In Shuya Palace, Concubine Shu sat on a chair without saying a word. In the palace, the attendants and maids knelt all over the floor.
After a while, a palace maid hurried in from outside, walked up to Concubine Shu and said, "Your Majesty, the Emperor has sent guards to guard the Qiwu Palace, and the servants cannot find out what happened inside."
Concubine Shu stood up suddenly, "What, guard?"
Concubine Shu thought to herself for a while and then said with some confusion, "That shouldn't be the case. If something happens to the queen, why would she send guards to guard her? If the child in the queen's belly is gone, then it is me who should be guarded.
After all, the Queen's previous move was extremely insidious. In front of so many people, everyone looked at me and threw her to the ground. Everyone would definitely feel that I had harmed her. But in their stomachs
If your child is fine, the emperor should definitely come to me and ask questions."
"My servant didn't understand it either. However, the previous formation was really scary. It showed that an imperial doctor from the Imperial Hospital passed by. After a while, all the imperial doctors from the Imperial Hospital were called over. The servant thought it was something inside the Queen's belly.
The little master was not well, but after a while, the emperor rushed out angrily. Before the servants could go to find out the news, Qiwu Palace was surrounded by people." The maid remembered what she had just seen.
The situation was even more strange, so he hurriedly said.
"Just now, besides the Queen, who else is in Qiwu Palace?" Concubine Shu heard this and thought for a while before asking.
The maid quickly replied, "There is also Princess Huiguo. When the emperor sent the queen back to Qiwu Palace, the princess followed her. Later, the emperor left for a while before she left."
Concubine Shu nodded, "Let's stay put for now and take a look at the situation tomorrow. If the situation is still so confusing, I will go to the Qingxin Palace."
The palace maid nodded, then looked back at the palace maids and attendants kneeling on the ground. When Concubine Shu saw this, she waved her hand and said, "Go on, go on. I'm upset when I see you kneeling here."
The group of palace maids and eunuchs quickly responded, bowed, and then retreated one by one.
When there was no third person in the palace, the palace maid said softly, "Master, the emperor has ordered someone to check the clothes of this queen."
Concubine Shu smiled slightly, with gloating in her eyes, "If you don't tell me, I have forgotten that today, our empress, who is the mother of the world, made a big mistake. Just let them investigate.
I didn’t do this, and naturally I can’t be traced to it. At most, the emperor will punish me for lax governance. After all, the clothes always come from the Shangyi Bureau, and I am now the person in charge of the harem. However,
I really want to know who made this bad news for me. This method is really high, very high. Although the emperor has ordered everyone not to talk about it, those ministers who love to gossip will definitely go back.
They would say that the Queen is an evil star and brings bad omens from heaven. Si'er, what did they find out?"
The maid who was called Si'er by Concubine Shu quickly replied, "Don't worry, Madam, as Madam said, this matter has nothing to do with us, and no one will be able to trace it to us."
Concubine Shu nodded, with a cold smile on her lips, and then said after a while, "It's just that Queen Yuanzhen's behavior is really a little abnormal today. I have never seen her so rude, even after such a sudden incident."
Ugly, she is suspicious of me, but she is not so impulsive. Besides, she is still pregnant with the dragon heir. What she did today is clearly because she wanted to throw away the dragon heir and then put the blame on
Why on earth would I let her do this?"
Now Concubine Shu's heart is full of doubts. Who set up this trap and allowed the Queen to tamper with her clothes on the Temple of Heaven in front of all the civil and military officials? Why was the Queen suddenly so impulsive? , actually ignoring the dragon heir in his belly? Also, what is the situation with the queen now?
That night, many people in the palace did not sleep.
On the second day, the guards outside the Queen's Palace had not yet evacuated. However, despite Emperor Ning's decree, word spread that when Queen Yuanzhen was offering sacrifices to heaven, a word "evil" appeared on her coat. For a moment, people were panicked, and everyone said that the queen must have done something that is not allowed by nature, so the sky sent a bad omen, and Ning Guo might be in trouble.
Concubine Shu hurriedly took the palace maid to Qingxin Hall. When she arrived at Qingxin Hall, Yun Shang was reading Buddhist scriptures, muttering some Buddhist words that Concubine Shu could not understand.
