Chapter 204 The Death of Lin Xiaoniang
“That’s better than marrying a poor scholar and suffering!” Lin Xiaoniang roared.
Sheng Hong looked at Lin Xiaoniang in disbelief and nodded sadly: "I understand."
Lin Xiaoniang told him before that she liked his person. So I am willing to be my concubine.
Even if he has nothing, I am willing to be his concubine and have no regrets.
This is also the reason why Sheng Hong feels that he owes Lin Xiaoniang and has been pampering her.
Now Sheng Hong discovered that all of this was false.
Sheng Hong closed his eyes in pain, and opened them after a long time. He said with a cold expression: "Have you considered doing all this for Chang Feng and Mo Lan? Chi Wu was sent by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. You know what this means. If you commit suicide, you can still save some dignity, and Chang Feng and Mo Lan will not be affected. "
After that, Sheng Hong stood up and walked out. go.
When Lin Xiaoniang heard this, she felt like she was struck by lightning. No wonder Sheng Hong was so decisive and sent her poison directly.
"Wait!"
Lin Xiaoniang stopped Sheng Hong and said with a trembling voice: "I want to see Mo Lan."
"Why are you doing this?" Sheng Hong stood there At the door, he didn't turn around and said with a complicated expression.
"This is my only request, otherwise I will not take this poison." Lin Xiaoniang said.
She is unwilling to commit suicide, and the prince will not let it go.
When word spread, Sheng Changfeng's future was completely cut off, and Mo Lan probably wouldn't be able to get married.
But doesn’t the Sheng family, including Sheng Hong, have any influence?
Sheng Hong paused in silence for a while, said nothing, and continued walking out.
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The sudden death of a concubine in the Sheng family did not attract much attention.
Which of the wealthy families didn't have a few concubines die? Almost everyone said they died suddenly.
Although Sheng Hong is now in the fourth rank, the Sheng family is pretty good now.
In a place like Bianjing, it really doesn’t count.
Official position is only one aspect, family status depends more on the background.
The old master of the Sheng family was a Tanhualang, and he married the legitimate daughter of the Hou family. If he had not died, the Sheng family would still have a place in Bianjing.
It's a pity that Mr. Sheng died early and didn't accumulate any connections for the Sheng family.
The Sheng family is now supported by Sheng Hong. The younger generation has not grown up yet, and it is still unknown what the future will be like.
Zhao Xing learned that Lin Xiaoniang was dead and asked someone to verify it, and then stopped paying attention.
Lin Xiaoniang was innocent of murdering Minglan, and this matter is over.
On this day, the imperial decree of canonization was sent from the palace. Yu Yanran was crowned the fourth-grade crown prince Liangyuan, and Sheng Shulan was crowned the crown prince's principal concubine.
Now the two of them have official status.
However, one of them is Minglan's best friend, and the other is Minglan's sister. Minglan's life and death are uncertain, and they are not happy after they have been canonized.
It has been a few days since Zhao Xing got married. Now there is a crown prince in the East Palace. Except for Ru Lan, the concubines that were previously decided are already hairpin-age and need to be included in the East Palace one after another.
In his early years, the official family and Empress Cao arranged for him a total of six concubines in addition to the crown prince and the main concubine.
In addition to Yu Yanran and Ru Lan, there are four others.
In recent years, the official family and Empress Cao have not added any more to him.
One main concubine and six concubines are enough.
That’s not to say that Zhao Xing can only have so many concubines. According to etiquette, when the prince’s harem is full, there must be dozens of concubines.
However, it is impossible to select all these concubines from the homes of Lords and Ministers. Women must be drafted from the private sector to fill the East Palace.
However, accepting a concubine does not require as much fuss and fuss as marrying a wife, even if Zhao Xing is the prince.
Yu Yanran entered the palace in advance and skipped some steps.
Normally, when accepting a concubine, the palace would send someone to teach them the rules one or two months in advance.
When the day is up, he can be canonized directly and then sent to the East Palace, and that’s it.
Before Zhao Xing’s wedding, the palace had already sent people to several houses to teach them the rules.
When Yu Yanran and Sheng Shulan were canonized, the girls from the four families were also canonized.
The next day, the four of them were sent directly to the East Palace and entered Zhao Xing's harem.
However, none of these four people, Zhao Xing, had ever appeared in the original drama, and Zhao Xing had only seen them a few times before at the polo field and palace banquets.
