The early summer of Weiyang Palace is really chic.

In the small pond in the back garden, among the lotus leaves, there are small pink lotuses with a slight tip.

Cang Lian sat in this cool pavilion, admiring the flowers and drinking the medicine.

"This medicine is really hard to eat." Cang Lian reluctantly drank half a bowl, frowned, and said, "Are the candied fruits and sugar cakes ready?" ”

Jingqiao happened to bring it up, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Niangniang, the small kitchen is ready early in the morning." ”

Looking at the tray in her hand, the colorful sweets, Cang Lian couldn't help but be happy: "Finally, the small kitchen is quite attentive." ”

"The emperor knew that Niangniang didn't like the skills of the imperial chef in the palace, so he specially selected the best cook to come to our palace to prepare meals for you alone. These sweets are also carefully prepared by them. It's good if you like it. Jing Qiao placed the tray on the high table beside the concubine.

Cang Lian smiled slightly, leaned her neck and drank the remaining fetal medicine in the bowl, and didn't care about wiping the medicine stains on her lips with a silk, so she quickly picked up a candied fruit and stuffed it into her mouth. "Hmm, the smell of this medicine is really unbearable."

"Niangniang is willing to endure such hardships for the emperor's heir, and the emperor knows that he will treat Niangniang more kindly." Jingqiao was overjoyed: "This medicine is also an excellent medicine, and Niangniang will definitely achieve her wish soon." ”

"yes." Cang Lian stroked her belly, as if there was already the prince she was expecting in it. "If you can get a man, you can go further. Although the imperial concubine is not a queen yet, as long as I have a prince, I will have something to rely on, and I will use a little tricks......"

"Niangniang will definitely get what she wants." Jing Qiao smiled and put the candied fruit plate in front of Cang Lian with both hands.

Cang Pian smiled faintly, his eyes full of tenderness.

She chose a very beautiful candied fruit and slowly brought it to her lips, when suddenly someone broke in and knelt in front of her, panting.

Shocked, the candied fruit in her hand fell to the ground at once.

"Why are you so frizzy?" Jingqiao glared at the slave unhappily: "I'm shocked, the concubine has you to suffer." ”

Cang Lian was slightly unhappy, and the candied fruit to her mouth was not eaten, which was not a good sign. But in order to maintain her dignified appearance, she didn't delve into it: "What's the matter?" ”

The slave trembled and said, "Queen Mother...... The Queen Mother is gone. ”

"What?" Cang Lian stood up suddenly, his expression quite complicated.

Why did the Queen Mother suddenly die? The first thing she thought of was what the queen did. But after thinking about it, I felt that it was wrong. The queen is still beautiful, but the queen mother is half buried and has no ability to fight against her. She didn't have to trade her favor for a dying man's life. Isn't that throwing away your favor?

"The emperor has already gone to Fengluan Palace......" the inner attendant whispered again.

"Change your clothes and get ready for your chariot now." As she spoke, she lifted the ornaments off her body. The death of the Queen Mother is a big deal. You have to behave well in front of the emperor. And the Queen Mother is her "Bole", and if she can have today, she always has to "repay her kindness".

Jingqiao neatly redressed her makeup, changed into elegant clothes, and the group hurried to Fengluan Palace.

At this time, Cen Muning, Concubine Min, and Concubine Liao were already presiding over the arrangement of the funeral in the Fengluan Palace.

Because of the emperor's benevolence and filial piety, the mourning hall was set up in the Fengluan Palace.

Cang Lian walked in with red eyes, and at the moment when Zhuang Xianchen looked at her, tears fell out of her eyes, which was particularly gentle and moving. "Your Majesty, the concubine is late, how can this be? Two days ago, the concubine came to ask the Queen Mother to say goodbye, and the Queen Mother was still fine at that time. It's only been a few days, how can this be ......"

The more she talked, the more sad she became, and she cried and threw herself into the emperor's arms. didn't pay attention to Cen Muning who was busy on the side.

"Your Majesty, how did the Queen Mother ......" Cang Lian's red eyes were filled with tears, but she stared intently at Zhuang Yanchen's face. The concubine wants to accompany the queen mother......"

Zhuang Chenchen didn't make a sound, his face was a little gloomy.

"Your Majesty......" Cang Lian was just about to go to the inner room, but was stopped in front of Yin Li.

"It's better not to enter."

Cang Lian's heart beat suddenly, and the more Yin Li didn't let her see it, the more weird it became. Thinking about it like this, she cried even more sadly. "After all, the concubine's life was saved by the Queen Mother. Over the years, the queen mother has been kind to the concubines, and finally let the concubines return to the emperor. The concubine was confused for a while, so she did something she shouldn't have done, and now the queen mother died suddenly, and the concubine couldn't groom her or accompany her on this journey, and she was really guilty. Your Majesty, the concubine asks you to allow the concubine to personally dress up the Queen Mother and finally do something for the Queen Mother. ”

She cried heartbroken, and Zhuang Chenchen couldn't bear it, so she nodded.

"Queen."

Cen Muning heard his voice, explained to Concubine Min, and hurried over. "What does the emperor command?"

"You can take pity on the concubine and dress up for the queen mother." Zhuang Chenchen's words seem to have another meaning.

"Yes." Cen Muning said to Qingli and Bingling: "Present everything prepared for the queen mother." ”

Cang Lian's heart tightened, the queen had already ordered someone to prepare, and she would really be courteous. Or did she know early on that something would happen to the Queen Mother, so she prepared in advance? If so, then the handle will definitely be exposed.

Two people walked into the inner room one after the other.