Concubine Shu sat aside for a while, and Yun Shang seemed to have just discovered her. She quickly smiled and said, "When did Concubine Shu come? Chang'er didn't notice her just now."
Concubine Shu smiled and said, "Not long after I arrived, I saw Shang'er reciting Buddhist scriptures, so she didn't bother her."
Yun Shang smiled and asked Qin Yi to pour tea for Concubine Shu.
Concubine Shu waved her hand, "No, I came here today to ask for something from the princess. Yesterday, the Queen and I seemed to have some small misunderstandings. We had some disputes. After I returned to the palace, I regretted it very much. , I was afraid that if I went, I would make the Queen angry again, so I sent someone to ask the Queen to apologize. However, the palace maid came back and reported that Qiwu Palace was surrounded by guards. I was worried, but I had no way to ask. Today I really feel uneasy. I heard that the princess and I went to Qiwu Palace together yesterday. Does the princess know how the Queen is doing?"
Hearing this, Yun Shang lowered her head and sighed, and then said after a while, "The child... is gone..."
When Concubine Shu heard this, her whole body was shaken, and her body suddenly fell limply on the chair. Her mind went blank. How could this happen? She obviously didn't exert any force yesterday, so why was the child gone?
Concubine Shu was stunned for a long time, then she remembered that she was in the Qingxin Palace, and she quickly smiled reluctantly, "I understand. Thank you princess, I won't sit down anymore, so I will go back home first."
"Then, Qinyi, please help me see off Concubine Shu." Yun Shang ordered softly, sighed again, lowered her head and began to recite Buddhist scriptures.
After Concubine Shu left the Qingxin Palace, Qianyin laughed out loud, "Princess, you are really bad. Concubine Shu is the one who cares most about the situation of the Queen's child, yet you just lied to her. Look, The way she looked just now, her face suddenly turned pale."
Yun Shang smiled and said, "I'm not lying to her. The queen's child is indeed gone. Besides, my father will definitely not say that the queen is pretending to be pregnant. He will only say that the queen's child is gone. Li If the clan knows this news, there will definitely be an uproar. At this time, what can we do without a scapegoat? Therefore, for Concubine Shu, what she needs to bear is actually the same as if the queen's child is gone."
When Qianyin heard this, she was a little stunned, "But it's obviously the Queen who has deceived people, and besides, Princess, Concubine Shu is a member of Prince Jing."
Yun Shang smiled coldly, "Prince Jing's people, the emperor's uncle clearly promised me that he would not do anything to his mother and concubine, but Concubine Shu did it on her own initiative. For those who don't obey the master's orders, why don't you let me do it for you?" He solved it cleanly. Besides, with Prince Jing's temperament, Concubine Shu will never be the only one in this palace. Although I am cooperating with Prince Jing now, I can't guarantee that I won't become an enemy in the future. I also want to Take a look, besides Concubine Shu, who else does Prince Jing have in this palace?"
Although Qianyin didn't know what his master was thinking, he felt that what his master said seemed reasonable, so he stopped talking.
"By the way, where is that Imperial Physician Chen being held now?" Yun Shang squinted her eyes, suddenly remembering this incident.
Qianyin said quickly, "It is in a side hall of Qiwu Palace that is not very eye-catching. The master has the most people around the Queen Concubine Jin. I thought it would be more convenient to put it there. Besides, the Queen
Your Majesty would never have imagined that..."
"Yeah." Yun Shang nodded, "Except."
"Cuckoo, cuckoo..." A cuckoo's cry suddenly came from outside. Yun Shang turned around and raised her eyebrows. Qian Yin quickly opened the window and saw a paper ball flying in from the window.
Qian Yin quickly picked it up and handed it to Yun Shang.
Yun Shang opened the paper ball and glanced at it, but her expression suddenly changed.
"Princess, what happened?" Qian Yin saw that Yun Shang looked a little strange, but couldn't tell whether she was happy or unhappy, so she asked quickly.
Yun Shang smiled slightly and said, "Ning Qian and the others chased Hua Jing, but Hua Jing was rescued at the border by the third prince of Yelang Kingdom."
"Yelang Kingdom's Third Huangzi? Rescued Hua Jing?" Qianyin was a little stunned, "How did they get together? Is it just a coincidence?"
