The rebirth of a concubine: Gong Du will become the Queen Mother

The main hall of Hanzhang Palace.

Concubine Shu sent away the waves of people who came to visit the eldest prince, resting her elbows on the table and supporting her forehead with her hands.

As he agreed, he asked: "Is your Majesty having a headache? Could you please give me a massage?"

Concubine Shu shook her head slightly: "No need, I either have a headache or feel a little tired."

Ruyi thought of the quarrel between mother and son last night and said, "The eldest prince is still ignorant. Don't argue with him, my queen."

Concubine Shu chuckled: "You don't have to say good things for him."

How could the son she gave birth to and raised not understand what he was thinking?

She said, it didn't matter if he fell into the water last night, she could take the opportunity to keep an eye on him and prevent him from going out to mix with those who have and those who don't.

Concubine Shu, a mother, can say this kind of thing, but Ruyi, a maid, cannot mention it.

She just said: "My queen didn't sleep much last night, but do you want to go back to the bedroom to have a rest?"

Concubine Shu nodded, got up and walked to the bedroom.

She slept very deeply, and she slept until the end of Shenshi.

After getting up, Ruyi helped her wash up and said, "The eldest prince has nothing to do at noon. He said that if you don't let him out, he won't need to eat."

Concubine Shu said: "Since he refuses to use it, then dinner should be waived."

"Empress?" Ruyi said with some worry, "If this is the case, the eldest prince may be starved to death."

Concubine Shu didn't take it seriously: "It's just right to be hungry. When he's hungry, he can settle down and won't have the energy to think about what he has and what he doesn't."

At this time, in the palace, it was not only the eldest prince who was starving, but also Jiang Shiying.

The table was full of dinner. Jiang Shiying only took two bites before putting down her chopsticks: "Get out of here, I'm full."

"Your Majesty, please use some more." Qiu Yu advised: "You have almost never touched the dishes on this table."

Lan Hui also advised: "Yes, it has only been two days and you have already lost a lot of weight. If this continues, how will your body be able to bear it?"

Jiang Shiying shook her head: "I really have no appetite."

Qiu Yu filled a cup of pickled fresh food and handed it to her. Seeing that she was unwilling to take it, he advised: "Just for His Majesty's sake, you should use two more mouthfuls. Otherwise, if His Majesty finds out, he will be very distressed."

Hearing what she said, Jiang Shiying finally took the bowl.

Then, after only taking a bite of the spring bamboo shoots, he put down the bowl and chopsticks and sighed: "I don't know if today's astragalus and seabass soup will be good for Your Majesty."

Qiu Yu said: "With your intention in it, Your Majesty will naturally use it without any problems."

Jiang Shiying's lips curved slightly: "I hope so."

In the Ganquan Palace.

The astragalus and seabass soup sent by Jiang Shiying is currently on the table.

Lu Zhaolin had just taken two mouthfuls when someone from Wu Desi came to see him with the results of the interrogation.

Yao Xingde took the confession from Tao Xinfang and handed it to Lu Zhaolin with both hands.

Lu Zhaolin looked through the confession, and the gloom in his eyes gradually deepened: "Is it Concubine Jin?"

Tao Xinfang nodded: "Exactly, after King Xianduan left, the people he left in the palace only listened to Concubine Jin's orders."

Lu Zhaolin read the confession page by page, then threw it aside and said "ha" in his mouth: "She hid it deeply."

Yao Xingde on the side was secretly shocked after hearing these two sentences. Concubine Jin was a concubine given by the late emperor himself. Who would have thought that she would be involved with King Xianduan?

Lu Zhaolin's face was dark and unclear.

After a while, Tao Xinfang asked: "Your Majesty, can we control Concubine Jin?"

Lu Zhaolin shook his head gently: "No rush. Keep an eye on her first to see what other actions she makes and who she comes into contact with. This time, we have to clean up."

Tao Xinfang cupped his hands and said, "I obey your order."

Lu Zhaolin asked: "How is the investigation going on the assassin's side?"

Tao Xinfang said: "The one hiding in Beijing has followed the clues and found their stronghold. The other one fled towards Yunzhou. The people from Wudesi hid their traces and followed him, just waiting to capture Yunzhou. All the traitors over there were also caught in one fell swoop.”

Lu Zhaolin nodded: "Remember to deal with the one caught by Wu Desi, and don't alert the snake."

Tao Xinfang nodded: "Your Majesty, don't worry."

The night was dark.

In Yongfu Palace, Peilan carefully removed Concubine Jin's hair and combed it over and over with a comb.

Suddenly, the door to the inner room of the dormitory was pushed open, and Yinlu walked softly to Concubine Jin and said, "Madam, news just came in, saying that an internal prisoner's body was found in the dry well of Feiquan Pavilion. The corpse is Xin San.”

"Xin San? How could he die in the dry well of Feiquan Pavilion?" Concubine Jin turned her head to look at Yin Lu, her eyebrows furrowed.

She clearly ordered Xin San to go back to the Shrine Department to be on duty after pushing the eldest prince.

The place in Jinguji usually doesn't attract much attention, so it's not difficult to find an opportunity to sneak out. For this reason, Concubine Jin chose Xin San to handle this matter.

Yin Lu said: "Feiquan Pavilion is near Shangxin Bridge. I think he finished his work last night and fell in while running away."

When Concubine Jin heard this, her eyebrows did not loosen. After being silent for a while, she said, "I always feel that something is wrong."

Peilan asked: "Are you doubting that Xin San didn't fall into the well by himself?"

Concubine Jin pursed her lips and said, "It's hard to say. Let's wait for two more days and see. In these two days, you all should be more alert."

Peilan and Yinlu both responded with serious faces.

The next morning.

Jiang Shiying only ate less than half of the bowl of red bean yuanxiao before she said she couldn't eat any more and had her breakfast taken away.

Then he changed his clothes and took Qiu Yu and others to Ganquan Palace again.

She originally thought that today she would just say a few words to Yao Xingde and then hand him the veil she had prepared in advance.

However, as soon as he walked into the gate of Ganquan Palace, he heard the noise in the distance.

Jiang Shiying frowned. Who dares to make noise in His Majesty's palace?

After getting closer, I saw several officials from the former court confronting Yao Xingde and several gatekeepers outside the gate of the back hall of Ganquan Palace.

Jiang Shiying stopped and squinted at the official uniforms of several former officials, and found that the lowest-ranking official was also a third-rank official.

When she got closer, she looked at their faces and found that the leader was none other than the Queen's father, Shangshu Ling. The others also followed the Queen Mother and walked out of the back hall of Ganquan Palace a few days ago.

The minister ordered the official on the left to say: "Eunuch Yao, Your Majesty has not shown up for four days in a row. Today, I and others came to ask for an audience, but Eunuch Yao still blocked us from the door. What is his intention?"

Yao Xingde said: "Mr. An, it's not the slaves who are stopping you, it's your Majesty who doesn't want to see you."

The surname is An, a third-grade civil servant. This is the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment.

The minister ordered the official on the right to say: "Is it because His Majesty didn't see us, or did Eunuch Yao falsely convey His Majesty's orders?"

Yao Xingde asked: "What do you mean, Mr. Han?"

The surname Han is a second-grade civil servant. This is Zhongshu Ling and the second uncle of the imperial concubine.

Lord Zhongshu Ling Han just snorted.

At this time, Jiang Shiying had already walked up to them and said coldly: "In His Majesty's palace, a few adults are making so much noise. Are they being disrespectful to you?"