The night passed.

Early in the morning, as soon as Wu Mei finished washing, she heard the little palace maid doing chores in the courtyard running in and reporting that the queen had arrived.

At that time, Tang Ying was standing on a stake in the corner of the courtyard, heard the sound, and hurriedly walked over.

Wu Mei saw that she was dressed neatly, but her hair was curled into a Taoist bun, so she couldn't help laughing, and hurriedly dismantled it and combed her double hanging bun with her own hands.

The queen happened to see this scene when she came in, and watched it at the door for a moment. Wu Mei pretended to be an afterthought and hurriedly saluted.

As a queen, she was not too lavishly dressed. The bun resembles a peacock opening the screen, but wearing a golden phoenix, which is not innovative but also full of extravagance. The translucent brown short undergarment is lined with a dark red embroidered bandeau in a conservative style; There is a bright yellow long gauze scarf hanging on the crook of the arm, which is a little flexible when the wind blows; The dark red octagonal flower length skirt drapes well, and the broken steps reveal the blue-gray heavy shoes; A jade ring and a sachet fell from his waist, and he walked up and "jingled", quiet and far away.

Since Taizong, the harem has advocated frugality. She is the head of the six houses, and she has to set an example. Tang Ying looked at it carefully and was convinced of Wu Mei's evaluation of "dignified behavior".

The queen stretched out her hand to stop Wu Mei from saluting, "Bixia said that your body is heavy, but you don't practice palace etiquette." "The mouth is gentle, with a hint of loss. When the emperor said this, Wu Mei stood up directly. But hearing the queen say this, she made another blessing before it was counted. According to her words, she was the queen's maid after all.

In addition to a few palace maids behind the queen, she was also followed by an old lady doctor, and when she saw Wu Mei, she naturally saluted and called Niangniang. These days, Tang Ying knows more about Wu Mei's situation, it turns out that Zhaoyi is only spoken by the emperor, and the edict has not been officially issued. Therefore, Wu Mei's "mother" has no weight.

When it was Tang Ying's turn, she thought that her knees would inevitably suffer in the future, so she simply knelt down and kowtowed.

The queen looked at her carefully, and her eyes were extremely gentle. asked the family age as usual, and then pulled Wu Mei into the house.

After taking a seat, the queen said: "Bixia came to my palace yesterday and mentioned that you have a bad complexion, and I summoned the imperial doctor to see you today." Wu Mei's face was full of gratitude, and she hurriedly said: "It's just insomnia, Queen Lao is worried." ”

"Look, you slept well yesterday?" The queen asked casually. This sentence contained too much information in Tang Ying's ears, and her first feeling was that the queen knew about what happened last night! So, is she the mastermind behind the scenes?

She thought about moving to the queen's side.

The queen was asking the imperial doctor to come forward to ask for a pulse, and when she found Tang Ying standing beside her, her thin eyebrows couldn't help frowning. Tang Ying was wary. Hurriedly switched to child mode, and squirmed and said to her, "You look like my mother." ”

This sentence came to the heart of the queen and queen, and she naturally had more pity for Tang Ying when she had no children under her knees, beckoned her to come over, and touched her little face with a smile.

The imperial doctor was asking Wu Mei for a pulse, and no one in the room spoke. Tang Ying secretly observed the queen and found that she herself did not have the slightest morality. With Tang Ying's current cultivation, he can only vaguely see the qi surrounding the human body. The queen is no different from ordinary people. In the same way, he didn't control the ghost energy that lingered in ghosts. She is just like the emperor, cold invades the body, but it is not too serious.

Although it is not possible to rule her out of suspicion so quickly, it can at least be deduced that she is not a powerful warlock herself.

After the doctor asked for the pulse, he said that if the fetus was unstable, he should prescribe some fetal medicine. After Wu Mei thanked her, Queen Wang and her party left.

Closing the door, Wu Mei asked with her eyes, and Tang Ying shook her head. It didn't take long for the imperial doctor to send medicinal herbs over and ask the spring peach to fry carefully. It's just that the pots and bowls of decoction were watered with flowers, and Wu Mei didn't drink it at all.

Tang Ying asked, "How do you know that the medicinal materials in it are inappropriate?" Wu Mei replied: "I don't know." But it doesn't hurt to be careful. Tang Ying asked again: "Then what if you are really unstable?" ”

Wu Mei half-jokingly asked, "Didn't you say it's okay?" ”

Tang Ying was a little anxious, "How can this matter be child's play!" Seeing that she was serious, Wu Mei hurriedly explained, "Naturally, there will be a familiar imperial doctor to come and see, so don't panic." Tang Ying breathed a sigh of relief, but his mouth was still pouting. Wu Mei could only take her in her arms and kiss her several times before she was satisfied.

