The next day, noon.
Fu Qianyu was having breakfast when Haining pulled the curtain and came in to report.
"Your Majesty, I have learned everything you asked me to know."
"explain."
"There's nothing unusual about Master Ming coming in. It's just that Madam Ming's distant relatives came to stay with them half a month ago. Recently, doctors have been coming into the Ming Mansion frequently. I've also inquired about this, and they say they're not the imperial physicians Master and Madam Ming called in. Instead, they're treating a young woman who's over two months pregnant."
Hearing this, Fu Qianyu's movements froze, and a meaningful smile appeared on her lips: "I remember that the Ming family only has one daughter, Wanpin?"
"Yes, since there is a pregnant woman in the mansion, she is most likely someone who has come to seek refuge with Madam Ming."
Fu Qianyu put down her chopsticks and said, "This is really interesting."
"One more thing."
"What?"
Haining said in a deep voice, "Also half a month ago, a eunuch died in Qingning Palace. Later, Songluo went to the Shanggong Bureau to personally select someone."
"You think it's wrong?"
"If it were normal, there would be nothing to doubt, but yesterday, Imperial Physician Qin said there was something wrong with Concubine Wan's medicine, so I became more cautious."
Fu Qianyu: "Do you know the name of the person Songluo picked?"
"Xiao Fuzi."
Fu Qianyu seemed lost in thought, tapping her fingers slowly on the table. "If the concubines are short of servants, the Shanggong Bureau will fill the gap. Why should Songluo go and pick them herself?"
"Yes, that's exactly what I find strange."
"I feel like Concubine Wan is involved in this palace's poisoning. If we want to know the secret, someone must investigate for us."
Haining bowed his body and thought for a moment, "Your Majesty, are you talking about Consort Wei?"
"Concubine Wei and Concubine Wan live in the same palace. They seem to get along well, but they are not in harmony. If she can find any fault with Concubine Wan, she will definitely trample her under her feet. You should wait for the right moment and quietly reveal this to Concubine Wei. She will naturally know what to do."
Haining's face lit up with joy: "Yes, I will do it immediately."
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Time flies, and it is Mid-Autumn Festival in a blink of an eye.
Today is the ceremony of conferring the title of Imperial Noble Consort, and all the concubines are getting dressed up according to their ranks.
When they returned to Huayang Palace after the enthronement ceremony, Madam Fu and Fu Qianyin were already sitting on the couch chatting.
Seeing her daughter come back, Mrs. Fu hurried over to hold Fu Qianyu's arm and looked her up and down, "Okay, okay, I'm glad you're okay, I'm glad you're okay."
When word came out from the palace that Fu Xiyu was poisoned and her second daughter almost had a miscarriage, she was so frightened that she almost lost all her soul and became seriously ill.
After he recovered, he knelt in front of the Buddha and prayed every day.
Fortunately, God blesses me.
Both children are safe.
Seeing her mother crying, Fu Qianyin stepped forward to support her and said softly, "Mother, what happened to you today? You just promised me that you wouldn't cry when you saw my sister."
Madam Fu wiped her tears, raised her eyes and looked at the two children with a smile, "Yes, it's my fault. I forgot that crying is not allowed in the palace."
Fu Qianyu helped her mother to sit down, and asked Lingyun to bring hot water and personally help her mother wash her face. After cleaning up, the three of them sat on the couch and talked lively.
Fu Qianyin now lives in Ci'an Palace. Although the two sisters live close to each other, it is not convenient to disturb her often.
Now that they were able to sit down and talk like this, my mother and sister naturally said a lot of words about how to maintain the car.
Talking about the near miscarriage some time ago, Fu Qianyin sighed and said, "The Queen Mother ordered the Princess to investigate thoroughly, but in the end, it turned out that they only punished a steward in the small kitchen."
"Who do you think harmed you?"
Fu Qianyin thought for a moment and said in a deep voice, "Now in the backyard of the palace, there are only three of us. In the end, we are nothing more than the princess or concubine Su."
"But no one can tell how many people handled a plate of pastries. Even if the princess knew who made it, I'm afraid she wouldn't easily reveal the person. After all, killing someone with someone else's knife is better than having her own hands stained with blood."
Fu Qianyu smiled with satisfaction, "You have made a lot of progress."
"How can I not improve? With all these things coming my way, if I'm still as confused as before, I'm just asking for trouble."
The mother, daughter and their two children laughed and joked.
Madam Fu seemed to remember something and asked Fu Qianyu in a low voice, "Yu'er, what happened to the Queen?"
"Why would mother ask this? Did you hear something outside the palace?"
Madam Fu said seriously, "There are indeed some rumors that the Queen had a miscarriage with hidden reasons, and because they were concerned about the reputation of the royal family, they kept it secret. They are anxious to appoint an Imperial Noble Consort, which means that the Emperor is considering deposing the Queen."
"Nothing."
Fu Qianyu said softly, "The Empress has been weak since her miscarriage, so she let the Imperial Noble Consort take full charge of all matters in the harem. Furthermore, the Imperial Noble Consort is of noble birth, and her position remained unchanged when the six concubines were appointed. Now she's raising the Third Princess, so even if she hasn't made any contributions, she's worked hard, so the Emperor still has some affection for her."
Madam Fu sighed upon hearing this, "If they really want to depose the empress, I'm afraid both the court and the harem will be in turmoil. This is for the best."
In the evening, Fu Qianyu changed her clothes and went to Yuqing Palace for a banquet.
Although Madam Fu had an imperial decree, she was a woman of nobility. After arriving at Yuqing Palace, she sat opposite the imperial concubines.
The Empress Dowager was not feeling well and would not attend the banquet tonight. Soon, a eunuch came outside to announce that the Emperor and Empress had arrived.
It has been a month since I last saw the Queen. It’s only been a month, but it feels like a lifetime ago.
The queen seemed to have become much more haggard.
Even with rouge on her face, her once fair and rosy cheeks could not hide the vicissitudes of life, and her bright and eye-catching phoenix robe now seemed much looser.
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