Because the queen is pregnant, the routine greetings in the morning are also skipped, and all the chores in the harem are handed over to Concubine Shu. For a while, the Qiwu Palace became quiet, and the weather was cold, and the queen seldom came out of the harem. The gate of Wugong is closed.
"The queen hasn't been out of Wu Palace for almost half a month, right?" Yun Shang lay on the soft couch, holding a book in her hand, looking at the book in her hand, and said casually.
"Seventeen days." Qianyin quickly replied, "I was still thinking about it just now. Could it be that we have to wait for the Winter Solstice Ceremony five days later to see her?"
Yun Shang smiled slightly, and turned a page of the book, "She is more patient than I imagined. Originally Concubine Shu seized power, and there were not one or two people in the harem who wanted to see the queen fight back, but I didn't expect that the queen would be very straightforward. Handed over the queen's seal without hesitation, and simply hid in the Qiwu Palace without even leaving the door, which is really unexpected."
Qin Yi was folding clothes, heard the words and replied with a smile, "In this palace, the queen has countless eyes, even if she stays at home, she probably knows everything that happened in the harem like the back of her hand."
Yun Chang frowned, always feeling faintly in her heart that there seemed to be something that she had neglected, but it seemed to be very important. After thinking for a while, but still having no idea, Yun Chang sighed, "Just wait, my patience should not be much worse than hers."
There were faint footsteps outside, and the three of them stopped talking, "Princess, the eunuch from the Clothes Bureau has brought the princess the washed clothes."
Qin Yi then turned around, opened the curtain and walked out, Yun Shang heard her voice from outside, "Take it in."
Yun Chang raised her eyebrows, bring it in? Before, Qin Yi never let people from the Clothes Bureau enter the inner hall.
Yun Chang raised her eyes, looked at the door, and saw that the bead curtain was lifted, and a somewhat thin eunuch walked in, "Princess, the clothes have been washed and dried, where are the servants?"
The bead curtain fell, and Qin Yi also walked in.
"Xiao Linzi?" Yun Chang straightened up slightly, and asked softly, "Why are you here today?"
Xiao Linzi looked at the two maids in the room, and seeing that Yunshang didn't mean to let them leave, he knew that these two maids must be Yunshang's confidants now, so he said politely, "Princess, the slave has something to do." report."
Yun Chang sat up, "Say it, there are no outsiders here."
Xiao Linzi nodded and said, "I heard a few days ago that the empress is pregnant, but yesterday, among the clothes sent by a maid from Qiwu Palace, there was a pair of obscene trousers stained with the clothes of the maid. bloodstained."
"In the maid's clothes, shouldn't that be some court lady who brought sunflower water?" Qianyin said softly, looking at Xiao Linzi.
Xiao Linzi shook his head, "However, those trousers are different from those of other palace people. They are made of high-quality su brocade, and few masters in this palace have them, let alone palace maids."
Yun Shang's eyes flickered slightly, "I understand Xiao Linzi's meaning, in this palace, it is easy to disappear alone, but it is not easy to disappear a pair of bloody pants, so, She got mixed into the maid's clothes..."
"It's just, how did you determine that it belonged to Su Jin?" Yun Shang asked again.
Xiao Linzi smiled confidently, "Other slaves dare not say it, but the ability to distinguish fabrics, slaves are absolutely infallible, slaves used to be in the fabric business at home, but they were framed by others, so they fell to this point. Huanyi A court lady who washes clothes in the game has a good relationship with the servants. When we chatted that day, she said that the food and clothing expenses of the palace ladies in the Queen's Palace should be the best in the entire harem. I found that the ladies in the Queen's Palace, the underwear is much more comfortable to the touch. The servant kept an eye on it, pretended to be curious, and followed her to see it. The servant knew immediately that it was Su Jin."
Yun Chang pondered for a while, only to feel that something suddenly flashed in her mind, and the room fell silent. After a long while, Yun Shang suddenly stood up, "I see, I know what's wrong."
