Everyone retreated to the hall of the outer council, and Nalan Lan'er looked up at the Queen Mother and then lowered it. The Queen Mother naturally also saw Nalan Lan'er, with displeasure in her eyes, and she seemed to be a little proud.

Ye Wushuang helped the Queen Mother to sit on the top seat and said: "Queen Mother, I still worry about you late at night, and my sons are not filial." ”

The Empress Dowager looked at Ye Wushuang kindly: "The emperor of the mourning family is the most filial, but the harem is not only so empty, but even the heirs are only one of the emperor's grandsons, which really worries the mourning family." ”

Talking to his parents, he will always talk about this kind of topic, Ye Wushuang looked at the gentle Nalan Lan'er, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.

The Empress Dowager continued: "Now that the emperor has been in power for many years, only this harem has not been taken care of so far, and many princely daughters are of the right age. It's time to fill the harem, Emperor, this harem is another government, without the traction of this side, the imbalance of the previous dynasty is a big deal! ”

Nalan Lan'er also echoed on the side: "Yes, the emperor, the government of the previous dynasty is important, and the royal heirs are also important, I hope the emperor will think twice." ”

Ye Wushuang frowned and looked at Nalan Lan'er, at the beginning, it was indeed because he cared about Lan'er that he didn't accept a concubine, and after a long time, the ministers had a lot of discussions, and they had already expressed their dissatisfaction with this matter.

Now that she heard the Queen Mother mention it again, Lan'er listened to it in person, and it was very uncomfortable.

The queen mother glanced at Nalan Lan'er and said: "Even Nalan Lan'er, who was ignorant back then, is already sensible, and the emperor thinks twice." ”

Ye Wushuang looked back at Lan'er, Nalan Lan'er smiled at him and said that she was fine, she had been mentally prepared for this matter for a long time, and the emperor could not be her alone.

After seeing that Nalan Lan'er also agreed, due to the rules, Ye Wushuang finally agreed: "Then follow what the queen mother said, but the child has one condition." ”

When the queen mother heard that the emperor finally relented, it was a matter of her heart, and she said happily: "What conditions did the emperor say?" As long as the emperor agrees to take a concubine, the mourning family doesn't care about other things. ”

Ye Wushuang nodded and glanced at Nalan Lan'er: "After I take a concubine, how about Lan'er being crowned queen?" ”

The Queen Mother, who was still smiling just now, immediately changed her face, stared at Nalan Lan'er and said seriously: "Your Majesty, Nalan Guifei lacks the skills and courage to manage the harem. The scenery is also very unclear. It is difficult for such a noble concubine to be the mother of a country, even if the mourning family agrees, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty will not agree. ”

Nalan Lan'er lowered her head, put her hands on her waist, and bowed: "What the Queen Mother said is that when you return to the emperor, the concubine's ability is not enough to be the mother of the country for the time being, thank the emperor for his love." ”

The Queen Mother's face is even more gloomy, for the time being? Hmph, you remnants of the Nalan family don't want to get involved with the queen, it's just wishful thinking.

Ye Wushuang saw Nalan Lan'er refusing like this, and wanted to say something, but the Queen Mother took the lead in saying: "Your Majesty, this matter is settled, the queen is temporarily vacant, and after the harem is full, she will pick a concubine with both ability and political integrity to be the mother of the country, and at that time, Nalan Guifei can properly handle the harem, and the mourning family does not object to her crowning the queen." ”

Nalan Lan'er sneered in her heart when she heard this, the queen mother dared to say this, most likely she would not be better. And Ye Wushuang heard that the Queen Mother was also relieved, and it was not easy to delve into it more. Turning the conversation to the head of the Great Prince.

"The queen mother, the emperor is still young and bothering in Cining Palace day and night is indeed not beneficial to the queen mother's body, the emperor is already three or four years old, as the eldest prince should be enlightened and educated."

The queen mother knew that the emperor meant to take the eldest prince away from her, and in the end, her own pro-emperor and grandson had been brought by herself for a long time, and the royal family should indeed be enlightened, and she was a little reluctant to say: "The emperor and grandson are still young, you can ask the prince to teach, and he will still take care of him in Cining Palace at night." ”

Ye Wushuang resolutely replied: "The queen mother should rest well, the palace is so big, are you afraid that no one will take care of my prince?" Doesn't the queen mother want to take care of her body and watch your imperial grandson marry a wife and have children in the future? ”

Hearing this, the queen mother nodded helplessly, she was dressed and fed all day long, but there were still many in this body. Defect.

"The emperor's affairs will be left to the emperor."

Ye Wushuang had a plan in his heart, took a few steps back and said: "It's late at night, the queen mother rests early, the emperor will send someone to take him to me tomorrow, and the son will retire." ”

Nalan Lan'er said to the queen mother: "The concubine has retired, and the queen mother must take care of herself." ”

The disdain in the emperor's eyes flashed, and he said lightly: "Is there an eyebrow for the first emperor's concubine?" The mourning family can't tolerate ruthless women in the harem. ”

Ye Wushuang was about to leave, but when he heard the Queen Mother ask Nalan Lan'er, he stopped and watched quietly.

Nalan Lan'er was so deferential that she didn't understand the queen mother's words: "The queen mother can rest assured, the concubine will definitely find out this ruthless person, so as not to spoil the peace of the harem." ”

The two listened to each other's words so harshly, the queen mother could not imagine that she could meet such a difficult woman in her later years, because of her only son's attachment to this woman, and the group of remnants behind her did not appear, she had already given her a glass of poisoned wine.

