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The concubine who spread the news would panic and say to the other party, "This is a huge secret. I'll tell you one. You must not tell others. It will ruin the emperor's reputation and be called a coward."

The concubine who listened was confused and nodded desperately, "I know. I will never tell others."

Shocked, curious, jealous, envious, uncomfortable.
Mixed feelings.

I thought about it all by myself, but it was really uncomfortable to hold it in my heart, so I turned around and told the news to my concubine.

As a result, everyone added some spices, and the rumors became more and more outrageous.

Fortunately, Concubine Jing fell asleep before she could eat the melon, otherwise it's hard to say what could have happened.

Because Jiang Xian gave Concubine Jing a sufficient amount of soothing medicinal soup last night in order to let Concubine Jing sleep more and avoid further torment.

Concubine Jing had been suffering from insomnia for many days. She was so angry that she kept herself awake last night, so in the morning she was given a meal of medicine and then continued to sleep. She didn't wake up until late afternoon (two o'clock).

During this process, the people who served closely in Concubine Jing's room were replaced by the emperor's people. Biyue and Lanxing were not demoted to rough maids, but were sent to serve in the outer room.Therefore, it is impossible for the last piece of news to reach Concubine Jing's ears.

The Queen Mother soon heard the gossip that the Emperor had gone to bed during the day, and that the Emperor had an elephant's trunk, a straight and thick trunk, a straight Adam's apple, a strong and majestic body, and full of energy, so that's why.

My lungs were almost exploded.

In addition to the fact that he went to bed in the daytime is shocking, the emperor's nose is shaped like the queen mother, which makes some remarks intolerable.

"What a shame, you Jiang! You did such a scandal!"

The tea cup in her hand slammed onto the table, and the tea overflowed, almost scalding the Queen Mother's hand.

The Queen Mother had long expected that Jiang was born to be a troublemaker.I just didn't expect Jiang to be so tolerant.

While the Queen Mother was disgusted, she also admired her with admiration.

What the Queen Mother wants is a chess piece that is proud of her favor, can be tormented and hated by others, but who also listens to her words.Only in this way can I dare to fight with the Queen and Concubine Jing.

Originally, when she heard the news about Concubine Jing's pregnancy yesterday, she was worried about her niece's situation after entering the palace.

But I heard that Jiang Shi dared to openly attack Concubine Jing, which made Concubine Jing so angry that she started to fight with a low-ranking concubine like Jiang.The Queen Mother felt relieved again.

If Jiang was so angry that Concubine Jing had an abortion, she would just deal with Jiang, take the opportunity to suppress her, and win over and promote other concubines.If nothing else works, just use Jiang Yuebai's hand to give Concubine Jing the medicine to drink.

When the time comes, Jiang will be the one to take the blame.

Then, haha.
I thought she still had several good uses, so I left her alone for the time being.

Who knew she would lead the emperor to do such a ridiculous scandal!
If the imperial censor and the people of the world knew about this, how should they treat the emperor? !
"Old Bodhisattva, calm down. Don't hurt your hands over such trivial matters."

While asking the maid to deal with the water stains on the table, Eunuch Liu pressed the Queen Mother's legs, secretly looked at the Queen Mother's expression, and said cautiously, "Yilao Nu, it seems that this matter is not simple, it looks like a sinister plot." , deliberately spreading rumors to harm the emperor and concubine Rui."

The Queen Mother's eyes instantly became gloomy, and she remained silent for a long time without speaking.

My mind was rapidly thinking about everything that had happened in the past few days: Eunuch Liu might be right.

After the successive assassinations, the conspirator had been silent for the past few days, as if he had disappeared.

The heads of those who assassinated the rebels were almost rotting hanging at the city gate and market entrance, and no one went to collect the bodies.What the other party did was really clean and vicious.I searched over and over again at Dali Temple but couldn't find a clue.

Yesterday, Cining Palace had just received auspicious signs, and a blessing ceremony was about to be held to appease the people.As a result, such rumors quickly emerged.It turns out that I am holding back my ultimate move here.

If the emperor's reputation is ruined, he will be slandered as a fatuous and immoral king; if the concubine's reputation is ruined, she will be vilified as a charming and lewd concubine.The Queen Mother's left eyelid twitched, and she quickly coiled the Buddhist beads in her hand, sparks almost erupting from the coils.

