Pick all the cold branches

The imperial concubine was silent, but the rest of the wives in the palace immediately choked.

The Imperial Concubine Cui is the only concubine in the Shang Inner Palace today, and she has the only son for His Majesty the Emperor. Although she does not have the title of Queen, her status can be regarded as extremely noble.

But if you are not a queen, you are not a queen after all.

When I was still Prince Jing, the Supreme Emperor gave Cui the honor of being a concubine as a concubine, and even specially granted her the ability to wear the same uniform as the prince and concubine, and attend all the events as the birth mother of Prince Jing's son. So what about the occasions that only Concubine Jing can attend?

Why she couldn't be Concubine Jing back then, why can't she be Queen now.

Among them is the mystery, not to mention that these relatives of the emperor who are entrenched in the capital are the courtiers and officials in the capital, and there are not many who don't know about it.Some private jokes have long said: The current Zhonggong is actually surnamed Zhen, so naturally the surname Cui can no longer be used, but I don’t know how the imperial concubine Cui should salute if she meets "Empress Zhen"?

A woman, even if she is noble, has both ability and political integrity, and has a son, as long as she does not get the favor of her husband, she will be pitiful and ridiculous in the eyes of many people.Besides, she's not a real wife.I don't know how many people flattered and flattered her face to face, but in fact they only regarded her as a little thing in their hearts, thinking that she was not as good as an old finger wrench used by the Holy Majesty.There is always a chance that the old finger-wrench will be seen and put on by the Holy Majesty one day, but she has absolutely no chance of receiving the grace of the Holy Grace again.

But such a woman is still in the top position, and even wants to order the wives and concubines of the royal family to let her be strictly searched?

Whether you say it or not, most people present are absolutely unconvinced.

Everyone originally pointed at the same enemy and resolutely refused to follow, but unexpectedly, this princess of Xie County, who was almost forgotten by everyone, took the lead to turn against the water, and all the anger that dared to vent at the imperial concubine immediately turned to this side coming.

After all, compared to a woman who is not favored by her husband, a woman who has lost her husband is more bullying, especially the husband of the former is still the current emperor, and it depends on the owner to beat a dog, while the latter has been "restrained" to death His deceased husband was the former enemy of the Holy Majesty. No matter how you look at it, it is much safer to vent your anger on the latter.

So all the wives, some of them have sharp teeth, and some of them sneered but pushed out a maid to do it for them. At one time, they blamed Xie Wanzhi for "wanting to rush to pick herself off", and at another time, they insinuated that she was clearly "there is no silver 300 here." Two", every word and every sentence is harsh.

Xie Wanzhi was alone with a maid.The little girl was young and petite, and it was probably the first time she saw such a cannibalistic battle, her immature face was full of panic, she was so frightened that tears welled up, she wanted to refute, but she didn't know how to respond How can I speak, I can only curl up beside the master aggrievedly, wiping away tears.

Brother Su couldn't bear to watch this scene, so angry he stood up on the spot and said, "Everyone, please stop talking!"

Before the words finished, someone answered in a nonchalant and eccentric way: "Concubine Zhao is worthy of being the princess of the Tartars, but she is different. She dares to shut up the elder if she speaks." There is no concealment, just scolding Suge Bala came from a barbaric and uneducated background.

The relationship between King Zhao Jiashou and His Majesty the Emperor, in the eyes of outsiders, is also extremely delicate, and it cannot be said well.And Suge Bala is a foreign woman who was sent to marry, so naturally she is not welcomed by such noble women of the Holy Dynasty.

But Brother Su was not Cui Ying, he never tolerated such idleness, and immediately raised his eyebrows, looking like he was planning to fight back.

Seeing that this matter is going to be completely out of hand.

Xiao Hengwu was so anxious that cold sweat dripped down, he quickly grabbed Brother Su and pushed him back to his seat, he turned around and took a step forward, and said quietly:

"Since when it comes to the rules of respecting the elders, they are all banned by imperial edict to pray for the Supreme Emperor. This Kunning Palace is not the West Fourth Archway. If you can save the excess, you can save it!"

The so-called four or two strokes of a thousand catties, she said it to the point, and she didn't know how loud it was, but all the people present were royal wives who had been by the king's side for a long time, and they all came to their senses immediately.

These women, no matter they come from aristocratic families or common people, they can get orders, enjoy glory, enter and leave the forbidden palace, and even put on airs here to control the airs of the concubine's wife, all of which are just relying on the man above. neither.

But the man above Xiao Hengwu was Rong Wang Jiayu.

No matter what prince or county king, in terms of status, who can surpass the Supreme Emperor?In terms of honor and favor, who is bigger than His Royal Highness, the most beloved younger brother in the world?

