[Qing Chuan] I became the queen mother after salted fish

Si Ning lowered her eyes, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

When Eroli took out the letter, she saw what it was.

Jiaqing said that this letter was written by him to him, but it is not true, because what is contained in this envelope is not a letter, but some imperial brushes that Jiaqing has given Sining intermittently over the years when she practiced calligraphy.

There are also a few sour poems written occasionally when the red sleeves add fragrance.

At that time, Si Ning didn't throw away these things, but collected them, but he didn't expect to finally use them this time.

Ever since Qingcha asked for an errand in front of Qingjin before, Si Ning felt that it was unusual. How could a person who has always been honest and never did anything more suddenly change his behavior and take the initiative to express himself.

Perhaps there was also a reason why she suddenly became enlightened and motivated, but Si Ning was always cautious, so Qing Jin was on guard.

Later, as Si Ning expected, she just gave her a chance, and she made such a incident.

Si Ning lowered her eyes and looked at Jia Qing holding her hand, only pretending to be aggrieved.

And Jiaqing looked at everyone in the room with heavy eyes: "What else do you have to say?" He stared at Qingcha kneeling on the ground.

Qingcha was a little excited at this time, she looked at Si Ning and shouted: "Your Majesty has already noticed that I discovered your secret, right? So you replaced that letter a long time ago! Your Majesty, this servant really did not lie!"

After she finished speaking, she kowtowed desperately to Jiaqing, looking at her appearance, she really looked like she had been wronged.

Si Ning's face darkened, and he turned to look at Qingcha: "How can you harm me to be satisfied? When I entered the palace, I only had a few pieces of silver in my clothes. How could I bring the letter in? Wouldn't it kill the whole family? , and since I entered the palace, I haven’t even met my family members. How can I contact outsiders? You said that I had a letter in the house, but now it’s found to be the emperor’s, and you said that I hid the letter. It was your mouth, but I was dragged into the water by you for no reason, and I also gained a reputation of innocence, I asked myself that I have never been sorry to you, why did you hurt me like this!"

Qingcha cried and lay on the ground, she knew that this plan was a failure, but now she can't let go, or she will end up in a more miserable end, so she can only continue: "Your Majesty has great powers, she has her own abilities, how about this slave?" I learned that, but the servant of the letter saw it with his own eyes, and there is absolutely no mistake."

Si Ning sneered: "If you want to commit a crime, there is nothing wrong with it. As my maid, you don't want to serve the master, but you always stare at my jewelry box. It can be seen that your heart is not right. Since you said you have faith, then I will give it to you." Let me ask you, who wrote that letter, and what sentences are there in it, your family is poor, and you only knew a few words in the past, how can you understand a letter this time?"

Qingcha's tone faltered, and she didn't know how to respond for a while. The letter was handed to her after the dinner yesterday. She didn't even dare to read it, so she pressed it to the bottom of the box and took it out when she had a chance today. Stuffed it into Si Ning's jewelry box, how could I know what was written in it, let alone who wrote it, but Si Ning caught it without realizing it.

Qingcha's face gradually turned blue, and it took a long time to cry and said: "I just glanced at it in a hurry, how can I see it so clearly, and the person didn't leave a name, I don't know who the sender is, but the letter Between the words of the letter, it is indeed a letter of love!"

Although she covered it up, the previous hesitation had already made the people present see the clues.

Especially Jiaqing, maybe he had some doubts about Qingcha's words and deeds before, but at this moment, all the doubts have disappeared, and the rest is only bored, he rubbed his temples, and said coldly: "Pull this slave Go down, interrogate carefully, and see how courageous she is, and dare to falsely accuse the imperial concubine."

The queen who was sitting on the side trembled in her heart, feeling a little uneasy, but thinking about acting on her own, she suppressed the uneasiness.

Qingcha's family members are all in her hands, she dare not confess easily, and the person who contacted Qingcha is not someone close to her, she has no idea that the person behind this matter is herself, she acted imprudently this time , let Liu Jiashi have been prepared, although it is a pity to give up the green tea, but there is no other way.

The queen's mind was spinning rapidly, and she quickly made a decision. She looked at He Xiang who was guarding the door, and compared her secretly. He Xiang's eyes turned, and she took half a step back, hiding in the shadows. Soon she disappeared through the door, but no one else in the room noticed.

