Chapter 67 People in the Palace
When Hu Shanxiang was tired and rested, Zhou Yingying said to Zhu Yuhuan: "Your Majesty, you don't know, Xuanmiao...Xuanmiao Imperial Concubine doesn't like to eat, and only drinks a few sips of water every day..."
All the affairs of the harem are now handed over to Zhou Yingying. Sun Mengqiu never eats every day, and Zhou Yingying knows it very well. Although she doesn't care about it, Sun Mengqiu is the emperor's concubine mother anyway. If she really starves herself to death, the emperor will inevitably be condemned.
The censors could not curse the emperor to death, they were just a little annoying.
Zhu Yuhuan comforted her, "I know what she's thinking. Don't worry, it's okay for a person to go hungry for a few days. Besides, she's still drinking water, so at least her life will be fine."
Seeing that she had no intention of pursuing the matter, Zhou Yingying breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Well... we can't let the imperial concubine starve forever..."
Zhu Yuhuan smiled and patted her shoulder, saying, "Don't worry, I will go visit the imperial concubine in person today and will definitely persuade her."
Zhou Yingying couldn't help but complain when she heard this.
I'm afraid that if Concubine Xuanmiao sees you, she will really starve to death in the palace.
Zhu Yuhuan could guess her thoughts and said, "Even if she doesn't want to live, her palace servants will urge her to live well every day. The example of Concubine Renmiao is a lesson for them. If they were really stupid, they wouldn't help Concubine Xuanmiao do this and that."
Everyone in the palace knew that Concubine Guo was forced to death by Empress Chengxiao herself. Not only was Concubine Guo forced to commit suicide, but even her palace maids hanged themselves along with their master. From the outside, it sounded like they were loyal followers, but who would be willing to die in the palace like this?
Now that Zhu Yuhuan has abolished Zhu Qizhen's throne, it might not be impossible for him to turn around and deal with Sun Mengqiu. Even if he cannot do it openly, he can do it behind the scenes.
When gods fight, ghosts suffer. The palace people knew it very well. Many of them tried their best to show their sincerity to the emperor, such as revealing that Sun Mengqiu complained every day on the couch in the palace, but the content of her complaints were all insignificant things, just secretly saying that Zhu Yuhuan was not filial. She probably took into account her natal family outside the palace, so she did not dare to be too blatant.
When Shandong sent the memorial to Beijing earlier, Zhu Yuhuan saw the Sun family greeting him cautiously, obviously worried that Zhu Yuhuan would take revenge on them later.
I guess they originally wanted to remain silent so that Zhu Yuhuan would forget about them, but they were worried that not congratulating Zhu Yuhuan would give him a handle, so they could only try to keep a low profile.
Seeing this, Zhou Yingying was eager to try and said, "I will go with Your Majesty to prevent anyone from disturbing His Majesty."
Zhu Yuhuan was the emperor after all, so it was difficult for him to directly attack the Imperial Concubine Xuanmiao. However, Zhou Yingying had a direct conflict with Sun Mengqiu during the meeting in Fengtian Hall that day. Even if he really treated the Imperial Concubine harshly, what would it matter? After all, His Majesty and the eldest prince were backing her up.
Zhu Yuhuan was a little amused and said, "How can you chase and beat someone like that?"
Zhou Yingying's thoughts were exposed by her, so she could only whisper, "I am also worried about Your Majesty..."
Zhu Yuhuan sighed and said, "Why are you worried about me? Can the imperial concubine assassinate me right in front of you?"
With Sun Mengqiu's temperament, she didn't know how many times she had been angry just by seeing Zhou Yingying, her former daughter-in-law, hanging around in front of her. If she really took Zhou Yingying with her, Sun Mengqiu would probably be pissed to death by her.
“That’s true…”
Zhu Yuhuan smiled slightly and said, "For some people, death is actually a relief. Living in pain in this world is the punishment they deserve."
Zhou Yingying was stunned, not knowing who Zhu Yuhuan was talking about for a moment.
Given Zhu Yuhuan's broad-mindedness, this sentence didn't sound like it was talking about Sun Mengqiu at all.
As Zhu Yuhuan expected, Sun Mengqiu has indeed had a hard time these days.
Her son Zhu Qizhen was deposed from the throne, and her grandson Zhu Jianshen was adopted by the new emperor Zhu Yuhuan. Sun Mengqiu was deprived of her position as empress dowager. Although her treatment did not decline sharply, Sun Mengqiu still enjoyed the right to live in a separate palace.
But the current situation has had a huge impact on Sun Mengqiu, and her body naturally cannot bear it.
Even though the palace people around her took care of her as before, except that "Old Empress" was changed to "Royal Concubine Empress", it was still difficult for Sun Mengqiu, who had been the Empress Dowager for twelve years, to accept what was happening before her.
With so many emotions in his mind and a pent-up breath, Sun Mengqiu naturally fell ill soon.
Despite this, Sun Mengqiu had no intention of examining him.
Her son was not sure whether he was dead or alive, and he was deprived of the throne. Her grandson was taken away, leaving her unable to intervene. Even she herself fell into this situation.
Sun Mengqiu would rather die quietly, maybe even make Zhu Yuhuan unhappy.
This was the only "revenge" she could take when she was already powerless.
Zhu Yuhuan had just deposed the emperor. If the biological mother of the deposed emperor died so soon, it would at least add another stain to her reputation.
"Your Highness, the Saint has arrived..."
Sun Mengqiu was originally lying on the couch with her eyes closed. When she heard the palace maid's words, she turned over, hugged the quilt tightly in her arms, and said nothing.
Seeing this, the palace maid looked embarrassed and walked to Ruilan's side and whispered, "Aunt, it's not a solution for the Queen to do this. The Saint is in a good mood now and doesn't want to pursue the matter with the Imperial Concubine. But if the Saint ever turns his back on her..."
Ruilan sighed softly and said, "After twelve years as the Queen Mother, she has become like this today. It would be better to have a real operation to relieve her pain."
Although she said this, she actually knew very well in her heart that if Sun Mengqiu really had the intention to commit suicide, how could she have persisted until today when she wouldn't even drink water?
Sun Mengqiu was just trying to vent the anger that had been stuck in his chest for twenty years.
Those who are involved are often confused, while those who are on the sidelines can see things more clearly.
Ruilan knew better than Sun Mengqiu why everything had turned out like this.
Emperor Xuanmiao gave her the honor, favor, and tolerance that her position did not deserve, but these were just fakes. Compared to favoring Sun Mengqiu, Emperor Xuanmiao cared more about whether the knife in his hand was good enough. The former princess, now the emperor, could provide more benefits. This favor was just favor.
As the throne changed, the fake no longer existed, but Sun Mengqiu was still immersed in the illusion and couldn't extricate himself, thinking that he could still hold power through the "emperor", but the result was disappointment again and again.
If Zhu Qiyu came to power, Sun Mengqiu would still be able to deceive herself. This is the fate of women.
But the person sitting on the throne now is not anyone else, but Zhu Yuhuan.
Even Sun Mengqiu's last bit of self-deception was completely exposed.
Ruilan sighed and urged in a low voice, "Prepare tea and snacks and have the palace servants wait for the Saint outside. They must behave properly."
"yes……"
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