The two said this all the way to Shouyan Pavilion.The old concubine was not in the hall.The snacks brought to her were too much to eat.Song Qingjin put down the snacks and asked the people next to her to find out that the old concubine had gone to the Shoukang Hall again to worship the Buddha in the Empress Dowager's Hall.

Song Qingjin had no choice but to burn the refreshing incense in the hall, and went out again under the umbrella.There are many faucets made of stone in the Shoukang Temple. When it rains, water will be sprayed from the faucets, and then flow into the ditch, the moat outside the road.It adds a bit of mystery to the solemn and solemn Shoukang Palace.Song Qingjin held an umbrella in her hand and walked up the steps with her head down.

The door of the main hall is still not closed.The drizzle flowed along the open door, soaking a small area of ​​the temple, and blew out two candles.The old concubine knelt on the futon and worshiped Buddha again.Song Qingjin closed the umbrella and walked in.After saluting behind the old concubine, she said in a low voice: "Toffee, it's almost time for dinner, and it's raining heavily outside, let's go back first."

The old concubine stretched out her hand with the Buddhist beads and said, "Young concubine, help me up."

Song Qingjin didn't dare to delay, and immediately stepped forward to help the old concubine.At this time, she saw the tablet placed in front of the ancient Buddha statue, which was the tablet of the Queen Mother.Song Qingjin was stunned, she looked around subconsciously, and there was no one else in the hall, probably the old concubine moved the empress dowager's spirit there.

The old concubine squeezed Song Qing's slightly cool hand and said, "Qing, you go and close the door."

When Song Qingjin closed the door and came back, the old concubine was already sitting on the brocade couch beside her.The thick palace curtain covered half of her body. For some reason, Concubine Song Qing felt that she had lost a lot of weight.

The old concubine waved her hand and said, "Young concubine, come and sit down."

Song Qingjin went to the old concubine and sat on the footstep beside her, but the old concubine said to her: "Qingconcubine, get up and sit next to me."

Song Qingjin immediately shook her head and said, "I don't dare."

The old concubine stubbornly asked Song Qingjin to sit beside her.After several refusals, Song Qingjin still agreed.She sat beside the old concubine.The old concubine untied the prayer beads in her hand, put them on the candle on the table and looked at them for a while, and then said: "Young concubine, what do you think about my relationship with the deceased queen mother?"

Song Qingjin thought for a while, and replied: "Old concubine, you often come here to worship Buddha, and when you talk about the queen mother, you always smile. You must have a very good relationship with her."

The old concubine smiled, noncommittal.After a while, she asked again: "Young concubine, what kind of person do you think the Queen Mother is?"

Song Qingjian replied again: "According to the muddled thinking of the servant girl, since you have a good relationship with the queen mother, concubine, the queen mother must also be a very good-natured, gentle and kind person." After looking at the three Buddha statues that the queen mother placed in the room, she said again: "However, this servant feels that the queen mother should be somewhat eclectic, and she is not a pedantic person."

The old concubine put the Buddhist beads in her hand on the table, looked at Song Qing, and said, "The Ai family will tell you that the empress dowager is a very vicious woman. Her heart is like a snake, and she doesn't know how many beads she has in her hands." human life."

Song Qingjin was a little surprised.In fact, since I got to know the old concubine, I seldom heard such obvious likes and dislikes from her mouth.It must be a big villain for such a gentle person like the old concubine to say this.

However, since she is such a hateful person, why does the old concubine come to her palace often and sit there for so long?

The old concubine saw the doubt in her heart and said: "I was very favored by the late emperor, but I only had one child, Xuan'er. In fact, I was pregnant three times. The first time, the queen mother ordered the maid beside me to push me down. Steps, so miscarriage. The second time, the queen mother put Wulingzhi and safflower in my anti-fetal medicine, and a male fetus was formed. The third time, I gave birth to a princess, but the queen mother He bribed the midwife and strangled the princess to death."

This is simply appalling.Song Qingjin couldn't help standing up, looking around at everything in the hall, she suddenly felt extremely terrifying.She looked at the old concubine.There seemed to be some tears in her eyes.After a while, she smiled again: "So, when I was pregnant with Xuan'er, I was more careful and asked my mother to stay with me in the palace for three or four months before giving birth to Xuan'er."

Song Qingjin frowned and said, "Old Concubine, if you feel uncomfortable, let's go first."

The old concubine came over a little, took Song Qingjin's hand, and said, "Qingconcubine, the Ai family wants to tell you a truth. Although the queen mother did harm to me when she was alive, our hatred can be regarded as irreconcilable. But I found that she is not completely devoid of humanity, for example, she often worships Maitreya Buddha, hoping that Maitreya Buddha will forgive her sins in this life, so as to obtain stability in the next life."

