"Miss, early this morning, the concubine in the palace sent the Xiuzhu girl next to her to pass the word, saying that the Cui family said that she was uncomfortable after returning from the palace yesterday, and His Royal Highness the Prince called the imperial doctor overnight, and tossed it all night, and only then did the news come out that the Cui family had a miscarriage. Seeing that the wall was combing Situ Ningbing's hair, the wall was reporting the news brought by Xiuzhu. "What the concubine means is that it is difficult to guarantee that this matter will not be involved in us, please Miss has a number in her heart, and when the time comes, your majesty will be prepared. ”

"The concubine is cold-faced and hot-hearted. Situ Ningbing casually picked up the jewelry she was wearing today in her makeup, "I'm really not afraid of His Majesty asking, but I'm afraid that he won't ask." Pick out a blooming tourmaline hairpin from the makeup, "New Year's new atmosphere, wear this one today." ”

"Yes, miss. ”

After freshening up, Situ Ningbing rarely went to Mrs. Situ's Tianxiang Pavilion to ask for peace. Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and you can be lazy on the other day, but you can't today.

"My sister is here!" In the west room of the main house of the Tianxiang Pavilion, the family sat around a round table with red sandalwood peony patterns filled with various kinds of dim sum porridge and liquid food, and Situ Ning Bing. Situ Qiming almost jumped up from the chair when he saw her excitedly, "Just wait for you, I'm going to starve to death!"

"The daughter is late, so I ask my father and mother to forgive her sins. Situ Ningbing squatted down and saluted.

"It's not that you're late, it's that your two brothers are early. Don't stand still, sit down and eat. "It's rare for the family to have breakfast together, and Mrs. Situ is in a very good mood today. However, her good mood did not last to the end, and Mrs. Situ had only used up half of her breakfast, and before Mrs. Situ's bowl of shark fin porridge was finished, a little girl came to report: "There is someone in the palace, and I want Mrs. Xuan to enter the palace." ”

Mrs. Situ's good-looking eyebrows frowned, and she habitually looked at her husband, the harem is always related to the previous dynasty, Situ Xin takes the idea of court politics, and Mrs. Situ worries about the trivialities of the inner house, and the husband and wife do not interfere with each other, which is a tacit understanding over the years.

"Who is here, and whose order is it?" Situ Xin opened his mouth very calmly, without even raising his eyelids, he had never seen any big battles on the battlefield, but no one from the palace paid attention to it.

The little girl is also clever, and when she saw her master's question, she said in detail. "Back to the old man's words, the father-in-law who heard the rumor said that he claimed to be invited to the palace by the order of Concubine De Niangniang. The Fu steward in the outer courtyard knocked on the side and heard what seemed to be a miscarriage of one of the prince's concubines last night. ”

"Well, you go down. Situ Xin waved his hand, and when the maid retreated, he set his eyes on Situ Ningbing, "What trouble did you make when you entered the palace yesterday?"

Before Situ Ningbing could cry out for injustice, Mrs. Situ hugged her daughter, "Why do you talk like this? The palace that Allure entered with me yesterday can't find the slightest mistake in everything she says and acts, and if you don't praise those concubines and noblewomen, what kind of trouble can you cause!"

Knowing her daughter Mo Ruo's father, Situ Xin only stared straight at Situ Ningbing and didn't speak, just waiting for her to explain.

"Yesterday, when I entered the palace, my daughter met Cui Chenghui on the way to see the concubine, and she had some quarrels. Situ Ningbing said indifferently, as if he was completely unaware of the severity of this matter.

Situ Xin's face changed, "Don't you know that Cui's is pregnant, why do you have to conflict with her at this time, your child looks very stable on weekdays, why do you make a fool at a critical moment?!"

Situ Ningbing was not in a hurry, "Daddy don't worry, don't say that Cui's miscarriage has nothing to do with me, it's really me who did it, and someone is busy helping me clear it up, I'm afraid that my father will suspect that his daughter will be caught by someone at that time." ”

Situ Xin stared at his daughter in disbelief, and suddenly waved his hand away from the servants who were waiting in the house. asked in a calm voice: "You mean that this matter has something to do with Concubine De's mother and son?!" Situ Xin has been in the officialdom for so many years, and he has seen a little bit of the temperament of King Wei, although Situ Ningbing only said a few words, he has already guessed that the matter of Cui's miscarriage may not be so simple.

Situ Ningbing smiled a little incomprehensibly, "Yes or not, Daddy just wait and see." ”

Situ Xin looked at his calm and calm daughter for a while, and he didn't know whether to be sad or happy, so he said to Mrs. Situ for a long time: "Hurry up and pack up and go into the palace, don't let Concubine De wait for a long time." After that, he got up and left the table, and glanced at his eldest son Situ Jihua before leaving.

"Mother, you are busy, and my son has retired. Situ Jihua knew that his father had something to discuss with him, so he left immediately.

Situ Ningbing continued to eat breakfast unhurriedly, "I'll wait for my mother to enter the palace together." ”

Situ Qiming wiped his mouth and said heartlessly: "Mother, my sister, father and eldest brother are gone, so I will go first, you eat slowly." ”

Situ Ningbing was no stranger to his rough nerves, it was enough for the Situ family to have an outstanding eldest son, and it didn't matter if the second brother stayed for a while.