Seeing that Qingcha was about to be dragged out, at this moment, someone outside the house suddenly sent a message: "Miss Qingjin, please see me."

When Jiaqing heard this, he looked at Si Ning with some hesitation.

Si Ning also made a puzzled gesture, and explained in a low voice: "The concubine sent Qing Jin to visit Mian Yi before, but now she is probably back."

When Jiaqing thought of Mianyi, his expression paused again. After a while, he finally nodded and said calmly, "Let her in."

As soon as the words were finished, Qing Jin walked in. She glanced at the situation in the room, her eyes paused for a moment on Qing Cha, then she knelt down on the ground, and said loudly: "My slaves greet the masters."

Si Ning glanced at her and asked, "Why did you come back at this time?"

Qing Jin hesitated for a moment, then her eyes fell on Qing Cha again.

Qingcha's heart skipped a beat, she just felt bad.

Jiaqing also caught Qing Jin's expression, and immediately said: "If you have anything to say, just say it!"

"Yes!" Qing Jin replied immediately, and then said in a low voice: "The slave just obeyed the order of the empress to deliver food to the elder brother, but when he passed the dining room, he saw Qing Cha talking to a strange maid. Whispering, the slave felt that something was wrong, so he stood and listened for a while, and then went to work, so he came back late."

Qingcha's face was pale, before she went to complain to the empress, she did see the person behind the scenes, unexpectedly, she was watched by Qingjin.

No, no, how could there be such a coincidence in this world, it was clear that Qingjin had been staring at her from the very beginning, but she didn't notice it at all, no wonder she failed in her actions today!

Jiaqing also noticed the strangeness in this matter at this time, and it was not a serious matter to have a secret meeting with others, so he immediately said: "What did they say, tell me quickly!"

Qing Jin was a little embarrassed, and whispered: "The slave only heard a few words. The man asked if the matter was finished? Qingcha replied that it was done, and then the man said: "Okay, just follow the plan. The slave only heard this." After three sentences, the two of them seemed to be alert, and they went to the depths of the woods to talk, but the servants didn't dare to follow, so they could only go to deliver the food first, because they didn't know, they went inside, and they were going to report to the imperial concubine when they came back."

Jiaqing squinted his eyes when he heard this, "Is there anyone to prove what you said?"

Qing Jin immediately said: "Of course there is. The little eunuch Debao who helped the slaves carry meals in the dining room also heard about it."

When Jiaqing heard that there was a witness, he felt relieved, and immediately sent someone to tell Debao in the dining room.

At this time, Qingcha was already trembling with fright, she knew that she might really be doomed this time.

Debao was soon passed on, and he was a little terrified, not knowing why the emperor called him.

When he heard the question, he breathed a sigh of relief and accepted what Qing Jin said.

Jiaqing took a deep breath, told Debao to back down, and cast his cold eyes on Qingcha.

"Tell me! Why did you frame the imperial concubine like this!"

Qingcha trembled and lay on the ground, unable to speak a word.

Jiaqing was extremely annoyed, he slapped the table and said, "Hurry up and tell me who is instigating you! When you are identified, you will have a hard time!"

Qingcha gritted her teeth tightly and dared not say a word. She knew that if she dared to confess, her family would die.

Die one and die one family, it's a simple multiple-choice question.

Seeing that this slave is still so stubborn, Jiaqing was so angry that he directly said to Qing Jin: "Now, immediately identify people one by one, as long as you recognize them, you will be taken to the Punishment Department for interrogation. !" He glanced at Qingcha in distaste: "Send it to the Department of Punishment and Sergeant Punishment!"

As soon as he finished speaking, someone responded immediately, dragged Qingcha and walked out, Qingjin also followed the eunuch in front of the emperor to go out to recognize someone.

And this farce finally ended at this time.

Si Ning sat on the chair, tears streaming down her face, the Queen's heart was turbulent, but her face remained calm, she knew that finding that maid would be fruitless.

While comforting Si Ning, Jia Qing wondered who should be the person who is doing things today.

The biggest suspects are of course the women in the harem, and among these women, the queen is of course the one who benefits the most after this incident.

But, was it really the queen who did it?

Jiaqing was thoughtful and didn't even go to see the queen.

The empress seemed not to be aware of the delicate atmosphere at this time, she just looked at the crying Si Ning with a gentle face, and said softly: "After all, I have wronged the noble concubine, the emperor needs to comfort me a lot this time."

