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

A quarter of an hour passed, and there was still no news from Princess Kang He. Lu Zhaolin and the queen arrived one after another.

Jiang Shiying, Qingshan and others saluted him.

"No need." Lu Zhaolin waved his hand and asked, "How's it going?"

Qingshan took a step forward and said, "Your Majesty, there is still no news."

Lu Zhaolin calmly sat down at the top and said, "This matter must not be revealed in front of the Queen Mother."

Qingshan bowed and said: "The Queen Mother has given her instructions, and the servants will definitely hide the truth from the Queen Mother."

Lu Zhaolin's face softened a little, and he looked at Jiang Shiying and said, "I'm inconvenienced, so please sit down."

Until the middle of Haishi, there was still no news about Princess Kang and Princess.

Lu Zhaolin clenched his hands into fists and said in a cold voice: "Let them search more carefully. Don't miss anything at the bottom of the well or in the lake."

What this means is that it is suspected that Princess Kang and Princess are in danger.

After another half an hour, the queen advised: "It's already late at night. Your Majesty has a court meeting tomorrow, so you might as well go and rest first. I'll leave it to my concubine to keep an eye on the Anhe Pavilion."

Lu Zhaolin didn't say a word.

The queen turned to Jiang Shiying again: "Concubine Chun is still pregnant. She should rest early."

Lu Zhaolin pondered for a moment and then said: "Forget it, I'll leave this to you. If there is any news, let them report it immediately."

The Queen nodded: "Your Majesty, don't worry."

Perhaps because they were thinking about Princess Kanghe, both Jiang Shiying and Lu Zhaolin slept very uneasily that night.

While half asleep and half awake, I suddenly heard a gentle knock on the door, and then Yao Xingde called in a low voice: "Your Majesty, there is news about Princess Kanghe."

After calling out, Lu Zhaolin opened his eyes.

He was about to get up quietly, but the person beside him held his hand.

"Did it wake you up?" Lu Zhaolin asked.

Jiang Shiying shook her head and said, "I can't sleep well because I have something on my mind."

Then, I heard her calling loudly: "Ah Yuan, please light the lamp."

After a moment, the room lit up and the bed curtain was gently opened.

Lu Zhaolin stood up and said, "I originally wanted you to continue sleeping."

Jiang Shiying whispered: "A Ying is thinking about the princess, how can she sleep well?"

Seeing her like this, Lu Zhaolin stopped insisting.

He looked at Yao Xingde and asked, "But we found someone."

Yao Xingde opened his mouth with an ugly expression on his face: "The guards found the bodies of the princess and the wet nurse in Cheng Lake."

As soon as the words fell, the entire dormitory fell silent instantly.

Even the two little eunuchs who were helping Lu Zhaolin get dressed stopped and did not dare to move.

Jiang Shiying took two steps forward and took Lu Zhaolin's left hand.

Lu Zhaolin originally felt like he was in a dream, but when she touched him like this, he felt like he woke up.

Just listen to her ask: "Where is the princess now?"

Yao Xingde said: "It is temporarily placed in Xiyue Tower."

Lu Zhaolin shook her back, tightening his grip first, then loosening it, raising his arms and saying, "Hurry up."

After both of them finished dressing, they hurried to Xiyue Tower.

The Queen took people with her and waited outside Xiyue Tower.

After seeing the ceremony, the queen lowered her head slightly and said, "I have ordered someone to tidy up Kang He's appearance."

Lu Zhaolin nodded, and then walked towards the door with Jiang Shiying without saying a word.

Before entering, Lu Zhaolin suddenly stopped.

"Your Majesty?" Jiang Shiying raised her eyes to look at him.

The queen also didn't know why.

Lu Zhaolin's voice was low and hoarse: "The description of a person who fell into the water is not very good. Please don't go in, I'm afraid you will be scared."

When Jiang Shiying heard this, she didn't insist much. She hugged him first, and then said: "Then Aying is waiting for Your Majesty outside."

Lu Zhaolin nodded and entered Xiyue Tower.

The queen followed him, and before crossing the threshold, she glanced at Jiang Shiying with unclear meaning.

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On the second day, Qin Xiurong was taken from the palace to the garden.

Jiang Shiying did not go to see her. He only heard that she was so grief-stricken that she fainted from crying several times.

After that, they held Princess Kanghe's body tightly and did not allow the palace people to bury her in the coffin. He said bluntly that Kang He just fell asleep and would wake up soon.

It was Lu Zhaolin who ordered the imperial doctor to give her a few injections and sleep her to death, so that the funeral of Princess Kang He could continue.

In the Tung Blossom Pavilion.

It wasn't until dusk fell that Qin Xiurong slowly woke up.

When she woke up, she no longer looked as grief-stricken as before, and she looked very calm.

After the palace people helped her wash up, a little palace maid came to report that the queen was here.

The queen was welcomed into the inner room of the bedroom.

Qin Xiurong knelt down and saluted: "I have met the Queen."

The queen took two steps forward, helped her stand up personally, and said, "Get up quickly."

After the two sat down, the queen asked her with concern: "I thought you were about to wake up, so I came to take a look. Are you okay?"

Qin Xiurong nodded silently.

The queen let out a long sigh and said, "I have also experienced the pain you are experiencing today."

Speaking of this, she choked with sobs: "Now when I think of Yongning, my heart still hurts, as if someone is holding a knife and gouging out my heart."

Qin Xiurong was expressionless at first, but when he heard her words, he was a little moved. She and the queen were both pitiful people who had the same problem when it came to the loss of their daughter.

The queen sat in the Tonghua Pavilion for about two hours before leaving.

The eldest palace maid Liuli sent the queen out, and when she came back, she heard the second-class palace maid Caiyun complaining behind Qin Xiurong.

"The Queen is such a noble person that she came to see her in person. The Imperial Concubine didn't even send a maid here. If the Imperial Concubine hadn't grounded you, the princess could only be entrusted to the Queen Mother, and the Imperial Concubine and the Princess would not be in trouble. Separated forever.”

Qin Xiurong's eyelids drooped, and he didn't know if he heard her words.

Liuli hurriedly took two steps forward and scolded: "Quiet! What nonsense are you talking about in front of your Majesty?"

After that, they searched for several days, but no clues were found about Kang and the princess falling into the water.

It looked like he accidentally fell into the lake.

At the same time, rumors spread in the garden.

The content of this rumor is that the Prince Xianduan family was unwilling to die, so they entangled the Queen Mother, causing the Queen Mother to fall ill, and then entangled Princess Kanghe, causing Princess Kanghe to fall into the lake.

When Jiang Shiying heard this rumor, she frowned: "How come you got involved with King Xian Duan?"

Yu Chengyi replied in a low voice: "King Xianduan was punished for his rebellion, and the empress knows it."

Jiang Shiying nodded.

Yu Chengyi continued: "King Xianduan was executed in this garden. Not only King Xianduan, but also his family, all their wives, concubines and children died in the garden. Rumors say that the ghosts of King Xianduan's family died in the garden. They have not dispersed, but remain in this garden.”

Hearing this, Jiang Shiying sneered and said, "What ghost is still there? It's just suspicion."

After Cheng Yi resigned, Jiang Shiying sat alone on the soft couch, still thinking about the rumors.

The members of the Xianduan Wang family have been dead for more than ten years. How could such a rumor suddenly spread? Behind this matter, I'm afraid it's not simple.

With this in mind, she ordered: "Change my clothes."

After changing clothes, I heard her say again: "Go to the small kitchen and get a plate of rose red bean cake. Let's go to Anhe Pavilion."