C61 (2/2)
The empress dowager glared at Little San on the ground and asked sternly, ”Little San, This Dowager wants to ask you, have you ever seen a ghost in person?”
Xiao Sanzi hurriedly got up and kneeled on the ground, trembling in fear. He replied, ”Reporting to the empress dowager, this servant has really seen it.”
”Hmph, when did you meet her? What does a ghost look like? ” The Empress Dowager raised her voice and asked.
Xiao Sanzi became even more nervous, and replied with a tremble: ”Forward...” A few days ago... At night... In the Imperial Garden... Slave … This servant returned to the palace and passed by the imperial garden … See... That ghost girl's clothes … White dress, hair down... His face was pale … Pale, very scary. ”
”Is that Jingfei? What did you say? ” the Empress Dowager asked.
”She …” She probably didn't see any servants. She was just wandering back and forth, seemingly saying, ”Child, come...” ”Child, come …” Xiao Sanzi hurriedly replied, ”As for whether it is really Imperial Concubine Jing, this servant doesn't know …” I heard people said she was Jingfei later on. This servant has never seen Jingfei before, and this servant can't even see the ghost girl's face clearly. ”
”Hmph, it must be you, a servant who is spreading rumors, where did this ghost come from!” The empress dowager gave a stern shout. ”Watch as This Dowager punishes a bewitching servant like you!”
Hearing that the empress dowager wanted to punish him for his crimes, Little San hurriedly kowtowed and cried, ”Ah, the empress dowager is perceptive. This isn't something only this servant saw. The eunuchs in charge of the imperial gardens have all seen it.”
”Men, drag down this servant who is spreading rumors and beat him up. I want to see who dares to spread these rumors again.” The empress dowager ordered angrily.
”The empress dowager, this servant was unjustly accused …” Little San was dragged out crying.
”This is only a warning! ”Cao Zhong!” The empress dowager called her eunuch who served by her side. ”Tell the internal palace and the Shang Fang Courtyard that anyone who dares to spread such rumors within the palace will all be punished!” There is no such unclean thing in the palace! ” Cao Zhong responded from the side.
The empress dowager looked at the crowd and said, ”All of you are masters, so you have to be strict with your servants. Don't blame This Dowager for not being clear with her first words. Which servant in the palace would spread such rumors? If you don't discipline them, you'll be punished!”
Seeing the empress dowager so angry, no one dared to speak another word. All of them hurriedly rose to reply.
”Alright, if there's nothing else, then go back.” The empress dowager gave her orders in a low voice, and everyone withdrew.
After everyone had left, the empress dowager looked towards Aunt Su and sighed, ”Ah, Su Mo'er. Is she really a silent concubine? Is she really? ”
”This... With Jingfei's temper, she can really do it. ” Lama's nun replied softly.
”Only a delicate and luxurious woman like her would be crippled by Fortune. Could it be that even if she were to die, she wouldn't be at ease?” The empress dowager murmured, ”How can I not understand her? She was the niece of This Dowager. She truly loved Fu Ling--I know it, but I've never blamed her for the character she developed since she was little, she was wronged, Fu Ling--she crippled her, but she only doted on Dong'e. She was upset, she knew that after being crippled for two years, she became depressed and died, and I also felt heartbroken, I've never blamed her, but is her hatred that deep? And you still want to harm Xuan Ye's child? ”
”Jingfei is just too stubborn. She doesn't accept Dong E'lar, she can't tolerate the Shunzhi Emperor's kindness. She also doesn't want to speak any soft words to the Shunzhi emperor, which led to her fate of being crippled.”
The empress dowager nodded her head lightly. ”Actually, she loves with infatuation, with stupidity!”
”Old Ancestor, why don't we do something in the harem that can lead to evil and pacify the soul of Jingfei?” Lama suggested.
The empress dowager nodded. ”I hope it's true.”
”The Old Patriarch has always been extremely pious towards Lord Buddha. I trust that Lord Buddha will definitely protect this harem.” Lama's nun said softly.