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

After leaving Fengyi Palace, Yao Xingde took people to Pingyizhai in Yikun Palace.

On the day Zhen Meiren gave birth, Zhang Baolin was grounded.

Now, the people from the imperial court came with the decree, and the lock outside the Pingyizhai door was opened.

The little eunuch guarding the door opened the palace door with a creak, looked inside, and shouted: "Where is Zhang Baolin? Your Majesty has a purpose."

After the words fell, there was no reply for a while.

Yao Xingde frowned and walked inside, with the others following behind him.

After walking for more than ten steps, in front of us is the partition door between the middle hall and the inner room.

Yao Xingde knocked on the door and said again: "Is Zhang Baolin here?"

After waiting for a while, there was no reply.

Yao Xingde thought to himself that something was wrong. Stretching out his hands, he pushed the door. The door was not locked, and as soon as my hand touched it, it opened wide without much force.

Facing the door is a round table with diamond flowers. At this time, I saw a person lying on the round table, seemingly asleep.

"Zhang Baolin?" Yao Xingde called out, but the person lying on the table showed no response.

He frowned and took a few steps forward. When he took a closer look, he saw Zhang Baolin bleeding from all his orifices.

The blood flowed to the table and had already condensed. It was indistinguishable from the color of the mahogany wood. It had obviously been dead for a while.

Yao Xingde looked solemn and ordered: "Stand guard, don't let anyone get close, and don't let this matter out."

His eyes slid over the surrounding inmates, and his voice was sharp and sinister: "If the Zajia family knew about it, and someone told this matter, haha——"

He didn't say what he would do, but the little eunuchs present all shuddered and responded one after another.

After making arrangements here, Yao Xingde took two people out of Pingyizhai. This matter must be reported to His Majesty.

Ping Yizhai was in the second courtyard of Yikun Palace. When he walked out of the courtyard gate, he happened to meet Zhen Meiren's eldest maid Chang Xia.

"I've met Eunuch Yao." Changxia blessed him with good health.

The solemn look on Yao Xingde's face had disappeared. He returned the gesture and said, "You're welcome, girl."

Chang Xia asked curiously: "Eunuch, are you coming from Pingyizhai? But Zhang Baolin has committed suicide?"

Previously, someone from the imperial court had come to Yikun Palace and told Zhenmei that the people who instigated Wenpo to murder her this time were the painting fan next to the queen and Zhang Baolin, who lived in the same palace with her.

Your Majesty has made a decree to put these two people to death. It’s normal for Chang Xia to ask this question.

Yao Xingde did not directly answer Chang Xia's words, he just laughed and then took the people away.

When he returned to the imperial court to resume his duties, Lu Zhaolin was already sitting in the Dongnuan Pavilion in the main hall of Jingyang Palace.

Seeing Yao Xingde entering the door with a heavy face, he frowned and asked, "I just went to announce a few edicts. What's wrong with you?"

Jiang Shiying was also guessing whether Yao Xingde's behavior was caused by obstacles from the Queen or Zhang Baolin?

Yao Xingde bowed first, then opened his mouth, but hesitated.

Lu Zhaolin glared at him: "Why don't you tell me quickly?"

Yao Xingde said: "It's not that I didn't say anything, it's that I'm worried that this matter will shock the pure concubine."

Concubine Chun had already been frightened once when the midwife hit the pillar.

When His Majesty told Concubine Chun about Fuliu's collision, Concubine Chun was shocked again.

If he had told Zhang Baolin out of the blue that he had bled to death from all his orifices, Concubine Chun would be frightened again.

If something unexpected happened, he would have to shed his skin even if he didn't die.

Hearing this, Lu Zhaolin knew that something big must have happened.

Just as he was about to speak, Jiang Shiying held his hand and asked, "Your Majesty, could you please let Ying guess what happened?"

Lu Zhaolin frowned: "Doctor Fang just said that you can't be frightened again and again."

Jiang Shiying pursed her lips: "You will be shocked only if you hear something shocking out of the blue. But if you guess it yourself and be prepared, then it will be fine."

Lu Zhaolin pondered, still a little hesitant.

Jiang Shiying added: "A Ying is involved in this matter after all. If you don't know the truth, you will inevitably worry about it."

At this point, she bowed her hands and bowed, her eyebrows drooped, and she pretended to be pitiful and said: "Your Majesty, please agree."

Lu Zhaolin sighed and said, "That's alright, then you can take a guess."

Jiang Shiying's eyebrows relaxed: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Then, he saw her head slightly tilted, looking at Yao Xingde and saying: "Eunuch Yao went to Fengyi Palace and Hepingyizhai. I guess that the Queen is stable and self-possessed, and nothing serious will happen in Fengyi Palace. If anything happens, It can only be Ping Yizhai, right?"

