Chapter 552 The Empress Dowager Calls, Motherinlaw and Daughterinlaw Confrontation
After a long time, Empress Wei on the Changle Hall received the news the Empress had a moment of frowning and displeasure, but quickly made a decision, “Say to the public that she died of an illness, posthumously appoint her as a Jieyu, and reward her mother’s family with something or other!”

He Xiuyi, who almost choked to finish her sentence, was stunned, ignoring the maid behind her who secretly pulled a hand to stop her, and earnestly said, “Your Highness, I have heard that concubine Xue was not pleased with her mother’s family, and that at the Sacred Longevity Festival, when Xue’s family went to the palace to congratulate the Empress Dowager, and when they had the time to speak with concubine Xue, they learned that concubine Xue had not been summoned to His Majesty’s honor, and that she had said something . . said some chilling words.”

As she said this, her accompanying maid had been stabbing her in the back with her finger in the waist.

He Xiuyi understood the maid’s meaning, this matter might not be unknown to Empress Wei, and even if the Empress really didn’t know, there was no point in saying it.

Because Empress Wei’s mind is definitely focused on the battle for the throne right now, which mood to pay attention to the death of a palace concubine? The reason why the Xue family should be given additional favors is because it is customary, and secondly, it is in order to put the matter to rest although the Xue family may not have the guts to mess with the royal family over their daughter’s suddenness to look good on the scene.

As for Concubine Xue’s relationship with her mother’s family and whether or not she was willing for her mother’s family to enjoy the benefits that she had exchanged her life for, the Empress would not care.

She had to tell it like that, and inevitably it seemed unintelligent.

But He Xiuyi still felt that it was stifling not to say it.

If Xue’s family hadn’t been so heartless, among those who entered the palace together, Beauty Zhong and Miss Jiang would have never been favored, and we wouldn’t have seen them get their own way. Why do you think the best concubine Xue is gone?

He Xiuyi disliked the Xue family and hoped from the bottom of her heart that the Xue family would not be able to take advantage of this!

“This child of yours is a kindhearted one.” Empress Wei was clear about this little thought of hers, and smiled broadly she could understand He Xiuyi’s behavior, this Xiuyi had only been in the palace for three or two months so far, and in the middle of it all was smooth sailing by and large without suffering any wrongdoing, so she still maintained the innocence of a young girl in a boudoir.

However, the Empress was not going to indulge this naivety now, she said amiably, ”It’s just that have you thought about it? Unless it’s a concubine who was convicted and died, once it’s gone, it will be added to the favor of her mother’s family. If concubine Xue didn’t have it, others won’t think it’s because her mother’s family isn’t qualified to enjoy this honor, but rather that concubine Xue must have done something she shouldn’t have done, breaking the rules, which is why her mother’s family doesn’t have anything! This would be an insult to concubine Xue!”

He Xiuyi’s mouth was open, and in the end, she could only redden her face and bend her knees, “Your Highness, my concubine has taken the liberty!”

“You’re young, it’s inevitable that there will be times when you don’t think things through.” Empress Wei smiles and says, “This is nothing, no need to take it to heart.” Speaking here, seeing that Xinqian had already cleaned up for herself, the Empress stood up while holding onto the dressing table and asked, “Is there anything else?”

He Xiuyi understood that this was a euphemism for expulsion, and busily blessed and retired.

It was only when she reached the entrance of the hall that a chamberlain rushed in with a grave expression, and with a hurried salute, she hurriedly reported, “Your Highness, the Empress Dowager asks you to go to Huiyi Palace, saying that she wants to confer with you about Concubine Xue’s death!”

Empress Wei and He Xiuyi were stunned at the same time, the Empress didn’t answer the chamberlain right away but turned to He Xiuyi, “You also sent someone to report this matter to the Empress Dowager’s side?”

“Absolutely not!” He Xiuyi’s face changed in fear, she was naive again, but not so confused as to report to the Empress at the same time but also to the Empress Dowager to the point of reporting after all, her mother’s mother came to visit her in the palace, she has said very clearly, the He family’s big house has chosen the Wei family, but the Empress Dowager is the Su Wang’s biological mother, the two sides are hostile, she looked for the Empress Dowager to report a what? What is she looking for the Empress Dowager to report?

