"Miao'er, I just want to know why you asked Xu'er to send her into the palace in the first place?!" When Baili Mingjiang was interrogated just now, Xiao Yuqi, who had been tricked into the Gu, told him that it was Dongfang Miao's intention to enter the palace by himself.

"Your Majesty, when you canonized the concubine as the queen, many women in the harem envied and respected the concubines on the surface, but behind the scenes, they regarded the concubines as a thorn in their eyes. Xu'er moved out of the palace when she became an adult, and fought all year round, and the concubines felt very lonely in this palace, and there was not even a person to talk to them. So once Xu'er came back from the battle, the concubine told him that if he met that kind of gentle and considerate woman, he would send a few into the palace to offer to His Majesty, and he could also accompany the courtiers and concubines to reduce a little loneliness. ”

Dongfang Miao said this, and walked in front of Baili Mingjiang, "The concubine did not have the consent of His Majesty, and instructed Xu'er to send someone to the palace without authorization, it is really a big mistake, please punish Your Majesty!"

"Miao'er, I don't blame you!" Baili Mingjiang opened his eyes suddenly, stood up, stretched out his arm from the bathtub, and grabbed Dongfang Miao, who was about to kneel, "I snubbed you before, although I named you the queen, but I didn't give you enough favor, Leng Anran is against you everywhere, you want to put your own person in the palace, I can understand, you are not wrong!"

"Your Majesty!" Dongfang Miao didn't expect Baili Mingjiang to stand up naked like this, and suddenly blushed, lowered his eyes and didn't dare to look at him, "Although the concubine asked Xu'er to send Qi Guifei into the palace, she also felt that she couldn't talk to her later, so she didn't have much contact with her. ”

"Especially that time when the Seventh Prince died of an inexplicable illness, Concubine Qi had a high fever, and all the evidence pointed to the concubine, and the concubine was a little disappointed in her. At that time, others suspected the concubine, and the concubine had nothing to say, she even suspected the concubine, and she never said a fair word for the concubine after the fever subsided, which made the concubine very sad. Since then, the concubine has had no personal contact with her. ”

Dongfang Miao said that these were all truths, and Baili Mingjiang asked Xiao Yuqi, which was naturally confirmed. It's just that when he thought that Xiao Yuqi was actually Dongfang Miao's mother and son in the palace, he couldn't help but worry about what Xiao Yuqi had done with Baili Moxu, and he was even more afraid that Xiao Yuqi had done things for Baili Moxu and spied on his news.

But fortunately, Baili Moxu actually never really believed in Xiao Yuqi. Most of the women from this kind of [Qingyu] are greedy for vanity, and many things that have been exposed to them since childhood have long been deeply rooted in the bone marrow, so all along, he has been asking Xiao Yuqi privately about the harem of Dongfang Miao and Leng Anran and others, and it does not involve the government.

Although Baili Mingjiang knew today that Baili Moxu did understand a lot of things from Xiao Yuqi's mouth, it seemed that asking back and forth was really just for Dongfang Miao, and he was much less dissatisfied with this son in his heart. At this moment, when I heard Dongfang Miao say this, the love for this mother and son in my heart almost disappeared.

There has never been a shortage of people in the harem who do this, in order to survive, for the sake of profit, the prince has always sent himself to his father's side, and he Baili Mingjiang also did it back then. Relatively speaking, Dongfang Miao and Baili Moxu do not have any malicious intentions, Xiao Yuqi will come together with Baili Mingcang, and even give birth to Baili Mingcang's child to pretend to be the dragon heir, this is just her personal problem, and she can't complain about Dongfang Miao's mother and son.

Thinking like this, Baili Mingjiang's hand was slightly forced, and Dongfang Miao pulled it to the bath bucket again, "Miao'er, I will accompany you in the future, and you don't have to let Xu'er send any beauties to the palace again." I'm not interested in anyone but you. ”

"Your Majesty!" Dongfang Miao didn't seem to expect Baili Mingjiang to speak so well today, and was stunned for a moment, "Is it Qi Guifei that she did something wrong?!"

"There's nothing wrong with her, it's just that I don't find it interesting to be with her. Baili Mingjiang said and stroked Dongfang Miao's face, "Why didn't I find out in the past, there are so many women in this harem, or Miao'er, you are the best!"

"Your Majesty, don't tease the concubines, how can the concubines compare with those young and beautiful sisters?" Dongfang Miao said and walked back behind Baili Mingjiang, picking up the cloth towel again to rub his back. Although Baili Mingjiang didn't say anything, Dongfang Miao knew that Xiao Yuqi was about to be unlucky.

In the next few days, whether it is in the market or in the court, the story of Princess Xu and Su Yiming is spreading. There are many versions of the story, and those who pass it on it talk about it, and those who listen to it are very happy.

It is said that Su Yiming fell in love with Princess Xu at first sight, left behind the queen he was about to canonize, and went to Xilin again and again, just to see Princess Xu. did not hesitate to put down the dignity of the king to live in the palace of the prince of Xu, and repeatedly fought for the princess and the prince of Xu, and even fought hard.

It is said that Su Yiming was invited by Prince Nian to see Princess Xu, and after coming and going, she fell in love for a long time, and saw that Prince Xu was indifferent to Princess Xu, so she came up with the idea of bringing Princess Xu back to Khmer.

