"Yes." Cui Xi responded with congratulations, and after saluting Princess Rui with Madam Yu, she stepped down.

After leaving the door, Madam Yu asked in a low voice, "Please tell me something clearly."

Cuixi said the matter and then said, "The princess and the princess both felt something strange. The queen is the most ruling and etiquette person. How could she act like this?"

Madam Yu understood it all at once. It was indeed true and it was not easy to ask the queen directly. After all, no one knew whether the person was sent by the queen. Cuixi explained, "My grandma also taught the third princess. The third princess is cautious and cautious by nature. Now she is pregnant again. Uncle Yongning is not around, so she has no idea. Then she begged to the princess. If the queen is really sent by someone, she will also invite the queen mother... Then the princess and the princess will go to apologize to the queen in person. If it is not afraid, it is..."

This is vague, but Madam Yu understands it very well. No matter whether this person is the queen or not, he is afraid of being a secret person. In fact, the third princess is to be cautious and cautious, but he is really timid and afraid of things. However, such a person is understandable. When he was in the palace, the third princess dared not say anything more and take another step. He is like a little pitiful, who knows that the time will be running.

"I understand." Madam Yu said, "Please rest assured that I will contact the old sisters in the palace at that time."

Cui Xi smiled and responded, and handed it to Madam Yu a few purses and said, "The princess said, I'm sorry to Madam this time."

Madam Yu was preparing to retire in Prince Rui's Mansion, so she naturally wanted to show her loyalty. She directly collected her purse and nodded with a smile. The purse was not actually for her, but for her to take it to the palace for some.

When Chu Xiuming returned to the mansion, he learned about this. At this time, Madam Yu had already arrived in the empress dowager's harem waiting for the empress dowager to summon her. Madam Yu himself was from the empress dowager's harem, and many of the empress dowagers served by Madam Yu were familiar with Madam Yu. In addition to the purses given by Madam Yu, no one made things difficult for her.

"Princess Rui sent someone to give me a smear of my forehead?" The Empress Dowager asked without opening her eyes.

"Yes." Madam Zhen, who was serving in the Buddhist temple, said respectfully.

The Queen Mother asked, "Who was sent?"

"It's Madam Yu."

The Queen Mother frowned and said nothing. The person who was passing the message dared not say much. After a long time, the Queen Mother opened her eyes and said, "Take the things over."

After hearing this, Chu Xiuming had no expression on his face, but when he placed the teacup on the table, the seemingly complete teacup broke directly, "It's great."

"Husband, your hand..." Shen Jin looked at Chu Xiuming with some concern.

Chu Xiuming stretched out his right hand. Seeing that there was no scar, Shen Jin breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the cup angrily. An Ning and Anping had already come to clean up the pieces and pour water for Chu Xiuming again. Shen Jin said, "Don't worry, husband, aren't I sitting here?"

"Yeah." Chu Xiuming looked at Shen Jin. If Shen Jin hadn't been at home safely, he would have been as simple as crushing a teacup.

Chu Xiuming closed his eyes and stabilized his emotions and said, "Give it first."

"yes."

Chen Jin said, "I handed over the waist card to my mother."

Chu Xiuming heard this and said, "Madam is indeed smart."

Chen Jin laughed proudly. Chu Xiuming got up first, then helped Chen Jin up, slowly walked towards the dining room, and said, "I'm afraid the princess has asked someone to go into the palace to see the queen mother."

"Husband is so smart." Chen Jin smiled and said, "Mr. Zhao didn't even think of it. I thought so too. Hey, are Madam Zhao and Mr. Zhao relatives?"

"No." Chu Xiuming looked at Chen Jin and asked, "Why do you think so?"

Chen Jin also remembered, "Their surname is Zhao."

Chu Xiuming pinched Chen Jin's hand and said, "It's not the case. In addition to them, there are many people named Zhao around me."

Chen Jin thought for a while and nodded, "Because Zhao is a big surname."

Chu Xiuming did not explain, and Chen Jin did not ask again. After the two of them finished their meal, when Chu Xiuming accompanied Chen Jin to the yard for a walk, Chen Jin whispered, "Husband, don't you need to discuss matters with Manager Zhao?"

"Madam, are you interested in listening?" Chu Xiuming asked back.

Chen Jin shook his head and said with some distress, "It's so tiring to talk to Manager Zhao."

Chu Xiuming was amused and said, "Because he was thinking too much and complicated."

Chen Jin nodded, with his face full of approval.

