When the doctor came, he quickly checked Su Deyin's pulse. Fortunately, Su Deyin was just drugged.
Nian Shilan felt relieved after listening to the doctor's words. As long as his life was not in danger, the Duke's Office still knew what not to do.
"Empress."
Songzhi came in and said softly: "Zhou Ninghai is back, I would like to see you."
As soon as Nian Shilan heard that Zhou Ninghai was back, he glanced at Su Deyin who was sleeping, nodded and went out.
"Is there any change in the palace?"
"Not yet, but on the way out, I saw people from the Duke's Palace. I don't know who I went to see when I entered the palace."
Zhou Ninghai has always acted in a safe manner. For him to say this means that there must be something wrong with that person entering the palace.
"What do you mean?"
Nian Shilan asked.
"This servant feels that the Duke's office may not be from the Queen's side."
Zhou Ninghai said in a low voice: "The Queen is currently under grounding. This is something everyone knows. Even if that person enters the palace, he can't see anyone, so why would he enter the palace? Unless the Queen he wants to see is not the Queen. "
Nian Shilan glanced at Zhou Ninghai. Since he saw this but didn't continue to follow, there must be something wrong.
Zhou Ninghai looked at Nian Shilan's eyes and naturally understood what she meant and said quickly: "I originally wanted someone to follow me, but that person was extremely defensive and I really had no way of making a move."
"Since you don't know where to start, that person must have come prepared."
Nian Shilan nodded and said: "It doesn't matter, since they sent people into the palace, they will have to show their flaws."
"My slave thought so too, so I hurriedly came back to give you a message for your Majesty."
Naturally, Nian Shilan would not doubt Zhou Ninghai's words.
Nian Shilan didn't ask any more questions, just thinking that since Zhou Ninghai had told Su Peisheng about the situation, the emperor would definitely know about it.
"What did Eunuch Su say?"
"Eunuch Su didn't say anything, he just said that my wife should be at ease."
Zhou Ninghai said: "But my wife, I still feel that there is something wrong with this matter."
Nian Shilan looked at Zhou Ninghai and saw that even Zhou Ninghai could see the problem, how could he not think of it.
"No matter what, let's wait until my sister-in-law wakes up first."
Nian Shilan's eyes looked into the distance, not knowing what he was thinking, and then he said, "Is there anyone guarding the Duke's Mansion?"
"some."
Zhou Ninghai nodded in assurance and said: "Not to mention people, if we don't want to let them out, even a fly can't let them out."
"Okay, I would like to see what reasonable explanation the Duke's Office can give tomorrow morning."
Nian Shilan didn't look very good, and then turned back to Su Deyin's house.
"You go down, I can take care of you here alone."
Nian Shilan looked at Su Deyin a little strangely, and he didn't look like he was asleep, so he moved everyone away.
After everyone in the room left, Nian Shilan walked to Su Deyin's bedside.
"Now there are only you and me in the house. Are you still unwilling to wake up?"
Su Deyin slowly opened his eyes after listening to Nian Shilan's words.
"How do you know I'm not asleep?"
Su Deyin asked with some confusion.
But Nian Shilan didn't answer at all. She asked first: "Why are you pretending to faint and not wake up?"
Su Deyin was Nian Gengyao's wife, so Nian Shilan didn't particularly trust her.
Listening to Nian Shilan's words, Su Deyin understood that Nian Shilan had doubts about herself.
I have not been married to Nian Gengyao for a long time, but the two of them respect each other as guests. It is impossible for me to do anything to embarrass Nian Gengyao.
"Why do you doubt me so much? Although I am a step-brother, I am devoted to the Nian family."
Su Deyin sighed and said, "I'm just afraid that the people in the house are unclean now."
When Nian Shilan looked at Su Deyin, it didn't look like she was telling lies, but she didn't intend to believe it either.
The members of the Nian family are all personally selected by my brother. If there is someone who has a different intention, it is either impossible or less likely.
"I just want to ask about the Duke's Mansion."
Su Deyin nodded, then sat up: "When I first arrived at the Duke's Mansion today, I actually felt something was wrong. Because except for our family, the people who came were all civil servants, and there were no family members of other generals. So. I also deliberately thought about it and wanted my personal maid to leave. But I didn't expect that the maid was detained by people from the Duke's Mansion just as she was about to leave. The reason they gave me was that there was something in the Duke's Mansion. No one is allowed to leave if it is lost.”
