MTL - My Beloved Concubine Only Wants to Eat Melons-Chapter 39

After the incident at Songhe Academy, Concubine Ning's mother Cui and Concubine Ning's aunt Zhao found an opportunity to visit her in the palace together.

In this incident, apart from Bi Jinghuai, the head of the academy who had already been beheaded, and a bunch of corrupt officials, the Zhao family was the one most affected.

Concubine Ning was also concerned about her cousin Jiang Mingzhi who had been beaten 60 times. When she saw her aunt at this time, she immediately asked, "How is Mingzhi doing now?"

The words were just out of my mouth, but my aunt Zhao immediately wiped away her tears and said, "Tomorrow is still not going to the ground, your uncle and I asked the eldest princess to ask the imperial doctor to see him, but the imperial doctor said that he is afraid that he will be lame in the future... I have a good tomorrow, I haven't married a daughter-in-law yet!"

The more Mrs. Zhao talked, the more aggrieved she became, but the board was beaten by someone today, and it was in the palace again, so she could only whimper softly, for fear that others would hear of it and cause trouble.

Concubine Ning said angrily, "Knowing that he tore up the books of that kid from the Li family at most, and he was beaten by that kid, yet His Majesty's treatment like this is really too much."

Her mother, Cui Shi, nodded as soon as she said this, "Isn't that what you said, Minger made a mistake first, but it's not a big mistake, not to mention that kids at this age are more mischievous, please apologize to them It’s okay if you don’t? Now it’s like this, what should I do!”

After the words fell, Aunt Zhao cried even louder.

Concubine Ning became even more angry, and snorted, "If it wasn't for Li Yanshu's natal family, why did this happen? She must have fanned the flames in His Majesty's ear, making Mingzhi look like this! Oh, her younger brother is the son of Wan Jin. You can't even touch your body, so other people's children deserve to be disabled?"

Hearing this, Cui sighed deeply, and Zhao could only wipe away tears.

At this moment, I saw a palace official reporting outside the door, "Your Majesty, there is an order from the Empress Dowager."

When Cui and Zhao heard this, they immediately shut their mouths and did not dare to make a sound.

Concubine Ning also restrained her expression, and asked, "What's the matter?"

But the palace man outside the door said again, "The day after tomorrow will be the Shangsi Festival. The Empress Dowager asks the masters to get ready, and then I will go to the Tangquan Palace on Diecui Mountain to take a bath and have an outing."

Diecui Mountain is a royal mountain forest located in the suburbs of Beijing. Because a hot spring flows from the mountain, Emperor Gaozu built a spring palace here.

Every Shangsi Festival, the common people will go to the waterside to bathe and go for an outing, and the emperor's family will go to this Tangquan Palace to bathe and pray for blessings.

Concubine Ning heard the words and said, "Understood."

But when she turned her head and was about to talk to her mother and aunt again, she paused suddenly.

take a bath?

She raised her eyebrows and suddenly had an idea.

~~

At the same time, Yan Shu also received the news of going to Tangquan Palace.

Tsk, hot springs are not available everywhere, and in addition to her low status in the past, she was not allowed to go out of the palace every time, so this is the first time in her life to go to a hot spring.

Especially when she heard that the hot springs in the palace had the function of nourishing the skin, she was even happier and immediately asked someone to prepare something.

Unexpectedly, at this time, the system said, 【Don't be silly, someone is going to take revenge on you when they are going to take a hot spring. 】

Yan Shu, "???"

revenge on her?

Reminiscent of the Jiang family matter that the system mentioned to her a few days ago, she immediately guessed who it was.

Oh, okay, she has been waiting, so don't worry if you come early.

~~

In a blink of an eye, it is the day of Shangsi Festival.

On this day, all the people came out to the countryside for an outing, and the empress dowager and imperial concubine also got on the carriage and left the palace early.

It's just that the Diecui Mountain is not close, and it took a whole morning for everyone to arrive at Tangquan Palace.

After sitting in the car for a long time, it was already noon, so naturally we had to fill our stomach first.

