[Red Mansions] The Road to Empress Dowager

Tu Yuanyi took his wife and children back to Ganlu Hall, and the imperial physician came to see Tu Yuanyuan, saying that he was not out of danger.

Although she recovered a bit of vitality, she had been out of breath for too long before, and the cold and evil entered her body again, and she was infected, comatose and had a fever.

Tu Yuanyi unlocked Xin Xiuyan's acupuncture points, but she was deeply stimulated and fell into a coma.He guards his wife and children, and does not leave for a moment, and the next morning will be avoided.

Xin Xiuyan dreamed about many things in a trance. Back then, she and her uncle had experienced a hundred years together. The uncle loved to listen to stories and would always talk about them.

The uncle made her a new lotus body, and she used it well.

After a long time, I learned some spells and let go of my mind to live a leisurely life.In the end, she meets the souls of Zhao Jiahuan and Hua Zhenzhu. She tries to play tricks on them, but Uncle meets the secrets of time and space.

They traveled through time and space together, and then she became Xing Xiuyan.

Xing Xiuyan's bits and pieces are presented like a fast-forward movie, but it's too fast and it makes her have a splitting headache.

Tu Yuanyi was the one who suffered the most. Not only was his daughter unconscious, but his wife was knocked down but couldn't wake up.

"Xiuxiu, Xiuxiu! Wake up..." Tu Yuanyi shook her gently, but she didn't seem to respond to his call.

Her head was bruised on the tombstone of Jia Yuanchun's previous life, and it hurt so much. She hadn't eaten for a long time and lost too much blood. Jia Yuanchun pressed her head and knocked her, and she lost strength.

Then it was dark and cold all over the sky, she had no energy, she was so tired, let herself fall asleep.

A gentle and thick warm air hits from the dantian, and then sent to Ren Du's second meridian, and then to other meridians, very convincing.

She was greedy for this feeling, bathed in it, and stretched every cell in her body with peace of mind.I don't know how long it took, and let out a long breath of foul air.

She woke up, and when she opened her eyes, she was a man with rabbit eyes and a beard, although he should be a handsome guy.

Wait, she slowed down a bit.

"emperor?"

Tu Yuanyi was exhausted after working all night, and sighed: "You finally woke up."

"Wake up? Wait, I'm a bit messed up..."

There are too many memories in her mind, but she can't arrange them logically for a while.

Seeing his haggard look, she couldn't help but feel distressed, and as if she missed him very much, she stepped forward and hugged him.

"Why don't you take good care of yourself? The government and government affairs are delegated to the cabinet, so you don't have to do it yourself."

Tu Yuanyi hugged her lightly and said, "It's not because of the government, it's because you let me worry about it."

She said: "I have become a queen, and I am always willing."

Tu Yuanyi suddenly said, "Don't put all your weight on me, I'm a little tired."

Uh...she let go, looked up at him, and said, "You need to sleep..."

"Yes. I want to sleep. Be good and let me sleep for a while."

"it is good."

After Tu Yuanyi finished speaking, he lay down on the bed, leaned against the pillow, closed his eyes and fell asleep, and she covered him with the quilt.

This is the bedroom of her own Ganlu Hall, she put on her clothes, and the maid from outside came in to serve her, she couldn't help being stunned for a moment.

"Where's Ziyue?"

Xia Lan looked at the queen in surprise, and said, "Ma'am, Aunt Ziyue is already married."

Xing Xiuyan was stunned on the spot, the chaotic memories in her mind were like a jigsaw puzzle, but now she found a few pieces and put them together.

She seems to have met Jing Huan and Jia Yuanchun, and then experienced life and death. She stayed in Sichuan for several years, and Ziyue and the others got married.

Xing Xiuyan looked at this palace lady who was about fifteen or sixteen years old, and only after searching her brain did she call out her name.He wanted her to help him change his clothes and make up, but when Tie Zhu and Da Zhu came over again, the child cried when he saw her.

Xing Xiuyan also figured out that she had been in a coma for four days and never woke up after Yuanyuan fell into the water.The imperial doctor said that she had no other physical problems, but was stimulated and fell into a daze, and she might not be able to wake up, which made Tu Yuanyi ignore her daughter.

"How is Yuanyuan?"

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Xing Xiuyan went to the side hall, where Tu Yuanyuan was resting, she still didn't wake up, but luckily the fever subsided.

The imperial doctor said to wait for her to wake up after the fever subsides.Seeing the child's face turned yellow and his lips turned white, she hurriedly ordered the maid to pour a bowl of sugar water and salt water according to the medical ratio.

