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

A few days later, Jiang Shiying accompanied him at Ganquan Palace.

This companion naturally accompanied him to the dragon bed.

At night, just after a hearty exercise before going to bed, Lu Zhaolin held Nephrite Wenxiang in his arms, talking to her in a low voice, and kissing her hair from time to time.

"Your Majesty has messed up Ying's hair."

As she spoke, she smiled coquettishly and was about to hide away.

Then, he was pulled back by the man's big hand.

Lu Zhaolin said in a hoarse voice: "Oh? I can also make Ying's hair more messy and spread it out on the bed. Do you want to see it?"

No one could hear what Jiang Shiying said next, and it turned into an ambiguous sigh between her lips and teeth.

At this time, Yao Xingde was heard shouting loudly outside the palace: "Your Majesty, there is a fire in Yonghe Palace."

Yao Xingde felt very bitter. If it was not necessary, who would dare to disturb His Majesty when he was doing such a thing?

A low-pitched curse first came from the hall, and then Lu Zhaolin said: "Come in and wait."

A fire in the harem palace is a big deal.

In the more than two hundred years since the founding of the Jin Dynasty, there have been several emperors, and fires have occurred only a handful of times.

All the palace servants quickly dressed up the two emperors and concubines, and the royal chariot was already waiting outside the main hall.

Seeing Lu Zhaolin get on the chariot, Yao Xingde was about to say that the concubine Chungui's chariot was waiting behind her.

Then, I saw His Majesty on the chariot, stretching out a hand and saying to the pure noble concubine: "Come up."

Jiang Shiying did not refuse, but Yao Xingde and other palace officials who were standing by were secretly frightened.

Riding in the royal chariot with His Majesty is an honor that the Queen has never had.

At this time, the place where the fire broke out was here in Yonghe Palace.

There is only one master living in Yonghe Palace now, the banned Concubine Hui.

She had been rescued and was standing at the entrance of the palace, looking in the direction of the main hall of Yonghe Palace.

Smoke filled the air, and the entire main hall had been engulfed in fire. The light of the fire dyed the night sky red, making it alluring and ominous.

Fortunately, she had been grounded before. In addition to the eunuchs, there were also Ouchi guards guarding the entrance of the palace.

Otherwise, the people serving in the Yonghe Palace may not be able to protect her from the sea of ​​fire safely.

The closest place to Yonghe Palace was Ning Bin's Jingren Palace. The fire had just started and she received the news here. Then she quickly led people to the entrance of Yonghe Palace, arriving earlier than the Fangyu guards who came to put out the fire.

She first bowed to Concubine Hui: "I pay my respects to Concubine Hui."

It seems that her throat was smoked, so Concubine Hui's voice was a little hoarse: "No courtesy."

Ning Bin stood up, and after seeing clearly how Concubine Hui was describing her at this moment, she said in surprise: "Ah, how come Concubine Hui is so thin?"

Except for the bulge in the belly, the rest of the body can be said to be skinny and devoid of any flesh.

Concubine Hui just smiled bitterly, and then asked her: "Can I trouble Sister Ning Bin and ask the palace maid to bring you a piece of outer clothing?"

Only then did Ning Bin notice that Concubine Hui was only wearing pajamas. It seems that the fire came so fast that there was no time to put on outer clothes.

It was just the beginning of winter two days ago, and now the weather is very cold even during the day, let alone at night. A closer look at Concubine Hui's face revealed that her face was pale and her lips were purple from the cold.

Ning Bin thought to herself, Concubine Hui and I are the only ones here now. If something happens to the emperor's heir in Concubine Hui's belly at this moment, I will inevitably be implicated.

So, he hurriedly called the eldest palace maid and said: "Quickly go and get a cotton cloak that I haven't worn yet."

The palace maid said "Promise" and then hurried back to Jingren Palace to get clothes.

After Concubine Hui put on her cloak, the Fangyu guards who were responsible for fire breaks in the palace finally arrived.

They pushed seven or eight water hoses over. Thick water jets sprayed from the water hoses onto the fire, and the fire finally stopped spreading.

Ning Bin secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that the fire was under control. It seemed that her Jingren Palace would not be affected.

Imperial Concubine Li Fei and others rushed over immediately after receiving the news.

A group of concubines were crowded at the entrance of Yonghe Palace, chattering, when they heard the sound of a car stopping and the eunuch singing a promise——

"Your Majesty has arrived."

All the concubines and concubines saluted together: "I, my concubine, pay my respects to Your Majesty."

On the imperial chariot, Lu Zhaolin waved his hand and said, "Get up."

When he got down from the royal chariot and stretched out his hand to catch the people in the car, everyone noticed that the pure noble concubine came in the royal chariot with His Majesty.