Yao Xingde nodded: "Your Majesty's guess is good."

Jiang Shiying added: "Eunuch Yao went to announce the death decree, so that Eunuch Yao could report it as a big deal. I guess something happened to Zhang Baolin before Eunuch Yao arrived at Pingyizhai. I'm afraid his death will not be pretty?" "

Yao Xingde nodded again and said, "It's just as the empress said."

Jiang Shiying had already guessed it, so he told the truth: "When the slaves brought people to Pingyizhai, Zhang Baolin was already dead. It seems that he died from bleeding from the seven orifices."

He didn't say that Zhang Baolin committed suicide out of fear of crime, because there was something fishy about it.

If a concubine commits suicide, the nine clans will be implicated.

No matter how "fearful" Zhang Baolin was, he still had to wait for Lu Zhaolin's imperial edict for the sake of the large family outside the palace.

What's more, where did she get the medicine when she was in deep palace confinement?

Lu Zhaolin thought to himself, I am afraid that Ah Ying was right. The Queen's surprised expression that day was probably not staged.

Jiang Shiying on the side was guessing in her heart who set up this game.

When the coral hairpin fell out at first, she thought this game was against her.

But the design is too shallow.

With a slight push, her suspicions were cleared, and instead it slid in a direction unfavorable to the Queen.

The last pieces of evidence all pointed to the painting fan, leaving her unable to argue.

Now, the whole thing looks like Hua Fan and Zhang Baolin conspired to murder Zhen Meiren and frame her as his beloved concubine.

But what if the person behind it is not a fan?

If so, what if someone wanted to use her as a beloved concubine as a cover to frame the queen?

If Hua Fan hadn't been hard-boned and had endured so many rounds of punishment, it would have been impossible for him to relent and lay the blame on the Queen.

She was just guessing at first, but now that Zhang Baolin is dead, her guess is probably correct.

Just as he was thinking of this, he heard Lu Zhaolin say: "Zhang Baolin received the order and chose the poisoned wine. Get involved and continue to investigate in secret."

Yao Xingde took the order and retreated.

Jiang Shiying said: "Your Majesty is magnanimous."

This is Mr. Zhang's family who spared the previous dynasty.

Lu Zhaolin took her hand and played with it in his palm: "A Ying clearly saw something fishy in it."

Jiang Shiying nodded: "Aying feels that Zhang Baolin is more like being silenced than committing suicide."

Lu Zhaolin looked at her: "Let's just wait and see who wants to silence her."

The next day was the seventh prince’s baptism banquet.

This banquet was hosted by a noble concubine. Judging from the specifications, it was not that of a beauty, but of a noble concubine.

Sure enough, when the banquet was over, the imperial edict from Jin Feng was received in Yikun Palace.

Zhenmei had meritorious service in giving birth to a prince, and was named a precious concubine. After confinement, you can move to the main hall of Yikun Palace.

In the delivery room of Yikun Palace, as soon as the little eunuch who announced the decree left, the servants in the room knelt down and said, "Congratulations on your promotion."

The precious concubine smiled broadly and said, "Come on, everyone will be rewarded."

The servants thanked him again and then got up and went about their own business.

The precious concubine handed the imperial edict to Chang Xia and said, "Keep it well."

Then, she looked at Nanny Feng: "Nanny, I originally thought that Your Majesty would only promote me to the position of concubine."

Aunt Feng smiled warmly: "Your Majesty, you really care about your empress."

Hearing this, the precious concubine first pursed her lips and showed a smile. Then, she didn't know what she thought of, the smile faded, and a touch of sadness emerged between her eyebrows: "No matter how much I value her, she is still not as good as Chun Fei."

"Your Majesty, be careful of the wind." Aunt Feng put a piece of clothing on her body first, and then said: "Let me tell you, you don't have to stare at the favor of these two days. You have the seventh prince. Let’s just look at the days to come. Concubine Chun is climbing so high now, who knows if she will fall down in the future?”

The precious concubine nodded gently and said, "Don't worry, mama, I'm awake."

At this time, I saw that Chang Xia had already placed the imperial edict, entered the room, and asked: "It's almost time, have you given the empress the health soup today?"

Hearing this, Grandma Feng said: "My dear, I have to keep an eye on you."

The precious concubine took her hand, with a look of trust on her face: "Thank you, grandma."

After Nanny Feng went out, when she looked at Chang Xia, her face was expressionless: "Have everything been cleaned up?"

Chang Xia nodded: "Don't worry, Madam."

A smile appeared on the lips of the precious concubine: "The queen wants to take my child away, ha."