The emperor went to Yuxiu Palace, and everyone wanted to know what he was doing. However, Yuxiu Palace was Concubine Yu's territory and was strictly guarded. If she didn't want to let the news out, there would be no way for her to find out.
After that, Concubine Yu went to Zhaoxia Palace and personally found a group of palace people for Jia Zhaoyi to choose. She wanted to make Zhaoxia Palace like an iron barrel so that no one could take advantage of it.
Her behavior immediately made everyone in the palace understand that Concubine Yu was making a statement that she would focus on protecting Jia Zhaoyi. She had already gone to the battle to take care of things, which proved that she was willing to take responsibility.
Because of Jia Zhaoyi's miscarriage, the harem punished one concubine almost every day. Chen Xueying was left in the palace, but she did not feel bored. Instead, she enjoyed eating melons and watching plays every day.
Now that Concubine Yu was doing this, she couldn't understand it, so she simply wandered to the study again.
Lu Zhao was reviewing the memorial when he saw her walking in and handed her a letter directly. Then he lowered his head without saying a word and continued to be immersed in official duties.
After Chen Xueying received the letter, she unfolded it and read it carefully. It was clearly written on it, including the purpose of Lu Wuji's trip to Yuxiu Palace and what happened in the middle.
She has been reading it for half an hour. It's not that there is too much content in the letter, but that she has read it carefully several times and considered it a lot in her mind.
First of all, this must be a secret letter, and it is also a secret letter sent by the prince's forces. It can detect the Yuxiu Palace, and also reveals the chat content between the emperor and Concubine Yu. The person who sent the letter is inseparable. Either the informants placed in Yuxiu Palace or the shadow guards with superb martial arts were able to avoid the palace guards and hide in Yuxiu Palace to overhear the news.
No matter which one it is, it proves that Lu Zhao's current strength is unfathomable, and at least he has the capital to compete with the old pervert.
At the same time, it was also his trust in her. While showing his strength, he was also confessing to her.
"finish watching?"
Chen Xueying was brainstorming. When she heard Lu Zhao's voice, she immediately looked up and saw that the man had put down the brush in his hand and asked softly.
"After reading it, you are quite powerful now. You can even detect such secret information. Has this palace become a sieve in your eyes?" Chen Xueying asked.
The man shook his head: "No, because it happened in Yuxiu Palace, so it's easy to find out. If it were in Longqian Palace, I would still be helpless. After all, Longqian Palace raises wolves. It's okay to deceive these guys once or twice, but there are too many times. The secret will be revealed, so I will not take action against Longqian Palace easily until the critical moment."
When Chen Xueying heard this, she couldn't help stroking her hands and said: "Hey, that's about the same. It proves that you still have a way. Congratulations, you are one step closer to your small goal."
Lu Zhao chuckled lightly and did not answer.
Chen Xueying said curiously: "You and Jia Zhaoyi planned the miscarriage. Did these people who were held accountable have any involvement?"
"Of course there is. The old guy didn't deal with these concubines just by relying on others. Instead, he caught real evidence, and Qin Youan personally led people to investigate. If he cheated, it would be easy to fail."
Lu Zhao said with certainty. He obviously had some free time at the moment, so he explained it to her carefully.
"Jia Zhaoyi is the only one who loves her. She has a tendency to completely dominate the old guy, and the old guy still looks like he is deeply in love with her. This offends all the concubines in the palace. But Jia Zhaoyi is pregnant. Overtly and covertly, There are countless people who have taken action against her.”
"In fact, with so many people taking action, Xiangbi didn't have to do anything extra. She just had to sit back and enjoy her achievements. However, she relied on the officials from outside the court to take action, so she didn't have to take action personally, so she was confident and still continued to contribute to this."
"The reason why it has not been exposed before is because Jia Zhaoyi asked the palace staff to conceal it and kept it secret until she joined forces with Gu to expose all these things at once. The evidence does not need to be forged, just let it go Qin You will conduct an investigation, and whatever is found will be counted."
He spoke in great detail, but Chen Xueying was speechless.
At first it sounds like it can be said in just a few sentences, but in actual implementation, one must be extremely careful, lest Qin Youan not only find out the evidence of the concubines' crimes, but also find out some things that should not be investigated, in case they are jointly found out. , then it’s all over.
"Is she willing to have a miscarriage?"
Lu Zhao nodded: "She is carrying the so-called dragon seed in her belly. If she is not willing, how can she force it? Then it is not an alliance, but a feud. Not only is she willing, she also asked for it."
Although Chen Xueying guessed that she was willing, she still couldn't help being surprised when she heard that it was Jia Zhaoyi who requested it.