Song Qingjin couldn't help but said: "Concubine, I don't know the importance of this servant saying something. Does such a vicious person care about the afterlife?"

The old concubine said: "Speaking of which, she was lying in bed seriously ill at the time, and she came to me to find some medicine, saying that she wanted snow lotus from the Western Regions. Actually, the Ai family had that thing. But the Ai family did not give it to her. Without the medicine, the effect of the decoction would not be obvious, and although it was brought over from the Western Regions quickly, it was too late, and she passed away within a few days."

Song Qingjin's brows were tightly furrowed.Perhaps it was because no one lived in the hall for too long.Rao is so young, she feels a little unbearable, let alone an old dowager.She wanted to persuade the old concubine to go back, but she couldn't open her mouth, because she seemed to have fallen into long memories and complicated emotions.

Song Qingjin had no choice but to comfort her: "The old concubine doesn't need to take this matter to heart. The queen mother killed your three children. There is absolutely nothing wrong with you doing this."

The old concubine lowered her head and said, "Young concubine, what the Ai family wants to tell you is this truth. Even though some people do a lot of evil, this is not a reason to hurt them. If you do something that is against nature, you do it. There is no need to cover up, and there is no need to find reasons to excuse yourself. I will bear my own fault."

Song Qingjin listened carefully.The old concubine continued: "So, young concubine, you have to go around and forgive others. If there is no deep hatred, it is the best way to make the big trouble small. If there is really trouble, there is no turning back. No matter who is the winner, In the end, it’s all about hurting yourself and others.”

The old concubine looked at Song Qingjin, her eyes seemed to be shining with hope, hoping that she would listen.Song Qingmei couldn't help but shed a few tears, and said: "Taifei, this servant understands. This servant has memorized every word you said."

The old lady nodded with a smile.After a long time, he slowly got up.Song Qingjin immediately helped her up and walked towards Shouyan Hall.

When the two returned, it was almost dark.The old concubine didn't ask the imperial dining room to deliver dinner. Song Qingjian remembered the snacks she had brought back, including gold silk rolls and Luoying cake, so she poured a bowl of green tea and asked the old concubine to eat the snacks.

Who knows, the old concubine in that room only ate two pieces of cake, and said that she was dizzy and wanted to sleep.Song Qingjin was worried, and stayed by the bed for half an hour, and wanted to gently push the old concubine to wake up, but who knew, she had completely lost consciousness, and actually passed out.

Song Qingjin panicked immediately, and hurriedly sent for the imperial physician.All the servants in the room were in a panic, not knowing what to do.Song Qingjin reached out and touched the back of the old concubine's hand, feeling a little cold. She thought for a moment, then suddenly turned around, and said to the little girl behind her, "Where's the tea and cake that the old concubine ate just now? Get them quickly!"

Shan Cha hurriedly ran to the outer room, and brought over the pastry and the cup of residual tea that the old concubine ate.Song Qingjin immediately said to her: "Put it away properly. You just watch from the side and don't let anyone get close, do you understand?"

Shan Cha nodded seriously, and went to the back with the two things.Seeing that the people in that room were noisy and chaotic here, Song Qingjian sent several of them out, leaving only a few smart and sensible people there, waiting for the imperial doctor to come.

Who knew, after waiting for two laps, the person who came to check the old concubine's pulse was Tai doctor Li.As soon as Song Qingjin saw it was him, she felt that something was wrong.But he still made up his mind and waited for Li Tai-doctor to check the pulse, then stepped forward and asked: "Li Tai-doctor, when the concubine just fell asleep, she suddenly fainted, what's going on?"

Doctor Li said to Song Qingjin: "Miss Qingjin, please don't worry, the concubine is fine, but the news is not good these days, she fainted from exhaustion. After the old man gives him acupuncture, he can wake up."

Concubine Song Qing raised her eyebrows and said, "Mr. Li, if you say that, the maidservant will be suspicious. Is there something wrong with your medical skills, or is it that you didn't look at the roots of your teeth seriously!"

Doctor Li looked at Song Qingjin in surprise.He didn't expect that a little court lady could speak so vigorously.He opened his mouth, but Song Qingjin continued: "Doctor Li, the concubine was lethargic a while ago, and you were the one who came to check her pulse, but you also kept saying that the concubine is fine, but how can you explain the situation today?"

Doctor Li looked at Song Qingjin who was furious, and then at the old concubine lying on the bed.But at that time, he suddenly gained confidence.He carried the medical kit on his back, and said in an unassuming manner: "Young concubine, this is the old man's diagnosis. I will prescribe the medicine later. If the girl listens to the old man, then go and get the medicine according to the prescription. Feel free to find another imperial doctor. The old man is not good at medicine, so please invite the girl to the mausoleum to be smart and leave!"

After Li Taiyi finished speaking, he left on his own.Song Qingjin got angry and stomped her feet vigorously on the spot.

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