That night, in Qifeng Palace, there was no sound except for the dull pain of a stick hitting the flesh. There was no wind.

Early in the morning of the second day, when the sky was white, the Taifu, who had not slept all night, was just about to get up and go out, but was stopped by Pian Yu, who had already been guarding the door. It's not time for you to play yet, so wait. ”

Taifu was stunned, "She's already gone?" She went alone? Why didn't she take you with her when she went to the palace? ”

"The master said that she just went to visit the queen mother who had not slept all night, and she did not go to ask His Majesty about the guilt, there were too many people...... It's not good. ”

Taifu is still not at ease, "You have to bring a maid, right?" I don't bring anyone, and I'm always worried...... Now that His Majesty is angry, he has accidentally punished her, but how can it be good? No way...... I still have to go to the palace! ”

Pian Yu stopped again, but his words were respectful but resolute, "Don't worry, His Royal Highness King Rui has also gone, and he will definitely be able to protect the safety of his master." The master knew that he couldn't persuade you in a few words, so he asked the slave and maid to send you a message and say that it was ...... Now His Majesty just asked the lady to kneel without saying a word and killed a cook, presumably he has made up his mind to let the cook take the blame, and then treat the lady for negligence...... At that time, His Majesty's breath disappeared, and the matter passed. But if you go, Your Majesty doesn't like to hinder the Shi family everywhere, and maybe you will have to take advantage of the topic and punish the mother severely. ”

When Taifu heard this, he waved his hand weakly and ordered, "Don't worry, I won't go anywhere, old man, I'll just sit here." You go to the palace gate and wait...... If so, if anything, come back at once and tell you. ”

"Yes." Kataha turned around and left.

Taifu looked at the back of the girl in a black suit and walked away, and after a while, he called, "Lao Lin...... I didn't sleep all night last night, and I was thinking about what the old man said yesterday, but there was some truth in it...... If you don't break it, you can't stand it......"

……

It was foggy early in the morning, and I thought it was a good day, but I didn't expect it to rain as soon as I arrived at the palace.

Just as he was thinking about not bringing rain gear, he saw Gu Yansheng coming from behind the rain curtain, approaching, taking the oil-paper umbrella from the little girl's hand, and most of it hit her head. Shi Huan looked up at him, and under the small umbrella, she lowered her voice and asked, "Have you invited Master Qingming?" ”

"Hmm. In order to avoid suspicion, I didn't go with him, so I guess he should be there soon. Gu Yansheng walked side by side with her and walked to the imperial study, "The matter of the concubine's pregnancy, Chang Gonggong only told me a few days ago, you went to Xie's house with your mother for a banquet that day, I thought to wait for her to return to the palace and tell her, but she returned late that day, and I didn't return until the palace door was almost locked, and I didn't look for a chance." ”

His Royal Highness Gu let out a sigh today, looking very reliable, and said softly, "Over the years, she has not been in charge of things, and she has rarely had the mind to compete for favor, so she should not know the news of the concubine's pregnancy." ”

However, most of them will not believe it.

This harem has been up and down for more than ten years, which one will go simply, in a place like the imperial hospital, who will not have some of their own manpower, eyeliner, and the news of the concubine's pregnancy, maybe ...... It is not a secret among the concubines in this harem.

But Aunt Du, if she said she didn't know, Shi Huan would believe it.

She knew what Gu Yansheng meant when she said this, nodded and didn't speak. Walking to the door of the imperial study, he spoke softly and said, "Please report it, and say that I implore Your Majesty to agree to visit my aunt, so that my parents in the family can feel at ease." ”

The queen is still in the palace and can't kneel, but His Majesty has never ordered that he is not allowed to visit, in fact, it is okay for the girl to go directly to the queen's palace at this time.

The guard quickly went in and came out quickly, "Go girl, just don't linger too long." His Majesty explained that now that such a thing has happened in the palace, it is better to avoid the girl's house that has not left the cabinet. ”

Shi Huan nodded, thanked him, and left.

When she walked, she actually took this opportunity to explore His Majesty's thoughts. Now that he has explained this, it seems that His Majesty did not intend to put the blame on his aunt, roughly as he had guessed in the morning, no matter how to make the cook who was beaten to death bear the guilt, let the matter be downplayed.

But...... She didn't want to.

The cook who was beaten to death finally died unjustly, and the matter was over, but the crime was pressed on the head of Qifeng Palace and the head of the aunt.

Even if the world may not dare to say anything in person because of the power of the Shi family, whispering and pointing behind the back are indispensable, and Shi Huan does not want her aunt to bear this.

Since something has happened, there are always some clues that can be caught to bring the truth to the surface.

But if she and Gu Yansheng come forward to ask for a thorough investigation of the concubine's bedroom, I am afraid that not only will it be useless, but it may also cause His Majesty to dislike it, and at that time, it will be difficult to move an inch......

That's why she let Gu Yansheng ride up the mountain early in the morning and invited Master Qingming.

……

The rain grew heavier, drifting in from under the oil-paper umbrella, staining his eyelashes and blurring his vision.

The palace gate of Qifeng Palace was wide open.

Standing outside the door, you can see at a glance the bench that has not been put away, and the faint reddish-brown stain on it is mottled, and it looks dirty and unclean.

Under the stool, there was the white marble ground wet by the drizzle, and the dazzling blood on the ground had not yet been washed away, spreading in all directions, like a shocking flower blooming in the dark rainy day.

Inside, up the steps, the queen knelt at the door.

In the misty sky, her vision was not very clear, and she couldn't see her eyebrows and expressions clearly, and she only saw her thin body kneeling straight and straight, like a sculpture standing still.

Behind her, kneeling were two old grandmothers, who were her aunt's dowry maids, who had been by her side all these years and were loyal.

Mama is old, I am afraid that she has knelt with the queen all night, and her body is shaking slightly at the moment, and she looks a little unable to support it.

Shi Huan's eyes were wet.

I don't know if it's rain, tears, or both.

She stepped forward a few steps, entered the house, ignored the water droplets around her, knelt down in front of the queen with a plop, and hugged the queen, who seemed to be jumping tightly on every nerve, "Auntie......"

The queen seemed to be relieved, reached out and touched Shi Huan's hair, and then looked up at Gu Yansheng, who was standing on the side clenching his fists tightly, and smiled, "You two children...... Why did you come so early? ”

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