Although the sun had set, the sky was still weak and white, but half of the sky was already dark, as if the ink was about to melt and condense into the shape of scattered clouds. The brocade curtain on the table is a passion flower pattern embroidered with ancient silver thread, which glows with a dark and fixed light, and after looking at it for a long time, I am also a little dizzy in front of my eyes.

The Queen Mother's voice was low and slow, with the unique texture of an old woman, like a spice that had been burned for a long time, with an antique atmosphere: "What? Can't get on your knees? ”

Yin Wan's knees had long since lost sensation, and she just lowered her head obediently: "The concubine doesn't dare." She peeked out the window, and the thin night was like a silent river at high tide, engulfing a large area of the sky quickly and calmly, forcing the last remaining bright color into a faint crimson that only remained at the sunset of the western mountains, and then even the last faint light sank away, leaving only the dull breath before the heavy rain gradually spread.

In such an oppressive silence, only a flute sound like ripples in the wind can be heard, stretching from under the courtyard porch. The sound of the flute was extremely poignant, as if it was contaminated with the dry fragrance of the withered plants and trees in the decayed west wind in the autumn courtyard, swaying and tactful, swaying and suppressing.

The Queen Mother reclined on the soft couch, and Fu Jia half-knelt at her feet and rhythmically knocked her calf with a jade mallet, took a jade scratch her head and scratched it, and said comfortably: "Can you hear what kind of music it is?" ”

Yin Wan said tremblingly: "It's "Dream". ”

The Queen Mother smiled slightly, and rubbed her head casually: "I heard that you are learning to sing "Peony Pavilion" with musicians in Nanfu, and your ear power is good." ”

Yin Wan lowered her head and said uneasily: "The concubine is just idle and passing the time." ”

The Queen Mother said clearly: "What? Not in a hurry to see the emperor's invitation, but idle? It's not quite like yours. ”

Yan Wan's face was red, and she had to say: "It's the concubine who is incompetent." ”

"Will you be incompetent?" The Queen Mother sneered, sat up, and said solemnly, "You have shocked the dreams of others, and you have filled in the lives of Concubine Shu and Tenth Elder Brother, are you still incompetent?" ”

Yan Wan was shocked into a cold sweat, and immediately raised her body and said: "The queen mother forgives her sins, the concubines don't dare!" ”

"Didn't you do all the things you didn't dare?" The Queen Mother softened her tone and came one by one, "From the moment Concubine Shu suddenly broke into Fang Bicong to ask about fetal medicine, the mourning family felt strange. The strangeness in the fetal medicine is known to the emperor and the imperial doctor, but they don't know the mourning family. Concubine Shu has been kept in the dark, and suddenly she knew, naturally it would not come out of our mouths. And you secretly learned to drink Concubine Shu's fetal pills, but then suddenly stopped drinking them, so you naturally knew the weirdness. And Concubine Shu only saw you in front of the Tenth Elder Brother's Zigong before she went to see the emperor. Who else but you will tell her the truth? ”

Yin Wan listened to the Queen Mother coming one by one, like five thunderbolts, she was trembling, and only murmured: "Queen Mother, Queen Mother ......"

The Queen Mother sneered, flicked the golden chisel ancient cloud pattern rice bead pattern longevity armor on her little finger, and said slowly: "It's just a bowl of fetal medicine, Concubine Shu even gave birth to the tenth elder brother, even if the emperor has done these things, it can't be counted." She will not be confused and immediately go to the emperor. Unless, this bowl of fetal pills is related to her pain of losing her child, she can't help but be irritated and crazy. Therefore, the mourning family was suspicious, if the bowl of fetal medicine really damaged the kidney qi, it would not have caused Concubine Shu's hair loss and kidney deficiency in the middle of pregnancy, so as to damage the tenth elder brother, and the pain brought out by sitting down in the womb should have some symptoms early. The mourning family was so suspicious, so they searched down and finally found some good things. She called, "Fujia, let Concubine Ling take a look." ”

Fuja agreed, got up, took a small paper bag from the boxwood drawer, and placed it in front of her. The Queen Mother said: "Concubine Ling, when Concubine Shu was pregnant, all the food you gave her was here." The mourning family doesn't say anything else, one pack a day, you come to the mourning palace to eat it yourself, and the mourning family won't say anything. ”

Yin Wan looked at the bag and wanted to reach out, but at the moment of contact, she retracted her hand like an electric shock, and her weak shoulders trembled gently with her uncontrollable sobs, and she didn't dare to open it again.

