When Cen Muning woke up, Zhuang Xianchen had already gone to the court.

"It's been this hour, why don't you wake me up." Cen Muning rubbed her eyes, a little dizzy. "What's going on over there with Concubine Liao? Has the emperor asked anyone? ”

"Mother, it was the master who ordered us not to wake you up." Qingli smiled and said, "The master has specially told you several times, no matter what it is, don't disturb your rest." I'm outside the palace these days, and I'm tired of you. Where do slaves and maids dare to disobey the orders of their masters, they will naturally wait for you to wake up naturally. ”

She had a warm smile on her face and looked happy.

Cen Muning was a little embarrassed: "You girl, you are sweet with Yin Li, and your mouth is like honey." ”

"Mother, why are you making fun of the slave! What the slave said is the truth, I don't believe you asked Sister Bingling. As soon as Qingli's words fell, Bingling pushed the door in, and his steps were a little anxious.

"What's going on?" Qing Li asked a little uneasily.

Bingling frowned slightly, and her tone couldn't hear joy: "Concubine Liao gave birth to a daughter, and the mother and daughter are safe." ”

"Isn't that a good thing, why do you have such an expression?" Cen Mooning got up with Qingli's hand and slowly walked to the fish washing side. She likes to wash her face and sink her whole face into the water, the longer the better, until she can't stand it anymore.

Bingling waited for her to finish washing before she slowly spoke: "Niangniang, the child is in the belly, the umbilical cord is around the neck, it was the nurse who wasted her strength to withdraw from the birth canal, and cut the umbilical cord." It's okay if the child is just delicate, but Concubine Liao ...... The wound was severely torn, and it also hurt her body, and the deputy court ruled that Liao Concubine Niangniang was afraid that she would not be able to give birth in the future. ”

"Don't let her know." Cen Muning said while drying her skin: "It's not easy for her. ”

"It's not easy." Qingli frowned and said: "Not only does she want to flatter you and show her loyalty, but also take advantage of your discomfort to approach the emperor and get pregnant again, which is really not easy." It's a pity that people are not as good as heaven, she is too anxious to have an heir to stabilize her grace, so she will end up in this situation. Who is resentful, the mother doesn't have to feel sorry for her, just take the blame. ”

"What do you mean by that?" Cen Muning felt that Qingli had something to say.

"Niangniang, the slave maid is going to arrange breakfast, these things are terrible to listen to, let's let Sister Bingling say it." Qingli saluted Cen Mu Ning, lowered his head and retreated.

"How?" Cen Mu Ning saw that Qingli was so strange, and she was even more curious. It's as if I've slept deeply and missed a lot of things.

"Niangniang didn't know, Concubine Liao had a very difficult time giving birth last night. The concubines and their concubines also dispersed because the emperor had gone there. The slave and the Bingling both went over to look at it for a while, and when the slave and the maid went to the small kitchen to help prepare the ginseng soup, they found that there were traces of medicine in the small kitchen, and those medicine residues were used to help pregnancy, and there were also ...... Induced labor. Looking at the amount, it must have been used a lot. After asking the deputy court again, I found out that Concubine Liao was born prematurely, and there were indeed traces of her own use of oxytocic drugs. This is really self-inflicted. ”

"Okay, what is she doing with oxytocics?" Cen Muning was inexplicable. "At this time, the emperor is not in the palace, no matter how much the concubine has means, it has been spread all over the palace, she is pregnant with a daughter, and there is no threat to the concubine. And she is pregnant, so naturally she can't compete for favor, and the concubine can't wait for the emperor to come back and take care of her, so she will definitely not do such a poisonous hand. ”

The slave felt that she deliberately wanted to give birth to the child earlier, so that she could recover as soon as possible. Then there are children to compete for favor. Bingling sighed slightly: "There is a second pregnancy in this palace, and there is only one concubine Liao." But the emperor restored the status of the concubine, and also promoted the title of Concubine Gong and Concubine Xin, but she was pregnant twice, and her credit was not small, and there was no reward at all. Maybe I'm not balanced. ”

"It's okay to find something." Cen Muning didn't bother to pay attention: "Go back and ask someone to send some good supplements over to see what to pick for the child." When Concubine Liao is better, it will not be too late for the palace to see her again. ”

"The slave knows that she has already been sent early in the morning." Bingling said with a smile: "This is the way it is in this palace, if you like it or not, you can always get by on the big picture." ”

"yes." Cen Mooning let her dress and change her clothes. "Bingling, seriously, I'd rather not wear such silk and satin, and not wear such precious jade that was born and heated. I just want to accompany the emperor carefree to live some simple and comfortable days outside the palace. ”

"Mother." Bingling knew that she was uncomfortable, but she could only change her words: "Didn't the emperor already agree, and he will accompany you out of the palace when he is free in the future." The emperor has always spoken and counted, and you are relieved. ”

"That's right." Cen Muning smiled slightly: "Come on, today's invitation will be waived, and the harem will be lacking in the matter of Concubine Liao last night." Go and bring the account books in the womb during this period of time, and bring the records of the things handled by the concubine, let's check them. ”

"Yes." Bingling nodded: "The slave has already ordered someone to prepare, wait for breakfast, and it will not be too late for the mother to take your time." ”

Just read the booklet, who knew that it was not yet lunchtime, and Cang Lian would come to the door.

