The moon marks passed over the trees in the Forbidden Gate Palace.
Five drums are ringing, and people are sleeping soundly.
Even the guards on patrol at night couldn't help but yawn.
In the silence of the night, a cry suddenly came out: "It's not good - the empress committed suicide!"
Then there were howls, calls for help, noises, and scoldings...
"My queen! How could you commit suicide?"
"Go and call the doctor! What are you doing standing there?!"
"I told you to stay with me, who asked you to be lazy and doze off?!"
"Don't make any distinctions between right and wrong right now! Report it to the Queen and the Emperor as soon as possible!"
Jiaolan Palace suddenly became chaotic and brightly lit.
Like a drop of oil falling on an open flame, it exploded with a loud bang, spreading throughout the Forbidden Palace in an instant.
"Hengzhao, wake up." Chi Su shook Xue Hengzhao awake, "There are rumors outside that the Concubine Xian committed suicide."
Xue Hengzhao's eyes were bleary, and he calmed down a little and said, "Don't worry, you won't die."
After saying that, he fell down again, closed his eyes and fell asleep.
"You..." Chi Su wanted to ask more questions, but Xue Hengzhao refused to wake up again.
That night, the emperor rested at Tamamo Palace.
Jiao Lan Gong Kang Guang came to report the news in person. He was sweating profusely and his face was full of tears. He cried: "Our empress committed suicide. At this moment, her life and death are unknown. Please inform your majesty."
Yanda was a little hesitant: "Your Majesty is sleeping deeply at the moment. If you get startled..."
In the end, Zhang Ze said: "Human life is at stake, let me go in and report! If the emperor blames me, I will be the only one to blame."
Kang Guang clasped his hands together and said gratefully: "Eunuch Zhang, I cannot thank you enough for your kindness. Saving one life is better than building a seven-level pagoda."
The emperor was woken up, and Concubine Li naturally woke up too.
When they heard that Concubine Xian committed suicide, they were both horrified and surprised.
"Have I not already removed the confinement of the Concubine Xian?" the emperor said, "There is nothing else to do, so why can she not think about it?"
Concubine Li helped the emperor change his clothes and said, "I heard in a daze during the day that sister Xianfei wanted to see the queen, but she didn't do it anyway. I don't know what happened."
When the emperor and Concubine Li arrived at Jiaolan Palace, Concubine Fu Hui and others were already waiting there, and the queen arrived almost at the same time as the emperor.
"Hasn't the imperial doctor come out yet?" The queen's face was full of concern, "We must do our best to treat him."
"There are three imperial doctors inside." Concubine Hui was the first to arrive. "After checking, there is still breath. Your Majesty and the Queen should not be too worried."
"That's good, that's good, it's really scary." The queen was still frightened, "God bless me, but nothing will happen to me."
After about half a stick of incense, the three imperial doctors came out together. The leader, Imperial Physician Hu, reported: "Your Majesty, the Queen and other empresses: Concubine Xian has been rescued, but she still needs to be nursed back to health."
"You all go down to receive the reward first." The Queen said, "You will take turns guarding here these days, so be sure to do your best."
Afterwards, everyone went to the inner room to visit. Concubine Xian was lying there with a pale body and a shocking blue and purple scar on her neck.
When he saw everyone coming in, he struggled to get up, but the emperor stopped him and said: "The imperial doctor said, you should just rest and rest now, don't worry about it."
After hearing this, Concubine Xian shed tears and kowtowed on the pillow: "I would like to thank Your Majesty for your kindness."
Her voice was hoarse, apparently hurting her throat.
The queen was very unhappy. She felt that the wise concubine must be acting for everyone to see.
But I have to admit that she is really cruel, and the scar on her neck may not be healed for a month.
But as the Lord of the Sixth Palace, she could only show her generosity as much as possible at this time, stepped forward and took Concubine Xian's hand and asked with concern: "Sister, what kind of grievance have you suffered, why can't you think about it so hard? Speak up and His Majesty and I will make the decision for you."
Concubine Xian shook her head and said: "It's none of other people's business, it's just that I couldn't think about it at the moment. It was a big mistake of mine to cause the emperor, queen and all the sisters to worry."
"Sister, how can you put people at ease by saying this?" the queen said, "I also asked someone on the way here just now, and I can probably guess what you are doing.
I don’t know where you heard the rumor, saying that His Majesty is going to expel your two brothers from the capital, is that true?
Now that His Majesty is here, you can ask him face to face, is there such a thing? I think that's probably why you went to see me during the day, but I was busy chanting sutras at that time, so I thought you just wanted to chat with me, so I didn't see you.
You naturally think too narrowly, thinking that I am unwilling to speak for you. In fact, they are all nonsense, and even Your Majesty and I are kept in the dark. "
Yao Ziyun simply pierced the window paper to prevent the emperor from thinking that he was insulting the virtuous concubine.
"Xian Fei, there is no such thing." The emperor said, "You have been in the palace for more than 20 years. You were originally a gentle and calm person, why have you become more and more deviated from your nature now?"
"Yes, I was stupid." The wise concubine said with shame, "I should not listen to others and believe in others. I will never dare to do so from now on."
"Sister, now that the truth has been revealed, I dare to say some things." The Queen breathed a sigh of relief, "You really shouldn't have listened to others and almost killed yourself.
Don't say that there is no such thing, even if there is such a thing, if you commit suicide, will it not help the situation?
What's more, our status here is that we must always put His Majesty first and the overall situation as our top priority. You think it's easy to get it over with, but you don't want to think about where you will put His Majesty?
Besides, putting all this aside, May is originally an evil month, and the dead are most taboo in this month. If you really die at this time, someone will inevitably ask you what your intentions were? But can you still defend yourself? "
After hearing this, the emperor's eyes couldn't help but darken.
He was most taboo about this, not to mention that he was currently busy preparing for his grand ceremony.
If the virtuous concubine really dies today, the whole country will mourn her passing away, and it is extremely unlucky to be less than a hundred days away from his grand ceremony.
The people next to him couldn't help but tremble in their hearts after hearing this. The queen's words were so sharp.
But he said it in a high-sounding way, without showing any selfishness.
Concubine Xian was filled with regret and did not say a word, just cried.
Then the emperor said: "That's all, you should take good care of your injuries now, and don't blame yourself too much. No one has faults? What's more, you are just a woman."
"Your Majesty's mind is as big as the sea. I will never have any more delusions." Concubine Xian said, wiping her tears.
The emperor then said to everyone: "I like the purity and tranquility of the harem. As concubines, you are setting an example for all palaces. There are both national laws and palace regulations, as well as ethics and human feelings. Don't lose the big ones because of trivial matters. It's still early, so go back. Rest!"
Everyone answered yes in unison, and the emperor no longer went to Tamamo Palace, but went straight back to Yangze Palace.
It will be time to go to court in one more update.
