Chapter 26 Chapter 26 Dou Dowager

(slave) I leaned halfway on the short table, watching the dancers below dance lightly. At this moment, Lu Biao walked in and said, "Miss, An Jieyu is asking to see you outside." I just watched the dance, waved my hand, and said, "Nope." But after a while, Lu Chuan came in again and said, "Miss, An Jieyu is kneeling outside with the little prince waiting..." I sneered, "If she really loves her son, why did she say those things back then? If she wants to kneel, let her kneel." Lu Chuan took the order to leave, but Shan Shan was always soft-hearted, and persuaded softly: "An Jieyu treats the young lady well on weekdays, but she just slipped her tongue and said the wrong thing that day, she knows her mistake now, If you don't miss, I will spare her once..."

I turned around and said to Shanshan: "Shan, do you really simply think that she just said a wrong sentence? Do you know how much time and energy it took me to untie the knot in the emperor's heart for her so-called unintentional sentence?" Just for this one sentence, I can't spare her! But I didn't kill her, I spared her life and let her kneel outside my hall, then, this is my greatest grace to her." Shan Shan was taken aback for a moment, then knelt down and said, "This servant is talking too much and presumptuously." I got up, looked at Shanshan, and said, "But Shan, I never want you to talk to me in that distant tone just now...Even if I did something wrong, don't talk to me in that tone."

One month after the twelve princes got married, they were granted the title of King Duanyu and had their own piece of fief, which was Zhongzhou, which was closer to the capital. Concubine Shuxian was very grateful for this, she thought it was me who said something kind in front of the emperor, but in fact I would not mention half a word of kindness from the twelve princes in front of the emperor. When the Twelfth Prince came to bid farewell, I saw Yun Nu, and she was very sad. Why... Did the Twelfth Prince treat you badly? I offered her something, but unexpectedly she declined. I thought about it for a while and didn't insist anymore, I just felt that the stubbornness in her eyes at that time was most like me.

After King Duanyu left, he suddenly felt empty in his heart, a little lost. I smiled and shook my head, at this time Shanshan came over and carefully presented an object wrapped in a white veil. I took it hesitantly, feeling something vaguely in my heart. My hands trembled slightly and I unfolded the white handkerchief. What caught my eye was the porcelain figurine of a lady from the Tang Dynasty, which was both familiar and unfamiliar. It has been repaired very finely, but no matter what, it can no longer hide the traces of previous damage. I stroked it carefully, then sighed softly, pulled out the drawer and carefully put it back to its previous position.

In November, the emperor traveled to the palace in the southern suburbs, and he set off in a mighty way with only me and his concubine. Shanshan has been serving me since I was a child, and she is my most trusted maid, so I will follow; Tingyi is neat and quick, so I also ask her to go with me; Ruyi is responsible for taking care of my clothes Jewelry; and the eunuch originally I wanted to ask Ji Xiang to follow, he is stronger and can do some heavy chores, but Jing Ming volunteered to go and said: "Miss, take the slave and go, if there is an accident, the slave can also do it." Make an idea with Miss."

I thought about it and thought what he said made sense, so I asked Jingming to replace Jixiang. We set off early in the morning, and I told Lu Chui that after I left, she would be in charge of all the affairs of Jujiu Palace, and told her in detail that if something happened to her, she could ask Jiao Chongyuan and Ming Jieyu for advice, Yu Zhaorong's The health has recently deteriorated, so I need to visit frequently. Green Blow nodded seriously and said he had written it all down. When I was about to leave, she knelt down at my feet again, respectfully and carefully flattening a little wrinkle on my skirt.

"Miss, take care of your health, the servants are thinking about you." I was moved in my heart, but I didn't express anything, I just nodded slightly to her. It took us five days to walk around and play to reach the palace. The climate here is warmer than that of Kyoto. There are mountains and springs, and we don’t have to deal with concubines in the harem. We just go to the mountains and rivers with the emperor every day, talking about poetry and painting, but it’s also leisurely. comfortable. But on the third day after arriving at the palace, when the emperor and I were admiring the local acrobatics, Tingyi suddenly winked at me from the side.

I was slightly startled, so I retreated under the pretext of changing clothes. Tingyi looked anxious, and said: "Miss, the secret envoy of the palace hurried over and said that he wanted to see the lady. It seems that something serious has happened!" I knew that Jujiu Palace specially sent a secret envoy to come over, something must have happened, but I still maintained my composure on my face, and shouted: "Why are you panicking! Go and ask the secret envoy to come and see me, and ask for clarification." Tingyi froze for a moment, but settled down, and turned to call the secret envoy.

