A Complete Explanation of the Negative Textbooks of the Imperial Examination

Chapter 111: Infamy

Xiang Hui lay down on the ground, tears streaming down her cheeks, she was still muttering: “Children are innocent, it doesn’t matter if Your Highness hates me, I just ask you not to anger my child.”

“Excuse your anger?” Rong Ke felt amused, “You held a dagger at me that day, you deserved to die, how could you express your anger?”

Xiang Hui choked for a moment, then continued to shrug his shoulders and said: “Your Highness, I know that I am guilty, but what is wrong with the child? After I give birth to the child, I will immediately apologize to you, only Please give your child a way out.”

Is your ambition so difficult?”

Xiang Hui trembled, his chest heaving violently immediately. She said hard: “No, I just want to protect my child…”

“If he is not the only descendant of King Jiang An, or he is not the only descendant of Prince Min’s lineage, would you protect him like this?” Rong Ke walked slowly to Xiang Hui, “You said it yourself, why did you approach King Jiang An in the first place, why did you keep King Jiang An’s bloodline, and why did you disclose it to Hejing and cooperate with her to assassinate me?”

Xiang Hui’s body shook violently, and finally, she calmed down, and her voice was quite straight: “As expected, no one can hide from the princess. Your Highness, you are born noble, and you have always wanted wind along the way. You are the uncrowned king of the entire dynasty now, you are chasing fame and fortune, and you are in control, why can’t you allow us servants to have our own future?”

Mingyue followed behind Rong Ke, when she heard these words, she became furious: “You are presumptuous!”

Rong Ke stretched out his hand to stop the movements of others, and smiled: “That’s right. I’m bold and desperate, once you become the master, I appreciate this spirit very much. However, since you have stepped into the dye vat of the harem, then you must know the truth of winning and losing. Now, I might as well tell you directly that you lost.”

If you turn around in one fell swoop, if you lose, you will be left with no bones. Xiang Hui understands what Rong Ke is saying. She has followed Rong Ke for so many years, and of course she knows that Rong Ke has murderous intentions. When they were with Rong Ke before, they only felt that their princess had no last resort, and their opponents were vulnerable. However, it was not until this happened to her that Xiang Hui knew what a terrible opponent Rong Ke was.

She doesn’t want to die! She is already pregnant with King Jiang An’s child. As long as the child is born, Empress Wu and Princess Hejing will not treat her badly, and she can live the life of these masters in the palace. Why are they the noble princess concubines and concubines, and she will be a slave and a maid all her life? Xiang Hui gradually touched his stomach and said indifferently, “Princess, you have been smooth sailing since you were a child, and you have been self-willed and reckless, so naturally you don’t care about other people’s opinions. I have no mercy on the wife and daughter of the Crown Prince. I am now the concubine of King Jiang An, and I am pregnant. No matter what your Highness, you can’t kill a pregnant woman? This is a scandal that the whole world cannot tolerate.”

Many people who heard this sentence were angry, and the Yin Xiaowei behind Rong Ke couldn’t help drawing their knives. Rong Ke still smiled, shook his head and said, “It’s really gratifying, even if it’s a slave, there are no stupid people around me. The person you sent out to inform should be back soon? It’s hard for you to kneel for so long to delay the time. Aren’t you afraid of miscarriage?”

Heart palpitating. But fortunately, this is Queen Mother Wu’s territory after all. When Queen Mother Wu heard the report from the palace servants, she had come here with the help of He Jing. Empress Dowager Wu saw this scene as soon as she entered the yard. Xiang Hui, who was pregnant, knelt on the ground and burst into tears, while Rong Ke was dressed neatly and stood upright. She’s still pregnant, so you’re trying to tease people like this?”

The Empress Dowager Wu patted the palace maid on the arm in a hurry: “Come on, help Xiang Hui up. She is pregnant now and can’t catch a cold. The ground is so hard, what should I do if I have a child?”

Xiang Hui was lifted up by the palace servants and stood aside to wipe her tears. Empress Dowager Wu stepped forward tremblingly, pointed at Rong Ke with a crutch and scolded: “How dare you come to see me! Ming Tai is your uncle, you dare to be so mad, there is nothing else in the world you dare not do What happened? Is there a day when my old lady gets in your way and will be removed by you together!”

