Chapter 120 The Concubine Who Caused Trouble to the Country
When Concubine Zhen fell into the water, the water grass at the bottom of the lake was tied up by Concubine De. They originally wanted to instigate Jin Zhaoyi to ask Concubine Zhen to go to the lake to feed koi, and then push Concubine Zhen into the lake and frame Jin Zhaoyi, killing two birds with one stone. Unexpectedly, the Queen Mother's people took action in advance, and also took the unnecessary step of ambushing and dragging Concubine Zhen underwater. In the end, Concubine Zhen escaped, and the water grass knot under the water was wasted. For this reason, Concubine De not only secretly regretted that the Queen Mother and Concubine Shu were not able to accomplish anything, but were more likely to cause trouble. Since they had taken action, they had to cut the grass and root it out. How could they let her live to complain to the emperor? It also caused all her plans to fall through. Jiang Xinyue, who was resting and nurturing her baby in Hexi Palace, had no idea what the people in the harem thought of her. Even if she knew, she would not care. They just spread rumors that she was a concubine who brought disaster to the country, like Bao Si and Daji. Sometimes she felt speechless. Since ancient times, there has been a saying that beauties in prosperous times are the embellishments, while beauties in troubled times take the blame. Men are fine, because there are not many good people anyway, and they are used to shirking responsibilities when something goes wrong. But how come even the women in the harem have to attack the concubines who are also women with such a reason? King You of Zhou lit beacons to tease the princes, but that was because he was greedy for Bao Si's beauty. When did Bao Si ever ask him to light the beacon tower? Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty fell in love with his daughter-in-law and tried every means to snatch her away from his son, Prince Shou. Did she do it voluntarily in the early stage? Why should Concubine Yang bear the eternal infamy during the An-Shi Rebellion? It 's not her fault that she is beautiful. It's the fault of those ambitious people who started the war under the guise of coveting her beauty! If she was a demon concubine, she would have been the only favorite in the harem of Dayan. How could they have the turn to make trouble here? Although there was a lot of noise outside, the Hexi Palace was still as peaceful as before. Emperor Xuanwu strictly prohibited the palace people in Hexi Palace from talking about the rumors outside in front of Jiang Xinyue. But if he didn't forbid it, others wouldn't be able to get in. Toxic things that are harmful to the fetus and the mother can't get in, but people with ulterior motives can't stop them from gossiping. Night - Jiang Xinyue was awakened by the sound of two people talking outside. Their voices were not loud, but the later the pregnancy, the shallower Jiang Xinyue's sleep became, and the slightest noise could wake her up. "I heard from the maids in Li Guipin's palace that she cried all day long. I really can't understand why Li Guipin has been the most favored concubine in the harem for more than ten years, but she has completely lost favor after only one year of being here?" "Hey! Concubine Zhen looks like a fairy from heaven. Isn't the emperor fascinated by her? Look at Concubine Zhen's father. He was promoted from a fifth-rank official to a third-rank minister of the Ministry of Justice in just one year. Is this comparable to others?" "How many concubines has the emperor dismissed for Concubine Zhen? If this continues, I'm afraid the empress will also abdicate and let the throne be passed on." "Why do I feel it's so mysterious? Could Concubine Zhen be a fox spirit?" "Hush! Stop talking! The Emperor cannot let Concubine Zhen know that people outside are calling her a witch who seduces the Emperor!" Just like what Jiang Xinyue said in the letter to her stepfather, the Song family is a big tree with deep roots, and a centipede will not die even if it is cut into pieces. Although the Jiang family has tried hard to reduce its presence, Concubine Li's hatred for Jiang Xinyue has reached the point where there is no need to hide it. Anyone with eyes can see it at a glance, and there is no way to escape it. So the Song family made a little effort, and rumors that Jiang Xinyue was a witch spread everywhere in the palace and among the people. Otherwise, how to explain that in just one year, the emperor fell in love with someone else and overthrew the Song family for Concubine Zhen? Only ignorant people think that the emperor was deceived by Concubine Zhen and attacked the Song family. Smart people know that it is not the case at all. The emperor himself was the instigator who wanted to bring down the Song family and concentrate the power in the hands of Prime Minister Song in his own hands. Concubine Zhen and the Jiang family took the blame for the emperor. No! It should be said that the Song family knew the truth, but they did not dare to express their dissatisfaction with the emperor, so they directed their anger at the Jiang and Jiang families. Who made them the emperor's pawns? Jiang Xinyue coughed lightly a few times to indicate that she had heard it and there was no need to say more. The people outside the window seemed to be frightened and scattered like birds and beasts. Xi Que put a thin shirt on her and glared at the air through the window: "Why didn't your Majesty let me arrest them and torture them? Who asked them to come here and say such indecent things?" "Why bother?" Jiang Xinyue pulled her clothes, her dark hair was particularly soft under the moonlight: "If they are not the Queen's people, they may be the people of Concubine De or Concubine Liang, or it may be Concubine Li Gui, or the Queen Mother. There are many people in my palace who are favored by the emperor and can't sit still. If we catch all the spies one by one, there is no guarantee that they will not arrange new people to come in tomorrow." She just wanted them to think that she didn't find their spies and let those little palace maids spread her situation. Anyway, the way others see her is the way she wants them to see. Behind closed doors, only Xi Que and Shuang Jiang knew what she was actually like. If they dared to place spies in her palace, she could make all those spies become her chess pieces. She has always been the chess player, so what is there to be afraid of? "Bang!" Another set of cups was broken in the emperor's Chengqian Palace. Emperor Xuanwu pointed at Li Guipin who was kneeling on the ground angrily, breathing rapidly: "Don't think I don't know, it was you who instigated the Pei and Song families to spread rumors and slander Zhenpin. Li Guipin, I have shown special mercy by not wiping out the Song family. Do you want me to settle accounts with them one by one to see which of them is completely clean?" He was afraid that once he conducted a thorough investigation, no one in the Song family would escape. Concubine Li wanted to cry, but her tears wouldn't flow. She raised her head and looked at the emperor sadly: "My grandfather has been beheaded, my father was too frightened and is bedridden. He is dying, and my mother has divorced my father and exiled to the Pei family. Your Majesty, what special favor have you shown me?" Was it a favor that would destroy her family?
What does the rest of the Song family have to do with her? She doesn't care whether they are dead or alive.
Those people are all ungrateful people.
"It's all their own fault!"
The emperor was furious, and he slammed his fist on the table with a loud noise: "I am the emperor of Dayan, the emperor of a country. Prime Minister Song relied on his power and wanted to ride on my head and give orders. But he forgot that I can even uproot the Wu family, so why do the Song family think that I will be a puppet emperor?"
In the final analysis, it's all greed.
Li Guipin sat on the ground decadently, and a pearl-like tear finally fell from the corner of her eye: "Then Your Majesty, just think of this as my revenge on you! The person you love is suffering because of you. You feel bad, and then I feel better."