When the secret envoy came in, he knelt on the ground and said in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, something serious happened in Jujiu Palace! The Empress Dowager..." When I went back, I still sat quietly beside the emperor watching the juggling. At the end of the song, I applauded and said, "Good dance, thanks." But the emperor still noticed something, and asked me: "What's wrong with my concubine? Her face is so pale." I took the opportunity to cough, but said, "It's nothing." The emperor looked concerned, "Seeing that you are not feeling well, you should go back and rest earlier." So he waved away the artists below.

I bowed to the emperor and said apologetically, "Then my concubine will leave earlier." When I returned to the room, Shanshan Tingyi and the others eagerly greeted her and asked, "Miss, have you asked the emperor to return to the palace?" Going back to the palace... How could such unpleasant words come out of my mouth. So, let the person who should say it say it. I took off my coat, lay down on the couch, covered myself with the quilt, and ordered: "I'm not feeling well, so I'm going to invite Imperial Physician Miao to come over." After a while, Imperial Physician Miao was ushered in.

I coughed a few times, stretched out my hand through the curtain, and said in a weak voice: "I suddenly feel dizzy and my limbs are weak. I don't know what's wrong..." Physician Miao went over to feel the pulse in trepidation, and after a while he frowned. It took him a particularly long time to feel his pulse this time. He finally put down his hand, and said with embarrassment on his face: "According to the pulse, the empress's body is fine..." After hearing this, I gave a soft snort and said, "Physician Miao is the emperor's personal physician on weekdays. The emperor brought you by his side this trip, which shows the emperor's trust in you. It is said that you are a good doctor, but I am clearly a doctor. You feel unwell, but you can't explain why. Could it be that you are just a quack doctor with a good name? You can't even diagnose a minor ailment like this palace, how can you diagnose the emperor's dragon body? If you diagnose the dragon body today? If you don't come out, I will report to the emperor and accuse you of deceiving the emperor!" After speaking, there was another violent cough. Imperial Physician Miao panicked when he heard the "crime of deceiving the emperor", knelt down on the ground, began to sweat, kowtowed repeatedly and said, "Damn the little one, damn the little one! Please make amends!" I stared at him for a long while, and my tone softened a lot, and then said: "I am not a vicious person, and I insist on putting you to death. Well, I will give you another chance to explain the symptoms to you carefully." Once, you have to listen carefully and diagnose carefully, eh?" Imperial Physician Miao kowtowed repeatedly. I smiled, pointed to the chair below and said to Tingyi: "Don't let the doctor Miao sit down? Otherwise, how can I see the doctor properly?" Doctor Miao had no choice but to Xie En and carefully wiped the corner and sat down. "I have chest tightness, shortness of breath, shortness of breath, and weakness..." Doctor Miao nodded again and again, and repeated in a low voice: "Your Majesty has chest tightness, shortness of breath, poor breathing, and weakness..." I continued to say: "This illness is strange. I never suffered from any illness when I was in the palace. Why did I get here..." After finishing speaking, I showed a weak look. Imperial Physician Miao was able to become the emperor's personal physician, so he was naturally no ordinary person. At this moment, he finally opened his eyes, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, this is not acclimatized..." I looked stunned, "After being reminded by the imperial physician, it seems that this is really the case." Then I raised my eyebrows and asked, "So how to heal?" Doctor Miao bowed his head and pondered for a while. I knew he must be secretly guessing my intentions in his heart. After a long time, he tentatively said: "To untie the bell, the person who tied it must be tied. The empress does not accept the conditions here, as long as she returns to her homeland, the natural medicine will cure the sickness." remove." I smiled slightly, "Physician Miao is really good at medicine. Well, the emperor will come later, I think you must know what to say." The emperor really cares about me, he has to pay attention to my health but also has to rush on the road, it only took three days to travel back. When I returned to Jujiu Palace, it was just dawn, and in the thin mist of the morning, the luxurious and exquisite Jujiu Palace in the past looked a little depressed.The courtyard seemed to have not been taken care of for many days, and it looked dilapidated and messy. I was a little startled, and slowly stepped over the threshold and walked into