I run a newspaper in ancient times

Shi Yu relied on Prince Yi's back to gain a firm foothold in the harem, and everyone knew that Li Li wanted nothing to happen to her the last.

So he hastily sent people to investigate. Naturally, no one doubted it. Some still had expectations in their eyes, hoping that this powerful prince could find out something. Then, the harem would be interesting.

This time Emperor Yan didn't stop him, because he really didn't know that no matter how stupid he was, he didn't want Shi Yu to be in such danger.

But Li Li wanted to investigate, and so did the harem.

In the evening, the chief eunuch of the Punishment Department came to Cishou Palace to report: "The Empress Dowager, Your Majesty, the servants questioned all the people in the Qingchun Palace through the door, as well as the guards guarding the west gate of the palace, and found a clue about smallpox. "

"Hurry up." The queen mother usually takes a nap in the afternoon, but today she didn't feel any sleepiness. Although she seemed calm, her heart was also in a panic. Various conspiracies and conspiracies emerged in her mind, and the more she thought about it, the more she became more concerned. shock.

This is a lot of palaces, but it can also let people get into the smallpox without anyone noticing. The methods and viciousness of the people behind this are beyond ordinary people's imagination.

The eunuch leader said: "Xiaoyun, the maid of Qingchun Palace, met a man at the west gate of the palace ten days ago and took a package. According to the palace people of Qingchun Palace, that man is Xiaoyun's fiancé-in-law who is away. After Xiaoyun was released from the palace, they got married. The relationship between the two was very good. This incident of giving food and silver happened from time to time. This was something that the whole Qingchun Palace knew about. It was also approved by Concubine Yu. He is from Qingzhou, and he just came back from Qingzhou before meeting Xiaoyun."

"Qingzhou..." Emperor Yan suddenly said, "Smallpox happened just before Qingzhou."

"What the emperor said is that the servant guessed that this man was infected with smallpox in Qingzhou and brought it to the capital and passed it on to Xiaoyun. According to the imperial physician, if a person is infected with smallpox, the disease does not immediately occur. The short period is seven or eight days, and the long period is It took more than ten days for the symptoms to appear, and it varies from person to person. Therefore, it was only ten days after Xiaoyun met the man that smallpox was discovered in the Qingchun Palace, so this is right."

Although the eunuch was only speculating, both the Queen Mother and Emperor Yan believed this statement.

however……

"Come on, find that man immediately, arrest him, and track down the people he came into contact with, and take them away from the crowd in the same way, and keep him under surveillance!"

As soon as Emperor Yan finished speaking, a guard came to report: "Your Majesty, Prince Yi arrested a carpenter and took away many people."

The eunuch of the Punishment Department said: "That man is a carpenter."

Obviously, Li Li had already identified the person one step ahead, and took him away without saying a word.

And if you want to ask the prince to come over, although the guards are waiting, they don't expect the emperor to give this order.

Sure enough, Emperor Yan said: "Go and watch, and report as soon as there is news."

"Yes."

On this day, people in the palace were panic-stricken, for fear that the smallpox would spread and they would suffer disaster too.

No matter how big the palace is, it is still a boxy cage, and there is no place to escape if you want to escape. At this moment, there is a strange voice: Let Qingchun Palace move out of the palace!

"Your Majesty, when the servants sent people to inspect the various palaces, all the Empresses expressed their intention that they wished to move the Qingchun Palace out of the palace. They wanted to propose to the Queen Mother and the Emperor in person, but they were restrained and unable to move around. I hope that the empress can convey it on my behalf."

Almost all the palaces and courts were restrained, but the imperial concubine, as the concubine who was in charge temporarily, still had some freedom.

The imperial concubine was not surprised to hear the news, a sarcasm appeared on her beautiful face.

Another big court lady next to her then said angrily: "The words are so pleasant to say, and they really gave them a chance to go to the Queen Mother. Instead, they all look like saw-mouthed gourds. Don't talk about Prince Yi yesterday, it is the emperor. As long as you are not a fool, no one will be able to see the friendship for Concubine Yu. It is just relying on Yi's order to persuade the empress to do such an offending thing."

This is an obvious matter, but the question is whether to hand over this word or not.

The imperial concubine got up and gave the answer: "Let's go."

"Empress?" The palace maid was not very happy.

The imperial concubine smiled and said: "What a silly girl, what does it matter if we all offended us early? It is said that such a big hidden danger stays in the palace, and everyone will not be at peace. Don't ignore the old queen mother, it's just a hindrance Looking at the emperor and the prince, she wants to send people out more than anyone else, in this case, I am willing to speak out to the queen mother and be this villain."