Cen Muning is naturally the one who walks behind.

Cang Lian hurriedly came to the queen mother's phoenix bed, and lifted the linen covering the queen mother with a trembling hand.

"Ahh

Cen Muning walked to the side of Feng's bed at this time and looked at her with staring eyes. "Don't be afraid, people who have a stroke and go away, it is inevitable that their eyes will be crooked and their mouths will be slanted. It's just that the Queen Mother couldn't breathe smoothly when she left, so her face turned red and her eyes bulged. Looking at the walk, it was quite ...... Hardships. ”

"How does the queen mother understand so thoroughly?" Cang Lian's eyes were red, and she asked thoughtfully.

"This palace came to Fengling Hall an hour earlier than you." Cen Mu lowered his eyes and said, "Just after the emperor." ”

This means telling her that the first person to come is the emperor, and telling her not to have extra thoughts.

"An hour ......" Cang Lian was a little surprised, she thought that she would come over as soon as she got the news, and she would not be far from the emperor and queen for a long time. But the people in the palace didn't go to inform her of this until an hour later, isn't this a clear deliberate bullying!

"Queen Mother, the phoenix robe and gold ornaments are ready." Bingling led the palace maids in, her eyebrows frowning slightly.

Cen Muning naturally wanted to give Cang Pian a chance to perform, so she said regretfully: "The Queen Mother left in a hurry, pity the concubine, you can dress up for the Queen Mother." Yiying's rouge powder is a treasure that the Queen Mother is used to. ”

Cang Lian looked at the Queen Mother with round and big eyes, and felt uncomfortable. I was still thinking about having a good time with the emperor last night, but today I took the decoction of the fetus, maybe the prince will take root in the womb little by little. Who knew that this would happen to such an unfortunate thing. If it weren't for the emperor, she wouldn't shed a tear for the queen mother. She was eager to stomp on the queen mother's face, and it was better to kick her mouth even more crookedly.

"Yes." Cang Lian reluctantly took the orchid powder from Qingli's hand, and her hands were trembling.

"If the Queen Mother knew that you were so reluctant to share her affection with her, she would definitely miss it in her heart." Cen Muning regretted that she couldn't: "It's a pity that the Queen Mother still couldn't see it after all." ”

"See what?" Cang Lian furrowed her brows and glanced at her.

The queen obviously had something to say, and her eyes made her feel furious. "The queen's words are hidden, and the concubines are a little incomprehensible."

"I'm afraid I'm thinking too much." Cen Muning sighed regretfully: "After all, it is the person you have worked hard to cultivate." Now that he can return to the emperor's side, it is also as the queen mother wishes. It's a pity that the Queen Mother couldn't watch you give birth to an heir for the emperor, otherwise I don't know how happy I would be. ”

Obviously, she didn't mean that, but she had to say it. Cang Lian was depressed, but he endured it and didn't argue with her. "It's just that the concubines don't have such good luck."

"I heard you've been taking fetal pills?" Cen Muning asked casually.

"Yes." Cang Lian combed the queen mother's hair with a trembling hand, and raised her eyebrows slightly: "It's the same recipe that the concubine dedicated to the queen." Is it okay for the queen to use it? ”

Cen Muning shook his head slightly: "This palace injured his body in his early years, and he couldn't use anything. ”

What does this mean, Cang Lian was slightly stunned, and looked at the queen's eyes in disbelief. "Niangniang means ......"

"Let's put on makeup for the Queen Mother." Cen Mooning didn't say much else: "These pieces of jewelry are too monotonous. What about the people who serve the Queen Mother in Su Ri? Take the palace to pick out a few ornaments that the Queen Mother likes. ”

"The concubine will take the mother." She didn't know when she was standing outside the door, and when she heard the queen say this, she walked in with tears in her eyes. "The queen's mother, the concubine's mother."

"You're here too?" Cang Lian was slightly surprised when she came: "Shouldn't you stay in the palace to take care of Zizhou at this time?" ”

"For such a big matter, it is difficult for the concubines to feel at ease if they don't come." Ruan Er wiped her tears and said, "If it weren't for the premature birth of the concubine and the fact that she couldn't accompany the Queen Mother for a few more days, maybe it wouldn't be like this." The queen mother has always taken care of the concubines, and now the concubines can only choose their favorite accessories for her, and nothing else. ”

"It's good to have this heart." Cen Mooning said to Ruan Er: "Then go and choose." did not delay the concubine to dress up for the queen mother. ”

"Yes." Rouer tearfully walked away with the queen.

Jingqiao had the opportunity to come to Cang Lian's ear: "Guifei Niangniang, the slave maid heard that before the queen mother died, she also left a calligraphy treasure. But when the emperor came up, he asked someone to take it away. ”

"What is written?" Cang Lian's face was full of suspicion.

"Then I don't know." Jingqiao's tone was full of fear: "I just said that the emperor asked Yin Li to keep it." ”

"Can the queen see it?" Cang Lian asked.

"I don't think so." Jingqiao's brows furrowed, and his tone was a little bad: "I heard that after the emperor saw it, he didn't enter this inner room again." ”

Cang Lian thought about it, it was really strange, it was said that the queen mother died, and the emperor, as a son of man, had to give his mother a ride. But the emperor only stood outside, as if he didn't want to see him. What is it that caused the death of the Queen Mother to fail to untie the knot between mother and son?

"You try to find out." He said solemnly, "No matter how much money it costs." But remember, don't let the emperor know. ”

"The slave understands." Jingqiao agreed so on his lips, slowly stepped aside, and quietly watched the poor concubine put on makeup for the queen mother.