After listening to Empress Meng describe what happened in a few words, both Xuyin and Luxin frowned. Xuyin said: "It would be fine if the Queen Mother asked you to go to Xuanjing for other reasons. Actually, if you don't, you will have a direct heir." , in that case... I can just wander around!"
Lu Xin suggested: "Why don't you reveal your empress's reluctance to Chongxin Hou? Most likely Chongxin Hou doesn't want the empress to give birth to a legitimate prince! Then he will naturally find a way to stop it!"
Queen Meng muttered: "That's not right! After all, my aunt was talking to him alone in Fengjian about that matter just now. He didn't know if her aunt would talk to other people after she went back... But according to his aunt's understanding, Even if my aunt will find someone to discuss it with someone when she goes back, most likely she will just talk to Chi Zuosi! And Chi Zuosi has always been loyal to his aunt, and will not rashly pass on his aunt's words! In that case, it will be revealed to Meng at that time Gui Yu knows, so doesn't Ping Hong call his aunt to know that he is unreliable?"
Xuyin and Luxin didn't think about it. After a moment of embarrassment, Xuyin said: "Empress, I heard that after Bidong came back to the imperial city, he drank as much as he did in Linyuan. He drank so much all day long! Since that's the case "Now, if you really can't refuse and ask to go to bed with him, why don't the slaves knock him out and then pretend to be something, and the Queen Mother will probably be watching?"
"... That's all we can do for now." Empress Meng couldn't think of a better way, sighed, and said, "We must be smarter then... Because Bidong is not the emperor after all, and he is afraid that there will be something on his side. Secret guards such as dead soldiers will cause trouble, but it will be difficult to deal with it."
The three masters and servants who caused the incident were all a bit heavy-hearted. After being silent for a while, Xuyin suddenly remembered something and clapped her legs and said: "My Lady, when I was in Leyi Palace just now, there was a palace maid from Leyi Palace. , nudged closer to the slave. At first, the slave thought she was doing something bad! But it turned out that she secretly gave the ball of paper to the slave!"
Then he took out a paper ball from his sleeve and showed it to the queen.
The queen asked doubtfully: "Do I know that maid?"
Seeing Xianyin shaking her head, her expression changed slightly, "That's bad. Could it be that someone from Marquis Zheng heard about our origins and wanted to contact us?"
The voice and heart of those words were both awe-inspiring. After all, they were from Wuyi Camp and had nothing to do with Zheng Hou.
When he was in Linyuan before, Meng Li had made several excuses to show disgrace to those Zhenghou disciples who had taken refuge with Meng Guiyu first, so he could barely get through.
At that time, due to the conflict between the two armies, Queen Meng was a queen with no favors and no children. She was very inconspicuous and no one paid much attention to it.
If the authentic Zheng Houmendong came to contact him at that time, Luyin and Luxin might not be able to deal with it!
The three masters and servants were a little panicked for a while. The queen opened the paper ball, but saw a line of words written crookedly on the head with a snail. The signature was "Shu Zhaoyi" and asked the queen to invite the queen to Leyi Palace for an interview alone!
"What are you planning on doing that bitch?" Queen Meng frowned after reading it and said to herself, "She knew that his relationship with her was at odds, and she was begging for private dates at that time. How could he ignore her? "
Xuyin and Luxin wanted to ask for more: "Although the palace servants from Leyi Palace came here, whether the palace servant's heart is towards the master who is openly present, or whether he has other loyalties secretly. It’s hard to say! What if Hou Chongxin sets up a trap and deliberately tests the empress, so if he rushes over to attend the appointment, wouldn’t he be ready to be exposed? "
The three masters and servants discussed it for a while and felt that it was not safe at the moment, so Queen Meng sent someone to inform Meng Guiyu of the matter: "Although he is impatient to meet her, it seems that it is not a way to test her." What are you planning on doing?"
Meng Guiyu was away late in the morning, and after getting the message, he had no time to come to Wangchun Palace to interview the queen in person. After some thought, he asked someone to send a message and let the queen take care of it. For the sake of her cousins' deep love for each other, of course she gave her instructions. A few words to Queen, please be safe and don’t be tricked by Shu Zhaoyi again.
