Harem Seizure

Chapter 122

When Shao Yunyan and Li Huang rushed to the Nuanyu Pavilion, the Empress Dowager sat on the upper seat in the lobby and glared, Xia Guifei and Lian Guifei sat there watching as if they were watching a good show, and the fearless Concubine Gao was all looking at the good show look.

Seeing Concubine Gao kneeling there, a little cold sweat oozes from her forehead.Shao Yunyan, who was made to kneel before, naturally knew the pain, and was very unhappy in her heart.Glancing at the queen mother, she bowed politely and said, "I have seen the queen mother before."

"Hey, Imperial Concubine and Concubine Gao really have a good relationship. When they learned that something happened to her, they rushed over immediately. This kind of friendship is really enviable to the Ai family!" The Queen Mother said coolly with a glance at Shao Yunyan.

Shao Yunyan looked at the Empress Dowager's face and suddenly felt a trace of anger.She is like this again, she failed to hurt her Shao Yunyan, but now she is going to hurt her sister Gao?No, she absolutely disagrees.But is there any way for her to do anything, she is just a royal concubine now, not a queen.There is no way for the queen mother not to interfere with the affairs of the harem.

Concubine Xia and Concubine Lian were sitting beside the Empress Dowager, as if they didn't see her, they were still sitting there steadily.Suddenly Shao Yunyan sneered.Looking at the queen mother's appearance, she probably wants to pour this basin of sewage on herself, right?
Shao Yunyan didn't want to pay attention to their rudeness, but Li Huang wouldn't and didn't see it.At the moment, she is not happy with Concubine Xia and Concubine Lian.He walked to Concubine Gao and helped her stand up, and asked her softly, "Ru'er, are you alright?"

After all, Concubine Gao is the daughter of a general who came from a family of martial arts.Her body bones are much better than Shao Yunyan's, so she won't have too many problems after kneeling for a while.Seeing the concern in Li Huang's eyes, she was moved for a while, she lowered her head slightly and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your care, I am fine."

Seeing that Concubine Gao was fine, Emperor Li raised his head and looked at the Empress Dowager displeasedly: "The empress mother is free and has nothing to do, she ran into my harem and intervened in the common affairs of the harem, although I know that Yan'er has been ill recently. It’s not good, but I don’t know that she needs her mother to help her with chores later, it’s really Yan’er’s fault.” Li Huang glanced at Shao Yunyan who lowered her head, and said: “Yan’er, you really shouldn’t, you’re not happy. It is your negligence to make an apology to the queen mother, and I want the queen mother to help you deal with these things."

Before Shao Yunyan could say anything, she glanced at Concubine Xia and Concubine Xia who were still sitting steadily and said coldly: "And I don't know that the current rules in the harem are like this, the imperial concubine and concubine are standing underneath, I don't know who gave this little noble concubine the guts to be able to sit still like this. Could it be that if you want to be a queen, you can't ask the imperial concubine to salute you?"

After listening to Li Huang's words, Concubine Lian was so frightened that her legs became weak for a while, she knelt down on the ground, shook her head and said aggrievedly: "The emperor... I did not disrespect my mother, it's just..., just...."

"Just what?"

"It was the Ai family who did not allow them to kneel. The emperor's concubine Gao Guifei and the imperial concubine Huang Guifei are both very suspicious of the concubine's pregnancy. Why should a person who has committed a crime put on airs and ask the concubine to salute?" The queen mother looked at Glancing at Li Huang, he picked it up, his eyes were sharp, as if to say, don't meddle.

Li Huang raised his eyebrows, suddenly sneered, looked at Concubine Xia, and said coldly to the Queen Mother: "I never thought that you, Queen Mother, have the ability to solve cases like a god. This incident has just happened, and you know everything about it, Queen Mother, I really admire it." .Only listening to one person's words, convict Gao Guifei, and Yan'er is a gang crime. I really don't know how you asked the Queen Mother, but you can hear these servants' words? Since you have such ability, don't you If you don’t want to be the Empress Dowager any more, I might as well make you a minister of the Dali Temple to settle the case. Maybe you can become a generation of upright officials!”