“What did the great-grandmother say.” Rong Ke coldly watched Xiang Hui being helped away and was immediately hidden behind Empress Wu, Rong Ke did not stop her, but said, “I don’t know. The great-grandmother listened to someone’s provocation, and there was such a misunderstanding. I didn’t kill my uncle, but Rong Mingtai, the king of Jiang An. He intended to assassinate and committed rebellion. This is a major crime of rebellion. Since I bear the name of the princess regent I always put the country in front of the family. I am also deeply saddened by the death of King Jiang An, but the laws of the state are more important than human feelings, so I can only reluctantly kill King Jiang An.”

Hejing County Master Hejing stood beside the Empress Dowager Wu, and immediately sighed after hearing this: “You are so embarrassed to say, what did you say that night, do you really think we don’t know? Dare to do it. You have to be brave, who are you showing the pained look now?”

Rong Ke also smiled: “Aunt Hejing’s complexion is still as good as ever. These few days I have interrogated my accomplice who rebelled, and I actually heard my aunt’s name from their mouths, you Say, what should I do?”

He Jing was so frightened that she took a step back and shouted, “You dare!”

Rong Ke smiled and looked at Hejing, the shadow of Hejing reflected in his black eyes: “Do you think I dare?”

The Empress Dowager Wu hurriedly stretched out her hand to protect Hejing: “It’s so presumptuous! You dare to do this in front of me, it shows how domineering you are at ordinary times, it’s extremely unfilial.”

, what do you mean by hiding her in the Wude Hall?”

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“Oh?” Rong Ke laughed when she heard this, “Even if she almost killed me, in your heart, you are not as good as King Jiang An, so I wonder if she can give birth to the so-called heir. ?”

“You bastard! What are you talking about? I don’t know if I can give birth?” Empress Dowager Wu gasped for breath. Said, “Grandma, don’t worry, Lang Zhong said that her baby is very stable, and you will definitely be able to hold the grandson.”

“When you talk, avoid me.” Although Rong Ke still had a smile on his face, his eyes were very cold, “King Jiang An intends to rebel, I will let one Will the offspring of the rebel king survive?”

A hat of rebellion?”

“That’s not what I said.” Rong Ke glanced out and smiled, “This is what Queen Mother Cui said, and the Cui family has already put the evidence in the court. Grandmother, Do you say so?”

The Queen Mother Cui heard that Rong Ke had brought people into the Wude Hall. She was very happy when she heard it, and immediately brought people over to watch the fun.

The Empress Dowager Cui was a little stiff: “What’s the matter, why did you mention me?”

Rong Ke turned sideways to the door and smiled at Empress Dowager Cui: “We are talking about King Jiang An’s rebellion. Speaking of which, these evidences were handed to me by my grandmother. I didn’t expect my grandmother to be so concerned about my affairs. After I heard that I was assassinated, she prepared the evidence of the assassin in just a few days. Don’t worry, grandma, since you have put a lot of effort into sorting out the evidence and finding the murderer, I will No matter what, I won’t let my grandmother’s efforts go to waste. Now that King Jiang An has been punished, it can be considered that he has no intention of humiliating his grandmother.”

It’s good not to mention this, but when I mention Empress Dowager Cui, I get angry. They have painstakingly arranged for so long, and they did not hesitate to tear their faces with the Queen Mother Wu, but in the end they were stabbed by Rong Ke. It’s all good for this person. Now he has to provoke and show off in front of Empress Dowager Cui. Empress Dowager Cui is really angry.

The Empress Dowager Wu was furious when she heard it: “None of you are good things, but you have colluded for a long time, and deliberately plotted my grandson’s life! Dalang has only this bloodline. Now, you have already obtained the throne, what is there to be dissatisfied with, why do you have to kill them all?”

“From the beginning, he shouldn’t have survived.” Rong Ke didn’t bother to linger with these people, and said directly, “Great-grandmother, you are also from a general family, and the truth is that you are the king or the loser. I won’t understand. Someone, hold Xiang Hui up.”

