Zhuang Mingyue, who was relaxed, immersed her whole body in hot water and exhaled a long breath.

It wasn't until she was about to fall asleep in the hot water that Zhuang Mingyue woke up suddenly, looked around blankly, and then walked out of it.

Maybe it's because she's walked too much this day, and when she gets in touch with this spy, she's always been in a very vigilant state, and when she relaxes, she only feels tired, and she can't open her eyes.

Zhuang Mingyue almost fell asleep.

However, in the entire harem, Zhuang Mingyue is probably the only one who can sleep unscrupulously, and today's fire in the princess's palace soon spread throughout the three palaces and six courtyards.

Although it was claimed that because the store had not been used for a long time, when it was converted into a small kitchen, no one paid attention to it, so it led to this accident.

But the people who have been immersed in the harem all the year round, everyone knows that there has never been a so-called accident in the harem, and everything that happens must have a mastermind behind the scenes, but it depends on whether you are willing to investigate carefully.

So when this matter spread all over the three palaces and six courts, many people were secretly speculating whether His Majesty would investigate thoroughly this time.

And when this matter was exposed, another theory was brought forward, and soon the entire harem was rumored.

By the time Zhuang Mingyue learned the news from the palace maid who was in charge of serving her, everyone already knew about it.

"During this time, some people always said that the reason why the palace was out of the water some time ago was because of Zhaoyi Niangniang's arrangement."

This palace maid said this to Zhuang Mingyue, and when she heard the news, she was stunned: "Impossible, this matter has nothing to do with Zhaoyi, how could such a statement come out?"

The palace maid shook her head, but continued to tell the gossip she had heard: "Regardless of whether Zhaoyi Niangniang has anything to do with it, everyone in the palace says this, the three of them become tigers, and it is not necessary that His Majesty will believe these people's statements one day."

When Zhuang Mingyue heard this, she touched the teacup with one hand, and the other hand was originally holding a snack, but suddenly stopped: "You are right, how long has it been since this news came out?"

The palace maid counted the time, and then replied: "This has been a while, from the third day of the palace fire, there was a sudden such a statement, before Concubine Li Niangniang also asked us to investigate the source, but there are too many people who say it, and they can't find where the source is, only know that all the people are guessing like this."

Zhuang Mingyue pursed her lips, and a feeling of uneasiness resurfaced, if the person who broke this rumor was to target Zhaoyi, in fact, this rumor could have been said to be more outrageous.

But except for the murderer is Zhaoyi, all the descriptions are almost not much different from what they looked like when they walked on the water that day.

This is what makes Zhuang Mingyue feel more worried.

"What is Concubine Li's reaction? What about Zhaoyi? ”

Zhuang Mingyue subconsciously asked again.

When I asked, I reacted, this palace maid was the person next to the princess, and she wanted to get rid of her

It's probably not easy to pry some news out of your mouth.

Today, she suddenly mentioned this rumor in front of her, but she couldn't say for sure, but it was actually instructed by Concubine Li herself.

When she thought of this, Zhuang Mingyue raised her head and glanced at the palace maid, and then lowered her head casually, the palace maid didn't seem to notice Zhuang Mingyue's abnormality, but continued: "Concubine Li just asked the slaves and maids to investigate the source of this rumor, but because there were too many people talking about it, it ended up without a problem, Zhaoyi Niangniang has not seen it recently, Concubine Li Niangniang tried to find Zhaoyi Niangniang several times, but was turned away."

Zhuang Mingyue nodded: "Does anyone else in the palace have any reaction?"

Originally, Zhuang Mingyue didn't want to continue asking, but after thinking about it, she had already asked so many things just now, if she suddenly stopped now, no matter what kind of purpose this palace maid had to tell her these news, at least it would not arouse her suspicion.

The palace maid really didn't notice Zhuang Mingyue's thoughts, but answered the question seriously: "Concubine Ying, who has always been very different with Zhaoyi Niangniang, has been very happy recently, her body is not very good, and I haven't seen him wandering around the palace for many days throughout the year, and he is always nested in his palace and is reluctant to come out to meet people." Recently, I have been walking around a lot more diligently. ”

Although he couldn't match the person Ying Concubine, when he said that his body was not good, Zhuang Mingyue almost subconsciously thought of the person he saw in the imperial garden that day.