Lunch is a special product of this mountain. There is freshly stewed pheasant, which is tender but not firewood;

There is also the fat fish grown in the spring water in the mountains. The meat is delicious and there are no fish bones.

All kinds of delicacies and wild vegetables are also fresh and delicious, and Yan Shu enjoys eating them.

She felt that the food in the mountain was more natural and tasted better than the food in the palace.

Well, it really didn't come in vain.

—Now there is no one in the harem, except for the emperor and the empress dowager, there are only her, Concubine Zhou and Concubine Ning who came out this time.

For this lunch, several people sat at the same table.

At this time, seeing her eating deliciously, Concubine Ning sneered in her heart——

[Li Yanshu, Li Yanshu, I'll tell you to eat your fill today, and you'll cry later! 】

Hearing this voice, Yu Wenlan paused quietly.

After lunch, when everyone was going to rest, he summoned a secret guard and said, "Take care of Yibi, if anyone wants to harm her, report it immediately."

The dark guard should be, so he went out to act.

About an hour later, he came back to report, "Your Majesty, someone has poured medicinal powder into the water inlet of Qinglin Garden where Empress Yipin is staying."

——This Tangquan Palace is built according to the hot springs, and each garden has a water inlet, which then merges into a soup pool for the occupants to bathe in.

Put medicine in the water inlet, you can know what its purpose is.

Yu Wenlan immediately told Fu Hai, "Tell Concubine Yi not to take a bath yet."

Unexpectedly, the voice fell, and before Fu Hai went out, Xiao Shunzi reported, "Your Majesty, I want to see you, my concubine."

Um?

She came by herself?

Yu Wenlan's heart tightened, thinking that she had already been murdered, she immediately said, "Come in."

Immediately afterwards, Yan Shu came to the front intact, and after saluting, she said to him, "Your Majesty, I have a merciless request. The water in my concubine's soup pool is a bit cold, can I change it?"

another?

Yu Wenlan understood that she had already discovered something was wrong.

It's not bad.

It's just that he didn't worry, but he felt a little playful for a while, and said, "The temperature of my soup pool is just right, so you can come here to soak."

What?

Yan Shu was taken aback for a moment, she just wanted to soak in the hot spring quietly, and she didn't come here to invite pets.

There are still many free people in this palace, why come to pick him up?

She then politely declined, "I dare not, I just need to change to another place, I think that Yulan Hall is not bad..."

Before he finished speaking, he smiled and said, "You are allowed to come here, why don't you dare? This is the first pool from which the hot spring flows out, and it is hotter than the others."

"..."

For some reason, seeing his smile, Yan Shu suddenly had a bad feeling.

She then said again, "Thank you Your Majesty for your kindness, but the concubine is afraid of getting hot, so I'd better go back..."

Mother's big deal, let's not make a fuss, stay here and suddenly feel like a sheep is rushing to the tiger's mouth, why is it so fat?

Unexpectedly, before he could move, he grabbed his arm and smiled again, "I was afraid of the cold just now, but now I'm afraid of the heat. What's the matter with you?"

After finishing speaking, he couldn't say anything, and actually dragged her to the side of the soup pool.

At this time, Fu Hai, who accidentally watched the whole process of the interaction between the emperor and concubine, had a smile on his face—

Tsk, the flirting and flirting between these two is so interesting, it really is really envious of mandarin ducks and not immortals.

Then he finished sighing, but saw the king turned back by himself, and ordered the hidden guard in the hall to say, "Who did it to Qinglinyuan just now, let her taste it herself."

The dark guard should be.

~~

Although Yan Shu was a bit confused, she finally couldn't resist the temptation of the hot spring and went down to the emperor's soup pool.

Cough, that man can't do much anyway.

What's more, after bringing her here, he went out, so it's not for nothing!

The hot spring was clear and warm. She tried to enter the water, and immediately felt comfortable, and lay down in the pool for a while, not forgetting to apply the spring water to her face for a while.

Just as she was getting comfortable, she saw that man came back again, standing by the pool and looking down at her.

