Concubine Rong's expression was slightly dark, she looked up at the queen who was sitting upright, and said, "Concubines have nothing to say to others. There's nothing you can't say in front of outsiders. ”

The queen smiled slowly: "Jingping, you are upright and cautious, and you are willing to pray for the blessings of the palace and invite yourself to the Taoist temple to practice, I still remember what you said before you went to practice that day, it was really moving." Such words of benevolence and righteousness are naturally unspeakable to others. ”

Concubine Rong had a little smile on the corner of her mouth, but she couldn't figure out the meaning of the queen's words, and the smile seemed far-fetched. smiled and said, "I don't know what happened to the queen?" ”

The queen restrained her smile and said, "Today is September 18. ”

"September 18?" Concubine Rong wondered.

"Twenty-seven of Xiaocai." The queen nodded.

Concubine Rong's eyebrows seemed to be slightly touched, and then Zhengse said to the queen: "The days are good, but the palace has never given concubines and others the rules of keeping seven. Xiaocai has been buried, and the aftermath is over. ”

The queen nodded and said: "This is the case, but the Mu family has lost its daughter, and my heart must be painful, I want to pack up the things that Xiaocai used before her death, and send someone back to the Mu family, so that her parents and siblings can mourn." ”

Concubine Rong's eyebrows loosened slightly, and she sighed: "This is the queen's kindness to the family members of the palace. In this matter, just tell the maids of Bai Shaoyuan to do it. There are also the two wedding maids of Bai Shaoyuan Xiaocai, who can also be asked to go back. ”

"Just leave those things to the maids." The queen bowed: "Call Jingping to come, it's something I still have here and Xiaocai, I want you to help you separate it." As he spoke, he pointed to a small box on the round table beside him.

Concubine Rong said curiously: "The concubines don't know the things of Xiaocai people, so what can they tell about?" As he spoke, he walked to the table and opened the box, still in accordance with the queen's wishes.

Concubine Rong glanced at the things in the box, and immediately looked back at the queen, seeing that the queen's expression and posture were the same, and she looked at the contents of the box with a suspicious face.

Although Shu E was in the inner room, she naturally knew what was inside the box.

Yesterday evening, it was still in the Kunning Palace.

Shu E said something to the queen.

The queen pondered for a moment and said, "With this method, Concubine Rong should be able to tell some truths. It's just that now it seems that the border matter is tight, and the queen mother and the emperor are busy all day, so they may not have time to pay attention to this matter. Again...... Concubine Rong's mother's family, as a border guard, is the time to contribute to the country. As he spoke, he looked at Shu E and smiled slightly: "You were born in Jiangmen, and you should know that Li Gong Jilong, the grandfather of Concubine Rong's Li family, once followed your grandfather Cao Bingong to pacify Houshu, and made many military exploits in the border war with Liao. ”

Shu E nodded, "The concubine knows." ”

The queen sighed lightly: "I should clear the harem for the emperor, but I can't ignore the general situation." If this is really what Concubine Rong did...... I can only secretly deter Concubine Rong, but I can't tell the emperor about this matter. ”

Shu E said: "Being able to play a deterrent role is already the biggest effect. Xiaocai has died, even if ...... Even if someone pays for their lives, they don't hurt too much. If it is verified that Concubine Rong did it, and the queen can not punish her, or Concubine Rong can change her life since then, it is also a great thing. ”

When the queen heard this, she looked Shu E up and down, looked at it for a while, and seemed to be quite surprised.

Shu E was a little cramped, and asked hesitantly: "Queen, is it wrong to say that it is a concubine?" ”

The queen suddenly had a smile on her face, soothing and pleasant, it was indeed a smile from the heart, while looking at Shu E, she sighed gently: "Concubine Rong has a high position, and it is wrong with you after returning to the palace." Although you have the emperor's favor, you may not be able to avoid Concubine Rong's means of coming to you one after another. If you want to get rid of this opponent, this is the best chance to get rid of it. ”

Shu E hurriedly said: "Concubine ......" As soon as the words came out, she was stopped by the queen shaking her hand. I only heard the emperor follow-up: "Even if the other party is not Li Jingping, but another person in the concubine position, everyone in the harem is probably unwilling to let go of this opportunity to bring down a high position." It's just you—"

The queen smiled kindly at Shu E: "Treating people with forgiveness is commendable, like you, you are well aware of the righteousness." ”

Shu E didn't expect the queen to praise herself like this, she was deeply embarrassed, and lowered her head and smiled: "This is just a little foolish opinion of the concubine." In fact, if Concubine Rong really did this, the concubine would naturally be resentful in her heart. ”

While speaking, Zhan Xi had already taken out what the queen had confessed, which was the note that Concubine Rong found from Xiaocai that day, and Lin Zitong invited Xiaocai to meet in the rockery.

The queen instructed Zhan Xi and said to Shu E: "It is much better to have some deterrent skills than to turn a blind eye and ignore it." But since I am not going to publicize the outcome of the matter, then you will not be able to appear in front of Concubine Rong tomorrow. And if Concubine Rong knows about it, and you know about it, maybe she will be embarrassed for you in the future. ”

The queen pondered for a moment and said, "You can go and tell Shun Jieyu about the whole story." Tomorrow she will come with her, and you will hide in the inner chamber and keep quiet. ”

Shu Eqi said: "Shun Jieyu? ”

The queen smiled slightly: "It's good to have one more person, besides, Shun Jieyu won't say anything, if Concubine Rong has any misdeeds in the future, in front of the emperor, Shun Jieyu can also be a witness." The emperor has always been convinced of Shun Jieyu. ”

Shu E recalled that when the emperor mentioned Shun Jieyu before, her tone was always polite, and she must have been very respectful. So he said goodbye to the queen and left.

At this moment, Shu E was in the inner room, although she couldn't see what was in front of Concubine Rong, she also knew that there should be two notes.

One is the note that Concubine Rong found from Mu Xiaoxia that day, and the other is the note written by Lin Zitong in the Chunxi Pavilion. However, the queen should have found someone to do some processing of the note written by Lin Zitong.

Concubine Rong looked at the two notes for a moment, and then said to the queen: "May I ask what the queen wants the concubines to distinguish?" ”

"Of these two notes, one of them belongs to Xiaocai. No, it should be said that it is something closely related to the death of Xiaocai people. The queen said: "It's a pity that I can't tell it now, and I ask Jingping for you to help me take a look." ”

Concubine Rong looked at the note, and then looked at the queen, with a suspicious look on her face, but the corners of her mouth were a little reluctant to smile: "Isn't the queen joking with the concubine?" That day, the concubine found this note from Xiaocairen, and then presented it to the queen. Not only the queen, but also several other people have also seen it. The difference is so obvious, how the queen ......"