Banzai Temple.

The house was full of a group of glamorous concubines kneeling on the ground, the pearls and jades were scattered, the clouds and temples were scattered, and the atmosphere was as cold as a pool of dead deep water, even if there were autumn leaves withering, they could not touch the slightest ripple. None of the beauties dared to raise their eyes, and they all trembled and waited for the emperor's answer.

In front of them, the young man who was prostrate on the ground with his hands in front of everyone did not say a word, his calm expression exuded an insurmountable arrogance, his eyebrows were condensed, and his thin lips were pursed, which made people guess their thoughts.

The green crown, the black brocade and gold dragon robe, the silk and red black on the feet, the straight body, like a green bamboo standing on the snow peak, the green tendons on the back of his hands in his loose long sleeves are everywhere, hiding the majesty in the hidden anger, and the cold in the ink pupils is colder than the frost, sweeping over and over again the woman kneeling in front of the head.

Concubine Shen Zhuang Zhao buried her head deeply, and she could still sense the coolness in the emperor's eyes. Jiufengchai touched the ground, his knees and forehead pressed against the ground, motionless and waiting for orders. And behind her, there were those concubines who were still gathered around to talk and laugh and make fun of her.

All of them are like decayed withered wickers, and they dare not act rashly.

"The emperor's ......" came from the cabinet from Concubine Xi's weak shout, the emperor tensed Tie Qing's face, his eyes became heavier and heavier, and he didn't let Shen Zhuangzhao, who took the initiative to kneel, get up, time passed slowly, and the two had a stalemate.

"The Queen Mother has arrived—" shouted outside the door.

When Shen Zhuangzhao heard this announcement, it was like an amnesty, and the concubines behind him were relieved. The emperor frowned, and the queen mother appeared at the door of the main hall with a group of palace people, "Queen Mother? The Emperor looked up calmly, and his tone sounded unsurprising.

The Queen Mother stood in place for a long time and did not come forward, her anger was hidden in her eyes, and the sharp peony golden armor on her fingertips was deeply embedded in her flesh, "Your Majesty, what's going on?" ”

At this time, except for the people around Shen Zhuangzhao, the concubines who were standing knelt down one after another - "Concubine to meet the Queen Mother!" ”

In an instant, in a room, only the emperor and the queen mother stood upright.

At his feet were men who bowed down.

The most powerful men and women of the two dynasties.

Oppose each other.

Eyes meet.

Temptation, vigilance, and repression all broke out completely at this time.

The atmosphere became extremely tense, and on the corridor outside the hall, Gao Dezhong led a girl wearing a thin cloak of a colorful flying flower palace maid and hurriedly walked in, because no one dared to stop her because of the palace costume. Shen Shuzhao lowered his face, and followed Gao Dezhong as low-key as possible to the long corridor outside the bead curtain next to the inner room where the emperor and the queen mother were.

Even if you look through the side corners of the heavy jade beads, you can clearly feel the tension inside. The Queen Mother was already standing beside the emperor and didn't know what she was talking about before, Shen Shuzhao couldn't help but feel worried, she saw the Queen Mother take a deep breath, and her cold tone didn't have half a point of temperature, "Can you find out?" ”

The emperor looked at her rigorously, "I have ordered someone to find out about this matter, and the matter of Concubine Xi falling into the water is indeed the work of Concubine Yuan." ”

"Was anyone else there?"

"After returning to my mother, all the concubines were present at that time."

"Who first saw Concubine Yuan push Concubine Xi into the water?"

The emperor glanced at the eunuch beside him, and then led the two concubines to come forward consciously, the perspective was slightly blocked, Shen Shuzhao moved a few steps, and finally saw the two concubines who were kneeling with their heads bowed, and the most outstanding one of them turned out to be the concubine.

The Queen Mother's autumn eyes coldly swept over the two of them's low-hanging and uneasy appearances, "Isn't this Concubine Yan and Yang Guiren?" Keep your head up. ”

Concubine Yan's autumn hookah pupils were full of fear, she looked at the Queen Mother slowly, and the Queen Mother asked in a low voice: "Did you see Concubine Yuan Niangniang pushing Concubine Xi into the water?" ”

"Returning to the Queen Mother...... The concubine didn't dare to speak, but at that time, a group of cats crawled on the rockery and surrounded everyone viciously, and the concubine felt very scared, so she looked back to see how Concubine Xi was doing, and saw that Concubine Yuan quickly moved away from the pool when people were not paying attention, and Concubine Xi just fell into the pool. ”

"Concubine Yan, you have a mistake in your words." The Queen Mother interrupted her, "You just happened to see Concubine Xi fall into the water, how can you have conclusive evidence to prove that it was indeed pushed by Concubine Yuan?" Before the dust settles down, you used the description of 'taking advantage of people's inattention', as the first person to see it, what you said is biased, how can the next words be convincing? ”

"Queen Mother, the concubine is just a ......," Concubine Yan hurriedly explained.