"His Majesty…"

She was startled, and subconsciously covered her heart with her hands—

Tsk, even though he was wearing pajamas specially designed for soaking in hot springs, the material was thin and see-through, and it was soaked in water, so he couldn't even look at it.

Unexpectedly, the man raised his eyebrows and smiled, and said, "What are you covering, it's not like I haven't seen it."

Yanshu, "..."

I couldn't help but blush a little, and muttered in my heart, 【Rogue...】

Then, I saw him take off his clothes and go down into the pool.

Yan Shu stared blankly for a moment—

This pec...

this arm...

This muscle line...

Tut tut.

Although he shared the same bed many times, he was always wearing pajamas, but now he is only wearing a pair of shorts...

She was salivating secretly, but she saw him leaning closer, and before she regained consciousness, he hugged her medicine **** and kissed her on the lips.

He could tell that the "rogue" almost meant "a disciple".

It is still said so, and it is really unjustifiable not to do something.

Yanshu, "..."

Well, for the sake of showing him to her, don't worry about it.

So the two of them soaked together.

Yu Wenlan seldom gives himself a vacation, and this time it was rare to relax, lying on the steps in the pool with his eyes closed and resting.

Yan Shu also lay down for a while, feeling that the water in the pool was quite buoyant, so she tried to paddle.

Where is this big pool for bathing? It's clearly a swimming pool!

Hearing the movement, Yu Wenlan opened his eyes to look at her, and asked, "Can you swim?"

Yan Shu giggled, "No."

Then he asked him, "Can Your Majesty know how to swim?"

Yu Wenlan raised her eyebrows, "Of course."

Then he swam in the pool.

Not to mention, that movement was actually very relaxed and elegant, and the strong arms were exposed on the water, which was quite pleasing to the eye.

After swimming for a while, he came back to her and started to teach her how to swim.

"Take a breath first, relax your limbs, and try to make yourself float on the water..."

Yan Shu did as he said, but was still a little nervous, holding his arm tightly with one hand and not daring to let go.

Yu Wenlan smiled, and said again, "Zhen will support you, don't worry."

As he spoke, he held her demon.

But accidentally touched her itchy flesh.

Yan Shu couldn't hold back for a moment, she giggled...

The two of them are half playing and half teaching, which is also very interesting.

After an unknown amount of time, I suddenly heard Fu Hai reporting, "Your Majesty, something happened to Concubine Ning..."

Yan Shu paused, "Has something happened to Concubine Ning?"

But Yu Wenlan suppressed her smile and said, "Just enough soaking, let's go and have a look."

Then he went out of the Tangchi with her.

~~

When the two came to Xiangyun Garden where Concubine Ning was located, they saw Concubine Ning lying on the bed crying.

Yu Wenlan didn't step forward, but Yan Shu bravely went to the couch to take a look.

However, Concubine Ning's exposed hands, feet and face were burning red, and her eyes were closed tightly, as if she couldn't open them.

Yu Wenlan asked the accompanying imperial doctor, "What's wrong with Concubine Ning?"

The imperial doctor said, "Your Majesty, Concubine Ning seems to have been burned by some kind of poison."

"poison?"

Yu Wenlan raised her eyebrows, looked around the room, but saw that the eyes of the maid Ning Fei who was close to her were a little flustered.

He said meaningfully, "How can there be poison in this hot spring water?"

The voice just fell, but someone at the side echoed, "That is to say, it's okay for everyone else to have sex, but why is Concubine Ning poisoned?"

It was Concubine Zhou who came over to watch the excitement.

At this time, the woman was thinking, 【Isn't Li Yanshu poisoning this bitch? Great! I hope His Majesty will find her out. She and Concubine Ning, this bitch, will die together, and I will reap the benefits of being a fisherman. 】

Yu Wenlan ignored it and just looked at Yan Shu.

But she heard her tsk tsk in her heart, 【This is a bit strange, who poisoned Concubine Ning? 】

——Yan Shu knew that Concubine Ning was going to mess with the hot spring water, so she just ran to Yu Wenlan to change her.

As for the matter of the pool water, she had planned to finish the pool before talking about it.

How could she know that Concubine Ning was poisoned first before she was playing around?