The Queen Mother's expression was gloomy and unpredictable, and she shouted, "What? If you dare to give something to others to eat, will you not dare to eat it? Eat! ”

Yan Wan seemed to be facing a small beast facing a strong enemy, so frightened that she couldn't help herself, and kowtowed desperately: "The Queen Mother forgives her sins, the Queen Mother forgives her sins, and the concubines don't dare anymore!" ”

"Don't dare?" The Queen Mother's expression was relieved, and she said with a smile, "Then say it yourself, what did you do to Concubine Shu and Brother Shi?" ”

Yan Wan collapsed on the ground, burst into tears, and her voice came out of her throat uncontrollably: "Queen Mother Mingjian, it was the concubine who was confused for a while, and she was jealous that Concubine Shu was pregnant, so she added drugs to her diet that would slowly cause kidney deficiency and hair loss. Concubines...... Concubines...... I just want her appearance to be slightly damaged, and she will no longer be favored by the emperor, and she didn't intend to poison the tenth elder brother. ”

"So, Jiang Youbin was instructed by Empress Jiang to rush back to treat Concubine Shu, but he was delayed due to illness halfway, and it was also your hands and feet?"

Yan Wan said worriedly: "Yes." It was the concubine who bought the medicine for diarrhea and fever that Yicheng gave them, and when they delayed the doctor's consultation, they were blocked in the middle of the road and could not rush back in time. ”

"Even if there is no Jiang Hebin, Concubine Yu is a careful person, she is entrusted by the queen to take care of Concubine Shu, if you want her to be distracted and have no time to take care of it, you must be looking for the fifth elder brother?"

Yan Wan had to admit: "It was also the concubine who accepted the fifth elder brother's nursing mother, and quietly lifted his clothes after the fifth elder brother fell asleep to let him catch a cold, so that Concubine Yu was busy taking care of her parents and children, and she had no time to take care of Concubine Shu's not very obvious illness." ”

The Queen Mother sighed: "Fujia, listen, such a good plan and calculation, even the Queen of Ulanala back then can't reach it!" The mourning family has been lonely in the deep palace for all these years, but they really met a powerful character! ”

Fujia said softly: "The Queen Mother is not lonely. It's just that the concubines and heirs in the palace are all going to be damaged. She stepped aside, and lit a few more gold-painted candles.

The sky was already dark, and the sultry wind outside that wanted rain and rain caused the palace lights under the eaves to sway, rippling with uneasy dim light and shadow.

The Queen Mother's gaze was as cold as a cold cone: "How much ability do you have to dare to murder the emperor's heir?" Murdering the emperor's favorite concubine? ”

Yan Wan said it in a hurry, but she calmed down a lot, and simply confessed: "The Queen Mother cares so much about Concubine Shu, it is nothing more than Concubine Shu is a talented and beautiful person recommended by the Queen Mother." But in the final analysis, the emperor still cares about her Yehenala clan's background, and she is not a perfect person in the end. I'm afraid that the emperor also thinks that he is the pillow person recommended by the queen mother, and he is not very relieved. She kowtowed and raised her delicate and young face, "Concubine Shu hurt her kidney qi when she was pregnant, and her appearance was damaged, and she can't make up for it." Now that people are dead, why does the Queen Mother still mind her as a waste? ”

The Queen Mother sneered: "Concubine Shu is a waste, so what are you?" ”

