An Lingrong's Rebirth: The Lock of Qingqiu

The next day, just before dawn, An Lingrong heard the sound of bells ringing three times, twice each time, before An Lingrong got up.

Her head "buzzed" and she briefly lost consciousness. This was a wake-up call only after the death of the Qing Empress or Queen Mother.

Could it be that something happened to the Queen Mother? Something happened to the queen?

"Qiaoyu, change my clothes quickly. Qin Sanyue, go and find out first. What's going on?" An Lingrong frowned and said worriedly. He saw the Queen Mother and the Empress yesterday. The bones of both of them were still in good condition. How could something happen after only one day?

Only the sound of clothes fluttering in the air was heard, and a thin figure flew over the towering city wall like a wild goose, and disappeared in an instant.

On the towering bell tower, I saw the queen dressed in pure white, with her skirt flying. She was pushing the tripod bell with gnashing teeth alone. Beside her stood the chief eunuch Jiang Fuhai and the aunt Jianqiu of Jingren Palace. Staring blankly at the queen pushing the clock hard.

There were more and more people watching below. The concubines, maids and eunuchs who came to the harem after hearing the bells, as well as the ministers who came to the court, gathered around them. Soon, the emperor took Su Peisheng with him, and the queen mother took them with them. Aunt Zhuxi and Aunt Fangruo came tremblingly.

The Queen Mother burst into tears and said: "Yi Xiu, come downstairs quickly. What are you doing up there? Yi Xiu, the Ai family knows that you have been wronged, but you can't do this to yourself. The emperor is ignorant and neglects you, but you You still have the Ai family to support you, and you also have Honghui, you can't be so stubborn at such a young age."

The queen slowly turned around, her fair face turned upward. She cried all night last night, her eyelids were swollen from crying. Her voice was so loud that it could tear the air: "The Queen Mother, dear ministers, Dear concubines, I want to ask for an explanation from you today! Since I entered the palace, I have worked hard to manage the harem and never dared to be careless. Although I have made mistakes, I have also listened to the slander. The slaves of Jingren Palace have not hesitated. I paid the price of my life for this. Now, for the sake of a woman, the emperor has abandoned the people and the country, and left the government affairs to the ministers. The emperor does not think about the government all day long. I am just trying to persuade the emperor to take the right path. Unexpectedly, The emperor actually identified this woman as Queen Chunyuan. Chunyuan is my biological sister. How could I not recognize this woman? The woman placed in the palace to enchant the emperor is obviously a fake, and the emperor is because of me. The emperor wanted to depose the queen and asked me to lead people to guard the imperial mausoleum. I did not hesitate to ring the bell six times in order to attract everyone to come and give me justice. The palace cannot be the queen, so the position of the queen of this palace should be given to a witch who finally deceived the emperor into not doing justice? "

The emperor was so angry that smoke was rising from his face, but there was an uproar everywhere. The emperor deposed the queen, and it was only carried out secretly in the harem. There was no formal public notice on a large scale. The queen made such a fuss, and the whole world knew it.

"The abolition of the empress, this matter is too serious. Although I usually have some prejudices against the queen, when it comes to the abolition of the empress, this is a big deal."

"That's right, how can the Queen of the Qing Dynasty be abolished at will?"

"You cannot depose the queen. If the emperor wants to depose the queen, then he must step over the corpse of the Ai family." The Queen Mother added fuel to the fire.

This made the voices that originally wavered in doubt become extremely determined: "The queen cannot be abolished, and the queen must not be abolished!"

The emperor angrily flicked his sleeves and said to Xia Gui who was standing aside: "Xia Gui, go to the tower and lift the queen down."

Xia Guo took the order and left, flying up to the tower. Unexpectedly, the queen took several steps back and walked back to the tower and said: "Xia Guo, what do you want to do? Don't come here. If you dare to step forward again, In one step, I will jump off the tower. Anyway, the emperor no longer wants to see me, and he doesn't care about my life or death. Don't push me too hard!"

