The Legend of the Loved One

Chapter 95

From a distance, Fugui saw Chief Manager Zhou and his master Qiu Yan and his party quickly stepping into the palace gate. Behind them surrounded by several young eunuchs was Qiu Gui, the maid in charge of Fengyi Palace.

Fu Gui immediately had an idea in his mind, and hurriedly sang to the hall, "Empress Dowager, Manager Zhou is asking to see you."

The Empress Dowager glanced coldly at Concubine Li who was paralyzed when she heard that she was about to be thrown into the cold palace, returned to the couch and sat upright, and then said solemnly: "Call him in!"

Before leaving, Zhou Yu repeatedly told Zhou Yu to take good care of Yufu Palace, but unexpectedly something happened, and the queen mother was very angry.Quietly looking at the Queen Mother's face, Ning Yuan silently broke into a cold sweat for Chief Manager Zhou.

After a while, I saw Zhou Yu stepping into the door. First, there was a big gift. Zhou Yu knelt down and was very solemn and pious. He said: "The servant pays homage to the Queen Mother."

"Is this your errand?" the Queen Mother asked coldly.

Zhou Yu trembled, and hurriedly kowtowed his head again, "I have failed the Queen Mother's orders, I deserve death! But please calm down the Queen Mother first, I have something to report, I dare to ask the Queen Mother to listen to the slave's orders crime."

The queen mother glanced at him and said, "Say."

"Yes." Finally got permission, Zhou Yu hurriedly reported the fact that he went to Lingyue Palace to investigate but met Qiugui. Of course, in order to seek a chance to make up for his mistakes, Zhou Yu took most of the credit for himself and turned the matter into a When he took people to Lingyue Palace to investigate, he ran into the sneaky Qiugui. Under his investigation, he finally found the medicine dregs on Qiugui's body.

Qiu Yan, who was waiting outside the door, naturally listened to the remarks that seemed to claim credit. In this case, he didn't care about the credit, but it was better for Zhou Yu to report it like this. In this way, he could avoid his sudden appearance The "coincidence" shifted all the focus on Qiu Gui.

Sure enough, after listening to Zhou Yu's words, the atmosphere in the hall seemed to be condensed, and everyone had different expressions.

No one knows who Qiu Gui belongs to. Although the servants did not dare to cast their eyes on the empress, the empress dowager has already looked over coldly. After hearing Zhou Yu's words, Xu Jinhe's face has already turned pale Like paper, at this moment it is really showing a sickness.

After experiencing the panic when she first heard about Qiugui being arrested, Xu Jinhe immediately pretended to be calm and said, "Qiugui? How can I say that I didn't see her tonight? She's doing well, why did she go to Lingyue Palace..."

Perhaps because she didn't want to hear what she had to say, the queen mother interrupted her and said, "Bring me up!"

"Yes." Zhou Yu responded, beckoning outside the door, and immediately some palace servants brought Qiu Gui up.

Xu Jinhe finally felt terrified when he saw the ashen-faced loyal servant being brought up with his own eyes. When Zhou Yu presented the evidence he had seized from her—the bag of medicine dregs, Xu Jinhe's calmness almost destroyed her. at once.

"Qiugui, you are not serving Fengyi Palace, what are you doing in Lingyue Palace? You still take these inexplicable things? It's hard for the master to find you!" Seeing that Qiugui was captured, in order to let the master escape as much as possible, another The loyal servant Ding Xiang hurried forward and pretended to question.

But seeing that the Queen Mother didn't intend to buy it at all, she ordered in a cold voice: "Where is Ji Yuan? Ask him to come in and have a look, what's in here."

Immediately, someone sent a message, and after a while, Ji Yuan, who was chasing the Queen Mother's carriage back to the palace, had already rushed over. Xue mother and son, but did not expect to come in handy at this time.

No need to ask the queen mother to order, Ji Yuan acted quickly after entering the door, the old doctor spread out the medicine residues in front of everyone, checked them one by one, and finally came to a conclusion.I saw his expression was extremely solemn, and he bowed and replied to the Queen Mother: "I tell the Queen Mother, although this medicine is used for abortion, but its properties are extremely strong. According to the physique of an ordinary woman, not only will she be infertile for life, but she will also die. worry."

