[Red Mansions] Lord Hou's daily routine

Empress Dowager Shen was a little moved when she heard the words, but upon closer inspection, she saw that there was no other expression on her face, it was all curiosity about what Emperor Chengsheng was about to say, nothing more.

Empress Dowager Shen didn't speak, but her eyes contained the intention to let Emperor Chengsheng continue to talk, and Emperor Chengsheng couldn't see anything after looking closely, so he continued to talk.

"Concubine Shen has always been in poor health, and the empress knows about it. In the past, Concubine Shen always had to go to the imperial hospital to invite an imperial physician three or five times to see her illness in the palace. After the birth of the fifth empress, her health became worse and worse. Well, there are still one or two years to stay in bed to recuperate. It was ten years ago, that is, the year before the mother took the fifth child to Mount Wutai, Concubine Shen was seriously ill, and the imperial physician was helpless. It was Lao Wu who imitated his mother's previous appearance and knelt down in front of the Buddha, which made Concubine Shen's body gradually recover. Later, in order to fulfill her wish, mother took Lao Wu to Mount Wutai."

"Not to mention the palace, even the government and the public, and the streets and alleys are all aware of this matter. Everyone will praise Lao Wu for his benevolence and filial piety. But when the imperial hospital was tidying up the warehouse, they discovered something strange. Concubine Shen's pulse case records for more than a year were burned for some reason, and the remaining records were all insignificant records. Lu Yuanpian is a serious person, and this is not a small matter, he started to investigate after hearing the news, but no matter how he searched, he couldn't find out who caused the damage to these Mao An. "

"The incident was reported to me, and I ordered people to investigate thoroughly. The concubine's pulse case records are absolutely not allowed to be damaged in private. Of course, who did such a thing, I have to investigate clearly. I don't want to investigate. I don’t know, but this investigation has involved an old case.”

Emperor Chengsheng stared into the eyes of the Empress Dowager Shen, and said word by word, "Does the Empress know why Concubine Shen was seriously ill that year? It turns out that she was tampered with her diet, and she herself was not so sick. It is because of this incident that there is a saying that will not be long in the world, and that is why Lao Wu believed it and made a vow in front of the Buddha, and what happened later."

When Emperor Chengsheng said this, he sneered suddenly, paused for a moment, and then said, "It's a coincidence, shortly after the fifth brother made a vow in front of the Buddha, after the queen mother led the fifth child away, Concubine Shen's condition gradually slowed down. Slowly getting better, the person who played tricks in the diet was not trying to kill Concubine Shen, but let her go. Even the pulse case of Concubine Shen in the past one or two years was erased. These things were given to Concubine Shen at the beginning. The imperial physician who saw the illness saw some clues, but he didn't know what the reason was, so he only mentioned a few words on the pulse case. Afterwards, the imperial physician did not do much better, and lived his life as usual. When he was old, he retired and went home to take care of It’s gone. It’s just that I don’t know who did these pulse cases, and they were all destroyed.”

"I just can't figure it out. Since I want to destroy it, why not completely destroy it? Or get rid of the imperial doctor? If this is the case, even if I find out that there is a problem with the pulse case, I want to find the imperial doctor to make up for it." Since the person is dead and there is nowhere to make it up, wouldn’t it be better to cover up the truth? It’s a problem to find out if things are pieced together like this.”

Concubine Shen is not favored by Emperor Chengsheng, and it can be said that Concubine Shen does not hold much weight in Emperor Chengsheng's heart.She has been in poor health since she entered the palace. Emperor Chengsheng didn't go to her often, so Concubine Shen had only one son of the king. Regarding Concubine Shen's illness, Emperor Chengsheng also let the people in the Imperial Hospital do their best to heal him. Didn't he A person with a mean nature never thought of treating his concubine harshly.

At most it's just not paying attention.

In addition, in those two years, there were many troubles in the court, and the place was not peaceful. Emperor Chengsheng didn't have the energy to take care of the affairs of the harem. Even the queen, who was still a noble concubine at the time, didn't know about it.

After all, before the Empress Dowager Shen left the palace, the whole palace/inside, the empress who was still a concubine at that time did not know everything well. There were many empress dowagers in this palace.

If we really put aside the identity of the emperor, the relationship between Emperor Chengsheng and the Shen family is actually very close.It's just that in the royal family, no matter how close this relationship is, if it is linked to interests, then this relationship will be sidelined.

In the several generations of emperors in the Great Zhou Dynasty, except for the founding Tai/Zu emperor, the subsequent emperors were all determined to weaken the power in the hands of the four kings and eight princes.The first emperor was like this, and so was Chengsheng Emperor.

But how can a man of four kings and eight men be willing to be weakened just like that?As a member of the four kings and eight princes, the Shen family was naturally unwilling.

