Chapter 76: The Eve

"Concubine Xin? How could it be Concubine Xin?" Yun Fenghuang muttered to himself in Lanzhou Yeyu Pavilion, "Who did this? Empress? Concubine? Lady Yaoning, or... Your Majesty?"

Xi Le was a little worried: "Your Majesty, what we did..."

"What did we do?" Yun Fenghuang asked calmly before she finished speaking.

"...The servant girl said the wrong thing." Seeing her, Xi Le bit her lip and bowed her head.

Yun Fenghuang hated iron and steel a little bit: "You fight! No one came to the door, you panicked, what's the proper way? If I have the same courage as you, when I just entered the palace, I was killed by Yuan Lianniang. After knocking on the Ningbi Hall, when I go back to Xixingxuan, I should hang the southeast branch myself!"

Xi Le repeatedly admitted her mistakes, but she was quite helpless in her heart. As the secret spy in the palace of the Imperial City Secretary, it is impossible for her to say that she has no courage at all.

The problem is that the master's operation is really suffocating-first, he arranged for two concubines to take advantage of the opportunity of serving the emperor in Xingxintang to come up with a self-directed and self-acted story of being jealous and persecuted, and following them as an excuse to run away. There was a commotion at the entrance of the Yinguan, catching Yuan Lianniang's violent temper, and almost causing the pregnant emperor Bai Yueguang to have a miscarriage on the spot!

This isn't over yet, hasn't he been ordered to stay behind closed doors for the past two days to wait for the results of the thorough investigation of the Queen and Concubine Xin?

She, she... She sent Xi Le to contact Gong Xiangxiao through the Imperial City Division, asking if she could help kill Lu Jieyu in this wave?

Lu Jieyu!

Although Xi Le was always by Yun Fenghuang's side during these actions, he never expected that Yun Fenghuang's target was Lu Jieyu!

She thought that the master was targeting Yun Qingman—this is very understandable, since Yun Fenghuang made up his mind to use the two points of being the Yun sister and the master's restraint on the palace people to kill Yun Qingman. Holding it firmly in the palm of your hand, it is reasonable to seize every opportunity, and create opportunities if there is no opportunity, so that Yun Qingman's status will be demoted again and again!

It is understandable for Yun Fenghuang to mess with Lu Jieyu, because Gong Xiangxiao has unilaterally supported her for several months, but she has not given Gong Xiangxiao any real feedback so far. It is both familiar and affordable.

The issue is……

Now, how did this incident get around Lu Jieyu's head? ? ?

Xi Le felt dizzy, and couldn't help asking: "Your Majesty suspects that someone else stepped in to change your arrangement? But the previous incident seems to have nothing to do with Lu Jieyu?"

Yun Fenghuang was thinking about something, when he heard the words, he said casually: "Why doesn't it matter? If it weren't for the unknown who dragged a concubine Xin out to top the vat, after a serious investigation, she would know that she was ordered by Yun Ronghua to give it to Concubine Shu The palace man who tipped off the news had served Lu Jieyu before, and Lu Jieyu is the righteous daughter of the Marquis of Qingping, and Marquis of Qingping is the current father-in-law of the Prince Regent."

She sneered slightly, "Not to mention that I once brushed Lu Jieyu's face in public, Lu Jieyu endured it at the time, and later tried to get revenge on me, and even my sisters, which is all reasonable. It is said that for the sake of his son-in-law and grandson's future, Qing Pinghou deliberately sowed up the relationship between His Majesty and the Duke of Yi, murdered Concubine Shu, and then murdered the palace concubine to blame Yue Jieyu, causing chaos in the inner court to disturb His Majesty... Doesn't this make sense? "

"..." Xi Le was dazed for a moment, then murmured, "That little hoof is actually Lu Jieyu's man! Thanks to the servant girl who took good care of her before, this... this... when did this lady know ? But I didn't remind the servant girl, it's a shame that the servant girl didn't say anything important to her!"

She was surprised on the face, but also very disturbed in her heart.

Yun Fenghuang's foundation in the palace is shallow, confidential matters have never bypassed Xi Le, and it is difficult to bypass Xi Le, otherwise she would not have risked letting her eavesdrop on the conversation with Zheng Guifei in order to threaten Xi Le to change the family ...Although she was in awe of this master in her heart, Xi Le always felt that she was an indispensable talent under Yun Fenghuang's hands.

Unexpectedly, at this moment Yun Fenghuang would sway Lu Jieyu silently under her nose, and if Yun Fenghuang hadn't said it himself, she would not have noticed it!

How could Xi Le not be terrified?

