The emperor breathed a long sigh of relief, with a heavy heart. He sat there and looked at the queen mother, not knowing what he was thinking, with a complicated expression.
When the queen knew that the queen mother had passed away, she quickly came in, knelt down beside the queen mother, and burst into tears.
"Your Majesty, what did the Queen Mother say?" The Queen looked at the Emperor and asked.
"The Queen Mother passed away peacefully without any last words," he said.
The Queen naturally didn't believe it. How could the Queen Mother not have any last words? She would leave her last words not only for herself but also for the Sixth Prince.
But the emperor said no, and she had no evidence to prove there was, so what else could she do.
When Jin Xin came in, she saw that the expression on the emperor's face was numb, but his eyes were very red and the tears were real, which Jin Xin couldn't understand.
His acting is also so realistic.
The Queen Mother's funeral.
The emperor wore mourning clothes and kept watch, and the concubines naturally had to watch as well. Concubine Rong was about to give birth during this period, so the emperor specially arranged that she would not have to keep vigil, but that she would have to set up a memorial service in the palace.
The queen led everyone to kneel on the ground and mourn. Everyone in the room cried very sadly. It was probably the queen who cried sincerely.
Jin Xin looked at the emperor kneeling in front, not knowing what he was thinking, burning the paper bit by bit, his expression was not sad, but more like the joy after a great revenge was avenged.
The queen cried so sadly that she fainted and fell to the ground in front of her.
He was taken down by the palace people.
The emperor knelt in front of the vigil for seven consecutive days, which was regarded as fulfilling the duty of a son.
However, the Sixth Prince was still not allowed to return to the capital and could only kneel outside the capital.
Although this matter was somewhat against the rules, the emperor personally wore sackcloth and paid filial piety, kneeling at the vigil every day without ever taking a break, and the official had nothing to say.
On the eighth day, Concubine Rong took action. At this time, the whole palace was keeping vigil for the Queen Mother, and no one could take care of Concubine Rong's delivery. Everything was left to Po Wen and the imperial doctor.
The queen knelt in front, listening to the visitor report the matter, a trace of sternness flashed in her eyes.
This was something that had been decided before. The two stable women Rong Bin’s mother’s family was looking for were sent in by the Duke’s Palace. Rong Bin thought they were the people the Rong family had found themselves. However, she didn’t know that these two people were found by the Rong family before entering the palace. , and was replaced by the Duke’s Mansion.
Concubine Rong eats a lot, has a big belly, and is not restrained. She has a big belly and does not move around. She lies down all day. Naturally, the fetus is too big.
A child without a mother in the palace must be raised by someone with high status. Who else is more qualified than myself?
As long as she does a little bit of manipulation and if Concubine Rong doesn't live up to expectations, it will be done.
The queen closed her eyes and muttered something that only she could hear.
"Aunt, the matter is about to be done. Please help me again, help me this time, and I promise that I will never have extravagant hopes in the future."
The Queen knew very well that the Emperor had no affection for her, so she did not dare to ask for anything more. As long as she sat firmly in the back seat and kept the glory of the Lin family, her life would not be in vain.
But although she didn't ask for the emperor to be interested in her, she really couldn't bear the loneliness in the palace, and she even wanted a child to stay with her and help her.
She would do it this once, this last time.
She knelt down with great piety and bowed deeply three times in front of her.
Jin Xin raised her eyebrows, stood up slowly, and went to the back hall in the name of resting.
The people keeping watch at the front could go into the back hall to rest every hour. When they came in, some concubines were also there. When they saw Concubine De Gui coming in, they hurriedly made way for them.
Jin Xin sat on the soft cushion on the ground and whispered to Cui Gu, "Tell the eldest brother to send those two people into the palace and lock them up for later use."
Cui Gu nodded and walked out.
Jin Xin was almost rested, so she immediately went out, went to the emperor, and whispered to the emperor, "Your Majesty, there is no one in the palace to watch the concubine give birth. After all, I have given birth to two children. Let's go and take a look." , it can also put her at ease."
