Just like that, Guan Ling drank the medicine with vermilion and her miscarriage went without saying. Furthermore, Guan Ling's title had been taken away, so it was normal for the imperial physicians to be anxious. Ruoqin had wanted to burn it after using it once, but she was afraid that the smoke would raise suspicion, so she hid it in a small side hall.
Later, Xiangzhu was conferred the title of Consort Shun and became the master of Scenic Yang Palace. She turned that small side hall into a pharmacy. In the beginning, Ruo Qin was still very worried, but after seeing that Xiang Zhu didn't notice, she was relieved. Then, Vermilion was discovered. Fortunately, Xiang Zhu had committed a heinous crime and the Emperor didn't listen to her explanation, so she took the blame. This way, Ruoqin was lucky enough to escape.
"Will Big Sister blame Little Sister for being ruthless?" Ruoqin raised her head and looked at Zhi Ran. Zhi Ran's expression was very distorted. It should be said that she was in great pain.
"I really didn't expect you to be so ruthless.”Zhi Ran slowly said," Although you hate Dun Pin, the child in her womb is innocent. How could you be so ruthless to the child in her womb?" Now that Noble Shun has been demoted, it might also be caused by your Vermilion Bird.”
"Sister, are you blaming me for saying this?”Ruoqin's eyes were filled with tears as she said," But it's because Dun Pin is ruthless that I'm like this! Big Sister, don't blame Little Sister!" Ruoqin said tearfully, and Zhi Ran's heart softened.
"It's meaningless for me to blame you anymore. You should go to the Treasure Hall these few days and repent for what you've done.”Zhi Ran didn't look at Ruoqin and said," Reflect on yourself. Isn't this a little too much?"”
"Sister is right." Ruoqin agreed.
"I'll accompany you tonight."
That night, Zhi Ran came out of the Treasure Hall in a sedan chair. A melodious flute sound drifted over from afar. Zhi Ran made a "stop" gesture. Zhi Ran was naturally not unfamiliar with this song. It was Xiang Zhu's " Xiang Concubine's Resentment." This scene seemed to be a true portrait of Xiang Zhu.
"Empress, why did you stop?" Fei Xing was puzzled.
"You know what? This song is called 'The Resentment of Xiang Concubine'. A few years ago, when BenGong first entered the palace, BenGong heard Noble Shun play it in ChuXiu Palace. It tells the story of a concubine of the previous dynasty who was framed by other concubines because she was the most favored and was finally banished to the cold palace. Now that a few years had passed in the blink of an eye, the mood of listening to this song was different.”Zhi Ran sighed.
"This servant is stupid and does not understand this song, but this servant knows that Lady Shun harmed the Empress, she deserved all of this! Therefore, there is no need for Empress to feel regretful."
" Sigh…" Zhi Ran sighed. She knew that although Xiangzhu had harmed her the first time, there was no need to harm her this time. Because she was pregnant, why would she harm herself? The only possibility was Guan Ling, but he had no evidence to prove it. Guan Ling had lost her child and Ruoqin was the one who had done this. Zhi Ran decided not to investigate this matter, or else Ruoqin would be exposed.
"Niangniang, let's return to the palace." Fei Xing urged.
Zhi Ran nodded and sighed deeply in the early autumn wind.
A year later, Xiangzhu died. She found a little palace maid. When she went in to deliver lunch, she realized that she had not eaten breakfast. She went to the inner room to take a look and found Xiangzhu wearing a purple cheongsam. The cheongsam was embroidered with her favorite Bauhinia flowers. Her hair was disheveled, and she held the jade flute that the emperor had given her. She was lying by the bed, not breathing. The little palace maid cried out in alarm and hurriedly looked for the imperial physician, but it was too late.
On that day, all the Bauhinia flowers in the Imperial Palace had withered, and the roads in the Imperial Garden had almost turned purple. When Xiang Zhu was alive, she loved those redbud flowers the most. She had planted quite a few in her former residence. Those beautiful flowers, along with the bamboo, disappeared in the bleak autumn wind. The temperature in Beijing dropped significantly overnight.
"Niangniang, Lord Shun has died." Little Shunzi reported. Zhi Ran was playing chess with Ruoqin. When they heard this, both of them sighed slightly. At this moment, a cold wind blew from outside the door. Ruoqin and Zhi Ran couldn't help but touch their arms.
"Got it. You may leave." Zhi Ran took a sip of tea and said," Let's go to Baohua Hall tomorrow and pray for Noble Shun. I hope she can be ferried away soon."”Ruoqin nodded.
"Emperor, Noble Shun is dead." Yuan Qing reported.
In the Changchun Palace, the Emperor was playing with Yong Cong with the Empress. When he heard this news, the Emperor did not have much of a reaction. " When Noble Shun passed away, he was still holding the jade flute in his hand…" Yuan Qing added. Hearing this, the Emperor's heart trembled slightly, and his expression froze.
"I know. Go and arrange the funeral." The Emperor took a deep breath and said," Let the jade flute be buried with her.”
“嗻。”
The Empress gave Yongcong to Nanny and sighed softly.""He's gone just like that."
"Let's not talk about her. Come, Yongcong, come to the emperor!”The emperor opened his hands, and the nanny carried Yongcong to the emperor. Yongcong smiled happily.
