"Where are the two elder brothers? Why did the second elder brother fall ill like water at night, and no one noticed it? Hongli was angry and resentful.

Su Wanrong's heart was cold, and she hurriedly glanced at Li Yu: "Go and ask people one by one, you must ask clearly." ”

Li Yu obviously didn't expect that at this moment, Concubine Chun would be so calm. Obviously, she is the one who should be suspected the most, but she can still imagine for the emperor and queen everywhere, and she shuttles through everyone's sharp eyes with ease, without the slightest timidity. "Yes."

When he retreated, Li Yu subconsciously glanced at the queen. It turns out that the harem is really so fast, no one can turn the tide, even the queen of the main palace with such a noble status can't reach it after all.

"Your Majesty, this is just a misunderstanding, the concubine thinks that the queen's mother has a deep love for the second elder brother, so she hates iron and steel so much." Su Wanrong's eyes were full of tears, but she couldn't bear it in her heart: "The concubine is also the one who is the mother, and she knows the queen's pity best." Niangniang has high hopes for Yonglian, and it is inevitable that she will be a little stricter.

And the second elder brother is so obedient and sensible. He must not want the emperor and the queen to be in a misunderstanding all the time and estranged from each other. Perhaps because of this, he would fish in the pond in the middle of the night, hoping that his illness would not get better sooner, in order to resolve the knot between the emperor and his mother. ”

Hongli's cold gaze inadvertently crossed Concubine Chun's cheeks, and when he saw the tears that slipped from her eyes, it was also a crystal clear teardrop, and he couldn't help but sigh. "Concubine Chun understands Yonglian's thoughts, since this is the case, why not comfort him earlier?"

Su Wanrong's heart sank, and she didn't know how to answer, so she had to hang her head timidly and sob. After a while, he said quietly: "The concubine realized that she failed to share the worries of the emperor and the queen, and she was really ashamed of the emperor's wrong love." ”

Suo Lan pressed on Lan Xin's central acupoint with the power of his thumb, repeating it several times before he heard the queen let out a sullen breath. When he was rejoicing, he heard Concubine Chun's sentence of "wrong love", and finally showed a smile on her face, and suddenly became dissatisfied with the gloomy black cloud.

It's really going to put gold on your face. Suo Lan didn't say it, but he hated it in his heart. The emperor clearly blamed Concubine Chun for not trying her best to take care of the second elder brother, and the words were slowly accusatory, where was the "wrong love"? It was difficult for the queen mother to lose her child, and she couldn't stand the blow and fainted, but the emperor was still full of resentment, and he stood insensitive and didn't care about it.

I still have the heart to listen to Concubine Chun's nonsense-filled talk, how important is the queen's position in the emperor's mind? If she is not even an ordinary palace concubine, then what is the queen doing all this for?

The more I thought about it, the more sad I felt in my heart, except for sadness, Suo Lan didn't know how to describe how cold and discouraged he was at the moment. Even the fate of the middle palace lady is still so sad, what hope does the harem have? "Queen, are you awake?"

"Your Majesty......" Lan Xin struggled to stand up, but found that he really didn't have any strength. The concubine implored the emperor to ......"

Suo Lan didn't know where the courage came from, grabbed the queen's hand, leaned forward and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, the queen's mother's mind is very clear, and I beg the emperor to find out the truth about the death of the second elder brother." ”

Jinlan also understood that when the queen opened her mouth at this moment, she must have said something to blame herself. The emperor's heart was already very painful and chaotic, and there was a pure concubine who was afraid that the world would not be chaotic, so he also pleaded: "Your Majesty, the death of the second elder brother is by no means accidental, otherwise so many palace people are taking care of it inch by inch, how can the second elder brother be allowed to enter the water late at night and catch a cold and fever?" Maybe the recurrence of the second elder brother's illness is related to this person. Please, find out the truth, please, slave. ”

Hongli glanced at Lan Xin, who was bloodless, and his heartache suddenly intensified a lot: "I know in my heart, let's send the queen back to Changchun Palace first!" ”

"No, the emperor, the concubines are fine, the concubines will guard Yonglian here." Lan Xin burst into tears, but gritted his teeth and stood up. "Your Majesty, when Yonglian was alive, his concubines were harsh and cold, and they were strict everywhere, for fear of pampering him. But now, Yonglian is dead, and the concubines have lost him forever, so I can hold him in my arms for a few days at the end, and ask the emperor to allow the concubines to accompany him day and night. ”

A few words full of self-blame between the lines, listening to it can't help but make Hongli feel sad. In fact, if it weren't for his blind resentment of Lan Xin's excessive intentions and blaming her for the death of Nian and the emperor's heir, how could he force Yonglian to use such a method to redeem the so-called affection?

Hongli nodded vigorously, and Wu Zi took a step forward to stabilize Lan Xin, who was crooked and unable to support himself. "Yonglian unfortunately died, and my heart hurt as much as the queen. Regardless of the truth of the matter, I have a word, I hope the queen can listen to it. ”

thought that the emperor hated him, but Lan Xin didn't expect him to talk to her so warmly, and he burst into tears.

