At the same time, Shao Yan, Dongfang Yi and Xiao Shunzi heard the news and walked out of the imperial study. They saw Xiao Yingying in the garden not far away, with her slightly bulging belly, foaming at the mouth and scolding the kneeling girl.
There was a palace maid on the ground. The palace maid looked to be only sixteen or seventeen years old. Her little oval face was already covered with tears. Xiao Yingying couldn't say a few words before she slapped her in the face. The little palace maid
Covering her red face, she started to cry.
"Cry, a vicious girl like you, even if you cry to death, no one will come to help you." Xiao Yingying twisted her body hard with her hands. The little palace maid obviously couldn't bear this inhuman abuse, so she
Xiao Yingying cried even louder. Xiao Yingying shouted and cursed a few times. Then she took a short stick from the hand of the maid behind her and was about to hit the little palace maid.
Seeing that her methods were so vicious, Shao Yan couldn't stand it any longer, so he rushed to Xiao Yingying in two steps, snatched the wooden stick from her hand, and shouted: "Have you had enough trouble? Now
The national crisis is at hand, don’t you think it’s chaotic enough?”
Xiao Yingying was surprised and happy when she saw it was the emperor. Due to her physical inconvenience, she could only bend slightly and salute him, "I have seen the emperor before."
"Slave to see the Emperor"
"No, everyone, get up." Shao Yan waved his hands generously, and then asked the little palace maid who was kneeling on the ground to stand up. Before Shao Yan could open her mouth to ask, Xiao Yingying brought a bowl of light black from the maid's hand, and she also had some smoke.
The hot ginseng soup instantly filled the air with a faint fragrance, like the fragrance of jasmine.
"Your Majesty, this girl is so brave. She actually put saffron in this bowl when no one was paying attention. Imperial doctors once said that saffron has the effect of abortion. This girl has ulterior motives and insists that this bowl of soup was sent by Yun Fei's sister.
"Xiao Yingying looked angry and glared at the little palace maid fiercely as she spoke.
Shao Yan was stunned for a moment. He had read medical books before and knew that this medicine did exist in ancient times. Saffron contains natural anti-progestin, which can terminate early pregnancy and achieve abortion. However, this medicine can usually only be found among the people.
There is no such thing in the hospital
Before this, Shao Yan was worried that someone would be harmful to the fetus, so he asked the imperial doctors to count all the drugs, not to mention saffron, but all the drugs that had an impact on the fetus had been destroyed. But now he heard that someone put saffron in the ginseng soup.
Shao Yan was shocked and thought that the person who administered the medicine had two purposes. One was to want Xiao Yingying to have a miscarriage and the royal family to be exterminated; the other was to use this as an excuse to put all the blame on Yun Yun.
The plan of killing two birds with one stone can be said to be flawless, which shows how terrifying this person's sinister intentions are.
Seeing Shao Yan lowering his head and hesitating, Xiao Yingying deliberately pushed out her belly, with an aggrieved face, and said delicately: "Your Majesty, you have to make the decision for me, I am pregnant with the blood of the royal family.
"Some people even want to kill unborn babies. How can I live in the palace for a long time? Rather than being plotted by traitors in other days, it is better for me to die now." After saying this, he squatted on the ground and lost his voice.
cry bitterly
Women are born with three treasures: they cry, make trouble, and hang themselves. Shao Yan is not afraid of anything else but women crying. Seeing Xiao Yingying crying very sadly, Shao Yan felt very sad. It is a pity that such a huge palace is full of dangers.
Fortunately, it was discovered early this time, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous. But if you think about it carefully, this incident was obviously caused by the competition for favor in the harem. Alas, it is not easy to be an emperor. There are powerful enemies invading from outside, and there are overt and covert struggles within. This kind of incident
When does the day come to an end? Shao Yan shook his head with emotion, then came to the little palace maid and asked: "What is your name?"
The little palace maid hurriedly said: "Report to the emperor, my name is Xiaolan"
"Are you sure that this bowl of ginseng soup was made by Concubine Yun personally?"
"yes"
Seeing that the girl's face didn't change at all when she spoke, and it didn't look like she was lying, Shao Yan thought for a while and then asked: "I heard that Concubine Yun and Concubine Shu are the same sisters, and Concubine Yun rarely uses her.
Man, it stands to reason that this bowl of ginseng soup should be delivered by Concubine Yun herself, but why do you ask me to bring it to you? Where is Concubine Yun?"
"Back to the Emperor, Concubine Yun was feeling unwell this morning, so she asked the servant to give the ginseng soup to Concubine Shu." The little palace maid said smoothly, without any trace of nervousness on her face.
"What did you say? Concubine Yun is sick?" Shao Yan was surprised. No wonder he hadn't seen this girl in the past two days. If it were in the past, this girl would spend most of the time in the imperial study room, serving tea and water to serving food.
He studied ink, and when Shao Yan felt tired from reviewing the memorials, he would beat his shoulders and rub his neck for him. He did this every day. But since yesterday, this girl has not stepped into the imperial study room. Shao Yan probably thought that this girl
She was leaving the palace to do something, but she didn't expect that she was sick, so she couldn't help but say more, and immediately turned around and walked towards Concubine Yun's bedroom, followed closely by Xiao Shunzi and Dongfang Yi. Xiao Yingying was anxious and angry, thinking about the emperor.
