"What's wrong with your mother? You say, don't cry. "Li Gong is fair.

"Your Majesty, my mother suddenly fainted. I haven't woken up yet! Yong'er wiped her tears and lowered her head.

"Go in and have a look."

Imperial Doctor Li was inside to help Concubine Shu to neutralize her temples with needles, and Concubine Shu eased up.

"Your Majesty..." Concubine Shu looked at Murong Rin pitifully.

"Lady, how do you feel? Is it better? ”

"Well, the emperor's concubine is fine, but the concubine is not good, which worries the emperor again."

"Don't talk too much, concubine, have a good rest! I asked someone to boil you some medicine. After speaking, Murong Rin walked out of Concubine Shu's room.

"Imperial Doctor Li, what's wrong with Concubine Shu? Didn't you say that medicine cures the disease? Why is the situation getting worse? Murong Rin's stern voice made Imperial Doctor Li frightened, and hurriedly said: "Please forgive the emperor, Weichen has really cleared the toxin for Concubine Shuniang, and Niangniang's situation has indeed improved in the past two days." But the strange thing is that when Weichen checked the pulse of Shufei Niangniang just now, he found that Shufei Niangniang had a new toxin in her body, and it was obvious that someone was trying to harm Shufei Niangniang! ”

"Imperial Doctor Li, where did this poison come from?" Murong Rin asked.

Imperial Physician Li said: "Your Majesty, according to Wei Chen's view, this poison should come from a plant called oleander. 3 grams of drying can kill a person. The main manifestations are nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea; Disturbed heart rhythm, slow, irregular heartbeat, and finally ventricular fibrillation, syncope, convulsions, coma, or tachycardia, ectopic rhythm, and death from circulatory failure. Fortunately, Concubine Shuniang only smoked a small amount of oleander, and the treatment was timely, so there was no danger to her life for the time being. This flower is unique to the Sutan country, and because the flowers are very showy, some florists have brought it back to China in recent years to cultivate. There may be in this flower palace, and there will also be outside the palace, if you want to check, I'm afraid it will be difficult to find out. ”

"Imperial Doctor Li, I don't know what that oleander looks like?" Murong Rin asked.

"I don't know if the emperor can give Weichen some pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and Weichen can draw it on the spot." Doctor Li said.

Gonggong Li prepared the four treasures of the study, and after a while, Imperial Doctor Li drew the oleander tree and oleander.

Murong Rin thought to herself: Concubine Shu has just entered the palace, she has not made a grudge against anyone, and she is not familiar with the place, I am afraid that if someone really wants to poison her, it is estimated that there is a chance that it will be this class of women in the harem. There are only two people in the entire palace who dare to do this, one is the queen and the other is the queen mother.

"Grandpa Li."

"The minions are here! What does the emperor command? ”

"Take this picture and check to see if anyone in the palace has planted this flower. Then check whether the Queen Mother and the Empress have approached Concubine Shu recently. Murong Rin said.

"Could it be that the emperor, do you suspect that the poisoning of the lady concubine is related to the queen mother or the queen mother?" Gonggong Li whispered.

"Concubine Shu has just arrived, and she shouldn't have made enemies in the palace, and I have indeed taken some care of Concubine Shu recently, ignoring the queen and other concubines. I didn't want to think so, but I thought that if someone really poisoned them, then they would be the ones I thought would do or might do. ”

"The slave obeys, and the slave will go and find out the matter."

Shangguan Yueyun looked at the pale concubine on the bed, and after a closer look, this concubine was a little similar to herself. Could it be that the emperor favors Concubine Shu because Concubine Shu looks like himself? Shangguan Yueyun suddenly felt a lot better when she thought about it, and she looked at the lady in front of her and she was not so hateful.

