Ding Huai had already walked for half a day, but Noble Consort He was still reciting the poem Ding Huai had written for her over and over again. Clouds think of clothes, flowers think of appearance, spring breeze blows the threshold, dew is thick; If not for the group of jade mountain head to see, will be to Yaotai under the moon to meet; A branch of thick dew condensation fragrance, cloud rain Wushan in vain heartbroken; I ask who is like the Han Palace, poor swallow leaning on the new makeup; Famous flowers and beautiful women, both happy, so beautiful that the king looked at them with a smile; Explain the infinite hatred of the spring breeze, the fragrant pavilion leaning against the railing.
What a good poem, what a wonderful poem. Fortunately, the person who wrote this poem was still a child. Otherwise, she really could not help but have sex with him. Thinking of this, Noble Consort He blushed again and secretly cursed herself for being so cheap now. However, when she thought of how the Emperor had not been to the Orchid Fragrance Court for several years, Imperial Concubine He could not help but feel disappointed.
Imperial Concubine He was born seductive and had a strong sexual desire. However, the Spirit Emperor had indulged in sex for many years and his body had long been drained by wine and women. Every time they had sex, before Imperial Concubine He had any feelings, the Spirit Emperor had already lost. However, her man was the Emperor after all. Imperial Concubine He could not say anything, but the Spirit Emperor knew it very well.
Therefore, ever since Noble Consort He became pregnant with Prince Liu Bian, the Spirit Monarch used this as an excuse to never come to the Orchard Palace again. However, he gave her the title of Noble Consort, and her status in the harem was second only to Empress Song. It had been four years since then.
Unlike Imperial Concubine He, Ding Huai had long since escaped from her shadow. He was thinking about how he could sneak into the Cold Palace at night and see Empress Song, who had been framed to death by the Spirit Emperor. According to history, Empress Song should be dead by now, and Imperial Concubine He should have become the Empress.
Now it seemed that Empress Song was not dead and was only under house arrest in the Cold Palace. However, it was not easy to enter the Cold Palace in the heavily guarded Imperial Palace without being discovered, because once discovered, it would be a great crime to exterminate the entire family. However, when he thought of the cause of Empress Song's death, which was regarded as one of the mysteries of the late Han Dynasty by later generations, Ding Huai could not help but feel his blood boil. As long as he could persuade Empress Song not to shout, there was a high chance that this matter would succeed.
In history, Empress Song was from Pingling, Fufeng, and was born to the royal family. During the reign of Emperor Zhang of the Han Dynasty, the two sisters of the Song family were elected to the Ye Court at the same time and were both conferred the title of nobility. The nobility of the Song Dynasty even gave birth to Prince Liu Qing, who was once made Crown Prince but was later deposed as King Qinghe. Empress Song was the great-granddaughter of the two sisters.
Consort Song was intelligent and beautiful, and she had the virtue of being a virtuous lady. She was chosen to enter the palace in 170 AD and was conferred the title of a noble person that year. The next year, she was conferred the title of Empress. As the Empress, she understood that the inner palace was filled with conflicts and she was also the target of many people. Therefore, Consort Song was usually very careful in dealing with people.
However, even though Empress Song was well aware of the horrors and dangers of the internal strife in the palace, and she treated people carefully and carefully, as if she was treading on thin ice to maintain her position, misfortune did not leave her because of her virtue or caution. In the end, it still befell her.
Empress Song had an aunt who was the concubine of Liu Kui, King of Bohai Sea. Wang Fu, the eunuch's constant attendant, had a grudge with Liu Kui, and Wang Fu was one of Zhang Rang's confidants.
Later, Zhang Rang and the others framed Liu Kui for plotting a rebellion. Liu Kui was forced to commit suicide, and Concubine Song died in prison. Afraid of Empress Song's revenge, Wang Fu and the others continued to frame Empress Song. In 178 AD, Zhang Rang instructed Cheng A, a senior official of Taizhong, to write a letter accusing the Empress of using witchcraft to confuse the harem and curse the emperor.
