Chapter 408: Seize the soft underbelly
Rong Jingqiu raised a finger to her lips and smiled softly, "It's meaningless to say it."
Princess Qinglan saw her mysterious appearance and immediately smiled, "You are really heartbroken. If the queen knew that you would take revenge like this, she would definitely regret drugging you."
"I'm unkind and unrighteous, it's very fair." Rong Jingqiu saw that her son was asleep in her arms, so she carefully put him on the crib, then carefully covered him with a quilt, and her eyes were still staring at the child's sleeping face. She couldn't even see it.
Princess Qinglan was both sad and puzzled when she saw Rong Jingqiu's appearance, but she still chose not to say anything. When she thought of the scene where Xiao Ling and the Queen turned against each other, she couldn't help laughing, and then poked Rong Jingqiu's waist with her elbow, "Do you want me to remind the princess?"
Rong Jingqiu hurriedly grabbed Princess Qinglan's hand, "Don't, it's not good to pull you into the water before. If you had your figure in this matter, the queen would definitely suspect you. Even if she was in a bad mood, she would still be the lord of the central palace. Although it would be very pleasant to beat the dog in the water, she had to be careful that it would counterattack."
She cherishes this friendship and naturally will not put her friends in a dangerous situation. Some things must not be repeated, otherwise it will have the opposite effect.
Princess Qinglan sighed and finally had to stop. After all, she also has a husband and a son, so she has to consider them. Moreover, Rong Jingqiu is right. A villain like the queen will definitely hold a grudge. The centipede will die without being stiff. After all, she has a son who is the prince.
Without Princess Qinglan's participation, it is actually not difficult to advance this plan of disagreement. When Rong Jingqiu mentioned this matter to Zhao Yu, he agreed immediately, "I will arrange for someone to do this matter. Don't interfere. In short, you must pick yourself up completely."
Rong Jingqiu nodded and did not argue, "Just do it just because it's not right."
What she wants is to plant the seeds of doubt. Xiao Ling has obvious shortcomings in his personality. As long as she has the seeds of doubt, she will naturally think deeply.
"I have a sense of my own attitude." Zhao Yu's mind was not on this, but looked at his son who was sleeping soundly.
In order to give birth to this little thing, his wife suffered a lot. He reached out and wanted to pinch the child's little nose, but Rong Jingqiu slapped it away with one hand, and then he met Rong Jingqiu's accusing eyes. The little thing started crying again at this time, obviously he was doing something against him.
He touched his nose and defended: "I didn't really want to pinch his little nose."
While coaxing the child, Rong Jingqiu accused him, "I saw it all, nothing you said is useless."
Zhao Yu sighed in his heart that Rong Jingqiu was applying this sceptical theory to him, so he had to beg for mercy and sang and beat him for a while, and then he gained Rong Jingqiu's understanding look.
Rong Jingqiu coaxed the child, but she didn't let Zhao Yu touch him. She frowned, "I heard that the eleventh prince came to the door."
When Zhao Yu heard this, he responded indifferently, "He came to ask me to say a few good things to Concubine Shu," he paused, "In the eyes of the world, Concubine Shu's 'raising' me. If you don't come forward and say a few words at this time, it seems unreasonable. Don't worry, I know what to say."
Rong Jingqiu knew in her heart that no matter how false the mother-son relationship between Zhao Yu and Concubine Shu was, his brotherly relationship with the Eleventh Prince had a bit of true meaning, so it was not surprising that the Eleventh Prince did not know that sometimes it was much better than pleading.
In the Eastern Palace, the Crown Princess had been traveling around for a day, so tired that she couldn't eat anything. Thinking that the little day of this month was too late, she touched her stomach, and she couldn't help but look forward to it. It would be great if she could get pregnant.
"Mother's Concubine." The emperor's grandson brought her over to pay her respects.
She suddenly sat upright, held a face and said lightly, "Oh" with a light "Hmm". After the person, she treated the emperor's grandson so coldly. This child was not born by her. She did not have any love for him, but was displeased when she saw it.
The emperor did not dare to show his lively side in front of her, but sat down with a regular and restrained manner. He knew very sensitively that his mother did not like him.
