Zhao Mo hesitated a little: "Cining Palace...... There are many people in the old palace who have waited for the queen mother in the past, but when they get older, either because their families are unreliable, or because they have no relatives to rely on, and some people are used to life in the palace, so they have never left the palace and returned to their hometowns. The Queen Mother was kind, and she also treated these old servants preferentially, and did not drive them out of the place where the people of the old palace lived last year, but allowed them to stay in the Cining Palace and do some light work. Among them, there are indeed palace people who served the king of Shu when they were young. ”

When the king of Shu was still the little prince, because he had no biological mother, the rebellion in the palace had just subsided, in order to protect those helpless royal heirs, the queen mother Tu had just become the queen mother, and the little prince and some of the royal grandsons and clan children were brought up in the Cining Palace. Some of them stayed there for a year or two, and the longest stayed until they were fourteen or fifteen years old before they moved out. There are a lot of people and a high status, so there must be people waiting around. In addition to the people who originally served with her, the Queen Mother naturally arranged the manpower in the palace. The King of Shu was a very favored little royal brother at that time, and the treatment was naturally superior, not only the palace maids and eunuchs, but even the grandmothers had several. If it weren't for the fact that he was too old to need a nurse, I'm afraid that even a nurse would have to be equipped.

When the king of Shu leaves the palace, he will definitely take away some of the people who are waiting for him. But he was originally a palace man waiting in Cining Palace, but he might not go out of the palace with him to the fiefdom. According to the practice of the Queen Mother, it is very likely that these palace people will still stay in the palace and continue to work in a different position. And because they were originally people in the palace, they naturally would not be regarded as the old people of the King of Shu, and they were purged out of the palace after the King of Shu was arrested.

Qin Hanzhen quickly understood this, but she looked at Zhao Mo's expression and felt that it was impossible for him to be deeply shocked by such a clue. He seemed to have something more important in mind.

The fiancée had the heart to inquire, Zhao Mo didn't hesitate for long, so he reluctantly told her the truth: "These old palace people, after they are old, are arranged to spend their days in the side courtyard of Cining Palace, although they can do some light work, but most of them help to do some needlework or something, and few people walk around in the palace." The Queen Mother's kindness is true, but she is also very well-behaved. The people in Cining Palace and Shoukang Palace, because of their identities, need to avoid suspicion in the palace, and they do not act as they please. It's just ......," he paused, "if someone else comes to visit the acquaintance in Cining Palace, there won't be so many people who stop it." ”

Qin Hanzhen understood a little: "So, if this ear and eye either has freedom of action itself, or she has really a wide network of contacts in the palace, and anyone who comes to see her will not arouse the suspicion of others...... Not so beyond?" she frowned, "It's quite difficult, isn't it? I really can't imagine that the king of Shu alone is still the kind that has lost power, and has such a great ability to drive the people in the palace to work hard for him? If it was the former princess, it would have been so possible, but now the princess's maiden family is not good. ”

Zhao Mo hesitated again: "There is such a person...... I don't dare to say that she must have a problem, but she does have a little relationship with the King of Shu, and she has a great face in front of the Queen Mother. ”

Qin Hanzhen was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly asked, "Who is it?"

Zhao Mo told her: "There is a Mama Qiu in Cining Palace, I don't know if you have seen her? Although she has come out less now, because she is still on an errand by the side of the Queen Mother, she sometimes shows her face. She is the old person brought into the palace by the Queen Mother from the Tu family, just like a dowry girl, serving the Queen Mother for decades. Originally, a few years after she entered the palace, she had been arranged by the Queen Mother to marry, married to a guard, but within two years, the guard died unexpectedly, she had a miscarriage, lost a child, and couldn't get along with her mother-in-law, so she returned to the palace to continue to serve the old master. The Empress Dowager's former maidservant, she is the only one left, so she attaches great importance to her, and the palace people also respect her. She is not young anymore, in fact, she rarely does the work of serving people in Cining Palace, but she is just in charge of the clothes and jewelry of the Queen Mother. But the younger palace maids are often handed over to her for training, so she is quite prestigious among the palace people. ”

Qin Hanzhen vaguely remembered that there seemed to be such a person, but she had not encountered it head-on, only vaguely remembered that she seemed to have heard someone talk about it, and she had seen the other party's back: "This Mama Qiu is very low-key on weekdays, right? I have also entered the palace and met the Queen Mother dozens of times, but I have never met her head-on." ”

Zhao Mo nodded: "I haven't met her many times head-on, it's just that the Queen Mother often stays with me to eat in Cining Palace, and talks to me about some common things, so I know more about Mama Qiu." In memory, she is a taciturn old woman, speaking slowly and logically, it is said that she often protects the young palace people in the palace, the chamberlain, and occasionally receives one or two, many people remember her good, and people often come to visit her during the New Year's holidays, and send her some food and snacks or something. ”

Qin Hanzhen asked: "What is the relationship between this Mama Qiu and the King of Shu?"

"When the King of Shu was sent to the Queen Mother to be raised, it seemed that he couldn't sleep at night because of fear, so the Queen Mother sent Mama Qiu to take care of him. The marriage between the King of Shu and the Princess of Shu, Mama Qiu also pulled the strings, but this may be acting on the orders of the Queen Mother. Zhao Mo said, "When the King of Shu was in the domain, he also proposed to the Queen Mother that he wanted to take Mama Qiu over to support, but Mama Qiu was reluctant to accept the Queen Mother and declined. However, Mama Qiu has been by the Queen Mother's side for many years, and has always said good things for the King of Shu, often mentioning how well-behaved he was when he was a child. After the king of Shu went to Beijing, he also gave her several gifts, but he didn't mention taking her out of the palace again. After the accident of the King of Shu, Mama Qiu was silent a lot, and did not formally intercede for him, but she also mentioned his childhood from time to time, and the Queen Mother recalled the past, and she was a little unbearable. If it weren't for the dishonesty of the King of Shu and the trouble again, maybe he would really be able to rely on the kindness of the Queen Mother to survive until he dies of old age. ”

Sounds suspicious.

