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Chapter 638 Another reversal

Concubine Xi hurriedly asked, "Who gave it to me?"

Meng Zhao glanced at Xi Bin displeasedly and stood up gracefully. Xi Bin lowered her eyes and said nothing.

Fan Cairen endured his discomfort, took the key, and took Meng Zhao to see the warehouse. After some inventory and verification.

It was just as the palace maid Xuanxuan said.

The three people were all surprised when they saw the names on the account book. Xi Concubine was even more pale and did not dare to speak.

It says "Concubine Jianing".

Fan Cairen looked horrified, covered his mouth and said in disbelief, "How could it be? How could it be?"

The outcome of the matter was so unexpected. Meng Zhao calmed down and ordered in a deep voice:

"This matter involves a lot and we cannot make the decision without authorization. Xi concubine, you come with me to report to the emperor now. Fan Cairen, you must keep this matter secret. If it is leaked, you know the consequences!"

They secretly thought to themselves that they were trying every possible means to frame her, and the person they wanted to get rid of was indeed Concubine Jianing.

The emperor's words have already set the tone for this case - no matter what the real inside story is, what is finally found out must be jealousy among the concubines in the harem, and the dignity of the former court and the royal family must not be involved. Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for the Queen and Concubine Jianing to be the ones who poisoned her.

Meng Jieyu and Xi Bin knelt on the ground, not daring to express their anger.

The concubine quickly kowtowed and began to play: "Your Majesty, calm down. I will definitely get to the bottom of this and give you a satisfactory explanation."

The previous dynasty was already busy enough. There were always troubles happening in the harem, which made him anxious. If it weren't for the fact that Jiang Yuebai was pregnant, he would have wanted her to take care of it.

After leaving the house, Meng Zhao glanced at the little palace maid who had just guided them in the warehouse, and gave Chanjuan a look, "Send her to the Palace Chief, and hold her in solitary confinement first. Tell her where to go, and I will report it to Your Majesty." retrial."

Meng Zhaoyi took Xi's concubine to the Qinzheng Palace and reported this astonishing discovery to the emperor.

Meng Jieyu quickly kowtowed and expressed her stance: "Your Majesty, please calm down. It was my concubine who didn't think carefully before. I will make up for it later and get to the bottom of the matter."

Li Beichen immediately felt disgusted with Fan Cairen and the two people in front of him.

My father said at home that the way of being an official since ancient times is to report good news rather than bad news. It seems that Meng Xiang did not tell his precious daughter the essence of being an official.

Fan Cairen's face turned pale and he timidly replied, "I know."

Meng Zhaoyi immediately fell to the ground and said solemnly, "Your Majesty, this matter is really strange. I also believe that Sister Jianing is aboveboard and will never do such a despicable and sinister thing. Someone must have used the account books to frame her. Did some tricks."

Meng Jieyu remained silent, thinking over and over again in her mind what the emperor had just said.

Li Beichen looked a little tired and ordered in a deep voice: "Meng Jieyu, you stay. Xi concubine goes to Gong Zhengsi."

There is no rush to report the funeral. Isn’t it a pleasure to rush to find something?
What's more, the one he provoked was Jiang Yuebai! That was a great hero who had saved the Queen Mother and the Emperor many times. How could he be easily provoked?

After hearing this, the emperor's face was covered with a thick layer of frost, and he said coldly, "How could it be Concubine Jianing?"

After thinking about this, Meng Jieyu had an idea in mind.

Xi Bin glanced at Meng Jieyu resentfully. If Meng Jieyu hadn't been eager to take credit, and if she had discussed the emperor's attitude when he heard about the investigation results in advance, she wouldn't have reported it so rashly, angering the emperor.

I thought to myself, as long as I find out who has access to this ledger, can't I follow the vine and touch the melon behind it?
Li Beichen glared at the two kneeling people and said angrily: "Check! I order you to find out the truth for me."

Meng Zhao ordered the maid next to Fan Cairen, "Help Fan Cairen go back to bed and lie down."

Concubine Xi relaxed her shoulders and whispered, "It is recorded in the account book that the ginseng stew was indeed a gift from Concubine Jianing."

As soon as Xi Concubine left, Li Beichen pulled Meng Jieyu into his arms and stretched his hand from the lapel of his clothes.

"Why don't you sleep more?"

How could Meng Jieyu have expected that the emperor would drag him here to do this? She was instantly embarrassed and said, "I just want to share the emperor's worries."

"Come and share my worries."

Li Beichen lifted up his clothes and pushed Meng Jieyu down.

Meng Jieyu did not dare to look directly, her face was red with embarrassment.

There is no trace of the ladylike demeanor in this act, it is simply something that only those brothel girls would do.

"Not willing?" Li Beichen's voice was a little cold.

Meng Jieyu hesitated for a moment, and then chose to obey Li Beichen's instructions.

Probably, women in love are easily confused and are willing to give everything they have, just to make the other person happy. When the other person is satisfied, you will also be happy.

But in the eyes of the young emperor, it was a different scene.

The daughter that Meng Xiang has held in his hands since childhood, so beautiful, noble and proud, is now willing to do such shameless and dignified things.
And all this is just to please him.

