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Chapter 639 Another reversal
Meng Zhao sneered.

She just wanted to trick them into suspecting that she was also pregnant, but she just deliberately concealed it.

But every time I recall that smell, I feel extremely nauseous.

But thinking of the scene with the emperor last night, a sweet smile instantly appeared on Meng Zhao's lips.

She did not go back to Changchun Palace directly, but went to Zizhuyuan where Fan Cairen lived.

They dismissed everyone, leaving her and Fan Cairen alone in the room.

Meng Zhao sat on the chair in front of the couch and looked arrogantly at Fan Cairen, who was half lying on the couch.

"I just went to see the emperor, and now I want to speak openly with you. I don't know what your purpose is and who is behind it. If you want to attack Concubine Jianing at this time, you are seeking death.

If you tell me the truth, there is still room for change. If you continue to persist in your stubbornness, don't blame me for being rude. "

Fan Cairen's face turned pale as he chewed on Meng Zhao's words. After hesitating for a moment, he got up from the couch, knelt on the ground, and said to Meng Zhao again what he had said to Xi concubine.

After hearing this, Meng Zhao asked, "Is this true?"

Fan Cairen nodded solemnly. Anyway, if you ask anyone about the details, they will get it right.

Meng Zhao thought to himself, so that’s it.

If we follow Fan Cairen's explanation, then Fan Cairen's maidservants hold the primary responsibility, and Xi's concubines hold the secondary responsibility.

No wonder Xi concubine tried her best to distance herself from herself.

Meng Zhao had already been offended by the fact that the concubine Xi had gone to bed before the wedding night, and later deliberately intercepted the emperor in the middle of the night and snatched him away. At this time, he actually fell into her hands and was about to be in bad luck. Meng Zhao naturally felt very happy in his heart.

She pondered for a moment and asked, "Did you tell Xi Bin the same thing?"

Fan Cairen lowered his head and whispered, "Yes."

No wonder Xi Concubine kept Fan Cairen kneeling, which involved her responsibility.

"Don't you have any doubt that it was Zhen Jieyu who harmed you? Your maidservant is obviously Zhen Jieyu's, and she is not of the same mind as you."

In fact, she just said it casually and used a tactic to alienate him.

Unexpectedly, Fan Cairen's expression changed, because she also had the same suspicion.

Xuanxuan is not that kind of stupid maid, on the contrary, she is very smart. How could I really not understand that pregnant women cannot drink ginseng, and turn a blind eye to the fact that I put two ginseng sticks in it?

After Xi Bin and the others left today, she recalled Xuanxuan's confession and found that Xuanxuan was putting all the responsibility on her and did not act like a loyal servant at all.

It can only show that it was Xuanxuan's mission to make her miscarry. This time it was just a matter of convenience.

Thinking again, I slipped while walking by the lake the day before yesterday. Xuanxuan was on the edge at the time, but I didn't catch her in time, causing her to fall to the ground.

Thinking about it this way, it seemed that even her fall was caused by Xuanxuan.

She bit her lip, feeling dejected, lowering her head and weeping.

"The concubine recalled the day she fell. Xuanxuan suggested the way to the lake. When the concubine fell, she had no time to help her. Although it is doubtful, it is excusable.

Xuanxuan was assigned as a concubine by Gong Zhengsi. Of course, someone with such a status as a concubine had no way of knowing who she was. But I believe it was not Sister Zhen’s fault. She has always taken good care of her concubine. Sister Zhen's special request was for the concubine to be promoted to a talented person. "

He then took out a periwinkle and purple jade hairpin from under the pillow and handed it to Meng Zhao.

"Sister Zhen also gave this hairpin to my concubine for her to wear all the time. I heard that this hairpin used to be Sister Zhen's favorite hairpin. Sister Zhen is so kind to me, and she will definitely not harm me."

She originally used drugs to get pregnant in one go, but after she fell, she became pregnant again. Seeing that she couldn't keep it, she wanted to push the blame away and pretended to be poisoned, so that she didn't have to take responsibility.

She guessed that Xuanxuan poisoned the ginseng was Zhen Jieyu's work, but she had no evidence. What's more, even if the emperor knew that Zhen Jieyu was pregnant with the emperor's heir, he would definitely not pursue her case. Zhen Jieyu would not be harmed in the slightest. Instead, she might be bitten and accused of deliberately murdering the eldest prince.

