Everyone thanked them and stood up respectfully on either side. The queen welcomed Situ Bi and sat down on the main seat in the hall, and she sat down beside him. Now that Situ Bi has come over, Queen Nan is not easy to make decisions on her own, everything has to wait for Situ Bi to arrange and decide.

Zhuang Feiyu was still kneeling in the hall, weak and could faint at any time. Situ Bi felt sorry for him, and finally couldn't bear to say: "Help Concubine Zhuang to take a seat." ”

"Concubine, thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhuang Feiyu was supported by the cold tide pretending to be moon velvet, and sat tremblingly on the chair given by the queen just now. Just such a series of simple actions had exhausted her physical strength. Zhuang Feiyu's face was pale, there was no blood at all, and he looked very pitiful and helpless.

Situ Bi couldn't bear to look away, didn't look at her, just turned sideways and asked the queen: "What about Concubine Zhuang's child, bring him over." ”

The queen meekly answered yes, and immediately instructed Liu Xin: "Let Mama Zhu bring the child over." ”

Liu Xin was ordered to go to the inner hall, and the child was carried over early in the morning, because he was too young and prematurely born and weak, he was taken inside by his grandmother to take care of him first. After a while, Liu Xin led Mama Zhu to the main hall. The elderly Mama Zhu held the poor child in her arms, knelt down towards Situ Bi and Queen Nan, and saluted: "The old slave has seen Your Majesty, Niangniang!" ”

"Mama, please." Queen Nan looked kindly at Mama Zhu, "Mama is an old man in the palace, so there is no need to make such a big gift." ”

Situ Bi kept staring at the child in Mama Zhu's arms, and Xu was eager to know if the child was anything like him. Queen Nan watched his every move, so she instructed Liu Xin: "Bring the child over." Let Your Majesty see. ”

Liu Xin took the child in Mama Zhu's arms and took a few steps forward. Situ Bi just looked at the baby in swaddling clothes, but did not reach out to hug it, which made Queen Nan breathe a sigh of relief. After all, Situ Bi didn't quite believe that this child was his, and he had a deep guilt in his heart. The child was put to sleep, and the little lump was curled up in swaddling clothes, only as big as a kitten, and looked pitiful. But the child was still too young, and his eyebrows did not open at all. Situ Bi looked carefully. But in the end, I couldn't see any clues.

"Empress," Situ Bi looked at it for a moment, and finally spoke, his voice a little hoarse. "You're not ready. Then let's start the family examination. ”

The queen nodded. Then he got up and said: "The concubine must first play Your Majesty, and in order to inspect the relatives, she has to bring some bones to the palace." The concubines were afraid of bad luck. collided with His Majesty, and hoped that His Majesty would forgive his sins. ”

Situ Bi waved his hand indifferently: "I am the Son of Heaven, and I am blessed by the gods, so the queen can do it according to your arrangement." ”

With Situ Bi's order, Queen Nan's waist straightened up. She raised her voice and said to the palace people waiting outside the hall: "Wanqian'er, carry it up!" ”

"Yes!" The eunuch outside the hall replied with a loud voice, and then someone came up with a burden. Wan Qian'er looked at the queen's eyes, and the queen of the south blinked almost invisibly. Wan Qian'er nodded understandingly, and while untying the burden, she said to Situ Bi, "Back to the emperor, this is the bones of the eldest son of the Mei family in Beijing." A few months ago, Mei Gongzi died of illness, and the minions went to invite his bones the day before yesterday, and asked the hospital to deal with them in advance, there will be no hidden dangers, please rest assured that Your Majesty and Niangniang. ”

After he finished speaking, all the baggage was opened, and a miserable white skeleton appeared in front of everyone. There were timid concubines who couldn't help but exclaimed; Some covered their mouths, looked panicked, and did not dare to look more. Zhuang Feiyu stared at the white bones in front of him, and his face became more and more pale. Because Han Xi was close, he noticed Zhuang Feiyu's strange appearance, so he gently pulled Zhuang Feiyu's sleeve while everyone was looking at the bones.

