After Xiao Fubao's life was stolen, he became the favorite of everyone in the capital

Chapter 336 Not like a guest in the world

Only Mr. Wu and a few girls knew what happened in the morning. Even though the empress dowager said so, the emperor did not believe it, but turned around and looked at Qian Rongsheng.

Qian Rongsheng bowed and retreated.

The Queen Mother knew her son well. Apart from being easily confused about Concubine Li's affairs, he would usually carefully check other matters and would not want things to get out of control.

Children speak incoherently and exaggerate unconsciously. In Niu Niu's version of the story, Mr. Wu no longer seems like a good person.

Qian Rongsheng went to several other palaces to ask other little girls. With the truth already known, these children were led to say even more exaggerated words. In their words, Mr. Wu was almost guilty of murder and arson.

Qin Jingshu: "Mr. Wu is very mean. He got angry because he couldn't win the argument with Niuniu, and he wanted to take revenge! He even wanted to beat Niuniu!"

Song Miaomiao: "Niuniu is a good person, a hero! Mr. Wu is a big bad guy, he said Niuniu is not a good girl! He said Niuniu does not observe the female virtues! He asked Niuniu to copy the "Female Commandments" three hundred times! His eyes were so fierce that it seemed like he wanted to beat Niuniu to death!"

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When Qian Rongsheng came back after running through five palaces, his face was still calm.

"Your Majesty, Miss Qin from Duke Xian's mansion, Miss Song from Lord Song's family and other four young ladies said similar things to Niu Niu. Miss Qin also mentioned that Niu Niu and Mr. Wu had an argument at the gate of the courtyard, just because Mr. Wu scolded Niu Niu and Miss Qin for fighting. Mr. Wu said that women should be chaste, quiet and docile, and should not have any pleasure." Qian Rongsheng first mentioned these four witnesses who were favorable to Niu Niu.

The emperor frowned slightly, but he still asked very perceptively: "What about the other little girl?"

Qian Rongsheng continued, "Your Majesty, the third daughter of the Li family has a different opinion. She thinks Niuniu asked for it. Just because Mr. Wu said something, Niuniu argued. Mr. Wu could not convince Niuniu."

Qian Rongsheng was a man in the imperial court, so he was naturally well versed in the writing style of the Spring and Autumn Period. Li San's original words were, "Niuniu is naughty and talks back to her teachers." Now that he said this, he did not confuse right and wrong, but he established the image of Niuniu who is able to distinguish right from wrong, and directly turned a derogatory term into a complimentary one.

The Queen Mother likes Niu Niu and hates Li San, so Qian Rongsheng is doing the Queen Mother a favor by doing this.

"This Li San is obviously a classmate of Niu Niu, but he says such gloating words, which shows that he has a bad character." The Queen Mother frowned and said.

When the emperor heard the words "you asked for it", he felt very uncomfortable. He only favored Concubine Li and did not treat Li's disappointing niece as his favorite.

Qian Rongsheng lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, Queen Mother, I have also inquired about it. Miss Li San highly respects Mr. Wu's idea of ​​men being superior to women, and she does not associate with other young girls."

When the Queen Mother heard this, she had an even worse impression of Miss Li San. She couldn't help but complain to the Emperor, "Emperor, I didn't agree to Miss Li San entering the palace to have a child. But you asked the Imperial Concubine to beg for help, and you brought in this troublemaker. Our good girl was almost punished by the stubborn old woman, and we don't know if it was Li San who instigated it!"

The emperor did not expect that he was just looking for the truth. After all the fuss, he ended up getting blamed. However, his mother had just escaped death, and he had not yet found out the mastermind behind the incident. He could not help feeling guilty in front of the empress dowager.

"Mother, Li San sent her away just a few days after entering the palace. If this gets out, it may damage the girl's reputation and may also chill the hearts of court officials..." The emperor whispered his reasons.

The Queen Mother glanced at her son, and said with a sigh, "So you also know that if you rashly send someone out, there will be so many troubles." The Emperor: ...

The emperor did not expect that his mother, who had been rational and calm for many years, would learn to do the same as ordinary women when she quarreled and brought up old grudges when she encountered Niu Niu's incident.

"Mother, you don't like Li San. After two months, I will send her out of the palace." The emperor said softly.

The empress dowager nodded casually. Ever since she woke up, she had been sending people to investigate the poisoning. Although the imperial concubine had no motive and did not seem to have much contact with Imperial Doctor Li, the empress dowager instinctively felt that the person who did this could only be Imperial Concubine Li.

Of course, even if the imperial concubine was wrongly accused, the empress dowager did not take it seriously. After all, although she was called the imperial concubine, she was actually just her son's favorite concubine.

"Emperor, I know you dote on the imperial concubine, but she is old and has difficulty giving birth. You should also pay more attention to those young concubines. No matter how good the adopted children are, they can never compare to your own children." There was a trace of melancholy on the empress dowager's face.

The emperor understood this principle. As he grew older, the court had been arguing over the issue of adoption, and the harem was in turmoil. But when it came to Imperial Concubine Li, the emperor couldn't help but say one more sentence: "Mother, the Imperial Concubine treats her son differently after all..."

The Queen Mother said casually, "I know that you always feel that the Imperial Concubine has saved your life, and you care about the relationship between you and her, and always want to favor her more. But now the Li family has risen to prominence, Emperor, you don't owe her anything."

The emperor was silent.

The Queen Mother looked at the Emperor with loving eyes and said, "I don't mean to be a bad person, but I have two children, you and your sister. This is the greatest blessing of my life."

The emperor looked moved.

"Compared to hoping for a successor to my throne, I hope that you can experience the joy of being a parent, even if it's a daughter. The blood bond between parents and children can only be experienced in person."

The emperor stood up and knelt down, saying in a deep voice: "My son is foolish, causing the queen mother to worry about him at an age when she should be enjoying her retirement."

The Queen Mother quickly helped the Emperor up and said, "The ground is cold, don't hurt yourself. As long as it's for your own good, I'm willing to worry about it even if it breaks my heart."

The emperor favored the imperial concubine and spent more than ten days a month in the imperial concubine's palace, leaving less favor for other people.

The Queen Mother would not have mentioned this matter alone in the past because at that time she was also hoping that the Imperial Concubine could give birth to children. Now, she has completely given up the idea. She knows her son's temper very well. Once he has made up his mind, it is difficult to change it. What she has said today is already the limit. It is better to stop here. If she mentions Concubine Luo again, it may be counterproductive.

When the emperor left the inner hall, he happened to see a young woman in plain clothes and light makeup sitting at the stone table under the osmanthus tree in the courtyard. She lowered her head slightly and looked at Niu Niu with a smile on her face as she was writing big characters.

The woman has a slim figure, and mottled light and shadow fall on the corners of her eyes and eyebrows, reflecting a face as beautiful as jade.

A sentence emerged in the emperor's mind: He must be a fairy from heaven, not a guest from the human world.