The rich smell of decoction spread in the Yaoyang Pavilion, and the bitter cry of the koto beauty still kept coming out of the inner room.

Because of the emperor's noble status, the place where the harem concubines gave birth has always been impossible for the emperor to approach. Wait only in the main hall of the Shining Sun Museum.

Before long, Concubine Rong suddenly invited the emperor and the queen to see her.

As soon as she entered the main hall door, Concubine Rong bowed down and bowed, and said with a very solemn expression: "The concubine has one thing, she wants to return to the emperor and queen immediately." As he spoke, he glanced at the Yu family and said, "Shun Jieyu is also in charge of the harem affairs, and please refer to Shun Jieyu for details." ”

When Shu E heard this, she didn't know what Concubine Rong was going to return, but seeing her solemn expression, she knew that she was inconvenient here, so she stood up and prepared to leave.

Concubine Rong looked at Shu E fixedly, and said, "I have heard that Shu Mei is smart, why don't you go to it together?" Without waiting for Shu E to respond, he then took out a thing from his hand, presented it to the emperor with both hands, and then hurriedly saluted and said: "The concubine is suspicious, this thing is related to the cause of Xiaocai's death." After speaking, he took out the handkerchief from his sleeve and wiped away the silent tears.

Shu E was shocked when she heard this, and hurriedly looked at the thing, but it turned out to be a note with dirt and blood stains and some wrinkles.

The color of the dust and bloodstains, as well as the folds on the paper, made Shu E immediately think of Xiaocairen, and thought of Xiaocairen's chaotic hair mixed with dust, mud and blood.

The queen carefully read the words on the note and read: "Early tomorrow morning, the rockery will be held for a while, and we will discuss matters." It was exactly what was written on the note.

Both the Yan family and Shu E had to raise their heads to look at Concubine Rong, there was nothing suspicious that the note in front of them had anything to do with Xiaocai, but there was no signature, no signature, but I don't know who wrote it to Xiaocai, and where did Concubine Rong find it.

Concubine Rong choked up and said: "When Concubine Fang Cai returned to Taiqing Building and instructed her subordinates to sort out the remains of Xiaocairen, she suddenly saw Xiaocairen holding such a note in her hand. Concubine Rong looked at the emperor with her tearful eyes, and said again: "Concubine just thought, this is a relic of Xiaocai, maybe Xiaocai has some last words to say, so she hurriedly ordered someone to take it out and take a look, who knew that it was ......"

Concubine Rong didn't finish speaking, she hurriedly stepped forward to hold the emperor's clothes, and said with sad tears: "Yushu and Qinglian are only Xiaocai, and they walked out of the palace to play early in the morning, so they accidentally stumbled. Now from this note, it seems that Xiaocai people actually have an appointment with people. But I don't know who this person is, maybe she knows how Lu Dao Xiaocai fell off the rockery, maybe she knows what Lu Dao Xiaocai's last words were before he died? ”

The queen took the note from the emperor's hand, looked at it twice, then looked up at Concubine Rong and said, "Then according to Jingping, in your opinion, who will be the person who asked Xiaocai to go to the rockery?" ”

Concubine Rong raised her head, glanced at the queen quickly, and then lowered her head and said: "The concubine has no idea, and she has not had time to verify, but when she saw this note, she felt that it had something to do with the death of Xiaocairen, so she hurriedly went back and forth to the emperor and queen, and asked the emperor and the queen to make the decision." ”

"Since someone asked Xiao Xia to go out and saw Xiao Xia fall from the rockery, why didn't he find someone to treat him immediately?" The emperor suddenly spoke: "How did you get to the bottom of the line, the maid of Bai Shaoyuan found Xiao Xia. ”

What the emperor asked was exactly what the queen, the Yan family and Shu E were thinking about, and after listening to the emperor's words, they all looked up at Concubine Rong in unison. Because if someone makes an appointment with Xiaocai and sees her fall but doesn't call for help, then this person's intentions are very suspicious.

Concubine Rong wiped her tears and said, "The concubine also wondered to herself, if this person really made an appointment with Xiaocai, and saw her stumble and fall off the rockery, but she left as if nothing happened, then this person's intentions are really bad." ”

Shu E just faintly felt that Concubine Rong's words were describing a person little by little. However, instead of saying it directly from her own mouth, she led the topic and asked the emperor and the queen to find out this heinous person in person.

There was a hint of gloom between the emperor's eyebrows, but he didn't speak.

"Jingping, have you ever thought about how to find this person?" The queen asked again.

Concubine Rong still glanced at the queen quickly, and very inadvertently, she showed a trace of anger that did not match the sad expression on her face, and then lowered her head and said: "The queen is in charge of the harem affairs, and Shun Jieyu is also in charge of the affairs of the six palaces, so the concubine came in a hurry, hoping that the emperor, the queen, and Shun Jieyu can make decisions for Xiaocai." ”

The queen suddenly got up and said to the emperor: "The concubine should go to Taiqing Tower with Concubine Rong and Shu Meiren to see Xiaocai people and see if there are any other things that need to be taken care of, and then ask Xiaocairen's attendants and maids to see if there are any clues about this note." Without waiting for the emperor to respond, the queen turned to the Yan family and said, "You stay here to accompany the emperor and take care of the affairs of the Qin beauty." If there is anything urgent, just send someone to tell me. ”

Shu E immediately understood what the queen meant, and while answering "yes", she silently blessed the emperor. The Yu family had already agreed to the queen's words, and said to the queen: "Congratulations to the queen and Concubine Rong." ”

Concubine Rong looked at the emperor with some reluctance, and also bowed and said goodbye.

The emperor said to Shu E: "Shu E, will you go over too?" ”

Shu E was moved by the emperor's concern, and thanked the emperor for thinking of herself when he was so worried, and at the same time was uncomfortable with Concubine Rong's sharp gaze, and hurriedly agreed: "The concubine can't help here at all, but it adds to the chaos, and the concubine also wants to go and see Xiaocairen." ”

Seeing that the emperor nodded, he said to Hua Fu again: "You stay here and see if there is anything you need help with." Hua Fu shook Shu'e's hand, as if she had a lot to explain. Shu E also whispered to Hua Fu: "I know the way." ”

"Shu Meiren, what do you think?" On the way to Taiqing Tower, the queen suddenly asked.

Shu E looked at the queen, and before she could answer the queen's question, she noticed a trace of something strange in the queen's eyes, and then said: "Since there is no signature on the note, it is difficult to check." ”

Concubine Rong snorted lightly and said: "As soon as I returned to the palace, I heard that the new Shu Meiren is both beautiful and smart, and she is very popular with the Queen Mother and the emperor. At first, I was not convinced, but when I met Shu Meiren for the first time on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, I saw Shu Meiren's ability to export chapters, so I couldn't help but believe it. Why does it seem that Shu Meiren seems to be a person who has no idea? ”

Concubine Rong's tone was already very different from when she was in the Yaoyang Pavilion. Shu E knew that Concubine Rong was wrong with her everywhere, and she didn't pay attention to the cynicism in her tone, and only said lightly: "The performances on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival are all arranged in advance, and there is no need to spend any thought, even if it is an impromptu poem, it is just a translation of the lyrics of the ancients, and there is nothing new." Besides, those are all small things, but they don't seem to be such big things that need to be decided. ”