Jiaqing half put his arms around Si Ning, and said coldly: "If the queen has nothing to do, go back first." After speaking, he raised his head and looked at Ji Concubine who was sitting on the side as an invisible person, his eyes softened slightly: "Ji Concubine also Let's go back."

Concubine Ji seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and immediately got up to leave.

The queen was a little embarrassed, but she didn't want to stay for a long time, so she could only get up and leave together.

Watching the two of them go out, Jiaqing's eyes flickered.

……

After the people left, Sining cried more and more. She was held in Jiaqing's arms and cried: "The concubine gave birth to the emperor's children and served you for so many years. I never expected that at this age, I would be taken away by you." People are so slanderous, I really don't know what I did wrong, there are such vicious people in this world!"

Jiaqing felt pity in his heart, and comforted softly: "I know what kind of person you are best. There are some people in this world who can't see others well, and always have treacherous thoughts. Don't worry, I will handle this matter well."

Si Ning nodded with tears in her eyes, she raised her head and looked at Jiaqing with clear eyes: "I don't care how others in this world slander my concubine, as long as the emperor trusts my concubine, that concubine will die willingly." .”

Jiaqing's heart softened, he quickly covered her mouth, and said softly: "Don't talk nonsense, there is no one who will die, I am here, no one dares to make things difficult for you, I always believe in you."

Si Ning suddenly burst into tears and smiled, his eyes lingering.

……

The queen came out of Si Ning's tent with a serious expression on her face.

Concubine Ji looked at Kongzi and resigned in front of the queen. The queen also had something on her mind and had no time to laugh with her, so she raised her hand to let her back.

After Concubine Ji left, the queen also walked towards her big tent, and when she entered the tent, she hurriedly sent everyone out of the room, leaving only two confidantes by her side.

She looked at He Xiang and said: "Is that person dealt with?"

He Xiang pursed her lips: "The person is dead, and he left a suicide note, no one saw it."

The queen breathed a sigh of relief. The court lady who was in contact with Qingcha was determined to die a long time ago. There are not many palace ladies.

But now that the situation is reversed, it can't be like this. She can only be thrown out as a scapegoat. Fortunately, she has a plan beforehand, so it's not too difficult to operate.

But the queen also understands that a court lady will never be able to deal with the emperor, and she needs to think about it separately.

……

Si Ning cried for a long time, but finally stopped the tears, said a lot of heart-to-heart words with Jia Qing, took out the copybooks and poems contained in the envelope before, and pondered for a while, the relationship between the two became more and more intimate.

Looking at these things, Jiaqing couldn't help feeling: "Why are these things still kept?"

Si Ning smiled faintly: "Whatever the emperor gives, no matter whether it is good or bad, the ministers and concubines will keep it."

This is the truth. On the one hand, she is cautious, and on the other hand, she also has a habit of hoarding things. Therefore, as long as many things are not unused, she will not throw them away, especially this kind of Jiaqing imperial brush, which she keeps. It's complete, and I can't say when it will be available.

But Jiaqing was very moved when he heard this, he took Sining's hand and shook it lightly.

But no matter how close they are at this time, Jiaqing still has business to do, and soon, Jiaqing has to leave. When Jiaqing left, he also comforted Si Ning and kept telling her that he would give her an explanation.

Si Ning was not sure about this, she just smiled and sent him away, saying that as long as the emperor trusted her, she would have no regrets.

Jiaqing sighed, he knew that someone as smart as Liu Jiashi would be able to guess something, but neither of them said much, and Jiaqing left soon.

Standing outside the tent, Si Ning watched Jia Qing go away, and finally heaved a sigh of relief.

She turned around and went back to the tent, just changed her clothes under the service of Qing Dai, when she heard that Qing Jin had returned from outside, she frowned slightly, it was too fast, but she still let people in.

Seeing that her face was very bad, Qing Jin leaned over and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, that palace lady is dead."

Si Ning raised his eyebrows, although he was a little surprised, but he could also predict that the empress was scheming, if the empress really did this, then she would definitely kill people early to silence her.

It seems that it is still difficult to involve the queen in this matter.

Si Ning was silent for a while, and said softly: "Where is the maid from?"

Qing Jin replied: "It's a member of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. No wonder Qing Cha asked for Guan Bing's work before, so it is easy for her to contact this person."

