Chapter 64: The Crown Prince's Maintenance (Part 2)(1/2)
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October 22nd, heavy snowfall.
On this day, news came from the palace that the new year was approaching, and the queen frequently wrote letters of repentance. The Holy Spirit expressed gratitude to the queen for presiding over the harem for many years, and felt regretful. He claimed that he was "moved", so he lifted her ban, restored her status as queen, and moved to the palace.
Returned to Juhui Palace.
However, this person was released, but the power was not returned. I don’t know if Emperor Chen wanted to evade the queen and let her be just a puppet, or if he was using it as an observation period to test the queen. In short, the queen’s golden book, treasures and phoenix seal
, are all in the hands of the Queen Mother. Now, the imperial concubine who is in charge of the Sixth Palace has the final say in this harem.
"There haven't been any major events in the palace recently." Ling Zihan lazily looked through the messages sent in the morning, feeling more and more tired. I don't know what's wrong these days, I always want to sleep. Could it be that I really answered the sentence, spring sleepiness?
Autumn is lacking and summer is weak, so winter is just the right time to sleep?
Thinking about it, she curled her lips and smiled.
Jinghao, who was pouring tea at the side, glanced at her, but honestly didn't say much. He just pushed the cup in his hand towards her. Then he walked to the center of the room, moved the only charcoal basin in the room, and
A few pieces of carbon were added to the ultrasonic so that Ling Zihan, who was afraid of the cold, would be warmer.
The room was quiet, because it was not big and no one was close. It was so quiet that it seemed like you could even hear the breathing of the girl outside the door.
She looked back at Ling Zihan, then raised her head and glanced around the small square bungalow, sighing repeatedly in her heart.
My thoughts turned back to that night.
Since that day, when Yan Xiuyuan and A Jing came back from outside and reported the news in Yunzhou City, Ling Zihan and Xuanyuan Huang immediately changed their plans and moved a group of people to live in that courtyard. After a few days, they
They set out to leave Yunzhou in their name. The rest of the people followed them to this small village with only two or three households in a radius of a hundred miles.
There is no village in front of you and no store in back, but it is also the best way to avoid those people.
As for the reason why she wanted to avoid those people, Ling Zihan didn't tell her, but Jinghao was willing to use her brain, and she could guess one, two, or three after thinking about it.
She felt that the master's decision was either simply to avoid those people. After all, they didn't know each other very well, and she didn't have enough tolerance, so she wanted to hide. Or the masters had other plans and wanted to lure the snake out of the hole.
Or catching a turtle in an urn, so she used herself as bait. But she felt that the first one was not in line with the prince's temper, and the second one was very unreliable, so these three were born.
This third point is neither to cast a net directly nor to hide in a side door, but to investigate the situation in a hidden place. Perhaps their master wants to hide first before finding out the status of the enemy and ourselves, and wait for a clear investigation.
Understand, mobilize everyone, and defeat it in one fell swoop.
But strangely enough, the two forces in Yunzhou City chased after the group of people when they left the courtyard. But these two forces were obviously not all out to kill them. Only one was there.
After the first batch of doubles left Yunzhou City, they killed them. But at that moment, another group of people rushed out and killed those who wanted to surround the doubles.
Obviously, that force had been following the people who wanted to encircle and suppress them, but never took action. It only suddenly appeared when they were about to kill them. And they didn't know that Xuanyuan Huang and others who appeared at that time,
They are all "substitutes".
Under this situation, Ling Zihan was even more puzzled. She couldn't guess who the forces that were encircling and suppressing them were, whether they were enemies or friends. Logically speaking, they were all watching them. If the other party had any
If he switches sides during the action, the boundary between friend and foe will fade away...who could it be?
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Thousands of miles away in Juhui Palace.
The haggard-looking empress sat on the phoenix throne, but it seemed that she was not secure in this seat.
After reading the letter in her hand, she suddenly stood up, but because her body had not yet recovered, she fell back on the chair with some dizziness. She stared in front of her angrily, holding the letter in her hand tightly.
In an instant, it was crumpled into a ball and smashed out.
The female officer who was lighting the incense burner saw this in her eyes, but said nothing.
On the contrary, Guihe, the eunuch in charge of Juhui Palace, who came in in a hurry from outside, was shocked after receiving a ball of paper. Then, he looked up at the queen, waved to everyone, and screened away the palace maids, leaving only the palace maids left and right.
The lady who was playing with the incense burner just now is Fang Mian, a calm and restrained female official who won the queen's trust.
"Empress, what's wrong with you?"
"What's wrong? You have the nerve to ask! See for yourself, what a mess you did on your own!" The queen, who had always been graceful, dignified and courteous, changed her usual peaceful and respectful attitude in front of everyone, her eyes widened.
His face turned slightly red, and he knocked over the hot tea with a wave of his hand, splashing Fang Mian all over.
Fangmian shivered unexpectedly, and the hand that was touching the incense tablets paused slightly. Her fingertips were burned by the fire under the incense tablets. It hurt, but she endured it without making a sound. She squatted down quietly and cleaned up.
There are fragments of the teacup that were affected by the Queen's anger.
At the bottom of the stairs, Guihe fell to his knees, holding the ball of paper that he had just smashed in his hand. He opened it tremblingly and glanced at it roughly. His half-closed eyes suddenly trembled, and his originally rosy face suddenly turned red.
Became extremely white.
"Your Majesty, your servant is unjust. I don't know how...how could such a thing happen!" Guihe replied in a high-pitched voice, kneeling on the ground and kowtowing until his head broke.