Emperor Chengsheng and Empress Dowager Shen are biological mother and son. Empress Dowager Shen has also been living in the harem these years, and has never interfered with government affairs and Emperor Chengsheng's decision-making. However, in the past few years, the Shen family has done a lot of things secretly. In matters, the Shen family's position is all on the side of the four princes and eight princes.

Although the Empress Dowager Shen kept saying that Emperor Chengsheng was the Son of Heaven and that everything was decided by Emperor Chengsheng alone, and that no one could disobey the words of the Emperor, but just like when Shen Qiao was impeached before, Empress Dowager Shen would use Chengsheng Emperor When talking about family matters, saying something nice for the Shen family in front of Emperor Chengsheng won't change Emperor Chengsheng's mind, but it can also win a good impression for the Shen family in Emperor Chengsheng's heart.

I also hope that Emperor Chengsheng can read a little bit of family affection.

When Emperor Chengsheng was still the crown prince, he knew that although the Empress Dowager Shen was the empress of the Great Zhou, she would be the Queen Mother of the Great Zhou, and she was also the biological/mother of the Emperor of the Great Zhou. She was supposed to be from the Xiao family, but in In her heart, she always thought about the Shen family.

In Empress Dowager Shen's heart, compared with the Shen family, the Xiao family was ultimately more important than the Shen family.

Concubine Shen's matter was reported to Emperor Chengsheng, and Emperor Chengsheng made a thorough investigation.But when the matter was found out, it was known that Concubine Shen's diet had been tampered with to make her seriously ill, but the person who tampered with Concubine Shen's diet could not be found out because of his age.Even Deping, who was beside Emperor Chengsheng, tried his best to find some clues, but he found nothing after following the clues.

At this time, Emperor Chengsheng brought up the matter and mentioned it to Empress Dowager Shen, intending to test it out.

Concubine Shen is not a favored concubine in the palace, and Prince Duan is not an outstanding prince among the princes of Emperor Chengsheng. Their mother and son are not favored by Emperor Chengsheng. Before the chaos, that is, at that time ten years ago, the first choice of the prince supported by the four kings and eight princes was also the eldest prince born by the empress, and it would not be the concubine Shen, mother and son.

But someone happened to attack Concubine Shen. This person didn't kill Concubine Shen, but just made her ill. After Empress Dowager Shen and Prince Duan left, Concubine Shen's illness gradually recovered.

It is difficult to analyze the result by looking at this matter alone, but when the whole matter is linked together, the problem is also highlighted.The purpose of the people who tampered with Concubine Shen's diet was to make Concubine Shen seriously ill. Later, it was said that King Duan went to the Buddha to pray.

It can be said that Duan Wang, who was originally not very conspicuous among the princes, found a new way to gain a good reputation among the ruling and opposition parties.Concubine Shen's mother and son were a blessing in disguise.

This manipulative person did not intend to murder Concubine Shen's mother and son, but used such means to make King Duan stand out, so he is not someone who is hostile to Concubine Shen's mother and son. A foothold in the palace.

Apart from the Empress Dowager Shen, how many people would go out of their way to plan this kind of thing for Concubine Shen and her son?

It's just that there is no direct evidence related to the Empress Dowager and Concubine Shen's mother and child in this matter, so even if there is such a conjecture, there is no way to prove it.

Emperor Chengsheng told the Empress Dowager Shen about this, because he couldn't find anything anymore, so simply telling the Empress Dowager Shen was also a warning.

When he came to Shou'an Palace today, the words he said to Empress Dowager Shen were not ordinary, they all hid his deep meaning and his temptation.

It's just that the empress dowager's reaction really disappointed Emperor Chengsheng.

The Empress Dowager didn't relax at all, and she acted as if she didn't know about these things at all. She really became an old lady who was frightened by the turmoil last night. This made Emperor Chengsheng unconvinced, but it also made Emperor Chengsheng understand, Shen The Empress Dowager will not compromise with him on this matter, let alone stand by his side.

Thousands of thoughts turned in Emperor Chengsheng's mind, and when he said this, he had already expected the Queen Mother Shen's reaction in his heart.

And the Empress Dowager Shen was really as Emperor Chengsheng expected, like someone who heard about this for the first time, she was very shocked, and asked about the details and things that Emperor Chengsheng found out, even thinking that this incident What the other concubines did was to murder Concubine Shen.

Emperor Chengsheng said lightly: "If it is true that someone in the palace murdered Concubine Shen, why didn't she continue? No one had discovered this tampering with the diet at the time, so it can continue. If Concubine Shen really has something wrong , I couldn’t find out after this incident, so why did you stop it later? Instead, it made the fifth brother’s reputation.”