The Empress Dowager was startled and asked, "Will it be so serious?"

Ji Yuan bowed his head, "I dare not speak nonsense."

Of course Ji Yuan didn't speak in vain, for Xu Jinhe, it was such a rare opportunity to attack Chu Xue, how could she let her go?So she asked Zhang Tingtian to prescribe the medicine with no turning back, not only to kill the child in Chu Xue's belly, but also to kill Chu Xue.

Anyway, someone is taking the blame, she has no reason to show mercy!

The queen mother was startled and frightened, and hurriedly told Ji Yuan, "Go in, go in and see Concubine Yi, and don't let her make any mistakes!"

Ji Yuan immediately responded and went to Chu Xue.

Hearing Ji Yuan's words, Concubine Li at the side finally came to her senses at this moment. The queen clearly said that she wanted Chu Xue's child first, but the medicine Qiu Gui gave her was so poisonous. It can be seen that the queen was lying to her, and the queen wanted Chu Xue's child. He was killed, but she was asked to do it...

Thinking of this, Concubine Li was startled suddenly, she hurriedly knelt and crawled to the front of the Empress Dowager, and begged: "Empress Dowager, I don't know that this medicine is so poisonous, it's Qiugui, no, it's the Empress..." Concubine Li raised her finger and pointed Xu Jinhe said angrily: "It was the empress who told the concubine that Concubine Yi had secretly conceived an evil child with someone else. She said she was sick in bed, so she asked the concubine to bring medicine to deal with it. When Qiu Gui brought the medicine, she only said it was an ordinary abortion medicine. I didn't tell my concubine that this medicine is so poisonous. Empress Dowager, please be clear, my concubine, my concubine was wronged..."

Seeing that Concubine Li had told all the truth, Xu Jinhe hurriedly scolded: "Concubine Li! You obviously want to harm Concubine Yi yourself, why do you want to drag it on me? Do you think that the Empress Dowager will believe you because of your bloody mouth?"

Li Fei had never seen such a vicious and shameless person, she said angrily: "You poisonous woman..."

"Shut up!"

The queen mother let out a stern roar, the two women stopped talking, and the hall was suddenly silent.

The Empress Dowager is extremely angry at the moment, in the current situation, do you need to think about it again?

Witnesses and physical evidence are in front of us. At least it is true that Concubine Li killed her little grandson, and it is also true that Qiu Gui sent medicine to Concubine Li. The only thing that remains to be determined is whether this was Xu Jinhe's idea.

But after more than 30 years of ups and downs in the palace, how could the Queen Mother not understand?
Qiu Gui is just a servant, what position does she take to poison Chu Xue?
Thinking that the daughter-in-law she valued in the past turned out to be a poisonous woman, the queen mother was heartbroken. She angrily asked the kneeling Qiugui: "Why did you want to kill Concubine Yi? Who is the envoy?"

Xu Jinhe's heart beat violently, and she stared closely at her loyal servant.

Qiu Gui, who had been silent since she was caught, finally spoke at this time, she said calmly: "There is no master to send slaves, it is slaves who see Concubine Yi is spoiled and spoiled, and dare to disrespect the empress, that's why I feel hatred , I want to get rid of Concubine Yi to avenge the empress, all the crimes are on the slaves, please do not wrong the empress."

After finishing speaking, Qiu Gui kowtowed heavily to Xu Jinhe again, and said: "Please forgive me, my servant, for being stupid and self-assertive, which has harmed Concubine Yi and the emperor's heir, and also caused my mother to be suspected. I don't dare to expect my mother to forgive me, I just ask for the next life , I can be an ox or a horse for my mother again, in order to repay in this life."

Zhou Yu thought it was not good to say this, so he hurriedly winked at the eunuchs under his command. Sure enough, Qiu Gui suddenly stood up and slammed into a wall. Fortunately, the eunuchs nearby stopped her quickly, otherwise Yu Fu The main hall of the palace must be splashed with blood.

Xu Jinhe and the people around her were shocked. Although Qiugui must have no way out after such an incident, it is still unacceptable to see that the people who have been with him day and night are about to die in front of him at that moment.Seeing that the loyal servant had come to this point in order to protect himself, Xu Jinhe held his hands tightly.

