Ah Yuan exclaimed: "Dead? ”

Cai Wei made a silent gesture and said, "The little master has just escaped, don't say such unlucky words." That Rong Liang did everything possible to harm the little master, and now it can be regarded as evil and evil retribution. A person who has entered the cold palace, who cares whether she lives or dies? ”

Ah Yuan groaned slightly, this time in the matter of the Futu Palace, if it was said that the mastermind behind the scenes was Concubine Rong, she would have been three or four points suspicious. However, in just one day, Rong Concubine was demoted one after another, demoted to the cold palace, and finally committed suicide, all of which came too fast, not as fast as the context in which things should have developed. What's more, Concubine Rong has never been favored, and she still has Concubine Min and Concubine Mei above her, so why bother to go around in such a big circle and fight to the death with a little nobleman who has just entered the palace?

Her suspicions were immediately confirmed.

Two days later, under the repeated warm invitations of Chen Qianwan and Pei Jieyu, Ah Yuan really couldn't refuse, so he had to go to the Fang Palace as a guest. At that time, under the screen window, Pei Jieyu was holding a white and transparent jade pestle in her right hand, and holding a jasper carved flower bowl with branches in her left hand.

Seeing her coming, he hurriedly got up to greet her: "Noble Yuan is here, Qianwan often talks about this in my ear, I'm afraid that my sister won't look down on our cold palace." ”

Ah Yuan bowed slightly, and said with a smile: "Where does my sister speak, when it comes to being cold, my sister really doesn't even have a person to talk to." It's rare that my sister doesn't dislike it, and the sisters get together to be more lively. As he spoke, he took a step forward and wrinkled his nose, "What is the aroma of my sister's room doing?" ”

Pei Jieyu put down the jade pestle and said, "I have nothing to do, so I asked the palace people to pick some red and blue flowers, with fresh flower dew, and plan to mix some rouge by myself." Some of the materials I chose made my sister smile. ”

Ah Yuan saw that the color of the flower pulp in the bowl was ruddy, and he couldn't help but praise it: "My sister is too modest." This color and aroma, I'm afraid it's not worse than the hibiscus paste selected by Si Zhenfang, if my sister is ready, I will definitely reward my sister. ”

Pei Jieyu smiled: "If my sister doesn't dislike it, just take some." ”

As the two were talking, Chen Qianwan came in in a hurry: "Wow, my sister has something good, and she is usually reluctant to show me, but when she sees Sister Yuan, she takes it all out!" What a good thing to be today, remember to keep a copy of it! ”

Pei Jieyu smiled and pointed at Chen Qianwan's forehead: "How can I have anything you haven't seen?" The morning dew that you gave you last time was not enough, and you still have to come and grab it with Sister Yuan? ”

Chen Qianwan came up and took Ah Yuan's hand: "Sister Yuan is very good, my sister wanted to go to Yuntai Palace to accompany her sister more, but she was afraid of bumping into the emperor and disturbing the good interest of my sister and the emperor." After speaking, he covered his sleeves and smiled, and saw that a layer of blush appeared on Ah Yuan's face, so he smiled again: "It's okay if my sister is fine, you can call me and Sister Pei to have a false alarm that day." I hate that Rong Liangren, and it's still cheap for her to commit suicide! If you want me to say, keep her in the cold palace, then you can relieve your hatred! ”

Pei Jieyu glanced at her lightly: "Qianwan, you should also be quiet, be careful to be heard, don't make people feel that Sister Yuan has resentment." He turned his head to Ah Yuan and said: "Rong Liangren has also received retribution, my sister should let go of it, after all, the emperor has to take care of her family background and save face for her." ”

Ah Yuan said: "Thank you sister for mentioning it, my sister remembers." The emperor has his own reasons for how to behave, and we as concubines naturally have no complaints. “

Chen Qianwan snorted coldly: "It's a big crime for the concubine to commit suicide, and it will harm the family, and it is also due to her." ”

Pei Jieyu was noncommittal, and a shallow smile appeared on the corner of her mouth: "How can Qianwan be sure that she committed suicide?" ”

Ah Yuan already felt that Rong Liangren's death was unreasonable, but when he heard her say this, he couldn't help but feel moved in his heart, and hurriedly asked, "Does Sister Pei think that she didn't die by suicide?" ”

Pei Jieyu shook her head and said, "I'm not sure, but before Rong Liangren passed away, my maidservant happened to meet Qiaoling from Zichen Palace in Yongxiang. At that time, Qiaoling walked in secret, and now that I think about it, I am afraid that Rongliang will no longer be alive at that time. ”

Ah Yuan picked up the teacup on the table, slowly put it down, and said, "Sister, don't you think this matter is related to Concubine Min?" ”

Pei Jieyu's eyes swept slightly from side to side of the window in front of the door, and she said slowly: "Maybe it's just a coincidence." It's just that we are in the deep palace and serving the emperor, so we don't dare to be careless and cautious, and we pay more attention to everything. If the culprit is still at large, wouldn't my sister's situation be even more dangerous? ”

Ah Yuan straightened up and said solemnly: "Thank you sister for your concern." It's just that my sister secretly thought that this matter should have nothing to do with Concubine Min, and Rong Liangren's father secretly collected evidence of the Mu family's rebellion and rebellion during his time as the Pingjing Supervision Envoy, and sacrificed his life to expose it, making a great contribution to the counterinsurgency of the imperial court. Rong Liangren has always been good friends with Concubine Min, and the two of them have always been loyal to the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother doesn't want to see the Rong family end up like this. ”

