Empress Xiao Zhaoren in Qing Dynasty

Chapter 35

As soon as Jing Yi heard what Rong Huang said, she immediately looked at her with reverence: "Master is really smart, and he called Concubine Rong to Fubi Lake where Concubine Yi's accident happened, so it will be easier to trick her!"

At this time, the little eunuch had already returned, and Rong Huang took Jing Yi's hand and stepped into the carriage. When the three of them, master and servant, were all seated in the carriage, Rong Huang said, "The matter of investigating Concubine Yi is a serious matter." The first thing the empress dowager asked me to do after I entered the palace was also a test given to me by the empress dowager. If it is done well, then the power to control the harem is likely to fall into my hands. If not Well...with the Empress Dowager's current mental strength, she has to give some power to Concubine Rong."

Ru Lan wondered from the side: "According to what the master said, the Empress Dowager doesn't like Concubine Rong anymore?"

Rong Huang didn't bother to explain, so she glanced at Jing Yi from the corner of her eye, and Jing Yi took the words consciously: "That's not true. If the Empress Dowager hadn't been favored by her earlier, would the eldest son of the emperor crawl out of Concubine Rong's stomach? It's just Before our mother entered the palace, not to mention the lowly concubines and promises, even the few nobles who were drafted were not very competitive. In the harem, the Ma Jia family was the only one, and the empress dowager was just afraid that the concubine Rong would be favored. , concentrating power and pampering her in one person, so she has some unreasonable ideas, so I dare not hand over power to her rashly."

Ru Lan's eyes lit up, she clapped her hands and said, "Ah, so it's like this! In other words, it's for the same reason that the master wants to support the concubine Yi?"

Jing Yi nodded, and within a few minutes of gossip, Fu Biting arrived.

Rong Huang walked a few steps forward after getting off the car, and saw a palace concubine dressed in a purple flag standing prettyly outside the Fubi Pavilion.Rong Huang couldn't help sneering, this Concubine Rong is really not stupid, she knew that if she came late she would be scolded by Rong Huang, so she hurried over.

Rong Huang stepped on the bottom of the flower pot and made a "crack" sound when walking, so before she reached the place, Concubine Rong had already turned around when she heard the sound.She seemed to respectfully pay her respects, and her voice was crisp and clear: "My concubine Ma Jia pays her respects to Concubine Zhao."

"Forget it." Rong Huang deliberately stared at Concubine Rong's face for a while, and then spoke leisurely.

In all fairness, this Ma Jiashi is indeed a rare beauty.Her complexion is like snow, and her facial features are exquisite. At first glance, she really looks like a flower.It's just that the corners of her eyes and eyebrows are raised, and there is a faint evil spirit in her beauty, which cannot be concealed by Concubine Rong no matter how pure she is.And even though the smallpox didn't completely destroy her face, it still left a few shallow marks here and there.

A real beauty should be as flawless as a white jade, even if there is only such a little flaw, Concubine Rong's appearance is far inferior to Ronghuang's.Unexpectedly, she was quite proud of her beauty, and she showed off her beauty in front of Kangxi, which was a common thing in the past.But in the future... she won't have many such opportunities.

"Thank you, ma'am." Concubine Rong got up as she said, her eyes were as bright as stars, and she said with a smile: "Your majesty is really appreciative. I thought that this ordinary milk tea empress from Horqin's tribute must be despised, but I didn't expect my majesty to come anyway." gone."

Ordinary milk tea from Horqin?Rong Huang chuckled, are you showing off or are you showing off?

There are two key points in this sentence: First, since it is a tribute, it must be a rare good thing, and it is a good thing rewarded by the superior alone.Second, Horqin is the hometown of the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, that is to say, the tea was rewarded by either the Empress Dowager or the Empress Dowager.Concubine Rong is taking advantage of her, showing off her boundless favor.

However, her purpose shouldn't be that simple, right?Although Concubine Rong can't be said to be very smart, at least she is not so superficial.

Rong Huang settled down and planned to take every step.As she walked slowly towards the lake, she said indifferently: "I just want to go out for a walk. Seeing Concubine Rong's person is here, I will ask you to come out to relieve boredom." At this point, she paused, Suddenly she looked sideways at Concubine Rong, with a moist smile in her eyes: "Concubine Rong is bored these days, right? Sister Yicong is ill these few days, the emperor will inevitably have to pay attention to her."

Concubine Rong's heart skipped a beat when she heard the words, she wished she could tear her skin open and curse at Rong Huang: "It's only a small effort for the emperor to visit Concubine Yi every day. If it wasn't for you, Niu Hulu, who is dominating the emperor every day, I would have done that." Will Ma Jiashi fall out of favor?
But reason told her that she couldn't turn against Concubine Zhao just yet!So she took a deep breath and stared at Ronghuang, with a look of sadness suddenly showing in her eyes: "Sister Yipin is really pitiful, and my concubine invited her to play here like your mother that day. ...She actually slipped and fell into the water, which really frightened the concubine!"

Almost as soon as these words came out, Rong Huang's heart trembled violently, he was so surprised that he could hardly speak.

