As soon as the morning dawned, Mo Qinghe dragged his sick body to the mansion, this time the government council, all the civil and military officials of Jingzhao Mansion were present, Mo Zhifu was very resolute this time, he didn't care whether the New Year was approaching or not, whether the grain and grass were sufficient, in short, he must beat Niu Gao, and he must beat him hard.

The troops near Chang'an City are strong, but Niu Gao has already prepared, this Mo Qinghe does not know the military, he is completely blind in command, even if he wants to fight, he has to wait for the grain and grass to be raised before fighting. There is a way that the army has not moved, the grain and grass go first, and the soldiers have no rations, so what do they rely on to fight? What is the slogan of allegiance to the imperial court?

A few days later, a six-hundred-mile urgent document was delivered to Bianliang City, at this time Zhao Ji was sitting in the Warm Fragrance Pavilion listening to the music, and when he heard that there was an urgent report, he asked people to send the letter to the Warm Fragrance Pavilion. Zhao Ji has always been like this, if you say that there is a famous painting through the ages, he will rush to it, but if you say urgent paperwork, he will not care. The emperor has no ambition in the world, only knows the wind and the moon, who can do anything?

Concubine Liu has always been smiling, but she sighed in her heart, the official family is also a man? As soon as such an idea came up, even Concubine Liu herself shuddered, it was the first time she dared to underestimate the official family, this kind of thought would never have been thought of before.

Zhao Ji looked at the paperwork, just glanced at it a few times, his brows jumped wildly, and his hands trembled, after a long time, he stood up violently and slapped the table, "Okay, okay, any hairy thief dares to squat on my head to and pee." ”

Concubine Liu got up, hurriedly ran over to support Zhao Ji, followed her chest, and comforted her in a coquettish voice, "Guanjia, what's wrong with you?" Who made you so angry? ”

"Aifei, see for yourself!"

Concubine Liu hesitated. Because according to the rules. The harem woman has no right to inspect the documents. But in the end, she still picked up the letter and read it, she read it very carefully, far from being as rough as Zhao Ji.

On the eighth day of the lunar month, Chang'an City sacrificed to the gods, and the traitor Niu Gao led the people into chaos in the city, ransacked the treasury, attacked and killed the officials, causing Yin Moqinghe of Jingzhao Mansion to be seriously injured. Cao Runmin was sentenced to be injured, and all the money in the government treasury was robbed, totaling 378,000 taels of gold.

Hey, 378,000 taels of gold, that's a lot of money, enough to feed an army of 100,000. No wonder the official family is angry, anyone would be angry. It's just that Concubine Liu thinks more than Zhao Ji, she thinks this document is very interesting, putting the injury of officials in the front and the loss of money in the treasury in the back. This clerk is very thoughtful. But the more this is the case, the more Concubine Liu feels that there is something wrong with this Mo Qinghe. There was such a big incident in Chang'an City, and he, the governor of Jingzhao Mansion, could not escape the blame, but she did not say these words to Zhao Ji, but helped Zhao Ji to sit down and said something else.

"Official, the matter has happened, and the anger is in vain, so it is better to invite a few ministers to come to the discussion, and discuss a countermeasure."

After taking a sip of tea, he finally calmed down a lot, Zhao Ji patted Concubine Liu's hand and smiled with relief, "Hey, if other people can be as sensible as Concubine Ai, I can also worry a lot." Yang Jian, set up the imperial study, and Gao Yu, Cai Jing and others came to discuss the matter. ”

"Yes!"

Zhao Ji was worried about Chang'an, as soon as he left with his front foot, Concubine Liu left Nuanxiang Pavilion with his back foot.

Bianliang City, Tokyo, as the capital of the Great Song Dynasty, no matter what happens outside, it is still prosperous, especially near the end of the year, every household prepares some festive lanterns and paper-cutting. There is a small courtyard in Huiyi Fang, Bianhe Street, although it is winter, there is a lot of green in the yard, and at this time it is also evening, a woman wrapped in purple yarn quickly pushed open the door of the small courtyard. The woman entered the courtyard, and after plugging in the door, she untied the purple veil wrapped around her face, and saw that her hair was like a cloud, and her phoenix eyes were charming, who was it not Concubine Liu?

The house is simple, with two rooms to the north and a few wings to the east, which is not unlike any other courtyard. After calming down, Concubine Liu came to the door of the north house, knocked lightly on the door, and after a while, she heard a voice from inside, "Come in, I've been waiting for you for a long time." ”

Waiting a long time? Concubine Liu was puzzled, did this woman know that she would come? Pushing the door and walking in, there is a faint fragrance wafting in the room, the fragrance is very unique, and the rouge gouache on the market will definitely not reveal this taste. What exactly does this smell like? Daffodil? Purple orchids? There was a layer of white veil in front of her, and I could only vaguely see a beautiful woman sitting inside, and behind her stood a woman with a sword, who looked like a maid, but not like it.

"Sit down, you must have gotten some news this time, right?"

