Nian'er received the news of an accident in the palace in Yingkai's mansion, and the person who came to report it was sweating profusely and panting, and he was a companion who had been with him for many years, so he could make him so anxious, Nian'er believed that it was not a trivial matter, and immediately got up to greet the other party and asked, "What is going on in the palace?" ”

"Mrs. Zheng of Huachen Palace......" The person who came stopped after saying a few words, and took two breaths before continuing, "I have a miscarriage!" ”

"What did you say?" Nian'er's face turned pale for a while, looking at his companion and asked, this tone and expression were mostly surprised, and he was deeply puzzled by this sentence, he said and left the room with steps, and only when he walked to the door did he remember what to turn around and say, "I'll take my leave first!" ”

"How can I help?" Ying Kai asked after that, knowing in his heart that this was definitely not a trivial matter, but he was afraid that it would involve the entire harem and end up making it bloody here. Nian'er didn't care about anything else, she just hoped that this matter wouldn't spread to her mother, and wouldn't cause trouble to the East Palace, he waved his hand at Ying Kai, signaling that Ying Kai didn't need help for the time being, and Ying Kai agreed, "When needed, the prince can command at any time!" ”

"Thank you!" Nian'er nodded slightly, walked faster and faster, and finally almost rushed back to the palace, he went straight back to the East Palace, and asked his companion to go to Huachen Hall to inquire about the news, at this moment Bao Xi also stood in the room pacing back and forth, her brows were tightly locked, and in the afternoon, she asked someone to take the things sent by Jiang Wan, and soon the news of Mrs. Zheng's miscarriage came from Huachen Palace, this matter was linked, Bao Xi only felt that her heart was abnormal, she didn't expect Jiang Wan to be so ruthless to Xiuxiu, I didn't expect Jiang Wan to blame herself for this matter.

Bao Xi paced back and forth in the main hall of the East Palace, very frightened and apprehensive in her heart, she had never experienced this feeling of ups and downs since she entered the palace. If he denies that he drugged Xiuxiu, then this matter will be thoroughly investigated, and the entire harem, including the previous dynasty, will be disgusted with the bloody wind, and the political situation that has just stabilized will fall into the melee of the princes again, if he knows that Jiang Wan did this, he will not let her go, Qi Zheng will lose peace because of this, and Zheng Guo is likely to fall into the situation of being attacked by Qi State. Take 10,000 steps back and say, this matter is Jiang Wan's is not, Di Tu has already married Jiang Wan, she is a member of the Zheng family, if Ji Gongyan is angry about this matter, I am afraid that Zheng Guo will not be able to escape.

Bao Xi's heart is like being roasted on the fire, for the sake of today, if you don't want to provoke a disaster that spreads across the country, you can only admit it and say that you did it yourself. Bao Xi took a deep breath and put her hand on her chest, what she wanted to know was if Ji Gongyu would have any doubts about her own bite? As long as she is suspicious, even if it is just shaken, she will feel comforted in her heart.

Hearing the footsteps of "Da Da Da" from the front of the door, Bao Xi put away her mind and looked out of the door, Nian'er rushed from a distance, planted her head on Bao Xi's legs, hugged her thighs tightly, looked up at Bao Xi and asked, "Mother?" I heard that Xiuxiu had a miscarriage? Is it true or fake? ”

"The people who sent to Huachen Hall all came back and said that it was true, and several imperial doctors also said that Xiuxiu was indeed a miscarriage!" Bao Xi replied, unable to lift her spirits, "Your father is taking care of her in Huachen Palace, should be ...... soon" She pursed her lips, did not say the second half of the sentence, she should come back soon to ask the teacher, but Bao Xi couldn't talk about his father in front of Nian'er, "Why did you come back suddenly?" ”

"Someone told me that something happened in the harem, I heard that Xiuxiu had a miscarriage, and I was afraid that this matter would implicate my mother, so I was anxious to come back and take a look," Nian'er said, "Has this matter been clarified?" ”

Bao Xi looked at Nian'er and stopped talking, her expression was in a hurry, and she suddenly squatted down and grabbed Nian'er's shoulders and said to him, "In the future, if someone asks you about anything that happened in the East Palace today, you must remember not to say that Zheng Shizi and Mrs. Shizi have been here." ”

"Why?" Nian'er asked puzzled, and soon became alert, "It's Jiang Wan's medicine, right?" It was Jiang Wan who harmed Xiuxiu who had a miscarriage, but now everyone suspects that it is on the mother's head, right? Nian'er's reaction was so fast that she didn't have time to let Bao Xi say anything, so she straightened out the ins and outs of the whole thing.

Bao Xi shook her head in panic and blocked Nian'er's mouth, "Don't talk nonsense, how could Jiang Wan do such a thing?" It's just that at the moment, your father has a lot of complaints about Dutu, if you tell this matter, your father must have doubts about Dutu and Jiang Wan, if you are angry with Zheng Guo because of this, I will be equivalent to cutting off my own arm with you, and there is no way out! ”

Nian'er looked at her mother with her mouth wide open, "Mother? What exactly do you want to do? You want to take responsibility for this, don't you, and you want to trade your sacrifice for the big picture, don't you? ”

"Don't worry, I'm not going to do anything! Neither will your father do anything to me! Bao Xi patted Nian'er's backup and said with relief, but this incident made Nian'er full of suspicion, watching Bao Xi keep shaking her head and retreating, "I must tell my father about Jiang Wantong's sudden arrival in the afternoon......

