Cui Xingzhou knew what Miantang meant. Concubine Yun's trip yesterday obviously violated the usual procedure for concubines to leave the palace. It was as if she had temporarily received news that Miantang was going to leave the palace and deliberately left the palace to make things difficult.

Maybe they were afraid of being implicated and hated by the Huaiyang Palace. One or two of the noble ladies who accompanied Concubine Yun yesterday sent someone to inquire about Cui Fu's body and euphemistically He explained that he also happened to be in the palace at that time to accompany Concubine Yun to enjoy the show. Concubine Yun got up temporarily, and they were also invited to go together.

Mian Tang raised her eyebrows and asked Cui Xingzhou, "Can the concubine in the palace call the wife of the minister at any time?"

Cui Xingzhou untied the golden crown on the top of the head and said lightly: "Of course it can't be, but Queen Shi's body has been sinking recently, and the affairs of the palace are handed over to Concubine Yun..."

Miantang felt a little bit interesting after hearing this, that Queen Shi was so hearty, she was assured of handing over power to a person like Sun Yunniang.

But now Niangniang is calling for wind and rain in the palace, and maybe she will extend her hand outside the palace. It is not surprising that Sun Yunniang must have placed eyeliner in her house.

Don't pull out these hidden nails, Miantang feels that she can't sleep well.

Cui Xingzhou looked at her and said lightly: "Not only in our mansion, but in every mansion in the capital, there are palace eyeliners. During the time of the first emperor, there was an imperial examination division, which was inserted all over the capital division mansion. All corners are the eyes and ears of the late emperor, so that he can listen to the four fields and stabilize the imperial power. Although the emperor has changed several times, the emperor is still there, and our mansion will report to the palace every day when cars and horses come and go. The father of that concubine Yun is now concurrently serving. The director of the Imperial Examination Division, if that Concubine Yun has a way to get the news of your leaving the house, it will be very simple."

"...A place like the capital city..." Unable to hold back for a while, Miantang scolded in a low voice.

An Zhi. However, the Emperor Kaosi was used by the emperor to monitor the bad things of his ministers, but he was used by someone with a heart to embarrass two pregnant women. It would be a pity not to take advantage of this rare opportunity to clean up the house. At least, those eyeliners , and can only stop at the outer courtyard."

Let's not say anything else, at least the King of Huaiyang didn't want the love words between their husband and wife to flow into Liu Hao's ears through the dark piles of the imperial examination division. If he guessed correctly, Liu Hao should be inquiring about Miantang's daily life every day.

I don't know what this guy is thinking. If you can't bear it, why did you let Miantang go down the mountain? It's a pity that if he missed it, he missed it. Even if he is now the most expensive, he is destined to lose some people.

The incident of Concubine Yun colliding with the people caused a lot of trouble. In the end, some of the censors were upright, so they couldn't hold back any longer and wrote a memorial, adhering to the heavenly court.

Liu Hao knew about Miantang's troubles at the foot of Wangfeng Temple, so he asked Concubine Yun to ask about this time.

Because Liu Hao spoke in a bad tone, Concubine Yun shed tears of grievance and only said: "If Your Majesty believes that it is the fault of the concubine, the concubine will admit it. Duo, can you ask, did the concubine embarrass Princess Huaiyang, or was it the wife of the Duke of Qing who embarrassed her daughter-in-law? The concubine tried hard to persuade her at that time, but Mrs. Qing and her daughter-in-law had deep grievances and never listened to her. Do not persuade. Could it be that the concubine is so unbearable in your heart, and the daughter-in-law of the Duke of Qing Dynasty was made difficult by her mother-in-law to have a miscarriage, so you should also blame the concubine?"

Speaking of this, Yunniang raised her tearful eyes and said: "Since I entered the palace, I have been alone in the empty boudoir almost every day, but I dare not bother Your Majesty at all, I just hope that I can have my own child soon. , it can be regarded as comfort in the palace. Today, I heard other ladies talk about the Buddha's experience in Wangfeng Temple, so I made up my mind to pay homage. I also hope to make a wish early and fulfill it early... But I never thought of such a mistake. …”

Liu Hao took a deep breath. Ever since Yunniang entered the palace, he has indeed neglected her. In the final analysis, he always felt that Miantang left because of a misunderstanding of Yunniang. I have always had a grudge against her.

Seeing Yunniang crying so sadly now, she feels that she is too cold and harsh towards a weak girl. And the matter is indeed as Yunniang said, at that time it was indeed the wife of the Duke of Qing who was scolding Cui Fu.

And the order that collided with the people was not given by Yun Niang. But although she was unintentional, the impact was too great, in the end it damaged the reputation of the royal family.

So Liu Hao paced with a sullen face, and then asked Queen Shi who was sitting beside him: "This is a matter of the harem, what do you think should be done?"

Queen Shi also frowned in embarrassment: "Concubine Yun is also really implicated, the emperor and I both know that you are good, but now there are many memorials in the past, Long live is also embarrassing, if you don't do it Punishment, it’s really hard to settle complaints... You go out of the palace at will and don’t seal the mountain according to the regulations. It’s really wrong to run into the people... Just go to the ancestral hall and kneel for three days, and the palace maids and eunuchs around you will also be punished for hitting the board and hand it over to the servants. Supervised..."