The Empress Dowager could hear the sarcasm in Li Huang's tone, her face turned pale, and her heart became displeased.Immediately, he slapped the table angrily and said, "Is the emperor questioning Aijia's judgment? The emperor's harem is not something the emperor can interfere with."

"Then there is an imperial concubine in the harem, and she is already the temporary empress, so you don't want to interfere, the queen mother. As for... these two people... how should the crime of disrespect be dealt with?" Li Huang explained very bluntly, queen mother, you At this time, you have no right to manage the harem, and you have the head of the concubine, so you don't want to interfere.

The queen mother was startled suddenly, and said in a deep voice: "This matter is related to the imperial concubine herself. She needs to avoid suspicion. And even if there is no matter about the imperial concubine, Gao Guifei is also very suspicious of this matter. She and Gao Guifei have always been in good faith. Well, we also need to avoid suspicion."

Shao Yunyan laughed, and didn't refute the Queen Mother's words, just smiled and said: "The Queen Mother is a concubine, and she has always been on good terms with the sisters in the harem. According to what you said, is it true that a concubine is a harem? Confused? If this is the case, don’t be concubine and the emperor accompany you to hear this matter with the empress dowager, and we will not interfere. What do you think?”

She glanced at Concubine Gao who looked a little uncomfortable, straightened her face and said: "Besides, Empress Dowager, you made Concubine Gao kneel just now. There is no difference in Pingleng. The Queen Mother, you are blessed and kind, and you must love your daughter-in-law. Although Sister Gao is a descendant of the general family, her health may not be very good. They are all pampered women. Kneeling is also the same I can't bear it. If Concubine Gao is really wrong, you are wise and powerful. If Concubine Gao is misunderstood, wouldn't it damage your reputation and spread the word that you are not easy to get along with and will bully your wife. This is for you Your reputation is damaged, don't you think?"

The queen mother was stunned by Shao Yunyan's words, and couldn't say anything for a moment.I had to watch Shao Yunyan glance at her suddenly and said: "Why didn't the Ai family find out that the imperial concubine is actually a eloquent tongue? It's unreasonable for the Ai family to be able to say that. Anyway, the Ai family didn't think well, anyway. She is also a noble concubine, how can she be punished to kneel casually! It is the Ai family's fault, someone, send an imperial doctor to show Concubine Gao to see if there is any discomfort."

"Don't bother the empress dowager, I have already passed on Tan Hesong's arrival, and I will also show Concubine Die how she had a miscarriage." Li Huang's eyes were sharp, last time it was the person who poisoned Yan'er himself, and What about now?

After Tan Hesong arrived, he checked the pulse of Die concubine and suddenly frowned, smiled knowingly, knelt down to Li Huang and the others, and said, "It should be something that promotes blood circulation and removes blood stasis. Miss Le'er, your empress can eat it." what?"

"The empress went to Concubine Gao's palace and ate a bowl of lotus seed porridge. It became like this..." Leer glanced at Concubine Gao resentfully and suddenly said coldly: "She must have framed the master, otherwise How can my master have a miscarriage, the empress dowager is the master of my family."

Shao Yunyan raised her eyebrows, and suddenly laughed and said, "Lotus seed porridge? It stands to reason that eating lotus seed porridge is good for your mother. Why did it hurt your mother?"

"There's a sour taste in that porridge. There must be something sour in it."

"Sour stuff? Could it be hawthorn?" Concubine Xia suddenly covered her mouth and laughed, her eyes were full of smiles.

Shao Yunyan looked at the smile in Concubine Xia's eyes, and suddenly something was wrong, she glanced at Concubine Xia and said, "Why is Hawthorn so happy when Concubine Xia said it? Could it be that there is something wrong with Hawthorn?"

"This... hawthorn will indeed cause pregnant women to have a miscarriage." Tan Hesong nodded and said.

