Half an hour later, Empress Wei on the Changle Hall received the news - the queen frowned and was unhappy for a moment, but quickly made a decision: "Say that she died of illness to the outside world, posthumously named Jieyu, and give her her mother's family something to reward something!" ”

He Xiuyi, who was almost choked up and passed by, was stunned, ignored the maid behind her, and said earnestly: "Niangniang, the concubine heard that Xue Concubine was not happy in her mother's house, and on the Holy Birthday Day, the Xue family entered the palace to congratulate the Empress Dowager, and when she was free to talk to Xue Concubine, she learned that Xue Concubine had not been summoned by His Majesty, and she said something very ...... Said some chilling words. ”

When she said this, her maid of the bridal kept poking her finger in the waist from behind.

He Xiuyi understood what the maid meant, Empress Wei may not know about this matter, even if the queen really doesn't know, it doesn't make sense to say it.

Because Empress Wei must be thinking about the battle for the throne now, how can she be in the mood to care about the death of a palace concubine? The reason why the Xue family wants to be favored is because of the usual practice, and secondly, it is to calm things down - although the Xue family may not have the courage to make trouble with the royal family for the sake of their daughter's suddenness - the scene is better.

As for Concubine Xue's relationship with her mother's family, and whether she wants her mother's family to enjoy the benefits of her life, the queen will not care.

If she had to say this, she would inevitably seem ignorant.

But He Xiuyi still felt that she was depressed if she didn't say it.

If it weren't for the Xue family being so ruthless, among the people who entered the palace together, Zhong Meiren and Jiang Cairen had never been favored so far, and they hadn't seen themselves. Exhausted, why is the strongest Xue Concubine gone?

He Xiuyi doesn't like the Xue family very much, and hopes that the Xue family won't take advantage of this!

"You're a kind-hearted kid." Empress Wei was clear about her little thoughts, and smiled tolerantly - she could understand He Xiuyi's actions, this Xiuyi had only been in the palace for three or two months so far, and in general, it was smooth sailing and she had not suffered any grievances, so she still maintained the innocence of a boudoir girl.

However, the queen did not intend to indulge this naivety now, she said kindly, "It's just that you have thought about it?" Unless it is a concubine who has been convicted and died, once it is gone, it will be gracious to her mother's family. If Xue Concubine didn't, others wouldn't think that it was because her mother's family was not qualified to enjoy this glory, but that Xue Concubine must have done something that shouldn't have done something and broken the rules, so her mother's family had nothing! This is an insult to Concubine Xue! ”

He Xiuyi opened her mouth and stammered, and finally had to blush and bend her knees: "Niangniang, the concubine is reckless!" ”

"You're young, so it's inevitable that there will be times when you don't think it through." Empress Wei smiled and said, "It's nothing, don't take it to heart." Speaking of which, seeing that Xin Xian had already cleaned up for herself, the queen stood up with the dressing table and asked, "Is there anything else?" ”

He Xiuyi understood that this was a tactful eviction of customers, and retired after being busy.

It was only when she walked to the door of the hall that a chamberlain rushed in with a solemn expression, hurriedly saluted, and hurriedly said: "Niangniang, the Queen Mother invites you to go to Huiyi Palace, saying that she wants to discuss with you about the death of Concubine Xue!" ”

Empress Wei and He Xiuyi were stunned at the same time, and the queen did not answer the chamberlain immediately, but turned to He Xiuyi: "You also sent someone to inform the Queen Mother about this?" ”

"Absolutely not!" He Xiuyi's face changed in fright, no matter how naïve she was, she would not be so confused that she had to report to the Queen Mother at the same time - after all, when her mother's mother came to visit her in the palace, she had already made it very clear that the He family's big house now chose the Wei family, but the Queen Mother is the biological mother of King Su, and the two sides are in a state of hostility, what did she tell the Queen Mother?

