It's night.

Tai Chi Palace.

In front of the Thousand Autumn Palace.

From afar, Ryan heard bursts of laughter and the sound of silk and bamboo from the hall.

Standing at the foot of the steps with the box containing the things, he smiled lightly, and after a while he walked up the steps, raised the dust in his hand, and said in a loud voice:

"Young Eunuch Ruian, please refer to Concubine Niang Luan!"

Such a voice briefly broke the rare laughter of the Qianqiu Palace, and after a quiet moment, I heard a lazy voice from inside:

"Biography."

Ryan smiled faintly again, lowered his eyes to look at the box in front of him, raised his head again, and walked into the palace in a gaze full of suspicion, caution and precaution.

Passing through the hall and entering the hall to the court, after a short time, I saw the hostess of the Qianqiu Palace.

Ryan didn't raise his eyes to look at her more, but just took off his clothes and bowed down, put the box in front of him, and said loudly:

"Chen Rui'an, see Concubine Niangniang."

Xiao Yuyin looked at the young eunuch in front of him with his head down, his eyes were calm, and he said slowly after a while:

"It's really rare to be able to work this young eunuch to come to the palace today...... But I don't know what to do? ”

Ryan lowered his head again, and said lightly after a while:

"Back to Niangniang, Ryan is now here because of the Holy Order."

Hearing the word holy order, Xiao Yuyin was stunned at first, and then there was anger in his eyes, but he pressed it alive, and finally forced:

"It turned out that His Majesty had an order......

This is strange, at present, the young eunuch is stationed in the Lizheng Palace, and there is a eunuch in the palace......

According to the etiquette and rules, it should be his old man who came to run this trip?

Why, isn't it because you dislike the dilapidated and shabby palace of the Thousand Autumn Palace? ”

Ryan said in a deep voice:

"Niangniang doesn't know, now that the master is sick, and because of this urgent matter, the lord has to announce his subordinates, in order to pass on the mother, investigate the case, in order to return the peace in the palace, and also to reassure the lord."

Xiao Yuyin's heart skipped a beat, and it took a while before she raised her eyebrows, pretending to be indifferent:

"Investigating the case? That's weird...... This palace is a Qianqiu Palace, not Dali Temple, let alone the Criminal Department...... How can you talk about what case this palace is going to investigate? ”

"The criminal department of Dali Temple, there is a difference between inside and outside, this case happened in the palace, and it should naturally be investigated and handled by the people in the palace."

Ryan said lightly.

Xiao Yuyin's gaze became more condensed, but she still pretended not to take it seriously:

"That's weird......

This palace is good to stay in this Qianqiu Palace, why haven't you heard that there is a big case in the palace, and you have to take action in this palace?

Besides, in this Taiji Palace, there is a lord with a higher position than this palace.

The queen is still here, Gonggong Rui, you will go to the palace with the holy will and ask the palace to help investigate the case......

That's a big excess! ”

Ryan smiled and just continued:

"Niangniang is right, it was supposed to be the queen who should investigate the case. However, at present, the queen mother is the person in the case, the master of the matter, if she herself investigates, it is not in accordance with the law.

What's more, the queen mother is so frightened because of this case, and she is seriously ill for a while, and I am afraid that she will not be able to continue. ”

Hearing such words, Xiao Yuyin's heart almost burst out of the fire, but in the end, she has also been immersed in the court for many years, so she naturally knows how to press this thought, so she said lightly:

"Is there such a thing? Why doesn't Hongu know? ”

But there was already a hint of joy in her eyes.

Next.

In the Palace of Ten Thousand Years.

By the lotus pond, on the water pavilion.

Mei Niang stroked the rounded abdominal line, lowered her eyes and listened to Minghe's reply, then looked up and smiled at Suqin with a sneer:

"Well, I'm expecting that, right?"

Su Qin shook her head, sneering and sighing:

"This Shaw ...... I'm still holding on to this ********! I really think that the current decline of the queen is an excellent time for her to take the throne! I don't want to think that my sister is now the head of the nine concubines, and she is only one step behind her when it comes to the rank, but when it comes to the things next to her, everything is better than her......

She thought that she could really get past her sister and sit in this back seat! ”

Mei Niang shook her head and said slowly:

"Which woman in this court doesn't have such a mind?

