However, Xiao Yixuan lowered his head, and said respectfully: "I dare not. It's just that I should really blame my brother for this matter. The Empress will punish me, and I will punish my brother. I will absolutely not have any complaints."

The queen smiled, and said: "Since His Royal Highness King Jin has said so, what else can I say? Let's forget about this matter. Please, His Royal Highness King Jin, take good care of your subordinates in the future."

Xiao Yixuan replied: "My brother would like to obey the Queen Mother's orders." After he finished speaking, he did not forget to cast a cold glance at Li Cairen.

The queen put down the milk and said to the others: "Okay. We have finished what we have to say. We should pay homage to the concubine and return to the palace earlier."

As soon as the queen said this, everyone followed her and got up to leave.Song Qingjin remembered it now, and immediately said: "Empress, ladies and gentlemen, why don't you go back after lunch at the mansion."

Li Cairen turned around, rolled her eyes, and said, "I'm full of gas, what else do I have to eat. Go back and forget it."

Song Qingjin didn't reply any more, just watched them leave along her eyebrows.Xiao Yixuan ordered: "Find some people and take them to the mother's mourning hall to worship." After Xiao Yixuan finished speaking, he coughed heavily again.Ankang immediately brought hot tea.Xiao Yixuan took two sips before he stopped coughing.

Song Qingjin bit her lips and said, "Thank you, my lord, for coming here and saving this servant, otherwise I would have needed twenty sticks. However, my lord, you seem to have offended the empress and Lady Li because of this servant, and this servant really feels very sorry."

Xiao Yixuan patted Song Qingjin's arm, and said: "It's okay. I don't think these people came here to pay homage to the mother and concubine, but to find trouble."

Song Qingjin watched Xiao Yixuan sit down, and said, "My lord, don't say that, I don't think Su Zhaoyi and the concubine Xian have such thoughts."

Xiao Yixuan bowed his head and said, "Others are fine. It's just my cousin. I only have my relationship with my brother in my heart. I don't care about anything else."

Song Qingjin asked in surprise, "My lord, what did you say? You said Su Zhaoyi is your cousin? In other words, is the concubine her aunt?"

Xiao Yixuan looked up at her: "What? I think you seem surprised? Didn't the concubine mother tell you before?"

Song Qingjin came back to her senses, quickly shook her head, and said, "The old concubine didn't tell this servant, and this servant still thinks..."

Xiao Yixuan's eyes swept over again: "What else do you think?"

Concubine Song Qing became flustered, tidied her clothes hastily, and said, "No. I'd better go to the mourning hall to see those empresses. In case they will say that our palace doesn't take good care of them, and they'll have to look for something later."

Xiao Yixuan nodded.Song Qingjin left quickly.When we arrived at the mourning hall, we found that the queen, Li Cairen and Su Zhaoyi had all gone back.Concubine Xian was the only one left in the mourning hall.Kneeling on the futon.Weeping silently.Song Qingjin walked up, helped her up, and said, "Even though your mother is sad, you still have to care about your own body. You'd better get up."

Concubine Xian wiped away her tears, and said: "When Concubine Toffee was alive, I often read Buddhist scriptures with her. I benefited a lot. Concubine Toffee is such a good person, she left unexpectedly."

It seems that Concubine Xian is really sincere.Song Qingjin's eyes were a little swollen looking at her, probably because of crying a few times.Song Qing concubine said a few words of comfort, Xian Concubine got better, and said: "Qing concubine, I'm a little hungry. I don't know if the prince's mansion may provide me with a meal?"

Song Qingmei immediately said: "Your Majesty said this. It is our face that Your Majesty can eat in the palace." Song Qingmei said while ordering the servants below: "Quickly pass a table of meals. Your Majesty likes to eat lotus seeds and white fungus Soup, tell the kitchen to make it."

After the servant agreed to leave, Song Qingmei helped Concubine Xian.I want to go to the inner hall to eat.Concubine Xian said to her, "Go and eat in your yard."

Song Qingjin took Concubine Xian to her yard.Taking advantage of the time when the servants were laying out the meals, he washed his hands after serving Concubine Xian, and served her dishes himself.Concubine Xian ate for a while and said, "Qing Concubine, what are your plans for the future?"

Song Qingjin thought for a while, and said, "I don't know about it either. Maybe wait until the old concubine's funeral."

Concubine Xian said: "I know that you have doubts about the death of the concubine, and so do I. But you also know that the water in the palace is too deep. I'm afraid you have seen the situation today. .Even if I have the heart, I'm afraid I'm powerless."

Song Qing concubine heard the meaning of Concubine Xian's words, and put some food for her, and asked probingly: "Qing concubine, if you don't want to, I won't force you. But even if you don't, I will It is estimated that they will do these things someday.”

