The purple bamboo forest, the thatched house is still dilapidated, and the moss on the stone table is connected with the withered grass under the stone bricks, which sets off the desolation of the inner palace.

In the depths of the Qin Palace, Beigong Yuefu is not only free from management, but also involved in all kinds of right and wrong. Every time there is chaos in the Qin Palace, there is a shadow of the North Palace. Xia Ji has experienced too much, and she has already seen it very lightly, but in the underground secret room, she first failed to win against the ghost grandmother, and was warned by Scarlet Moon. This elderly queen mother really doesn't dare to meddle in any affairs anymore.

And next to her, Xinbo kept chattering, describing all kinds of grievances, only to hear him say: "This battle has caused a huge injury to my Beigong. Sister Tooth Brigade is the principal of the Inner Palace, the link between the Inner Palace and the Outer Palace, and one of the twelve generals. ”

"Yihuan Yuan will definitely be lost, and when the king stabilizes the situation in Xianyang, I can predict that the next thing will be that those big families will inevitably fight for Yihuan Yuan. That is, Momu Ling can keep the proud building, which is already the greatest ability, and if Yihuanyuan loses this, the inner palace and Zhongnan Mountain will lose information contact. ”

"Not only will the senior sister be anxious, but your safety, master, will not be guaranteed. This time the impact on Zhong Dian has already offended Zhong Dian, and Zhong Li will definitely take revenge. Xiaobo was very worried, although the master was the best powerhouse, but under the siege of those people, he would also be injured. The king has already helped once, and it is impossible to help us a second time. ”

"The focus of all the contradictions is why did the master go to the Bell Palace? Why kill Lin Ye? If this matter doesn't make sense, not only will it not be able to explain it to the king, but it will also cause my Beigong to be at a loss. Lin Ye has lived in the palace for so long, and many people in the family have a relationship with her, no matter what Xiaobo thinks, Lin Ye can't be harmful to my North Palace. But the master still went, not only did he not kill her, but he also made you lose your soul and lose your soul, what happened to the Zhong Palace? ”

Xia Ji took a sip of wine and complained: "Xiaobo, you and I have been a servant for decades, I will say what you can know, and don't ask if you shouldn't know." Now that it has been made, I will take all the troubles and don't implicate anyone else. ”

"When the government is coming, he is here to have a showdown with me."

Xinbo wondered: "Does the king dare to threaten his master?" You are your own ancestors and grandchildren, even if the master kills a few concubines, it is impossible for such a thing to happen. When the king comes, the master's tone must be tough, even if Lin Ye is not killed, he must let Lin Ye kneel in the purple bamboo forest. ”

Xia Ji shook her head and smiled bitterly: "You still don't understand, this time I attacked the Zhong Palace, and I was defeated." My defeat represents the defeat of the North Palace to the Zhong Palace, or the Zhong Hall where Zhong Li is not at home. Even if Xi'er sent someone to come, it would not be Zhong Dian's opponent. ”

"Since you are defeated, you have to admit this fact. If I don't admit defeat, with Zhongli's character, I will definitely anger those people in the North Palace in the palace. I'll tell you one thing, from now on, I won't make a move, and I won't dare to make a move. That person warned me that if I dared not listen, not only would Beigong die, but even my Ying clan would not necessarily exist. At our level, it is impossible to lie, and He can definitely do it. ”

Xinbo asked, "Who is that man?" Isn't all the masters of my Beigong an opponent? ”

Xia Ji said affirmatively: "It's not an opponent, in the face of that person, I don't even dare to have a sense of hostility, for fear of bringing harm to my family." Don't ask, that person's strength is stronger than ours, and I can't even sense whether he has left the Qin Palace or not. If I say the wrong thing, after you know it, you will definitely pass this news to Xi'er, and then our disaster will come. ”

Xinbo knelt on the ground, raised his head and said, "Please tell me, even if it is death, I want to know why the master went to the Zhong Hall and why he killed Lin Ye." ”

Xia Ji said seriously, "You really want to hear it? ”

Xinbo nodded, "I want to hear it." ”

Natsuki sighed bitterly: "Once you hear it, you will die, and no one will let you spread the news." I'll tell you if you want to hear it......"

"Grandma can't say it." Yingzheng took Zhongli and hurriedly walked over.

Ying Zheng walked to the stone table, first saluted, and then said with a serious face: "Grandma can't tell him, I know my sister's character best, either she doesn't talk to anyone, or she speaks, and she will do what she says." She never talks nonsense, and with the strength of her father-in-law, she is not qualified to know. ”

"I can influence my sister's decision, but she won't listen to me if she says it in advance. And at this time, Xinbo can't sit in on the conversation between me and my grandmother. ”

Xia Ji nodded and said, "Xiaobo, step aside, you know the rules of the palace." ”

Xinbo said with a cautious face: "I still want to hear it, please tell me directly from the king." The tooth brigade is dead, and the senior sister must know the cause of death and who killed her. ”

Ying Zheng frowned and said, "You're really not afraid of death?" ”

Xinbo said: "Don't be afraid. ”

Zhongli said coldly on the side: "Empress Dowager Xia Ji, we know some secrets enough, if Xinbo also knows, it is impossible for me to let him take this secret out of the palace." ”

Xia Ji looked at Xinbo and lamented: "Xiao Zhong, Zhong Dian has such strength, why didn't you say it earlier." This time I lost, that is, the North Palace was defeated, and from today on, all the power in the palace will be handed over to the Zhong Palace. Since Xiaobo wants to die, let him die. ”