Le'er suddenly glanced at Concubine Gao resentfully, pointed at her suddenly and said: "When I went to get the anti-fetal medicine for my empress that day, I saw that the maid next to Concubine Gao also went to the imperial pharmacy, and there was something in the medicine. hawthorn."

After hearing her words, Concubine Gao suddenly smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I've been feeling a bit tight in the chest recently, flustered and upset, and I'm also a little tired of greasy food. The imperial doctor said that I'm fine. I didn't prescribe any medicine, even though it's late autumn , but the window of my concubine was closed a little tight. It was because some of it was hot, so I opened the hawthorn to regulate Qi. I also went to ask the maid to marry some hawthorn slices."

"Hawthorn slices..." Tan Hesong frowned lightly.

Shao Yunyan suddenly heard Concubine Gao's words, she rolled her eyes and said, "Since Concubine Gao is not feeling well, you are here with Imperial Physician Tan, so you can check your sister's pulse and see if she is recovering."

After Tan Hesong walked up to Concubine Gao to ask for her pulse, he suddenly laughed, looked at Concubine Gao suspiciously and said, "My Lady, you don't eat much hawthorn slices?"

"After I ate it once, I felt a tingling pain in my stomach, so I didn't dare to eat it again. That time I only had two or three tablets of tea."

Tan Hesong suddenly smiled and said: "Then don't use hawthorn slices anymore." Then he turned to the emperor and the others and said, "Congratulations to the emperor, queen mother, and concubine Gao Guifei. This is a blessing. Because when Princess Yue'er was born, she was a little bit hurt. I was sick, so I haven't been able to find out the pregnancy pulse. Fortunately, the empress Gao Guifei didn't use it much, otherwise she would have conceived."

"It's like this again, what a coincidence? The last time the imperial concubine was, and now the noble concubine is again. How could it be such a coincidence?" The queen mother said coolly, glanced at Li Huang and said coldly: "The emperor still wants to be famous, Don't be fooled by others."

"Since it is said that Sister Gao is suspected, then get Sister Gao's hawthorn slices and calculate the amount. Then go to the Royal Pharmacy to check who took the hawthorn slices or hawthorn powder, then you will know who did it. ?" Shao Yunyan laughed suddenly, it is a good thing that Concubine Gao is pregnant again.Compared to others being favored, she would rather be favored by Concubine Gao.

Li Huang nodded, and immediately sent someone to Concubine Gao's palace to fetch the remaining hawthorn slices, and then went to the imperial dining room to hear the imperial physician in charge, inquired about the medicinal materials, and it turned out that Concubine Gao's medicinal materials were the right ones.This proved that Gao Guifei was not wrong, but... the lotus seed porridge did have unborn hawthorn powder... Li Huang couldn't help but frowned again.

Shao Yunyan smiled suddenly, looked at Cuiyu beside Gao Guifei and said, "When did you make the lotus seed porridge for your master, Cuiyu? Is it in the small kitchen or in the imperial dining room?"

"If you come back to the imperial concubine, it's in the imperial dining room. The fire in the small kitchen is not enough, and the lotus seeds sent by the imperial dining room can't be stewed in the small kitchen. So for half a month, they are all cooked in the big kitchen. And Leer He went with the servants. Le'er can testify."

"Is that Le'er?" Shao Yunyan raised her eyebrows and asked.Hmph, Lianzi... I'm afraid someone has taken control of the imperial dining room... As for wanting to harm someone, it must be trying to harm Sister Gao Guifei!
Le'er lowered her head as if she was thinking about something, then suddenly raised her head and said, "Yes, I did go with Sister Cuiyu. But... I walked away halfway. Only Sister Cuiyu and..."

"With whom?" Shao Yunyan suddenly realized that there must be someone else in the imperial dining room, and immediately asked.Seeing her hesitation, she suddenly laughed and said: "You don't have to be afraid, I am here with the empress dowager and the emperor, are you still afraid that some people will threaten you?"

Le'er suddenly widened her eyes, pointed at Concubine Xia and said, "This servant has also gone after seeing Concubine Xia's beauty, as if she wants to eat chicken soup."

