Palace Scheming: the Queen In the Cold Palace I

Chapter 44: Rebirth to Protect the King (3)

The fragrance of the medicinal powder and the faint fragrance coming from Yun Qing's body also made Xuanyuan Ze feel a strange feeling in his heart, making his eyes become slightly deeper than the soft ones at the beginning.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Feeling that his movements suddenly stopped, Yun Qing's heart rang alarm bells. He hurriedly pulled up his clothes, turned his body slightly while he was distracted, and quickly jumped out of bed to salute Xuanyuan Ze.

Her actions made Xuanyuan Ze slightly stunned. Seeing the wary look on her face towards him, the unhappiness in his heart couldn't help but arouse again.

"Hurry up and let someone come in and change your clothes. I'll wait for you outside the palace!" After leaving a faint sentence, Xuanyuan Ze lifted the curtain and left the palace while Yun Qing was confused.

 Change clothes?

Yun Qing’s beautiful eyebrows couldn’t help but frown. Thinking that he had just asked someone to deliver his court clothes, does he want to stay here? If so, what should she do?

She was secretly anxious inside, but she heard Xuanyuan Ze ordering Xiao Taohong to come in and change the queen's clothes, and then ordered other palace servants: "I am going to have breakfast here today, please ask the imperial chef to prepare it quickly!"

Then Yunqing heard his footsteps gradually leaving, and Ling Ge arranging the busy activities of the palace people, and her heart relaxed slightly.

 It was already past Yin hour, and it would be time to go to court by the time he had breakfast. It turned out that I had misunderstood what he meant.

Thinking about it, she couldn't help but smile with relief. Xiao Taohong, who came in to change her clothes, was very curious. She had been holding back her questions until now, and then she had a chance to find out from Yun Qing.

 The next day, almost the entire palace knew that the emperor stayed at the Golden Phoenix Palace that night and did not leave until the morning.

This also made the people in Zhuhua Palace restless. They were both jealous of Yun Qing's favor and worried about the unresolved matter.

In just a few days, Concubine Hua lost her former glory, and she looked much haggard.

Yesterday afternoon, when Ning'er came back and told her that the emperor and the queen were playing chess among the royal flowers, her jealousy almost made her lose her mind.

 But she knew that she must not lose her composure at the moment, that woman was not as simple as she thought. The fact that she managed to confuse the emperor in a short period of time proved that she was his biggest threat.

Snapped!

  Breaking the jade hairpin in front of her, He Ruowan looked at the eclipsed face in the mirror, and all the hatred turned into a crazy sharp knife, gouging out her heart again and again. Ning'er, who was behind her, was so frightened that her heart skipped a beat and she hurriedly knelt down to pick it up.

"Yun Qing!" He Ruowan bit out these two words tightly between her teeth. She wanted to cut that **** woman into pieces immediately!

She has pushed herself to this point step by step. Will she still steal the emperor's heart?

　　No, she will not let her continue to be complacent. She, He Ruowan, will never let her get her wish so well!

"Empress, what should I do now?" Looking at the empress with a very bad expression, Ning'er also had a melancholy look on her face, worried about their current status.

The emperor didn't come to Zhuhua Palace at all these days. He stayed in the Imperial Study Room all day long under the pretext of being busy with state affairs. However, yesterday he clearly went to court from the Queen's Golden Phoenix Palace. This...

"Ning'er, go tell Big Brother and ask him to silence that person!" He tightened his fingertips, and a sharp light flashed in He Ruowan's eyes. Ning'er couldn't help but feel a chill all over her body, and said with some sympathy: "But he For the sake of your Majesty, I suffered such severe torture in the Ministry of Punishment and didn’t summon your Majesty, so why not..."

"What do you know?" The voice was stern, and there was a viciousness on He Ruowan's face that Ning'er didn't dare to look at. Her legs weakened, and she hurriedly knelt down to admit her mistake: "I know you are guilty, please calm down."

“Hmph!” He Ruowan stood up with a heavy roll of his sleeves, and his chest kept rising and falling. Then he seemed to think of something and ordered: “When will there be news about the person I asked my eldest brother to find?”

"Back to your Majesty, the Eldest Young Master asked me to go back to him at noon and wait for a reply! I will go right away. I believe that the Eldest Young Master will never let your Majesty down!" Ning'er replied hurriedly and respectfully, knowing that the Madam was in a bad mood, not to mention that the situation was indeed urgent. , she didn’t dare to delay.

