As soon as Lin Feilu's birthday passed, the temperature rose a lot. The breath of spring is very weak, and all palaces are preparing for the coming hot summer.
Emperor Lin has recently been busy with political affairs and rarely goes to the harem again. He is always thinking about it. Peng Man took advantage of the time when he finished the memorial and replied: "Your Majesty, the empress dowager has sent a lot of imperial doctors to take care of him during this period. Qing Palace, I’m afraid I’m not in good health."
Emperor Lin was very filial, and immediately put aside his government affairs when he heard of this, and set aside the Qing Palace.
In the past, he was surprised to find that his stupid son was also there.
Lin Di's attitude towards Lin Zhanyuan is much better now. Although he doesn't like much, but at least he doesn't hate him anymore. Sometimes it is rare to see his clear and innocent eyes.
But I didn't expect the queen mother to like this silly grandson so much. Lin Zhanyuan played around with Long Ear in the yard, and the queen mother lay on the wicker chair in the yard and watched with a smile, with a very pleasant expression.
As soon as Emperor Lin came in, he saw Lin Zhanyuan running full of sweat, and the queen mother waved to him: "Yuan'er, come to grandma and have some crisp tea."
Lin Zhanyuan ran over with his red face, holding a small bowl and drinking, and ran back happily. As soon as I turned around and saw Emperor Lin who came in, his expression became a little nervous, remembering what my sister had taught her to salute her obediently: "The child minister pays homage to the emperor father."
He salutes to Emperor Lin, and Emperor Lin also salutes to the Queen Mother.
The queen mother sat up from the wicker chair and embraced the timid grandson and grandson in her arms, "Why did the emperor come here?"
The palace man quickly moved a chair over, and Lin Di sat aside and smiled: "Come to accompany the queen mother."
The queen mother took the handkerchief and wiped the sweat from Lin Zhanyuan's forehead: "It's fine if you have a faraway child with Ai's family."
Lin Di looked at the appearance of the grandparents and grandchildren, and was a little surprised: "I don't know that the sixth child is so close to the mother and queen."
The queen mother glanced at him: "You are more intimate with Ai's family than you."
Emperor Lin was a little bit silly, and then he talked about the reasons for today, with a solemn tone: "The sons and ministers heard them say that the queen has recently summoned a lot of doctors, but she is unwell? What did the doctors say?"
The Queen Mother paused with sweaty hands, but didn't answer immediately.
After he wiped off his sweat for Lin Zhanyuan, he smiled and touched his head, and said softly: "My dear grandson, go find Chang Er to play."
Lin Zhanyuan pursed his lips and gave Lin Di a small look before running away.
The queen mother squinted at the figure he was chasing with the puppy in the yard, her eyes were gentle, but her tone of voice was faint: "Ai's family is in good health. Doctor Xuan is to inquire about old things."
Emperor Lin answered, "Oh?"
The queen mother turned her gaze back and looked at him and said: "The Ai family returned to the palace this time and saw Yuan'er, but she remembered something about the emperor's presence. The emperor had few children, and many of her concubines were born prematurely during pregnancy and lost their lives. Many fetuses. At that time, it was said that the first emperor had a bad luck and had no children. But in fact, this harem is a lot of things, and the Ai family is in the eyes. The emperor can grow up safely, and the Ai family also took great pains back then."
Of course, Emperor Lin remembered how fiercely his father's harem fought in the last session, which is why he now prefers gentle, kind, and talented women.
When the queen mother suddenly talked about the old things, Lin Di thought she was thinking too much when she was old, so he comforted: "The sons and ministers are rich in Fuze, and there are many children. Now all of them are very good, the mother doesn't need to worry about it."
The queen mother looked at Lin Zhanyuan in the courtyard: "If Xiao Lan could give birth to a child safely, Yuan'er would be a smart and outstanding prince now. The family remembers that the emperor loved Xiao Lan very much, right?"
Emperor Lin smiled a little bit of a jealousy.
The queen mother asked: "At that time, she was pregnant, so could the emperor have a good baby to take care of? Since she was able to be so healthy and intelligent in the fifth birth, it is unreasonable that her first child was damaged prematurely."
After the queen mother has laid the groundwork for so long, how could Emperor Lin not understand what she meant? Her expression became a little solemn, and she hesitated: "The mother suspected that someone harmed Langui and caused her to give birth prematurely, so that the sixth child was stupid?"
The queen mother said quietly: "The Aijia just suspected that the imperial physician summoned to Xiao Lan for consultation back then."
Emperor Lin said anxiously: "Then what the queen can ask?"
The queen mother said: "Never. But the emperor said that Xiao Lan did not see any abnormalities when she was pregnant, and the pregnancy was very healthy, and she shouldn't have been born prematurely." She looked at the Emperor Lin with a serious tone: "This matter needs to be investigated. Murdering the emperor's heir is a serious crime."