Qin Hanzhen said to Zhao Mo: "This Mama Qiu is obviously a little biased towards the Shu Palace, so is the Queen Mother still fond of her now?"

Zhao Mo shook his head: "I can't say it, it's just that the Queen Mother will let her chat with her from time to time and talk about some old things." Among the maidservants who have served the Queen Mother, only this one is still there, which is naturally different from others. The Queen Mother has her own ideas, and she will not listen to and believe because of an old maid. Besides, Mama Qiu also knows how to be measured, and she won't talk too much about big things. When the King of Shu was imprisoned, she just said a few good words, so that the Queen Mother could remember the old feelings and leave the King of Shu alive. But the king of Shu committed another crime, and the emperor decided to deal with him severely, the queen mother didn't speak, and Mama Qiu wouldn't talk much. She was more silent at best. However, she has no husband, no children, no home and no job, and only the Queen Mother is relied on. If she favors the Shu Wangfu, what good will it do her? Even if she has served the Shu King for several years, in terms of affection, it will not be as good as her master-servant friendship with the Queen Mother for decades. That's why I hesitated, thinking that she couldn't be the eyes and ears of the Shu Palace. ”

That's the same thing...... If you really want to talk about love, it is also the love between Mama Qiu and the King of Shu or the Princess of Shu, and later the King of Shu and his wife and their youngest son died, leaving only one prince of the King of Shu, and there is a suspicion of betraying his father and brother, Mama Qiu should have no affection with him, right?

Qin Hanzhen said: "These old things have passed for a long time, and it is not easy to check them now." Moreover, since Mama Qiu is an old person valued by the Queen Mother, it is estimated that it will be even more difficult if you want to check her. Let's wait and see. Anyway, now the prince of Shu can't be a demon, no matter how many eyes and ears he has in the palace, it won't be useful now. ”

Zhao Mo said: "The prince of Shu is now trapped in the mansion, he can't go in and out freely, people go in and out to buy, and they have to go through layers of searching, and outsiders are not allowed to enter, so there is really no chance for him to be a demon." Merely...... There's one thing I've always been concerned about. ”

Qin Hanzhen asked him, "What's the matter?"

What Zhao Mo cares about is the next door to the Shu Palace, where the Gu Changshi family, a subordinate official of the Shu Palace, lives. This Gu Changshi is quite loyal to the King of Shu, but he has no bad deeds and crimes. It seems that because he is more pedantic, even the king of Shu does not believe that he will help him plan for the position of crown prince, so he never let him know his plan, and only let him take care of some palace affairs or fiefdom affairs or something. Because of this, Gu Changshi was lucky to stay out of the matter after the defeat of the Shu Palace. The official didn't have to do it, but his home was not raided, and he finally returned to the capital with his family safely. It's just that his family's old mansion seems to have been occupied by the clansmen, so he bought a new home at his current address, and he continued to live next to the Shu Wangfu. Even if the Shu Wang's family didn't have any contact with him during the years of confinement, he was as willing as he was.

Qin Hanzhen sighed when he heard this: "Does the King of Shu have such great charm? At this time, there are still old ministers who are so loyal to him? And this old minister is still the one who did not participate in his rebellion? Is this brain a little too pedantic?"

Zhao Mo said with some sarcasm: "Gu Changshi is loyal to the King of Shu, but the King of Shu probably doesn't trust him, otherwise he wouldn't have even let him know the slightest bit of news." This Gu Changshi was actually a subordinate official personally selected by the Queen Mother before the King of Shu opened the mansion, so he was loyal and stable, and he was reliable. He has been working hard in the Shu King's Mansion for twenty or thirty years, but in the eyes of the King of Shu, he is probably more like the eyes and ears sent by Beijing, right?"

Qin Hanzhen was speechless about this. She asked Zhao Mo: "Why do you care that this Gu Changshi lives next door to the prince of Shu? Could it be that this pedantic and honest man can still help the prince of Shu do some bad things?"

Zhao Mo shook his head: "Gu Changshi has moved to the countryside of Tongzhou with his old wife not long ago, and rented out the house, saying that it was to subsidize the family. And the people who rented his house were divided into three groups, and they didn't seem to know each other well, but I always felt ...... All three groups are somewhat unusual. They are all men in the prime of life, although they all claim to be doing business, but why do businessmen rent houses in such areas? The neighborhood is full of dignitaries and nobles, it is impossible for Gu Changshi not to know the rules, how can he rent out the house indiscriminately?"

It turned out that there was a problem with the tenant.

Qin Hanzhen said: "Then you can send someone to keep an eye on it to see if they will make a move." ”

Zhao Mo said: "Gu Changshi's house is said to be next door to the Prince of Shu's mansion, but in fact, there is an alley, and there are often officers and soldiers patrolling the alley. Seriously, if these people have a problem, I can't really think of how to get in touch with each other. ”

Qin Hanzhen said casually: "Is it difficult to get in touch with it? The prince of Shu is only under house arrest, and he still has freedom of movement in the house." Maybe there are martial arts masters among those tenants, and they can fly over the wall at night to meet the prince of Shu secretly? Or maybe they quietly dig a tunnel or something, then they can meet at any time?"

Zhao Mo was shocked again and looked at Qin Hanzhen.