Not to mention anything else, it is those who seem to be honest on weekdays, if they are given such an opportunity, it is inevitable that they will be tempted.

So you really don't have to be so angry, it's better to plan with me and what to do next. ”

Su Qin looked at her and wanted to speak, but stopped.

Mei Niang understood, so she found an excuse to send Minghe away, and then said softly:

"You want to know...... Whose handiwork is this thing? ”

"Isn't it my sister?"

"If it were me, I wouldn't have done it so hastily."

Mei Niang said:

"Although I may not be so ruthless and deal with this old thing, one thing is certain, if I make a move, or if I rarely see blood, I will definitely let this old man survive and not die. will definitely not give her such a seemingly terrible but happy ending. ”

"That'...... Could it be the Lord ......?"

"If Ijiro is concerned......"

Mei Niang paused, sighed and shook her head:

"To tell you the truth, if Jiro's method is concerned, it's not that he can't be so ruthless. But the key is whether this old guy really did something, and it is worth letting Jiro do this. ”

"But she tossed and attracted people in the middle, and that's why Yan'er ......"

Su Qin said hurriedly, but realized that she had hurt Mei Niang, and hurriedly shut up.

Mei Niang shook her head, and said lightly after a while:

"But it's not a big deal, it's been so long, I'm sad and sad, it's okay."

After another pause, she said:

"I'm like that, and Jiro is even more so. I'm afraid that Jiro at the moment, no matter what, he won't bury it deep for this time, and just wait for the hatred that will happen later, to embarrass an old maid. What's more, when we discussed this matter before, and set our minds to attack the queen, Jiro didn't know about it, and he should also understand now that although I didn't do it personally, it must be because I had this idea that I would attract others to take action. ”

Suqin moved:

"The Lord believes in loving my sister, Su Qin has never doubted this. It's just that Suqin can't figure it out...... At the beginning, my sister asked Ryan to provoke some disputes between the queen and the queen, but she never had such a heavy hand on him......

Who, and why, do this?

Is it still Ryan? ”

Mei Niang shook her head categorically and said:

"It must not be him, the previous poisoning of the queen has already made him know that he is in danger, and it is not appropriate to rush forward. I repeatedly instructed him, Wang De persuaded him in every possible way, and I explicitly ordered him to borrow the hand of the concubine to rectify the queen......

No matter how anxious he is about Wen Niang, he will not be so indiscriminate. ”

Su Qin blinked, and after a while, she said softly:

"Who does that sister think it is?"

Mei Niang sighed, shook her head, and showed some complicated expressions after a while:

"I don't know...... There is only one thing that can be certain, this old maid acts like this, and it may not only hurt us. Maybe......

It's just that there are people next to me, who have made a move and ...... for themselves."

She hesitated for a moment, and finally avoided Su Qin's knowing gaze, and lowered her head:

"Revenge for yourself?"

When Su Qin heard this, she was silent for a while before turning the conversation to Concubine Xiao Shu:

"But my sister is really calculating, how do you know that this Xiao family will definitely agree to take over this matter?"

Mei Niang smiled faintly:

"Because she firmly believes that I did it."

Su Qin was stunned, but immediately understood:

She thought that her sister was doing this because she was pregnant with a pregnant partner and driving the master's side, and she did it with the hand of Ryan, who returned to the palace, intending to defeat the queen's side in one fell swoop and take the opportunity to replace it......

And if my sister wants to act like this, it will inevitably be negligent, so she needs someone from the other side of the palace, who is absolutely inseparable from the queen, to make a game for her sister and let the queen swallow this cup of bitter wine in vain.

So my sister chose her, because she is the only one who can form an alliance with her sister now, and will definitely not help the queen?

Did she think her sister was trying to form an alliance with her? ”

Mei Niang smiled:

"Why not?"

"But she's ...... now"

"She is still Concubine Xiao Shu now. If the queen falls, then how to land on the wheel, it will be her turn to ascend to the throne, and it will definitely not be my turn. No matter what she had done before, no matter what her impression was in the minds of the courtiers...... This is a rule that has been handed down for thousands of years, and if Jiro wants to bypass her and directly mention me as a posterity, it will definitely not work. ”

"But ...... in the past"

"In the past, in the past. How noble the position of the fourth lady is, how important the position of the queen is, you know, the ministers know it, and the people of the world also know it.