He only has eyes for Concubine Yun, and he doesn’t even care about his own flesh and blood. How can anyone in the world be as fatherly as him?
Just as Shao Yan and others had not gone far, they suddenly heard the voice of Empress Dowager Guo coming from behind, "Your Majesty, please stay."
Shao Yan quietly turned around and saw Queen Mother Guo walking towards her with Xiao Yingying on her back. Shao Yan looked intently, but saw that the old Queen Mother's eyebrows were full of wrinkles and she looked unhappy, as if she had just talked to someone.
had a quarrel
"My son has met his mother and queen"
"My servant Wei Chen has met the Queen Mother"
Empress Dowager Guo saw Dongfang Yi and said calmly: "It turns out that Prime Minister Dongfang is also here. This is very good. The Ai family has something to say in front of the Prime Minister today."
The old Queen Mother spoke mysteriously, and Shao Yan couldn't understand it. He thought to himself that the Queen Mother was speaking in front of the Prime Minister. It must be an important decision. Could it be——?
Since she ascended the throne, the Queen Mother has urged Shao Yan to choose a queen more than once, but every time, Shao Yan has used various reasons to evade her. Not long ago, the Queen Mother mentioned this matter again. Xiao Yingying happened to be pregnant at that time, and the Queen Mother
She intended to appoint her as the Queen of Donglin, but Shao Yan firmly disagreed and insisted on making Yunyun the queen. The old queen mother said that Yunyun only knew how to wield swords and guns, and knew nothing about music, chess, calligraphy and painting. If she was made the queen, it would be difficult for the civil and military ministers and ministers to make her the queen.
The people of the world were convinced, and the mother and son had a quarrel over this matter. In the end, both sides gave in and said that they would use ten days as an inspection period, and after ten days, one of the two would be selected as the current queen.
"Please speak clearly, the Queen Mother, I am here to listen attentively," Dongfang Yi said respectfully.
Empress Dowager Guo said loudly: "It's like this. Since the emperor came to the throne, the Ai family has moved to Cining Palace. The Kunning Palace has always been empty. The Ai family is getting old. Sooner or later, the three palaces and six courtyards will have to choose a new one."
The head of the family, the Emperor, is not too young. Currently, he only has two concubines, Concubine Yun and Concubine Xiao Shu. The Ai family seeks the Emperor's wishes and wants to choose one of them to be the current queen within ten days.
, Now that the ten days have expired, it is time to make a choice. The Ai family knows that Prime Minister Dongfang has always been calm in his affairs, so I hope you can think about it for the Ai family. Is it better to choose Concubine Yun or Concubine Shu?"
Sure enough, I guessed it. Shao Yan was happy. Dongfang Yi was so smart. It goes without saying that he would definitely choose this. Just when Shao Yan felt confident, Dongfang Yi had a sad look on his face.
After thinking for a moment, he stepped forward and bowed: "Empress Dowager, please forgive me for speaking frankly. This is your family matter. How can I be virtuous and capable? How can I presume to speculate on the holy will?"
Day, what's so hard to say? Is it so difficult to tell the truth? Shao Yan doesn't like the old guy's deepness very much.
"Since Prime Minister Dongfang said so, Aijia will not force it. Aijia will tell Aijia about Aijia's decision." At this point, Empress Dowager Guo squeezed Xiao Yingying's hand with a smile and said with joy: "Concubine Xiao Shu is a virtuous and virtuous woman.
At this moment, the emperor is pregnant with a dragon again, and the Ai family announced that from today on, she will be the queen of Donglin Kingdom." Xiao Yingying was very happy, and kept nodding and thanking her.
Damn, am I not dreaming? Can such a woman be called a virtuous and virtuous woman? Could it be that Xiao Yingying gave the Queen Mother some medicine? Shao Yan stared at him and said unconvinced: "Mother, are you?
Have you forgotten how this woman treated you and Concubine Yun before? If you make her your queen, I would rather not marry her for the rest of my life."
Seeing Shao Yan's right and confident attitude, Queen Mother Guo was naturally furious and said angrily: "Shut up, you have the final say on state affairs. Marriage matters should be left up to the queen. Besides, humans are not grass and trees. Who can make no mistakes? Yingying already knows that."
Wrong, why do you still care about her? As long as she can admit her mistake, she will still be a good wife of the Ai family."
"What about this? Isn't she your good wife?"
"Don't mention that vicious woman to the Ai family. She almost killed the Ai family's good grandson." Empress Dowager Guo cursed angrily. Only then did she realize that her voice was a bit loud, so she carefully touched Xiao Yingying's lips.
With a round belly, he whispered: "My good grandson from the Ai family, grandma didn't scare you?"
Shao Yan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. The old queen mother had changed too quickly. Two days ago, she kept praising her that she was gentle and virtuous and that she would be a good wife in the future. However, now she regarded her as an enemy. Could it be said that women have to go through menopause?