When Ning Qian and Yun Shang hurried to the Xiangzhu Palace in the rain, they did not see Xia Huanyu. Ning Qian frowned and raised her head to look at the palace attendant who was standing quietly beside her: "Where is your Majesty?
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Upon hearing this, the palace servants responded quickly: "Your Majesty, Concubine Xiang, has just been sitting in the palace for a while. The lady officer came to report that there was an urgent report at the border, so Your Majesty left in a hurry."
An urgent report from the border? Yun Shang's eyebrows moved slightly. Could it be that Cang Jue Qingsu took action?
Ning Qian nodded, sighed softly, turned around and looked at Yun Shang, "I don't want to attend the Lao Shizi banquet in Weiyang Palace. Since His Majesty is no longer here, and the rain outside is still heavy, Princess
I'm pregnant, and it's so dark now, so I'll rest in the palace tonight." Xu Shi was really angry in the Weiyang Palace just now, and Ning Qian was also a little irritable.
Take a rest? Yun Shang shook her head gently, "I am a princess, and if I rest here tonight, I may not know what will happen tomorrow. It doesn't matter, there are many secret guards around me, everything will be fine.
of."
Ning Qian raised her eyes to look at Yun Shang, was silent for a moment, and then said: "If you leave the palace now and the queen finds out, I'm afraid something will be wrong. Why don't you sit down for a while, I'll ask the palace servants to prepare some cakes, just now
I didn’t eat anything in Weiyang Palace.”
The rain outside was really heavy, and water dripped from the eaves and splashed, making the door of the hall a little wet. Ning Qian frowned and asked the palace people to close the door of the hall.
Yun Shang pondered for a moment, then nodded, walked to a chair aside and sat down. He took out the hairpin that he had just put in his sleeve and looked at it carefully. He was speechless for a long time.
"What does the princess plan to do?" Ning Qian asked after looking at Yun Shang's expression.
How to do it? Yun Shang took the hairpin in her hand and rubbed it carefully, with a cold smile on her face, "I'm going to use the trick. Since she took out the hairpin, and now the prince is still poisoned and comatose, I
A woman who is a woman suddenly knows that something may have happened to her mother-in-law. After pretending to be calm, she should naturally panic. I would like to see what kind of thoughts she has."
After a pause, the hand that was stroking the hairpin paused slightly, then he raised his eyes and looked at Ning Qian and said, "During this period, how close are the Queen and those concubines?"
Ning Qian thought for a moment before responding: "Previously, the Queen personally selected five people from among the beautiful ladies as candidates for female officials, but only Wang Yunzhi was retained by Your Majesty. The remaining four people have been frequently used recently.
Let’s go to Weiyang Palace. And I’m afraid that the Empress has also done something about it. These four beautiful ladies have recently been favored one after another and have been granted titles one after another. The one with the highest status is Qin Xianglan, who was granted the title of Liang Yuan by His Majesty.”
"Oh?" Yun Shang lightly knocked on the armrest of the chair, a coldness flashed in her eyes, "Except for Su Luo, you choose two smarter ones, contact them secretly, and think of ways to make them switch sides."
This sounds very simple, but the queen is the master of the harem after all, and the women in the harem have a much better future by relying on the queen than relying on a concubine, and they have just received the queen's benefits. Therefore, Ning Qian only had to do it
I'm afraid it's not that easy.
Ning Qian just nodded lightly and did not ask Yun Shang why she did this.
"Su Luo..." Yun Shang narrowed her eyes slightly, raised her eyes and said to Qin Yi: "Ask Su Luo to find a way to let the queen know that Concubine Shen Shu is not at peace in the cold palace and has joined forces with the Seventh Prince.
The reason for this is that she overheard someone in the palace talking about this matter, and she didn’t know whether it was true or not, so she just treated it as a joke and told it to the Queen."
Qinyi responded softly.
Ning Qian raised her eyes and glanced at Qin Yi, then looked back calmly, and said with a slight smile: "By the way, the princess asked some old people in the palace to find them a few days ago?"
Yun Shang thought of the rumors she heard about Concubine Shen Shu and Mrs. Xian that day in the imperial garden, and nodded lightly, "But they were found?"
Ning Qian nodded, "In fact, I found them a long time ago and bought them early, but I never thought of a suitable reason for them to meet the princess. The queen is suspicious, and I'm afraid that being too hasty will be self-defeating. This time I
Being diagnosed with pregnancy was an opportunity, so I begged them to His Majesty, saying that I really knew nothing about childbirth. I heard from the palace servants that these palace ladies had taken care of many princes and princesses, so I begged them.
Come on."
While explaining to Yun Shang, Ning Qian ordered the palace servants to bring the people in.
Before anyone arrived, Ning Qian told Yun Shang about their origins: "These are all old people in the palace, and in order to avoid people from other palaces, I specially chose the ones who had served the queen before.
The Queen Mother’s.”
Yun Shang nodded, and then heard the palace maid's voice coming from outside: "Concubine Xiang, all four nuns have brought us here."
Yun Shang pondered for a moment and then said: "Let's meet one by one."
