Song Qingjin pushed open the door quietly, it turned out that Baoxue and Cuimeng were not asleep, they were waiting for her.Song Qingjin sat down.Baoxue brought a bowl of milk tea and said to her, "Miss Qing, drink some milk tea and go to sleep."

Song Qingjin took two sips, put it down again, and said, "I can't sleep anymore. I still have to light the hour. After a while, the edicts of the various mansions and the empresses of the palace will come. I can't do it anyway if I don't go to see it." Yes. Forget it, let’s sleep together at night. After these few days, after the funeral, you can have a good rest.”

Cuimeng asked: "Miss Qing, so the prince doesn't care about things now?"

Song Qingjin coughed a few times.Xu Shi caught a cold on the way back, which made her feel a little unwell.After coughing, Song Qingjin replied: "Since I found out about the death of the old concubine, I haven't eaten or closed my eyes all day and night. I just sent him some snacks. I just fell asleep. If I get up early tomorrow, I will I'm afraid my body won't be able to hold on anymore."

Cui dreamed for a while, and said: "Your Highness is really pitiful. But Miss Qing, this incident is also strange. You said that the old concubine has always been well. Although she was poisoned in the palace, she also immediately Received it back. The imperial doctor came to check the pulse and said that he was almost healed. How could he pass away suddenly?"

Baoxue immediately covered her mouth, and said: "It's fine to say this in our room, but don't say it outside. Let others know, be careful and chew your tongue, and then it will spread to others." In the ears, they will talk about us again."

Song Qingjin sighed, and said: "Actually, I was also very puzzled. That's why I asked Grandma Sun if the old concubine had seen anyone before she passed away, but Nanny Sun said no. If the mansion If there were no spies, why would the old concubine commit suicide suddenly?"

Baoxue pondered for a moment, and said: "Although there are not many people in the mansion who know that the old concubine committed suicide, she also told His Majesty that the old concubine's condition suddenly deteriorated, which is why she died suddenly. But there are still doubts about this matter. Too much."

Song Qingjin nodded.After chatting for a while, they urged the two to go to bed.But they refused anyway.When it was almost Chen's time, Song Qingjin washed her face with cold water, ate a little breakfast, and took advantage of the bright sky to go to the Baosha.After giving all the orders, he had to bring Baoxue and Cuimeng to look around the mansion.Help take care of people who come and go and wait for guests.

In the capital, it was heard that the old concubine had passed away, and all the families of nobles came to express their condolences.Because too many people came, Song Qingjin had no choice but to order another four or five road sheds to be set up on the roadside outside the mansion to entertain the next guests.After a busy morning, just sat down to take a breath, but another little girl came in and said: "Young concubine girl, the women in the palace are here."

Song Qingjin immediately stood up and asked, "Who? Who's here?"

The little girl replied: "The empress, the concubine Xian, Su Zhaoyi, and Licai have all come, and they are waiting in the main hall now!"

Song Qingjin straightened her hair and clothes quickly, and went to the main hall by herself.When I got there, I saw that the queen, concubine Xian, Su Zhaoyi, and Licai were all there, and the five of them also changed into white plain clothes, waiting for her in the hall.

Song Qing concubine stepped forward to salute: "This servant has seen Empress Empress, Empress Xianfei, and Empress Zhaoyi."

The queen glanced at her indifferently, and said, "Oh, it's the young concubine. I heard that His Royal Highness King Jin entrusted you with the funeral of the old concubine? Is that so?"

Seeing that Song Qingjin was still kneeling on the ground, Concubine Xian said, "Get up first and answer."

Song Qingjin stood up.After coughing a few more times, he said, "Go back to what your ladies said. His Royal Highness Jin Wang is overly sad, he is not in good health, and is resting now. So the funeral ceremony of the old dowager is temporarily handed over to the slaves."

Concubine Xian said, "I have come to watch all the way, you have done all these things very well. Very good. You are indeed a girl trained by the old concubine herself."

Li Cairen sneered, and said: "Although the empress thinks so, the concubine does not think so. I think the old concubine's funeral and other things are well arranged. But this is too shabby .Let’s just look at it. After all, the old concubine is a member of the palace, and if the funeral is done like this, wouldn’t the whole palace lose face?”

Song Qingmei replied: "What do you mean by Li Cairen's words. Although the servants are responsible for the funeral of the old concubine, but if you ask yourself, you can't say that it is shabby. The guests outside didn't say anything too simple. Could it be It's Licai, you have stayed in the palace for a long time. The food you usually eat is also jade grains and golden oysters, so that's why you think that the old concubine's funeral is too simple?"

Li Cairen immediately interrupted her and said: "You servant girl, you actually slandered me!"

The queen quickly waved her hand and said, "Okay, okay. Licai, today we are here to mourn the old concubine, so let's not say these words for now."

