As the most honorable cannon fodder in this drama, Yuan Jing was in a very bad mood.

No man likes to see his wives and concubines fighting, and the backyard is not quiet, and what makes them more unbearable than fighting between wives and concubines is probably the fighting between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

In front of her son, the Empress Dowager Hong showed a weak posture.

She has been a delicate beauty since she was the concubine of the first emperor. Although she has become the empress dowager now, such a weak posture has been deeply rooted in her bones, including in front of her son who was raised by herself.

She clutched her chest, her face pale. "The emperor must drive Aijia to death"

"It's just that the girl next to Lan Zhen is not worried and uses her to do things wrong. Your good queen just refuses to let go, and even wants to put the blame on her head. Is it because you want to turn the palace upside down?"

"Poor Lan Zhen followed me. She has always been in poor health, and she is young and uninitiated. How can she be no match for the Queen's tricks?"

Yuan Jing lowered her eyes, "This time the queen is seriously ill, no wonder I feel uneasy."

"She's sick, isn't Ai Jia not sick? Isn't Lan Zhen not sick? Lan Zhen grew up with you. It's not like you don't know how her body is."

"Forget it, Aijia was already dying of illness, so she simply gave her life to accompany her, just to calm her down. It's because she not only wants Aijia's life, but also my Hong clan is only willing to die."

Yuan Jing had no choice but to bow her head, "Mother, don't curse yourself."

Empress Dowager Hong stared at Yuan Jing, and then looked away for a moment. "From the point of view of Ai's family, let's end this matter like this."

Yuan Jing responded flatly, "I will convey the meaning of the empress to the empress, and I also hope that the empress will concentrate on recuperating. Your condition is not good, and it keeps coming back and forth. I'm afraid it's because of worrying too much."

After speaking, Yuan Jing quickly left.

The Empress Dowager Hong was left leaning on the bed, clutching her chest, feeling stuffy for a while.

"Look, did he talk to Aijia like this before?"

The several stewards in the hall are all confidants of the Queen Mother Hong, and they quickly comforted them after hearing the words.

"Your Majesty, you don't need to worry, the emperor still respects your Majesty. It's just that the government affairs are bothering you, and you don't want to care about the trivial matters of the harem."

Empress Dowager Hong smiled, "The Ai family is not resenting the emperor. It's just Gao's lowly maid who lost her child because of her own carelessness, and she actually hates the Ai family because of it."

"This kind of unfilial behavior will not be tolerated in ordinary people's homes." The Queen Mother Hong said coldly, "When it comes to the royal family, it becomes domineering and domineering, but relying on the military power in the hands of the family, it is so arbitrary. Your Majesty They don’t even care about restraint.”

Left and right hurriedly said, "The empress dowager calms down, the emperor is filial to you, but Empress Gao is from the Gao family after all, so it's not good to deal with it just because of a little disobedience."

Filial piety? The corner of the queen mother's lips showed a hint of coldness, "The Ai family asked the emperor to promote Chongyue and those people. For what reason, it is not for the stability of the great Wei. You have to wait until the Gao family raises tigers to make people feel terrible. "

Inside Changxin Palace.

Concubine Hongshu stood under the corridor in front of the dormitory, looking at a lonely moon in the sky.

The female officer stepped forward and reported in a low voice, "Your Majesty, the emperor didn't check anyone's brand tonight, but stayed alone in Qian'an Palace."

Concubine Hongshu hummed, showing a self-deprecating smile, "I knew that my cousin would not come to my side these days."

The moonlight shone on her delicate face, with a layer of sad light.

She didn't wear makeup, nor did she wear those complicated hairpins and beaded crowns. She was simple and clean, and her complexion showed the beauty of a fourteen-year-old girl.

"Your Majesty, you don't need to worry. The Emperor has always been sympathetic to your Majesty. It was just Xia Guiren who provoked you. Now that you have pleaded guilty, you have nothing to do with your Majesty." Dong Rui persuaded in a warm voice.

Having nothing to do with her, hearing this sentence, Concubine Hongshu showed a hint of sarcasm on his face.

A little nobleman tried to murder the queen. If the truth is told, who would believe it?

But that is her own aunt, who is also the support of the Hong family's prosperity and wealth, so how can it be said that it has nothing to do with her?

The sound of Xia Guiren being dragged away by the Punishment Division still echoed in his ears. The place of execution was in the small square outside the gate of Changxin Palace.

Those people did not cover her mouth, and the shrill screams spread throughout the palace.

Logically, one should not be so disrespectful to the concubine.Concubine Hongshu knew that Empress Gao made it for her specially.

Kill chickens to make an example to monkeys.

I'm afraid Empress Gao already hated her to death. Just like her jealousy towards her.

That old woman was obviously five years older than her cousin, yet she commanded so much respect from him, even her own cousin who grew up with her couldn't compare to her.

Obviously, she has a better relationship with her cousin. Since she was a child, she liked to be by his side, pestering him to teach herself how to read and write.

Does my cousin prefer mature and stable women?

