Chapter 454: Funeral Incident
When Concubine Rou saw her, her eyes turned three degrees colder.
"I have never offended you, why do you want to harm me?"
This was the only question Concubine Rou wanted to ask in person.
Over the years, she has never been afraid of trouble in the palace, but she will not take the initiative to cause trouble.
She thought that she had no grudge against Concubine Hui, could it be because of Prince An?
After hearing what Concubine Rou said, Concubine Hui's face suddenly became distorted and ferocious.
"You haven't harmed me? Don't you feel guilty about saying this? Don't you know how my child died back then?"
Hearing this accusation, Concubine Rou frowned and tried hard to recall the past.
Did he really accidentally harm her child?
But she was sure she had done nothing.
"I never harmed your child."
Concubine Hui was agitated. "You still refuse to admit it. When I was pregnant with the emperor, the baby looked unlucky, so you hypocritically sent me a Ganoderma lucidum, saying it was a good thing from southern Yunnan. After I ate it, I started bleeding, and then I lost the baby!"
Concubine Rou still frowned, "Then how can you be sure that there is something wrong with the Ganoderma lucidum I gave you?"
"After I had a miscarriage, my family gave me another Ganoderma lucidum. After eating it, I noticed the difference between it and your Ganoderma lucidum. I thought about it carefully and realized that I was always very careful about what I ate. Apart from your Ganoderma lucidum, there was nothing wrong with anything else. So I became suspicious."
"Then I tried to find a way to start with those close to you, and finally found some evidence against a lowly servant. I extracted the truth from her. I wanted to bring that servant to the Emperor to seek justice, but she ran away. When I sent people to look for her, they found her dead in the lotus pond!"
"You must have discovered that the truth had been revealed, so you killed her to silence her. Afterwards, you even sent someone to give compensation to the slave's family. If you hadn't killed her, how could you be so kind?"
Concubine Rou did remember this incident.
At that time, a maid in her palace suddenly drowned. After hearing that the maid's life story was very miserable, out of pity, she sent a sum of money to her family. However, she never thought that there was such a story behind it.
He was stabbed in the back without knowing it.
Concubine Rou looked at her coldly and said, "Believe it or not, that matter has nothing to do with me."
"You still dare to quibble after all this! I'll smash your mouth!"
Concubine Hui had no place to vent her anger, so she raised her hand and wanted to hit someone.
This time, Concubine Rou did not stand and take the beating.
She quickly stepped back to avoid the slap.
Upon seeing this, Concubine Hui flew into a rage, "How dare you hide! Someone, hold her down!"
The palace maids around her immediately stepped forward to catch the person, but they could not get close to Concubine Rou at all. A whirlwind blew past them and blew them all to the ground. Concubine Hui was also unable to open her eyes due to the strong wind.
Before they could stand firmly on their feet, several of them seemed to be hit hard on the knees by something, and they cried out and fell to their knees.
"What's going on?"
"Is it haunted?"
There was panic on their faces.
Concubine Rou and Jinse both knew what was going on. It was most likely done by the secret guards.
Concubine Rou said calmly, "There are many souls of innocent people who died unjustly in this cold palace. I've lived here for a long time and have long been accustomed to it. They naturally won't make things difficult for me. You are strangers, and there is no telling what those wronged souls will do to you."
Her tone was so light that Concubine Hui's face turned pale.
"You, stop exaggerating!"
As if to verify Concubine Rou's words, another gust of cold wind blew by, making a whistling sound like the wailing of ghosts. The wind was so strong that Concubine Hui could not open her eyes, and her body was even a little unstable.
However, Concubine Rou and Jinse were not affected at all.
"If I were you, I would leave here immediately, otherwise, you will never come back."
Concubine Hui's lips trembled, and she dared not to be stubborn anymore. She stumbled to her feet and ran away.
Concubine Rou looked at her embarrassed back with a hint of sarcasm at the corner of her lips.
This person is not only stupid and easily fooled, but also has a courage as small as a needle hole and can be scared away by a gust of wind.
From now on, she probably wouldn't dare to come here and cause trouble for herself again.
But, who framed that old incident?
The other party created such an enemy for himself more than ten years ago. His vicious intentions are really chilling.
When Xiao Baozhu returned to the princess's mansion, she immediately informed Lu Zhiran of the good news that Emperor Defeng's health had improved.
Upon hearing this, Lu Zhiran also breathed a sigh of relief.
"That would be great."
This news was like a shot in the arm, igniting hope in their hearts.
The 20th day of the twelfth lunar month is the day when the new emperor is buried.
The funeral procession stretched for ten miles, with sixteen dragon banners leading the way covering the sky.
The new emperor Xiao Yanlin walked in front of the bier holding the posthumous seal. Behind him, eight hundred armored guards struck the ground with their scabbards. The dull sound of the impact startled several jackdaws.
Officials and common people in plain clothes knelt on both sides of the palace road, and everyone had a sad look on their faces.
The second prince and the third prince both rushed back the day before, and were now dressed in mourning and following the funeral procession.
In just one year, the political situation has undergone tremendous changes. They did not expect that the person who would reap the benefits in the end would be the Eighth Brother.
According to seniority, the second prince was the best candidate for the crown prince, but the eighth prince took advantage of it.
The second prince was also briefly dissatisfied and even had the audacity to have other ideas.
But this idea came and went quickly. He had mediocre talents, no achievements, no support, and his mother's family status was not high. It was impossible for him to gain support just by being a "chief". Instead, it would ruin his current good life.
The funeral procession was solemn and dignified, and there was a heavy sense of depression in the air.
When they reached the middle of the sacred road, they suddenly heard a muffled sound - the sixteen pallbearers who were carrying the coffin slipped at the same time, and the dragon coffin made of golden nanmu wood fell heavily to the ground, shaking the golden bells on the coffin cover.
In an instant, the world seemed to freeze.
Xiao Yanlin's face suddenly turned very ugly, and he almost dropped the posthumous title in his hand.
Someone in the team screamed first, and then all the officials were in an uproar.
The coffin fell to the ground midway, which is an ominous sign!
Such a change had never occurred before when an emperor was buried.
The Minister of Rites was so frightened that his face turned pale and he forgot how to react for a moment.
Xiao Yanlin's face trembled violently. "Hurry up and raise your head! Can you bear the consequences of disturbing our father?"
The sixteen porters, with pale faces, hurried to lift the sedan again.
But whether it was because of the shock just now that made them lose their strength, or for some other reason, they tried several times but failed to lift it up successfully.
Everyone watched helplessly as the golden nanmu dragon coffin hit the ground again and again, making dull sounds.
Xiao Yanlin's face became uglier and uglier, and the civil and military officials all had different expressions. The people even murmured in agreement.
The late emperor was unwilling to be buried. Could it be that his death was mysterious?
As soon as this thought came to mind, my heart started beating wildly.
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