Just when friends who had been close to Zhao Qian in the past were urging him to seize the opportunity to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, inappropriate remarks such as that he had a close personal relationship with the empress dowager were spread.
These words naturally reached Zhao Qian's ears. He was a little annoyed after hearing this: "Who spread these rumors?"
Manager Ling said: "I don't know much about this, but..." Manager Ling glanced at Zhao Qian, hesitantly wondering whether he should finish the sentence.
Zhao Qian said displeasedly: "If you have anything to say, just say it."
"The prince and the queen mother are a bit too close. It's better to avoid the suspicion between the uncle and the sister-in-law." Manager Ling finished his words carefully, not daring to look at Zhao Qian. After he finished speaking, he quickly apologized.
Seeing his cowardly look, Zhao Qian said impatiently: "Okay, it's not your turn to persuade me about this matter."
Zhao Qian didn't take these rumors to heart at all. Besides, they weren't considered rumors to him. He had feelings for the Queen Mother, which he didn't deny.
Now that I have the idea of staying with her for life, I have to withstand these tests.
It didn't take long for these words to reach Li Wei's ears. After hearing what the people around her said, she said angrily: "I know some people have nothing to do and are looking for trouble all day long."
"Queen Mother, calm down."
Li Wei thought that it was not a good thing to have such a scandal. Since there were rumors, she had to distance herself from Zhao Qian, just like she and Zhao Qian were secretly photographed many years ago, and then the media exaggerated it and made a fuss about it. It had a huge impact on her life.
The current scene is somewhat similar to that then.
Considering the various influences, Li Wei ordered the people in front of him: "The regent will not be allowed to enter Chongqing Palace in the future. If there is a need to meet, we will arrange it in the south study room."
Lan Hui looked at Li Wei in surprise. After Li Wei finished speaking, he looked at her again and said, "Even if you are from the regent, you are serving me now, so you must listen to me. If there is any backstory, Lord, please come out of the palace."
Lan Hui panicked and hurriedly said she didn't dare.
When the concubines came to meet Li Wei, they did not dare to say anything in front of Li Wei, but they spread rumors privately: "After all, the Queen Mother is the late emperor's concubine. It has only been a year since the late emperor left. Could it be that she is not willing to be lonely and want to be with him?" Brother-in-law got together? Daqi has never had a rule about brother-in-law marrying. She is shameless, but we still want it. "
It was Concubine Zhong who said this. Unexpectedly, Concubine Dun heard what she said, and she hurriedly scolded: "No matter what the outside world says, it is other people's freedom. We can also say these things casually. This is inside the palace." , don’t want to live anymore?”
Concubine Zhong curled her lips and said, "What I said is rude or not. Could it be that I made a mistake?"
"My little ancestor told you to stop talking, but you keep talking." Princess Dun's face turned pale with fright.
Li Wei didn't have that much thought at the moment to take into account the rumored scandals. She knew that she should break off the relationship with Zhao Qian in time, and the one who cleans himself will clean up himself. She spent more of her energy on Fu Guang's death.
From the Twelve Yamen, she obtained the record files of the materials received by Hanyuan Palace every day. Everything else was normal except that she had to receive five kilograms of Ringo every day.
Can you finish eating so many Ringo volts
She asked another senior manager of Hanyuan Palace about this matter.
"Why don't you eat these fruits every day after you bring them back?"
When asked, General Manager Gao replied: "The emperor has been a little restless in his sleep since winter. Shang's doctor said that he might use the aroma of some melons and fruits to concentrate his mind."
"They are all displayed in the house for good looks, but you don't eat much?"
Mr. Gao: "Absolutely."
"Then where do the fruits that are taken away every day go?"
Mr. Gao said: "It's all the palace maids who are cleaning up. The ones that are already rotten are thrown away, and the ones that are barely edible are eaten by everyone."
Li Wei heard that there was nothing weird about it, so he didn't get too entangled in this matter. Apart from the large number of Ringo leaders, there is nothing special about them.
I searched around but still no answer.
Li Wei was a little frustrated. Sure enough, he could no longer find the answer to what the truth was
In the blink of an eye, the day of March 7th has passed, and Fu Guang's coffin has been moved to the Shouhuang Palace. After the day of July 7th, it will be sent to Jingzhuang for placement, and it will be officially placed in the underground palace after the imperial mausoleum is built.
On the day of moving the coffin, Jin Engong was still in charge. All the concubines and concubines in the palace were present, as well as the descendants of the clan who lived outside the palace, as well as relevant internal and external ministers. There were hundreds of people in the team. Li Wei, as the current Queen Mother, was naturally present, and Zhao Qian also showed up wearing a dragnet.
Since those rumors spread, the two of them appeared in public at the same time. Even if there was no verbal communication with each other, people below would make random assumptions.
The entire ceremony took nearly an hour, and Li Wei did not raise his head to look at Zhao Qian in the crowd during the whole process. At this moment, all she could think about was Fu Guang's death.
She couldn't sleep or eat well these days because of this matter. She would be woken up even if she finally fell asleep. After waking up, she would find it difficult to fall asleep again. She was suffering from insomnia. Cai Zhi tried hard to treat her, and Dr. Lu prescribed decoctions for her, but the effect was minimal.
Over time, Li Wei suffered from migraines. When a migraine came, it felt like his head was about to burst. At this time, acupuncture and massage had no effect.
After returning from the Shouhuang Palace, Li Wei checked the collected materials one by one and studied each person's records repeatedly. After reading a few pages, the headache came back again, and she had to lie down on the table to rest.
After going over all the materials, she called the two eunuchs and four maids who served that night over again for questioning.
"Your name is Hongling, right? It has been three years since I entered the palace. As soon as I entered the palace, I was assigned to serve in the Hanyuan Hall. When the late emperor was still here, he only did menial work of sweeping the court, but in three years he became a first-class grand master. Lady, she got promoted very quickly."
Hongling didn't understand the meaning of the Queen Mother's words, so she hurriedly kowtowed and said, "The Queen Mother understands clearly."
Li smiled: "I know the reason why you were promoted so quickly. You accepted the chief manager of the imperial kitchen as your godfather. It's easy to have such a godfather to support you."
Hong Ling suppressed her blush and couldn't say a word.
Li Wei added: "I also checked your shift schedule and found out that you were not supposed to be on duty that day. Why did you show up that night?"
Li Wei had already mentioned this matter when they were asked alone last time, and Hong Ling also answered as before: "This servant is taking the place of Sister Qianhe who is sick."
"Oh, yes, Zhan He, who was supposed to be on duty that night, was ill. You and she lived in the same room, so you took the initiative to stop the work. Okay, there's nothing else to do, so please step back."
Then he invited another Caiyan who was on duty at the same time to ask questions.
(End of chapter)