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

Chapter 354: Fighting with the air

When the Queen Mother heard this, she flatly refused.

"If the emperor wanted to search the palace, he would have given the order just now," said the empress dowager.

Nanny Sun showed an indignant look on her face and said, "After all, you are His Majesty's biological mother..."

The Queen Mother sneered and said, "So what if she is my mother? Haven't we seen enough of children no longer being controlled by their mothers over the years?"

"Your Majesty really favors the Imperial Concubine too much..." Nanny Sun couldn't help but complain.

The Queen Mother sighed and said, "It is impossible to explain the tricks used by the Imperial Concubine behind the scenes. You don't need to ask the Imperial Master for help. He and the Imperial Concubine have frequent contacts. Who knows if he is involved in this matter? Go check the whereabouts of Taoist Zhang."

Nanny Sun said immediately, "If Taoist Zhang is willing to help, he can naturally expose any demon or monster. But the last time I saw Taoist Zhang was fifteen years ago. He has been traveling around and his whereabouts are unknown. If I calculate carefully, he is now nearly a hundred years old. I wonder if he is still alive."

The queen mother looked thoughtful and said, "I still remember that when I was fourteen years old and had not yet entered the palace, Taoist Zhang said to me as soon as he saw me that I was very lucky and would give birth to an emperor."

"I entered the palace because of his prophecy. No one else gave birth to a son, but I gave birth to the emperor. A man with such great ability must still be alive."

Nanny Sun nodded and said, "Then I will send someone to deliver the message to Her Royal Highness the Princess."

After Nanny Sun left, the empress dowager looked through the window at Niu Niu who was playing with Concubine Luo in the yard. She also had her own selfish thoughts and wanted Taoist Zhang to take a look at Niu Niu's face.

Before dinner, the emperor issued an imperial decree to promote Li Zhaoyi to the rank of virtuous concubine, and to be in charge of the affairs of the six palaces.

Under the influence of the imperial concubine, the emperor has been very stingy in promoting the concubines in the harem. In recent years, there have been few people even promoted to the position of concubine. Now that Li Zhaoyi has been promoted and is in charge of the affairs of the six palaces, the other concubines are also happy.

After all, Li Zhaoyi is a kind person and most likely will not treat other concubines harshly.

For a moment, the entire harem was filled with joy.

Except in Guanju Palace.

The imperial concubine was eating the medicine listlessly. After receiving the news, she was so angry that she overturned the medicine bowl.

"Bitch! They are all bitches!" Concubine Li cursed viciously.

When the head palace maid Xingzhi heard this, she was so scared that she knelt down. She and Taozhi were both the imperial concubine's personal maids.

But Taozhi has always been more favored by the imperial concubine. Xingzhi thought that after Taozhi entered the Ministry of Punishment, she would have a chance to come to the fore. But now it seems that the whole ship is about to sink.

What's worse is that Nanny Chen, whom Concubine Li has always relied on, now has a sad face.

"My lady, this is bad. The palace badge you gave me is no longer effective. The virtuous concubine only said that it was the emperor's order that the servants of Guanju Palace are no longer allowed to leave the palace at will."

If Taozhi was responsible for framing concubines in the palace, then Nanny Chen was responsible for connecting people outside the palace. She was the link between Concubine Li and the Li family.

Now that the emperor has given this order, it will become very difficult for news about Concubine Li to spread out of the palace.

"That little bitch Taozhi must have confessed." Concubine Li said.

Nanny Chen immediately said, "Your Majesty, His Majesty has neither demoted you nor given you an open punishment. Taozhi should not have confessed much."

Concubine Li shook her head and said, "I have been ill for so many days and I still haven't recovered. Who knows if Your Majesty is concerned about the reputation of the royal family and wants to kill me quietly?"

Concubine Li's words immediately made Nanny Chen and Xingzhi's hearts tremble. If Concubine Li was gone, how could they, the servants who served her, have the glory they have now.