"That seems to be the palace rules of Qibao Palace, the rules are too negligent!" Empress Wei pulled her sideburns and said calmly, "Although the Queen Mother only let the palace go to Huiyi Palace, since she wants to discuss the death of Concubine Xue, it is estimated that there is also a place to ask you, so you can go with the palace!" ”

He Xiuyi was full of apprehension and said in a low voice: "Yes! ”

She followed the queen to Huiyi Palace by phoenix, and the eldest princess of Changxing came out to greet the Empress Dowager Su on behalf of the Empress Dowager, and the two sisters-in-law were not tense, and the queen also joked about the eldest princess: "Sure enough, people are in good spirits on happy occasions, and our Changxing is originally a beauty, which will look more and more like a hibiscus!" But I hope you can be with the horse and Meimei for a lifetime in the future, and you and your brother will be relieved! ”

"It's also the royal brother and sister-in-law who carry love, otherwise how can I be happy?" The eldest princess of Changxing replied with a smile, which made Empress Wei's face stiffen for a moment, but soon smiled as if nothing happened: "The queen mother is inside?" Is it possible for us to go in now? ”

Although the Empress Dowager Su inside did not put on any posture, she didn't talk nonsense after meeting Empress Wei, and said bluntly: "Originally, there was a queen in the palace, and the mourning family shouldn't have more of this." But this matter involves the queen's reputation, and the mourning family feels that this matter has to be said clearly, so as not to wronged the queen! ”

"Please also ask the queen mother for advice!" Empress Wei smiled warmly, and said lightly, "The daughter-in-law doesn't know what happened to the daughter-in-law's reputation?" ”

"The palace maid in the side hall of the Qibao Palace, claiming to be the person who has been serving Xue Concubine since she entered the palace - Fang Yu beside the mourning family recognized her face and said that it was indeed the case - came to cry out to the mourning family for her master, saying that her master was a good person yesterday, He Xiuyi went to go in the middle of the night, and the two were locked in the dormitory and talked for a long time, and finally He Xiuyi walked out alone and told them that Xue Concubine was asleep, and asked them not to disturb Xue Concubine lightly, but they did according to this, but this morning I found out, Concubine Xue was already in a couch, depending on the situation, it was gone in the middle of the night last night! ”

When Empress Dowager Su said this, she glanced at He Xiuyi, who was pale, and said with a pleasant face, "He Xiuyi, isn't that the case?" ”

"So the queen mother said this?" Before He Xiuyi could answer, Empress Wei had already taken over the conversation, and said with a sneer, "He Xiuyi has already told her daughter-in-law about this matter just now, as for the palace maid, it is clear that it is because she did not serve Xue Concubine well, and seeing that Xue Concubine is gone, she is afraid of being implicated, so she wants to fabricate lies and frame He Xiuyi in order to reduce the punishment!" The queen mother has also been in the palace for decades, and it is not uncommon for such a treacherous villain to be seen, so she will not be deceived by such one-sided words, right? ”

When Empress Wei said this, she was both defensive and puzzled, and the precaution was because she doubted whether Empress Dowager Su knew the choice of He's family's room, so she used the death of Xue Concubine, or created the death of Xue Concubine, and targeted He Xiuyi? The confusion is because He Xiuyi is He Wenqiong's granddaughter, He Wenqiong has not completely fallen to the Su family now, even if it has completely fallen to the Su family, it is said that the Su family needs to use him now, and the dignity that should be given should also be given, so it is not enough to do anything to He Xiuyi now?

So now the Empress Dowager Su specially called herself over to talk about this, what is the picture?

But I heard the Queen Mother say: "Why is the queen so impetuous? Didn't the mourning family say it? The mourning family is worried about your reputation, so they specially called you over to discuss things, you are in a hurry, but it seems that the mourning family wants to harm you! ”

Speaking of this, he turned to He Xiuyi, "As for Qin Wan's child, she was personally selected by the mourning family for the emperor at the beginning, what kind of person is she, and you still use the queen?" Of course, the mourning family didn't believe the words of the palace maid - you are the queen, you can handle this kind of thing, and the mourning family doesn't have much of it! ”

He Xiuyi breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this.

