There were repeated accidents in and outside the palace, and the Empress Dowager Gao was no longer in the mood to celebrate her birthday, so she excused herself from praying for Ji Xun, and only accepted the congratulatory watches from the ministers, and did not even hold a banquet.

It's just that the things she worries about can't end with Ji Xun's turn of danger - early the morning after the Queen Mother's birthday, Dai Jiao, the lord of Kunde Palace, and Jiao Weiniang, the head of Deyang Palace, walked to the Heyi Hall to ask for guilt.

The reason for the guilt is that two days ago, Dai Jiao went to Hanguang Hall to chat with Jiao Weiniang, and accidentally broke a pastel gold painting spring smoke tree in the hall more than one person high swing bottle, originally Dai Jiao was apologizing, and did not want Jiao Weiniang to ask someone to clean the broken porcelain, the sharp-eyed palace maid actually saw an old brocade box from the broken porcelain.

Out of curiosity, the two opened it, but saw that there were a few pieces of spice inside, because at that time the Shen family was harmed by the death incense, and the most suspicious Xue insisted on refusing to admit guilt, Ji Shen and the Queen Mother handed over the matter to You Eying, and it was difficult for You Eying to check and judge, seeing these spices, and seeing that the brocade box was old, both of them were not good, so they got the Queen Mother to come and explain by the way.

Empress Dowager Gao frowned and looked at the spices in the brocade box opened by His Royal Highness: "Since it was discovered a few days ago, why did you come here today?" ”

Jiao Weiniang said cautiously: "If you go back to the Queen Mother, just because yesterday was the Queen Mother's birthday, and now there are things happening inside and outside the palace, and the concubine is already very ashamed to think that the concubine can't share the worries for the Queen Mother, how dare she tell the Queen Mother about her worries before the Queen Mother's birthday?" Thinking about Shen Shiwei...... It has already happened, so I thought about telling it after the Queen Mother's birthday. ”

Dai Jiao next to him also said cautiously: "Because I heard Imperial Doctor Ren say before that Shen Shi's miscarriage was because of the death incense, although the concubines didn't dare to determine what was here, and they didn't light it, but You'e Ying was pregnant in the end, and the concubines didn't dare to go to the Jinse Palace, so they could only tell the Queen Mother." ”

She thought about it for a while, and said, "The concubine didn't listen to what the imperial doctor said, but the death incense can also hurt people if it is not lit, and after opening it that day, the concubine and Jiao Guangxun also played with it for a while, and there is nothing bad so far, thinking that even if it is those things in it, it is expected that it will not make the queen mother's phoenix body lose, so I have the courage to take it, and I dare not rashly put the queen mother in danger!" ”

The explanation of the two was reasonable, and they were all picked into the palace by the Queen Mother, especially Jiao Weiniang, the Queen Mother's face softened slightly: "Since you have played with it, it is fine, I don't think it is anything harmful." ”

But in order to be cautious, she still called Imperial Doctor Ren to come, and after Imperial Doctor Ren entered the palace, his face changed after just one glance: "Queen Mother, where did you get so much dead incense?" ”

"Huh?!" Empress Dowager Gao was shocked, and Jiao Weiniang and Dai Jiao were so frightened that they almost threw away the brocade box!

Since the thing is indeed a dead incense, this is a big deal, even You Eying rushed over when she got the news, and the Empress Dowager Gao saw her change color and said, "What are you doing here!" ”

"Auntie, are you alright?" You Eying first asked the Queen Mother worriedly, and then scolded Dai and Jiao, "You dare to take anything to the Queen Mother, you are really dizzy!" If it harms the Queen Mother, will the lives of your two families be enough together! ”

Empress Dowager Gao persuaded and said: "Ang Hou said that it doesn't matter if you don't order it, and the mourning family is now at this age anyway, so what else is there to be afraid of?" But now that you are pregnant, you should be careful everywhere! ”

"My aunt is not afraid, and I am naturally not afraid." You Eying got tired of the situation, and said coquettishly, "The Shen family's miscarriage two days ago is now a mess, I look at the Shen family is really pitiful, and the Bixue family denies it in every way, thinking that they are all people who serve their cousins, and they can't wronged anyone at will, and they have a headache these days...... Auntie, what's going on with this dead incense? ”

Empress Dowager Gao frowned and said: "It's not the time for you to worry about it now, since the Shen family is no longer pregnant, just ask her to be good at health and recuperate, and reward some nourishing things, isn't it bad for her to lose her body this time?" Changxin Palace is so big, it's not good for her to go for a walk, she has to squeeze on the palace road! As for the Xue Clan, it is indeed suspicious, so let's demote it. ”

You Eying pursed her lips and smiled: "Aunt loves me, but this incense sounds strange and terrible......"

