The correct way to open the first favorite concubine of Ming Dynasty

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"The crown prince and concubine are here?" Concubine Guo Guifei smiled flamboyantly, looked behind me to see that there was no one else, and asked with a smile, "Why don't you bring the children. I even ordered someone to prepare some snacks."

I smiled and said: "Thanks to your mother's kindness. It is strange and embarrassing to say it. The children are reluctant to part with their fathers. They are tired from crying and are ready to rest early. The interest of the emperor and empress."

Heidan was forced to go to Nanjing at this time, and it was inevitable that this woman would tell tales in the emperor's ear.I deliberately stabbed her, since I have already torn her face, there is no need to pretend to be nice to her anymore.

Concubine Guo Gui's face was stiff.But I can't get away with what I said, and she can't do anything to me.

The queen and the third child have already arrived, and Concubine Guo's children are also there. As soon as we arrive, we will pass the meal when we are all together.

There are two tables on the stage, one for the queen and the other for the emperor. Concubine Guo is sitting with him.Looking at it at a glance, it is impossible to tell the dignity of the queen and the noble concubine.

I could have sat under the stage with the princes and princesses. In order to help the queen, I became a filial daughter-in-law and stood beside her to serve the three on the stage.I can't accompany Heidan to Nanjing, so at least he must stabilize the backyard in the first place.

The late emperor has gone out of the funeral, and the diet in the palace has resumed as usual.After being a vegetarian for so many days, the meals in Concubine Guo's small kitchen were always delicious, but the queen hardly ate anything.

When the meal came up, I served it with vegetables according to her usual preferences, but she didn't move.Instead, he told me to take a cup of mung bean soup from a silver cup and moisten my lips half-sipping.

Seeing that the queen mother did not eat, the third child, the fifth child, and Jiaxing were not allowed to feast on it according to the etiquette, and they all sat with their hands tied, not moving their chopsticks.

I asked, "Is the queen mother not feeling well?"

The queen nodded, and looked at Concubine Guo Gui with a forced smile: "My sister spends so much time entertaining, but I have no good fortune to bear it. It will spoil your Majesty and my sister's happiness."

The emperor hurriedly asked her to go back to the palace to rest, and then asked the imperial physician to come: "In the few years when we first got married, you were often sick in summer in Beijing, but you haven't committed it in Nanjing for many years, and you are like this again when you come back. Sure enough, you must It would be better to move back to Nanjing."

The queen sighed softly, and said with a smile: "It's hard for Your Majesty to remember."

The emperor showed a little embarrassment, and said with a smile: "Of course I still remember."

I helped the queen back to Kunning Palace, and the children who were born in the first place naturally also retired.

After entering the palace gate, the queen's illness disappeared instantly, and she sat on the phoenix chair without my support, drank a sip of tea, sent the servants away, and said: "From now on, no matter what is related to the Guo family, dripping water is not allowed to enter. , a piece of cloth is not allowed to be close to the body, and spice playthings are not allowed to touch."

It turned out that Guo was suspected of poisoning.No wonder I was only asked to drink the detoxified mung bean soup in silver cups—silverware was originally used for drug testing in ancient times.

The three children grew up in the palace, so they understood what was going on after hearing this, and they all agreed to let her rest assured.

The third child has always been obsessed with Buddhism and Taoism, and does not care about government affairs, and Jiaxing is the home of a daughter who has not left the cabinet, so the queen asked them to go back and rest, leaving me and Xiao Wu.

Not long after, the Imperial Physician arrived, and it was Zhang Fengju who was sentenced by the Imperial Hospital. He used to be an official of the Eastern Palace, and he was considered an old man used by the Empress.

After the diagnosis, the court judge Zhang also knew that the queen was actually healthy, so he said something about the spleen and kidney deficiency that rich and noble women often have.

After talking about his condition, Court Judge Zhang hesitated, as if he still had something to say.

The queen said: "These two children are fine."

Zhang Yuan judged casually: "Your Majesty asked the ministers to pay attention to it before... Your Majesty did go to the official of the Imperial Pharmacy yesterday and took some medicines for fun."

After all, it's a secret matter in the elders' room, and it's somewhat embarrassing for me, a daughter-in-law, to be listening.Glancing at Xiao Wu, he still had a cynical look on his face, but there was a little bit of depth in his eyes that was different from usual, and he couldn't tell whether it was ridicule or indifference.

"Is it for women or for men?" the queen asked again.

Zhang Yuan judged: "There are all of them."

"How long will the medicine be enough?"

Judge Zhang Yuemo also felt a little shameful about this topic, buried his head and did not dare to raise it, and replied: "If... If you use it every time according to the frequency of His Majesty's recent visits to concubines, it will be enough for more than twenty days."

"Men and women take more than [-] days of medicine?"

"Yes."

I thought the empress would say that the medicine would hurt the body, so the imperial physician would not allow it to be made again. Unexpectedly, the empress said: "Then prepare the medicine for women and add 'that thing' in it. After 30 days, the palace will see to the result."

The case of Empress Renxiao, the case of Lu Jieyu...the operation that I was familiar with a few years ago reappeared before my eyes, which made me horrified.

Although the Guo family is arrogant and domineering, and intends to seize the heir, but does the queen need to react so aggressively?As long as she and Heidan don't make mistakes right now, Heidan will be able to succeed to the throne and proclaim himself emperor when the emperor dies, so why rush to take risks?In case of failure, or giving others a handle, it would be a big trouble.I remember that Zhu Gaochi should have passed away not long after his reign...

The queen seemed to have made plans with Zhang Yuanpan long ago, and the court judge immediately understood when he heard the queen say "that thing", and took the order to go.

He did not show any fear or hesitation in murdering the most beloved concubine of the current emperor.I don't know what trick the queen used.

After the imperial doctor left, I tentatively persuaded the queen, it is better to wait and see what happens, the queen sneered and said: "Guo's poison has been poured into my tea a few days ago, and then 'quiet and watch', do you want to 'quiet and watch' Mr. Grown up, lay down a foundation in the court and follow the old example of Lord Han!"

Concubine Guo Gui went to the step of poisoning first...

Since the opponent is already risking his life, we can only act first.

I said: "I don't know that Mrs. Guo is so vicious, and I hope my mother will forgive my concubine's ignorance...The mother left King Xiang and my concubine, because she wants to...?" Xiao Wu raised his eyes to look at me, slightly surprised, But didn't say anything.

The queen said: "Qian'er is in the former court, and he will handle things well as usual, and ask a few gentlemen for advice. But, recently, pay attention to the mobilization of troops and horses." Xiao Wu agreed.

The queen said to me again: "Take a good look at the children. If you can't catch them, send them to me. Write a letter to Ji'er, don't talk about these things in the palace, just write about the relationship between your husband and wife on weekdays." If you don’t want to, but bring me Jier’s reply.”

I was surprised and said: "Did the prince know about the queen mother's plan before he left?"

But the queen forbade me to ask any more questions.

For such a big matter, if one wrong step is lost, the queen should not hide it from Heidan.

But if Heidan knew about it, he would definitely tell me and not hide it.

Could it be that once it's about the throne, he even has to guard against me...?

I remembered that he said "No matter how I change in the future, I will not change to you", and dispelled the doubts in my mind.