Sure enough, within two days of the rumor spreading, the emperor found out about it.
Long Yan was furious and asked Eunuch Qian to investigate the matter thoroughly.
The affairs of the harem are all matters under the nose of the chief servant. If Eunuch Qian wants to find out the culprit, it is as simple as drinking water and eating.
It only took half a day to find out the person who spread the gossip.
"Qin Guiren was jealous of Concubine Shu's enduring favor, so he resorted to some tricks, asking people around her to hide behind their backs, pretending to have private conversations with others, and being heard, and spread these words."
"Asshole." Emperor Chenghua slapped the table, "A person with no brains, a person with nothing." I don't know if he is talking about Qin Guiren or someone else.
Eunuch Qian was also startled. He originally wanted to say something, but when he saw that the emperor was really angry, he didn't want to say a word and even breathed a little lighter.
"Money has arrived and a decree has been drawn up. The Qin nobleman's words and deeds are impeccable. The following offends the superior and disrespects the concubine Shu, so he is reduced to a beauty."
Eunuch Qian quickly agreed and soon went to Qin Guiren's palace with the imperial edict.
Well, now she has become a beauty.
After Li Qingshu found out, she didn't say anything. She knew that this was just the Holy Emperor's gentle policy. To the outside world, it seemed to be to appease herself, but in fact he was using this trick to appease the Li family.
Only if the Li family's daughter is favored can the Li family serve him loyally. But unfortunately, she can no longer have children, which invisibly solves the emperor's concerns.
Li Shuqing closed her eyes and leaned on the pillow to fall asleep.
Tigers in autumn are more poisonous than the sun in summer.
The emperor is no longer young, but an old and suspicious emperor is even more frightening.
"Mother, the medicine is ready."
Aunt Wenxiu brought the boiled medicine over and gently placed it on the table.
Li Qingshu looked at the steaming medicine bowl and sighed, "When will this end?"
"I want you to tell me that the empress must not stop taking this medicine." Aunt Wenxiu's face was filled with joy. "I'll tell you, empress, how long has it been since you came to Guishui?"
Li Qingshu was stunned, "What does this have to do with anything?" She had never been very accurate about her childhood. After giving birth to the fourth princess, she did not visit once in half a year.
Later, her health became worse and worse, and she had no chance to conceive again, so she stopped paying attention to these things.
"I'm here to remind you, slave, that before taking the medicine, I haven't been here for more than three months. After drinking the medicine, Miss, your Guishui arrived immediately, which shows that it is effective."
Li Qingshu smiled and said, "It's not as evil as you said." If it were true, the effect of this medicine would be too fast.
"My slave, let me tell you something that your Majesty doesn't like to hear. We asked the imperial doctor to see you before, and you took a lot of medicine, but who managed to take good care of your body? It's not that they didn't care, maybe it's because your Majesty's physical condition is special and the method is wrong!"
Anyway, she has great confidence in Li Maner.
"Why don't I go and ask the eldest girl to check my queen's pulse later?"
Li Qingshu drank the whole bowl in one gulp, gargled her mouth, took a plum in her mouth, and spit out the core before saying: "I've only been eating for a few days. Even if there are changes, it can't be so fast."
After hearing this, Wenxiu felt that it made sense, and her mood changed at the moment, "This slave is anxious." She really wanted her master to get better.
Li Qingshu said: "What are you doing?"
"Reading." Wen Xiu said: "I heard that I have been reading all morning. If the girl next to her hadn't been worried about her eyesight, she would have read the book even while eating."
"Is it a medical book?"
"That should be the case." Wenxiu said, "Madam, the sun won't shine in the afternoon. Otherwise, why don't you ask the eldest daughter to go for a walk in the garden? It's not good to stay in the house like this all the time."
Li Qingshu was not as difficult to persuade as before. She thought for a while and said: "You should ask Man'er first to see if she wants to go. I'm bored, so it doesn't matter whether I go or not."
Wenxiu was very excited after hearing this, "Yes, I will go now." The eldest girl will definitely go.
Li Qingshu shook her head, feeling that since Li Man'er entered the palace, even Wenxiu has become unstable. Could it be that she was led astray by that girl!?
Soon, Wenxiu came back and said: "The eldest lady said that she also wanted to see what the palace garden looks like. Master, the eldest lady has already cleaned it up, let's dress it up quickly!" As long as the master is willing to go out for a walk.
If she left, she would be thankful to God.
"Okay! But don't be too fancy, try to be as low-key as possible."
"Yes." Wenxiu also understood what she was thinking, and quickly picked out a simple dress, and also picked two pieces of jewelry for her that were made of exquisite materials and exquisite carvings, but were not ostentatious.
After Li Qingshu finished cleaning up, Li Maner also came over.
"Greetings to my aunt."
"Get up quickly." Li Qingshu turned around, "But are you disturbing your reading?"
"No!" Li Man'er said: "My niece took a nap at noon. Knowing that my aunt was going to go to the garden, she hurriedly followed her, for fear that you wouldn't take me with you."
Li Qingshu pursed her lips and smiled, glanced at Wenxiu, and then said: "The garden in this palace is no different from the one at home. It's just bigger and has more scenery."
"That's great!" Li Man'er said: "No matter whether it's big or small, it's something you've never seen before. No matter how beautiful the scenery is, you'll get tired of looking at it every day."
If you think about it carefully, there is actually some truth to this statement.
"You……"
Li Man'er smiled and said, "Aunt, are you okay? Let's go quickly."
The servants didn't dare to laugh, they lowered their heads and endured it. They said in their hearts that the elder girl was said to be a cannibal, and they wished they could call her a yaksha. Could this charming and naive girl in front of them be a fake Li Man'er?
The two men and a group of slaves came out of Xiaoxiang Palace and went to the Imperial Garden.
The journey is a bit long, but there are scenery to see on the way, so it’s not boring.
The palace is the richest and most beautiful place in the world. Although the flowers in the garden don't bloom as well as in spring and summer, they are not in decline because they are carefully cared for.
The plants here are thriving, full of vitality, and full of life.
"This flower is so beautiful." Li Man'er said: "I used to grow this kind of flower in my yard, but it died within a few days. Later I found that I couldn't take care of these flowers, so I asked someone to move them to
I went outside, how could I know I was alive?"
Li Qingshu felt that she was speaking to her, and was about to inquire a few more words, when she heard someone not far away say, "Hey, isn't this Empress Shu?"
Someone, about thirty years old, wearing a peacock blue cotton satin skirt came over.
This man's clothes were all flamboyant and tacky. He had six or seven gold hairpins in his hair, and he only had the word "rich" carved on his face.
Oh my God, Li Manxin said the quality of this man’s neck is really good! Can his cervical spine bear the pain of wearing something like that?