However, after thinking for a long time, Song Qingjian still knelt down in front of the concubine Xian and said, "My lady, if you are really willing to investigate this matter, then you are the servant and the prince's great benefactor. Even if you ask the servant to do something, the servant They will all die!"

The servants beside Concubine Xian immediately helped Concubine Song Qing up from the ground.Song Qingjin thought for a long time, and still asked the doubts in her heart: "Mother, why do you want to investigate the cause of the old concubine's death? We are with you...not..."

Concubine Xian pondered for a moment, and said: "Because I have understood a truth since I was a child. It is certainly possible to be alone. But you must also watch the timing. If you choose to be alone when you are in the middle, it is often just an opportunity for the real mastermind behind the scenes to take advantage of it." .At this moment, benevolence alone is almost the same as self-destruction." Concubine Xian thought for a while, and then continued: "What's more, if a good person dies but no one finds out the truth, then wouldn't the wicked people in this world become more and more evil?" many?"

Song Qingjin agreed with what Concubine Xian said.She also admires the person in front of her, who has been in the deep palace for so many years, but still maintains his true heart.So kind and just.However, she still couldn't help saying; "Your Majesty, if this matter will hurt you, or else it's better to take it easy."

Concubine Xian smiled lightly and said: "I don't believe that she has the ability to deal with me. If so, I wouldn't be safe and sound for so many years. However, if I have you as my helper, I will be much more relaxed. And do things that I can't do."

Song Qingmei replied: "The slaves are willing to do this for the empress. As the saying goes, a wise man works hard, but slaves don't have much wisdom, so they work hard to repay the empress."

Concubine Xian replied with a smile: "Okay. I trust you. When the affairs here are settled, I will send a car to pick you up. As long as you handle the funeral ceremony of the old concubine well. In two days, I will ask His Majesty for another grace to make you a seventh-rank female official. At that time, even ordinary concubines will be respectful and respectful when they see you. When that time comes, you will be able to do things for this palace. Simpler."

Song Qing concubine bowed her head and saluted. After serving the concubine Xian, she finished her lunch and drank two more bowls of tea before going back in the carriage.Song Qingjin saw her off and went back to the mansion to take care of things.When it was getting dark, she took people to the mourning hall to burn evening papers.

The old concubine had already entered the coffin, because the weather was hot, and according to the weather, two days later would be a good day for the funeral.Song Qingjin had been busy all day, and this was the first time she came to the mourning hall of the old concubine.Looking at the pearl white cloth lantern on the house number, the white flower cloth in the mourning hall, and the huge coffin, tears fell like broken beads.

Song Qingjin endured her sadness and said: "Give tea, burn the paper." The servants brought over the paper money and Japanese paper ingots.Song Qingjin put the paper money in a lit copper basin.In the light of the fire, she seemed to see the voice and smile of the old concubine right in front of her eyes.The more she thought about it, the more she felt that the death of the old concubine must be as strange as the concubine Xian said.

She made up her mind that after these few days, she must return to the palace again to investigate the cause of the old concubine's death.She was still thinking, wait a little longer, and when the old concubine is buried, she will tell Xiao Yixuan about it.Tell him all about your plans and this matter.But he just didn't know if Xiao Yixuan would put her in the palace.

After burning the evening paper and eating dinner, Song Qingjin counted the names again.But Cuimeng secretly said to her: "Girl, everything else is in order, but today, on the side where the relatives from outside have tea and dinner, and on the side of the fifth-rank civil servants, the hot dishes have cooled down. The herbal tea has been heated up. Go eat it." The stuff people are so unhappy, they even complained to me when they came back!"

Song Qingjin immediately asked: "Who is in charge of things over there? Is there a record in the roster?"

Baoxue took the roster and said, "Mother Zhou is in charge."

Song Qingjin frowned and said, "The one who is very good with Ming's mother? You go and ask her to come out."

Cuimeng took a few steps forward and said, "Where's Mama Zhou? You come out, the girl has something to ask you."

Zhou's mother came forward and saluted, and asked; "I don't know what the slave girl did wrong? Or is there something else?"

Song Qingjin sneered, and said, "You mother is also weird. I just asked you to come out, and I didn't say anything bad about you. Why are you so guilty?"

Mother Zhou smiled awkwardly and stopped talking.Cuimeng stepped forward and questioned her about what happened at the banquet today.Mother Zhou naturally denied it.I asked several times and still didn't admit it.Song Qingjin then said: "Mother Zhou, I would like to persuade you a few words. If you admit it, it will still be punished by our mansion. If you don't admit it, I can only go back to the prince tomorrow and ask the palace to invite someone to investigate. Wait until At that time, if it was found out that it was you, you should be careful."

Cuimeng took a few steps forward, walked in front of Zhou's mother, and said, "You have to think about it, whether this matter has anything to do with you or not."

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