freenovelworld Chapter 489 Interrupted
Chapter 489 Interrupted
In the end, the fear of being left in the deep palace with no one to ask questions overcame her worry about her family, and Concubine Song finally told everything.
It’s just that her parents, brothers, sisters-in-law and nephews are all in the hands of the Zhen family, and Concubine Song has no choice but to let them control everything.
When the son was born, the carefully selected and loyal wet nurse, after "protecting" mother and child for seven years, suddenly became someone else's.
Concubine Song felt that the Zhen family was too powerful. She was no longer able to resist and could only accept it. She also taught her son the same thing.
But he is the son and grandson of the dragon after all, how could he be willing to suffer such a loss?
However, the more he resisted, the more miserable he became. Ever since he left the palace, King Xiaoyao had been hungry, cold, sleepless, and isolated and helpless.
The once chubby and well-behaved baby was forced to become a bean sprout in less than a year.
Concubine Song became more and more frightened, and always listened to the mediation of her maid, and no longer had the courage to resist.
Until the new emperor ascends the throne.
She was relieved at first - could it be that the Zhen family had taken over the other palaces too! ?
However, if she were to be separated from her son, she would be even more unsure whether she would be tricked into doing something outrageous...
Prince Xiaoyao was a prince after all, and he had done many mischievous and outrageous things—for example, he was instigated to throw rats into the emperor's inner treasury—
Therefore, the means are more decisive and unexpected.
He actually went directly to negotiate with Concubine Zhen in private: there will be a major reshuffle in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Palace Affairs, and the Six Shangs. The imperial concubine is a difficult one, and the eunuchs and maids left in the palace by the Zhen family may not be useful.
Concubine Zhen was deeply favored by the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager was staring at her closely, so she would have to go to another palace and would not be able to move.
On the contrary, Concubine Song has always been a timid and weak person, and will not be the focus of attention. If she is kept, she can continue to be an eyeliner for the Zhen family.
He often entered the palace in the name of visiting his mother, and could also bring out the news openly.
Kill two birds with one stone, why not?
Concubine Zhen thought about it for a long time, but she was at a loss and nodded reluctantly.
So Concubine Song "broke" her leg on that path.
In order to strengthen Concubine Song's position, Concubine Zhen sent portraits of the Song family from afar a month ago.
Concubine Song cried as she took the portrait out of her trunk and handed it to Wang Xifeng: "If possible, please present it to the emperor to see if it is possible..."
King Xiaoyao came over to look at the painting.
Two old men sitting stiffly, dressed in rich clothes and with dull expressions. A middle-aged couple with dull eyes.
A young man and a little child, both with frightened eyes, look out of the painting.
Wang Xifeng just took a glance and sighed.
Prince Xiaoyao hesitated for a moment, looked directly at Wang Xifeng's face for the first time, and asked in a low voice: "Sister-in-law, do you think this painting is strange?"
"These four..." Wang Xifeng tapped the faces of the two couples with her fingers, then shook her head gently.
King Xiaoyao's expression changed slightly, but he also showed a hint of surprise. He asked anxiously in a low voice: "Sister-in-law, you mean, my uncle and cousin..."
Wang Xifeng nodded slowly and gently: "Maybe, we can try!"
"Then, then I will go find my royal brother now?" King Xiaoyao became excited and hurriedly put away the scroll.
Wang Xifeng smiled, let go of her hand, called Chunsheng in and told him:
"Accompany Prince Xiaoyao to the Purple Palace. After all, this place is deep in the inner palace, so don't let the ignorant servants intrude upon it."
There are too many people who want to climb up the tree and become a phoenix. The frequent visits of Prince Xiaoyao to the palace today obviously have won the emperor's favor. Wang Xifeng has to be on guard.
King Xiaoyao left in a hurry.
Concubine Song looked at Wang Xifeng timidly and said, "My Lady, can you bring all the people in my palace to question me?
"I, I can do it myself."
"How can this be possible?" Wang Xifeng laughed and pointed at the two eunuchs who stayed behind, "If there are no maids you like in your palace, I will have the palace send someone over right away.
"According to the rules, you should have a female official, two first-class maids, two second-class maids, four eunuchs, and several palace servants.
"Since you don't like crowds, I'll send twenty people over first. You can pick two or three that you like and use them first. We can add more later."
Concubine Song breathed a sigh of relief and quickly agreed.
Chen Duo had already tied up the maid who went to "serve the meal" and the palace maid who screamed for help, and then tied up all the others into a string. After receiving the message from Wang Xifeng, he immediately took them all to the inner temple.
Only the wet nurse, who was still lying on the ground, secretly wanted to bite her tongue to commit suicide.
Wang Xifeng noticed it, snorted and laughed, and didn't try to stop it at all. She just folded her arms and watched the fun.
The wet nurse had secretly opened her mouth, but when she saw Wang Xifeng's half-smile, she couldn't bite it no matter what, so she closed her mouth in boredom.
"Die! People like you should have lived enough, why don't you die quickly?
“Song Taipin is cowardly, and the emperor doesn’t like to meddle in other people’s affairs, but you people should know exactly what the emperor’s temper is like.
"When the old man finds out how you treated his delicate young son over the years, you will be cut into pieces.
"If you die here, at least you can scare Concubine Song, and it can be considered that you have fulfilled your master-servant relationship with the Zhen family.
“The Zhen family will not torture your family too much and will give them a quick death.
"But when you return to the inner temple, if you try to commit suicide again, the inner temple will be accused of lax supervision, and they will never give you another chance!"
The nurse listened in a daze, then suddenly burst into tears and kowtowed repeatedly to Wang Xifeng:
"Please pray for the reincarnation of the noble concubine! My husband and children are all in the hands of the Zhen family, and I am only following orders!"
"Bullshit! The Zhen family just needs you to keep King Xiaoyao in your hands!
"When he left the palace to start his own household, he was only ten years old, a lonely child. If you give him a little warmth, he will listen to you obediently!
"But you have to use such a vicious method, and what about your children?! Do you deserve to have children? Are you worthy of being someone's mother!?"
Wang Xifeng spat fiercely on the old man's face and ordered Chen Duo, "Take her back to the inner temple and treat her well for me!
"I must ask His Majesty for permission to cut this old slave into pieces!
"How can we allow our prince and grandson to be bullied like this? This is intolerable!"
Concubine Song could only cry and nod vigorously while crying: "Yes! Yes! Thank you, Imperial Concubine, for avenging my Xu'er!"
Chen Duo didn't say much, just agreed and glanced at Jing Lian.
Jing Lian blocked the nurse's mouth and called two eunuchs over: "Drag her back."
The group left Xianyi Palace in a grand manner.
Concubine Song watched them leave, then returned to the back hall and continued crying until the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ye Ting Bureau sent ten palace maids and ten eunuchs for her to choose from. Only then did she stop and not mention it again.