In the warm pavilion, Su Mi sat neatly dressed at the table, with black hair simply holding a wishful bun and obliquely inserting a crystal clear magpie Dengmei jasper hairpin. Liu Chengzheng from Tai Hospital put his finger on her hand and calmly diagnosed.

"Don't worry about Niangniang, Niangniang's pulse is stable, as long as you recuperate with peace of mind, you can heal in less than ten days." After a while, Imperial Physician Liu, who had finished today's diagnosis, got up and said to Su Mi: "Niangniang is really blessed by God, and her injuries are much faster than ordinary people." ”

"There's Doctor Lao Liu," Su Mi said with a gentle smile. Where will there be any heavenly blessing, her own medical skills are far from being comparable to these people, after she came to her senses, she prescribed her own prescription and ordered someone to secretly configure it, and every day she used silver needles to pass the acupoints to activate the blood, of course, it was much faster than they expected.

"Imperial Physician Liu, I don't know how Imperial Physician He's case is handled now?" Seeing him pack up the medical box, Su Mi asked casually.

"Back to Niangniang's words, I heard that He Ling was the hand of a robber, and there was already news in the yamen, and he also said that he would sign a wanted warrant and offer a reward in a few days, alas, ......" Imperial Doctor Liu replied, since his unlucky colleague He Ling was robbed by robbers on the way to Tai Hospital for no reason, and his head was cut off with a knife, he took over the work of taking care of Su Mi's recuperation.

Speaking of He Linglai, it is really unlucky for him, now the forbidden army and various yamen are busy with the top priority of the assassin in the palace, where is there still the effort to take care of these small cases, and he hurriedly sentenced a "robber to rob property, kill and injure people's lives" and closed the case. Now that the troubled times are at hand, there is no stability anywhere, even the palace with strict access has people running in to assassinate him, not to mention a little imperial doctor, it seems that he has to be more careful on the road, Liu Cheng shook his head.

"Alas, what a pity," Su Mi sighed. "Doctor He is very skilled, and he is also thoughtful, so why ...... it" and said: "Another day, I will definitely ask the emperor to commend his merits." ”

"He Ling thanked Niangniang for his great kindness, and when he learned that Niangniang remembered, He Lingquan knew about it, and he must be grateful." Liu Cheng hurriedly said.

"Imperial Physician Liu doesn't have to be polite, Su Mi will have to work a lot more for Imperial Physician in the future." Su Mi smiled elegantly.

"This is a lowly thing." Liu Cheng saluted and retired: "Niangniang will recuperate first, and come over tomorrow to ask for the pulse of Niangniang." ”

"Miqing," Su Mi turned his head to sign.

Mi Qing immediately took out the bounty silver to reward, and after Liu Cheng thanked him, Mi Qing sent him out.

Seeing that the people had already walked away, Su Mi took off her heavy silver-red brocade coat with beads, leaned on the cushions, and fell into deep thought.

How did He Zero die? died at such a critical juncture, she didn't believe that there was such a coincidence. Who did it? Could it really be a robber? I can't have such good luck. Who is going to help them right now? There's really no clue.

A bowl of milk snow lotus curdled milk was gently stirred in his hand, and the white jade-colored cheese was formed in a neat circle around the silver spoon. Su Mi was immersed in thoughts, and Xiao Luzi came into the house.

"How's it going? What else did Taiyi He's case hear? Su Mi hurriedly put down the spoon and asked, she had just asked Xiao Luzi to go to the Tai Hospital to inquire about the news.

"There's nothing else, it's still those news," Xiao Luzi gushed endlessly: "I only heard that Imperial Physician He was killed on the way to work, because the family is far away, so Imperial Physician He went out very early in the morning, when it was not dawn, and after half an hour, when the day dawned, when his family went out to buy something, they found the body in a small alley not far away." was stabbed and turned out to be in a different place. Immediately there was a commotion, and the neighbors were taken aback, and soon reported to the yamen, which had just been sentenced today, and the robbers killed people...... It's just ......" Xiao Luzi paused and said, "I heard that judging from the corpse, the knife is very fast, but I'm afraid it's a thief with extremely high martial arts." ”

Could it really be that a robber was encountered? That's a coincidence. Relying too much on luck will sooner or later lead to bitter consequences. Su Mi didn't want to make that kind of mistake. "After being treated at my place that night, how long did Doctor He stay in the hospital when he went back?"

