After saying the important things, the concubines naturally dispersed.

However, Liao Rongyu was not in a hurry to leave, but asked Xin Wei to go back first. Alone in the courtyard of the vestibule, looking at the chrysanthemums in the Queen's Palace.

"Niangniang, Concubine Liao seems to have something to say." Bingling was very strange: "Before she was pregnant, Concubine Liao was finally humble and gentle, although sometimes she spoke harshly, but she was not as tough as she is now." Niangniang, do you say that this is because pregnancy has changed people's nature, or is Liao Concubine previously smashed her head by the shelf, and her brain is not clear? ”

Cen Mu frowned and sighed: "You, you are also becoming more and more unforgiving." Quite a bit of a green plow's temperament. ”

"It's inevitable to get along with her for a long time." Bingling smiled and said, "Do you want the slave to invite Concubine Liao in?" ”

"No need." Cen Muning walked out with her hand: "The chrysanthemums are very good, there are many varieties, and this palace also wants to take a look." ”

Bingling's mosquito voice said in her ear: "Actually, the slave maid thinks that the mother doesn't need to be too used to Concubine Liao." ”

Cen Mu Ning glanced sideways at her, but did not say anything.

"The Queen." Liao Rongyu turned around and saw the queen coming, and hurriedly took two steps forward on Mo Se's hand: "The concubine is reckless." The chrysanthemums here are very beautiful, and they are a little more delicate than those in the imperial garden. It may be that the atmosphere of Fengling Hall is better, and the flowers raised are also extraordinarily spiritual. The concubine was greedy for a while......"

Looking at the queen's eyes, Liao Rongyu felt that it was not good not to tell the truth, so she smiled and said: "It's also because I have something in my heart, so I stay and look forward to talking to my mother for a while." I didn't expect Niangniang to really see the concubine's thoughts, so this came. ”

"If Concubine Liao has anything on her mind, just tell this palace." Cen Muning looked at her gently, with a soft expression: "Now that you are pregnant, it is not good to keep many things in your heart, but it is easier to say it." ”

"It's still the mother who knows the concubine's mind best. Even if you want the concubine to hold back, I'm afraid that the concubine won't be able to hold back. Liao Rongyu sighed lightly, and her tone was a little soft: "Actually, the concubine is not sure, there is suddenly such a bizarre thing in Concubine Min's palace at this time, will it be related to the war outside." But I always feel that Concubine Min seems to have something to hide from her mother. Her mother's family, because of her grace, colluded with the courtiers and almost made mistakes, thanks to the emperor's wisdom and Niangniang's help, the hidden dangers were stifled as soon as possible. But now, it's a different story. ”

"What's the difference?" Pretending to be confused, Cen Muning didn't say much, just listened to her quietly.

"Niangniang, don't blame the concubine for being suspicious." Liao Rongyu frowned slightly: "The current war situation is tight, and the emperor's safety is unpredictable, so the concubines shouldn't have said this." But if the assassin did it last night, the queen will ...... In distress, I am afraid that only Concubine Min is the only one who can control the situation in this palace. Although Concubine Ying is also in the concubine position, she has a humble background, and she has to take care of her children, so she has no ability to fight against Concubine Min. ”

"What do you mean...... The assassin who assassinated the palace last night was most likely arranged by Concubine Min? Cen Mooning frowned and looked at her.

Liao Rongyu knelt down with the hand of the concubine, and her head hung very low: "If Concubine Min doesn't have this kind of thought, it is the heart of the concubine and the villain, and the concubine is willing to make amends to her." But if Concubine Ruomin really has such thoughts, you have to guard against it. After all, things in the palace are always changing rapidly, and no one can predict what will happen next. Since the concubine entered the palace, she has been relying on the protection of Niangniang, and now she has a child, I only hope that the emperor will return triumphantly, and you can firmly control the situation in the harem, so that the concubine can give birth to the child safely on her own side of the world, until the heir is born smoothly. In this way, it is the selfishness of the concubine, but the queen mother, the concubine is already a person who has lost a child. The child is not clear, and the concubine never wants to see history repeat itself, and try to lose her son again. ”