"Lost something?"
Nian Shilan knew it was premeditated as soon as he heard it.
"Um."
Su Deyin nodded and said a little strangely: "It stands to reason that such a banquet would be posted long in advance, but the Duke's Mansion only posted it in a hurry yesterday."
Nian Shilan didn't have time to explain too much now. She just wanted to quickly think of how to use this matter to get her brother out.
"Why were you drugged? And why didn't any of you leave?"
"After the Duke's Mansion detained us, he said that each family should be separated to avoid misunderstandings. However, no one asked me about it at noon, and then they sent someone to bring us food."
Su Deyin recalled carefully and said: "I was cautious, so I didn't eat. But I never thought that in the afternoon, I would be so weak. I don't know why. When you came, I sang I tried my best to stay awake, just for fear that they would take the opportunity to do something. But when someone from the palace came in to look for me, I knew it must be yours. I couldn't come out intact like Shi Shiran. So there must be something wrong with me.”
Su Deyin was telling the truth, so when she looked at Nian Shilan's face, she didn't look unnatural at all, but was very magnanimous.
Nian Shilan also has a little more trust.
In fact, she knew that her brother and her sister-in-law had a good relationship, and she believed in her brother.
That's why I was so anxious when I heard that something happened to Su Deyin.
"In that case, I won't hide anything from you. I'm afraid something is going to happen with my brother."
Nian Shilan said: "That's why I sent someone here to see if you have exchanged letters recently. Has my brother done anything illegal recently?"
"What happened?"
When Su Deyin heard that something might happen to Nian Gengyao, he stopped pretending and quickly stood up to find a letter to hand to Nian Shilan.
But this was all a conversation between Nian Gengyao and Su Deyin, and Nian Shilan still knew how to avoid taboos.
"You don't have to take it from me, just pick some things that happened to your brother recently that are different from before."
Su Deyin listened to Nian Shilan's words and thought about it carefully. The recent letters between the two of them were all about small things at home, and they didn't mention anything outside.
"If you think about it carefully, it's really nothing."
After Su Deyin finished speaking, he suddenly thought: "But when your brother wrote last time, he mentioned that there was a businessman in the northwest who once said that Princess Minghui, a little princess, was so favored by the emperor. It was against the rules. Your brother should have I don’t know if he was caught or how he was dealt with.”
It's okay for a merchant to dare to say something about the princess is wrong, but this kind of thing can still reach the ears of her brother. If there is no one behind the scenes, she doesn't believe it at all.
"Then it seems this is what happened."
Nian Shilan nodded and said, "Brother only mentioned this matter once and didn't say anything more?"
"No more. By the way, this is it. Take a look."
Su Deyin found the letter and handed it to Nian Shilan.
Nian Shilan also heard that it was related to him, so he took it over.
Nian Shilan read it quickly and probably had an idea.
"Now that the Duke's government dares to drug you, I will certainly not let them go."
Nian Shilan looked at Su Deyin and said: "My brother also said before that he will return to the court in two months. To avoid further trouble, you should go out as little as possible now. When I return to the palace tomorrow, I will mention it to the emperor. "
"I think so too."
Su Deyin also agreed with Nian Shilan's statement: "And didn't I say before that I suspected someone in the house had a problem? I just took this time to conduct a thorough investigation."
The two of them had almost finished talking. Nian Shilan guessed that Su Deyin spent a lot of effort trying to keep herself awake in the Duke's Mansion, so she should rest quickly.
"I'm not leaving tonight, so you just have to rest and have a good time. If you have anything to do, we'll have to talk about it tomorrow."
Nian Shilan went out after finishing speaking.
Nian Shilan took people back to the yard where he used to live, and looked at the house carefully. I have been away for so many years, but there is no change at all in the house. There is not even dust. It must be that someone in the house is cleaning it.
Of course Songzhi could see Nian Shilan's emotion, stepped forward to support Nian Shilan and said, "My dear, it's late at night, you should go to bed early."
Nian Shilan listened to Songzhi's words and said, "How can you sleep after such a big thing happened?"
"By the way, my brother didn't reply to a single message, right?"
"Well, it's a long way to go. I'm afraid the news won't come back until tomorrow."
Songzhi said.
"This is the only way to go."
