The rebirth of a concubine: Gong Du will become the Queen Mother

Early on the next morning, all the mistresses in the harem, big and small, got the message. Concubine Qi closed the palace to pray for blessings. One of the eldest maids beside Concubine Qi died, and one of them entered the punishment department.

Someone smart has already connected this matter with the Shangfu Bureau's collection of lucky clothes yesterday. It's just that the information we got was not enough, and there was a missing thread that could not completely connect the whole thing.

There are also those who are confused, who are really confused and have no idea what is going on.

But everyone has a consensus - Chun Zhaoyi must be aware of it. After all, His Majesty was in Chun Zhaoyi's Jingyang Palace all day yesterday.

I don’t know if Chun Zhaoyi will come to say hello today.

Jiang Shiying woke up early today, and for some reason, she was tossing and turning in bed but couldn't fall asleep.

He simply got up quietly, went outside to freshen up, and then came to Fengyi Palace.

As soon as she entered the palace, before she could salute those with higher status than her, Concubine Yu asked her: "Chun Zhaoyi, why did Concubine Qi close the palace to pray for blessings?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the palace understood. No wonder Concubine Yu arrived so early today. She and Concubine Qi have always been on good terms, so she was worried for Concubine Qi.

Jiang Shiying glanced at her but said nothing.

He bowed first, and after sitting down he said, "I don't know about this."

Concubine Yu frowned and said, "Your Majesty was in Jingyang Palace yesterday. How could you not know about it?"

Hearing this, Jiang Shiying chuckled and said, "I'd better make it clearer. Unless Your Majesty says something about this matter, no matter who asks, I will just say that I don't know about it."

Concubine Jade choked, and then heard Jiang Shiying continue: "If the empress wants to find out the truth, instead of making things difficult for me, it is better to ask Your Majesty directly."

Judging from Concubine Yu's thoughtful look, I'm afraid she really has this plan.

Jiang Shiying didn't care what she was thinking, glanced at Zhang Baolin, and said casually: "This coral hairpin really suits you."

Zhang Baolin was a little surprised that he would be noticed, and he was quite flattered. He quickly stood up and saluted: "I would also like to thank the empress for the reward."

Jiang Shiying nodded and said nothing else. She just asked her to "sit down."

The Queen knew about these conversations in the palace before she came out, and the corners of her lips curved with an unknown meaning.

After she came out, she asked everyone to sit down and didn't mention anything about Concubine Qi. She only cared about the two pregnant women present.

She spoke in a gentle tone: "Zhen Meiren has been pregnant for more than seven months. This is the time to be most cautious. In the next few days, you won't have to come to pay my respects to me every day."

Zhen Meiren stood up, bowed and said, "Thank you for your concern, the Queen. I would like to listen to the Queen's teachings more, so that this child can bathe in the Queen's kindness from an early age."

After the words fell, the smile on the queen's face became more sincere.

Without waiting for the queen to say anything, the noble concubine said: "Zhenmei has such a sweet little mouth. No wonder your majesty never forgot you when he gave you his blessing."

Qin Xiurong and Li Bin had already forgotten about this matter. After hearing this, they both glared at Zhenmei.

Jiang Shiying was holding tea and was about to drink it. When she heard this, she was glad that the tea hadn't been in her mouth yet. Otherwise, when she smiles, tea spurts out of her mouth, which is probably indecent.

It's very annoying when the imperial concubine targets her. But now it's interesting to see the imperial concubine targeting others.

Zhenmei didn't feel anything interesting. She only felt a breath congested in her chest, but she could only lower her head and say in a soft voice: "I am speaking from my feelings, and they all come from the bottom of my heart. Please understand me."

The queen glanced at the imperial concubine, who looked at her indifferently.

When the queen's eyes turned to Zhenmei, she became broad-minded and generous: "Zhenmei, please sit down quickly. I know your thoughts."

After Zhenmei sat down, the queen began to care for Dong Cainu: "Dong Cainu is the same, just focus on your body. If you feel unwell, just come to Fengyi Palace to ask for leave. You don't have to come every day to ask for permission."

Dong Cainv stood up in fear and said, "Thank you, Queen, for your concern."