"Bingling, help Concubine Liao up." Cen Muning's gaze was still gentle: "In the past, this palace failed to give you a clear explanation, and it was indeed wronged by you." Now that you are pregnant again, it is a blessing from heaven. The palace is also looking forward to you getting a man and adding another prince to the emperor. Therefore, no matter whether the outside of the palace is peaceful or not, whether the palace is peaceful or not, this palace hopes that you can take care of the fetus. The things you worry about, you don't know that they are not the things that this palace remembers in mind, you can rest assured. ”

Liao Rongyu's eyes lit up with hope: "Thank you for the queen's compassion." The concubine hopes to share the worries of the mother, even if she can't do it, as long as the mother doesn't dislike it, the concubine will feel at ease. ”

"You are anxious to share your worries for this palace, why don't you want to protect the safety of your mother and son." Cen Muning held Liao Rongyu's right hand with both hands, with a slight force. Her hands were a little cold, but they were smooth and soft: "Don't worry." ”

"With the words of the queen's mother, there is nothing uneasy about the concubines." A smile appeared on Liao Rongyu's face: "Niangniang treats her concubines so well. In the future, the children of the concubines will inevitably regard you as filial as their own mothers. ”

"Naturally, it's good." Cen Muning took the opportunity to take off a bracelet with a red gold ruby phoenix feather from her wrist, and naturally put it on Liao Rongyu's wrist.

"Queen Mother, how can the concubines not deserve such a valuable thing." Liao Rongyu hurriedly went to pick it.

"Huh." Cen Mooning held her hand and smiled gently: "It's just a bracelet, where is there anything that doesn't deserve it." This palace looks at you very good-looking, your complexion is white, and this red gold ruby makes you look good. The left and right are also a little bit of the heart of the main palace. ”

"That'...... The concubine was ashamed, thanks to the queen's gift. Liao Rongyu saluted her.

"Don't bow and curtsiness at every turn, your body matters." Cen Muning's smile always looked very gentle: "What's more, this palace doesn't care about these things the most." Okay, after all that, you're tired, so hurry back to the palace and rest. If there is anything you need, ask Moser to tell the palace. ”

"Yes." Liao Rongyu thanked him with a smile, and then slowly walked out of the Fengling Hall with his hand.

Bingling was a little incomprehensible. "Niangniang, that bracelet was specially made by the emperor when you entered the palace, and the emperor instructed the Internal Affairs Bureau. You have always felt precious in your daily life, and you rarely wear it. Why did you just take it today, and then give it to Concubine Liao? The pattern on it, but the phoenix feather, she is just a concubine, where can she be used. ”

"It's just a bracelet." Cen Mu Ning looked at the direction of Concubine Liao for a long time, until the figure was gone, and the smile on her lips was still so bright. "And these bracelets are a pair."

"Yes." Bingling nodded: "The slave remembers that this bracelet is indeed a pair, but I have never seen a pair of bracelets." ”

"That's because that bracelet was accidentally damaged by the main palace and is still sitting in the box in front of the dressing mirror." Cen Muning said quietly: "Since you mentioned this matter, wait for you to go to the Internal Affairs Bureau, hand over the bracelet to the eunuch in charge, and ask him to take it to the skilled craftsman to see if it can be restored." ”

"Yes." Bingling nodded, but was a little confused. What is the queen mother's plan in her heart......

In the past two days, on the surface, it seems that there is a pool of still water in the harem, but in fact, no one's heart is very peaceful.

Cen Muning received Chu Rongzhi's letterhead early in the morning of the third day.

The letterhead only said that the breakthrough had been done in one fell swoop, and that the enemy's food had been burned, and that the war had turned a corner, and that good news would come soon.

"Mother, that's great." Bingling smiled from ear to ear. "In this way, the crisis of the Chu family can be completely lifted."

"yes." Cen Muning was still a little worried: "It's just that the emperor still has no news, and I don't know what happened to Qingli......

