There were only two candles left in the East Nuan Pavilion, and it was a bit darker than usual. The imperial concubine was sitting on the throne, with an unrealistic expression on her face. Cui Niang glanced at it hastily, and then went forward to bow and salute: "The servant girl kowtowed to see the empress."

"Get up."

The voice was still the same as the first time I heard it, cold, but like pearls on a plate, it was extremely elegant and pleasant, Cui Niang thanked her and bowed to stand.

"I once said that unless it is necessary, I will not summon you again in hiding. Do you know why I did this tonight?"

Cui Niang said: "The maidservant is not effective in doing things, and I have failed my mother's order."

"Head up."

Cui Niang raised her head slowly according to her words. It was an ordinary face. Although the scars left on her face were gradually faded after careful treatment, the beauty was reduced to mediocrity after all. Quiet as a deep pool, faintly flowing with charming brilliance.

The imperial concubine stared at it for a long time, then said softly: "Tell me, what do you think about when you wake up and look in the mirror every morning?"

Cui Niang trembled, and said in a hoarse voice: "Slave... Slave..."

"Will you regret the beauty you once had? Will you recall the life in the palace where kings, gold, jades and servants were swarming? Will you miss the man who put thousands of loves on you? Will you recall that night that almost ended your life?" Are you devouring the fire? Do you hate it?"

Her voice was deep and slow, but it was like a sharp knife, directly hitting the fragility deep in her heart. Cui Niang felt pain in her heart, but the muscles on her face were so stiff that she couldn't even move it.

"Yes, of course you will." The imperial concubine sighed softly, her tone full of regret: "Mei Ji, what a fascinating name it used to be—everyone thought you died in that disaster In the middle, do you know that King Runan was sad for you for two months, but it was only two months. After that, he had new beauties, one younger than the other, and the other fresher than the other. The person who was involved in the fire, although he was gradually neglected later, still sat firmly on the throne of the princess. In this battle, only you and your family are the ultimate losers and victims. You survived and followed There is no difference in death, heh, you would rather live beautifully in that man's memory."

"My servant has been a human being for two lifetimes, and what happened yesterday is like the past to me." Cui Niang said in a low voice: "Thanks to your mother for not abandoning me, entrusting such a useless person like me, and properly relocating my family, this servant is willing to marry me." Hold the ring, and do the work of a dog and a horse for your empress."

"I can do more than that." The imperial concubine stared at her: "Maybe one day, I can give you a sword of revenge, don't you want?"

Cui Niang's heart was shocked, and she raised her head involuntarily, a faint smile appeared on the lips of the imperial concubine: "You thought, didn't you?"

Cui Niang was silent for a while, then suddenly knelt down on the ground again: "Please help me."

"I've heard people say that Meiji has both beauty and art, and her charm is so superb that no one can resist." Your cunning can't even catch the emperor's heart."

Cui Niang could hear the reproach in her words, and replied in a low voice: "The emperor is no more than an ordinary man, his desire for new things is a hundred times that of other people."

"Since he is very human, you need to use extraordinary means." The imperial concubine said coldly: "Besides, the new beauties in the harem have never been cut off. Except for Princess Gaoli, you can also spend some time on other people. This , Eunuch Gao will remind you."

"Your maidservant is convicted, and she will do her best from now on, so as not to disappoint the empress again."

"The beauty of a woman can be a sharp weapon to defend oneself, a sweetness to destroy others, the beginning of all good things, or the source of all disasters." The imperial concubine looked at her and said slowly: "It's a talent, an ability. You once had it, but you didn't make good use of it. Now, you should be better at teaching others to use it."

"Yes." Cui Niang replied, and said: "Your Majesty's teachings, servants will always remember."

"Okay, you step back, you can go back no matter how you came here, there are people waiting for you outside."

"The slaves retire."

She kowtowed, got up and went out, Gao Xian hurried in from the outside almost at the same time, walked up to the imperial concubine and knelt down, lowered her voice and said: "Niangniang, it's not good, little master Lian has something serious."