With the assistance of the court lady, she fed Yuanyuan half a bowl each.Xing Xiuyan stayed in front of Tu Yuanyuan's bed and slept all night.

Early the next morning, Su Qing and Zhao Quan came to ask for an interview, but Xing Xiuyan went to the main hall to summon him because Tu Yuanyuan also remembered what happened on the Qianqiu Festival.

"The servant sees the empress!"

"Calm down," Xing Xiuyan asked, "How's the investigation going?"

Su Qingdao: "The slaves searched in many ways and wanted to make a list of the people who were nearby at that time, but there were difficulties."

"What's the difficulty?"

Su Qingdao: "At that time it was reported that the princess fell into the water, many people rushed there, it was so difficult to tell who was there originally."

Xing Xiuyan nodded slightly, paused, and said, "You don't only have this ability. Go on."

Su Qing glanced at Zhao Quan, Zhao Quan had no intention of competing with him now, Su Qing said again: "The servants will focus on investigating Qin Shanggong, Wang Nai, Chun Xing, and the eunuch who found the princess into the water at that time, and checking their confessions , reproduced the process of the princess falling into the water..."

First of all, Nanny Wang, the imperial doctor showed her that she had indeed been taken laxatives, and according to the time when the effect of the medicine took effect, the problem appeared in the cup of rock sugar bird's nest that Nanny Wang drank.In spring and summer, Mammy Wang had a dry cough at night, and she always wanted to drink this recently, because she was the third princess's nanny, who was always decent.

And the person who prescribes the medicine is targeted at Wang Nai, who is in charge of the meals in the Queen Mother Zhou's small kitchen, because the ingredients in the small kitchen still have to be prepared by Shang Shanjian, and they have to go to the imperial dining room to get them.

But that day was the Qianqiu Festival, and everyone was so busy that they didn't have the energy to take care of her getting the ingredients, but she left.However, Nanny Wang and Nanny Wang had a quarrel over a bowl of cheese in the imperial dining room. Of course, Nanny Wang won, and she relied on the influence of the third princess.Nanny Wang also showed off in front of Nanny Wang that she had a cough recently and had to eat bird's nest with rock sugar every day.

After hearing this, Xing Xiuyan felt that one was the head and the other was the big one. These servants were selected from left to right, but after a long time, they were fascinated by wealth.Just like modern corrupt officials, it may be a blank slate at the beginning, but it becomes more and more sour later.

Xing Xiuyan said: "What about Qin Shanggong and Chunxing?"

Zhao Quan ordered everyone to be brought up again, including Nanny Wang.

First of all, Nanny Wang said: "Originally the princes and the third princess were watching the palace lanterns together, but the two princes went to set off the fireworks again, and the servants and others accompanied the princess to watch for a while. The princess said that she was going to find the empress. The servant girl was about to take her there, but she was in a hurry, so she handed the princess to Chun Xing. The servant deserves to die!"

Qin Shanggong also lamented: "The servant just wanted to remind Chunxing that it was getting cold at night, so pay attention to putting on more clothes for the princess. At that time, there were fireworks, and the servant and Chunxing were both attracted, so they didn't pay attention to the third princess... ..."

Xing Xiuyan said: "The people around the princess, if they don't even know Ye Liang and her clothes for so many years, what's the use of me keeping them? Do I need you to remind me? Can I be a fool?"

Chun Xing said: "Your Majesty, the servant also finds it strange that Qin Shanggong doesn't talk much on weekdays, why did he call her a servant at that time. Apart from taking care of the princess, she also said a few compliments. Although the servant is said to be by the side of the third princess But she is a dignified sixth-rank Shanggong, but her status is higher than that of slaves. Thinking about it now, it is really suspicious."

Qin Shanggong said: "Chun Xing, don't be bloody. On the Qianqiu Festival that day, I was just happy for the emperor and empress, so I just said it casually."

The people in the harem have changed their blood a lot. Qin Shanggong is not considered Xing Xiuyan's confidant, but was promoted when Princess Hede was in charge of the harem.But Princess Hede didn't have any motives to harm Yuanyuan.

Su Qing gave Qin Shanggong a cold look, and said: "Madam, the slaves have also found something. This Qin Shanggong was originally an old man who was hiding in the mansion..."

Xing Xiuyan looked at Su Qing, and Su Qing said: "I served in the saint's study back then. After the saint ascended the throne, they entered the palace together."

