A Complete Explanation of the Negative Textbooks of the Imperial Examination - Chapter 113

    After the people from Dingyong Hou’s mansion left, Tan Ming stepped forward and said, “Master Hou, I will go to Miss Qinghan and let her arrange the return to Dingyong Hou’s mansion…”

    “Don’t be in a hurry.” Xiao Jingduo stopped Tan Ming’s movements, “My grandmother is not someone who can think of entering and leaving the palace to attend to illness, even if she really intends to do so, she will never come and call me.”

    “Hou Ye means…”

    “This is mostly Wu Junru’s idea.” Xiao Jingduo felt that Wu Junru was also persistent, thinking about him in everything.

    “Does the Marquis still go?”

    “Why don’t you go?” Xiao Jingduo invited people and ordered, “Go and find out what Wu Junru has done these days. I also want to know what she wants to do.”

    A few days later, Yin Xiaowei put the information found out before Xiao Jingduo’s case. Xiao Jingduo flipped through the pages and thought it was very strange: “She just went to a jewelry store these days?”

    “Yes.” Tan Ming replied, “Mrs. Dingyong Hou has gone to many stores, perhaps to see the dowry for Liu Niangzi.”

    “Headwear and furniture are different. They are all new after the engagement. What are you doing looking at jewelry so early? Besides, is there any other abnormality?”

    Tan Ming thought about it for a while, and then said: “The other subordinates didn’t pay attention, but Mrs. Dingyong Hou visited many jewelry stores, but she didn’t seem to be satisfied, so she didn’t buy it…”

      After a while, he said, “Go and check the accounts of the Yonghou Mansion.”

    What does the audit book do? Tan Ming thought it was very strange: “Master Hou, aren’t we investigating Wu’s business? What is the purpose of checking the account book?”

    …

    On a hot day, even the sound of cicadas is lazy. The Tai Chi Palace is low-lying, and on such a hot day, it is humid and hot, stuffy like a steamer. No one wanted to go out in this weather, but in the Wude Hall, the maids were running around with their plates, and they dared not be negligent at all.

    “Grandmother, are you feeling better?” He Jing knelt down on the bed and carefully helped Empress Dowager Wu up.

    The Empress Dowager Wu was leaning on the pillow, her face was waxy white, and there was an abnormal flush on her cheeks. She lowered her eyes, glanced around, and said hoarsely, “You are all here.”

    Not to mention Princess Jing, who has been staying beside the Queen Mother Wu in disbelief these past few days, and has never left. As a daughter-in-law, Empress Dowager Cui often sat in the Wude Hall. Even the eldest princess of Xin’an, King Liang, and King Qi all entered the palace on purpose, and served in front of the empress dowager every day.

    The palace servants slowly fanned Empress Wu, King Liang stood at the bottom and said to Empress Wu: “Grandmother, you are in peace, you are blessed, and grandson is waiting for you to name Saburo. .”

    Prince Liang was standing next to Prince Liang, and after hearing this, she hurriedly continued: “Yes, Saburo is clamoring to enter the palace to see his great-grandmother today, I am afraid that his child is ignorant and disturbs him. The queen mother rested, and then he was detained.”

    The Saburo in Concubine Liang’s mouth is the newly added son of the Liangwang couple. The Liangwang and the Queen Mother Wu are still close and close, and the Queen Mother Wu is very relieved to hear that the Liangwang also has a son: “Sanlang is long It’s big, I don’t know what it looks like…”

    When it comes to children, Empress Dowager Wu thinks of her favorite grandson, King Jiang An, and Xiang Hui’s unfortunate child. She watched King Jiang An grow up with her own eyes. Since she was a child, she was afraid of falling, and when she put it in her mouth, she was afraid that it would melt. Who knows, she said it would be gone. Princess Hejing also seemed to think of this, and bowed his head in silence.

    King Jiang An died, and his only bloodline was not left.

    Hejing County Master understands this truth better than anyone else. Without King Jiang An, where would she have a foothold? Her only recourse now is the Empress Dowager Wu. Gan Ning killed King Jiang An but kept her, just because she was worried about Empress Wu and didn’t want to make her love too ugly. If Empress Wu dies… Princess Hejing doesn’t want to think about it anymore.

    So these days, Hejing County Lord has worked hard to serve the Queen Mother Wu. Empress Dowager Wu cannot die. If Empress Dowager Wu dies, she will be completely finished!

    Seeing that Empress Dowager Wu was not in a good mood, Empress Dowager Cui said: “Although it is necessary to rest in recuperation, it is not reasonable to always be bored. My mother is not very interested these days. To accompany mother to relieve boredom?”

    The Empress Dowager Wu snorted coldly: “No need! I can’t bear your filial piety.”