"We can't...we can't just sit there and wait for death!"

After Concubine Li pondered for a moment, she immediately asked someone to bring writing materials.

Despite her sick body, she wrote a secret letter and asked Xingzhi to seal it with wax and then give it to Nanny Chen.

"This letter must be delivered to eldest brother. If I fail, all the years of management of our Li family will be in vain." Concubine Li said.

Nanny Chen nodded vigorously and asked, "Madam, should we ask the Imperial Master to come out of seclusion to help?" When Concubine Li heard this name, she was angrier than anyone else: "This idiot has to be in seclusion all day long. I don't know what he has cultivated in seclusion!"

Nanny Chen didn't dare to speak.

Concubine Li said, "Brother's letter is the most important. Don't forget to urge the Imperial Master as well."

After Nanny Chen left, Xingzhi collected the medicine bowl that Concubine Li had knocked over, and prepared to have someone boil the medicine again.

But Concubine Li suddenly asked, "Who is responsible for boiling the medicine now?"

Xingzhi quickly replied, "To answer your Majesty's question, the one in charge of decocting the medicine is Bicao. She is a young maid assigned to the Ministry of Internal Affairs last month. I have checked her before and her background is clean."

Concubine Li immediately said, "You should watch over the boiling of the medicine yourself... No... It's better to have someone take a look at this medicine..."

Concubine Li has played tricks on other people's medicine many times, and now she is afraid that others will use the same tactics against her.

She didn't know whether the emperor would let her die, but before her brother did what he did, she didn't dare take any medicine or use any spices, for fear of dying quietly in the palace.

"These days, I only eat eggs and longans."

Concubine Li said this, obviously because she was afraid that others would tamper with her food, so she only ate such closed food.

Xingzhi said, "Your Majesty, we have a small kitchen in the palace, and the food that I cook is barely edible. Why don't you exchange our palace's rations for ingredients and cook for yourself?"

Concubine Li shook her head. It was easy for anyone to do something in the small kitchen. Besides, who could guarantee that the food delivered was not poisoned?

Concubine Li could come up with a vicious plan in a short time. The more so, the more unsafe everything she looked at seemed. She had no idea that the emperor had managed to save her own life and was still fighting wits with the air.

Even the apricot branch in front of her, Concubine Li could not fully trust it.

Li Ziqin outside the palace looked very unhappy when he received the secret letter that was delivered to him after many twists and turns. The fact that it was not Nanny Chen who delivered the letter personally explained many problems.

This time the reply was also exceptionally slow.

Concubine Li woke up early the next morning. She didn't care about her hungry stomach. She just propped herself up and asked Nanny Chen: "Did my brother send someone to reply?"

Nanny Chen shook her head helplessly.

That day, the imperial concubine wanted to ask the question three hundred times a day, but she always got a negative answer.

Seeing that Concubine Li only ate eggs and longans, and her complexion became more and more ugly, Nanny Chen and Xingzhi secretly brought their meals to her.

"My lady, please have some decent food. We have all eaten these and they are not poisonous."

The two of them tried to persuade him earnestly.

However, Concubine Li looked at the two men as if they were dead. If the emperor wanted to kill her, these palace servants who served her closely would definitely not be spared. Who knew if they had been poisoned with a slow-acting drug?

Concubine Li suddenly heard the sound of stringed instruments.

"What day is today? Is there a banquet being held in the palace?" asked Concubine Li.

Xingzhi quickly replied, "Your Majesty, this is the first palace banquet in summer. It is said that in addition to the clan members, His Majesty also entertained many officials."

Concubine Li's eyes immediately lit up.

But Xingzhi said again: "My lady, our master and his wife are not on the banquet list."

Concubine Li's face was immediately filled with disappointment.

At this time, a banquet was being held in the side hall of Qingliang Palace. There was no one around, so Niu Niu threw herself into Zhang Yunniang's arms.

"Mom, I miss you so much. I've lost weight because of you." Niu Niu said pitifully.