"Furthermore, the timing of this stop is too coincidental. Lao Wu just went to the Buddha to kneel and beg once, and stopped there. Concubine Shen's body gradually recovered, and she made the appearance of the Buddha's manifestation again. The fifth child gained fame and went to Mount Wutai with his mother for ten years. This person doesn't seem to be murdering Concubine Shen, but rather helping Concubine Shen."

Emperor Chengsheng simply made his words clear, so as not to save the Empress Dowager Shen from dragging others.

Empress Dowager Shen was startled when she heard the words, and then looked at Emperor Chengsheng for a while.Emperor Chengsheng looked at him calmly, the expression in his eyes was not hidden, it was all revealed, and Empress Dowager Shen saw it clearly.

Empress Dowager Shen saw that Emperor Chengsheng's eyes were pointing to suspicion, and Kuang Dan understood what Emperor Chengsheng meant, and when she felt it was unbelievable, she raised her voice: "Emperor, don't you think so?" Do you think that the person behind the scenes is Aijia?"

"Concubine Shen has been weak since she was a child. The Ai family took good care of her when she was in the boudoir. When she entered the palace as a concubine, the Ai family cared for their mother and child even more. How could she do such a thing that would endanger her life? come?"

Emperor Chengsheng said lightly: "It is precisely because of the extra care and love that I can bear the pain and plan for the future of their mother and child like this."

"Lao Wu is inconspicuous among the princes. When this incident happened, everyone in the government and the public knew Lao Wu's filial piety and were deeply moved. If such a filial son with deep Buddhist karma goes one step further, he would be a good prince." The candidate has been selected. It’s just that there are advantages and disadvantages to this matter. The fifth child has gained a good reputation, but he has not participated in government affairs or done errands in Mount Wutai for ten years, and he is also far away from my sight. Come back, no one will support you, and you won’t be valued by me.”

"Mother, do you know? I originally had some plans for the fifth child, but it was a pity that he knelt before the Buddha once, and my plans were all in vain. Vows before the Buddha cannot be false, so I had no choice but to let him go with the mother. But in my opinion, it is a pity that his ten years were wasted."

Emperor Chengsheng stared into the eyes of Empress Dowager Shen, and said softly, "Queen Mother, they are all my sons, why do you just refuse to believe that I will arrange a good future for each of them? I didn't miss out on the title of title before. Are you going to be the fifth child?"

"Just like I am the mother and son, no matter how the mother planned in the early years, she would also plan for me."

Empress Dowager Shen felt that Emperor Chengsheng's words became more and more shameful, and she was furious when she heard the words: "Emperor! How can you slander Aijia like this! It's too presumptuous!"

Emperor Chengsheng also stood up, bowed deeply to Empress Dowager Shen, straightened up and said slowly: "Mother, I really can't figure it out. Please forgive me."

Empress Dowager Shen said with a livid face: "The emperor is so suspicious of Aijia, why does Aijia need to be considerate of the emperor?"

Empress Dowager Shen was quite unhappy, and before Cheng Shengdi could say anything else, she said bluntly: "The Ai family is tired, and the Ai family is going to rest. The emperor please go back."

After issuing the order to evict guests, Emperor Chengsheng didn't want to stay for a long time, so he bowed to Empress Dowager Shen, asking her to rest in peace, and then prepared to leave Shou'an Palace.

When Emperor Chengsheng was about to leave the inner hall, Empress Dowager Shen stared at his back and said hard/bang/bang: "In the early years when the late emperor was there, there were frequent floods and rebellions in a certain year. The late emperor blamed himself a lot. People's sins, I only think that his emperor's virtue is detrimental, and the punishment from heaven is the reason. So he went to the Fengxian Hall and returned to the ancestors' shrines for seven days to express his apology."

Emperor Chengsheng turned around and bowed to Empress Dowager Shen again: "I know the late emperor knelt down to worship the first hall. I dare not not follow the example of the late emperor, and the world is in chaos. Empress Dowager, please rest assured. After I am busy with the affairs at hand, I will go to the Fengxian Hall to accuse my ancestors and my ancestors, so as to reassure the hearts of the people in the world."

Empress Dowager Shen gave Emperor Chengsheng a cold look, and without saying a word, she went directly to the inner hall holding the hand of the nun beside her.

Emperor Chengsheng came out of the Shou'an Palace, he and Empress Dowager Shen talked in the evening, looked at the sky outside, it was still very hot when the sun was about to set.

A gust of hot wind came blowing with a heat wave, which made Emperor Chengsheng feel even hotter when he came out of the cool inner hall. Deping, who was waiting outside, came over in time to fan Chengsheng Emperor. The master and servant walked a little farther, Chengsheng The emperor suddenly stopped and looked back at Shou'an Palace.

"Find a few smart and trustworthy people to keep an eye on the Shou'an Palace and Concubine Shen's Palace from a distance, and handle the errands properly, so that no one will find out."

Their mother and son... finally came to this step.