He Ruowan was full of irritation. After hearing what Ning'er said, he urged: "Go now, I am waiting for you here!"

She can't wait any longer. Now is the critical moment of her life and death. She must be ruthless and save herself at all costs.

 Yunqing! Damn woman, she must not lose to her, never!

"Miss, this medicinal powder from Imperial Physician Hua is really effective. In just two days, there is no trace of injury on Miss's shoulder." Bi Tao wiped Yun Qing's body who had just come out of the bath and looked at the skin on her shoulder. It's as smooth as ever, and I can't help but marvel at the magic of the medicinal powder.

 “Well, it’s very magical!” Yun Qing hummed softly, unconsciously remembering the scene when Xuanyuan Ze applied the medicine to him that night, and his face couldn’t help but blush.

In the past two days, she heard that the emperor's edict had been sent to the southeast at high speed. Although there were still objections among the courtiers, after hearing the Queen Mother's support, all the ministers also put out their fire and quietly waited to see what would happen. News from the southeastern disaster area.

 Xuanyuan Ze from the Criminal Department had no news for her, and Xuanyuan Yi's injury also improved slightly under Hua Heng's care. Yun Qing visited him every day, but the way he looked at her became more complicated.

Yunqing didn't understand what was going on in his mind, but every time she went there, she would mention to him intentionally or unintentionally the Queen Mother's concern for him, but he never responded.

"Miss, miss, the emperor is here!" Xiao Taohong hurried in and looked at Yunqing who had already taken a bath and reported: "Miss, the emperor is waiting for the miss in the main hall! He doesn't look good, he seems to be out of business. What happened."

Yun Qing was slightly startled, and intuitively thought that something had happened to the Southeast Edict, but after thinking about it again, it was only two days, and it would take at least four or five days to travel from Southeast to Tiancheng without stopping.

However, apart from matters in the southeast, what is the purpose of his hurrying here at this moment?

Thinking about it, she couldn't figure out the reason. Looking at her hair that was not yet dry, it was too late to tie it up, so she had to simply comb it, put on her coat, and go straight out to meet the driver.

When he saw Yun Qing, whose black hair was spread directly behind her, Xuanyuan Ze's original anger was slightly startled, and turned into looking at such a beautiful and charming woman in a daze.

"Yun Qing saw that you are late, please forgive me!" Yun Qing leaned slightly and apologized respectfully to Xuanyuan Ze who was sitting in the hall. However, he quickly stretched out his long hand and gently held it up. Start: "The Queen is exempt from the gift."

 “Thank you, Your Majesty!” When his handsome eyes were staring straight at him, Yun Qing also blushed, a little embarrassed that she came to see him like this.

“You all, please stand down!” Xuanyuan Ze coughed softly, stretched out his hand to wave everyone away, and then his voice deepened, and he said with some displeasure: “I came to see the Queen tonight because I want the Queen to see something.”

 “What?” Yun Qing was slightly doubtful, not knowing what he would let her see.

Xuanyuan Ze took out a plain handkerchief from his sleeve, handed it to Yun Qing, and said in a deep voice: "This is the only object handed over by the Ministry of Punishments after the prisoner Chen Jingzhi hanged himself. It is also a handkerchief that the prisoner has always carried with him. However, There is nothing else but a poem on it."

"What, that man hanged himself?" Yun Qing was startled and his eyes widened in disbelief. He couldn't believe that the prisoner who was the only clue to the assassination incident actually hanged himself.

Xuanyuan Ze nodded helplessly and said nothing.

This was the news he wanted to tell her tonight. Originally, he was confident that he would be able to find out the person behind the scenes. However, unexpectedly, the prisoner had hanged himself.

Yun Qing was shocked when he took the piece of plain cotton and saw that it was just a very ordinary piece of brocade. This kind of material could be found at any time, both inside and outside the palace.

Even the poem on the handkerchief is just a very ordinary poem, without any special artistic conception at all.

"When did this happen?" Yun Qing raised her eyebrows slightly, looking at the ordinary piece of handkerchief, wondering what his plans were now.

"An hour ago." Xuanyuan Ze looked unhappy. It could be seen that he was really angry this time.