She couldn't express the kind of heart-wrenching compliment that Zhen Meiren did, so she only said: "I'm very grateful."

The queen also asked her to sit down, and then asked: "Yesterday, your majesty must have visited you, right?"

This question is just pretending to be confused while pretending to understand. Who doesn't know that His Majesty never left the Jingyang Palace yesterday?

Dong Cainv lowered her head and said, "Your Majesty sent Eunuch Yao to present the reward."

What this means is that His Majesty himself did not show up.

The queen said: "Your Majesty is busy with government affairs, and there are times when he cannot take care of you for a while."

Without waiting for Dong Cainu to say anything, Qin Xiurong said: "The seal hasn't been opened yet. How can your Majesty have any government affairs to be busy with."

After saying that, he glanced at Jiang Shiying pointedly: "I'm afraid someone has blocked His Majesty's steps."

Jiang Shiying was watching a play, but unexpectedly someone wanted to drag her out.

She put down the tea cup and chuckled: "Qin Xiurong is really well-informed. He knows whether he is busy with government affairs or not."

Qin Xiurong said: "The seal is officially opened on the 19th day of the first lunar month. Isn't this known to everyone?"

Jiang Shiying looked at her with a half-smile but not a smile: "If there is something important before the seal is opened, doesn't His Majesty have to be busy dealing with it?"

Qin Xiurong was not afraid of her: "If there is something important, can Your Majesty still stay in Jingyang Palace? Are you busy spending time with Chun Zhaoyi?"

Jiang Shiying said: "Listening to Qin Xiurong's words, I feel quite resentful towards His Majesty."

Qin Xiurong said: "I didn't say that, please don't accuse me unjustly."

Jiang Shiying raised her eyebrows: "Didn't Qin Xiurong say it himself? That Your Majesty is busy in front of the flowers and under the moon? Could this be a compliment to His Majesty? I am so ignorant that I don't know if there is any wise ruler in the history books. It is praised by 'flowers in front of the moon'."

Qin Xiurong's expression changed, he stood up, bowed to the queen and said, "Queen, Madam Rong Bing, this concubine just spoke carelessly for a moment, not to accuse Your Majesty."

Before the queen could speak, Jiang Shiying stood up and bowed to the queen: "Queen Rong Bing, your majesty has always worked hard to govern and love the people, but after a few days of rest during the New Year, he will be criticized. 'Busy in front of the flowers and under the moon'. I don't know what Qin Xiurong's intentions are."

Qin Xiurong was anxious: "I told you, I made a slip of the tongue, it was not my intention."

Jiang Shiying turned her head to look at her: "If everyone makes a mistake and just says they didn't mean it, are there any rules in the palace?"

Hearing this, Qin Xiurong had no reaction, but the queen thought to herself, when did you, Chun Zhaoyi, become the defender of this rule? But when she thought more deeply, at least on the surface, Chun Zhaoyi seemed to have never broken the rules.

Thinking of this, the Queen became even more wary.

However, this is not the time to dwell on this. There are still two people standing below waiting for her to "do justice".

The queen cleared her throat and said, "Qin Xiurong's inappropriate words will fine you three months' salary and copy the palace rules ten times. Are you convinced?"

Qin Xiurong wanted to say that she was not convinced, but if she continued to argue with Jiang Shiying, she didn't know what label she would be labeled with.

She said: "I am convinced."

The queen added: "I am very pleased that Chun Zhaoyi is dedicated to maintaining the rules and regulations in the palace."

Jiang Shiying smiled and said: "This is my concubine's job. The Queen does not need to reward me for this."

The queen wanted to say, I never wanted to reward you.

But at this point, she could only say: "Painting fan, go get my pair of white jade carved lotus hairpins."

Hua Fan took the order and retreated.

After a while, Hua Fan came back with his things and walked up to Jiang Shiying.

I don’t know what was going on when they were handing it over and picking it up. I only heard a crisp sound and saw two white jade hostas falling to the ground and breaking into several pieces.

Before everyone could react, there was a "pop" sound, and Jiang Shiying slapped Hua Fan on the face, which made Hua Fan's face swell up.

The queen stood up directly and said angrily: "Chun Zhaoyi, do you want to do the following?"