"I'm just as responsible!" Bao Xi looked at Nian'er, her tone suddenly became cold, and she even felt a little chilled, this made Nian'er shudder, looking at Bao Xi's eyes without a trace of emotion, "Xiuxiu will definitely investigate this matter to the end!" ”

"She won't," Bao Xi patted Nian'er on the shoulder, "Believe me, it's the best way to calm things down right now, whether this matter has anything to do with Jiang Wan or not, whether there is a problem with the things sent by Jiang Wan, or if there is a problem after I send the things to Huachen Palace, this matter can only be done if I admit it so as not to provoke any incident." Nian'er ......," she called her son's name earnestly, "You are the future king, and the trade-off is the first lesson you will learn." Now that Qin and Chu are in crisis, the king will be distracted by this matter again, if you suspect that there is still a fierce battle in Qi Zheng on Jiang Wan's head, your father will be distracted by this and bury the century-old Great Zhou foundation! ”

"I'm not unusual!" Nian'er flicked his sleeves and said, "It's him who is attached to this royal power, and it's not me, forcing me to be the prince I don't like, and forcing me to take the path I don't like, why?" ”

"Do you know why he sent the Chu army to attack the Shen State?" Bao Xi asked.

"To eradicate the mortar!" Nian'er replied.

"So...... Why do we need to eradicate mortars? "Bao Xi can't answer the question of this, Yi Jiu is Ji Gongyan's own flesh and blood, for him, in fact, the palms and backs of his hands are meat, who will inherit this throne has no impact on Ji Gongyan, after he became an ancient, what does the affairs of the world have to do with him? What he did was nothing more than the mother and son of Bao Xi and Nian'er.

"Mother can't have an accident!" Nian'er looked into Bao Xi's eyes and asked Bao Xi to promise herself.

Bao Xi nodded solemnly, "I will never have an accident!" ”

"If something happens to my mother, I will tell Jiang Wan and Di Tu that they came to the East Palace to pay respects and give Mrs. Zheng a congratulatory gift, so that everyone will know about it!" Nian'er threatened, although Bao Xi was unsure in her heart, she still nodded to Nian'er, "Don't worry, it won't!" She didn't have any confidence in saying this, as long as she thought of Mrs. Zheng's miscarriage back then, Ji Gongyan suspected that it was Bao Xi's doing, and when she rushed to the Qiongtai Hall and slapped Bao Xi on the cheek, her face was hot and painful, and her heart was also burning, and she had died of this extravagant love at that time.

Now, it was as if she had seen the incident repeat itself, which made her heart full of unease.

Ji Gongyan's footsteps came from far and near, and the people on the side bowed and said, "See the king!" ”

Hearing this voice, Bao Xi let go of the Nian'er in her arms and pushed him, "You go back to the dormitory first!" ”

"I don't!" Nian'er stomped her feet on the spot, and Bao Xi frowned slightly, "Your father wouldn't have done anything to me, but you are angry with him here, I didn't plan to do anything, but I was afraid that I would have to do something for my own face, if you are for the sake of your mother, you should go back to the room first!" ”

"I ......" Nian'er looked at Bao Xi awkwardly, her chest was blocked, but she couldn't refute Bao Xi's words, so she had to frown, pout, raise her feet and run back to her bedroom from the main hall, Bao Xi took care of her makeup, stood up and pretended to look at Ji Gongyu who strode into the palace gate, and asked, "How is Xiuxiu?" ”

"The child didn't survive!" Ji Gongyan glanced at Bao Xi and said, staring at her expression as if he wanted to judge the truth of the whole thing from her expression, Bao Xi looked at Ji Gongyan's eyebrows and guessed his intentions, and sighed long and comforted, "Please also mourn on the King's Day!" ”

"It's her life, too." Ji Gongyan said, "What do you think should be done about this matter?" ”

"What does the king think?" Bao Xi asked.

"Thoroughly!" Ji Gongyan said, "The entire harem should investigate this matter thoroughly, and it should not be difficult to find out the truth!" ”

"Okay!" Bao Xi nodded, "Who is the king going to invite to investigate this matter?" ”

"Father Yushi, right now he is the most suitable person!" Ji Gong said.

"What about the concubine?" Bao Xi asked.

Ji Gongyan looked at Bao Xi, and opened her mouth several times but couldn't speak, this expression made Bao Xi feel a little funny, and asked rhetorically, "The king wants to say that the concubine is the most suspicious, is this matter so big that it is certain?" The thing was sent out from my East Palace, Mrs. Zheng drank it, and then there was such a big thing, if this matter has nothing to do with my East Palace, I'm afraid no one will believe it, right? ”

Ji Gongyan's hand clenched into a fist, "You know everything? ”

"I can guess it......" Bao Xi said, when she said this, she actually still had two doubts in her heart, one was that she suspected that Jiang Wan had learned about the affair between Dutu and Xiuxiu, so she poisoned and murdered Xiuxiu; And then Xiuxiu wanted to borrow a knife to kill someone, maybe this child was not the king at all but dug Tu, she conveniently used the name of the decoction she sent to the tonic, and blamed herself for this crime.

Bao Xi hopes that the truth of the facts is the former, otherwise it will be too chilling.

"The widow just wants to know, is it ...... Or is it not? Ji Gongyan looked at Bao Xi and asked.

"What does the king think?" Bao Xi did not answer Ji Gongyan's question, but asked rhetorically, the sentence she asked rhetorically was what she had always wanted to ask Ji Gongyan, with a rare smile on her face, full of hope, just like a teenager who did not know the world, looking at the person he admired deeply without opening his feelings with a shy face, hoping that this person could give himself affirmation and care.