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The golden apricots and loquat paid tribute by Lingzhou were placed on the agate plate, and a freshly brewed tea emitted a curling mist.

The queen is in a good mood, and the special person has a good aroma of gas, which is full of tranquility and tranquility, which makes people feel very comfortable.

More than a dozen palace people served beside them, and the two stewards of the Internal Affairs Office stood on the ground.

"Concubine Xu has been sick for a while, and I haven't seen her for a few days." The queen said while looking at the accounts of the Internal Affairs Office: "The four princes come to ask for peace every day, the concubine is not in good spirits, and he doesn't care much about him, I think his behavior is a little ridiculous, I guess he hasn't studied for a while, right?" It's the age of playfulness, and no one can be restrained. ”

"The queen's lesson is that the slave will tell the concubine when she goes back." The chief eunuch of Tianxi Palace only promised: "Thank you Niangniang for these rewards." ”

"It's nothing, it's all given according to convention." What the queen said was referring to some new clothes from the Internal Affairs Office, and the concubines in the harem had them, and Concubine Xu naturally had a share.

It's just that in previous years, when she was favored, in addition to giving it according to the usual practice, the emperor would reward her a lot.

After the eunuchs of Tianxi Palace left, the queen couldn't help but sigh lightly, luck is really a good thing.

I think that Xu Guifei was in the limelight at the beginning, and she has been favored for more than ten years, but now the emperor doesn't go to her for almost a month.

Xu Guifei said that she was sick, most likely because she felt that her face was dull and she didn't want to come out to see people.

This is really touching compared to the arrogant attitude in the past.

"It's time for the mother to rest, I've been busy since breakfast, anyway, there's nothing in a hurry, it's not too late to deal with it slowly." Bai Lu said while beating the queen's back.

The queen didn't feel tired, probably because people were in good spirits on happy occasions.

A big palace maid came over and presented the most valuable piece of clothing to the queen: "This silk satin is reserved for the mother alone, and the two housekeepers of the Internal Affairs Office specially brought it." ”

The queen glanced at it, the dragon and phoenix flowers were shining golden, such a piece of cloth, dozens of embroidery girls had to weave for a whole year.

"It's too extravagant, I can't get used to it." The queen said: "Besides, the hotter the weather is, the more impatient it is to wear it. Put it aside! Carefully moth-eaten. ”

"The slave maid will put it away first, and then use it to tailor the mother in the autumn." The big palace maid said.

"Take half of it and send it to the county lord!" The queen said, "This girl has been in a bad mood lately, so take something to coax her!" ”

The queen really didn't say anything to the lord of Duanmin, she always felt like she loved her daughter.

The palace maid agreed and went down.

Bai Lu said: "Niangniang, the slave remembered that yesterday the people in the palace of the Three Emperors came over and said that the three princes were getting sicker and sicker, and asked if they wanted to prepare a coffin. ”

"You take the time to take a look, and if you are really sick, you can prepare! Don't be hectic about the advent period. The queen commanded.

The third prince was sick, and the queen knew that there was something strange and did not investigate it thoroughly, and the emperor naturally did not ask carefully. The third prince is like a forgotten ghost in this harem, and only Xiao Qingqing occasionally sends someone to take care of him.

But because the queen didn't like it, she didn't dare to go too often.

The queen felt that what she had done was not too much, the third prince had bad intentions and repeatedly plotted against himself, and now he was left to fend for himself, which was already considered benevolent and righteous, not to mention that she did not cause him to be sick.

"Then the slave will go and have a look at it at noon, if you don't like it, it's just a matter of sooner or later." Bai Lu said: "Even if it's prepared now, it's nothing, even if it's a rush." ”

The queen nodded, and was just about to speak, when a little eunuch hurriedly ran in, hurriedly saluted, and panicked.

"Did you hit a passenger? So unruly! "This little eunuch is Bai Lu's apprentice, seeing that he is so hasty, of course Bai Lu has to reprimand.

"Oh no, mother! Oh no, sir! The little eunuch knelt on the ground, like a frightened little mouse, he was usually quite clever, and today I don't know why.

"What nonsense?!" Bai Lu saw that the queen's face darkened, and hurriedly scolded his apprentice: "What's wrong?!" Something to come back slowly. ”

"The minions don't dare to talk nonsense, it's true! Just now, the second prince was taken away from the palace, and I heard that someone reported that His Royal Highness killed the homeless people during the suppression of bandits in Tanzhou, causing many innocent people to die tragically. Now tens of thousands of people in Tanzhou came to the capital on foot to complain, and the saint knew about it, and ordered someone to bring His Royal Highness over for questioning. The little eunuch finished his words with a crackling crackle like pouring beans from a bamboo tube.

Bai Lu was dumbfounded, and the queen stood up abruptly and asked, "How can this be?!" Someone must be falsely accused! What about Sun Gang and Liu Yuanzhi, who went to Tanzhou with the second prince at that time? ”

"This minion doesn't know, but he knows that His Royal Highness has just been taken away, so he hurriedly came back to report the news, and asked the mother to take the idea." The little eunuch said.

"Don't worry, Niangniang, the slave will go ahead and inquire." Bai Lu said: "There must be a misunderstanding here, how could His Second Highness do such a thing!" ”

"Okay, you can go quickly! Inquire in more detail. The queen tried to calm herself: "It's best to ask who brought this up in front of the emperor, it's clearly a conspiracy." ”

Bai Lu agreed, and the queen couldn't sit here comfortably. After thinking about it, he instructed the palace maid beside him: "Call Yu Shan to me." ”

At this time, her mind was in a mess, and she couldn't think of any ideas at all. The first person who came to mind was Yu Shan, who had been giving her advice.

But it was just a cup of tea, and the palace maid went and returned, and reported: "Miss Yu and Fanghua Yinghua, the two princesses, got up early and went out of the palace to Xiangguo Temple to make incense, saying that they could only come back in the second half of the day." ”

When the queen heard that Yu Shan was not in the palace, her heart was even more bottomless.

At this moment, Xiao Qingqing came over, her face was full of worry, obviously she had heard about the second prince.

"Don't worry about the queen mother, the prince has already gone to the front." Xiao Qingqing comforted the queen and said: "Everything must be evidenced, those who are clear will be clear, and the Second Highness will be fine." ”

But she was so relieved that it did not make the queen feel less worried.

This matter is too much to do, and if it is confirmed, the second prince will not only be punished. Both the crown prince and the queen will be affected.

Time suddenly became extremely long, and the queen's heart was tormented.

The incense in the Baoding incense burner burned out, and the shadow of the sun gradually shifted to the west. The palace people held their breath, and they had to be careful even to gasp.

There was a gust of wind outside, and the curtain shook, and the queen thought someone was coming, and asked, "Who is back?" Is it Bai Lu? ”

The palace maid said timidly: "Niangniang heard the errand, it's the rumor." ”

The queen couldn't tell whether she was disappointed or happy, after all, many times no news is good news.

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