"You don't have to say much. Get down. ”

The Queen Mother said so, this was the first time she spoke to the palace concubine so harshly. "Yes, the concubine obeys." Concubine Yan hurriedly got up and hurriedly retreated away from the battlefield between the emperor and the queen mother, and the queen mother continued to look at the second concubine, "Yang Guiren, have you ever seen Concubine Yuan Tui Xi with your own eyes?" ”

Yang Guiren shuddered, this person Shen Shuzhao recognized her, but she was just a low-ranking concubine who was always unknown and unknown, I saw Yang Guiren reply to the Queen Mother with a knotted tongue: "Concubine, concubine body is just ...... Look, I saw Concubine Yuan Niangniang leave Concubine Xi's side, and then Concubine Xi fell. ”

"That is, I didn't see that it was Concubine Yuan who pushed her into the water?"

"Hmm...... Ignorance...... Hmm, the concubine just saw that Concubine Yuan was closest to Concubine Dexi. ”

"So there's no more—you stand down."

"Empress Dowager Xie."

When Yang Guiren retreated, his expression seemed to have experienced a life and death catastrophe, and his back and palms were full of fine sweat. The Queen Mother calmly looked at the emperor, "Your Majesty, since no one saw that it was Concubine Yuan who pushed Concubine Xi into the water, how could it be inferred that Concubine Yuan did it?" This innocent child is still kneeling here, Your Majesty, have you forgotten that she is one of your four concubines? ”

The emperor replied calmly: "Although no one can show that it was the concubine who pushed her into the water, it may not be that the concubine caused her to enter the water." ”

Shen Shuzhao behind the jade curtain pinched the cold sweat for the queen mother, from the emperor's attitude towards the queen mother, she really saw a strange and high-ranking emperor's style, regardless of affection. The scenes of filial piety and meekness to the Queen Mother in his previous life are like two people compared to him at this time!

"Then what does the emperor mean?"

"Today, because it has just rained, the moss is damp, and it is very common for the feet to slip. Concubine Xi should not have appeared in that dangerous place if she was pregnant, but she appeared alone with Concubine Yuan and fell into the water, which was already suspicious. ”

"Why didn't the emperor ask Concubine Xi about this, since she knew that her dragon fetus was precious, how could she go to the slippery lotus pond in the rain lightly?" The Queen Mother deliberately said that the word dragon fetus was emphasized, which is something that only the emperor and a few people know each other.

The emperor didn't pay attention to it, "Let's ask Concubine Yuan about this." ”

Now Shen Zhuangzhao finally got the opportunity to speak, she slowly and gracefully propped up her upper body, endured her grievances, and said pitifully: "Your Majesty, this matter really has nothing to do with the concubine!" Huang Eunuch led the concubine and Concubine Xi to the pool to enjoy the flowers, Concubine Xi held the concubine's hand in front of the Huang eunuch and did not let her leave, after the group of cats appeared, the Huang eunuch turned around to look, and the concubine walked a few steps away to hear the sound of Concubine Xi falling into the pool by herself, this is really not the concubine's doing! Please believe in the concubine body! ”

This eldest daughter, who was watched and favored in the Shen Mansion in the past, has now become a pitiful victim under the ruthless struggle of imperial power. Shen Shuzhao, who was outside the corridor, watched the eldest sister prove herself in tears, and couldn't help but feel afraid for a while, if there is a slight difference, maybe ...... She will become the concubine who is begging for help on the other side!

"Your Majesty, treacherous and evil slander is straightforward and bent, and black refers to white. The trouble of the Lord lies in the misbelief of slander! Concubine Yuan has only entered the palace for a short time, how can she have a desire for Concubine Xi? What's more, the precious human life of the dragon fetus is at stake, why do you want to kill her by pushing her into the water in full view of everyone? I hope the emperor will see it! The Queen Mother's attitude was categorical.

