The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 308

Dai Quan waited with his ears sideways for a long while, but as expected, the queen didn't respond at all.Dai Quan sneered in his heart, it was too late for the Queen's play.If it is said that the pain of losing a child is too sad, and she is immersed in her own world, then the queen should not think about Li Daitao becoming stiff and stealing the dragon.

Now being caught by someone, seeing that the emperor is furious and wants to deal with her, but the queen is acting so hypocritical, how can she have a bit of a queen's backbone!

Dai Quan changed his soft voice just now, and said with a smirk: "Empress, don't embarrass us slaves. If the emperor invites you to go, it means that he already knows about this matter. No matter how much the empress conceals it, it is useless." Yes, it would be better to ask His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince to go to the ground earlier, so as to avoid gossip from outside and make the empress not come down!"

The queen raised her head suddenly, her red eyes stared straight at Dai Quan: "Who is talking gossip? Who dares to gossip? Don't think that I don't have a son, and they want to turn the sky over my head! Whoever becomes the prince , but also respectfully call this palace the mother empress dowager!"

Dai Quan smiled maliciously, and the queen's confidant maid yelled inwardly, the empress is doomed now, the emperor can't find any excuses for her, now that such words are spoken, wouldn't it be obvious to curse the emperor for his early death?They advised the empress not to take this risky move, the fourth prince's illness cannot be cured, and it will not affect the empress's status in the future.Besides, the empress is not too old, so it is not impossible for an old clam to give birth to pearls. I don't know if the empress was fascinated by what Mrs. Guoan said, so she insisted on making a fake dragon to pretend to be His Highness.

Now that the Dong Chuang incident has happened, I am afraid that they will die, and even the Queen and Guoan Gong's family are unforgivable crimes.

The confidant palace maid hurriedly explained to Dai Quan: "Forgive me, father-in-law, our empress is a little delirious now, and doesn't understand what I'm talking about. If there is something unethical, please forgive me more, father-in-law!"

Dai Quan sneered: "Your Majesty may not be delirious. From the perspective of this servant, these words seem to be sincere words that have been held in my heart for many years. Forget it, if your Majesty moves lazily, the servant will run around once more. It seems that Long Live Lord is a man in his heart. What's the meaning."

Dai Quan turned to go, but suddenly turned back halfway, only bowed to the queen and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, you cherish yourself."

Dai Quan followed Xiaozong when he was a child, and the queen dealt with Dai Quan when she was just a princess. It has been nearly 20 years.The queen always hated Dai Quan for telling her right and wrong in front of Xiaozong, the two of them were not in harmony, but now that Dai Quan's words came out, there was a bit of sincerity.

The queen was stunned for a moment, and looked at Dai Quan in a daze.

Dai Quan let out a long sigh in his heart, and stepped back slowly out of the hall.

That night Xiaozong asked people to carry the dragon chariot to the Queen's Palace. The main hall was surrounded by the Imperial Forest Army. With a small window to listen to the news outside.

The moonlight was hazy, but the queen's palace was even more chilling.Dai Quan and the other princes stood outside the palace gate, even the youngest Eighth Prince was hugged by the wet nurse.No one in the court can sleep, and everyone is looking forward to the end of this confrontation.Whether the queen lives or dies depends entirely on Xiaozong's thought.

It's just that no one dared to judge, even Dai Quan was no exception.

Xiaozong endured the empress for many years, perhaps this kind of patience has become a habit, maybe it is not so bad this time.
Just when everyone was restless, the palace door was suddenly pushed open from the inside with a "squeak".The second prince went up to meet him first, and the third prince followed closely behind, unwilling to be left behind.It was Zhengde who held the sixth prince with one hand and the eighth prince with the other.

Xiaozong's face was exhausted, and he was more than ten years old.He looked at everyone calmly and expressionlessly, and suddenly stopped when his eyes fell on Zhengde.Up and down the steps are full of imperial guards, with countless pairs of eyes staring straight at Xiaozong.After a long time, Xiaozong finally said slowly: "The edict will continue, the empress cannot bear the pain of losing her son, and has passed away tonight. She will be named Empress Xiaozhaoren, and she will be buried with the honor of a noble concubine, and she will serve her closely."

Such an ending was expected by everyone, but also unexpected.

Xiaozong was only willing to give half of the queen's decency. Although he was given a title, but he was buried with a noble concubine, and he was destined not to be in the same mausoleum as Xiaozong.Different acupoints for the emperor and empress, it might not be a punishment for the empress.

Dai Quan responded in a low voice, Xiaozong paused and said again: "Guoan Gong misbehaved, and his wife peeped at the inner court, which is an unforgivable crime. However, the empress has contributed to the birth of the four princes, so pardon Guoan Gong's family. It's just a capital crime. It can be avoided, the crime of living is inevitable, and his family is exiled outside the Great Wall, and he is not allowed to return to Beijing without the emperor's favor."

Xiaozong couldn't be cruel after all, the expressions of the second prince and the third prince darkened, and they lowered their heads slowly.

Xiaozong pointed to the princes: "If you need to keep a filial piety for the queen for three months, let's do it"

The third prince's spirit was shaken, knowing that the emperor was going to assign him an errand to deliver the funeral.Helping the queen's spirit has always been the errand of the eldest son or the eldest son, and it is also regarded by the outside world as one of the experiences of the crown prince.Now the eldest prince has no shape, his behavior is disorderly, and the remaining adult princes of the fourth prince died early, only he and the second prince are still qualified to compete.