The person who should have died a few years ago is still alive and well, as if he was slapping her in the face, every time he saw Nalan Lan'er, he remembered the events of that year, and he was worried.

"Stand down."

After Nalan Lan'er got the order, she took three steps back before slowly turning around, and Ye Wushuang instructed Father-in-law An to wait for the Queen Mother well, and leave side by side with Nalan Lan'er, Nalan Lan'er seemed to be enjoying the honor of the queen.

Following.

Ye Wushuang went to the early dynasty, Nalan Lan'er had eaten breakfast, and was just about to go to the cold palace again to see if there were any other clues, and the post-mortem asked to see him.

After Xuan came in, he knelt on the ground and saluted: "Weichen see the concubine Niangniang, the concubine Niangniang Jin'an." ”

Nalan Lan'er replied softly: "Please get up." ”

After thanking him, he stood up and bent over to report: "Hui Niangniang, yesterday in the name of the emperor, I examined the body of the former emperor and concubine, and found that the former emperor and concubine were poisoned and died, but what kind of poison could not be identified for the time being. ”

"How do you know if you died of poisoning? The first emperor and concubine did not have seven tricks and no bloodshed. Nalan Lan'er questioned, as far as she knew, many poisons were either bleeding from the seven orifices, or some blood spilled from the mouth.

He said: "Hui Niangniang, the bruise on the lips of the former emperor and concubine is a sign of poisoning, and there is no collateral injury to other parts of the body. ”

Nalan Lan'er nodded, signaling that she understood.

He bowed his head and said respectfully: "In this way, Weichen retreats." ”

It wasn't until after he left, Nalan Lan'er sat alone in the position and remembered the tragic appearance of the first emperor being poisoned and dying, in comparison, the appearance of the first emperor and concubine was still relatively normal, this matter should have been done by the queen mother, but she had no evidence, and the emperor was not very careless about the death of the first emperor and concubine.

The emperor will change from a sudden anger to a careless appearance later... Presumably I was disgusted after hearing that the former emperor and concubine wanted to climb the dragon bed.

How can this drama chess be dead, Xia He is the key figure, only by finding Xia He can we find more clues, the bad thing is that Xia He and the eunuch are both people in Huayan Palace, and what they say is not believed.

At this time, Wan'er hurriedly walked in and whispered in Nalan Lan'er's ear. Hearing this, Nalan Lan'er stood up and said, "Where!" ”

"It's in the lotus pond not far from the cold palace." Wan'er said quickly.

Nalan Lan'er slapped the table angrily. "Isn't the eunuch guarding the palace? Why did you go together! ”

Wan'er knew that she was taking care of something wrong, so she hurriedly lowered her head and said, "The slave and maid are not doing well, I don't know when Xiao Yanzi left Huayan Palace." Please punish the mother! ”

Nalan Lan'er stood up and shook her five fingers, she used too much force when she slapped the table just now, and now it seems to be numb.

"Lead the way ahead, and the main palace will go to see it in person. Who found the body? ”

Wan'er led the way a little ahead, Nalan Lan'er was in a hurry, and when she left, the two palace maids by the door followed.

"It was seen by a cleaning palace maid, because it is autumn, the lotus leaves are defeated, and what is in the lotus pond can be seen clearly."

Nalan Lan'er didn't agree with the problem of Xia He's drowning, and the water in the lotus pond was not deep.

When she arrived in the cold palace and saw two wet corpses lying on the ground, Nalan Lan'er covered her eyes with her hands, and Wan'er helped cover them and ordered the other palace maids to cover them with white cloths.

After Nalan Lan'er got used to it, she gently pushed Nalan Lan'er's arm away, took two steps forward to look at the corpse covered with a white cloth, and motioned to the eunuch next to her to lift the white cloth, but the pale face was undoubtedly Xia He Xiaoyanzi.

Nalan Lan'er had a straight face, first asked the eunuch who came up to change his clothes, and then ordered the other eunuchs to summon him. There is a special post-mortem doctor in the palace, and everyone still habitually calls him to work.

In a few days, the early autumn turned into late autumn, and the wind was a little blowing. Wan'er looked at Nalan Lan'er's thin body, turned around and ordered one of the palace maids who came with her to go back and get a cloak for Niangniang.

The palace maid took the order, and Wan'er stepped forward and followed behind Nalan Lan'er and said tentatively: "Niangniang, the wind by this lotus pond is very strong, why don't you go back to the palace and wait for the autopsy before coming to tell you?" ”

Nalan Lan'er waved her hand and looked at the wet water stains on the ground, as well as some of the silt and algae at the bottom of the pond. I don't know what happened to the Queen Mother suddenly taking this move.

Obviously, Xia He and Xiao Yanzi's two eyeliners are in favor of the Queen Mother, and when the emperor questioned her yesterday, Xia He came out to testify, so she may really have a hard time speaking.

Do they want to use the death of two minions in her palace to implicate her again? It's really hard to guess the Queen Mother's thoughts.

Staring at the two abandoned sons covered with white cloth on the ground, Nalan Lan'er didn't have much feeling, but it reminded her of Xiao Dingzi, who once saved her life, and Xiao Hong, who was killed when she came back from a trip, in this world, if she is not good to her, she will be killed, and those who harm her will also be killed.

In terms of ruthlessness, how can she compare to the queen mother, a person who does not put human life in his eyes, a person who has nothing to do with the death of the emperor! Now he's working against her.

A bright light flashed in her mind, is it possible because of her stepfather?