Ling Ruoxuan saw the change in the Queen Mother's face, and knew that something bad must have happened. Then he said softly: "Queen Mother, what's wrong?" ”

"Hey, it's not those concubines in your imperial brother's harem, they have nothing to do all day long and are fighting back and forth, the mourning family has a headache when they see them, doesn't this mean that you are eating in the mourning palace, and you are waiting outside to come in."

"So that's the case, the concubines are all stained with the queen mother's light, which shows that they all want to be eager to behave in front of the queen mother, so don't be angry."

"Others don't know, the mourning family is very clear in their hearts, before Concubine Qiong and Concubine Qin fought with each other, although you kept the position of the queen, but the positions of the two concubines were vacant, where did they want to please the mourning family, they clearly wanted to sit on the concubine seat."

"But if they want to sit on the throne of the concubine, in addition to the royal brother, they also need the consent of the queen mother. It shows that they still care about your opinion, and since they want to please you, you might as well see what magical powers they have. ”

"Okay, just as you said, let's see what magical powers they have." The Queen Mother said with a smile. Immediately put a spoonful of bird's nest into Ling Ruoyi's bowl, King Qi's child was what she was looking forward to and finally looking forward to, she was going to be a grandmother again, can she not be happy. In the eyes of the Queen Mother, only the children born to serious daughters-in-law are her grandchildren. The queen is the emperor's wife, and naturally the children born are the eldest daughter and the eldest son, and now she is looking forward to the birth of the child in Ling Ruoxi's womb.

"Ahi, let them in." The Queen Mother said lightly.

"Yes, the slave will go and ask for it." Aunt Xi smiled and withdrew.

After a while, the masters of each palace walked in in line, and when they saw Ling Ruohui and the Queen Mother eating, they knelt down and saluted together: "The concubines see the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother is a thousand years old." "According to the rules of Yunshang Kingdom, only the queen and the princess's concubine can call the queen mother the queen mother, while the other concubines can only call the queen mother, this is the way of respect and humility, there is a difference between inside and outside.

"Well, get up. Is there anything wrong with your large crowd coming to mourn the house? The Queen Mother said lightly.

"The Queen Mother, the concubine heard that Princess Qi lived in the palace to give birth, so she went to Lanling Palace, and knew that the princess was having dinner here with the Queen Mother, so she hurried over."

"Oh? You're here to find Ruoyi? The Queen Mother said lightly.

"Back to the Queen Mother, the concubine heard that Princess Qi lived in the palace and had dinner here today, so she prepared some gifts and sent them." Zhao Baolin said with a smile. Immediately, Jade lifted the lid and opened the lid, which was filled with all kinds of jewelry.

"Ruoyi, these are all given to you by Zhao Baolin, see if you like it or not." The Queen Mother glanced at Ling Ruoyi and said.

"Queen Mother, the gift given by Zhao Baolin is so valuable, the concubine really can't afford it."

"What's this, the princess is the person on the tip of the prince's heart, and now that the prince is on the expedition, it is appropriate to take care of the princess, how to say that we are all concubines."

"Well, then the concubine will thank Zhao Baolin for his generous gift." Ling Ruoyi said with a smile. Then he nodded to Mu'er and Mengchun, and motioned for them to accept the gift box. The rest of the concubines saw that Ling Ruoyi had already accepted Zhao Baolin's gift, and they also offered their own gifts.

The Queen Mother watched these concubines acting in front of her coldly, but she didn't stop them, she wanted to see how the second daughter-in-law dealt with these things. Although she is the only woman in the palace at present, she can't let a dignified prince marry a woman in his life, so let's train how to control other women in the palace now.

"Hey, Zhao Baolin is really generous, he actually gave the princess such a big black pearl." Jiang Baolin said with a smile.

"That's natural, of course you have to choose the most expensive thing for Princess Qi, or how to show sincerity." Zhao Baolin said with a smile.