Everyone looked at Yunshang, Yunshang raised the corners of her mouth, and there was a firm look in her eyes, "In the past few days, I always feel that I have forgotten some important details. Today, Xiao Linzi will talk about this. One thing, I suddenly remembered that during the small banquet that day, Concubine Shu racked her brains to prescribe medicine. I watched the queen touch everything with my own eyes. If there is no accident, within half a month, something will happen to the queen's stomach However, it has been seventeen days, but there is still no movement. The Qiwu Palace is unusually quiet. The imperial doctor has been there several times, but most of the time it is for the concubine and the empress. It's always been the same person."
"Princess, you mean..." Qin Yi's eyes also brightened, and she looked at Yun Shang with radiance.
"In addition to what Xiao Linzi said today, I think it is very possible that the queen is not pregnant at all." Yunshang sneered, "The queen's trick is really good, the queen was arrested that day It was too sudden to find out that she was pregnant, and I didn't doubt it at all. If it wasn't for Xiao Linzi, I'm afraid I would never have found out even if I was a little suspicious."
"But, princess, what's the use of the queen doing this? She's not pregnant, so it's impossible for her to give birth to a child. Moreover, because she is pregnant, she has no choice but to hand over the queen's seal. Isn't it worth the candle?" Yin asked with some doubts.
Yun Shang has calmed down, but there is still a touch of excitement in her eyes, "I guess, the purpose of her doing this is to find an opportunity to make the illusion that the child is lost, and then buckle this shit pot on someone The one she wants to frame is probably the concubine mother. Because of the current situation in the harem, only the concubine who is pregnant is her serious concern, but the concubine mother lives in Qiwu Palace. Seeing the opportunity to strike, that’s why I came up with this method.”
"The queen's trick is really vicious. Fortunately, the princess found out, otherwise, the master would be in danger." Qin Yi breathed a sigh of relief, "But, should you tell the master about this and let her take precautions?" ?”
Hearing Qin Yi's address, Xiao Linzi raised his eyes to look at Qin Yi, then lowered his head.
"I have to tell you, but I have to go to Qiwu Palace first. Xiao Linzi said that the pair of bloody pants were discovered yesterday, so the queen's letter date must be two days. I I remember, when the queen comes to Kuishui, she always suffers from abdominal pain. I will take a look and know what's going on. It's not too late for this matter. I'll go right away." Yun Shang stood up, "Changing clothes for me .”
Seeing this, Xiao Linzi saluted and said, "The slave will leave first."
Yun Chang smiled, turned her head and said to him, "Thanks to you today, you should go back to the Huanyi Bureau first, so that no one will get suspicious, in two days, I will have someone cook rice balls and send them to you. "
Xiao Linzi said again and again, "Okay, okay, I have thanked the princess." Then he backed off.
Yun Chang changed her clothes, put on a cloak, and hurried out of Qingxin Hall. As soon as I arrived at Qiwu Palace, I saw Aunt Xiuxin sitting in the main hall embroidering flowers. Yun Chang walked up with a smile and said, "Auntie Xiuxin is really leisurely, Auntie, is the queen mother here?"
Xiuxin looked up and saw Yunshang, she stood up quickly and said, "The Empress is feeling a little uncomfortable today, she is resting in the bedroom."
Yunshang heard the words, showing a worried look on her face, "The mother's health is not good? Why don't you hire a doctor? The mother's body is not unusual now. She is pregnant with the dragon's heir now. If there is something wrong, who If I can afford it, I will send my court lady to invite the imperial physician."
Xiu Xin quickly stood up and said, "Princess, no need, no need, princess. It's not a big deal, the master said, just take a rest and it will be fine."
Yun Shang quite disagreed, "That's not going to work, I have to find the imperial physician, I don't feel relieved if I don't seek the imperial physician."
Xiu was a little anxious, and was about to speak, but heard the queen's weak voice from the inner hall, "Is it Chang'er? Come in."
Upon hearing the words, Yun Shang hurried in, saw the queen lying on the bed with a pale complexion, so she hurriedly sat beside the queen's bed and asked, "Why is the queen mother so pale?"
The queen smiled slightly, and sighed, "It's nothing, it's cold, and I'm a little weak."
"The queen mother's complexion is so bad, but she doesn't invite the imperial doctor. If the emperor finds out, I don't know how distressed it is. It's better to let Chang'er ask someone to hire an imperial doctor for the mother. The mother is pregnant now. She is a little bit young. Illness can't be sloppy." Yun Shang frowned, with a look of concern.
