Empress, she is rising step by step

Chapter 58 Guess

Zhuying put the medicine on the coffee table on the couch, "My slave has prepared sugar lotus seeds. If the master finds it hard to take one and hold it in his mouth, it might make him feel better."

Zhu Ci took the medicine and drank it in one breath. Holding her breath, she picked up a sugar lotus seed and stuffed it into her mouth. Only then did she feel that the bitter taste was much lighter.

Zhuying handed the bowl to Cuilan and told her to go down and have a rest. She would be waiting on her master.

"My servant heard from Eunuch Li that the emperor had dinner at the Queen's Palace tonight. It rained so hard and something like that happened in the sun. I'm afraid the emperor won't come over tonight." "But don't come here. Just come here. The Emperor has just lost his child, so he must be very sad. The Queen and the Emperor are husband and wife, and it is the right time to accompany the Emperor at this time. Let's not get involved and make people annoying in vain. "

Zhu Ci reached out to close the window tightly, then wrapped herself in the brocade quilt, and leaned on the soft gold pillow. She picked up the book on the coffee table and flipped through it.

"How's it going with the deer queen?"

"I have been asleep and haven't woken up yet." Zhuying was afraid that Zhu Ci would burn out her eyes while reading, so she picked up the candle wick with a silver pick and pushed the candle in front of Zhu Ci's eyes.

"Both the Queen and the Emperor don't look good, and Yan Baolin doesn't know why he keeps crying. I heard someone said that Lu Yunu was pregnant with a freak. The Emperor and the Queen thought it was unlucky, so they ordered her to be cremated overnight. We are going to invite the monks outside the palace to come into the palace to pray."

"Freak?" Zhu Ci frowned. Logically speaking, a child like this who died in infancy would usually be kept in the coffin for seven days to be saved by an eminent monk. Being able to scare the emperor so much that he was cremated overnight was probably not as simple as having an extra finger.

However, medical technology in this dynasty was underdeveloped, and many things could not be explained. It was normal to be afraid.

"Generally the emperor will strictly forbid anyone to tell anyone about this kind of thing. Who would be so bold and dare to leak the news to the outside world?"

Zhuying smiled slightly, "Who knows. But there is no airtight wall in the world, and it is the same in the palace. The palace wall can block people, but it can't block rumors, not to mention that the matter of Lu Yunv is really weird. .”

"That's right. Even if the emperor knows about it, he can't kill them all if he can't catch anyone."

There was a bit of wind and rain outside the window, maybe it was because of the cold wind, but Zhu Ci felt very cold all over.

"How did you deal with Yuyun next to Lu Yunv? Is she still waiting for Lu Yunv?"

"Yuyun confessed to Lu Yunv in front of so many people. Even if it was Lu Yunv's own idea, she can no longer serve in Chunxi Palace. The emperor asked her to go to Yeting Palace."

Zhuying saw that although Zhu Ci was holding the book, she didn't read it, and her beautiful eyebrows were always furrowed.

She asked, "Master, what's going on? Why do you look so worried?"

"Don't you think this is strange?" Zhu Ci really couldn't read it, so she put the book aside irritably.

"Why did Yuyun appear outside the palace and eavesdrop? There are so many people guarding the courtyard. If you pay a little attention, you will find her soon. Moreover, Concubine De's arrival was too coincidental, and she happened to bump into her. Also, how did that lard appear?"

That day she discovered that something was added to the peach blossom and jade face powder that Lu Zheng gave her, so she pretended that nothing happened and went to Yongfu Palace happily.

"My dearest concubine, Lu Cairen gave me a box of excellent fragrant powder today. It is said to moisturize the skin and remove marks on the face. I came here specially to present it to my concubine."

"It's rare for you to have such a good thing. Just keep it for yourself. Why don't you come here to give it to me? I don't lack anything here."

Bai Xinrui was sorting out a ball of silk thread. The thread was dipped in dye soaked in flower juice. It had a light floral fragrance and the color was particularly beautiful. “The empress is in need of everything, but it is the concubine’s choice whether to give it away or not.”

Zhu Ci said gratefully: "It is because of the promotion of the empress that I am what I am today. Otherwise, I would still be a palace maid doing rough work. I have never seen much of the world, so I think this powder is a good thing, so I want to give it to the empress." .”

Her voice was soft and full of sincerity, which was very helpful to Bai Xinrui.

"As long as you have the heart, just let them deliver it to you. Why bother to go there yourself? But Lucai people don't always deal with you, so why did they think of giving you something?"

She raised her eyelids and glanced at Zhu Ci lightly, signaling Liu Yan to take it.

"Who says otherwise? I also think the sun is rising in the west today."

Zhu Ci held the tea and said, "Maybe the Lucai people have figured it out and want to accumulate some blessings for the emperor's heir in his belly. After all, you are the empress behind me. Even if I am favored, I will always be under you." . Maybe she was doing it expediently and felt that she shouldn't go too far and wanted to try it out with the concubine."

Bai Xinrui was noncommittal. Before she opened it, she smelled a faint fragrance. She always loved to make incense, and all the spices used by the Emperor and the Queen Mother came from her.

Bai Xinrui smelled the extremely strong fragrance. She opened the powder box, dipped her fingernail in a little bit and smelled it carefully. Her face condensed slightly, she immediately closed the powder box and wiped her fingertips carefully with a handkerchief.

"Someone has mixed up something dirty here. You idiot! She has always been at odds with you, so there must be something behind her sudden show of friendship. It's good for you, but you don't have the slightest bit of defensiveness, and you are even complacent."

"How could..." Zhu Ci was stunned for a moment, then his face turned full of anger.

"Lu Cai is so cruel-hearted. I thought she really wanted to reconcile with me. It turned out that I had this idea, thanks to your presence. I will take this thing to the emperor. Ask the emperor to uphold justice for the concubines."

Zhu Ci took the powder box and was about to leave, but Bai Xinrui called her to stop her.

"Come back to me! I know you are angry. If I didn't know something about various spices, I might have been harmed by her. But after all, Lu Cairen has the emperor's flesh and blood in his belly, so the emperor can only reprimand her Just a few words to restrain her, there is no guarantee that she will not have any thoughts to harm you again."

"Then what should I do, my empress? The Lucai people are really bullying me too much. The concubine kept forbearing and giving in, but she didn't expect that in exchange, the Lucai people would get worse."

Zhu Ci gritted her teeth. The more she thought about it, the more scared she became, and more and more tears gathered in her eyes.

"Your Majesty, you must make the decision for me. Lucai people dare to treat my concubine like this, but in fact, they just don't take you seriously."

Bai Xinrui snorted coldly, "Isn't it just that I'm pregnant? It's like having a baby. I am also pregnant, and I don't seem to be as pretentious as her. In this way, isn't she trying to harm you? Why don't you just pretend not to know? , borrow flowers to express blessing and give this thing to Concubine Shu."

She narrowed her phoenix eyes slightly, "Concubine Shu cares so much about her vixen-like face. If it were disfigured, she might even want to die."

"But why would Concubine Shu want something from my concubine? I am on the same boat as you, and everyone in the palace knows it."

(End of this chapter)