Xiao Ling glanced at him and said nothing. She just looked away with disgust and was about to call someone to cook, but when she saw her wet nurse coming in hurriedly and whispering a few words in her ear. She was already a little careless and suddenly her eyes became sharp.
"Did you really see clearly?"
"My Crown Princess, I'm staring at me, how can I read it wrong? That little bastard is locked up by the old slave now..."
Xiao Ling's expression changed again and again, her eyes turned in surprise and doubtfulness, and finally asked coldly: "Have you found out the medicine?"
"It is the ultimate medicine that makes women unable to conceive children."
As soon as she heard the word "Juanzi Medicine", all Xiao Ling's uncertainty became certain. She had been married to the prince for some time, but her stomach was still not moving, and she took a lot of folk remedies but failed. It seemed that someone really gave her this kind of medicine to kill her son and grandson.
"Let's go, I'll go and interrogate myself."
Xiao Ling did it as soon as she said that, and ignored the emperor's grandson and hurriedly walked out. However, before she could reach the house where the suspect was imprisoned, she saw her close maid coming hurriedly, "Crown Princess, it's not good, that woman committed suicide..."
"Die?" Xiao Ling said seriously.
Even the wet nurse beside her was full of surprise. Why was this move so familiar?
Xiao Ling, who got the affirmative answer from the maid, was surprised and her thoughts were exactly the same as her own wet nurse. After all, the queen was still vivid in her memory. One of them was also dead. Now the palace maid who drugged her was also dead. She couldn't help but turn her suspicious eyes to the queen.
Is it really the queen who doesn't let her have children? But the queen has always treated her like a mother and daughter. How could she do this? "Impossible..."
The wet nurse beside her saw her master's incredible appearance and hurriedly held her trembling hand, "Crown Princess, you don't know the people's face, you can't believe others' words easily."
The queen is not a good person at first glance, and her master is too simple, so she believes in the plays played by the queen.
Xiao Ling looked at Shi Lu, and the appearance of the emperor's grandson came to her mind. The queen didn't want her to have a child just to ensure the position of the emperor's grandson.
Thinking of this, everything that I couldn't understand became clear. Thinking of being played with by others, she immediately clenched her silver teeth hatefully, "I will never forgive you, a hateful old woman."
In Fengming Palace, the queen took off the phoenix hairpin from her head with a tired look on her face. Even if she was confined, she had to take up the queen's airs. The phoenix hairpin clothes were still neatly worn every day, and everyone around her was taken away for interrogation. The people she used now were not the ones she used, and she didn't use them very easily.
However, in this palace for decades, she still had some hidden connections and did not know anything about the news outside. Seeing the red candle on the table burning, she sent off the crowd of people serving, and then opened the secret passage and walked in.
There was a close confidant who had been waiting here in the secret passage. When he saw her, he immediately bowed.
"What happened?" the queen asked in a deep voice. There was nothing important, and these confidants would not come easily.
"The Crown Princess is checking the servants in the Eastern Palace."
Hearing this, the queen frowned and couldn't help but say angrily: "What is she doing?" Under such a storm, it's better to be quiet than to move, and it's a scrimmage-style investigation, which is not a good sign.
"The princess suspects that someone has drugged her."
"How did she know?" The queen was shocked immediately. She did this matter very secretly. Where did Xiao Ling get the news?
The confidant said everything he knew, and the queen was so angry that she could hardly breathe. The worst thing about this daughter-in-law was that her nose was too smart, especially for these conspiracies, "Then she doubted whether she went to this palace?"
"I haven't found out yet, so it's hard to say now."
When the queen heard this, she not only did not feel relieved, but was worried. Since she decided to marry Xiao Ling as the step-consort of the crown prince, she had made up her mind not to let her have children. It would be enough to have one legitimate son. No matter how many more, it would be a mess, not to mention that General Xiao is a threat. Only when Xiao Ling has no children can she and the crown prince be safer.
"You go back and watch closely the progress of the situation. If there is any disturbance, report it to me immediately."
"Yes, Queen."
The queen returned to the inner room from the secret passage, and her expression was still not good-looking, but when she ordered someone to come in to serve her, her face returned to her usual calmness.
The prince, the master of the East Palace, naturally knew about what happened. He frowned and ordered Feng Shuangbao, "Go and call the princess, she is making trouble."