The queen heard her mentioning the emperor, with a trace of anger in her eyes, she turned her head to Xiu Xin and said, "Look, Shang'er is concerned about this palace, you should go and ask the imperial doctor to come and have a look, otherwise, if you can't let Shang'er Don't worry, don't think about peace today."
Xiu Xin glanced at the queen, nodded, and backed out.
Yun Shang smiled and said, "It's still the queen mother who understands Chang'er. By the way, the queen mother, Chang'er hasn't seen Sister Huang for a long time. I don't know where Sister Huang has gone?"
The queen's eyes kept on Yun Chang, and after looking at her for a while, she smiled wryly and said, "My son-in-law has an accident at the border. Although she and Mrs. Zhao have some feuds, it's just that the son-in-law is her husband after all. In a hurry, I ignored Bengong's dissuasion and ran to the border alone. I don't know what is going on with her now, so please don't let anything happen to her."
Yun Shang quickly comforted, "Mother, don't worry about it anymore, you are now a person with two bodies. The emperor has been smart since she was a child, and she is a well-known talented woman in the imperial city. She will definitely not fight unprepared. no need to worry."
"I hope so." When Hua Jing was mentioned, the Queen's eyes actually showed a bit of worry.
"Mother, princess, the imperial doctor is here." Xiuxin's voice came from outside the door, and immediately after, Xiuxin brought a middle-aged man wearing an official uniform of the imperial hospital. Yun Chang recognized it at a glance. The imperial physician who diagnosed the queen's pregnancy in the side hall of Qinzheng Hall.
Yun Chang stood up and stepped back two steps, "Come and see, imperial doctor, why the mother's complexion is so pale."
The imperial doctor put down the medicine box, took out a silk handkerchief from the medicine box and put it on the queen's hand, saluted the queen, and put his hand on it. Yun Chang has been paying attention to the look of the imperial physician, but when he is checking the pulse, he occasionally raises his eyes to watch the empress's expression cautiously. The empress looks at the brocade handkerchief in her hand calmly, without speaking.
After a long while, the imperial doctor withdrew his hand and saluted, "Princess, there is no need to worry. The queen's body is weak. It is good for me to prescribe some medicine to nourish the body. However, the medicine is three-point poisonous. The queen is I'm pregnant, I don't mind, it's best to focus on food supplements."
Yun Chang nodded, and said with a smile, "That's fine, you can prescribe less medicine, and then Auntie Xiuxin must remember to supervise the people in the small kitchen and let them make more nourishing meals, and the empress's Taking care of your body is the most important thing.”
Xiu Xin responded, and the queen smiled and said, "Don't worry now, I've already said it's fine, and you're the only one who's going to work hard."
Yun Chang smiled and turned to the queen and said, "Weakness is also a disease, so don't be careless."
The imperial doctor prescribed the medicine and retreated, Yun Chang smiled, "Shang'er will go back to the Qingxin Palace first, and the queen mother must remember to take the medicine on time."
The queen nodded, and in response, Yun Chang smiled, exited the bedroom, and left the Qiwu Palace.
"Princess..." Qianyin's eyes flashed with excitement, but she was interrupted by Yunshang when she was about to speak, "This is not a place to talk, Hui Qingxindian is talking.
Qianyin nodded repeatedly, lowered her head, and followed Yunshang towards Qingxin Hall.
"Ah, Princess Yunshang..." Just after turning a corner, she heard a soft voice from the side, Yunshang turned her head, and saw Concubine Shu walking over with the maid.
Yun Chang squinted her eyes. It seems that although Concubine Shu has just been in charge of the harem, this method is not weak at all. If it is just a chance encounter, I will never believe it. I just came out of Qiwu Palace , she rushed over in a hurry, it seems that there is a lot of eyeliner around Qiwu Palace.
"Yun Shang has seen Concubine Shu..." Yun Shang squatted down slightly, and saluted Concubine Shu.
Concubine Shu stopped in front of Yunshang with a smile on her face, "It's getting colder and colder this day, I thought that only a busy person like Bengong would go around in such a cold day in this palace." Turning around, I didn't expect to meet Princess Yunshang, where is Princess Yunshang going?"
