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In the palace, Empress Zhao stood in front of a few cases and closed the secret document sent by the prince, then put it on the candle flame and lit the corner of the paper, and threw it into the brazier on the ground.

"Now everything is ready, only the east wind is owed, as long as the Chu people leave, whether it is Gao Heng or Cheng Jinzhi, no one can escape. ”

Empress Zhao raised her eyebrows slightly, and the dancing flames reflected her dark pupils, showing a trace of fiery fierceness.

"What Niangniang said is that King Yan must not have imagined that we seem to be calm, and let him make waves outside to frame the prince, in fact, he has already prepared the next move, or a dead move that makes him have no way out. ”

Chang Le beside him smiled and opened his mouth, and the sinister look on his face suddenly appeared, and he heard Queen Zhao snort and sneered.

"Hmph, in fact, now that I think about it, it's also a good thing that Chen'er was punished to guard the mausoleum, this is far away, and many things are naturally beyond the reach of the whip. These days, even if Your Majesty doesn't say anything, I'm afraid that I will be suspicious in my heart. He has been running to Guangling Palace these days, if Chen'er is still in the palace now, and then listen to Concubine Hui's slut pout a few words, I am afraid that he will really have to drop blood for a blood test. ”

Chang Le nodded hurriedly when he heard this: "What Niangniang said is true, but the slave heard that His Majesty had summoned Princess Yan alone during the day today. ”

"Princess Yan?" Hearing Chang Le suddenly mention Cheng Jinzhi, Empress Zhao's eyebrows jumped, "Are you sure she entered the palace alone, and Gao Heng didn't accompany him?"

"No, just Princess Yan alone. The servant heard from the eunuch outside the Qin'an temple that she stayed inside for a while before she came out. And after she left, His Majesty seemed to be preoccupied, and he didn't know what the two of them said. ”

Listening to Chang Le's words, Empress Zhao's face tightened as if she was worried, and a hint of suspicion overflowed in her eyes.

After pondering for a moment, Fang Xu said: "Last night, I dreamed in this palace, and I dreamed that Concubine Jing was wearing the wide-sleeved white butterfly skirt that His Majesty rewarded her back then, and she was wearing the pearl and jade agate hairpin, standing where you were standing, laughing at the palace......"

Seeing Empress Zhao raise her hand and point at herself, Chang Le, who was already cautious, hurriedly took a few steps back.

"Heh, I'm not afraid of this palace, what are you afraid of?"

Empress Zhao glanced at Chang Le with disdain, then stared at it and landed on a point of nothingness in the air.

"It's just that she happened to bump into it back then, saw what she shouldn't see, heard what she shouldn't hear, this palace has kept her life for so many years, so that she can see her son a few more times is already benevolent. If you want to blame, blame Cheng Jinzhi, if she didn't rush out to take the blame for the mother and son, and was imprisoned by His Majesty in the Nine Shadows, the palace would not be in a hurry to send her on the road. ”

"Niangniang, you suspected that Concubine Jing said something to Princess Yan in the Nine Hidden Terrace, then you said that rumors are prevalent at the moment, Your Majesty suddenly summoned this time, could it be because of ......?"

"This is not guaranteed by the main palace either. ”

Empress Zhao said and took a deep breath, and the grim look in her eyes deepened a little.

"Bengong thought that this Cheng Jinzhi couldn't afford to be sick, and he was sick again, and he was afraid that he would not get better in this life, but he didn't expect to recover so quickly. To say that this woman is a scourge to keep, but it can't be eliminated, it's really hard. ”

But soon, her face was soothed, and a look of disapproving smugness crossed her eyes.

"But it's not a big deal, even if Concubine Jing really said something to her, it's just empty talk, without evidence. Otherwise, according to Gao Heng's personality, he would not rely on this rumor to bluff. ”

"Niangniang, Niangniang, Your Majesty is here!"

Just as Empress Zhao was talking, she heard that Emperor Zhou suddenly arrived, which made her a little unexpected.

In a hurry, he hurriedly pulled out the purple gold phoenix hairpin on his bun, and raised the lining of his sleeve to wipe the lipstick off his lips.

Then he looked around, and after seeing the cool oil on the dresser, he quickly rushed over and grabbed it with one hand, put it in front of his eyes and smoked it back and forth a few times, until he closed his eyes unbearably.

Stimulated by the smell of cool oil, her eyes soon reddened slightly, and she looked as if she had just cried.

And when Empress Zhao had just finished all this, Emperor Zhou had already stepped into the inner hall with his feet raised.

Since the crown prince's incident, Emperor Zhou blamed her in his heart, and he had been to Zhenghe Palace for a long time.

At the beginning of the rumors, Empress Zhao wanted to preemptively strike according to Yuan Peng's words, and ran to Emperor Zhou to cry and complain to show her grievances.

But as something quietly changed, she suddenly realized that it was obviously more beneficial for the current situation to remain silent and unmoving.

Today's Emperor Zhou looks no different from usual at first glance, except for the expected indifference, if you don't look closely, it is difficult to detect the look of alertness between his eyebrows.

From this, Empress Zhao faintly realized that he had indeed heard something from Cheng Jinzhi.

After the salute, Empress Zhao did not take the lead in speaking, but stood quietly beside Emperor Zhou, deliberately relaxed her cheeks, and lowered her shoulders. Coupled with the slightly pale lips that were deliberately wiped off the lipstick, and the pair of tearful phoenix eyes on the face, the whole person looked haggard and weak for a while, which made people feel pity.

But at this moment, Emperor Zhou was not moved by her weak and pitiful state, and what he remembered in his heart was always the same thing. "I've heard that you've been in poor health lately, so I'm here to see you. ”

Emperor Zhou said in an indifferent tone, his sharp gaze looked at Empress Zhao's face a few times, and then sat down quietly.

"Thank you Your Majesty for your concern, the concubine is fine. ”

Empress Zhao said in a low voice, but she couldn't help but feel a little uneasy in her heart.

Just thinking like this, I saw Emperor Zhou's eyes turn slightly, and his breath was calm: "Chen'er has been quietly thinking about Lishan recently, keeping to herself, and doing everything herself, and there are indeed signs of reform. It happened that the second day of the next month was the day of the summer festival, and I wanted to go to Lishan to have a look, and by the way, I also saw Chen'er. ”

As soon as Emperor Zhou's words came out, Empress Zhao, who was originally quite unfazed, immediately trembled in her heart and suddenly raised her eyes.

How could she not know that Emperor Zhou suddenly wanted to go to Lishan on a whim at this time, but in fact, there was another purpose?

The crown prince made such a big mistake, if he was recalled to the capital for no reason in just a few months, it would inevitably cause dissatisfaction among the ministers.

Just now, she was glad that the prince was not in the palace, so she escaped for the time being.

But he didn't expect that Emperor Zhou would go there in person for the reason of the festival.

Lishan is a royal forbidden land, and it is located in the suburbs of the mountains outside the capital, and there are few people in ordinary times.

In addition, the guards are all the royal forbidden army and Emperor Zhou's cronies, even if something really happens, the news can be quickly blocked.

At this moment, Empress Zhao only felt that her whole heart was entangled together, and her chest seemed to be beating hard, loud and heavy.