Chapter 197: Former Sisters
Today's palace-wide conversation is bound to end in unhappiness.
When everyone was leaving, Xiao Fuzi happened to come back.
He was holding a medicine drawer in his hand and helped Song Zhao get into the sedan chair, then handed the medicine drawer into the sedan chair.
Song Zhao casually opened the medicine drawer.
Seeing that the bowls and cups inside were empty, he nodded slightly, then lifted the curtain and asked Xiao Fuzi in a low voice,
"Have you asked?"
In fact, this is not the time for Song Zhao to take medicine at all.
She sent Xiao Fuzi away at this time because she wanted Xiao Fuzi to take advantage of the freshness and excitement to find out about Xiao Guiren's death.
Xiao Fuzi was also very smart. She didn't need to say many things explicitly. Just by looking at Song Zhao's eyes, he could know her intentions.
He also whispered back,
"I have checked. The mouth of Ganquan Well is narrow. If you fall in by accident... I am afraid it will be difficult."
Song Zhao thought silently for a moment, then just said "I understand" and stopped talking.
After returning to the palace, Yunshan prepared lunch early in the morning.
While eating, Song Zhao saw Huipin wandering in the corridor, and from time to time he would glance into her room.
She put down her bowl and chopsticks, smiled and waved at her.
"Aren't you too hot standing outside? Come in."
“Hehe~~”
Huipin squinted her eyes and smiled happily. She trotted in and stood in front of the dining table. She looked at the delicious food on the table, swallowing her saliva and smacking her lips from time to time.
Song Zhao asked her, "Didn't you ask Rui'er to prepare a roast goose for you yesterday? You also said you've been craving for that flavor for a long time. Why did you come to my place during lunch?"
Rui Er, who was following Huipin, took two steps forward, bowed to Song Zhao, and said:
"Replying to Concubine Yi, we were preparing roast goose yesterday, but the Queen Mother saw it when she came to visit you yesterday and said that you should not smell the greasy smell during pregnancy, so she asked us to change the dishes. We didn't have time to prepare it, and I'm afraid today's meal will not suit my master's taste."
Huipin stared at the food on the table like a greedy cat.
Anyway, Song Zhao was the only one using the table, so he couldn't finish the food.
She then ordered Yunshan to add a pair of bowls and chopsticks for Huipin.
Huipin was not polite at all. She just sat down with a smile and started eating with relish.
She ate while muttering, "Oh, Sister Song, don't call her Rui'er anymore. The Queen Mother heard me calling her that yesterday, and she said her name was ugly, so she gave her a new name. It's called... Oh, right! When the Queen Mother saw the cicadas that Yunshan and the others had just caught, she said that Rui'er should be called Chan'er from now on~"
Song Zhao understood immediately after hearing this.
Her biological mother's maiden name was Rui'er. How could the empress dowager allow a palace maid to call her mother by the same name?
But these are just minor details, and Song Zhao didn't bother to ask Huipin for the name of a palace maid.
Now she said:
"Chan'er sounds nice, and it was given by the Queen Mother herself. This blessing is something that others cannot ask for."
As he was talking, Song Zhao noticed that Huipin had a gorgeous silk scarf tied around her neck today, and he couldn't help but ask curiously:
"Sister, this silk handkerchief is very beautiful, but it's so hot, don't you feel hot?"
Huipin smiled and said, "This is what my mother gave me. It is made of ice silk. It feels warm to the touch and is very cool!"
She pulled a corner of the scarf and let Song Zhao touch it.
Song Zhao would not touch her things, so he smiled and said, "This is your mother's gift. We are having a meal, and you ask me to touch your things, what should I do?"
"Then I'll ask my mother to send one to my sister too! Hehe~"
Huipin was laughing foolishly and just kept on wolfing down the food.
After finishing her meal, she returned to the side hall.
Xiao Fuzi then took the abortion-preserving medicine and accompanied Song Zhao into the inner bedroom to wait for her to take it.
During this time he said vigilantly:
"My lady, do you think this Huipin is really innocent or is she just pretending to be innocent?"
"I can't guess, and I'm too lazy to guess. Anyway, she's moving out in a couple of days, so whether she's real or fake has nothing to do with us."