"But I remember that the black pearl was given to you by the emperor at the beginning, did you want to charge the princess for accepting the royal gift by giving it away in such a grand manner?" Jiang Baolin's tone changed sharply.

Hearing this, Zhao Baolin was shocked, it was a capital crime to give away the imperial gift, she wanted to show it off in front of everyone, but she didn't expect to be found that the black pearl was a royal gift, how could this be good, when Zhao Baolin was anxious, her eyes swept over Ling Ruoxi.

Ling Ruohui is different from other princesses, she is the emperor's justifiable brother-in-law, the emperor's sister-in-law, and the emperor's beloved woman, who will punish her with such an identity.

"It turns out that this black pearl was given by the emperor, Mengchun, bring it to me quickly." Ling Ruoyi said with a smile.

"Yes, Princess." Mengchun walked to Ling Ruoxi's side with Fang Cai's box, opened the box, and Ling Ruohui picked up the black pearl and looked at it carefully at the candlelight. Where is this pearl, it's similar to plastic beads, how can there be fakes in the palace, and there will be no fakes in the things rewarded by the emperor.

Looking at Ling Ruoxuan's careful look at the appearance of the black pearl, Zhao Baolin also began to drum in his heart, could it be that there was something wrong with this black pearl? Otherwise, how could this Princess Qi keep watching.

"Princess, is there something wrong with you looking at this black pearl for so long?" Mengchun said lightly.

"Hmm...... This black pearl is a fake. Ling Ruoyi said lightly.

"Huh? Fake? How is this possible, this is the emperor's reward for me. Zhao Baolin exclaimed. If you lose the gift and fill it with a fake, ten heads will not be enough to cut off.

"Huh? Hahahaha...... I said Zhao Baolin, if you don't want to give Princess Qi black pearls, just send them individually, why do you still give them away with fakes, it's really cold. Jiang Baolin immediately fell into the stone road.

"Queen Mother, the concubine didn't know that the black pearl was fake, if she knew, she would definitely not give the fake one to Princess Qi." Zhao Baolin hurriedly knelt down and said.

"Zhao Baolin, this concubine doesn't want to blame you for the fact that this black pearl is fake, but it is really unsafe for you to protect this imperial gift, and you don't know if you are dropped by someone." Ling Ruoyi said lightly.

"Dropping a bag? Yes, yes, yes, it must have been dropped, and everything is not about the concubines. Zhao Baolin hurriedly cried.

"Queen Mother, the concubines want to see the gifts given by other concubines to see if there are any fakes."

"Okay, check the things in the mourning palace as well." The Queen Mother said lightly. The Queen Mother's move was not intended to target Ling Ruoxi, but she understood Ling Ruohui's thoughts, and when she checked the authenticity of the gifts, she must have found some clues.

"Thank you for your support." Ling Ruoyi saluted the Queen Mother. Immediately, Mu'er, Mengchun and others opened the gifts sent by the concubines, and among the gifts sent by Zhao Baolin, in addition to a black pearl, there were also several golden hairpins and jade bracelets. There were also items sent by several other concubines, and there were also fakes of varying degrees.

"Queen Mother, it seems that there is a thief in our palace. Fortunately, the queen mother's palace is strictly forbidden, and there are no fakes, which are all managed by the queen mother. ”

"Hehe, you girl, you have a sweet mouth. According to you, what should I do if there is a thief in this palace? ”

"Queen Mother, there are still you and the queen in this palace, how can the concubines give advice casually." Ling Ruoxuan smiled lightly. The Queen Mother likes her, but it doesn't mean that she can point fingers at the palace casually.

"The mourning family asks you to deal with it, you just let it go, don't worry, there is a mourning family for you to decide everything." The Queen Mother said lightly.

"Yes, the concubine will definitely do her best to do it, and inform the queen mother and the queen of the matter." Ling Ruoyi said respectfully.