Xiao Ling arrived soon. When she saw the prince's angry look, her expression was not good-looking, "Your Highness..."
"What are you messing around? Do you think the East Palace is too lively now?"
"Your Highness, someone is trying to harm me now. I am protecting myself..." Xiao Ling said aggrievedly at first, but later when she saw the prince's expression without a shock, she couldn't help but open her eyes wide and guessed quickly in her heart.
She was young and never got pregnant, but Concubine Qi, who was much older than her, gave birth to a daughter not long ago. In fact, not only did the queen not want her to give birth, but even the person next to her pillow didn't want her to give birth.
"Don't force yourself to doubt yourself when you see the well rope. No one wants to harm you. This is just your random thoughts." The prince emphasized.
Xiao Ling didn't have the intention to defend him at this time. She just felt disappointed. From beginning to end, she was the one who was wronged. It was ridiculous, it was ridiculous.
Did this mother and son treat her as a human being?
The more angry she was, the calmer she was this time. She was so bullying that she wanted to take revenge and let the mother and son taste the feeling of being stabbed in the back.
Because Xiao Ling did not defend herself, the prince thought she knew to repent, so he asked her to withdraw.
Xiao Ling, who retreated from the wall, returned to his bedroom with a lot of anger.
The big market check actually had results. When she went back, the wet nurse was already waiting there. When she saw her, she hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Crown Princess, there are problems with the incense used to calm the mind and the incense that inflate clothes on weekdays. There are spices that are not conducive to the offspring..."
When Xiao Ling heard this, she was already in a state of vain. Now that she knew something, she would not have any fierce reaction.
But, she knew that the anger in her chest had been ignited.
When Rong Jingqiu heard this follow-up, she just smiled indifferently. Now she was waiting for them to bite the dog's bones.
As for Concubine Shu, after Zhao Yu went to the emperor to "please" her situation became even worse. The emperor even made several entries to question her. Her reputation for doing things with great care was instantly ruined and she became the object of avoidance in the harem.
After Zhao Yu came back, he said to Rong Jingqiu, "You will go and ask for an order in two days, saying that you are asking Yurong and Yuhua to come to the Nine Princes Mansion to stay temporarily."
Rong Jingqiu was stunned. Logically speaking, even if Concubine Shu collapsed, her children were still princes and daughters, and their treatment may decline, but they will not be punished.
However, Zhao Yu must have a purpose in doing this. Not to mention anything else. At least her image as a good sister-in-law can be established. Others will only praise their husband and wife for being kind and righteous. Although she thinks this is a bit hypocritical, sometimes the world is hypocritical.
In addition, she had a good relationship with these two sisters-in-law, so she took them over to relax, so she nodded happily to agree.
Seeing that his wife cooperated with his actions very much, Zhao Yu couldn't help but feel warm, so he hugged his wife and told the truth, "They are the weaknesses of Concubine Shu."
Rong Jingqiu suddenly opened her eyes wide and looked at him.
Zhao Yu's eyes were very cold and said, "I just want to know how my mother died back then, and..." Why did his mother come to the Supreme Emperor's bedroom back then? Everything should have a source.
No matter how stupid his mother is, she will not take the initiative to go to the unpleasant Emperor's Palace. After checking for so many years, he has never uncovered this veil. Everyone's answers are all mistakenly broken, but he grew up in the harem and didn't believe such a remark the most.
"Do you want Concubine Shu to tell the truth?" Rong Jingqiu guessed.
Zhao Yu shook his head, "This is one, but not the ultimate goal."
What he really wanted to pry open was the queen's mouth, and Shufei was the key.
The emperor readily approved Rong Jingqiu's request.
Concubine Shu knew that her daughter was going to be taken to the Nine Prince's Mansion to relax on the same day, and she suddenly wanted to stop her with horror. Zhao Yu was cruel, and he would definitely not have a good intention to do so.
But she went one step late, and her two daughters had already boarded the carriage to leave the palace, and she was confined to her and she was not even qualified to chase her.
When the eleventh prince was called in urgent need, Concubine Shu said anxiously, "Go and call your two sisters back."
"Mother, what do you mean? It's a good thing for them to live in Jiu Ge. You don't know how difficult their lives have been recently..."
"Your ninth brother is not kind, he hates me..."
Chapter completed!