It was late at night, but in a small farmhouse courtyard outside the imperial capital of Chu State, the lights were still on.

The little girl came in from behind the screen, bowed to the woman and said, "Niangniang, it's not too early, rest early." ”

"I'm not sleepy, Qin'er, you can go. The woman shook her head, and sat down at the table, staring at the oil lamp on it.

"But you didn't have a lunch break today...... Qin'er said hurriedly.

But the woman waved her hand anyway, signaling that she didn't need to rush.

Qin'er thought for a while, and said comfortingly: "Niangniang, are you worried about Her Royal Highness the Princess? Didn't that prince say that Her Royal Highness the Princess will have someone to protect her, and Her Royal Highness King Ming will not let the princess take the risk lightly." Think about it, that prince can easily bring us out of the palace, and also bring out Lord Zuo Xiang, and the people he sent out will definitely be able to protect Her Royal Highness the princess safe and sound. ”

"That's not what I'm worried about. The queen under the lamp shook her head and said, "The ability of a sorcerer, when this palace was still the crown princess, I heard the Empress Dowager Ciyi mention it. It is the destiny of the sorcerers to obey the way of heaven to support the new master, and they believe in fate and reincarnation more than ordinary people, so I am not worried that they will hurt Qianhua. ”

"I'm just thinking, Your Majesty has been sitting on the throne for more than ten years, and no one has stood up to say anything, but now suddenly there is a thunderstorm slashing towards the palace, and then the sorcerer followed suit, and Qianhua actually flowed into this troubled water, what is the connection between this?"

Qin'er looked at the queen blankly, listening to the queen's muttering in a daze, but she didn't dare to take over the conversation. The respect of the Ninety-Five, the battle for the throne, where can she, a little maid with no identity, talk about.

"Those who obey are safe, but those who are against are opposed...... Could it be that someone has done something against heaven and destiny?" The queen was taken aback by her own thoughts: "Impossible! absolutely impossible...... No, I'm going to ask. Qin'er, you stay here. ”

"Why can't it be?" said a man with a basket of white foxes around him in another lighted room in the small courtyard.

"Although His Majesty has punished me for his crimes, he will never be pretended to be someone else. If this is the case, how can the courtiers and other courtiers not notice it? Even if you are a sorcerer who can rescue me from the prison of Dali Temple, and want to say these words to deceive me, I will definitely not believe it. Zuo Xiangyi said righteously.

"Don't be in a hurry to assert it, sir. Shu Yang chuckled, not half dissatisfied: "It's not too late to listen first and then speak." ”

"What the lord said is good, if the person on the ninety-five high seat suddenly changes, someone will definitely notice, not to mention the person next to him, it is Zhao Gonggong next to His Majesty, and he will definitely not be unconscious. ”

"In that case, what do you have to say? Could it be that someone else will replace Gonggong Zhao as well?" Deng Yunqian took over and said.

"No, Zhao Hai is still the same Zhao Hai, it's just that Emperor Shengzhao is not the original Emperor Shengzhao, the reason why he didn't notice the change in His Majesty the Emperor is because he is serving the same person. In other words, when he became the head of the Inner Palace, the person on that side had already changed. ”

"How is it possible?!" Deng Yunqian stood up suddenly, feeling that Shu Yang's words were simply absurd: "If this is the case, someone has pretended to be His Majesty for more than ten years? !

"I believe it. ”

The door was suddenly pushed open, and the pale Queen Mother came in from the outside.

". Shu Yang nodded in greeting, but never got up.

"Zhaoyun, ...... you" Zuo Xiang looked at his daughter in front of him in surprise, couldn't help but move two steps, and walked forward.

"Father. The queen glanced at Zuo Xiang and walked towards Shu Yang.

"I believe what you say. The queen repeated again, her eyes fell on the white fox beside Shu Yang, and said: "Thirteen years ago, when the Empress Dowager Ciyi was on her birthday, Her Majesty was missing for a period of time, when His Royal Highness King Heng was found to have died in ruin, and a few days later, His Majesty returned safely, and since then he has changed his former temperament, and even Li Defu, the head of the inner palace at that time, was cut off because of his anger, and Zhao Hai was promoted from a small eunuch at that time. ”

At that time, everyone thought that the great change in His Majesty's temperament was due to the death of King Heng, so no one doubted that Li Defu was also questioned for being found to have touched the jade seal privately, and then conspired with Qi to kill Yan, His Majesty's temperament slowed down, and no one doubted it. ”

"But...... You ......" Zuo Xiang wanted to say something, but his face turned red and he didn't continue.

