After Xiao Fubao’s Life Was Stolen, He Became the Favorite of Everyone In the Capital

 Chapter 358 You shouldn’t come in here

Even though the Queen Mother gave her permission, Zhang Yunniang did not dare to wait until dark and the palace door was locked.

But when she left the palace, her heart was unavoidably heavy. Once she entered the palace gate, it was as deep as the sea. Did she really have to wait until the emperor's child was born before Niu Niu could go home?

What if the emperor never has a child?

On the carriage at the entrance of the palace, Gu Mingda looked at his absent-minded wife and couldn't help but become worried and asked: "What happened? Is someone making things difficult for you? Or is it Niuniu?"

Zhang Yunniang shook her head, gently snuggled into her husband's arms, and said, "I don't know when Niuniu will be able to leave the palace."

When Gu Mingda heard that his wife was worried about this matter, he couldn't help but sigh and said: "In the past, children from other families also entered the palace to recruit children. The ones who stayed the longest were the children of the Li family. One of them stayed in the palace for three years, and the time was short. Yes, you can come back in three months.”

Zhang Yuniang couldn't help but think about it. Three years was so long, and there were so many schemes in the palace, and she didn't know if Niu Niu could escape them.

Gu Mingda said: "The former harem is closely related. It's a good idea for me to do a few more things. If I can get your Majesty's attention, even if Niu Niu does make any mistakes in the future, Your Majesty will give her a lighter punishment."

Zhang Yunniang knew that it sounded simple, but in fact it was not that simple to make meritorious deeds.

Before Gu Mingda could make any meritorious deeds, within two days, someone had made a great contribution.

The emperor was hunting in the Western Mountains, and when he encountered this moment, fortunately the right guard Li Ziqin who was accompanying him blocked the knife with his body, and he was safe and sound.

Li Ziqin was carried home covered in blood.

The emperor was furious and sent several imperial doctors to jointly diagnose and treat him. Three days later, Li Ziqin opened his eyes.

Floods of rewards were sent to the Li family, and the emperor directly named Li Ziqin a mighty general and his eldest son as an imperial guard.

Even in the palace, after several days of indifference, the emperor personally visited Concubine Li on her sick bed. Although she did not resume her right to co-manage the harem, everyone could see that Concubine Li was back in his favor.

The only fly in the ointment is that Concubine Li has not recovered yet and is still looking sick all over her body.

"Mother, do you still have eggs and longan for lunch?" Xingzhi asked softly.

Concubine Li was sick on the bed because of a cold. It is difficult to say whether it was because she was not eating enough all day long and was worried that she was so difficult to recover.

Now that the Li family is well, Concubine Li feels that the time when the emperor wants to kill her has passed, and said: "Just supply as usual."

Xingzhi asked again: "Mother, do you want to resume incense?"

Concubine Li hurriedly said: "It's better to wait for the incense."

During lunch, looking at the rich dishes on the table, Concubine Li, who had been eating plainly for a long time, felt like she was alive again.

After eating eggs and longans for several days, she obviously felt nauseous when she smelled the fishy smell of eggs.

But even though she was already moving her index finger, Concubine Li still waited patiently for the little palace maid who was trying the food to taste it before she started to move her chopsticks.

In the Shoukang Palace, the Queen Mother was kneeling in the small Buddhist hall, tapping the wooden fish gently.

I don’t know how long it took for her to stop, and she was helped up by Grandma Sun. After leaving the small Buddhist hall, Grandma Sun said:

"The Queen Mother, Your Majesty was assassinated this time. The way the assassins did things seems... they seem to be the remnants of the King of Violence, and they don't seem to have anything to do with the Li family."

King Ru was the younger brother of the late emperor and the uncle of the current emperor. Not long after the emperor ascended the throne, King Pingxi rebelled and was suppressed by the emperor. Because the impact of this incident was so bad, the emperor directly gave him the posthumous title "Li".

When the Queen Mother heard the name, her lips trembled slightly and she said: "King Pingxi... King Ruo... he will not hurt the emperor... he has been dead for many years, it is still too coincidental..." Grandma Sun also thought so, and Li in the palace As soon as the imperial concubine lost power, Li Ziqin outside the palace came to her rescue, which no one could doubt.

"The Queen Mother, do you want me to send more people to continue the investigation? As you know, His Majesty has always disliked our people and has any connection with King Ruo." Grandma Sun asked.

The Queen Mother hesitated for a moment and said: "Since they did it cleanly, they probably won't be able to find anything if they check further. The emperor's people are also keeping an eye on it, so they won't miss any clues. We still need to have people check the whole place in Guanglin Mansion." clear."

Grandma Sun understood that the Queen Mother was focusing on the imperial concubine. Even if she could not find out the old contacts between Concubine Li and Imperial Doctor Li, it would be good to find out more evidence of the Li family's crimes.

"The Queen Mother, our people have found out another thing: the Imperial Preceptor seems to be seriously ill." Grandma Sun said.

The Queen Mother did not like this so-called Imperial Master. This person was supported by Concubine Li. He seemed to be very talkative. Concubine Li seemed to rely on this person very much.

The Queen Mother now suspects that Concubine Li is plotting against her. Seeing her being hit, she also thinks it is good news.

"It's a pity that there is no one in the Ai family's natal family, otherwise the Ai family wouldn't have to be so constrained in doing things." The Queen Mother said with emotion.

The Queen Mother's eldest brother died young, and her nephew's talents were mediocre. He neither lived up to expectations nor caused trouble. There were not many talents in the family. Even with the Queen Mother's backing, he was only a middle-class family in the capital.

Grandma Sun quickly comforted her master: "The Queen Mother feels sorry for Your Majesty and is not willing to embarrass Your Majesty by intervening in politics. Are there a few talented people in the Li family? Aren't they still high-ranking officials and well-paid people now?"

Another reason why the Queen Mother disliked Concubine Li was that the concubine was obsessed with trying to win over her natal family, and she attempted to interfere in politics several times to seek benefits for her natal family. She could hardly be considered virtuous.

"Grandma the Queen Mother!"

Niu Niu's voice interrupted the Queen Mother's meditation.

As soon as she saw Niuniu, the corners of the Queen Mother's mouth couldn't help but curl up.

"Grandma the Queen Mother, a palace maid sister just took me to a small room and saw a guqin inside. The sister said that no one wanted it and asked me to play with it." Niu Niu said.

When Grandma Sun behind her heard this, her expression changed slightly.

The Queen Mother still had a smile on her face and asked lovingly: "Have you taken it?"

Niu Niu shook her head and said: "Everything in Shoukang Palace belongs to the Queen Mother. I can't take it without asking from Grandma."

After the Queen Mother praised her for being so well-behaved, she asked, "Which house is it? My dear, can you lead the way?"

Without thinking much, Niu Niu took the Queen Mother around to the back of the palace and entered a small room.

This small room is actually connected to the small Buddhist hall through a secret door, but outsiders don't know that it is also part of the small Buddhist hall. The small room is clean, and someone obviously cleans it regularly.

The room was empty. When I looked over, the first thing I saw was the guqin, and then there were the layers of thick curtains. There was a faint flickering light of fire behind the curtains, as if candles were lit.

But Grandma Sun couldn't help but look behind the curtain and said, "Niuniu, you shouldn't come in here."

The look she looked at Niu Niu was also reproachful.