Zhuang Feiyu was dragged by her like this, and immediately turned around and opened her eyes.

Situ Bi looked at these terrifying skeletons, and his face was not very good. With a gloomy face, he asked, "What does this person's bones have to do with the examination?" ”

Queen Nan immediately replied: "This person's name was Mei Yantong before his death, the Mei family and Concubine Zhuang's maiden family are next to each other, Concubine Zhuang and he grew up together since childhood, and the relationship is very close. It is said that Mei Yantong also asked to marry Concubine Zhuang. ”

When Situ Bi heard this, his face became more and more gloomy. He was silent for a moment, and cast an inquiring glance at Zhuang Feiyu: "What the queen said is true?" ”

"Yes." Zhuang Feiyu did not hesitate at all, and answered truthfully.

Situ Bi didn't expect Zhuang Fei to answer so simply, and Queen Nan was also taken aback by her unjustified and outspoken approach. Anyone can hear that what the queen said just now is not good for Concubine Zhuang at this time. But Concubine Zhuang, who has always been smart and clever, did not refute a word.

The queen was stunned, but after all, she was the one who had been in charge of the Six Palaces for twenty years, so she quickly came back to her senses and continued: "Since Concubine Zhuang was pregnant, something happened a little bizarrely, and the concubine received His Majesty's will and began to investigate the matter thoroughly. It is about the majesty of the heavenly family, and the concubine did not dare to slack off in the slightest, so she investigated the bits and pieces of Concubine Zhuang before and after her pregnancy. Since Concubine Zhuang entered the palace, due to the strict palace ban, she did not have contact with suspicious men, so the concubine ruled out the possibility of Concubine Zhuang having an affair with people in the palace. So the concubine sent someone to Concubine Zhuang's house to investigate, thinking that if it was verified that there was nothing to do, Concubine Zhuang could be returned to her innocence. It's just that unexpectedly, the person sent by the concubine found out that Mei Yan was the same person. Concubine Zhuang and Mei Yantong can be described as childhood sweethearts, Mei Yantong was interested in Concubine Zhuang a long time ago, and also said in front of people that Concubine Zhuang would not marry in this life. The concubine felt a little strange, so she suspected this person. ”

"What's wrong with that?" Situ Bi frowned, thinking that when Mei Yan was mentioned just now, Zhuang Feiyu looked calm, not like he had something to do, so the doubts in his heart were dispelled, "Ordinary people are neighbors, have a close relationship, and it is not uncommon to have a childhood sweetheart." What's more, this was all before Concubine Zhuang entered the palace, when Concubine Zhuang was still young, the so-called 'fair lady, gentleman is good', it is really human nature. ”

"Yes, what Your Majesty said is very true." The queen heard that Situ Bi's words gradually became partial, forcibly suppressed her anger, and explained carefully, "However, what you don't know, Your Majesty, is that this Mei Gongzi was alone until he died, not even a concubine. It stands to reason that Concubine Zhuang has entered the palace, and there is no possibility for Mei Yantong in this life, he should have died a long time ago. The Mei family is also a wealthy family, and the son of the family should have married at this age. It is said that this Mei Gongzi is not in good health, and the Mei family is afraid that after he dies early, they want to take a concubine for him to continue the incense, but Mei Gongzi refuses to die. The people sent by the concubine also found many portraits of Concubine Zhuang in the room where Mei Gongzi lived before his death, as well as love poems written to Concubine Zhuang. If Concubine Zhuang had cut off contact with him early in the morning and had no thoughts, how could this Mei Yantong ......?"

The queen's words stopped abruptly, but they stopped just right! Situ Bi was originally a suspicious person, and after the queen said this, the little trust he had in Zhuang Feiyu just now disappeared in an instant! Situ Bi glared at Zhuang Feiyu, and instructed the queen: "You go on, tell me everything you find!" (To be continued.) )