Just as she was thinking this, word came out that Xiao Shizi had come with Concubine Ming.
Shen Wen then showed a difficult smile and said: "Please come in quickly, I know they will be fine!"
However, when Xiao Shizi came in with only Concubine Ming, the last fantasy in Shen Huan's heart suddenly collapsed.
"Where's Bizhu? Why didn't you bring her?" Shen Huan tried her best to restrain herself and asked.
Concubine Ming looked at her innocently, as if she didn't know what was going on, but said to Shen Huan: "Your Highness, I'm sorry that I learned the rules too slowly, and the Queen Mother was very dissatisfied with her taking Bizhu. Called over, I never saw Bizhu again, but no one was sent to teach me the rules again! Your Highness, can I no longer need to learn the rules?"
Xiang Ming, who had been silent all this time, suddenly started sobbing. Bi Zhu had always been good friends with her. They also entered the palace in the same year. She was also the one who knew that Bi Zhu and she were united front... Now, those people are dead, all dead. !
Who betrayed them, who it is! If she were to know, she would never let that person go!
Shen Huan held her hand tightly and whispered: "Don't cry!"
Xiangming nodded and bit her lower lip.
Shen Huan said to Concubine Ming: "Bizhu can no longer teach you the rules, but in order for you to serve the emperor, you must learn the rules. I will arrange someone else to teach you. You go out first."
Concubine Ming breathed a sigh of relief and said: "It's fine that Her Majesty the Queen didn't blame me. I will definitely learn the rules and won't make Her Majesty and the Queen Mother angry again."
Shen Huan waved his hand and motioned for her to go down.
After Concubine Ming left, Shen Huan stood up, walked slowly to Xiao Shizi, and stared at him deeply.
"You are still alive." It took a long time for her to utter these words.
Xiao Shizi couldn't be more shrewd. He knew that Shen Huan's suspicion was on his head. He quickly knelt down and said: "If the queen doubts the slave, she can kill the slave immediately. But the slave did not do this, and the slave is not a human being." , nor will they betray their brothers and sisters!”
Shen Huan leaned down, continued to stare into his eyes, and said coldly: "Do you know who it is?"
Xiao Shizi nodded and said: "Yes, I know."
Shen Huan was furious: "Then why don't you tell me quickly!"
"Yes!" Xiao Shizi kowtowed, raised his head and said, "The first empress left ten people in the palace. In addition to the servants, there were five other eunuchs. In addition to Xiangming, Bilian, and Bizhu, there were two other maids. The palace maid, the queen mother, executed four other eunuchs besides the slaves. The slaves didn't know about these people, and probably even the queen didn't know, so the people who betrayed us were not eunuchs. The palace maid, Zhong Xiangming, stayed with the queen, Bizhu, Bilian and others. One of the palace maids also died, and only the traitor remained!
The servant checked several people, and checked all the most likely ones, and finally the servant discovered that the person was Xiang Sui next to Yao Ronghua!"
Shen Huan was not impressed by Xiang Sui, but she heard Xiang Ming call out: "Is it her?"
"You know her?"
Xiangming took a deep breath and said: "It turns out that when the first queen was still there, she served the first queen. Later, she was favored by the queen mother and stayed in Shou'an Palace. When Yao Ronghua entered the palace, the queen mother gave the fragrant spike to Yao Ronghua. Get up, Xiang Sui and I also entered the palace in the same year."
Shen Wen listened, thought quietly for a while, and said: "On her own, does she have the ability to investigate and deal with other people? Xiangming, we don't know, but she, a palace maid, knows everything!"
Xiangming asked: "Is your Majesty talking about the Queen Mother?"
Shen Huan was silent, and Huazhi on the side suddenly said: "It may not all be the Queen Mother! The Queen Mother forgot that the Queen Mother has already given the fragrant spikes to Yao Ronghua! If it was the Queen Mother, she should have found out long ago! But, it is After Yao Ronghua and the empress went to Yuhua Temple to pray for blessings!"
Shen Huan tilted his head and asked, "What do you want to say?"
Hua Zhi frowned and said: "As far as I know, Yao Ronghua has always attached great importance to this Xiang Sui and takes her with him when he goes out. But this time he followed the empress out of the palace to pray for blessings, but he did not take Xiang Sui with him. If the Queen Mother instructs Xiang Sui to investigate and deal with these People will not wait until now. There is another doubt. Your Majesty went out of the palace to pray for blessings. You did not bring any concubines with you. Why did Yao Ronghua insist on following you? Moreover, why did you leave Xiang Sui, who you have always trusted, in the palace? Could it be that these, Isn’t that strange?”
Shen Wen understood that it was Yao Ronghua who Hua Zhi suspected, not the Queen Mother
Xiang Sui has been with the Queen Mother for so long. If it was the Queen Mother's instruction, Xiang Sui would have found out quickly, but now! What's more, with the Queen Mother's resourcefulness, I'm afraid she won't be able to find out such a detailed list of personnel, and Yao Ronghua It’s different! She is cold, smart, and good at disguising! If it was her who found out, Shen Huan wouldn’t find it strange at all!
Whether it's the Queen Mother or Yao Ronghua, they are all in the same group!
"You have to be careful," Shen Huan said slowly, "The rest of the people are dead, Xiangming, Xiaoshizi, you are the only ones left now. You are now a thorn in the side of the Queen Mother. Xiaoshi is the person in front of the Emperor, so the Queen Mother I won’t touch you for a while, but the Queen Mother is the emperor’s biological mother after all. Once she loses her patience, the emperor will not embarrass his biological mother because of you, a slave.”
Xiao Shizi buried his head deeply and said in an extremely miserable tone: "I know this."
His appearance reminded Shen Huan of Mr. An, a man who had been used and then abandoned.
Then, thinking of the imperial edict again, his hatred for Chu Xichen deepened a little more.
"And Xiangming, the queen mother hates me the most. If you are by my side, you have to be careful. Maybe one day, I won't even be able to protect myself... so I can't guarantee that I can protect you."
Xiangming knelt down and said calmly: "As long as I am alive, I will be loyal to the empress."
Shen Huan looked at the two of them and suddenly felt extremely desolate in her heart. She waved her hands feebly and said: "You all go down, I am tired."
Maybe I’m really tired. I was in a hurry on my way, and after coming back and dealing with so many things, I’m really... very tired.
The palace people retreated quietly. Cui Shanggong was worried about Shen Huan and stayed with her.
The curtains are heavy, blocking all sounds from the outside world
Shen Huan held her head with one hand and tapped the table with her two-inch-long fingernails like water onions with the other hand.
Not long after, she suddenly asked: "The Queen Mother is only over forty this year?"
Cui Shanggong was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Yes, forty-six."
Shen Huan smiled to herself and said: "She is a young Queen Mother. She can probably live for a few more decades, but... I can't wait any longer! I'm afraid that if I wait any longer, I won't be able to wait until the day when I become the Queen Mother. You have to die in front of her!"
(PS: The recent update has been urgent and there are many typos, so please just make do with it, embarrassing~)