He held her head down with a sneer on his lips.

He did not go to Qixia Palace at noon, but asked Meng Jieyu to accompany him to have lunch at Qinzheng Palace.

After receiving the news that Meng Zhao was accompanying her, Concubine Tian was stunned for a while, then she smiled sweetly and greeted Yucai Ren, "Let's eat!"

During the meal, Concubine Tian was a little absent-minded, and suddenly she stared at Yucai Ren and said, "How long have you not seen the emperor? It's been half a month, right?" Yucai Ren has been with Concubine Tian for more than twenty days, but she is completely I can't understand Concubine Tian, ​​she is always on edge, walking on thin ice.

Hearing Concubine Tian's question, she hurriedly stood up and knelt down, "It's been more than half a month since I returned to you."

Concubine Tian poked the vinegar mandarin fish in the bowl and said, "No matter what method you use, grab the emperor over tonight. Otherwise, you know my temper."

Yucairen knew that this was his only use value, so he quickly responded, "Yes, empress."

He frowned, feeling troubled.

The emperor will favor this one today and that one tomorrow, there is no certainty. The palace has been troubled these past two days, and the emperor must be in a bad mood. I am of low status, so how can I attract the emperor's attention without causing trouble?

Concubine Tian poked the fish and said, "Has the imperial doctor seen it a few days ago? Why is there no movement in your stomach?"

Yucai Ren couldn't figure out Concubine Tian's attitude for a while, why she wanted her to be pregnant, so he said vaguely, "Maybe it's because I'm not lucky enough."

"Since you are not blessed enough, I will give you some blessings." Concubine Tian clapped her hands, and the maid next to her brought a pink and purple sachet.

Concubine Tian picked up the sachet and waved it around twice, as if admiring her masterpiece, then handed it to Yucai Ren.

A strong floral fragrance hit my nostrils.

Yucai picked up the sachet, obediently took off the old sachet and put on the new sachet.

"Not bad." Concubine Tian spread her eyebrows and turned into a lively and innocent look again, completely losing the gloominess she had just now.

The little palace maid hurriedly came over and took away the old sachet.

Yucairen said anxiously, "Mother, that sachet was given to me by my mother."

Concubine Tian glanced at the old sachet and said, "Did your mother give it to you? Then give it back to you."

He sneered in his heart. idiot.

He actually wanted to hide it from me. You think I don’t know that you deliberately wear sachets for contraception. I just didn't want you to be pregnant before.

Yucai thought he had managed to hide it perfectly, so he quickly put the old sachet into his pocket.

After eating, they practiced pipa as usual. It was as if everything around them had nothing to do with them.

In the Qinzheng Palace.

Meng Jieyu ate the meal in a daze. There always seems to be that smell in the mouth, extremely disgusting. But he didn't dare to show it.

Li Beichen saw all this and kept ordering the palace maids to bring her food.

After lunch, Li Beichen arranged for a soft sedan to take her back.

Not long after Meng Jieyu sat on it, she called for the sedan to stop. She held her chest on the roadside and vomited into a mess.

This scene happened to be seen by the eunuch who was arranged by Concubine Tian to watch outside Qinzheng Hall, and he quickly ran back and reported it to Concubine Tian.

Concubine Tian stood up in shock, "What?! You mean, Meng Jieyu actually has one too!"

"Empress, I'm not sure if this is true, but I saw with my own eyes that Empress Jieyu vomited violently."

Concubine Tian's face turned livid, and she was extremely angry.

In the past few days, everyone had been checked in Murong's selection yard, except for Meng Jieyu and Xia Liangyuan, who were grounded.

He was confused in his heart. The emperor was afraid of the power of the Xie family in the past and would not touch his aunt. Naturally, he would not be able to give birth to a child.

So what's going on with Prime Minister Meng's daughter now?

Prime Minister Meng's power is like burning fire cooking oil, and he can be said to be the most powerful minister with unlimited glory. Why is the emperor not afraid or afraid?

Concubine Tian held her chin and looked out the window in concentration.

Nowadays, so many women are pregnant, which shows that the emperor is in good health and it will not be difficult at all to have children. As long as the emperor is still calling for luck, women will continue to get pregnant. As long as the emperor wants them alive, there is no way to kill them all, and the risk is still very high.

I am still young, so I have absolutely no hope in the past two years.

One Zhen Jieyu already had a headache. A few days ago, we had Xian Fei and Yi Jieyu. Now there is Meng Jieyu. Murong's will most likely be given to a concubine.

All the high-ranking concubines except Xi concubine were pregnant.

How to do this?
It would be too much trouble to do it one by one. Is there any way to attack in groups? Abort them all at once?

She suddenly thought of the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet on August 15th two months later.

It's time to prepare in advance.

Chanjuan helped Meng Zhao get into the sedan chair. Meng Zhao took the opportunity to keep her and did not let her get off the sedan.

Meng Zhao made a look at Chanjuan, and Chanjuan immediately said at a volume that only the two of them could hear:

"Just now, my slave saw someone running towards Qixia Palace and Ning'an Palace. They must have gone to report to the master."