Song Qingjin cleared her throat.At first, I thought it was because the empress was so kind and didn't want to make trouble in the funeral of the old concubine.Unexpectedly, after a while, the queen suddenly changed her style of painting, and said to Song Qingjin: "However, Miss Qingjin, I still want to remind you that no matter what Li Cai said, she is also your master. You talk to her, You have to abide by the rules, you have stayed in the palace at least, why don't you understand this point now."

Song Qingjin looked at Concubine Xian subconsciously.Concubine Xian immediately winked at her.Song Qingjin immediately knelt down and said, "I know I was wrong, so I ask you to forgive me."

The queen picked up the teacup again, took a sip of the tea, and after a long while, she smiled and said: "Let's just stick to twenty, otherwise everyone will not be able to justify it on their faces."

Song Qingjin's eyes widened in surprise.She expected that the queen would definitely punish her.But I didn't expect that the queen would be punished twenty times when she came up.After these twenty sticks were beaten, I was afraid that I would have to lie down and rest again.By that time, the mansion will definitely be in chaos. Wouldn't that be the ending that the Empress would most like to see?

Baoxue and Cuimeng immediately knelt down.I begged: "Please forgive our lady this time! The lady is really exhausted. She hasn't rested for the past few days, so she lost her words and offended the empress. The empress said that she will do it again this time. I dare not."

The queen sneered and said: "I don't want to do that either. It's just that if I condone it today, wouldn't it damage Tianwei if it spread? This kind of thing, I would never dare to do."

Concubine Xian said: "Empress, this is probably inappropriate. You also know that this girl is attending to the funeral of the old concubine. Even if the empress wants to punish, she can wait until the past few days. Otherwise, she will be beaten to death. Can't move, who will take care of the old concubine's funeral?"

Li Cairen glared at Concubine Xian, and said: "Then what does Concubine Xian mean, my grievances are in vain? The concubine knows that her status is low, and she is not likable. So, even if she is a slave Stepping on the head and humiliating, I have to endure it for nothing."

Su Zhaoyi replied: "Li Cairen's words are too much. Song Qingmei didn't contradict you. But she said what she thought in her heart. Sister, don't worry too much."

Li Cairen glared at Su Zhaoyi.Did not speak.Song Qingjin looked down, Concubine Xian and Su Zhaoyi were speaking for her, if they offended the queen because of her own reasons, and had any conflicts, it would be her own fault.Song Qingjin was cruel, but it would be better to bear the [-] sticks, so as not to embarrass everyone in front of so many people.

Song Qingjin knelt down again, and said: "This servant has made Li Cairen angry. Is it the servant's fault? Since the empress said that the servant should be punished, then the servant..."

Before Song Qingjin finished speaking, a voice sounded from behind: "My brother is late. Please forgive me, empress and all the empresses."

When Li Cairen heard that it was King Jin Xiao Yixuan's voice, she didn't dare to say anything, she immediately sat up straight and drank her tea with her head down.The queen's complexion changed, but she turned around immediately, and calmly took a sip of hot milk.Song Qingjin subconsciously turned her head to look, Xiao Yixuan didn't know when she got up and changed into plain white clothes.Wearing a plain silver hair crown.

He stood beside Song Qingjin and subconsciously stretched out his hand to pull her up.Song Qingjin struggled a few times, but was still pulled up by him.Li Cairen and Su Zhaoyi both stood up and saluted with Xiao Yixuan in return.Xiao Yixuan cast a cold glance at Li Cairen and the empress, and said: "Empress, Li Cairen, I don't know what mistake Qing concubine made, and the empress will punish her twenty sticks."

The queen bowed her head and smiled, and followed Li Cairen to tell him the whole story.Xiao Yixuan smiled, and said: "So that's the matter. Young concubine always speaks directly. The younger brother also understands her. She must have no intention of disrespecting ladies."

The queen replied: "His Royal Highness King Jin. I know that this servant is a confidant of you and the old concubine, but the female officials in the palace made mistakes, and they would inevitably be beaten and scolded by their masters. Why did you come to King Jin? You can't even scold me. Is it just that your servants can't touch it?"

Song Qingjin wanted to break away from Xiao Yixuan's words in a hurry, and go to tell the queen that she could bear the [-] rods and told Xiao Yixuan to leave it alone.But Xiao Yixuan stopped her words with actions, stepped forward two steps and said: "Since the empress must punish, then the younger brother is also guilty. The younger brother is not strict in discipline, and cannot make his servants behave properly. If the empress must Punishment. For the twenty sticks of punishment, please ask my younger brother to replace her."

When King Jin said this, the faces of everyone present changed.After a long while, he said: "His Royal Highness King Jin is His Majesty's younger brother, and I would never dare to punish you. Let alone ask someone to beat you."

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