After finishing speaking, the noble concubine straightened her skirt and went to Cishou Palace.

After hearing the concubine's words, the queen mother couldn't help nodding her head, her eyes softened and she said: "That's not bad. Although you have wronged Concubine Yu, for the sake of the emperor and the peace of the harem, you really can't stay in the palace anymore. I'm afraid you still don't know , just now the news came from Qingchun Palace, Concubine Yu is also infected."

"Ah!" The imperial concubine was surprised, and then said regretfully, "I'm afraid this is dangerous, the emperor knows it must be very sad."

The queen mother said indifferently: "Nowadays it is not a matter of being sad or not. It is related to the safety of the palace, and no one can be willful."

The noble concubine nodded: "If it wasn't for the remote location of the Qingchun Palace, and Concubine Yu who doesn't like to move around and has little relationship with everyone, otherwise the infection would have spread long ago. Empress Dowager, let's make a decision earlier."

The Empress Dowager wondered: "It's the emperor's reluctance. The Ai family just refuted his intention to meet yesterday..."

The noble concubine understood when she heard the words, she bowed her body and said: "Your majesty, my concubine should go and persuade me, even if the emperor blames me, it doesn't matter, the overall situation is the most important thing."

The imperial concubine was able to challenge the former Empress Shen, she was a clever one in itself, the empress dowager looked at her more softly: "That's really wronged you."

"This is what a concubine should do, the queen mother can rest assured."

The Queen Mother nodded lightly, and suddenly sighed with emotion: "I don't know whether I accidentally infected that man, or someone did it on purpose."

The imperial concubine looked natural, and asked along the words: "It seems that the man has been found?"

Funing on the side replied: "Yes, he has been taken away by the prince."

The smile on the noble concubine's face deepened: "Then the result will come out soon, and this concubine will go to the main hall of Ming Dynasty."

The queen mother looked at the back of the imperial concubine who was still leaving gracefully, her kind and gentle eyes suddenly became sharp and cold.

"The imperial concubine seems to be more and more aware of the general situation, and she has not lost her composure." Funing next to her said something.

The queen mother sneered: "This matter has nothing to do with her." No gaffe is the biggest gaffe.

Funing helped the queen mother to sit down: "But you still hand over the power to her."

The queen mother said: "Her purpose is to frame Concubine Yu, not to drag others to suffer together, so for her own sake, she will also control the situation."

"It's just a pity, Concubine Yu."

However, the empress dowager said expressionlessly: "It's a pity, it's too useless to be poisoned by people just like this, with A Li on her back, and the emperor likes her, holding the power of the harem! I thought the girl from the Shi family, There is no lack of tactics and strategies, but I didn't expect it to be a little bit worse. It is said that she is more scheming than her. If she can turn danger into luck this time, she also hopes to learn a lot of wisdom."

The queen mother has been worrying for the past two days and hasn't slept well, looking a little tired, Funing pressed the acupuncture points on both sides of her forehead for her.

After a while, the queen mother raised her hand: "Enough, your skills are getting better and better."

"Practice makes perfect." Funing smiled, and then sighed, "I don't know how to end this time?"

"Let's see what Ali can find out."

The noble concubine who left the Cishou Palace finally let out a sigh of relief, she was actually still afraid in her heart.

She looked at the main hall of Ming Dynasty in front of her, pursed her lips, and entered the inner hall under the leadership of Zhang Banban.

Emperor Yan's complexion was also not very good, he listened to the imperial concubine expressing the meaning of the harem and the queen mother with no expression on his face, he neither agreed nor disagreed, he just stared at the imperial concubine and asked: "The smallpox in the Qingchun Palace, Did you do it?"

This you, refers to the imperial concubine, and even the Zhou family.

Emperor Yan was not stupid, someone in the harem guessed so, of course he wanted it too.

Once Shi Yu is gone, based on her status, only the noble concubine in front of her can become the master of the harem, and the arrangement of poaching Li Li is also the most beneficial to the entire Zhou family.

Emperor Yan was not willing to touch Shi Yu, while the Zhou family wished that he would disappear as soon as possible.

The imperial concubine looked up at Emperor Yan. She and the empress entered the palace one after the other. Because of the arrangement of the late emperor, as a daughter of the Zhou family who was in full swing, she could only give in and miss the throne.

