Inside the palace, Zhao Yuanrong was walking in the garden at this time. Thinking about what the imperial physician said, he couldn't help but smile knowingly.
The imperial physician said that she was no older than a girl of fifteen or sixteen, and although it was a good age for childbearing, she still needed to walk more and exercise her body.
The maidservant on the side was supporting her madam. Seeing her suddenly burst into laughter, she couldn't help but feel curious, "Madam, are you thinking of something happy? Why are you laughing so happily?"
Zhao Yuanrong stretched his lips and tapped her forehead, "You, you are the only one with sharp eyes. Do you remember the imperial physician who came to check my pulse yesterday? He told me that I was at a good age to have children, and that I should walk around more, which would be good for the heir. But Xianglian, you tell me, I am already so old, and I have an heir. How ridiculous it would be if I told others about it?"
The little maidservant laughed happily along with Zhao Yuanrong, but no one noticed the disdain in the corner of her eyes.
It was not only laughable, it was disgusting. Who was she? How dare she block the Queen's way
The Queen is now the mother of the country, and when the Crown Prince ascends to the throne, the Empress Dowager will be the most noble woman in the world. This woman is now on her deathbed and still doesn't know who she has offended. It's really ridiculous and pitiful.
"Xianglian, you don't believe what the Empress said, that the Emperor and his men met with an accident, right?"
The little maidservant obviously didn't expect her mistress to say this suddenly. She muttered to herself that these two might have died in the mountains of Jiangnan, carried away by wild wolves. It was unknown where their bodies were. Other than that, these two must have been dead.
Don't believe it
The Queen Mother must have had a complete plan before taking this action, otherwise, with her cautious personality, why would she be so impatient to get rid of Zhao Yuanrong today
Thinking so in his heart, he tried to comfort Zhao Yuanrong, "How could that be? The Emperor and the Concubine Xian are both blessed by the heavenly luck, how could anything go wrong? It's just that the court can't be without a ruler for a day, so the Empress allowed the Crown Prince to succeed to the throne in advance, and when the Emperor comes back, it will be over."
Zhao Yuanrong frowned slightly when he heard this, "Let the prince take the throne early?"
She suddenly stopped talking, and the little maid was shocked. Didn't she realize something? She didn't say anything she shouldn't have said, but she noticed it so quickly
He continued to walk slowly, thinking secretly in his heart, even if he thought the emperor would never come back, could the emperor tolerate the prince ascending the throne so early? The prince was not yet an adult, and if he ascended the throne at such a young age, it was inevitable that the power would fall into someone else's hands.
And the power is most likely to fall into the hands of the Queen, isn't it? Moreover, how could something happen to the Emperor? He wrote a letter a few days ago saying that he would be returning to the capital soon. It must be that something went wrong on the way, so he couldn't be contacted.
Then when the emperor comes back and finds out that the prince has ascended to the throne ahead of schedule, he will definitely be dissatisfied.
Thinking of this, I felt that the dark clouds in the sky were also bringing some hints of impending storms. "But speaking of which, Xianglian, it seems that there has been no news from the palace about the emperor and his family for a long time? I don't know how the emperor and Qingwan are doing in Jiangnan. I heard the eunuchs in the palace gossiping a few days ago that they are coming back soon?"
The little maid shook her head and smiled coaxingly, "How can it be so fast? Madam, are you thinking about the Emperor or the Concubine Xian?"
Although the little maid knew that the two had definitely passed away, it would not be long before the one she was supporting would also follow. Why bother talking to a dead person
"Sister Xianfei and the Emperor, I am thinking of you." Now I can only go back to the palace to pray for the two of them, hoping that they can come back safely without any disasters. "Xianglian, I am tired, shall we go back to the palace?"
The little maidservant responded softly, and seeing that the other maids behind her were following her from a distance, it was the best time to take action.
As soon as Zhao Yuanrong turned around, he felt his foot tripped by something. He lost his balance and fell on his back on the stairs. He rolled several times before stopping beside the lotus pond.
Seeing that Zhao Yuanrong was silent as soon as he fell down, the maids behind him also dispersed in twos and threes. Everything that had been planned long ago was proceeding in an orderly manner.
The little maid looked at Zhao Yuanrong, who was lying on the far steps, with a smug look on her face. She lowered her eyes and didn't look at her. She scolded him with disdain, "Look at you. Why did you follow Concubine Xian when you could follow anyone else? Anyone who dares to disturb our queen will die. Even the emperor doesn't know where to feed the wild wolves at the moment, and you still dare to question the queen's decision? Humph, enjoy it."
After the little maid finished speaking, she was too lazy to waste time with her and turned to join the group of maids. The Queen had instructed that today she would let this bitch taste the bitter fruit she had sown.
Several maids who had been hiding away had already colluded with each other, and they were a little unhappy to see her coming back just now, "Didn't the Queen tell us to go to her immediately after we took action? Otherwise, that bitch might not be dead yet and come to cause trouble for us again."
Xianglian turned her head and glanced over there again. After making sure that she had fainted, she rolled her eyes and said, "I just feel uncomfortable seeing her. She usually gets entangled with that bitch, Consort Xian, every day, causing trouble for the Empress. Now that I can finally see her unhappy with my own eyes, of course I have to take a closer look."
The maids had done this kind of thing so many times that they were too lazy to watch. After all, it would be best if she died from the fall, but if not, she wouldn't live long.
When a few people arrived at Xiao Shushen's palace, Xiao Shushen was leaning lazily on the beauty couch, not opening her eyes to look at them. The scent of incense curled up in the air, which made her look more beautiful.
But if someone else were to come and see him, they would definitely feel that this person lacked some righteousness between his brows. "It's just a small matter, why did it take so long to complete it?"
Xianglian didn't dare to speak. Although she hated those two, she was also really afraid of the one in front of her. In front of everyone, she acted like the queen mother, but in private, she had killed dozens of slaves.
She never did it herself, but all the servants who were disrespectful to her or did something wrong in her palace would disappear inexplicably and appear in a well or pond after a period of time.
A little maidservant lowered her head timidly and replied, "The man just now held Xianglian and talked for a long time, so we finally found the opportunity to take action."
"You guys are not good at doing things, but it should be done now, right?" Xiao Shushen fiddled with Dankou without looking up.
Xianglian nodded. Feeling her open eyes looking at her, she felt like a thorn in her back and lowered her head even more deeply. "It's already been done. I checked before I came here. She must have fainted."
"Okay, then let's wait and see if she is lucky or if we are just being stubborn."