What Nian Shilan was thinking now was that she might not be the only one who couldn't sleep that night.
Early the next morning, when Nian Shilan got up, she heard Songzhi say that Su Peisheng was here.
Nian Shilan didn't expect that Su Pei's event would come so early, so he quickly packed up and went out.
"Eunuch Su came so early, but what happened?"
"Your Majesty is wise."
Su Peisheng's expression was very bad: "Last night yesterday, the Duke died suddenly."
"What?"
Nian Shilan couldn't help but be excited when she heard this.
At this time, the Duke of Guo died suddenly, so shouldn't everyone think that this was his persecution?
"He was still fine when I left. I haven't settled the accounts with him yet. What does it mean that he died suddenly?"
Nian Shilan was so excited that he didn't care about his tone.
"Your Majesty, you didn't rest all night taking care of Madam, and your head is still dizzy."
Songzhi quickly stepped forward and handed Nian Shilan a cup of tea so that she could take a sip to relax.
After Nian Shilan said this, he realized that he shouldn't be like this, and took the tea through Songzhi's hand.
Fortunately, Su Peisheng also knew that Nian Shilan was anxious, so he didn't take her words to heart. He continued: "Last night, the Duke had an emergency, and my wife was so anxious that she collapsed."
"Since I'm already outside the palace, I can't help but take a look."
Nian Shilan also understood that it was useless to be angry now. It was better to go and see for himself.
Seeing Su Peisheng nodding, Nian Shilan realized that the emperor meant the same thing.
"It's just that my sister-in-law hasn't woken up yet. It was late at night last night and it was inconvenient for me to go to the palace to ask for the imperial doctor. Now that it's dawn, I wonder if I can trouble Eunuch Su and help you return to the palace to pass on the imperial physician to me. .”
"This is what a slave should do, there is no need for trouble."
Su Peisheng nodded and said, "The Emperor has asked me to remind you that if there are many people coming to the Duke's Mansion, the empress should keep her posture as low as possible."
"I understand."
Nian Shilan naturally understood what the emperor meant, and sent Su Peisheng over so early because he was afraid that he would leave in anger after hearing the news.
Now that Su Peisheng has finished speaking, he won't stay any longer.
As soon as Su Peisheng left, Nian Shilan immediately went to Su Deyin's yard.
"Are you used to living in the palace and are you uncomfortable living in the courtyard?"
Su Deyin had just woken up and didn't know about Su Peisheng's arrival. She thought it was because Nian Shilan couldn't get used to living there that she got up so early.
"I have only lived in the palace for a few years, but I have lived in this courtyard since I was a child."
Nian Shilan felt more at ease after hearing Su Deyin's caring words. When I talk, it's not like last night.
"I came here because Eunuch Su came to deliver a message just now, saying that Mr. Guo died suddenly."
Su Deyin was also shocked when he heard Nian Shilan's words.
"Violent, violent death?"
"Don't get excited yet."
Nian Shilan quickly comforted Su Deyin and said, "Even if he dies, I will give you an explanation for your matter."
"No, I don't want an explanation."
Su Deyin shook his head and said, "What I'm worried about is that after his death, Princess Tong Jia will slander you. Especially what you said that night, she will even misinterpret it and say that you forced He Zishu."
Nian Shilan didn't expect that Su Deyin's first reaction at this time was to worry about herself, and she also said in her heart that it was impossible not to be moved.
But this matter cannot be solved by He Zishu's death at all, and since the emperor allows Su Peisheng to remind him, it means that the emperor does not believe it either.
As long as the emperor believed in himself, Shilan had nothing to fear that year.
"Don't worry, sister-in-law, I know everything in my mind. But you still don't want to go out these days. Even if you have to spread the news that you are seriously ill, I have asked Eunuch Su to ask for the imperial doctor. Eunuch Su is a considerate person and thought that he would arrange for me. People will come over, so you just need to cooperate when the time comes."
"Are you going back to the palace?"
Su Deyin felt a little strange about Nian Shilan's arrangement and thought she couldn't stay any longer.
But unexpectedly, Nian Shilan shook his head and said: "Since they did not hesitate to use human lives to stage such a big show, if I don't go and see it, how will they end up?"
"Then you can't go there now? The Duke's mansion must be full of people at this moment. If you go, wouldn't you be brought to their doorstep to accuse them?"