What exactly is going on?

Yu Wenlan remained calm, and only ordered the guards to say, "Go and check to see where the poison came from."

The guards responded one after another and took action.

However, Concubine Ning was still wailing on the bed, and her voice became more and more tragic.

Yan Shu only heard the maid next to her persuade her, "My lady, please don't move, your body is starting to crack, I'm afraid the more you move, the more it will crack..."

Yan Shu tsk tsk in her heart, this is too poisonous, you know, it almost hurt herself.

deserve it!

About two quarters of an hour later, a guard came into the palace to report, "Your Majesty, I found some unburned papyrus in the tea room of Xiangyun Garden, with white medicinal powder remaining on it."

As he spoke, he presented what he had found.

Yu Wenlan said, "Call the imperial doctor to take a look."

The imperial doctor came in response.

After some inspection, he said to him, "Your Majesty, this seems to be bone powder. If it is melted in water, it can be melted into bones and flesh. It is enough to burn people's skin, which is consistent with the current symptoms of Concubine Ning."

Yu Wenlan hummed, and said, "Since it was found in Xiangyun Garden, all the people here should be arrested and tortured to see who used such a vicious method to harm Concubine Ning."

The guards should be.

However, there was a sudden panic in the hall...

~~

On the second day, as Yu Jia returned to the palace, he brought back a surprising piece of news——

Yesterday in the Tangquan Palace, the servants of Concubine Ning's palace actually poisoned and murdered her master. Concubine Ning was not only blinded and disfigured, but also had skin burns all over her body, her injuries were very serious.

While everyone was surprised, they all guessed in their hearts, tsk tsk, such a thing would happen in this palace.

How was Concubine Ning always so vicious to the palace people that she was poisoned by those around her?

At the same time, Yan Shu who returned to Ganlu Hall was also wondering.

—How did the poison get onto Concubine Ning?

Go and listen to the system, [The emperor did it. 】

emperor?

Yan Shu was surprised, 【Why did he do this? 】

System, [Because the emperor found out that Concubine Ning wanted to harm you, he asked someone to exchange the hot spring water in your garden for hers. 】

Yanshu, […]

It turned out to be the emperor?

But why is he silent!

Tsk, that's really good acting, even she couldn't tell if she pretended yesterday!

However, without waiting for the system to speak, Liandong came to her with a surprised face and said, "Master, good news! Our son has been admitted to the Imperial College!"

—After leaving Songhe Academy, Li Yuanrui went to another academy and studied for a while. It coincided with the second batch of admissions for the Imperial Academy, so he tried to apply for the exam.

Unexpectedly, he passed the exam?

Hearing what Liandong said, Yan Shu stood up from her seat and said, "Really?"

Liandong nodded vigorously, "Of course it's true, the list was released just now, and the master specially asked someone to send you a letter."

"This is a good thing!"

Yan Shu laughed from ear to ear.

She knew that her brother was capable, so she passed the exam.

Unexpectedly, it hadn't been long, but the system dinged, [Who is that, Zhao Chengwen, the son-in-law of the eldest princess, is sending decent people to make a fuss in front of the Guozijian list, accusing your brother of cheating. 】

What?

Yan Shu was stunned, [Heckling that Tianrui cheated? Why is this **** doing this? 】

System, [Does this still need to be said? Because of your brother, his nephew is disabled, and because of you, his niece is also disabled. Do you think he hates you? Ever since your younger brother applied for the Imperial College entrance examination, he has been prepared, and he intends to take this opportunity to slander you. 】

Yan Shu, [Okay, it seems that he was downplayed in the script before. 】

Damn, you must not be soft on this kind of dog.

Here's to adding a few more strokes to him!

~~

And not long after, the situation in front of the Guozijian list also reached the king's ears.

After listening to Yan Zhengping's report of Guozijian's sacrificial wine, Yu Wenlan frowned and said, "Who is making a fuss?"

Yan Zhengping said, "In the beginning there were four or five people, and later it became more than ten people. Now many people who failed the exam also followed suit. There are almost dozens of people. They are all asking the court to retake the exam."