Lin Di was originally a little guilty for neglecting Xiao Lan and Xiao Wu for so many years. At this moment, he learned that there might be other hidden secrets in the past. If Xiao Lan was harmed by others, it would have caused a foolish child. Then his behavior these years Isn't it being teased? !
He just said, how could his brother be stupid because his little five was born so clever and clever!
This is really outrageous!
It seemed that he had found a catharsis for his guilt suddenly, and the Emperor Lin suddenly felt relieved. After the relaxation, he was furious, and said in a deep voice: "Mother, rest assured, since this matter is strange, the child minister must investigate it to the end!"
The queen mother nodded, listening to Lin Zhanyuan's happy and brisk laugh, the corner of her mouth also hung a smile: "Yuan'er has suffered for so many years, you are the emperor of the father, don't let him be wronged again."
Emperor Lin nodded solemnly.
After returning to the Hall of Nourishing the Heart, Emperor Lin thought for a while, and asked all the imperial physicians who had been called by the Queen Mother to ask them again, and asked them to take out the case records that were recorded that year and examine them in detail. He also instructed Peng Man to go to the House of Internal Affairs to read out all the information about the palace people who served Xiao Lan back then, to see where he was on duty now, and whether there was any difference.
When the emperor checked, the movement became louder.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Taiyuan Hospital are both busy with this matter, and of course the news cannot be concealed.
The people in the harem soon knew that His Majesty seemed to be investigating the truth about the premature birth of Noble Lan.
Premature delivery is actually not a major event. In addition to Xiao Lan, several concubines in the harem also gave birth prematurely. However, unlike Xiao Lan, who had a good fate, she gave birth to the child, and the mother and child were safe. The other concubines were all stillborn.
But think about it again, is Xiao Lan really fateful
If her child died, she might not have fallen out of favor at the beginning, but her Majesty would have pity on her.
But it was because she was born and gave birth to a fool that she fell out of favor, and so many years passed by.
If this incident was really caused by someone behind it, this trick is not poisonous.
But everyone talked a few words in private. After all, it's hard to find out after so many years.
Of course, those who have nothing to do with this matter should be seen as a lively event, but the real behind-the-scenes man heard about this matter, and was not so able to sit still.
Concubine Hui was so startled that she almost fell the teacup in her hand. The person who had always been calm and steady couldn't help panicking at this moment: "Why did your Majesty suddenly think of investigating this matter?"
The handmaid said: "I heard that the Queen Mother first checked. Since the Queen Mother returned to the palace, the Six Princes have been loved by the Queen Mother, I am afraid it is because of this..."
Concubine Hui tightly squeezed the teacup, feeling up and down in her heart.
Although this matter has passed for so many years, she did it without knowing it, and she did not come forward. The hands of the Jing Mei 嫔 were all the drugs and operations, but...
She found the medicine that caused the fetus to be stupid!
This medicine is a folk prescription for harming people, and there is no in the palace. She also asked her mother's family to find out after many inquiries. After sneaking into the palace, she secretly passed it to Mei 嫔 who was commensurate with Xiao Lan sisters at the time. .
If your Majesty really investigates Mei Bin's head, based on Mei Bin's character, he will definitely bite himself out.
If your Majesty starts from the prescription, there are few people using this prescription in the private sector, and it is not impossible to find her mother's home.
No matter what the result is, she can't get rid of it.
Concubine Hui was upset for a while, and she walked back and forth in the house a few times holding a teacup. After all, she was a concubine who had been sitting firmly in her position for many years. She quickly calmed herself down and told the maidservant: "You can send a message outside the palace and let them To control all the relevant people who participated in the drug search in the past, the country doctor who gave the drug must be found immediately..."
She made a look, and the handmaid immediately understood what she meant, and nodded and was about to go out.
Concubine Hui thought of something, her expression turned gloomy, she whispered a few words in her ear after calling the handmaid, and then said in a deep voice, "Go, this thing must be done neatly. Don't leave traces behind."
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Lin Feilu was a little surprised when he heard that Emperor Lin was investigating what happened back then.
Although she suspected that Mei Yan did 90% of this matter, she didn't have any evidence, and it was not easy to go to the Emperor Lin and talk nonsense.
He just held Lin Zhanyuan's chubby face and gave him a heavy kiss, complimenting him: "It's all brother's credit."
Lin Zhanyuan was stunned.
After reacting, she screamed and ran into Xiao Lan's house: "Sister kiss me!!!"
Xiao Lan was amused and reprimanded, and Wen Sheng reprimanded Lin Feilu, who had absolutely no concept of incompatibility between men and women: "Luer is six years old this year, so you can't be like this again."