"That girl is too, she is very neat on weekdays, why is it only this time, she has been out for a long time, and she doesn't know how to send a message back. Tell people to be in a hurry. He said so, but then he smiled again, and Bingling sighed faintly: "She is eighty percent dedicated to saving the emperor and Yin Li." That girl is the most simple, whoever treats her well, she will be good to whom, which one is good to risk. ”

"yes." Cen Muning smiled and nodded: "Actually, sometimes when I think about it, it's good for her to live like this." Sincerity and sincerity. ”

Speaking of this, she remembered something: "Can the harem still be peaceful these days?" ”

"It's kind of fine." Bingling glanced out the window and whispered, "It's not very good." I heard that Concubine Min Niangniang saw the second velvet flower again. Concubine Min secretly monitored the Moon Birch Hall of Concubine Mao. But those people are not good, and they don't know whether they are lazy or blind, and they all say that they didn't notice anything unusual, and no one has ever gone in. But the velvet flower is still one missing. Someone is clearly acting in the shadows. This makes the slave and maid have to be on guard. After all, it is not a good thing to have such a quick hand in the harem. ”

Cen Mooning nodded slightly: "In fact, the harem is also a big stage, and it is said that the eight immortals cross the sea to show their magical powers." Some things, as long as they don't endanger others, they will make trouble if they want to. You just have to keep an eye on it. By the way, the bracelet that you took to the Internal Affairs Bureau to repair is almost there, wait for you to ask, whether it has been repaired or not, bring it back. ”

"Yes." Bingling was still curious about what the bracelet was saying. But the queen didn't say much, and she didn't ask again.

After lunch, she took the bracelet back as the queen had ordered.

Cen Muning opened the brocade box in front of her, and then picked up the bracelet and looked at it, and the bracelet was broken into two.

"How can it be?" Bingling couldn't help but be angry: "What's the matter with these slaves, they dare to say that the bracelet has been repaired." This is clearly not repaired, otherwise it would have broken as soon as it was touched. Don't be angry, the slave will go to them to settle accounts. ”

"Not necessarily." Cen Mu Ning looked at the bracelet, and her heart tightened slightly: "The fox hiding in the shadows finally showed its tail." ”

"......" Bingling looked at the queen suspiciously, confused.

Cen Muning picked up the two bracelets, stuffed one into the other, and twisted it slightly. The two bracelets became one, and they were restored to their original state.

"Mother, this is ......" Bingling is still confused.

"There's something in this bracelet." Cen Mu smiled and said: "There could have been some incense powder hidden in it, but when I wore it, the fragrance of the incense powder loomed through the bracelet, which made people feel relaxed and happy." But...... It is also possible to hide drugs. If you inadvertently turn the junction of the two halves of the bracelet, the powder inside will spill down, and you can poison it without knowing it. But the most wonderful thing is that once you completely twist the mechanism, add powder to it, or check whether there is a dark groove inside, a small buckle at the interface of the bracelet will break, making it difficult to restore the bracelet. It must be sent to the Internal Affairs Bureau, and the buckle must be relocated by skilled craftsmen in order to be intact. ”

Bingling seemed to understand something, and a hint of coolness flashed in his eyes. "It turns out that the mother gave this bracelet to Liao Guifei, and that's why."

"Not bad." Cen Mu smiled faintly, and the corners of her lips were frosty: "The incident of the Buddha statue in the prayer hall that day, I wondered, how could Cang Lian know." Someone must have secretly sent her a letter. I've been trying not to look into this because the time is not right. There were only a few people who knew the whole thing that day, except for Chu Peiyuan, who did it secretly, everyone else was suspicious. ”

"Queen Mother, you ......" Bingling couldn't help but be surprised when she heard her mention Chu Peiyuan. You already know General Chu Hao, he ......"

"So you know." Cen Muning smiled slightly, and continued: "Since this person is carrying the palace behind his back to offer mercy to Cang Lian, he will definitely not do it only once. Now it seems that she is really hiding deeply. ”

Concubine Liao didn't believe that the queen mother was sincere in protecting the child in her womb. So she won't be at ease with what the queen gave her. So he secretly unscrewed the bracelet to check, but unexpectedly broke the buckle. There was no way, she had to fix it and wear it on her body so that she wouldn't be suspected. I had to go to the Internal Affairs Bureau to exchange the bracelet that had just been repaired. The slave maid was a little puzzled, why did she take such a risk, she couldn't secretly take out the palace to repair it, or ask someone to copy another one. ”

"Because there is no time, and this kind of buckle is not something that everyone can do. If the design is not suitable, the bracelet will not be connected. If you want to repair it when the time comes, it will only be more troublesome. Cen Mu said in his heart, although Concubine Liao is smart, it is difficult for the fox to hide her tail after all. She must have thought that the people from the Internal Affairs Bureau would find out that the bracelet had not been repaired and would repair it again. Or, even if we know her thoughts, we can't do anything about her without evidence. After all, if you don't tear your face, you can't be considered to have evidence. ”

"That's what the mother said." Bingling still felt sorry: "But could it be that it was just because Concubine Liao was curious and accidentally broke the bracelet, afraid that you would scold her, so she moved such a thought?" The slave maid moderately remembers that when we are in trouble, Concubine Liao and Xinmei will always come to visit you. At that time, the sincerity in her eyes really touched the slave maid. The slave and maid even felt that it was nothing more than that between sisters. Concubine Liao really treats her as a relative, so she will care and care for her like this......"