"I didn't stay any longer, because the time to get off work had already passed, so I heard that I packed up my things and left immediately, and the imperial doctors at that time were treating the palace concubines who were injured by the assassins, and there were no other imperial doctors in the imperial hospital."

"Hmm." Su Mi nodded. In other words, He Ling did not leak the strange things about his pulse.

"That's right, master, that ......" Xiao Luzi hesitated for a moment and said: "There is also news, the people from the Tai Hospital said that Yurui, who was next to the queen, went to look for He Ling that night, but He Ling happened to have finished his duty and went home. ”

"What?!" Su Mi's face changed. Sure enough, she felt that the queen of that day seemed to have sensed something.

She hurriedly asked Xiao Luzi a few more words, and couldn't help but ponder,

Why did the queen go to He Ling?

She had already carefully interrogated Miqing and them, and in Caiwei Palace, He Ling did not say a suspicious word about her fetal image, and soon after returning to the Tai Hospital, she packed up her things and went home, and she did not contact anyone.

If there is no leakage of news, is the queen summoning He Ling just to care about her children?

After all, he had promised to give this child to her. It's normal for her to be extra concerned.

Or did she find some clues? So how did the news leak?

Later, when she heard that she had been interrogated by the Imperial Doctor during her miscarriage, it really made people wonder what she already knew. Where exactly did you know that? How much do you know?

If she really knew something, she was afraid that she would be in danger.

Su Mi felt a headache, everything around him could not be relied on, this miscalculation was too big a blow to himself, it was an endless disaster. If He Ling hadn't died in time for such an inexplicable "time", he would have been in danger that night. But now that he is dying so inexplicably, he has caused himself a lot of trouble.

In the final analysis, it is because her foundation is too thin and she does not have any fundamental strength, so she really can't afford the slightest mistake. Perhaps the only consolation is that Qi Long's trust in her does not show the slightest trace of wavering at the moment.

"Niangniang, Grandpa Gao has arrived," Mi Hong came in and said.

"Come in," Su Mi said, adjusting her sitting posture neatly and dignifiedly.

"Niangniang, this is the white jade fruit and small kumquat that have just been paid tribute in southern Xinjiang, which are specially designed to nourish and nourish the stomach, the emperor heard that you have a bad appetite, so he specially ordered the old slave to send them over." Gao Shengnuo walked in with a little eunuch, and after saluting, he spoke.

As soon as he signaled, the little eunuch behind him immediately stepped forward and presented a bamboo basket, and in the basket were fruits, half of which were white and round, and half of which were golden and red, which was very lovely.

"There is Gonggong Lao," Su Mi ordered Mi Hong to come forward and accept it, and said with a smile: "The emperor is okay, but today's government has been dealt with?" After she woke up in the past few days, all kinds of flattery came one after another, and for a while, there were countless supplements sent by various palaces and courtyards, and Su Mi only felt annoyed.

"Back to Niangniang's words, the emperor just went down to the court, and the adults quarreled in the palace again, disturbing the emperor very unhappy, but he waved his hand and retreated from the court, and transferred to the palace of Yangxin, no, I just went back and heard that this rare thing came to Nanjiang Gong, so I quickly asked the old slave to bring it to you." Gao Shengnuo said with a smile

"Hmm......" Su Mi replied without a match.

Gao Shengnuo glanced around slightly, and said, "Niangniang, according to the old slave, although your yard is good, I'm afraid it's a little narrow, do you want to move to the Caiwei Palace to live?" Anyway, there is no one more noble in this Caiwei Palace than you. ”

"Father-in-law is joking with Su Mi, if Su Mi remembers well, it seems that only the rank above the noble concubine can live in the main hall of the first palace and receive the affairs of the first palace." Su Mi said with a smile.