Hey, this old-fashioned feudal era.
Lin Feilu was slanderous and nodded obediently.
Emperor Lin is a resolute and resolute emperor. He said that he must do what he wants to do. In the past, an upright admonishman said that he was arrogant and self-employed, and he was indeed the emperor of the arrogant and conceited type.
Such a personality is sometimes good, sometimes bad, for example, in the present, it is greatly good.
With the investigation of Emperor Lin, Hui Fei is really frightened every day, for fear that any day a sacred decree will come, she will be arrested to Dali Temple for criminal trial.
Fortunately, she waited for the news from her mother's house before waiting for the imperial edict.
The doctor who gave them the prescription before has been found. They sent someone to make the illusion that they fell into the water. The doctor is dead. Two of the people who were looking for medicine to buy medicine back then were relatives of their mothers. They are absolutely credible. The two that cannot be completely relieved have also been dealt with.
The drug search line was completely cut off. Concubine Hui no longer worried, but another news came from her mother's family.
While looking for the clues to be cut by the doctor, they also noticed another wave of people who were also investigating the matter. At first they thought they belonged to your Majesty, but they secretly followed up and found out that they belonged to the Liu family!
Concubine Hui's heart condensed.
It's Mei Bin's mother's home!
Why would they pursue this clue? !
Concubine Hui only hesitated for a while, and figured out the key to this matter.
Mei Yan must have also known what your Majesty was investigating back then. She was the person who directly administered the drug back then. Compared to Concubine Hui, she was at a greater risk of being found out. Once found on her head, with her character, it is bound to confess Hui Concubine and drag her to hell together.
And to convince your Majesty that Concubine Hui was also involved, you need evidence.
The best evidence is the source of the package.
She had long known that Mei Yan was not a fuel-efficient lamp, and had been preventing her from jumping the wall and biting herself into the water. She didn't expect her thoughts to be so deep, and she was already backing up.
It's just that Mei Bin is not as strong as before, and she is still ahead of her. The doctor is dead, the clues for finding medicine have been broken, and now the only threat is only one plum...
Concubine Hui looked at the blue sky outside the window, her eyes gradually deepening.
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The silver frost palace that was once proud of the spring breeze is only desolate and deserted at this moment.
In summer, when the sun gets stronger, Mei Bin finds that her face becomes more uncomfortable. The purple scars didn't fade away. She stayed in the room for too long and occasionally wanted to go out and get some fresh air in the sun, but her skin was sore when exposed to the sun.
I called an imperial doctor and said it was sun intolerant.
In other words, she has to live in the dark all her life.
Whenever she thinks about this, she can't wait to cut the big and one small in Mingyue Palace. She made two Witch Gu dolls and hid in the room every day to get needles, one thousand and ten thousand needles, which was not enough to vent her hatred.
Especially when she learned that your Majesty had started investigating Xiao Lan's premature birth, all the resentment in her heart turned into panic.
Once this matter was found on her, with the current attitude of your majesty towards her, she didn't even have a chance to complain. Mei Bi has been with Lin Di for many years, knowing just how ruthless he is.
But her father is still in Jiangnan, and her family is not as powerful as before because of her fall from grace, so her actions are naturally inferior to Concubine Hui, and she has not received a reply for a long time.
Now there are only two court ladies and one eunuch left in the Yinshuang Temple, both of whom belong to the Liu family, otherwise they would not be loyal to her in such a situation. Mei Bin was a smart man after all, and he began to perceive the crisis.
At that time, the person who assassinated Lin Feilu at the station was the eunuch next to her, called Liu San, who took some effort with him and helped her to do a lot of ugly things over the years.
Mei Yan told Xixiang: "Send Liu San to guard in the palace's room."
Xixiang took the order and went out to look for Liu San's shadow without seeing Liu San. When he remembered that he had gone to the House of Internal Affairs in the morning to receive benefits, he didn't think much about it. But after waiting until the evening, Liu San was still missing, and Xixiang was a little panicked.
After hurriedly reporting to Mei Yan, her face turned pale, and she looked at the darkening sky outside the window, and she felt a strong anxiety in her heart.
"My palace can't stay here!" She stood up abruptly, her expression a bit mad, "Liu San must have something wrong! Concubine Hui is going to kill her, and our palace is going to ask your Majesty for help!"
As she spoke, she ran out, but Emperor Lin blocked her foot, and a guard was guarding her not far from the Silver Frost Hall, preventing her from entering or leaving.
As she yelled, the guard saw too many crazy concubines in Leng Gong, and ignored the words she yelled.
Xixiang and another court lady pulled Mei Yan back into the room. Xixiang comforted her: "Manny, nothing will happen! This is the palace, and there are guards outside, so she doesn't dare even if she has the courage to do so. Let’s do it here. The maidservants are carefully checking the food and maidservants on weekdays, so don’t worry, the maidservants will go to find Liu San tomorrow morning!"
