Bastard's Counterattack [Rebirth]

Concubine Shu's death?

Concubine Shu...

Emperor Chengtian was stunned and stunned, staring intently at the bright yellow curtain. While recalling, the red candle with the thickness of his arm suddenly slammed into a candle flower, the light flickered, and slowly swayed with the shadow. There is a bit of tenderness for no reason——

"Yong'er! Stop! Watch you run again, and you will cry carefully."

"Hmph, little kid, how many days have you just learned to walk? Now you're running!" The young Chengtian Emperor put on a straight face, majestically dissuading his toddler son, his eyes overflowing with affection.

"Your Majesty, calm down." The dignified and beautiful Concubine Shu spoke in a soft voice, and said with a smile, "That child is naughty and active, and he has a lot of strength. I can hardly hold him, and I always struggle to play in the ground."

Chengtian Emperor Longyan Dayue, fluttering the hem of his robe, took a few strides, picked up his son who was running and playing, hugged him tightly, and feigned anger to teach: "Can't you take a rest in peace? Huh? His head is sweating profusely. My concubine, change your clothes quickly, and carefully catch cold from the sweat, although this child is strong, don't be careless."

"Yes."

When he was young, Zhao Zeyong had a thick head and a thick head, a small body with a round body, bright eyes, clear and agile.He struggled for a long time to no avail, neither crying nor fussing, raised his eyes to see it, and suddenly reached out to grab the gold inlaid Dongzhu button at the top of the collar of his father's dragon robe!He won't let go when he catches it, his big eyes are fluttering, and he calls immaturely: "Father~"

"It's useless to have a sweet mouth, what's so interesting about buttons?" Emperor Chengtian was pulled to bow his head, and lightly reprimanded him, rejoicing at his son's health, holding heavy hands like a strong calf.

Concubine Shu hurriedly stepped forward to persuade: "Good boy, let go, this is your father's dragon robe, don't be rude. My son, let go quickly, come, I will carry you to the Imperial Garden to feed the fish for mother."

"Feed the fish, feed the fish! I allow you to pour fish food into the lake as much as you want, even a bucket, how about it?"

To put it bluntly, the stubborn Zhao Zeyong was finally willing to let go when he heard "feed the fish". He opened his arms and threw himself into his mother's arms, hitting Concubine Shu with an "ouch".

"This kid is really full of energy, just like when I was a child." Emperor Chengtian was satisfied and proud.

……

After the Ninth Prince Zhao Ze'an asked anxiously, seeing his father not saying a word for a long time, silently lost in thought, he couldn't help feeling a little flustered, and asked nervously, "Father? Are you angry?"

Emperor Chengtian, who was lying on his back on the couch, suddenly came back to his senses, forced a smile, and said, "Why are you so angry? It's fine, why did you suddenly think of asking your mother?"

Zhao Ze'an tightened his grip on the quilt, bowed his head to think for a while, and said vaguely, "I've never seen her before, and I'm very curious, so I just want to ask."

Knowing son Moruo father.

Emperor Chengtian glanced at it briefly, and immediately concluded that the youngest son was not telling the truth, but he was not in a hurry to ask, but slowly said: "Jiu'er, Concubine Shu is your biological mother, you can ask anytime you want, don't worry too much .Your mother is knowledgeable about books and etiquette, virtuous and quiet, she is a true lady of the family, and she has added two princes to me. They worked hard and made great achievements, but they were helpless, helpless...died in childbirth." In front of the surviving nine princes, Emperor Chengtian said However, choose appropriate concealment.

For more than ten years, no one would talk about Concubine Shu in front of Zhao Ze'an: one is that the emperor loves Lao Lai so much, and everyone is afraid of hurting His Highness;

Therefore, Zhao Ze'an only saw the portrait of his biological mother and heard a little bit from his grandmother.Although he didn't have the chance to get along with each other, since he became sensible, he was sincerely full of admiration, and secretly decided: My mother must be an excellent person!