Meng Zhao stared at Fan Cairen with an unclear expression and sneered, naturally guessing the reason why Fan Cairen said that.

He asked calmly, "You asked Hong to send that maid to ask Xi concubine to summon the imperial doctor, but do other palace people know about it?"

Lady Fan nodded solemnly and said with tears in her eyes, "All the palace servants here know about this. It was a mess at the time."

Meng Zhao frowned slightly, this was not a fuel-efficient lamp either.

"Well, you can rest assured and take good care of yourself first. If Gong Zhengsi or the Emperor sends someone to ask, just tell the truth as you just did."

Meng Zhao paused, "If the emperor knows that you have made your own decisions and put two ginseng roots, he will definitely punish you. If you want to survive, you cannot mention Concubine Jianing and the late empress. I will stand in front of the emperor for you when the time comes. plead."

As for Zhen Jieyu, it's up to you.

Fan Cairen kowtowed and said, "Thank you for your grace. I will definitely repay your kindness in the future."

"Remember what you said." Meng Zhao curled his lips and smiled, "I think that your suspicion of that servant just now is very reasonable. As a mother, you should be the one who hopes to find the real culprit most."

"Thank you for your advice." Fan Cairen quickly thanked him.

After Meng Zhao left, Fan Cairen breathed a long sigh of relief. No matter how they fight, who will be blamed?

Anyway, she gained a level thanks to this pregnancy. After two months of rest, you can sleep again. I am still young, and if I want to have another child, I have plenty of opportunities.

When Meng Zhao went to see the emperor again, he found that the concubine was also there.

The emperor's face was ashen, "So, this is the result of your investigation??? Did Zhen Jieyu arrange for someone to poison Fan Cairen, causing Fan Cairen to miscarry? I would like to know, what does this mean to Zhen Jieyu? benefit."

Xi Concubine trembled, "That maid did confess like this after being tortured. She, she said that Zhen Jieyu asked her to do this because Fan Cairen was disrespectful to Zhen Jieyu before."

Li Beichen laughed angrily, "You mean that Zhen Jieyu is pregnant with my eldest son and daughter, and yet she foolishly murders such a talented person?"

Concubine Xi: "Your Majesty, this is not what I mean. It's just..."

That's just the evidence.

Li Beichen was not a fool. He could not see that Zhen Jieyu must have such a motive according to her temperament.

How could a miscarried child threaten another unborn child?

Besides, that was Zhen Jieyu, not someone else. She is the mother of the emperor's eldest son or daughter.

Li Beichen: "Zhao'er, here you are, tell me your opinion."

Meng Zhao saw that Li Beichen's face was livid with anger and his tone was quite angry, so he took the tea from the dragon table and gave it to him with both hands, "Your Majesty, please take a sip of tea to calm down."

She knew that the emperor was not in the mood to drink tea at this time, but tea was not just for drinking.

Sure enough, Li Beichen angrily picked up the tea cup and threw it next to Xi Bin.

Probably because the force was too great, the tea cup was smashed, and the tea splashed everywhere, hitting Xi Bin's head and face.

"Ah!" Xi Bin screamed.

Meng Zhao immediately knelt down beside Xi Concubine. He was frightened and begged for Xi Concubine’s mercy:

"Your Majesty, calm down. Sister Xi Concubine must also be eager to find the real culprit, but she was misled in the wrong direction by the maid. Your Majesty, please do not blame Sister Xi Concubine."

Meng Zhao calmed down and reported to the emperor the news he had received from Fan Cairen, and told the emperor the details of the future.

The emperor glared at Xi Bin who was kneeling on the ground. He did not expect that Xi Bin would hide the part of his fault. After pondering for a moment, he solemnly issued an order,

"According to my decree, my maid attempted to murder the emperor's heir, so he was immediately killed with a stick and thrown into a mass grave. Fan failed to take care of the emperor's heir and was demoted to permanent residence. Xi's concubine repeatedly neglected her duties during the period when she was in charge of palace affairs, so she was cancelled. Qualification, one month’s salary.”

After pausing for a few seconds, he continued, "Meng Jieyu has meritorious service in the trial of Fan's tire sliding. She will be promoted to Zhaoyi. You will be in charge of palace affairs from now on."

Meng Zhao quickly smiled and thanked him: "Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty."

After the two people retreated, Meng Zhaoyi glanced sideways at the concubine and walked out dignifiedly and steadily.

