This time, Rouer guessed.

After all, after experiencing what happened last time, even if the emperor wants to come, the queen will try her best to stop it. So the last thing that appeared in front of her was the dignified and virtuous queen mother.

At this time, someone had already brought her a slightly thicker quilt and wrapped her tightly in it.

Crystal droplets of water dripped down her hair, and her face was frighteningly white, and there was no blood on her lips.

"What the hell is going on? How can a good one fall into the water? Cen Mooning walked straight over and asked a little angrily, "Are the people who serve all wood?" How could you let a pregnant concubine fall into the water? ”

Huan Pei immediately knelt down, his eyes were red and he looked really pitiful: "It's all the slave's fault, it's the slave maid who didn't take good care of Concubine Yingniang." Because of the rain last night, Concubine Yingniang said that the autumn scenery in the imperial garden is the most beautiful, and the slave maid helped her out for a walk. Originally, I wanted to let the maid take shelter in this pavilion, and the slave maid turned around and went back to the palace to get the cloak, who knew that as soon as I took the cloak, there were palace people who came to report in a hurry, and asked the slave and maid to take the quilt over, saying that the maid fell into the water......"

"Queen, it's not ...... It's not about Huanpei. "Ruan Er trembled so badly that she was barely helped up by a few palace maids." It was the concubine who accidentally fell into the water......"

The word "stumbling into the water", she said hesitantly. It's like I didn't count it in my heart.

"Where did you fall overboard?" Cen Mu Ning frowned and asked.

Joor glanced up at the staircase that connected to the lake.

"Ming Qing, go over and take a look." Cen Muning only felt that something was wrong.

"Yes." The Ming and Qing dynasties immediately complied and went down the stairs on the flat bridge leading to the lake. There are some large stones piled up on the side of the flat bridge, and in summer, the concubines always like to sit there to enjoy the shade. I looked carefully at the bridge deck, and then at the stones, but I didn't notice anything unusual.

Just as he was about to turn around and return to his life, the Ming and Qing dynasties found a piece of clothing hanging in the corner of the stone, as if it was a new trace. After all, the material is quite dry in my hand, and I haven't experienced last night's rain.

The moment he took the material and boarded the flat bridge, there was a stabbing sound, and before Ming Qing could react to what was going on, the whole person fell into the water with a "snap".

Cen Muning was stunned for a moment.

"Queen Mother......" Ruan Er gasped a little: "This is how the concubine fell into the water." ”

It's really unusual. Cen Muning frowned and walked down the flat bridge with Bingling's hand, and there were already minions pulling Ming and Qing up. The water in the royal lake in this imperial garden is not deep in winter, and it is built more shallow here in order to provide shade for the concubines. As long as you can stand up, the water will reach your chest.

But ordinary people fall and don't care. But Joel was pregnant with a child.

"Queen, it's been waxed here." As soon as Ming and Qing fell like this, they suddenly became smarter. When he stepped on it, the soles of his feet slipped obviously, and he fell into the water unexpectedly. At this time, when I touched the place I had just stepped on, the water droplets on my hands could not seep into it at all, and the slippery feeling was obviously floating with a layer of wax.

"Bingling, you go take a look." Cen Mooning frowned.

"Yes." Bingling was careful, and after careful inspection, he found traces of wax. "Back to Niangniang's words, everything is as Ming and Qing said."

Rouer threw down the quilt wrapped around her body, and her wet clothes outlined her figure. The bulging abdomen, which looks so eye-catching, reminds everyone that she is pregnant with the emperor's child. "Queen Mother, someone wants to harm the concubine, someone wants to kill the concubine's child!"

"You don't have to be so excited." Cen Muning saw that her face was flushed, obviously angry.

"I fell into the water, and I was angry, I'm afraid that even if no one harms your child, your own body won't be able to bear it."