Xia Guai waved his hand and said: "Empress, don't be excited. I am here to protect you. This tower is so high. If it falls, the Queen will be bruised and her body will be bruised. Her facial features will no longer be neat. I miss you too." I don’t want to fall so ugly, besides, the Queen Mother is right, where is the Queen Mother and Honghui?”

The queen burst into tears and said: "If I hadn't been forced to do so, how could I have used such a despicable method? Today, if the emperor doesn't take back my order, I will definitely not go down to the tower."

Xia Gao had no choice but to retreat, and then retreat again, and was in a stalemate with the queen from a distance. The ministers below began to kneel down, and even the queen mother cried so hard that her eyes were red and she couldn't stand up straight, so she simply sat on the ground and cried. He stood up and said: "Ancestors, what kind of evil have you done? Why did the Ai family have such evil obstacles? Your Majesty, why don't you retreat quickly? Look at the ministers behind you. They are all kneeling together. "

The emperor couldn't resist. He shook his head and sighed: "Looking at the face of all ministers, I will spare the queen for now. Queen, you know what you have done. I hope you can take care of yourself. Since you are not willing to guard the imperial mausoleum, then Then I went back to Jingren Palace and continued to copy scriptures by hand. I looked at the wall and thought about my mistakes. I will keep the position of queen for the time being until your mother honors the world and remains benevolent and virtuous as before. You are not allowed to step out of Jingren Palace without my permission. How long you will be banned is up to me. It depends on your situation, please be patient and go back to Jingren Palace to think about it.”

The queen fell down and prostrated herself, and said with a smile through her tears: "Thank you very much, Your Majesty. I will go down to the tower without bothering you, Lord Xia."

The queen returned to Jingren Palace, but the farce did not end.

The queen's position was still retained, but she was not out of danger yet. The queen mother struck while the iron was hot and, together with all the civil and military officials, asked the emperor to expel Wan's concubine from the palace.

The Queen returned to the palace, but the ministers did not get up from the ground. They jointly reported: Wanbi is not Chunyuan. She talked nonsense and framed the Queen. She said that the Queen killed Queen Chunyuan, and she also said that Chunyuan was. He possessed her body and kept telling lies, asking the emperor to punish the concubine severely.

The emperor was reluctant to deal with her and repeatedly reiterated that Wanbi was the incarnation of Chunyuan. She was exactly the same as when Chunyuan was alive. The emperor and the ministers faced off and refused to give in.

Seeing the stalemate between the two parties, the Queen Mother couldn't help but said: "Since the Emperor believes that Wanbi is the incarnation of Chunyuan, then let's ask someone to go to the imperial mausoleum to open the coffin and conduct an autopsy. Wouldn't it be clear if this is Chunyuan?"

The emperor hesitated, but the ministers were pressing hard, and there was no way. Under the coercion of the ministers and the Queen Mother, the Emperor led a group of people, together with the Queen Mother and relevant court officials, to the imperial mausoleum to open the coffin and conduct an autopsy.

It is said that after the coffin was opened, didn't Chun Yuan lie peacefully inside? The emperor suddenly woke up and cried bitterly in the imperial mausoleum. He cried to Queen Chunyuan for a long time before calming down and returned to the Ouchi Palace.

After returning to the palace, things became tragic. The trouble caused by Wan's concubine was so bad that she almost had to depose the queen. Now that the Queen Mother took advantage of her, how could she let Wan's concubine go so easily.

Immediately, in front of the emperor, the Queen Mother ordered people to arrest Wan Concubine and throw her into the cold palace. However, the emperor was obviously still reluctant to part with her. But at this time, the emperor's feelings for Wan Concubine were already a bit unfamiliar. It was civil and military officials, and the Queen Mother and the Empress were having a huge quarrel in front of him. Secondly, it also alarmed Empress Chunyuan who was far away in the imperial mausoleum. For a moment, the psychological impact on the emperor was too great, and the emperor could not bear it for a while. , fell ill, and was closely cared for in the Yangxin Hall. In addition to An Lingrong, who took care of him with all his clothes on, there were also doctors from the Imperial Hospital who took turns checking his pulse every day.