Empress Wei frowned - sure enough, Empress Dowager Su followed the conversation: "However, Concubine Xue is so dignified, how could she think of seeking death?" ”

"Young concubines are always prone to sentimentality, and when they see the flowers crying and hurting the moon, they can't think of anything to do for a while?" Empress Wei said expressionlessly, "It's also that the daughter-in-law is not good, because I have been busy with the prince for the past two days, I have neglected to care for them......

"You kid, you always take all the blame on yourself!" Empress Dowager Su kindly reproached and said lightly, "Don't rush to take responsibility for this matter!" The mourning family knew about it, because she went to Xuanming Palace yesterday to ask to see the emperor, but she waited for most of the day, and she didn't get the emperor's permission to see her. ”

"However, the mourning family heard that the emperor still doesn't know about this matter?"

Empress Dowager Su looked at Empress Wei playfully, "This is going to be passed on, people must say that the queen is narrow-minded and deliberately murdered the new concubine!" You say, is this about your reputation? ”

"The daughter-in-law is the wife of His Majesty, and she has a prince." Empress Wei sneered, "If this is the case, you still need to be jealous of a palace concubine who has never been favored until she dies - how many people in this world can be satisfied with being a wife?" ”

Speaking of this, he squinted at the Empress Dowager Su, "When the first emperor was there, as the lord of the six palaces, was the queen mother also jealous of the sinner woman Feinuan?" Although the daughter-in-law is dull, she has always asked for herself by the example of the queen mother. ”

Empress Dowager Su didn't hear the latter sentence, and nodded understandingly: "The mourning family naturally knows you, you kid has always been generous, how could you stop Concubine Xue from driving because of jealousy?" The mourning family knows that it is because the crown prince was assassinated and that the emperor is worried that the emperor will repeat the mistakes of the past, so he specially ordered the people of Xuanming Palace not to allow people to enter and leave at will, let alone face the saint! ”

In fact, the reason why Empress Wei asked the people of Xuanming Palace to guard the door and not allow anyone without her consent to face the saint, in addition to the reason that Empress Dowager Su said, there is also a reason, that is, Emperor Duanhua and Empress Wei had a quarrel before - about Empress Wei did not remind Emperor Duanhua in time, King Liang was related to the smallpox of the last year, and Emperor Duanhua thought that Empress Wei was going to tell him about it at that time, and he would not be pitted by King Liang to the end.

And Empress Wei felt that everything had already happened, and it was just a waste of time to dwell on the past.

After the couple quarreled without speculation, although they were both quite restrained and did not publicize it afterwards, Empress Wei knew that Emperor Duanhua, this husband was not a smart person, and now he was very dissatisfied with himself, so don't ask others to pry it and use it again when this time comes.

In order to prevent this kind of accident from happening, the queen simply put Emperor Duanhua under house arrest in Xuanming Palace, and said to the outside world that he was "resting on the couch".

Therefore, Xue Concubine failed to ask to see her yesterday, in fact, it was not only that she was not favored, but she was treated the same way by He Xiuyi.

Of course, the Empress Dowager Su is now turning out this matter, not to seek justice for Concubine Xue, but: "Although the prince is not the grandson of the mourning family, he also has to call the mourning family 'imperial grandmother', a good child has such a thing, not only the queen is sad, but the mourning family is not at ease!" So, the mourning family called you over today, in addition to reminding you to knock down the palace people, don't let that messy person ruin your reputation, I also want to ask, He Lou Duhan and Gu Shao have been in prison for a few days, is there any progress in this matter? ”

The Queen Mother leisurely flicked the embroidery on her sleeves, and said slowly, "I heard that Nahe Lou Duhan has been severely punished every day, and his disciple Lu Guanyun has also been asked to go to watch the punishment every day?" Only his teacher, Gu Shao, has eaten and drunk so far? That's not going to work! You don't want to think about it, that He Lou Duhan was taught by Gu Shao, how could he have anything to do with Gu Shao when he assassinated the prince? ! But I'm afraid that Gu Shao is also the prince's teacher, so it's hard to start? ”

She smiled lightly, stroked the beaded flowers on her sideburns, and said in a casual tone, "Otherwise, the mourning family will help you with this, how about it?!" ”