Si Ning nodded, so the matter is very clear. It is estimated that the letter was given to Qingcha by the court lady when she went to the House of Internal Affairs. La's followed up with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which allowed them to take advantage of the loopholes. Fortunately, Qing Jin saw her doing things this time, otherwise things would happen.

Si Ning sighed, and said softly, "Tell me about today's events."

Qing Jin nodded slightly, and said the matter in detail.

It turned out that not long after Si Ning left, Qing Jin quietly returned to Si Ning's tent, she hid behind the tent, through the window, watched Qing Cha touch Si Ning's room, and put something in the box on the dressing table inside.

Waiting until Qingcha went out, Qing Jin went in and turned the things out, and saw that it was a letter. Needless to say, she couldn't bear to read the contents, so she didn't dare to read more, so she put the letter away, but Zuo Si Feeling something was wrong, You Xiang put the envelope containing Jiaqing's imperial pen that Si Ning had put away into it again.

Then I went to continue to follow Qingcha and found out that she was having a meeting with someone. In order to leave evidence, Qingjin went to the dining room and asked Debao to pick up the meal, and happened to "meet" those two people, so today's matter is considered complete comprehensive.

Si Ning was very satisfied with Qing Jin's performance, but was a little puzzled: "Why didn't you just take the letter away, instead put it in the emperor's imperial pen?"

Qing Jin was silent for a moment, knelt down on the ground, and said respectfully: "The slave is bold, thinking that the master should be able to recognize the envelope containing the imperial pen, so he won't be bluffed, and what's more, the slave also wants to let the emperor know that the master treats him well." friendship."

Si Ning was silent, she really didn't mean to collect Jiaqing imperial brushes.

But it's normal for Qing Jin to think so. She is a maid of honor and always wants to make her master more pampered, and this matter is harmless and acceptable.

Si Ning sighed: "I know you are doing it for my own good, but you still need to think more about what you do in the future, and don't act lightly."

Qing Jin nodded in response.

After going through this incident, Si Ning also felt a little terrified, she leaned back on the couch, took a sip of tea, and said, "Did Mian Yi know?"

Qing Jin was silent for a while: "Brother didn't ask, and the servant didn't say anything, but I'm afraid I already know it by now."

Si Ning nodded. Although she didn't want her children to worry, there were certain things that she couldn't hide.

……

Sure enough, Sining was having dinner when Mian Yi came.

Si Ning heard the transmission and hurriedly asked people to come in.

When Mian Yi came in, she was still wearing riding clothes, and her actions were rather aggressive. He frowned, and said as soon as he entered the door: "Emiang, what's going on?"

Si Ning sighed, dismissed all the servants in the room, and then told about today's events.

After Mian Yi heard about it, she sneered: "I just started working as an errand, and the queen can't help it."

He even recognized the queen immediately.

Si Ning was a little helpless: "Now you and my mother and son are too popular, it is normal for the queen to target me."

Mian Yi gritted her teeth: "Second brother is thin, and fourth brother is ignorant. She doesn't know how to teach her son, but she does such a nasty thing!"

Si Ning smiled: "In this world, people are born smart or not. Your fourth brother studies hard on weekdays, but it's a pity that he is so talented. There is nothing he can do about it. No wonder the queen."

Mian Yi snorted coldly and stopped talking.

It took a long time before he said: "How does Huang Ama plan to deal with it?"

"He said that he must give me an explanation, but the maid who delivered the message is dead, so I'm afraid there is no evidence." Si Ning sighed.

Mian Yi's eyes became more and more angry: "Should we let her escape this time?"

Si Ning smiled: "Although she may not be hurt at all, she has already lost trust in the emperor's heart. If she acts rashly again in the future, I'm afraid she won't be as lucky as this time."

Mian Yi's eyes were dark, he was thinking about more than this, the queen was able to accomplish this, and the support of the Niu Hulu family must be there, the queen's father was valued by Huang Ama, although their branch was not outstanding, But if there is a queen, it is inevitable that the family resources will be emphasized.

But now, his Fujin is also from Niu Hulu's family, so I don't know which Niu Hulu's family will value more?

Mian Yi kept this matter to the bottom of her heart, and expressed comfort to Si Ning on her face.

Now that Si Ning has passed the urgency, she advises Mian Yi not to be too impulsive because of this matter, so as not to affect the big event.

Mian Yi naturally complied, but she was thinking in her heart that she must avenge E Niang in the future.

