Baozhu looked at the Queen Mother with a cold gaze in some amazement, and stood up a little overwhelmed.

The Queen Mother snorted coldly, still looking at Baozhu with disgusted eyes and said, "Song, are you guilty?" ”

Baozhu swallowed his saliva, knelt down with his back straight, looked at Qi Junce with mournful eyes and said: "The concubine doesn't know what mistake she made, and she made the queen mother unhappy, is it the concubine's." ”

"The Queen Mother..." Qi Junce couldn't help but speak, "What's wrong with Baozhu, she is the most docile and well-behaved." ”

"Well-behaved?!" The Queen Mother scolded sharply, choking back Qi Junce's words. "Emperor, I'm afraid you're dizzy by beauty."

Qi Junce and Queen Gu Linqing looked at each other, and they could feel that the Queen Mother was really angry.

"Queen Mother, there are many complicated people here, and this matter is..." The queen's face was full of embarrassment, it seemed to be a particularly unspeakable thing, and Baozhu's heart was cold, this knife was still aimed at her after all.

"Erchen suggests, let's go to the inner sanctum, right?" The queen said.

The Queen Mother didn't speak coldly, and looked at the kneeling jewel with an angry face.

Qi Junce couldn't bear to look at the bulging jewel in his stomach and still kneeling, and when he was about to speak again, a voice came.

"Erchen is late, I don't know if the queen mother left me my favorite crispy duck!"

A clear male voice sounded, and everyone looked for prestige. It turned out to be the belated King of Yangcheng, and the moment he opened the door, there was still a trace of wind and snow outside.

The originally smiling face of the King of Yangcheng was also a little frozen at the moment when he felt the strange atmosphere of the scene.

"Yo..." King Yangcheng looked at the kneeling orb and said, "What's the matter?" ”

Seeing the arrival of the King of Yangcheng, the Queen Mother's face softened a little, but she was still solemn. "Yu'er, why is it so late?"

In the face of the Queen Mother's questioning, the King of Yangcheng was not weak-hearted, but instead pasted it with a smile and took out a small box from his arms.

"Mother, this is the elixir that Erchen specially found for you, it is said that you can prolong your life and strengthen your body." King Yangcheng's eyes scanned everyone, and then continued.

"Good mother, don't be angry, otherwise the elixir won't work."

The Queen Mother was finally relieved by the King of Yangcheng, and she looked at the kneeling jewel with a hint of relief.

"Get up," the Queen Mother said as she got up, "If there is a grievance, the inner hall will judge again." ”

Baozhu watched everyone walk towards the inner hall, and his heart was full of confusion. My mind is rewinding everything that has happened lately, but I don't know what went wrong.

The moon slave and Begonia hurriedly picked up the orb, and the orb staggered a little. Qi Junce on the stage subconsciously wanted to reach out to help, but because the Queen Mother was still around, he still withdrew his hand, but was taken into the eyes of the queen.

The group walked to the inner sanctum, and all but the orbs were seated. Baozhu stood alone in the middle, stroking his stomach with some unease.

Jiang Yu looked at the queen and frowned. "This queen, what are you going to do..." Jiang Yu whispered.

"Guifei Niangniang," Fang Guiren approached Jiang Yu's ears and said in a voice as thin as a mosquito and a fly: "The Empress Niangniang seems to be unaccustomed to Concubine Chen, and she has been asking around for news about her in the palace recently. ”

Hearing this, Jiang Yu instantly looked at Fang Guiren with wide eyes, and Fang Guiren nodded firmly, proving that he was not talking nonsense.

Jiang Yu's eyes were a little more worried when he looked at Baozhu, and his hands tightly twisted the handkerchief.

The Queen Mother took a sip of tea unhurriedly before she slowly spoke: "Song, when you were in the Floating Scale Palace, you often sold your own embroidery patches, yes or no?" ”

Baozhu gritted her teeth, and that humiliating time came back to her eyes, and she heard herself spit out a word with difficulty.

The Queen Mother had such an expression, "Then in your palace, there is a eunuch named Ah Yan, yes or no?" ”

Before Baozhu could answer, Qi Junce helped reply: "Yes, Queen Mother, Concubine Chen's palace has an internal tube, which was brought back from the Floating Scale Palace. ”

The Queen Mother ignored Qi Junce's words and glared at him helplessly.

"How did the mourning family hear about you and this eunuch." When the Queen Mother spoke, she specially accentuated the word eunuch, and Baozhu's uneasiness reached the extreme.

"Not only are they intimate, but they are even alone a lot of times?" The Queen Mother finally said the purpose of the questioning, and Baozhu's face turned pale.

Baozhu knelt down, looked at his fingers, and couldn't stop trembling: "Queen Mother Mingjian, this is all a non-existent thing." ”

"Tsk," Liu Guiren's nasty smashing voice sounded again, "What's nothing, this rumor has spread throughout the palace." ”

Liu Guiren turned to Qi Junce and said: "Your Majesty, the palace people say that this is called Ah Yan, who is very handsome, and Concubine Chen must remember to take him even if she returns to the palace, isn't it because she has deep feelings." ”

Qi Junce's face was full of anger, "Shut up! Under a scolding, Liu Guiren was immediately silenced.

"Queen Mother, this rumor is a bit ridiculous, how can a eunuch have an affair with a concubine?" Although Qi Junce's face was ugly, he still spoke for Baozhu.

The Queen Mother laughed dryly and said: "The palace maid still has to eat with the eunuchs, but it was the first emperor who strictly forbade that no one dared to do that pickled thing." ”

The smell of blood permeated the lip bitten by Baozhu, and the child in her belly was also churning, as if she could also feel the danger of her mother at the moment.

