Chapter 544: Just Tear It Apart, Osmanthus Honey!
"The Queen Mother, the Duke of Xingguo and Mrs. Xingguo conspired with Yao Dao to murder her granddaughter Shao Wanru. Please make the decision!" The eldest princess Ruian cried and fell in front of the Queen Mother, her tears falling in strings and her voice sobbed, "My son was also the reason for being too late that day. Madam is too cruel... I have to leave. The child in my belly is gone. If... if I stay here any longer, I'm afraid I won't have any children for eternity. The title will naturally fall to the second wife as I wish. I have pity on my son. ...I will be crazy and stupid until my death, only thinking about..."
The eldest princess Ruian was crying while talking. Her hair was covered with fine flowers, and her bun that was always tightly tied was also very messy. The Queen Mother was shocked. In so many years, she had never seen the eldest princess Ruian like this. Too embarrassed.
He hurriedly stood up and helped him up with his own hands, while comforting him: "If you have something to say, please speak slowly and don't hurt your body. You are not young anymore. Speak carefully."
Mrs. Xingguo, who was a few steps behind the eldest princess of Ruian, was shaking with anger. She just walked a few steps slower, not as fast as the arrogant and domineering eldest princess. Just because of these few steps, she had already finished her complaint. Look at the queen mother What the empress meant was that she sided with the eldest princess without saying a word, which made it difficult for the concubine to bear such a tone.
He took two steps forward, calmed down, knelt down respectfully and saluted the Queen Mother, and then pointed at Princess Ruian and said: "Empress Dowager, please make the decision for me, I am here to live happily." To deal with things, the eldest princess came over and without saying a word, she took the concubine by the collar and dragged her out... Where does this put the dignity and rules of the royal family!"
"My granddaughter is about to die. How can you talk about decency and rules? It was because of this decency and rules that the second wife of your house benefited!" The eldest princess Ruian had already sat down. At this time, she turned around and scolded her loudly. road.
"The reason why my son died outside was not caused by Princess Qinghua... Even though she is the princess of the royal family, she should support her parents-in-law after she gets married... In harmony with the brothers, she left far away regardless of it. My son lost his life... Princess, how should we calculate this debt?"
The madam also wiped away her tears and stared at Princess Ruian loudly with red eyes.
The Queen Mother's forehead hurts a little. The two things happened in the past were often discussed, but she still maintained the superficial face every time. Now she doesn't even want to lose face, and just starts to tear her apart?
"Come here, please help the Queen Mother to sit down. She is so old. If she has any bad intentions, she will be in trouble!" The Queen Mother touched her head and ordered.
Two palace servants came over, pulled the queen mother up, and then helped her sit down opposite the eldest princess Ruian. The two people were now on one side of the queen mother's side, and on the other side.
"The Queen Mother, the fifth girl is contaminated with evil spirits. This is visible to everyone. I asked her to temporarily become a monk and pray to the Buddha. But the eldest princess came over and dragged the concubine over without saying a word. , saying that I am plotting to kill the fifth girl, and bringing out so many messy old things to talk nonsense, look at the Queen Mother, my concubine’s collar has been torn by the eldest princess!"
The madam tugged at her untidy clothes. The eldest princess had held her by the collar for a while. Even though she tidied her clothes a little when she entered the palace, it was still very disgraceful.
The collar of this dress was really obvious, and there was a smile in the Queen Mother's eyes. No matter how she looked at it, she felt that the collar of her dress had indeed been pulled, and this was in line with the temperament of the eldest princess.
It’s been years since I’ve seen the eldest princess become so angry. It’s surprising how angry she is. As for what the Queen Mother said, after thinking about it carefully, the Queen Mother’s face darkened. The five members of Duke Xingguo’s mansion Isn't this girl the one ordered for Chen'er?
"You want to shave the fifth lady in the house? Whose idea is this?" The Queen Mother was unhappy.
"The Queen Mother, the tonsure is not real, it is temporary. She has evil spirits in her body, which is not suitable for a home and a living room. Moreover, she may harm her relatives. I have no choice but to come up with such a method!" The Dowager Wife wiped it with a handkerchief. She burst into tears, knowing that she could no longer compete with Princess Ruian at this time.
"Is it just a temporary need to shave off all your hair at once? There is a razor to prove it. Let's not talk about it for now. My granddaughter is a good-looking person. You have colluded with a demon to confuse the public with your demonic words, and then you plan to kill her. You've been tricked, why don't you try to trick your doting granddaughter?" Princess Ruian said angrily, wiping away her tears.
"You...you really don't understand what you are saying!" The Madam was also annoyed, "The eldest girl has nothing to do with this matter at all. The eldest princess still needs to keep her moral integrity."
"Is it possible that Zhuo Zhuo has something to do with this matter? You can't tolerate her so much. You couldn't tolerate her mother back then, and you can't tolerate her daughter now. If you really don't like her, just give her back to me, so that you don't have to worry about your Xingguo Duke. Even before she can live in the house, people are forced to leave the house and have her hair burned with incense. If a woman has her hair burned with incense, even if she returns to secular life, how will people look at her!"
