Chapter 84 The Man Behind the Scenes
"Is this really true?"
Xuan Yi frowned, anger flashing in his eyes: "Why didn't you say it earlier? The people around you are too negligent."
"How can I explain this?"
Su Ci was annoyed: "I didn't come close to you to flirt with you. Waiting outside the bedroom is the duty of a palace maid. Even if the queen comes later, she can't point out her fault. If I deal with her like this, what will others think?"
“…”
"Oh, don't be angry, it was just a false alarm and I was saved."
Su Ci turned over and lay down: "I am now worried about the people behind her. Lianxin is not a very smart person. If no one encouraged and helped her, she would not have the courage to do so, nor would she have such a plan."
Xuan Yi frowned.
"Who do you think it could be, Ci'er? Or rather, among the people you've come into contact with recently, who has behaved suspiciously?"
"I am the victim and cannot judge who the murderer is based on my prejudice."
"Besides, ever since I fell into the lake while pregnant, the concubines in the harem rarely dare to visit me at Yufu Palace. They only sometimes meet me in the Imperial Garden, the Summer Pavilion, or when I go to Baorong Palace to pay my respects. We also meet at palace banquets, but we haven't really spoken."
Su Ci thought and counted on her fingers: "Then count from the day my second sister gave me the medicine bag. I have met Concubine Liang, Liu Xiuyuan, Sun Xiuyi and He Jieyu. I have only had some contact and conversation with these four. The others were just greetings..."
"Okay, I'll make a note of that."
Xuan Yi lowered his eyes and stared at the yawning person, then let out a breath.
"Go to sleep. Yao'er is taken care of by the Queen Mother. I will take care of the outside affairs. Just rest assured and take good care of him."
"Um."
The tonic that Su Ci drank had a calming effect, and she was indeed very sleepy. She crawled back onto her pillow, lay down, and closed her eyes. "I heard that there have been a lot of good news outside, but I haven't congratulated Your Majesty yet. I hope there will be no more wars and peace in the world..."
“…”
Xuan Yi stood up, bent down, and gently kissed her forehead.
There will be a day like that.
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Three days later.
The pain in Su Ci's body was finally gone, and she enjoyed the massage quite a bit.
I have to say that the preciousness of these secret medicines in the deep palace and the experience of the nanny who has gone through three dynasties are indeed not exaggerated.
In just a few days, through deep massage combined with herbal decoctions, her lochia was discharged very cleanly. The secret medicine and ointment on her skin were soaked like water. She wore a corset every day, and her originally loose belly showed signs of tightening.
After an hour-long royal SPA, Su Ci collapsed and took a breath.
"It's so comfortable~ Thank you for your hard work, Ma'am."
"It's not hard, your Majesty, you're welcome."
Several old maids liked this beautiful and easy-going concubine very much, and they bowed and took their leave with a smile.
Yanyu took the clothes and helped her master change, while looking at the waist that was squeezed by the belt.
"Why do I feel that my master's waist is thinner now, even thinner than before she was pregnant."
"It's not that the waist is thinner, it's that the hips are bigger."
Su Ci compared her hips and said, "The child was forced out of the hip bones. The pain of childbirth is the pain of breaking the bones."
“Oh my god…”
Yanyu shuddered violently: "Fortunately, this servant does not have to marry. It is too horrible. I really admire your patience, Master."
"Fortunately, our master is blessed, and the Second Prince is also sensible and loves the master, so the baby was born so quickly."
Gu Yu was also a little frightened: "Several maids have said that they have never seen many women give birth as smoothly and quickly as the master. It is all thanks to the good fortune of the queen and the second prince."
"Hey, stop praising me."
Su Ci had heard this countless times in the past three days. She waved her hands helplessly and said, "Where's the child? Is he ready to drink milk now?"
"Yes, the Queen Mother is watching in the room."
Yanyu was a little amused. "Master, you don't know. Yesterday, His Majesty came over and wanted to hold the Second Prince. The Empress Dowager shooed him away like a fly. Either she complained that His Majesty hadn't washed his hands yet, or she was afraid that His Majesty's clumsy hands might hurt the child. She refused to hold him. I secretly glanced at His Majesty's face and almost laughed out loud."
"Shh, keep your voice down."
Guyu couldn't help but laugh: "The Empress Dowager really loves the Second Prince. She has been holding him almost all these days, and the wet nurse has to watch him feeding. She even got up several times at night to ask if the Second Prince slept well. She can't wait to take him back to her own bedroom to rest."
"Oh."
Su Ci looked relieved: "This is also a blessing for the child. As a mother, I am relieved. How is the situation at Yufu Palace?"
"After Lianxin and the gatekeeper, Xiao Liuzi, were taken to the Shenxing Division, Nanny Qin and Nanny Yi lifted the ban on Yufu Palace. Fulu came back and told them that except for him, Fushou, and Xiao Dengzi, all the others had been replaced with reliable people arranged by Eunuch Zhuang."
Guyu said with a slightly cold expression: "Peony even came to me privately, saying that she had never done anything to offend the master, and begged the master to let her stay, but I directly refused."
"You did the right thing. When there's another child in Yufu Palace, we must not take it lightly."
Su Ci raised her legs and slowly opened and closed them. "By the way, tell Fulu to have Xiao Wuzi tell my second sister a message. She's always been timid and must be terrified. Tell her that the child and I are fine and that I don't suspect her. Tell her to wait for His Majesty to find the murderer."
"yes."
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During dinner, Xuan Yi came over.
To Su Ci's surprise, the person Lianxin gave up was actually Sun Xiuyi.
She thought it was either Concubine Liang or Liu Xiuyuan, who was once a member of the Queen's team.
"…She's from some tribe, right? What's her name?"
Xuan Yi sat down with a sullen face. "Sun Qian, daughter of Sun Ying, the Minister of Works."
"Hiss, why?"
Su Ci tilted her head suspiciously. "Actually, I'm not very familiar with these concubines. Sometimes when I run into them, I have to have Guyu remind me of their status. This Sun Xiuyi seems quite respectful. Why would she take such a risk to harm me for no reason?"
"It's not directed at you, it's directed at Yao'er, and Sun Qian is just someone being used."
"What?"
Su Ci was surprised, then reacted and her face turned slightly cold.
Xuan Yi only has two sons. Since he came for Xuan Yao, he must be coming for Xuan Rui.
The Queen has been deposed, and the only one left in the Shen family who can lead the family is Shen Zhuoran, but he is still on his way back to the capital with Prince Yu and his son...
“It’s the Shen family, but not Shen Zhuoran.”
Xuan Yi's jaw tightened slightly. "The deposed empress had a concubine sister, Shen Qinru, who was the wife of Sun Xiuyi's younger brother, Sun Lian. After the Shen family fell, Shen Qinru and Sun Lian were inevitably implicated. Sun Lian was even demoted because of this."
"Two months ago, the deposed queen bribed a eunuch to communicate with Shen Qinru. After learning that your second sister had sent the medicine bag into the palace, she planned this conspiracy."
"Chen Qinru sent a maid into the palace as Sun Qian's sister-in-law. The maid used Sun Qian's identity to contact Lian Xin and Liu San, threatening their family's lives and then bribing them with money. Lian Xin and Liu San colluded with each other and used a thin bamboo tube to blow the fine powder the maid gave them into your medicine bag."
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