Empress Xiao Zhaoren in Qing Dynasty

Chapter 50

She first described Rong Ruo and Rong Huang as a couple who had a good relationship and were torn apart, then moved out of Niu Hulu's house to threaten the emperor, and finally provoked Kangxi's anger by seemingly pleading for mercy... I have to admit, Concubine Rong The skill of speaking is indeed brilliant, not only achieved the purpose of making Kangxi even more angry, but also made Kangxi feel that Concubine Rong is kind and considerate, always thinking of others...

The time between speaking is extremely convenient.Kangxi couldn't help holding his breath, left all the people outside, and walked to the door with heavy steps.

Unexpectedly, just when he was about to kick open the door, Liu Qing, who was beside the Concubine Gui, suddenly rushed over and shouted out of breath: "Your Majesty!"

Such a cry will startle the people in the room!Xuan Ye frowned, and just as he was about to get angry, Hesheli was the first to reprimand: "Bold maidservant, are there any rules? How can you make noise here?"

"Shut up!" Xuan Ye yelled angrily, and was about to ask Liu Qing what happened, but Concubine Rong couldn't wait any longer.She was afraid that Rong Huang would do something wrong inside when he heard the commotion, so she pushed the door open impatiently!With this push, not only she was stunned, but even the emperor, empress, and everyone present were stunned.

There was no one in there at all, not a single person.

Xuan Ye's face changed again and again, and finally looked at the Queen, and asked in a dark voice, "What's going on? Are you playing tricks on me?"

Hesheli panicked all of a sudden, she staggered into the room, looked and looked in disbelief, and found that there was no one in the room at all!No - how is that possible?

"Your Majesty, Concubine Zhao must have heard the news and ran away! Look, the bedding is all messed up!" Hesheli was terrified.When most people are afraid, they will say nothing, just like the current Hesheli: "No, she may still be hiding here, trying to escape the catastrophe! Come on, let me search this room carefully. The house! Not only this house, but the entire Changyin Pavilion will be searched!"

"Enough!" Kangxi frowned, and said angrily: "The majestic mother of a country, what does she look like? Isn't that embarrassing enough?"

The eunuchs and maids not far away were in a dilemma. How could this be good? On one side was the queen who forced them to go in and search, and on the other side was the emperor who was furious at the queen. Who should they listen to?
Just at this time, Liu Qing helped them out with a simple sentence - "There is no need to search. Your Majesty, the imperial concubine asked the servants to notify her that the imperial concubine Zhao has arrived, and she is going to the theater with her."

Hesheli gasped suddenly, as if someone had taken all her strength away, she fell to the ground in a slump, and barely stood up with Qianyi's support.As for Concubine Rong, she was not much better, she was really surprised!How, how could this be?Concubine Zhao obviously shied away from going to the banquet today, she obviously likes Nalan, her plan is perfect, what went wrong?
Xuan Ye sneered, glanced at the limp queen and the pale concubine Rong, kicked over the antique shelf in the corridor suddenly, and the broken porcelain was knocked over at Hesheli's feet, Fang'er couldn't help screaming in fright come out.Realizing that something was wrong, she quickly knelt down and kowtowed, "Your Majesty, forgive me, I don't know what's going on!" Out of the corner of her eyes, she accidentally caught sight of Concubine Rong who was shrinking beside Kangxi, and suddenly her heart trembled , came up with a bold idea - it was Concubine Rong who wanted to kill her!
That's right, it must be Concubine Rong. Seeing Concubine Zhao being favored, she betrayed Hesheli and went to join forces with Concubine Zhao to play this game for her!Fang'er trembled all over, raised her hand and pointed firmly at Concubine Rong: "Your Majesty, Concubine Rong sent someone to send this note to my concubine, she must have set up the trap!"

Kangxi frowned and looked at Concubine Rong with displeasure: "Concubine Rong, I will give you a chance to explain."

Concubine Rong trembling her lips, made a pitiful look, and said with red eyes: "Your Majesty, my concubine, I don't know... I obviously picked up that note in Changyin Pavilion. Maybe... Did Concubine Zhao hear something?"

"It's nonsense! Concubine Zhao is here, and you say that she is having an affair with outsiders. If she doesn't come, say that she heard the wind and ran away. Isn't this a frame-up? You all think I'm a fool, let it go Are you framing my favorite concubine like this?" Kangxi took a deep breath, and looked at Concubine Rong, his eyes suddenly condensed: "Concubine Rong, you have disappointed me so much! I always thought that you were gentle and considerate, not competitive, but I didn't expect that even you So restless!"

Concubine Rong's heart was suddenly chilled.Although she fell out of favor a few days ago, Kangxi still respected her for his son's sake.Now that she steals the chicken, she loses the rice instead, and she didn't bring down Concubine Zhao and made the emperor loathe her. She felt as uncomfortable as eating a fly!She hurriedly stepped forward, hugged Kangxi's leg, raised her head and said with pear blossoms in the rain: "Your Majesty, this is not that kind of person! I have been with you for three years, don't you know me yet? "

Before Xuan Ye could speak, Rong Huang, who was dressed in a crimson purple silk embroidered peach blossom flag dress, was draped over Jing Yi's hand. His posture was as elegant and calm as flowing clouds and flowing water. sharp contrast.

