Walking in a hurry, Lu Pingting quickly went down the corridor, out of everyone's sight, she walked faster and faster, until she almost ran, and finally returned to Bixiao Palace in one breath.

She threw herself on the bed in the bedroom. Shan Fang and the others who followed her out were cautious not to speak out.

After a while, Shan Fang stepped forward and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, don't be angry, I have heard from the palace servants that Concubine Hongshu has always been arrogant, and in the palace she often doesn't even give the Empress Dowager face."

"That's right, I heard that Concubine Hongshu is in her own palace, and often calls the Empress Empress that old woman." Another maid whispered.

This is not a secret in the palace. Empress Gao is four or five years older than the emperor, and Concubine Hongshu often ridiculed it.

After persuading her in a low voice for a long time, Lu Pingting finally got up from the bed. Unexpectedly, there were no tears on her face, and her flushed face disappeared, and her whole person was calm.

She laughed, "What is Concubine Shu's identity? She is the empress dowager's own niece, the emperor's own cousin, and even Empress Gao shuns her. I can't be convinced, but I just feel that I can't get over my face."

Shan Fang and the others listened, and gradually felt relieved. Lu Pingting has been living under her stepmother for more than ten years, and she has long been accustomed to setbacks and suppression. What happened just now was very embarrassing, but she calmed down immediately after a short gaffe.

"Compared to Concubine Hongshu, I hate that lowly maid even more, but she was born as a slave, I'm afraid she's laughing at me behind my back." Lu Pingting tore at the veil.

Shan Fang thought for a while, "Then Wu Guipin came from a humble background, I'm afraid she may not have seen these things."

Lu Pingting sneered, "No matter how low her background is, she still follows the princess. The royal family of Dongyue is rich and extravagant, how can they not know these things."

I hate that she kindly invited her to drink tea without reminding her.

Back in the bedroom, the palace maid helped Empress Gao take off her outer skirt and changed into a loose dress.

In the four corners of the dormitory, a person-high stove was burning, and the charcoal fire mixed with spices crackled, making the entire spacious hall not only as warm as spring, but even as hot as summer.

The servants in the palace were all dressed thinly, but they still couldn't help sweating.

"The sun is out, remove the two stoves, it's so hot, it doesn't look like winter." Empress Gao ordered impatiently.

"Your Majesty, you must not, you just had a miscarriage and your body is weak, and the imperial doctor also said that this miscarriage is due to the cold palace and requires internal and external recuperation so that you can raise the dragon fetus." The capable Nanny Qiu beside her is Empress Gao's nanny, and her status is no higher than that of other palace servants.

However, Empress Gao still didn't change her mind, "What kind of cold palace, can it be that if you turn on two more stoves, you can cure the disease and save people?"

The palace man had no choice but to step forward and move two stoves out of the hall.

The female officer in charge, Bai Lu, came in and reported that "the person who communicated with Concubine Shu before has been identified, slapped thirty, and dragged to the Department of Punishment."

Only then did Empress Gao feel a little better, and sneered, "Before I was too lazy to rectify, my Phoenix Rite Palace is going to become a sieve. Those who are in the front and rear will know what happened in the warm pavilion."

"Before, it was the empress who was kind and didn't want to argue with those villains." Mother Qiu said hastily.

"I don't want to argue with her, but the little girl doesn't know what to do." Queen Gao said annoyed. She has a haughty personality and doesn't like to be jealous. In addition, the emperor's harem has few concubines, so she has never imposed more restraint. Some people just want to make an inch of it.

Empress Gao was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked, "What do you think of the two newcomers today?"

Mother Qiu thought about it for a while, and said, "I saw that the two maidens were born very well, and they looked quiet and elegant, just like two magnolia flowers."

Empress Gao smiled, "I didn't know that he liked a woman with such temperament."

"Men, who doesn't love a beauty like a flower, but the empress doesn't need to worry about it. From the perspective of slaves, both of them are pretty honest," said Qiu Nanny.

Empress Gao looked at the window, staring at the gloomy sky through the spliced ​​glass pieces, feeling gloomy and dull.

Wu Jie returned to Bixiao Palace.

Breakfast was already set up in the side hall, and while Wu Jie was eating, Chi Rui reported to her the news she had just heard.

Wu Jie was listening quietly at first, but suddenly the spoon in her hand hit the wall of the bowl hard.

She raised her head in shock, "What did you say that the empress had a miscarriage before?"

Chi Rui nodded, this matter was not a secret in the palace, in autumn, Empress Gao was pregnant, just after being tested by the imperial doctor, she had a miscarriage ten days later.

"It's only been about two months. It is said that the queen has been very sad for a few days."

There was a great commotion in Wu Jie's heart. She didn't see Empress Gao getting fat in Phoenix Rite Palace before. At that time, she thought it was because she was wearing thick clothes in winter and her pregnancy was not obvious. didn't expect that there would be no children at all.

Empress Gao also had a miscarriage at this similar time in her previous life, and everyone said that it was because of the news of Gao Zimo's assassination and death that she was overwhelmed with grief.

In this life, Gao Zimo was safe and happy all the way, but she still had a miscarriage.

This shows that the loss of this child has nothing to do with Dongyue's money at all. It's just that the timing of Gao Zimo's death was coincidental, and it was used as an excuse.

Wu Jie's heart was suddenly on fire.

In the few months when she first entered the palace, she was tortured by Empress Gao in every possible way. While she felt resentful, she also understood this behavior. However, until now, this little bit of understanding has turned into a whip, whipping on her face.

Chi Rui's eyes widened, why did the Princess's expression suddenly become gnashing of teeth.

"mother"

When Chi Rui's voice came, Wu Jie woke up. She took a long breath to calm down, and said, "Go on."

The rest are nothing more than some miscellaneous things, and I am not interested at all after listening to a few sentences. Wu Jie couldn't help but wander off into the sky.

Empress Gao's miscarriage was due to a coincidence, or was it calculated by someone with a heart?

This question was answered several days later.

In the afternoon of that day, Chi Rui cautiously told her the news from her recent inquiries.

"It is said that it is because of the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager was ill for a few days before, and Empress Gao waited on the sick side. Her clothes were not untied, and she was tired for half a month. She also tasted the medicine for the Empress Dowager herself. It is said that there are many cool and cold things in the medicinal materials. Later The empress found out she was pregnant, and hurriedly called the imperial doctor for miscarriage care, but unfortunately it was too late, and the miscarriage was still a miscarriage."

These days, Chi Rui has selected a few clever little maids, and given them a lot of delicious candied fruits, and asked them to move around and communicate with the nearby palaces. So brought back a lot of miscellaneous news. Of course, it is not a secret, but it can also allow Wu Jie to understand the current situation of the entire palace as soon as possible.

In any case, the matter of Queen Gao's miscarriage made Wu Jie's dislike for this court even deeper.

And as Yuan Jing returned from Jinwu City, this disgust was quickly replaced by nervousness.

On the second day after Yuan Jing came back, when she entered the Phoenix Rite Palace to pay her respects, Empress Gao mentioned that she had already put the green head cards of the two people in, so that they could cheer up and prepare to welcome the royal driver.

Compared to Lu Pingting who was full of shyness and surprise, Wu Jie was only full of displeasure.

It's a pity that her unhappiness didn't affect the emperor's interest at all.

On the first day back, Yuan Jing stayed in Empress Gao's palace. The next day went to Concubine Hongshu. On the third day, they flipped Wu Jie's sign.