Cining Palace.

On the bed, the Queen Mother slept very unsteadily.

After a few tosses, she couldn't bear it anymore and asked, "Are you awake?" What time is it? ”

On the low floor, Mama Xia hurriedly sat up: "The slave is awake, it should be the appearance of Yin Zheng for three moments, it is not yet the beginning of the year, it is still very early, you can sleep for a while." ”

"I don't sleep," the Queen Mother sighed, "I woke up three or four times this night, and I just closed my eyes and woke up again." ”

When Mama Xia heard this, she quickly put on a coat and turned on the oil lamp.

The dormitory was lit, and the maids waiting in the outer hall also quickly got up and poked inside.

Mama Xia commanded: "Niangniang is up." ”

When the palace maid heard this, she sorted it out, went out to prepare hot water, and sent it in to wash the queen mother.

Mama Xia helped the Queen Mother out of bed.

When the palace maid was waiting to wash up, the princess came in and asked Mama Xia, "Why did you get up so early?" It's still dark outside, don't you persuade the mother to rest more? ”

"It's not a good rest," Mama Xia whispered, "just now, two quarters of an hour's work, asked me three times." It is better to get up and rest in the afternoon when you are sleepy. ”

muttered a few words, and seeing that the Queen Mother had finished washing, Mama Xia hurriedly stepped forward again, helped her sit down in front of the dresser, and combed her hair with her.

"The mourning family is not steady," the Queen Mother covered her chest, "I don't know what's going on today, I always feel bored and panicked, as if something is going to happen." ”

Mama Xia was relieved: "Maybe it's because of the rain, it seems that it has just stopped, and it's all wet outside." ”

"No," said the Queen Mother, "it should be comfortable when it rains, and the mourning family is the other way around." ”

After speaking, she frowned and thought about it again, and asked, "The city guards are all as usual, right?" ”

"Host Zhongqinbo, you can rest assured," Mama Xia said, "Although he is old, he is not as good as young people in battle, but he has rich experience, sits in the city defense, and the people under him cooperate, so he will not miss." ”

"The mourning family is not at ease." The Queen Mother pouted.

While holding the queen mother's hair, Mama Xia wanted to say that it was for the sake of Concubine Shun, and the loyal and diligent uncle would do her best.

When the words came to my mouth, my heart moved, but I swallowed it.

She guessed that the root cause of the Queen Mother's "unease" was Concubine Shun.

In order to kill Deng Guoshi, the Queen Mother moved Jin Shu'er's stomach, and Her Royal Highness still looks like she is about to die at any time.

If Concubine Shun knew about this, would she still be wholeheartedly devoted to the emperor and the queen mother?

Fortunately, Concubine Shun didn't know.

The Queen Mother's heart is empty.

Thinking about this, where did Mama Xia dare to mention Concubine Shun indiscriminately, she could only comfort the Queen Mother a few words.

As he was talking, someone outside spread the word, and the prince went out to look, turned around and came in and said, "Niangniang, Fu Jieyu is here, saying that there is something important to report to you." ”

"She?" The Queen Mother sighed, "What do you want to come over at this hour?" ”

Wang Gonggong said: "Jieyu said that I need to tell you in person." ”

"Let her wait," the Queen Mother finished speaking, and then stopped the princess who had gone to inform her, and changed her mind, "Well, let her come in now." ”

Fu Jieyu came in and saluted: "The concubine has something to do with the queen mother." ”

The Queen Mother bowed slightly, motioning for her to continue.

Fu Jieyu took a deep breath.

She knew that she shouldn't come to Cining Palace to disturb at this hour.

That is, the Queen Mother got up early today, otherwise, she would have to wait outside for a long time.

However, she could not hold her breath anymore.

After getting the answer she wanted before going to bed, she barely waited until the rain stopped, and she couldn't bear it, and would rather come here to blow the cold wind than wait in her palace until the morning.

"It's related to the Marquis of Yongning, no, it's the wife of the thief Qin Yin, the concubine heard that she went out of the palace that night, but in fact, the palace door has been closed." Fu Jieyu said.

The Queen Mother, who originally had no spirit, heard such a sentence and sat up straight: "What? ”

Fu Jieyu said again: "When she left the palace, the palace door had just closed, and someone opened the door for her. ”

The Queen Mother's hand resting on the table couldn't help but clench her fists.

The biggest turning point in this game was that night.

Changning Palace caught fire inexplicably, and Qin Dushi took the opportunity to leave the palace, and the queen mother, who was hidden in the dark, realized it later.

Afterwards, the Queen Mother also inquired about the situation at the palace gate, and the answer she got was obviously inconsistent with what Fu Jieyu said now.

"Why didn't the mourning family know about this?" The Queen Mother asked.

Fu Jieyu said: "When the incident happened, the guards at the palace gate were afraid of being blamed, and all parties asked, it was better to have more than one thing." insisted that the palace gate was not closed at that time, naturally no one would be called for interrogation and scolding, and if it was said that the palace gate was closed and opened, everyone would be in trouble. The concubine was also a coincidence, only to learn about the situation that day, and hurriedly came to tell the mother. ”

The Queen Mother's eyes sharpened: "Go on." ”

"I heard that when the palace gate was closed and the two parties were deadlocked, it happened to change shifts," Fu Jieyu said, "In the group that was exchanged, one person made a voice to open the palace gate, so as not to freeze on the palace road." The guard's surname is Li, and he has a fellow villager named Fang Rui, who is the palace maid next to the queen's mother. ”

The Queen Mother's breathing tightened.

Queen Cheng!

Is this a coincidence?

If, this is the only case, the queen mother will still think that Xu is guard surnamed Li doesn't want to offend the Qin Du clan and doesn't want to have much trouble, but before that, there is still Changning Palace.

When the fire broke out, the queen immediately rushed to Changning Palace, watched the fire burn, watched the fire go out, and even the work of investigating the fire was done by the queen.

What thunder and fire, what rats overturn the oil lamp, it's all the queen's thieves shouting to catch the thief!

When the third division intervened, the queen had already wiped her tail clean, how could she let the third division catch the handle?

There is Changning Palace in front of it, and Li Guards in the back, this can never be a coincidence!

"Go," the queen mother said to the princess, "detain that Li guard, and then bring someone to ask all those bastard things!" ”

The prince was ordered to go.

The queen mother called a palace maid again: "Go and call the queen." ”

Fu Jieyu's hand pressed on her chest, stabilized her sudden heartbeat, and smiled when the Queen Mother looked at her.

"Very well done," said the Queen Mother, "stand down first." ”

Fu Jieyu wanted to stay to see the queen's bad luck, but after thinking about it, she still didn't dare to refute the queen mother's order, so she withdrew.

She didn't go far, and sat down in the small garden on the edge of Cining Palace.

It's the second quarter of the first month.

Outside the capital, the drums and horns thundered.

Deep in the palace, it is said that it is difficult to hear the movement of the city wall, but the queen mother just thinks that there is a sound.

She simply walked out of the main hall and stood in the courtyard, looking far away to the west.

"The enemy is attacking?" She asked.

Mama Xia couldn't tell the difference, so she only said, "It's not so easy to attack." ”

The queen mother's heart was still extremely uncomfortable.

Without waiting for the queen to come, she said, "Go to the Middle Palace." ”

Mama Xia hurriedly went to get a cloak and tied it to the queen mother, and gathered people again.

As soon as the group walked out of Cining Palace, they saw a few people coming around the corner in the distance, and it was Concubine Shu who took the lead.

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