But right now self-protection is the most important thing, she really can't speak anymore.

Because now the queen mother is in charge.

Seeing Qiugui's actions, the queen mother said coldly: "Want to die? Then you have to wait until the emperor comes back! Drag Qiugui to the inner court prison room, and I must show it to Ai's family. If this girl dies before the emperor returns to the palace, you don't have to worry about it." Be the manager!"

The last sentence was obviously addressed to Zhou Yu, Zhou Yu hurriedly bowed to answer.

There was no need for Zhou Yu to wink, someone immediately dragged Qiu Gui out.

Seeing that another loyal servant was lost in this way, Empress Xu's heart was severely torn. To be honest, she knew very well that if Qiu Gui could settle it by herself, it would be a relief, but once she entered the torture room of the inner court prison, it would be a real pain. Life is better than death!

After disposing of Qiugui, the Empress Dowager glanced at Concubine Li again, and said to Zhou Yu: "Take Concubine Li to the Leng Palace, and don't allow her to have any accidents until the emperor returns to the palace."

"Yes." Zhou Yu immediately took Concubine Li down personally.

I wanted to cry again, but after hearing what the Queen Mother said later, Concubine Li felt a little relieved.The queen mother said that she was not allowed to have an accident before the emperor returned to the palace, which showed that the queen mother was still concerned about the emperor's liking for her, and maybe when the emperor came back, she still had a chance to reset.

But Song Chen's so-called liking for her is not what the queen mother is worried about, but her princess status is what the queen mother is worried about.It was related to his son's big plans, and the Queen Mother hated this woman for harming her grandson, and she still didn't dare to execute her rashly. After all, her son was about to come back, so it was better for him to deal with it himself.

Just after dismissing these two people, the hall was quiet for a while, Ji Yuan had finished the consultation for Chu Xue, and came to answer the Queen Mother.

"How?" Seeing him coming back, the Empress Dowager rushed to care.

Ji Yuan said: "Please rest assured, Empress Dowager, Concubine Yi Gui should be in good health on a daily basis, and the imperial doctor came in time, so apart from the fact that the emperor's heir was not guaranteed, the mother's body did not suffer too much damage. In addition, Imperial Doctor Cheng handled it properly. From my point of view, as long as Concubine Yi Gui takes a good rest, she can still continue to have an heir for the emperor."

The queen mother was relieved.

She understood that her son valued Chu Xue very much, and after going through these recent events, she couldn't guarantee that if Chu Xue couldn't have another child in this life, would her son not have other children.For the sake of her son, she must never see Chu Xue damaged.

The Empress Dowager nodded and said: "In the past few days, you have often been running around Yufu Palace. Although Cheng Zisong is good at medicine, he is young after all. It will always be better with you to worry about it."

"Yes."

Now the major events are considered to be over for the time being, as for Xu Jinhe...

The Empress Dowager cast her eyes coldly on her, and said in a deep voice: "Since you are not feeling well, you should not go out for a few days, and rest in the palace! The emperor is already on his way back to Beijing. This matter is not over yet. When he comes back, Aijia will be handed over to him personally."

It's not that the Queen Mother doesn't want to touch her, but she is a member of the Xu family. Even if she wants to move, she still has to weigh it carefully, because Xu's party occupies many seats in the court. If Xu Jinhe is moved rashly, it may cause unrest in the court. In any case, The matter still has to wait for the son to make a decision.

Another point is that she is still the crown prince, without the support of the queen, the eldest grandson Song Chi's position as the crown prince... This is the last thing the queen mother wants to see now.

After listening to the queen mother's words, Xu Jinhe didn't know whether to be happy or sad.

Everyone can tell that the queen mother's statement of letting her recuperate is actually restraining her feet.She is a majestic queen, but she was grounded!
But tonight is really too dangerous, what Li Fei said with red mouth and white teeth is too bad for her, besides, Qiugui was taken away by the inner court... She was really worried that Qiugui would not be able to hold on, once she couldn't hold on Wait, she really doesn't know if this loyal maidservant will betray herself...

