C61 (1/2)
The dragon girl could not escape her life, and all the young children in the harem were killed.
Rumors began to spread that the spirits of the wrongdoers had died. Grandmother angrily rebuked the rumors.
Under Rong'er's meticulous care, Yuyin Cha's cold weather did not turn into a closed lung cough, which made Rong'er and the Empress very happy. In the middle of February she died, and in the early days of the Emperor's second child, from Rill to Crassus, five children were killed in succession, one after the other, and none of the first five children had survived to this point. The emperor's heart was grieving, and so was the empress dowager. Thankfully, their illness was stable, and if both their children died, then the imperial harem would be even more grieving.
Rong'er was rather pleased, for the past few days, Zhang Leyan and Yin Ruo Lan had often accompanied her to take care of Cha Yin, and there were a few times when Zhang Leyan had asked Rong'er to rest. She could look after the child for her, and Rong'er was very touched, but she insisted on taking care of the child herself.
Zhang Legge and Yin Ruo Lan were in Rong'er's room. Yin Ruo Lan was holding on to her soprano. She suddenly whispered,” Sisters, have you heard of any rumors in the palace recently that our children died because of unclean things in the palace?
Zhang Le Qi continued in a low voice, ”I was listening to more than that. I said that there was an evil spirit in the palace, and that it was the evil spirit of the imperial concubine, does she know? She was the first Queen of the late emperor, who was crippled for two years before dying of depression. Not only was the late emperor not sad, he even promoted his beloved concubine, Dong'En'e, to Imperial Concubine Xian the same year. Consort Jing was furious, it was hard for her to reincarnate, so she hid in the harem. He continued, ”It is said that she was the one who took away the child that was born the next year. Furthermore, she put a curse on Dong Ou Fei to prevent her from getting pregnant again, and three years later, Dong Ou Fei was still unpregnant, and had a serious illness that caused her to die of illness. The late emperor also passed away in six months.”
Rong'er was shocked when he heard this. ”This …” This... We've never heard of it before. ”
Zhang Leyan smiled and said, ”It's said that no one has thought about this before, but in these past two years, when the children of the emperor died, people thought of her. Some people said that they had seen her in the imperial garden.” Zhang Le Qi paused for a moment before continuing, ”Her heart is aching for the royal family. She was originally the favorite daughter of her family, but in the palace, she received a lot of warmth. She hates it, she added this hatred to all the children of the royal family, and that's why they died young one after another. She only killed them.” Zhang Le Qi paused for a moment before saying faintly, ”Perhaps, my poor Zhuo Hui is among them.”
”Actually, this Jingfei is quite pitiful. She was originally a queen, but she was crippled.” Yin Ruo Lan whispered.
”Even the empress can't guarantee the position of the woman in this palace for her entire life, much less us.” Zhang LEqi replied with a sneer.
”If that's the case, I hope that Jingfei will be magnanimous and spare Rong'er's child.” Rong'er placed his palms together as he thought to himself.
Zhang Le Qi smiled and said, ”This is the concubine that Quiet And Steadfast hates the most. I'm afraid Rong'er needs to be more careful since the Emperor dotes on her.”
”That's right, Elder Sister Rong'er, elder sister Qi's words are reasonable. Sai Qizhi, as well as the children in your womb, you should be careful. This esteemed consort has already brought five children with her. I hope they won't harm the other children of the imperial palace.” Yin Lieqi said.
Was it really Jingfei's vengeful spirit doing something? Let these children be sick or accidental and die early, Rong's heart also beat like a drum.
In just a few days, the news of the vengeful spirit's death spread unrestrainedly in the imperial harem. Today, the empress dowager summoned everyone to the Tzu Ning Palace and said sternly, ”The wronged soul's life is taken, hmph, and it's still the soul of Concubine Jing! Do you believe me? ” The empress dowager looked at the people seated below.
Seeing that the empress dowager was angry, no one dared to speak.
”Jingfei is This Dowager's niece, don't you understand? How could she do such a thing? ” The empress dowager took a breath before continuing, ”In the future, no one is allowed to spread stories about ghosts and monsters in the palace. This Dowager will also investigate closely. Who made up the lies that would confuse the harem!”
For the past few days, the rumors had been spreading more and more fiercely, and the ones passed down from Little Qing to Rong'er had become more and more vivid. Rong'er didn't know if this was true or not, so who would be so bored as to make up such a lie? Besides, those palace maids who said they had seen Jingfei's ghost also said the same thing. However, as they continued to discuss it, their hearts were flustered. It really wasn't good, and the empress dowager didn't want anyone to talk about it.
”Old Ancestor, this … Someone has seen Jingfei before, not randomly spread by chenqie. ” Imperial Concubine Zhao said with a horrified expression.
”You've seen it? ”Who is it?” the Empress Dowager asked sternly.
”Little San, the eunuch from Chenqie Palace, has seen it. If the Old Ancestor does not believe it, he can be summoned to ask.” The Imperial Concubine Zhao replied.
When the empress dowager heard this, she said, ”Alright, someone send Little San over for questioning.”
After a while, Little San was brought in. Little San had suddenly heard the empress dowager's summons. When he arrived, he saw that all of the masters had tensed up, and fell to the ground after tripping on something.