In the Buddhist temple, the empress dowager stood up and sat on the chair beside her. She opened the box and looked at the things inside. She took out her forehead and put it aside after looking at it. Then she took the waist sign. After narrowing her eyes, she put it in again. She turned her head and looked at the Guanyin statue, slowly breathed out, "Please it." After that, she helped Madam Zhen's hand and walked out.

Madam Zhen whispered, "Why might the Queen Mother have a meal first?"

The Empress Dowager nodded. Since that incident, the Empress Dowager has been eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddha's name. Even the dishes used at noon are very simple. However, in winter, only the Empress Dowager can use so many vegetarian dishes in the harem. The Empress Dowager did not eat much. She only used half a bowl of rice and a few chopsticks of vegetables, so she asked someone to remove the things, rinse her mouth with tea, and let someone go to pass on the Madam Yu.

Madam Yu was waiting. When she saw the queen mother, she did not immediately tell the story about Princess Rui's explanation. Instead, she looked at the queen mother with red eyes and said, "I pay homage to the queen mother."

"Get up." The Queen Mother had a good attitude towards the old man who followed her. She looked at Madam Yu and said, "Look at you, you look good, I think my daughter-in-law didn't treat you badly."

"It's all the grace of the Queen Mother." Madam Yu said.

The Empress Dowager shook her head and sighed, "My daughter-in-law has always been a smart person." In fact, sometimes the Empress Dowager would wonder if Emperor Cheng had married Princess Rui, would the harem be calmer?

Madam Yu didn't say anything, and the queen mother sighed and said, "What's going on with this waist card?"

"When the Empress Dowager comes, a little eunuch took his waist card to Yongning Bo's Mansion today, and passed an oral order saying that the empress summoned Mrs. Yongning Bo. Mrs. Yongning Bo is the most cautious and cautious. The empress was the most rule-oriented person, so why did she send only a young eunuch with a gaze? She was very anxious, so Yongning Bo took his waist card and sent it to Princess Rui to ask for an idea." Madam Yu said respectfully, "Princess Rui couldn't take any attention, so she asked me to go to the palace to ask the Queen Mother for advice."

The empress dowager understood after hearing this, and suddenly asked, "What kind of person are the third princess?" Recently, she has heard a lot about Mrs. Yongning. The empress dowager really has no impression of such a granddaughter. If she hadn't married Uncle Yongning, she would have been unknown now.

"I am lucky to have taught the Three Princess for a few days," said Madam Yu. "The Three Princess has a very good relationship with the Grand Princess in the Mansion. I am happy to ask the Grand Princess for advice if you have any questions."

Madam Yu’s implication was that Chen Jin was afraid of things and didn’t pay attention to it. The Empress Dowager frowned and asked, “Which concubine is the third princess who came from?”

"If you say back to the Queen Mother, it was the concubine Chen who came out." Madam Yu said respectfully.

The empress dowager didn't remember it for a moment, and glanced at Madam Zhen. Madam Zhen said a few words in the empress dowager's ear. The empress dowager nodded clearly and knew about Prince Rui's son, Queen Mother. In addition, what Emperor Cheng, the empress and several granddaughters said in front of her, now she has a rough idea of ​​Chen Jin's character. She is just a little stupid, but she is very lucky. This is also considered a fool who has a fool's blessing.

"I know this." The Queen Mother said, "Where is that little eunuch?"

Madam Yu said, "In Yongning Bo Mansion, Princess Rui just got this waist card and let me enter the palace."

The empress dowager frowned and said, "I understand. Madam Zhen, please go to Yongning Boss Mansion and bring that little eunuch in."

"Yes." Madam Zhen responded respectfully.

The Queen Mother continued, "Go to the warehouse to prepare some things for me, my granddaughter, so that she can raise her well."

Madam Zhen responded again, and the queen mother looked at Madam Yu and said, "You go back and tell Princess Rui that I understand this."

Madam Yu also responded respectfully and saw that the Empress Dowager had no other instructions, she retreated.

The Queen Mother said, "Go and spread the queen."

In Yongning Bo’s Mansion, after sending Chen Jin back to his room to rest, Chu Xiuming went to the study and looked at Manager Zhao and said, “Have you spoke?”

"I've already spoken." Manager Zhao said, "This little eunuch said that the big palace maid around Concubine Chang asked him to come. The big palace maid was a fellow villager with him and promised that as long as the matter was done, he would take him to his palace to serve him."

Concubine Chang? Chu Xiuming frowned, and Manager Zhao said, "Concubine Chang has two sons, one is fourteen years old and the other is eleven years old."

