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

The queen's people came here to summon them to Zuiyin Pavilion.

Not only Yuan Baolin was summoned, but the imperial concubine also wanted to go.

When Yuan Baolin followed the concubine to Zuiyin Pavilion, he found that all the masters in the harem, big and small, had arrived, except for the pure concubine who had not yet arrived.

After Yuan Baolin saluted, he did not dare to inquire about what happened.

She wondered in her heart, could it be that His Majesty had left the matter of dealing with Concubine Jiang to the Queen? But why did the Queen summon so many of them?

It's hard to deal with these things openly, right?

Yuan Baolin was making random guesses when he heard the voice of the imperial concubine in front of him: "What? Concubine Jiang's child is gone?"

Yuan Baolin was shocked. Is His Majesty so angry that he can't even tolerate Concubine Jiang's children? She thought that the most she could do was to leave the mother and leave the son.

At this time, I heard the little eunuch outside singing loudly——

"Your Majesty has arrived, and the noble concubine has arrived."

Jiang Shiying was originally accompanying him in Ganquan Palace.

Lu Zhaolin called her over today not just to add fragrance to his red sleeves.

Last night, he received news that the third young lady of the Jiang family was engaged to the second young master of the Yuan family.

As soon as the news reached the palace, he had already classified Jiang Pengyuan as a traitor and traitor in his heart.

He is not so narrow-minded that he cannot allow his subjects to take sides.

Just to stand in line, he had to wait until the princes had grown up and started to be involved in government affairs, and waited for him to reveal his intention to establish a heir apparent.

Instead of him being in his early thirties and still in the most energetic and enterprising stage of an emperor, they were thinking about standing behind a "prince" who had not yet been born, planning how to unite all forces and turn this "prince" into an emperor. "Prince" is in his hand, replacing him, the uncontrollable emperor.

This is not taking sides, this is a covert attempt to rebel.

He had already made up his mind to deal with Jiang Pengyuan, but he wanted to inform Ah Ying. Ah Ying is a good person, but it's a pity that she is the only one in the whole house who has emerged from the mire and remained unsullied.

Lu Zhaolin had just finished telling Jiang Shiying about the engagement between Jiang and Yuan's family, when someone came from the Queen's place to send a message, saying that something had happened at Zuiyin Pavilion and that Jiang Concubine's child was gone.

The two emperors and concubines entered, and the queen came forward with a group of concubines.

"I, my concubine, pay my respects to Your Majesty."

Lu Zhaolin shouted, and Jiang Shiying saluted the queen: "I pay my respects to the queen."

The queen gently asked her not to be polite.

Then, Lu Zhaolin asked: "What's going on? Why is Concubine Jiang's child gone?"

The queen replied: "The imperial doctor said that it was due to consumption of a large amount of blood-activating substances."

Lu Zhaolin frowned: "A blood-activating thing?"

The Queen said: "The imperial doctors are sorting out Concubine Jiang's meal today and the residue of the anti-fetal medicine."

Just as he was talking, Zhao Yuanshi replied.

"Your Majesty, I have discovered a large amount of Selaginella in the medicine residue."

Lu Zhaolin asked: "Selaginella?"

Zhao Yuanshi said: "Selaginella is warm in nature and is mostly used to treat wind and cold. It also has beautification effects and can be applied externally on the face to treat skin problems. However, pregnant women should not take this product because it has the effect of activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis. Jiang The concubine’s miscarriage was caused by the addition of selaginella into the medicine.”

Lu Zhaolin said: "Yao Xingde, ask someone to check the Royal Pharmacy."

Yao Xingde took the order and left.

The medicine in the harem was not cooked by each palace, but was cooked uniformly in the imperial pharmacy and then sent to each palace.

When decoction is made in the Royal Pharmacy, a record is also kept. Who grabbed the medicine, who fried the medicine, who confirmed that there was nothing wrong with the medicine after frying it, and finally who delivered it.

Now that there is a problem with the medicine, the first person to be held accountable is naturally the Imperial Pharmacy.

Concubine Jiang had lost her child during miscarriage and was still lying in the inner room. However, Lu Zhaolin did not intend to go in at all, but just sat in the middle hall and waited.

In the inner room, Concubine Jiang was lying on the bed, listening to the noise outside, and her heart went cold when she saw that Your Majesty had no intention of caring about her.

"Bai Lu, go and invite His Majesty to come in." She whispered.

Bai Lu said "Promise" and went to the middle hall.

After Lu Zhaolin finished listening to Bai Lu's message, he just said: "Let Jiang Bin lie down well."

But he didn't mention going in to see her.

All the concubines in the middle hall were a little surprised. Concubine Jiang had just lost her child, but Your Majesty was so cold. Is it because of the pure noble concubine?

