Princess Rongqing lives in the Queen Mother's palace.
She was carried back, which naturally alarmed the Queen Mother.
At dusk, Rongqing slowly woke up. When he opened his eyes, he saw the Queen Mother sitting on the edge of her bed.
Her eyes turned red and she sobbed.
"What's going on?" The Queen Mother hugged her into her arms, "I heard that you and Lao Liu had a quarrel at the gate of the palace. You also know that Lao Liu is a demon king. He talks nonsense and you are arguing with him. What, stop crying..."
"The Queen Mother must have heard about what happened in Lin Xi, right?" Rong Qing choked with sobs and said, "Sui Shu was assassinated, and Sixth Brother checked here and there. When he found me, he thought I was the one who wanted to deal with Su Shu... ...I have been living deep in the harem since I was ten years old and rarely interacted with people outside. Sui Shuren and I had met once before in the Kunning Palace of the emperor's sister-in-law, but other than that, we had no other interactions. , I don’t understand why Brother Six would think that I was the one who attacked Suishu..."
The Queen Mother naturally sent people to investigate this matter, and the evidence indeed points directly to Rong Qing.
But Rongqing is a kind and good boy. Everyone in the palace praises Rongqing as a tolerant and tolerant person. How could he attack Suishu people?
There must have been some mistake.
"Sixth Brother invited hundreds of people to the Linxi Hunting Party, plus the accompanying maids, there are seven to eight hundred people. Even if someone really hates the Sui Shu people, they wouldn't choose to do it on such an occasion, right?" Rong Qing She pursed her lips and spoke slowly, "Furthermore, Sui Shuren said that she was assassinated. It was only a one-sided statement. Who really saw it? Maybe it was Sui Shuren who pierced the horse's butt with a hidden weapon. It's not necessarily..."
The Queen Mother frowned: "Rongqing, what you said is wrong. You can suspect someone to throw dirty water on you, but you can't doubt the people of Sui Shu. Although I have never announced that the people of Sui Shu came to pay my respects, from the emperor It can be known from the Queen's words that Sui Shuren is a great virtuous person throughout the ages. The word "goodness" alone is not enough for her to reach the position of a third-grade Sui Shuren. In addition to great kindness, she is also a great talent and has done a lot to benefit the country. People's affairs, all her thoughts are devoted to business, and it is impossible for her to resort to such dirty tricks in the back house and the palace. Furthermore, Sui Shuren has no reason to frame you..."
All Rongqing's words were stuck in his throat.
The three people with the greatest say in the palace, the Queen Mother, the Emperor, and the Queen, all have deep faith in Suishu people.
If one day, Sixth Brother's thoughts are known to these three people, they probably won't object to Sixth Brother marrying a widow into the royal family...
She seemed to have already lost before she even started.
Moreover, he lost to a widow.
Rongqing lowered his eyes: "I'm sorry, I was confused and thought too much."
"It's snowing heavily today. It's normal for you to have a headache and think too much." The Queen Mother said kindly, "The medicine has been cooked. You can take the medicine and go to bed. You will be fine when you wake up tomorrow morning."
Rongqing nodded obediently and shrank into the bed.
The Queen Mother got up and walked out, returned to her courtyard, and then asked someone to call King Qin into the palace.
The sky was already dark, but the heavy snow still did not stop. When King Qin came in, he was covered in cold air, and the palace servants came forward to help him dust the snow off his shoulders.
He walked in, sat down by the stove, and said casually: "My mother asked me to come into the palace at this time, is it because of Lin Xi's matter?"
"It's good that you know." The Queen Mother took a sip of warm tea, "That lotus-shaped hidden weapon, in fact, many wealthy families who are good at riding and shooting will find someone to make some toys. You can't blame it all on Rong Qing. This matter should be It's you who misunderstood Rongqing."
"Let's not mention the hidden weapons for now." King Qin raised his peach blossom eyes, "When the incident happened, the most skilled guard around Rongqing was nowhere to be found. Later, someone saw with his own eyes that the guard followed the Suishu people to the direction of Xishan. This cannot be explained. Problem?"