The first thing she thought of was that Yun Fenghuang didn't trust herself?

Or did Yun Fenghuang find other collaborators?

double or...

In short, Xi Le did not dare to reveal the slightest dissatisfaction, but her fear and jealousy towards this master deepened...

While panicking, Yun Fenghuang lazily said: "Who told you that she belongs to Lu Jieyu? It's just that she has served Lu Jieyu - people in this palace come and go, unless they are with you every day. I've seen it, otherwise I might not have known him if I had changed the staff for two or three rounds. Lu Jieyu probably forgot about such a person."

Therefore, it happened to be convenient for her to find such a person and put it next to Yun Qingman for future use.

It turned out that he was going to use it right now, and he didn't know who came out of the stabbing, but he cheated Concubine Xin!

Yun Fenghuang poked around the possible suspects in the palace and couldn't be sure, so he simply ignored it. Anyway, the unlucky thing is that Concubine Xin is not her, so she only asked Xi Le to inquire: "Concubine Xin wants to kill or cut her up and don't do our business. , just ask, how to deal with Qu Fengyi and Mu Cainu? How to settle the accounts between Ben Gong and Yue Jieyu?"

"How do you count?" In the Fangyin Pavilion, the Empress Dowager Yuan, who had a slightly sick face but was still in good spirits, was talking casually, "The two concubines are nothing more than being promoted and rewarded to appease them. Mention. As for between you and Mao Jieyu... At most, it's just a few reprimands."

Yuan Niangniang couldn't believe it: "What?!"

"Otherwise?" The Empress Dowager Yuan asked calmly, "You are pregnant and the emperor has no children. It is obvious that you have been unkind to the people in the palace in the past. Naturally, it is not easy to care about kicking Mao Jieyu in public; as for Mao Jieyu , that was the meritorious service that Huang'er had just admitted to her. The promotion that Huang'er had promised her had not yet been granted, and her elder sister, Concubine Shu, committed suicide. Just to ask the teacher for a little misunderstanding, those who don't know think that the emperor has rejected the Yun family!"

"But she used beads..." Yuan Niangniang was interrupted by the queen mother in the middle of her words: "Do you have proof?"

Yuan Niangniang's eyes widened: "At that time, I was clearly stepping on beads!"

"The problem is, there is no evidence to prove that the bead belonged to Mao Jieyu." The Empress Dowager Yuan sighed, "It's fine if other people killed Mao Jieyu, who told you that you couldn't control your temper before, and you messed up the six palaces?" Do you think you can't tolerate others? Now you say that it wasn't that you were about to fall and was helped by Mao Jieyu, but En tore off the string of beads to frame her. Go ask Liugong, who will believe it? You know Mao Jieyu No one saw the scene of tearing off the beads, and the scene of her holding you from falling down, but even Aijia and the Empress Dowager saw it!"

Before Yuan Niangniang could speak, the queen mother continued, "The Ai family told you a long time ago, restrain yourself, no matter what you think in your heart, you will always get over it on the scene. But you just refused to listen! Now you know the disadvantages of doing so? In the past, being discussed in private was not wronged, after all, you really did it. But now it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter whether you did it or not, anyway, everyone thinks it's you... This time, it's Concubine Shu , who would doubt her? You! It’s just too naive. It’s okay to be like this in Fuyang County before. You have been in the palace for so many years. You just don’t listen to what the Ai family teaches! What do you call the Ai family? Woolen cloth?"

"Ji Lang thinks so too?!" Yuan Niangniang's eyes turned red when she heard this, and she choked up, "I have suffered so much for that lowly servant girl from Xiao Yun's family to enter the palace! When will I stop?! Or in my life, I can only watch her mess around like that, should I be bullied by her?!"

Empress Dowager Yuan frowned slightly, and said in displeasure: "Why are you crying? You cry for such a small matter, how will you support the emperor's heir to grow up in the future! Wipe your face quickly!"

Yuan Niangniang refused to listen, so she dipped in the willow and tried to persuade her to calm down.

Then I heard the queen mother say: "Originally, the Ai family didn't want to tell you these words. Over the years, the Ai family has not persuaded you once or twice. You can't listen to it... The Ai family thought about it, and I have suffered from you all these years." , the old bones of Zuo Ai's family are still there, at worst, I'll let you watch more, and I'll let you go!"

Speaking of this, he sighed faintly, showing a little tiredness, "But time is not forgiving! Niang Niang, the Ai family feels that it has not yet reached the age of old age, and the empress dowager above is supporting it. What can the Ai family do?" ? But this time when I got sick, Aijia was lying on the couch, unable to move, so I realized that sometimes... it's life!"