The two had a conversation and had dinner together. After dinner, Mian Yi left. Si Ning watched him leave with worry in her eyes. She was a little afraid that Mian Yi would act impulsively.

But thinking about the child's mind, this layer of worry was slightly reduced by three points. Mian Yi is a smart child, and should know how to act better for their mother and child.

In the evening, both Mianchen and Wulinzhu came to see Sining.

Mian Chen couldn't find anyone to play these few days, let alone come to pay Si Ning's peace, he didn't go home at all, if he came here today, he might have heard that something happened in the harem today.

Wu Linzhu looked worried: "Emiang, what happened today? I heard that a court lady in front of you was dealt with by Huang Ama, and Huang Ama ordered the palace regulations to be purged."

Si Ning sighed, did not tell the two children the specific things, but said softly: "It's nothing, it's just that the maid wanted to murder me, so your Huang Ama dealt with it."

The two were taken aback and hurriedly asked questions. Si Ning didn't go into details, but only said that he hid something in his palace. The two children are not stupid and sweet now, and their faces turned pale after hearing this.

Si Ning comforted them a few words, and said softly: "Doing things in this palace is like dancing on the tip of a knife. Even in my position, you need to be cautious. You should try to be as thorough and safe as possible in your future actions. That's the way to go." The way to make a living."

The two children nodded half-understanding, Wu Linzhu looked thoughtful, Sining smiled and patted her head.

……

In the end, nothing was found in this matter. Jiaqing searched the House of Internal Affairs, but found no clues pointing to the queen, but there was a clue pointing to Concubine Hua.

But Jiaqing knew that Concubine Hua couldn't do this, most likely she was pushed out as a scapegoat. He finally checked and found that it really had nothing to do with Concubine Hua. Fellow countrymen, this is simply untenable.

Jiaqing directly rejected the choice of Concubine Hua as the mastermind behind the scenes.

However, he explained this matter to Si Ning, and Si Ning also felt that it could not be Concubine Hua, and it would be of no benefit to Concubine Hua if she killed herself. There are two positions. If Jiaqing had the heart, she would not be concubine.

Jiaqing was very annoyed by this result, and at the same time was very frightened by the methods of the people behind the scenes. She really had the ability to make things so seamless.

But it's useless to be angry, there is no evidence now, and everything he says is false, not to mention that the person he suspects is an empress of a country. palace.

This matter caused a lot of trouble in the palace, and everyone was secretly guessing how the maids in the imperial concubine's palace murdered the imperial concubine, and were actually punished by the emperor himself. They wanted to inquire about the news, but the queen was not allowed to go there, and the imperial concubine was here. Unable to offend, everyone focused on the talkative Ji Concubine.

But Concubine Ji kept her mouth shut this time, she didn't say a word, her mouth was very strict.

The others were inevitably a little disappointed, but some rumors spread that it was not the murder of the imperial concubine, but that the imperial concubine angered the emperor.

But soon, the emperor stayed in the imperial concubine's tent for three consecutive days, which also broke the rumors and let everyone see that the imperial concubine was still favored.

In addition, the empress also took advantage of this opportunity to eliminate those who spread rumors in the palace, and for a while, the atmosphere in the palace was cleared up.

But what happened after that was a bit shocking. The Queen even used the excuse that she had limited energy to divide some of the palace affairs and handed them over to Si Ning. There must be something wrong with the head,

But Si Ning was unmoved by the queen's seemingly good gesture, slapped him and then gave him a sweet date, and wanted to make himself grateful, that's impossible.

And Si Ning also knew that Jiaqing went to the queen's place a few days before the queen handed over the palace affairs.

This was obviously handed over under Jiaqing's deterrence, not the queen's own will. After thinking about it, the queen acted like this because she wanted to show weakness in front of Jiaqing.

Si Ning was not polite, and took over directly. Although it was only some flowers, trees, fruits and vegetables, it gave her a hand in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Convenience.

With the right to assist in palace affairs, Si Ning's life became more comfortable. Seeing that Wu Linzhu's initial appointment ceremony was about to arrive, Si Ning began to get busy preparing for the initial appointment ceremony.

In early October, they returned to the Forbidden City.

On the second day of October, Wu Linzhu was granted the title of Princess Zhuangjing Heshuo.

On October [-]th, Wu Linzhu's initial appointment ceremony was approaching.