"Is the Ying concubine you are talking about a little red at the end of her eyes? His body looks very weak, and he always coughs when he can't say two words. ”

When listening to Zhuang Mingyue's visit, the palace maid reacted and nodded busily: "Zhaoyi Niangniang and this Ying Concubine Niangniang have never dealt with each other, the two people always have to fight each other when they meet, everyone is used to it, and the current wind direction in the harem is really unfavorable for Zhaoyi Niangniang, so naturally Ying Concubine Niangniang ......"

The palace maid's words were not finished, but Zhuang Mingyue had already understood the meaning of her words, so she nodded.

"The rumors in the palace are so powerful, does Your Majesty say anything?"

This question made the palace maid stunned for a moment, and then shook her head: "The slave maid doesn't know what the emperor thinks, and she doesn't dare to speculate on the holy will."

Zhuang Mingyue only raised her eyebrows, but she didn't continue to embarrass her.

It wasn't until this palace maid went out to get pastries for Zhuang Mingyue that he and she breathed a sigh of relief.

Thinking about what has happened in the last few days.

Because he has been staying in the palace all the time, the gate is not out of the second door, which has led to some blockages in Zhuang Mingyue's recent information.

But now that she has a rough idea of what happened in the palace, it also allows Zhuang Mingyue to be prepared.

Zhuang Mingyue sat alone in the room and counted the time, and made a bet with herself to see when the princess would come to see her.

But before the numbers were counted, the palace maid just now went and returned, not holding the pastry in her hand: "Miss Zhuang, Niangniang is invited."

Zhuang Mingyue raised her eyebrows, she thought that this princess would be able to calm down, and it would take a while to come to her, but she didn't expect it to come so quickly.

"The Folk Girl Sees ......"

I just stepped into the main hall, and I didn't have time to salute

At that time, Zhuang Mingyue's movements and words were interrupted by the princess sitting on the main seat.

"Alright, there are no outsiders here, and you don't have to be so formal."

Zhuang Mingyue had no choice but to stand up straight, and sat aside according to the princess's wishes: "I don't know why Niangniang came to me today?"

Polite words are still necessary, Zhuang Mingyue pretended not to know what was going on, and asked rhetorically.

The princess looked at her, then at the palace maid who was following her, and said, "Don't you know what happened recently, didn't I send someone over to tell you about it, so I called you over?"

As soon as these words came out, Zhuang Mingyue was stunned for a moment, and then said: "I probably know that there have been rumors related to Zhaoyi in the work recently."

The princess frowned a little worriedly and said: "I came to you because of this matter, I thought that there would be one more person, maybe a little more way, my sister has not been willing to see me again for a while, I don't know where the rumors came from, the current situation is very unfavorable for my sister, I am very worried."

The princess's words made Zhuang Mingyue puzzled: "It's just rumors, and Your Majesty has not made any other reactions to this matter, Concubine Li doesn't have to worry so much, right?"

However, the princess said disapprovingly: "You have not served Your Majesty, you don't understand his temper, the more you don't cause it like this, it shows that all things are within his control, it's not that you don't want to pay attention to these things, it's just that Your Majesty doesn't have the spare time to take care of these trivial matters in the harem for the time being."

Zhuang Mingyue thought for a while and said: "After all, this matter has nothing to do with Zhaoyi, even if Your Majesty investigates it later, it will not have anything to do with Zhaoyi......

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by the princess again: "If this matter is really not connected, I don't have to sit here so anxiously today, please help me with advice, this is because all this is really troublesome and difficult to solve, so I asked you to help." Because when His Majesty came to order someone to investigate the cause of the fire thoroughly, in fact, my men picked up a charred palace plaque in a pile of rubble. ”

When she said this, Zhuang Mingyue's eyebrows jumped: "This palace card can't be Zhaoyi Niangniang's Palace, right?"

The princess nodded with a headache: "It has been burned to black, but the texture of this palace card is a little special, only the eunuchs or palace maids close to the master can have the palace card made of jade."

When she said this, Zhuang Mingyue immediately understood.

The jade palace card is not easy to be burned, not to mention that the fire that day is not particularly ferocious, at least it has been extinguished soon, even if the side hall has become a ruin in the end, but as long as it is carefully cared for, it will not be long before it can continue to be used.

So it's not surprising that this sign was finally swept away for its true appearance.

"Niangniang, is this suspected that there are ghosts in her palace?"

Zhuang Mingyue asked rhetorically and said.

When the princess mentioned this matter, she once emphasized that only her subordinates had picked up this thing, and His Majesty did not know about it.