It was already late at night when the emperor came out of Jingren Palace. No one knew what the emperor and the queen talked about. They only knew that the emperor's face was calm when he left, but the queen's face was ashen when the emperor left.
Three more days later, the queen's poison had been eliminated and her illness was completely cured.
The concubines of each palace began to go to Jingren Palace to pay their respects as usual. Although the emperor had asked the queen to start investigating the poisoning, matters in the harem were still handled by Nian Shilan.
When Nian Shilan came to pay his respects, he would also ask about the progress of things from time to time.
If it happens too many times, it is inevitable that the queen will feel dissatisfied.
"Imperial Concubine, I am the queen. Even if you are in charge of the affairs of the Sixth Palace now, what is your intention of asking me every day?"
"Your Majesty, what you said is an injustice to me."
Nian Shilan said with a smile: "I am just concerned about the affairs of the harem. Moreover, this matter involves the queen's phoenix body, so I am naturally very attentive."
"The Emperor has already spoken about the matter of my poisoning. I will handle it with full authority. If I find out the real culprit, I will deal with it immediately."
As the queen spoke, she looked down at the people sitting below, and then said word by word: "Originally, I thought this was a matter of Jingren Palace, and there was no need to say more to you. But since you all care about me so much, then I would like to let you all know."
Nian Shilan understood after listening to the queen's words that she had found a scapegoat.
"My concubines are willing to hear the details."
Nian Shilan took the lead and spoke.
The queen looked at Nian Shilan as if she had spat poison in her eyes, but there was no other way.
"Jianqiu, bring people in."
The queen asked Jianqiu to take the people.
After listening to the queen's words, Jianqiu immediately went down to take the people.
After a while, a little palace maid was brought in.
"This person is the girl who takes care of the Queen's food and is in charge of the kitchen of Jingren Palace."
Jianqiu looked at everyone and said: "This person wanted to get married before, but he didn't expect that the empress was banned, so she couldn't leave the palace. Originally, the empress had already agreed to her, and she would ask the emperor for permission in a few days. She left the palace, but she was resentful. She felt that if the empress had not been banned, she would not have been delayed, so she had started poisoning the empress little by little. She was an old man in Jingren Palace, so naturally No one doubted her. When the empress vomited blood, the servant was frightened and quickly called the imperial doctor."
Everyone was dubious when they heard Jianqiu's words, but no one dared to ask. After all, it was the empress who arranged it.
"Now that the Queen has found out the truth, what does the Queen want to do with this person?"
Nian Shilan asked.
"The empress is kind, and in consideration of her many years of service, she has been granted permission to give her the whole body."
Naturally, such words would not be spoken by the Queen herself.
Nian Shilan listened to Jianqiu's words and looked at the tied man with a smile and said, "My Majesty is really kind to you, but this man is so ungrateful, and I am not a pure and kind person. Someone, please take this man away." All his relatives were arrested, and all adults, male and female, were executed."
"The Imperial Concubine."
The queen listened to Nian Shilan's words and scolded: "The emperor has already decreed that this matter will be decided by this palace. What do you mean?"
"Your Majesty, I have not violated the Emperor's will."
Nian Shilan said with a puzzled look on his face: "This person has harmed the Queen. My Majesty is benevolent, but you know my concubine's temper best. Now that I am in charge of the affairs of the harem, I don't think I have the right to handle this, right?" ?”
After listening to Nian Shilan's words, the queen wanted to say something, but unexpectedly Jianqiu spoke instead.
"The Imperial Concubine is in charge of the affairs of the harem. Everyone in the palace knows that, so naturally it is nothing. But since the Queen has already dealt with this matter, if the Imperial Concubine still opens her mouth to deal with it, then it will put the Queen in the where?"
"It turns out that the rules of Jingren Palace are all up to heaven. I didn't expect Aunt Jianqiu to be so resentful of me?"
When Nian Shilan saw that Songzhi was about to speak, he quickly stopped her: "I am talking to the Queen, what do you want from me?"
"Huang Guifei, what I said about Jian Qiu is what I want to say. Are you dissatisfied with what I said?"
Of course the queen would protect Jian Qiu, which is why Jian Qiu dared to speak to Nian Shilan like this.
In the past, the queen always told her that people in the palace must be respectful to Nian Shilan, so as to reflect Nian Shilan's frivolity and her own forbearance.