"What do you think?" Chu Xiuming looked at Manager Zhao and asked.

Manager Zhao said, "I feel that someone wants to frame Concubine Chang."

Chu Xiuming didn't say anything, and Manager Zhao said, "I also heard about it. Emperor Cheng intended to be the Imperial Concubine, and chose one among Concubine Chang and Concubine Lan."

"What do you mean is that someone deliberately framed Concubine Chang and the Queen for the sake of this imperial concubine?" Chu Xiuming asked.

Manager Zhao nodded, but Chu Xiuming didn't say anything. Manager Zhao looked at Chu Xiuming's expression and asked, "I wonder who the general thinks it is?"

"Everyone is possible." Chu Xiuming said in a deep voice, "especially the one that is the most unlikely."

Manager Zhao was stunned for a moment and asked, "General thinks it is the queen?"

Chu Xiuming did not answer, but just said, "Call Madam Zhao to come." Madam Zhao knows the most about the things in the harem.

Madam Zhao came over quickly. Manager Zhao told the matter and asked directly, "Madam Zhao thought that this was done by me?"

"I think anyone can do this." Madam Zhao said after hearing this, "The final attempt of such a thing is nothing more than the position of the imperial concubine or the crown prince, but I think the most likely one is the queen."

"Why?" asked Manager Zhao.

Madam Zhao sneered, "The method is very rough. Concubine Chang, who can sit in the position of concubine and successfully raise two sons, cannot be so stupid. She thought that this would be able to frame the queen. Besides, it was not the queen who fell, so she could sit in the position of queen. Concubine Lan... If she framed Concubine Chang for the position of imperial concubine, it was just that this matter involved the queen. Concubine Lan had no son, so it would be easy to shoot herself in the foot. The queen who would eventually benefit from this matter. When this matter came out, I was afraid that the queen was the most wronged person and was framed."

Manager Zhao also understood why Madam Zhao said this, and when she thought about it carefully, she was indeed the case.

Madam Zhao looked at Chu Xiuming and said, "What are the generals going to do?"

Chu Xiuming spoke, "Give me a reminder to Concubine Chang and Concubine Lan."

"Yes." Madam Zhao responded respectfully.

Seeing that there was nothing else, Madam Zhao left. Chu Xiuming and Manager Zhao told Manager Zhao about what happened in the court today. In fact, they had already agreed to ask Princess Ruyang and the Princess to return to Beijing. This would make Emperor Cheng more at ease. In a while, Princess Ruyang could write a letter to ask for war horses and food.

Manager Zhao asked, "General, it's actually not as good as a troublemaker..."

Before he finished speaking, Manager Zhao could not continue to look at Chu Xiuming's eyes. Chu Xiuming said coldly, "That thing must not be left to the wife." There are their people in the palace, but they have not found the opportunity to find those things. "In a short time, the palace will probably be a major cleansing. Please discuss with Madam Zhao how to make our people move."

"Yes." Manager Zhao sighed in his heart, and also understood that Chu Xiuming was afraid that he would not let Shen Jin take risks.

"Manager Zhao, you know what to say and what not to say." Chu Xiuming's voice was very calm, but with a warning.

Manager Zhao said respectfully, "Yes."

Chu Xiuming stared at Manager Zhao for a long time before saying, "All of us can take risks, but equally, everyone is not qualified to let my wife take this risk."

Manager Zhao bowed his head, "I remember it later."

Chu Xiuming then lowered his eyes slightly and said, "Just remember."

Manager Zhao only felt that his back was soaked in cold sweat. He knew that Chu Xiuming had really murderous intentions at that moment, but he had no complaints. No one knew better than him what the Chu family had sacrificed.

Chu Xiuming spoke, "Ask people to go over in the matter in Shu, and find a way to get involved..."

Manager Zhao nodded and said a few words from time to time. After everything was discussed, Chu Xiuming stood up and left. In fact, it was not necessary for Manager Zhao to say that Chu Xiuming knew that Shen Jin was the best candidate, but Chu Xiuming would not ask Shen Jin to do such a thing. Anyone could sacrifice for a great cause, but Chu Xiuming would not let Shen Jin be the one who might be sacrificed when taking risks, because she was his wife.

When Shen Jin returned to the room, she had woken up. When she saw Chu Xiuming, she smiled, her eyes were curved, and her two dimples were particularly likable, "Husband."

"Yeah." Chu Xiuming responded and said, "Why did you wake up so early today?"
To be continued...