After Mr. Hu and others meandered away, a figure came out of the darkness and looked at the direction in which Mr. Hu left with a complicated expression.
For a long time, an almost frightened voice sounded in the darkness, "I can't believe that Concubine Ying actually colluded with Concubine Shu to harm the Queen. Is she...is she crazy? Brother Ninth Brother was killed by Concubine Shu, so how come she hates her instead?"
Queen, come, this... this doesn't make sense at all."
It was Cuizhu who spoke. The conversation between Hu and Yehenala fell into her ears word for word, but she couldn't believe that what she heard was the truth. It was really... too incredible.
Xia Qing stood aside silently, and the night wind with a hint of moisture blew the tassels on her cheeks. After an unknown amount of time, she said: "There is nothing to explain. Concubine Shu must have conveyed what I said to her."
I told Concubine Ying, thus pushing the death of Brother Nine onto me and the Queen."
"What did you say to her?" Cuizhu lowered his head and thought for a while, then exclaimed: "You mean that thing Wei agreed to?"
"Yes, with Concubine Shu's thoughts, she could not fail to see that I was trying to drive a wedge between her and Wei Jingxuan, but she still followed my wishes because she was more afraid of Wei Jingxuan than I was."
Cuizhu thought for a while, shook her head and said, "But even if this is the case, the Queen cannot be blamed. Why does Concubine Ying hate the Queen so much?"
Xia Qing glanced at her and said coldly: "You have never been a mother, so you will not understand the thoughts of a mother, let alone the thoughts of a mother who has endured the pain of losing a child."
Cuizhu said unconvinced: "Even if I don't understand, Concubine Ying cannot be indifferent to right from wrong. She should know how good the Queen is to her, and how can she repay kindness with enmity."
Xia Qing sighed and said: "I'm afraid that her mind is filled with only hatred and she can no longer tell the difference. As for Concubine Shu, I think Concubine Ying is not really allied with her. After she is apart from me and the Queen, she will
Turning around to deal with Concubine Shu, as for the latter... I guess she has the same thought."
Cuizhu sighed and said in a painful voice: "If the Queen knew that the person who wanted to harm her was Concubine Ying, I don't know how sad she would be." As she said this, she whispered: "Master, we have to go to Kunming now.
Ning Palace."
Xia Qing thought for a while, shook her head and said: "Listening to what they said, they probably won't do anything again for a while, so I'd better wait until tomorrow to tell the Queen, so that she won't have trouble sleeping at night. Alas, it's a pity that it's a pity to hide it again.
We can only hide it for one night, if possible, I would like to hide it for the rest of my life."
She was speechless all night, and after getting up and freshening up the next day, Xia Qing came to Kunning Palace. She and Xianyue had always been good friends, and they came here often, so she walked in without being informed. When she got to the inner hall, she saw Xianyue half sitting there.
On the bed, there was a small child in his arms, it was Yong Cang; Qi Kuan and Jin Ping seemed to be arguing about something.
Seeing Xia Qing come in, Xianyue smiled and said: "Concubine Hui is here just in time. Let's quickly tell who Yongxun looks more like, so as to save the two of them from fighting."
Hearing this, Qi Kuan quickly said: "Concubine Hui, take a look, does the twelfth elder brother look more like the emperor? Jinping wants to go against the slave, saying he is more like the master."
Jin Ping said unconvinced: "My slave, you are not talking nonsense. My dear, look at the facial features of the twelfth elder brother. He is exactly the same as his master. Besides, he was born by his master. Doesn't he look more like his master?"
Hearing what was going on, Xia Qing couldn't help but smile and said: "The twelfth brother is the child of the emperor and the queen. What does it matter who is more similar? The most important thing is that he is safe and happy, and has no illness or disaster. What do you think?
Yes or no?"
The dispute between Qi Kuan and Jin Ping was just a joke. It was not about right or wrong. Seeing Xia Qing say this, they stopped arguing. Qi Kuan smiled and said, "What Concubine Hui said is right. Brother Twelve is happy and safe.
No illness or pain, that is the most important thing."
Jin Ping nodded vigorously and said: "The twelfth elder brother is the son of a dragon and a phoenix grandson. He will definitely be blessed with the best fortune and dexterity in the world."
Xia Qing smiled slightly, stepped forward and said, "Mother, can I allow my concubine to hold my twelfth brother?"
"Of course you can." Xianyue handed Yong Cang to Xia Qing, who carefully took it in her arms. Yong Cang had just finished feeding and was sleeping sweetly, with her tightly clenched fist raised to her cheek.
It's really indescribably cute.
Xia Qing clenched his small fist and said with a smile: "Although the twelfth elder brother was born a few days ago, the weight is not light. By the way, did the empress ask the imperial doctor to see the twelfth elder brother?"
Xianyue smiled and said, "I've seen it and said that everything is fine, which can be regarded as reassuring to me."
Xia Qing smiled, then turned to Qi Kuan and said, "Have you found out the details of the two wet nurses who nursed little brother? Are there any suspicions?"
Qi Kuan bowed and said, "Concubine Hui, please rest assured. The Internal Affairs Office sent people to look at the two wet nurses for half a year. They not only checked the details of their family, but also checked three generations in a row. There is nothing suspicious."
Xia Qing nodded, "That's good, but even if it looks suspicious, you guys should keep an eye on it more and don't be careless!"
"I know." After Qi Kuan responded, Xianyue looked at Xia Qing and said, "What does Concubine Hui have to say?"
Xia Qing placed the child next to Xianyue. She knew she had to say what happened last night, but when the words came to her lips, she felt it was too cruel and she didn't know how to say it.
Seeing that she was still silent, Xianyue asked suspiciously: "What is it that makes Concubine Hui so taboo that even I don't want to tell you."
"It's not that I don't want to say it, but..." Xia Qing sighed, sat down on the embroidered pier brought by Jinping, bit her lip and said, "I'm afraid it will make the empress sad."
Hearing what she said, Xianyue became more and more curious, "Is it related to me?"
Xia Qing took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Yesterday, before the Queen's carriage entered the palace, I saw Concubine Ying and Concubine Shu whispering."
"The two of them?" Xianyue raised her eyebrows and said in surprise: "Do you know what they are talking about?"
"I didn't hear it clearly at the time, but I heard it clearly later." As she said that, Xia Qing repeated the conversation she heard last night. After she finished speaking, there was no sound in the palace for a long time, and it was so quiet that you could hear outside
The sound of the autumn wind blowing.
"This is impossible!" Qi Kuan was the first to speak out, and said excitedly: "Concubine Ying and Concubine Shu have the pain of murder, how can they conspire with her."
Jinping endured the horror in his heart and said, "Is it possible that... Concubine Ying didn't know that Concubine Shu framed the Wei family for what happened to Brother Nine, and that she took advantage of her?"
"It's even more impossible. Concubine Ying hated Concubine Shu to the core that day. She guessed this. She knew very well that this matter... this matter..." Qi Kuan said it twice in a row before reluctantly continuing: "In fact,