But later, after discovering that this trick was of little use, the maids around the empress simply stopped pretending.
Nian Shilan listened to the Queen's words and smiled instead of getting angry: "If you speak like this, my Majesty, there is no problem. However, what happened today is that Qiu Jian was at fault first. Isn't it too obvious that the Empress is so partial? What's more, I said It is also a fact. If the empress feels that I have done something wrong, then forget it. I will report this matter back to the emperor and let the emperor make a decision."
After saying this, Nian Shilan stood up: "I have many things waiting for me in the palace, so I can't talk to the queen anymore. I'll take my leave first."
After saying this, Nian Shilan took over and left without waiting for the queen to say anything.
Everyone looked at Nian Shilan, as if they were back to the way they were before Nian Shilan.
Nian Shilan didn't care what other people thought of her. She only knew that the queen's behavior was exhausting the emperor's patience with her. Moreover, after knowing that the queen had harmed so many of his children, how much of the emperor's friendship for her was there?
Now the emperor's suspicion of the queen will only make the queen even more miserable.
But when the queen saw Nian Shilan leaving like this, her heart became more and more uneasy.
"Okay, let's all disperse."
The queen had no intention of saying anything else to everyone, so she could only ask everyone to go back first.
"Guiren Ye, please stay here for a while."
That's right, the queen kept Ye Guiren again.
After all, the only one who is favored now and can be used by her is Ye Guiren.
Ye Guiren smiled inwardly when he heard the queen calling him. Even if the queen didn't look for him, he still wanted to look for her.
"Empress."
When everyone left, the queen had not spoken yet. Instead, Ye Guiren spoke first: "Now that the concubine has entered the palace as the queen wished, I wonder when the queen will let the concubine's family go?"
"Do you think you are qualified to talk to me about this now?"
The queen smiled after listening to Ye Guiren's words: "Although you have entered the palace, have you forgotten what you should do?"
"Of course I remember my concubine's instructions, but my concubine, do you think it is the concubine who is not qualified now, or you who are not qualified?"
Ye Guiren looked at the queen as he did when he first entered the palace.
"How dare you, are you disregarding the life of your mother and brother?"
The Queen listened to Ye Guiren's words and suddenly thought of the Queen Mother's words.
"Hahaha..."
Ye Guiren suddenly smiled: "Empress, since the day you caught them and forced the concubine into the palace, the concubine has never thought about saving them? I just asked you just to remind you."
"What do you mean? You don't want to save them?"
The queen suddenly panicked. If this Yehenala Zhixue entered the palace even though he didn't want to save them, why?
unless...
"Empress, don't think too much. No matter what, the concubines have already entered the palace. Just be a queen for one day."
Ye Guiren seemed to understand the queen's heart and did not take the queen seriously at all.
After saying that, Ye Guiren stood up and said, "If nothing happens in the future, I will stop sending concubines to Jingren Palace. If the emperor knows something he shouldn't know, then the concubines will have no choice. As for the few people you arrested, it's up to you to do whatever you want, as long as you can bear the consequences."
After saying that, Ye Guiren left.
"you..."
The queen was so angry that she stood up and pointed at Ye Guiren's back, wanting to say something, but she didn't say anything.
When Jian Qiu saw Ye Guiren going out, she quickly came in. Seeing the queen's hands shaking with anger, she quickly stepped forward to support her.
"Mother, please calm down."
Jian Qiu helped the queen sit down and asked, "Is it because Ye Guiren refuses to do what you want?"
"If this is the case, why would I be so angry?"
The queen said gloomily: "Calling her into the palace is probably a wrong move."
"What should we do? Now the emperor loves her and wants to get rid of her. It's not easy to do."
Jianqiu is also very courageous and dares to say anything.
But that's not as bold as the queen.
The queen thought for a while and smiled: "So what if she is favored? If she commits adultery, how can the emperor tolerate her?"
"My dear, this is no small matter, isn't it? If we don't do it right, you will be involved."
Yes, Ye Guiren was personally recommended by the queen. If she had such a problem, the emperor would punish the queen as well.
The queen naturally knows.
So this is a move she would only use if she really had no other choice.
Now, although Ye Guiren is considered a threat to him, it is not yet that far.
