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Xiao Fengming let her go, only to realize that her face was covered with tears. He put his hand on her cheek and asked, "Why are you crying?"

Nie Wushuang looked at him with beautiful eyes. The words in her heart came to her mind, but she endured it and looked away: "It's nothing. I'm just happy that the emperor is fine. I'm going to get the porridge right now."

She said and left in a hurry. Xiao Fengming looked at the sudden loss of warmth in his palms, feeling deeply saddened in his heart.

…to the end…

Xiao Fengming's injury healed quickly and he was able to move around normally the next day. After applying it externally or internally, on the third day, Xiao Fengming's complexion returned to rosy and he was ready to go to court. There was a lot of discussion in the court about the assassination. The assassin had already taken advantage of the chaos and ran away. The imperial guards led by Nie Minghu and the capital soldiers led by Jing Zhaoyi searched from house to house, but they could not find him.

This assassination incident gradually became an unsolved case. Lang Wei, who was beside Xiao Fengming, had more people, coming in and out, and the formation was huge. Although he was not happy, he could not stand the courtiers' sincere advice: No one wanted to have another accident with the emperor as the Chinese New Year was approaching.

Nie Wushuang was a guest in Concubine Shu's "Xinyi Palace". Concubine Shu was still frightened when she talked about the dangers of the "Buddha Bathing Festival".

"Fortunately, the emperor is blessed by the gods, otherwise, this year would have been difficult." Concubine Shu patted her heart and said Feng.

Nie Wushuang took a sip of hot tea and glanced at her: "Yes, the queen was frightened and the eldest prince was also frightened."

Concubine Shu's eyebrows twitched, and she suddenly sneered mysteriously: "To be honest, I can't escape the Queen's involvement, even though the assassin can't be caught."

Nie Wushuang rarely heard such arbitrary conclusions from her and laughed it off: "What did the empress say? I just pretend I didn't hear it."

Concubine Shu pulled her, a hint of coldness flashed across her almond-shaped eyes: "I'm not being alarmist, I'm just saying this because I regard Sister Nie as my own sister. You said that the queen has an eldest prince, and even if the sky falls, she won't be able to move. Not even a hair on her face. The miserable thing is for concubines like you and me who have no heirs. Hmph... Sister Nie doesn’t know that the queen usually looks gentle and dignified, and is a mother to the world, but in fact she has a dark heart."

Nie Wushuang sipped the tea leisurely and said after a long time: "When I left this palace, I forgot what the empress just said. But having said that, there is really a little bit of truth to it."

When Concubine Shu saw Nie Wushuang on the road, she took a handkerchief and wiped the invisible tears from the corner of her eyes, and said sincerely: "It's not that I have a bad heart, it's just that Sister Nie is still young and doesn't understand the strangeness of this. Do you know Why does the emperor have so few heirs?"

Nie Wushuang shook his head.

Concubine Shu sighed: "Sister Nie must not believe it. When the emperor was still the crown prince, he recruited a few good concubines. Unfortunately, they were either sick or dead... and there were also miscarriages. Produce……"

As if she couldn't bear to think about it, she paused and then whispered: "Even when Concubine Jing was still Liangdi, the first child in her belly was inexplicably aborted. After five months, it was stillborn. See It turns out it’s a boy!”

Nie Wushuang was horrified when she heard this. No wonder Concubine Jing looked so bad when she was sitting there when Concubine Yun was about to have a miscarriage. It turned out to be the reason for this.

Nie Wushuang considered his words and then said: "What do you want to say when you mention this?"

A look of hatred flashed across Concubine Shu's eyes: "Originally, I couldn't figure out the key, but later, Concubine Jing spilled the beans, and I found out that the Queen was not pregnant at that time, and there was no news in her belly. , how could other women be allowed to give birth to the emperor's first eldest prince? Later, she finally gave birth to the eldest prince, and then the concubine Jing became pregnant again, and the imperial doctor determined that it was a girl, so she was able to give birth safely. "

Nie Wushuang suddenly understood. Seeing that she was convinced by her words, Concubine Shu quickly struck while the iron was hot: "Tell me, for a jealous woman like the Queen, now that Concubine Yun is pregnant and Ya Jieyu is pregnant, she naturally can't let the Emperor pick and choose between them. As a crown prince, naturally..."

She didn't say the next words, but Nie Wushuang understood what she meant. She pondered for a while and said calmly: "What Concubine Shu said is indeed somewhat true, but the emperor is now in his prime, how can he possibly consider the crown prince's affairs?"

Concubine Shu raised her delicate chin after hearing this: "That's why she wants to make the emperor feel that it is necessary to establish a crown prince. This is what I said. This assassination is most likely related to her."

Nie Wushuang looked at Concubine Shu looking at him earnestly, and secretly sneered in his heart: I'm afraid Concubine Shu revealed such a big secret to her, but it was just to put himself on the same front with her, to deal with the Queen together.