“No.” Xiang Hui hugged her stomach and shouted, and the Queen Mother Wu was so angry that she tapped her cane: “I see who of you dares!”

Although Empress Dowager Wu was surrounded by people, but these people were either servants or palace maids, how could they compare to the young and strong Yin Xiaowei. The maids tried their best to pull Xiang Hui, but soon, Xiang Hui was dragged over.

He Jing didn’t look good, and relying on her identity, she ran over and forcibly grabbed Xiang Hui’s arm, shouting, “I’m the princess, who dares to touch me!”

The strength of Yin Xiaowei’s hand was restrained immediately, Rong Ke stood upright on one side, and said lightly: “Pull her away.”

Yin Xiaowei got the order and immediately stretched out Hejing’s fingers. He Jing was just pushed away abruptly. She staggered and almost lost her footing. In this gap, Xiang Hui was dragged to Rong Ke by her arms.

The Empress Dowager Wu was dizzy with anger at the scene in front of her: “You, you…really unworthy children, the family is unfortunate!”

Even Empress Dowager Cui couldn’t stand it anymore, she stood aside and said, “You have to forgive people and forgive them. Don’t be so reckless when you do things.”

Xiang Hui had already been escorted and knelt in front of Rong Ke at this time, she knelt down and kowtowed: “His Royal Highness, it doesn’t matter if you hate me, but the child is still young, he didn’t even open his eyes to see When I look at this world, I beg you to be gracious! As soon as the child is born, I will apologize to myself immediately, and I beg you to bypass my child.”

“He is not just your child, he is also the descendant of King Jiang An.” Rong Ke said, “I said, I will not make the same mistake again. Bring the things here. Bar.”

The maid behind Rong Ke appeared in line, Mingyue opened the food box, sighed, and brought out a bowl of abortion pills from it.

When Xiang Hui saw the bowl of medicine, he shouted: “No!”

The Empress Dowager Wu was also taken aback, and quickly instructed the people around her: “Hurry up and stop her!”

As soon as the Queen Mother Wu finished speaking, Yin Xiaowei pulled out the knife with a bang, and the sharp tip of the knife was facing everyone.

The two empress dowagers and their family members gasped in fright. Empress Dowager Wu almost fainted, and Hejing hurriedly stepped forward and held Empress Dowager Wu’s arm: “Grandmother, how are you? ”

The Empress Dowager Wu was very old and took a few breaths before slowly recovering. She cried out in pain, “Rong Ke, as your great-grandmother, I order you to stop!”

Rong Ke was unmoved, and said softly, “Give her a drink.”

Xiang Hui, a weak female official, burst out with brute force for some unknown reason, broke free from Yin Xiaowei on both sides, took two steps on her knees, hugged Rong Ke’s skirt and cried: “His Royal Highness, I have followed you for five years. There is no credit or hard work. You will also become a mother in the future. Please understand my heart as a mother and give my child a way to live!”

“Give him a way to live, and then let the Wu family raise him to become another King Jiang An in the future?” Rong Ke slowly but firmly pushed Xiang Hui away, and said, “Mingyue, start .”

Mingyue sighed secretly and walked towards Xiang Hui with the medicine. Xiang Hui looked at Mingyue with a pleading expression in her eyes: “Mingyue, we are sisters living in the same room! How could you treat me like this?”

“If this is just a child of an ordinary family, it’s too late for me to be happy for you, and even His Highness will give you rich makeup. But why do you betray His Highness, and even stab you in the back? What about the knife?” Mingyue couldn’t bear to see this scene, she presented the bowl to Xiang Hui and said, “Drink it, it will be a relief for you and the child.”

Xiang Hui suddenly reached out and overturned the medicine bowl, turned and ran towards the Queen Mother: “The Queen Mother saved me, I am still pregnant with King Jiang An’s child! This is his only bloodline , do you have the heart to let King Jiang An become queen?”

“Hold her down.” Rong Ke said coldly, Yin Xiaowei took two steps forward before grabbing Xiang Hui and subduing her again. Mingyue had already changed a bowl of new medicine at this time, she walked up to Xiang Hui with a cold face, squeezed her chin and poured it down.

