nineteen

That palace maid called Zhao Yue is definitely not a good thing, if she really cares about Concubine De as she shows, why didn't she stand up and speak when Concubine De was bullied by other concubines before, and now I have dealt with the person who wants to harm her child for Concubine De, but this palace maid has stood up and scolded me for Concubine De?

She also kept saying in front of Concubine De that I hooked up with the emperor, which really made me laugh to death.

But Concubine De is simple and timid, the palace maid said, she really believed, and she no longer dared to get close to me, and even when the emperor came to see her, she deliberately asked me to serve, for fear of hindering the affairs of the two of us, and I would go back to take revenge on her.

I was going to swallow my anger and wait for her prince to be born, and I would go and ask the emperor to leave here. The palace maid became more and more aggressive, leading the entire Xianfu Palace to isolate me, and I did not intend to clash with her head-on.

Until I found out that Zhao Yue and the palace maids under Concubine Shun were secretly meeting, I guessed that they might have planned something in private.

The emperor asked me to come to Concubine De's side to take care of her, and I had to take responsibility, for the safety of the child in her womb, I couldn't bear it any longer.

I found Concubine De and told her everything Zhao Yue had done in private and my analysis.

After hearing this, she was entangled for a long time, and said: "Ah Zi, I have been with you for so long, I know who you are, and I am willing to believe you, but I also don't want to doubt the palace maid next to me...... Is there any misunderstanding between you? ”

Her temperament is really anxious, and I didn't bother to explain to her again, and said: "If you believe me, in the future, everything in and out of Xianfu Palace must go through my hands, and all people related to your production must also go through my checking, are you willing?" ”

She thought for a moment, nodded, and added, "Don't embarrass Yue'er. ”

"If she really doesn't have the intention of harming you, I won't embarrass her."

I've been checking so closely for a month, and I won't let it enter the Xianfu Palace even if there is the slightest suspicion.

I used such a method, which also made the whole Xianfu Palace nervous, and no one dared to slack off.

When it came to the day when Concubine De was about to give birth, it happened to be the queen's birthday, and this year the wind and rain were smooth, the emperor said that he would do a big job, and all the palaces sent people to prepare for the birthday.

Concubine De does not need many people to give birth, as long as there are two or three palace maids to prepare things, two midwives to prepare for delivery, and two imperial doctors to guard it, it is easy to mess up when there are too many people.

can be counted, but I still missed the viciousness of some people, on the day Concubine De gave birth, someone actually set fire to Xianfu Palace.

Why am I sure it was arson and not accidental? It's because I saw several torches flying in directly from outside the temple!

When I chased it out, the arsonist was gone.

There was already a shortage of manpower, and the other people were necessary for Concubine De's production, only I was insignificant, so I had to plan to go to other palaces nearby to find someone to put out the fire, but in an instant, the entire palace seemed to be empty, and there was no one everywhere.

I reacted immediately, maybe it was to divert the tiger from the mountain, I was afraid that I was deliberately using fire to divert me, and it would be unfavorable to Concubine De!

I hurried back, ignoring the fire in the courtyard, and rushed directly into the hall, and sure enough, I saw an unfamiliar midwife.

The midwife saw that I was a little weak-hearted, and lowered her head to hide, so I said to her in a cold voice: "Maybe you don't care about your life and death when you step into this palace, but I tell you, if something happens to Concubine De Niangniang or the fetus in the womb, I will ask your family to accompany the funeral!" ”

Concubine De's confidant palace maid brought from Wu Guo also noticed something, and said on the side: "This lord is extremely powerful in the harem, it's not to scare you, you'd better be careful." ”

Cold sweat was dripping from the forehead of the pregnant woman, and she hurriedly said: "The adults are too worried, and the slaves will never dare to mess around." ”

The fire outside grew faster and faster, and half of the sky was red, as if the entire inner sanctum had been set on fire.

Concubine De held my hand tightly and gasped: "Ah Zi, you run away......"

I shook my head: "Your mother and son didn't go out today, and I will never go out, I will die together." ”

Concubine De bit her lower lip, her face full of tears.

twenty

I almost choked to death from the smoke until someone outside discovered that there was a fire in Xianfu Palace, and the queen personally brought someone to put out the fire.

Concubine De's child was born in the fire, and he was a very beautiful boy.

It's just that Concubine De's half life is gone, and she gave birth to this child with half her life, plus she smoked a lot of smoke, and for a long time, she was so weak that she couldn't even speak.

I asked the confidant palace maid named U Sona who came from Wu Kingdom with Concubine De to lock up the palace maid and Zhao Yue who almost made trouble at the beginning, and then ordered U Sona to go out of the palace to investigate the midwife's family, and asked Yinzi to find a lot of guards to investigate the clues of the arson that day for me.

However, all my money was lost in the end, and I found no clues.

After Concubine De's body recovered a little, Usona and I went to interrogate the two of them.

Zhao Yue has never had the intention of seeking death, and the desire to survive is still very strong, even if she eats one less meal, she will humbly pray to the palace maid who guards her.

This is very good for me, because I have a strong desire to survive, so it is easy to ask the people behind the scenes.

When I met Zhao Yue, she suddenly knelt down in front of me, hugged my legs and said, "Ah Zi, you and I are both subordinates, why bother each other?" Now that Concubine De herself has not pursued it, why do you bother to entangle? ”

I sneered, pushed her away, and said, "The emperor asked me to protect Concubine De, but you hurt her under my nose, don't you want the emperor to punish me?" You're not Concubine De at all, it's me! How can I spare you! ”

Zhao Yue looked at me in a daze for a while, then suddenly smiled bitterly and said, "Ah Zi, don't you really know what the emperor thinks about you?" How can a mere concubine be with you? No matter what happens, the emperor will not condemn you. ”

It turns out that outsiders already have this opinion?

But why do I feel more and more that the emperor can't be relied on? He couldn't give me a little bit of stability.

Even if I really become his concubine in the future, will I be embattled like Concubine De? And he, but he didn't care?

Concubine De still has me to protect her, but if I am replaced, who will protect me?

I frowned and said, "You don't have to say any more, just tell me who instructed you." ”

She suddenly laughed, laughed to tears, and then pointed at me and said, "Chu Weizi, I was killed by you!" ”

With that, she slit her throat with the broken porcelain piece hidden in her hand at some point.

My breath was suffocated, and I hurriedly stepped forward to cover her bleeding wound, even though it was difficult for Zhao Yue to open her eyes, she still glared at me fiercely and said, "You will always ...... Never wonder who's behind the scenes......"