the hall. There are many curtains in the hall, dark and gloomy.At this time, a dim light at the corner of the hall was particularly eye-catching, and a woman could be vaguely seen kneeling there with palms folded and begging for something. Tingyi's eyes were bright, and she shouted, "Xingdan!" The woman turned her head back in amazement, then her whole body was shocked, her face was full of disbelief, and then she gradually shed tears. She ran to me and knelt down and hugged my leg, crying: "Miss, can you come back here?" Yes, miss..." I felt a little heartbroken looking at it, thinking about how my palace servants were always arrogant outside, how could they ever be so careless and helpless.I wanted to pull her up, but she hugged my leg as if grabbing a life-saving straw, just whimpering and crying. I calmed myself down and asked, "Xingdan, what happened? Take your time." Xing Dan cried and replied: "The slaves don't know what's going on... It's just that the queen mother came to sit in the palace for a while, and she suddenly said that the slaves don't understand etiquette and got angry, and ordered to beat each of them four times. The top 10 boards... the slaves happened to be ordered by the young lady to deliver medicine to Yu Zhaorong and they survived, when the slaves came back, Jixiang Lvfeng had already beaten them to pieces!" After speaking, she began to cry even more. I hurriedly asked: "So what about Auspicious and them now?" Xing Dan wiped away his tears and said: "Ji Xiang Hua Splash Lei is convalescing in her room, but her injuries are serious, and the servants decoct them every day, but it doesn't help. Sister Lu Chui, she, she died on the spot!" My heart was hit hard, I pulled up the form, and asked in disbelief: "Lu Chuan died?!" Xingdan choked up and said, "Sister Lvqiu died on the spot, but she didn't know how to bury her... and was afraid that the body would rot, so she kept it in the open space behind the hall... let it be covered by rain and snow... Poor Sister Lvchui... ..." My heart throbbed, and I forced myself to say, "Take... take me to see her..." Lu Chui just lay quietly on the ground like this. Her body was covered with a white cloth, only her pale face was exposed, her expression was peaceful. I approached her, and suddenly collapsed on the ground, stretched out my hand tremblingly to caress her face. Her face was as cold as ice, without the slightest warmth, and her face was distorted due to stiffness, and she could no longer see her smiling and beautiful appearance. I leaned down and slowly rested my head on her. The palace servant behind gave a low voice, "Miss..." I smiled lightly indifferently, even if it gets dirty, it's nothing. Her body was as cold as a stone, and Lvbuki was really dead... The beautiful green blow, the green blow who has been serving me meticulously. I remembered the green blow that I slapped me in order to bring down Si Xiurong. I think of the green blowing that fanned me to drive away the heat in the hot summer. I remembered that in the cold winter, I always check from time to time to see if there is any charcoal green grass in the pot. I thought of Lvbui who knelt down to straighten a little wrinkle on the hem of my skirt before I left. That person always smiled lightly and said: "Miss is kind to the servants, and the lives of the servants belong to the miss." The two lines shed tears.There are infinite remorse and remorse in my heart, and I am obviously touched, but I never even said thank you to you.And now, I can only say sorry to you. But, even if I'm sorry, you can't hear it... Later, I went to watch Auspicious and Splashing Tears. They were seriously injured, Ji Xiang was lying on the bed dying, while Hua Splash had already had a high fever and fell into a coma. In desperation, I scolded Xing Dan: "Why don't you ask the imperial physician to take a look?!" Then I suddenly realized that my question was stupid. There was no imperial doctor to diagnose and treat the slaves in the palace when they were sick, not to mention the empress dowager, even if the imperial physicians were invited, they would not dare to come. So I had to smile wryly and dispense medicine for them myself. When I brought the medicine to Jixiang's mouth, he didn't even have the strength to take the medicine. His voice was weak and he said intermittently: "How can the slave bear the young lady's own medicine..." He took another breath, "Miss, the Empress Dowager wants the servants to confess her faults, she wants to catch her and frame her... If the servants don't tell her, they will order someone to beat us..." He paused, then continued with difficulty: "But the slaves still didn't say anything...Miss...Neither did the slaves, Lvbui and Huaspianlei...We didn't say anything bad about Miss..." I felt a thin layer of mist began to cover my eyes, I nodded vigorously, choked up and said: "I know, I know..." Jixiang let out a