"Father, since then, His Majesty has never pampered me. ”

The queen seemed to laugh at herself, not knowing whether to be sad or happy: "The fifteenth day of the month is the day set by the emperor and queen, and once His Majesty watched the music every day, I used some means to invite pets, but I found that the birthmark on the back of His Majesty was ...... It's gone...... Concubine Zhen and Concubine Yu and others were all drafted later, and the earliest Concubine Yun also went crazy after Li Defu's death......"

"How is this possible...... How could this be ......" Deng Yunqian staggered back, knocked down the chair behind him and sat on the ground without feeling pain, but the few things pointed out by the queen were all real, and they didn't feel good at that time, but now that I think about it, it was an unexpected coincidence......

However, the queen didn't have time to look at him, only stared at the white fox beside Shu Yang, who was obviously much thinner, and looked a little embarrassed: "This is Luange's white fox." Or rather, what should I call this sorcerer? ”

There is no doubt, but affirmation, and even a word to say Luange's identity.

Shu Yang looked at the queen mother and smiled with satisfaction: "The mother is really smart." ”

At this point, all the qiē does not need to be said again.

Why did the stupid third princess become smart, why did the sorcerers only appear after more than ten years of substitution on the throne, and why did Zuo Xiang only make a move when Zuo Xiang was arrested after Qianhua got married...... Whether it was waiting for that thunder from the sky, or some other reason, the queen seemed to understand in an instant.

But that doesn't mean she's right for everything.

Shu Yang looked at the queen's thoughtful appearance and didn't interrupt, and the room suddenly fell into an eerie silence.

After a long time, the queen spoke: "Yunyan, that kid...... Will it be okay to leave him alone in the palace?"

Shu Yang didn't expect her to ask this, but she still said: "Niangniang and Zuo Xiang are because of the eldest princess, so Shu Yang needs to protect your safety, as for the five princes, the seven princes in the palace are still the younger brothers of the eldest princess." ”

"Okay, it's okay with that kid...... So," the queen nodded, and said, "Say, what do you need us to do, and who will the new emperor be?"

"Do you not want to say it or don't you know?"

"Back to my father, my sons really don't know where the imperial sister is going. ”

Chu Yunyan looked calm, without half a bit of panic, but looked straight at Emperor Sheng Zhao: "In recent days, Mr. has assigned more and more homework, and Erchen is studying in the study every day, and the West Pavilion where the imperial sister is located is far away from me, so how can I notice it? If it weren't for Gonggong Zhao coming to report today, Erchen wouldn't even know about it." The sons and daughters never dared to hide it, and hoped that their father would see it. ”

"If I remember correctly, the relationship between the two of you is very good, and the girl before was even more because Xiao Qi pushed you into the water, and fell into my face in front of others, you said that you don't know about this, it would be strange if I believed it. Emperor Sheng Zhao laughed instead of being angry.

"So my father thinks that I can get out of the palace as a daughter of the imperial sister? There is even the ability to take the queen mother and a little maidservant to escape from the palace with the Yulin guards who avoided the father?

Yun Yan asked without fear, but in the end he was a little disappointed: "Or, in the eyes of my father, the imperial concubine doesn't ask about mundane things, and the mother of the son has long gone, so she can't be favored by you like the sixth sister and seventh brother?"

Emperor Sheng Zhao didn't expect to get such an answer, nor did he expect Yun Yan to be so bold, and he didn't forget to seize the information in his words to avenge himself at this time, he couldn't help but be a little funny, thinking that he was a child after all.

Thinking of something, Emperor Sheng Zhao didn't reply to his words in time, but asked, "How old are you now?" ”

"Back to my father, the child was born in the seventh year of Showa. Without continuing to hold on to the previous things, Yun Yan replied obediently.

"Seven years of Showa...... Emperor Shengzhao thought for a while, his eyes were full of kindness and appreciation, and he smiled: "Then now, just nine years old?"

"Back to my father, yes. Yun Yan replied, there was still no joy on his face, but he seemed a little unreasonable.

But that's it, in the eyes of Emperor Shengzhao, he liked it more and more, so he waved his hand and said: "That's it, you are still a child, go down first, don't be late to Mr. tomorrow." ”