Someone's coming this way.

He Linwan thought about it for a while, and dodged behind a thick plane tree next to the corner gate.

The footsteps got closer and closer, and a voice said earnestly: "Miss Mu, please ...... here."

He Linwan took a look at the shade of the trees and found that it was the chamberlain who led Mu Lanping over. The chamberlain looked a little familiar, it was the one who reported the matter to Concubine Xian when she and the Qin family entered the Qingxi Palace.

Mu Lanping seemed to ask softly as if he was inadvertently, "Has Your Highness come to greet Niangniang today?"

The chamberlain first looked around, and made sure that there was no one nearby except them before he whispered: "Not today, His Royal Highness came the day before yesterday and sent a parrot to Niangniang, and he only stayed for a short time before he left temporarily, and he didn't come to the harem for the past two days." ”

Mu Lanping frowned, "Your Highness is the most filial person, and in the past, he would come to greet his mother almost every day." What's going on lately?"

By this time they had already crossed the corner gate, and no one found He Linwan hidden behind the plane tree. He Linwan didn't rush out of the hiding place, but just listened intently to what they said.

The waiter hesitated, "This...... The affairs of the previous dynasty should not be too talkative. ”

Mu Lanping glanced at the maid behind him, and the maid stepped forward and handed a heavy purse to the waiter by the cover of her sleeve. It's very skillful, and it's obviously not the first time I've done it.

The chamberlain weighed his purse without a trace, and looked around vigilantly, they had now entered the passage, and if anyone came over, they could see it from a distance. Mu Lanping's maid also deliberately walked quickly to the door that the palace maid pointed to before, looked carefully into the small garden, and didn't see anyone nodding lightly to Mu Lanping and the waiter.

Only then did the chamberlain open his mouth and whispered: "Early this morning, the slave maid took the opportunity to send fresh fruits to His Royal Highness to meet His Highness, and His Royal Highness asked the slave maid to come back to his mother, saying that he had something to do in the court these days, so he couldn't come to the harem to visit." Because the slave maid is the person who can be used by the side of the virtuous concubine, His Royal Highness said a few more words. ”

"What did His Highness say?" Mu Lanping specially explained after asking, "Your Highness's affairs The Mu family must also be involved, but I am a woman, and my uncle and grandfather will definitely not reveal half of it to me at home, but I really care about Your Highness, so I will ask you from time to time......

The waiter smiled understandingly, and said: "Miss Mu is infatuated with His Royal Highness, and the slave and maid naturally know it, otherwise if outsiders come to the slave and maid to inquire about something, the slave and maid will not reveal half a word." Because you are the future princess of Your Royal Highness, not an outsider, the slave will reveal a few words. ”

Mu Lanping also hurriedly complimented, "My father-in-law has served by Concubine Xian's side for many years, and he has done his best, so naturally no one will doubt his father-in-law's loyalty." ”

The chamberlain smiled with satisfaction, and then revealed to Mu Wanping in a low voice: "Since Xue Ge Lao and Chen Ge Lao left the court last time, haven't the positions of Hubu Shangshu and Hubu Zuo Shilang become vacant? Now the Liu Shilang of the Household Department of the Temporary General Consulate is a person from the Fifth Highness, and the Fifth Highness wants to support him to compete for the position of Shangshu. ”

Mu Lanping said in a somewhat contemptuous tone: "Liu Jiyong, the right attendant of the household department, is he not qualified enough?"

The waiter said: "Qualifications are not enough, but after all, he has been in the household department for many years and is very familiar with the affairs of the household department. ”

Mu Lanping said worriedly: "If such an important place as the household department is controlled by the people of the fifth prince, wouldn't our Sixth Highness be very passive?"

The chamberlain smiled unhurriedly, "That's true, fortunately, our Highness is not unprepared." ”

Mu Lanping's eyes lit up, and he asked, "Your Highness already has a way to deal with it?"

The chamberlain hesitated for a while before revealing: "His Royal Highness found out that Liu Shilang had colluded with others to do tricks on disaster relief silver, if the five princes insisted on helping him to ascend the throne, our people would take the opportunity to join him, and by the way, the five princes would also be involved." ”

"Good strategy. Mu Lanping couldn't help but say.

The chamberlain also smiled and said, "No! Our Highness has always had no last resort. ”

He Linwan listened to the conversation between the two in his ears, and couldn't help but look deep in thought.

After the matter was finished, the chamberlain continued to lead the way for Mu Lanping, "Girl, please." ”

Mu Lanping thought about it, but said, "I won't go over there." ”

The waiter was a little surprised, "Niangniang told the slave maid to take the girl to meet the girl across the courtyard." ”

Mu Lanping said: "I thought His Highness would come today...... That Miss He and I are only a face-to-face friendship, I don't bother to deal with her, I will explain on the mother's side, she will not blame. ”

The waiter didn't dare to force Mu Lanping, and without much persuasion, he led her back diligently.

He Linwan waited until they were sure that they were far away before coming out of the hiding place, and not long after, the palace maid who led her way came back and apologized to He Linwan again and again.

He Linwan smiled and told her that she was out of the way, and the palace maid breathed a sigh of relief and continued to lead He Linwan to continue walking in the direction of the cross-courtyard.

He Linwan looked at the palace maid who was respectfully leading the way, and pondered what she had just heard.

The household department is the power of the five princes and the six princes, and He Linwan also knows that these two parties have been making constant moves for the positions of Shangshu and Zuo Shilang recently, and because of their mutual disagreement, the appointment has not been issued for a long time.

The news revealed by the chamberlain and Mu Lanping He Linwan actually believed it seven or eight points, but she didn't believe the coincidence that she heard about it.

She suspected that the series of events from entering the palace today, to being brought to Luhua Palace by the Qin family, and finally meeting Mu Lanping, could be arranged by someone, and the most likely to arrange all this was Concubine Xian.

But what is the purpose?

If the sixth prince really had Liu Shilang's incriminating evidence in hand, he would naturally have an advantage in fighting for the control of the household department, but what good would it do to reveal it to her? Aren't you afraid that she will reveal it?

When He Linwan thought of this, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his mind, and his footsteps couldn't help but pause.

The palace maid noticed that He Linwan had stopped, and looked back, "Miss He, what's wrong?"

"It's fine. ”

He Linwan continued to walk forward casually, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but hook slightly.

Concubine Xian and Mu Lanping went to such great lengths to arrange such a play, and they were not afraid that she would reveal it, and even their purpose was to let her reveal it. In their opinion, if she knows, it means that the Wei family knows, and if the Wei family knows, it is equivalent to the Fan family knows, and what they want to see is that the Fan family will respond like if they know about it.

To put it bluntly, they want to find out which side of the Fan family belongs to, and whether they are pro-five princes.