The emperor looked sad, nodded silently, and agreed.
The queen heard from behind and her expression became tense, fearing that she would do something bad. Seeing that Jin Xin was about to go out, she immediately stood up and said, "As the queen, I should also go and have a look."
The emperor did not look back, apparently acquiescing.
He now has to play the role of a sad dutiful son, and the queen has the final say on these matters.
The queen's move was exactly what Jinxin wanted, so let's go and see the trap the queen dug for herself.
Everyone has been keeping vigil here in the past few days. Jin Xin asked people outside the palace to check the two Wen Po sent by Rong Bin's family. Unexpectedly, they did not enter the palace at all, but were detained by the Duke's Mansion. The woman was smart and knew that she was arranged to enter the palace to deliver the baby to the emperor's concubines, but she was detained before entering the palace. They also knew that something was wrong and ran away.
However, they were arrested all over the city by the Duke's Mansion, and they had nowhere to escape. Later, they were found by Jiang Quwu and brought back to the Jiang family, where they stayed for a few days.
The Duke's Mansion was still searching for people outside, but they did not dare to make any noise. In addition, it was the mourning period for the Queen Mother, so the Duke's Mansion dared not continue to take any action, so they could only send their servants to search.
Jin Xin waited for Rong Bin to start.
But at this time, Concubine Rong, because the child was too big, she didn't move much, and she didn't have the strength to give birth. Po Wen didn't pay attention to it, so she just watched her in pain, and Po Wen was indifferent.
No one supported her, and she had no one to help her except herself.
These two stable women, before giving birth, were very considerate and told her that giving birth to a child was not scary, so that she could raise it with peace of mind. But now that she was about to give birth, these two women actually refused to help her at all.
Rong Bin gritted her teeth, glared at the two sitting ladies, and said angrily, "You two bastards, if you don't hurry up and help me, if something happens to me, you won't be able to survive."
But Po Wen looked calm and not panicked at all. Looking outside at the silent courtyard, they laughed and said, "Empress Rongbin, you'd better work hard on your own. Everyone is keeping vigil for the Queen Mother outside now. You kid is here." If it's not the right time, who cares about your life or death? If you can't give birth, just go and stay with the Queen Mother."
These words were so vicious that Concubine Rong was so excited that she wanted to curse, but the pain was so severe that she couldn't speak. She only felt desperate and wanted to cry but didn't dare. These two women were chosen by themselves. Why do they do this to themselves?
What went wrong?
But she couldn't think of so much. She knew that if she couldn't give birth today, she would have to die here. She didn't want to die.
The strong desire to survive made her suddenly gain strength. She stood up and wanted to go out. She wanted to call someone. She must not sit here and wait for death.
But as soon as she stood up, she was held down by two stable women, who said angrily, "What are you doing? Just give birth here and don't go out or ruin our affairs."
After hearing this, Rong Bi knew that she was being plotted against.
She suddenly felt desperate. These two old witches wanted her to die.
At this time, the door of the room was pushed open, and the Queen and Concubine De Gui appeared at the door. When they opened the door, they saw the two women holding down Rong Bin, one on the left and one on the right. Rong Bin's body was covered with blood and she was in an extremely miserable state.
Jin Xin was shocked and said angrily, "What the hell are you doing!"
When Rong Bin saw Jin Xin coming, she was overjoyed, as if she had seen the savior. She struggled to get rid of the two women, but she couldn't move forward and fell to the ground. Jin Xin hurriedly asked the two Wen women who had previously served her child. Support her.
"Mother, please help me, these two women want me to die!" Rong Bin cried while holding Jin Xin.
"Come here, capture these two women and wait for the emperor to interrogate them." Jin Xin said.
"My concubine, you have overstepped your bounds. I am still here, and it is not your turn to make the decision!" the queen said forcefully.
These two were brought in by the Duke's government, so naturally they couldn't be tried.