long breath of relief, showing a gratified and happy smile, but slowly closed his eyes, and his voice gradually became softer: "When the slave recovers from illness, he will definitely serve the miss with all his heart..." Looking at his closed eyes, my heart seemed to be unable to see the light, and it became dark. I didn't have time for the maid of Shou'an Palace to report, so I strode into the palace. The Empress Dowager seemed to have predicted my arrival a long time ago, she was sitting in the hall drinking tea with half-closed eyes. I walked up to her, stared at her for a while, then suppressed all my usual arrogance, and slowly bent my knees in front of her... I lowered my head lower and lower respectfully... … The moment my forehead touched the cold ground of the hall, I heard the empress dowager's triumphant and wanton laughter. She was helped to get up slowly, and asked with a triumphant smile: "Nu Xi, did you think that today would happen?" I just knelt and pressed my forehead to the ground without moving. She walked up to me slowly, and suddenly kicked me so hard that my body fell to the ground. Her voice suddenly became vicious, "Bitch! Just like your mother!" I didn't resist... slowly got up, and resumed the kneeling posture just now. The queen mother let out a hearty laugh, and sarcastically said: "Hey, look at your poor little appearance, you are so cute, is this how you usually seduce the emperor?" At the end, she snorted again, "Dare to fight with Aijia?! Aijia will let you taste the consequences! Aijia sees that you are not in good health when you come back, so why don't you let the emperor go into your room?" I knelt and replied in a low voice: "Yes." I went back to Jujiu Palace with my wounds, walked up to Jingming, drew out my hand and slapped him hard. "Do you know what's going to happen? You know it, and you let them die!" Jing Ming's face was swollen all of a sudden, but he knelt down and replied calmly: "I don't know, I just have a bad premonition, I just know that staying in the palace is bad or bad." I was even angrier when I heard this, and asked, "Then why didn't you tell me? Tell me, if you don't leave Jujiu Palace, then Lu Chuan Ji Xiang will not die in vain!" Jingming shook his head, and said in a calm tone: "It's all about letting the queen mother breathe." I was shocked when I heard it, but I couldn't say any more words of accusation. Lu Chuanjixiang's death made the Queen Mother breathe a sigh of relief...and also relaxed the Queen Mother's vigilance towards me. Fortunately, Jingming was by my side, otherwise, if he stayed in the palace and faced severe torture, could he really not say a word... It turns out that what Lv Chuanjixiang got in exchange for his life was nothing more than the Queen Mother's breath.But it got me out of danger.But Lu Chuan Jixiang and the others really died in vain like this... After a long time, I asked, "Isn't the Queen Mother already sixty-six years old this year?" Jingming understood what I meant, but replied: "In a few months, I will be sixty-seven." I said literally, "She's very old, and I can't wait." Jingming became anxious, and persuaded: "Miss, things need to be done step by step. Liu Jieyu will soon..." I turned my head to look at the old tree trunk outside the window, and said firmly, "I won't let her cross sixty-seven, never." That was probably the most depressing time of my life. I went to pay my respects to the queen mother every day, and was made things difficult and ridiculed by her openly or secretly.Except Ming Jieyu, Jiaochong Yuan, the other concubines in the harem were also gradually alienated for fear of offending the Queen Mother.I also reasoned to the emperor that I was unwell and dared not let him come to my bedroom again, but the emperor has kindness to me, and he does not call the concubine every night and just sleeps alone, which makes me both grateful and worried. Maybe the ones who are most sorry are the green blows and auspiciousness. They died because of me, but they were not allowed to have a decent burial, just because they were afraid that the Empress Dowager would suspect that I was dissatisfied with her, so in the end they had to watch them thrown into random graves according to the palace rules. The moment I watched the eunuch collecting the corpses carry Lu Chuan and Ji Xiang out, I suddenly felt an urge to stop them desperately, no matter what the consequences would be. But Jingming saw something, walked up to me and said in a low voice: "Small unbearable will lead to great chaos." I froze in place, my nails were deeply embedded in my flesh, but I couldn't speak anymore, I just watched them being carried out of Jujiu Palace and gradually disappeared from my sight... I felt that my whole body was drained of energy, so I couldn't bear to sit on the chair anymore, my hands trembled but I couldn't even hold the teacup steadily. Jing Ming quickly stepped