Mrs. Situ finished dressing up, and Situ Ningbing just finished breakfast, and the mother and daughter followed yesterday's route and entered the palace again.

In the Anren Palace, the three concubines sat upright, and on the left and right sides sat two young women dressed in palace clothes, and there were several servant women and palace maids kneeling below.

After meeting the third concubine, the inner supervisor who had been waiting for a long time moved two small pestles and invited the mother and daughter to sit down. Situ Ningbing sat down generously with her mother, and she didn't seem to know what Concubine De was doing when she announced her into the palace this time.

"Miss Situ" Concubine De opened her mouth kindly, as if she was afraid of scaring Situ Ningbing, she deliberately softened her tone, "I don't have anything to do with you today, but I just want to ask, did you meet the prince Chenghui Cui on the way to the Furong Hall yesterday?"

Situ Ningbing owed a debt and said calmly: "Back to Niangniang, when I passed by the thousand-step corridor in front of the Furong Hall yesterday, the courtiers did see Cui Chenghui. Saying that, there was a touch of apology on his face, "Not only have I seen it, but the courtiers also had some quarrels with Cui Chenghui for a while, and I really shouldn't think about it afterwards." ”

"It's just a little quarrel, and it's not a big deal, it's Cui's own life that can't be blamed on you, you don't have to take it to heart. Before Concubine De could speak, Concubine Shu had already comforted Cheese Ning Bing gently and considerately.

"Sister Shufei is too anxious, is she in such a hurry to convict my nephew and daughter-in-law before the matter is clear?" said the concubine coldly.

"What is my sister talking about?" Concubine Shu was full of grievances, "I made this matter clear in front of His Majesty, it was Cui's Fubo who didn't keep the emperor's heir and complained to others, it was my sister who insisted on a thorough investigation, I was afraid that I would scare the child and comfort her with two sentences, how would it become a conviction!

The concubine squinted at her, didn't speak, only let out a sneer, the meaning was obvious.

"You two don't fight. Concubine De came out to play a round, "I know that Sister Concubine Shu and Sister Guifei are both distressed juniors, but you can't fight for a result like this, the imperial doctor is inspecting, maybe there will be a conclusion, and when the time comes, you will be able to return your sister's nephew and daughter-in-law a clean slate." ”

Situ Ningbing hung her head shyly, anyway, she was just here to go through the motions, as long as she pretended to be innocent and stupid, she would complete the task.

After sitting for about a stick of incense, several women chatted about their parents' shortcomings, and the results of the imperial doctor's examination finally came out.

"Back to a few mothers," a middle-aged man with a white face and a slight beard knelt underneath and reported warmly: "After repeated examinations by Xiaguan and several imperial doctors from Tai Hospital, it was found that Cui Chenghui's miscarriage was not due to fright, but due to taking safflower. ”

"What you said is true?!" asked Concubine De after being stunned. Situ Ningbing sighed secretly: "Good acting skills!"

"Xiaguan has repeatedly checked with several doctors who are good at gynecology, and found that Cui Chenghui's symptoms of miscarriage were indeed caused by taking safflower, which Xiaguan dared to guarantee with his life. ”

"Imperial Doctor Zan is the first holy hand in the gynecology department of Tai Hospital, and he has the ability to pass on the family from generation to generation, so what he said must not be wrong. As the concubine spoke, her eyes swept over the two young women in palace clothes sitting next to the concubine. She has also seen a lot of dirty methods in the palace after entering the palace for so long, and when she mentions safflower, she instinctively thinks of the prince's other two concubines.

"Cui's is so careless!" Concubine Shu also doubted in her heart, but after all, it was her niece and niece, if it was really found out that they had drugged Cui's, not only would her face be disgraced, but the prince would inevitably be scolded by the emperor for not governing the family strictly. Pointing to the servant woman and palace maid kneeling below, he scolded: "How do you serve your master?

"Slow!" "Where doesn't the concubine know what she has in mind?" "Before the matter is clear, Concubine Shu is in a hurry to kill people and kill people? This is Anren Palace, not your Chunhua Palace, since Your Majesty has handed over this matter to Sister Concubine De to deal with it with all her powers, let's listen to what she has to say first." As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Concubine De.

Concubine De looked compassionate, "Sister Guifei is right. I can understand your feelings of cherishing the deceased imperial heir, but everything must be asked clearly before being convicted, after all, it is also a few lives. ”

Concubine Shu was anxious but couldn't object, after all, the emperor appointed Concubine De to preside over the matter, and it was indeed unreasonable to kill the palace people who served the Cui family with just a few words from the imperial doctor. I could only laugh and say: "My sister is right, but I was reckless." What should I do with my sister?" "I'm afraid that today's things won't be good, so I simply gave Concubine De a headache, her mother and son have always loved to pretend to be virtuous, and she didn't dare to go too far.

Concubine De is not a vegetarian either, and looked at the concubine with a pleading face, "Sister, what do you see...?"

The concubine didn't have so many scruples, and immediately analyzed: "Since the imperial doctor found out that she had taken safflower, it may not be that Cui's own idle drinking and playing, it must be under the medicine and eating!" A pair of phoenix eyes swept over the two women beside Concubine Shu and finally settled on Concubine Shu, "So as long as you search the East Palace, you will know." ”