Zhao Ze'an knelt on the cushion, propped his elbows on the edge of the bed and rested his chin, sighed sadly, and asked naturally: "Oh, why didn't the imperial doctor save my mother?"

"Too much hospital waste!"

Recalling Concubine Shu who died in childbirth, Emperor Chengtian thought that he was so forgetful when he was old, but now he knows that lovesickness is the most unforgettable.He tried his best to maintain his composure, and sighed: "I tried my best back then, summoned all the experts in the imperial hospital, opened up the private treasury, no matter what rare and precious medicines, I let the imperial physician use them to save people, who knows they are so incompetent, even a woman If you can't save him, you deserve death!"

Zhao Ze'an was stunned, scratched his head, and quickly persuaded: "Father, don't get angry. The imperial doctor ordered you to rest. If my brother finds out, he will definitely be angry."

"Hmph, why is he angry?" Emperor Chengtian was still angry.

"Blame me for being ignorant and annoying my father." Zhao Ze'an bowed his head guiltily, feeling remorseful.He accidentally heard the secret rumors circulating in the palace. Because of his young age, he hid it in his heart and his whole body was itchy. He worked hard to hide it for several days, and finally couldn't help but tell it.

"How sensible is he himself? He even ran over to contradict him this afternoon!" Emperor Chengtian was rather annoyed.

"Is it because of the posthumous name of the eldest sister?" Zhao Ze'an said without any restraint.

"Hmm." Emperor Chengtian closed his eyes, waved his hands, and said helplessly, "Your brother has always been strict and strong since he was a child. I am too lazy to learn from him. Since both he and Chen'er think that Huai Min is more suitable, I will accept it, just to keep my ears clean." .”

"Father is wise!"

Zhao Ze'an's eyes were shining brightly, he was extremely reverent, and he praised sincerely: "Thanks to your understanding, otherwise brothers will be punished."

"Hmph. I remember their beatings, and when I am free, I will not spare any of them." Emperor Chengtian smiled, a rare smile.But the next moment, he coughed a few times: "Ahem, cough, cough, ouch."

"What do you think? Do you need to invite the imperial physician to check the pulse?" Zhao Ze'an asked guiltily.

Emperor Chengtian shook his head, and said slowly: "No need, it's just an old problem. I just want to rest quietly for a while, and leave it to your brothers to take care of it temporarily."

"Okay. Well, you suddenly fell ill, and I was so scared that I couldn't eat, and I couldn't do anything." Zhao Ze'an was terrified.

Emperor Chengtian's heart was soft and warm. At the same time, he was deeply worried about his young and vulnerable son. He said meaningfully: "What are you afraid of? No matter what, the emperor will arrange everything as much as possible. You just study hard and don't care about anything else."

"Ah."

Zhao Ze'an thought about it for a second, and asked without taking his eyes off: "You are not coaxing people, are you? I know, you all like to coax me."

"I didn't coax you. I'm fine, I'm just tired." Emperor Chengtian was very patient, kind and kind.After a pause, the smile on his face disappeared, and he asked dignifiedly, "Jiu'er, you have something on your mind, can you tell Father?"

"I, I..." Zhao Ze'an immediately lowered his head, rubbing the quilt back and forth with both hands, creaking.

"Huh?" Emperor Chengtian raised his voice at the end, and Fox asked, "Could it be that someone talked about Concubine Shu? Was it mean to slander you?" His first reaction was that the villain in the palace criticized the "Nine Princes Kemu" and the like. The goddamn words.

Zhao Ze'an touched his nose and made a difficult decision, unwilling to hide his most beloved father, so he said: "You guessed it right, there are indeed many people in the palace talking about my mother."

"many people?"

Emperor Chengtian was annoyed for a moment, and immediately asked: "Who are they? You point it out, talk nonsense, talk about concubines, I cut their tongues!"

"I do not recognize."

"Tell me in detail."