"Maybe it's just a coincidence." The Queen Mother waved her hand, "Lao Liu, I know you have always disliked Rong Qing and felt that she was not a member of my Xiao family. But you have to know that that winter more than ten years ago also had such heavy snow. Oh my God, your biological sister Duan Min was taken away. It was Rongqing who tried his best to protect Duan Min... Although he didn't protect her, it at least proved that Rongqing was a pure and kind child, and her body suffered from problems because of it. , she gets sick every time it snows, it’s our Xiao family that owes her..."
King Qin's lips tightened into a straight line, and he stood up: "I understand what the Queen means. It's too late, so I'm going back."
"Wait a minute." The Queen Mother waved behind her, and the nanny behind her brought two lacquer trays, "Sui Shu is frightened. Please send some relief rewards on my behalf."
King Qin wanted to refuse, but then he thought, he could also take the opportunity to stuff some rewards into it.
Every time he sent something, he would be rejected and mixed with the Queen Mother's gifts. Sui Shuren probably didn't have the guts to send it back the same way.
He nodded and asked the confidant behind him to take the lacquer tray.
The heavy snow in the capital showed no sign of stopping. When I woke up the next morning, there was a thick layer of snow on the ground and the snow in the sky had not stopped yet.
However, for northerners, this little snow is nothing, and it is not unusual for it to last for a month.
Zhao Sidan is a person who likes to play in the snow, but now, he has no intention of doing this. He is immersed in books and preparing for the spring exam.
Cheng Wanwan slept until noon before getting up. Just after lunch, Mrs. Shen and Mrs. Zhang made an appointment to visit.
Yesterday's incident about Lin Xi was aroused in the capital. No one knew who was behind it, but everyone knew that Suishu almost lost her life.
However, seeing that Cheng Wanwan was fine, Mrs. Shen and Mrs. Zhang breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thank you both for your concern." Cheng Wanwan said with a smile, "I just scratched a little skin on the back of my hand. If you two come here a day later, the wound will be healed."
Mrs. Shen was not amused by her, and said seriously: "Is it true that the person behind this can't be found out?"
Mrs. Zhang frowned: "If we can't find out, how can we prevent this person from attacking again?"
Naturally, Cheng Wanwan would not tell the two ladies those things that they should not tell. She said with a relaxed expression: "I have always been lucky, and with God's blessing, I will be fine..."
As she was talking, Mrs. Qi hurried into the greenhouse and said, "My lady, King Qin has sent someone here."
Cheng Wanwan had long expected that King Qin would come and said, "Let King Qin's people come in."
Mrs. Qi went out and brought in King Qin's cronies. In addition to one crony, there were four attendants, each holding a lacquer plate in his hand.
"I've seen people from Sui Shu." The leader bowed and saluted, "The Queen Mother heard that people from Sui Shu were frightened during their trip to Linxi, so she asked the prince to send some rewards on her behalf to calm her down. These are all carefully selected rewards by the Queen Mother... …”
He reached out and uncovered the red cloth on the tray.
The first tray is gold and silver jewelry, the second tray is an emerald green jade Ruyi, the third tray is top-quality silk and satin, and the fourth tray is some rare tribute items from foreign countries.
These things are considered very precious.
As a courtier, Cheng Wanwan was naturally not qualified to refuse the Queen Mother's reward.
She ordered people to accept it: "Thank you, the Queen Mother, for the reward."
After the King of Qin's men finished delivering the rewards, they left.
Cheng Wanwan's expression was not relaxed.
The Queen Mother sent so many rewards with great fanfare, not as a shock but as a warning.
Warn her not to pursue Lin Xi's matter anymore?
In other words, the Queen Mother knew that the matter was related to Princess Rongqing, but she still chose to protect the princess.
With the Queen Mother protecting her, she couldn't take action against Rong Qing.
But at the same time, because the Queen Mother is paying attention to this matter, Rongqing should not be crazy about assassination in a short time.