"Ouch, look at what you said, it's not a matter of time or time, you have made a great contribution this time, not to mention, who in this harem doesn't know that Concubine Su is both beautiful and beautiful, noble and kind, and the emperor is thinking about you all day long! Don't say anything else, this white jade fruit, but just sent it to the Queen Mother's old man's house, and then let the slave bring it here, wait for your body to be raised, hehe, I'm afraid that even Concubine Yun can't compare to you. ”

"Cheng Gonggong Ji Yan, if there is such a day, I will definitely not forget the benefits of my father-in-law," Su Mi chuckled: "It's just that I'm not good at moving, and I'm used to living here, so I don't need to move." ”

The two were talking, and He Yuwang also led a few people to arrive with a few things.

After saluting, He Yuwang also stepped forward and said, "Congratulations to Niangniang, the old slave came here today to give Niangniang a golden book." A few days ago, the emperor specially urged the Ministry of Internal Affairs to prepare your golden book as soon as possible. While beckoning his subordinates, two little eunuchs stepped forward with gold plates, one of which contained a glorious booklet. The other is the court dress and the phoenix crown.

Su Mi hurriedly got up and took it personally. The gold book is actually a thin silk book, on which are embroidered with the names and dates of the concubines in gold thread, and a layer of gold leaf on the outer cover. The court dress is customized according to the grade, the color is elegant, the corolla is also a unified style, the front is the phoenix body raised, the two phoenix tails are gathered into a ring, which can fix the bun, the phoenix wings are spread out as decoration, and the top is inlaid with gems and pearls, and the phoenix head is topped with five beads. Compared with the colorful and luxurious palace skirts of the harem, the style is not outstanding, and it can even be said to be a little dull, but it is something that many concubines in the harem dream of.

Starting from the fifth grade, there are such court clothes and phoenix crowns, and when the third grade of the noble concubine is awarded the gold seal and the first palace matter, these things begin to be subdivided, and each level is different.

The concubine of the fifth grade is a very important rank for the concubines of the harem.

Because according to the Qi system, there is a certain number of restrictions starting from the concubines of the five grades, and the name of the golden book is recorded, even if it is a formal concubine, it can be called "Niangniang". After the death of the emperor, even if there are no children, you can also seal a concubine, enjoy the offering, spend your old age in peace, and do not have to enter the temple to practice like a low-ranking concubine.

In addition, you can also attend the official ceremonial festival, so there is also a regular phoenix crown in court clothes. However, the concubines do not have to perform the canonization ceremony like the queen and the concubine, and sue the temple, only need to fast for three days, and then worship in the temple for one day, and then the internal affairs office will make the golden book and send the dress and phoenix crown together.

Because Su Mi's injuries had not healed, Qi Long made a special decree to exempt fasting and worship. As long as the Ministry of Internal Affairs rushes out the gold books and court clothes and sends them over.

The two naturally praised and complimented again, Su Mi responded with a smile, and when the two were sent away, Mi Hong came in and said with a smile: "The master's face is really big." ”

"Huh, big face?" Su Mi sneered.

Now she looks glamorous on the surface, who knows that there are many crises hidden behind her, and she is frightened step by step, and the queen may be difficult to rely on, in this crisis-ridden harem, now her only reliance is Qi Long's favor, except for this, she has nothing.

She is like a parasitic vine, with shallow roots that cannot withstand the slightest wind and rain.

It must be more prosperous, your own favor. Right now, in this treacherous harem, maybe I really have to firmly grasp this only reliance. Your favor must be stronger. Su Mi clutched the Jinpa in his hand tightly.

Everything is unreliable.

"Whose brand is the emperor turning over these days?" She asked suddenly.

"Huh? It's mainly Concubine Yun's. Mi Qing replied.

"Concubine Yun......" Su Mibei bit her red lip lightly, thought for a moment, and her eyes fell on a box of musk for daily use on the side.

"That's it, and if it works, it's not irretrievable for the queen......," she chuckled.

"Call me Xianglin." She said coldly.

"Huh?" Mi Qing was stunned.

Su Mi picked up the golden book he had just delivered, and the golden light reflected the sunlight and pierced people's eyes brightly.

"Didn't the queen say that there was something wrong with my miscarriage? I'm going to show her the odds. She smiled gently and gracefully, and she was touching.