Xiang Hui struggled desperately, making a whimpering cry. Empress Dowager Wu stomped her feet in a hurry and wanted to come over to stop it, but was stopped by Yin Xiaowei’s knife: “Rong Ke, I’m your great-grandmother, do you dare not listen to me?”

The Queen Mother Xia also rushed over at this time. When she saw this scene, she couldn’t bear to turn her head and sighed softly: “Keke…”

“My child, my child…” Xiang Hui lay on the ground, crying bitterly with her hands on her stomach. After a while, her expression became painful: “Ah, my child…”

Xiang Hui’s skirt gradually reflected a pool of red.

The Empress Dowager Cui frowned, turned her head and didn’t want to look at it again: “It’s really a crime, I think this will be retributed to her sooner or later.”

When Empress Dowager Wu saw this scene, her eyes were wide open, and after a few breaths, she suddenly leaned back.

“The queen mother, the queen mother…” The palace staff hurriedly surrounded the Queen Mother Wu, pinching people and calling the imperial physician’s office. Rong Ke stood far away, looked at it for a while, and said, “Haosheng takes care of his great-grandmother, and the prime minister is still waiting for me to discuss matters, so I won’t accompany me.”

The Hall of Wude was in chaos, Xiang Hui fell in a pool of blood, and kept cursing Rong Ke. Rong Ke’s brows didn’t even move. She took her confidants and female officials, and left the place with dignity.

Not long after Rong Ke left, he met Rong Lang on the way. Rong Lang obviously also knew about the Wude Hall, and I am afraid that now everyone knows what Rong Ke has done in cold blood. Rong Lang walked to Rong Ke’s side and sighed, “Sister, I don’t know whether that child is a boy or a girl. It’s not too late to wait for the limelight. If you do this, the outside world doesn’t know what to say about you.”

“If the prince’s line of mercy is not eliminated, this will eventually be a disaster.” Rong Ke said, “Besides, there must be someone who does this.”

Of course Rong Lang knew that it would only get worse if he dragged on. Before King Jiang An’s turmoil passed, cutting the grass and rooting was the most worry-free and effective way. Rong Lang knew what Rong Ke meant. If one person sings a red face, he must have another person sing a black face. Otherwise, how to rule the world? Some infamy always has to be borne by someone.

Rong Ke chose herself.

…

The Queen Mother Wu fell ill.

The Empress Dowager Wu went through three dynasties, her sons and grandsons passed away one after another, but she was still healthy. However, this time, Empress Dowager Wu could not afford to be ill.

Everyone inside and outside the palace knew what was going on. The Empress Dowager Wu fell ill again, the atmosphere in the Wude Hall was depressed, and the palace maids bowed their heads and hurried on their way. Everyone knows it in their hearts, but they just don’t say it.

The Empress Dowager Cui came to serve as a filial piety as usual. Although she and Empress Dowager Wu had a falling out, who could stop the Empress Dowager Cui from acting like that? He Jing knelt down in the inner room to serve Empress Wu, while Empress Cui sat outside and took a sip of tea: “What did the doctors at the Imperial Physician’s Office say?”

“The doctor said that this year’s weather is abnormal, evil poison is rampant, Empress Dowager Wu is very old, and the weather has been attacking the heart, and the evil poison has entered the body… I’m afraid, it’s not good.”

This is really a turning point, the willows are dark and the flowers are bright, the Queen Mother Cui suppressed the joy in her heart and lifted the tea leaves on the water with the teacup cover: “It’s so serious… The ancestors can’t afford to be sick, tsk, I Let’s see how she ends up.”

The palace maid moved to Empress Dowager Cui and whispered, “Empress Dowager, Madam Dingyonghou wants to see you.”

“What else does she want to do?”

The author has something to say: I finally went home today, and the update should be stable in the future. Today, I sorted out the outline, and there are a few big plot points left. The last part of this article – the expansion of returning to Beijing is coming to an end. This book is too hard to write. Recently, I may add updates from time to time.