It was almost dawn, Mei Xue rubbed her knees, lowered her head and walked out of the Buddhist hall to go to the tea room.

An Jiang was already sitting in the tea room, Mei Xue saluted him, and the two of them only glanced at each other and didn't say anything.

After a hurried cup of tea, Mei Xue rushed to the imperial study again.

Standing in the corner outside the imperial study, after a while, a pair of embroidered shoes made of Shu brocade appeared in Mei Xue's sight, and Concubine Shu said to Aunt Xing as she walked:

"Have you called Jinhong? Your Majesty is about to get off the morning court, let him accompany His Majesty to breakfast. ”

"Niangniang, I have already sent someone to call His Royal Highness, saying that he will come soon."

As Aunt Xing spoke, she helped Concubine Shu to sit down on the main seat.

The fourth prince, Li Jinhong, came over soon, followed by Qiao Zhuowen, who was following suit.

Li Jinhong looks a little like Emperor Mingde, but it's a pity that the evil spirit in his eyes is too strong.

As soon as he even came in, he pinched Mei Xue's waist first, and said with a chuckle:

"Little thing, Anjiang's old immortal won't live for a few days, I'll see how long you can hide."

Mei Xue was furious in her heart, but her face was indistinguishable, and she timidly saluted Li Jinhong and hid in the corner.

The fan in Concubine Shu's hand flew straight towards Li Jinhong, and he smiled and picked up the fan from the ground to coax Concubine Shu.

Emperor Mingde did not show any abnormality, and had breakfast with Concubine Shu and Li Jinhong, and asked Li Jinhong about his homework after the meal, and then entered the imperial study to approve the folds.

Concubine Shu thoughtfully gave Emperor Mingde the ink first, and when she saw Emperor Mingde waving her hand, she smiled and saluted and left.

Mei Xue stood at the door of the study with her head down, and when she saluted Concubine Shu, she could feel that Concubine Shu's eyes were as cold as knives.

One day yesterday, Mei Xue only ate a piece of bread in the Buddhist hall, and knelt all night, and she was very tired at the moment.

But she still held on and methodically sorted out the folds approved by Emperor Mingde.

After being busy for half an hour, Emperor Mingde stopped his pen and did not speak, but only pointed to the plate with shortbread on the table next to him, and then pointed to the corner by the window opposite.

Mei Xue understood, and after saluting Emperor Mingde, she took two shortbreads and walked to the corner.

The sun shone through the window on Mei Xue's side face, and she had finished eating the shortbread and fell asleep by the bookshelf that led to the roof.

Emperor Mingde looked at her quietly, for a long time, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Young life is always full of vitality. They believe that they can change the world and that they will get everything they want.

For several days, the Zhaoyang Hall was calm.

Concubine Shu was still carrying Emperor Mingde's command, and when she saw that Mei Xue was obviously haggard, she sneered silently proudly.

But on the fourth day, after breakfast, Concubine Shu was waiting for Emperor Mingde to clean her hands, but he suddenly ordered Aunt Xing, who was waiting on the side, as if casually:

"Go and call the crown prince to me, and then see if An Jiang is in the palace, and let him come with him if he is there."

Aunt Xing was stunned, and her reaction was a little sluggish.

A trace of panic and confusion flashed in Concubine Shu's eyes, but she immediately reprimanded Aunt Xing in a low voice:

"Why are you stunned? Why don't you hurry up and invite His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the eunuch? ”

Aunt Xing hurriedly apologized, and then hurriedly went out.

Mei Xue, who was standing in the corner, was originally unable to block Aunt Xing's way, but she still cautiously took another step back.

Concubine Shu behaved as virtuous and gentle as usual, and after waiting for Emperor Mingde to rinse her mouth and clean her hands, she looked at Mei Xue with a smile and said:

"Qingyun, you go to the study to serve Your Majesty, and the palace will first cook a pot of tea soup for Your Majesty."

Emperor Mingde's face was unusual, and he turned around and entered the study with his hands behind his back.

Mei Xue should go down, and after saluting Concubine Shu, she also entered the study.

The East Palace is not very close to the Zhaoyang Palace, and Concubine Shu has enough time to make a pot of tea for Emperor Mingde.

Mei Xue lowered her head and sneered in her heart.

Emperor Mingde approved a few excerpts, and there was no sound at all outside, he suddenly looked up at Mei Xue and said lightly:

"Foolish people, if they are still greedy, will not only harm themselves."

Mei Xue nodded, glanced at Emperor Mingde silently, and then lowered her head again.

A wry smile overflowed from the corner of Emperor Mingde's mouth, as if he was just talking to himself:

"Jinzhi is very blessed, because you are not only very smart, but also not greedy.