Who knows how envious she is.

He wears heavy makeup all day long, whether it is makeup or jewelry, he is going in a mature and stable direction, just to make his cousin look at him more.

Does anyone know that she is actually very envious of that old woman, not only the title of queen, but also the qualification to stand shoulder to shoulder with him

My heart hurts unbearably.

In the end, on the third day after the Empress Dowager fell ill, Xia Guiren was executed with a cane for many crimes such as unclean tongue, greed and ignorance of the internal treasury, and harsh treatment of palace officials.Because he belonged to Changxin Palace, Concubine Hongshu was not well supervised, and he was fined for one year, and the matter was settled.

Empress Gao's rectification has greatly purged the atmosphere in the palace, and even reduced the number of banquets and entertainment.

For Wu Jie, it was not good news that the Queen Mother fell ill again.

There is no need to watch the play, but the hard labor falls on the top of the head.

It seems that the Empress Dowager's illness will not be cured in a day or two, and all the concubines seem to be on the job of serving the sick again.

Winter goes to spring and the weather gets warmer day by day.

This day it was Wu Jie's turn to be on duty at night, and served two rounds of decoction at night, and the queen mother slept peacefully after nightfall. Wu Jie retreated and went to the side hall where she was resting to the east to drink tea.

After staying up for half the night and unable to sleep, Li Chongrong, who replaced her, would not come until midnight.

She was really bored, and thought of the room she passed by Dongtou a few days ago, which seemed to be a study room, which was not used by anyone on weekdays, and there were many books in the bookcase inside.

Wu Jie simply got up without disturbing the little palace maid who was dozing outside the door, and went to the room in memory by herself.

Sure enough, there are more than a dozen rows of bookshelves inside, filled with books, but it seems that no one has read them for a long time, and there is a layer of dust floating on them.

Wu Jie flipped through some and was very pleasantly surprised. There were actually several ancient books that she had been asking for but couldn't get, and she didn't expect to find them here.

As expected of the collection of books in the Palace of Compassion and Peace, heard that the Empress Dowager was also a talented woman with elegant poetry and calligraphy when she was young.

I don't know if the books collected here can be brought back to Bixiao Palace to copy.

Normally, it would be no problem to tell the steward, but now that I am here to serve the sick, but I covet the books here, I'm afraid I'm putting the cart before the horse.

Wu Jie flipped through the pages, unable to put it down, flipping through each book, the time passed quickly without her noticing it.

Just as he was watching intently, he suddenly heard a rustling sound outside.

She was startled, and pricked up her ears, but she heard a familiar voice laughing, "I'm so sleepy." The voice was lazy and charming, it was Li Chongrong.

It turned out that I had been lingering here for too long, and Li Chongrong had come to replace me.

Wu Jie was about to go out to say hello, when suddenly another unfamiliar voice rang out, "I promise to make you fall asleep even if you want to sleep later."

The voice was clear and magnetic, full of arrogance. It was clearly a man's voice.

Wu Jie was stunned for a moment, the two men and women were different, entered this cold and silent room, the words just now were intimate and natural, could it be possible

Soon the harsh reality verified her guess.

First, Li Chongrong said coquettishly, "What are you thinking, I still have to wait for the sick?" Before he finished speaking, he was sealed in his throat, which turned into a short gasp.

"Isn't this just to invite you to come and serve the sick, the minister's lovesickness is getting worse." The man let go of Li Chongrong's mouth after a long while, and said with a flirtatious tone.

Then came the rustling sound of undressing,

Wu Jie listened inside, full of shock and fear. Not only was she shocked that Li Chongrong, as a concubine in the harem, dared to have an affair with someone in the Palace of Compassion, but also because she had already recognized the adulterer's voice.

It is Hong Chongyue, the older brother of Concubine Hongshu.

Xi Yuwei is in charge of this month's palace ban, no wonder he dared to do such reckless things in the Palace of Compassion and Ning. Listening to the conversation between the two, I'm afraid it has been more than once.

Wu Jie held her breath and did not dare to move. Fortunately, there was a little eunuch cooking medicine on the porch at the back of the house, and the sound of boiling water from several large stoves came in through the open window, masking the sound of her breathing.

However, Wu Jie was cautious, but she couldn't stop the vigilance of the group of dogs and men in front.

"Wait, don't worry." Li Chongrong said pantingly, "The window at the back has not been closed yet, someone is cooking medicine outside, in case you are heard."

Hong Chongyue squeezed her hard, and said with a smile, "If you yell softly, no one will hear you."

There was a sound of beating, and Li Chongrong said angrily, "Go and close it, don't talk nonsense."

Hong Chongyue teased, "Even if you hear it, so what, whoever dares to come over and check it will fail, there are really so shameless, one will kill the other."

Having said that, he still stood up and walked back.

Hearing the footsteps approaching, Wu Jie was terrified. There is no place to hide around, and if she wants to open the window, Hong Chongyue will definitely hear the sound.

What should do, do want to kill the fish and break the net, and start yelling first?