Concubine Yun raised her head abruptly and stared at Queen Shi in surprise. She said so leniently in the first half of the paragraph, she thought she would be treated lightly, but she didn't expect Queen Shi to say it well, but the punishment was so severe!

But she couldn't open her mouth to beg for mercy, otherwise, she would not know the general situation and would not share the pressure of writing to the ministers of the previous dynasty for Wan Sui.

Yunniang clenched her fists bitterly, but when she raised her head again, her face was full of deference, she only kowtowed to the queen, and got up by herself and went to the ancestral hall to kneel and accept the punishment.

After Liu Hao got up and left, Mammy Shen next to Empress Shi whispered, "How can Concubine Yun be at peace with the empress' punishment?"

Empress Shi's round and fat face was no longer a grin, she just said coldly: "Do you think that if I don't punish her, she will take my love? I was so close, and my sisters were equal. I really thought she was good. It was not until later that I found out that this woman has a deep scheming. She set traps to harm me several times, do I really think I didn’t know it? When I gave birth to my first emperor, if It's not that you are vigilant and almost got her way. So I delegated the power to her and let her be proud. When people are proud, they will get carried away. You see, she is not showing off her cleverness. Today, Ben Gong is about to give birth, and it is hard to guarantee that this woman will not do anything. Now that her father is also in charge of the imperial examination department, Ben Gong is also easy to hide with open guns and hard to guard against hidden arrows. Now she has been severely punished, and her cronies have been beaten. , you can also guard against their internal and external collusion and do some pickled H. As for the Emperor Kao Si..."

Mother Shen said in a low voice, "The old slave has asked the **** chief beside Wansui to inform Wanzai that Huang Kaosi has copied the remarks of the carriage trip from the Huaiyang Palace and sent it to Concubine Yun..."

Queen Shi smiled: "This palace is in charge of matters in the harem. Of course, in matters outside the palace, Long live is the decision. I'm afraid that Concubine Yun has moved Long Live's heart this time, and will implicate him. Father couldn't eat and left."

Mother Shen smiled slightly: "This is the best, the queen can also give birth at ease, and don't have to worry about the Sun family's actions..."

Queen Shi sighed slightly: "The palace is so big, if people's hearts are like a sprite lurking in the black pool, I am always standing beside the abyss, I don't dare to slack off..."

Mother Shen understands what Queen Shi means. She watched how her own girl gradually changed from a prostitute of Shifu to a country. Her master is not easy, not only to beware of the Sun's father and daughter, but also to be on the side of the Empress Dowager, so she can only pretend to be foolish at times, and treat the concubines and concubines who are stuffed in by the Empress Dowager.

In the past few days when Empress Shi delegated power, Sun Yunniang has rectified many concubines and attracted many more. Concubine Yun was punished this time, presumably the secret fight in the palace will be more exciting.

"Empress, you are a wise and intelligent person. Otherwise, why would Wanzai respect you so much? You and Wanzai will definitely get through this period of time. Fatigued, he said distressedly.

Queen Shi shook her head and sighed: "If you are truly intelligent, you will never marry into the high walls of this deep palace. That Princess Huaiyang is a truly intelligent and knowledgeable woman! "

On this point, Shen Ma also agreed, and whispered: "The matter of the emperor's secret report to Concubine Yun was clearly found out by the people of King Huaiyang's subordinates. I heard that he A few days ago, the mansion tortured all night and **** a lot of people out. Why do you have to borrow your hand, the queen, and send a message to Wan Sui?"

Queen Shi smiled slightly: "Huaiyang King invited him to check and balance the palace family for him. But now there is trouble in the inner courtyard, which has caused his sister's miscarriage. This is the emperor Kaosi again. People colluded with Concubine Yun to do nasty things. According to King Huaiyang's temperament, how can you tolerate this? He passed my hand, which implies that the next is not an example, whether it is the harem or Long Live, don't think about it in his There is a dark pile in the house. And Wan Sui has to rectify the Sun family, so that he can give him an explanation... It is really neat that Liu Miantang did not marry the wrong man."

She also fell in love with Mr. Ziyu at first sight, so she willingly married him, how could she know that she was wrong, step by step. There is a person hidden in the husband's heart, and there is no room for the second one.

So, she took the second place, not asking for harmony, but she must raise her eyebrows, so she made suggestions for Long Live, and she shared the worries for His Majesty, and became his virtuous internal helper.

The difference between Queen Shi and Yun Niang is that she does not hate Liu Miantang.

There is no room for a third person.

Long live

Thinking of this, Queen Shi suddenly felt a little disappointed, she just wanted to lie down and rest for a while, she closed her eyes, and said lazily: "The ancestral hall is a heavy place, beware of fireworks, and you don't need to deliberately add more charcoal at night. Basin, watch out for the candles…”

In the past few days, the weather is cold at night, especially the royal ancestral hall, which is even more gloomy. Thinking that after concubine Yun had been punished for kneeling for the past few days, she might be seriously ill...