Also coming was the pregnant Concubine Gong.

Cen Muning asked people to serve tea and met them in the side hall. "I just went back to the palace, there are still some things in the palace that I can't figure out, but the concubine understands the rules and came over early to say goodbye. Concubine Gong has a body, and she actually came with her. ”

Lei Zhen smiled a little embarrassedly: "The order of the concubine, how dare the concubine come differently." ”

"It's as if I forced you to come." She frowned pityfully and said in a cold tone: "I heard that as soon as the queen returned to the palace, she checked the affairs in the palace during your absence in the palace, and the concubine was not wrong, right?" ”

"Your ears are well-informed." Cen Muning didn't have any special reaction, and said this very calmly.

"That's right." Cang Lian looked at her quietly: "The concubine was originally going to count the inventory of the Internal Affairs Bureau today. Who knew that those minions actually replied with a sentence of accounting. Presumably, they were anxious to show the queen the account books in the palace in the last two months, so they rejected the palace in one bite. The concubine had no choice but to ask the queen mother, in the end, should you personally count the inventory of this batch of materials, or let the concubine and Concubine Gong do it for you? ”

"Concubine Gong is pregnant, so naturally she can't be tired." Cen Mu glanced at Lei Zhen, and his tone was quite gentle. "After all, it is inconvenient for people with bodies to do this, and it is not good if they are tired."

"That's right." Cang Lian pursed her lips and looked at the queen: "So what does Niangniang mean to let the concubines do it, or are you working harder yourself?" ”

Before the words fell, I heard the fruit spread outside, and Concubine Min arrived.

"It's really neat." Cen Mu smiled faintly: "Please come in." ”

When Yang Yunbi came in, her steps were brisk, and she seemed to be in a hurry. Seeing that Concubine Gong and Concubine Guifei were there, the queen's expression was indifferent, and she was also slightly relieved. "The concubine greets the queen."

"Excuse me, sit down." Cen Mooning gestured for tea, and then asked, "Why is Concubine Min in a hurry to come over, is there something wrong?" ”

"The queen doesn't know, these days, the mother is not in the palace, the concubine has been taking care of the purchase of ingredients in the palace, and there are many mistakes. In addition, there are a few dishes, the concubines in the palace can enjoy not many people, but they have to buy in large quantities, consume silver, and the concubines will be erased, but the concubines love to eat, and provoke the accusation of being stingy and reluctant to silver, rather than letting people come to the queen to complain, it is better for the concubines to come and confess themselves, it is the concubines' mistakes The concubines themselves bear it, and it is all up to the queen to punish them. ”

After that, Yang Yunbi got up and saluted the queen and confessed: "The concubine can't do it, and she betrays the trust of the queen's mother, and asks the mother to punish her." ”

Cang Lian was secretly unhappy in her heart, guessing that Yang Yunbi was deliberately unable to get along with her and help the queen fight sloppiness. "What is Concubine Min doing? It's as if someone is forcing you to confess. The things you handle are just small things, do you have to make the queen worry about it? ”

"What the concubine said is that what the concubine handles is indeed a trivial matter. But in the harem, everything is big or small, and the queen is in charge. Since it is wrong, it must be sent by the queen's mother, does the concubine feel that if she makes a small mistake, she does not need to take responsibility, she only needs to cover up the past? ”

"Alright." Cen Muning didn't listen to such words for a long time, and only felt stuffy. "The matter of counting the inventory will be handed over to the concubine to continue to deal with. As for Concubine Min, the purchase of the kitchen may seem like a small matter, but it is extremely important. All year round, no food is not ordered, and there is a lot of knowledge in it. Since Concubine Min felt that she hadn't handled it properly enough, it would be beneficial to learn more. ”

Yang Yunbi moved her lips, but she didn't say anything, only nodded.

Cang Lian couldn't help but be proud: "Since the queen mother has arranged it like this, the concubine will retire first." ”

Lei Zhen is also a knowledgeable person, and got up with the concubine: "The queen mother only returned to the palace last night, presumably she hasn't rested yet, and when she finishes lunch, she will not delay." ”

"Pay attention to yourself." Cen Mooning smiled gently.

The two retreated one after the other, and Yang Yunbi frowned and said: "Niangniang, during the day you were not in the palace, the concubine controlled all the money in and out of the palace, and the concubine secretly stared at it, and found that the concubine did not profit less. Today, she came over in a hurry, presumably to cover up this matter, Niangniang, you know that she is unreliable, why do you want her to continue to meddle in the affairs of the Internal Affairs Bureau and get through the test. ”

"She is the emperor's favorite concubine, what do you want. Why are you greedy for all this money? Have you thought about it? Cen Mooning smiled faintly.

"This ......" Yang Yunbi was a little puzzled, but she still shook her head: "The concubine doesn't know." ”

"Silver, naturally, there is a good place to go." Cen Muning said unhurriedly: "Only by cutting off the flesh can the sores be thorough." The meat hasn't festered yet, what is Concubine Min anxious about? ”

Yang Yunbi had a feeling of sudden realization, and opened her mouth for a long time before she said: "What the queen mother said is very true, and the concubine understands." ”