Chapter 89
Hearing this, the emperor’s heart shook. In his eyes Li Guifei, has always been only aware of the love of children, private grudges, where she thought so much?
“Emperor, you are now getting older, the former dynasty every day noisy Yi Crown Prince, you have to think about Zhang Yan is no longer the lost child Li Guifei, is to raise the Li King’s Empress. She has put her hand to the imperial to, but also dare to use the mourning family’s birthday to make an article, you still live in Longzhi twelve years na?”
The emperor was silent for a moment and sighed deeply, “Just now, Yan’er said: as long as Yu is killed, she would rather not be this empress. Mother …… this empress position is just a chicken rib for her. If the child minister does not even give her this decency, she really has nothing in her life. Furthermore, Marquis Yongan is about to return to the capital. I, for one, have to be concerned about him.”
The Empress Dowager said so much in one breath, but was unable to sway the Emperor’s mind. Concubine Shu and Concubine Hui looked at each other and knew that there was no way out.
The emperor has been favoring Zhang Yan for many years, and he pities her a lot, and now that Princess Yu has not really had an accident, the emperor will not punish the empress severely.
The empress dowager then said: “then how are you going to tell the British Lord, people’s daughters come to the palace to celebrate the birthday of my wife, with a face of injury back, how to say?”
The emperor was silent.
At this time, the empress dowager’s side sister brought another palace person in, she knelt on the ground trembling.
The Empress Dowager ordered the Sister to present the silver needle and said, “During the polo match with Dan, Yang Hsien changed into a new polo uniform made by the Clothing Bureau, and he found this needle in his boot. In order to avoid making a mockery of the Danish state, Hin Yang kept the matter quiet and gave the evidence to me. I sent someone to the Clothing Bureau to inquire before I uncovered this slave girl.”
The Sister immediately shouted at the courtier who was lying on the ground, “Before His Majesty, why don’t you answer truthfully?”
That palace man cried, “Your majesty spare your life …… are the queen’s palace Lian aunt, told the slave girl to do things according to the instructions, to give Yu Wang’s clothes shoes and socks buried something. If the slave girl does not agree, she is going to marry me to the old inner official of the north palace gate …… The slave girl is really afraid, and the slave girl does not want to harm Yu Wang ah ……”
That courtesan said pleadingly, Concubine Hui couldn’t help but say, “How could there be such a vicious person!”
The Empress Dowager handed the needle to the Emperor and said, “This thing, hidden on the inside of the polo boots, Yang Hsien is wearing this on the horse, if you zap that beast, and for a moment the horse loses its temper and falls off, what will happen? That day, when Dan provoked us, the Empress still let Hsien Yang wear boots with pins. If Hsien Yang hadn’t realized it, not only would he have been injured, but he would have been humiliated in public, and Dan would have made a fool out of us. The Empress has acted to murder her son in private, and disregarded the majesty of the dynasty in public. She has disregarded the overall situation outside, and treated her son harshly inside, so how can she be worthy of the position of the Middle Palace?”
Words to this point, the emperor is already no retreat.
He had no choice but to change the subject and ordered someone to go and invite Consort Yu to come.
Rong Xiangmei was in the East Courtyard, listening to Linlang’s report that His Majesty had ordered those lackeys to be caned to death, and laughed coldly: “Killing people to silence them is also fast enough. This Majesty of ours really hasn’t changed at all, as long as the person the Empress killed wasn’t him, what wouldn’t he turn a blind eye to?”
“Girl be careful what you say.” Lin Lang was flustered.
Hearing that His Majesty was invited, Rong Xiangmian re-combed her hair and made sure that the medicated cloth on her face was wrapped intact, with a look that half of her face was ruined, before entering the main hall.
Her complexion was somewhat pale, but her description and demeanor were already as normal.
Rong Xiangmian knelt down in the middle of the hall and performed a big salute: “Greetings to the Empress Dowager, greetings to Father Emperor. May the Empress Dowager be blessed with long life. Grandson-in-law is unintelligent and has stirred up the Empress Dowager’s birthday, I ask the Empress Dowager and Your Majesty to grant the offense.”
“Child, quickly get up, what bestowed offense?” The Empress Dowager signaled Consort Hui to assist.
Seeing that Rong Xiang refused to get up, she said with tears in her eyes, “Today’s birthday banquet, my grandson-in-law got up late and came late, and in her haste, she fell off the sunset platform, breaking her face, and I have no face to see others. Please the empress dowager and your majesty bestowed the punishment, let me go home to contemplate and recuperate.”
The Empress Dowager marveled, “Good boy, it’s hard for you to have the temperament to be willing to preserve the royal reputation!”
The Emperor was also surprised, originally he had thought of a few ideas to appease her in exchange for her commiseration.
Rong Xiangmian wiped her tears and returned, “Xiangmian married into the royal family, and naturally loves the royal family’s reputation more than her own. The Rong family has been loyal for generations, and there is not a single word of dishonor even if they die in battle for their country, so what is this injury of mine?
