Also present at the birthday banquet tonight were several princes and princesses, they were Liu Manzhu, the concubine of King Min, Samur, the concubine of King Ning, and Yang Yiqing, the concubine of the King of Thailand. It was rare for them to enter the palace, so the Queen Mother invited a few people to sit at the main table.

The nurse stood beside the Queen Mother with Cheng Shu in her arms, Jiang Yu was in good spirits today, and she could tease and tease the child from time to time.

Jiang Liang asked the nurse to put the child down, she took Cheng Shu's little hand, and said softly: "Shu'er, look at these ladies who came today, are there any of them you like?" Whoever you like, go and sit with whom? ”

Cheng Shu bit the ear of the cloth tiger and nodded as if he didn't understand. She was led by the nurse and swayed around the main table, and finally took care of herself and grabbed Princess Min's lap. Cheng Shu raised her little face and stared at Liu Manzhu, first stuffed her beloved cloth tiger into Liu Manzhu's arms, and was about to climb on someone's leg with her little short legs.

Liu Manzhu was stunned by the little doll's strange behavior, but as soon as the soft and glutinous little body approached her, it instantly melted the heart of every woman who longed to be a mother. Liu Manzhu couldn't resist this lovely "temptation", and leaned over to sit on Chengshu's lap.

"It seems that Princess Min has a fate with this child." Jiang Fang smiled kindly at Liu Manzhu.

"This child is very cute, and the concubine likes it very much." Liu Manzhu scooped up a spoonful of smooth almond cheese with a spoon and fed it to Cheng Shu: "Good girl, let's not eat tiger ears, that's unhygienic." Let's take a bite of sweet cheese, shall we? Cheng Shu obediently let go of the toy and opened her mouth to eat a bite of cheese.

"Queen Mother, look, Cheng Shu listens to Princess Min very much!" Xia Ying is very optimistic about the gentle and virtuous Princess Min.

"Yes, it's rare to meet for the first time, and Shu'er is willing to be close to her. Min Wangfu ...... It's also a good place to go. What does the queen think? "It's just that if the children are sent out of the palace to be raised, they can't see each other often.

The concubine thought that Princess Min was hanging in the air under her knees, and it would be great if she could raise Cheng Shu. It's just ......" Feng Wu wanted to speak and stopped.

"The concubine knows what the queen is worried about." Feng Yi took her sister's words and continued: "King Min's side concubine already has a daughter, is my sister afraid that Cheng Shu will be wronged, right? ”

"And that's not all. The palace heard that King Min did intend to pass a child to the princess's knees. However, as we all know, what King Min lacks is a son who can inherit the title, so even if he succeeds, he should be a boy. Whether they really want to adopt her, we don't know. Feng Wu thought about it more far-reachingly.

"What the queen said is that this matter is not in a hurry, let's think about it in the long run. Come, everyone eats. After the topic was revealed, Jiang Fang beckoned everyone to eat.

The Empress Dowager Fang and the others talked enthusiastically, but Xu Ying had no intention of participating, and her whole energy was focused on the table next door to the concubine. Why hasn't she moved that bowl of almond cheese? Eat it! Eat it, and I'll send you to the western sky!

Lu Huizhen looked at the almond cheese that was slightly different from others, and didn't start for a long time.

"This cheese tastes good, why doesn't my sister eat it?" Zhou Mulin didn't like sweets very much, but she was impressed by the exquisite cooking skills of the imperial dining room, and still ate two bites.

"I was thinking, in the midst of my busy schedule, I still remember that I was allergic to silver dandan, and I specially prepared a bowl of yogurt without silver dandancao for me, which is really careful...... "It's also strange."

"Really, only my sister's cheese is not added with silver dancao! Since the person who set up the banquet has a heart, my sister should not live up to it, and she is afraid that she will not move the queen mother. Zhou Mulin naturally didn't understand the joints, and drank and ate by herself.

Just as Lu Yezhen was hesitating, the affection standing behind her whispered in her ear: "The little master can eat it with confidence, the slave and maid have been confirmed." Lu Yeqing nodded, and then reluctantly dug a small spoonful and ate it.

"Sister, do you still eat this? You can't eat, can you give it to me? Zhou Muya shyly pulled Zhou Mulin's sleeve, pointed to the bowl of cheese in front of her, which had only eaten two bites, and asked in a low voice.

"My sister doesn't like sweets, so you can eat them." Zhou Mulin patted her sister's head lovingly, she is still a child in the end, and she is always greedy for sweetness.

"Thank you, sister, you're welcome!" Zhou Muya served her sister's share of cheese and enjoyed it without losing her svenness.

"Mother, she ate it." Mu Mei has been paying attention to Lu Haozhen's movements, and as soon as she found out that she had eaten the bowl of "special" cheese, she immediately informed Xu Ying.

Xu Ying pretended to glance inadvertently in Lu Yezhen's direction, and hooked a sneer: "There will be a good show to watch later." She ordered Hu Zhenxia to make a bowl of highly poisonous cheese for Lu Yanzhen, and she would die of poison within a quarter of an hour after taking it!

Xu Ying shook her fan and talked to Concubine De casually, but her ears were paying attention to the movement next door. Sure enough, less than a quarter of an hour later, there was a commotion on Lu Yezhen's side.

Some concubines began to scream: "Ah! Dead, dead! There are assassins! ”

"What? There are assassins?! Someone, escort! Feng Wu Huo Ran got up and ordered, and the guards quickly rushed over to protect the nobles.

