Chapter 158: The End of the Instrument

This day's court meeting, because Empress Ji directly pointed out that Chunjia had been childless for many years, and the emperor's heir could only land safely after taking charge of the government. It was the regent who coveted the throne and ordered Lu Chongyi to do it, which caused an uproar!

The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty did not have a deep impression of the queen, at least not as deep as the empress dowager.

After all, after the Ji family had two queens in a row, they supported Chunjia, and it was only natural that another queen should be born - not Ji Lingzi, but also other daughters of the Ji family.

This kind of main palace relying on the superiority of family background, because Chunjia himself only started to rule last year, the majesty of the empress has always been only circulated in the harem.

Her attention in the previous court was not even as good as Yun Fenghuang who had been doing things since entering the palace.

But today, everyone has a solid understanding of the level of Xia Ji's daughter.

Empress Ji fought against the regent's faction all by herself, and she didn't lose the wind in the slightest!

She is dignified and eloquent, she speaks at a steady pace, and her analysis is penetrating. She has pinpointed the fact that the regent murdered the emperor's heir, and she will fight for every inch of land. In the end, the king raised his seniority to suppress others in anger, but the queen turned his back on the empress dowager, saying that the regent himself did not make a good start when talking about family etiquette, and was not filial and filial to the empress dowager; Queen, even if the regent is an uncle, he is just a courtier. If you are so rude to the queen in front of the emperor and courtiers, where does it come from to say that you don't covet the throne? !

The quarrel between the two sides was in full swing, and the others couldn't get in at all.

In the end, it was Chun Jia who came forward to smooth things over in person. First, they each played 50 boards in public to silence them, and then forcibly brought the topic back to the topic, which was the reason for the miscarriage of his concubines before he was in power.

So the Imperial Hospital was once again summoned to the hall in a mighty way, to ask for the queen's pulse in public.

The result of asking for pulse is that the queen does have three corpses in her body, and it has indeed been invading for a long time, not the kind of temporary entry - the time is so long and the degree is so serious that the queen is not only impossible to give birth, but also appears every day. Some adverse reactions have been reported.

The angry Prince Regent questioned again: "Since the queen is always feeling unwell due to the three corpse insects, why didn't she call the imperial physician to see it? Why didn't I find out about this until now?"

"I do suffer from illnesses from time to time, but the three corpses are very hidden. If you don't remind me, the imperial physicians will never think of it, so how can they think about it?" Empress Ji Shi Shiran said, "Otherwise it's not just this palace, who is the concubine of the palace all year round? Why don’t you ask for peace pulses a few times? Why didn’t a single imperial doctor tell the truth before the Ruishou incident led to the surrender of the veterinarians of the Imperial Veterinary Garden? Could it be that the entire imperial hospital just sat and watched the royal heirs be murdered?!”

Of course, this statement was unanimously supported by the imperial physicians, and two old imperial physicians stood up, citing scriptures and saying that there are many symptoms of pain, which are very similar to the symptoms caused by the three corpse insects, even if they have decades of medical practice. It is also difficult for experienced people not to lose sight.

In short, the two generations of concubines were killed by the three corpse insects. This is definitely not because they are not skilled enough in medicine or their loyalty to the royal family is limited. It is definitely because the three corpse insects are too rare to be diagnosed without warning.

Empress Ji also said: "Since the summer vacation last year, my palace has been ill from time to time. This is known to the front and rear palaces. There was even a time when the palace affairs needed to be entrusted to concubines Xian and the others. Now that I think about it, it is one of the three corpses." Therefore, at that time, it was said that Bengong was getting old and his body was weak..."

Everyone knew why she complained of illness from time to time since last year's summer vacation, but it was difficult for the emperor to say anything.

At this time, Chunjia said, since the queen checked and was indeed harmed by the three corpse insects, let Lu Qidao and other concubines also check it out. pressure.

Before, I thought it was due to the lack of fate for offspring, but now that I think about it, I am afraid it is artificial.