When the queen said this, Ruan Er's heart was very uncomfortable. "The concubine is humble, but this is the emperor's first child. Why can't you tolerate the children of your concubines like this? ”

"Thanks to the guards in the palace, they inspected and rescued you in time. For now, let Huan Pei send you back to the palace first, and ask the imperial doctor to take a closer look. For the rest of the things, this palace will find out and give you and your children an explanation. Don't think about yourself, your body matters. Cen Muning looked at the tears in her eyes, frowned, and said: "Huanpei, this palace reminds you again, serve your master well, and if there is anything unsatisfactory, don't blame this palace for handling it according to the palace rules." ”

"The slave remembers." Huan Pei put the quilt on Ruan Er's body again, and choked up: "Niangniang, let's hurry back to the palace." In any case, your body matters. ”

"Ming and Qing, you also go back first." Cen Mu Ning saw that he was soaking wet, and he was shivering when he was blown by the autumn wind, which was really pitiful.

"Bingling, you are careful, take some wax and keep it, and look back to see if there is anything special, this palace must carefully investigate this matter." Cen Muning also wanted to see who in the harem was so restless.

It's just that she hasn't found anything yet, and the Queen Mother can't sit still.

That is, after an hour, Lei Zhen personally came over and asked her to go to Fengluan Palace.

Without delay, Cen Muning rushed over directly.

Today's Queen Mother, dressed in an apricot yellow skirt and with excellent jade ornaments, looks bright and bright.

On such a depressed autumn day, she was dressed in such a gorgeous outfit, which made people feel the fruitful golden autumn. It's full of life. "You came just in time, and the mourning family wants to ask you, who did it to Concubine Ying? Is it so intolerant of the grandson of the mourning family? ”

Cen Mooning bowed, and her tone was serious: "Please also ask the queen mother to forgive her sins, so far, the concubine has not found any traces." ”

"What?" The Queen Mother's eyes burst into contempt, and her tone was slightly tight: "It's been an hour, and you haven't found any traces yet?" Queen, don't you just take the emperor's heir to heart? If everyone in this harem follows you because of your laziness, how much right and wrong should be added to this palace. As a queen, don't you understand the principle that the overall situation is important? Is it because you didn't bother to check, or do you simply not have the ability to do so? ”

Cen Muning smiled lightly, her eyes shining: "The concubine just said a word, and she caused such dissatisfaction as the queen mother." It seems that the concubine really has no ability. It's just that the anger hurts the body, and the matter is slow down, so the queen mother still calms down and slowly listens to the concubine's return? ”

Lei Zhen hurriedly handed the teacup to the Queen Mother: "Queen Mother, you take a sip of tea to dissipate your anger." ”

The Queen Mother drank tea before reluctantly closing her mouth.

Cen Mu smiled softly and said slowly: "I know that the Queen Mother cares about Concubine Ying, and the concubine has already asked the imperial doctor to go over and see it." Concubine Ying was frightened and cold, but fortunately the guards on patrol were quick and quickly rescued her from the lake without injuring the dragon fetus in her womb. At this time, Concubine Ying had taken tranquilizers and fetal pills, and had already fallen asleep in Piaoyingyuan. The concubines also allocated more than a dozen clever maids and mothers-in-law from the Internal Affairs Bureau to take care of them. You can be sure that nothing like this will happen again. ”

"Hindsight." The Queen Mother said unhappily: "If the queen is so interested in Concubine Ying early in the morning, why did the maid beside her go to get the cloak, and she fell into the water?" ”

"The queen mother's blame is justified, but the concubine is negligent. The concubine always thought that Concubine Ying was a smart person, and a smart person would naturally know how to protect her children. It's a pity that Concubine Ying's mind is too heavy, and she thinks about how to please the emperor and how to be filial to the queen mother, but she forgets that she needs to be cared for now more than anyone else. However, the queen mother is relieved, the concubines who have been transferred to serve the concubine this time are all extremely safe people, and they will serve the concubine day and night, and there will be no mistakes. ”

When the Queen Mother heard this, her brows tightened.

