After hearing the news, Mu Ci rushed outside Yanfu Palace, but was blocked by the guards.
"Queen, how is the emperor doing?" An Guogong went to Mu Ci and asked.
"I have come here several times, but have been blocked outside Yanfu Palace. I don't know how the emperor is doing right now." Mu Ci frowned.
Duke An Guo saw Mu Ci's worried look on his face and wanted to inquire more carefully. At this time, Li Yu came out and saluted after seeing Mu Ci: "My queen, please go back to Yong'an Palace and wait for the news. If the emperor wakes up, this servant will be the first to come."
It’s time to report to the empress.”
"I want to go in and see the Emperor——"
Just as Mu Ci opened her mouth, she saw Dugu Lianqi coming out of Yanfu Palace. She rushed forward and asked, "How is the emperor?"
Dugu Lianqi looked lost and haggard: "The emperor hasn't woken up yet. When the emperor wakes up, I will tell the emperor's sister-in-law that she should go back to Yong'an Palace to be with the two children first."
Then he told Li Yu: "Send the emperor's sister-in-law back to Yong'an Palace."
Li Yu received the order and sent the distraught Mu Ci back.
Duke An Guo followed Dugu Lianqi to inquire about the news: "Your Majesty, is the Emperor really unconscious?"
"Brother Huang is indeed sleeping at the moment, but he is not unconscious. I believe he will recover soon. Don't spread the news that Brother Huang is seriously ill, otherwise it will cause turmoil in the court." Dugu Lianqi said seriously.
An Guogong was secretly happy after hearing this, but his face remained calm: "I know."
Dugu Liancheng is a man with no scheming ideas and can't hide things in his heart. If he said that Dugu Liancheng was in coma, it must be the truth.
Moreover, the situation of Dugu Liancheng's coma is not optimistic. Otherwise, everyone would not be kept out, and even Mu Ci would not be able to face the saint.
To be on the safe side, An Guogong planned to see Dugu Liancheng before leaving the palace to send news to King Zhou.
Yong'an Palace.
After Mu Ci entered the inner hall, he took a sip of tea and remembered that Dugu Liancheng came to see him in the middle of the night two days ago.
Dugu Liancheng wanted her to act in a play in order to lure King Zhou and Duke An to take action.
King Zhou was deeply scheming and ambitious. What he wanted was the throne. Moreover, it was true that King Zhou and Duke An Guo colluded. Dugu Liancheng wanted to deal with King Zhou and Duke An Guo at the best time. He didn’t want to wait any longer, so he took the initiative to seduce him.
They take action.
Although she didn't want to see Dugu Liancheng, she was sensible in the face of major events, so of course she readily agreed to cooperate with Dugu Liancheng in such a drama involving a critical illness.
Next, An Rong will take action, right?
An Rong's love turned into hatred, and she wanted to use the help of King Zhou to deal with Dugu Liancheng and take away Dugu Liancheng's throne, so she would naturally help.
After pondering for a moment, Mu Ci raised his voice and said: "Feng Jiu!"
"What are your orders?" Feng Jiu responded.
"I asked you to investigate Zhu Cairen's case. How did it go? Did she have any contact with Concubine He Xian?" Mu Ci was convinced from the beginning that Zhu Ran had a background.
Before, she thought Zhu Ran was Concubine He Xian's lover, but after contacting her again, she felt that she was wrong.
The lovesickness Gu was given by Rong'er, who was Dugu Yun's man.
Then Dugu Liancheng's condition stabilized, but it was Zhu Ran who caused Dugu Liancheng's condition again.
If the two are connected, Zhu Ran should be another chess piece placed in Dugu Yun's harem.
It's just that Zhu Ran had never had the chance to meet the saint before, so naturally she had no chance to put it to use. That time she entered the Buddhist hall, Dugu Yun's chess piece happened to be put to great use.
Therefore, there is not much suspense about Zhu Ran’s identity.
"My servant has not found out that Zhu Cairen has any contact with Concubine Xian. Zhu Cairen has rarely left the Liuli Palace recently. It was just that the maid who was serving Zhu Cairen left yesterday evening. There is no trace of her whereabouts.
inappropriate."
"If I remember correctly, the palace maid's name is Yun'er. Has she ever been to the place where Concubine An usually hangs out?" Mu Ci offered a suggestion.
Feng Jiu thought about it carefully: "After being reminded by the empress, Yun'er has indeed been to a garden near Jingyang Palace."
Mu Ci understood and became more and more certain that his guess was correct.
"If nothing unexpected happens, the Zhu family is another hidden stumbling block planted by King Zhou in the palace, so no news can reach the ears of Zhu Cairen, otherwise King Zhou will see through our plan." Mu Ci warned.
"Yes, Queen." Feng Jiu said and went to deliver the message.
Mu Ci thought of Concubine He Xian again, and asked Jirou to keep an eye on Chu Xiu Palace. Concubine He Xian hated the men of the Dugu family, and she must have wanted to see the royal family's children kill each other, so Concubine He Xian couldn't ignore it either.
"Your Majesty, you didn't have a good rest last night, so you should take a nap first. Your Highnesses, your servants, will keep an eye on it. Your Highnesses will go to school after school, and I will go and pick her up in person." Sizhu said softly.
Mu Ci nodded: "Concubine Xian is very calm. Nian'er has been living in Yong'an Palace for the past few days, and she has not seen any dissatisfaction with Concubine Xian. Next, I don't know how long Concubine Xian can maintain her composure."
Concubine He Xian was more tolerant than she thought.
"As long as the virtuous concubine is in the palace, the empress will have the opportunity to get rid of her in the future. There is no need for the empress to be anxious. Those who have ill intentions towards the empress can be eradicated one by one." Yingchun also agreed.
Although Concubine He Xian is a tough nut to crack, she will always have weaknesses. The emperor is also on the side of the empress, so it will not be difficult to deal with Concubine He Xian.
The empress was so worried that she couldn't sleep well at night.
After Sizhu and Yingchun tried to dissuade her, Mu Ci finally went to bed to rest.
As soon as she closed her eyes, she had a dream from her past life.
It turned out that she had seen Concubine He Xian in her previous life, but it was just a glimpse in the imperial garden. She was the queen at that time, and Concubine He Xian was just a showgirl, not a high-ranking one. Of course, it was strange to see such a big shot like her.
I can only look up.
In addition, she had just entered the palace not long ago and had no idea about the dangers of the harem. Of course, she never thought that one of these beautiful girls would take her own life in the future.
After she woke up, she was still thinking about that dream, and she was still thinking about it for a long time.
If the people who appear in this life have appeared in the previous life, then what about Shen Manyun? She also entered the palace in the previous life, right? It’s just that she has never interacted with him.
Maybe Shen Manyun knew her, but she didn't know Shen Manyun.
Did Zhu Cairen also enter the palace? After all, it was Dugu Yun's hidden stake and he would definitely be put into the palace.
While she was thinking wildly, Yingchun hurried over and said, "Mother, the fourth girl is sick again."
Mu Yao tried to be brave and didn't want Mu Ci to know about this matter, but she still couldn't hide the matter from the empress because she knew how important the fourth girl was to the empress.
Mu Ci hurried to the bedroom where Mu Yao lived.
Mu Yao had just had an attack, and she didn't even have time to wipe the sweat off her face, looking very embarrassed.
"There's nothing wrong with me, don't worry, sister. In fact, it's not very painful. It's just that Miss Qiu likes to exaggerate..."
Seeing Mu Ci holding her sweaty hand, her words gradually faded into silence.