"re-examine?"

Yu Wenlan sneered, "Why did they ask the court to retake the exam?"

Yan Zhengping frowned and said, "I don't know who said that the third candidate named Li Tianrui on the list is the younger brother of Mrs. Yipin. He said that the examiner leaked the questions to Mr. Li in advance to please Mrs. Yi."

"absurd!"

Yu Wenlan scolded angrily.

Everyone in Fangzhong was startled, and immediately bowed their heads and said, "Your Majesty, calm down."

On the side, Hanlin scholar Zou Mozhong said, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid this matter was deliberately done by someone with a heart. There are thousands of candidates for reference this time, and there are many candidates with the same name. As far as I know, Mr. Li just came to the capital not long ago. It is expected that there are not many candidates who are acquainted with each other, so how can someone tell at a glance that he is the younger brother of Empress Yi, and use this to make a big fuss?"

"The re-examination consumes manpower and material resources, and it makes the majesty of the court a joke! Therefore, I think that the re-examination must not be taken lightly. In my opinion, the people behind this scene have sinister intentions, and they even suspect of subverting the society. They must not be lightly forgiven."

Yu Wenlan nodded, and said, "Zou Qing is right, but the people who made the booing are really sinister. The order will be passed down, and everyone who made a fuss at the scene today will be arrested and strictly investigated."

Waiting for everyone to agree, he added another way, "Tell Li Tianrui to see him."

Not long after, Li Tianrui came to the Imperial Palace.

The young man first bowed to the king and said, "Li Tianrui, a grassroots man, pays his respects to His Majesty."

Unlike the last time he followed his father to visit the Holy Spirit, this time he came alone.

However, at only fifteen years old, he was so calm and unhurried that people had to look sideways.

Yu Wenlan cut to the chase, and asked him directly, "Today, the Imperial College released the list, and someone said you cheated, what do you think?"

The young man's voice was very loud, and he immediately said, "Cao Min has a clear conscience, and he has nothing to fear even if he retakes the exam."

The king on the throne nodded, "Okay. Now I will test you again in front of the court officials. If you can answer the question, I will cleanse you of the slander."

Li Yuanrui kowtowed heavily, "Cao Min obeys."

In this way, in front of the Qinzheng Hall of Qianming Palace, under the watchful eyes of several important court officials, Li Yuanrui took the exam again.

The Guozijian entrance examination is no better than the imperial examination. It is mainly based on the Four Books and Five Classics, and laws and regulations. Several officials in the court asked questions in court, and all the young men answered fluently. It can be seen that the foundation is extremely solid.

And he behaved gracefully, not at all like someone who just came to the capital from a small place like Ande.

After the one-hour exam was over, the ministers all nodded to him in affirmation.

Yan Zhengping also heaved a sigh of relief, and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty and several adults have seen with their own eyes today that this Young Master Li is talented and has real talents and practical learning. It's utter slander."

Yu Wenlan nodded, "That's right, let the world know the results just now, so as to calm doubts. As for those who maliciously create troubles, they will be dealt with strictly and will never be lightly forgiven."

Everyone should be in unison.

~~

When the young man Li Tianrui returned home from the palace, his sister Yan Shu just finished the newly revised "Double-Faced Talented Scholar Die Under Flowers".

Tsk, in order to take care of the royal family's face last time, she was lenient in her writing, but this time she simply let this dog let it all out.

He blew on the ink on the paper and looked out the window, but it was still early.

Guessing that the emperor would not come over for a while, she couldn't wait for a while, so she simply took the manuscript and went to Qianming Palace.

At this time, the ministers had just left, and Yu Wenlan had some free time, and was about to have a sip of tea when Yan Shu came.

At first, he only thought that she came here because of her younger brother.

But after seeing her salute, she put the manuscript directly in front of him and said, "The concubine just wrote a storybook, I think it's very interesting, and I want to share it with Your Majesty."

script?

Yu Wenlan was a little surprised, and with a groan, she held it in her hand and said, "What script is this time?"

