Empress, she is rising step by step

Chapter 62 Shen Xiurong

Zhuying explained the cause and effect in detail, "Cui'er said that it was because Cao Baolin always liked to get sick and was full of bad luck, which caused the literary beauty to not be favored by the saints and never have an heir. When she heard about the wild cat, she thought Putting the blame on Cao Baolin, the source of bad luck is gone, and maybe there will be something in the beauty's belly."

Zhu Ci frowned, "Shen Xiurong? I seem to have never seen her in the palace before."

"Shen Xiurong has always lived in seclusion. He doesn't like to be busy, so he rarely goes out. He doesn't talk much on weekdays. Apart from going to Zhaoyang Palace on time to pay his respects to the Queen, he spends the longest time in his own palace."

Zhuying noticed that there seemed to be a figure standing outside the window, and she pursed her lips towards Zhu Ci.

The figure heard the sudden silence in the room and shook for a moment. Then the door curtain was opened from the outside, and Hong Xiu walked in with a smile.

"Master, I have stewed lily and white fungus soup. It is the best for moistening the lungs and relieving coughs."

"Were you outside just now?" Zhu Ci asked pretending to be casual.

"It's slave. The velvet flower in slave's hair fell to the ground for some reason. It took me a while to pick it up."

Hongxiu put the white fungus soup on the table. She was a little surprised when she saw Zhu Ci feeding the rats raw meat.

"Master, what do you do with this dirty thing? It always likes to squeak in the middle of the night and gives birth to a lot of babies."

Zhu Ci raised her eyelids and looked at Hongxiu, with a vague smile on her lips.

"This slave is too talkative."

Hongxiu lowered her eyes subconsciously. She knew that her master didn't trust her, and she was afraid that the question just now made her even more suspicious of her.

But the conscience of heaven and earth, she was just a little curious and asked casually, without any intention of prying.

"Master, drink first, and this slave will go to work first."

Zhu Ci nodded, and after Hongxiu left, Zhuying walked to the door and took a look outside. She saw that there was no one in the yard, and then returned to the house.

"Hongxiu has left."

Zhu Ci said "hmm" and said, "Be careful what you say in the future. I'll send someone to keep an eye on her secretly these days. Don't let her ruin my plan."

Zhuying nodded thoughtfully, "Her brother is in our hands and he shouldn't be naughty. Otherwise, we would have told the imperial concubine about Jingyue."

"The past was the past, and the present is now. People's hearts are always changeable. Who can guarantee that what she thinks in her heart will be the same as before? I'm afraid she will be quite resentful as time goes by."

Zhu Ci saw that the mouse had almost eaten, so she didn't dare to feed it too much, fearing that it would accidentally starve to death. It takes a lot of time to raise one.

"According to what you just said, Shen Xiurong doesn't like to go out, so why would he go to Chunse Garden?"

"I heard that the pomegranate flowers in Chunse Garden were in full bloom. Shen Xiurong wanted to break a few branches for flower arrangements, but who knew he met Cui'er."

Zhuying suddenly thought of something and said softly: "My slave, I remembered that Shen Xiurong was originally the dowry of Concubine De. Later, she was favored by the emperor, and then she slowly got through the process of repairing her appearance."

"It's Concubine De again." Zhu Ci frowned even more tightly. She had always suspected that Concubine De's sudden slip that day was related to Concubine De. Shen Xiurong, who was originally married to Concubine De, met Cui'er beside Wen Meiren. Burying something, is this too much of a coincidence?

If it was not convenient for Concubine De to come forward, then she would give orders to Cao Wenxi of Shen Xiurong's gang? But how could he meet Tweety by chance? Could it be that Cao Wenxi holds some information about Concubine De?

Regardless of the reason, Cao Wenxi's ability to escape death should not be underestimated.

"On the day Lu Yunu gave birth, Concubine De suddenly came to Qifeng Palace. Shen Xiurong was Concubine De's dowry, and he happened to discover Cui'er sneaking around, thus proving Cao Baolin's innocence. All of this was inevitable. It’s such a coincidence that we don’t even dare to write it like this in the play.” “The master is saying that it was Concubine De who caused Lu Yunu to have a miscarriage? Then why did she help Cao Baolin again? If the two of them were old acquaintances, Cao Baolin It won’t be like this now.”

Zhuying frowned and thought, "But it does feel strange that Shen Xiurong can meet Cui'er."

Zhu Ci's head was as messy as a ball of threads. The fact that Lu Yunu had a miscarriage was really complicated. Besides her, there must be someone else plotting something behind her back.

Something wanted to break out, but couldn't. Zhu Ci simply stopped thinking about it. If there is any relationship between Cao Wenxi and Concubine De, clues will be revealed sooner or later.

"Forget it, as long as she doesn't come to harm me, I'm not interested in what role she is or what kind of thoughts she has. But I didn't expect that Cao Baolin would be cleared of suspicion so quickly. It seems that I used to You underestimated her.”

"Yes, Cao Baolin seems to be gentle and soft-spoken on weekdays and always loves to cry. But when he encounters something important, he is actually very smart."

Zhuying sighed: "But then again, this is a serious matter of losing her head. Since she wants to live, she has to try her best to give it a try. She got it right this time. It seems that God is really blessing her."

Zhu Ci met Cao Wenxi and was being made difficult by Zhuang Baolin in Chunse Garden that day, and he realized that she was not a thing in the pool. It's just that the medicine is a certainty. If no one outside is willing to help her and find evidence to prove her innocence, there is only a dead end waiting for her.

She didn't expect that Cao Wenxi would be fine so soon, which really surprised her, and made her feel a little uneasy. She was afraid that she would have another powerful opponent in the palace in the future.

"Then what happened to Beauty Wen?"

"Wenmei is fine." Zhuying's pink lips curved slightly.

"I don't know whether it was Wen Meiren's life that was saved, or the emperor, remembering his past friendship with Wen Meiren, just reprimanded Wen Meiren for being lax in disciplining her servants, and fined Wen Meiren half a year's monthly salary, so that she could reflect on her past in the palace. "

Zhu Ci was a little surprised. It seemed that the emperor had a deep affection for Wenmei. At least he liked her very much. Otherwise, he would not have allowed her to reflect on her past in the palace, and she would have been grounded long ago.

However, Cao Wenxi never slept with her, and even though the emperor had seen her once or twice, he had forgotten about her. Compared to the beautiful lady, she was naturally insignificant.

Their emperor is truly both ruthless and passionate.

"You should take the mouse away first and find someone to watch over it. Don't let this little thing escape."

Zhuying said "yes", gently closed the wooden box, and carried it away.

Zhu Ci took care of everything on the table and ordered someone to wipe the table carefully, then she felt relieved.

"Blessings to sister, blessings to sister!" Yan Qingshu's crisp voice sounded in the yard, as sweet as an oriole, coming from far and near.

"Sister Zhu, are you up? Qing Shu is here to see you. I'm coming in!"

Before Zhu Ci could speak, Yan Qingshu ran in with a giggle, carrying a food box with eight treasures and silk in her hand.

"Huh? Sister Zhu is up. I thought Sister Zhu would stay in bed because she was sick, hehe~"

"You're so old, it's ridiculous to stay in bed. I took a few decoctions and I already feel better. But it makes me feel even worse lying down. It's better to get up and walk around."

(End of this chapter)