"And there is no wind and no waves, since she Song Baozhu has a clear conscience, where does the gossip come from?" The Queen Mother in turn questioned Qi Junce, and Qi Junce was silent.

"That's it, the Empress Dowager," Liu Guiren began to fan the flames again when he saw this, "If the concubine and the eunuch unite, it will put Your Majesty's safety under the knife frame." ”

The crowd began to whisper, and Baozhu's mind was a mess. The queen used her innocence as a burial companion, even if the jewel was innocent, but if Qi Junce became suspicious.

Then it will take root and sprout like a seed, and it may explode and rot one day.

Baozhu closed his eyes helplessly, even if he tried to dodge as much as possible, it was still easy to dodge the open gun and difficult to defend against the dark arrow.

"Your Majesty, the concubine thinks it's better to find out, and she can't wronged Concubine Chen."

Baozhu looked up and saw Concubine Cheng get up to speak for herself, and her heart was a little moved.

Concubine Cheng continued: "The concubine has been to Weiyang Palace many times, and she has also seen Na Ayan a few times. That kid was well-behaved, not like someone who would do such an ugly thing. ”

"Sister Chengfei," the always silent Zhencai suddenly spoke, "but what is it like when others close the door, how can we know?" ”

Baozhu straightened up, looking at Qi Junce with tears in his eyes, trying to arouse a trace of pity in him.

"Concubine, no." Baozhu said loudly.

King Yangcheng's eyes swirled back and forth on the bodies of several people, and he understood seven or eight points in his heart. Thinking that this Concubine Chen is now pregnant, the eyes of King Yangcheng looking at the queen are a little more meaningful.

"Oh, I said, it's a good day, how can we be disappointed by such a shadowless thing." The king of Yangcheng is still smiling on weekdays.

He walked to the Queen Mother's side, held the Queen Mother's hand and continued: "Queen Mother, the sons are hungry, let's go eat first." ”

Qi Junce didn't wait for the queen mother to speak, and hurriedly walked down the steps of the king of Yangcheng and said: "The sixteenth brother is right, the queen mother hasn't eaten yet, let's eat first, and then it's not too late to deal with it later." ”

Qi Junce helped the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother wanted to speak and stopped, but she didn't say anything after all. A good Chinese New Year's Eve, being so sideways, everyone is also interested.

Qi Junce looked at the treasure bead that was still kneeling, and said in a cold tone: "Concubine Chen, you are pregnant, go back to Weiyang Palace to rest first." It's okay, so don't go out. ”

Baozhu's heart chuckled, and he silently said yes.

Liu Guiren showed a sly smile the moment he turned to go out, and the queen was still that unfazed.

Jiang Zhen and Baozhu secretly exchanged a look, and Baozhu bowed his head, signaling Jiang Zhen not to worry.

The moon slave picked up the orb, and the group returned to Weiyang Palace silently.

When I was about to reach the palace gate, the sky exploded with a brilliant firework. Baozhu couldn't help but look up, this was his second New Year in Liguo.

But it's not as lively and happy as when I was in the palace, although I was embarrassed at that time, I was still happy and free.

When I returned to Weiyang Palace, the palace was empty. Ah Yan had been taken away, and Baozhu couldn't stop the colicing in his heart.

Back in the inner hall, the fragrance of the flowers that Ayan picked in the early morning was still there, but he didn't see the person who was willing to brave the wind and snow to pick flowers for himself.

Baozhu sat blankly, and the moon slave and Begonia looked at each other anxiously.

"What's the matter, Niang Niang came back so early?" Ah Zi, who didn't follow him, asked, not knowing what was going on.

Yue Nu pulled Ah Zi and walked away, whispering to her what happened in the palace, Ah Zi couldn't help but exclaim, and Yue Nu hurriedly covered her mouth.

"Niangniang," Haitang said a little unbearably: "There is still fresh mutton sent from this morning in the kitchen, the slave will go and make some dumplings for you to eat?" ”

Baozhu took a deep breath, not wanting his dejected appearance to affect others, and squeezed out a reluctant smile.

"Let's take it to the inner sanctum, let's pack it together." Baozhu looked at the fireworks exploding outside the window and muttered, "Now, it's New Year." ”

Seeing this, Haitang hurriedly went to bring the meat stuffed dough, and everyone tacitly agreed not to mention what had just happened.

When the first pot of dumplings floats round in the boiling water, the first night is presented to the jewels.

Although Baozhu has no appetite, the child in her womb is hungry. Baozhu reluctantly ate two or three, and then put down his chopsticks.

"Haitang, you have some old friends with Mama Liang, the person from the Shen Criminal Division, can you send a bowl of dumplings to Ah Yan?" Baozhu asked.

Begonia was still wrapping dumplings in her hands, white flour sticking to her fingers.

"I think Ah Yan should have been taken there, and he hasn't eaten anything since the New Year." Baozhu said abruptly.

"But mother, wouldn't it be too good?" Although Begonia also wants to, she is very hesitant.

Baozhu got up and took out a heavy gold ingot from the box and handed it to Begonia.

"Your Majesty's words just now are to ground me. But everyone knows that Ah Yan is innocent. Baozhu said with hatred in his tone.

"Tell Ah Yan that I have caused him trouble." Baozhu said that, and took care of himself to help Ah Yan fill the dumplings.

Begonia held the gold ingot, tears in her eyes. Yuenu and Ah Zi were also red-eyed, but they silently lowered their heads to make dumplings.

Weiyang Palace has had a silent New Year.