[Qing Chuan] Gongdou system of black lotus

On the third day of November, the Empress Dowager returned to Beijing.

In order to show respect for the empress dowager, Qianlong took the harem concubines out of the palace to greet her in person.

This time it was Gu Qianqian who was in charge of welcoming the Queen Mother. The other concubines were hoping that something would go wrong today, so that Concubine Xian could embarrass herself in front of the Queen Mother and give the Queen Mother an excuse to send Concubine Xian down. However, everything went smoothly today. Everything was done properly, until the Empress Dowager was welcomed into the Palace of Compassion and Peace, nothing went wrong, which caused everyone to be annoyed and hated.

"Long Live Lord, the state affairs are busy, Aijia is here with the Queen and the others, you don't have to delay state affairs because of Aijia." The Empress Dowager patted the back of Qianlong's hand kindly and said.

"Emperor Niang hasn't come back for a long time, I miss you very much." Qianlong smiled and said, "I want to spend more time with Huang Erniang."

The queen mother was somewhat satisfied. She had been away from the capital for a long time. Although she received letters from Qianlong every month, she was afraid that she hadn't come back for so long. Qianlong didn't respect her as much as before. Now it seems that Qianlong still respects her. her.

After receiving Qianlong's words, the smile on the Empress Dowager's face became more real, "Long Live Lord's filial piety is appreciated by Aijia, but it is still a matter of state affairs. If we want to get along, it is better to get along with the Aijia and Queen at night. Concubine, let's have dinner together."

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but cautiously looked towards the queen.Today the Empress Dowager came back, it was fine to have a meal with Lord Long Live and the Empress, but to bring the imperial concubine with her, this would be too flattering to the imperial concubine.

Concubine Chun cursed secretly in her heart, I really don't know what kind of ecstasy drug the noble concubine gave the empress dowager, the empress dowager protected her like this.

Qianlong nodded with a smile, "It's all according to the emperor's mother."

After saying this, he got up and left with Li Yu and others.

Immediately, only the Empress Dowager and many concubines remained in the Palace of Compassion and Ning. When Qianlong was still there, the Palace of Compassion and Ning was harmonious, and the mother was kind and filial. As soon as he left, the atmosphere in the palace suddenly became a little weird.

Many concubines looked at Gu Qianqian mockingly, as if they were waiting for something good to happen.

The Empress Dowager held the teacup in her hand. After she took a sip, she looked at Concubine Xian sitting down like a cold wind. She was outside. Although she was far away from the capital, she relied on her connections to know the news about the Forbidden City. Palm, in the past year, the Forbidden City has changed a lot. Everyone is a little different from when she left, and the one who has changed the most is this Concubine Xian.

Originally, when she heard that Concubine Xian was dying of illness in Mount Wutai, the Empress Dowager was still happy, but she never expected that this woman's life would be so hard. Didn't move a hair of this woman.

"Ai's family is not in the palace. I heard that many things happened in the palace." The queen mother put down the teacup casually, and the soft bang made many people's hearts tremble.

"A lot of things have happened." The queen said with a smile.

The Empress Dowager's face darkened, and she slapped her hand on the armrest, "What's the matter with the imperial concubine's miscarriage?!"

Concubine Gao Guifei heard this, her eyes turned red, she stood up, and knelt down in the hall, "Empress Dowager, I am sorry for you, you are eating vegetarian food and praying for this child in Mount Wutai, but my concubine did not protect this child well." .”

Put on a show.The queen secretly sneered, Concubine Gao has been recuperating for the past few days, isn't she just waiting for the queen mother to return today to give her justice?

"It's not your fault." The Empress Dowager looked at Concubine Gao with a kind look on her face, "Nurse Qian, help Concubine Gao up."

"Yes." Qian Momo agreed, and stepped forward to support the imperial concubine.

Concubine Shu's face was extremely pale, this nanny Qian was an old man who served the queen mother, her status was extraordinary, even Qianlong would treat this nanny a little less.Now the queen mother asked her to help the noble concubine, it seemed that she was determined to give the noble concubine justice.

And this justice is naturally obtained from others, and she is the least likely to escape from among them.

"Queen, how is the investigation going?" The queen mother asked with a sullen face.

The queen hurriedly stood up, and said respectfully: "Go back to the empress dowager, all the eunuchs and maids who were involved in this matter were sent to the Punishment Department, and there was a eunuch of Mr. Shu who insisted that Mr. Shu did it..."

Before she finished speaking, she was interrupted by the queen mother, who frowned, as if a storm was gathering in her eyes, and the aura developed over the years in a high position made people feel chills, "Since the eunuch has confessed, then Shu Why is the nobleman still here!"

Shu Guiren's face was as white as a thin sheet of paper, and she wished to pass away instantly, but she pinched her thigh fiercely, and quickly knelt down in the hall. She knelt so hard that people couldn't help but feel Panicked, "Empress Dowager, this matter was not done by my concubine, but my concubine was framed and wronged."