Concubine Liu found a cushion to sit down, and then nodded, "Yes, just now Jingzhao Mansion sent documents, saying that a person named Niu Gao robbed the Chang'an Mansion treasury and lost a lot of money. ”

As she spoke, Concubine Liu had been observing the woman behind the tulle, and she found that the woman was very calm, and she didn't see anything abnormal from beginning to end, could it be that her judgment was wrong, and this woman had nothing to do with the affairs of Guanzhong?

"Niu Gao robbed the treasury? How much money was robbed then? ”

"I don't know about this, and I didn't write it on paper!" Concubine Liu replied calmly, and at this time, there were a few coquettish laughter from behind the tulle, although the fair woman was laughing, her voice was a little cold, "I don't know?" Liu Xinyuan, are you testing my patience? Three hundred and seventy-eight thousand taels of gold, right? Remember, don't play these tricks with me, since I can save you from the washing palace, I can also send you back, and this time I go back, it will be worse than the last time. ”

The woman's words are not too harsh, but they give people a strong sense of oppression, Concubine Liu has been in the palace for a long time, and she has seen many big people, but she has never seen a woman who can have such power. Unconsciously, cold sweat was oozing from her back, she was not afraid of returning to the washing palace, but just afraid of the woman behind the tulle, she felt that this woman seemed to be able to see through it.

"I'm sorry, I won't dare again"

"Liu Xinyuan, you are very presumptuous, do you know how to speak? Who am I and who are you? The woman behind the tulle had already spoken plainly, but it made Concubine Liu feel suffocated, she frowned, thought about it, and then stood up and bowed respectfully, "Master, your subordinates will listen to you in the future." ”

"Okay, you go back, staying outside for a long time will make people suspicious. Oh, remember, no matter what kind of emergency report you have in the future, you must send it to me, understand? ”

"Understood, the master rests, then the subordinates will retire first!"

Concubine Liu bowed down and withdrew from the house, and it was not until she left the small courtyard that she breathed a long sigh of relief, it was just a stick of incense, but she had a feeling of life and death, who was that woman, and why was she so powerful?

After Concubine Liu left, the tulle was lifted, Zhu Lian stood up, squinted his eyes and stretched, "This Liu Xinyuan is so scheming, in the future, you have to be careful, otherwise this young eagle will grow up and peck out the eyes of its master." ”

Zhilan put the long sword aside, squatted down and made a cup of hot tea, she listened to the conversation between the lady and Concubine Liu just now, "Lady, is that woman so terrible?" ”

"Huh, terrible? It's terrible, do you think it's an accident that she came to report today? She said the urgent report from Chang'an, which was nothing more than trying to test where we belonged. Otherwise, why is there an urgent report in the palace every day, and she chooses to come at this time? ”

"This lady also told her the specific number of the treasury, so didn't she just tell her that we were just staring at the affairs of Guanzhong?"

"Zhilan, your mind is still too straightforward, I just want to tell her that we are in contact with Guanzhong, so that Concubine Liu will also help us pay attention to the affairs of Guanzhong in the future, that is, what intentions the court has, she can also give feedback in time."

"What the lady said, but this is not a way, over time, Concubine Liu will definitely be able to find the clues, if she finds out our specific identity, wouldn't it be a big problem?"

Zhilan's worries were not unreasonable, Zhu Lian sat down again, sipped the fragrant tea, and smiled slightly, "After a long time, she will definitely find out who we are." But this is not a problem, anyway, I don't expect her to help for long, and when His Royal Highness takes Guanzhong next year, what if she knows the truth? Moreover, this woman is too scheming, and it is uncertain whether she will keep her at that time. ”

After listening to Zhu Lian's explanation, Zhilan secretly smiled with admiration, she was still too far from her mother. Seeing Zhilan's melancholy expression, Zhu Lian asked her to sit next to her and comforted her in a low voice, "Zhilan, you have to remember that people in this world are different, a woman like Concubine Liu, you should never expect to use her all the time, and if you can use it, it's only temporary." It's like Your Highness, who do you make him submit to, is it possible? ”

"Thank you for your comfort, but the maid just feels that she is too stupid and can't always understand her thoughts!"

"Silly girl, it's okay to follow me, always think about what you don't have, if you follow Your Highness, don't you want to break your scalp every day? Our Highness, when you think about people, you are much more powerful than me! ”

"Giggles, lady, the servant has always had a problem, you and His Royal Highness have not been able to see each other all these years, do you miss him?"

Zhilan mentioned it casually, but asked Zhu Lian, she pondered for a while, and a few hints of resentment appeared like an ordinary woman, "If you don't want to, it's fake, but in his situation, we really can't see each other." I was worried before, but fortunately, he still has a little conscience, if he really let Yelu Nanxian enter the palace, then I have all kinds of means, and I won't be able to compete with Yelu Nanxian in the future. ”

"Well, the maid has come into contact with Xiao Zhiyun, that woman is indeed very shrewd, it seems that even His Royal Highness is so jealous of her!" (To be continued......)