It's a pity that I'm not that stupid. The Queen was not the mastermind behind the assassination at all. No matter how jealous the queen is, she still understands that the overall situation is the most important thing. The eldest prince is still young. Although he has a queen as his mother, he is still young and cannot support the court at all. Besides, which wife can really be cruel to her husband?

Seeing Nie Wushuang pondering undecided, Concubine Shu knew in her heart that Nie Wushuang was not that mindless fool, and sighed: "Now we are miserable. If the Queen gains power in the future, I am afraid our future will be very miserable."

Seeing her sad expression, Nie Wushuang smiled sweetly and comforted her: "Don't worry, Madam, you and I are both sisters. Besides, we still have Yun Chongyuan's child..."

There was a deep smile in her beautiful eyes: "After this year is over, I'm afraid it will be Concubine Shu who I will congratulate."

Concubine Shu smiled and held her hand tightly: "When the time comes, Sister Nie will have to say some kind words in front of the Emperor. But we must not let this palace fall short in the end."

The two looked at each other and smiled, but they had their own thoughts.

Nie Wushuang left"

"Xinyi Palace" contained a lot of tea in Concubine Shu's palace, but she also found out the secrets of the palace that she had never heard before. No wonder Concubine Jing was virtuous and honest in the palace. It turned out that she was "trained" by the queen.

The queen is jealous and cannot tolerate others. It seems that if Empress Dowager Gao wants to control the queen and the eldest prince, there may be many difficulties in the future. Nie Wushuang thought with a sneer on her red lips... The Empress and Empress Dowager Gao will probably have to find a way to drive a wedge between them in the future.

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The days passed in the blink of an eye, and in a blink of an eye, it was already the end of the year. In a day or two, there would be sacrifices at the Ancestral Temple, and the palace was extremely busy. Although Nie Wushuang did not need to do anything, he watched the female officials and chamberlains in the palace coming and going, and pointed out how to place things with great interest.

While he was busy, Yang Zhi came in a hurry, with a hint of joy on his face: "Mother, Princess Rui is very happy. She has given birth to a heir apparent."

Nie Wushuang was stunned for a long time before answering: "Oh?"

Yang Zhi was followed by several people who looked like servants in the palace, and they put down the gift boxes. Nie Wushuang looked at the boxes of exquisite wedding candies and pastries, and then said after a long while: "According to my instructions, prepare a generous gift, Yang Zhi, and deliver it to Prince Rui's palace in person. Just say...just say that I congratulate Prince Rui. Overjoyed."

Yang Zhi continued as he was told. After a while, Yang Zhi presented the gift to Prince Rui. Nie Wushuang looked at the small golden body, jewelry, etc., but felt that the gift was not enough.

Yajieyu happened to come over after hearing the news. She smiled happily and said, "If Princess Rui doesn't dislike it, I will also have a gift for Prince Rui's young prince."

She took out the children's clothes, undershirts, small tiger-toe shoes, and small bellybands that she had made. They were all exquisite and cute. Nie Wushuang looked at it silently, raised his head and forced a smile: "Okay, add them all."

Yang Zhi took it. Nie Wushuang looked at Yajieyu's excited face and said with a smile: "You really are, you just keep what you have worked so hard for, why give it away."

Yajieyu smiled and said: "I was very happy when I heard that a child was born. Besides, I make a lot of small clothes like this, so I'm not afraid of giving them away. If the empress becomes pregnant with a child in the future, I will definitely make a set of children's clothes as a gift." Give it to the queen."

Nie Wushuang felt sour in his heart and looked away. After a long time, he said: "Okay."

Princess Rui Zou gave birth to a young prince a year ago and reported it to the clan office, which then recorded it in the family tree. Xiao Fengming was very happy to hear this and gave Princess Rui a hundred taels of gold from Zou and ten pieces of fine silk and satin of various colors. He also named Princess Rui 'Princess Rui Herui'.

On that day, Prince Rui Xiao Fengqing entered the palace to express his gratitude. Nie Wushuang saw him wearing a ferret fur, followed by a group of guards in brocade clothes walking slowly behind him. When he came closer, he let out a long sigh of relief and said with a warm smile on his face, "Greetings to the empress."

Nie Wushuang looked him up and down and said with a faint smile: "Congratulations to His Highness Prince Rui. Now that Prince Rui is a father, he must be more restrained in his actions."

Xiao Fengqing gave her a fixed look: "I appreciate your hard work, the empress!" He walked past her, bringing with him a cold wind. Nie Wushuang watched him walk into the imperial study, then turned back and said calmly: "Go back to the palace."

Xia Lan stamped her feet and asked, "Isn't the empress going in?"

"No need." Nie Wushuang shook his head. She climbed onto the shoulder platform, and as she was swaying, she vaguely heard the "cracking" of firecrackers being set off outside the palace. It turned out that it was the people who couldn't help but celebrate the joy of the New Year.

Nie Wushuang gathered his fox fur and let out a long sigh: This year has finally passed.

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