Chapter 317: Prison
Chapter 317: Prison
Yutang Palace.
Fu Mengli, who usually burns incense and plays the piano, was down-to-earth for a rare time. She led a group of palace servants and eunuchs in the Yutang Palace to make mooncakes herself.
Two months ago, His Majesty officially issued an edict to grant marriage to Princess Wuyang Qin Ronglu and her cousin Lin Su. Fu Mengli happened to be found to have been pregnant for more than a month, and was canonized as the virtuous concubine, which was double the joy.
As soon as Fu Mengli found out that she was pregnant, she drank the water from the Daughter River.
This time, she wanted to give birth to a quiet princess.
Fu Mengli took the dough that the palace servants had wrapped with fillings, sprinkled it with flour evenly, pressed it into a plum blossom mold, knocked it out of the mold to make the mooncake embryos to be baked, and arranged them one by one, feeling quite satisfied.
"Your Majesty, Aunt Weixia from Luanyi Palace wants to see you."
"Go and ask her to come in."
Not long after the palace maid who delivered the message left, he saw Weixia coming in hurriedly.
Fu Mengli looked at the beads of sweat on her forehead in surprise.
Is this someone who ran over here?
"My Lady Xianfei, My Lady Yi Guifei has sent this servant to look for you.
I want to ask whether your recent promise to teach the eldest princess a new song still stands?
It is a frosty August with clear skies and fresh air. The eldest princess has specially taken out the 'Ten Thousand Autumn Sounds' and would like to invite you to taste it. I wonder if the virtuous concubine would be willing to show her favor at this time?"
Weisha started talking before he even paused, breathing slightly hard.
She had never been so rude before.
Fu Mengli frowned.
Besides, when did she ever promise to teach the eldest princess to play a new song?
As for "The Sound of Autumn"? She had already seen and played it before, so why invite her to appreciate it now?
"Why are you so anxious? Meihua, get Aunt Weixia a handkerchief and wipe the sweat off her forehead first.
Playing "Ten Thousand Sounds of Autumn" in August is indeed appropriate for the occasion. Since Sister Imperial Concubine Yi and the eldest princess are so interested, I will respectfully obey their orders.
Qingxue, quickly get someone to prepare the imperial sedan chair."
"Yes, ma'am."
Fu Mengli came to Luanyi Palace and saw that the usually gentle and peaceful Concubine Yi Meng Wuyue looked sullen, and the palace maids were cleaning up the traces of broken teapots and cups on the ground.
"Recently, Sister Meng has been busy with the eldest princess's wedding, and I have also been busy and haven't seen you for a long time.
This sight almost frightened me. Who made our good-tempered Imperial Concubine Yi so angry? "
Meng Wu Yue did not engage in polite small talk, but went straight to the point.
"Someone sued Tonghou's eldest son, Lin Qing'ang, for illegally occupying private land and killing 11 members of a family of farmers. Lin Qing'ang was imprisoned."
She said coldly.
Lin Qingang's eldest son Lin Su is going to marry his eldest princess next year. His Majesty has already issued an imperial decree to grant the marriage, and the Ministry of Rites is also preparing for the eldest princess's wedding, but something went wrong at this juncture.
Meng Wuyue was filled with anger and anxiety.
As soon as she got the news, she went to see His Majesty, but from what he said, it seemed that he did not intend to cancel the marriage between Ronglu and Lin Su.
Lin Qingang is the eldest son of Tong Hou Lin Jingsheng, and the biological father of Lin Su, the future consort of His Majesty's eldest daughter, Princess Wuyang. If there were no solid evidence, he would not be imprisoned so easily.
Lin Qingang has become a criminal. Can the marriage between her Ronglu and the son of a criminal go ahead as usual?
She couldn't understand why His Majesty was so cruel to Ronglu?
Meng Wu Yue's eyes were red, and as soon as the tears fell, she brushed them away with her sleeves.
Without waiting for the stunned Fu Mengli to answer, Meng Wuyue continued, "When I came out from His Majesty's place, I heard Lin Jingsheng asking for the position of Tonghou himself, sacrificing his life for it."
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