After hearing what he said, the queen secretly breathed a sigh of relief and discussed with Suiyin earnestly, how to go to France for that appointment
However, Xianyin persuaded her not to take action personally: "Not to mention that Shu Zhaoyi has always been full of malice against you. The invitation at that time was probably not good. You have a rich body and showed up rashly. Who knows what kind of traps have been prepared there? Looking after you? Moreover, in terms of status, she is just a concubine, can you be the empress of the palace? Please ask to see her, send a private message to her, she rushes over, that's all! If she comes to see you, where can you find her? Why does the concubine make the mistake of calling the queen around?"
He suggested, "Why don't I go over there and take a look for you first?"
Queen Meng thought it made sense, and after reminding her to be careful, she let her go.
Early in the morning of the next month, when the palace gate was just opened, Xuyin dressed up as an ordinary little palace maid and arrived at Leyi Palace.
After entering, she showed her face and asked if she had come to attend the appointment under the order of the queen. Someone from the palace took her to the bedroom to see Shu Zhaoyi who was lying on the bed.
When Shu Zhaoyi saw Fu Weiyin, she looked a little disappointed and said, "Why did the queen come here? Are you afraid that he will eat her? I don't even think about it. At that time, Chongxin Hou had all the power, and as a cousin, she was deeply doted on. , who dares to embarrass her?"
Those words were sarcastic and sarcastic, but they were still in line with the habit of doting on a concubine.
It's no wonder that the master who has been favored by Emperor Xuanjing for decades, if not for the rebellion of King Gaomi, allowed Meng Guiyu to gain the upper hand, and even more importantly, Emperor Xuanjing would have become the emperor. Zhaoyi is a useless person, and she is still being supported, coaxed and spoiled by Zhaoyi. Let alone the queen, how does the queen mother take her seriously
Even though I knew at that time that the queen would not be easily offended, she still showed a bit of arrogance in front of the queen's courtiers.
However, Xiyin did not take that trick, and said without a smile when he heard this: "Is the Queen the lord of the Sixth Palace, or is Zhaoyi your boss? How can I be afraid of you? Bu Nao thought. In the final analysis, you are just a concubine. Even if you are pregnant, holding the emperor's heir to show your self-respect is nothing like that! It's so late, why is it worth the queen's personal trip? For the sake of the emperor's heir, you can call me a slave Just come over and ask!”
He said, "Well, Empress Zhaoyi, my servant is already there. What do you have to say? If you don't say it, I will ask to go back and resurrect with the Empress! It's wrong for you, Empress Zhaoyi, to Of course, I will report the matter of deliberately teasing the Queen without missing a word! Then, I will make less jokes like this in the future."
"After all, although my status as a servant is humble, running errands is nothing, but after all I am the Queen's personal attendant!"
"Because of your nonsense, this slave came here specially, and at that time, he would not be able to serve the Queen at Wangchun Palace!"
"Wouldn't this cause trouble to the Queen?"
"The Queen Mother came to Leyi Palace in person and didn't shut up with me like that. Who am I?" After hearing those rude words, Shu Zhaoyi was so angry that her whole body trembled. She grabbed the Ruyi pillow beside her and threw it at it, scolding her. He said, "You miserable maid of Mei Tiaoju! Please kneel down and apologize to me immediately!!!"
Xuyin avoided it lightly and did not listen to the words at all: "It seems that Empress Zhaoyi has nothing to do and wants to entertain the Empress! In this case, I will resign and go back to have a good talk with the Empress!"
Shu Zhaoyi shouted loudly, begging her left and right to hold her accountable.
However, everyone knew that Chang'an was in charge of Meng Guiyu in the East at that time. Meng Guiyu had a good relationship with Empress Meng in the past. If the Meng family in the Ming Dynasty was declining, how could he continue to blame Empress Dowager Meng for being so favored by Empress Meng? Was the Queen being bullied by Shu Zhaoyi
At this moment, she didn't dare to move her legs. Instead, she carefully persuaded Shu Zhaoyi to calm down and talk about things with Xianyin.
Since Shu Zhaoyi wanted to shut up with Queen Meng alone, she certainly didn't want to get into a fight with Ruiyin. She took a deep breath for a moment, finally compromised, and said in a deep voice: "I'm coming over here. I want to shut up with the Queen alone. Is that okay?" For the sake of it!”