“Then it seems that the Qibao Palace’s courtiers are too negligent in their rules!” Empress Wei pulled back her sideburns and calmly said, “Although the Empress Dowager has only asked this palace to go to Huiyi Palace, but since it is to discuss the death of Concubine Xue, it is expected that there is also a place for you to be asked, so why don’t you come with this palace and make a trip!”

He Xiuyi was filled with anxiety and whispered, “Yes!”

She followed the Empress in the phoenix carriage to Huiyi Palace, Changxing Princess on behalf of Empress Su came out to greet the two sistersinlaw, but there is no tensions, the Empress also joked the Princess, “It is true that when people are happy, the spirit of the spirit of freshness, our Changxing was originally a beauty, which will look more and more like a hibiscus face! I hope that you and the prince consort and beautiful life, I and your brotherinlaw ah will be relieved!”

“It’s also the love of imperial brother and sisterinlaw, otherwise how could there be joy?” Eldest Princess Changxing smiled back, causing Empress Wei’s face to stiffen for a moment, but soon smiled as if nothing had happened, “Mother is inside? Is it possible for us to go in now?”

Inside the Su empress dowager although did not put on any show, but after meeting with Queen Wei also no nonsense, said bluntly, “Originally, the palace has the queen in, I should not be more of this matter. But this matter involves the queen’s honor, I feel that this matter has to be said clearly, so as not to aggravate the queen!”

“I still ask for mother’s guidance!” Empress Wei smiled without any warmth and said faintly, “How dare the daughterinlaw not know what happened to the daughterinlaw’s honor?”

“Just now, a palace maid from the side hall of Qibao Palace, claiming to be the person who has been serving concubine Xue since she entered the palace Fang Yu, who is beside the mourning family, recognized her face and said that it was indeed so came to cry out for her master with the mourning family and said that her master had gone to the bedchamber in the middle of the night to talk to them for a long time. Good reason, in the middle of the night He Xiuyi went to the trip, the two closed in the bedchamber to talk for a long time, and finally He Xiuyi alone came out and told them that concubine Xue is asleep, let them gently not to disturb concubine Xue, the result is that they are in accordance with the words to do, but this morning found that concubine Xue has been dead in the couch, look at the situation, is last night at midnight is gone!”

When Empress Su said this, she looked at He Xiuyi, whose face was white, and said in a pleasant manner, “He Xiuyi, isn’t that so?”

“So mother is talking about this matter?” He Xiuyi has not answered, Empress Wei has taken over the conversation, snickered and said, “This matter He Xiuyi has just reported to the daughterinlaw, as for that courtesan, clearly because she did not serve Xue concubines, to see that Xue concubines no longer, afraid of being involved, and therefore want to fabricate lies, planted He Xiuyi, in order to mitigate the punishment only! Mother in the palace also stayed a few decades, this kind of treacherous villain material is not unseen, not to be such a onesided words blind right?”

When Empress Wei said this, she was both defensive and doubtful, defensive because she suspected that Empress Su knew the choice of the He family, so she borrowed the death of Xue concubine, or created the death of Xue concubine, targeting He Xiuyi? Doubt is because He Xiuyi in the end is He Wenqiong’s first granddaughter, He Wenqiong now also did not completely down to the Su family, even if completely down to the Su family, according to the Su family is now in need of him, which should be given the honor should be given, is not very much to do anything to He Xiuyi now?

Then what was Empress Su’s plan to call herself over specifically to talk about this matter now?

But I heard the Empress Dowager say: ”Why is the Empress so impatient? Didn’t I say? I am worried about your honor, so I specially called you over to discuss things, you are in a hurry, as if I want to harm you!”

Turning to He Xiuyi, he said, “As for Qin Wan, this child was personally picked for the emperor, what kind of person is she, but also use the empress you say? I certainly don’t believe that court lady’s words you’re the empress, this kind of thing, you can handle it, I don’t want more of this!”

He Xiuyi sniffed in relief.

Empress Wei, however, frowned and sure enough, Empress Su followed with a turn of phrase, “However, how could concubine Xue think of seeking death when she’s in good hands?”