In the past, Jiro loved and pitied me, and the people's hearts were still obedient to me, but I still couldn't have a new concubine above the fourth lady...... Not to mention nowadays.

Suqin, the reason why I have been able to get to where I am now step by step is because what I can rely on is the word "people's heart". If I lose the hearts of the people, then I will not be able to fight.

So right now, she understands, and I know, that I can't and can't get past her.

She knew this, Jiro also knew it, so she would dare to break the kettle like that before, and would rather let Jiro be completely disappointed in her than save her son.

For her, it doesn't matter if she loses Jiro's heart, as long as her status is still there, her son is still there, and her mother's family and the entire clan are still there......

Then she will always have a few more chances of winning than me, a woman from a mediocre background who served under the throne of the previous emperor.

No matter how many children I will have in the future, she will be able to sit firmly in the middle palace. ”

Suqin was silent, then sighed and nodded:

"My sister is right...... Although my sister is now quite popular with the people, but in the end, it is not a matter of a day for the clan to prosper, and it is not easy to move their position, and the people's customs have been the gate of the Gaohua clan since the Jin Dynasty......

Once my sister really competes with the Xiao family for such an important position, then there are no ministers, generals, and pawns in the whole world, and I am afraid that the first one to see and care about is the name, not the truth. ”

Mei Niang nodded and smiled faintly:

"That's why I said, this time the Xiao family's matter, we are also sure to win."

Su Qin also nodded and said with a smile:

"Exactly...... If she doesn't believe in her sister and refuses to accept this good fate with her sister, let's not do it next! ”

Mei Niang smiled, lowered her eyelids and said:

"She'll take it, because Xiao Yuyin ...... She's just a stupid poisonous woman who thinks she's smart, and she's really a big cut behind the queen. ”

Suqin nodded yes.

……

At the same time.

Tai Chi Palace.

In the East Palace.

Li Zhong sat under the porch, carrying a corner pot in one hand, and poured a sip of wine into his mouth blankly, looking at the bright moon in the sky while screwing the lid on. In front of him, there was also a silver plate with two wine glasses on it.

After a while, a little waiter hurried over, saluted, and said in a low voice:

"His Royal Highness the Prince, the matter has been completed."

"Hmm...... It's all cleaned up, isn't it? ”

"Yes."

"Don't get her in any trouble."

"Your Highness, rest assured, the small ones are all arranged."

Li Zhong closed his eyes, nodded, then handed him the corner pot, and said softly:

"Do a good job, and then you will go and receive the reward.

…… Let's help Bengong unscrew the lid of this pot first, and it can be opened just now......"

The little waiter was overjoyed, so he opened it for him and poured the wine into two cups.

Li Zhong looked at him, showed a rare smile, nodded and said:

"It's hard work, this wine is also a tribute from the Western Regions, this palace is in a good mood today, so I allowed you to accompany this palace to drink this cup."

The waiter was flattered and repeatedly excused himself, but Li Zhong became angry, and raised his eyebrows to ask him if he drank it. The waiter was helpless, so he thanked Li Zhong for his grace and drank it himself.

As soon as the wine fell, the waiter showed a surprised expression, and then his face turned pale, covering his throat, looking at Li Zhong in horror, falling to the ground and struggling, and among the seven orifices, black blood flowed out!

Li Zhong just sat on a high place, lightly holding his glass of wine, looking at the waiter who was struggling at his feet, wanting to grab his feet, but he couldn't move, and said lightly:

"I know you don't understand why you have to die, but don't worry, you did a good job, and this palace won't let you be a fool. After all, as the woman said, the best way to do something properly and without a trace is to erase all traces that can be erased. You too...... And ......"

Li Zhong raised the horn pot with great interest, and said with a sad gaze:

"And Bengong really wants to give it a try, is this yin and yang inverted mandarin duck pot that poisoned Bengong's mother back then...... Well, now it seems, it's true...... It's just that...... It's a pity that you didn't drink this good wine in the end...... But don't worry, this cup, the palace will also give it to you, send you on the road, as a thank you for arranging manpower for the palace, and revenge the old maid's mother-killing revenge. ”

After saying it softly, Li Zhong gently poured the glass of non-toxic wine beside the waiter, whose face was dark and had already lost his last breath.

The gaze was extremely painful and cold.