The queen took a look at her before continuing: "Your Majesty, although the eunuch is said to have been done by Mr. Shu Gui, his words are full of loopholes, so Long Live Lord feels that it cannot be identified as the work of Mr. Shu Gui."

Hearing Qianlong, the killing intent in the empress dowager's eyes faded a bit, but she didn't relax her brows, but said: "Even so, it's too cheap for her to be reduced to a nobleman. She hand-copied ten volumes of Buddhist scriptures every month just to accumulate blessings for the child."

Copying Buddhist scriptures every month is tantamount to torturing Mr. Shu.

You know, it is not that simple to copy a volume of Buddhist scriptures. Besides, it is estimated that the Buddhist scriptures will have to be read in front of the queen mother, and may also have to pass through the eyes of the noble concubine. An excuse to torment Shu Guiren openly and aboveboard.

Shu Guiren's face turned pale again, but in the end her life was saved, and she didn't dare to speak to the Queen Mother, so she quickly kowtowed, "The concubine is punished."

Gu Qianqian was watching with thoughtful eyes. She knew that the Queen Mother was very protective of the concubine, but she never expected that the Queen Mother would protect the concubine to such an extent. The nobles came to make an example to the monkeys, and beat those who were disrespectful to the imperial concubine.This means that my own daughter is not treated like this.

However, the queen mother has no daughter, only Qianlong has a son.

"Go down." The queen mother said impatiently, but Shu Gui didn't dare to say anything, and retreated to the side like a prodigal dog and sat down.

The queen mother withdrew her eyes, and said to the queen calmly: "If this is the case, it means that this matter has not been investigated yet."

"The concubine is incompetent." The queen lowered her head and said, "The concubine will find out as soon as possible."

"Oh." The imperial concubine let out a sneer from her throat, "The empress's words sound familiar." She paused, as if recalling, then clapped her hands, and said with a sneer: "By the way, about a few days ago , The empress also said the same thing. How fast is this? If it weren’t for knowing that the empress is kind-hearted and tolerant, all the concubines would doubt whether the empress has selfish intentions. Otherwise, how could this matter have dragged on until now? Find out why it happened."

The imperial concubine's words were harsh and mean, and she did not give the queen any face.

This was a month ago, even if the imperial concubine was favored again, she would not say such a thing to the queen, but recently, it may be because the miscarriage caused a great blow, or the imperial concubine was deliberately provoking and testing the empress. What the queen said was full of flavor.

"Imperial concubine," the empress scowled, her usually gentle and watery face showed an undeniable sternness, "I think you have had a miscarriage, and you are in a bad mood, but if you talk nonsense and slander me, I won't let you go." .”

"The concubine is just talking casually." Concubine Gao raised her phoenix eyes, her eyes were extremely fierce, "What is the queen empress doing so excited? It seems like a guilty conscience."

The queen's eyes showed anger, and the two looked at each other, with the smell of gunpowder in their eyes.

Gu Qianqian took a sip of tea slowly, it was indeed the wisest decision to get the imperial concubine pregnant, if not, how could the two fight to the death.The current situation is that the concubine's miscarriage has no evidence to point to the queen, but the more this is the case, the more angry the concubine Gao is, and the more she regards the queen as a thorn in her side and a thorn in her flesh, and even forgets her.

After all, the vengeance between the imperial concubine and her is nothing compared to the vengeance of killing her son.

In the past few days, Gu Qianqian's place has been extremely quiet, so leisurely that she feels like she is retirement.

"Okay." The queen mother frowned, she looked at the queen and the noble concubine, and scolded: "One of you is the queen and the other is the noble concubine. If you are arguing here, don't let people see it as a joke."

Both the queen and the imperial concubine pursed their lips tightly.

The Empress Dowager looked at the two of them and frowned even deeper. Originally, she had been using the empress and the noble concubine to constrain each other. These two people still had some sense of propriety, knowing what to do and what not to do. Under such circumstances, even if Qianlong didn't Give her palace power, and the queen mother can also use the two of them to achieve her desired goals.

But if the queen and the imperial concubine fight, it will be bad.

Thinking of this, the queen mother couldn't help but look deeply at the queen. She believed that the queen's hands and feet were indispensable for the miscarriage of the concubine. In her heart, she was angry that the queen was vicious, but she was also angry that the queen was stupid. Didn't you mean to make people doubt her?

Where did the queen mother know, the queen also secretly complained in her heart, she was also slapped by Gu Qianqian, and she was still in a state of distress until now.

"Concubine Xian." Gu Qianqian was still waiting for the follow-up good show, but she didn't expect to hear her name. She raised her head, paused, and stood up, "Empress Dowager."

"The Ai family heard that you have been helping to manage the harem these past few months." The queen mother said in a cold tone, "Is that how you manage? Even the noble concubine's fetus can't be taken care of well."

Come, come, find fault.

Gu Qianqian thought to herself, she was still wondering when this old hag would open her mouth to make things difficult for her, and she might come now.

If you don't take good care of the good one, you really want to impose a crime without excuse.