Xue Han motioned for the maids to leave, and then she talked about what happened in the palace today. "Today, the Crown Princess brought two concubines into the palace. They were all fine, but then there was blood on Concubine Ran's skirt. The imperial physician checked her pulse and found out that the baby was gone, and he also smelled musk on Concubine Ran's handkerchief."
Zhulan, "... ..."
It was indeed a big drama. Nothing happened in the emperor’s harem, and the prince hadn’t even ascended the throne yet, but the drama kept happening.
Xue Han's face turned pale, and she continued, "At that time, there were some ladies. The scheme in the backyard was shameful and exposed in front of others. The queen was furious at the time."
Zhulan understood. How could she not be angry? The prince's backyard had always been stable, but something happened at the last minute. The queen must be furious. The harem was not stable. How did the previous dynasty view the prince? Although the fighting in the backyard had been going on and several princes had done many dirty things in the backyards, they had never embarrassed themselves in front of others.
Xue Han whispered, "The Queen and other ladies left, and she got angry at the Crown Princess on the spot. Managing the backyard is the Crown Princess' job, so she was punished."
Zhu Lan said, "The punishment is not light."
Xue Han, "How did mother know?"
"For the sake of the prince, the punishment of the princess will not be light. However, I don't think the backyard of the prince's mansion should be so stupid."
However, no matter how stupid it is, someone has to take the blame, and the Crown Princess is the best candidate.
Xue Han and Rong Chuan were the only two of them. Some of the concubines in the Ning Marquis's Mansion could not come in front of Xue Han. Xue Han had seen some dirty things, but not many. However, Xue Han also had a brain. After calming down, she said, "It is indeed strange. There are many children in the backyard of the Crown Prince's Mansion, and Concubine Ran is not favored. Who is stupid enough to attack Concubine Ran, especially at such a critical moment."
Zhulan had some thoughts in her mind, "Just tell me about it, but don't discuss it with the Song family and others."
Xue Han said: "Mom, your daughter knows the situation well, so I can only tell you."
But she was puzzled. The Duchess, Marquis and others in the palace had all left, but the Queen did not let her leave. To be honest, she really did not want to stay.
In the palace, the emperor and the prince sat opposite each other. Seeing his father's expressionless face, the prince said, "Since I hit the backyard hard last time, this matter is strange."
The emperor thought his son was cruel, and his son said that he must have beaten him hard, "Go back and check the backyard carefully."
The emperor also sent secret guards to investigate the prince's backyard. It was too irritating for him. He thought he had cleaned it up, but he didn't expect there were still omissions. He just didn't know why they suddenly took action again.
The Queen teased Lin Xi, and said to the Crown Princess who was still kneeling, sighing, "I am not only punishing you for not controlling the Crown Prince's backyard well, but also because your heart is in turmoil. Go back and calm down."
The Crown Princess was very smart and knew that her mother was using today's incident to give her some advice. "Thank you for your advice, mother."
When the Queen saw the Crown Princess slowly walk out, she couldn't help but say one more sentence, "I know my son well. Once his bottom line is crossed, he will not show any mercy."
The emperor educated the prince very well, but too well. The more perfect a person is, the less he can tolerate his own people making mistakes, especially big mistakes.
The Crown Princess took every word to heart. She was indeed confused and not as calm as usual. She had listened too much to her family members. The Crown Prince was in charge of the government, and she was like the mistress of the world, accepting the visits and flattery of the ladies of honor.
The Crown Princess thought, having touched power and experienced the taste of power, it really makes one reluctant to let go, it is too wonderful.
The queen hugged her granddaughter and kissed her, "Little Linxi, you must find a husband who will treat you wholeheartedly in the future. He must be the best."
The Queen didn't want to think too much about the Crown Princess. She was tired and was just waiting to become the Empress Dowager. The Emperor said that he would take her around to see the world and fulfill his original promise.
With a cheerful laugh, the queen looked at the boy held by the maid, and finally sighed again.
The next day, Zhulan met Qi. Qi's eyes were red, and it was obvious that she had cried a lot yesterday. Zhulan asked, "Didn't you go to the Prince's Mansion today?"
Qi's voice was a little nasal. "No, the concubine sent a letter saying that everything is fine."
Zhu Lan understood that no one was allowed to enter the Crown Prince's Mansion. "Don't worry, Concubine Ran has always been aware of it."
Qi, "I have lived a good life in the past two years. Who would have thought that something like this would happen."
The King of Chu has calmed down, and Qi's life is indeed good. Zhulan doesn't know how to comfort her, especially since the child who is missing may be a boy. The prince is also important to the Ran family. Even if the Ran family has no ambitions, with the support of the prince, the Ran family has roots.
Qi added: "The concubine is just kind-hearted. I had a nightmare last night."
She dreamed that her daughter was plotted against in the harem and sent to the cold palace. She was so scared that she didn't dare to sleep all night. She told her master about it, but he said she was worrying too much. She wanted to go and see her daughter, but she couldn't enter the Prince's Mansion. In the end, she could only come to talk to Yang, but she didn't dare to say much.
Zhulan, "Relax yourself. If you do this, the concubine will miss you."
Qi was not in a very good mood, and her master was not in a good mood either. If the child was still alive, forget it, he was gone, and there was no point in thinking about it now.
Zhulan talked to Qi for a while, and Qi felt much calmer. "Mingyun is getting married soon. When do you think we can set a date?"
Zhulan calculated the age of her grandson. He is only fifteen this year. "He is still young. There is no rush to wait for two years."
Qi was happy when she thought of her granddaughter. Zhou Mingyun was not only outstanding, but also had a title in the future. "She is not young anymore. My master back then."
Qi stopped talking. Her master was quite old when he married her.
Zhulan was happy, "There is really no rush. We are waiting for the house to be repaired before moving in. How about I discuss it with you after that?"
Qi was happy, "Yes, you still want to move. Okay, I'll listen to you."
After a few days, no one dared to talk about the Prince's Mansion anymore, and even the Ran family stopped worrying about the child.
In Zhoujia Village, the Zhou family's ancestor worship ceremony was over, and Li was also packing her luggage to return to Beijing.
Li was packing her luggage and heard from her mother-in-law that her sister-in-law's elder sister had arrived. She hurriedly invited her in. Li was very enthusiastic and said, "Big sister, please sit down wherever you want. It's a bit messy now. I'll ask them to clean up quickly."
Dong Yiyi looked at the luggage and said, "This must have been prepared by Uncle Li!"
Li smiled and said, "Yes, my parents were afraid that we wouldn't be able to eat the best delicacies in the capital, so they packed some extra for me."
Li was the happiest this time when she returned home. Her mentality had long since changed from returning to her parents' home to show off to enjoying the atmosphere of her parents' home. She was very happy during the few days she returned to her parents' home.
The maids and servants packed up quickly and moved the luggage out of the hall. Li said, "Sister, is there anything you want me to bring to my sister-in-law?"