sbdcsierra Chapter 127: Concubine Xian's Mother
Chapter 127: Concubine Xian's Mother
Only Mingyu pouted and said with a wronged look, "Empress, this Concubine Chun is too much. She wants to gain the emperor's favor before the new girl enters the palace. She doesn't need to draw a clear line with our Changchun Palace. She never tells you what she plans to do, and you still miss her every day!"
The Queen smiled slightly, patted Mingyu's hand gently, and comforted her: "Okay, Mingyu, she can think it through and accept her responsibilities as a concubine. I am very happy for her."
Mingyu frowned, still a little indignant, but when she saw the queen's smile, she didn't say anything more.
At this time, Wei Yingluo walked in with a smile, holding a bowl of steaming medicinal food in her hand.
After ten days of recuperation, her injury was almost healed, so she took over the task of taking care of the queen's health again.
"Empress, what are you so happy about?" Wei Yingluo asked with a smile.
Empress Fucha frowned, her tone a little reproachful, but more worried: "Yingluo, why don't you rest for a while? What if the wound opens again?"
Wei Yingluo didn't take it seriously. Instead, she smiled and said coquettishly, "My Queen, I'm fine now. It's nothing serious. You should pay more attention to your health."
Seeing that Wei Yingluo didn't care about her health, Empress Fucha shook her head helplessly, sighed, and her eyes were full of heartache.
At this time, Mingyu on the side couldn't help but said: "Yingluo! You are recovering from your injuries. Don't you know that Concubine Chun has never come to our Changchun Palace again now that she has been favored by the emperor!" Her voice was full of grievance and dissatisfaction.
Wei Yingluo smiled slightly and comforted her, "Mingyu, don't worry, that's Concubine Chun's business, it has nothing to do with us."
In fact, Wei Yingluo knew all these things very well, because even during her recovery period, she had been paying attention to the situation in the palace.
She knew that Concubine Chun had regained favor, so she was anxious to ask Fu Heng. Moreover, she also knew that Concubine Gao and Er Qing had not been "making trouble" recently.
Why did Wei Yingluo immediately know that Erqing had become a member of the Imperial Concubine Party? In fact, she discovered that the attitude of the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs towards Erqing had improved.
In this case, Er Qing must have hooked up with a noble lady in the palace. This noble lady is not the queen, not the emperor, and certainly not the queen mother, but must be Concubine Gao.
The fact that I was punished with thirty strokes of the cane must have been a joint plot by the two of them. After all, Er Qing had been with me for almost a year and knew me quite well...
But at the same time, I also know them very well. From now on, as long as they take action, there will be no return.
Mingyu looked left and right. The Queen and Yingluo were both calm and composed. One was eating the medicinal food leisurely while the other was fanning herself. She became more and more anxious and said anxiously, "How come it has nothing to do with anything?"
Wei Yingluo couldn't help but smile at Mingyu's angry look, and patiently persuaded her, "Mingyu, the emperor has been somewhat distrustful of Concubine Chun since she framed Concubine Gao last time. The emperor's current favor is just a temporary novelty, and it doesn't count."
After hearing what Wei Yingluo said and looking at her determined eyes, Mingyu felt a little better. After a while, she started smiling again.
The three began to discuss how to prepare for the lychee banquet.
On the other side, Eunuch Li carefully held a pair of exquisite shoes and walked into the emperor's bedroom. This pair of shoes was made by Concubine Xian herself, and it took her a lot of time and effort.
However, the emperor was dismissive of the gift and even thought it was just a means for the concubines to win favor. He threw the shoes aside indifferently, as if it was just an insignificant item.
Afterwards, the emperor summoned two ministers, Zhang Tingyu and Ortai, to question them. He found that the two had close contacts and must be related.
Facing the emperor's questioning, Zhang Tingyu frankly admitted that E Shan had accepted bribes, but stressed that he was not involved in it, and had no intention of conspiring to frame E Shan. E Ertai said that he had nothing to do with E Shan and had never had any contact with him, so how could he be guilty?
After hearing this, the emperor was furious. He knew the seriousness of the incident and must punish the perpetrators severely. So he ordered that all those involved in the case be strictly interrogated to serve as a warning to others.
The emperor was so severe not because he really wanted to punish these ministers, but because he hoped that this move would make them alert and not make similar mistakes again. He ordered the killing of E Shan and severe punishment of those involved.
At the same time, Empress Xian's maid Zhen'er saw that Empress Xian had paid so much for the emperor but did not get the due return, and she felt indignant. Just when Zhen'er felt unfair for Empress Xian, Empress Xian's mother suddenly came to the palace to ask for an audience.
Her mother rushed into the palace, her face covered in tears and her eyes filled with sadness and despair.
She tightly grasped Empress Xian's hand and said in a trembling voice, "Shushen, your brother was deceived and involved in Eshan's corruption. Mother, please go to the emperor to plead for mercy!"
Seeing that Concubine Xian had no reaction and refused to speak, her mother suddenly threw herself at Concubine Xian's feet, crying out to the sky, "Mother, don't want to see your son die before you! He's your own brother! Please save him, I beg you!"
Empress Xian was extremely sad, but she still shook her head firmly and said with a sob: "Mother, my brother has violated the law and should be punished. If I go to plead for mercy, I will be violating the law. Although I don't want to see my brother die, I can never go against the principle."
"Shu Shen, oh Shu Shen! You useless thing!" her mother screamed, her voice so shrill that it seemed to tear Concubine Xian's heart apart.
"Your brother is seriously ill in prison and is on the verge of death! And what about you? You enjoy wealth and splendor in this palace, but you don't care about us!"
Empress Xian burst into tears and closed her eyes in pain. She knew that she could not change her mother's mind, nor could she speak to save her brother. She could only silently endure the torment and pain in her heart.
However, her mother refused to give in and continued to cry, "You are the emperor's concubine now. As long as you ask the emperor for mercy, he will definitely agree! Why don't you save your own brother? Are you so cruel?"
Empress Xian's face was as pale as paper, tears welled up in her eyes. She said in a trembling voice: "Mother, I will find a way to raise money for my brother's treatment..."
"Think of a solution? What solution?" Empress Xian's mother interrupted her angrily.
The expression on her face was twisted with anger. "Look at you, so cowardly and incompetent! If you had a little bit of ability and a little bit of ambition, you wouldn't have let our family fall into this state! You only care about being a good person, but you have become the sinner of the family!"