"Ask for it, why?"
Giving birth to the emperor's child is definitely a top priority for the concubines in the palace, even more important than being favored.
After all, the emperor is unreliable, but his children are still reliable.
"She must have been frightened by Zhong Li's ending." Lu Zhao shook his head and guessed casually.
Obviously he didn't ask. This was also necessary to strengthen the alliance's favorability. If she didn't want to tell her, Lu Zhao wouldn't take the initiative to ask, and vice versa.
Chen Xueying frowned, and after thinking for a moment, she nodded immediately.
"She is a smart person and must have figured it out. No matter whether the child in her belly is a boy or a girl, there is no good in it. If it is a prince, he will be sent to the wolf den after being raised by his side for half a year. If the princess is also missing, No less good, with Beiqi looking down on women, I don’t know where he will be sent to suffer in the future.”
"And the fifth prince born to Zhong Li will definitely be recorded in her name in the future. He will be regarded as her child. Wu Huan has a son, and he has someone to rely on. Even if he is unreliable, he still has an ally. On the contrary. It is to let her have a miscarriage, draw out the evidence of the crimes of these concubines who harmed her, and punish these people when the emperor prefers it, which can be regarded as maximizing interests. "
After Chen Xueying said these words, she couldn't help but let out a long sigh. It was easy to say, but Jia Zhaoyi must have suffered a lot.
"I'll go see her tomorrow."
"That's fine." Lu Zhao nodded.
"Did Concubine Yu get involved? Did she put the cold medicine in Jia Zhaoyi's food?" Chen Xueying asked curiously again.
"No, Concubine Yu is not only smart but also cautious. With so many concubines in the palace attacking Jia Zhaoyi, Concubine Yu naturally knows it in her heart, and there is no need for her to do it herself. As for the cold medicine in the food, it is based on the closeness of Yuxiu Gong The prescriptions that were prescribed for a year, and the cold medicine prescriptions that were selected and pieced together, were deliberately pointed at Concubine Yu, but there was no clear evidence, and they were made specious and half-truths, which aroused the old guy's anger."
Chen Xueying couldn't help but applaud: "The trouble is diverted to the east, but it seems that the situation has reached a deadlock again. The old pervert refuses to touch Concubine Yu, just to ensure the strength of the second prince to compete with you."
Lu Zhao raised his head and looked at her. He was silent for a moment before saying, "It's okay. If he doesn't move, I'll do it."
Regarding his highly suggestive words, Chen Xueying couldn't help but her eyes lit up. She opened her mouth as if she wanted to ask something, but then she remembered that she had said before that she didn't want to know too much, so she simply swallowed back the questions in her heart.
She raised her hand and applauded him directly.
"Your Highness, with your words, I have been eagerly awaiting your good news."
Lu Zhao curled his lips and chuckled, "No problem."
In the afternoon of the second day, Chen Xueying picked some gifts and went to Zhaoxia Palace to visit Jia Zhaoyi.
Jia Zhaoyi was leaning on the bed, her face still pale and in a very bad condition.
"Princess, I'm not feeling well, so I won't get up to salute you."
"Just lie down. I'm here to visit. Don't toss you around and make you weaker. That's intentional." Chen Xueying waved her hands and said nonchalantly.
When Jia Zhaoyi heard what she said, she couldn't help but chuckle, obviously finding her words interesting.
"Although I have never experienced it, I also know that a woman has a miscarriage and a serious loss of Qi and blood. You need to eat more to replenish Qi and blood. And if you can't see people, don't see them. Take good care of yourself. To avoid too many greetings. , but also pay attention to some false etiquette, but it will make yourself more tired, and the gain will not be worth the loss."
Chen Xueying looked at her carefully. Originally, Jia Zhaoyi was on the thin side, but now she is even more pitifully thin. There is no flesh on her cheeks, and her cheekbones are a little protruding. Thanks to her good looks and good temperament, she shows a few... It looks pitiful to me, otherwise it would give people a skinny feeling.
"You're right. It's just a loss of energy and blood. It won't be replenished for a while. It needs to be recuperated slowly. I'm afraid I'll have to stay in bed for a month. I feel uncomfortable lying there. I really want to go to the East Palace to watch you playing with the wolves. "Her voice was also weak.
"There's no rush. The wolves will always be there anyway, waiting for you to raise them before you go. If it snows in winter, it's really fun. You sit in your car and let the wolves pull you in the snow. It feels like flying when it’s speeding and turning sharply.”
Chen Xueying's description was very interesting, and she was completely painting a cake for her. Sure enough, when she saw Jia Zhaoyi's eyes lighting up, she was full of expectation and wanted to play right away.