It is not so much that the queen is looking for someone to protect Concubine Ying, but that she will be monitored. Whether it is moving, sitting, lying and walking, Concubine Ying is stared at like a prisoner, not to mention competing for favor, even when she comes to her Fengluan Palace, she has to ask the queen to nod.

"The queen's move is really safe." The Queen Mother's narrow phoenix eyes flashed with a cold light. "In this way, there will indeed be no difference."

"Thank you for your appreciation." Cen Muning didn't hear the Queen Mother's thoughts, but she deliberately only thanked her. As for the reason why the concubine fell into the water, the concubine found wax by the lake and deliberately applied it to the place where she stepped on her feet. And the wax is mixed with some oil, for fear that it will not be slippery enough. It shows how delicate the mind of the person who does this is, and how much he doesn't want Concubine Ying's child to land. The concubine asked the Internal Affairs Bureau to check this wax and the oil mixed in it, which were all ordinary things in the palace, and there were no more expensive, and basically everyone could touch them. So the concubine asked Huanpei why Concubine Ying went to the Imperial Garden to walk around, or went to the Imperial Lake, why was the wax so skillfully applied there, and Concubine Ying went there. That's the crux of the matter. ”

"Then what did the queen ask?" The Queen Mother wrinkled her brows and looked at the incomprehensible woman in front of her. Obviously, she hates herself in her heart, but it is really not easy to maintain such sanity and calmness.

"Only the concubines went to ask, and the queen mother summoned the concubines to come for questioning, so it is not known." After Cen Muning said this, she turned around.

I happened to see Qingli standing by the door waiting.

"If the queen mother doesn't mind, can you let Qingli come in, answer in person." Cen Muning looked up at the Queen Mother.

"Let her in." The Queen Mother adjusted her tone, and her face softened a little.

Qingli walked in quickly, saluted and said: "Empress Dowager Qi, the slave maid was ordered to inquire about the reason why Concubine Yingniang went to the imperial garden and the lake, and Huanpei said so. Because a few days ago, Concubine Ying was always stuffy in the palace, and she was not in a good mood. The emperor's grace can go out of the palace for a walk, and she often goes to the imperial garden to enjoy the scenery. My favorite place to go is the rocky lake under the flat bridge. There are a few precious chrysanthemums there, called Shy Girl. The blooming posture is like the appearance of a shy woman, with a little grace between the shy, Huan Pei said that Concubine Ying went to see it every day, and she was obsessed with it. ”

"In other words, Concubine Ying likes to see Ju, and Ju is the reason why Concubine Ying went there." Cen Muning frowned slightly: "But the shy girl is a precious breed." Shouldn't all precious chrysanthemums be placed in the apricot area? For example, in the mother's harem, or in the Qingxuan Palace. ”

"Naturally, there is also the Queen, your Fengling Palace." The Queen Mother was displeased: "And people who can use such precious chrysanthemums must have different identities." The mourning family doesn't like the smell of chrysanthemums, they always feel that it doesn't smell good, and they never let the flower room send chrysanthemums to Fengluan Palace. If you think about it, the emperor doesn't have the heart to pay attention to this. Then the mourners are curious, who will do this, and who has the ability to do this? ”

was obviously suspicious of her, and the Queen Mother almost said it directly.

Cen Muning didn't think so: "The queen mother's doubts are exactly the doubts of the concubine at this time, and this thing is also strange. Who the hell would send that chrysanthemum? ”

"It's too troublesome for the queen to track down layer by layer." The Queen Mother said unhappily: "That's it, Lei Zhen, you go directly to the steward of the flower room, and the mourning family should ask clearly." ”

"Back to the Queen Mother." Qingli said with a serious face: "The slave has brought the steward of the flower room and is waiting outside the hall. ”

"Pass it on." The Queen Mother was annoyed, but she didn't want to miss an opportunity to make things difficult for the queen.

