In the chariot that was not crowded, the emperor was sitting precariously, while the queen and Concubine Xian were facing each other. The same bumps that I felt were not comfortable, and my face was also full of smiles, hiding my thoughts from the opposite.

Of course, Hongli is happy, since Yongzheng entered the palace in the thirteenth year, his whole heart has been on the mystery of Jiangshan Sheji and his life experience, and the harem has become a dispensable ornament. In addition, the dragon fetus of the noble lady accidentally slipped off, and there has been no such happy event in the palace for a long time. Hui Guifei can be pregnant at this time, which is definitely a happy event for him.

However, the hidden worry in the queen's eyebrows, and the excessive sweetness on Panyu's face, Hongli didn't fail to see it. He understands their thoughts, and knows that they all crave their care, but because of their status, they can't show their little daughter-like feelings too much, and even envy is so silent and forbearing.

From the queen's eyes, Panyu could see a slight chill, but she didn't feel that there was anything wrong with her saying this. On the contrary, he calmly greeted the cold light, neither humble nor arrogant, and said without losing measure: "Is the concubine thinking, or the person who has been with her for a long time, the most comfortable to serve." Since that Xilan ......"

Pan Yu sighed lowly, and said slowly: "Leaving Lelan alone with me, no matter how I say it, I feel like something is missing." The concubine compares her heart to her heart, and she is afraid that Concubine Hui will worry a lot when she is pregnant. ”

The head of the talk is the Tao, but Baolan is a troublesome character, how could Lan Xin not see it. "It's understandable for Concubine Xian to say this, but everything, it depends on Concubine Hui's own thoughts. What do you say, Your Majesty? ”

Hongli bowed his head, and his voice was more gentle: "If she likes ProSlide to serve, it is not impossible." If you don't like it, the queen can just instruct the servants of the Internal Affairs Office to choose another one, and it will be close to Chuxiu Palace. ”

"Yes." Lan Xin responded meekly, but suddenly felt that her heart and Concubine Xian were getting farther and farther away, once upon a time, the meek and well-behaved, not arrogant concubine, after all, could not get rid of Concubine Hui's invisible clamp, and became different. In addition to sighing, Lan Xin didn't know how to make her understand that things might not be what she thought.

When the chariot stopped steadily in the main palace of Cining Palace, Lan Xin's keen eyes saw Hongli's face tense for a moment.

"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother is sick, and her body is originally weak. The concubine thought that it was inconvenient to disturb for a long time, so it was better to let Jinlan go to Chuxiu Palace first. Please take Concubine Hui's sister back to the palace to recuperate. Lan Xin's heart was still hanging and couldn't be put down, she couldn't guess what the Queen Mother was thinking and what her intentions were. And here, the emperor's anger is afraid that it will not subside so easily.

Panyu couldn't hear the intention, and thought that the queen was afraid of disturbing the queen mother's recuperation, so she echoed: "What the queen said is exactly what Hui Guifei said when she went back to her Chuxiu Palace to rest, which may be more comfortable." ”

Hongli nodded to Lan Xin, lifted the hem of the dragon robe, stepped over the high threshold, and walked in. Xue Guining took Lan Xin's hand and walked in, and Panyu was accompanied by Le Lan.

Yafu had already greeted him outside the door, and there was Concubine Hui's maid Bilan beside him. There are also eight handsome little palace maids standing beside him, all of whom are happy. Seeing the emperor come up, everyone was blessed and rewarded, and congratulated again and again: "Congratulations to the emperor for adding another brother, and the blessings will last for thousands of generations." ”

A gentle snort, only you can hear. Le Lan covered her disgust with a smile, and didn't cause trouble for Concubine Xian at all. She didn't understand, Concubine Hui was found to be pregnant here, why did the slaves and maids immediately say that it was a little brother. This is also too unsatisfactory, I don't know, but when Concubine Hui has already given birth to Lin'er.

These people, even if they serve in Cining Palace, are not stable at all, and they are annoying. Holding Concubine Xian's hand, she worked harder than usual, and pinched a handful of cold sweat wetly.

Panyu couldn't tell the difference, whether this cold sweat was his own or Lelan's. She cautiously followed behind the emperor, not daring to look around or pull down her face. Qiang Yan laughed to such a situation, and he also practiced a little bit perfectly.

"Queen Mother." Hongli was the first to speak, and with two short words, he relied on the number of courtesies and saluted the Queen Mother. Then the queen and the concubine were happy, and the queen mother was blessed.

Gao Lingxi stood up slowly, was helped up by four palace maids, and saluted the emperor and queen. That posture is exactly what a full favorite concubine should have, although she smiled, her pure and flawless face could not see a little smugness, but it was piercing. "The concubines greet the emperor and the queen."

After glancing at the queen, the queen mother smiled and said, "Let's all be even." The emperor sat down quickly and had a good conversation with Ling Xi for a while. The queen and the concubine also sit, and Yafu went to serve tea. ”

In fact, the atmosphere at this time is somewhat awkward. Lan Xincai had a quarrel with the Queen Mother, and immediately had to lose a smile again. She only felt that her face was stiff, and she couldn't move. "Thank you, Queen Mother."