Yun Shang snorted coldly, "No matter what the reason is, I must leave as soon as possible. Come on, I will go see my father now."
When Yun Shang arrived at the Qinzheng Hall, she found that the queen's father, Li Jingyan, was also there. Li Jingyan didn't seem to look very well. When he saw Yun Shang, he snorted coldly and turned his head away.
Yun Shang ignored him and saluted Emperor Ning directly, "Father, I have heard that the incident in the Temple of Heaven has caused quite a stir among the people..."
Before he finished speaking, he heard Li Jingyan's cold voice, "The harem is not allowed to participate in politics. Didn't the princess's mother and concubine teach you?"
Hearing this, Yun Chang turned to Li Jingyan and smiled and said, "Shang'er's mother-in-law has not been with Chang'er since she was a child. Chang'er has always been taught by the empress. What the prime minister means is, the queen
Didn’t I teach you well?"
Emperor Ning frowned and said, "Shang'er, go on."
Yun Shang ignored Li Jingyan, turned to Emperor Ning, smiled and said, "I have a way to put these rumors to rest. After all, spreading rumors will harm the country."
"Oh?" Emperor Ning didn't seem to care too much, "Shang'er, tell me."
"The reason why the people are so frightened is simply because the word "sinister" appears too strangely, and the time and place are too coincidental during the ceremony to offer sacrifices to heaven, so everyone thinks this is a warning from God. My dear,
I think that if I want to break this law, I have to show it to the people with another sign of auspiciousness."
"Symbolizing auspiciousness? But, Chang'er, how can this be done?" Ning sighed.
Yun Shang smiled and said, "It is a rumor that a bad omen will come from the sky. This auspiciousness can only be based on one sentence. However, the person who said this sentence needs to be a person with high prestige among the people, such as Abbot Wu.
."
"Abbot Wu Na?" When Emperor Ning heard this, he suddenly felt enlightened, "Yes, how could I have forgotten that if Abbot Wu Na said he saw an auspicious omen from the sky, and even tried to find a way to make the omen come true, then
Naturally everything will be solved."
The more Emperor Ning thought about it, the happier he felt, "Shang'er, you have done a great favor to my father, come here."
An attendant hurriedly walked in from outside, and Emperor Ning said quickly, "Go to Ningguo Temple quickly to invite Abbot Wu Na."
The attendant responded and withdrew.
Yun Shang saw that his goal had been achieved, and since Li Jingyan was here, he was always a fox. He was afraid that he would see through something, so Yun Shang casually found an excuse and retreated.
Less than an hour after Yun Shang returned to Qingxin Palace, news came that Concubine Shu had plotted to kill the emperor's heir and was thrown into the cold palace by the emperor.
Yun Shang knew that Li Jingyan was in the Qinzheng Hall just now, and it must be for this matter, so there was no surprise. However, the harem fell into a strange calm, and almost everyone was secretly speculating that the Queen Mother
She had just lost her child, and the Qiwu Palace was surrounded by guards, so no one could get close. Concubine Shu was relegated to the cold palace, so who would be in charge of the harem?
Everyone's eyes turned to Qiwu Palace again, but they were not thinking of the queen, but the other mistress who lived in Qiwu Palace, Concubine Jin. Although Concubine Jin was also pregnant, the emperor's love for her was discerning.
They can all see it, and besides, she is the only woman above the imperial concubine.
Just when everyone thought that the power of the harem was about to fall to Concubine Jin, the emperor issued an order for Concubine Ming, who had not paid attention to the harem for a long time, to come out and take charge of the overall situation.
As a result, everyone knew that although the Queen was still in her infancy, the Emperor had not neglected her, simply because Concubine Ming, whose surname was also Li, was Prime Minister Li's sister and the Queen's aunt.
"Princess, the queen deceived the emperor like that, which is the crime of deceiving the emperor, but why did the emperor let Concubine Ming come out to take charge of the harem?" Qianyin felt that after watching for a long time, she could not understand why the harem had changed now.
It looks like this.
Seeing her confused look, Yun Shang raised her head and glanced at Qin Yi. The two of them smiled tacitly, and then heard Qian Yin's somewhat unhappy voice, "Princess and Sister Qian Yin.
You knew you were making fun of me, but you didn’t tell me why.”