Zhongli said coldly: "Okay, it's enough to admit this fact, with the words of the Queen Mother, I won't do anything to the end, let alone retaliate against Beigong." ”

"Before I say that, please tell me the Queen Mother, why did you kill Lin Ye? She is the master of the Drum Tower Palace, when I am not there, she is the first person in the Bell Palace, and whoever moves her is the root of my Bell Palace. With the eyes and ears of the Queen Mother, it is impossible not to know this, but you still made a move and fought directly with Mindai. ”

"With the personality of the Queen Mother, there is no room for change in doing things so much, it will not be beneficial to Beigong at all. Lin Ye's personality is clear to everyone, she has a relationship with many people in Beigong, Beigong can hate me Zhongli, it is impossible to hate Lin Ye. In other words, the Queen Mother wanted to kill Lin Ye, not because of her own intention, but because she was driven by others. Who is that person? Zhongli must know. ”

Ying Zheng personally poured a full wine for Xia Ji, sat next to him and said, "I can guess that person, but we have to hear the accurate answer, only in this way, we can go to the next place." ”

Xia Ji took half a sip of wine and said with a wry smile: "Zheng'er can make such preparations, he should be able to investigate, you guessed correctly, it was Sister Huayang who asked me to go." She wanted to kill Ying Ai and Lin Ye, so she threatened the lives of the Tooth Brigade, and even used the grievances of the two clans to make me make a decision. ”

"She saw that I didn't want to let the two clans have internal strife, so she had no choice but to attack the Zhong Palace. This time, not only forced out the master who protected Lin Ye, but also forced out the terrifying existence. One-on-one, I can't win against any of them, and I was even forced to make an oath that I must participate in the battle of blood sacrifice, otherwise the entire Beigong and the Ying clan will perish. ”

Xinbo was stunned when he heard this, and his whole body trembled violently. Zhongli's eyes widened, and he said, "She sent an invitation to the Queen Mother? Queen Mother, you should flee immediately, for at your age, you can't participate in this covenant. Who is the master at protecting leaves? I don't know this yet. ”

Xia Ji smiled helplessly: "It's okay if you don't know, with your strength, you are not her opponent at all, because her speed is faster than you." I also blame myself, why don't I leave immediately, and I have to listen to the Scarlet Moon Girl. You know? I can only fight, because I am really afraid that she will destroy the North Palace. ”

"With her strength, maybe she will look at Zheng'er's affection and kill less people from the Ying clan. But there is a gap between the North Palace and the Zhong Palace, she has no ties, and the North Palace Hall of Zhongnan Mountain will definitely be destroyed by her. ”

Zhongli also said helplessly: "I have seen the girl make a move, if she really wants to destroy a force, it can be completed in a few incense sticks." I dare to attack the Queen Mother, and I dare to assassinate the best powerhouse, but in the face of the girl, I have no confidence at all, even if she stands in front of me and asks me to kill, I can't kill it. ”

Xia Ji sighed bitterly: "It's not just you, she transmitted the voice to me at that time, and I could feel it from the breath, even if the five Xia Ji joined forces to attack, they were not her opponents." Maybe she left, maybe she hid somewhere in the Qin Palace, secretly observing everything here. Xiaobo, I can't save you. ”

Zhongli said coldly: "From now on, Xinbo can't leave the Purple Bamboo Forest for half a step, just stay here with the Queen Mother." As long as you don't leave, maybe there will be less trouble, with the girl's personality, she doesn't want people to know about the leakage, she will be angry, and no one can bear it. ”

Ying Zheng nodded and said, "That's fine, since grandma has accepted the agreement, she can't move around anymore, so as not to accidentally get hurt." With you in the Zizhu Forest, grandma also has a companion, don't worry, with me, Beigong is still a part of my Daqin, and it won't be destroyed. ”

Xia Ji smiled when she heard this, and said, "With Zheng'er's words, I can also feel at ease." In this retreat, I will try to hit that higher realm, and I will not participate in whatever happens in the outside world. ”

In the meantime, Yingzheng and Zhongli were about to leave, but they heard Xinbo Zheng say: "Master, king, hall master, my strength is too poor, knowing these things is always a hidden danger." Paper can't hold the fire, even if the purple bamboo forest is in retreat, there are too many people in the North Palace in the palace, I don't have the qualitative nature of the master at all, once it leaks in my sleep, what should I do? ”

The three of them looked at each other, there was definitely this possibility. The purple bamboo forest is closed again, and the daily living expenses also need to be taken care of by the people in the palace. And the people in the palace, out of ten, six are from Beigong, and those who can serve Zizhulin are all Beigong people who Xia Ji is used to, and they are all very familiar with Xinbo.

Xinbo kowtowed three times and said with a wry smile: "As long as you are a human being, you can't keep it a secret forever, and what I heard, once it leaks out, it will be too harmful to the master and Beigong, and I can't be this sinner." ”

"In the past, Brother Feng Yi died in the Purple Bamboo Forest, and I didn't understand until today that he also knew too many secrets, and since he couldn't hide from it, he could only face it honestly. Say goodbye today, I hope that in the next life, I can still serve my master again. ”

After saying this, Xinbo slapped his temple with a palm of his hand, and fell on his back on the spot.

Xia Ji wanted to stop it, but her hand raised in mid-air couldn't fall for a long time. She couldn't stop it, Xinbo himself said it, he couldn't keep it a secret.

The matter of the bell hall cannot be known to outsiders, let alone Zhongnanshan. Once they knew that Xia Ji was going to kill Lin Ye and Ying Ai, God knew how much trouble would come out.