Xing Xiuyan's pretty face darkened, she stared at Qin Shanggong, and said, "Did the emperor let you sleep in bed?"

Qin Shanggong fell to the ground in fright, and suddenly heard a deep and angry voice: "It's nothing!"

Everyone was surprised that the saint had come, Xing Xiuyan threw herself on her daughter, and Tu Yuanyi slept alone for half a day and a night.When I woke up, the fatigue that I hadn't closed my eyes for several days was greatly relieved.

Tu Yuanyi sat down beside Xing Xiuyan, and after everyone visited, Tu Yuanyi said angrily: "You have ulterior motives to murder the princess, you really don't know how to live or die!"

Tu Yuanyi asked Su Qing to continue.

That day, someone took the opportunity to lead the public nuisance to the covered bridge of Taiye Pond, and the third princess didn't miss her footing, because there were railings there, and the third princess couldn't fall out because she was too short.

It could only be that someone threw the princess down.In this way, the first person who called the third princess into the water was suspicious.Because if the princess screamed after falling into the water, how good eyesight would be to see the princess in the water in the Taiye pool at night.The princess is small and doesn't know how to drink water, and she can't cry out even after drinking a few sips of water.

If the caller saw how the princess fell into the water, he must have witnessed the murderer. If he didn't see the murderer, then he himself was the murderer or an accomplice.

This matter is not done rigorously at all, or they have no chance to do it rigorously, and there is no chance on weekdays.

The first eunuch who called people couldn't bear the pressure and confessed, saying that the eldest princess ordered him to do it.

Tu Yuanyi's Longyan went dark on the spot, and shouted: "Go and bring the eldest princess here, I will interrogate myself!"

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After an hour, Dongchang brought the eldest princess Tuxin over.

Xing Xiuyan has a psychological shadow on Yang Shi, and that person turned into a ghost and would not let her go.Being in the royal family, this is a bad debt, and it's hard to say who is right and who is wrong.

Tu Xin knelt down in front of her, and Tu Yuanyi looked at her like a bug and shame, and said, "I tolerate you again and again, but I can't tolerate your vicious thoughts, I want to put Yuanyuan to death!"

Tu Xin panicked and said: "Father, I didn't! Father... Did the Xing family frame me? I was wronged! I was really wronged!"

Tu Yuanyi said: "You still don't know how to repent! Come and imprison Tu Xin in the clan mansion, I'm going to kill you bastard!"

Tu Xin trembled all over when she heard this, and stared at Tu Yuanyi with wide eyes, with tears streaming down her eyes, she suddenly looked at Xing Xiuyan, who was drinking tea quietly, and cursed: "After you killed your mother, now you are here to kill me again. I Even a ghost will not let you go!"

Xing Xiuyan put down the tea bowl and said flatly, "Your Majesty, it's not her."

Tu Yuanyi looked at his wife. He felt a kind of anger from embarrassment. His concubine murdered his concubine, which made it difficult for him to raise his head in front of his wife.

Xing Xiuyan said: "Bring those people up."

The Dongchang eunuchs brought all the relevant people up again, and knelt down beside the eldest princess.

Xing Xiuyan looked at the eunuch named Xiao Dezi, and asked, "You said that the eldest princess instructed you, when did you plan it?"

Xiao Dezi said: "The servant is..."

Xing Xiuyan said: "The Eldest Princess has never been in the palace since she received the gold book, so did you come out of the palace to conspire with her?"

Only then did Tu Yuanyi calm down a bit. Since the last time he wanted to teach the eldest princess, she was full of resentment like Yang Shi. He was disgusted. After she became a "Princess of Tranquility" in the golden book, she had nothing to do into the palace.

Xiao Dezi forced himself to be calm, and said: "It was the eldest princess who sent the message to the servant, and the servant was originally from Qifeng Palace."

Xing Xiuyan sneered: "Then you still have to be loyal. After so many years of Yang's death, you still miss the old master. What kindness does Yang have for you? The eldest princess sent you a letter, so who is the messenger?"

Tu Xin looked at Xiao Dezi and said, "How could I instigate him? I have never sent a letter to him."

Xiao Dezi said, "It's Qin Shanggong."

Qin Shanggong's face turned pale at this time, and suddenly said: "I don't have it! The servant really just said a few words to Chun Xing. Xiao Dezi, you want to bite me!"

Xiao Dezi said: "Qin Shanggong, until now, do you still deny it? You hold Chun Xing so that I have a chance to attack the third princess."