This... What's going on here?Concubine Rong actually said that she was the concubine Yi whom she had invited!But Concubine Yi clearly confessed to Rong Huang before, saying that she took the initiative to ask Concubine Rong to go to Fubi Lake to help Rong Huang drag Concubine Rong into the water, and then deliberately framed Concubine Rong for Ma Jiashi!

It's messed up, it's all messed up now...

She thought that she had fully grasped the matter of Concubine Yi's falling into the water, but she did not expect that the matter was far more complicated than she imagined.

Could it be that Concubine Yi and Concubine Rong are on the same team, and they joined hands to play tricks on her?But if that's the case, why are the rhetoric of the two different?

Be calm, be calm, be sure to be calm... She can't just fall into Concubine Rong's trap so easily!

Because he was not sure whether what Concubine Rong said to her now was true or not, so Rong Huang had to be careful not to reveal anything that Concubine Yi said to her to Concubine Rong easily.Once Concubine Rong was deliberately tricking her, it would be a tragedy if she blurted out something.

Rong Huang stared at her, speaking each word slowly: "Who was there at that time?"

Concubine Rong was obviously taken aback, she just deliberately lied to make Rong Huang suspect Tong Shi, but she didn't expect Rong Huang to be so calm.Could it be that she was wrong before?Concubine Yi didn't tell Concubine Zhao the truth?Could it be that the two of them...are not from the same way?

As soon as she thought about it, she quickly pinched her thigh, looked at Ronghuang tearfully, and choked up: "At that time, the elder brother who happened to be hugged by the wet nurse in the pavilion started crying, and the concubine ran over because she felt sorry for her son. Look, I didn't expect sister Yi to fall into the water as soon as I came back. At that time, only the concubine's personal maid and sister Yi were there."

Regarding the invitation, Concubine Rong or Concubine Yi can lie and say that the other party invited him, but there are people coming and going in the imperial garden, and it is clear who was there at that time. Concubine Rong dare not speak nonsense, just want to say It's the truth.

Rong Huang nodded, "Oh", and asked seemingly unintentionally: "Concubine Yi just entered the palace that day, and she didn't even sit on the warm stool in the palace, why did Concubine Rong ask someone out so impatiently?" ?” Her tone was light, but what she said was full of suspicion.

If ordinary people are questioned like this, they will blush if they are really guilty, and they will be annoyed if they are innocent.But Concubine Rong didn't react at all, she just opened her eyes wide and said: "People guessed that the concubine harmed my concubine Yi... Concubine Zhao, my concubine called you sister Niu Hulu back then, could it be that you Don't you believe in concubines?" She said this more directly than Rong Huang.

Rong Huang didn't want to get entangled with her, because she could see that this matter was a case without a leader, and she definitely couldn't figure it out for a while, and there was no need to figure it out.She had to cut through the mess quickly, solve this matter as soon as possible, and come up with a solution that was beneficial to herself and satisfied the Empress Dowager.

After thinking about it, Rong Huang finally made up his mind.She stretched out her hand and pulled the strands of hair from Concubine Rong's ears behind her ears, and said in a very sincere tone: "My good sister, of course I believe you, I'm afraid the Empress Dowager doesn't believe her."

When Concubine Rong heard the words, a turbulent wave suddenly set off in her heart, and her complexion suddenly changed, turning pale.She has lived two lifetimes without fear of heaven and earth, and the one who makes her fear the most is the empress dowager who sits in the palace.In the previous life, she was discovered by the Empress Dowager when she killed Ronghuang, and she lost the favor of the emperor later. Since the third elder brother Yinzhi was born in February 16, she has never had any children.

Rong Huang grabbed her hand while the iron was hot, and said anxiously: "If you want to get rid of the empress dowager's suspicion, I have a way...as long as you listen to me, I guarantee that this matter will be done soon Calm down."

Concubine Rong blinked her eyes and came back to her senses. Naturally, she would not be so easy to be manipulated by others: "What do you want to do?"

Rong Huang's eyes moved slightly, and said lightly: "If you believe in me, let's go to the Palace of Compassion and Ning together."

This simple sentence immediately put Concubine Rong in a dilemma.

Rong Huang made it clear that if he trusted her, he would go with her.So no matter what excuse Concubine Rong gave to escape at this time, it would offend Rong Huang, and she would have to reveal her true face that she had hidden for many years.

But if she followed her to the Compassionate Ning Palace in order to stabilize Rong Huang, Concubine Rong always felt that there was some kind of conspiracy in it, so she dared not agree easily.

Just when she was hesitating, Rong Huang had already taken the lead and walked towards the direction of the Compassionate Ning Palace.Concubine Rong had no choice but to follow up temporarily.

Now is the time to settle down in the evening.Because the Empress Dowager is not in good spirits recently, she has already spared the greetings from the concubines.When Rong Huang and Rong Concubine went together, Kangxi happened to be there, and Rong Concubine hadn't seen the Emperor for a few days, so naturally she was full of tenderness at this time, and couldn't even think about what Rong Huang was about to do.

(End of this chapter)