The palace seems to be preparing for the New Year as always, but Fu Heng's investigation of the poisoning case in Ningshou Palace has never stopped, and the palace maids and eunuchs in the small kitchen and pantry of Ningshou Palace have already changed a group of newcomers, and everyone involved in this matter has been detained and interrogated. It's just that the emperor didn't do all this in the open, he just seemed to want to ask himself to understand in his heart, whether he was as excited as he was at that moment and said to the fourth elder brother that he would give him an explanation, and it depended on the result.

And if Fu Heng has any clues, he will definitely tell Ruyin, and Ruyin will naturally pass it on to Hongyan, but because the emperor didn't mention it, Hongyan didn't mention it, so she didn't need to pretend not to know, but Hongli didn't ask, she didn't speak.

On that day, Ruyin came, saying that Fu Heng had found out that the people of the Nala clan were now rampant and domineering in the Internal Affairs Office, interfering with the palace maids and eunuchs assigned by the Internal Affairs Office to Yikun Palace, the twelve elder brothers, the little princess, and the nursing mothers and grandmothers around the unborn children. This is clearly relying on their daughter to be arrogant as the queen, but secretly, they seem to have intervened in Ningshou Palace.

Fu Heng said that the poisoning in Ningshou Palace will not cause death, because it is used to boil ginger tea, catalyzing the onset of toxicity, it caused the concubines to vomit and even faint, if it is the queen mother's daily tea and medicine on weekdays, it will only slowly invade the queen mother's body, and when the tank of spring water is used up, the queen mother should be terminally ill. There is no doubt that the person who poisoned him was either going to the East and West Sixth Palace, or to the Queen Mother.

But who can hate the Queen Mother like this? Hongyan and Ruyin looked at each other at that time, and after counting the heads in this palace, probably no one hated her more than her.

Even if Concubine Jia has been reproached a few times, she has given birth to the emperor's elder brother and enjoyed the honor of the concubine, so that she will not hate the queen mother like that. And Concubine Ying is automatically free from the shackles of the Queen Mother, a shrewd person would rather be less spoiled and less beautiful than be controlled by Ningshou Palace, since they are all gone, she will not turn around to poison the Queen Mother. There are not a few people left in the palace, and the pure concubine of Xianfu Palace is locked up, and she has long lost the ability to go to the sky.

Hongyan naturally thought at the time: "Concubine Xin? ”

But Ruyin said: "If it's a concubine, it's hatred, but killing people may not be to vent hatred, but it may also be for profit?" ”

Hongyan Jing dialed this point, and Fu Heng deliberately asked Ruyin to tell the Nala clan about the behavior, she didn't dare to think about it in her heart, could it be that the people of the Nala clan wanted the queen mother to pass away first in order for the queen to really win the power of the harem, so as not to let the queen mother influence the matter of the prince in the future?

Ruyin said: "The Queen Mother brought Concubine Xin in, hoping that she would give birth to a prince and be promoted to the position of a prince and take charge of the power of the Six Palaces, and this matter has already been spread." Although it is Sister Chong, there is also the queen, the queen mother lifted the concubine to the sky, after you fall, it will be the queen's turn. They don't want anyone to shake the position of the Middle Palace, which is exactly the same as the Fucha family's thoughts in the past. And even if Concubine Xin can't hold it, she can still find someone else, not to mention that the old lady is not as polite to the clansmen of the Nala clan as she is to our Fucha family, and of course they can't get used to the queen mother. ”

Thinking back to the conversation with Ruyin that day, Hongyan's heart tightened for a while, it is not difficult to understand that the Nala clan really wants to get rid of the Queen Mother, but how did Concubine Jia die, Ruyin said that Fu Heng had no clue at all, after the ginger tea was sent that day, the tea bowls were all the same thing, so many concubines and so many palace maids followed, and in retrospect, no one remembered how the tea was divided.

At this time, Imperial Physician He came to ask for peace and learned that Hongyan was fine, so Concubine Shu asked about Concubine Jia curiously, Concubine Yu asked her why she was so concerned, Concubine Shu actually said: "I raise Yongying, if the child asks me in the future, I have to explain it to him." ”

Concubine Yu hurriedly said: "Yongying will definitely not remember such a thing in the future, even his mother will not remember, why do you want to instill such a thing in him and let him plant hatred in his heart?" ”

Concubine Shu said: "He is a boy, and he will be stupid in the future and won't even know what is going on with his own mother, is this possible?" I don't say that his brother will also say, I really want to raise him well and be a mother and son. ”

Seeing the two ladies arguing, Imperial Physician He didn't know how to speak, but unfortunately he didn't have the opportunity to touch the body of the imperial concubine, and he couldn't verify the cause of death, but the news he got from Lord Fucha was that Concubine Jia was really given a large dose of poison, he and Hongyan looked at each other, and saw Concubine Ling shaking her head, so she retreated while Concubine Yu and Concubine Shu were theorizing.