Qin Shanggong said: "No, I don't know about you."

Xiao Dezi said, "Princess, I'm sorry."

Tu Xin looked at Xiao Dezi and said, "You dog slave, why did you harm me!"

But Xiao Dezi got up suddenly, and was about to bump into the pillar, but it was the eunuchs from Dongchang who caught him with eye-catching tricks and pushed him to the ground.

Tu Yuanyi's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, Xing Xiuyan looked at Su Qing again and said, "Does he have a family?"

Su Qingdao: "He is from the Hejian Mansion, and he has a younger brother and a younger sister. They are all married now. He has saved some money in the palace and will also buy land for his younger brother. He hasn't seen his relatives recently." There are strict restrictions, only three days a month, and there will be rotations, and there will be records.

Xing Xiuyan looked at Xiao Dezi and said, "You'd better tell the truth, who is behind this incident. Do you think it's over if you die alone? Or do you think I can't find out?"

This is a hint that the relatives will be harmed. Who can't understand it?

Xiao Dezi didn't hit him to death for a while, but now he was a little timid. Although he cared about his relatives, he still refused to confess.

Xing Xiuyan looked at Wang Momo again, and said, "Wang Momo, tell me, where did your medicine come from?"

Nanny Wang hesitated and said nothing, Xing Xiuyan pulled out the horizontal knife, cut off one of her ears with a flash of the knife, Nanny Wang screamed, bleeding profusely.

Wang Momo was scared at this time, and shouted: "Qin Shanggong gave it to me. I was just angry that Wang Momo didn't take me seriously and told Qin Shanggong. Qin Shanggong taught me this trick. It's her idea to make a fool of yourself. I didn't mean to harm the third princess. Madam, please spare me!"

Xing Xiuyan pointed at Qin Shanggong, Qin Shanggong hurriedly said: "She is talking nonsense... slave..."

Xing Xiuyan sneered and said: "It seems that we have to make a hole in you, so that you can understand how to speak."

Qin Shanggong looked at the bloody sharp horizontal knife and trembled in fright: "Your servant has been convicted, and your servant's heart has been covered with lard. Yes... yes..."

Xiao Dezi shouted: "Qin Shanggong! What nonsense are you talking about?"

Qin Shanggong was shocked, she was full of resentment before she did it, but she was afraid after doing it, and now she is even more afraid.But if he made up his mind to teach Nanny Wang a lesson and say a few words to Chun Xing, maybe there would be no death penalty.She was just being used, not her hands, she confessed someone to make meritorious service.

Xing Xiuyan sneered: "If you want to live, say it. If you want to die, I will cut off your ears, nose, hands, and feet right now. It won't let you die happily."

Qin Shanggong didn't expect that he would stay out of the matter as promised and it didn't come true, and Xiao Dezi didn't die in time, and his face was ashen, and he said, "Yes...it's the second princess."

Thinking of the cowardly second princess, Xing Xiuyan was taken aback: "How could it be her?"

Tu Yuanyi was surprised at first, and then turned to anger. He remembered that in his previous life, the second princess and the concubine De's mother and daughter were involved in a conspiracy to seize the heir apparent, which almost cost him his life.And the second princess was very domineering in her previous life, and she is not welcome in this life. Concubine De is dead, so she never thought that she still has such thoughts hidden.

Tu Xin said viciously: "How dare Tu Yue frame me! This bitch really knows how to pretend!"

Tu Yue was still raised in the Empress Dowager Zhou's palace. Although she would go to Lin Daiyu's house to learn how to do things, since Jia's mother passed away, she was doing minor meritorious service, so Tu Yue didn't go there for the time being.Tu Xin asked for canonization, but Tu Yue was still obedient at the time, and Tu Yuanyi didn't let her start a house as an unmarried.

When Tu Yue saw Dongchang coming to mention her, he knew the matter was over.In fact, she is not a very smart person, and she has no good teachers and friends since she was a child.Because Concubine De was not favored, before Xing Xiuyan was alone in favor, Tu Xin was relatively favored, and Tu Yue was always bullied and despised by her.And after Tu Yuanyuan was born, she only knew what a favored princess is, and even Tu Xin was less than one-tenth of that.

Although Tu Yuanyuan always lived in Cheng'en Gong's mansion, she would go back to the palace during festivals.Every time she saw her father from a distance, her father would always hold the three princesses in his palm like a treasure.

It's also a princess, why doesn't she have anything?Tu Xin at least once had.