    The Empress Dowager Wu had no good feelings for the second son in recent years because of her pity for the prince. Whether it was Rong Mingzhe or the Xia family, the Empress Dowager Wu was not welcome. It turned out that there was a line in the East Palace. Empress Dowager Wu felt that the successor Cui was not bad, but as the situation changed, Rong Mingzhe and Rong Mingtai died one after another, and Empress Wu now felt that Cui was not a thing from the bottom of her heart.

    But Empress Dowager Cui didn’t take it to heart at all. Even if Empress Dowager Wu’s attitude was bad, it would not affect her staying here and showing her filial piety. Empress Dowager Cui smiled decently and said, “What is the mother-in-law saying, I am naturally looking forward to your wellbeing.”

    After Empress Dowager Cui said this, the other princesses and princes in the palace did not interrupt. The eldest princess Xin’an rolled her eyes in disdain. She and Empress Dowager Wu did not kiss, and Empress Dowager Cui was her stepmother. Now that the two bite, Xinan only feels happy.

    At this time, a little palace maid came in and reported: “The Empress Dowager, the old lady of the Dingyonghou House asks for an interview.”

      Thinking of Empress Dowager Cui, she suddenly said: “I was talking about no one coming to talk to my mother-in-law, but it happened that someone came. Since they came by coincidence, why don’t you call in.”

    The palace maid was very surprised, but when the queen mother spoke, it was not her turn to question. The palace maid saluted and went out to pass on.

    Old Mrs. Xiao was waiting outside the palace gate. After receiving the message, she walked for a while before reaching the Wude Hall. After Mrs. Xiao entered the palace, she was quite flattered. I’m afraid she didn’t expect her family to be summoned: “I see the Queen Mother.”

    “Lao madam, please get up.” Empress Dowager Cui said with a smile, “We were talking, but you came by coincidence. Yo, Marquis Chengxi is also here.”

    “I give the Queen Mother your best wishes, and the Queen Mother is well.”

     Hearing this voice, He Jing couldn’t help but look back.

    Xiao Jingduo is wearing red clothes today, he is already a fifth-rank, and he has received a gift, and he is already a well-known figure in the court. In addition, he has a marquis in his body, and considering that he is only in his early twenties, he is already sitting in such a position at this age, and anyone should sigh in their hearts.

    Unfortunately, these characters were let go after all. But now that King Jiang An is dead, Princess Hejing thought to herself, what is the use of her thinking about it?

    The Empress Dowager Cui looked at the person in front of her and sighed a little: “It’s so good to be young. The Xiao family is now divided into two princes, and Mrs. Xiao is really a good teacher.”

    “Don’t dare to be, don’t dare to be.” Mrs. Xiao said with a smile, “Duoer is the eldest brother, so naturally he has to lead by example, and his younger brothers are also looking forward to being the same as him.”

    What she said, the old lady really never forgets to mention Xiao Jinghu. Empress Dowager Cui did not answer, but responded perfunctorily: “Yes, the future of children and grandchildren is a blessing.” As she said that, she looked at the maid next to her with her eyes: “Why don’t you show the old lady a seat?”

    The old lady Xiao sat down tremblingly, Wu Junru helped the old lady to sit down and said with a smile: “I heard that the Queen Mother Wu is ill, we should not disturb the queen mother to rest, but we are really anxious. The land is not good, so I can only take the liberty to come. I wonder if the Queen Mother Wu is better now?”

    The Empress Dowager Wu was not in good spirits and closed her eyes and did not want to speak. He Jing replied on his behalf: “It’s good, Mrs. Dingyong Hou has a heart.”

    Wu Junru said: “It is said that an old man in a family is like a treasure, and the Queen Mother Wu is a treasure of our whole dynasty! We all hope that you will get better soon. By the way, Marquis Chengxi is also very proficient. If the queen mother doesn’t mind medical skills, you can let him come and see.”

    What are these words, Xiao Jingduo tweeted: “Mrs. Hou’s words are abrupt, I have only tasted the medical skills, how can I compare to the doctors from the Shang Pharmacy Bureau and the Imperial Physician Department? Seeing the Queen Mother is a big deal. , of course, the doctors with high morals and respects are required to come out, so how can you let me come?”

      How could this be something that a daughter of an aristocratic family and Mrs. Hou could say? Everyone felt that Wu Junru’s words were abrupt, and Wu Junru smiled and said, “I took the liberty.”

    The Empress Dowager Cui smiled and asked: “Marquis Chengxi still has medical skills? It’s really unbelievable. I didn’t expect Marquis Chengxi to lead the army to fight very well, and even practicing medicine is not bad at all.”

    “It turns out to be Master Mingjue!” Princess Liang listened for a while and exclaimed, “It turns out that Marquis Chengxi is actually a disciple of Master Mingjue?”

