that the red handkerchief she wore with Xuan Ye last night was presented to Xiao Zhuang when they were still sound asleep.

Seeing the shaken expression on Xiaozhuang's face, Rong Huang took advantage of the victory to pursue, raised his head and said with bright eyes: "The matter has come to this, does the emperor Mama still think that this matter is that Rong Huang colluded with his brother to murder the empress?"

She wiped away the remaining tears on her face, and said in a steady voice: "Mama Mama, please think about it, the concubine and the brother-in-law are the children of the assistant minister, if the family really planned such a conspiracy, then our two families Didn’t everyone know about this matter long ago? If this matter was planned by our two families, wouldn’t it be more beneficial for the concubines to make things worse? You must know that the empress had not yet entered the palace at that time, and the concubines ...If the ministers and concubines have selfish intentions, they can completely publicize the empress' loss of virginity, and then wait for the opportunity to replace it."

Xiao Zhuang's expression really changed when he heard the words, although her face was calm, her eyes were shaken.

In fact, Rong Huang just appealed to Xiaozhuang according to the way of normal people. In fact, even if Rong Huang had selfish intentions, she couldn't expose Hesheli's loss of virginity three years ago.One is because this is a big scandal, the royal family will definitely hate Niu Hulu's family who leaked the news, and anger Ronghuang. Not only will she not be able to be a queen, she may even find it difficult to become a concubine or concubine.The second is because Rong Huang was present that day, if the news about Hesheli's loss of virginity spread, Rong Huang's innocence would also be criticized.

The third and most important reason is that according to the situation at the time, the queen was either Hesheli or Niu Hulu.When something happened to the Hesheli family at such an important time, the empress dowager and the emperor would definitely conclude that the incident was caused by the Niu Hulu family, but they would never believe that the Hesheli family had shot themselves in the foot.And now - because they only found out about Hesheli's loss of virginity after the empress's wedding, they would only be suspicious of Rong Huang instead of directly convicting her.

Moreover, Rong Huang also set a trap for Hesheli, if Fang'er voluntarily admits that she lost her virginity, then the empress must be replaced.If Fang'er doesn't admit it, it's deceiving the king.At that time, if Yunshu were to reveal the good deeds Hesheli had done, then she would be charged with two more crimes of damaging the emperor's dragon body and deceiving others.At that time, even if the queen is still Hesheli, it will be nothing more than an empty shelf.

All that needs to be said has been said, now she just needs to give Xiao Zhuang a dose of strong medicine.Rong Huang sneered in his heart, his expression changed from mournful to determined: "If the concubine's words are not enough to make the emperor Mama believe in the concubine's innocence, then the concubine is willing to swear here that she will never covet the emperor in her lifetime. ..."

"Concubine Zhao!" Xiaozhuang suddenly interrupted her, let out a long breath, and showed a tired expression: "Forget it, forget it, Aijia believes in you." Manchu people pay great attention to oaths, and if they are not sincere, they rarely Feel free to swear.After such a long time of confrontation, although Xiao Zhuang did not say that he completely believed in Rong Huang, he did not doubt her that much after all.Since Niu Hulu is not a scheming person, she still has to support someone to be the new queen, but she can't let Ronghuang swear at will not to be a queen.

Rong Huang snickered in her heart, she expected that Xiao Zhuang would stop her, so she deliberately slowed down her speech!She will not swear any poisonous oath lightly.What's more, if you believe in retribution, you don't believe it or you don't. She is a good-looking young man who is just young and red, and she will not be afraid of that kind of thing...

Xiaozhuang stared at her for a long time, and finally said in a deep voice: "You have said so much to prove your innocence, Aijia believes that what you said is the truth. But don't forget, you are here today The Ai family pleaded guilty. The Ai family has always been clear about rewards and punishments in governing the harem. It is true that the empress defrauds the emperor and commits crimes, but why are you hiding the truth? You say... what should the Ai family punish you for?"

She Ronghuang couldn't help being stunned when she heard the words, her thick eyelashes trembled slightly, and then she raised her head, her eyes were as black as ink, and she said: "The emperor's mother will listen to the concubine's list of the crimes committed by the concubine, and then punish the minister." It's not too late!"