The imperial concubine's face changed slightly: "What's wrong with her?"

The emperor didn't summon any concubines tonight, which is undoubtedly good news for Lianzhen, she thought she could spend a quiet night, so when the emperor brought Zhao Chengen to appear in Xiefang Palace, she couldn't help but feel uncomfortable. Fa faked a smile to greet him.The emperor hadn't spoken a word since he entered the door. Lianzhen sensed an unusual aura and tried to get some hint from Zhao Chengen behind him, but Zhao Chengen lowered his eyebrows, as if he didn't dare to have any communication with her.

Lian Zhen took the teacup from Bao Zhen, knelt and offered it to the emperor with both hands: "Your Majesty, please drink tea."

The emperor glanced at Zhao Cheng'en: "You, and them, all get out!"

"Yes."

In an instant, the people in the palace retreated completely. Seeing such a battle, Lian Zhen couldn't help but feel a little uneasy, and then felt a lightness in his hand. The emperor finally took the tea, and said lightly: "Get up."

Lian Zhen thanked her, stood up, and looked at the emperor carefully without any trace. The emperor was wearing a homely stone blue tunic collar robe today, with gloomy brows and eyes, as if he was suppressing some emotions, Lian Zhen felt uneasy Pursing her lips, she said with a smile: "The emperor is so late today, why hasn't he gone to bed yet?"

"I remember you in my heart, so come and see."

Lian Zhen smiled a little reluctantly: "Although the emperor said so, the concubine dare not take it seriously."

"If I say that, aren't you happy?" The emperor looked at her, and suddenly changed the topic: "Emperor Li came to your place yesterday?"

Lian Zhen was slightly taken aback, nodded and said: "Yes."

The emperor took her hand and stroked it lightly a few times: "Are you feeling unwell?"

Lianzhen was very embarrassed, and said in a low voice: "It's nothing, it's just that I've been a little lazy to eat these days, and Hengbo made a fuss, please ask him to come and see."

"Well, Lian'er's shy look is really touching." The emperor felt her stiffness. Although he was displeased in his heart, his face remained calm, let go of her, and said: "I remember, you usually Like green, don't you?"

Lian Zhen just felt that his question today was a bit thoughtless. Although he was puzzled, he still said: "I like green."

"The reason why you like green is because you have the word 'lotus' in your name? Isn't the lotus leaf green?"

"Yes, why did the emperor suddenly ask these questions?"

The emperor ignored her question and continued: "Not only that, you also like to embroider lotus flowers on your frequently used objects, such as handkerchiefs, don't you?"

Lianzhen looked surprised, before he could speak, the emperor suddenly took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and threw it on the table: "Look, is this yours?"

Lian Zhen glanced at it, and she was full of surprise and doubt: "This... This is my handkerchief, where did the emperor get it?"

"I got it from Doctor Li." The emperor looked at her coldly: "What? Why did you make such a appearance? Didn't you give this handkerchief to him privately?"

Lian Zhen's head jumped, knowing that she had been plotted against, she quickly knelt down: "My concubine doesn't understand what the emperor said."

The emperor looked gloomy: "Don't you really understand?"

"Although this handkerchief belongs to a concubine, I have never given it to others." Although Lian Zhen was frightened, she did not lose her mind. , you can ask Li Taiyi to confront him face to face."

"Confrontation? He has already been captured by the empress and locked in the prison of Ye Ting Prison." The emperor endured it for a long time, but at this moment he could no longer calm down, leaned down, held her chin with his hand, and said through gritted teeth: " You naturally know that he won't recruit you, for such a beautiful face, he should be willing to go to hell!" With a sudden force on her hand, Lian Zhen was so painful that she almost shed tears.