Xiao Fuzi thought for a while and said, "Yes, Concubine Xiao died, and Zhaochun Palace is now vacant. There will definitely be a newcomer entering the palace in the palace selection the day after tomorrow. By then, Your Majesty can rest and recuperate, and ask the Emperor to transfer her back."
Song Zhao nodded slightly. When he heard Xiao Fuzi mention Zhaochun Palace, he couldn't help but sigh.
"That Lady Xiao is really a pitiful person."
Xiao Fuzi looked around alertly, closed the window tightly, and whispered:
"Your Majesty, are you doubting that Concubine Xiao didn't fall into the well by accident?"
"What do you think?" Song Zhao raised his eyes and asked him back.
Xiao Fuzi stroked his chin and said slowly, "That's right... the well mouth is so small that it's hard to fall in accidentally. But if it wasn't an accident, who would want to harm her? In fact, there are many doubts about this matter. Why didn't the emperor ask people to investigate it thoroughly, but instead just let it go?"
Song Zhao said in a cold tone: "Noble Concubine Xiao gave birth to a snake fetus. Everyone in the palace is waiting to see her make a fool of herself. Who has the time to harm her? The person who poses no threat in this palace is the one who can live the longest. Just look at Concubine Hui and you will know."
"That is..." Xiao Fuzi thought deeply for a moment, and immediately felt a chill on his back, "Is it the emperor?"
"Hush." Song Zhao frowned and glanced at him, then shook his head. "Some things you know in your heart, so you don't have to say them out loud."
Yes, only Jamel Xiao would do this.
If Concubine Xiao dies "accidentally", the little prince will be sent to the Summer Palace.
He left with no way out but death.
Apart from Xiao Jingheng, who else would be in trouble if Concubine Xiao and her son were alive?
After taking the pregnancy-maintaining medicine, Song Zhaowu took a nap for a while.
When she got up and Yunshan helped her to dress up, she muttered softly:
"Your Majesty, there is something strange just now. The little prince was not sent out of the palace. Guess who is raising him?"
"who?"
"It's Concubine Chen."
Yunshan explained in detail, "I heard that Concubine Chen originally went to Zhaochun Palace to send the little prince out of the palace. The little prince was crying loudly at first, but for some reason, he actually giggled when he saw her? So Concubine Chen had someone take the little prince back to Yonghe Palace, saying that he would be raised by her side in the future."
Hearing this, Song Zhao didn't know what to say for a moment.
She just thought that Concubine Chen was really stupid.
I'm afraid even Concubine Yun and Concubine Ying could see the emperor's hidden thoughts in this matter, but Concubine Chen was kept completely in the dark?
Or...
Even if she could see that it was Xiao Jingheng's intention, out of love for the child, she couldn't bear to watch the child die in vain?
Song Zhao thought:
Concubine Chen became pregnant when Xiao Jingheng least wanted her to be pregnant, and when Xiao Jingheng wanted to send the little prince out of the palace, she raised the child by her side.
She had to rush to use up her little bit of grace until there was nothing left, only then would she feel at ease...
This is good. The Concubine will destroy herself, and Song Zhao won't have to worry about anything anymore.
In fact, Song Zhaoben should be happy.
After all, the Queen has fallen, and the Concubine Chen loves to commit suicide.
If she kills herself one day, no one in the harem will be able to stand in front of Song Zhao.
But for some reason, Song Zhao was not very happy at the moment.
She did not mention the matter again, but told Yunshan:
"The day after tomorrow, new beauties will enter the palace. The emperor has built a dragon and phoenix platform in the imperial garden. When the time comes, the empress dowager and the concubine will accompany the emperor to select the new beauties. You can go secretly and take a look to see what kind of identities these people have."
Song Zhao could never have imagined that
Yunshan's trip will actually bring her a huge surprise.
Two days later at noon, Yunshan ran back to Changle Palace, sweating profusely.
When she saw Song Zhao, she couldn't even catch her breath and said happily:
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! I, I have seen Sister Tong!"
After hearing this, Song Zhao accidentally knocked over the teacup beside him, and asked back in delight and disbelief,
"You mean... Sister Rong Yue?"
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