Qin Yi smiled and said, "Because the Queen has a good father. He is the Prime Minister. He holds high power. He raises his arms and shouts, and everyone responds. Although the Emperor is the king of a country, he does not dare to offend him.
Therefore, as long as the Prime Minister is still the Prime Minister, the Queen will still be the Queen."
Qianyin heard this and said after a long time, "Doesn't that mean that if we want to deal with the Queen, we must first remove Prime Minister Li?"
Yun Shang shook her head, "This is the safest way, but it's not the only way."
As he was talking, a voice came from outside, "Princess, Manager Zheng is here."
Yun Shang stood up quickly, went out to greet him, and said with a smile, "I wonder what Mr. Zheng is here for?"
Manager Zheng looked at Yun Shang with a smile, "Princess, it's Abbot Wu Na who has entered the palace. He is currently in the Qinzheng Palace. The Emperor asked his servant to inform the princess that she wants to see Abbot Wu Na?"
Hearing this, Yun Chang's brows and eyes showed a bit of joy, "Of course I want it. Chang'er hasn't seen Abbot Wu Na for a long time. Manager, please wait a moment. Chang'er will put on a cloak and follow the manager."
"
Qin Yi quickly returned to the inner hall, took out a cloak and helped Yun Shang put it on. Manager Zheng looked at it for a moment, then smiled and said, "This cloak on the princess, if I am not mistaken, should be a gift from Prince Jing."
Right? Later the emperor rewarded it to the princess."
"Huh?" Yun Shang pretended to be surprised, "Shang'er only knows that it was given to Chang'er by his father, but he doesn't know anything else. It turns out that it was donated by the emperor's uncle."
When Manager Zheng heard this, he nodded, followed Yun Shang with a smile, and walked towards the Qinzheng Hall.
In the Qinzheng Hall, Abbot Wu Na and Emperor Ning were playing chess. When Yun Shang came in, the two of them were walking down to the fierce place. Yun Shang did not disturb him and stood aside for a long time. After a long while, he heard Emperor Ning's hearty smile.
The voice sounded, "The abbot's chess skills are getting better and better. I lost."
Wu Na stroked his white beard and said with a smile, "Amitabha, the emperor must be diligent in government affairs, so he doesn't care about playing chess. Now, even Princess Yunshang is probably better at chess than the emperor."
"
Only then did Emperor Ning see Yun Shang standing aside. Hearing Abbot Wu Na's words, he stuck out his tongue and looked at the chessboard with a smile, "Oh? I didn't know that Chang'er's chess skills are so good?"
"Of course, Chang'er's chess skills are..." Just as he was about to say that Xiao Yuanshan taught him personally, he felt a pain coming from his back. He knew it must be Yun Chang pinching him secretly, so he quickly changed his words, "But
Taught by the poor monk himself."
Emperor Ning was very happy, "Shang'er is very talented now, thanks to the good teachings of Abbot Wu Na. I haven't thanked the Abbot properly yet."
Wu Na smiled and said, "Amitabha, the poor monk just fell in love with the princess. The princess also wrote a letter to the poor monk about recent events. The poor monk generally knew about it and heard a lot along the way. Although the family did not lie, it was just
, this matter is related to the peace and prosperity of the country and the people, even if the Buddha blames it, the poor monk will bear the burden."
When Emperor Ning heard this, he was very grateful.
On the second day, Wu Na appeared in the most prosperous place in the Ningguo Imperial City. The monk's clothes were not stained with a trace of dust, which made the people rush to check. Occasionally, when people asked, Wu Na said, "A few days ago, a poor monk
Looking in the direction of the Imperial City, I saw an evil star coming. I was afraid that something might happen, so I hurried over. However, I didn't expect that yesterday evening, the sky was suddenly filled with red clouds, and the direction to the west of the Imperial Palace was faintly glowing.
It is true that the phoenix star came to the world and possessed the body of a nobleman in the palace. Since there is a phoenix star in the imperial city, the evil star will definitely not be able to cause trouble. The poor monk is relieved and is about to leave the city."
But in one day, Wu Na's words spread like a snowball throughout the entire imperial city. All of a sudden, various legends came out. However, no one mentioned the queen, but only when Feng Xing was mentioned.
By the way, that evil star should have fallen on the queen. (To be continued)
