Princess Fukang knew how to avoid the limelight, so how could the Queen Mother not know?
But what happened was her biological brother and younger brother, and this time it was a serious crime that required beheading. She took the initiative to come to Yangxin Hall to ask for an audience with Han Xianzong, but what she waited for was the bad news that the left prime minister was deposed and he was to be executed on a certain day.
On Gu Xuan's third birthday, Qin Xing suddenly came to the palace to see him, saying that he had something important to report.
Han Xianzong left the table in a hurry. This was what Qin Xing was talking about at that time.
Qin Xing said that Zuo Xiang's Mansion was very suspicious, and there was a strange sound coming from the wall every night. He sent people to investigate and caught the left prime minister on the second day.
——The Prime Minister Zuo actually took advantage of the middle of the night to try to hide the corpse on the wall.
The one hiding was naturally his younger brother, the Inspector.
The inspector came here on the day when Qin Xing had people surrounding Zuo Xiang's mansion. Zuo Xiang knew that this second brother would be a disaster every day in the house.
So he poisoned the inspector when no one was watching him, poisoned his brother to death, and tried to hide the body.
Unexpectedly, Qin Xing was suspicious by nature and had people guard him secretly even in the middle of the night. Only then was he captured at night when he was making unusual noises, and he was parked in Dali Temple together with the body of the inspector.
The left prime minister reacted very quickly. After he was discovered, he insisted that he suddenly found out that his second brother was back. He knew that he had made such a mistake and hated him so much that he poisoned the disloyal minister who had betrayed the emperor with his own hands.
But his bright mind does not mean that the other servants of Zuoxiang's Mansion have the same bright minds.
Seeing the numbing instruments of torture in the prison, many servants confessed everything before they were even tortured.
It was also revealed that Prime Minister Zuo secretly hid fugitive officials from Huizhou, and Emperor Xianzong of the Han Dynasty mercilessly issued an edict to punish the Queen of Qiu.
Other officials who were related to Zuo Xiang's office also ransacked their homes temporarily, and those who knew about it but failed to report it suffered the same fate as Zuo Xiang.
Zuo Xiangfu, a big tree whose roots penetrated into the land of Dayan, finally collapsed after he destroyed his family.
Han Xianzong's thunderous methods made other courtiers secretly stunned.
They understood that after the incident with the left prime minister, Han Xianzong had become a real monarch, a monarch who truly needed their surrender and respect.
Concubine Rou and the Queen Mother could not have imagined that the Left Prime Minister would fall like this. They almost cried in front of the Qinzheng Palace and could not ask to see Han Xianzong.
Now that the left prime minister has been completely overthrown, Han Xianzong no longer has to take into account his family background to argue with Concubine Rou. If the Queen Mother was not still the backer, Concubine Rou's situation would be extremely difficult.
It was another day of kneeling from morning to night. Concubine Rou limped towards Lan Xin Palace. She met Rong Jieyu's sedan on the road. She subconsciously paused and turned sideways to give way.
Rong Jieyu did not intend to let Concubine Rou off easily. Although Concubine Rou did not have any deep hatred against Rong Jieyu, the harem was such a place where people flattered those who were superior and those who were inferior.
Rong Jieyu had been squeezed out by Concubine Rou several times before, covertly and overtly. Now that she saw her falling into the dust, she naturally had to seize the opportunity to make some sarcastic remarks.
"Isn't this the high and mighty Concubine Rou? What's wrong? Why is she limping now? Is it possible that the concubine's foot is sprained? Do you want me to help you find a doctor?"
Of course Rong Jieyu knew that Concubine Rou had been kneeling in Qinzheng Hall all day long, begging to see Han Xianzong, but at this moment she had to pretend not to know, just to embarrass Concubine Rou.
Today is different from the past. Concubine Rou bit her lips and refused to accept Rong Jieyu's words, pretending not to hear them at all.
She stepped forward to go around, but Rong Jieyu's palace maid deliberately blocked her way, her eyes were arrogant, just like Rong Jieyu's.
Concubine Rou was now physically and mentally exhausted and had no energy to continue arguing with Rong Jieyu. Seeing this, she said coldly: "Rong Jieyu, I am a concubine after all. You don't show courtesy when you see me. When did you become so ignorant of etiquette?"
"Bah!" Rong Jieyu was not a good person. Hearing that she was still using her position to make matters worse, she sneered unceremoniously:
"Do you still think that you are the concubine you used to be? Let me tell you, His Majesty is just busy dealing with your father's affairs, and he hasn't had time to abolish your position!"
"If I were you, I would stay in the palace every day. Maybe I would reduce my sense of existence and be deposed later."
After speaking, Rong Jieyu covered her mouth and laughed coquettishly. Concubine Rou raised her head and looked at her angrily.
She is indeed smarter than her own sister, and she has been doing well every step of the way since entering the palace. But I didn't expect that things would develop to such a situation step by step.
Thinking of the method in the porcelain bottle, her eyes went blank for a moment. His Majesty didn't want to see her at all now. Even if he knew the method, he couldn't use it!
What should be done?
Rong Jieyu laughed for a long time. Seeing that Concubine Rou was stunned and didn't respond, she cursed: "Idiot!"
But he also felt bored and lost the idea of continuing to deal with her, and said leisurely:
"Okay, boring! Let's go see His Majesty. We're too lazy to waste any more time with this guy."
"Yes!" The eunuch and palace maid carrying the sedan looked flattering, and lifted the sedan in the direction where Concubine Rou had just walked.
Concubine Rou dragged her tired body back to the deserted Lanxin Palace. She didn't know what she thought of, and suddenly asked:
"Where is the second princess?"
As long as she is still the adoptive mother of the second princess, His Majesty will not easily depose herself!
The second princess, who was ignored by Concubine Rou before, suddenly made her eyes light up. She stared at Wan'er closely and squeezed her hand extra hard.
The second princess is no less than a life-saving straw for Concubine Rou at this moment.
Wan'er was frightened by Concubine Rou's look, and said hurriedly: "Empress, the second princess is in the side hall, and the wet nurse is taking the second princess with her."
"Quick! Go and pick up the second princess!" Concubine Rou urged, as if she could feel at ease only by holding the second princess in her arms.
Wan'er hurriedly went to the side hall under her constant urging. When she came back with the second princess in her arms again, her expression was frightened, as if she had witnessed something terrible.
"Empress..." Wan'er's voice trembled, and she hugged the baby in her arms tightly, her panic visible to the naked eye.
"What are you doing?" Concubine Rou seemed to not see Wan'er's panic and snatched the second princess from her arms:
"If you have anything to say, tell me quickly! It's not a bad idea to be hesitating all day long!"
"The wet nurse is gone..." Wan'er's voice was very low. She recalled that when she went to the side hall just now, the wet nurse was still holding the second princess in her arms, but her face turned blue and lifeless. She felt cold from the top of her head to the soles of her feet.
Concubine Rou was stunned, remembering that the wet nurse had said before that she had contracted the plague, but her thoughts were not on the wet nurse at all, and she was even prepared to use the wet nurse as a scapegoat if she was exposed.
As a result, she kept forgetting to give medicine to the wet nurse and didn't pay much attention to the wet nurse. When she heard that the wet nurse was gone, she was a little stunned.
The second princess in her arms was very angry at the moment. The second princess's health had been not good since the plague was cured. She didn't know how long the wet nurse had been away. The second princess was so weak now.
Thinking of this, Concubine Rou quickly asked Wan'er to warm up some milk. Wan'er agreed. Just as she walked out the door, she seemed to see someone and stopped in her tracks.
