Chapter 245 Showdown
The Empress Dowager's hands in front of her were shaking slightly, and at this moment, her anger had reached its peak. She suddenly turned around, raised her hand and slapped Mo Ziyao fiercely. She said angrily, "You also want to fight with your family!"
The slapped left cheek burned hotly in an instant. Mo Ziyao did not dare to make a bad job at this moment. She still knelt down and gritted her teeth and said, "The empress dowager is angry. The concubine has been dealt with this matter. The noble concubine Hui did not know that she ordered someone to change the same incense burner to enter, and no one knew in the Lingyi Palace. Xiao.
The Empress Dowager may have thought that Mo Ziyao would only beg her to spare her life, but she did not expect that she would say so and was stunned.
The Empress Dowager didn't say anything, but Mo Ziyao knew that she was waiting for herself to continue. He took a deep breath and then said, "I didn't tell Zi'er, but came to Tairen Palace and asked the Empress Dowager how to decide."
Mo Ziyao thought that there was no need to tell Zier about this matter. When she went to spice up tomorrow, she would know that the incense burner had been replaced.
It seems that the previous speculation was correct. This matter was done by the empress dowager, and Zi'er was sent by her to be responsible for the life of Hui's noble concubine. And, at the right time, get rid of the imperial descendants in her womb.
Also, after this time, it is impossible for Noble Concubine Hui to get pregnant again. Because pure sandalwood is not only mixed with fragrant flowers and orchids, but also makes people slippery. The incense made by pure sandalwood alone will make people endocrine when smelled for a period of time, and after a long time, it will gradually lose fertility.
There is an empress dowager interfering in it. Presumably, even if the imperial doctors who asked for the pulse of Hui noble concubine see it, they must have dared not say more than half a word to deter the empress dowager's power.
Therefore, Ruan Lingzheng's promise to the Liu family is just an empty word when he is crowned by the imperial heir.
After the Empress Dowager was furious, she finally calmed down a little. She must have figured it out. Mo Ziyao will take the initiative to come to Tairen Palace and intend to hide it.
It took a long time for Mo Ziyao to hear her empress dowager say, "When did you know?"
The Empress Dowager didn't wake up, so Mo Ziyao had to kneel down and think for a moment before answering, "In fact, when I saw Zier twice in Lingyi Palace, my concubine felt a little inappropriate. That day, when I came out of Lingyi Palace, my concubine accidentally heard that the maidservant of Lingyi Palace mentioned that the incense burner in the palace of Hui's noble concubine's bedroom had been changed. My concubine thought that there was something wrong with the incense in the incense burner. Now that something happens, we have to change it urgently. Therefore, the concubine dared to check the incense in private, but found that there was nothing abnormal.
That time, she was also at a loss and thought that there was someone else behind the scenes.
took a quiet look at the Empress Dowager and saw that her look was still calm, so she continued: "Until today, my concubine accidentally knocked over the incense burner in the palace of Hui's noble concubine's bedroom and saw the pure sandalwood spices embedded in the inner wall of the incense burner lid, so that I can be sure."
As he spoke, Mo Ziyao's mind was connected little by little. Finally, I suddenly found that all the previous conjectures were just wrong with reality.
In fact, there was something wrong with the incense in Hui's bedroom at the beginning, and even she had ordered it for nearly two years.
Mo Ziyao can be sure that musk was directly added to the incense she ordered before, so she has never been pregnant. Maybe after a long time, she was not pregnant, and the suspicious concubine Hui also began to doubt.
It's just that a few years ago, somehow, the incense burner in her palace suddenly changed and lost the incense, so she got pregnant in time.
Maybe, this is the reason why the Empress Dowager hurriedly crossed the Lingyi Palace after seeing her pregnant.
Then, when the matter was over, the Empress Dowager asked Zi'er to put the incense of pure sandalwood in the incense burner and light it if necessary to make it come into contact with the fragrant flowers and orchid pollen, making Hui Guifei suddenly unstable. Finally, she changed the incense burner in her bedroom in the name of being weak and needed to change incense.
This time, pure sandalwood was added to the incense burner. Because the spices were placed in the cover, the Empress Dowager was not worried about being found unless the incense burner was broken.
Therefore, when Mo Ziyao checked, there would be no problem. When she went to the Ministry of Internal Affairs in late autumn, it was impossible not to notice the pure sandalwood inside. She must have found it, so she just took incense.
The Empress Dowager stood in front of Mo Ziyao and listened quietly to her words, but she still had no intention of speaking. Mo Ziyao clenched her fists slightly and whispered, "It's just that I have something else to figure out."
Then the Empress Dowager hummed, "Theai jia is really surprised. It turns out that there are times when Yao Guifei doesn't understand." She paused, but still said, "Ask."
Mo Ziyao's heart was slowly put down. It seemed that the empress dowager's slap just wanted to give herself a majesty. She was also a wise woman.
He smiled and said slowly, "I don't know. Since the incense burner of Huifei's bedroom has been replaced for a period of time, why didn't the Empress Dowager notice it?" According to the saying, if someone adds incense every day, the Empress Dowager will not know, let alone make Huifei pregnant. Unless, Hui Guifei's child is also calculated by her.
The Empress Dowager took a few steps towards Mo Ziyao, stopped in front of her, and smiled for a moment, "No wonder the emperor praised you for your cleverness. Yao noble concubine, if you are a man, you must be a man."
