Yingcan came back feeling disappointed. Looking at her expression, Song Qingwan had already guessed what Yingcan had been through.

Song Qingwan smiled and said, "You're back. I was just about to say that I'm about to give birth. It would be a waste to make so many clothes and not be able to wear them in the future. Why not use needle and thread to modify the waist!"

After hearing this, Yingcan felt a sour feeling in his nose.

I felt like I couldn't help the young lady with anything, but she was still comforting me in disguised form.

"Okay, then Haitang and I will come and help you revise it!" Yingcan said with a forced smile.

afterwards

When Yingcan and Haitang were altering clothes together, Haitang started to ask.

"Didn't you go to the clothing department that day and ask them to make new clothes for you? Why did you suddenly tell me to help me alter old clothes? I didn't dare to ask you more. What happened?"

Yingcan sighed and said, "Don't you know the people in the palace? They are used to currying favor with the powerful and looking down on the weak. Seeing that the young lady's pregnancy is a little special, and the emperor has been visiting less frequently in recent days, so..."

After hearing this, Haitang was so angry that she stomped her feet!

"These people are really going too far! It's ok to deduct some money in other places, but now they don't even allow people to wear clothes. Is there any justice in the world?"

Yingcan listened to Haitang's complaints but had no good ideas in mind.

Haitang suddenly suggested, "Yingcan! Why don't we go tell the Queen or Concubine Qing! Someone has to take care of them! To be honest, I went to collect the monthly allowance from our palace a few days ago and was also treated unequally!"

"If they hadn't stopped us from paying, this month's money would have been distributed long ago. Listen to the palace servants in our palace, they are all complaining!"

"Are you going or not? Are you going or not?"

Haitang said a lot and started to touch Yingcan's elbow, trying to seek justice.

Yingcan shook his head. "Forget it. Do you really think the Queen and Concubine Qing don't know? I think dogs always get orders from their masters before they do anything!"

Haitang asked in doubt, "You mean, the Queen and Concubine Qing knew about this and deliberately let them do this?"

Yingcan nodded and said, "Yes, I have figured it out now. The Queen has let it go, and Concubine Qing may not be a good person! Well, just change two outfits. Maybe in a few days, Concubine Qing will come over in a fake manner and give our young master some clothes to help him in his time of need!"

Haitang also put down the work in her hands and said, "Okay, let's take a look."

Yanxi Palace

Nanny Zhang from the Garment Bureau had already run to Concubine Qing's palace to file a complaint!

Aunt Zhang explained angrily, "Your Highness, you don't know, the palace maid next to Noble Lady Yu is very powerful! As soon as she came to our clothing department, she yelled at the palace maids!"

"Is it the one with the round face or the one with the pointed face?" Concubine Qing raised her eyelids and asked

Aunt Zhang replied hastily, "Pointy face, pointy face! The one with the round face is called Haitang! This old servant knows this one, she is the other one beside Concubine Yu, she has a sharp tongue! The corners of her eyes and eyebrows are long and thin, she doesn't look like a good person!"

Concubine Qing couldn't help but think, it's her again!

"I understand. I will speak up for you and talk to this palace maid. But you should hurry up and make two sets of clothes for Noble Lady Yu."

Aunt Zhang was puzzled and asked, "Ah? You really did it for her!"

Concubine Qing said, "Madam, don't forget, a gentle knife can kill people. If Concubine Yu really brings this matter to the emperor, I don't know if I can protect you."

Nanny Zhang was angry and didn't want to do anything for Song Qingwan, but after hearing Concubine Qing's analysis, she felt that she had to do it!

I had no choice but to say, "Well, to prevent that noble lady Yu from blowing my trumpet, I will do my best and ask someone to make two sets of clothes for noble lady Yu!"

Concubine Qing smiled and said, "That's right. Although you don't want to, you still have to think about your future, right?"

"Yes, yes, thank you very much for your teachings, Your Majesty!" Nanny Zhang nodded and bowed, still grateful to Concubine Qing for her guidance.

Yangxindian

Xia Lu reported everything he had investigated to the emperor.

"The steamed eggs with swimming crab and the beef bone and radish soup are both non-toxic, but the steamed eggs are fishy and the soup is oily, so they caused Lady Yu to feel unwell."

"I have investigated the imperial physician from that day and found out that his family members in the capital are now visiting the general's mansion quite frequently."

When Xiao Rui heard that the food was not poisonous, he was relieved. But then he heard that the imperial physician's family frequently visited the general's mansion, and he immediately understood who the imperial physician belonged to.

"Where is Concubine Shen? How is she these days?" Xiao Rui asked

Xia Lu replied, "I have been secretly keeping an eye on Concubine Shen's whereabouts. Concubine Shen has been very well behaved in recent days. Apart from paying respects to the Queen in the morning and evening, she stays indoors at other times and rarely goes out."

Xiao Rui snorted coldly, "Humph, she has become smarter!"

"It's still one thing..." Xia Lu said

"What?" Xiao Rui asked

"On the day of the Hundred Days Banquet, someone saw someone coming out of the unused Chunxi Palace, and right after that Concubine Shen also came out cautiously!" Xia Lu said, somewhat afraid to look Xiao Rui in the eye.

After hearing this, Xiao Rui asked in confusion, "Chunxi Palace? Did you see clearly who the person in front is?"

Xia Lu replied, "According to the person who responded, it was a young man with great Qinggong skills. He should be the prince who was invited to the banquet at that time."

After hearing this, Xiao Rui pondered carefully. There were quite a few young men with the same characteristics, but if one added the excellent Qinggong, apart from Prince Yu, it would be Prince Anling...

who can that be?

Xia Lu couldn't help but say, "Why don't I send someone to find out where the princes were on that day?"

Xiao Rui shook his head. "No need. Let's not alert the enemy. Since they chose to meet in Chunxi Palace, they knew that there would be no one there. This is definitely not the first time."

"How about this, in order to strengthen the defense for the Queen Mother and the princes, withdraw half of the guards near Chunxi Palace!"

Xia Lu instantly understood what Xiao Rui meant.

"I understand now. The emperor wants to catch the turtle in the jar!"

Xiao Rui nodded and said, "That's right, but I haven't figured out why the empress and the clan members are meeting each other. Is it that the empress is seeking the clan members' help in order to win favor, or is it that the clan members are trying to find out the emperor's intentions and asked the empress to get information?"

Xia Lu listened to Xiao Rui's well-reasoned analysis and had a bold idea in her mind. She didn't know whether she should say it or not. Couldn't it be a private meeting between a man and a woman?

But looking at the confident emperor, he still didn't dare to say this...

Xia Lu wanted to open her mouth several times, but held it back every time.

Xiao Rui frowned and asked, "What do you want to say?"

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