Su Mi wore a curved robe embroidered with gold thread peony in autumn fragrance, sitting on the warm couch, a pair of white greasy and delicate jade feet without shoes, stepping on jasper feet, the brilliance of jade shining on crystal transparent nails, delicate and lovely. She held a white fungus pine nut flower tea in her hand, and lightly covered the tea cup with the tea, and did not speak.

Xianglin, who was standing with his hands hanging down below, was a little apprehensive, and asked tentatively: "I don't know ...... Niangniang summoned the slave maid?" ”

"Hmm," Su Mi put down the teacup and said with a smile: "I just woke up, and I heard about Zheng Guifei, alas, it's really uncomfortable." ”

Hearing Su Mi mention Zheng Guifei, Xianglin couldn't help but be gloomy, although Zheng Guifei said that she was not favored, but she was also a noble concubine of the third grade, they were also decent in the palace, and now that there is no master, they will never return to the scenery of the past.

"In the end, sisters have passed, what do you need in the palace now? Come and find me," Su Mi continued, "but you're welcome. ”

A total of 12 concubines died at the banquet that day, among which the highest status was Chen Shufei and Zheng Guifei, Zheng Guifei's death was particularly miserable, and she was stabbed in two, and it is said that the timid concubine palace maid who saw her body afterwards still has nightmares every day.

Now it is the end of the year, it is naturally impossible to handle the funeral, causing a year of bad luck, so the corpse is properly carried out and buried, waiting for the New Year, and then in accordance with the rules of the palace to make up the funeral, prepare incense, candles, paper money, open a mourning hall to mourn, and invite the monks to preside over the ceremony. It's just that in the first month, everything must be simple.

"Thank you for your concern." Xianglin bowed his head and answered.

"I've been favored since I was favored, but it's a pity that my body is not useful, sometimes good and sometimes bad, and I just suffered this sword again, I'm afraid that I will ...... in the future" Su Mi said with a sad face.

"Niang Niang Ji is a celestial appearance, blessed by the gods, how can you worry about this, you will definitely be cured in the future." Xianglin hurriedly said.

"Alas, even if it is healed, what about the child who finally got it......" Su Mi sighed gloomily.

Hearing Su Mi mention the child, Xianglin secretly shuddered. Secretly looked up at Su Mi, Su Mi's expression was not inappropriate, and then he was relieved.

"Niangniang will definitely have many children and blessings in the future." She lowered her head and said.

"I'll just say you're a clever and polite person." Su Mi smiled gently and modestly.

"The mother has won the prize." Xianglin said homeopathically.

"I called you here because of one thing." Su Mi put down the teacup in his hand, sat up straight and said.

Hearing Su Mi bring up the topic, Xianglin listened carefully.

"Since I entered the position here, Gonggong He of the Internal Affairs Office has been urging me to add a few more people, but I haven't moved. It's not that I don't want to add, after all, the rules of my ancestors are set, how can I break them, but it's ...... Alas, I am worried that they are not reliable in their separation, and they are not thoughtful, and they are not as good as each other after all. Su Mi said slowly.

With her words, Xianglin's face showed a joy that could not be concealed.

After Zheng Guifei died, the main hall of Caiwei Palace was empty, of course, there would not be so many people to serve, according to the usual practice, it was natural to send them all out, and wait for a new master to move in, and then choose a new palace maid and eunuch to enter. Now only three or two people are left to guard things on weekdays and clean up, and the remaining dozen or so people will be handed over to the Internal Affairs Office to be redistributed according to the vacancies in the palace.

At that time, it can be said that they will be resigned to fate, maybe where they will be distributed, these days they are preparing money, bribing He Yuwang and them, in order to share a relaxed and decent errand. But most of her money was used to fill the bottomless pit of Wei Fulong's old killer, where was there much leftover, and she was worried day and night that she would be assigned to the hard places of Shanggong Bureau, Forced Labor Division, or Yuanyuan these days.

If you can come over to serve Su Mi, although Su Mi's position is not as good as Zheng Guifei's now, the discerning people in the palace can see it at a glance, it will be a matter of time, and Su Mi is now being favored, and there are many opportunities to see the emperor, maybe he also has a chance......

"Niangniang appreciates, Xianglin can't thank enough, and the slave must be full of liver and brain to repay Niangniang's love." Xianglin said excitedly.

