The paranoid prince is crazy, but I have been quietly reborn

Chapter 78 What His Trust Gained Was to Cover His Sins
In the early morning of the next day, Kunning Hall.

The window lattice of the resplendent dormitory is slightly propped up, and a row of foxtail lilies with bright colors and fragrance can be seen on the low table behind the window lattice.

You don't have to get close to smell the fragrance, you just need to get close to the bedroom to smell the fragrance of lilies.

Inside the Kunning Hall, the eunuchs and maidservants have begun to be busy in an orderly manner.

Madam Su, who was serving Empress Lu, was waiting in the side hall. When she heard a slight movement in the bedroom, she hurriedly led the maid into the bedroom quietly carrying the grooming things.

Empress Lu lacked sleep all year round due to her head wind, so she avoided the early morning greetings from everyone in the harem, just to rest for a while.

Empress Lu, who had a rare good night's sleep, will open her eyes, and Madam Su has already lifted up the fallen curtain.

In the early morning, the twilight came in from the window lattice.

Madam Su helped Empress Lu get up, seeing that the exhaustion on the Empress's face had eased, she asked with a smile.

"Did the empress sleep well last night?"

She didn't ask Empress Lu if she didn't feel it. Now, after hearing what she said, Empress Lu came to her senses and found that she had indeed slept very soundly last night.

Empress Lu subconsciously moved her shoulders, and the soreness in the past seemed to be less intense.

She immediately recalled what Su Youning said yesterday, that all illnesses originated from the strange fragrance in the palace.

Glancing at the maid who was busy in the toilet, she turned her head and whispered to Madam Su.

"Madam Su, did you follow my orders last night?"

Su Momo nodded respectfully, and also responded in a low voice.

"Yes, according to the empress's instructions, the servant girl quietly cleaned up all the remaining incense and incense ash in the incense burner, and replaced it with ordinary calming sandalwood. Fearing that the fragrance would be different, I went to the flower room to bring a few pots of foxes with a particularly strong fragrance. Tail Lily, it is true that the strange fragrance was not used in the sleeping hall last night."

After hearing this, Empress Lu's expression turned cold in an instant.

She remained calm and let the maids change her clothes and comb her hair.

Sitting on the dressing table, looking at herself in the bronze mirror, Empress Lu slightly frowned, and slightly retracted her slender fingers that were not yet covered with armor.

OK!

Unexpectedly, what Su Youning said was really true, it seems that the headache that made her so painful was really tired by others.

Thinking of the look of the person who gave her the strange fragrance was worried about her and anxious for her, she just felt disgusted!
What a brave man!
Empress Lu's anger increased greatly.

Mother Su still didn't understand the deep meaning, so she bowed to report.

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Internal Affairs came to inquire early in the morning whether the palace banquet for the Mid-Autumn Festival is about to start. Do you still need to leave this matter to the Imperial Concubine Ling this year?"

This question is quite common.

In the past two years, Empress Lu's head wind has gradually worsened, and the imperial physician can't diagnose the root cause, so she only protects the empress from the wind and cold, and rests more to avoid fatigue.

In the beginning, Empress Lu was naturally worried about handing over her responsibility to others, but she would definitely fall ill if she worked a little harder, and every time she had a headache, her whole body was so sore that she couldn't get out of bed. Personally share it for her.

Concubine Ling is a relative of the Lu family and is deeply loved by the emperor. Naturally, Empress Lu can only rest assured to entrust her with her assistance in dealing with the affairs of the harem.

In the past two years, the imperial concubine has done all the big and small things in the harem.

The Mid-Autumn Festival banquet to be held soon will be a palace banquet as well as a family banquet, and all the relatives of the royal family will come, which is not a rare event in the palace. Naturally, Madam Su will ask Empress Lu if she will hand it over to Concubine Ling.

But after last night, Empress Lu had other concerns in her mind.

"Let's put this aside for now. Please invite His Royal Highness to come to Kunning Palace to have a meal with me in the morning."

"Also, shut your mouth tightly about what happened last night, and hide the rest of the strange fragrance."

Madam Su nodded.

"Yes, empress, don't worry."

Prince Chu Wen and Chu Lian came out of Qinzheng Hall together.