Zhao Ze'an nodded, and confided distressedly: "I was in the Imperial Garden once, and I overheard some whispers." Zhao Ze'an's cheeks were white and tender, his palms were a little chubby, and his index finger walked along the dragon pattern on the quilt. He said awkwardly: "They said, Zhaoyi The empress is crazy, and she is yelling at the top secret."

"What top secret can she know?" Cheng Tiandi disagreed.

"It is said that the empress...is dissatisfied with my mother's second love, and she is afraid of getting too much of my father's favor, so she designs harm. She bribes the eunuch in charge of Wenchang Pavilion, pushes down the bookshelf, hurts my mother, and almost kills her in two. Lady Zhaoyi’s confidant maid witnessed the whole incident, and that maid—” before he finished speaking, Emperor Chengtian categorically vetoed it: “It’s nonsense! I screened it carefully back then, it was an accident, whoever ate Xiong Xinbao would dare Murder the concubine who gave birth to the dragon species? Tired of work! Jiu'er, who did you hear about it from? I can't spare them."

Zhao Ze'an was terrified, trembling all over, hurriedly left the cushion, moved to the footrest, behaved himself, knelt up straight, and said eagerly: "Father, don't be angry, I was wrong, I shouldn't have told you the hearsay news."

"Good boy, don't be afraid, Father is not losing his temper with you." Chengtian Emperor calmed down, quickly suppressed his anger, put on a loving father's face, and called out: "Come here."

Li Deying personally served the emperor who was recuperating. Upon hearing the news, he hurried into the room, bowed and asked, "What orders does Your Majesty have?"

"Help Jiu'er up and give me a seat."

"Yes." Li Deying immediately helped the Ninth Prince, he squatted on the ground, carefully brushed off the non-existing dust on the opponent's trouser legs, then moved a low round stool, placed it three feet away from the dragon bed, and said respectfully: "His Royal Highness , please sit down."

"Sit down. As I said, I don't blame you."

"Thank you, father." Zhao Ze'an dared to sit down now, pinching the hem of his clothes tightly, regretting secretly.

Emperor Chengtian sat up slowly, Li Deying and the Ninth Prince stepped forward at the same time, leaning against them with soft pillows.

"Xiao Jiu." Emperor Chengtian sat down and taught earnestly: "Although the palace rules are strict, they can't stop people talking too much. It is inevitable that there will be crooked people who spread gossip and gossip. If we meet again next time, what should we do on the spot?" , lest Diao Nu boldly hurt the young master, if you remember their names or appearances and report them to me later, it will be a credit. Do you remember?"

"Yes." Zhao Ze'an nodded, but he didn't quite agree, and thought to himself: "No wind, no waves, what's the use of punishing servants?"Then he explained seriously: "I was shocked when I heard it that day, and I didn't have time to pay attention to their appearance."

"You haven't experienced anything, so it's normal to be flustered." Emperor Chengtian was very magnanimous, and kindly urged: "Okay, I know, it's nothing, you should go to rest, go to bed early and get up early, and put aside your recent homework first. Sending off to your big sister."

"Yes."

"Dezi, send someone who is safe and sound to serve His Highness the Ninth Prince to bed, and accompany him at night. The child may wake up at any time, so there must be someone around him." Emperor Chengtian ordered meticulously and thoughtfully.

Li Deying's intuition was not good, he didn't dare to raise his head, he held his breath and lowered his head: "The old slave obeys the order."

Two quarters of an hour later, Li Deying took care of the Ninth Prince and took a rest in the side hall of Qianming Palace, then returned, knelt down consciously, and said in fear and fear: "This old slave is guilty, please be punished by Your Majesty."

Emperor Chengtian, who was dozing off, didn't open his eyes, and asked coldly, "What's your crime?"

"Thanks to His Majesty's trust, the servants and maids of the inner court were handed over to the old servants to discipline them, but now the matter of the subordinates arbitrarily talking about the nobleman has even spread to the ears of the young Highness. The old servants are ineffective in discipline, incompetent and negligent in their duties. Please forgive me." Li Deying said in a few words, Can advance or retreat.

