Empress, she is rising step by step

"Recently, accidents have happened one after another in the palace, and I and the emperor are very worried. If you have any dissatisfaction, you can tell me, and don't do anything extreme. Think about your family before doing anything, and don't go on errands. Wrong step."

Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, but they were all silent.

Yan Qingshu blinked, "People who do bad things don't think so much. Queen, have you found the murderer who injured Wenmei and released the snake? Qingshu has been dreaming recently, dreaming that the whole house is full of snakes, which is scary. It's gone." As he spoke, his voice gradually became softer and turned into a crying tone.

Seeing this, Zhu Ci handed over the tea and patted her arm comfortingly.

"What happened to Wen Meiren was just an accident. It may be that Zhu Baolin's pipa was not properly maintained, so the strings accidentally broke and injured Wen Meiren."

After hearing what Hua Jingyun said, Zhu Ci knew that his guess was correct. The emperor and the queen should have known who did the tricks on the pipa, otherwise their reactions would not be like this. Who did it to make the emperor and queen so afraid...

"As for the poisonous snakes." She paused appropriately.

"The people sent by the emperor have already found some clues. I believe that the people behind the scenes will be found out soon. This is also a reminder to you. Don't think that no one knows about the dirty things done behind the scenes. The emperor just wants to know It’s hard to get old feelings back again.”

Zhuang Xiaoxiao's head trembled and he lowered his eyes with a guilty conscience. Did the people sent by the emperor really find out? Didn't she write to her father and ask him to deal with the aftermath quickly? How could the emperor find out? If the emperor knew that she had done it, not only would her life be in danger, but the Zhuang family would also be implicated by her.

Thinking like this, a thin layer of sweat broke out on my back.

"Now that it's summer, it's inevitable that your mind will be impetuous, and you won't be able to calm down when doing things. If your mind is impetuous, it's easy to get into trouble."

Hua Jingyun slowly looked around everyone with her soft eyes. She had a warm smile on her face, but her bright black pearl-like eyes were cold and there was no smile at all.

"I ordered people to cook mung bean soup every day and distribute it to everyone in the palace. I hope you can also calm down and cultivate your character. If something goes wrong, I will never tolerate it!"

Thunder rumbled and cracked in the sky above Zhaoyang Palace, and the sky that was bright just now dimmed instantly, and black pressure rolled in from the distance.

Zhu Ci turned to look outside the hall and saw several pots of unnamed flowers on the corridor with their heads hanging down, lifeless.

"It looks like it's going to rain soon. You should all go back to the palace quickly."

After coming out of Zhaoyang Palace, Zhu Ci, Yan Qingshu and Cao Wenxi were talking and walking forward. They saw Zhuang Xiaoxiao hurriedly passing by while holding the palace maid's hand, knocking Zhu Ci staggering.

"Be careful, Sister Zhu." Yan Qingshu quickly supported Zhu Ci with quick eyes and hands. She looked up angrily and looked at Zhuang Xiaoxiao as if he hadn't heard anything. She walked forward along the red wall like the wind under her feet.

Yan Qingshu became even more angry. Zhu Ci saw that she was about to catch up with Yan and argue with Zhuang Xiaoxiao. She said "Hey", but it was too late. Yan Qingshu had already caught up with Zhuang Xiaoxiao in a few steps and grabbed Zhuang Xiaoxiao's arm.

"Zhuang Cairen, stop. You almost knocked down Sister Zhu just now. Didn't you notice? You walked away without looking back. Have you completely forgotten what the Queen said just now?"

Zhuang Xiaoxiao came back to his senses, frowned and looked at Yan Qingshu's hand holding his arm, and saw Zhu Ci walking towards this side out of the corner of his eye. She pulled her arm out impatiently.

Zhu Ci and Yan Qingshu approached and looked at Yan Qingshu, "Zhuang Cairen didn't mean it, forget it."

Zhuang Xiaoxiao was so guilty that even if he suspected that Zhu Ci was involved in this matter, he would not dare to question him in front of so many people. She just wanted to return to the palace quickly and think about what to do so that everything would be safe.

"I accidentally bumped into you, Princess Zhu, just now. I'm really sorry."

It was rare for Zhuang Xiaoxiao to be so easy to talk to. Yan Qingshu was very surprised and thought she was going to be arrogant and messy again. Seeing her like this now, she felt a little embarrassed. Instead, Cao Wenxi looked at Zhuang Xiaoxiao with a meaningful look, "Zhuang Cairen, are you okay? Why do you look so pale? It was like this last time in Yuhua Pavilion. Is Cairen sick?"

"I'm fine. I'm very good, so I won't spare you the trouble."

Zhuang Xiaoxiao said a few words, turned around and left in a hurry.

"What's wrong with Mr. Zhuang? He was fine just now, but now he looks like he's being chased by a ghost."

Shen Zhinian's smiling and slightly confused voice suddenly sounded, and she turned to look at Zhu Ci and the others.

"Zhu Baolin is really good-tempered. Just now in the Queen's Palace, Zhuang Cairen said that to you, and you weren't even angry."

Zhu Ci was not sure what kind of person Shen Zhichu was, and he had not had much contact with her, so he just smiled slightly.

"Zhuang Cairen has some misunderstandings about my concubine, and it's not intentional. It's better to do less than to do more, and I don't want to make the Queen unhappy because of this."

"It would be great if Zhuang Cairen thought the same as Baolin."

Shen Zhinian rolled up his sleeves, revealing his fingertips as white and tender as peeled onions.

"Would you like to come and sit in my palace? It's not far from my Changle Palace. I brewed a pot of apricot flower wine last year and I just dug it out a few days ago. Do you want to go and taste it, Queen Zhu?"

Yan Qingshu came over and said, "There is also me. I am such a big man, can't Shen Xiurong see it? I want to drink it too. I have never drunk apricot flower wine."

"Of course I saw Yan Baolin. We all went together and happened to stay at my place for lunch."

Zhu Ci didn't know what Shen Zhinian was planning, so she declined in order to prevent fraud.

"The injury on my hand has not healed yet, and the imperial doctor specifically warned me not to drink alcohol. When my injury is completely healed, I will invite Xiu Rong to have a gathering at Qifeng Palace."

She turned to Yan Qingshu and said, "Is it time for you to go back to accompany the Queen Mother? The Queen Mother still needs to take medicine."

Yan Qingshu almost forgot about this, "Yes. In this case, we can only wait for another day. What a pity."

"I'll keep the wine. Good things are meant to be enjoyed together. Drinking too much alone is boring."

Shen Zhinian felt a little wet on her face. She looked up at the sky. It was not raining, only dark clouds were drifting by with low pressure.

"In this case, I will go back to the palace first."

After watching Shen Zhinian walk away, Zhu Ci looked back. Yan Qingshu talked to her for a while, then turned around and left.

"Yan Baolin really treats his sister as a sister. It is such a rare thing to be treated sincerely in the palace." Cao Wenxi said in a sad tone.

Why do Yan Qingshu and Zhu Ci have so much to talk about? She was born as a palace maid, doesn't she never mind?

Zhu Ci came back to his senses, and quietly met Cao Wenxi's eyes and smiled suddenly.