Unexpectedly, when the clues were about to become clear, something suddenly went wrong. The only key person, Chen Jingzhi, actually hanged himself.

 All of this is clearly controlled by someone secretly! If that person was really someone close to him, then he really couldn't imagine how deep his scheming was.

 “How does the emperor plan to deal with it?” Yun Qing looked at his frowning handsome eyebrows and sighed secretly in his heart.

 Presumably he also had a headache. If it wasn't that person, it would be fine. If it was, she could imagine how shocked he would be.

"Continue to investigate thoroughly! I don't believe that the person who controls Chen Jingzhi can hide it so well. He can hide it from the outside without leaving any traces!" He clenched his fists tightly together. He not only wanted to tell Yun Qing, but also warned himself: This time, we must no longer tolerate adultery and let the person behind the scenes become more and more lawless!

"Yun Qing is really grateful that the emperor has such a heart! However, since the person is dead, the emperor should give up..." Yun Qing thanked him, and then sighed quietly, with indescribable helplessness in his heart.

"I won't give up!" Xuanyuan Ze looked at the disappointment in her eyes and thought that she was very disappointed with him. He immediately got excited and took back the plain handkerchief from Yun Qing's hand, staring at it with his handsome eyes, and then He clenched his fists tightly and said to Yun Qing: "I still have something to do first. Queen, please rest early!"

 Speaking, he and Xiao Lezi prepared to leave the Golden Phoenix Palace.

"Best farewell to your Majesty!" Yun Qing stood up and saluted. At this moment, there was an urgent voice asking for permission to see him from outside the palace. Immediately afterwards, Kant, the master in charge of Concubine Hua's palace, rushed into the palace with an eager face and plopped to Xuanyuan Ze. He knelt down and said loudly: "This slave deserves to die. This slave has disturbed the Holy Master. Please forgive me!"

"Now that you know you deserve to die, why are you still whining?" Chang Le raised his voice and reprimanded the **** who had rashly barged in. He saw that the **** kept kowtowing and begging for mercy, and explained: "I know that I am guilty, and I deserve to die! Please, please Your Majesty, please go and see Concubine Hua! Your Majesty suddenly fainted while taking a bath. I only heard that the Emperor was here when I ran to Longqian Palace, and then I hurried here. Please come and see your Majesty!"

As he spoke, he kept kowtowing, which made Xuanyuanze's heart skip a beat, and he immediately asked nervously: "What's going on?"

"I don't know, but the imperial doctor has been sent to you now! It's just that the empress woke up and kept calling the emperor. I beg the emperor to go to Zhuhua Palace to see the empress!" Kant said with tears streaming down his face, causing Yun Qing to raise his eyebrows and turn his head. Looking at Xuanyuan Ze, whose expression had changed slightly at this moment.

It can be seen that he was still very nervous when he heard that Concubine Hua had fainted; the firm look on his face just now was immediately forgotten when he heard that she suddenly fainted.

Xuanyuan Ze was slightly startled when he noticed Yun Qing's cold gaze, and his eyes couldn't help but be slightly complicated. Then he suddenly said: "In that case, the queen will go with me to see Concubine Hua!"

Yun Qing's beautiful eyes raised, and she met his handsome eyes somewhat unexpectedly. He looked straight at her, as if he wouldn't go if she didn't go.

Yunqing frowned, wondering why he was here?

Although she is a queen, when a concubine in the harem is sick, she should be the first to go to comfort her to show her virtuousness.

But according to the tone of the **** in Concubine Hua's palace, Concubine Hua kept calling the emperor when she woke up, just to see him alone. If she went with him again, she might think it was another guess.

"Let's go!" Xuanyuan Ze saw that she was silent and did not urge her. He just directly took Yun Qing's hand and wanted to take her with him.

"Your Majesty, please go ahead. Yun Qing still needs to dress up." He pulled out his hand with some embarrassment, and Yun Qing thought it would be better not to go with him.

Not to mention that it was very inappropriate for her to go to Zhuhua Palace with her hair disheveled.

"Okay, I'll wait for you here!" Zhuan Yuanze seemed determined to be with her, but Yun Qing had no choice but to let Xiao Taohong and Bitao Jianjian comb her hair before he left with Xuanyuan Ze. Golden Phoenix Palace.

 (End of this chapter)