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At the beginning of May, Wei Yining and others went out of the palace to visit relatives as usual.

Because of the Dragon Boat Festival, this time I had to stay outside the palace for four or five days.

Wei Yining said goodbye to the queen before leaving the palace, although she was still a little uneasy, but she couldn't say it too bluntly in her identity, so she had to say slightly vaguely: "The queen mother takes care of herself, you can tell everyone around you to be vigilant, but you don't have to be all soldiers, the enemy is dark and I need to be calm, and I won't move if the enemy doesn't move." If there is a sudden change, you can ask the Queen Mother for help. ”

"Okay, I know it in my heart, you don't have to worry about it all the time, go back and have a good reunion with your family." The queen looked at Wei Yining approvingly and said, "It's a pity that I was not blessed and couldn't give birth to a daughter like you." ”

"Niangniang is too famous, Yining can't afford it." Wei Yining hurriedly said.

In front of the queen, she never takes credit, and is always humble and calm.

The queen ordered many gifts to be prepared for them to take home, and sent them out of the palace.

"Your Majesty has been okay for the past two days?" The queen called Qu Qing over and asked, "You didn't have a headache again, did you?" Can I use the prescription prescribed by the imperial doctor all the time? ”

Qu Qing stood underground and replied one by one, saying that everything was fine for the emperor in the past two days, so that the queen didn't have to worry about it.

"Amitabha, it's all right!" When the queen heard this, she couldn't help but chant the Buddha.

"How's the matter of Yunbo going?" The queen thought for a moment and asked, "Did he mention me?" ”

"Not really." Qu Qing shook his head and said.

"Did he say who instructed him?" The queen asked again: "If he doesn't explain things clearly for a day, my heart will always hang." ”

"He hasn't said a word since he was arrested," Qu Qing spread his hands and said, "The people in charge of interrogation can't stand it anymore, and they have already changed two batches." But he still didn't say a word except sleep and laughter. ”

The queen had no choice after hearing this, she couldn't ask directly about this matter, so she could only ask Qu Qing about some inside stories, but it was inconvenient to ask deeply, for fear that the emperor would doubt herself because of this.

Knowing this, she would never send someone to find such a trouble to enter the palace, obviously out of good intentions, but she ended up fishy.

After Qu Qing retreated, a big palace maid beside the queen walked in from outside and said mysteriously: "Niangniang, the people we arranged over there said that Concubine Zeng Li always secretly called the imperial doctor to diagnose her pulse these days, and every time she would drive her subordinates out, she seemed to be particularly afraid that people would know." ”

"What is she doing here? Sick? The queen asked.

"If you are really sick, you can invite the imperial doctor to come openly, why hide it so much." The palace maid said: "He also said that Concubine Zeng Li doesn't think about eating and drinking these days, and prefers sour ones. ”

The queen's hand holding the fan couldn't help but clench, and sure enough, Concubine Zeng Li retreated in order to allow herself to give birth to an heir smoothly, so that her position was more stable.

It can be seen that Concubine Zeng Li's ambition is not only there, but also very big.

"Niangniang, look at this matter, ......" At this time, Bai Lu was also beside him, and couldn't help but say: "According to the opinion of the slave, it is better to make a decision as soon as possible." ”

The queen remembered what Wei Yining told herself when she left the palace, thought for a moment and said, "It's better not to act rashly first." ”

"Mother, this is burning to the eyebrows. You must know that the first strike is the strongest, and then the first attack suffers, but we were too passive before, so we were led by the nose everywhere. The palace maid on the side also said that she was originally considered the queen's confidant, but since Wei Yining entered the palace, she was forced to retreat, and she was more or less unwilling in her heart, so she wanted to take this opportunity to make a big contribution.

But Yining said before...... "The queen still can't make up her mind."

"Even if Miss Wei is smart, she may not be right in everything," the palace maid said: "In the end, she is still too young, and her means will inevitably be light, and it is true that she can't be ruthless." ”

"Niangniang, the slave thinks that even if Miss Wei is right, she doesn't know that Concubine Zeng Li is pregnant, so she told us to stay still." Bai Lu said: "If we don't take advantage of the fact that this matter is not announced, it will be extremely difficult to move her again in the future." ”

"Yes, mother, if you keep interrupting, you will suffer from it." The palace maid urged on the side: "Now you don't have to do anything else, as long as you go to the Queen Mother and tell the cause and effect, the Queen Mother will naturally make decisions for you, and even if the Holy Lord is unwilling, he can't refute the Queen Mother's decree." ”

"Yes, Niangniang, the Queen Mother must know that Concubine Zeng Li is such a charming person, and she will inevitably be expelled from the palace, so that although it will make the saint angry with you for a while, it can be regarded as a permanent trouble!" Bai Lu said, he really felt that he should not miss this opportunity.

The queen's heart has already messed up the matter of Zeng Guifei's pregnancy, coupled with the repeated persuasion and encouragement of the people around her, she has been shaken, and she only remembers that Wei Yining said that she can ask the queen mother for help when she is in trouble.

"Queen, you have never made a big mistake since you became the mother of a country, and now you are killing a demon concubine, what can others say?" Bai Lu and the palace maid both persuaded: "If you don't want to, you have to think about His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

This sentence poked at the weakness of the queen, Concubine Zeng Li concealed her pregnancy, and wanted to give birth to the imperial heir safely, she was bound to have the intention of seizing the prince, which was like a sharp sword hanging over the crown prince's head.

The queen trembled at the thought of it.

"Niangniang, have you forgotten the old things of the Han Dynasty?" Bai Lu said bitterly: "If it wasn't for Empress Lu's strength back then, Gaozu would have passed the throne to King Zhao Ruyi!" ”

"Queen, I think that Empress Lu and Gaozu have been husband and wife since childhood, and how much displacement they have suffered to assist him in achieving his achievements. But it can't compete with the cries of the Tao beauty beside the bed. The palace maid said: "The slave maid said that you don't know death, you and Empress Lu are still incomparable, but Your Majesty's love for Concubine Zeng Li is better than that of Gaozu to Mrs. Qi." When it really comes to a critical juncture, how do you think the Holy One will arrange it? ”

The queen suddenly remembered the scene when the emperor endured a headache and hugged Concubine Zeng Li barefoot, and that scene seemed to have become a thorn in her heart.

The queen is no longer young, not to mention that she has no illusions about the emperor for a long time, and she will not be naïve to think that the emperor will take care of the old feelings.

When Concubine Zeng Li didn't have a child, the emperor's love for her had reached the point where there was no addition. If she gets pregnant again, she doesn't know what kind of world she will spoil.

When that time comes, whatever she does is wrong, and the emperor will only look at her more and more unpleasantly, and even take the crown prince.

"Change my clothes and prepare to see the Queen Mother." The queen finally made up her mind.

When I got to the Queen Mother, I only cried about my difficulties, and I didn't say a bad word about Concubine Zeng Li, that is, the Queen Mother expelled her, and the emperor couldn't find a reason to blame me.