Moreover, my father’s sympathy, my mother’s such a low status, to make an exception to move into the ancestral tomb, this kindness to see the broken bones are also difficult to report, not to mention this injury, that is, to be my life, there is not a word. Just ……”
“Just what?”
Rong Xiangmian pondered and carefully said, “Please Empress Dowager, Your Majesty and the two empresses, when His Highness King Yu returns to the capital, don’t tell him about this. His Highness often says that the Empress Mother is pitiful, but it is a pity that he was only a child when Yu made her mistake, ignorant and powerless to stop it, and now he can only serve his first mother with filial piety and make a slight compensation. I’m afraid that His Highness will be sad and have trouble dealing with himself if he knows that the Empress Mother is so resentful.”
Hearing her words, the empress dowager couldn’t help but shed tears of sadness, “Good child, it’s hard for you to sympathize with Xian Yang’s difficulties ah …… just that you’re so generous, the one in the Chengqian Palace may not have such a generous nature as yours. This time she did not win, there is no guarantee that she will not do it again and again and again ah!”
“Empress mother is the master of the harem, if there is a chastisement …… do children can not defy disobedience, as for Yu’s atonement one or two it.” Rong Xiangmei tearfully smiled and relieved the Empress Dowager.
Shukui Fei on the side, understand, busy: “Empress Dowager rest assured, in the future Yu Wangfei into the palace to ask for peace and greetings, my concubine and Princess Hui will pay attention to look after. It will never be such an afterthought as it was today, which nearly led to a major disaster.”
The empress dowager glanced at the two concubines, had an idea in her heart, then said, “Zhang Yan when she was a noble consort how domineering, the emperor is more clear than the mourning family. So many years, the harem did not make any big mistakes, not her as the empress of how good, is the harem in the more virtuous and good people, to avoid their sharp edges, more forbearance, only to keep the winds and waves calm.
To me, the palace of virtue than Zhang’s people are not a few. You want to keep her throne, I do not force you, but if the palace in the hands of Zhang’s, I always feel uneasy.”
The emperor also thought of this section, since he did not want to severely punish the empress, that give other concubines decent is the method of checks and balances, also counted to Yu Wangfei an explanation. Then the water pushed the boat: “At the beginning of the xianyao out of the surrender, I want to promote a promotion of the status of the princess, so that xianyao married more decent. Only because the position of the Concubine has been full, the Princess Hui is not willing to make an exception for this, attracting criticism, it will be temporarily shelved.
Now the show Yao did the Prince, the first Emperor’s ceremony to meet the Dan country are done properly. Xian Yao also soon have children, should also be promoted to the status of their mother consort, to celebrate. According to my view, the promotion of Shuji Princess for the Royal Princess, Hui Fei for Hui Guifei, with Jia Guifei together with the management of the harem. Zhang is confined to contemplation and may not inquire about matters outside of the Chengqian Palace.”
Suddenly promoted, the two consorts heart natural joy. Just this promotion is due to the queen made a mistake, the two are very calm, no joy on the face, only kneeling to thank: “Thank you Empress Dowager, thank you, Your Majesty. I will definitely work hard to maintain the peace of the harem for your majesty.”
Rong Xiangmian also congratulated the two empresses from the side. The emperor looked at her again, “You have suffered such a great grievance, naturally I will not let you be humiliated for nothing. Those lackeys have been caned to death, and I will not let go of those who went to your residence to deliver the decree. What else do you wish for you may as well say it, I will satisfy you.”
Rong Xiangshi wiped away his tears and laughed, “My daughter-in-law was fortunate enough to receive a plaque inscribed in her father’s handwriting, and it’s already ready to be hung up, so how would I dare to have any extravagant wishes. Now only hope that your highness can come back safely, in the future peacefully live the days, filial piety to the empress father and mother.”
The emperor listened to the pour came to the interest: “Jing Yi Yuan …… I titled the name but have not seen this garden. Speaking of a long time have not been out of the palace, if you do not mind the trouble, then I and the Empress Dowager together to go to your garden to stroll how?”
Rong Xiangmian laughed, “This is the decency of the Yulong Mansion. Because of my daughter-in-law’s life, there are often people pointing fingers at His Highness behind his back, saying that he married the child of a horse taming woman. If Yü Wang knows that the Empress Dowager and Father are willing to visit Jing Yi Yuan, he must be very happy.”
Speaking of his life, the emperor’s mind moved, “Although your mother has entered her ancestral tomb, she still owes her honor after all. Rarely, she is bold and courageous, the heart of a loving mother, so that you married into the Royal Family today, is also considered a person of merit.
I will make an exception, posthumously awarded her the title of a grant, give her a mourning honor, but also block the mouth of others. In the future, whoever dares to talk about her and your origin is presuming to talk about the court’s wife, which is a great disrespect and can be sent to the Patriarch’s Office to be punished.”
Rong Xiangmian’s eyes burned in disbelief. She was just trying, but she didn’t think she really did it, and even felt that it didn’t matter if she scratched her face a few more times.
Tears fell from her eyes and she knelt down to thank her.