Yan Wan pondered and said: "It's good that the concubine is harming Concubine Shu, but Concubine Shu, as the person who was trained by the Queen Mother herself, can't help but say a few words from the concubine, which is useless!" And the concubine harmed her, but she never forced her to set herself on fire. She doesn't care about her life like this, naturally because she is too attentive to the emperor. Since she serves the Queen Mother, how can she be too concerned about the emperor? ”

The Queen Mother stretched out a smile and said: "The mourning family naturally knows that Concubine Shu has a heart for the emperor, and she is willing to reuse her because she has a heart for the mourning family." Because there is heart and affection, it is true and false when it is false, and it will be difficult to distinguish between people. Only Concubine Shu's mouth that speaks for the mourning family has a sincere heart for the emperor, which naturally makes people think that she is saying something sincerely. ”

Yan Wan took a deep breath and said: "The concubine also has a heart for the emperor, but the concubine is a heart of attachment and a heart of inviting favor. In other words, the sincerity of the concubines to the emperor is just as much as the emperor's sincerity to the concubines, a little bit, like a fingernail. is not as stupid as Concubine Shu, giving all her sincerity and not being able to extricate herself. Her smile was meaningful, "If you are deeply involved in it, how can you be wholeheartedly devoted to the Queen Mother?" ”

After a long silence, the candle flame jumped and flickered, turning the dark red tassel brocade tent in the hall into a dull purple. After staying for a long time, it seems that people have become one of them, dim and silent.

"The mourning family has been paying attention for so many years, Concubine Shu is an excellent seedling, but it's a pity that the intentions are too deep, but it hurts her life!" The Queen Mother shook her head, "It can be seen that in this palace, you can be ambitious and false, but you must not have a trace of sincerity, otherwise you will harm others and yourself, and you will seek your own death." ”

Yin Wan bowed deeply: "The Queen Mother's teachings, the concubines remember them." She raised her face and said boldly, "The concubine is brave, Concubine Shu can serve the Queen Mother, and from now on, the concubine will also serve the Queen Mother." ”

The Queen Mother narrowed her eyes slightly, and there was a hint of sharp light: "Your mind is good, not only do you have to forgive your mourning family, but you also have to mourn your family in the future, and you have to do things for your mourning family in the beautiful name." You are a clever person with seven tricks, I am afraid that it is too late to mourn the family, where do you dare to use you? ”

Yan Wan leaned down and made herself look like a little beast with no way out, although she was cunning, she was powerless to protect herself: "The Queen Mother has gone through three dynasties, and there is nothing that has not been seen, and nothing has happened." No matter how clever the concubines are, how can they be as good as the Queen Mother, and the honor and disgrace of life and death are also in the Queen Mother's thoughts. If the queen mother is successful, the concubines will be broken and their bones will be reciprocated. ”

Yin Wan was very humble, almost like a humble dust mustard bowing down to the feet of the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother was about to speak, but when she saw the little palace maid Xipo coming in, she invited her to say: "Queen Mother, the people in the palace of the little princess came to invite, saying that the queen sent Aunt Rong Pei to look for the little lord of the concubine, and it seems that she is a little anxious." ”

Yan Wan's body trembled, she tightened her body in fear, opened her frightened and helpless eyes, walked to the Queen Mother on her knees, hugged her knees and said, "Queen Mother, Queen Mother, the Queen Mother won't find anything, right?" ”

"With the intelligence of the queen, it's hard to say!" The Queen Mother looked down at her, her smile was cold and thorough, like the moonlight on the snow, "What? What have you done, this is scary? ”

Yin Wan humbly leaned her body to the feet of the Queen Mother, and almost knocked her forehead on the tip of her snow-blue pinched gold embroidered bamboo butterfly pattern beaded soft-soled shoes: "Queen Mother, concubine, please bless, please bless!" In the future, the concubines must obey the orders of the Queen Mother, and they are willing to be driven by the Queen Mother to repay the Queen Mother's kindness today. ”