"Queen Mother, I know the truth very well, but there is still one thing I don't understand, why did Concubine Yuan stay away from Concubine Xi and leave her alone in that remote place where her feet are easy to slip?"

Shen Zhuangzhao said vaguely: "When the concubine saw the cat appear, the concubine felt ...... Very scared. That's why I remembered to go to a place with a lot of people. ”

"Are you afraid of cats?"

The emperor raised his eyebrows and asked, but Shen Zhuangzhao didn't know whether to answer or not, and was silent for a while. Then I heard the emperor sneer, "So, the Persian cat I gave you, your love is all pretended?" ”

As soon as these words came out, they were immediately shocked.

The Queen Mother shook her head, "You ......"

Shen Zhuangzhao hurriedly said: "There is no concubine!" ”

"Then why did you stay away from Concubine Xi when you saw the cat? Shouldn't we care about her because she's pregnant? Shouldn't she be taken out of there? ”

"Emperor, Emperor, concubine ......" Shen Zhuang Zhaoru was pulled out of his soul, and Shen Shuzhao outside the bead curtain sighed, at this time, the general trend is destined to go, no matter how much you struggle, it will be useless! The Queen Mother scolded on the side: "Your Majesty! Concubine Yuan, how could she think so much at that time? Please don't blame Concubine Yuan for Concubine Xi's slippery tire. The implication of the latter words is that everyone understands that Concubine Xi is pregnant, how can this be counted on innocent people now.

This is the last chance given by the Queen Mother to the emperor.

It was overtaken again.

The rift between the two will be further separated from each other, without repair.

Shen Shuzhao shook his head helplessly, but unfortunately this opportunity was not a chance to be recovered.

She knew that the eldest sister must have sensed that something was wrong, so she wanted to stay away quietly, but how could the emperor's macro layout be negligent? From the moment the cat was delivered to the eldest sister, the game had already begun. When a person is destined to be condemned, he is already speechless.

"Maybe you don't have the idea of pushing her into the water, but Concubine Liuxi is alone in the face of the cats on the rockery and the slippery wetland, don't you have this hope? What is the difference between this heart and pushing someone into the water? ”

The Queen Mother shouted: "Your Majesty! ”

The emperor stopped, silent for a while, and then the queen mother's voice sounded like a cold person on the eve of frost, as if it was hazy by the mist, and the emperor's expression was as incomprehensible...... Are you really obsessed with this? ”

Shen Shuzhao's heart seemed to be raised to his throat.

This is...... It's a showdown!

The peaceful past of the Shen family and the heavenly family began to change from this moment on!

"Queen Mother," the emperor's whole person was shrouded in the shadow of the backlight, and the emperor's gentle smile was mixed with a touch of meaning, "I am the Son of Heaven, the previous dynasty is the place where I should be taken care of, and the harem is also the place where I live and assist, the queen is now sick and can't take care of the six palaces, the virtuous concubine has just gained power, and many things are missing the queen's courage to make decisions, not to mention that this matter is related to the life of my beloved concubine, how can I stand by and watch this matter and leave this matter to the virtuous concubine and the queen mother?" ”

He was very smart and didn't mention the dragon fetus, only about Concubine Xi.

Shen Shuzhao became more and more unable to control his heartbeat, and watched his family have such a conflict with the current emperor, even if his biological father Shen Tai was born here! I'm afraid it won't be able to withstand such a blow!

"Okay, Your Majesty," the Queen Mother put away her stern eyebrows, raised her hand and stepped forward, "Since this matter is about Longzi, then summon the Imperial Doctor to come over and take a pulse for Concubine Xi's life, and see how Longzi is." ”

It took a short time for the Queen Mother to calm down, which is why Shen Shuzhao followed her for a long time in her previous life, because the Queen Mother was strong and courageous enough.

"Yes, I'm going to ask Imperial Doctor Jiang for ......"

"With the mourning family's Xie Imperial Doctor!"

The emperor's expression changed subtly, and the queen mother caught it. knew that Concubine Xi was pregnant, how could she not be prepared? Shen Shuzhao observed the situation in the room while paying attention to the movement outside the door. The female imperial chief rushed to the outside of the palace with the female imperial doctor Xie, and when they passed by, Shen Shuzhao appeared at the corner and secretly stopped them.

"Second Miss?"

"Shhhhh......h ”

Imperial Doctor Xie understood it at the moment.