The emperor's face became more ferocious: "He kept saying that he picked it in your room. Could it be that when he was checking your pulse, none of the servants were present? Are all those people dead? Well, why did he pick yours? Hid the handkerchief privately, how dare you say that there is no affair between you?!" As he spoke, he raised his hand and slapped Lianzhen on the face: "Bitch! No wonder you are sick all the time, no wonder you have to look forward to it like everyone else. I, in front of me, are even a little bit puzzled, I only thought you were young and shameless, but it turned out to be the case, it is useless for me to treat each other like this!"

Lianzhen's ears were buzzing, and a faint smell of blood wafted from her mouth. She had no fear at this time, smiled lightly, and said softly: "The emperor has no doubts about other people's words, so why come here again?" ask me?"

"I came to see you in private. I just want to hear you say that this handkerchief is not yours alone. Now that you admit it yourself, what else is there to say?" Chill: "It seems that you have no fear at all. Since you dare to mess up the palace, you are not afraid of the crime of being cut alive, you don't mind harming your parents, and you don't care about implicating the nine clans. First, I will kill Li Mao. This slave is torn to pieces, and I will settle accounts with you slowly, and I will definitely teach you that life is better than death!"

As soon as Lian Zhen heard what he said about his parents and clansmen, she kowtowed and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, if there is any fault in front of the Emperor, the concubine will admit it, but the crime of filth and chaos in the palace is true. I dare not accept it, this matter is of great importance, I also ask the emperor to investigate clearly, and return my concubine and Imperial Doctor Li innocent!"

The emperor was furious at this time, and he ignored her, only shouted: "Come on!"

Zhao Chengen opened the door of the palace and entered cautiously. The emperor got up and said, "Get up! Go to Ye Ting Prison!"

Zhao Chengen looked slightly hesitant, and replied: "Your Majesty, the imperial concubine has been waiting outside for a long time, kneeling outside."

"Her?" The emperor was startled, and then said coldly: "She came just in time, and I was looking for her."

The emperor sat down on the chair again, Lian Zhen knelt on the ground with his head down, but became even more restless because of that person's arrival, Zhao Chengen, who was waiting on the side, didn't even dare to take a breath, the air seemed to be condensed A layer of frost.

The imperial concubine wore a simple and elegant ivory-colored casual robe, walked calmly into the hall, and walked straight to the emperor: "The concubine kowtows to the emperor."

"Bing Lun, since you came here to see me, you must already know the truth of the matter." The emperor narrowed his long eyes slightly, his expression calm: "Could it be that you are here to intercede for Concubine Lian?"

"The concubine is here to plead guilty to the emperor." The imperial concubine raised her snow-white jade wrist, and slowly and spontaneously removed the emerald jade openwork crested hairpin, beads and other ornaments, and placed them on the ground.

The emperor looked coldly: "Oh, what's your crime?"

"Princess Li was originally a daughter." The imperial concubine kowtowed her head three times on the ground, and said respectfully: "This concubine has committed the crime of deceiving the emperor, and I am here to ask the emperor to punish the crime."

As soon as these words came out, the three people present were all taken aback. The emperor was greatly surprised. He suddenly stood up and pointed at her: "You...you said Li Maonai is a woman?"

"Yes." The imperial concubine said: "Li Daozhong has superb medical skills and has won my trust. It is a pity that he is old and frail and cannot serve in the hospital for a long time. I heard that he has a son under his knees. Li Daozhong had no choice but to report to me privately, saying that his medical skills were passed down from his ancestors, and the rule is to pass on males and not females. She has a human heart, so she was brought up as a man since she was a child. At that time, I let her go to the imperial hospital, but I didn't expect this kind of trouble to happen." Then, she glanced at the emperor, and said: "I also wanted to I told the emperor the truth and asked her to stay in the palace as a female doctor, but firstly, there was no such precedent, and secondly, I was afraid of the emperor's punishment. There is no innocence between the imperial physicians, if they are wronged because of this, how will the ministers and concubines feel at ease? Therefore, they have to stand up and tell the truth."

The emperor's expression was complicated, and it took a long time before he came back to his senses, his eyes were only on Zhao Chengen, Zhao Chengen understood, and immediately said: "This slave will bring a nanny to verify the identity of Imperial Physician Li."