forward to stabilize the cup, and said calmly: "Miss is the one who handles big things." I couldn't think about anything at that time, I just looked up at him numbly and puzzled, what is a great event? Huaspianlei is still in a coma, but the fever has subsided slowly, giving me a little hope. That day I saw Ruyi who had just finished feeding Huaspilei with medicine, so I called her over and asked, "Ruyi, do you hate me?" Ruyi was a little surprised, and then replied with lowered eyebrows: "I don't dare." I stared at her and said earnestly, "It's not because I dare, I want you to tell the truth. I know that you brothers and sisters have depended on each other since childhood, and your brother died because of me, but I can't give him the final guarantee." With tears in Ruyi's eyes, she knelt down and said, "This servant doesn't hate Miss...The elder brother of this servant died without any regrets, how can this servant hate Miss..." I got up and took out two ingots from the drawer and said, "I have already arranged for Lvbui's family. You are an auspicious family, so you can take these silver ingots." Ruyi waved her hands again and again, "How can the servant want it. If the elder brother knows about it, he will definitely not let the servant take it." Later, she was very stubborn and refused to accept it. I sighed, "Then why don't you come and serve me?" Ruyi used to be in charge of managing clothes, but being a personal maid is not only decent and easy, but also rewards a lot on weekdays. Ruyi was stunned for a while, then kowtowed happily and said, "Miss Xie has been promoted. The slaves must serve the young lady well." I nodded slightly, thinking that this could be regarded as a kind of compensation for auspicious guilt. Since then, Jujiu Palace has kept a low profile. I suddenly discovered that the Empress Dowager is so powerful. If there is no emperor by my side, then a word from the queen mother at any time can kill me. If the emperor didn't take me with him during his trip to Nanjiao... I shudder every time I think about it. It turns out that even though I am an imperial concubine, I still can't get what I want in this harem, and I still have to bow my knees. And I'm not good at doing that.The short-term tolerance is just to be more elated in the future. If everything is the best, then I also want to be the most powerful. So what if it's a gamble. There is a saying that life changes over time, who can guarantee that the queen mother can save my life before she dies.Then I might as well catch her off guard first. So I secretly prepared well, and one day in mid-December, I finally invited the emperor to my room. Xiao Biesheng's newly-married is a night of love, and then I secretly shed tears in the emperor's arms. Seeing this, the emperor asked in surprise, "What's the matter with you, my concubine?" I showed a sad expression, and said pitifully, "Your Majesty won't come tomorrow, will you?" The emperor hugged me tightly and smiled lightly, "If you don't take me in, where else will I go." I squeezed closer into his arms, and said sadly: "The queen mother will blame the concubine..." The emperor's smile faded away, and he sighed and said: "The queen mother does have prejudice against you...but it's my fault. But she is my mother's queen after all, and she is getting old, so you should be wronged first. Be tolerant." I also sighed softly and said: "The concubine has never complained about the queen mother. The concubine also wants to please the queen mother, but there is no chance. Every day when I go to pay my respects, I always fail to have a good relationship with the queen mother because of too many people. Talk freely...that's why the queen mother misunderstood the concubine until now..." The emperor pondered, "Why don't I ask my mother to come to Jujiu Palace tomorrow, and the three of us sit together and have a good talk. If you cook a few special dishes yourself, my mother will definitely like it..." I became happy when I heard this, and said: "The concubine must behave well and not let the king down." At noon the next day, the emperor really invited the queen mother. The Empress Dowager was wearing a blue and black embroidered golden phoenix robe, with indifference and disdain on her face, and she looked extremely heavy. I still went forward to pay my respects warmly, bent my knees and said, "All blessings to the queen mother, and the emperor Jin'an." The empress dowager agreed lightly, and was then helped into the table by the emperor. Then I stood by and waited, ordering the palace servants to serve exquisite dishes one after another. After all the dishes were served, the emperor said to me, "Nu Xi, you can also sit down." I watched the Queen Mother's face carefully, she glanced at me, and said calmly, "You can sit if the Emperor tells you to sit." I sat down and enthusiastically served the queen mother with food, while the emperor sang and