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Guihe was also an old man next to the Queen. He was kowtowing and begging at the same time. Naturally, the Queen couldn't bear it. She waved her hand to tell him to stop kowtowing and said: "Why are you still standing there? Get out of here with this thing."
Go out and investigate for me to find out who is causing trouble behind your back. Remember, don’t make it public and be careful in everything. If you leave even the slightest trace, I will not come back to protect you."
"Yes, yes, I understand, thank you to the Queen. I will do it now, I will do it now!" He secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and Guihe kowtowed a few more times, and then he rolled and crawled away.
He got up, but did not leave immediately. Instead, he bowed his waist and raised his head, signaling the queen with his eyes.
The Queen seemed to understand what he meant. She glanced at Fang Mian beside her and pursed her lips: "Fang Mian, I feel a little bitter in my mouth after drinking this tea. Go and get some snacks for me."
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Fang Mian knew that the Queen had something to say to Guihe, so she leaned over and stepped back.
As soon as his front feet circled the screen, Guihe turned up with a flattering face, bowed his waist, went up the steps, approached the queen, and whispered a few words in her ear.
As he watched, the queen's face showed several undetectable changes.
He seemed much happier than before.
"Is this true?"
"It's absolutely true, it's the letter reported to me by my apprentice who is on duty at Ganquan Palace." Guihe vowed, with a serious look on his face, but a flash of smug pride flashed in his eyes.
It seemed that he was sure of the news.
The queen pondered, lowering her eyes in thought. She glanced at Guihe from the corner of her eye, and when she saw that his eyes were wandering elsewhere, she accidentally looked in the direction of his gaze. It turned out that Guihe's eyes had been falling on Fangmian.
, the corners of his mouth curved, and he had an idea in his mind.
Now is the time to employ people, and Fangmian is her confidant, but her head and face are too handsome, so it is inevitable that she will have some extraneous intentions. If the emperor comes one day and sees that she is old and beautiful, he will inevitably touch her.
The ideas of the people around me. Thinking about it this way, the only way to keep Fangmian and to stabilize the eunuch Guihe is - to eat.
Although she has never liked these dirty things in the palace, she still has to use them when necessary. It's just a pity for Fangmian... But then she thought about it, if Fangmian can help her in this matter, she will change her mind in the future.
By raising the status of Fangmian and Guihe, it can be compensated.
Who knows, Fangmian will have to be grateful in the future!
Secretly making a decision, the queen held her hand on the edge of the table, raised her head and glanced at Guihe, who squinted his eyes and smiled kindly, even a little bit contemptuously, and said in a deep voice: "It's a good time now, the imperial concubine and the new entrant into the palace.
Bitch, don't make a fuss
But the opening of friendship has divided the power of the Mu family in one fell swoop. In this way, the time has almost come to divide the party members. You go out of the palace with your waist card, explain the matter to your father and brother, and let your father and brother watch and use your strength.
Want to return after them
Get rid of them before going to Beijing. Also, when you come back, stop by the East Palace and tell Ling Xiu that I asked her to raise the baby with peace of mind, and there is no need to interfere in other matters. Guihe——" Just as he was talking,
The queen suddenly raised her head and stared at low bend
The eyes of the bent eunuch have long lost the gentleness and dignity of the past, and are sinister and scary. That look is exactly the same as the prince's gloomy look. "Be smart, don't let the prince know about this matter. After it is done... there will be a reward."
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When she paused, she glanced at Fangmian, who had brought some preserved fruit and tea, and gave a meaningful smile.
Guihe understood the idea and hurriedly fell at the Queen's feet. He thanked the Queen for being a thousand years old and praised her lavishly with beautiful words.
The queen is always in a high position, but this time she was deposed with one move. It can be said that she fell directly from the cliff onto the bluestone slab. She fell badly. It had been a long time since she had listened to someone good and obedient. Guihe's compliments naturally blew the queen away.
Feeling relaxed and happy, I appreciated Guihe's many treasures.
Little did they know, the ears on the partition wall had already quietly left, spreading their conversation to the ears of the Prince of the East Palace.
At night, another "little thief" sneaked into the Queen's Juhui Palace. He stole neither gold nor silver. He specifically went through the trash discarded in the corner of the Queen's rear palace and the side hall, and found a few wrinkled and torn pieces.
Xiao Zhitou quietly returned to the East Palace.
At this moment, in the study room of the side hall of the East Palace, a man with a strong figure and a jade crown was hanging his hands in front of the window. The candlelight was swaying in the wind, covering his figure and casting a shadow.
Hearing the noise, he did not turn around, but took down the bamboo pole supporting the window lattice, closed the window and said, "Jiuning, have you got the things you need?"
"Prince, I got them all." After a salute, Jiuning, who was wearing night clothes, stood up from the ground, walked directly to the table, took out the seemingly useless scraps of paper from his arms, and spread them out one by one.
Open it, lay it out, and piece it together one by one according to the handwriting.
Soon, the letter paper was almost restored to its original state, and the words on it were still clear. It was obvious that the queen and others were not as cautious as they imagined.
Turning around, the prince walked to the desk, read all the restored pieces of paper, snorted, and murmured to himself: "She is indeed the queen, really..." He refused to change his mind.
If he is treasonous, he will not say it. After all, she is his mother. However, his mother is too self-righteous and thinks she is smart. She always likes to pretend to be wise on the surface and does some dirty tricks behind the scenes. She thinks
He did everything he did and controlled the overall situation. In fact, if he had the intention, Ninth Brother and the others would have found out long ago. If he hadn't sent people to cover it up and protect them secretly, the consequences would be unimaginable and it wouldn't end so easily.
To be continued...