"In other words, rumors are spreading in the palace?" Emperor Chengtian said calmly, but it was a sign before he got angry.

Li Deying said righteously: "Your Majesty, calm down, if this old slave catches a talkative person, he will be severely punished according to palace rules!"

"Why didn't you report it sooner?" Emperor Chengtian remained expressionless.

Li Deying had been prepared for a long time, and explained loyally: "Return to Your Majesty: The rumors have emerged in the past few days. This old slave dare not take it lightly. I immediately started to investigate the source. Who would have guessed that something happened to the eldest princess. The imperial doctor asks you to rest and recuperate, old slave. No matter how confused and ignorant you are, I can’t worry you at this juncture! So, I continued to investigate, hoping to find out the reason as soon as possible and report it.”

"How much do you know? I want to know clearly!" Emperor Chengtian said with a dark face and raised his final voice.

"This old slave deserves to die." Li Deying lowered his brows and told the truth: "Since Lady Zhaoyi entered the Leng Palace, she had had four night-time illnesses. During her illness, she said something that was overheard and passed on by word of mouth. The old man I dare to guess, that is the root cause."

"What did Wang Zhaoyi say?" Emperor Chengtian stared and asked.

"When the empress fell ill, the old slave was not present, but according to rumors, the empress and the late concubine Shu were indeed involved."

Emperor Chengtian took a deep breath and sternly reprimanded: "Wang Zhaoyi is insane, what she said is all crazy and groundless! How does the empress manage the harem? Accidents happen again and again! Didn't she hear the rumors? She Didn't try to keep an eye on Wang Zhaoyi?"

"This..." Li Deying looked puzzled.

"Alas!" Emperor Chengtian beat the bed with a "boom", feeling extremely bored.

At this time, the servant in front of the imperial court walked behind the screen and announced respectfully:

"Report to Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Qing is asking to see you."

"What is he doing here again?" Cheng Tiandi blurted out.

Uh?

The servant was astonished, and was about to reply, but Emperor Chengtian said solemnly: "Xuan."

"Yes."

Immediately, King Qing walked in steadily with the coolness of an autumn night, and saluted meticulously: "My son bows to my father, and I greet you."

King Qing's voice was obviously hoarse.

Emperor Chengtian frowned in doubt, his anger slowed down a little, and he said in a deep voice, "Be flat."

"Thank you, Father."

"What's the matter with your throat?" Cheng Tiandi asked immediately.

King Qing explained concisely: "I'm sleepy after drinking the medicine."

"Why don't you let go of your sleepiness——" Emperor Chengtian paused, holding his breath in his chest, and then slowly let it out after a long while, and then instructed: "Except for the fourth child and the youngest nine, no matter who you ask to help, you should take a rest."

"Except for the fourth brother and Xiao Jiu, the brothers are all discussing matters in the Mitai Hall—" King Qing held his breath, and stopped suddenly. The father and son looked at each other, and at the same time they were sad: After last night, Zhao Zening was under house arrest, and the princes no longer have a "capital" up.

Emperor Chengtian sighed silently.

"I'm talking too fast, my father and emperor." King Qing apologized in a low voice.

"Forget it, what's wrong with you?" Emperor Chengtian spoke in a flat tone, hesitant to speak, and finally asked wearily: "What happened to that evil obstacle?"

"I stopped by the prince's office in the evening. The imperial doctor you sent treated the burns of the eighth younger brother. He was resting at that time." King Qing answered bluntly.

"What if we don't send an imperial doctor? Are we going to let his wounds fester and grow worms?" Cheng Tiandi breathed heavily, gritted his teeth and said in a trembling voice: "He is a rebellious son who collects debts, but I don't want to be a poisonous father!"

"Don't worry about it, please rest in peace, and we'll talk about everything when you recover." King Qing advised.

"Meditate? Hmph, how can I meditate? There are a lot of affairs in the government, and there are a lot of things in the palace! Have you heard the crazy things that Wang Zhaoyi yelled when he fell ill?" Emperor Chengtian asked straight to the point.