What's more, Xiao Hengwu is a sword in His Highness King Rong's hand, while His Highness King Rong's other hand is still holding Jin Yiwei.This daughter of the Xiao family is not Concubine Rong, and maybe she is not really the concubine that His Royal Highness loves, but she is a woman who works for His Royal Highness. The eyes of the princes and county kings who live above them can naturally be the knife to kill them.

In this way, what is the concubine, what is the favor, what is it?

There was a sudden dead silence in the hall, although the wives had their own ugly faces, they still kept silent and dared not speak more presumptuously.

Xie Wanzhi, who had been sitting quietly in the corner and being scolded by others, saw that their quarrel was over, so she gave a light chuckle, first comforted the little maid beside her, and then said slowly:

"If you gentlemen think it's cheap to push it on me, you can just push it on me. Anyway, the matter is stuck here, and no one can get away. So what if I get rid of myself? It's better than not picking up."

In a word, those who scolded her just now, don't try to run away if they don't pick themselves up quickly.

Xie Wanzhi has delicate eyebrows and eyes, with a delicate flower shining in the water and a willow supporting the wind, which is exactly the appearance of a Jiangnan woman who is as weak as water, and she still has a little Jiangzuo Wu sound when she speaks, soft and soft, turning a corner with crispness The official dialect in Beijing and Zhongnan is very different, but the ruthlessness of swearing without swearing is not lost at all.

The wives' eyes widened when they heard the words, and they couldn't believe that she dared to fight back. Two of them were so angry that they rolled their eyes on the spot and fainted on the ground.

But that's the end of the story, and no one wants to be the one who doesn't pick it clean.

Xiao Hengwu looked at the concubines and concubines in the hall, who were unwilling and unwilling, and had no choice but to soften his face and ask the imperial concubine's female officer to search them one by one, and then looked at them quietly sitting in the corner hanging down. Xie Wanzhi, who was silent, couldn't help but feel a shock.

Xie Wanzhi stood up to rescue Cui Ying on purpose.Although I don't know what she is for.Maybe it's because I really can't see it, and I feel that Cui Ying is pitiful.Maybe it was just as she said, she took the initiative to remove herself for self-protection.But in any case, it was a big help to avoid a disaster.

Given Xie Wanzhi's low-key, quiet and prudent work over the years, she didn't need to do anything extra.

A woman, far away from her homeland, far away from her mother clan, with no one to rely on, yet able to hide in the inner city, to settle near the imperial power, clearly in the center of the whirlpool, but able to avoid right and wrong, neither to murder others, It is also not allowed to be insulted at will, just like standing in the middle of the water without getting your shoes and socks wet, this is really a very difficult talent.

It's just that whether such a talent can be used, or for whom it is used, has a completely different meaning.

Xiao Hengwu couldn't help but look at Xie Wanzhi a few more times, and then turned his head to look at Cui Ying and Su Gebaba who were also shocked. His mood was really complicated.

In the middle of this resentful search, a maidservant who tried to sneak away in the chaos was caught on the spot, and a small porcelain bottle containing a bottle of mercury was found on her body.This servant girl followed the wife of King Zongbojing into Kunning Palace, and because she has some skills in making and burning incense, she was ordered to offer incense to all the nobles in the palace.

If this mercury is lightly dotted in the incense slices, it will be evaporated into gas by the charcoal fire, it is colorless and odorless, but it is highly poisonous.

Cui Ying's face turned pale with horror, remembering that this woman was playing with the incense burner very close to the prince just now, she quickly ordered people to throw out all the incense in the hall.

The princess of Jingjun was even more frightened, fearing that she would be involved, and she would be punished to death when she became hysterical.

But the maid cried and said that the mercury was the medicine Princess Jingjun wanted her to keep with her. It was not intended to poison anyone, let alone murder the prince, but to cover up body odor for Princess Jingjun.

There were those who cried and begged for mercy, and those who shouted and killed, and masters and servants turned against each other and bit each other. The scene was really horrible.

But King Jingjun is the emperor's elder Zongbo after all.

Cui Ying was terrified, she hugged the prince tightly and her hands and feet became weak, she didn't know how to deal with it, so she could only ask someone to separate the master and servant of Princess Jingjun in the side hall, and asked Yuqing to send someone to report to the Holy Majesty.

However, the Forbidden Army who had been ordered to revive the decree hurried out of the door. Before they could walk down the long steps in front of Kunning Palace, they suddenly heard the dull and rapid ringing of bells and the whistle of internal officials announcing the funeral from the sky above the Forbidden City.

The Taishanghuang went to the immortals, and the imperial edict selected a number of concubines and concubines to serve as close attendants, so as to die for the former emperor in order to ascend to heaven.

This is human sacrifice.

The news came layer by layer, and the palace wall was like a dead city.