"The concubine is late, and I hope the emperor will forgive me." She stared at Xuan Ye, with a faint look of grievance in her soft eyes.Xuan Ye panicked, and hurriedly stepped forward to help Rong Huang up personally, seeing her pale and weak appearance, felt terribly distressed, and quickly comforted her: "Rong'er, you are not feeling well, why are you still here?" In fact, he asked the question knowingly, Rong Huang must have heard that he had been wronged, so he came here in a hurry...

Thinking that he had doubted her just now, Xuan Ye felt even more guilty, held Rong Huang's hand tightly and said: "Rong'er, it's fine here, you should go back and rest first."

Rong Huang has always been obedient to him in front of people, but at this moment she shook her head firmly, and said with clear eyes: "Your Majesty, if today's matter is just brought up in such a simple stroke, it will not be too late to pass it on later. I know how ugly it is to say! Even if I didn’t catch the concubine and the man’s private meeting in Changyin Pavilion, it would be publicized by those who have a heart... It’s fine for the concubine to suffer alone, but as a concubine, the concubine It is the royal family, how can the emperor also be humiliated?"

After saying this, she suddenly took out a note from her cuff and handed it to Xuan Ye.When he opened it, his eyes turned red and he was furious!

This note is impressively written by the emperor, so realistic that even Xuan Ye himself couldn't help wondering if he forgot that he had asked Rong Huang out after seeing it.

Rong Huang looked carefully at Kangxi's face, and said in an orderly manner: "Your Majesty, this concubine wanted to rest early not long after dinner today, but unexpectedly Wei Xi from Qianqing Palace, Eunuch Wei, suddenly came to Yikun Palace and asked my concubine to take a rest. The concubine went to the first room on the left hand side of the second floor of the corner tower of Changyin Pavilion at [-]:[-] tonight, saying that the emperor had something to say to the concubine. The concubine felt something was wrong at the time, and the emperor had only left Yikun Palace for a few hours. What did you say? Do you have to say it tonight, and you have to go to the room where the actor lives? So the concubine didn't respond, and sent De'an to report to Changying Pavilion, saying that he was unwell and couldn't come."

She paused, pondering her words, raised her eyes and glanced at Concubine Rong inadvertently, and said in a deep voice: "Who knows that Wei Xi is not willing to let the concubine go easily, he doesn't know where he got this Here is a note. Seeing that it was your handwriting, the concubine came to the appointment with a feeling of discomfort. But before leaving, she felt really uncomfortable, so the palace servants rushed to the imperial hospital to call the imperial doctor to see it, and drank a prescription for painkillers. That's why I came here in a hurry. Who knew that this kind of thing would happen..." She blinked her eyes, and shed two lines of tears at the right time: "Your Majesty, you must make the decision for Rong Huang!"

"It's unreasonable! I've eaten my ambition!" Kangxi was so angry that the veins on his forehead popped up. In his rage, he kicked Concubine Rong, who was tightly wrapped around him, to the ground, throwing Concubine Rong to the ground. , She was ashamed in front of the palace people.Seeing this scene, Hesheli felt secretly refreshed, what a concubine Rong dared to betray her, she deserved such embarrassment!
Fang'er's favorite thing to do is to add insult to injury, so when Concubine Rong was ashamed and thrown home, Hesheli added fire in time: "Your Majesty, this is a serious crime of falsely preaching imperial edicts! Since Concubine Rong can imitate the emperor's handwriting, Then it is not surprising that she imitated Mr. Nalan's handwriting! It is clear that Concubine Rong wants to frame Concubine Zhao, and even wants to drag the concubine into the water!" Hesheli is mad now, and he doesn't care about how he and Concubine Rong usually do. Befriending each other, I only thought about how to make troubles and blame everything on Concubine Rong in order to protect myself.

Kangxi stared fixedly at Concubine Rong, his eyes seemed to burst into flames.He didn't expect Concubine Rong to be so bold, daring to pass the imperial decree under his nose!

What he never expected, and will never know, is that it is true that Concubine Rong found someone to imitate the handwriting of Rong Huang and Rong Ruo, but she has never falsely passed on the imperial decree.This note was actually forged by someone sent by Rong Huang, and has nothing to do with Concubine Rong.

Rong Huang wiped away her tears with a handkerchief, and wept softly at the side: "Your Majesty, fortunately, this concubine left this note, otherwise this concubine would not be able to explain clearly..." She patted her chest, With lingering fears in his heart, he said: "Actually, even if the concubine holds this note in her hand, as long as the concubine comes here one step earlier and is caught as a 'stolen and stolen' at that time, the concubine will even have this note as evidence. Under the emperor's fury, you won't believe anything my concubine says..."

(End of this chapter)