Her Highness Doesn’t Want to Work Hard Anymore

After the Shangyuan Festival, Shangjing ushered in the first rain of spring.

The pattering rain fell from the sky, and the entire palace was shrouded in rain and fog.

Two young eunuchs in coir raincoats hurried to the door of Wangyuexuan.

Habayashi guarding the door reached out to block their way.

One of the little eunuchs took out his badge and said politely.

"We are from the imperial dining room, and we are here to deliver lunch to Concubine Zhen."

Habayashi Wei took the badge and looked at it, and after confirming that it was correct, he opened the door and let him go.

Two young eunuchs entered Wangyue Pavilion with food boxes.

After a while, they came out.

The wide coir raincoats covered them all, and they wore bamboo hats on their heads. When they lowered their heads, only a little chin could be seen.

The two Habayashi guards guarding the door glanced at them, but they didn't notice anything wrong.

The two young eunuchs walked away quickly carrying the food box.

It wasn't until their backs completely disappeared in the rain and fog that one of the Habayashi guards spoke belatedly.

"I always feel that the eunuch just now seems to be a little shorter."

Another Habayashi Wei answered, "Which eunuch? Why didn't I see it?"

"It's the one following behind, is it my illusion?"

The two Habayashi guards looked at each other, and a guess emerged in their minds——

Could it be that Concubine Zhen pretended to be a little eunuch and ran away?

It was too late to chase those two little eunuchs now, so the two Habayashi guards decided to enter Wangyuexuan to have a look.

Everything in Wangyue Pavilion is as usual.

Seeing the two Habayashi guards coming in, Mammy immediately stepped forward to stop them, and asked with a frown.

"This is the residence of the concubine, how can you enter at will? Get out!"

Although Concubine Zhen was imprisoned, she was still the biological mother of the Seventh Prince, so the two Habayashi guards did not dare to offend her, so they could only speak politely.

"We have something we want to tell Concubine Zhen, please let me know."

Mammy didn't agree at first, until the two Habayashi guards repeatedly emphasized that it was a very important matter, Mammy had no choice but to agree.

"Okay then, you guys come with me."

"Thank you ma'am."

Nanny led the two Habayashi guards into the warm pavilion.

The mother said seriously: "The empress is taking care of the seventh prince. If you have something to say, you can talk here, keep your voice down, don't scare the seventh prince."

In front of the two Habayashi guards is a tall screen.

Through the translucent veil, one can vaguely see the figure of Concubine Zhen. She should be sitting with a baby in her arms.

The two Habayashi guards breathed a sigh of relief.

Since Concubine Zhen is still in the house, it means that the two eunuchs who left just now are fine.

They have not failed in their duties.

The two actually had nothing to say, but in order to lie, they bit the bullet and made up some words.

Concubine Zhen behind the screen remained silent.

She didn't speak until the Seventh Prince in her arms suddenly started crying.

"Joan is hungry."

The nanny hurriedly responded: "Young maidservant, go and call the nanny over here."

When she turned around, she glanced at the two Habayashi guards.

"Is there anything else you two have?"

The two Habayashi guards politely said goodbye and left.

As soon as they were gone, Mammy walked quickly behind the screen.

The woman sitting on the soft bed is not Hua Qingqing, but Xixiang in the dress of Concubine Zhen.

Momo took the Seventh Prince over, held him in her arms and coaxed him softly.

Soon the seventh prince calmed down and stopped crying.

Xixiang stood up and asked nervously.

"How did I behave just now? They didn't suspect it, did they?"

Mammy: "You've behaved well, they have no doubts."

Xi Xiang breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good."

Inside Biquan Palace.

The Empress Dowager was kneeling in front of the Buddha statue, knocking on the wooden fish with one hand, fiddled with Buddhist beads with the other, and kept chanting Buddhist scriptures.

She is praying for the emperor, hoping that the emperor can recover as soon as possible.

The female officer came in and asked respectfully.

"Empress Dowager, it's time for you to have lunch."

The queen mother did not put down the wooden fish until the last verse was read.

The maid standing beside her immediately stepped forward and carefully helped the queen mother up.

The queen mother went to the dining room.

Facing the delicious food on the table, she has no appetite at all.

At this moment, a young eunuch who was standing in the corner suddenly stepped forward and bowed to the Queen Mother.

"Empress Dowager, can you take a step to speak?"

The voice was so familiar that the Queen Mother was startled.

When she saw the face of the little eunuch clearly, she couldn't help but froze.

"Concubine Zhen? Why are you here?"

Hua Qingqing spent a lot of thought in order to sneak out. She knew that such an opportunity was only once and she must not miss it, so she said immediately.

"This concubine has never poisoned the sage's soup, so I have been wronged."

The Queen Mother frowned: "You fed the decoction to the emperor with your own hands. After drinking the medicine, the emperor vomited blood and passed out. If you want to say that this matter has nothing to do with you, what is the evidence?"

Hua Qingqing took a step forward: "I have no proof.

But please think about it carefully, empress dowager, what is the benefit of concubine murdering a saint?

If it is for the seventh prince to inherit the throne, but the imperial edict for the establishment of the prince has not yet been affixed with the jade seal, so it would be too hasty for the concubine to do it now?

The concubine gave medicine to the saint in front of so many people, how dare she poison at that time?

No matter how stupid the concubine is, she can't do such a thing! "

What she said was not unreasonable, and the queen mother was a little shaken.

The queen mother murmured: "If you didn't poison, who would do it?"

Hua Qingqing: "The easiest way is to work backwards from the results to see who benefits the most from the saint's downfall, and who is the most likely murderer to murder the saint."

The Queen Mother immediately thought of King Wu Zhang, who now holds the power to supervise the country.

If it is said that after the fall of the emperor, who gets the most benefits, only Wu Zhang Wang Li Ying is the only one.

In the past, Li Ying was just a marginal person in the palace who could be bullied by anyone, but now, he has transformed into the king of Wuzhang who monopolizes the power.

Hua Qingqing asked while observing the change in the Empress Dowager's expression.

"Presumably you should have guessed who is the last suspect?"

The queen mother still hesitated: "How can King Wuzhang be sure that after the emperor falls, he will be able to take over?"

Hua Qingqing analyzed calmly.

"You remember the night the saint was very ill.

When King Wuzhang came to visit the saint, did he call all the ministers who could talk to him?

That was a step in King Wu Zhang's plan.

On the one hand, it was because he knew that those ministers would not agree to appoint the young sixth and seventh princes as princes.

On the other hand, it was because he had expected that something would happen to the saint that night.

As long as the saint falls, he can incite those ministers and let them support him to the throne.

It turns out his plan worked. "

The Queen Mother carefully recalled what happened that night, and found that the facts were indeed as Concubine Zhen said. Li Ying seemed to have done nothing on the surface, but his behavior had already revealed his true thoughts.

The queen mother murmured: "No wonder the emperor said he lied, he is really a good liar."