"The case of Concubine De's poisoning will be handed over to Concubine Xian for thorough investigation. Since you are a suspect, you do not need to be in charge of the harem for the time being." Dugu Liancheng said as he was about to leave. At the end, he suddenly added: "Of course, if you want to take charge of the harem,
, you can beg me."
Mu Ci's beautiful eyes were half-squinted, looking at Dugu Liancheng's back, and she didn't say a word for a while.
Li Yu walked to Mu Ci and comforted Mu Ci in a low voice: "The emperor only sympathizes with the hard work of the empress and allows the empress to rest for the time being. After some time, the empress will still be the number one in the harem!"
Mu Ci looked Li Yu up and down: "You've been a little strange lately."
Li Yu smiled sarcastically: "No matter how weird the slave is, he is still the slave of the queen. If the queen has any instructions, just tell the slave to do it. The slave must do his best and die!"
Mu Ci only thought he was joking and didn't listen.
Li Yu nodded and bowed to Mu Ci, and soon caught up with Long Live Lord again.
"The emperor suddenly took back the Queen Mother's right to control the harem, and I'm afraid that the empress will be sad. The empress wants to be strong, but also needs face. Should the emperor be nicer to the empress and pamper her?" Li Yu gave suggestions to Long live the Lord.
Dugu Liancheng was thinking about something when he heard Li Yu shouting: "Shut up!"
In desperation, Li Yu had no choice but to shut up.
But he decided to say good things about Mu Ci in front of the emperor from time to time. When Mu Ci becomes the empress in the future, his benefits will definitely be indispensable...
Let’s go back to Yong’an Palace.
Sizhu said to Mu Ci: "I really guessed it right. Concubine De is careless. The emperor has also taken back the right of the empress to take charge of the harem. Maybe Concubine De is celebrating grandly."
"Concubine De is poisoned. She will definitely make a fuss about it. The emperor has never acted selfishly. Regardless of whether the Ai family was poisoned or not, he will remove the Ai family's right to control the harem to show fairness." Mu Ci said.
It was not surprising that such a move would happen when we arrived in Dugu Liancheng because we had been mentally prepared for it.
Sizhu murmured to herself: "Thankfully, I still think that the emperor is sincere to the empress..."
Her voice was so low that Mu Ci didn't really hear her: "What did you just say?"
Sizhu replied with a smile: "Your Majesty, I know everything like a god, I admire you so much!"
The most fortunate thing is that the empress never confessed to the emperor, so that there would be no sad day.
Under such circumstances, whoever is tempted first will be the biggest loser.
"It's not difficult to guess what Concubine De is thinking. There's just one thing the Ai family doesn't understand. If Concubine De had not poisoned her, who was the real poisoner and what was the purpose?" Mu Ci asked himself and Sizhu.
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"Isn't it Concubine De who poisoned me?" Sizhu was a little surprised.
She also thought that Concubine De was in charge of the poisoning case.
"Intuition tells the Ai family that this was not the poison given by Concubine De. If the Ai family's guess is correct, then the person who poisoned Concubine De is very capable and actually reached into the Wuyou Palace." Mu Ci said,
Suddenly his eyes lit up: "Perhaps the other party wants to intensify the conflict between Concubine De and the Ai family!"
If that's the case, everything makes sense.
No, Zhao Ling took advantage of the situation and claimed that she was responsible for the poison. Dugu Liancheng then took back her right to control the harem.
If she and Zhao Ling fight to the death next, I believe it will be a situation that the poisoner would like to see.
Could this person be the murderer behind the murders of Yun Xi and Lu Mei?
Hua Chang, who was in Jiuhua Palace, didn't want disaster to fall from the sky. The emperor actually ordered her to thoroughly investigate the case of Zhao Ling's poisoning. The victim in this case was Concubine De, and the suspect was the Queen Mother, both of whom were important figures in the harem.
Although she was a character, she took over this chore. How could she investigate?
Qiu Tao saw that her master was worried and could not show up, so she was also very anxious: "Since the suspect of poisoning is the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother simply took advantage of the situation and pushed the Queen Mother out. Anyway, the Emperor does not like the Queen Mother, and now he has removed her power.
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"You must never be an enemy of the Queen Mother!" The person who spoke was Li Cairen.
Ever since she saw the emperor and Mu Ci together in Chenxiang Palace, she knew that her life was over.
Later, almost everyone was promoted, but she was the only one who still stayed in the talented position. She was even more sure of her own ideas.
In desperation, she chose to rely on the Concubine Xian, so that she would have someone to rely on in the harem in the future.
Hua Chang was a little surprised when she saw Li Cairen's tone of voice was so certain: "What do you mean by my sister's words?"
"The Emperor only temporarily took back the Queen Mother's right to control the harem. In other words, after the case is investigated and the Queen Mother's suspicion is cleared, the rights will be returned to the Queen Mother. Furthermore, Sister Xian is the Queen Mother
If people know that Xian Fei's sister is ungrateful because she was promoted by the empress, wouldn't it ruin her sister's reputation?" Li Cairen's remarks are all excuses, of course.
Because she knew the relationship between the emperor and Mu Ci, she also knew that the rumors in the harem were true.
Furthermore, considering Mu Ci's world-famous face, the emperor could not possibly get tired of Mu Ci for a while, so he could not offend Mu Ci unless he had to, otherwise it might lead to disaster.
Didn't Yun Xi and Lu Mei fall into Mu Ci's hands in the end?
"My sister's words woke up the dreamer. Fortunately, my sister reminded her in time." Concubine Xian thought to herself, raising this Li Cairen was not useless, as he could also give her some advice at critical moments.
She can't offend Mu Ci, and Concubine De is the one who suffers. How is she going to investigate this case? Doesn't this make it difficult for her?
She didn't even have a clue.
If this matter cannot be handled well, I am afraid that the emperor will blame her, but what should we do?
"Sister Xian Fei, this case is very difficult and thankless. If it doesn't work, the only option is to push it out. How about this..." Li Cairen said to Hua Chang.
Hua Shang nodded while listening, feeling that the method of malingering was feasible.
It's just that I'm going to suffer a little bit tonight. But if I can escape this disaster, that would be the best.
On the second day, Hua Shang fell ill, and his condition was so serious and menacing that he was bedridden.
After learning that Concubine Xian suddenly fell ill, Dugu Liancheng rarely appeared in Jiuhua Palace.
The result of the imperial doctor's diagnosis was that Concubine Xian had a high fever and wind evil had entered her body. This condition could not be cured in three or five days.
After that, Mu Ci also came to visit Hua Shang, and happened to meet Dugu Liancheng.
The two looked at each other, then looked away as if nothing had happened. This scene happened to fall in Li Cairen's eyes.
She knew that the relationship between the emperor and Mu Ci could not be broken off easily, and the emperor was also special to Mu Ci.
"The Queen Mother is just in luck. The evil concubine is now in the body and cannot get out of bed. It is urgent to thoroughly investigate the case of Concubine De's poisoning..."
"The Ai family are suspects and cannot give advice to the emperor." Mu Ci was impatient and interrupted Dugu Liancheng.
Dugu Liancheng's face darkened. Mu Ci was a woman who didn't know what was good or bad, and she made him, the emperor, lose face in front of everyone. She was most obedient when she was on the couch...
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The update is finished today, and the annual meeting is still being held outside.