Concubine Hui felt like a big stone was weighing on her heart. Her plan must succeed this time. Otherwise, if Jiang Shiying survives, His Majesty will remember her poisoning on him, and I am afraid it will be difficult for him to make a comeback.

Jiang Shiying and a group of concubines met the ceremony.

Lu Zhaolin glanced at the main hall of Yonghe Palace, which was still burning, and then looked at Concubine Hui, and then couldn't help but frown - Concubine Hui's cheekbones were bulging due to weight loss, and the wrists exposed outside the cloak were also thin and thin.

He opened his mouth, but still didn't say anything to Concubine Hui. Instead, he turned his gaze to the guard aside and asked, "What's going on? Why did the Yonghe Palace catch fire?"

During the period when Concubine Hui was "nurturing her fetus behind closed doors", these guards were responsible for guarding the entrance of Yonghe Palace.

The guards' faces were still stained by smoke and fire, and their clothes were in a mess.

At this time, after hearing Lu Zhaolin's question, the leading guard saluted and said: "Your Majesty, the fire was lit from the northwest corner of Yonghe Palace. After I discovered the fire, I went to rescue Concubine Hui as soon as possible, and then Together with the palace people, they used wooden buckets to carry water to put out the fire.

But buckets of water were poured over, but it had no effect. The fire still spread to the entire main hall of Yonghe Palace. It wasn't until the guards arrived with a water dragon that the fire began to be brought under control.

After that, the ministers and others began to explore outside Yonghe Palace, especially the northwest corner where the fire started. As expected, they found traces of lamp oil outside the palace wall. "

"what?"

Hearing this, Concubine Hui's complexion instantly turned pale, she couldn't stand and fell on Bai Lu's body.

Her voice was hoarse and weak: "You mean, someone deliberately set a fire to harm me?"

When the two Queen Mothers came over, they happened to hear this sentence.

The Queen Mother, with bulging veins on her forehead and eyes flashing with anger, asked, "Did someone set the fire? Wasn't it an accident?"

Everyone followed the sound and looked over, then saluted the two queen mothers.

Lu Zhaolin said: "Why did you alarm the two queen mothers?"

The Queen Mother of the Holy Mother frowned: "How can we sit still in the palace for such a big event as the fire in the harem?"

The Empress Dowager pointed at Concubine Hui and asked again: "What Concubine Hui just said is that the fire in Yonghe Palace was not an accident, but someone deliberately set the fire in the palace?"

Concubine Hui still looked weak and said: "Returning to the Queen Mother, the guard said that they found traces of lamp oil outside the palace wall in the northwest corner of Yonghe Palace."

The Empress Dowager looked at Lu Zhaolin and said in a deep voice: "Emperor, this matter must be investigated carefully. Someone dared to set fire to Yonghe Palace today. Who knows if someone will set fire to Shou'an Palace, Shoukang Palace, or even Ganquan Palace tomorrow? Woolen cloth?"

Lu Zhaolin nodded: "Don't worry, Queen Mother, I will definitely have someone investigate this matter carefully."

Then, the Empress Dowager looked at Concubine Hui. After looking her up and down, she knitted her eyebrows and said, "Why did Concubine Hui become like this? Isn't she raising her fetus behind closed doors? Why does she look like she's on the run?"

Before Concubine Hui opened her mouth, she saw Bai Lu, the palace maid behind her, kneeling on the ground and said: "Please, Your Majesty, please give us the Queen Mother to make the decision. Your Majesty did not care about food during pregnancy. The meals sent from the imperial kitchen these days are almost... It's already freezing every time it's sent to Yonghe Palace. How can the empress eat it? Over time, people have been made to look like this."

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the noble concubine and concubine Jin who were in charge of the palace changed.

No matter how you say it, Concubine Hui is a concubine, and she is also pregnant with an imperial heir.

The mean guy in the imperial kitchen only knew that Concubine Hui had made His Majesty unhappy, so he followed her up and downtrodden her. Well, now, the two of them clearly didn't give orders to chastise the concubine, but they still want to take the blame for this matter.

The two of them stepped forward to plead guilty.

The imperial concubine said: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. It's my concubine who failed to take care of the imperial kitchen."

Concubine Jin also said: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. It was my concubine who was not strict with me and neglected Concubine Hui's sister."

Lu Zhaolin's face was gloomy. He was prejudiced against Concubine Hui because of Jiang Shiying's poisoning, but he couldn't bear to be a slave to his master.

He said: "Who is in charge of the imperial kitchen? He has been dismissed from his post and has thirty boards to punish."

Then, he looked at Concubine Gui and Concubine Jin, feeling a little embarrassed. Now that the queen is "recuperating", the two of them are generally doing well since managing the harem. If their power is taken away because of this matter, it will be difficult to choose a suitable person to replace them for a while.