The Spirit Monarch was extremely furious. He recalled the incident of Liu Kui's rebellion that he had just dealt with and became even more furious. Ignoring the objections of the ministers, he immediately issued an edict to depose the Empress, kill her father and brothers, and exile her other relatives. Empress Song was demoted for no reason, and her relatives were implicated. Soon after, she died of anger in the Cold Palace.
However, most of the secrets recorded in the history books about the royal family of the past dynasties were wrong. Firstly, it was to protect the dignity of the royal family. Secondly, the scandals that happened in the Imperial Palace were extremely confidential. If they could spread outside the palace, almost everything would change. Of course, this did not rule out the result of the royal family deliberately sending people to spread them outside.
Ding Huai felt that Empress Song was very suspicious. However, if he wanted to know the truth, he would have to see Empress Song in person.
It was as if God was secretly helping Ding Huai. Although the sun was high in the sky during the day and the sky was clear for thousands of miles, the moon did not come out at night. Not even a star could be seen, so the night was especially dark. It was almost impossible to see one's fingers when one stretched out their hands, which made it convenient for Ding Huai to move around.
According to his impression during the day, Ding Huai had accurately reached the eastern corner of the Cold Palace. With a flip, he landed on the top of the wall. Ding Huai looked inside. Oh my god, this was amazing. He didn't expect the Cold Palace to be so big. Which room was Empress Song's room?
Just as Ding Huai was in a dilemma, a cat happened to pass by him. Ding Huai instinctively reached out and grabbed the cat. He suddenly had an idea.
Ding Huai took off a tile from the wall and smashed it fiercely on the concrete floor a meter away. With a crash, the tile shattered on the ground. Ding Huai quickly bent over the wall and waited for the reaction of the people inside.
In the dead of night, this sound immediately spread to every corner of the Cold Palace.
As expected, the door creaked nonstop, and people came out from every room. Ding Huai focused his eyes and saw that they were all palace maids, about three or four of them. One of the bold ones even shouted,"Who, who is it?" Ding Huai pinched the cat, and the cat meowed in pain. Ding Huai then pushed the cat forward and released his grip. The cat jumped into the yard, then jumped a few more times and disappeared into the darkness.
When everyone saw that it was a cat, they all heaved a sigh of relief and returned to their rooms to reply to their master. There was another wave of chirping sounds, and the courtyard returned to silence.
Ding Huai thought to himself that the Spirit Monarch had banished quite a number of concubines to the Cold Palace over the past decade or so since he took the throne. It seemed that the Spirit Monarch's harem was very full.
After the courtyard regained its peace, Ding Huai hurriedly jumped into the courtyard and stood in the middle. He listened attentively to the sounds in the various rooms and heard a voice from the innermost."Replying to the Empress, it's a wild cat and there's no one.”
Then, she heard a voice that was as melodious as Noble Consort He's,""Suiyu, didn't I say, don't call her Empress anymore.”
The palace maid called Sui Yu said," Although the Empress has experienced this calamity, the Emperor has not abolished the Empress 'title. Perhaps after a few days, the Emperor will find out the truth of the matter and bring the Empress back to the palace."”
The heavenly voice sounded again,""Silly child, there are some things you don't understand. Sigh!”
After that, the two people in the room stopped talking. At this time, the lights in the room flickered. It was probably this palace maid called Sui Yu who was repairing the wick.
Ding Huai was overjoyed. He did not expect to find Empress Song's residence so easily. Ding Huai moved in a flash and stood at the door. He pushed lightly, but it did not open. He pushed hard, but it still did not work. It seemed that the door was locked.
Ding Huai thought for a moment, then dodged to the side. He put his index finger in his mouth to wet it, made a hole in the window paper, and looked into the room.
It was truly a simple and crude room. There were two beds, one inside and one outside. At the outermost was a table and four cushions. On the table were a few cups and a teapot. There were two curtains in the room that separated the two beds from the table outside. Perhaps because the two of them had not gone to bed yet, the two curtains had not been pulled down. This allowed Ding Huai to see Empress Song inside clearly.
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