Then she walked in to check the pulse of Concubine Hee, who was pale and frail from drowning in the cabinet. Imperial Doctor Xie walked over and put a thin veil on Concubine Xi's wrist so that she would not stain Niangniang's jade body when she checked her pulse. The palace maids put down the curtains, and then stretched out a slender and beautiful woman's arm from it, and thanked the imperial doctor for her pulse, and after a while, she said: "The concubine is a little uncertain, and I ask the lady to change her hand." ”

There was a coughing sound from Concubine Xi in the bed tent, then she retracted her hand and came out on the other side. After Imperial Doctor Xie finished checking the pulse, he got up and said respectfully and regretfully: "Niangniang does have signs of slippery tires, the dragon is gone, and the breath is weak, I am afraid that it must be taken out of it today, otherwise Niangniang will have to worry about her life if she stays in the body." ”

Concubine Xi choked, "The concubine's emperor...... Concubine Yuan, you are so ruthless, why did you deliberately knock me down? I am willing to exchange my life for my son's life, he left before he came to this world, why do you do this to me! ”

The Queen Mother and others outside the cabinet became darker the more they listened, especially the Queen Mother couldn't hide the disgust and disdain in her eyes. Shen Zhuangzhao knelt there in a daze, waiting for the emperor's fate. The emperor was full of concern and heartache.

The expressions of these people in the room were different, their movements were different, they bowed their heads, they were worried, they were gloating, they were secretly happy, and they were indifferent to themselves, and Shen Shuzhao saw this clearly through the small door decorated with pearl and jade curtains......

All of them, yes.

It's all terrible.

It's like a painting that freezes everyone's mentality.

It's ridiculous.

In the end, she saw Imperial Doctor Xie whispering a few words next to the Queen Mother, and then the Queen Mother rushed in regardless of the palace maid's obstruction, and directly lifted the bed curtain of Concubine Xi after entering, but saw Concubine Xi lying on the bed with a weak and sick appearance, the Queen Mother had a headache and pressed her forehead, her body was shaky, and she was immediately supported by others.

Shen Shuzhao turned around, she didn't have to think about it to know what Imperial Doctor Xie said, it must be because when Concubine Xi lifted the curtain, there were no tiny red marks on her wrist, so she said to the Queen Mother, "The pregnancy pulse is true, and it is speculated that there is another person hidden on the bed" and something like that, but the emperor didn't go in for a long time, presumably nothing happened inside.

Gao Dezhong stood next to her and was still worrying, but she had already turned her back and left, lost her soul, and walked away like never looking back.

The Queen Mother is gone.

The Shen family is gone.

No matter how much you calculate, how can you win the heavenly family.

In the previous life, at least the Shen family was left to bring down the Xiao family and the Xu family, but in this life, they became the first to be shot! How sad it is - is it true that after being born again, the original fate was changed because of many things?

Perhaps, in a previous life, after she was given death...... The emperor poisoned the Shen family.

A qiē turned out to be all fate?

Shen Shuzhao is getting farther and farther away from the harem at the moment, her back looks so lonely, and when she walked outside the empty hall, the stagnant water at her feet suddenly rippled, just a trance, and the ripple marks were getting bigger and bigger unconsciously, blurring the originally clear figure.

She stretched out her hand to realize that it was ...... It's raining.

It was raining again.

Shen Shuzhao walked slowly outside the hall in the rain, because it had just begun to fall, so the drizzle was still very gentle and graceful, she looked at the capital that could be seen from the emperor's palace, and a scene from a long time ago resurfaced. I remember that the first time she went out of the palace to visit Zhen Shangze with Wei Yang in the capital, she was in distress on the way back, and at that moment, she hugged Wei Yang tightly because she was worried about her safety, but many, many heartaches and good memories poured out...... It's like a feeling of losing your love forever in a different world.

Although she doesn't often talk about that memory, she still takes it out late at night and savores it.

If she and Wei Yang are really the lovers they once missed, it would be good.

It's a pity...... She remembered that they had indeed had nothing to do with each other in their previous lives.

The rain is in the fog, and people are alone and melancholy.

"Wei Yang ......," Shen Shuzhao muttered to himself into the empty sky, "I believe in you." ”

I will always believe in you.

No matter what happens to the royal family and the Shen family next,

But the phrase you said "will never hurt me",

I'll be convinced of it for the rest of my life.