"But the premise is that you have to take good care of your body and replenish your energy and blood. If you are weak, you won't be able to stay in the freezing cold outside on a snowy day. What's more, sitting on a small car and running like a pack of wolves When I got up, the cold wind was howling, and the coldness penetrated into the seams of my bones. Even I can't bear it. If you don't recover, I'm afraid you won't be able to bear it anymore, and you won't be able to play."
When Chen Xueying saw her appearance, she immediately added.
When she finished speaking, Jia Zhaoyi immediately laughed out loud: "The Crown Princess also took great pains to keep me in good health, and even used a pack of wolves to pull a cart to lure me."
"I understand your good intentions. Don't worry, in order to experience the feeling of flying, I will take good care of my body."
Chen Xueying's intention was immediately seen through by her. Jia Zhaoyi smiled like a flower and her whole body was filled with joy.
"Okay, as long as you understand my good intentions. I brought some food to replenish qi and blood. Although you should not be short of it here, you don't come empty-handed when you see a doctor, so just accept it."
As she spoke, she took out a purse from her sleeve and handed it to the maid serving beside Jia Zhaoyi.
"Here are the health-preserving prescriptions that I have collected. They are not medicine prescriptions, but mainly dietary prescriptions. You have to show them to the imperial doctor, and then let the small kitchen prepare them for you. In addition, your Zhong family is a family of military commanders. There must be many physical methods, but most of them must be relatively strong. After all, they are mostly used by men to practice martial arts. If you use them, you have to screen them in advance..."
Chen Xueying talked nonchalantly, with such sincere concern that Jia Zhaoyi couldn't help but feel moved.
She had always thought that the Crown Princess was arrogant and indifferent, only caring about her own little land, but she never expected that she could be so considerate at times.
After Chen Xueying said something, she stood up and left.
"This is the time when you need to recharge your batteries. Instead of listening to my nonsense, you should rest more." She waved her hand, turned around and left.
When Chen Xueying returned to the East Palace, she found that Lu Zhao was already sitting in the inner hall.
"You came back so early today? And you haven't gone to see the memorial yet. Do you want to rest?"
"No rest, I just want to ask you when you are free. I can take a day off and rest when you are free."
"Ha, it's rare for you to take a vacation. I have nothing to do recently except playing with the Haha team. You can make arrangements for it."
"Okay." Lu Zhao drank a cup of tea, said these few words, and went to review the memorial again.
The weather is getting colder and winter is coming soon.
One day a few days later, Lu Zhao decided to take a day off, and after she got up, he would have breakfast with her.
"If you don't have any plans today, why not go pay your respects to the queen?" he suggested.
Chen Xueying was slightly startled: "Of course you can, but I have to tell you earlier next time. The sun has been shining for three days. How can I go to pay my respects at noon?"
"Nothing, just fine to have dinner with her." Lu Zhao waved his hand.
"That's fine, I don't like to get up early to say hello. When I take power in the future, everyone will have to come to say hello before lunch. After saying hello, I will leave quickly and go back to eat. Who can be impatient this early in the morning, especially In winter, getting up early can cost you half your life!" She muttered dissatisfiedly.
After the two had dinner, they took a sedan chair to Fengzao Palace.
"Why do you think of meeting your mother today? You're not so considerate usually." Chen Xueying couldn't help but ask.
"I wasn't considerate before because I had nothing to say when we met. Instead, it was torture for each other. Now that you are around, we feel happy to see and chat with each other, and it is also good for our mother's physical recovery." Lu Zhao said seriously explained.
Regarding his answer, Chen Xueying nodded with satisfaction, obviously he was praising her.
After the two arrived, they sat down and chatted for a while, then it was time for dinner, so they stayed for lunch.
"Mother Wei, I just want to eat noodles." After Lu Zhao sat down, he suddenly ordered.
Aunt Wei, who was serving the Queen's meal, immediately brightened up when she heard this.
"Your Highness still remembers that the old slave is good at making noodles. Okay, I will make it for you now, and the princess will also try the old slave's craftsmanship later!" After saying this, she left happily.
The queen also had a smile on her face, and she talked to the prince with interest about how delicious the noodles made by Aunt Wei were, and she never got tired of them after eating them for so many years.
Chen Xueying couldn't help but leaned over and whispered to him in a low voice.
"Lu Zhao, that's good. Your skills have greatly improved, and you now know how to make your mother happy."
Things like Nanny Wei being good at making noodles are actually small details, and they don't easily touch on taboo and sad topics. Instead, they appear very warm, opening up the conversation and repairing the relationship in a logical way. :,n,