"This matter is not urgent. I am thinking about it carefully."
The queen's expression softened a little and she said, "I'm afraid that the imperial concubine will go to the emperor to talk about today's affairs. Please explain to that person. I will not let anything happen to her family."
"But my dear..."
Although Jianqiu was angry with Nian Shilan, she was also worried about the queen in her heart.
According to Nian Shilan's temperament, she might not be able to give up until she achieves her goal.
If Nian Shilan's wishes were followed, it would be difficult for people in Jingren Palace to believe the Queen's words in the future.
This is not a good thing for the Queen.
How could the queen herself not know this?
But now she can't control so much, she has to solve the immediate problem first.
After Nian Shilan left Jingren Palace, he went to Yangxin Palace and told the emperor everything that happened in Jingren Palace.
After finishing speaking, Nian Shilan added: "I'm afraid that the empress has long been dissatisfied with me taking charge of the harem affairs, so she even dares to contradict me in Jianqiu. I, the imperial concubine, are not as good as a palace maid beside the empress." , then I, the imperial concubine, should give way to others."
"You are the only one who dares to say this."
Listening to Nian Shilan's words, the emperor knew that the person she wanted to deal with now was not just the "poisoner". Jian Qiu refused to give her face, so naturally she couldn't let him go.
"Su Peisheng, go to Jingren Palace to spread the word. Jianqiu made rude remarks to the imperial concubine. He will be fined three months' salary as punishment."
After speaking, the emperor looked at Nian Shilan and said, "She is the queen's maid, she cannot be like an ordinary palace maid."
"Yes, I know that the Queen is the most valuable, so I just listen to the Emperor."
Nian Shilan's words were a bit advantageous and good, but no matter what, he just had to teach Jianqiu a lesson.
You also need to let others know that you are not in charge of the Sixth House for nothing. You must be careful when talking to yourself in the future.
As for the poisoning of the queen, Nian Shilan just said it to offend the queen, but she didn't care. She told the emperor that she would not care about it, so she didn't care.
Nian Shilan originally came to the emperor to punish Jianqiu, but after all the punishments were finished, Nian Shilan didn't wait any longer.
Nian Shilan returned to Yikun Palace and called Zhou Ninghai over.
"How are things going at the Duke's Mansion?"
"The queen is very happy."
Zhou Ninghai said happily: "There is news at the Duke's Mansion. Princess Tong Jia has contacted the palace."
"really?"
Nian Shilan stood up happily after listening to Zhou Ninghai's words.
"Absolutely true."
Zhou Ninghai said in a low voice: "Our people saw Princess Tong Jia's maid contacting a young eunuch outside the Duke's Mansion. Although we don't know what was said or what was passed on, we can be sure that the eunuch entered the palace."
"I originally wanted to spread the news that Princess Tong Jia would come to the palace to give her a chance. It seems that I am overly worried."
Nian Shilan said with a smile: "This is best. I am afraid that she will not contact the palace."
"Exactly."
Zhou Ninghai also laughed, and then said: "Mrs. Nian sent a message today to tell the empress that the general will return to Beijing in a month."
"So fast?"
Although Nian Shilan knew that his brother was going back to Beijing, he didn't expect to come back so soon. I wonder if his brother knew something?
"Yes, Mr. Nian Xing is said to be coming back with him."
This was something Su Deyin specially asked to pass in, so there must be nothing wrong with it.
"I know it. Since my brother is coming back, let the news go out."
Nian Shilan thought for a moment and said, "If my brother comes back, I'm afraid they will be the ones who are anxious. As long as they are anxious, they will get into trouble."
"Hey, I will ask someone to tell Mrs. Nian tomorrow."
Zhou Ninghai immediately understood the meaning of Nian Shilan's words and immediately sent people down to prepare.
After Zhou Ninghai left, Nian Shilan thought about it and asked Songzhi to go to Zhen Huan to talk.
Zhen Huan did not inherit the Qian Palace, but she was talking to Shen Meizhuang in the Qixiang Palace. As soon as she heard Nian Shilan pass on her, she hurried over.
"Greetings to the imperial concubine."
Zhen Huan smiled and said: "The empress has sent me here at this time, but do you want me to taste the snacks in the empress' palace?"
Nian Shilan looked at Zhen Huan and smiled: "I see that you are becoming more glib."
