Chapter 167: Hate to the bone, morbid and fragmented

The side hall of Shenjing Daming Palace.

Concubine Zhen was lying on the bed with a sickly face and pale lips.

It was already early summer, and she was still covered with three thick layers of brocade quilt.

Surrounded by a group of palace maids and eunuchs, they were serving her and taking the decoction.

Concubine Zhen originally only had a trace of silver hair on her temples, but she didn't know when it turned into snow-white hair.

That charming face that was so beautiful in the world is now looking haggard.

Even her slim and graceful figure was reduced to a handful of bones.

The fingers exposed outside the brocade quilt are one by one, with protruding knuckles, shaped like chicken feet.

Most of what she looks like today was actually made by herself.

Emperor Yongtai left the palace that day.

The Empress Dowager placed her under house arrest in a side hall of the Daming Palace, but she had no shortage of food and clothing.

It was just to prevent her from spreading news to Jiangnan and disrupting the plans of Tianxi Emperor Jia She and others.

Then the people from Xi Neizhong were ordered to surround the side hall.

Concubine Zhen was always worried that the Empress Dowager would kill her.

I only dare to take a little bit of water and food every day.

You also need to feed it to the birds that come to look for food before they dare to eat.

Therefore, in less than half a month, the whole person has become so thin that he loses his appearance.

Wait until the old and young of the Zhen family close their doors and bring them to Beijing, and then the three departments will interrogate.

Zhen Yingjia and Zhen Yingxi's brothers were beheaded at the entrance to the vegetable market, and Mrs. Zhen led her family to eat sand in Yansui Town, Jiubian.

The Empress Dowager withdrew all the people in Xi Nei.

Concubine Zhen was released from house arrest.

The people in Xi Nei evacuated, and Concubine Zhen immediately learned the news of the accident in her family.

The whole family was exiled, and the two nephews were killed by the sword.

The more I think about it, the more my heart beats. Therefore, it turns out that I am just suffering from three-point hunger disease.

Now his condition is getting worse and he is close to death.

Every day I sleepily watch the sun's shadow rising and setting on the palace wall, counting the days on my fingers.

I just hope that Emperor Yongtai, who was sent to the south of the Yangtze River due to the huge stupid thing she did, can come back soon.

Otherwise, I will continue to suffer in the side hall of Daming Palace like this.

Even she herself doesn’t know if she can hold on until the day when Emperor Yongtai returns to Beijing...

Inside Ningshou Palace at this time.

The Empress Dowager is asking Mr. Qi.

"Huaiyi."

"Where has She'er's ship reached now?"

"How many days will it take to arrive in Beijing?"

Manager Qi calculated the itinerary and said softly: "We should be arriving at Hejian Mansion soon."

"You can enter the divine capital within two or three days."

The Queen Mother suddenly looked at the blue sky and white clouds above the palace wall and smiled gently.

The voice is full of resentment that has been so strong over the past few decades that it cannot be resolved.

"Let Your Majesty see the evil concubine in her current state, and let her go quietly..."

"I've been struggling for most of my life, how tired I am of holding on for so long..."

"It's okay to go down and stay with her two nephews..."

In the past, Mrs. Li was dying and did not see Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty until her death.

But Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty thought about it all his life.

Now she insists on keeping her miserable life as a demon concubine. She must see Emperor Yongtai before she can die peacefully.

It can be seen how lethal the demon concubine is when she dominates the harem.

So much so that the Empress Dowager still hates her so much that she has trouble sleeping and eating.

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Rongguo Mansion.

Jia's mother received a letter from home that Jia She was about to return to Beijing.

Sitting in Rongqing Hall with a dull face.

I didn’t know whether to be happy or angry for a moment.

She has an extremely close relationship with the Zhen family.

Concubine Zhen is her best friend in the past, and Mrs. Zhen is also an old family friend in Jinling.

Zhen Yingjia's wife is from a branch of the Shi family, so she should be called a cousin.

But he didn’t want to be fooled by the boss, so he went to Jiangnan without telling the world.

The whole Zhen family was brought to an end where the trees fell down, the hozens dispersed, and the walls fell down and everyone pushed them away.

Even Mrs. Zhen, who was in her eighties, was exiled to Yansui Town.

It is inevitable that she will be a little sad and sad.

Thinking about it, I secretly hate Jia Jing of Ningguo Mansion.

If he hadn't helped Yingchun hide it, how could she not have known about Jia She's departure from Beijing for so long?

At this moment.

I saw Jia Zheng rushing into Rongqing Hall in a panic.

He waved his hand to screen all the maids away.

Half-kneeling in front of Jia Mu, she beat her legs and said softly: "Mom, eldest brother is coming back, isn't he?"

Jia Mu handed Jia She's letter to Jia Zheng.

"I received a letter from home."

"It's a good thing that your eldest brother is back. Why are you looking so flustered?"

Jia Qing's expression changed and he said: "What a good thing, if this thing is not done well, it will be a huge disaster!"

Jia Mu frowned: "Zheng'er, don't talk nonsense!"

"Have you forgotten that we are brothers, friends, and brothers?"

Jia Zheng lowered his voice and said quietly: "Eldest brother left Beijing with the old saint!"

"Concubine Zhen is now seriously ill in the palace, and the old saint still doesn't know any news about her."

"If he knew..."

"The reason Princess Zhen is seriously ill this time is because the Zhen family was ransacked and exiled, and brothers Zhen Yingjia and Zhen Yingxi were beheaded..."

"How can the old sage be willing to give up?"

"That is the person that the old saint has kept in his heart all his life!"

Jia Mu only knew that Jia She left the capital with Emperor Yongtai.

But he had no idea that Emperor Yongtai had become so confused that time and space were confused.

Even recognizing people is sometimes sober and sometimes confused.

Frowning, he asked: "Who told you that Concubine Zhen of the Daming Palace was seriously ill?"

Jia Zheng said softly: "My son is going to see Prince Beijing today. The prince himself told his son."

Jia Mu thought for a while and then asked: "Why is it King Beijing? Isn't it Prince Yiyong who said it?"

The King of Beijing is a king with a different surname, so he should not be as familiar with the affairs of the palace as the real prince, Prince Yiyong.

Jia Zheng sighed deeply.

"Master Cifu was exiled to Liaodong, and the Zhen family brothers were beheaded at Caishikou..."

"Prince Yiyong now only has his elder brother-in-law and a group of junior civil servants..."

"Too busy to care for oneself, as silent as a cicada."

"How can I still be in the mood to care about the affairs of the palace?"

Mother Jia suddenly narrowed her eyes: "These are the words that King Beijing asked you to tell me?"
To be continued...