Early in the morning, the Queen Mother came with an imperial decree, summoning Jin Linlin and Jiang Shiwei to the palace for an audience.
Jin Linlin and Jiang Shiwei were both shocked when they received the imperial edict. Jin Linlin secretly wondered why the empress dowager had summoned them to the palace this time.
The two hurriedly dressed, boarded their carriages, and nervously journeyed to the palace. Arriving at the Queen Mother's palace, they knelt and paid their respects.
Jin Linlin looked around and saw several ladies with their daughters sitting on both sides.
The Queen Mother sat in the main seat, glanced at them, and spoke slowly:
"Get up and sit down!"
The Queen Mother saw them sitting down:
"With the passing of the Queen, I, an old man, am back in charge of the palace affairs."
Everyone knelt down again:
"Long live the Queen Mother, long live her."
The Queen Mother waved her hand to signal everyone to stand up, and then said:
"I've noticed that none of the three princesses have reading companions. It's not convenient to hold a grand ceremony to select reading companions during the Queen's funeral. So, I've chosen the ladies from your families."
As soon as these words were spoken, the hall fell silent and everyone looked shocked.
Jin Linlin was shocked. She hadn't expected the Queen Mother to have such a plan. Jiang Shiwei also frowned slightly, a complicated look flashing in his eyes.
The ladies were stunned at first. There were five families and three princesses in total. It seemed that the empress dowager had other plans.
They all secretly looked at their daughters and the other girls. One of the ladies gently nudged the daughter next to her and whispered something.
The Queen Mother continued, "I will examine your character and talents. You will stay in the palace for the next few days, and I will make the arrangements."
Jin Linlin and Jiang Shiwei looked at each other, and saw worry in each other's eyes. They whispered in her ear:
"Second sister, it's probably more than just a matter of companionship. The Prince of Mobei is in the capital, and he's the only son of the Queen Mother's youngest son. You should be aware of this."
Jiang Shiwei was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then nodded at her.
She gave Jiang Shiwei a few more instructions, bid farewell to the Queen Mother, and left the palace.
Zhenguogong Mansion
Rounu stayed in the yard, wearing an embroidered tiger-head hat. She put it on her hand and glanced at the maid standing beside her:
"How is it? Does it look good?"
The maid handed her the insect in her hand:
"The child is over a month old, it's time for you to take action."
Rounu continued to embroider the tiger-head hat and sighed, thinking it was a sin to attack a baby who had just turned one month old.
Rounu took the insect with a hesitant look in her eyes. Seeing this, the maid said anxiously:
"Miss, this is the order of the Madam. If you don't do it, none of us will end up well." Rounu gritted her teeth and carefully hid the insect.
Finally, he hardened his heart and sneaked into the child's room under the cover of night and knocked out the wet nurse and maidservants.
Just as she was about to release the insect, the child suddenly opened his eyes and smiled at her.
Rounu's heart softened instantly, her hand stopped in mid-air. She began to hesitate, then hardened her heart, picked up a child, returned to the yard and handed him to the maid.
In the early morning, the maid picked up the baby and got on the toilet cart. They left the city smoothly and disappeared in the thick fog that was sometimes bright and sometimes dark.
Three bedrooms
Cao Jiao had already discovered that Xiaobao was missing. She was extremely anxious. She quickly sent people to look for him everywhere and she herself paced anxiously in the room.
At this time, Jiang Shuyan came:
"What happened? How could the child disappear out of thin air?"
Cao Jiao cried and said, "Husband, I don't know either. The child was fine at night, but he was gone in the morning."
Jiang Shuyan frowned, a hint of barely perceptible panic flashing across his eyes, but he quickly regained his composure, "Don't worry, look carefully again."
Cao Jiao nodded helplessly and continued to ask people to expand the search range.
At this time, Rounu came over and saw Cao Jiao and Jiang Shuyan's anxious expressions and said directly:
"Don't look for her anymore. I was the one who had the child taken away." These words came like a bolt from the blue, and Cao Jiao's heart felt as if it had sunk into an ice cellar.
She widened her eyes and looked at Rounu in disbelief. In the blink of an eye, she rushed to Rounu and grabbed Rounu's neck tightly with one hand.
"Tell me! Where is Xiaobao?" Cao Jiao's voice became a little hoarse because of anger. She exerted a little force with her hands, making Rounu almost unable to breathe.
Rounu's face turned red due to suffocation. She coughed violently and squeezed out a few words from her throat with difficulty:
"I... I'm just an insignificant person. Killing me... is useless..."
Cao Jiao gritted her teeth and finally let go. Rounu collapsed to the ground like a puddle of mud, gasping for breath.
Seeing this, Jiang Shuyan hurriedly stepped forward. His eyes were as cold as ice as he stared at Rounu. He said coldly, "Why did you take the child away? Where is the child now? If you tell the truth, I will spare your life."
Rounu took a breath and said intermittently while panting: "It was...it was Madam who asked me to do this. She...she has already taken the child out of the city. It's...very safe..."
When Cao Jiao heard this, she was shocked and furious. She widened her eyes and shouted angrily, "Why did you take the child away?"
This series of blows made Cao Jiao's body unable to support itself. She felt dizzy, her legs went soft, and she fell straight towards Jiang Shuyan.
Jiang Shuyan quickly reached out to support her, while Cao Jiao started to cry like a child.
"Our lady knows that you are a martial arts expert and have great strength. As long as you are at our service, the child will certainly be safe." Rounu took a few breaths and continued.
After saying that, she took out a small bottle from her arms and placed it on the table.
"I know you have a poisonous incense in your Zhenguo Mansion. Once this poison enters the body, the host will lose all consciousness and will only listen to the lady's words."
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