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

After the words fell, Qiu Yu originally held the bedding in her hand and fell to the ground.

She hurriedly picked up the chestnut cake and asked, "Is it the chestnut cake that the fifth prince brought yesterday?"

Hongying nodded.

Qiu Yu found it difficult to accept it for a while. A few days ago, when the fifth prince lived in Jingyang Palace, Qiu Yu had the most contact with him.

She had a good impression of the fifth prince before, and felt a little regretful that her mother-in-law could not keep the fifth prince under her knees.

It had only been a few days and the fifth prince was going to harm their empress?

Qiu Yu exclaimed: "How old is the fifth prince that he can do such a thing?"

Jiang Shiying patted her hand and said, "It's not necessarily his intention. He didn't make the chestnut cake. It was made for him in the small kitchen in Concubine Jin's palace."

Qiu Yu asked: "Did Concubine Jin borrow the fifth prince's hand?"

Jiang Shiying nodded: "Nine times out of ten."

Qiu Yu asked again: "Should I report this matter to Your Majesty?"

Jiang Shiying pondered for a moment and said, "His Majesty will most likely come to Jingyang Palace today. At that time, I will say in front of His Majesty that I want to taste the chestnut cake sent by the fifth prince yesterday."

Qiu Yu was a little anxious: "How to do this?"

However, Hongying already understood: "Then the servant will say that the things entering the mouth must be inspected by Grandma Wan."

Jiang Shiying glanced at her and said, "The fifth prince is so filial, why should he be like this?"

Hongying said: "It is precisely to fulfill the filial piety of the fifth prince, and also to ensure the safety of the little prince in the mother's womb, that I have to let Aunt Wan pass it first."

Seeing them singing along, Qiu Yu understood: "In this case, it's not us who took the initiative to complain. Instead, we accidentally discovered that Concubine Jin wanted to harm the empress and the young prince. Your Majesty will definitely not let Concubine Jin go."

Jiang Shiying smiled and shook his head: "I'm afraid not necessarily."

After all, the chestnut cake was not sent to Jingyang Palace by Concubine Jin, nor was it made for a pregnant woman like her.

But the people in the small kitchen of Yongfu Palace happened to make the chestnut cake that Jiang Shiying liked, and just to increase the flavor, they put hawthorn powder in it.

The fifth prince happened to be thinking of Concubine Chunmu and wanted to share this cake with Concubine Chunmu.

The drama yesterday was not just to replace the people around the fifth prince.

This chestnut cake mixed with hawthorn powder is probably Concubine Jin’s real purpose.

In the afternoon, Jiang Shiying just woke up from a break.

Through the closed bed curtain, I could vaguely see the lights in the room.

Her voice was a little hoarse as she called out: "Qiu Yu."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard footsteps approaching from far away.

The bed curtain was opened, and what appeared in front of her was not Qiu Yu's round smiling face.

She was a little surprised and said: "Your Majesty is here?"

Lu Zhaolin nodded at her and sat on the edge of the bed.

Jiang Shiying sat up from the bed, rubbed her eyes, took his hand and said, "Your Majesty is really here."

Seeing her look like this, Lu Zhaolin smiled and rolled his eyes: "It's really me."

Jiang Shiying rested her head on his shoulder: "Your Majesty is here, why didn't you wake up Ying?"

Lu Zhaolin's big hand covered the top of her head and gently stroked her hair down: "Why should I wake you up?"

Jiang Shiying rubbed his shoulder.

Then I heard him say with a smile: "But Ah Ying is really good at sleeping. Qiu Yu said that you lay down at the beginning of the night, but you didn't wake up until the end of the night."

Jiang Shiying raised her head and gave him an angry look.

The two of them had not done anything in bed since she was pregnant.

During these days, there were other concubines who slept with her. However, compared to her, it was a bit worse.

So with just one glance, he saw that he was distracted, lowered his head and kissed those cherry lips.

After all, due to her pregnancy, she couldn't do anything excessive except for a kiss.

After a while, the two hugged each other and slowly calmed down their breathing.

In the quiet room, Jiang Shiying chuckled and said, "Your Majesty, are you hungry?"

Lu Zhaolin narrowed his eyes slightly and whispered a threat in her ear: "Just wait, wait until you give birth and see how I deal with you."

At this moment, Jiang Shiying laughed out loud: "What did your majesty say? Ying said she was hungry. What did your majesty think of?"

Knowing that she did it on purpose, Lu Zhaolin couldn't get angry, so he knocked her on the forehead and still couldn't help laughing.