Ruian yelled loudly.
The Queen Mother's face darkened. She basically understood everything now. She placed the tea cup in her hand heavily on the table, making a crisp clinking sound. The Queen Mother, who was about to retort, was startled, and her eyes couldn't help but He looked at the Queen Mother and saw that the usually peaceful Queen Mother's face turned cold.
"Madam, do you want the fifth young lady in your family to become a monk?" the Queen Mother said, although her voice sounded gentle, but it had a sharp meaning, "Since you are of the blood of the eldest princess, you, Duke Xingguo, cannot do whatever you want. After dealing with the fifth young lady, is it possible that the royal bloodline looks the same as other young ladies in your house?"
These words were spoken with sharpness, hardly like those spoken by the gentle Queen Mother in the past. The Madam immediately knew that the Queen Mother was angry, and knelt down with a plop, saying anxiously: "I don't mean that, I just have an evil spirit. The entire Xingguo Duke's family will not be left behind, and I have no choice but to do this."
"Evil spirit has taken hold of you? Is this what you're talking about?" Princess Ruian sneered and waved to Aunt Gao who was standing aside. Aunt Gao stepped forward and presented a box.
"What is it?" The Queen Mother's eyes fell on the box. Although the box was presented, it was not opened.
"It's what the Queen Mother said about the longevity lock being stained with evil spirits and attracting many insects. Don't be afraid, Queen Mother. In addition to the longevity lock, there is also an ant inside, which is slightly larger than ordinary ants." The eldest princess Ruian first gave the Queen Mother some psychological training before letting Aunt Gao open it.
There is indeed a long-life lock in the box. If you look carefully, you can see that there is a big ant on the lock. Because there is only one, and Princess Ruian has already explained it in advance, the Queen Mother is not panicked. She only glances at it and turns her eyes. Looking at Mrs. Xingguo's mansion, her face was as dark as water.
"Your Majesty, I asked people to perform rituals in the Buddhist temple. That night, the Buddhist temple was burned down by lightning. Today, I went up to the mountain and asked people to dig out several pairs of silver bracelets belonging to their brother and sister. When they were dug out, only the silver bracelets of the five girls were found. It was crawling with such disgusting ants, and they were larger than ordinary ants. The eldest girl and the fifth girl went to ask Master Puming of Yuhui Temple. Master Puming asked the Master Xiushui of Baiyun Temple about this matter. "
"From Master Puming's message, I went to ask Taoist Xiu Shui for help. Taoist Xiu Shui was also afraid that something would go wrong and wanted to find another piece of jewelry belonging to Fifth Girl. I remembered the longevity lock that I had given to Fifth Girl before, so I I asked Wu Yatou to ask for it. Wu Yatou said that it was in the eldest princess's mansion. The servants in the concubine's mansion followed to get it. Unexpectedly, when they got it, it was covered with ants again. The Queen Mother, the concubine What should I do? I don’t want to do it, but the lives of the whole family, young and old..."
The madam cried loudly and knelt on the ground. While crying, she told the story of the incident, including the incident where the eldest princess grabbed her collar arbitrarily.
"Empress Dowager, don't listen to her nonsense about evil spirits. You can ask the imperial doctor to examine it. There are no other evil spirits on it. It's just that someone has spread honey on it, and it's the most fragrant osmanthus honey. So if How can we attract ants if we don't attract them?" Princess Ruian sneered after the madam finished speaking.
He reached out and took the box from Aunt Gao's hand, closed it and gave it to the palace attendant next to the Queen Mother.
"What, was someone smeared with honey?" The Queen Mother's face turned cold. Her gentleness does not mean true charity. How can it be easy for her to sit in the position of the first person in the harem in this palace? "Come here, Please have the doctor examine it!"
The palace man went down with the box in his arms.
"Wha...what? Is there honey?" The madam stuttered, then raised her head and her face turned pale in shock.
"Don't you know, Madam?" Princess Ruian raised her lips mockingly.
"I...how did I know that this long life is locked in your hands." The madam defended angrily.
"Who knew that even the bracelets buried under the main hall can be coated with honey? What's not allowed?" Chief Ruian sneered, staring at the Madam of Xingguo Duke's Mansion with a burning gaze. She didn't believe this. The old woman really knew nothing. Thinking that she had pretended to be a decent person in front of him in the past, but she wanted to push her granddaughter to the most miserable state, the eldest princess Ruian even wanted to eat her.
"I...how did I know? It was all reported to me by a servant, and then it was Taoist Master Xiu Shui who said it!" The madam stammered for a moment, and then slowly started to speak smoothly.
"Madam, please get up first!" the Queen Mother ordered coldly, and the palace maid hurriedly helped her up.
The madam sat down, pinched the handkerchief tightly, her expression was very ugly, her lips pursed tightly, she looked towards the door of the hall, her eyes tightened into a ball.
The palace attendant holding the box in the main hall has returned. The Queen Mother is getting older, and there is always an imperial doctor on duty in her side hall, so she can check it without going to the imperial hospital.
"Reporting to the Queen Mother, there is indeed honey in the lock of longevity. It is fragrant osmanthus honey!"