Yun Chang smiled slightly and said, "Concubine Shu is now in charge of the harem for the queen mother, she must be very busy. Concubine Shu has worked hard, and Chang'er just walked around casually, thinking that it has been a long time since she came to Qiwu Palace to pay her respects to the queen, so she made a special trip to pay her respects. The queen mother invited Ann, but as soon as she went, she found that her back was pale and seemed to be sick, so Yunshang hurriedly arranged for the queen mother to ask for an imperial doctor, so she came out of Qiwu Palace to go back to Qingxin Hall."
"Oh?" Concubine Shu put away the smile on her face when she heard the words, and asked quickly, "Is the empress sick? How are you doing now? How do the people in Wu Palace wait for such a big thing? Didn’t come to report to Ben Gong, no, Ben Gong has to take a look.”
Yun Shang hurriedly said, "It's all right now. The imperial doctor said that it's because the queen mother's body is a little weak. It will be fine by prescribing some body-replenishing medicine, and adding more nourishing food to the diet, so it will be fine."
Concubine Shu heard what Yunshang said, and then she breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good, that's good, I'll go to Xiwu Palace to have a look, it's cold, the princess should wear more clothes when going out, I'm a I made a special trip to ask the steward of the Shangyi Bureau to buy some winter clothes for the princess, and it will be ready in two days."
"In this way, Chang'er would like to thank Concubine Shu for taking care of her." Yun Shang saluted again, and then watched Concubine Shu walk towards Qiwu Palace.
After walking a few steps, Concubine Shu suddenly turned around again, looked at Yunshang hesitantly, seemed to think for a while, and then said softly, "Princess, if you go to Qiwu Palace next time, you should go to the side hall to see Let's take a look at Concubine Jin. Anyway, Concubine Jin is also the princess' biological mother. No matter how good the adoptive mother is, you can't forget who the biological mother is. Princess Yunshang is very concerned about the empress, and she is also filial. Concubine Jin is also pregnant now, and her belly is gradually getting bigger, which is more inconvenient than empress empress."
Yun Chang was stunned for a while, then slightly hooked the corners of her mouth, showing a cold smile, "Ms. Concubine Shu is right, Chang'er will definitely pay attention next time."
Concubine Shu saw that Yun Chang didn't seem to be distracted, but she couldn't say anything more, so she sighed, turned around and walked away gradually.
Seeing Concubine Shu's figure gradually disappearing, Yunshang turned around and took Qinyi and Qianyin back to Qingxin Hall.
Qin Yi quickly helped Yun Shang take off the cloak, put it aside, and brought the brazier closer.
"Princess, Concubine Shu, what are you doing here at Qiwu Palace?" Qianyin asked curiously.
Yunshang hooked the corners of her mouth, "What else can I do, two tigers can't fit in one mountain, let alone two tigresses who want to be the master. Now Concubine Shu has taken the queen's seal and is in charge of the harem on behalf of the queen, but It's just a generation. In this palace, the real empress is the one from Qiwu Palace. Besides, that empress also claimed that she has a dragon heir in her belly. If the empress has a son, then Concubine Shu has been busy for so long All the time was wasted. That's why Concubine Shu was so anxious to attack the Queen at the small banquet. She did it, but she didn't see the result. Naturally, Concubine Shu was impatient. When I said that the Queen was not feeling well, Naturally, I am anxious to see if I have succeeded."
Qianyin chuckled, "Ms. Concubine Shu's plan is about to fail. The empress is not pregnant at all, so how could she lose it?"
Yun Chang lay down on the soft couch, "Let's just talk about it ourselves. In the future, don't mention it again."
"Then let's watch the queen deceive people like this?"
Qin Yi carried the quilt from the bed to the soft couch, "The princess must have her own plans, and the empress's play will not last long."
Yun Chang smiled, "Yeah, I won't be singing for long." Yun Chang suddenly remembered that if she hadn't been prepared for the dinner that night, Concubine Shu's medicine would have harmed Concubine Mu, frowning in her heart, Concubine Shu was thinking of killing two birds with one stone, and she had a good plan. Although she was Prince Jing's person, she had to find a way to warn her.