In this compartment, Concubine Xin sent Laba porridge one by one instead of the Queen Mother, but unfortunately everyone's attitude was indifferent, and they didn't dare to say that they were not grateful to the Queen Mother, but none of them would touch the things sent by Ningshou Palace again, even if there was a warm sedan chair to sit on, it was really enough to choke up and down, and her toes were frozen when she returned to Ningshou Palace. She wanted to go back to Chengqian Palace, but she didn't know how to speak, and after returning to the Queen Mother, she said timidly: "The little princess is not in good health, and the concubine wants to go back and see." ”

The Queen Mother looked at the sky, estimating that the emperor would come to ask for peace in a while, and said coldly: "Naturally, there is a nursing mother to take care of her, what are you anxious about, wait a minute, the emperor will come." ”

But on this day, there are also ministers who came to congratulate the emperor for Laba, he couldn't pull away from the palace of raising his heart, he sent the chief manager Wu to greet him, when Gonggong Wu came, he saw Concubine Xin Niangniang coming out, and the two looked at her in a gloomy look, and when Gonggong Wu left Ningshou Palace, it didn't take long for a little apprentice to follow and say: "Concubine Xin Niangniang is really waiting for the Lord Long Live, seeing you coming, I know that I can't wait, and this time I will also return." ”

Mr. Wu sighed: "Our lord, I haven't seen any beauty in the world, if you like it, you like it, and if you don't like it, you don't like it, do you think that if you look good, you will be able to coax people, and you will definitely be able to impress the emperor?" ”

And said that Concubine Xin went all the way back to Chengqian Palace, her toes hurt as if they were about to break, she was wet with snow outside, and the Queen Mother of Ningshou Palace did not let her go, the dragon in the house burned the snow and soaked the shoes, and continued to freeze without waiting for them to dry out, when she sat on the couch and Huiyun took off her shoes for her, she saw that her toes were frozen pale and her skin was wrinkled. Leaning on the charcoal fire, it hurt so much that she burst into tears, Huiyun said worriedly: "If you have chilblains, and the quilt covers you at night, it hurts and itchy, master, don't scratch it, if you scratch it, you will leave a scar." ”

Concubine Xin had tears in her eyes and said bitterly: "The queen mother still expects me to coax the emperor to like it, and the emperor will only be disgusted when he sees such feet." ”

Huiyun said: "The slave must give you ideas to cure." ”

Concubine Xin shook her head: "That's it, I don't want to be close to the emperor for a while, not to mention that people don't care about me at all, I should be low-key." Concubine Jia's matter hasn't passed yet, I suddenly popped up, what's the matter. Anyway, I've always been so pitiful, pitiful in everyone's eyes. ”

As soon as Laba passed over, the lively event in the palace before Chinese New Year's Eve was the empress's delivery. In the early morning of the twenty-first day of the lunar month, Hongyan was woken up from a dream by the cherry, saying that the queen of Yikun Palace gave birth to a little brother, and the mother and son were safe, but there was another news, the autumn rain in Qixiang Palace could not be saved.

Hongyan said: "You want to find her family and send some silver out, but you can't do anything now." ”

When the six palaces all went to Yikun Palace to congratulate them, Hongyan was also tightly wrapped and sat in a sedan chair. Now that Concubine Jia is gone, there are four concubines under the queen, and Concubine Ling has always been the default head of the four concubines, poor Concubine Xin failed to fill the vacancy, but the glory of the head of the six concubines, the queen mother is not missing her.

Hongyan was hugged and walked past everyone, wanting to be the first to enter the queen's bedroom, somehow, there was no more Jia Guifei sneering in front of her, her heart was suddenly empty, and when she looked back at Sister Yufei beside her, she also had the same look. And this morning said that the autumn rain is gone, it is a pity that she is such a good person.

But Hongyan's gaze inadvertently fell on Concubine Xin who was following Concubine Shu, she was so happy, as if it was not the queen who added a little brother, but she added a little brother herself, Hongyan didn't think there was anything strange at the time, anyway, everyone else was happy, but Concubine Xin looked more cautious than before. How could she have thought that Concubine Xin was not happy for the queen to have a son, but excited for Qiu Yu's death.

Because of the queen's weak personality, after the concubines came to congratulate her according to the rules, she no longer interacted with anyone, especially Hongyan was pregnant, but the queen sent Hua Rong to tell her to be careful in everything, and the etiquette in the New Year festival can be exempted.

In the days that followed, he waited for the New Year, the emperor sealed the seal, and spent most of his time with Hongyan, but the emperor had a new son, and he couldn't care less, and Hongyan was worried that the people of the Nala clan would count her as well, and often persuaded the emperor to visit the queen. Hongli himself seems to know something, and others look at him as before, but the subtleties have already changed.

On this day, the concubine came from Zhongcui Palace with two boxes of dim sum, and was meeting the emperor leaving, she stood in front of the door gently, and she was not as timid and shy as she was at the beginning for many years, and she could still laugh with the emperor: "Niangniang has to send the concubine to come here, I don't know if the concubine is coming, so that the emperor has to go." ”

Hongli knew that Qing Concubine had a good temperament, and smiled kindly: "You came just in time, and you can have someone to talk to your sister, I want to go to Yikun Palace to see the little brother." ”

The two dispersed in front of the door, and Concubine Qing sent snacks to Hongyan, saying that Concubine Shu was teaching Brother Eleven to write and had no time to come, Hongyan smiled at her: "In order not to lose to Sister Yufei, she has to work hard." ”

While speaking, it should be the time for Hongyan to take fetal medicine, Qing Concubine brought it to Hongyan with her own hands, smelled the breath of the decoction, and suddenly remembered something, she didn't think about it, Hongyan took the medicine and looked at her like this, and couldn't help asking: "What's wrong, do you want to frown when you think of something?" But the smell of my decoction doesn't smell good? ”

Qing Concubine said: "It is this breath that the concubine seems to remember something, but it flashes in her head, and it is not real." ”