"The slave greets the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother greets the Queen Mother." At this time, the eunuch in charge of the flower room was already so frightened that his face was bloodless. "Empress Dowager Qi, the slave heard that Concubine Yingniang likes chrysanthemums, and knows that Concubine Yingniang likes to go to the imperial garden to enjoy chrysanthemums these days, so she specially asked people to prepare a few pots of good-looking chrysanthemums and place them everywhere in the imperial garden. It's not just the pots by the lake. The slave before and after, a total of more than 30 pots of chrysanthemums were carried away, all of which can be regarded as precious varieties, who would have thought that they would let the concubine fall into the lake when they watched, the slave was really an unintentional mistake, and asked the queen mother to forgive the sin. ”

The Queen Mother's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and her voice was low: "It's not too late to think clearly and then say it." You must know that murdering the emperor's heir is a capital crime. ”

"Queen Mother, what the slave said is absolutely not untrue. The minions really didn't dare to murder the emperor's heir. The steward knelt on the ground and trembled, and always felt that the head on his neck could not be saved.

Cen Muning didn't rush to blame, but just asked: "You just said that you heard that Concubine Ying likes chrysanthemums, so where did you hear about this?" ”

"This ......" The steward was stunned for a moment, and then said: "It is the concubine who is pregnant, and there are not many precious chrysanthemums in the palace, and the concubine has come to ask once." So the minions made a note of it. ”

Cen Muning looked at him with such fear, he shouldn't be lying. But as a queen, she didn't know that Concubine Ying liked chrysanthemums, and there were still people in this palace who knew about it.

"Alright, you can go to the torture chamber yourself." The Queen Mother waved her hand: "Punish as much as you want." ”

"The Queen Mother is gracious, the Queen Mother is gracious...... "The father-in-law is wronged, and he kowtows vigorously."

"Queen Mother, the concubine still has something I want to ask clearly." Cen Muning smiled slightly: "Please don't be impatient." ”

The father-in-law in charge seemed to see a ray of light, and hurriedly raised his head to look at the queen: "The queen mother, please ask, the slave must know everything." ”

"In fact, what Concubine Ying likes and what she doesn't like is not known to everyone. After all, since she entered the palace, except for the Qingxuan Hall and the Fengluan Palace, even the Fengling Hall has rarely set foot in the Fengling Palace, and she seems to be unwilling to move around with the concubines in the harem. So apart from the people around Concubine Ying and your flower room, who else knows that Concubine Ying likes chrysanthemums? ”

"This ......"

"Don't worry, think slowly." Cen Mu Ning's tone was soft: "Maybe this is the trick." ”

After thinking about it for a while, the steward suddenly patted his head: "The slave remembered, last month, two pots of Yaotai jade phoenix were cultivated in the flower room, one pot was sent to the queen's palace, and the other pot was originally intended to be sent to the palace of Liao Concubine, which happened to coincide with the emperor staying in the palace of Liao Concubine, but Miss Huanpei came and said that Concubine Ying liked this flower, so she asked for it." At that time, Concubine Liao's maidservant was also there, so she was unhappy at that time. ”

"Concubine Liao!" The Queen Mother had a cold face: "Queen, then Concubine Liao is close to you." ”

"Because of this, the concubine must go to Concubine Liao's palace in person, and ask the queen mother for permission." Before Cen Muning's words fell, he saw the inner chamberlain in the Queen Mother's palace approaching and passing it on.

"Empress Dowager Qi, Concubine Liao's side has come over and is waiting outside the door."

"Why is she here?" The Queen Mother was stunned: "It's just in time." Pass it on. ”

Mo Se also asked for peace according to the number of courtesies, and her face was crimson with joy: "The Queen Mother, the Queen Mother, the slave and maid are here to report the good news." The imperial doctor of Fang Caitai Hospital has asked for the pulse of Concubine Liao, and the mother has been happy for more than a month. ”