"By the way, the maidservant thought at the time why the stewed chicken soup ran into the imperial dining room. It turned out that she wanted to harm my mother." Cuiyu suddenly widened her eyes, staring at Xiuhong and said: "It must be at that time, she put the hawthorn powder in the Empress's lotus seed porridge."

After hearing Cuiyu's words, Concubine Xia's expression suddenly changed.She took a few steps back, stared at Cuiyu and said, "Don't talk nonsense, can't Xiuhong go to cook chicken soup for Ben Gong?"

"Concubine Xia, Zhen and the Empress Dowager are all here, to whom do you call yourself my palace?"

Concubine Xia realized that she had made a mistake, she knelt down on the ground and quickly admitted her mistake: "Your Majesty, I know I'm wrong, I know I'm wrong."

"In this case, go to the House of Internal Affairs to check and find out." The Queen Mother said softly.

Concubine Xia couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief after hearing the Queen Mother's suggestion to go to the House of Internal Affairs to investigate.Seeing Concubine Xia like this, Shao Yunyan rolled her eyes, couldn't help but sneered and said, "Hmph, Sister Xia, you look very confident. Do you know that Huo Shan has already been arrested?"

Hearing Shao Yunyan's words, Li Huang was puzzled for a while, and couldn't help but glanced at her. Seeing her clear eyebrows, he couldn't help staring at her lightly.

"Caught..." Concubine Xia's handkerchief suddenly fell off, and her legs were already limp.

"Huo Shan did say that at my birthday banquet that day..." Shao Yunyan raised her eyebrows and looked at Concubine Xia with a smile.I didn't expect that the mastermind behind it was her.It's a vicious hand to actually do something at her banquet.

"What did Huo Shan say?" Concubine Xia shook her head and quibbled. "What does Huo Shan's arrest have to do with me? Did I say she belongs to me?"

Shao Yunyan suddenly smiled, looked at Li Huang and said, "I didn't say anything!"

Li Huang also understood the meaning of Shao Yunyan's words, and couldn't help but stare and said angrily: "Xia Shi, what do you mean? Could it be that Huo Shan is really yours?"

"No..." Concubine Xia retorted sharply.She told herself she didn't do anything, she didn't do it.

Shao Yunyan smiled and looked at Xiuhong and said: "Xiuhong, I know that you are being coerced. You are not too young, you can go out of the palace to marry, and you don't have to be afraid of her."

"Yes... the peach pollen and the hawthorn powder were all found by the empress instructing Huo Shan. Including the menstrual table that the empress of the imperial concubine was kept from before, and the menstrual table of the concubine Gao. It was controlled by Huo Shan and Concubine Xia." Xiuhong cried suddenly, then kowtowed to Emperor Li and said, "Your Majesty... the servant originally didn't want to help the empress do wrong things, but the empress forced the servant to do it. Ah. The servant's family is controlled by the empress and has to do this, and..."

Concubine Xia saw Xiuhong talking about herself, she immediately slapped Xiuhong severely, and cried to Emperor Li: "Your Majesty, this bitch is murdering my concubine. It was others who murdered my concubine...Xiu Hong Hong, how could you frame Bengong like this?"

Seeing the crying and screaming in the palace, Li Huang suddenly felt a headache, waved his hands and said: "Go away, take Xia and Xiuhong to the Punishment Department and lock them up. Send guards to arrest Xia Fan, As for Huo Shan, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, I will also tie him to the Punishment Department."

After saying these words, Li Huang took a look at Shao Yunyan, nodded lightly at her and said, "Yan'er, please send Gao Guifei back. Concubine Lian, you send the Queen Mother back."

After Li Huang finished speaking these words, his complexion became dark, making it hard to breathe.This incident really irritated him, or Luo Shi is his reverse scale.What a pity, what a pity, who can Concubine Xia be blamed for?
After the Xia family was dealt with, it was rare for the palace to calm down.Concubine Lian Gui is very good at learning, but she is obedient and doesn't do anything.It would have been a few years if the harem had really been peaceful.

(End of this chapter)