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

Lin You stopped where he was, waiting for his next words.

Lu Zhaolin's eyebrows furrowed into the character "Sichuan".

He thought to himself that the person who spread this rumor in the first place must have evil intentions. However, now, the rumors have become widespread, and I am afraid that most of the people who still talk about these rumors are ordinary people who like to live happily.

Although the use of thunder can stop the wind and make people dare not speak ill of Ping An, it will not be good for Ping An's reputation.

In addition to this severe punishment, there are also benefits and inducements.

Thinking of this, he said: "Pass this order, I am very worried because the Eighth Prince was born in a frail body. In order to pray for the Eighth Prince, all the people of the Jin Dynasty, regardless of their good or humble background, just want to say a word of blessing for the Eighth Prince's health and longevity. , you can receive half a bushel of corn and half a bushel of rice from the Yamen in Gyeonggi Province.”

Lin You waited for a while and saw that Lu Zhaolin had no other orders, so he took the order and retreated.

At this time, many concubines in Jingxi Garden received the news and learned about the rumors outside.

In the Queen's Mingxiu Pavilion.

Ning Guifei and He Meiren were all sitting in the side room, chatting with the queen.

At this time, Shu Wen came in and after bowing, there was a look of hesitation on his face.

Seeing her look, Concubine Ning stood up sensibly and said, "I have been harassing you for a long time, so I will take my leave now."

He Meiren also stood up and said, "I won't bother you anymore, concubine."

But I saw the queen smiling and saying: "Sit down quickly. Didn't you just say that you would stay with me for dinner?"

Then, without waiting for the two of them to react, she glared at Shuwen and said, "If you have something to say, say it quickly. With such hesitation, Ning Guibi and He Meiren will not dare to stay any longer."

"It's your fault." Shu Wen bowed first and admitted his mistake, and then said: "My slave just received the news. There are rumors in the capital that the Eighth Prince is a disaster star sent from heaven."

Then, she recounted the rumor clearly.

After finishing speaking, the queen looked serious: "Don't say these words again!"

The calligrapher saluted and said: "No."

After the letter was withdrawn, the queen said sadly: "Concubine Chen was injured due to premature birth. If she hears this rumor, I'm afraid-"

At this point, she sighed heavily.

Ning Guifei looked at her and said understandingly: "The palace servants serving in Xiangying Juli are all very sensible. I don't think they would spread such words to Concubine Chen."

The queen sighed: "I hope so."

At the end of the Youshi period, Ning Guibi and He Meiren finished their dinner at Mingxiu's residence, got up and left.

After leaving Mingxiu Residence, He Meiren did not return to her own residence, but said: "I haven't seen Concubine Chen for a few days. Let's go and pay tribute to Concubine Chen."

An hour later, Xiangying came inside.

Jiang Shiying was lying on the bed and heard that she was asking to see the beauty.

She raised her eyebrows slightly and said, "Oh?"

Ah Yuan knew that she didn't like beauties, so he asked, "Slave, did you reject her?"

But Jiang Shiying smiled: "Don't refuse too hard."

A Yuan asked: "What did the empress say?"

Jiang Shiying said: "The beauty asked to see me. I didn't want to see her at first, but she begged so hard that I reluctantly met her."

Ah Yuan nodded and said: "I understand, I understand, my queen, don't worry."

After half a cup of tea, Hemei was invited into the inner room of Xiangying's bedroom.

Then soon, the sound of a tea cup breaking was heard inside.

After that, He Meiren was slapped on the face.

Her expression was a little strange, not only angry but also a little proud.

A Yuan sent He Meiren to the entrance of Xiangying Residence and said, "Our empress does not welcome He Meiren, and please He Meiren not to visit us again in the future."

Just as He Meiren was about to speak, she heard a series of footsteps, and then the little eunuch sang loudly: "Your Majesty is here!"

He Meiren felt happy, turned around, and saw Lu Zhaolin's figure approaching from far away.

She knelt down and saluted: "Concubine, I see you, Your Majesty."

"Get up." Lu Zhaolin glanced at her and walked towards Xiangying Residence without even stopping.

"Your Majesty." He Meiren raised her voice and called him.

"What's the matter?" Lu Zhaolin paused slightly and asked.

He Meiren turned her face slightly and pointed the slapped side at him.

She waited for Lu Zhaolin to ask, but saw that Lu Zhaolin didn't seem to notice at all, and said impatiently: "What on earth is going on?"

Yao Xingde whispered in his ear: "He Meiren seems to have been slapped on the face."

"Oh?" Lu Zhaolin squinted his eyes, looked at it for a moment, and then asked: "Concubine Chen beat you?"

He Meiren lowered her head in grievance and said, "It's not the fault of Concubine Chen, it's——"

Before the complaint was finished, Lu Zhaolin said matter-of-factly: "Of course I don't blame Concubine Chen. Concubine Chen has always had a clear sense of right and wrong. If you hadn't done something wrong, how could she hit you?"

He Meiren raised her head in shock, unable to believe what she heard.

The next moment, I heard him say again: "Anyone who commits an offense with a beauty below will be grounded for a month."

"Your Majesty!" He Meiren was anxious. How long had she just been lifted from the ground and now she was grounded again?

Lu Zhaolin frowned. Yao Xingde, who knew the opportunity, took a step forward and said, "Hemei, why don't you accept the order and thank me?"

He Meiren opened her mouth and saluted, "I accept the decree."

Lu Zhaolin nodded, turned around and walked towards Xiangying Juli without looking back.

As soon as she entered the inner room of the dormitory, she saw Lan Hui squatting on the ground, holding a towel in her hand and wiping the floor.

"What's going on?" Lu Zhaolin asked.

"Your Majesty is here," Jiang Shiying said, "My hand slipped just now and broke a tea cup."

"Is it slippery?" Lu Zhaolin strode to the bedside and sat down, asking a bit jokingly.

Jiang Shiying pouted: "Okay, it's not that my hands were slippery. It was because I was angry and threw the tea cup to the ground."

Lu Zhaolin asked: "Is it because of that He Meiren who doesn't understand the rules?"

Jiang Shiying nodded.

Lu Zhaolin smiled and said: "Don't be angry now. Being angry during confinement is not good for your health. I just punished her by grounding her. Maybe I can let you calm down?"

Jiang Shiying leaned against him: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Lu Zhaolin reached out to hug her, but when his hand touched the pillow, it hit something wet.

He picked it up and found that it was an almost soaked handkerchief.

Looking closely at Jiang Shiying's face, she saw that her eye circles were red, and she had obviously cried.

He asked: "Why are you so angry today? What did He Meiren do to make you angry and cry?"

Jiang Shiying sat up from his arms, looked directly into his eyes, and asked: "Your Majesty, I heard that there are rumors outside that our safety is a disaster from heaven. Is this true?"

Lu Zhaolin frowned: "Did He Meiren tell you this?"

He had someone come to Xiangyingju to spread the word, but the people around her tightly guarded the news and would never dare to reveal it to her.

In addition, He Meiren had just been here and made her cry, so he could only talk to Meiren.

Without waiting for Jiang Shiying to reply, he heard him say: "Yao Xingde, extend He Meiren's confinement to three months."

Jiang Shiying held his left hand, her tone tightened, and her eyes filled with tears: "Looking at His Majesty's reaction, are there really such rumors outside the palace?"

Lu Zhaolin said warmly: "There are such rumors, but I have people under control."

Then, he told her about his benevolent and powerful methods.