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

In Fengyi Palace.

The Queen was a little surprised to see Prince Jing coming to pay her respects, but she immediately put on a kind smile to greet him. The corners of her mouth curled up as gentle as water, like the warm sunshine in spring, warm and gentle.

"I haven't seen Prince Jing for a long time. Are you doing well recently?"

"Ayun, quickly prepare some refreshments for Prince Jing."

Prince Jing is Li Xuansheng's only younger brother and his right-hand man in the court, so the queen has always been particularly enthusiastic about him.

Prince Jing thanked the Queen for her kindness, exchanged a few pleasantries, and then stated the purpose of his visit.

"The emperor's sister-in-law is still pregnant, so I shouldn't have come to disturb her. But today, the emperor gave me a verbal order to come and get the key to the private vault in exchange for some expenses, so I came to visit you."

The queen was shocked.

Since Li Xuansheng ascended the throne, things in his private treasury have only gone in but not out. Even when he occasionally rewards his concubines with some jewelry, it would all go through the hands of the queen.

But today, Prince Jing was the only one arranged to come and pick up the things, perhaps something big had happened.

The Queen asked, "Prince Jing, besides taking the things, did the Emperor instruct you on what else to do with them?"

Prince Jing pretended to be embarrassed. He narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he was weighing the pros and cons, and his furrowed brows revealed an elusive hesitation.

He leaned slightly, his body sideways towards the queen, and his voice was so small and low that the queen couldn't help but hold her breath and listen.

"My royal brother's intention is to fill the hole in the Zhao family!"

The queen's suspicion was like an unresolved seed that quietly took root and sprouted.

What exactly did the Zhao family do wrong?

Why does the emperor need to use his private treasury to fill the hole in silver?

This is really too much indulgence for the Zhao family!

However, no matter how much Li Xuansheng favored Concubine Shu, the Queen found it hard to believe that the Emperor would do such a ridiculous thing!

There must be some special secret behind this!

As it involved state affairs, the Queen did not want to ask Prince Jing too much, so she followed his wishes and gave him the key to the private vault.

After Prince Jing left, the Queen immediately wrote a letter, in which she informed her father of Prince Jing's request for the key to the private vault, and reminded her father to find out any news about the Zhao family in the previous dynasty.

She sealed the letter.

"Ayun, deliver this letter to your father!"

Ayun took the order and was about to go out with the letter to find someone to deliver the message to the Prime Minister's residence, but was suddenly stopped by the Queen.

The queen seemed to have remembered something crucial and asked Ayun again:

"Did you finish the bowl of contraceptive soup?"

The Queen has been pregnant for more than five months.

Although she was pregnant for some time, Li Xuansheng understood that she was having a hard time physically, so he let her put aside the management of the six palaces for the time being, and would resume her authority after she gave birth.

However, the Queen's new bid has been suffering.

She had to make sure that the child she gave birth to was the eldest son. Before she had her own eldest son, she would not allow any woman in the palace to get pregnant.

Lu Qingqing is her main target of prevention.

Ah Yun smiled and replied, "Don't worry, my lady. No matter how favored Lu Qingqing is, she is nothing more than a palace maid. She has no knowledge and no brains. I brought her the contraceptive soup and she drank it all immediately. She is very obedient."

Whenever the queen heard Ayun say this, she felt a little more at ease.

Although she stayed indoors in Fengyi Palace to take care of her pregnancy, she knew everything about Lu Qingqing's recent affairs.

What made her even angrier was that the emperor actually bestowed her with a title!

But the queen thought again, what if she was given a title? Even if she was given a title of concubine or consort in the future, what would that matter?

As long as she has no children, no matter how much the emperor dotes on her, it will be nothing but a mirage.

The queen's boneless hands gently stroked her gradually rounding belly. Her fingertips were filled with endless tenderness, and every inch of the touch was filled with anticipation and care for the upcoming life.

She prayed silently in her heart:

God bless me and give me a prince!

………………

A few days passed in a flash.

After the Shenxing Division examined the confession of the palace maid who had falsely accused Concubine Zhuang that day, they hurriedly presented it to Li Xuansheng.

In the Qianqing Palace.

Li Xuansheng frowned as he read the confession, as if there were countless sharp thorns hidden between the lines, piercing deep into his heart.

His deep and sharp eyes penetrated the thin paper and saw the truth behind the confession.

Eunuch He Qing stood aside with his head down. He carefully raised his eyes to look at Li Xuansheng's dark face, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

The methods used by the Ministry of Punishment were ruthless. After only a few punishments, the young palace maid could no longer withstand it and confessed everything about how Concubine Shu threatened her to give false testimony.

With a "click", Li Xuansheng closed the confession booklet with force.

All the emotions in his heart were like surging waves, interweaving and colliding. The complex torrent came from all directions, making it impossible for him to remain calm. It was simply unbelievable!

It turned out to be Concubine Shu, who made the little palace maid wrongly accuse Concubine Zhuang!

Is this really the concubine who was as bright as spring and as innocent as a child in the past?

Is that Zhao Rongyuan who once gave him everything and loved him deeply and wholeheartedly?

He had already started to take action against the Zhao family. Originally, he remembered the long-standing friendship between him and Concubine Shu and did not want to involve her in family affairs.

However, at this point, Concubine Shu's actions made him feel that she, who accompanied the emperor every night, was like a stranger!

In fact, before this, Li Xuansheng had already led the Dali Temple to investigate the Imperial Medical Service.

That day in Yongning Palace, in addition to the chief imperial physician Dou, there was also an imperial physician Liu.

Unexpectedly, this Imperial Physician Liu was also a coward. As soon as he entered the Dali Temple, he was so frightened that he told him everything that Concubine Shu had entrusted to him.

At first, Li Xuansheng still had doubts about what Doctor Liu said, but today, with the testimony of the little palace maid, it was completely confirmed what Concubine Shu did.

The palace dress that made Lu Qingqing faint from drunkenness and suddenly develop a rash at the birthday banquet that day was made by Concubine Shu.

Li Xuan was furious.

What he hated most in his life were people who said one thing to him and another behind his back. Concubine Shu's move completely touched his sore spot.

He just felt sick in his heart. The affection they had for each other every day completely disappeared today.

He hated himself for giving too much affection to Concubine Shu.

Li Xuansheng took a deep breath, as if he wanted to absorb the depression in his chest. However, the sadness in his heart surged like a tide, difficult to resist.

But the more he couldn't relieve this sad and fragile emotion, the more he wanted to see someone.

"He Qing, summon the nobleman Ming."