Hongli saw at a glance that the cotton gauze on the queen mother's arm was wrapped in the sleeves, and there was red blood, so he couldn't help but ask: "Why is the queen mother so badly injured?" ”

The Queen Mother stroked her arm and said calmly: "Don't hide it from the emperor, it is your former nurse Ruying who was injured." The mourning family still remembers that she returned to the palace in the twelfth year of Yongzheng, and said to the mourning family that there is no way to live in the countryside, but begging to stay with the mourning family and continue to serve. So far, it has been until today. ”

Gao Lingxi was a little surprised, it stands to reason that inviting the emperor and queen over should be to ask for warmth and care about her pregnancy. How can a nurse come out of nowhere? However, when she saw the emperor's solemn expression, she didn't dare to say anything. only looked at Concubine Xian with a slightly smug gaze, as if she could be pregnant and domineering. There is no room for concubines.

Hongli breathed and remained silent: "The nurse has gone." ”

"A good person, I don't know why I became like this." The queen mother couldn't figure it out: "The emperor doesn't know anything, and it's not the first time she has stolen the palace property." Previously, the mourning family could turn a blind eye. But this time, she intensified her efforts and stole the golden hairpin that the emperor rewarded when she entered the palace......

That's the thought that the first emperor left for the mourning family, if not, the mourning family really didn't have to stop her. ”

The Queen Mother glanced at Yafu, and Yafu gave him a slight high-five, and a chamberlain walked in with a stack of handwritten papers. "Your Majesty, you can see it yourself."

Hongli glanced at the Queen Mother, and Li Yu hurriedly took over the silver-wrapped boxwood tray and presented it to the emperor.

"Every piece of paper here is an IOU from the major gambling houses in Beijing. From the south of the city to the north of the city, all the famous gambling houses have borrowed money one by one, and they have owed accounts, but none of them have been left behind. The Queen Mother was a little impatient, and more disgusted: "This person is Ruying's son, Chen Jiu." ”

"Chen Jiu?" Hongli seems to have some impression of this name, and if you think about it carefully, you have seen this Chen Jiu when you were a child. He was born ugly, he was yin and yang, and when he met for the first time, he didn't dare to approach.

Lan Xin saw that Hongli really remembered something, and felt a little relieved, obviously the Queen Mother came prepared. Whether it's true or not, or deliberately provoking the love between himself and the emperor, it doesn't particularly matter. Now that the rain has passed, she only hopes that the Queen Mother can do enough to make the scene and not let the emperor complain anymore, which is just better.

"You saw this Chen Jiu when you were young." The Queen Mother closed the lid of the cup and gently blew away the hot tea: "It's a boy born with a black birthmark on his face." I just don't know if I still have an impression. ”

The queen mother didn't want to ask the emperor anything, she just said to herself: "The palace thinks that the reason why Ruying can't get along is mostly because this son eats, drinks, prostitutes, gambles, and does all kinds of evil." Eighty percent is to pay off his son's debts, and Ru Yingcai has no choice but to embark on this crooked path. ”

The heart was a little cold, and the Queen Mother sighed slightly: "These are also the news that the mourning family let people go out to inquire and come back, if it weren't for that, the mourning family would not have ...... for a golden hairpin."

Although Hongli has never been in the gambling house, he has always been there once or twice when he was Prince Bao in the past. Looking at the IOU presented by the Queen Mother, it is covered and sampled, and the time and place verification are all available, and it does not seem to be fake at all. Sure enough, the Queen Mother's statement is reasonable. But how to explain the jade plate, could it be that the jade plate written by the first emperor in the mouth of the nurse is in the hands of this Chen Jiu?

If this is the case, he will have to be one step ahead of others to find this Chen Jiu.

The Queen Mother seemed to see through the emperor's intentions, and hurriedly said: "The mourning family thinks that since Ruying is gone, she can help if she can." Who knew that the gambling house said that Chen Jiu had paid off all the debts, which was the matter of this morning. Dozens of gambling houses in the capital have received his repayment one after another in one morning, and the IOUs you see now are the appendix of the gambling houses.

The original share was returned to Chen Jiu. The mourning family wondered how he could raise so much money overnight. ”

frowned very tightly, Hongli didn't believe the Queen Mother's words very much, but because Concubine Hui and Concubine Xian were here, he had to express his mind implicitly. "I heard from the nurse that she had seen the jade plaque written by the emperor himself. The jade plaque is a big inner thing, and it must be worth some silver. Could it be that she secretly stole the jade plate to pay off her son's debt......"

When Lan Xin heard the word "jade", his heart almost jumped out of his throat. The emperor still can't get past his heart, and he still doesn't want to reveal this matter in a hurry. Even in front of the Queen Mother, he dared to express the doubts in his heart. This is too risky, if the Queen Mother is really not the mother of her relatives, then can she tolerate a suspicious herself, and even depose her so-called son?

A pair of eyes stared nervously and fearfully at the Queen Mother, who did not show emotion, Lan Xin held her breath, for fear that the momentum of thunder would pour out in an instant. Will the queen mother turn her face in front of the palace concubines, and will the emperor believe her words?