Concubine Cao keenly noticed the Queen's abnormal look, and she was also thinking about something.

Upon hearing that Noble Lady Fucha's condition had finally improved, the Queen left after leaving the imperial physician on duty.

The concubines in each palace also stood up to say goodbye. Before leaving, Concubine Duan looked at An Lingrong meaningfully, but unfortunately An Lingrong was so focused on guessing whether the Queen had any other tricks up her sleeve that she didn't notice Concubine Duan's look.

After everyone left, An Lingrong continued to stay in the inner room to take care of Noble Lady Fucha.

"Sister An, I'm fine now. You should go back and have some rest. You see, your eyes are all dark." After crying bitterly, Noble Lady Fucha still felt very upset. When she thought of her dead child, she wanted to cry, but she also understood that if her body really collapsed, there would be no suitable girl of Fucha's generation who could enter the palace to repair her relationship with the emperor. For the sake of her family, she had to endure the sadness. Seeing that An Lingrong had become extremely haggard because of taking care of her, it would be enough for her to suffer here alone. Why should she accompany her? Therefore, she advised An Lingrong to leave.

"Sister Fucha, you are so heartbroken now, but Lingrong can't do anything. She can't sleep if she goes back. It's better for me to accompany you more. At least I will feel more at ease. And Lingrong has something to ask you, sister." An Lingrong thought of Sang'er's abnormality. Although the Ministry of Punishment would conduct a strict investigation, she still wanted to know more from Noble Fucha.

"You want to ask about Sang'er, right?" When Fu Cha woke up and couldn't see his personal maid, he knew something was wrong.

An Lingrong: "Yes, please forgive me for hiding the truth. If something like this happens to you, the Emperor must investigate."

After losing her child, Fu Cha also noticed something wrong with the maidservant around her. She thought about it carefully:

"Sister An, Sang'er was on my left at the time. She suddenly swayed and then leaned towards me. She was so strong that I lost my balance and fell forward. It happened so fast that I thought it was an accident. But now I think about it carefully and there are still doubts."

An Lingrong asked, "Yu'er, is that right?"

Fu Cha nodded weakly: "Yes, she was on my right side at the time, but when Sang'er fell, I had no strength to support myself on my right side."

Fu Cha couldn't finish her words before she began to pant. Seeing that she was too weak, An Lingrong had to stop questioning her: "Sister Fu Cha, you just woke up, you can't waste your energy too much. You should rest well today. I will go to the Ministry of Punishment later to see if there are any clues. I will leave Bao Que and Xiao Jiangzi here. If you have any instructions, just tell them to do it."

"You should go and have a rest too! If you collapse, I will feel even worse." Fu Cha saw that An Lingrong was too weak and couldn't bear to see her working so hard, so he tried to persuade her again.

"Sister, my health is fine. I'll just go to the Ministry of Punishment and will be back soon. It will be plenty of time for me to rest afterwards." An Lingrong didn't dare to agree with her. She had always firmly believed that the Queen was the culprit. If there was really something wrong with Yu'er, she was worried that the Queen would kill her to silence her.

Noble Lady Fucha had no choice but to agree

Before leaving, An Lingrong called Xia Dongchun into the bedroom and asked her to take good care of Noble Lady Fucha before she left in the sedan chair with peace of mind.

The court session had already ended, and the Empress Dowager asked the Emperor and Empress to come to Shoukang Palace for lunch.

"Your Majesty, can you find out whether the incident with Yi Xin was man-made or a real accident?" This is the issue that the empress dowager is most concerned about at the moment. She knows her niece's character too well. She is short-sighted and narrow-minded, and she is not calculating enough. If it were not for the family honor of Uya and Ulanara, such a person would never be able to be the empress. She is afraid that the empress will not clean up her hands and feet cleanly, and the emperor will find out clearly, which will not end well.

The emperor was also very sad. The child he had been waiting for for so long was said to be stillborn, but the Ministry of Punishment found nothing. He had already guessed that Fu Cha's incident was not an accident, but he had no evidence. He could only be depressed in secret, and even blamed God for not blessing him. He had no choice but to reply:

"Both maids were severely tortured, but gained little. My son is incompetent and has caused the Empress Dowager to worry again."

The Queen Mother's eyes relaxed, and she continued to sigh, "My grandson is gone just like that. The Queen has indeed noticed this. There are only young concubines in the Yanxi Palace, and there is not even an experienced nanny. How can they handle things?"

The Queen Mother took the initiative to blame the Queen for negligence. The Emperor knew clearly that his mother was afraid that he would seize the Queen's power because of Fu Cha's incident. The Queen was indeed not doing her best in managing the harem, but he could not think of a more suitable candidate than her, so he could only agree with the Queen Mother and said:

"Harem affairs are complicated, and the queen is not perfect, so it is inevitable that she has to work hard. But in the future, you must strengthen your precautions and never let the palace servants harm the master due to negligence again."

Seeing that the matter was over, the queen felt relieved and said sincerely, "I will keep in mind the teachings of the Empress and the Emperor. I will be extremely careful and do my best to help the Emperor."

Seeing that the Queen was quite receptive to her teachings, the Queen Mother continued:

"Emperor, Yi Xin has been severely punished for this matter. Your Majesty must make amends for her."

The emperor took the opportunity to express his inner thoughts: "I'm relieved. When the next big reward comes, I will promote her to be a concubine. This will also make up for her pain of losing her son."

The Queen sneered in her heart, fearing that Noble Lady Fucha would not be able to wait until then, but she did not show it on her face and said sincerely:

"Since the emperor has such intention, I will definitely take good care of Noble Lady Fucha so that she can recover soon and give birth to another child for the royal family."

When the Queen Mother heard her say this, she thought the blow had been struck and changed the subject:

"I heard that the prescription offered by Concubine Wen is quite useful?"

Speaking of this, the emperor finally felt relieved:

"Rong'er has always been dedicated to her work. The three prescriptions she tried on herself were all quite effective. Now there is good news coming from the palace every day. The Imperial Hospital estimates that the epidemic inside and outside the capital will be cleared within half a month, and the same is true for the capital area."

The Queen Mother also nodded repeatedly:

"Ever since that girl embroidered the sutra pillar for me without asking for credit, I have felt that she is sensible. This time she has done a great job, you should reward her. She has done a great job. Let the people of the world see that as long as she is wholeheartedly serving the people, the royal family will reward her. She has been made a concubine, so it will be inconvenient for her to live in the Yanxi Palace. It is better to grant her to live in the Yonghe Palace."

The emperor also had the idea of ​​changing the palace for An Lingrong, and he agreed immediately after hearing this.

Only the Queen was dissatisfied. Yonghe Palace was the palace where the Queen Mother lived before. The fact that the Queen Mother valued An Lingrong so much made her sense of crisis worsen again. This palace could not allow another person like Concubine Hua who was arrogant because of her favor to be raised.

In the Ministry of Punishment, the chief eunuch stopped An Lingrong outside the door and said, "Madam Wenpin, it's not that I won't let you in, but Yu'er couldn't stand the torture and just died. You are a precious girl, you must not let that bad luck be tainted!"

An Lingrong was secretly upset for arriving a step late, and had no choice but to return to the Yanx Palace first.

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