The emperor said: "No, you verify it yourself, and don't let anyone know about it."

Zhao Cheng'en said: "The servant understands."

The waiting time was extremely difficult. The emperor's anger had mostly subsided at this time, but his face was filled with anxiety. He walked back and forth a few times, sat down on the throne again, looked at the imperial concubine, and then at Lianzhen. He wanted to say something, but held back again, and couldn't help stroking the emerald jade wrench on his thumb. After a long time, Zhao Chengen finally came back, walked up to the emperor, and said back: "The servant has personally tested it, and Li Taiyi is sure. In the body of a daughter."

The emperor seemed to be relieved when he heard the words, with a look of joy on his face, the imperial concubine kowtowed and said: "The concubine deceives the emperor, the crime is unforgivable, please the emperor depose the concubine and concubine, and hand over the second prince to other concubines Take care." Lianzhen wanted to speak out in a hurry, but the imperial concubine seemed to expect her to make a move, so she quickly stopped her with her eyes.

"How can a small matter be said to be so serious as bullying the emperor? To bully or not to bully, I have the final say!" The emperor had a clear mind at this time, and he was completely different from before. He came over happily and pulled her up personally: "You Since I trust her father and daughter's medical skills so much, let her continue to work in the imperial hospital, but Binglun, you will delay her life." After a pause, he said: "This Li Mao is a woman, then She said that it made sense to pick Lian Er's handkerchief, all the exquisite things used in the palace, and Lian Er's embroidery work is brilliant, no wonder she was so envious, she secretly hid one of them." Speaking of this, he Looking at Lian Zhen, he hesitated for a moment, walked over and pulled her up, with a look of shame on his face: "Lian'er, I blamed you wrongly, I will definitely make up for the grievances you suffered today."

Lian Zhen lowered her eyes and did not look at him, and said in a low voice: "The concubine does not need compensation, as long as the emperor knows that the concubine is innocent, that is enough."

The emperor saw that her tone was gentle and showed no resentment, and his heart was even more joyful. Suddenly, he remembered something again, frowned, and his face sank again: "The empress and Mrs. Mei are still waiting for me in Changle Palace, Lian'er, I will go back to the palace first, and I will come to see you another day, Binglun, you are also tired after a tossing about today, go back and rest earlier."

The emperor left, and there were only the two of them left in the huge room. The imperial concubine stood there motionless, as if thinking about something, Lian Zhen walked up to her, stretched out her hand to gently caress the bruise on her forehead, her eyes There were faint tears flickering.

The imperial concubine pretended to be relaxed and teased her: "I didn't see you cry just now."

"Why do you kowtow so hard?"

The imperial concubine smiled lightly: "This kind of pleading is sincere."

Lian Zhen said: "It's all...it's all for me, you...you are like this."

"Don't cry, don't cry." The imperial concubine grabbed her hand and sighed softly: "Your tears will disturb my heart, you know?" Her fingers slid across her face, from the corner of her lips After caressing her, a icy chill suddenly flashed in her eyes: "Did he hit you?"

Lian Zhen shook her head, put her arms around her neck, snuggled into her arms and sobbed slightly, tears soaked her clothes little by little, the imperial concubine hugged her silently, for a long time, said softly: "I know you were frightened today , I also know...you haven't had a good time recently."

"Binglun, I miss you." In her low voice, there was unspeakable suppressed longing and deep grievance: "I just miss you very much..."

"I know." The imperial concubine kissed her hair lightly, and said softly: "Don't worry, one day, I will let you see me when you want to see me." Then she gritted her teeth lightly , and said: "One day, I will make those who hurt you pay a price they never thought of."

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When conceiving a plot, I originally planned to write about 3000 words, but in the end it always exceeded one or two thousand. I think I may be too long-winded, crying

I'm worried now, can I finish writing this article in Chapter 150, my God!

But finally I can write a big emotional drama soon, and the dawn is just around the corner.

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