Out of Jingren Palace.
Mi Chun said worriedly: "My Lady, you have disgraced the Queen in Jingren Palace this time. If word spreads to the previous dynasty, they will probably say that you are a demon concubine and bring disaster to the country and the people."
Concubine Shu was silent.
There are a lot of thoughts in her mind. There is still half a month left before the one-month deadline Ying'an mentioned. Now the person who harmed Ying'an has not yet surfaced. She can only let others catch her by being more domineering and find out. Who is the person behind this who has been fueling the flames?
She was very suspicious that the person who ordered the palace maid to drug Ying'an was the empress in Shuyuzhai.
The queen was grounded, and the concubines had too much time to take care of themselves. Apart from that one, she really couldn't think of anyone else.
Thinking of this, she said: "Change the route and go to Shuyuzhai."
She wanted to meet this empress in person!
She had only met the second prince once before at a banquet, but had never heard of such a queen.
People who can still disappear like this in the palace are either really irrelevant or have ulterior motives.
Obviously, having a prince at his knees and being able to stay in the palace for so long, this person is definitely the latter.
Concubine Shu's carriage went further and further away, but as soon as she arrived at Yimei Garden, she encountered Emperor Qing Ling's carriage coming from the direction of Shuyu Zhai.
The two looked at each other from afar.
Emperor Qingling said calmly: "Yaohe didn't take my words to heart? The weather is so cold. If you leave any root causes of disease, won't you make me feel guilty for a long time?"
Concubine Shu didn't have time to think about why Emperor Qingling came from the direction of Shuyuzhai. Shouldn't he be in the court now?
Thinking like this, she asked: "Your Majesty, why did you go to court so early today?"
Emperor Qingling said in a deep voice: "There is no official business today, so I will leave the court early. Let's go back to Guangling Palace for breakfast."
Concubine Shu nodded slightly.
Shuyuzhai.
The maid knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, when the Emperor went back, he happened to meet Concubine Shu on her way. Now, they are returning to Guangling Palace together."
The moment the words fell, the whip also fell.
The skin and flesh on the maidservant's body were instantly torn apart, and the wounds were shocking and particularly frightening.
She groaned and endured it silently.
"I said that when he comes, he will inform me in advance. Why are you all mute today!"
The maid trembled and said: "Your Majesty, the news we got is that the emperor will go to court on time today, but we don't know that due to the heavy snow, the emperor temporarily notified the ministers not to go to court in the snow. By the time we got the news, the emperor had already arrived. Yuzhai, he ordered people to stun all the people in Shuyuzhai in advance. He was obviously prepared for it. Madam, what we are going to do... The emperor knew about it early... Do you still want to do it?"
"This is not something you should care about! Go and ask Dr. Lin how long it will take for the Love Silk Gu to be completed! I can't wait any longer!"
When it came to Dr. Lin, there was something strange in her voice.
The maid also shrank her head, but the next moment she still had the courage to comply.
"Yes, empress, I will ask right away."
Guangling Palace.
Concubine Shu personally prepared dishes for the emperor, and the two of them dismissed the serving maids and eunuchs, which was quite warm.
While she was laying out the dishes, Emperor Qing Ling lightly opened his lips: "Two days ago, your father asked you when it would be best for your concubine to enter the palace. The wedding items have been prepared for her at home and she can enter the palace at any time."
Concubine Shu paused in her movements and said, "Everything is at the discretion of the Emperor."
Emperor Qingling sighed and said: "On that day, due to the presence of Prince Heng and Lao Shi4, I couldn't help your father's reputation, so I agreed. If you didn't want to, I rejected him. There are many concubines in the harem, including your concubine.”
Concubine Shu laid out the dishes for him, put down her chopsticks, looked at Emperor Qingling and said: "Your Majesty, I don't want the Emperor to be in trouble because of the relationship between husband and wife. I also ask the Emperor to let the concubine enter the palace as soon as possible. She might as well arrange her residence in Lu sound "Zhai, I remember that my concubine has an excellent voice. On weekdays, she is always arranged to perform songs and dances for the aunts and uncles in the palace. After entering the palace, she can also sing a few lines for the emperor. "
Emperor Qingling raised his eyebrows. "I remember that Luyinzhai is right next to Shuyuzhai. Is it too far?"
Concubine Shu pretended not to know, frowned and said: "Shuyu Zhai? I remember that it is empty. Is there anyone living in it?"
Emperor Qingling avoided Concubine Shu's eyes and said vaguely: "It doesn't matter, there's just a foreigner living inside."
Concubine Shu glanced at Emperor Qing Ling and then looked away.
I'm afraid she's a beauty from a foreign land...
Emperor Qingling coughed dryly and said: "In that case, let her enter the palace today and live in Luyinzhai."
Concubine Shu nodded: "Okay."
After breakfast, Emperor Qingling returned to the imperial study.
Wei Xin hurried over with a letter: "Your Majesty, the body of a palace maid was found outside the city. The palace maid had an exotic totem badge on her body."
Wei Weiran presented the totem badge to Emperor Qing Ling.
Emperor Qingling took the badge and looked at it carefully for a moment and then said: "Are there any other discoveries?"
Wei Xin continued: "Recently, spies from Dongdu came to report that Prince Dongdu had secretly infiltrated the court. As for his identity, we have not found out yet."
Emperor Qingling said coldly: "Let's explore again!"
Wei Xin nodded: "Yes!"
Emperor Qing Ling held the exotic totem in his hand and felt cold in his heart.
He looked at Wei Weiran: "Do you think I should kill the second prince's biological mother?"
Wei Weiran nodded and said: "Your Majesty, since the late emperor allowed you to keep the empress, you have forgiven her. The harm will not harm the children. Her father's sins should not be borne by her."
Emperor Qingling looked into the distance and said solemnly: "But she wants to kill my Ying'an."
Wei Weiran's expression suddenly changed: "Your Majesty, you mean..."
Emperor Qingling lowered his eyes: "Apart from her and the queen, who else in the harem dares to attack Ying'an?"
Now he has given Concubine Shu overwhelming favor. No one in the harem can compete with her for favor, except the queen, and she is the only one.
The Queen is at the head of the Sixth Palace and has immense power, but she has no desires and desires, and is relaxed.
And he has never seen anyone in these years, and his behavior is also a bit crazy.
Nothing she does is unexpected.
Wei Weiran looked at the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking frankly. If the second prince knew that his biological mother was in Shuyuzhai, he would probably feel resentful. After all, he had thought since he was a child that his mother and concubine died young."
Emperor Qingling frowned.
Previously, Shuyu Zhai was peaceful, and no one knew that there was a concubine living there.
Now, she actually took the initiative to poison Ying'an, which meant that she was fully prepared.
People from foreign lands have evil hearts and are good at using poison.
This person cannot be kept.
Emperor Qingling said in a deep voice: "Give me poisonous wine."
Wei Weiran's heart trembled, and he knelt down and said: "I will go and preach the imperial edict now."
But the next moment, from behind the screen in the royal study, the second prince rushed out crying.
Still seven years old, he knelt down in front of Emperor Qing Ling with his small body: "Father, please, don't kill my mother and concubine!"