Yuan Baolin stood at the end, feeling that everyone was drunk and she was alone. I'm afraid this cold treatment is just the beginning, because of what they have done and what they haven't had time to do, His Majesty may have to punish Jiang Concubine later.

Listening to what Bai Lu said, Jiang Bin felt that things might be a little out of her expectation.

Not long after, Yao Xingde came back.

"Back to Your Majesty, according to the records at the Royal Pharmacy, after the medicine was prepared, two medical officers on duty confirmed that there was no problem."

In this case, it can only be that something went wrong after leaving the Royal Pharmacy.

Yao Xingde continued: "The person who brought the medicine to Zuiyin Pavilion was Xiao Kangzi, a young apprentice from the Royal Pharmacy."

Xiao Kangzi was already kneeling in the hall.

Xiao Kangzi already knew that there was something wrong with the medicine given to Zuiyin Pavilion today. He said: "Your Majesty Rong Bing, this servant never opened the medicine jar from the Imperial Pharmacy to Zuiyin Pavilion."

Before Lu Zhaolin could speak, he heard the Queen say in confusion: "I remember that two people always go together when delivering medicine from the Royal Pharmacy. Why are you the only one today?"

Xiao Kangzi said: "Originally, my servant and Xiao Wenzi delivered the medicine together, but today Xiao Wenzi suddenly suffered from abdominal pain, so I was the only one."

Lu Zhaolin said: "Find that little Wenzi here."

Before Xiao Wenzi arrived, he heard the Queen say: "Your Majesty, you can also check the withdrawal records of Selaginella at the Imperial Pharmacy."

After the words fell, the imperial concubine mocked: "Which palace doesn't have such basic medicinal materials? If I just check the records of the Imperial Pharmacy, I'm afraid I won't be able to find anything."

The Queen said: "The Selaginella in each palace was not created out of thin air. They were all obtained from the Imperial Pharmacy. In short, there are traces of which palace has obtained Selaginella."

As soon as these words came out, the imperial concubine said nothing more.

Seeing Lu Zhaolin nod, Yao Xingde sent someone to investigate.

When Xiao Wenzi arrived, he just insisted that he had a sudden abdominal pain today.

The person who went to check the withdrawal records came back and reported: "Your Majesty, in the past ten days, only the Xinyi girl from Jingyang Palace has withdrawn Selaginella two days ago, and there are a lot of them."

At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Jiang Shiying.

Then Xiao Kangzi, who was kneeling on the ground, said: "Your Majesty, I met Miss Xinyi on the way to deliver medicine today. I stopped and said a few words. Maybe Miss Xinyi took advantage of my unpreparedness and tampered with the medicine."

The queen looked at Lu Zhaolin and said, "Your Majesty, if this is the case, I am afraid that Xin Yi, who is next to Chun Noble Concubine, will have to pay a visit."

Lu Zhaolin frowned and said, "Go and bring Xin Yi over."

At the same time, his left hand held Jiang Shiying's hand.

The queen's eyes darkened slightly when she saw this.

After Xin Yi was brought there, he insisted that he had just had a casual chat with Xiao Kangzi and had done nothing.

The queen first glanced at Jiang Shiying, and then asked: "Why did you withdraw Selaginella at the Imperial Pharmacy?"

Xin Yi said: "Two days ago, two pimples appeared on my face, which disfigured my appearance and made me unsightly. So I took some selaginella to apply on my face."

The queen said: "It's just two pimples, and I only applied it for two days. I don't think it will take much Selaginella."

Then, send someone to Xin Yi's room to get the rest.

Hearing this, Xin Yi looked panicked and said, "I'm worried that it will be finished too late, so I used a large amount and have already used it up."

Anyone who hears this knows there is a problem.

Lu Zhaolin said: "Send it to the Criminal Punishment Department."

Hearing this, Xin Yi stood up and rushed towards the pillar in the hall, shouting: "It was a slave who did it alone and has nothing to do with the noble concubine."

Jiang Shiying laughed angrily.

Fortunately, the one she had with her today was A Yuan.

A Yuan reacted very quickly. As soon as Xin Yi stood up, she was ready. Before Xin Yi could rush to the pillar, he was kicked in the stomach by A Yuan and fell backward to the ground, clutching his stomach and crying out in pain.

Jiang Shiying looked at Lu Zhaolin and said, "Your Majesty, someone insists on relying on Ah Ying."

Lu Zhaolin looked at her and said, "Don't worry, Ah Ying, I'm not suspicious of you."

Others think this is Lu Zhaolin's trust in her, but Jiang Shiying knows in her heart that there may be trust, but more of it is something else.

Others didn't know about Concubine Jiang and the Queen Mother, but they knew everything about it.

Even because of this matter, he knew that Lu Zhaolin would never let Jiang Bin go, so he also knew that there was no need for Jiang Shiying to get her hands dirty for Jiang Bin.