Her beauty is even more beautiful than that of Zhou Meiren. She is truly gorgeous with every frown and smile. Even after five or six years have passed, she is still stunningly beautiful. She is the only woman who was pregnant with a child for Emperor Yan, but lost her halfway.

And now, she doesn't allow other women to have children.

Her beautiful phoenix eyes stared at Emperor Yan brightly, the feelings that had been suppressed for many years flowed out like this, and then she suddenly knelt down, this action surprised Emperor Yan.

What he said next made him freeze in place even more.

"The emperor guessed right, it is indeed me."

The concubine just admitted it!

"What did you say?" Even if Emperor Yan asked suspiciously, he was ready to listen to excuses, but such a straightforward admission made him at a loss. After a long time of confusion, he asked anxiously, "You, how dare you Who gave you such boldness? Do you know what you are doing so recklessly! If the infection spreads, you will die, and it is not a pity!"

The imperial concubine was indifferent to the accusation, she just looked up at Emperor Yan and said: "But this concubine is doing this for the emperor."

"For me?" Emperor Yan thought he had heard a joke, "For me, murder the real concubine, and for me, let the whole palace fall into panic? You are jealous, I really regret letting you go Let it out from the palace! You are so vicious, and you dare to admit it, do you think I dare not touch you?"

The heart-wrenching words made the noble concubine not even twitch her brows, she said: "Although the concubine has selfish intentions, she is indeed jealous that Concubine Yu can win the emperor's sincerity, but she really thinks more about the emperor. No matter how much Concubine Yu goes too far, the emperor will not give up." Move her in the slightest, but she is in the harem, in charge of palace affairs, and she is the biggest eyeliner of Prince Yi. Together with the eccentric queen mother, the emperor's situation has reached a desperate situation. I dare to ask where else can make you feel at ease Are you sleeping? Concubine Yu doesn’t care about you, so she can communicate with Prince Yi unscrupulously. Such a person is more dangerous than Prince Yi and the emperor. Once you are determined, what should you do?"

The imperial concubine's watery eyes immediately shed tears, and she looked at Emperor Yan distressedly.

These words pierced Emperor Yan's heart, making him silent while being astonished.

The noble concubine continued to say tearfully: "This concubine can't compare to the friendship between concubine Yu and the emperor's childhood sweetheart. Lovely, you have a lot more heart than her, and you have been with her longer than her. This concubine can't tolerate anyone hurting you! Yi The prince's power is really too great, even if the grandfather is completely helping the emperor, it is difficult to resist, all the concubines can do are these trivial things."

It is also the ability of the imperial concubine to express her vicious thoughts so calmly, and Emperor Yan's heart will soften after showing weakness.

"No matter what, you can't use smallpox! If you can't make it through, Ayu can just..." Emperor Yan was angry and anxious, but his hatred for the imperial concubine faded.

The noble concubine smiled sadly: "Death from smallpox sounds terrible, but if you take care of it properly, the chances of survival are very high. After all, she is young, even if she moves out of the palace, Concubine Yu will be taken care of by her side. Yue, she can still return to the palace to serve the emperor. She is the person on your heart, how can the concubine really want her to die? It's just that she can hand over the palace affairs once she leaves the palace, and it will not be easy to take it back , which is in the best interest of the emperor."

These words had a soothing effect, and Emperor Yan's expression immediately softened.

When the noble concubine saw this, she knew that Emperor Yan didn't blame her anymore. She continued: "The concubine has a proper way of doing things. People in Qingchun Palace rarely move around, and they won't spread the infection on a large scale. As long as people are moved to the palace, the palace will There will be no danger, and this is also the reason why the empress dowager can safely hand it over to me."

The concubine's words moved Emperor Yan's heart, and he said: "The queen mother has also seen it."

The noble concubine nodded: "However, the queen mother didn't say anything, she was probably waiting for evidence from the prince."

Emperor Yan saw that she was not afraid or guilty at all, as if she was talking about an irrelevant matter, he couldn't help asking: "Aren't you afraid to find something? With his ability, he can find something no matter how flawless it is." There are clues, then you..."

"That is the fate of my concubine." The imperial concubine smiled and got up slowly, "Your Majesty, if I can do something for you, I will have no regrets in dying."

Arriving here, Emperor Yan no longer blamed the noble concubine, and even felt pity for her.

However, before he could speak, the imperial concubine said: "If that day really comes, I would like to ask the emperor to take care of Min'er for the sake of my concubine. Although she is arrogant, she is pure and her heart is with you."

"I……"