Take advantage of today to figure things out, and avoid those concubines being wronged.

When he said that all the concubines would check it out, but in fact, he just asked the pulse of several concubines and reported it to the court meeting. The result was a lot of fun, because apart from Lu Qidao, the former concubine Yue was now Mrs. Chunke. , the original Concubine Ying is now Mrs. Yaoning, the original Concubine Xin is now Cui Chongrong, the original Jieyu is now Jia Chongyuan, the original Zhaoyuan is now Kang Jieyu...all of them were recruited!

"What happened to Kang Jieyu?" Aside from the uproar among the courtiers, some people noticed the abnormality and couldn't help asking, "Isn't she the biological mother of the second prince and the third prince?"

The point is that the second prince and the third prince not only landed alive, but they still seem to be alive and well?

According to the previous statement, if the mother's body was harmed by the three corpse insects, even if the second prince and the third prince were not aborted, they would not live long after landing.

Chunjia also looked at the imperial physician who had come back, raised her eyebrows and asked.

The imperial doctor wiped the cold sweat from his forehead: "Kang Jieyu has a strong body and bones. Although she has been infected by the three corpse insects a long time ago, she has no symptoms so far. Perhaps it is for this reason that she was able to give birth to two princes. But the two princes also They are weaker than ordinary babies, so of course they were born in the royal family, and they should be raised well, so there shouldn't be any major problems."

Probably afraid that people would not believe it, he euphemistically mentioned an epidemic in the previous dynasty. The epidemic was so fierce that there was no cure for it, and it caused countless deaths and injuries at that time.

However, even in such a situation where the bones are exposed, there are still a few who are in particularly good health or very lucky and survived.

Kang Jieyu was one of these lucky ones.

Together with her two children, although they may be relatively weak, they can still be raised.

For a woman whose mother has three corpse worms, this result is already thankful.

Chunjia's face sank like water, she looked around, and was about to speak, when a waiter ran up from behind, and reported in panic, saying that Mrs. Yaoning and Cui Chongrong both passed out!

Originally, the court meeting was not over yet, although Mrs. Yaoning and Cui Chongrong were not low in status, they were only concubines, even if something went wrong, they should not disturb the court meeting in public.

But isn't the situation special right now? Not only did Chunjia not get angry, she immediately ordered the imperial physician to go and take care of her, and then passed on a word of mouth to send Xianfei Yunfenghuang and Xuanfei Luo Hanyi to take care of her.

Cui Wan, Cui Chongrong's own father, came out and knelt down, begging the emperor to give his daughter justice with tears streaming down his face.

In doing this, Cui Wan not only felt sorry for her daughter, but also took advantage of the situation to sell miserably.

Since the emperor took power, his status and power have been declining day by day, especially the return of Ouyang Yanran, and the gradual recovery of some officials who were suppressed during Xiaozong's time, which put Cui Wan under a lot of pressure.

He has not had Chunjia's attention for a long time.

If things go on like this, even if Chunjia doesn't trouble him, he will be pushed out of the center of power.

Of course Cui Wan was not reconciled.

He feels that this matter today is an opportunity, why don't he stand up and show his presence?

Sure enough, Chunjia had a rare kindness towards him, so she personally comforted him, made him stand up, and promised: "I will give you an explanation, and I will also give an explanation to the ancestors of the Gongxiang family!"

None of the courtiers dared to refute, after all, this matter was too big, in such a big palace, only Lu Qidao, the concubine of the emperor's wedding, survived, and even the queen could not escape the murderous hands, who did it? Who the hell has this means? What is this picture? !

They dare not think.

And Lu Qidao was going crazy: "This is impossible! Impossible!!!"

"The facts are all there, so why does Chongyi still want to mess around?" Not far away, Empress Ji looked at her with pity and said calmly, "Actually, these few are still alive, such as the former noble concubine Qian Shu who has already gone. Concubine... still don't know what's going on!"