“Teenage concubines are always easy to be sentimental, see flowers fall tears to the moon hurt feelings, a time to think about it and what can be done about it?” Empress Wei expressionless said, “also daughterinlaw is not good, these two days because busy with the Prince, neglected to care for them …”

“You child, you always take all the faults on yourself!” Empress Su kindly scolded, faintly said, “This matter you ah don’t rush to take the blame! I know, is because she went to Xuan Ming Palace yesterday to see the emperor, the result of waiting for half a day, also did not get the emperor to allow an audience, after going back to it, came to a can not think in the end, this is also her own skin is too thin sake!”

“However, I have heard again that the Emperor does not know about this matter until now?”

Empress Su looked at Empress Wei with a playful gaze, “If this were to spread out, people would definitely say that you, Empress, are narrowminded and deliberately plotting against the newlypromoted concubines ah! You say, is this something about your honor?”

“Daughterinlaw is His Majesty’s married wife, and she has a crown prince.” Empress Wei laughed coldly, “If this is still a need to be jealous of a concubine who has never been favored until her death how many people in this world can be satisfied with being a proper wife?”

Speaking here, she cast a sidelong glance at Empress Su, “Back then when the late emperor was around, Empress Mother, as the head of the six palaces, was she not also jealous of the likes of the sinful woman Fei Nuan? Although my daughterinlaw is stupid, she has always taken Empress Mother’s example as a selfrequirement.”

Empress Su right did not hear the latter sentence, understanding nodded, “I naturally know you, you child has always been generous, how would it be because of jealousy, block Xue concubines to see the driver it? I know, you are because the crown prince was assassinated, worried about the emperor also repeated the same mistake, this specially ordered the people of the Xuanming Palace, no one is allowed to go in and out at will, not to mention the face of the saint!”

In fact, the reason why Empress Wei would ask the people of Xuan Ming Palace to guard the gateway and not allow anyone without her consent to face the Holy Spirit, apart from this reason mentioned by Empress Su, there was also a reason why Emperor Duan Hua had quarrelled with Empress Wei before regarding Empress Wei’s failure to remind Emperor Duan Hua in a timely manner that the King of Liang had something to do with the smallpox incident of the last year, Emperor Duan Hua thought that Wei Empress Wei had to tell herself about this matter at that time, so that she wouldn’t be pitted by the King of Liang to the end.

And Empress Wei felt that it was just a waste of time to dwell on the former matter when it had already happened.

After the couple two words do not talk a big fight, although each are still quite restrained, after the fact are not publicized, but the Queen of Wei is aware of the Duanhua Emperor, this husband is not what smart people, and now they are very dissatisfied with their own, don’t be in this stormy time, called people flinging and take advantage of it again.

In order to prevent such accidents, the Empress simply put Duanhua Emperor under house arrest in Xuanming Palace, the public is said to be “lying down to recuperate”.

So Xue concubine yesterday failed to meet, in fact, not just she is not favored, replaced He Xiu Yi to go is the same treatment.

Of course, Su now turn out this thing, since not to Xue concubine to seek justice, but, “Although the Prince is not the grief of my own grandson, but also to call the grief of a ‘royal grandmother’, a good child happened like that, not only the Queen of you sad, grief is not assured! So ah, mourning this day call you over, in addition to reminding you to knock down the palace people, do not call that start a mess of people bad your reputation, but also want to ask, He Lou Duhan and Gu Shao these two people have been in prison for some days, this thing can have what progress?”

The empress dowager leisurely rattled the embroidered pattern on her sleeve, slowly and methodically said, “I heard that that He Lou Duhan these days, day after day on the heavy punishment, even with his disciple Lu Guanyun, also was required to go to watch the punishment day after day? But his teacher Gu Shao, but so far good food and drink? This is not good! You do not think, that He Lou Duhan is Gu Shao hand in hand to teach out, he started to assassinate the Prince, how can with Gu Shao off the relationship? But Gu Shao is also the Crown Prince’s teacher, so it’s not easy to kill him?”

She laughed softly, stroking the beaded flowers on her temples, and said in a careless tone, “How about this, how about this, Mourning Family to help you guys out with this?!”