"Okay, then you can do it." The Queen Mother said with a smile. Sure enough, this daughter-in-law is extremely smart, and she is not comparable to ordinary women.

......The concubines who came to give gifts knelt on the ground one after another, hoping that the Queen Mother could give them an explanation, or rather, they hoped that Ling Ruohui would help them come up with an idea.

"Okay, you all step down, this matter has been handed over to Ruo Hui to handle, you don't have to do anything more, and when Ruo Hui finds out, he will naturally inform you." The Queen Mother was displeased and ordered to evict the guests.

Hearing this, the concubines withdrew from Fengyang Palace in disgrace, originally wanting to please the Queen Mother and stammering Princess Qi by the way, but they didn't expect that the gifts they took were fakes, which was really embarrassing.

Zhao Baolin and Jiang Baolin's residences are very close, and the two of them usually fight to the death, but today the relationship between them has changed.

"Jiang Baolin." Zhao Baolin called Jiang Baolin, who was about to return to his palace.

Hearing this, Jiang Baolin stopped and looked in Zhao Baolin's direction and said, "What, is there anything wrong with my sister?" ”

"Yes, sister. Today it is not only me who is making a fool of myself, but everyone is making a fool of myself, who do you say took our treasures and replaced them with fakes? Zhao Baolin Yin Yang Strange Qi Dao.

"What do you mean by this, the gifts I give are fake, if I frame you, it is impossible to harm myself together." Jiang Baolin said coldly.

"Sister, don't worry, I didn't say that this matter has anything to do with you, I was thinking, who changed our treasures, and the Queen Mother didn't hand over this matter to the queen, but handed it over to Princess Qi."

"So what, who checks differently." Jiang Baolin said disapprenously.

"Oh, my good sister. Why don't you think about it, will the Queen Mother do this because she wants King Qi to be the emperor? ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"Sister, you also know that although the emperor and King Qi were both born to the Queen Mother, the first emperor and the Queen Mother both thought that King Qi was the most suitable candidate for the throne, but King Qi was not rare, so he was willing to be a prince. The first emperor and the queen mother chose to let the emperor ascend the throne. It used to be fine, but now King Rui is getting full-fledged, and he is also eyeing the throne, and the only person who can suppress him is King Qi. It was such a coincidence that something happened at the border pass again, and King Qi led his troops to the battle. ”

"Isn't it normal for King Qi to lead troops to the battle? In the past, King Qi led the troops. Jiang Baolin said impatiently.

"Why doesn't my sister understand, if King Qi comes back from this expedition, it will be meritorious. is already a prince, and his status can't be higher. Zhao Baolin raised his eyebrows and said.

"Are you saying that the Queen Mother is worried about King Rui usurping the throne, so she wants to support King Qi to ascend the throne first, King Qi will go on this expedition, as long as he returns triumphantly, then his prestige will be higher, and now he has crossed the queen and directly let Princess Qi handle the affairs of the palace, so that she is more sure to sit on the throne of the queen?" Jiang Baolin was surprised.

"Well, otherwise why would Princess Qi live in the palace if she is pregnant, don't forget, most of the other princes went to their fiefdoms, there are only two people in the capital, King Rui and King Qi, King Rui has heavy soldiers, King Qi also has heavy soldiers, if King Qi sits on the emperor, then the military power in the hands of the emperor has also fallen into the hands of King Qi, and Princess Qi's father is Ling Xiang, and his brother is King Anjun. With such an identity, it is very suitable to sit on the throne of the queen. ”

"Then according to what you say, if King Qi really ascends the throne, won't all of us concubines who have no children be driven out of the palace?"

"Of course, we used to be imperial concubines, and who would dare to marry? I'm afraid that we will be lonely all our lives, and we will not have a coffin until we die. ”

"So what do we do?" Jiang Baolin grabbed Zhao Baolin's sleeve tightly and said.

"Here's how we do it." Immediately, Zhao Baolin began to whisper in Jiang Baolin's ear......