As the master of the harem, the emperor is next to him, no matter how much he doesn't like it, he must put on a generous and decent appearance, so as not to make the emperor feel jealous. Shangguan Yueyun stepped forward and said, "Sister Shufei, you have to take good care of yourself." If you're a newcomer, if there's anything you don't know about it, just tell your sister. The emperor gave a lot of precious medicinal materials and bird's nests to the palace before, and there are many in the palace, and later, the palace asked people to send them to my sister. ”

Concubine Shu stood up and said, "The concubine thanked the queen!" Shangguan Yueyun just wanted to say that there was no need to be polite.

Murong Rin's voice sounded behind him: "Concubine Shu, if you are not feeling well, you don't need to salute." Queen, right? ”

"That's right, the emperor is polite, just now the concubine was about to say that the concubine's sister had to salute the concubine. After entering the palace, they are all sisters, and in the future, my sister will not have to care about those false ones. Guan Yueyun knew that Murong Rin felt sorry for Concubine Shu, although she was unwilling in her heart, she didn't dare to show it on her face.

"Concubine Shu thanked the queen for her compassion!"

Shangguan Yueyun frowned and said, "My sister is here again, just call my sister in the future." ”

"Yes, yes, it's my sister who is not sensible. Thank you sister! ”

Murong Rin watched the two of them live in harmony and nodded with satisfaction. thought: After all, after sharing the same bed for many years, Shangguan Yueyun's temperament is also understood, and now it seems that the queen wants to open and accept Concubine Shu, presumably this poisoning should have nothing to do with the queen.

When the moonlight fell, Concubine Shu's condition also improved because of the medicine, and her face gradually became rosy. As soon as she entered a sweet dream, Shangguan Yueyun said to Murong Rin: "Your Majesty, it's time for dinner now, and it's time for my sister to rest for a while after tossing for a day today." Why don't the emperor move to the Jiaofang Palace for dinner. ”

"Well, the queen has a point, then I'll arrive... Murong Rin's voice did not fall.

"Ah~ Don't! Don't kill me! The screams of the concubine were heard from inside the room.

"What's wrong?" Murong Rin rushed into the room.

"Your Majesty! Emperor! The concubine is so scared! Concubine Shu looked at Murong Rin with a pitiful expression.

"Is it a nightmare? Don't be afraid, I'm here, no one can hurt you! Murong Rin comforted Concubine Shu, who was frightened like a deer, in his arms.

"Your Majesty! The concubine dreamed that someone was chasing and killing the concubine, and the concubine couldn't run away desperately, they were outnumbered, and the concubine was a weak woman, and the concubine was really scared! ”

Murong Rin patted Concubine Shu's back and said, "Concubine Shu is not afraid, it's just a nightmare." You are safe in the palace and no one will hunt you down. ”

Concubine Shu raised her head, looked at Murong Rin with a pitiful expression, and said, "Your Majesty, is it okay to stay with your concubines tonight?" The concubine is so scared alone! ”

"But I... I had already promised to go to the queen's place for dinner. Murong Rin looked at Shangguan Yueyun in embarrassment.

Shangguan Yueyun hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, since Concubine Shu's sister is uncomfortable and needs the emperor's company, why don't you stay with your sister tonight." After a while, the concubine asked the imperial chef to cook a few things that the emperor liked to eat and sent them over. ”

Murong Rin nodded with satisfaction and said, "This is very good, the queen is really a reasonable person!" In this way, I will stay with Concubine Shu tonight. Tomorrow, I will go to the Jiaofang Hall to accompany the queen to lunch. ”

"No! The concubine retired first, and then let someone bring food to the emperor. Shangguan Yueyun said.

"Uh-huh, go ahead." Seeing that Shangguan Yueyun lost to herself, the corners of Concubine Shu's mouth rose slightly, and her face was triumphant. I thought: Even if you are the queen, as long as I open my voice, the person the emperor cares about the most is still me.

On the way, Shangguan Yueyun sat on the sedan chair without saying a word, and A-Qing couldn't help but ask: "Queen Mother, the slave doesn't understand." ”

"Don't understand what?"