explained in harmony. "Mother, this fish with pickled cabbage is appetizing and invigorating, fresh and refreshing... I guarantee it will suit your taste. It took a lot of effort for Nu Xi to make this dish." The Empress Dowager nodded slightly, but did not move her chopsticks. Instead, she turned to look at the maid standing beside her. The maid understood, stepped forward, divided two small dishes, and took out some of the food I had brought for the Queen Mother. First, she took out a silver needle to test, and saw that there was no change in color, and then she lowered her head and tasted it. She is testing poison! My face is a bit uncomfortable. Although it is understandable to test poison with food in the palace, it is really uncomfortable for the Queen Mother to do it so obviously. The emperor was also a little embarrassed, and called out in a low voice with a little reproach: "Mother!" The maid nodded to the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager took a small piece and ate it. After she finished eating, she said unhurriedly: "My emperor, it is necessary to be on guard against others, especially those who are close to you... Yo, this taste is really not very delicious..." I squeezed out a smile, picked another dish for the Queen Mother, and said: "If the Queen Mother doesn't like the taste, why don't you try this jade and feed it to shark's fin." Then it is still the first to test the poison, before the queen mother eats it. A banquet, made embarrassing and unhappy. Although I am confident that I have superb cooking skills, the queen mother said that the food was tasteless, and the table was full of dishes without even touching a few chopsticks. The emperor looked at me helplessly. There was loss and sadness in my eyes, but I suddenly became excited as if I remembered something. I got up and said, "Tingyi, hurry up and take the snack that Liu Jieyu gave me yesterday." come over." After a while, Tingyi came in with a sealed food box. Food is very taboo and cautious in the palace, so seals must be affixed when presenting food.There are willow branches blowing in the wind painted on this food box, and Liu Jieyu's seal is printed on the bottom, the Queen Mother must be very familiar with it. I put petal-shaped snacks on the table, and there are six of them in a circle, like flowers blooming. The queen mother snorted coldly when she saw it, and said: "No wonder the Ai family can't eat Liu Jieyu's pastry these days, so I'm willing to offer it to you." I smiled apologetically, and said: "The concubine dare not, the queen mother is joking." After speaking, I took a pastry and handed it to the queen mother. The Queen Mother often eats this. Although she is very wary of me, she does not disrespect Liu Jieyu, but she glanced at me and said, "You eat one first." I was taken aback for a moment, and the emperor made a rescue and said, "Queen Mother, it's not like you don't know that Nuxi doesn't like sweets..." I shook my head and said: "I heard that Liu Jieyu's dim sum is sweet but not greasy. She kindly brought it here. The concubine wanted to taste it, but it just felt a little sudden. Since the queen mother ordered the concubine to taste it first, Then the concubine will bear the blessing first." I calmly ate one, and after eating, I praised: "Liu Jieyu is good at cooking, sweet and delicious, no wonder the queen mother loves it so much. I will learn a lot from her in the future." The Empress Dowager's face softened a little. She hadn't eaten much, so she ate three pastries in one go. I asked the emperor: "Your Majesty, would you like to try it too?" The emperor waved his hand and said, "The dishes you cook are delicious, I can't eat that much anymore." After leaving the table, I brought two more cups of fragrant and elegant tea. I explained: "This tea is called Four Seasons Hundred Flowers Tea. It is made by blending and boiling the petals of the four seasons, which are gentle and complementary in temperament. It can help digestion and is most suitable for consumption after meals." There were a few small multicolored petals floating on the tea, which aroused the Queen Mother's curiosity and love, so she tasted a cup. After the emperor finished drinking, he joked: "You have such a good thing, but you are willing to give it to me after seeing your mother..." I blushed slightly and explained: "It's not that I'm reluctant to give it to the emperor... It's just that there aren't many made, and the concubines have to try it first. After soaking a little, there's not much left..." The emperor withdrew his smile and said seriously: "Don't try such a dangerous thing as tea tasting in the future, just leave it to the servants to do it. Otherwise, how about hurting your body..." I seriously replied: "The life of a concubine is small, but the noble bodies of the emperor and the queen mother must not be damaged in the slightest. Therefore, we must do