"Your Highness, the Queen invites you to a gathering in the back garden." A message from Nanny Gui came from outside the door. Shen Qingwan had a hint of worry in her eyes. It had been a month since she recovered from her illness. How come there had been no movement in all these days? Why did she suddenly get called over today
Although she had doubts, she had to go since the Queen had invited her. Otherwise, outsiders might think she was so arrogant that she even dared to refuse the Queen's invitation.
She dressed up, combed her hair into a flowing bun, and wore a purple satin lily skirt, which made her slender waist look even more delicate. In the past few days in the palace, she seemed to be getting more and more delicate.
"Greetings to Her Majesty the Queen!" When they arrived at the back garden, they saw that not only Xiao Shushen was there, but also the other concubines. The most eye-catching one was Liu Churong. "What big day is today? Why are all the sisters here?"
Xiao Shushen smiled gracefully, "It's not a big day at all. I just saw the flowers are in full bloom today, so I called you out to relax." She raised her hand, picked up a piece of osmanthus cake and put it in her mouth, then motioned Shen Qingwan to come over and sit down.
Now is indeed the time when flowers are in full bloom, competing for beauty and splendor, just like the concubines in the harem. They are said to be gathering together, but each of them has their own little thoughts in their hearts.
Liu Churong was talking to Lamei beside him, but his voice was so low and he was deliberately avoiding people, so no one knew what he was talking about.
Li Ruotong was still sitting quietly eating snacks. She didn't want to pretend to be with these people. She was focused on how to get along with Ye Feng. But on normal days, she would at least say a word or two, but today, for some reason, she seemed unusually unsociable.
Seeing this, Shen Qingwan frowned and poked her with her arm, which made her turn her head and smile palely.
"What's wrong with you?" Shen Qingwan was a little worried. She didn't look well. Although she had lip balm on her lips, it couldn't hide the paleness.
Liu Churong also noticed the movement here and curled his lips in disdain. Humph, I'm afraid you're still thinking about that guard
"Hey, why don't we go to the lake to feed the fish? We're out today and have nothing to do anyway, so why not have some fun?" Concubine De looked at the lake not far away with bright eyes and suggested on a whim. "What do you think, Queen?"
"Okay." Xiao Shushen's eyes flashed slightly, but she didn't refuse.
At this time, Li Ruotong seemed a little embarrassed. She stood up slowly, frowned, and pulled Xiao Qingwan's sleeve with a look of worry. Xiao Qingwan looked back, not knowing what was going on with her, but knew that she didn't want to get close to the lake.
But before the two of them could say anything, Liu Churong came over and said, "Why don't you two sisters come over? Don't you think this suggestion is not good?" As soon as these words came out, not only the two of them, but even Concubine De's expression changed.
"Of course not." Shen Qingwan pulled Li Ruotong down from the pavilion, feeling more and more disgusted with her.
There were carp in the lake, and they came in several different colors, and they were very pretty to watch swimming around. Whenever some cake crumbs fell into the lake, the fish would rush over.
Xiao Shushen came over and stopped beside them. "Sister, are you feeling unwell? I noticed that you look a little pale." I don't know if she really cared about her, but she lowered her voice at this time, as if to help her cover up.
When Li Ruotong heard this, her face turned even paler, and her eyes looked a little flustered. "I'm fine, please rest assured, Queen." She gritted her teeth, forced a smile, and didn't tell the truth.
"Sister, are you thinking about something shameful?" Liu Churong came over from nowhere, with a smile on her face that made people feel a chill from behind. She took another step forward, forcing Li Ruotong to retreat straight back, and she was about to fall into the lake.
Li Ruotong lowered her head, her face became paler and paler, and her hands were carelessly protecting her lower abdomen. When Shen Qingwan saw her like this, her heart sank and she looked at her belly. Could it be...
At this moment, for some reason, Liu Churong felt a pain in his calf, and then his body went limp, and he lost his balance and fell towards Li Ruotong.
Everyone exclaimed, but even the Queen and Shen Qingwan, who were closest to her, were unable to rescue her in time and could only watch Li Ruotong fall. However, Liu Churong fell to the ground as he was still some distance away from the lake.
There was a loud "plop" sound, and a huge splash of water appeared. The concubines were so scared that they quickly stepped back, and the timid ones even screamed out loud.
She thought to herself that it was not good, and even Xiao Shushen's face turned pale at this time. The person fell in front of her eyes, and she would be implicated no matter what. The situation was a little out of control. Shen Qingwan was not good at swimming, so she could only quickly call the guards to rescue her.
The concubines all looked frightened, their faces pale with fear. Who could have thought that something like this would happen suddenly? After looking at each other for a few times, they all cast their eyes on the queen and Liu Churong.
Could it be that these two people were behind this? Everyone had this doubt in their hearts. According to the current situation, this was the only way to judge. After all, it was the Queen's idea to come to the back garden, and everyone saw Liu Churong pushing people down.
When the man was pulled out of the water, he had already fainted, but at least his life was not in danger.
Xiao Shushen asked all the concubines to go back first, and had Li Ruotong carried back to her courtyard, and the situation finally calmed down. But after a while, only Liu Churong was left standing there in a daze, and she still hadn't reacted to what was going on. She clearly didn't want to push her down!
At this time, everyone had left, but she was still unsettled!
On the other side, the imperial physician came out after taking the patient's pulse and shook his head. Seeing that there were only the queen and Li Ruotong's maid in the room, the imperial physician opened his mouth hesitantly, and finally spoke under Xiao Shushen's gaze.
"Your Majesty, I have done my best. Concubine Qi is fine, but I am afraid that the child may not be saved."
As soon as these words came out, Xiao Shushen's body shook! It was naturally a good thing for Li Ruotong that her child was gone, but what was absolutely wrong was that this accident happened at the flower viewing tea party she hosted! If the emperor knew about it, she would definitely be implicated!
With a complicated look, he glanced at the person on the bed. Although he didn't show it, the handkerchief in his hand was already slightly wet. What should he do...
On the other side, the emperor got the news from somewhere and became furious. He threw the memorial in his hand on the table and strode towards the back garden.
At this time, only Liu Churong and a group of guards were left in the imperial garden.