Sitting on a chariot that can only be used by those who are responsible for the affairs of the Sixth Palace, I deliberately walked past the concubines.

It can be said that the spring breeze is proud.

It's really like the wind and water are turning, and I don't know who I'm going to.

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Yanxi Palace.

When Zhen Jieyu heard that Fan Cairen had given birth, she said several "good" words. The palace people around him were so frightened that they wished they were blind and deaf, and did not hear at all.

She wasn't nervous at all when she heard that Xuanxuan had been arrested by Gong Zhengsi. Because Xuanxuan is the slave she rescued from Concubine Jing, and she has the grace to save her life. She believed that Xuanxuan would definitely keep her mouth shut and would not reveal herself.

The reason why Zhen Jieyu poisoned Fan Cairen was to cause a tire slip.

It's because she just thinks about things and becomes suspicious. The more I think about many things, the more I understand. The more I understand, the angrier I get, and the more I feel like I am being plotted and used by Fan Cai.

And because of the relationship between Fan Cairen and Jinxiu, she always believed that Fan Cairen and Jiang Yuebai were of the same mind. Ruofan Cairen gave birth to the child successfully. Jiang Yuebai had another big help.

But she underestimated Gong Zhengsi's tortures that made people miserable, and overestimated Xuanxuan's loyalty.

When the palace attendant suddenly announced that the emperor had arrived, she was at a loss and suddenly panicked.

Could it be that Xuanxuan was tricked and the emperor came to her to question her?

After the emperor came in, although Zhen Jieyu smiled like a flower, he confirmed his suspicions from the panicked words and deeds of the palace people.

He didn't mention Fan Cairen's tire slide. He just said that he hadn't been here for a long time and wanted to have dinner with her as usual.

After dinner, the emperor drew a round fan for Zhen Jieyu. On the fan, there were pictures of children in a basin. Several children looked at the basin and studied the figures in the water.

This is a very common Dragon Boat Festival painting. After finishing the painting, the emperor said warmly to Zhen Jieyu who was standing next to him, "Do you like it?"

Zhen Jieyu held her belly, which was already quite large, and looked at the fan on the table. Her face was pale and she had mixed emotions. She suspected that the emperor had just seen through it without telling him.

Li Beichen looked at Zhen Jieyu, who was so fat that she was out of shape, "It's been almost six months, right?"

"Yes." Zhen Jieyu showed a happy smile, her chin folded several times.

Li Beichen looked away, "You are really getting fat. You need to move around more every day."

Zhen Jieyu blushed instantly, with tears in her eyes, and asked aggrievedly, "Is it true that the emperor has abandoned me?"

It was hot outside and she wasn't happy to move around. In addition, she has been protected since she was pregnant and has never left the yard.

As time goes by, I become more and more lazy and want to move less and less. The more I don't want to move, the fatter I get, my belly gets bigger and bigger, and I feel like I can't breathe even after taking a few steps. So I became even more lazy and didn't want to move.

As the months go by, my appetite becomes stronger and I eat more and more. He looked like he was gaining weight like a ball, but he couldn't control himself at all.

In just over a month, I gained twenty or thirty pounds without realizing it.

"That's not true," Li Beichen sighed, "If I keep getting fat like this, I'm afraid it will affect production."

Zhen Jieyu felt sad and said with a crying voice, "I know this."

Li Beichen asked Zhen Jieyu to accompany her for a walk in the yard. Zhen Jieyu had just finished walking around, and sweat began to appear in large drops, and her breathing gradually became rapid.

Li Beichen was worried that Zhen Jieyu couldn't bear it, so he asked her to go back to the house.

On the chariot leaving the palace, Li Beichen couldn't help but think of Jiang Yuebai who was so thin that he was as thin as a bamboo pole, leaving only a bulging belly.

What two extremes.

One is too thin.

One is too fat.

Concubine Jianing loves to be beautiful and active, so she would not let herself become so bloated and ugly.

It's just that she has been lying in a wheelchair. If she does lie there for six months, it will be difficult not to gain weight, and it will not be conducive to the recovery of her legs and feet.

Li Beichen planned to call Jiang Yu over and ask if he could start rehabilitation training.

This book has reached the stage where it starts to solve puzzles. It is estimated to be completed within two million words. Thank you all for your continued company. I wish everyone a happy May Day, happiness and good health~