Mu Jiaren pounced on Jin Qiao's corpse, the white cloth was lifted, her face was pale and gray, she was wearing new clothes, her hair was neatly coiled, and her eyes were closed.

She raised her hand to hug Jin Qiao's body, and shook her head in disbelief: "You promised me, why, why are you looking for a short time!" ”

Jin Qiao's body was cold and wet, and there was no life.

Tao Ran also knelt on the side and cried bitterly, when the queen came over and ordered the eunuch to carry Jin Qiao's body away.

Mu Jiaren hugged her, all she could think of was Jin Qiao sitting beside her, fanning her to relieve the heat, and teaching her how to embroider, how could she suddenly commit suicide?

"Don't hurry up yet!" The grandmother behind her urged, and the eunuch went up to snatch the corpse, Mu Jiaren's eyes were hollow, as if she couldn't hear the other party's words.

"The palace maid in the dining room, why are you making trouble here?" The queen's tone was majestic and angry.

The grandmother on the side stepped forward, raised her hand and slapped it, Tao Ran stepped forward to see this, and blocked the slap for Mu Jiaren.

With a "snap", Mu Jiaren was pulled back from the silence, she looked at Tao Ran, and at this time, Mama raised her hand again, and Tao Ran protected her.

"The slave maid and Jin Qiaoqing are sisters, that's why I saw her commit suicide......"

"Jin Qiao left a suicide note, she committed suicide unintentionally, and she, as a palace maid, actually chose to throw herself into the lake, this move violates the palace rules, if you are making trouble again, the palace will punish you together!"

The queen raised her hand, the eunuchs carried the body away, and Tao Ran hugged Mu Jiaren to prevent her from being impulsive again.

And the grandmother just now looked at the two and reprimanded: "The life and death of the palace maid are decided by the master, Jin Qiao's body will be burned, and no ashes will be left, if you obstruct it today, I will teach Qin Shanggong well!" ”

After speaking, Mama raised her hand to slap Tao Ran, and slapped it ten times in a row, Tao Ran's cheeks were covered with blood-red fingerprints, and the corners of her mouth were bloodshot.

Mama walked towards Mu Jiaren and raised her hand to prepare a fan, but Tao Ran stepped forward to hold her hand.

"Mama is angry, Sister Xia Zhu has just entered the palace and doesn't understand the rules, so you can beat me."

"Hmph, are you all so unruly in the Shanggong Bureau?" Mama kicked Tao Ran away, and then raised her hand to tear off Mu Jiaren's veil.

"Mama Rong, why are you teaching two palace maids here?"

Mama Wei walked over and stood beside the two of them.

"These two palace maids, obstructing the punishment of the queen, don't understand the rules, I am letting them remember it for a long time."

"Although the death of a palace maid is not a big deal, but they are the palace maids in the dining room, and there will be a banquet in the palace tomorrow, so it is not appropriate to punish too severely."

Mama Rong didn't care: "If your face is swollen, you can wear a veil like this." ”

After speaking, he raised his hand and slapped Mu Jiaren, Tao Ran and Mama Wei were shocked, when Mama Rong raised her hand again, Tao Ran had already hugged Mu Jiaren and begged: "Sister Xia Zhu is weak, if Mama wants to beat me." ”

Mama Wei opened her mouth and said: "Mama Rong, can you raise your noble hand, I took the two of them to the Queen Mother, this is injured, and I can't explain it to the Queen Mother." ”

Mama Rong was a little surprised, and there was a hint of vigilance in her words: "What are they going to see the Queen Mother for?" Jin Qiao is undoubtedly suicidal. ”

"It's not a matter of Jin Qiao, it's just that the dim sum made by Xia Zhu is very suitable for the taste of the Queen Mother, so let me find someone to make some dim sum appetizing."

"So that's the case, then I'll let them go today." After speaking, she glared at the two of them, "In the future, everyone in the Shanggong Bureau will behave properly!" If you don't have a long memory, it's not such a simple thing. ”

"Yes, slave understands." Tao Ran pulled Mu Jiaren and kowtowed.

Then the two were taken to Yongning Palace by Mama Wei, Tao Ran was left in the courtyard to wait, and Mu Jiaren entered the inner hall.

"Slave Xia Zhu, please say hello to the Queen Mother." Mu Jiaren knelt on the ground and saluted, and Mama Wei stepped forward and whispered a few words in the Queen Mother's ear.

The Queen Mother raised her hand to let the palace people retreat, and then looked at Mu Jiaren: "Take off the veil." ”

Mu Jiaren took off the veil, and there were already obvious five-finger marks on her right cheek.

"You are a palace maid now, and there are some rules that you still have to follow."

Gonggong Li brought the ointment and put it next to Mu Jiaren.

"This is the snow lotus powder paste that the Queen Mother gave you, after applying it, it will be fine overnight."

"Thank you for the reward." Mu Jiaren was still expressionless, as if it didn't matter what happened.

The Queen Mother also saw her abnormality, Beichen Ye was fighting, and every time he wrote to his family, he would mention whether Mu Jiaren was okay, he originally thought that when he went to fight, he would have the world in his heart, but he still couldn't let go of Mu Jiaren.

"I heard that a palace maid who is close to you committed suicide, you have been in the palace for a short time, some people are good to you, not out of sincerity, things in the palace, true and false, you can not tell by your eyes, you still have to be sensible, don't be emotional."

Jin Qiao, the palace maid, has been in the palace for a long time and knows a lot of things, the queen already hates her, and now she chooses to commit suicide, which can be regarded as a relief.

The Queen Mother didn't say this to Mu Jiaren, but hoped that she would not be too fragile and be able to witness life and death, which can be regarded as an experience of a state of mind.

"The slave understands." Mu Jiaren nodded.

"You go down and have a good rest, the mourning family has already told Qin Shanggong that they will not punish you."

"Thank you, Queen Mother."

Mu Jiaren kowtowed and left with the ointment.

Tao Ran waited anxiously outside, and when she came out, her hanging heart fell to the ground.

"What's the matter, the Queen Mother didn't punish you."

Mu Jiaren shook her head, she looked at Tao Ran, and her cheeks were already red and swollen at this time.

Out of Yongning Palace, Mu Jiaren opened the medicine box and applied medicine to her.

"Why do you still have ointment, was it given by the Queen Mother?"

Mu Jiaren didn't speak, and after helping her apply the ointment, the two returned to the dining room.

At this time, it was already time to make dinner, Mu Jiaren took a veil for Tao Ran to take with her, and the two went to the imperial dining room to do things together.

Bai Shao and Zi Su heard about the afternoon incident and wanted to comfort them, but seeing that Mu Jiaren didn't want to say more, they didn't mention it again.

After making dinner, Mu Jiaren went back to the dining room early.

Lying on the bed, she also began to ask herself, but she had only known each other for a few days, but she had only spoken a few words, but she had given some very cheap gifts, why did she care so much, why did she be so sad?

Thinking about it, tears welled up in my eyes.

After a sleepless night, Mu Jiaren woke up in the morning, but did not get up, but waited for everyone to leave before starting to freshen up.

Zhong Sishan did not criticize Mu Jia and Tao Ran, Bai Shao knew that she was sad, and saw that she was still sad, so he didn't urge her.

After grooming, she took out the brocade box with the veil, which was all made for her by Jin Qiao, thinking that she already had plans to commit suicide, so she did so much, and even the cotton clothes for the winter were sewn for her.

When Mu Jiaren reached for the veil, she found a letter inside.

She immediately opened it, and inside was the words that Jin Qiao had written to her.