"That's not the case. No matter how crazy Mu Xue is, there must be a limit. The harem is not her own back garden. Can the emperor still let her destroy the entire harem?" Mu Ci disagreed.
If that's the case, Dugu Liancheng is undoubtedly a foolish king.
But Dugu Liancheng has made outstanding achievements in the past year since he took the throne, and everything is under his control.
Not long after, Feng Jiu returned to Yong'an Palace and reported back to Mu Ci the news he had found: "I have not found any news about the epidemic."
There haven't been any epidemics across the country recently, so there can't be anything wrong with this.
Mu Ci was a little surprised when he heard this: "There is no epidemic?"
If there was no epidemic, how did Muxue pass the epidemic to Zhao Ling?
Or maybe the disease in Zhao Lingzhong was not an epidemic at all, but that Mu Xue bribed the imperial doctor, and after the imperial doctor reported it to the imperial doctor, he treated it as an epidemic and took Zhao Ling out of the palace?
If that's the case, everything makes sense.
Perhaps even Zhao Ling could not have imagined that she ended up leaving the harem because of being plotted by Muxue.
"Go and find out where Zhao Ling was taken." Mu Ci gave Feng Jiu another order.
The emperor did not issue an edict to demote Zhao Ling, so Zhao Ling should not be too far away.
Feng Jiu responded and left, and it didn't take long for news to come back.
"I have found out. Concubine De is currently in Guanjing Hall. Only Jin Qiu remains in Guanjing Hall. The rest of the servants in Wushou Palace have been assigned."
"Other than the master and servant of Concubine De, is there anyone else in Guanjing Hall?" Mu Ci asked.
Guanjing Hall imprisoned some palace maids or masters who were sick in the harem. If the illness could be cured on its own, there was still the possibility of returning to the palace. If the illness could not be cured, Zhao Ling could only stay in Guanjing Hall for the rest of his life.
Old age or death.
"Those who were imprisoned earlier are still there, not many, only about twenty people." Feng Jiu had already checked clearly, so there was no difficulty in answering.
This is not to say that there are only so many people in Guanjing Hall, but many people cannot be treated after being brought into Guanjing Hall, and generally they never return.
Those who can survive are those with tenacious vitality.
As for the others, they either died of illness, or they could not see hope, had no love in life, and died of self-mutilation.
After all, a place like Guanjing Hall is like a tomb of the living dead. Most people never want to leave after entering.
"You should pay attention to whether the original people in Guanjing Hall will get sick. According to the condition of Concubine De, one day is enough. You should pay attention carefully and then report to the Ai family." Mu Ci gave another order.
It only takes one day to know whether Zhao Ling's disease is an epidemic.
The day passed quickly, and Feng Jiu returned to Jiu'an Palace and talked about the situation at Guanjing Hall.
"Are you sure that no one else has contracted Zhao Ling's disease?"
Feng Jiu said with certainty: "Not one of them. Those people are fine. Only Concubine De has contracted the rash, and none of the others have the symptoms of Concubine De."
Mu Ci became more and more certain of his conjecture.
What Zhao Ling suffered was not an epidemic at all. The imperial doctor was bribed by Muxue, and Zhao Ling suffered this disaster.
"By the way, I discovered that there is a group of people who are also inquiring about Guanjing Hall." Feng Jiu suddenly remembered this important event.
When Mu Ci heard this, he became interested: "Do you know where these people come from?"
"I can be sure that these people were appointed by the concubines of the harem. As for which concubine they are, we haven't found out yet. I will continue to pay attention to the movements of Guanjing Hall in the future. Please rest assured, my empress." Feng Jiuyi said.
That's it.
Mu Ci smiled: "You can do things, and the Ai family can rest assured."
It was the wisest decision for her to find Feng Jiu. Feng Jiu not only has a wide network of contacts, but also has a delicate mind. If someone else were to handle this matter, they probably wouldn't find that there was another group of people paying attention to Guan Jingtang.
After dismissing Feng Jiu, Sizhu said: "Could that group of people be Concubine Shu's people?"
"Probably not." Mu Ci said thoughtfully.
Could this person be the mastermind she was looking for? She knew that there were many people in the harem who would add insult to injury, but it was not necessarily a good thing that Concubine De was really fighting this time.
In this way, the whole harem is dominated by Muxue's family.
The group of people who are paying attention to Zhao Ling this time must also be involved in related interests, so they are paying so much attention to Guan Jingtang.
Whether Zhao Ling can come out of Guanjing Hall depends on Zhao Ling's luck.
I wonder if Zhao Ling knows how he was plotted by Muxue.
On the other side, Guanjing Hall.
Zhao Ling was escorted into Guanjing Hall in the middle of the night. Before she entered the palace, she was born with a golden spoon in her mouth, well-dressed and well-fed, and she had never suffered much.
Later, when she entered the palace, she made great progress all the way, and soon she took the position of the concubine.
Precisely because it went so smoothly, this incident happened so suddenly, and she was thrown into Guanjing Hall. This was the most fatal blow.
Before she entered Guanjing Hall, she had no idea that there was such a place in the palace.
It is even more desolate than the cold palace. Once you enter here, there is no distinction between master and slave. She is a dignified concubine, and she even has to watch the face of the nun in charge.
As for the place to sleep, it is even more difficult to say.
Gong Tong was placed in the room, and a fishy smell hit her nose, and her bed was closest to Gong Tong.
As soon as she entered the room, she was so smoked that she retched. Then she couldn't bear it anymore and left the room.
It was just that she came out in a hurry, she was wearing thin clothes, and it was February again, so it was still a cold season.
There were no roof tiles to block the cold wind, and she shivered from the cold.
Jin Qiu then followed out and advised: "Your Majesty, you should go back to the house. It's windy outside, so be careful of catching the wind and cold again. As long as you survive this disaster, your Majesty can return to the harem. Whoever owes you, your Majesty, will get it back with your own hands."
Just come."
Zhao Ling knew that Jin Qiu's words were right. If she wanted to return to the harem, she had to survive in this harsh environment, otherwise she would suffer.
If she was infected with the cold again, there would be no imperial doctor to diagnose and treat her.
"I just don't understand why the emperor doesn't miss me at all." Zhao Ling murmured silently.
If the person Mu Xue was dealing with was Mu Ci, would Dugu Liancheng not hesitate to throw Mu Ci into Guanjing Hall and let Mu Ci fend for himself?
She thought the answer must be no.
Just because the emperor cares about Mu Ci, but not her.
So Muxue poisoned her and threw her into Guanjing Hall to fend for herself before it was confirmed whether she was infected with the epidemic.
I wonder if Mu Ci played any role in this process.
"There are so many beauties in the harem? The emperor doesn't often walk around the harem, so naturally he doesn't know that the empress has been wronged. When the emperor finds out that the empress was harmed by Concubine Shu, the emperor will definitely seek justice for the empress." Jin Qiu tried his best to comfort Zhao Ling.
In fact, she also knew that after entering Guanjing Hall, if she wanted to go out again, in addition to willpower, it would also depend on the emperor's wishes.