It is said that Princess Xu is Su Yiming's fiancée Miss Qiu, saying that Princess Xu was not grounded in Meiyuan to recuperate at all, but was tormented by Prince Xu and Leng Yuxin, and escaped from King Xu's mansion with hatred and disfigurement, and met Su Yiming by chance, and the two came together. It's just that Princess Xu gave birth to a little prince, and the little prince is like a prince again, Su Yiming inevitably reacted in his heart, and insisted on sending the little prince away before the seal. Princess Xu loved her son, and for the sake of her son, she had to return to the palace again. Su Yiming regretted it, and chased to Xilin again, wanting Princess Xu to change her mind and go back to Khmer with him to be the queen.

For a time, various versions of gossip went viral in the capital. Either way, it implies that there is an ulterior affection between Princess Xu and Su Yiming. Many ministers have admonished and implored Baili Mingjiang to thoroughly investigate the matter, so as to use the prestige of the Xilin royal family to avoid the improper words and deeds of some people from discrediting the Xilin royal family.

Baili Mingjiang smiled faintly, "What kind of person is my daughter-in-law, don't I know? Am I the kind of person who will shield me? I have heard these rumors a long time ago, and I have also sent people to investigate, and for this reason, I have also imprisoned Princess Xu in the Zongren Mansion for interrogation. The result of the investigation is pure nonsense! Because of his friendship with Prince Nian, Emperor Su regarded Princess Xu as his younger sister, and all he was thinking about was Miss Qiu, who was about to be crowned. The reason why he came to Xilin several times was just that Prince Nian invited him to recuperate for Princess Xu. ”

"Emperor Su is a bold person, because he regards Princess Xu as a sister, so it is inevitable that he will be protective. Now that he sees that the concubine is pregnant, he is worried that Princess Xu will not be favored, so he will have a conflict with Prince Xu, but that kind of care is just the brother's concern for his sister, and it has nothing to do with the relationship between men and women. As for Princess Xu, if she really has anything to do with Emperor Su, do you think she will be willing to stay in Prince Xu's mansion to accompany Prince Xu? I am not blind, Princess Xu took care of him when he was injured and recuperated, and I saw it in my eyes, and I was very satisfied with my daughter-in-law. ”

In the end, Baili Mingjiang looked at the ministers who had admonished him sternly, and said coldly, "In the future, if anyone follows those ignorant people in the market to spread rumors and make trouble, damage Princess Xu's reputation, and tarnish the reputation of the Xilin royal family, I will punish him for the nine clans!"

The ministers kneeling in the Jinluan Hall suddenly felt a chill in their vests, and they were covered in cold sweat, and their intestines were all repentant. Since the emperor has already put Princess Xu back in the palace, what does this mean? It means that the emperor must have heard of these rumors for a long time, and the investigation has been completed, proving Princess Xu's innocence before allowing her to return to the palace. How could he be so stupid? He actually thought he was smart, and under the instigation of some people, he almost angered the emperor and lost his life.

Since then, no one dares to mention in front of Baili Mingjiang that Princess Xu and Su Yiming are in love. In addition, although Baili Moxu didn't love his princess much, he didn't show dislike or disrespect, and the rumors in the market gradually subsided.

About another month passed, and one night, there was a sudden flooding in the palace. A fire inexplicably ignited in the garden of Concubine Qi in the middle of the night, and Concubine Qi, her confidant maid, and her young son all died in the fire.

After getting the news, Baili Mingjiang and Dongfang Miao hurriedly got up, put on their coats and rushed to the garden where the water was walking, but unfortunately the fire was too big, and the imperial guards and Baili Mingjiang's secret guards all participated in fighting the fire, and the fire still lasted for a whole hour. When the fire was finally extinguished, Qi Guifei and the others were all burned to ashes.

Baili Mingjiang sat there with a dark face, and Zhou's body exuded a cold aura. Except for Dongfang Miao, no one dared to approach him for half a minute. The concubines who rushed over after hearing the news stood aside with heavy faces, because when it came to the tragic death of the emperor's favored young son, although everyone had doubts in their hearts, they didn't dare to discuss it in private, but when their eyes met, they passed some kind of information to each other.

Baili Mingjiang sat there for a long time, and Dongfang Miao's hand was about to be broken by him. It wasn't until Ah Yi finally walked out of the ruins, knelt in front of him, called "Your Majesty", and shook his head lightly, that Baili Mingjiang came back to his senses, stared at the burned garden and could no longer see its original appearance, gritted his teeth and spit out a word, "Check!"

Immediately, Dongfang Miao helped Baili Mingjiang back to Ci'an Pavilion, and at the moment when the emperor turned around, many people felt that the emperor's back was a lot decadent, and it seemed that he was old overnight. Also, the favored concubine and young son died like this, and the emperor didn't know how sad he was.

Sure enough, Baili Mingjiang was absent from the early dynasty, and since he ascended the throne, in addition to being seriously ill, this is the first time in the world. When the ministers announced the tragedy that had occurred in the palace at night, many ministers were stunned. In the Jinluan Palace, there were immediately all kinds of discussions and speculations, was this water walk an accident or man-made?