"The slave doesn't understand why the queen wants to let the emperor out?"

Shangguan Yueyun sighed and said, "Aqing, you are still young and don't understand many things. First, if the palace is a concubine, then you can also be coquettish and compete with other concubines for favor. It's a pity that this palace is the queen, and she is the master of this harem, if she is like other concubines, in order to get the emperor, she will be coquettish and make means. That will make everyone think that this palace does not have a tolerant heart, and it will also be criticized by the world. Therefore, even if there are a thousand or ten thousand unwillingness in your heart, you cannot act arbitrarily. Second, I have shared the bed with the emperor for many years, and how can I not understand the emperor's thoughts, the palace can feel that the emperor wants to stay with the concubine. Since this is the case, the palace is better than the emperor, since the emperor cares about the concubine, even if people go to the Jiaofang Hall of the palace, the heart is not there, so what is the meaning? It is better for the palace to fulfill the emperor today, and the emperor will accompany the palace tomorrow, which is also equivalent to the completion of the palace itself. ”

A Qing said: "I see, the queen mother, you are really thoughtful. ”

Shangguan Yueyun didn't speak, but thought to herself: Bengong really would rather be just a concubine, but I hope that the emperor likes Concubine Shu because she is like herself, a moment of freshness.

The next day, Murong Rin went to Shangguan Yueyun for lunch as scheduled, Shangguan Yueyun dressed herself carefully and prepared a table of good dishes, the two talked and laughed, as if they had returned to the loving couple that everyone envied.

Murong Rin thought to herself: Maybe it's because I'm too careful, Shangguan Yueyun has been following her for many years, and I've never seen her treat any concubine in the harem badly. Instead, I chose a few intimate lovely people for myself.

After lunch, Murong Rin proposed: "It's been a long time since I've been walking with the queen in the garden of this Jiaofang Palace, so it's better to choose a day than to hit the sun, so it's better to go for a walk now." ”

"No! The concubine had recently brought some new flowers from the flower room back to plant them. Shangguan Yueyun said excitedly, thinking: A few days ago, I just brought a few new peach blossom trees from the flower house back to plant, and the father-in-law of the flower house also said that this kind of peach tree is only available in the Sutan Kingdom, and the flowers are lush and gorgeous, which is a good choice for ornamentation. I have always recommended myself to take this peach blossom back to plant. Shangguan Yueyun saw that this peach blossom was indeed beautiful, so he brought back the only ten trees in the flower room to cultivate, so the entire palace only had this kind of peach blossom in the Jiaofang Palace.

"Okay, I'm going to see what flowers the queen has planted." Murong Rin and Shangguan Yueyun chatted while walking, and after a while, they arrived in the back garden.

Murong Rin saw a sea of rose-red in the distance, the color was very bright and moving, Murong Rin asked, "Queen, what kind of tree is that in the distance?" Why are there so many delicate flowers? ”

Shangguan Yueyun replied as if offering a treasure: "Back to the emperor, this is a kind of peach tree, which was brought back by Su Tanguo and cultivated, and only ten plants were cultivated in the flower house, all of which are in the concubine's garden!" ”

"Oh? Then I'm going to have to take a good look at it. Murong Rin walked towards the peach tree.

Take a closer look, the leaves are thin and thin, and the inflorescences are topped with several flowers; peduncle covered with microhairs; bracts lanceolate, calyx 5 deeply lobed, red, lanceolate, glandular at base of inner surface; The corolla is dark red or pink, when the corolla is single-petaled and 5-lobed, its corolla is funnel-shaped, about 3 cm long and diameter, its corolla is cylindrical, the upper part is enlarged and bell-shaped, 1.6-2 cm long, and the corolla throat has 5 broad, scaly secondary corollas. Isn't this flower exactly the same as the oleander painted by Taiyi Li?

Murong Rin stared at Shangguan Yueyun and said, "Empress, are you guilty?" ”