"Take care of yourself." Hongli's short sentence was extremely moving. "If Yonglian is alive, he must not want to see you like this."

"Your Majesty ......" Lan Xin finally broke the embankment with tears that he could not bear with all. She took advantage of the situation and knelt down in front of Hongli, and cried loudly regardless of it: "It's the concubine who is not good, the concubine's heart is too ruthless, and she is not worthy of being Yonglian's mother." It was the concubine who harmed him......"

Su Wanrong was shocked by such a picture in front of her, why didn't the emperor blame the queen for harming the second elder brother because of her momentary anger, but actually cared for each other and relieved? Could it be that the death of the second elder brother is not only not a rift between the emperor and the queen, but has completely eliminated the previous resentment between each other, how is this possible?

Li Yu bowed and walked in, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, the nurse He Huan, who served the second elder brother, and Su Mingshou, the inner attendant, all hanged themselves, and Su Mingshou also left a confession to admit that he was derelict in his duties, and there was no instigation from others. ”

Hongli closed his eyes slowly, and said lightly: "The maids who served by the second elder brother's side in the past, the nurse and the inner attendant were all driven out of the palace from afar, and they were not allowed to be used again." The nearest...... All accompanied Yonglian on the road, leaving no one. ”

With a hideous brow, Li Yu didn't dare to show timidity, so he only fixed his mind and said, "The slave obeys the order." ”

Lan Xin did not stop such a bloody decree of the emperor for the first time, but she felt calm. Every time there is something in the palace, when the master will inevitably shift the blame to the slave, thinking that if a few people die casually, it will be regarded as cutting off the vine, and he will not be able to touch the melon anymore. But is it really that simple?

There is nothing in vain, and Yonglian's death will not be just settled. It was only at this time that Lan Xin realized that his kindness and tolerance not only could not make the six palaces harmonious, but even the innocent Yonglian was tragically killed. So why should she be so tolerant of others?

There was a bottomless resentment in his eyes, Lan Xin lay on the emperor's chest, staring coldly at the pure concubine in front of him.

Su Wanrong was obviously flustered when she faced the queen's terrifying gaze. But after a short moment, she regained her usual peace: "Your Majesty, the queen's mother, the concubine should send Yongzhang back to the room first, and then come over to arrange the funeral of the second elder brother." ”

Hongli glanced at the young Yongzhang and said in a low voice: "No need, it is enough to have a concubine here, and my brother has been restless these days, so I will temporarily bring Yongzhang back to Zhongcui Palace to take care of it." ”

What is this? Grace and disgust? Su Wanrong couldn't understand the emperor's words for a while, so she only smiled indifferently: "The concubine obeys the order, thank you for the emperor's compassion." ”

Lan Xin looked at the back of Concubine Chun leaving, and couldn't calm down for a long time. If at the beginning, she would not have allowed this flattering and vicious Su family to be her concubine, then to this day, will her Yonglian still be fine?

There are no ifs, no ifs, and no assumptions in the harem. Although Lan Xin was heartbroken, he couldn't forget this simple truth. Revenge must be avenged. If it was a pure concubine, Lan Xin would definitely not be soft. But in fact, she didn't think about another possibility, is there someone else's poisonous plan in it?

It doesn't matter if you wronged the pure concubine, but if you indulge the real murderer, don't you have to hate yourself to death? Lan Xin took a deep breath of the bitter aroma mixed with rich ambergris, and suddenly felt that the whole person was a lot more sober. In order to avenge Yonglian, she must grit her teeth and go on step by step.

The winter of the third year of Qianlong was the coldest and longest winter in the entire Forbidden City. It seems that the death of the second elder brother Yonglian has become a thick dark cloud hanging in the sky of the Forbidden City, which has not collapsed for a long time.

Under such a haze, after several months, until the spring flowers in the imperial garden could not bear to bear the temperament, and bloomed delicately yellow, people knew that spring had finally come.

And in the spring of this year, the first major event in the Forbidden City was the draft for the emperor. And the person who tried his best to contribute to this major event was naturally the high-ranking queen mother.

Lan Xin leaned on the rectangular deerskin cushion on the bed, looked at the list of show girls submitted by Jiang Lian of the Internal Affairs Bureau, and saw it for a long time.

And Jiang Lian kept bowing, and beads of sweat the size of beans fell down his wrinkled forehead. How could he have expected that the queen would rise so quickly again. And it was still after the death of the second elder brother.

"Jiang Lian, you really have the head of the way, just by looking at this list, this palace already has a number in his heart." Lan Xin smiled slightly, a little tiredness flowed in her clear eyes, although she wanted to hide it, she was still unable to do it.

"Thank you for the praise of the queen, the slave is ashamed. The directory is nothing more than a matter for slaves, and only by doing a good job can we not live up to the trust of the emperor and the queen. Jiang Lian carefully wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead, and said with a weak heart.