Lan Xin knelt down in front of Mu Ci: "The Queen Mother is so kind-hearted that she must save our mother-in-law."
The corners of Mu Ci's lips raised: "Where do you start talking about this?"
How could she possibly save Muxue?
It was no secret in the harem that Muxue's unborn child was ailing. Every time the imperial doctor came out of Xihua Palace, everyone was concerned about what happened to Muxue.
This time, Muxue was suffering from a sudden illness and went to the doctor unexpectedly, so he came to her for help.
"Our mother-in-law is suffering from delusions, and she always says that someone is harming her. Miss, please save the second miss because you and the second miss are sisters." Lan Xin suddenly changed her title and crawled to the floor.
He kowtowed fiercely in front of Ci.
Even until his head was broken, Mu Ci showed no sign of stopping.
Lan Xin continued to kowtow to Mu Ci as if she was unconscious.
Yingchun looked on and was shocked.
I knew Lan Xin was a cruel person before, but I never thought that Lan Xin would be so loyal to Muxue.
It's also rare.
After kowtowing for about a quarter of an hour, Mu Ci finally showed mercy and spoke: "That's all, Aijia will come with you."
It wasn't that she wanted to solve Muxue's problems regardless of her past grudges, but she wanted to know if Muxue had thought of some way to deal with her this time.
"Empress..." Sizhu became anxious upon hearing this.
Muxue's pregnancy is very unstable now. Even the imperial doctor said that if there is any further stimulation or there is any other accident, it will be difficult to save the pregnancy.
If the empress comes here at this time, if it is Muxue's trap, wouldn't she be framed at her door?
Your Majesty is a smart person, how could she do such a stupid thing?
"It's okay, let's go and take a look." Mu Ci replied calmly.
Now only her brother has not been able to persuade her to retreat. If she wants to find out the real culprit who killed her, she must take the initiative. Even if there is a trap ahead, she is willing to step into it.
It's better than waiting endlessly.
She still wants to find the person who hides the deepest, no matter what way or means, she is willing to give it a try.
Yingchun didn't understand Mu Ci's thoughts. Seeing that the empress insisted on taking risks, she could only risk her life to accompany the gentleman.
Yingchun and Feng Jiu also wanted to follow, but Mu Ci stopped them: "You just stay in Yong'an Palace. You are not allowed to go out without orders from the Ai family."
If there really is a trap waiting for her in the Xihua Palace, Feng Jiu has many connections and clever brains, which can come in handy.
She hoped that Muxue would take action and this trip would not be in vain.
Under the leadership of Lan Xin, Mu Ci went to Xihua Palace.
Muxue has been in poor spirits recently and has no extra energy to discipline the palace people, so these palace people have become lazy.
The harem has always been like this. Once you gain power, chickens and dogs will rise to heaven. If you fall into decline, the servants will want to step on you and add insult to injury.
The other maids and eunuchs were slacking off, but Liu Xin was actively cleaning the hall.
When Mu Ci entered, Liu Xin was cleaning the floor. At first sight, she saw a pair of women's legs in front of her. Liu Xin looked up and saw that it was Mu Ci. She hurriedly saluted: "Blessed is the Queen Mother. I didn't mean to collide with you. I wish you the best."
Forgive me."
"Get up." Mu Ci followed Lan Xin inside and had no time to talk to Liu Xin.
Liu Xin looked at Mu Ci's back, slightly stuck out her tongue, and continued to do the work she was doing.
Lan Xin looked back and saw this scene and shook her head secretly. Liu Xin, as a palace maid, was so stupid to do rough work as a palace servant. She would have to find an opportunity to give it a good beating later.
Mu Ci entered the inner room and saw Mu Xue's haggard face.
This was very different from the Muxue she knew. Even when she was in Mu's house and before entering the palace, Muxue had never been so unkempt.
But the woman in front of him had black eyes, her complexion was sallow, her lips were dry, and her cheeks were sunken. She looked as if she hadn't had a good rest for a long time.
"You look bad." Mu Ci broke the silence in the room.
When Mu Xue heard Mu Ci's voice, she seemed frightened and almost jumped up.
Seeing Mu Xue's reaction, Mu Ci tried to look for signs of showmanship on Mu Xue's face, but to no avail...
Lan Xin saw that Mu Ci and Muxue were talking, so she took some time off, went to Liu Xin who was cleaning the hall, and shouted in a low voice: "You are the empress's eldest maid, why do you come to do these menial tasks?
These are all things that a palace maid does in a rough manner, don’t you think it’s a loss of status for you, the eldest palace maid in front of you, to do this?”
"But they are all lazy, so someone has to do it, so I..." Under Liu Xin's glare, she took the initiative to admit her mistake: "I know I was wrong, and I will go and serve you."
After she finished speaking, she walked away.
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Mu Xue couldn't bear to look for Mu Ci, so she thought of a way to ask Lan Xin to bring Mu Ci over.
Now that Mu Ci was here, seeing her desolate look, she couldn't help but straighten her spine, and for a moment she forgot what her original intention was.
"I heard from Lan Xin that you suspect someone is harming you?" Mu Ci broke the silence, as if he didn't see Mu Xue's guarded and nervous look.
When Mu Xue saw Mu Ci take the initiative to speak, she hesitated and then said: "Someone must have harmed me. I used to be in good health, how could I not be able to eat or sleep for no reason?"
Since she didn't sleep well, her health has gotten worse and worse. Plus, she can't eat anything, which is why she's like this.
"If someone harms you, how come the imperial doctor cannot diagnose the abnormality?" Mu Ci said with a half-smile, "Or do you want to attract the emperor's attention in this way?"
Mu Xue blushed when she heard this: "Why would I use this method to attract the emperor?"
Right now, she just wants to give birth to the dragon heir in her belly. She has already seen blood twice. Although both times were difficult, the imperial doctor said that even if it happens a third time, even the great gods will not be able to save the bones and blood in her belly.
.
As long as the cause of the disease cannot be found, she will feel restless. Otherwise, she will not go find Mu Ci.
Mu Ci is a woman with no abilities, but she is more cunning. Maybe looking for Mu Ci can find out the cause of her illness.
"Aren't you and Lin just good at using insulting methods? It's not just once or twice, why do you need to show off in front of the Ai family?" Mu Ci sarcastically told the truth.
When it comes to acting, Muxue is not necessarily worse than Lin, and may even be three points better than Lin.
This is not a good thing for both mother and daughter.
"You?!" Mu Xue didn't expect Mu Ci to speak so harshly.
If things weren't right, she would have turned against Mu Ci long ago.
But in this harem, she had no one she could talk to, so Mu Ci had a closer relationship with her. It would be right to ask Mu Ci for help with this kind of matter, and maybe she could find some clues.
"Empress Dowager, please have some tea." At this time Liu Xin came in and served tea to Mu Ci.
Mu Ci reached out to take the tea cup. Because Liu Xin was close, she saw the calluses on Liu Xin's hand and couldn't help but take a second look. When Liu Xin stepped back, her eyebrows slightly furrowed.
She thought about her thoughts and lowered her head to take a sip of tea.