The third prince was immediately full of confidence, who told him to recognize a powerful mother and concubine!
The third prince straightened his back and stared at Xiaozong with burning eyes, and the second prince was also moved, but he was more reserved than the third prince.

Xiaozong hesitated for a long time, but finally his eyes fell on Zhengde who was holding each other.

"Let Xiaowu help the spirit himself, and all the eunuchs are in charge of accompanying him." The emperor was seriously injured by this incident, and even became suspicious. The second and third princes were unlucky. .

There were not a few people in the palace who heard the news, Concubine Song rushed to find Zhengde, not only to clear up the past, but also to please him in every possible way, hoping that Zhengde would ask the sixth prince to go out with him to see the world for the sake of being brothers.

Concubine Song didn't mind being shy, and Zhengde liked the clever and well-behaved appearance of the sixth prince, so he agreed temporarily.The older the emperor was, the more he liked the harmony between their brothers. Hearing Zhengde's approach, he liked it very much, and even asked Xue Baochai and Zhengde to go around more in private.

The harem cannot be left without a master for a day, but it is difficult for Xiaozong to push Xue Baochai to a high position.Firstly, she comes from a humble background, and secondly, Xue Baochai has the lowest qualifications, so no one in the harem can trust her.

Xiaozong didn't want to take advantage of others, so he had to divide the power in the inner palace into three parts. The third prince's nominal mother, Concubine Su, was in charge of the Phoenix seal on behalf of the queen. Divide the small power, and the power assists Concubine Su.

It's just that Concubine Su stayed in the Yannian Palace, which was like a cold palace, and the empress saw her as a thorn in her side, and she refused to give her any power in the palace. Asking Concubine Su to be in charge of Fengyin, it was just an excuse to delay That's all.

However, Concubine Su refused to call Xiaozong Ruyi. During the past few days when the concubines went to Yanxi Palace to pay their respects, Concubine Su changed her ways to make things difficult for the Xue sisters, and even Jia Tanchun unfortunately suffered.

Xue Baoqin's concentration was not as strong as Xue Baochai's, and after only two or three days, she couldn't bear the toss and cried in front of Xiaozong.Xiaozong used to see that Xue Baoqin was okay, she was a small bird, and she had the style of a western woman, but this pear blossom with rain was out of season, just catching up with Xiaozong's upset time.

On the contrary, Xue Baochai, who is kind and understanding, not only made Xiaozong think of Miss Ouyang, but also made up for his pain of losing his son.

The honor and favor of the Planting Flower Palace was even more prosperous yesterday.When the empress was around, Xiaozong stayed in Shihua Palace for an average number of days. When the empress passed away and everyone was not welcomed by Xiaozong, Xue Baochai was turned over for more than 20 days in a month.That number of times made all the concubines envious, especially Concubine Zhou and Concubine Wu, who were old and decrepit and unable to meet the saints for a long time, had to put down their airs and run to the Flower Palace every day, just to have a chance encounter with Xiaozong.

Back then, the two of them and Jia Yuanchun were three-legged confrontation in the harem, but now at the age of thirty, they can no longer compete with young women.

Concubine Su was older than Concubine Yuan, even though Xiaozong treated her well, there were very few opportunities to serve her at Yanxi Palace.

The emperor is getting old, and there is no shortage of princes.Those who have sons by their side are better, but those who have no sons to rely on hate Xue Baochai even more.

Making stumbling blocks overtly and secretly, and using vicious tricks to emerge one after another, Shihua Palace can find out many problems by following the clues in diet alone every day.Xue Baochai was not a man of gods either, some fell for it, and some carefully avoided it, but from the beginning to the end he never mentioned anything to Xiaozong.

Dai Quan was courteous, "I can't see" Xue Chongyi being wronged, and quietly reported to Xiaozong in private.Xiaozong took pity on her even more, and quietly bestowed on her the precious jewelry that only the queens of the past dynasties could have, and even made a promise to Xue Baochai that in his lifetime, Baochai would definitely sit on the queen's throne!

With the Queen's death, personnel changes in the court were inevitable.The petty officials who thought that the Duke of Guoan would win all dismounted one after another. They were either replaced by others, or they were found an excuse to deprive them of their positions, and they were demoted in desperation.

The Jia family was also among them, just because Jia She was greedy for the benefits promised by Guoan, and used the few remaining connections in the Rongguo Mansion to seek benefits for the Queen.Jia Amnesty knew something bad was going on, so he didn't dare to go home, so he asked Chang Sui to go to Jia Lian's place to ask for money, and even sent someone to Xing's house to borrow money.

Jia's mother was so angry that she wanted Jia Zhen to open the ancestral hall to expel Jia Amnesty, no matter how Jia Zheng and Jia Zhen tried to dissuade her, it would not work.Mrs. Xing was completely dumbfounded, she scrambled and crawled to Fengwei Hutong, crying and asking Xing Zhong to make decisions for him.

"I'm your own elder sister. If you don't stand up for me, who will stand up for me? Now I have been married to Jia's family for more than ten years, and I have no credit or hard work. The Jia family is now ruthlessly determined to kill our master. Get out, and even bring me into a lonely ghost. If you are still my younger brother, tell Song Chen to go to Rongguo Mansion immediately, and give me all the points I deserve in the past few years, otherwise, otherwise "

Mrs. Xing racked her brains to think of a way to relieve her anger, Xing Zhong chuckled and said, "Auntie calm down, the most important thing right now is to find Eldest Uncle, otherwise we will help you, but there is nowhere to go?"

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