Chen Qianwan said on the side: "Maybe the Queen Mother didn't know in advance, Concubine Min has always been arrogant now, and I don't think she has to consult the Queen Mother in advance." Besides, Rong Liangren has always been close to her, and Concubine Min must be jealous of Sister Yuan's favor, and she wants to murder her sister. Whether it works or not, just ask her to be a scapegoat and block Youyou's mouth. ”

Although Ah Yuan defended Concubine Min at the moment, he was already secretly suspicious of her in his heart. Whether it was the leakage of Wei Han's whereabouts back then, or the unjust case that was planned by Liang Shi, this mastermind behind the scenes must be lurking beside the Queen Mother. And the closest person next to the Queen Mother is only Zhang Jingjing. But there seem to be some mysteries that have not yet been fully clarified.

Ah Yuan looked out the window with some annoyance, the twilight sun blew into the curtain by the breeze, and was covered by the curtain, and the mottled window shadow was projected on the carved mahogany case, as if the mystery was like a non-stop. She suppressed the doubts in her heart first, and replied: "What Sister Chen said is also reasonable. But these are just our speculations, there is no real evidence, and they only add to the emperor's troubles. ”

Pei Jieyu also said gently: "If there is really someone behind Rong Liangren, that person must be hiding very deeply, and it is useless for us to guess here." It's better to discuss the Queen Mother's birthday next month, what birthday gifts should we give. Now that the emperor and the queen mother are fighting openly and secretly, this birthday gift is really difficult to do. ”

Seeing that Pei Jieyu and Ah Yuan were determined not to investigate it at this moment, although Chen Qianwan was still angry, she had to skip it. The rest of the time of the three of them followed the Queen Mother's birthday ceremony and chatted about some treasures.

At the same time, Zichen Palace was a different scene. Concubine Min leaned back on the soft chair, and Qiao Ling was replying on the side: "The slave maid went to ask the Cui Butterfly in the Rongliangren Palace, and there was nothing abnormal before the Rongliang people sent the incident, and they were normal every day, visiting the Imperial Garden, and they did not have contact with any living people, and they did not even step into the Futu Palace. ”

Concubine Min squinted her eyes, she had walked some way in the courtyard before, and her body was a little tired. She moved her shoulders slightly, squinted at Qiaoling, and said, "If she doesn't go herself, it's not difficult to find a palace maid and eunuch to pass on the news?" Can you find the person who sent the message? ”

Qiao Ling lowered her head, followed Concubine Min's eyes, and said, "What Niangniang said is exact." The palace maids who were waiting close to Rong Liangren were all dragged to the trial one by one. I don't know which cunning slave it is, carrying so many torture methods in the court, but he refuses to confess. The remaining few little palace maids like Cui Die also don't know the inside story. ”

Concubine Min said angrily: "This slut, I don't see that she has the courage to be so tough." When you went to see her that day, did she really not reveal anything? ”

Qiao Ling bowed and said, "The slave doesn't dare to hide it." When the slave and maid saw her two days ago, Rong Liangren seemed to be a little crazy, and only shouted 'The emperor, the emperor', and something 'Someone will avenge me, you will die worse than your sister', mixed with a crazy laugh, and then seemed to be frightened again, shouting something 'Don't come here, don't come here, it's not me who hurt you, it's not me', although the slave and maid can't listen very carefully, but there are these few words on the left and right, in the end, they are crazy people. The slave didn't say anything more to her, who thought that she would kill herself that night. ”

"Forget it, the cold palace is not a place for people to stay, and this slut is probably not so hard. It's a shame that Bengong usually treats her well, and for such a big thing, Bengong didn't know any news beforehand. Now even the Queen Mother is suspicious of the palace, and today she went to ask An to tell the palace to accumulate blessings for the fetus in the womb. This palace is pregnant with a dragon, and it has its own blessing, don't say that this palace has not done anything wrong, even if it does, so what! ”

Seeing that Concubine Min was furious about this matter, Qiao Ling hurriedly comforted: "Don't be angry, be careful of the fetal gas." Everyone knows that the Queen Mother is most concerned about our mother, but if you want the mother and the little prince to be blessed with Chang'an, don't be suspicious. Next month is the Queen Mother's birthday, Niangniang, you pick a satisfactory birthday gift for the Queen Mother and her old man, and it will be fine. ”

Concubine Min Guifei slowly got up and walked to the low couch, put one hand on Qiaoling's wrist, held her stomach with the other, and slowly sat on the low couch, saying, "My aunt is also old, but my heart has softened over the years. This time Rong Liang made such a fuss, and her aunt actually had to protect her. But when I thought of it, there were still people in this harem who dared to calculate the palace, and the palace couldn't settle down! ”

Qiao Ling served Concubine Min to lie down and persuaded: "Niang Niang also has to think about the little prince in her belly." No matter who he is, he doesn't dare to be an enemy of Niangniang, Zuo is just a jealous jealous. If you want me to say, it is also a good thing to frustrate the spirit of that nobleman. ”

Concubine Min slowly closed her eyes and said, "That little slut is the same as her sister, she looks like a fox, and she looks disgusting. The fate of the Yang family back then is also her future. ”