Mei Bin was still upset, and asked them to take the scissors and put them under the pillows, huddled in the bed and opened their eyes in horror, and did not dare to fall asleep until the end of the night.
She was so violent that Xixiang and the maid did not dare to sleep, they kept lying on the bedside to guard.
It was just as the night was dark and sleepiness gradually hit, the two of them held their heads and started to doze off.
The swaying candlelight in the room suddenly went out at some unknown time, and a strange fragrance came from the air, and the bodies of the two dozing servant girls gradually softened.
Mei Bin's nerves were already highly tense, she was almost frantically vigilant against the movement of the night. She was sensitive to the fragrance. As soon as she smelled the fragrance, she felt that something was wrong. She suddenly covered her mouth and nose with a quilt and screamed in horror.
The man in black who was waiting outside was taken aback by the scream.
He hasn't entered yet, why is he called inside
If this attracts the guards on patrol, won't they be able to play tonight? Niangniang has an explanation, you must finish the plum concubine tonight!
The man in black no longer hesitated, and opened the door with a razor to pry open the door, only forcing Mei Wei on the bed to leave. He took kung fu on his body and moved very fast. When Concubine Mei reacted, his mouth and nose were already covered by a big cold hand. At the same time, he took out a white silk in his arms and made it clear that he wanted to Strangled her.
Mei Bi's eyes widened in horror, and her whole body began to struggle.
But her strength was no better than that of the man in black. Seeing that the white silk was about to wrap her neck, Mei Yan suddenly took out the scissors hidden under the pillow and rubbed it into the arm of the man in black fiercely.
The man in black didn't expect her to have this trick. She couldn't help letting go because of the pain. Mei Fei crawled out of the bed with her hands and feet, and when she passed by Xixiang who was lying on the bed, she used scissors to poke her on the shoulder. one time.
Xixiang was stunned by Mixiang, and she woke up suddenly by such a twist.
She was still confused, and heard the screams of Mei Bin yelling for help. She raised her head, ignoring the pain in her shoulder, and saw the man in black chasing after the door. Did she follow Mei Bin since she was a child? His loyal servant rushed forward without thinking about it, and hugged the man in black's leg.
Yelled: "Manny, run away!"
Concubine Mei seized the opportunity to seize the door.
Her thoughts have never been so clear.
The man in black was sent by Concubine Hui to kill her. This was in the palace. Concubine Hui had to be cautious no matter how courageous she was. That's why the people in black secretly stunned them with the incense, and then sneaked into the house to strangle her, creating the illusion of hanging herself. She wasn't sure whether there was Huifei among the guards on patrol, and she didn't dare to call for help hastily.
Now in the entire palace, the only one willing to save her life is Mingyue Palace.
Only they care about the truth back then.
Concubine Mei didn't even think about it, but after rushing out of the palace gate, she headed straight for Mingyue Palace.
The palace in the night is like a lurking beast, like traps for cannibalism everywhere. At this time, the only one who could save her, and the only one willing to save her, was her enemy.
Mei Bi only found it ridiculous and sad, but her footsteps kept going. She hadn't ran so fast in her life. I don't know whether it was God's destiny or God's last mercy. She just missed the guard patrolling along the way, and when she ran to the Mingyue Palace, she slammed into the old palace door.
The sound of banging the door alarmed the little eunuch who was guarding the gate late at night.
He quickly got up to open the door, and almost fainted when he saw Mei Fu, whose clothes were messy and didn't even wear shoes.
Before he could say anything, Mei Yan had already pushed him away and rushed into the hall, crying and shouting as he ran, "Five princesses help! Concubine Hui wants to kill me! Ask the fifth princesses to help me!"
Lin Feilu was awakened in his sleep.
There was noisy outside the door, and the palace guards who watched the night got up, panicking and inconceivable looking at Mei Mei who was crying like a madman.
Xiao Lan moved faster than Lin Feilu. She had already got up under Qingyan's service. She walked out the door and saw Meifei standing outside the door with a disheveled hair. She thought she was wrong, and she was surprised after a long while: "Sister Meibi, this is doing what?"
Concubine Mei saw her, as if she saw the hope of life, she threw herself up and grabbed Xiao Lan's hand: "Sister, save me! Concubine Hui wants to kill me, she sent someone to kill me! I am sorry for you, but I don't want to die, I don't want to die..."
Xiao Lan was surprised and suspicious. As soon as she pulled her into the house, Lin Feilu came over with a yawn.
Seeing Mei Yan like that, you know what happened.
It's fun to bite a dog.
She turned her head and slowly ordered Qingyan: "Go and ask the emperor to come over."