There is no early contact and relationship building like with Zhang Guifen and others. Because Minglan's life and death were uncertain, Zhao Xing was not interested in favoring them. Even after they entered the East Palace, Zhao Xing did not see them.
Zhang Guifen felt that this was inappropriate. The concubines chosen early had political factors in them.
These four people, two civil servants and two nobles, represent civil servants and nobles.
If Zhao Xing treats them in the near East Palace, not only the family behind them, but also Lord Wenchen will think too much.
She wanted to persuade him, but she knew that Zhao Xing was in a bad mood, so she hesitated and did not persuade Zhao Xing, so she could only comfort him herself.
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Shengjia
Xiao Tao sat in Chuanwan, her arms resting on her head, dozing off.
A slight sound of footsteps woke her up, and Xiao Tao breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the person coming.
"Sister Cuiwei, is the old lady okay?"
"The old lady is worried and ill. If the girl is not awake yet, I am afraid that the old lady will also..."
Cui Wei said I sighed here.
The imperial doctor explained that if Lan didn't wake up within twelve hours, she would be in danger.
But Minglan didn't wake up, and fortunately it didn't get worse.
But Mrs. Sheng and Xiaoniang Wei fell ill because of worry.
Then Lin Xiaoniang died suddenly, and Sheng Hong also had a cold expression on his face.
Sheng Changfeng and Mo Lan were heartbroken because of their mother's death, while Ru Lan was worried about Ming Lan.
All the owners of the Sheng family, except Mrs. Wang, were sick and crying, and the atmosphere was very depressing.
Now there is not much time left before Sheng Changbai's wedding. It was supposed to be a bustle with lights and decorations, preparing to marry the eldest daughter-in-law, but now it is not certain whether the wedding can be held normally.
"You haven't had much rest in the past few days. Go get some sleep. I'll just watch this, girl." Cui Wei said.
“No!” Xiao Tao shook her head and said, “I want to stay here with the girl.”
Seeing this, Cui Wei had no choice but to say, “I asked someone to send some warmth. Bring the water, you wipe the girl's body, and I'll go to the kitchen and keep an eye on it to see if the ginseng soup is ready."
Minglan was unconscious and could only rely on ginseng soup to hang on.
I stopped taking the medicine two days ago. The imperial doctor said that taking the medicine is no longer useful in this situation.
Whether she can wake up depends on herself.
"Yes!" Xiao Tao nodded.
Cui Wei looked at Minglan, turned around and was about to leave, but suddenly stopped.
"Sister Cuiwei, what's wrong with you?" Xiao Tao asked doubtfully.
Cuiwei stared at Minglan and said uncertainly: "I just saw that the girl's eyelids seemed to move."
When she just turned her head, she seemed to see Minglan in the corner of her eye. Lan's eyelids seemed to move.
“Really?”
Xiao Tao exclaimed, squatting beside the bed and looking at Minglan in surprise.
"Girl, did you hear what my slave said? The old lady is sick because she is worried about you. Please wake up quickly!"
However, Xiaotao held Minglan's hand and muttered for a long time, but Minglan had no idea. reaction.
"Maybe my eyesight is blurry and I saw it wrong. Please wipe the girl's body." Cuiwei shook her head and saw the maid coming in with hot water and said to Xiao Tao.
“The girl is really awake!”
Cui Wei was about to leave when she heard Xiao Tao’s exclamation and quickly came to the bedside. She saw Minglan’s eyes closed tightly and there was no He showed signs of waking up and said: "Xiao Tao, don't yell, the old lady can't be hit anymore now."
After saying that, Cui Wei wanted to go out and tell the other maids not to talk nonsense.
What if a maid hears this, takes it seriously, and runs to report the news to Mrs. Sheng, but Minglan doesn’t wake up, Mrs. Sheng may not be able to accept it.
"I'm not talking nonsense. The girl's hand is moving. Sister Cuiwei, look!" Xiao Tao raised Minglan's hand and said in surprise.
Cui Wei looked carefully and saw that Minglan's fingers were indeed moving slightly.
"Quick, go and ask Doctor Ma to come over!" Cui Wei ordered with excitement.
Dr. Wu stayed at the Sheng family for two days and left, but Dr. Ma was left behind by Zhao Xing.
The maid who brought in hot water quickly put down the basin and trotted out carrying the group pendants.
Minglan felt as if she had had a long dream. Although she had been in a hazy dream, all the pressure and worries were gone, making her intoxicated and reluctant to wake up.
(End of this chapter)