But I heard her say, "This story is called "Double-Faced Talented Scholar Under Flowers and Dies". It tells the story of a man who is honest on the surface but is actually lustful, does many ridiculous things, and finally dies of romantic debts."

Yu Wenlan, "..."

Superficially honest, lustful?

This is...Could it be Zhao Chengwen?

Also, look at how she wrote it.

He then said, "Let's hear it."

Yan Shu cleared her throat and began to tell the story, "There was a young man who was smart, eager to learn and quite talented. At the age of nineteen, he took the imperial examination for the first time and stood out, and because of this, he was favored by a wealthy family. Recruit him as your son-in-law, and you will be proud of yourself from now on."

"However, his wife came from a wealthy family, unlike ordinary virtuous wives and loving mothers, and his father-in-law has a big family, so he doesn't need to work hard. He has no use for his talents, so he can only be pampered at home. Over time, he will gradually give birth to In order to seek excitement, this person began to keep his wife behind his back."

"One is not enough for two, and two is not enough for three. Later, this man bought five or six in a row, but he was still not satisfied. He even bought a mansion in the south of the Yangtze River for the purpose of raising young and beautiful women. Wait for these women to transfer After the school is finished, those who can get into his eyes will be kept for his own use, and those who can't get in will be sold to the Qinlou Chu Pavilion for profit..."

Hearing this, Yu Wenlan was stunned.

He didn't know that Zhao Chengwen did this?

This is too outrageous!

He frowned and said, "This man did this, but his wife didn't find out? It costs a lot of money to buy a house, right?"

But Yan Shu snorted, "His family is as rich as a country, and his wife has her own social affairs, so she doesn't care much about him in terms of money. Besides, this man has already saved his private money, otherwise how can he support so many outsiders? "

That's true.

Yu Wenlan said, "Then what happened after that?"

Yan Shu said, "This man has an outer room that is most important to him. It is actually a roommate before his marriage. He has given birth to several children in the past few years. Seeing that the children are getting bigger and bigger, the outer room wants the children to be able to recognize each other in the future." The ancestor returned to the clan, so he came to beg him. This man couldn't help the pleading from the outside room, but it was impossible for his wife to agree to have other women, so in the stalemate, this man planned to get rid of his wife."

That's going too far.

Yu Wenlan frowned again, "There is such a thing?"

But she nodded affirmatively, "Of course, think about it, Your Majesty, this man is used to seeing so many young and beautiful women, and his heart is no longer at home, and his wife only gave birth to him a daughter. But he has two sons, he weighed the pros and cons, and decided to have a concubine and a son."

"However, before he can finish his plan, the other outsiders also know about it, and they all clamor to enter the mansion and become a regular. This person can only try his best to appease him, but after all, his energy is limited."

Yu Wenlan, "..."

Energy limited? ? ?

For the first time, I realized that this word is so appropriate...

After all, there are so many, it is indeed limited, cough.

He tried his best to maintain a serious face and asked, "And then?"

Yan Shu said, "Then, those young women must be dissatisfied, and some began to coax him to take medicine. This man found that after taking the medicine, his skills really improved, so he also became addicted. But if things go on like this, his body suffers. I couldn't help it, and one day I didn't control the dosage of the medicine, and I passed out on the bed."

Yu Wenlan, "???"

take medicine? ? ?

Skill soared? ? ?

Yu Wenlan thought, this girl knows too much!

However, without allowing him to speak, she continued, "The outer room was very frightened, so I hurried to find a doctor, but I didn't want to. The doctor I was looking for happened to know this man's wife, so he quietly informed his wife. When his wife found out, Immediately rushed over, seeing that it was really him, immediately became furious, and directly swung his sword to cut off his treasure."

"And this person was vain, and suffered such a severe injury, he lost too much blood and died."

At this point, the story is over.

Yu Wenlan exhaled, and said, "It's a good death. Otherwise, I'd be too sorry for this man's father-in-law."

But Yan Shu hurriedly approached and said, "Your Majesty thinks this story can be told?"

Unexpectedly, he said directly, "Yes, and faster."

Otherwise, if you slow down, maybe the eldest princess will be killed by him.