What a joke, she didn't come to the Compassionate Ning Palace today to seek punishment.Although Rong Huang said she was here to plead guilty, but her real purpose was to win the empress dowager's favor and trust.Every step she takes next may affect her future destiny, so she must be cautious...

The Empress Dowager took a long breath and said lightly: "Then you can tell me and listen."

Compared with the agitation when he defended just now, Rong Huang is more calm at this time, with a calm look on his eyebrows: "Reporting to the Empress Dowager, there are three crimes for concubines: first, knowing and not reporting, causing the emperor to suffer great shame. Second , not only did not expose Hesheli, but concealed the truth for her. The third... The third is that the concubine knows this shocking secret and is still alive..."

As her voice became softer, the trance look on Xiao Zhuang's face became more and more intense.Rong Huang kept silent on purpose, so as to give Xiao Zhuang some time to think.

The first two charges she listed just now seem to be crimes, but when you think about it carefully, both of them are for the royal family.

First of all, she did not expose Hesheli, which not only showed her tolerance and generosity, but also preserved the dignity of the royal family, avoiding the uproar and embarrassment of the queen's loss of virginity and the royal family's face.Xiaozhuang and Kangxi paid the most attention to face, which is one of the most important reasons why they did not choose to abolish the queen immediately.

As for the second item, which seems to be similar to the first item, it is quite different when listed separately.You must know that it is already difficult not to reveal a secret, but it is even more difficult to keep a shocking secret for four years!Especially for such a secret that can easily put the opponent to death, Rong Huang could have spread the matter through other people's mouths, and then reaped the benefits... But she didn't do so, which shows that she thinks the royal family's dignity is high For all interests, he didn't even reveal half of it to his Ama!

You must know that Ye Bilong and Aobai are both human beings. If they knew this fact, they would definitely find a way to use this matter to suppress the Hesheli family immediately... So think about it, Rong Huang The siblings also maintained the balance among the four ministers, making Kangxi's throne more stable.

And the third crime that Ronghuang mentioned was what she said deliberately in order to make Xiaozhuang believe in herself.One must know that it is human nature to be afraid of death. Even Ji Kang, a famous scholar with a nearly perfect personality, would regret his recklessness before his death. What is wrong with a little girl who is afraid of death?And if Xiao Zhuang thought about it a little deeper, why did Rong Huang describe his situation by stealing his life?Because Hesheli is vicious, because Hesheli is afraid of being wiped out!
With such a comparison, it is obvious that Ronghuang has become synonymous with tolerance and understanding.And the only things associated with Hesheli are viciousness, loss of virginity and bullying.

In contrast, it was already obvious who was more suitable to be the real master of the harem.

Amid Rong Huang's silence, the Empress Dowager sighed, and said slowly: "My good boy, I'm sorry for you..." Xiao Zhuang leaned over to help Rong Huang up himself as he said that, unexpectedly, because he knelt for too long, his legs Numb, Rong Huang's body uncontrollably fell to one side.

Seeing this, Xiao Zhuang sighed slightly remorsefully, she raised her eyes and gave Lagu Su Ma a wink who was standing beside her, and Lagu Su Ma hurried over to help Ronghuang up.

"Look at Aijia, how old are you? Why did you forget that you were serving the bed for the first time yesterday. After kneeling for so long, you must be exhausted." While speaking, Xiaozhuang returned to his usual kind and gentle appearance, but What's different from before is that her eyes are a little more sincere.

Although she also valued Ronghuang in the past, she always had a knot in her heart towards the Niu Hulu family.Now that this knot in her heart is untied, she has to think about how to train Rong Huang to take over the harem.She said that she is old and she is not joking, this year Xiaozhuang is almost 60 years old.There are so many miscellaneous things in the harem, and an old man who is over fifty years old really can't worry about it.

"Emperor Mama, please don't worry, my concubines are fine." With a pale face, Rong Huang forced a smile at Xiao Zhuang.

She was originally very beautiful, but Xiao Zhuang couldn't help but sigh "I feel sorry for you" when she smiled so sadly, and she even had a good impression of Rong Huang in her heart: "Don't rely on your youth to hold on, go back Just take a good rest, the Ai family still wants to leave the matter of Concubine Yi to you to investigate."

(End of this chapter)