On this day, the queen was sitting on a soft chair, holding Zhao Yang, who had just been more than five months old, in her arms, and scooped the decoction with a small silver spoon and fed it to him.

The queen lost her patience and handed the bowl containing the decoction medicine to Yu Qiu and said, "Let the nurse drink it, and feed it to Zhaoyang after drinking it and turning it into milk." ”

Lan Xiu ran in from outside in a panic and almost collided with Yu Qiu, Yu Qiu reproached: "Such a big person, he is still so panicked, he almost spilled the little prince's decoction." ”

Lan Xiu's expression was flustered, her voice was hurried, and she even stammered: "Oh no, there is news from Chenming Palace that Concubine Xian has found a short time." ”

"What?" The queen stood up abruptly, not believing her ears: "What do you say, say it again!." ”

Lan Xiu took a breath, calmed down slightly, and said, "Just now, the guards guarding Chenming Palace rushed over to report that Concubine Xian Gui Niangniang had cut herself in the palace. ”

The queen stroked her chest in horror, Yuqiu's eyes widened in shock, and the queen asked, "When did this happen?" ”

Lan Xiu replied: "The guards said that they heard a cry from the palace at the end of the hour, so they went in to check, and saw that the concubine Xian was already dead, so they hurriedly ran to report it. ”

The queen immediately got up and took Yuqiu and others to Chenming Palace, she ordered the guards to guard the palace door, not to let people enter and exit casually, and not to leak any rumors.

The queen wanted to enter the inner room to see the remains of Concubine Xian, but was stopped by Yuqiu, so she had to sit down in the outer hall and wait anxiously for the imperial doctor who was checking inside to come out.

After a while, Jiang Rong walked out of the inner room, saw that the queen had arrived, bowed, and said with a solemn face: "According to Weichen's inspection, Xian Guifei Niangniang swallowed gold and cut herself, she should have swallowed gold at the time of the third watch, and now she has no breath at all, and she has no skills to return to the sky." ”

The queen's tears rolled down, she took out her handkerchief and wiped it, and saw that Shutong and Yue Xi were now sobbing in the corner, so she beckoned the two of them over. The queen said sharply: "Useless minions, how are you serving!" ”

Yue Xi fell to her knees with a "plop" and cried: "The queen mother spares her life, the concubine swallowed the gold in the middle of the night when there is no one on the third watch, and the slaves and maids don't know anything." ”

Shu Tong also cried: "My mother suddenly cut herself, there must be a hidden secret, please ask the queen mother to be the master of my family." ”

The queen was about to speak, Yuqiu came over with a piece of letterhead and presented it to the queen, the queen looked at it, and saw a line of eight big characters written on the letterhead: fear of guilt and self-judgment, irrelevant to others. It is clearly the handwriting of the concubine.

The queen sighed and said bitterly: "It's so confused, the crime of losing the jade disc will not lead to death, the emperor only detained her for a few days, and after a few days, she was released after a few days. ”

At this time, Yu Lin had already heard the bad news and rushed over, and his face was blue and he didn't say a word. The queen wept and said: "Sister Xian Guifei has been in the palace for 12 years, she has always been humble and decent, diligent and cautious, and now she has a wrong idea, and she went like this, how can she not teach the palace to be sad." ”

Yu Lin was a little tired, and said: "I just detained her for a few days to set an example, how can she not think about it like this." ”

The queen was relieved: "The emperor should not blame himself too much, life and death are fate, this is all fate." Now that the person is dead, let's take care of the aftermath for her. ”

Yu Lin nodded and said: "Concubine Xian is afraid of crime and self-judgment, and she can't publicize major events, so she has been mourned secretly by the concubine." There was a pause: "Especially to hide from Jingxi Palace!" ”

The queen echoed: "The emperor is right, Concubine Ying is good friends with Concubine Xian, if she suddenly knows that the concubine has passed away, she will inevitably be sad and over-moved." ”

It is very taboo for concubines to kill themselves in the palace, so the funeral of Xian Guifei is very reduced, but she was buried in a hurry in three days. Princess Qingning was sent to Kunyi Palace to be temporarily raised by the queen.