After laughing, he asked: "My successor is coming in?"

Jiang Shiying nodded.

There was someone waiting in the room, but when the two of them kissed, they both wisely withdrew.

Lu Zhaolin shouted, and Yao Xingde and Qiu Yu brought people in.

"Go get some snacks, you pure masters are hungry."

Yao Xingde saluted and was about to walk out.

"Wait a minute." Jiang Shiying stopped him: "Just bring over the chestnut cake that the fifth prince brought yesterday."

She looked at Lu Zhaolin: "It's hard for Xiao'er to miss me in her heart. It's hard to let down a child's heart."

Lu Zhaolin's big hand rubbed her small hand, and his heart felt warm.

Qiu Yu bowed: "Then why don't you go? I've put the chestnut cake away."

Lu Zhaolin nodded, and Qiu Yu retreated.

When she came back, she not only brought chestnut cakes, but also Grandma Wan.

Jiang Shiying gave her an angry look: "I just want to eat a few mouthfuls of chestnut cake, why did I bring Grandma Wan here too?"

Before Qiu Yu could say anything, she heard Aunt Wan say: "Whatever comes into your Majesty's mouth must be inspected by your servant before it can be guaranteed to be safe."

It would be more appropriate for Nanny Wan to say this than for Qiu Yu to say it.

Hearing this, Jiang Shiying smiled and said, "Why should you be so careful about the things Xiao'er Baba sent here?"

Aunt Wan said: "It's not that I'm on guard against the Fifth Prince or Concubine Jin. The main reason is that I'm afraid that the ingredients used in it will conflict with what I'm using today. That would be bad, and it would inevitably hurt the Fifth Prince's filial piety."

Lu Zhaolin also said: "This is reasonable."

After he had finished speaking, Qiu Yu handed the purse filled with chestnut cakes to Nanny Wan.

Aunt Wan carefully picked up a small piece and smelled it at the tip of her nose. Then she saw her expression change. She put it into her mouth and tasted it before saying, "My dear, you can't eat this chestnut cake."

"Why?" Jiang Shiying asked.

Aunt Wan looked serious: "This chestnut cake contains a lot of hawthorn powder. And hawthorn can cause miscarriage."

As soon as these words came out, Lu Zhaolin's expression changed.

Jiang Shiying opened her mouth slightly, gently touched her chest with one hand, held Lu Zhaolin with the other hand, and said, "Thankfully, Grandma Wan is mature, otherwise, I'm afraid I would have regretted it now."

Lu Zhaolin held her hand and asked, "Has anyone touched this chestnut cake?"

Hearing this, Qiu Yu said: "Since the fifth prince sent it yesterday, it has been kept by the servant. I can guarantee that no one has tampered with it."

Seeing that her eyes were red, Jiang Shiying said: "We have been master and servant for many years, will I still doubt you?"

Qiu Yu said: "This slave is not afraid of being suspected, but I am extremely frightened when I think that something might happen to my wife and my young master."

Lu Zhaolin frowned.

Jiang Shiying said: "Since no one has tampered with it, it can only be that hawthorn powder was mixed in before the fifth prince sent it over."

Qiu Yu was shocked: "Is it Concubine Jin who wants to harm the young master?"

This was also what Lu Zhaolin had in mind.

But Jiang Shiying said: "It's hard to say. Concubine Jin made chestnut cakes in the palace, but they were not made for me to eat. I can't care about what other people's palaces cook when I'm pregnant. What ingredients were used?"

After Lu Zhaolin pondered for a moment, he looked at Yao Xingde and said, "Have someone bring the fifth prince to Jingyang Palace."

Whether it is a coincidence or an accident, it all depends on the crucial step of the fifth prince. You have to ask clearly before you can make a conclusion.

The fifth prince was brought soon.

He was not brought into the inner room of the dormitory, but into the Dongnuan Pavilion.

"Xiao'er has met the father and the pure empress."

"Get up." As he spoke, Lu Zhaolin patted his side and said, "Xiao'er, come and sit."

Although there are short footrests on the edge of the kang, it is still a bit high for the fifth prince.

Yao Xingde originally wanted to carry him up, but the fifth prince refused.

When he finally climbed up on his own, there was already a thin layer of sweat on his forehead.

Jiang Shiying handed a handkerchief to Lu Zhaolin, and after he personally wiped the fifth prince's sweat, he heard him ask: "Does Yongfu Palace often make chestnut cakes?"

The fifth prince nodded: "Xiao'er will eat it every three to five days."