"Second brother, did something happen in Zizhou?"

Although Chu Lian knew that Chu Wen sent people to Zizhou, he didn't know what was going on there. He only asked people from the prince's lineage about it, so he asked.

Chu Wen raised his eyebrows and said lightly.

"It's not a big deal. You don't have to worry about it. People from the East Factory will help you solve it."

Chu Lian nodded.

Seeing the two of them talking, Su Momo waited for a while before going up to them.

"See Your Highness the Crown Prince, See Your Highness Fifth."

Chu Wen and Chu Lian were respectful to Madam Su, after all, they were the ones who always served by Queen Lu's side.

"Madam Su."

Madam Su raised her eyes and said to Chu Wen with a smile.

"The Empress misses His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and invites His Highness to the Kunning Hall for a meal today."

Chu Lian's eyes lit up and he smiled.

"The queen mother loves the second elder brother dearly, so the second brother can go, and I will also go to greet the concubine mother."

Chu Wen smiled, and the two separated in front of the Palace of Qinzheng.

In Kunning Palace.

The table of the Eight Immortals is already filled with all kinds of delicacies.

Chu Wen saluted Queen Lu, and then sat down opposite her.

Empress Lu slept well last night and her complexion improved.

"You all go down, let Bengong and Wen'er have a good meal."

"Yes."

Everyone retreated, leaving only Empress Lu and Chu Wen in the side hall.

Chu Wen got up to prepare vegetables for Queen Lu, but Queen Lu put down a pair of white jade chopsticks.

"Is the queen full now?"

Empress Dowager Lu motioned him to sit down, then took out a handkerchief and gently wiped the corners of her mouth.

"How is the matter in Zizhou going?"

Chu Wen frowned slightly, and put down his chopsticks at the same time.

"Wan Dugong reminded my son to find a scapegoat, but my son really can't make up his mind."

"Chu Yu is the empress' mother's hatred, and my son naturally wants to share her mother's worries, but recently Chu Yu used the excuse of being injured and pushed away all the people who came to the door, my son."

Chu Wen wanted Chu Yu to be the scapegoat!

First, although Chu Yu's disabled legs did not pose a threat to his crown prince, he disrespected his mother many times. Even Dongchang Wan Guiquan deliberately blamed him.

The second is Chu Wen's selfishness, which Chu Wen can only hide in his heart, even what is in front of him cannot be said.

Empress Lu gradually frowned.

"Chu Yu? Do you think Chu Yu is really so stupid that you can frame him at will?"

"Forget it, this scapegoat Ben Gong told you who to do it."

Chu Wen was taken aback.

"Who does the queen mother think she should look for?"

Queen Lu said lightly.

"Is the thing you gave Lian'er before that still in his residence?"

Chu Wen's eyes were full of surprise, he couldn't believe it!
Chu Lian was given a marriage at the Queen's Qianqiu banquet, and soon the emperor gave him a mansion, and the imperial concubine asked him to say a few words, and Chu Lian was also called Lian Wang.

On the day of the opening of Prince Lian's mansion, Chu Lian naturally wanted to entertain guests in the mansion.

Chu Wen gave him a piece of something dug out from Zizhou. Chu Lian only knew a little bit about Zizhou, but he didn't know that the thing came from Zizhou.

But when he saw that the items sent by Chu Wen did not have the imprint of the manufacturing department, even if they did not pass through the court, it meant that the items were illegal. He also had some doubts, but Chu Wen reassured him to accept them.

Chu Lian thought over and over again, he was originally from the prince's lineage, with the queen, Dongchang and the prime minister behind him, and now he has the prince as a guarantee, thinking that nothing will happen.

But now he wants to "exchange" his trust in Chu Wen for a chance to be a scapegoat.
Chu Wen frowned slightly, but decided to speak.

"Chu Lian is very loyal, and what is the relationship between the mother and the noble concubine Ling?"

Empress Lu's eyes overflowed with coldness.

"The incident happened suddenly, if you hadn't done such imprecise things, would I need to take care of the aftermath for you?"

Empress Lu did not tell Chu Wen about her headache, the less people know about it, the better.

Chu Wen pursed his lips, his eyes darkened and said respectfully.

"My son obeys."

(End of this chapter)