The lotus flowers in the Imperial Garden are really blooming wonderfully.

Dense emerald green lotus leaves, like green silk, sway, stretch and curl in the breeze; Pink, white, purple, and yellow lotus flowers jumped out of these green silks, blooming, smiling, and waving in the sun.

Occasionally, one or two red koi fish happily jumped out of the water, landed on the lotus leaf, and fell into the water. The water droplets on the fish are sprinkled on the lotus leaves, and the water droplets roll on the lotus leaves like pearls.

Further on, there is a field of water lilies. Tiny turquoise lotus leaves float on the water, and butterflies, dragonflies, and bees noisily surround the delicate and elegant petals of water lilies.

There is a small pavilion in the center of the lotus pond, and the table and stools of white marble have already been arranged in the pavilion, two of which are covered with brocade soft mattresses.

The mother and daughter walked to the pavilion and sat down on the soft mattress, and a palace maid came up with fragrant tea and refreshments.

A refreshing breeze sent the fragrance of flowers on the lotus pond to the small pavilion.

Yao Qiong closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and said with a smile, "Mother, I remembered the time when we were in Danjia Village again, at that time, there was a small river next to Danjia Village, and it was also full of lotus flowers in summer, and it was also surrounded by such a fragrance." ”

Yao Hei'er looked left and right, only a few girls she brought, as well as Qingyu and Qinglu, and smiled quietly, "Silly girl, what are you talking about?" What is your blessing now? ”

Yao Qiong opened her eyes, glanced at her mother, smiled, and Yao Hei'er couldn't help laughing.

Yao Qiong took a plum from the fruit plate and handed it to her mother, the hands of the mother and daughter touched together, Yao Qiong said in surprise, "Mother, why are your hands so cold?" Isn't it blown by the wind in this pavilion? Let's go back. ”

At this moment, suddenly several elderly palace people walked from the nine-curved bridge by the lotus pond, walking like a fly.

Yao Qiong was surprised, "It seems that they are people from the Empress Dowager's palace, what are they doing here?" As he spoke, he hurriedly stood up, took his mother's hand, and walked towards the palace people together.

These palace people saw Yao Qiong, bowed down and said, "Queen Mother, the Queen Mother invites Niangniang and Mrs. Yao Guo to go." ”

Yao Qiong hurriedly smiled and said, "Aunts, but what does the Empress Dowager command?" ”

There was a hint of embarrassment on the faces of several palace people, they glanced at each other, and said, "Niangniang went, so naturally you will know." Please hurry. The Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, as well as the Emperor, are waiting. ”

Yao Qiong turned her head to look at her mother, and saw that Yao Hei'er looked calm, and she became more and more puzzled in her heart, so she had to follow these palace people to Changle Palace.

The scene in Changle Palace surprised Yao Qiong again.

There were still a group of people kneeling on the ground, but the leader was the virtuous concubine. She was hairy, her face was full of tears, and the makeup on her face was spent.

The Empress Dowager sat in the main hall, the Empress Dowager sat on the side to accompany her, and Li Sheng twisted her eyebrows and stood beside the Empress Dowager.

Yao Qiong and Yao Hei'er also hurriedly knelt down and said hello to the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager ordered the mother and daughter to get up, and Yao Qiong stood beside the Empress Dowager, and asked with a smile, "The Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager, what's going on?" ”

"Humph!" The Empress Dowager snorted angrily and said, "This is to ask that good virtuous concubine!" As he spoke, he handed something in his hand to Yao Qiong.

When Yao Qiong saw this thing, she was suddenly shocked, and hurriedly shook her hand and threw it on the ground, and the palace maid next to her picked it up again and handed it over to the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager said with concern: "Scared you, right?" The mourning family didn't want to tell you about it, but some people didn't follow it-" While dragging out his voice, he glanced at Li Sheng, "I said that I would definitely find you to understand, so I had to call you here." ”

"This ...... Where exactly was this found? Yao Qiong's voice trembled a little.

"Humph!" The Empress Dowager snorted angrily again: "Fortunately, I sent Su Jin and Su Jing yesterday to serve Concubine Xian. Concubine Fang Caixian got up from the bed, because there were no other palace maids in the palace, Su Jin was busy serving, and inadvertently shook this thing out of the bed! Hate the virtuous concubine, the queen has always treated you leniently, you are so vicious, use this to curse the queen! What else do you have to say? ”

Concubine Xian, who was crawling on the ground, hurriedly kowtowed again, crying and said, "The Empress Dowager, it was not the concubine who did it at this time, and I begged the Empress Dowager to see it!" ”

The Empress Dowager sneered, "The thing is here, and the people around the mourning family found it, isn't it you or who?" Could it be that the mourning family still framed you? I think the queen is pregnant, and you are jealous of the queen, you must get rid of the queen, and rely on the emperor to favor you, and you will become a fine, but no? ”

"The Empress Dowager!" Yao Hei'er hurriedly knelt down again, and said, "The Empress Dowager, the affairs in the palace, the courtiers should not have said much, only because the courtiers heard that this matter is related to the queen, and the courtiers, as the queen's mother, really couldn't help it, and asked the empress dowager to show the courtiers this thing, what is it?" ”

"Hmm!" The Empress Dowager nodded and said, "Mrs. Yao Guo just take it and look at it, I'm just afraid that I will be angry with you!" ”

Yao Hei'er took this thing with both hands, and when she looked closely, it was actually a silk man, and on the back of the silk man, the queen's name and birth date were written, and there were five thin needles pierced on the head and limbs of the silk man.

Yao Hei'er trembled like chaff all over her body, and handed this thing back to the Empress Dowager, because she wanted to stand up, she trembled all over, and she couldn't stand up, the Empress Dowager nodded, and Su Jin hurriedly walked over and picked up Yao Hei'er.

Yao Hei'er didn't say a word, just trembled beside her.

The Empress Dowager glanced at Yao Hei'er and hurriedly ordered, "Take a chair and sit for Mrs. Yao Guo." ”

"Nope! No! No! Yao Hei'er hurriedly waved her hand and refused, and her voice trembled violently, "In front of the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, the emperor and the empress are still standing, and the courtiers dare not sit. ”

The Empress Dowager glanced at Li Sheng again, "Your Majesty, you say, how should this matter be handled?" ”

Li Sheng frowned and said, "Imperial grandmother, from the perspective of grandchildren, this matter still needs to be investigated in detail, Concubine Xian ......"

"That's it!" The Empress Dowager interrupted Li Sheng's words, "The mourning family also knows that you are dedicated to protecting Concubine Xian, and now this silk man is physical evidence, Su Jin and Su Jing are human witnesses, jealous of the queen's pregnancy, yesterday framed the queen's mother and framed her with hawthorn osmanthus cake, which shows that she has already had this heart." Who would admit to doing such a thing? It is a capital offense to frame the mother of a nation. She's not stupid. If the emperor can't bear to give an order, this wicked person will be done by the mourning family.

"Imperial Grandmother! Imperial Grandmother! Li Sheng hurriedly said: "Grandson, don't dare to disobey the emperor's grandmother!" The grandson made an order. Come on, send Concubine Xian into--into the cold palace, and wait for her to give birth to the prince, and then execute another--another execution! ”

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