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

Chapter 358 You Shouldn't Come Here
Although the empress dowager gave permission, Zhang Yunniang did not dare to stay until dark when the palace gates were locked.

But when she left the palace, she couldn't help feeling heavy in her heart. Once you enter the palace, it's like entering a deep sea. Does she really have to wait until the emperor's child is born before Niu Niu can go home?
What if the emperor can’t have children?
In the carriage at the palace gate, Gu Mingda looked at his absent-minded wife and couldn't help but worry. He asked, "What happened? Did someone embarrass you? Or Niuniu?"

Zhang Yunniang shook her head, leaned gently into her husband's arms, and said, "I don't know when Niuniu will be able to leave the palace."

When Gu Mingda heard that his wife was worried about this, he couldn't help but sigh and said, "In the past, there were children from other families who went to the palace to have children. The longest time was that of the Li family's child. One of them stayed in the palace for three years, and the shortest time was three months. "

Zhang Yunniang couldn't help but feel worried. Three years was such a long time, and there were so many calculations and schemes in the palace. She didn't know if Niu Niu could escape them.

Gu Mingda said: "The former dynasty and the harem are closely related. I will do a few more good things. If I can be reused by His Majesty, then even if Niuniu really makes any mistakes in the future, His Majesty will give her a lighter sentence."

Zhang Yunniang knew that it was easy to say but difficult to accomplish meritorious service.

Before Gu Mingda had the chance to make any contribution, someone else made great contributions within two days.

The emperor was hunting in the West Mountain when he encountered an assassin. Fortunately, the Right Guard Li Ziqin who was accompanying him blocked the knife with his own body, so the emperor was safe.

Li Ziqin was carried home covered in blood.

The emperor was furious and sent several imperial doctors to treat him. Three days later, Li Ziqin finally opened his eyes.

Rewards flowed into the Li family. The emperor directly promoted Li Ziqin to the title of mighty general and appointed his eldest son as the imperial guard.

Even in the palace, the emperor personally visited Concubine Li on her sickbed after several days of indifference. Although he did not restore her power to assist in managing the harem, everyone could see that the concubine had regained her favor.

The only flaw is that Concubine Li has not yet recovered and still looks sick.

"Empress, will we still have eggs and longans for lunch?" Xingzhi asked softly.

Concubine Li was bedridden due to a cold. It is hard to say whether it was because she was hungry all day and was worried that it was so difficult for her to recover.

Now that the Li family is doing well, Concubine Li feels that the time when the emperor wants to kill her has passed, so she said, "Just supply them as before."

Xingzhi asked again, "My Lady, do you want to resume burning incense?"

Concubine Li hurriedly said, "Let's wait a little longer before burning the incense."

At lunch, looking at the table full of delicious dishes, Concubine Li, who had been eating simple food for a long time, felt like she was alive again.

After eating eggs and longans for several days, she obviously felt like vomiting when she smelled the fishy smell of eggs.

But even though she was already salivating, Concubine Li still waited patiently for the young palace maid who was tasting the food to have tasted it before she started to eat.

In Shoukang Palace, the Queen Mother was kneeling in the small Buddhist temple, tapping the wooden fish gently.

It was unknown how long it had been before she stopped. After being helped up by Nanny Sun and leaving the small Buddhist hall, Nanny Sun spoke:
"Empress Dowager, the assassination attempt on His Majesty this time seems to be... seems to be the remnant of the Li King. It seems that they have nothing to do with the Li family."

Prince Li was the younger brother of the previous emperor and the uncle of the current emperor. Not long after the emperor ascended the throne, Prince Pingxi rebelled and was suppressed by the emperor. Because the impact of this incident was too bad, the emperor directly gave him the posthumous title of "Li".

When the empress dowager heard the name, her lips trembled slightly and she said, "Prince Pingxi...Prince Li...he will not harm the emperor...he has been dead for many years, it's just too much of a coincidence..." Nanny Sun also thought so. Concubine Li in the palace had just lost power, and Li Ziqin outside the palace had the credit of saving the emperor. People couldn't help but be suspicious.

"Empress Dowager, do you want me to send more people to continue the investigation? You know that His Majesty has never loved our people. What connection does he have with King Li?" asked Nanny Sun.

The Queen Mother hesitated for a moment and said, "Since they did it so cleanly, we probably won't find anything if we investigate further. The Emperor's people are also watching and won't miss any clues. We still need to send someone to investigate the Guanglin Mansion thoroughly."

Nanny Sun understood that the empress dowager was focusing on the Imperial Concubine's background. Even if she couldn't find out the past relationship between Imperial Concubine Li and Imperial Doctor Li, it would be good if she could find more evidence of the Li family's crimes.

"Empress Dowager, our people have found out another thing: the Imperial Master seems to be seriously ill." Nanny Sun said.

The Queen Mother did not like this so-called Imperial Master, who was supported by Concubine Li. He looked mysterious, and Concubine Li seemed to rely on him very much.

The Queen Mother now suspected that Concubine Li was plotting against her, and seeing her people being attacked saw it as good news.

"It's a pity that I have no one in my family, otherwise I wouldn't have to be so restricted in doing things." The Queen Mother sighed.

The empress dowager's brother died early, her nephew was mediocre in talent, and he neither made great achievements nor caused trouble. There were not many talented people in the family either. Even with the support of the empress dowager, they were just a middle-class family in the capital.

Nanny Sun hurried to comfort her master: "The Queen Mother is worried about Your Majesty and doesn't want to interfere in government affairs and make things difficult for Your Majesty. Don't you think the Li family only has a few talented people? Aren't they still holding high positions and receiving generous salaries now?"

Another reason why the Empress Dowager disliked Concubine Li was that she was bent on currying favor with her natal family and had attempted to interfere in government affairs several times to seek benefits for her natal family. She could hardly be considered virtuous.

"Grandma Queen!"

Niuniu's voice interrupted the empress dowager's thoughts.

As soon as she saw Niu Niu, the empress dowager couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth.

"Grandma Empress Dowager, just now a palace maid took me to a small room, where I saw a guqin. The maid said that no one wanted it and asked me to take it and play with it." Niu Niu said.

When Nanny Sun behind her heard this, her expression changed slightly.

The Queen Mother still had a smile on her face and asked lovingly, "Did you take it?"

Niuniu shook her head and said, "All the things in Shoukang Palace belong to the Queen Mother. I can't take anything without her permission."

After the Queen Mother praised him for being well behaved, she asked, "Which room is it, dear? Can you lead the way?"

Niu Niu didn't think much about it and took the empress dowager around to the back of the hall and into a small room.

This small room is actually connected to the small Buddhist hall through a secret door, but outsiders don’t know that it is also part of the small Buddhist hall. The small room is clean and tidy, and it is obvious that someone cleans it regularly.

The room was empty. Looking over, the first thing one saw was the guqin, followed by layers of thick curtains. Behind the curtains there was a faint flickering light, as if a candle was lit.

But Nanny Sun couldn't help but look behind the curtain and said, "Niuniu, you shouldn't come in here."

She looked at Niu Niu with a reproachful look.