29 Incident
◎You'd better give me a reasonable explanation◎
Two months later, after Qingming Festival, the coldness in the palace finally subsided, and a few green shoots appeared in the corners of the palace walls.
Now that the weather was gradually warming up, the concubines would come to pay their respects to the Crown Princess every day. "Ms. Liu's belly is getting bigger and bigger every day. It must be almost six months."
Liu Chunyan was looking increasingly pregnant, with a more motherly air. "Yes, the child has grown quite a bit in the blink of an eye. Sometimes he even kicks me, and I can't sleep well at night."
Rong Qianyu smiled brightly and said, "That's good! It means the child is healthy and lively!"
She really likes children and hopes that the baby in Liu Chunyan's belly can be born healthy.
"That's right," Tan Lu echoed. "When I was pregnant with Shu'er, she didn't like to move at all. You're so active this time. Maybe it's a little grandson."
Several people were talking and laughing, leaving Cui Rumei aside.
"I made some small clothes for the children. Thanks to Shu'er's practice, the stitching on this batch of clothes is much better. Pan'er, show them to Lady Liu."
Rong Qianyu took out the small dress she had made for her child. It was much better than the one she made for Shu'er two months ago. The stitches were smooth and the sleeves were the same length.
Rong Pan presented the small clothes made by Rong Qianyu to Liu Chunyan. Looking at these small clothes, she imagined that the little baby in her belly would be able to wear them soon, and the joy of being a mother arose spontaneously.
"Thank you, Madam. Your cooking skills are much better."
She didn't do this out of false politeness. She sincerely wanted the best for her child. Since she had sorted out her identity, she felt much more at ease.
Since she is the Crown Princess and the future Queen, she should be more generous. If the relationship between husband and wife, or between the monarch and his subjects is not good, she will be criticized.
"Don't laugh at me, Lady Liu. Liang Di Tan knows that I really wronged Shu'er by giving her those pieces."
Tan Lu smiled and said, "It's just a small token of my appreciation. Besides, your Highness is doing well now, and you can make some cotton-padded clothes or capes for Shu'er in the future."
Liu Chunyan took the small clothes and praised Rong Qianyu for her progress, "Your Majesty is really kind, and the small clothes are so exquisite."
Several people were chatting and laughing, while Cui Rumei sat to the side with a blank expression on her face, completely disdainful of talking to them. "By the way, Cui Cairen, you have to hurry up too. The Crown Prince loves you the most, so you have to give birth to children for him as soon as possible."
She stood up slowly like a willow in the wind and answered weakly, "Yes."
"If there's nothing else, let's go back first. If you need anything, please come to me. I'm welcome."
"Thank you, my lady."
Cui Rumei looked at Liu Chunyan's increasingly bulging belly with disgust. She had been favored for several months but her belly had not moved at all. It was disgusting to see Rong Qianyu taking advantage of her power to bully others.
After returning to the palace, Rong Pan happened to be tidying up. She smiled and brought out a small box. She pretended to be mysterious and didn't say what it was. "Your Majesty, Lord Xue sent you something."
In the past two months, Xue Ji had been sending gifts frequently. In order not to arouse suspicion, he simply spent a fortune to give gifts to many people in the palace.
Everyone in the palace was saying that Lord Xue must have gone to a fortune teller who told him that he had committed serious sins, and now he was doing good deeds to accumulate merit.
The bedroom is almost full of him. "Don't let him keep sending things back and forth like this. It's not good for others to see."
"Madam, guess what he gave you?"
Rong Qianyu pretended to be impatient and said, "You're so nervous, what's the matter?"
"The promotion map. Lord Xue knew that the queen was bored in the palace, so he sent it to her specially."
Rong Qianyu said she didn't care, even a little disgusted, but in her heart she was beaming with joy, pretending not to care. "I'm too dumb to play those tricks, so leave it alone."
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, something bad has happened!" Yuan Qing ran in hurriedly.
"What's going on?"
She was so anxious that she was out of breath. "Your Majesty, Your Majesty wants you to go to Fengyi Palace for questioning!"
Rong Qianyu put down the promotion map in her hand and said, "What are you asking? Why are you so anxious? I need to change my clothes first."
Yuan Qing hurriedly said, "The Empress has urgently summoned you. She said that Nanny Fang was caught spreading the news to Rong State, and the Empress wants you to come over urgently."
"What?" she asked again, "Madam Fang, give Rongguo a message? Do you know what the message is?"
Yuan Qing shook his head: "I don't know..."
Upon hearing the news, Rong Qianyu had no choice but to rush to Fengyi Palace. Before she even entered, she could already sense the solemn atmosphere. Nanny Fang was kneeling in the center. She glanced at her as she entered. Her fingers were bruised, suggesting she had been tortured.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty."
Bai Yi took a stack of letters and threw them heavily on Rong Qianyu's face before she could stand up. "Take a look at these letters. What's going on?"
She picked up the letter and read it.
On the eighth day of the second month, the Crown Princess took her medicine as scheduled and took a nap, while the Crown Prince and Consort Cui had dinner.
On the ninth day of the second month, the Crown Princess took medicine and went out with Tan Liangdi. On the eleventh day of the second month, the Crown Prince visited the Crown Princess. When she woke up in the morning, her pulse was normal and there was no sign of pregnancy.
On February 20th, the Crown Prince held a military review at his western suburbs camp. On February 21st, the Crown Prince and Mr. Huang had a two-hour private conversation, the details of which are unknown...
"You'd better give me a reasonable explanation."
This face was one Rong Qianyu had never seen before. Her face was flushed and the veins on her neck were clearly visible. Since this involved the country and the people, she would not let it go easily.
Rong Qianyu turned around and asked Fang Mama, who was being tossed around behind her, "You...you have been serving me in the outer hall all the time. How did you know these details? But is there someone in the inner hall colluding with you?"
Aunt Fang said calmly, "No."
"Someone ordered you to do this. It was He Wanrou who ordered you to do this, so I put you next to me!"
Speaking of He Wanrou, Nanny Fang immediately became furious and said, "It's your own fault. You've been married for half a year and there's no sign of pregnancy. You're useless. You're the abandoned child of Rong Country, and you still think you're righteous and think no one can protect you!"
Rong Qianyu was not in a hurry to clear herself of suspicion. Instead, she pleaded for Fang Mama first, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. It was Qianyu who did not investigate. Please punish me!"
"We can't keep this Madam Fang alive. Let's kill her."
"Your Majesty, please have mercy. It was Qianyu who failed to investigate and disciplined her, allowing her to pass these things on." She crawled to the Emperor and Empress, tugging at their skirts and kowtowing repeatedly, begging for mercy. "For the sake of Nanny Fang's advanced age, please spare her life, Your Majesty. She is Qianyu's servant, and I am willing to take the punishment for her!"
The palace maids and eunuchs present were also shocked by her behavior. The Crown Princess has always been well-behaved and has never been so bold for anyone.
In fact, she had no feelings for Nanny Fang. She knew that she was sent by the Queen Consort, so she had always been on high alert against her. However, she just did it for show. No one would care about the real reason. People would only see the usually gentle Crown Princess pleading for this old nanny from her motherland.
But Aunt Fang was an old hand and didn't believe her.
"Do you really need to be so hypocritical? The Empress must be blind to send you here for marriage. You are a useless person who can never accomplish anything! You and Wen Xiaqing are not clear about it. Do you think you can get away with it by using Tan Liangdi as a cover? Do you dare to say that you have no selfish motives towards Wen Xiaqing?"
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