Hearing this, Xianyin turned around and smiled, then walked back as if nothing had happened, and said: "My Lady, please speak, all the slaves are listening!"
"I know that the Queen Mother doesn't like me. At that time, she had probably decided to leave the mother and keep the child." Shu Zhaoyi calmed down and told Xianyin straight to the point, "She probably thought about waiting for me to give birth. I made the mistake of Gongdong’s poisonous leg, so I’ll leave the child to the queen to raise!”
"As things turn out, I have no other ideas. I just think I can save my life!"
"So, I need the queen's help so that I can leave the palace alive after giving birth... I am willing to hide in the market from now on and no longer disturb the queen!"
After hearing that, Xianyin looked at her with strange eyes and said, "Empress Zhaoyi, are you overthinking it? The Empress Dowager has always been kind and generous. She even beats and scolds her slaves and other palace people. Let alone You are a royal concubine, and you have contributed greatly to your majesty's success... The Queen Mother is too late to reward you! Let alone harm you?"
But her heart was very heavy, thinking to herself: "The Shu sisters used to rely on their favor and treat the queen as their own, but they didn't want the Meng family to rely on the Queen Mother, so they forcefully parachuted Empress Meng into the Watcher Palace! Because of that reason , the Shu sisters have always been resentful of the Queen, so why should they treat her like a thorn in her flesh?"
"The queen used to be afraid of them, and the resentment in her heart never faded!"
"At that time, Shu Zhaoyi was in such a state of desperation that she gave birth to a male heir from the East. The Queen Mother would not allow her to continue living in the East... In that case, she mentioned it to the Queen so straightforwardly. Please, have you lost your mind?"
However, although Shu Zhaoyi was bedridden at this moment, his eyes were clear and his expression was determined, and it was obvious that he was not having any whims.
Then, the problem is serious.
That shows that Shu Zhaoyi is confident that Queen Meng is very likely to agree to her request!
Why did that happen? Luyin immediately thought that she might have the handle on Queen Meng.
The deadly kind.
The Queen had to help her!
Xiyin was worried in her heart, but she was arrogant in front of her, trying to get more of Shu Zhaoyi's trump cards, "Empress Zhaoyi can't have a good rest! No matter what I say to you, even someone like me who hasn't left the cabinet knows about Empress Zhaoyi." If you are already old enough to be a grandmother, but you just want to be a mother, how can you compare with other pregnant women in their teens and twenties? At that time, you should have a good rest and have a good pregnancy. Those who are not, You said you think about it all day long, but why bother?"
"Even if the Queen Mother has always been tolerant and generous, how could she not be angry if she knew that you were making such arrogant assumptions?"
"For the sake of the imperial heir who is in your belly, I will pretend that I didn't hear anything that time, and I will treat you the same way when I get back... Empress Zhaoyi, please take care of yourself!"
Saying this, he flicked his sleeves and was about to leave.
Shu Zhaoyi looked at her behavior, with a stern look in his eyes, and wanted to get angry, but then thought of something, and calmed down for a moment, but said nothing more, instead sneered and said: "How can I report it to the queen when I go back?" Okay, please don’t forget to give me three words to the queen: Jinyin Palace!”
Xiyin said calmly: "Don't worry, Empress Zhaoyi, I will bring you here. But do you know if Empress Zhaoyi has any other instructions? If not, I will leave first!"
But he was thinking rapidly about Jinyin Palace, where exactly was it
She and Lu Xin were both from the Wuyi Camp, and they were familiar with each other on Tortoiseshell Island, but they were blind to each other on the Imperial City. On the way from Zai Linyuan to the Imperial Palace, Empress Meng urgently introduced them to the Imperial City. A rough layout, lest they claim to have rescued the queen from the palace and took her to Linyuan, but they didn't even know the basic route of the palace, which would make people see flaws.
The Jinyin Palace did not have a profound impact. Looking back at the Spring Palace, she thought hard for a long time before vaguely recalling that it seemed to be a remote palace in the southwest corner. There were no palace concubines in those two generations, and they had not lived there before. There were no famous concubines, so they were very unknown.
When Queen Meng introduced the layout of the palace, she mentioned it casually, and then passed it by in an understatement, as if she didn't care... Suyin frowned: "Then Jinyin Palace... what does it have to do with the queen?"