Yong Cong was already more than three years old. He could run and jump, and he liked to play with Yong Qi the most. Yongqi was also over five years old this year. She was very smart and had already read Tang poetry. She was also very naughty. She liked to climb rockery and often jumped into the Rainflower Pond to catch fish. Every time Yongqi went out, there were a lot of palace maids and eunuchs following him, afraid that something would happen to him.
The Emperor left Changchun Palace and went to Yonghe Palace to visit Consort Yu. "I was born with a talent that will be useful.”As soon as the Emperor stepped into Yonghe Palace, he saw Yongqi carrying a book of poems on her back.
"What a good 'I'm born with a talent that will be used'! Yongqi is good! You're confident!" The Emperor praised.
When Yongqi heard the Emperor's voice, she knelt down happily and said,""Your son greets the emperor!"
"Get up! Of all the brothers, you are the smartest and most diligent!”The Emperor carried Yongqi.
Consort Yu heard the Emperor talking to Yongqi and came out of the room. She bowed and said,"ChenQie greets the Emperor."
"Get up." The Emperor carried Yongqi into the room and saw a book on the table. He turned his head and asked Consort Yu,""Are you reading too?"
"Yes, I am. ChenQie had nothing to do, so she casually found some books to read.”Concubine Yu smiled and put away the books on the table.
"If there's a mother who loves to read, there must be a child who loves to read!”The Emperor looked at Yongqi and praised," Yongqi, you have to work hard. If you surpass Zhen one day, Zhen will make you the Crown Prince!”
"Is it fun being the Crown Prince?" Yong Qi blinked and asked.
The Emperor and Consort Yu both laughed. Concubine Yu said,"Emperor, Yongqi is still young and doesn't understand politics, let alone surpassing the emperor." You'd better not tell Yongqi this so early.”
"As the saying goes, blue is blue. Yongqi was talented and intelligent, and would definitely become a great person in the future!”The Emperor looked at Consort Yu and said,"Zhen will pay attention to the matter of the Crown Prince."”
"Many thanks for the emperor's favor." Concubine Yu thanked him.
In the evening, Yongqi went to Changchun Palace. "Your son pays his respects to Empress!" Yongqi bowed respectfully. "Fifth Brother!" Yong Cong was very happy to see Yongqi. He immediately slipped down from the chair in front of the Empress and ran to Yongqi's side.
The Empress smiled gratefully and said,"Get up quickly!" Why didn't your mother come?"
"Replying to Empress Mother, Empress Mother is doing needlework in the palace. Your son has nothing to do, so I came to find Yongcong to play. Does Empress Mother allow your son to bring Yongcong out to play?”Yongqi looked up at the Empress and pleaded. Yongcong also looked at the Empress pitifully.
"Alright, you guys go ahead and come back early.”The Empress said," Don't be too late. Remember to let the palace maids and eunuchs accompany you!”
"Got it!" Yong Qi had already pulled Yong Cong out.
"Fifth brother, it's so dark, what do you think we're playing?”a eunuch asked.
"You can only play in the dark! We'll just play…We'll hide, you come and find us!”After saying that, Yong Qi pulled Yong Cong and disappeared into the night.
"Sigh! Fifth Brother! Fifth Brother! Seventh Brother! My little ancestors…what are you guys still standing there for! Hurry up and find it!" The leader of the eunuchs was anxious and urged the other palace maids and eunuchs to hurry up and look for him.
Yongqi pulled Yongcong to hide behind the fake mountain in the imperial garden. "Haha! We lost them!" Yongqi looked out of the rockery and said," If we ask them, we can play by ourselves. Otherwise, they'll always follow us. It's so annoying!"”
"That's right! Fifth Brother is so awesome!" Yong Cong praised.
"Shh! Someone was coming! What should we do?" Yong Qi looked around and said to Yong Cong," You climb up the rockery first. I'll go up later! Be careful!"
The mischievous Yong Cong quickly ran up the rockery. The rockery was not steep, so Yong Cong did not spend much effort to reach the top. Yong Qi looked up at him and signaled him to hide. Then, he continued to look outside. A group of patrolling Jinyiwei passed by, but they did not see Yongqi. Yongqi smiled secretly and climbed up the rockery.
" Fifth Prince-Seventh Prince-" The eunuchs and palace maids were all anxious, afraid that something would happen to them. "If you still don't come out, I'm going to tell the Empress and Consort Yu!”An old maid from the brothel said. This time, Yong Cong was afraid."Five, they're going to tell the Empress! Let's go down!"
Yongqi frowned and looked at the old nanny.""It's that bad granny again! Every time she had to tell Mother what she had done, but she herself had once beaten up a little palace maid! Forget it, a wise man doesn't know when to lose. Let's go, Seventh Brother.”With that, Yongqi walked down from the rockery.
"Wait for me! Fifth Brother! Wait…Aiyo!" Yong Cong was still young, and the sky was dark. It was easy to go up the mountain but difficult to go down. Yong Cong lost his balance and rolled down the rockery. This frightened Yongqi. He quickly cried and shouted,"Seventh Brother! Seventh Brother! Someone come! Someone come quickly!" Yongqi's shout attracted the palace maids and eunuchs. They saw Yongqi sitting on the ground and crying loudly.# Daguan Review Passed: Daguan Time:111420183: 31PM #Cancel Review All: wdd201302 Time:111420185: 54PM #
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