But I just want to experience my eldest son, but I have to risk a lot of lives to achieve it. ”

Mei Xue didn't say a word, but only gently sorted out the folds written by Emperor Mingde and put them away.

Selfish people will always be able to find all sorts of excuses for themselves.

Back then, in order to make up for his guilt, he killed countless people with a holy decree to give his wife.

Now, it is obvious that the battle for the storage position is caused by his own selfishness and suspicion, but it is all blamed on Concubine Shu's selfishness and stupidity.

An Jiang had been waiting in the tea room, so he came quickly, and his eyes were red when he saw Emperor Mingde.

Emperor Mingde was calm, glanced at An Jiang and said:

"At this age, I have to cry every time I see me, but I'm really getting younger and younger."

An Jiang hurriedly slapped himself lightly, bowed down and said to Emperor Mingde with a choked smile:

"The old slave misses His Majesty, and he is a little stunned. It's really time to fight, from now on, the old slave will only laugh and never cry again. ”

Emperor Mingde laughed, looked out the window and said:

"You wait here for now, and then watch a big show later."

An Jiang hurriedly responded, bowed his head, and stood by the wall with Buddha Chen and Mei Xue in his arms.

Concubine Shu came in with tea, and as soon as she saw An Jiang, she immediately smiled, and asked softly:

"A few days ago, I heard that the eunuch was unwell and couldn't come to serve His Majesty, but now he's better?"

An Jiang smiled and saluted Concubine Shu and said:

"Lao Niangniang is worried, the old slave is no longer in trouble."

Concubine Shu smiled and nodded, brought tea to Emperor Mingde, and said softly:

"The weather is getting hotter, Your Majesty drinks a bowl of herbal tea to clear the liver and eyes."

Mei Xue smiled coldly in her heart, but her face did not show it at all, and she still stood with her head bowed respectfully.

Emperor Mingde snorted, waved his hand casually and said:

"Put it there first, I'll drink it later."

Concubine Shu nodded with a smile and obediently placed the tea on the table.

But the trace of anxiety in Concubine Shu's eyes still did not escape the eyes of Emperor Mingde.

He stared at the door of the imperial study with an expressionless face, and did not look at Concubine Shu, and suddenly said after a while:

"Concubine, I happened to see an ancient book yesterday, which mentions a medicine called Blood Whisker Grass, but the record is not detailed.

I remember that your father and brother were both doctors, I wonder if you have ever heard of this drug? ”

Mei Xue quietly raised her eyes, and saw Concubine Shu's body trembling, and her face suddenly turned pale.

Seeing that Concubine Shu was speechless, Emperor Mingde slowly turned his head to look at her and asked:

"What's wrong with Concubine Ai, is there anything uncomfortable?"

Concubine Shu's lips trembled, and a smile on her face was more ugly than crying, and she said:

"Your Majesty, although the concubine was born in a medical family, she has been lazy since she was a child, and she is not good at medicine, and the concubine has never heard of the blood beard grass."

Concubine Shu's slender hands clung to the corner of the table as she kept shaking, and the teacup on the table shook slightly.

An Jiang twisted his face and glanced at Mei Xue silently.

Emperor Mingde didn't speak again, but looked at Concubine Shu and laughed softly, her eyes were as cold as ice.

There were a lot of footsteps outside, and He Zheng, the leader of the inner guards, walked in, knelt down and saluted Emperor Mingde:

"Your Majesty, all the suspects have been taken down and are all held outside.

In addition, when the minister was taking people, he encountered the four highnesses and several eunuchs who were doing filthy things, and they were also tied up together. ”

The fourth prince Li Jinhong originally had his own prince's mansion, but Concubine Shu is now favored, so he often lives in the palace and accompanies Emperor Mingde with Concubine Shu.

"Daring, you ...... You dare to slander the prince, you ......"

Concubine Shu's face was colorless, and while she forcibly accused He Zheng, her body trembled like a dead leaf in the wind.

She couldn't go on, trembling and knelt on the ground and grabbed the corner of Emperor Mingde's clothes and cried:

"Your Majesty, Hong'er is not such a person, someone must be framing him."

Emperor Mingde didn't pay attention to Concubine Shu, and only said to He Zheng lightly:

"You go out first, and now you can kill those eunuchs with rods, let your four highnesses watch them, and then let him come in to see me after reading it."

From beginning to end, He Zheng didn't even look at Concubine Shu, listened to Emperor Mingde's instructions, and immediately answered and went out.

Concubine Shu fell softly at Emperor Mingde's feet, covering her face with a handkerchief and crying.

(End of chapter)