The queen mother said that Song Chen was already on his way back to the capital. If he traveled quickly from the northern border to the capital, it would take less than ten days at most. , Song Chen no longer trusts himself so much.

No, we must take advantage of these few days and think of a way.

Xu Jinhe made a gesture of lowering his eyebrows, as if he had been greatly wronged, and saluted the queen mother, saying: "Qiugui made a big mistake this time. Although it was her own decision, it was because the minister's daughter-in-law was incapable of discipline. I am willing to be punished, I only hope that the Empress Dowager will put her body first and not get angry."

These words seemed to admit a mistake, but in fact they were still trying their best to clear up their suspicions. Yanling Ruyue and the others in the inner hall gritted their teeth in resentment, but Chu Xue just closed his eyes heavily.

The queen mother has the position of the queen mother, but isn't Song Chen coming back soon? She never believes that he will let it go.

No matter how powerful the Xu family behind Xu Jinhe is, as long as they touch the king's bottom line, they will not be tolerated.

She believed in this man.

After finishing the important matters, it was already late at night, and worried about disturbing Chu Xue's recuperation, the Queen Mother planned to return to Funing Palace. Just as she stepped out of the main hall, she heard crying from the hall beside her.

It's Leer.

The grandmother's heart was immediately seized, and she hurried to Le'er's room again.

Xu Jinhe behind him hesitated again and again, but finally followed.

Probably because it was too noisy in Yufu Palace tonight, or because she felt that her mother was hurt, Leer, who had always slept peacefully, suddenly woke up from her dream, crying loudly. Seeing that even though it was cold winter, the little man was sweating profusely from crying, and even his hair was in tatters. in the arms.

The one-and-a-half-year-old little person really weighs a lot, Ning Yuan was worried that the queen mother would be tired, and wanted to go up to persuade her, but seeing the anxious and loving face of the queen mother, she hesitated again and again, and held back the conversation again.

Entering the grandmother's arms, Le'er finally calmed down a little bit, but still sobbed softly. The queen mother thought about it, and said to the nurses: "Concubine Yi needs to rest well, and I don't have much time to take care of the children. Take the princess to the Aijia Palace, wait for Concubine Yi to recover later, then bring the princess back."

"Yes." The Nurse Palace people acted quickly after responding.

Not long after, Xiao Le'er was carried into the carriage of the imperial grandmother.

Xu Jinhe bowed her head and waited at the gate of Yufu Palace.From the beginning to the end, except for the sentence that asked her to confine her to Fengyi Palace, the Queen Mother didn't say a word to herself. This Empress Xu looked at the carriage that gradually disappeared from sight, with an extremely heavy heart.

Because this feeling of not being trusted is really too scary.

The carriage swayed, Le'er finally felt more comfortable, and fell asleep in the arms of the imperial grandmother before reaching Funing Palace.The Queen Mother has been holding the little guy with her own hands, as if the daughter who had no chance to be born many years ago has returned, she cherishes it very much.After arriving at the gate of Funing Palace, he kissed the little granddaughter's forehead dotingly, and then got out of the carriage with the little man in his arms.

Although the hall became quiet, Chu Xue never fell asleep.

Qi Jing came over to report that Le'er had followed the Queen Mother to Funing Palace, and she responded.That's fine, with her current state, at least she will be bedridden for more than ten days, so she can't take care of Le'er. The Empress Dowager loves Le'er, so the little guy will not be treated badly in Funing Palace.While feeling at ease, she can free up her energy to think about the next step.

The queen mother said that Song Chen was on his way back, but she didn't know where he was?On his return journey, he must have had a chance of winning on the battlefield. Anyway, she doesn't need to worry about the affairs of the court. What she should think about now is how to give Xu Jinhe another blow.

After closing her eyes and thinking for a while, Chu Xue told Yanling, "Tell Fugui to ask Director Qiu to find out if there is any news from the emperor. If possible, find a way to ask someone to bring a letter."

Yanling responded, and hurried to deliver the message.

The matter should be done sooner rather than later. Song Chen must be brought back as soon as possible. Only when he sees his sickness with his own eyes will he be angry and investigate. Once investigated, Xu Jinhe will never escape the responsibility.

She has already paid for a child, no matter what, she must pay back!
(End of this chapter)