The maidservant is too charming. I want to help her become the queen.

The next morning.

According to the rules, concubines who sleep with the emperor should help him change clothes and wash.

However, Li Xuansheng saw that Lu Qingqing was sleeping soundly, so he did not wake her up. He also told the palace servants not to wake her up and let her sleep as long as she wanted.

Before going to court, he remembered that Lu Qingqing was drunk last night, so he asked He Qing to prepare a sobering soup for her.

When Lu Qingqing woke up from the dragon bed again, it was already noon.

She was not fully awake yet, and she mumbled to the palace servants who were serving her outside the bed curtain.

"What time is it now?"

"Reporting to the noble, it is now Si hour, the emperor has gone to the morning court, and it is almost time to adjourn the court."

According to Li Xuansheng's habit, after the court was adjourned, he would summon several important ministers to the Qianqing Palace to discuss matters again.

If I haven't gotten up yet at this time, wouldn't it be too embarrassing to be caught by the ministers who come to discuss the matter?

In order to avoid this embarrassing moment, Lu Qingqing quickly got down from the dragon bed, washed herself briefly, and returned to her palace.

As soon as she stepped into the gate of Yinglan Pavilion, she saw Sanpang looking around panicking outside the door.

When Sanpang saw her coming, he hurried forward.

"My lady, you are back. Ayun, who is beside the queen, has been waiting in our palace for a long time."

When Lu Qingqing heard the word "Queen", she felt something was wrong.

Sure enough, it was as she expected.

As soon as she stepped into the hall, she saw Ayun standing in the hall waiting for her with a bowl of medicine in her hand.

"This servant greets the noble lady Ming."

Ayun still had that fake smile on his face, staring at Lu Qingqing and bowing to her politely.

"The Queen has instructed me to bring you medicine according to the old rules."

"Mr. Ming, please."

Ayun brought the medicine in her hand to Lu Qingqing, pursed her lips, and her gentle face showed sharp eyes.

Lu Qingqing looked at the bowl of medicine in her hand and sneered in her heart.

Oh, it’s the contraceptive soup again.

From her first time serving the Queen until now, whether Lu Qingqing went to the Queen's palace or Ayun came to Yongyinglan Pavilion, the Queen would always deliver a bowl of contraceptive soup to her without leaving any bowl.

In the past, Lu Qingqing didn't care, and even she herself had the idea of ​​avoiding children.

However, the false accusation against Concubine Zhuang made her feel more and more that she was surrounded by dangers in the harem.

She doesn't want to drink this contraceptive soup anymore.

She also needs to have a child of her own to consolidate her position and help her rise to the top.

Although Lu Qingqing thought so in her heart, her hand still reached out to the bowl of medicine helplessly.

Pick it up quickly and drink it all in one gulp.

She lifted the bottom of the bowl to show Ayun. There was not a drop of medicine left at the bottom of the white porcelain bowl, just like the utmost respect she had for the queen.

At this moment, she thought secretly in her heart that this was the last time.

After Ayun left, Lu Qingqing immediately asked Xiaotao to take her pulse.

"Xiao Tao, I just drank a bowl of contraceptive soup. Do you think my pulse is abnormal?"

Xiao Tao's hand gently rested on Lu Qing's white wrist, thinking carefully.

"My lady, your pulse is indeed different from usual, a little chaotic."

Lu Qingqing asked again, her eyes revealed a fierceness and flashed with a cold light. Her eyes were like the cold wind in a winter night, with unquestionable firmness.

"Xiao Tao, do you know what a woman's pulse is like before she has a miscarriage?"

"If I want to have this kind of reaction after drinking the contraceptive soup, what should I do?!"

Every time Lu Qingqing went to bed with the queen, she was forced to take contraceptive soup. Xiao Tao saw all these things and understood that Lu Qingqing was preparing to fight back.

But if she wants to achieve the effect she mentioned, it will cause great harm to the mother, so Xiao Tao is a little hesitant.

Lu Qingqing saw Xiaotao's concerns, and her tone became more firm, like iron.

"Xiao Tao, just say it."

"I have thought about this for a long time. I want to have a child of my own, but there is no better way at the moment."

“I have to do this!”

Xiao Tao was persuaded by her and she was always willing to believe in her master.

"My dear lady, the pulse of a woman who has had a miscarriage is weak and hollow when pressed. The pulse is weak and almost absent, and is chaotic and disorderly."

"I have a way to make you achieve this effect, but it will take some time to prepare the medicine."

The corners of Lu Qingqing's mouth curled up, which seemed to contain some unspeakable sadness, but more of it was a firm smile, calm and composure.

"It's okay, Tao. I can wait."

………………

At the same time, inside the Qianqing Palace.

Li Xuansheng summoned Prince Jing again to discuss the matter.

"That day you told me that the Queen Mother wanted to secretly replace the pure gold statue. What is the situation now?"

Ever since Li Xuansheng gave orders to Prince Jing, Prince Jing has been keeping a close eye on the Queen Mother and the Zhao family's movements. Now, their intentions have been largely understood by Prince Jing. At the morning court today, he submitted a memorial to Li Xuansheng, inviting him to the Qianqing Palace for a discussion.

"My dear brother, it is just as I expected. The pure gold statue of the two immortals of harmony and unity that the Queen Mother handed over to the national treasury is a fake. The fake statue looks exactly like the real one, but it is not pure gold inside. There is only a layer of gold on the surface of the statue."

"And this pure gold Buddha statue was originally used to support water conservancy in the south."

"My spies in the Ministry of Works in the South reported yesterday that in order to make up for the shortfall in the national treasury account, the dikes built in the South were not made of blue bricks, but loess and mud."

"Loess is easily eroded, how can it withstand the impact of floods? That's why I came to report today!"

After hearing this, Li Xuansheng's face turned pale and became even gloomier.

His lips were tightly closed, as if he was trying his best to suppress his inner anger and dissatisfaction. His originally calm eyes were now flashing with a cold light, like a lone wolf in the cold night, emitting a chilling coldness that captivated people's hearts.

This Zhao family is simply lawless!

In the past, the Zhao family engaged in smuggling and offered golden statues to the royal family every year, which was considered a disguised form of taxation.

Li Xuansheng turned a blind eye and spared them for a few years.

I didn't expect that they are getting even bolder now! How dare they treat the lives of the people of the world as a joke!

Now that things have come to this, it is time to take action against the Zhao family.

"Prince Jing!"

"Brother Chen is here!"

"Go and get the key to the Queen's private treasury. Use my private treasury to make up for the shortfall in the national treasury. Make sure that no corners are cut when building the dam. As for the Zhao family, I will make my own arrangements!"

Prince Jing took the order and headed towards Fengyi Palace.

The only thing that can counter power is greater power.

Finally, the time came to decide the fate of the Zhao family, and Li Xuansheng had already selected the executioner for them.

This was why he ordered Prince Jing to find the Queen.

Li Xuansheng immediately took up his pen and wrote a secret letter to Prime Minister Wang Zhongxiu.

Wang Zhong’s daughter is Queen Wang Jinrou, so they will definitely understand what he means.