"Back to the Queen Mother, Right Eying, although the concubine has lived in the Hanguang Palace for two years, the pastel painting of the golden spring smoke tree has never been touched before!" Jiao Weiniang hurriedly shouted her grievances.

Empress Dowager Gao only carefully interrogated Imperial Doctor Ren about the death incense, and before she could take care of them, she said coldly at this moment: "Then where did this thing come from?" ”

"Back to the Queen Mother, the bottle is a little higher than the concubine's body, it is really heavy, the concubine's body has never moved since she lived in the Hanguang Palace, and she usually just makes the palace people wipe the outer wall with dust." Jiao Weiniang said timidly.

Empress Dowager Gao looked at her deeply: "Really?" Then how did Dai break it in such time? Besides, is it so easy to break a bottle taller than you? ”

- Jiao Weiniang is now the lord of Deyang Palace, since the bottle is so heavy, she said that she has never moved since she moved in, or did she break it this time to find the spices hidden in it, then the thing was placed there before she moved in, before her, the master of Hanguang Hall was the late Ouyang Rou, where could the Empress Dowager Gao not hear the meaning of her words?

"Back to the Queen Mother's words, in fact...... In fact, this is the case...... "Knowing that the matter is big, Dai Jiao and Jiao Weiniang glanced at each other and said in unison, "The concubine and the others were practicing dance in the inner room, and when the whirlwind stopped suddenly, they knocked down the bottle carefully, and this is ......."

Empress Dowager Gao raised her eyebrows: "Practicing dance? ”

"Your Majesty tastes and praises the golden maiden in the palace of the concubine's body for dancing gracefully and like a fairy." Dai Jiao's face was red, and he said, "Concubine...... The concubine hadn't seen His Majesty go to the Kyaukyue Palace for some days, so she ...... Just ......"

If it is for the sake of competing for favor, it is also credible to quietly practice dancing, after all, now You'e Ying is pregnant, after the death of Sun and Bu, there is no one left who can be petted, Mu Biwei is busy taking care of the two daughters and one son under his knees, and He's favor is not as good as before, Dai Jiao and Jiao Weiniang's favor has always been mediocre, and it has not been forgotten by Ji Shen in the end, and now these months are a good opportunity.

However, Empress Dowager Gao was not so easy to believe: "Where is it not easy to practice, but you have to practice on the edge of the bottle?" Didn't you think you'd knock it over? ”

"It's just because the last time the golden maid danced around the trees under the green trees in the court, Your Majesty ...... Your Majesty likes it very much! Jiao Weiniang said embarrassedly, "The concubine is older than the golden maiden, and her figure is not as soft as her, but I am afraid that if I don't dance well at the beginning, it will be passed out and make people laugh, so I practice in the palace, and I ...... And he took the jar and used it as a tree. ”

Empress Dowager Gao narrowed her eyes and said, "So this thing really has something to do with Rou Niang?" But Rou Niang has died a long time ago, and now she can't say that she did it, right? ”

"It is said that the Xue clan has never been in contact with Cousin Ouyang!" You Eying also said, "Moreover, the other people around the Shen family rarely have any old friends with Cousin Ouyang. ”

"The concubine thought of something...... Dai Jiao pondered for a moment, and suddenly said.

Seeing that the Queen Mother and You Eying looked at it together, she pursed her lips and said carefully, "Just now the Imperial Doctor said that the death incense is poisonous after it is lit, and it can make the poisoned person age quickly, the concubine remembers that Ouyang Beauty has always been gorgeous, but last time, for the incident of the West Pole Palace, the Queen Mother summoned the concubine and others to confront Ouyang Beauty, and the concubine remembered Ouyang Beauty...... Hopefully, it is very old......"

The Queen Mother's face changed, and You Eying also exclaimed, covering her mouth with her sleeve: "Isn't Cousin Ouyang like that before?" ”

"In this way, even Rou Niang was also harmed by the death incense?" The Queen Mother muttered, and involuntarily glanced at the direction of the cold palace.