Listening to Concubine Ling's words, the emperor was a little shaken, he really had no evidence to prove that Yun Guiren's death was related to Concubine Ling. At this time, the prince came to quietly report:
Yun Guiren's personal maid Ying'er hanged herself.
The emperor had no choice but to send Concubine Ling back to the palace to rest, and then went to Ziyun Palace himself.
The emperor looked at a group of palace maids and eunuchs who were kneeling on the ground trembling and spoke.
If you know what's going on, tell me the truth, and you'll be free from the flesh and skin. Now it's too late, don't wait until the widow is in a bad mood and pull you all down and die. ”
Your Majesty's life, Your Majesty, the minions really don't know anything. ”
Lan'er, you and Ying'er are both serving Yun Guiren closely, you come on. ”
Yes, Your Majesty, the slave maid only knows that Ying'er has reached the age when she can leave the palace this year, when she was a child, the family set a family affair for her, and she secretly told the slave maid that she wanted to get out of the palace as soon as possible to get married. But Yun Guiren said that Ying'er was well-behaved and smart and could serve, and didn't want her to leave the palace, and promised to find her a better in-law in the future, so that she could continue to stay in the palace, but Ying'er was reluctant in her heart. The slave and maid only know this, or Ying'er said it to the slave and maid in private, and the other slaves and maids don't know, please forgive your majesty. ”
After listening to Lan'er's words, the emperor thought to himself: For this little thing, it is impossible for a palace maid to kill her master, and if she kills her master, she can't leave the palace immediately. The emperor also thought that Yun Gui had always been kind to his subordinates before his death, and he generally would not have a grudge against his subordinates. Could it be that Concubine Ling bribed Ying'er to kill Yun Guiren, promised Ying'er, as long as she killed Yun Guiren, she would let her out of the palace, and after Ying'er solved her own trouble, and then threatened her with the lives of Ying'er's family, let her kill herself, and deduct a crime of betraying her master and self-judgment?This assumption seems plausible, but there is no evidence. Now that Ying'er is also dead, everything is dead without proof.
The emperor thought of Yun Guiren again. Yun Guiren's real name is Jiang Yunchun, she was born in an ordinary peasant family, and she was born with a snow-white body and bright eyes. After giving birth to this daughter, my father once went to the mountains to chop wood and picked up two gold ingots, and then bought land, did business, and ran from time to time, to wind and rain, and soon became the richest man and landlord in ten miles and eight towns. The family conditions are getting better and better, and the parents are also very fond of this daughter, although she is a country girl, she is also literate and literate, and there are girls and old mothers to serve.
When Yun Guiren was 17 years old, he wore a red cloak to enjoy the snow outside, and met the noble man of his life, His Majesty the Emperor, and then he was brought into the palace to enjoy thousands of favors and glory. Unlike other concubines in the palace, Yun Guiren crumpled various means such as naughty, worship, coquettishness, weakness, seduction, submissiveness, and domineering into one, and took it just right, making His Majesty the Emperor's heart ripple, and his heart was about to melt. So he quickly replaced Concubine Ling's position as a special pet at night, and made Concubine Ling's teeth itch, eager to tear Yun Guiren with her hands.
On Yun Guiren's 18th birthday, the emperor rewarded Yun Guiren with a pearl of the East China Sea the size of a pigeon's egg, and let the embroidery room rush to work overnight, embroidering a dance dress full of flowers for Yun Guiren, and embroidering 99 butterflies with gold thread on the clothes, which is not gorgeous and noble. At night, Yun Guiren wore this dance costume to drink with the emperor, danced for the emperor, and then fell drunk in the emperor's arms, which made the emperor love it and couldn't stop.
The Purple Cloud Palace sang and danced, and there were bursts of joy, but the Purple Bell Palace was cold. Concubine Ling Niangniang dropped one porcelain after another, and whipped the eunuchs and palace maids with a cowhide whip. It's not that she's incompetent, but because she really can't think of any good way to compete with her rivals.
Concubine Ling's father was an official in the court, and the emperor also wanted to reward Yun Guiren's father for an official position, but Yun Guiren refused. She told the emperor that her father was just an ordinary person and could not be an official, so it was better to reward him with more gold and silver. The emperor was happy when he heard it, he felt that Yun Guiren was too smart and sensible, so he hurriedly sent someone to his "old man" to send ** thousand taels, ** ten thousand taels, as well as jade jewelry, brocade wine, etc., and added Yun Guiren's father as Jing'an Gong, and enjoyed the worship for generations. Since then, the Jiang family has become a relative of the emperor, and no one dares to mess with it. Yun Guiren did not forget to write a letter to tell his father and brother to keep to themselves and not to cause trouble.
Because Yun Guiren's father was not an official in the court, it was difficult for Concubine Ling's father to start. Concubine Ling also tried to install eyeliner next to Yun Guiren, but she was soon discovered by Yun Guiren. What makes Concubine Ling most anxious is that she has not been able to give birth for many years after entering the palace, and if she has a child, she has no need to fight with Yun Guiren. However, the imperial doctor said that Concubine Ling was not easy to conceive, and after drinking the conditioning decoction for three years, there was still no movement.
The rain outside was still falling, and it was miserable, and the atmosphere in the Purple Cloud Palace was becoming more and more terrifying and solemn. The investigator suddenly presented a brocade box in front of the emperor, saying that it was found under Ying'er's bed.