"She's such a smart person, how can she let you see the fake." Cen Mooning said regretfully: "If I guess correctly, her first child ...... Most likely by her own hand. ”

"What!" Bingling was heartbroken: "If that's the case, she can't help but be too ruthless." ”

"Not only that, but she also spent a lot of effort to plan the concubine's child at the beginning. It's a pity that Concubine Ying is still competitive, and in the end she also saved her own flesh and blood. Instead, for the sake of grace, she endured to poison her children. Cen Muning rubbed her eyebrows, and her smile revealed a clear coolness: "Okay, there is no need to talk about this matter, but I already know what kind of person she is, so I just need to be on guard in secret." It's the one in our palace, and we can't stay anymore. ”

"The slave understands." Bingling said solemnly: "Don't worry, the slave will deal with this matter tonight." ”

Cen Mooning put the bracelet back in the brocade box and handed it to her: "Put it away." Suddenly you want to eat oranges, you go and pick a few sweet ones and bring them. The basket that was brought in the morning should be given to the people in the palace. ”

"Okay." Bingling nodded and smiled and retreated.

"Exactly. Ming and Qing dynasties. "As soon as she came out, she saw Ming Qing standing under the porch." The queen said she wanted a few oranges, and we would divide the rest. Hurry up and ask someone to carry the basket to the backyard. ”

"Okay." The Ming and Qing dynasties were also happy. There is a rare happy thing in the palace, the master appreciates the oranges, and the big guys are naturally happy.

This night, the palace was particularly quiet. Even the autumn wind that shook the branches was lazy and did not move at all.

The next day, it was a good sunny day.

The craftsmen of the flower room put the various flowers that have been cultivated in a conspicuous place in the imperial garden.

It attracted the concubines to walk and watch.

Even Liao Rongyu, who was pregnant, was very interested, holding Xinwei's hand and walking slowly among the flowers.

"A few days ago, I also said that the chrysanthemums in the queen's palace are very beautiful. Unexpectedly, the chrysanthemums cultivated in the flower room this time are good. Although I don't recognize the variety, I feel comfortable looking at the five colors. Sister, what color do you like? ”

"What my sister said is that these colorful chrysanthemums are only eye-catching when they are matched together. If you just say which one is the most beautiful, my sister is difficult to choose. I always feel that it is excellent to look at. Xin Wei smiled and couldn't close her mouth: "My sister likes it, wait for the queen to ask for peace, and my sister will accompany my sister for a walk." The court judgment also said that my sister will move more during pregnancy, and she will have a good birth in the future. ”

"yes." Liao Rongyu saw an extremely rare green chrysanthemum, let go of Xinwei's hand and walked over by himself: "I also hope to be less guilty......"

Before she could say the word of sin, she tripped under something under her feet, leaned forward, and she fell out unexpectedly. Seeing that her stomach hit the ground, she quickly knelt down and supported her hands with her hands. Her elbow rubbed against the ground and slid forward, grinning in pain.

"Sister." Xinwei was frightened and hurriedly ran over with Moser to help her. "Is my sister okay? How could it have fallen? ”

"Ahh Mo Se glanced at the soles of Liao Concubine's feet, and couldn't help but scream. "Legs...... Leg ......"

"What legs?" Liao Rongyu frowned painfully, glanced in the direction she pointed, her body weakened, and she fell to the ground. "This ...... What is it? ”

"Someone, someone. Sister don't be afraid, let them deal with it. "Xin Wei also saw that something was wrong, and quickly called the guards." Dig it out and see who's buried here? ”

"Buried? Buried here? Liao Rongyu's body trembled, and his face was already extremely pale: "Okay, how can there be a dead person buried in the imperial garden?" What the hell is going on? ”