Concubine Rong started Princess Qingning's idea. It turned out that Tassel offered her advice and asked her to have Princess Qingning to raise her. First, there is a common saying among the people, that is, if a woman who has no children for a long time raises other people's children, she can attract her own children. Second, even if you can't attract children, having Princess Qingning by your side to raise them can be regarded as having a support, which can also make the emperor more favored.

Concubine Rong thought deeply, so she asked the emperor several times to ask to raise Princess Qingning in person, and later knelt on the ground and cried: "The concubine is nearly thirty years old, and she has been unable to have children for many years, and now she has no hope of being pregnant, so she only wants to be able to raise Princess Qingning, put the rest of her life on the princess, and raise the princess well." Moreover, Zhaoyang is still young, and must be taken care of by the queen, and Princess Jianing is also fourteen years old. The concubines have no children under their knees, the long days are long, and they are empty and boring, so the emperor will allow the concubines to raise the princess, so as to help the queen share some of the burden. ”

Yu Lin saw that her words were sincere, her expression was sad, and she couldn't help but be moved, so she made a decree and handed over Princess Qingning to Concubine Rong to raise until the princess got married.

In the past few days, Lu Yuan was restless, and sent Biluo, Chunhua and others to inquire about the news, and Biluo and Chunhua came back every time to tell her that the emperor had not sent a fortune to Concubine Xian for the time being.

Lu Yuan was very suspicious, and didn't know why the loss of the jade disc was delayed, and he even dressed up and was about to go out, but he was persuaded by Biluo and others. She has been pregnant for eight months, her body is bulky and lazy, and in recent days, she often feels a slight pain in her lower abdomen, as well as a feeling of distention.

However, she felt more and more that something was wrong, the people below often whispered behind her back, and occasionally bumped into her, so she hurriedly dispersed, once she saw Biluo and Chunhua talking quietly, her eyes were red, and when she saw her coming, she was busy putting aside the topic and greeting each other with a smile.

She had a vague premonition in her heart that something bad must have happened, and everyone was hiding it from her. Is Sister Xian Guifei heavily punished? It is said that even if it is a heavy punishment, it is just a reduction in the number of degraders, and there will be no worries about life, but judging from all indications, things will not be so simple.

Yu Lin still came to see her from time to time, often looking at her high bulging belly with a smile, telling a few jokes to amuse her, and enthusiastically naming the child in her womb. Imperial Physician Zhao had already broken her pulse, and she was pregnant with a princess in her womb.

When she first knew the sex of the fetus, Lu Yuan had a moment of worry, she already had three princesses under her knees, but there was only one prince, and she didn't know if the daughter in her womb would win his love. However, this worry was immediately dissipated, and Yu Lin was very moved by her ecstatic appearance when she learned that it was her daughter.

She said half-joyed and half-disgusted: "It's not the first time the emperor has been a father, why is he so happy to dance?" ”

Yu Lin scratched her nose lightly and said with a smile: "This is the child you conceived for me, our child is unique." ”

Lu Yuan lowered her head, looked at her bulging belly with love, and said softly: "It's just that the concubine is pregnant with a princess, and there are already three princesses under the emperor's knees, if it is a prince..."

Yu Lin interrupted her: "I like the princess more, my Yuanyuan is beautiful and beautiful, and the princess she gave birth to must be a beautiful embryo that captivates the country and the city, and I like it very much." ”

Lu Yuan's heart was hot, his nose was slightly sour, and he almost burst into tears, even though the king has three palaces and six courts, it is impossible to concentrate on one person, but the status of me and my children in his heart is not ordinary after all, so it can be regarded as a good person who can be entrusted with a lifetime. I don't know if I'm honest, I don't know what to do, and I go deep.

Yu Lin saw that her expression was different, her eyes flashed with tears, and she asked in surprise, "What's wrong?" ”

Lu Yuan sniffled slightly, took the shark handkerchief and wiped her eyes, and said with a smile: "The emperor has such a deep affection for his concubines, and the concubines were moved for a while, and they wanted to cry if they didn't know why." ”

After hearing this, he took her into his arms and said with infinite love: "Silly girl, you have always been unique in my heart, you can't think nonsense in the future, it's good to raise the baby with peace of mind." ”

Lu Yuan lowered her head, glanced at the candlelight on the pepper mud wall and saw her and Yu Lin's figures, her heart was as red as a begonia flower, and she let out a soft "um".