Hearing this, Liu Yin's heart skipped a beat, she was frightened all over, she only knew that the other party was not in good health recently, why did she leave just as soon as she said that, other people didn't think it was her, the crown princess, who did it
"This... first place Concubine Lu's body first, and have you invited the imperial physician to come over and see why she had an accident so suddenly?" Liu Yin also walked inside in a state of confusion.
Liu Zhangshi followed behind, and said seriously: "I still dare not invite the imperial physician, but if something like this happens suddenly, the servant is just worried..."
Knowing his worry, Liu Yin just waved his hand and told him to call the imperial physician quickly, and quickly drank some tea to calm down his shock. Her intuition told her that the death of side concubine Lu was definitely not a coincidence. In fact, she also guessed that it might be the empress. Otherwise, who else in the palace has the guts and ability to do something to a prince and side concubine.
Grandma Liu went to the Department of Clothes Bureau, Liu Yin could only send someone to call her back, she suddenly thought, if the prince found out, wouldn't he think it was her who did it
Even the lunch was tasteless. When Madam Liu came back, she brought her to the courtyard where Concubine Lu lived without saying a word. When I went back to the room, I saw a few sobbing palace servants standing in the elegant room, and a silent woman with her eyes closed was lying on the bed. Her face was pale, and even the color of her lips was bloodless. The imperial physician was kneeling there examining the corpse.
For a moment, several people looked at each other, and finally an elderly imperial physician stepped forward and replied, "I want to report to the Crown Princess, Concubine Lu was caught in the wind and cold a few days ago, and it has been rainy recently, so her body has been fine." Well, gradually hurting the root, stagnation in the body, I must have been stimulated by something today, so I died suddenly, judging from the remains, it should have happened in less than an hour."
There are many such things in the palace, and the imperial physicians have seen too much, and they know what to say or not to say. They naturally know that it is strange that Concubine Lu has been in poor health, but in this palace, the most taboo Even if he was nosy, he didn't dare to think about it any further.
"This..." Mother Liu was surprised when she heard the words. Logically, there should be a few days of medicine left, so how could it happen early
Looking at the corpse on the bed, Liu Yin held her breath and turned her head away, just stared out of the window and took a few deep breaths before sweeping towards the maids in the room, "Let me take care of them all, No one is allowed to see."
Hearing this, Mr. Liu immediately called the guards to come in, and took away the maids who were close to Concubine Lu. He naturally knew that the matter was not simple, but in this palace, no matter what he saw, he could only pretend to be nothing. See.
But at this moment, one of the maids suddenly broke away from the guards and slammed into the wall. Unprepared, she had already slammed into the wall, and the blood snaked down along the wall, and the maid also fell suddenly. On the ground, there was a huge bloodstain on his forehead.
This scene shocked everyone in the room, especially Liu Yin, but Nanny Liu was obviously much more sophisticated. Dang even walked over with a frown, squatted down and raised her hand to check the maid's breath, and then groped her body. Fan, finally frowned and took a few steps back.
"Who usually has the best relationship with her?" She glanced at the other court ladies.
The latter were so frightened that they suddenly shivered and knelt down on the ground, their faces pale, "Back to the princess, sister Lu'er is the attendant brought by the master from the mansion, and the master trusts her the most, but sister Lu'er is not close to us on weekdays. She has always been a loner, and will not talk to the servants unless there is some order, today when the master's accident happened, it was Lu'er who was the first to find out."
Nanny Liu's face was not good-looking, and after a while, someone took the other maids down, and looked around the room.
Liu Yin didn't stay in the house any longer, but asked the imperial physician to report the cause of Concubine Lu's death truthfully. The empress needless to say, but I don't know how the Lu family will react when they hear it.
Back in Tingyu Pavilion, she dismissed everyone and just looked at Liu mama steadfastly. The latter did not hide any more, but spoke truthfully.
"The Empress did let the old slave tamper with Concubine Lu. This medicine will make people wither and die little by little, and there will be no traces. It's just that the empress doesn't want you to know, so the old slave has been hiding it from you. However, it should take a few days for the medicine to take effect, and seeing that the court lady obviously doesn't want us to interrogate her, it can be seen that it must not be that simple, but the old servant doesn't understand why Lu side concubine suddenly has a seizure?"
In the first few decades in the palace, Mammy Liu has never seen any conspiracy and tricks, but she really can't figure it out. After all, there are only the Crown Princess and the side concubine Lu in the East Palace. Even if someone wants to frame the Crown Princess, it is impossible There is no third person, and the hand is so long, it is hard to think about it.
Hearing her words, Liu Yin's mood was also disturbed, and she decisively went to talk to the queen, she wanted to go to the prince, but he must still be in the Palace of Political Affairs, and the government has been so busy recently, so naturally she couldn't go and disturb her.
The rain outside had stopped, but there was still a lot of water on the ground. When Liu Yin came to Changchun Palace, he saw Xiao Luzi outside.
The silent inner hall was filled with a faint fragrance, which relieved the body and mind of those who heard it. The empress sat in front of the soft couch, slowly making tea, and did not look at the person sitting opposite.