    There are not a few people in the royal family who worship Buddha. Princess Liang often invites monks to come to the mansion to practice things. It is natural for people such as Master Mingjue to be heard. Suddenly mentioning Master Mingjue, Xiao Jingduo also felt in a trance. It had been twelve years since he had been meditating in a Buddhist temple, and even Master Mingjue had passed away for many years. He sighed and said, “It can’t be said that he is a disciple, but Master Mingjue has a great favor to me.”

    Speaking of what happened in the Buddhist hall, Princess Liang said more: “The Marquis of Chengxi is the eldest son, why did he go to the Buddhist temple to live for three years?”

    “Keep filial piety to my mother? But…” Princess Liang looked at Wu Junru, and then at Xiao Jingduo. She did know that Mrs. Dingyonghou was the successor, but the second son of Dingyonghou was thirteen. Xiao Jingduo went to the Buddhist temple to observe filial piety to his mother when he was young. This year is not right.

    Princess Liang is not a lady in Chang’an, and she is not clear about these accumulated accounts. Princess Xin’an patted Princess Liang’s hand and said, “This is a long story. My grandmother is still ill, so I won’t mention these things.”

    Princess Liang changed the subject knowingly: “I was negligent. By the way, I heard that the Marquis of Chengxi is not married yet, why is this?”

    Princess Liang was very curious about Xiao Jingduo. With Xiao Jingduo’s official position and appearance, it is impossible for him to be unmarried now. Princess Liang was afraid that there was something she didn’t know about. If it wasn’t a big problem, she wanted to make plans for her sisters who were not out of the cabinet.

      other people’s daughters.”

    “If you are just starting out, then other people will still be officials!” Princess Liang said with a smile, “The filial piety officials of the country guard for a hundred days, and the people guard for a month. Now a year has passed, Already very faithful. You…”

    Half Princess Liang said that, Empress Wu suddenly covered her chest and coughed violently. Princess Hejing was taken aback, and hurried to help Empress Wu, everyone was frightened, and all surrounded Empress Wu.

    The Empress Dowager Wu finally calmed down, and Princess Hejing took off the veil and exclaimed uncontrollably: “Grandma!”

    A pool of blood was dyed on the white plain silk.

    The king of Liang and the king of Qi were so frightened that they stood up: “Grandma, what’s the matter with you?”

    The Empress Dowager Cui quickly concealed her smile. She frowned with worry in her eyes and said, “It’s so good, why did you cough up blood?”

    There are already dark clouds on King Liang’s face: “Go to Xun Shang Pharmacy and ask Feng Yu to come over.”

    The Princess Hejing burst into tears: “Grandma, what’s wrong with you? You vomited blood like this?”

    Prince Liang and Princess Qi are both in charge of the concubine and singer of a palace, and they are all too familiar with these methods. Princess Liang hesitated for a while, then tentatively asked, “Who is decoction? Could it be…”

    The princesses looked at each other and lowered their eyes. They can’t afford to mix things up in the palace. Empress Dowager Cui was still angry. She glanced around in the hall and said angrily: “How did you all serve, how can you make such a big mistake? And the people who serve the sick?”

    The palace maids all knelt down and pleaded guilty: “Please punish the queen mother.”

    Prince Liang also quickly said: “The queen mother calm down, if these palace servants dare to murder their grandmother, they will naturally treat them well. Fortunately, the juniors in our family are extremely filial, and they all serve their grandmother. , without that arrogance.”

    This… Princess Liang was embarrassed, she quickly said: “Gan Ning and the saint are busy with court affairs, naturally they can’t be compared with us idlers…”

    “Enough!” Empress Dowager Cui suddenly shouted angrily, “My mother is so ill, she doesn’t even show her face, what kind of decency is this? Why don’t you call her over?”

    The palace staff all agreed and did not dare to speak. After a while, people from Shang Pharmacy came, along with Rong Ke and Rong Lang.

    “What happened to the great grandmother?”

    The Empress Dowager Cui sneered and said, “You are a rare guest, and your mother is so ill. If we hadn’t called you, I’m afraid you wouldn’t remember to come to serve the elders?”

    Rong Ke didn’t bother to talk to Empress Dowager Cui, and waved to Feng Yu who was behind him: “Go and take the pulse of your great-grandmother.”

    Feng Yu bowed and held her body for a while, then looked at the blood handkerchief and said, “Who is in charge of the Queen Mother’s diet and medicinal diet these days?”

    The Empress Dowager Cui took a step forward and said, “But it’s poisoned?”

    When the word poisoning came out, everyone in the palace fell silent. Empress Dowager Wu fell ill because of Princess Qianning. If it is said that who wants Empress Dowager Wu to poison and die the most, then I am afraid…

    The Empress Dowager Cui looked at Rong Ke with anger and disappointment: “Gan Ning, are you too vicious?”

    At this time, Wu Junru, who had not spoken, suddenly added: “Marquis Chengxi seems to be quite good at poisoning.”