"Auntie..." Although Yuan Niang was willful, she had sincerity towards the Empress Dowager Yuan and the emperor. Hearing the words at this moment, she couldn't help but feel slightly moved.

"If the Ai family can choose, of course the Ai family would like to live a long life, so that they can protect you and your and the emperor's children for a long time." The queen mother took her hand and said earnestly, "But birth, old age, sickness and death, don't care at all. I can't help it! The more Aijia thinks about it, the more frightened he is. You have such a straightforward temperament. The situation of the emperor is better than before, but it is more dangerous. In the past, the Ji family thought that he had everything under control. , not very concerned. Now the government and the public, the front and the harem, except for our aunt and nephew, how many people don't regard him as a thorn in the flesh?"

"When Ai's family is here, I can help him take care of you and the children, so that he will have less worries!"

"If there is something good or bad about Ai's family, wouldn't the emperor have to take care of the previous dynasty, and also take care of you and the child? What are you talking about, the emperor, the emperor is not a mortal body in this world?"

"He doesn't have superficiality, distraction, you say, he can take care of it?"

"At that time, no matter if there was a mistake in the previous dynasty, or you and the child were taken advantage of by others... How can you call the emperor to bear it?!"

The queen mother looked sad, "The Ai family knows that you have paid a lot for the emperor these years, and it is unfair for you to think of the emperor according to your own temperament... But who told the Ai family not to live up to expectations, after so many years I can't do anything for you two, but I want you to find a way to live by yourself..."

"Auntie, stop talking!" Yuan Niangniang held her hand tightly and whispered, "You will live a long life!"

The queen mother smiled: "Silly boy, who wouldn't want such a blessing, but how many people can bear it? In this life, Ai's family is considered rich and noble. Marrying into the clan, there is no such thing as close relationship with the former king, but I used to respect each other like a guest...Although I never gave birth to him personally, the emperor's son is pure, filial and intelligent. Ai's family has him, and he never envies other people's children and grandchildren...And you have a niece and daughter-in-law with a heart like you...Ai's family In fact, there are no regrets in this life, the only worry is that after Ai's family is gone, you can only live with the emperor and your children in this palace..."

As she spoke, her voice dropped, and Yuan Niang kept shaking her in fright: "Auntie! Auntie! Auntie, please don't do this!"

She just came to ask about the progress of the matter. Could it be that she wants to say goodbye to her aunt? !

Frightened, Yuan Niang hurriedly asked Zhan Liu to invite the emperor: "How could this be... Auntie was fine yesterday... Zhan Liu, what are you doing here?!"

In her panic, she couldn't help screaming, "Hurry up and call Ji Lang!!!"

"I don't know, the empress dowager was not very good in the palace earlier." Zhan Liu sighed, but only tucked the corner of the quilt for the empress dowager, and signaled Yuan Niangniang to go out with her. She said with a straight face, "The news of His Majesty's assassination and disappearance was told to the Empress Dowager like that! The Empress Dowager was almost dying at that time... To be able to come to this palace, except for not believing that His Majesty is so gone, it is for you! "

"A few days ago when His Majesty came back, the Empress Dowager felt relieved... For the past two days, she has been sluggish all the time, and feels that she is about to die..."

She couldn't help showing a little bit of complaint as she said, "So I beg you, maidservant, don't come and talk to the empress dowager about those grievances and dissatisfaction, otherwise, the empress dowager will raise her at this moment. It is not appropriate to think too much. Worrying about this for you, this..."

"..." Yuan Niangniang stood in a daze, her face was red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. After a while, she lowered her head and said in frustration, "Oh."

After a pause, she confirmed in a low voice, "Auntie is all right?"

Seeing Zhanliu nodding his head, he said: "I will keep it, and I can still raise it well."

He breathed a sigh of relief, stood there for a while feeling lost, and then left.

Zhan Liu looked at her coldly as she walked away and went back to the inner room. Sure enough, Queen Mother Yuan was already sitting on the hidden pouch. When she saw her coming in, she asked, "How is it?"

"It seems to be a little touched." Zhan Liu was not very excited, "but forgive me, Yue Jieyu is so old, even if she wakes up and changes her mind from today, I'm afraid it will be..."

"After all, the Ai family watched them grow up." The Queen Mother Yuan sighed softly, interrupting her, "It is always a good thing for a child to be sensible."

Although she was pretending to Yuan Niangniang just now, she was indeed still tired, and now she closed her eyes and rested her mind, and asked in a low voice, "By the way, the assassination of the emperor...what's the result?"