She's crazy, but she's telling the truth.

"I've heard about it a little bit." King Qing replied.

"Why didn't you report it in time?" Emperor Chengtian looked at him solemnly.

"It's about the death of my mother and concubine, and my son takes it more seriously than anyone else." King Qing said bluntly, and explained solemnly: "However, your dragon body is not in good condition, so you should not work hard, and my son dare not be reckless. I only hope that your father will recover as soon as possible." , come forward to preside over the overall situation."

Emperor Chengtian was startled, and immediately had mixed feelings, pondered for a while, and said: "I know, you are a sincere and filial child, Concubine Shu, Concubine Shu... We will discuss this matter later! Right now, you should urge the Ministry of Rites to send Yilin to the grave For safety."

"Yes." King Qing bowed his head and took orders.Regarding the cause of his biological mother's death, he had planned for a long time, and was secretly collecting evidence, so he forbears not to reveal it.

Emperor Chengtian was full of doubts, but he was also relieved that his son did not rush to urge him to uphold justice.He changed his sitting position and asked with concern: "You asked to see me late at night, what's the matter?"

"A request for a matter."

King Qing quickly said: "I have three younger sisters, but Yilin has suffered misfortune. It is inevitable to be sad. But, you still have two daughters. The second sister and the third sister are all of age. The second sister has already decided to leave the court next year. Be optimistic about the auspicious day of the zodiac. The empress means to postpone it for a year, but I think that the flowering period of the girl's family is short, so it's better to serve Xiaogong? Why keep her so late."

These words entered the heart of the old emperor!

——If Yilin's eyes were higher than the top, if she had been out of the cabinet a few years earlier, her temper would not have become more irritable, and she might have had children in groups, but it's a pity that she didn't!She picks and chooses, delays the flowering period, stays in the palace, fights with that wicked barrier, and makes flesh and blood...

Emperor Chengtian learned from the painful experience and decided to learn from the past, and immediately agreed: "You can mourn and remember the eldest sister anytime and anywhere. The most important thing is the true feelings, and there is no need to set a deadline. Small merits are enough."

"Thank you for your generosity and compassion." King Qing heaved a sigh of relief.

"Tell the empress what I mean, and tell her to speak carefully during the funeral, so that the second son-in-law's family won't misunderstand." Cheng Tiandi earnestly urged, regretting beyond measure, if time could be turned back, he would definitely order the eldest daughter Ji Ji to leave the court in a year or two. !

"Yes."

"Oh, the empress is getting more and more confused. You, a brother, can think about it, but she didn't pay attention!" Emperor Chengtian couldn't bear it anymore, and rebuked dissatisfiedly.

King Qing listened silently, but did not answer.

Emperor Chengtian thought for a while, then asked puzzledly, "Why didn't the fifth child come? Yishan is his sister."

"The fifth younger brother is discussing with the Ministry of Rites about the number of monks and Taoists who will get up tomorrow morning."

"Okay. You guys should work together." Emperor Chengtian nodded in satisfaction.

"Father, do you have any other orders? If not, the son-in-law has retired, please rest earlier."

"Go ahead, try to take some time to rest, and know how to combine work and rest." Emperor Chengtian instructed with a pleasing expression.

"Yes."

As soon as King Qing stepped out of the threshold, Emperor Chengtian instantly lowered his face and shouted angrily:

"Come on!"

Li Deying understood it, but asked knowingly, "What orders does Your Majesty have?"

"Immediately tell the commander of the imperial guards! I have an urgent matter to explain."

"Yes."

Emperor Chengtian's face was very ugly, even though he was lying down, his mind could not be idle for a moment, and he always had an endless mind.

The next day

The funeral of the eldest princess has officially begun.

But Rong Youtang didn't receive the call. He listened to gossip in the household department in the morning, but luckily in the afternoon he found peace in the Hanlin Academy: assisting the knowledgeable old Xiuzhuan Meng Weiting to compile books.