everything by ourselves, so that the concubine can feel at ease..." The emperor was moved, and the queen mother also snorted softly, got up and said: "Your words are really good. Well, the Ai family also knows your intentions, and they will behave themselves in the future and serve the emperor well." I knelt down with tears of gratitude, and said: "The concubine will remember the Queen Mother's teachings. May the Queen Mother be healthy and live a thousand years and a thousand years." But in the afternoon, news suddenly came that the Queen Mother died of a sudden illness. When I hurried to Shouan Palace, the palace was already in chaos.I saw the emperor calling his mother in a voice, looking extremely sad. I quietly stood aside, weeping silently. The emperor was sad for a long time, then suddenly remembered something, and asked loudly to a group of imperial physicians kneeling below: "Say! How did the queen mother die?" The imperial doctors trembled all over, and replied with trembling voices: "The Queen Mother died suddenly..." The emperor kicked down an imperial doctor, and said angrily: "I asked why your queen mother died! She was still fine at noon!" The imperial doctors hesitated and couldn't tell, and the emperor asked the empress dowager's personal maid again. The maid was trembling with fright, and immediately replied: "The Queen Mother has been resting for a while since she came back from Jujiu Palace, she suddenly grasped her chest tightly and said that her heart was uncomfortable, and then...then her face turned blue, and the servant went up to help her, and the Queen Mother fell on the servant's bed I gradually lost my breath..." Then all of a sudden everyone turned to look at me. With tears still on my face, I stared blankly at them. The emperor also looked straight at me with a complicated expression, then gradually calmed down and said, "It can't be her." But the imperial physicians seemed to have grasped a clue, and came over to me and asked, "May I ask the imperial concubine, empress dowager, is the meal at Jujiu Palace at noon?" I nodded and replied, "Exactly." Everyone was in an uproar, and the imperial doctors also looked dignified. I went on to say: "But don't think that I did something wrong. Everything the Empress Dowager eats in Jujiu Palace has been tested for poison." I pointed to the personal maid and said: "She is still fine, how can I do that?" What about harming the queen mother?" The imperial physicians lost their clues again, but one of the imperial physicians asked the maid unwillingly, "Have you really tried all the food?" The maid hurriedly nodded, but suddenly remembered something, and shouted: "Except for that pastry..." The imperial doctors gave birth to hope and stared at me again. I said calmly, "But I have eaten that pastry too." The emperor explained for me at this time: "It is true that the imperial concubine tastes a mother first before eating." The imperial doctor pondered for a while, and asked: "Is the imperial concubine sure that you and the queen mother eat the same pastries?" I nodded and said, "We all ate from a food box, but I ate one and the Queen Mother ate three..." The imperial doctor's expression changed, and he asked seriously: "I wonder if there are still some pastries left by the imperial concubine?" I replied, "There are two left at noon, and I was going to eat them at night." So the imperial physician carefully inspected the remaining two pastries, and finally concluded that there was poison in the pastries! The emperor asked in disbelief: "But the imperial concubine also ate, why is she all right?" The imperial doctor replied: "This kind of poison invades the heart. Eating one is only slightly harmful. Eating two will cause chest tightness, shortness of breath, and general discomfort. Eating three or more will paralyze the heart... The queen mother is old, so it must be the heart." I couldn't bear it, so I died suddenly..." Everyone was stunned when they heard this. I also had a look of disbelief, and murmured: "But... this pastry was originally given to my concubines by Liu Jieyu..." Liu Jieyu was sent to death row for the crime of conspiracy and murder, and her family was also implicated in the crime. I heard that she was crying every day in the prison, shouting that she was wronged, and even cursing me to die. I just laughed it off when I heard it. The food was indeed made by her, and the seal had never been broken by anyone. The evidence is conclusive. How can it be believed that she said a few words of injustice? It was really good for her to treat me well afterward. I can understand her resentment for being cheated and framed.In the end, my own intentions turned into evidence for my use... That kind of pain can't be relieved even if I curse "I will die badly". I'm not that magnanimous... If you do something wrong to me, I will hate it for the rest of my life. Why can a simple apology wipe