Mo Ziyao was stunned and heard her say, "Previously, the mourning family was placed in the incense burner of her bedroom, and the incense was not lit. None of her Lingyi Palace was a mourner. Hui Guifei is not a stupid person. If the family releases someone beside her, I'm afraid it will arouse her doubts.
Mo Ziyao looked up at the Empress Dowager in surprise and became more and more confused. In this case, what method did the Empress Dowager use to make Hui Guifei have never been pregnant in the palace for two years?
The Empress Dowager sneered and said, "That's because the incense burner given to her by the mourning family is problematic. The mourning family ordered several layers of paint mixed with musk in the furnace. No matter in winter, summer, spring and autumn, it is impossible to fall off.
Mo Ziyao's heart was shocked, so it was! No wonder the Empress Dowager didn't have to add incense every day, and she didn't arrange people around Hui's noble concubine. As long as Hui Guifei lights the incense burner, the burning heat will make the musk powder fully burn. Combined with the smell of spices, it will spread in the air. Hui Guifei must not be aware of it. Even if she finds something wrong, it is impossible to find the reason.
Also, since it is an incense burner given by the Empress Dowager, how could she suddenly change it? Unless it's broken.
Sure enough, the empress dowager said, "Doctor Lin, who invited the noble concubine Hui, is naturally also a mourner for the family. For so many years, I'm afraid of just in case."
When the Empress Dowager said this, she glanced at Mo Ziyao and felt that she should know the deep meaning of the word "in case".
Indeed, Mo Ziyao understood more and more from the Empress Dowager's words at this moment. The Empress Dowager is afraid of the power of the Liu family.
The imperial concubine in the palace will have an imperial doctor come to the bedroom to ask for a safe pulse, and Dr. Lin found out about this and did not dare to stretch it, so he secretly told the empress dowager.
"The mourning family was very shocked at that time. For the past two years, they have been coming here carefully. How could something go wrong again?" Her tone tightened slightly, and then she smiled and said, "I didn't expect that it was just that the noble concubine Hui accidentally damaged the incense burner, so she asked someone to change it. However, at that time, there were internal and external troubles. Having this child is equivalent to the guarantee of the strength of the Liu family. Oh, I think it's really a timely rain!" Speaking of this, she smiled sincerely, as if the sudden pregnancy of Princess Hui was taken for granted.
Hui Guifei won't expect to die, but her carelessness will make herself pregnant with God. It seems that the interval is still a little long, otherwise, the incense burner has just been replaced, and it will not have such a fast effect.
Suddenly, I thought of Ruan Lingzheng. Oh, if he had been asked to neglect the noble concubine Hui at that time, the Liu family might not be able to stand it and make some movement.
Mo Ziyao summoned up her courage and raised her eyes and said, "But the Empress Dowager, the Empress Hui is not a fool. When she calms down, she will definitely think about it." Because in the long days, she will not be pregnant again. Therefore, she will become more and more suspicious of this incident. She just needs to think about it and think of the incense burner.
Even if the things given by the Empress Dowager are broken, she can't take them to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but will find a place to put them in the palace. Once she doubts it, she will investigate it thoroughly when she takes it out.
The Empress Dowager sneered and said, "Do you mean the broken incense burner? Even if she knew it, she wouldn't think of the mourning family's head. Just because the incense burner was given by Lin Feihong to his family in the 46th year of Emperor Ling Tian. In the court and the opposition, everyone knows that the mourning family believes in Buddhism. He sent such a thing to please the mourning family. The mourning family just ordered people to move a little bit on its inner wall and add another layer of paint. Then, he turned his hand and gave it to the noble concubine Hui.
Mo Ziyao was finally shocked. Lin Feihong, the father of Yunxianfei, is now the only person who can compete with Liu Yanfei head-on.
It turned out that the Empress Dowager had planned to retreat early in the morning, took a round, and then threw this line back to the Lin family and let Liu. The Lin two families fought in secret. In this way, everything can be explained.
Mo Ziyao thought that there was something wrong with the glazed necklace she gave to Hui. In fact, the Empress Dowager knew it for a long time, but she felt that the time had not come, so she didn't do it. After all, it is the people of the Celestial Empire to negotiate, and naturally the most important thing is how to preserve the integrity of Ruan's territory first.
At that time, in order to solve this matter, the empress dowager privately asked her to beg the messenger of the heavenly dynasty. After that, after success, she promised not to embarrass her again. So perhaps because of this, the Empress Dowager did not push her out because of her kindness.
Neither the incense burner nor the glazed necklace containing the essence of fragrant flowers have been managed by the Empress Dowager, and the host has already been found. Even if the matter is disclosed in the future, there is no proof.
How did the poor Meng Xiuyuan become the pawn of the Empress Dowager? Is there a deal with her, or is there something in her hands?
The Empress Dowager is a cautious person. If she dares to use her, she must be very sure.
In addition, the musk that was originally mixed in the paint will only make people infertile, but it will not lead to miscarriage. What really miscarried Hui's noble concubine is nothing more than the things on the glazed necklace and the pure sandalwood and orchid grass in the incense burner.
The Empress Dowager does not want her child to be born, which is afraid of the power of the Liu family. Such a painstaking layout and using three spices that can gather at the same time make people slip, just want to be able to better control the overall situation.
The empress dowager is really thoughtful, so there is no need to worry that once a pregnant concubine in the palace goes to sit in the palace and have an accident.