"You've been so busy these days, so you don't have to come to pay my respects to this palace every day. Like that girl Yin'er, if I don't pass her on to you, she might not come this time in half a month." The queen said with a helpless arc on her lips. .
The fragrance of tea spread everywhere, Qin Yan just looked at the middle-aged woman in front of him, his eyes were once complicated and deep, "I understand some things, my father... I don't agree with the behavior of the emperor, I know that I can't understand it Mother's pain, but there are some things, if you continue, you will only burn yourself in the end, and even implicate the Liu family."
After a pause, looking at the boiling tea, the queen suddenly lowered her head, slowly took the armor on the table and put it on, with a calm voice, "This tea loses its taste when it is overcooked. I have mastered it every time in the past. It's not good, your father always complains that I don't care, but recently I discovered that this fire is actually very easy to control, do you know why?"
There was no sound in the hall, Qin Yan didn't speak, his expression was a bit complicated and more helpless, although he didn't like some of his father's actions, but he didn't want to watch that scene happen.
"Even you feel that this palace is suffering, but this palace feels that it is very relaxed these days. After understanding it, there is nothing to worry about. In this palace, there are some things that women need to spend a lifetime to comprehend. The pile of dead bones under the red wall, Bengong often wonders whether letting Yin'er into the palace will harm her, and whether her temper will be like the pool of water in the palace, without waves and waves all year round, day after day, year after year until it dries up."
Speaking of this, she suddenly laughed at herself, "Don't say that you will protect her. When Bengong married your father, he said the same thing, but in the end..."
Gradually tightening her five fingers, she slowly closed her eyes to hide the desolation in it.
Qin Yan frowned slightly, with a serious expression, "I won't be the emperor father, since I like it, I naturally want to give her the best."
The four eyes met, the Queen's eyes changed, and she just looked at the opposite person in such a complicated way, in addition to being shocked and puzzled, when did this happen...
He would never hide his thoughts, and he also knew that she was completely different from Liu Yin before, but if she didn't tell, he would naturally not ask.
"I just want to tell my mother one thing. The Liu family is the Liu family, and she is her. The son can ignore everything she does, but the Liu family can't. If the mother insists on doing this, some things will be irreversible. That's not what the mother wants. I see." His eyes lit up.
The queen didn't speak, but frowned, and after a while, she suddenly said in a serious voice: "Then you should also know that your father has already attacked Yin'er, you can block it for a while, can you continue to block it?"
Speaking of this, her expression suddenly changed slightly, "I know that you respect your father, and I have been hesitating whether to tell you something, but I am afraid that you will not be able to bear it. You must know that some things are not so serious. Simple."
The corners of Qin Yan's lips twitched, and at this moment, Hong Xing's voice came from outside the house, "Your Majesty, the Crown Princess is here."
As soon as the words fell, the expressions of the people in the room gradually calmed down, and a blue figure suddenly walked in outside the hall. When they saw the people in the room, they obviously didn't expect him to be here, and immediately left with a serious face In the past, I immediately crackled and chanted.
After she finished talking about Concubine Lu, she walked over and grabbed the man's arm, blinking curiously, "Why is the prince brother here?"
Qin Yan glanced at the middle-aged woman over there, then suddenly stood up and nodded, "I still have important things to do, so I'll take my leave first."
"Cousin..." Liu Yin still wanted to talk to the queen about Concubine Lu, but seeing the back of the man leaving, she could only follow quickly.
When they left the inner hall, the two walked on the breezy palace road, the sky was gloomy, Liu Yin found that the prince had a weird expression, as if he was thinking about something, so he could only pull off his sleeve quietly.
The latter suddenly turned her head, watching the breeze blowing the hair around her ears, and said nothing for a while.
Liu Yin squinted her eyes and smiled slightly, holding his hand, and muttering softly: "I... When I went back today, I saw a good painting in His Highness's room, so... so I took it back, you won't Angry?"
As she said that, she didn't dare to look at the man's face, she felt that she must be educated, but she sacrificed so much yesterday, of course she needs to be paid more, otherwise she would be at a disadvantage, she can still think of how she came from yesterday The person who came out of Yuquan Temple must have been seen by many people, and I am afraid that his face will be lost long ago.
Looking at the little head in front of him, Qin Yan frowned, "Gu is going to Jiangnan overnight today, you should be careful in the palace, and go find your mother if you have something to do."
Liu Yin: "..."
She raised her head suddenly, staring into a pair of big surprised eyes, she just felt that the news came so suddenly, so she left as soon as she could.
"Can't you take me with you?" She hugged his arm beggingly.
"No." He said in a low voice.
The flood in the south of the Yangtze River is serious, and she will have to travel overnight for the next few days, and her body can't bear it.
As if he didn't expect him to refuse so simply, Liu Yin couldn't help but let go of his arm, and walked in front indignantly, pouted and said: "Of course, there are so many beautiful people in Jiangnan, taking me there will definitely hinder His Highness's good deeds. At that time, those magistrates of the prefectures will send their daughters here, if I were His Highness, I would definitely be picky, and by the way, I will fill in the East Palace with two side concubines, which really kills two birds with one stone."