These words reminded Yi Guogong and Zheng Ju and his son, and they also came out together, asking the emperor to investigate thoroughly and give their daughter justice.

When things got to this point, Lu Qidao would definitely die.

The regent couldn't explain it, if the real culprit was the common man Ji Sheng, why did Ji Sheng let Lu Qidao go even though his two nieces were not spared?

Even if Lu Qidao's adoptive father Qing Pinghou was once served by Ji Cheng, how can a servant's adopted daughter surpass her own niece?

What kind of relationship does this have to be a slave?

This topic cannot be brought up.

Just mentioning it has the suspicion of letting Xiaozong put his head on the grassland.

After all, the regent and Xiaozong have a deep brotherhood, he will not and will never allow others to think like this.

Of course Chunjia would not deceive her stepfather like this.

So it can only be that there is something wrong with Lu Qidao. She used her adoptive father's relationship with the common man Ji Sheng to inquire about such a hidden method of harming people, and used it on all the people she could harm in the entire harem except herself. , It is about planning to give birth to the eldest son of the emperor. A good mother is more expensive than a child.

But there will be retribution in the dark, she doesn't love much, and she has never been pregnant once.

The regent was also punished.

Originally, with his powerful position, he could completely dump all the blame on Lu Qidao, and give up his car to protect Shuai Qingpinghou.

But not long ago, after Ji Sheng was convicted of murdering Xiaozong's heir, he personally led people to destroy Ji's family!

At this time, it was Chunjia's concubine's turn to suffer. As an uncle, what face did he have to protect Qing Pinghou?

Simply because Chunjia didn't want to fall out with him yet, the main reason was that she was not sure about falling out with the regent at this time, so she just cut off Lu Chuncao's title by "not being strict with the goddaughter", demoted her official position by a few levels, and asked him to think about it behind closed doors at home. Three months, it will be punished: "After all, he is an old man who has served the late emperor. Although the matter is serious, I can't bear to be harsh."

Compared to the regent's fury, Lu Chuncao accepted the result very calmly, and kowtowed respectfully to thank him: "The guilty minister is ashamed, the guilty minister is sorry for the late emperor and His Majesty."

During this period, Lu Qidao tried to speak with a desperate expression several times, but was stopped by his stern eyes.

Then the Celestial Dynasty will end here - as for what to do with Lu Qidao, he will definitely not survive anyway. This is a concubine, and it should be taken care of by the harem, and the courtiers didn't mention it.

After the court was over, Lu Qidao followed the empress back to the harem in a daze: "Your Majesty, empress, concubine..."

"You go back to your palace first." Chunjia didn't give her a chance to speak, "I have something to say with the queen, and then I will visit you."

"Your Majesty, the concubine is really wronged." Lu Qidao insisted, "I beg Your Majesty to see clearly."

When she said this, the queen next to her looked at her with pity, which made Lu Qidao furious. He couldn't help forgetting his superiority and inferiority, and rushed forward to question: "You are the one who framed me!!! Did you do it on purpose!? You Killed everyone, but left me as a scapegoat!!!"

"This matter does need a scapegoat, but why is the person who needs it?" Empress Ji asked calmly, "If my Ji family has never been defeated, I still need a scapegoat for doing things? If my Ji family Defeated, as it is now, even if I have a hundred scapegoats, how can I save myself? Then why should I prepare so-called scapegoats so superfluously?"

Lu Qidao froze, her neck seemed to be made of stone, she twisted a little bit with a very stiff and slow movement, and looked at Chunjia beside her.

Chunjia's expression was very indifferent, not at all gentle and refined as usual, he glanced at Lu Qidao casually.

Those eyes were so calm that they had no emotion. When they passed by her, it was as if they passed over a stone or a clump of grass leaves, so indifferent: "Queen, let's go."

He didn't even mean to look at her, he just slid his eyes past her as he went to see the queen.