Xu Ying hid behind everyone and secretly curled the corners of her mouth. But before she could fully unfold this smile, she only heard Zhou Mulin's anxious voice coming: "Little sister, what's wrong with you!" Wake up! Don't scare my sister! ”

Xu Ying was shocked to push aside the crowd and walked to the front, only to see Zhou Mulin holding Zhou Muya's limp body and crying, while Lu Haozhen watched all this thoughtfully. Damn it! Lu Yezhen is actually okay? Xu Ying couldn't help but clench her fists.

However, the show doesn't end there. Before Zhou Mulin could lift her sister's corpse up, she herself suddenly felt a sharp pain in her chest and a sweet throat, and couldn't help but vomit a mouthful of blood!

"Ahh Zhou Guiren, you, how can you ...... You okay? Fang Guiren wanted to help but didn't dare to help, so he could only stand aside and ask worriedly.

"Someone...... Save...... ...... life" Zhou Mulin helplessly stretched out her hand to the crowd to call for help, but unfortunately no one dared to lend a hand. As a result, she struggled twice and then fell to the ground motionless, the blood flowing from the corner of her mouth showing a strange black purple.

In the crowd, Lu Yezhen subconsciously looked at Xu Ying, Xu Ying's face was gloomy, and she could see that it was a kind of lost expression of conspiracy. Sure enough, the bowl of poisonous cheese was meant for her. If it weren't for the shallow cleverness and the change of the position of the silver pill grass, then it would be her Lu Yezhen who is lying on the ground now!

"The imperial concubine wants to kill me...... She's going to kill me......" Lu Yanzhen trembled her lips and silently muttered. What a vicious imperial concubine! Xu Ying will not give up if she can't make a plan, how can she protect herself in the future? Will there be a chance to fight back? I don't know whether it was fear or resentment, Lu Yangqing's hand tightly grasped the front of the clothes.

In the midst of this sudden chaos, adults were terrified, not to mention children. Cheng Shu was so frightened by the chaotic scene that she couldn't stop crying, and Liu Manzhu took her in her arms to comfort her as soon as possible.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here, I'll protect you. Don't cry, my boy. The moment Liu Manzhu heard someone shouting "There is an assassin", what she thought of in horror was not to hide, but to protect the child next to her, this child who had no relatives and no reason, and met in Pingshui!

Cheng Shu's warm body was nested in Liu Manzhu's arms, watching a little head desperately drill into her armpit, Liu Manzhu couldn't help but sigh at the wonder of fate. For the first time, she truly felt the trust and dependence of a small life on her. This felt too good and shocking, making her think in a trance that Cheng Shu was her daughter.

"Presumptuous! Someone dares to do anything at the birthday banquet of the mourning family? It's the other way around! It's the other way around! cough cough cough cough ...... "Jiang Fang is extremely angry, causing the recurrence of the old disease."

"The Queen Mother, take care of the phoenix body!" Several concubines hurriedly supported the crumbling Jiang Fang.

"Check ...... Check it out for the mourners! Jiang Ming's breath was unstable, and Xia Ying saw that the situation was not good, and begged the Queen Mother to hurry back to the dormitory to take medicine.

"Queen Mother, your illness is not yet well, so you should not be angry. This is handed over to the queen and the concubines, you can go back to the palace to rest quickly! As soon as Xu Ying heard the Queen Mother's request for a thorough investigation, she hurriedly stood up and asked for help.

"The imperial concubine is right, the queen mother's body cannot be delayed. Miaoqing quickly went to ask for the imperial doctor, and Dequan went to find him. This place is temporarily handed over to the imperial concubine and Yi concubine for disposal, and the palace will send the queen mother in first. Feng Wu nodded at Feng Yi and wanted to help Jiang Yi leave.

"Wait a minute. It's called Princess Min...... Bring your kids...... Come with the mourners. The picture of Liu Manzhu maintaining Cheng Shu regardless of her personal safety was seen by Jiang Wei, and she suddenly felt that the harem, a place full of sinister, may not be suitable for Cheng Shu's growth.

"Princess Min, please follow us to the dormitory." Kasumi respectfully extended the invitation. Liu Manzhu hadn't figured out her clue yet, so she had to hug Cheng Shu and leave with the Queen Mother and the others.

"The concubines send off the queen mother and queen." The concubines sent the queen mother away, and the people were immediately panicked.

"Mother, what should we do?" Mu Mei whispered to ask for countermeasures, but she didn't expect Lu Yezhen to be really fatal, and she actually caught someone else to block the robbery.

"Improvisation." Xu Ying turned calmly and calmly to calm everyone's emotions: "Sisters, don't panic, they all go back to their seats and wait for the arrival of the servant and the imperial doctor." Rest assured, this palace will definitely investigate this case and give an explanation to the harem sisters! ”

The Zhou sisters were unlucky and became Lu Yangzhen's substitute ghosts. Fortunately, she has no old grudges with the Zhou sisters, and their vain deaths cannot be suspected of her. As long as the Jiu'er who delivered the food is willing to bear all the blame, they can't find out anything.

Luo Zixiao rolled her eyes disdainfully in her heart, looking at Xu Ying's words, as if she was the master of the harem. As soon as the queen was gone, she began to show off her might, and she really suffered her villainous face! There are not a few people who have the same idea as Luo Zixiao, but everyone dares to be angry and dare not speak.

"Mother, I'm afraid of ......" Duan Yingzhe faced the tragic result of the harem battle for the first time, and the sacrifice of the two Zhou sisters made him begin to believe that everyone lived a terrifying life. No wonder the mother and Aunt Jing always lamented the sinister court; It is no wonder that there is a lack of trust and weak family affection between royal siblings.

Luo Zixiao hugged his son tightly in his arms and asked him to turn his back to the corpse of the Zhou sisters: "Yingzhe is not afraid, the mother concubine will protect you." No one wants to hurt my Yingzhe! ”