Chapter 131 She deliberately framed me!
After Bai Wutong's incident, Zhang Chengyan could no longer concentrate on his studies. "It must be because I came to see Lady Wen today that Concubine Zhao felt unwell. Ask the imperial kitchen to prepare more medicinal food tomorrow. If the medicinal materials are insufficient, take them from the warehouse. We must not let Concubine Zhao get into any trouble."
Wang Decai had long seen the emperor's regard for Concubine Zhao, and nodded immediately, "Your Majesty, don't worry, I have already given the order."
"Well, you did a good job. I'll send Wen Ruyun some calming tea as soon as it gets dark."
After everyone left, the Hall of Mental Cultivation returned to silence.
Zhang Chengyan leaned back in his chair and felt a headache.
Things on the Queen Mother's side are already being handled urgently, and now is the critical moment, he absolutely cannot give up.
Today, Zhaopin got into trouble, but he did not go. Instead, he paid more attention to Wen Ruyun's heartache. I think the Queen Mother would be happy to see such a scene.
Although they are biological mother and son, they have not been raised by each other since childhood, so how can they have any affection for each other?
In the royal family, blood ties are only superficially important.
If something really happens, brothers and fathers and sons will still turn their swords against each other!
After an unknown amount of time, footsteps were heard, followed by Wang Decai's voice, "Your Majesty, it's getting late, you should take a rest. The soothing tea has been delivered, and I watched Lady Wen drink it."
"Yeah." Zhang Chengyan stood up and returned to the bedroom next door.
He sat on the bed, but still couldn't fall asleep, "Queen Mother... don't blame me, you went too far. I am already the Son of Heaven, how can I let you control me!"
In the next few days.
The emperor still hasn't entered the harem.
Wen Ruyun never returned to her palace.
The two stayed in the Yangxin Palace day and night and never showed up.
No one knew what they were doing, but their repeated calls for water at night were enough to tell it all.
A rumor appeared in the harem at some point.
It was said that Wen Ruyun actually found a poison master from southern Yunnan to put a poison on the emperor, which caused such a ridiculous incident.
Yingchun described it vividly, "My queen, do you think the Gu Master in southern Yunnan really exists? If there really is such a powerful thing, then the world will be in chaos!"
Bai Wutong smiled without saying anything. He took a few bites of preserved fruit before slowly speaking, "Who told you this news?"
"I don't know, but that's what people say outside."
"It's being said outside..." Bai Wutong picked up the teacup and moistened his dry throat, "It's not true, it's just a rumor."
It's just a rumor, and I don't know who started it.
The Emperor and Wen Ruyun were just acting for the occasion, and the only person they were trying to deceive could be the Empress Dowager.
Because she thought about it carefully, there is only one person in this palace that the emperor is afraid of, and that is the empress dowager!
If it weren't for the Queen Mother, the Emperor wouldn't have to work in the fields day and night.
This kind of resentment has probably been accumulated for a long time.
Son of Heaven, Son of Heaven, how can a person in heaven be willing to submit to those below?
I think the Queen Mother must have done something before to anger the Emperor, which led to the Wen Ruyun incident. But she had not yet figured out how the emperor would deal with the empress dowager.
But in this way, the emperor should not spread such rumors.
If the Queen Mother knew about this and called Wen Ruyun in for questioning, wouldn't there be a risk of being exposed?
Who else could it be... Could it be Wen Chuyun?
Bai Wutong tapped his fingers lightly.
It shouldn't be the queen. She doesn't need pampering now, she just needs a child, so she has set her sights on me.
Jin Weige is under house arrest now, so he probably doesn't dare to cause any trouble.
But she didn't know the rest of the people well enough and had only said a sentence or two to them at most.
"It seems that the water in this harem is not clear at all."
"Sister!" Duan Chunrou quickly stepped into the palace gate, her face full of anxiety, "Something happened!"
"What's wrong?" Seeing her so anxious, Bai Wutong's heart skipped a beat. Could something have happened again?
"Xu Yao, I'm afraid Xu Yao is going to die!"
Bai Wutong frowned slightly, "You are not familiar with her, why do you care so much about her life or death?"
Without Xu Yao, Duan Chunrou would have one less rival, after all, they were both beauties now.
Duan Chunrou shook her head. "Sister, I don't care about Xu Yao, but it's the Emperor and Wen Ruyun who did it. Sister, go and take a look! We can't let Wen Ruyun succeed. Once this happens, we might be in trouble."
Duan Chunrou thought that the emperor really doted on Wen Ruyun.
Bai Wutong is pregnant and Wen Ruyun cannot move. Among the remaining beauties, she is close to Bai Wutong and might become the target of Wen Ruyun's revenge, not to mention that they had not been on good terms with each other outside the palace before.
"Let's go and take a look."
Only Xu Yao lives in Tianxiang Garden.
On ordinary days, hardly anyone goes there.
And today, the yard was packed with people.
Xu Yao knelt on the ground, kowtowed and cried, "Your Majesty, I really did not spread such rumors! I am innocent!"
Zhang Chengyan looked at her coldly without saying anything. Instead, he looked at Wen Ruyun who was holding his arm around him. His eyebrows relaxed and his thin lips curled up. "Ruyun, what do you want?"
Wen Ruyun looked at the people around her and felt as if she was walking on clouds, feeling light and fluttery.
No wonder... No wonder my sister has always wanted to enter the palace. As long as she is favored, she will be second only to the emperor and above everyone else!
How can you get the glory in the palace if you marry those powerful people outside?
Her father and mother, who originally looked down on her, also sent a letter yesterday, saying all kinds of nice things to her, and even tried to belittle Wen Chuyun in their words, which would never have happened before.
So this is power!
Wen Ruyun looked down at Xu Yao who was kneeling and crying. "Your Majesty, she spread rumors, saying that I found a Gu master and that Your Majesty was poisoned. Isn't this saying something bad about Your Majesty? I am not afraid of rumors, but Your Majesty cannot be slandered. In my opinion, why not... send her to the cold palace?"
She originally wanted to say kill Xu Yao, but she couldn't act too vicious in front of the emperor right now.
"Well, then do as Ruyun said and send her to the cold palace."
Xu Yao raised her head suddenly, her face ashen, "Your Majesty, I am innocent! I don't even know Lady Wen, how could I harm her!"
Wen Ruyun held Zhang Chengyan's arm tightly, "Perhaps you did this because you saw that I was favored. You can compete for favor, but you can't slander the emperor. You will suffer for your own sins."
Zhang Chengyan gave a look and someone immediately came forward and dragged Xu Yao away.
But they stopped just as they reached the door.
"This servant greets the Empress Zhaopin."
Bai Wutong looked at Xu Yao, whose face was covered with tears, and remained silent.
The young eunuch asked boldly, "Madam Zhaopin, what do you want me to do?"
Zhao concubine?
Xu Yao finally raised her eyes and saw Bai Wutong, crying and shouting, "Madam Zhaopin, I am innocent. I have never spread rumors. It must be Wen Ruyun who deliberately framed me!"
She looked at Bai Wutong pleadingly, wishing she could take her heart out, "Empress Zhao, please save me!"
"Take him away." Zhang Chengyan's cold voice came.
The two young eunuchs did not hesitate and dragged Xu Yao away.
"No, no! I don't want to go to the cold palace. I am wronged!"
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