When I opened my eyes, Zhen Huan knelt in front of me and had a miscarriage

Nian Shilan was very decisive in handling the matter of the heartbreak grass. After sentencing the two masterminds to death, he sent the rest of the people involved in the matter to the Ministry of Punishment for punishment.

When she gave the order, the Fourth Prince was sitting beside her, playing chess with her.

The Fourth Prince was holding the black chess piece, which seemed to be about to fall, until Songzhi went down.

Nian Shilan looked up and saw his hesitation and confusion. She pursed her lips and said, "Why, do you have something to ask mother?"

"Yes, my son does have something unclear. If this was not done by my mother, then the mastermind behind it should not be just a little palace maid. Empress Wan is the emperor's favorite concubine, and she is pregnant now. How dare a mere palace maid lay a hand on a concubine?"

As the Fourth Prince spoke, he placed the black chess piece on the board. With one more move he would be able to capture Nian Shilan's white piece.

Nian Shilan raised her eyebrows slightly and looked at him, "I thought you were interested in poetry and books, but I never thought that you knew about the trivialities of the harem at such a young age."

The Fourth Prince lowered his head and asked, "Mother, do you think your son is meddling in other people's affairs?"

Then he frantically tried to make up for it, "Son just thought that if he knew more, he might be able to help mother."

"I naturally don't think so. It's good that you know this. You have good intentions. But today's incident is not as simple as you think. Everyone in the harem is very smart. You are not the only one who knows this. There is someone else behind this."

She slowly put down the chess piece and slightly opened her thin, red lips.

"Then why didn't you check, mother?"

"Because the people who set up the scheme are not afraid of you investigating. In fact, they want you to investigate."

She narrowed her eyes slightly, as if she had thought of something, and the emotion in her eyes deepened.

The Fourth Prince did not understand, "Mother, why do you say that? Are you saying that those two servants had already been framed?"

"An promised that she is calm and steady. If it is not a complete matter, she will not act rashly. She has already bribed the two servants and has a firm grasp on their weakness. So I simply killed them directly and did not fall into the enemy's trap. I took an unusual path to make her unable to figure it out."

The Fourth Prince lowered his eyes and thought for a while.

"I understand what you said, mother. But there is one thing I don't understand. An promised but she promised. How could she bribe two servants to bite you and do such a sinful thing for her? If we don't investigate, won't everyone think that you didn't do your job well?"

Nian Shilan made the last move, and the outcome of the chess game was decided.

If the white piece captures the black piece, the white piece wins.

The Fourth Prince shook his head, sighed, and stared at the chessboard with his head propped up, not understanding where he had made a wrong move.

Nian Shilan smiled, "You are just like this chess game. You are trapped in it and don't know where to break it. Just like the game of Heartbreak Grass, everyone knows that An promised that it would be impossible for him to do such a thing, and they also understand why I didn't investigate. Some things will be disadvantageous to you if you investigate them."

Then she pointed to the black chess piece on the chessboard that the Fourth Prince had placed when he was distracted and asked her a question.

It was that one move that turned the entire chess game upside down.

If that piece had not moved there, perhaps the Fourth Prince would have won.

"I see. I understand."

……

Jingren Palace.

"An Da Ying is really useless. The Empress helped her to this point, but she failed so easily. Not only did Concubine Hua succeed, but now she has lost the favor of the Emperor."

Concubine Qi sat next to the Queen.

The Queen had a headache today, so she was called here to talk to the Queen.

The queen rubbed her brows, looking quite annoyed. "Well, I asked you to come here to say something that would make me feel comfortable. Why are you saying all this?"

Concubine Qi immediately fell silent and looked at the Queen cautiously.

After a long while, he said, "Empress, my father found many mistakes made by Concubine Wan's father in the previous dynasty. Moreover, recently, due to Longkodo's crimes, Zhen Yuandao seems to have a big disagreement with the emperor. Maybe we can start from here."

The queen lowered her eyes.

Although An Lingrong's incident didn't seem to affect her.

But it was she who personally recommended An Lingrong to the emperor, and it was she who led the emperor to the lotus pond that day.

How could the emperor not know her intention to recommend him?

Now that something like this has happened again, An Lingrong must be ruined!

She looked at Concubine Qi, her eyes full of annoyance, "You are telling the truth. If I am not absolutely sure this time, I will not take action again."

"Don't worry, Queen. Since you told me last time, I have written a letter to my father. There will be no mistakes this time."

"That's good. If that's the case, then tell your father to go ahead and do it. Concubine Wan is pregnant, so there's no rush for this matter. We have to infiltrate slowly."

"Yes." Concubine Qi replied, and then said, "But your Majesty, if this matter needs to be accomplished, the Empress and the concubines will have to mention it frequently in front of the Emperor..."

"You are wrong!" The Queen spoke without hesitation. As soon as Concubine Qi opened her mouth, she understood what she was thinking.

It's nothing more than wanting to be favored.

only……

"The emperor hates the harem interfering in government affairs the most. Even discussing politics is extremely taboo. Don't be stupid."

"Yes...I understand."

Concubine Qi bit her lip and praised timidly with her head down.

"I will mention you more in front of the emperor. There are not many concubines in the palace now. You should hurry up while the matter of newcomers entering the palace has not been decided yet."

The queen glanced at her, saw through her thoughts, and soothed her softly.

As expected, Concubine Qi immediately showed a smile on her face, "Thank you very much, Queen, for your help."

Then the queen raised her hand and motioned Jianqiu to come up.

Soon, Jianqiu came over with an exquisite black box.

"This carnelian is my new treasure. It looks small and goes well with your fair complexion. How about you try it on and let me see it?" said the queen.

Then Jianqiu presented the box to Concubine Qi.

Lady Qi will certainly be happy with the reward from the Empress.

She immediately and happily asked Jingtai to put it on her.

Jianqiu immediately brought the bronze mirror for her to look at.

Concubine Qi looked at it from left to right and thought it was very suitable. She played with it with her hands and said, "Thank you, Queen. It seems to me that it is very suitable."

"As long as it's suitable, I'm worried that it won't suit your taste."

The queen smiled gracefully, appearing gentle and elegant.

"How could that be, Madam? I can smell a faint fragrance inside, which shows that it is really a good thing."

The queen nodded and said, "If you like it, wear it day and night. It will protect you."

"Yes, thank you very much, Your Majesty."

-

Concubine Li was very well protected by Nian Shilan, and she even asked for leave early as she could not attend the morning meeting.

So the Queen directly sent her personal maid Jianqiu to meet Concubine Li.

"Why is Aunt Jianqiu here?"

When Mo Hua saw that it was Aunt Jianqiu coming, he immediately stood up and went forward to ask.

There was a hint of surprise in Jianqiu's eyes. She didn't expect that Concubine Li's baby would be so noble.