"Well," Su Mi nodded with a smile in response, and was about to continue, when Mi Qing walked in, still carrying a package in his hand, and asked, "Master, the thing has been found, will it be sent to Liu Cairen?" ”

As soon as he turned his head and saw the package in Mi Qing's hand, Xianglin's face suddenly changed.

Su Mi stared at the package and sighed leisurely: "I'll just say that I'm unlucky, I can't afford to enjoy these things, such a precious fetal pill, I have only drunk it a few times, and now I ...... it."

"Master, don't be sad, the emperor and the queen mother know about it, and they want to blame us for not serving well." Mi Qing hurriedly said.

"Alas, forget it," Su Mi sighed lightly and said, "I'll send it over, right?" ”

Xianglin's body was shocked. Su Mi was secretly amused, and then turned to her and said softly: "Speaking of these packs of fetal medicine, you still sent it that day, since you also said last time that these packs of medicinal materials are precious and the effect is good, now it is just a waste of it to me, it is better to send it to Liu Cairen, she was frightened when she was an assassin a few days ago, and I heard the imperial doctor say that the fetal image has not been very stable, and now I borrow flowers to offer Buddha, and it is not a waste of good things." You say yes, right? ”

"Hmm......" Xianglin completely lost his usual cleverness, and he didn't dare to deal with it.

Mi Qing carried a few packets of fetal pills and walked to the door, Su Mi suddenly called her, "Wait!" ”

Xianglin shuddered with fright.

"By the way, don't rush to send it over first, take it to the hospital for a check-up first, don't give birth to worms, dampness or something, now there is only this child left in the palace, but be careful." Su Mi added on the side.

Hearing the words "Tai Hospital", Xianglin's face suddenly turned pale and pale, and he looked like he was about to faint.

"It's still the mother who is thoughtful, and the slave will pass." Mi Qing replied as usual, turned around and went as he was told.

Seeing that Mi Qing was carrying the medicine to the direction of the Tai Hospital, Xianglin's heart was beating suddenly.

Several thoughts instantly turned in her mind, and she knew that she knew the day she came to deliver the medicine, and knew that what she sent was not an ordinary fetal pill, but was added by someone with ulterior motives. But this matter was not told to her by Zheng Guifei because of trust, she did not have such a face by Zheng Guifei's side.

She got up one night to relieve herself, but saw that the lights were still flashing in Zheng Guifei's room, and her curiosity made her sneak over. happened to hear the conversation between Zheng Guifei and a strange palace maid in the house,

The voice is low and indistinct.

Although she couldn't hear whose voice it was, her words clearly mentioned "the order of Ni Guifei of Xifu Palace", talking about "fetal medicine", "miscarriage", "child", ...... The darkest words in these palaces.

She knew that the stakes were high, so she didn't dare to say anything, pretended not to hear anything, and tiptoed back to her room to sleep.

When Xianglin was sent to deliver these things the next day, she even happily took over the task, a girl who was even lower than herself, why should she be favored and pregnant, which made her deeply angry, so she came here with a kind of schadenfreude mentality, carrying the medicine.

If this batch of medicines is sent to the Tai Hospital, although the palace maid of Xifu Palace seems to have repeatedly assured Zheng Guifei that this is a strange medicine called red vine or something, absolutely no one will be able to know. Is this possible? No, it must be a pretext, all the famous doctors in the world are gathered in Tai Hospital, how can there be unrecognizable medicinal materials? This is just a pretext used to let Zheng Guifei feel at ease to do things for them. How can you believe it?

Well, this matter is bound to be exposed soon, that's for sure. Zheng Guifei is already dead, and she is a hundred, but what about the other people involved in this matter? Poison the emperor's heir! What a serious crime! I am afraid that the whole palace will be implicated, and there will be no place to bury him. I am also included, and just now, Su Concubine also said that this medicine was sent by herself, and when the results of the imperial doctor's examination come out, she will definitely not be able to escape.

What to do? The more she thought about it, the more scared she became, and Xianglin's body couldn't help but tremble.

Su Mi leisurely held the teacup, sipped the tea, and admired her face, she was not in a hurry, this girl was not too stupid, she knew how to choose.

The only way out now is ......