out the previous grievances. Even if it is too late, it will be too late. I told the palace people: "From now on, everyone in Jujiu Palace will wear plain clothes and abstain from eating meat and meat. I will sprinkle the courtyard with wine, and I will take a bath and fast, copy Buddhist scriptures for the Queen Mother, and pray for her to ascend to the Paradise of Ultimate Bliss." The palace servants took orders to leave, Jingming walked over to me while there were few people and said, "Miss, you made a dangerous move." I took off my gorgeous robe and put on a light blue robe, looking at him expressionlessly. Jingming said: "If the queen mother asks the lady to eat a few more pieces, or if the queen mother does not move but the emperor eats a few pieces, the consequences will be unimaginable!" But after a while he discovered something again, and said curiously: "The food box was indeed untouched, and the poison in Liu Jieyu's cardamom was only a small amount and chronic, how could it cause the Queen Mother to die suddenly?" I smiled slightly, and asked back: "Do you really think that the pastry poisoned the Queen Mother?" Jing Ming asked in surprise: "Then, Miss means..." "The key is whether the emperor ate the pastry. If the emperor ate it, there would be no Four Seasons Hundred Flowers Tea. I only ate pastries, the emperor only drank tea, and the queen mother," I snorted coldly, "She ate both." While copying Buddhist scriptures with my eyebrows lowered, I explained calmly: "In the cardamom used by Liu Jieyu, there is a kind of venom extracted from snakes. It is soaked in oil, and only a small amount can gradually weaken the heart. But this kind of snake is afraid of a kind of poison." The small white flowers in summer, smart toads like to inhabit among these flowers, and snakes dare not approach them. So the locals call it 'toad flower'. Toad flowers and snake venom are mixed together, it is highly poisonous, But it doesn’t happen right away, but the venom invades gradually, gathers in the heart in two or three hours, and the person will suddenly fall ill and die.” "Then the remaining two pieces of pastries are poisoned later?" I turned over a page of Buddhist scriptures, looked at the word "goodness" on it, and smiled disdainfully, "If there is nothing left, it will be Liu Jieyu's death charm. I will give the Queen Mother a favor and ask Liu Jieyu Jieyu goes underground and waits on her." Jingming trembled imperceptibly, and I raised my eyebrows slightly, "If you slowly poison the Queen Mother according to the original plan, it would be better if you can't find out. Once it is found out that she died unexpectedly, and Liu Jieyu has no reason Whoever poisoned the Queen Mother might find us sooner or later; but now, Liu Jieyu wants to poison me, it's only natural, but the Queen Mother is unlucky enough to be a scapegoat. However, although the Queen Mother was not killed by me, it was because of me. Death, how to untie the embarrassment in the emperor's heart, this is the most dangerous part of this move." Eunuch Zhu apologized, and said, "Your Majesty, the Emperor has already rested." It turned out that he still refused to see me. I didn't mind smiling, and said, "I'm only worried about the dragon body of the Holy Majesty. As long as I hear that the Holy Majesty is healthy, I will be very satisfied." Eunuch Zhu replied respectfully: "Your Majesty's sincerity towards the Emperor is touching." I ordered: "This Palace cannot serve the Holy Majesty, you personal servants must take good care of it." Eunuch Zhu bowed his head and nodded in response. I took the opportunity to whisper in his ear: "Is everything you were asked to do done?" He replied in a low voice without any trace: "It has been added to the emperor's tea according to the dosage according to the order of the empress." I nodded in satisfaction, bowed down to the palace again before leaving. After half a month, I finally finished copying the Buddhist scriptures, and then I came to the emperor's palace dressed in white cloth, without makeup, and with my hair loose. 我跪下恭敬一拜，朗朗着说：“臣妾沐浴斋戒，至今抄写完一本经卷，为太后祈祷。臣妾自知罪孽深重，现在已了无牵挂，应当遁入空门。只是离走前记挂君上，只记得君上曾说过喜爱臣妾的头发，现今剪断赠与君上，只当留个想念，也不枉臣妾与君上夫妻一场了……” 说完我流下泪来，伸出手拿起放在旁边的剪刀。 这时殿上的门突然被打开了，皇上一身白袍的站在那里，显得那样憔悴。 我看着他，眼泪流得更是汹涌，又是委屈又是留恋。 我把头发甩到一边，正要下剪，皇上奔过来，把我一下子抱在怀里。 我浑身轻颤，也抱住皇上，小声地哭泣道：“君上，臣妾的君上……你真的不要臣妾了么……” 皇上爱惜地抚着我的长发，“朕已经失去了母后，朕怎么能再失去你……如果那酥点都是你吃了的话，那么朕现在又该如何悲痛。而你留在了朕的身边，朕怎么能不珍惜，怎么能不珍惜……” 我默默地流泪，长长的指甲轻柔地划过皇上的背，我能感觉他微微的异样。 皇上将我拦腰抱起，向殿内走去。 四周的人惶恐地低下头去。 我闭上了眼睛，松开了手中的剪刀，听它落在地板上发出的咚的一声。 一切都结束了，我赢到了最后。 皇太后死后被谥为“昭慈仁皇后”。 柳婕妤被缢死，家人或处死或流放。 皇上无限感伤的和我说：“当初朕的父皇有偏爱的妃子，想废嫡立庶，是朕的母后联合朝中大臣上疏谏议，才使父皇打消了念头。朕不知道母后当初是如何隐忍，但是朕知道是母后帮助朕顺利登基……母后生前如此坚强好胜，没想到最后竟不能颐养天年，朕的心中有愧……” 我听说过那个瑜妃的事——生前宠冠后宫，死时却惨淡收场。爬得越高，摔得越惨。气势太过，终究树大招风。 然而我就要做那棵最高最大的树，高傲地俯视众生。前面已经是条不归路，我只有继续走下去。如何避免如瑜妃那样的命运，就要深深地扎根，不断地向上爬，根深蒂固到，让人再无法撼动。 这时朱公公进来禀道：“皇上，太后大丧的消息业已通知众皇子皇孙，他们都在赶往奔丧的路中。” 我在心中微微一动，依我现在的地位，将是他们共同的敌人，到时又将是怎样的一番争斗场景。