Ning Qian nodded, and ordered Qian Xin to go out and bring someone over. The grandma who was brought in was a little thin, but she looked smart and capable. Ning Qian smiled and said, "This is Grandma Li, who was with Mrs. Liu before."
Those who serve in the palace."
Yun Shang gently nodded and said with a smile: "There is no harm in inviting grandma here today. I just talked to Concubine Xiang just now and told me about an anecdote I heard a few days ago. It was more than ten years ago.
Something happened, I was a little curious, so I asked my grandma to come and ask if this happened."
When the nanny heard that Yun Shang called herself Princess, she understood a little bit about Yun Shang's identity. With a somewhat attentive smile on her face, she kept saying: "Princess, even if you say so, if this servant knows, she will definitely tell you everything."
Yun Shang smiled lightly and said, "I have heard that the cause of the seventh prince's illness is related to your majesty?"
Ning Qian and the nanny were both slightly startled. Ning Qian glanced at Yun Shang, then turned her head to look at Nanny Liu. Nanny Liu was silent for only a moment, then nodded, "Those who know this matter
Most of them are gone, and the slaves don't know much about it. I just heard that it was the death anniversary of Empress Hua. Your Majesty went crazy for some reason and killed Concubine Liu with your own hands. He also injured the Seventh Prince. The Seventh Prince failed to treat her in time.
The root of the disease has fallen."
Yun Shang nodded slightly, but it was almost the same as what the Duke's wife said.
Yun Shang smiled and then spoke again: "Concubine Shen Shu and Mrs. Xian had a good relationship before?"
The nanny quickly nodded again, "Yes, when Madam Xian first entered the palace, Concubine Shen Shu also just accepted the favor. On the surface, Concubine Shen Shu treated all the concubines gently, but in real life with Madam Xian
They got close because Concubine Shen Shu saved the life of Madam Xian who accidentally fell into the water. Madam Xian was grateful for Concubine Shen Shu's life-saving grace, so she obeyed Madam Xian in everything. Later, it seemed that it was because Concubine Shen Shu gave birth to the little prince, and then she also
For some reason, the two of them became estranged."
Because she saved Mrs. Xian’s life? Yun Shang smiled coldly, Concubine Shen Shu was quite scheming when she was young.
The palace servant brought a tea cup and put it next to Yun Shang's hand. Yun Shang lightly tapped the lid of the tea cup with her index finger. After being silent for a while, she then asked: "Why is Liu Yinfeng so appreciated by your majesty? And why has your majesty not done so before?"
How about giving Liu Yinfeng an official position?"
The nanny was stunned for a moment, silent for a long time, and then said softly: "I don't know much about this matter, but at that time when Concubine Liu was favored, she seemed to have a very close brother-sister relationship with Mr. Liu, and they often talked to each other.
Young Master Liu came to play in the palace. Although Young Master Liu was young, he was also very smart, and His Majesty also liked him very much. The slave did not know why he did not give Young Master Liu an official position, but the slave guessed that maybe it was because Young Master Liu Yinfeng once liked Liu.
It must be related to the concubine."
Yun Shang's hand moved suddenly, almost knocking the tea cup over, "You mean, Liu Yinfeng liked Concubine Liu? How old was Liu Yinfeng at that time?"
There was a bit of embarrassment on the face. Seeing Yun Shang's reaction, she pinched her skirt a little awkwardly and said: "Young Master Liu should not have been more than ten years old at that time, but Young Master Liu was seven or eight years old."
Then he could follow the Duke to the battlefield. The servants also heard what others said. At that time, there were rumors everywhere that the young prodigy Mr. Liu liked Concubine Liu. It was said that someone in the palace heard him express his feelings to Concubine Liu.
Yes, I don’t know the specific situation very well.”
Yun Shang pondered for a long time before waving her hand and asking Aunt Liu to retreat.
Ning Qian raised her head and looked at Yun Shang, "Princess, do you think what Nanny Liu said is true?"
"It should be true." Yun Shang had just asked a total of three questions, more or less with a touch of probing, but although the nanny's answer sounded a bit bizarre, Yun Shang knew that they should all be true.
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But she never expected that Liu Yinfeng and Liu Fei would have such a relationship.
Yun Shang laughed, feeling that many things in the palace were becoming more and more interesting.
Ning Qian looked at Yun Shang and said softly: "Then, shall I stay, Aunt Liu?"
"What are you staying for? Just ask casually, and everything will come out at once. Such a person is afraid of being coerced and lured by others, and he will tell everything about you and me at once." Yun Shangduan.
He picked up the teacup and took a sip of scented tea, then put the teacup down again.
Ning Qian nodded: "Do you still want to ask the remaining three princesses?"
"Asking, of course I have to ask." Yun Shang asked Qian Xin to bring in another nanny.
This nanny looks very handsome, with a smile on her face and a very friendly look.
"This is Grandma Wang, who served the Queen Mother before." Ning Qian said softly.
"Oh... Queen Mother?" Yun Shang thought of the fierce and refreshing Queen Mother, smiled, and slowly spoke after a while: "I just took the pulse of Concubine Xiang, and her pulse was still a little weak.
, She is already full term and still looks like this. Although I have some medical skills, I have no experience in this woman's pregnancy. Does Grandma Wang know what the possible reasons are?" (To be continued)