Suddenly he asked Eunuch Liu, "Chengde, what's the old saying about twitching eyes?"

"Old Bodhisattva, which of your eyes is uncomfortable?" Eunuch Liu asked earnestly, and stood up to massage the Queen Mother's eyes.At this critical moment, he did not dare to speak nonsense and offend the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother was angry: "Old man, do you still want your head? It doesn't matter which eye of the Ai family jumps. If the Ai family asks you, just answer it."

Eunuch Liu glanced at the Queen Mother's eyes, trying to find clues from the subtleties, but unfortunately he couldn't find any.

He said tentatively: "I seem to remember that the left eye jumps to disaster and the right eye jumps to wealth. But I may also remember it backwards."

The Queen Mother was startled, and the ominous premonition in her heart became stronger, and she cursed angrily: "Old cunning man."

Could it be that the rebellious man was really up to something big?That Jiang couldn't even move.

"Such auspiciousness comes from Cining Palace, which means that the country is prosperous. Even if there are evil people who cause trouble, as long as the old Bodhisattva is there, it is like a mantis's arm acting as a chariot. There will be no climate or chaos. Queen Mother, you don't have to worry."

Seeing that the Queen Mother's face turned slightly bright, Eunuch Liu thought there was something interesting about this and continued to enlighten her.

"The old Bodhisattva leads the Emperor with one hand and knows the Emperor's temper best. The Emperor has always been self-denial and courteous. He has no interest in women at all. Otherwise, he would have been idle for so many years. How could he do such ridiculous things as the rumors say? . That Concubine Rui is also a person who knows how to advance and retreat, and is a blessed person. There must be some vicious people who want to mess up the harem and cause chaos for the emperor."

These words struck the Queen Mother deeply in her heart. How could the child she raised single-handedly neglect government affairs and do such things in broad daylight?

He nodded with satisfaction, "The emperor has indeed always been calm and self-possessed, behaved in a measured manner, and never acted impulsively. You are not an old fool. Then why did you stay with Jiang in Ning'an Palace for more than an hour."

"The emperor has been tired recently. I heard that all the ministers were waiting at the door to be summoned by the emperor. Even at noon, they were all waiting at the entrance of Qinzheng Hall. The emperor might even hide and take a nap. Then Jiang Shi is probably Guarding safety outside the tent, guarding against bad guys."

The Queen Mother's face became much better, but she still snorted coldly, "You just choose nice things to say to fool the Ai family."

If you think about it carefully, this is probably the case.

I heard that last night, as long as the emperor stayed with Concubine Jing, Jiang stayed outside the door blowing the cold wind.He also shared the emperor's worries, not afraid of bad luck, and visited Xia Concubine who was suffering from high fever in the middle of the night.

Isn't it just for being a royal guard?

Eunuch Liu smiled and the Queen Mother relaxed her shoulders: "With the old Bodhisattva sitting in charge, there will be no chaos in the harem in this world. The old slave is serving in front of the old Bodhisattva. He is somewhat infected with the fairy spirit and can see clearly some of the people's hearts. Today we are playing chess. The emperor clearly understands We can win, but why don’t we just lose on purpose just to please you like before?”

"You're the only one who talks too much! The Ai family won with their ability."

The Queen Mother said this, but she felt very comfortable in her heart.

Why didn't she see it?

Playing chess with Jiang today was more or less a test of the emperor's will.Let's see if he will win over his mother in order to promote Jiang's position.

If the emperor really won that game of chess for Jiang, Jiang would never be able to keep her, even if he had special skills and liked the emperor.

She would never tolerate the son she raised, doting on a concubine in her heart, and valuing her as more important than her mother.

Eunuch Liu said with a smile on his face, "That's right. The emperor's chess enlightenment was taught by the empress. Back then, the late emperor played chess with the empress all night and often praised her for her superb chess skills. There are few people in the world who can match her chess skills."

The Queen Mother thought of Han Ziqian, the emperor's later Go teacher, that handsome man who was often dressed in white plain clothes with green embroidery on the sleeves, as ice-like as snow, her eyebrows turned cold, and she felt a little sad.