Wu Mei said: "I have been in this palace for more than ten years, and I have seen a lot of tricks. You just have to pay attention to those evil things, and you don't have to worry about the rest. ”

Tang Ying nodded, after all, she didn't know much about Wu Mei, and once again underestimated her skills and connections. Thinking of her connections, she suddenly realized that in addition to competing for the emperor's favor, the harem women's support and subordinates' heartfelt support are all bargaining chips that need to be competed for. Now there is also a clause about slaying demons and subduing demons.

The queen and Concubine Xiao Shu must have both, and now, she is an important bargaining chip for Wu Mei.

Did Wu Mei call her out of feeling, or did she have an investigation? I'm afraid I'll never know.

"What's wrong with you?" Wu Mei lifted her forehead, "I've been sad since I was a child, and I'm easy to age!" Tang Ying shook his head and sealed these unanswered questions.

After lunch, the emperor really came again, but he was not in a good mood today, and he said that there was no Wu Mei to assist him.

Wu Mei proposed, then she would go to the Ganlu Hall every day to help as before. The emperor first refused, saying that it was not conducive to the safety of the fetus. Later, he listed all the trivial things, and even he began to waver. Wu Mei saw the opportunity and begged that staying in Ruyiju was boring and wanted to go out more. The emperor agreed.

When the emperor left, Tang Ying asked, "Why are you so tired?" Wu Mei's answer surprised her, she said, "I want you to help him get rid of some yin qi and make him feel better." ”

Not for favor, just for the safety of your sweetheart.

Tang Ying was touched suddenly, she felt that giving priority to the other party in everything, this was selfless love. She asked herself, did she do it to Shi Ge? No. What about Li Chunfeng? Nor did it. She has always been the one to be cared for.

She sniffed, remembering the conversation. Thinking about returning to modern times in the future, if someone says that Wu Zetian is ruthless, she must refute it.

When the sun was about to set, she woke up Xiao Meng and pointed out to her where the wandering girl had gone last night, but Xiao Meng seemed to have been disturbed by something and could only point in one direction.

However, direction is sufficient. In addition to the Ganlu Hall in the northwest, there is also the sleeping palace of Concubine Xiao Shu-Shujing Palace.

Tang Ying's heart was churning, and she was full of curiosity about this Concubine Xiao Shu. That night, she wanted to write a letter to Li Chunfeng to report her safety, and by the way, she guessed about the environment in the palace. But she thought from Li Chunfeng's point of view, and felt that this would disturb him too much.

The next few days were rather boring. Practice, eat, sleep. Tang Ying was trapped in this small courtyard and couldn't go anywhere. The ghost did not appear again in the middle of the night, and she knew that this was by no means a dead end, but a mountain rain in the future. Fortunately, after three nights, Wu Mei finally decided to leave for the Manna Palace. She was supposed to go on foot, but in order to explain the architecture of the palace to Tang Ying, she decided to walk over slowly.

She didn't have too many maids, and this time she only brought Tang Ying alone. However, she is not as pompous as ordinary concubines. Originally, a person like her who would not be timid in front of Taizong did not need anything else to set off her temperament.

This time the journey directly to the Temple of Manna was not long. Tang Ying discovered something strange. When she first came, she only found the yin qi of a thin gossamer. Unexpectedly, there were a lot of magic seals around the Manna Palace. These spells could have dispelled those yin qi, but they didn't work as well as they should.

Tang Ying carefully observed a small mark engraved on the floor tiles, and felt more and more familiar, like Li Chunfeng's handwriting. She was puzzled, if she was suppressed by evil energy, she couldn't feel the slightest evil spirit on it. Could it only be that it was suppressed by other orthodox spells, or was it closed by Li Chunfeng himself?

She believed that Li Chunfeng would not do such a thing, so she easily pointed the finger at Yuan Tiangang. He said that if he let Wu Mei enter the palace, he would not be able to get out, could it be that he deliberately connived at the growth of evil arts?

But in this way, poor Li Zhi became a victim.

Seeing her solemn expression again, Wu Mei smiled and said, "You have a sad face every day, and it seems that you have more things to worry about than the emperor."

Tang Yingxin said: If you know that the two great masters of the contemporary art are going to be unfavorable to you, see if you can laugh out loud.