In the evening, as soon as he returned home, he almost bumped into Song Shen who popped out with a "bass"!

"Ah——" Rong Youtang, who was staring and thinking, was defenseless and staggered back in fright.

"I thought of a way!" Song Shen clamped the opponent's arm forcefully.

"What, what can I do? Let go and talk slowly, and I won't run away." Rong Youtang struggled.

Song Shen was shocked when he realized that he had violated the rules, so he immediately let go, raised his hand and took a few steps back, his eyes sparkled, and he asked, "Does the emperor have a medicine pot son?"

"Keep your voice down. Come on, let's talk in the room." Rong Youtang raised his hand invitingly, stepped over the threshold first, and asked, "You mean His Royal Highness King Rui?"

"Is he born with heart disease?" Song Shen was naturally jumpy, walking on tiptoe.

"Yes. What's the matter? Can you cure it?" Rong Youtang stepped into the living room, poured a cup of tea first, and said calmly: "Master Song's superb medical skills are unique in the world, which is extremely admirable. But, if you want to Rescuing Senior Sister Ling through healing King Rui, I got to know each other once, please forgive me for reminding me a few words."

"Tell me, don't look outside!" Song Shen nestled into the armchair carelessly.

"I don't know the art of Qi and Huang, can a congenital heart disease be cured?" Rong Youtang asked seriously.

Song Shen raised his left eyebrows, curled his lips and said: "It's hard to say, it depends on the specific condition. However, that King Rui has survived the weak crown, which means that the condition is not serious, otherwise no matter how powerful the old emperor is, he will not be able to save his son's life. died young."

Rough words are not rough.

Rong Youtang nodded, and said from the bottom of his heart: "It's hard to get into the imperial palace, and it's even harder to get out."

"What? Are you afraid that the emperor will detain me?"

"One divides into two. If you can cure His Highness King Rui, you will be famous all over the world, and His Majesty will most likely appoint you as the imperial physician; if your treatment doesn't work, or even aggravates his condition, then you will be in big trouble! Maybe you will lose your head." Rong Youtang analyzed objectively.

Song Shen shook his legs leisurely, unruly, and scoffed: "When I don't want to die, who has the ability to take my head?"

"Life is at stake, so be careful." Rong Youtang sincerely advised.

"What are you afraid of? I've made up my mind. I really want to go to the palace to open my eyes and see the royal style. Would Mr. Rong recommend it?" Song Shen's eyes were sharp, and he added with a smile: "If it happens, I will tell you Zhen Qianbao immediately. whereabouts! Hurry up, that fellow will soon be silenced by his master."

"Shut up?!" Rong Youtang was shocked.

"Believe it or not."

Rong Youtang decided to think for a long time, and asked nervously: "Song Daxia, I can introduce you, but will you pat your ass and run away if you are unhappy? What should I do then?"

"Hahaha~" Song Shenlang laughed loudly, overjoyed, and teased, "Don't be afraid, I will take you with me even if I run away."

"That won't work! My father is old and can't stand a blow." Rong Youtang shook his head and firmly refused.

"You're kidding, don't worry, I've already thought of a way out."

They discussed until late at night, during which they bargained for a price, and they almost took out the abacus, paper and pen.

three days later

Song Shen was wearing a loose martial robe, slouching and out of shape, standing at the foot of the Qianming Palace.

A few feet away, Emperor Chengtian squinted his eyes, looked at it for a while, glanced at Rong Youtang, and then asked King Qing: "Yong'er, is that the genius doctor of Song?"

"Yes. His name is Song Shen." King Qing replied.

Emperor Chengtian shook his head, frowned and said: "It's too young, he looks like the apprentice of a genius doctor. Look at his lazy posture, he is unruly, vulgar and barbaric."

King Qing patiently explained: "Father, people from the Jianghu are unavoidably rough. Although Song Shen is young, his medical skills are very good. My son has personally tested it. The fourth brother's old illness has relapsed and he is bedridden. It is really worrying. Let Song Shen check the pulse?"