The emperor was weak and did not dare to answer, so he hurriedly lowered his head and drank tea.

Xu Guifei asked again: "Before I drank the medicine, His Majesty said that it had been investigated, and now can I say who the real culprit is behind the scenes?" ”

"Yes and concubines." As soon as she heard that Concubine He was demoted to a concubine, Xu Guifei knew that the emperor must have obtained solid evidence, otherwise the emperor would not be tempted lightly, and then he thought, He Concubine was only demoted by a few levels, even if it was the punishment for murdering the emperor's heir?

Xu Guifei couldn't help but feel a little dissatisfied in her eyes.

The emperor did not hide this matter, and said in one breath: "I have been pregnant with my concubine for two months, and I have issued an order to let her be grounded for three years. ”

Xu Guifei sneered, "She was coincidentally pregnant this time." Without waiting for the emperor to pour his appetite for the mud, Xu Guifei threw the emperor aside again and asked Zhou Yingdao, "So, you got the smell of wheat from your concubine?" ”

Zhou Ying's heart jumped, but she had forgotten the caliber of this matter before.

This time, the emperor reacted first, his face did not change, and he lied to his face: "I got it from the concubine." He even found evidence in an instant, "Xiao Qi saw the sky and went to Xiuyu Palace to ask for peace, and it was at that time that he was stained." ”

Xu Guifei was noncommittal, but said with a virtuous and gentle expression: "Since the matter is over, it's okay." Today Majesty Xià has been busy for my business for a day, and now it's not early, so please go back and rest early, and it will be early in two hours. ”

Seeing that Xu Guifei didn't pursue it, the emperor was both happy and guilty, and Xu Guifei's words were no longer untrue, "Listen to you, if you are tired, sleep for a while, I will go back first." ”

Zhou Ying was about to leave with the emperor, but she heard Xu Guifei say, "Xiao Qi stays." ”

Zhou Ying was startled, and the emperor also stopped and looked back nervously.

But I heard Xu Guifei sigh: "No matter what, Xiao Qi has been with me for half a year." This time she left in a hurry, and if I say no, outsiders don't know how to arrange her. She's still young, how can she resist that kind of ruin. ”

Hearing that Xu Guifei didn't care about her previous suspicions, knowing that Zhou Ying was an accomplice, and still thinking about her like this, the emperor only felt that his villain's heart was in the belly of a gentleman, and he was really out of sight, so he hurriedly said: "It's me who didn't think about it, Xiao Qi, listen to your mother's words." ”

When the emperor left, Xu Guifei asked cherries and lychees some words, and when she got the answer, she waved her hand and ordered her to retreat.

When only the mother and daughter were left in the house, Xu Guifei opened her mouth, and her tone was like coaxing a child, "Xiao Qi, for the sake of the mother concubine who has been dedicated to you for the past half a year, don't hide it from the mother concubine with your father, okay?" ”

"What does this mean, mother?" Zhou Ying's heart jumped, where was the stuffing exposed?

Xu Guifei leaned on the pillow, and did not force each other, but only asked: "You go to ask for peace, where does Xiuyu Palace always ask you to wait?" ”

Zhou Ying's heart was not good, and she said, "In the Little Flower Hall." ”

Xu Guifei repeated meaningfully: "Yes, Little Flower Hall." From the south to the north, people come and go. At the end of the day, there is no time for the small flower hall to be idle. No matter how stupid the concubine is, she will not plant the drug in front of everyone. Xiao Qi, are you right? ”

Zhou Ying was not prepared to hide it from Xu Guifei from beginning to end.

Whether it is to tell each other bluntly or through the mouth of others, Zhou Ying will tell the truth sooner or later. After all, after Xu Guifei gave birth, she would return to the power of the palace, and go against a woman who held a lot of power and won the emperor's favor, and Zhou Ying was not so dead.

But taking the initiative to confess is not the same as being forced to ask.

It was also Zhou Ying who was careless and thoughtful before she had anything to do. The emperor was also quick to speak, and he didn't allow Zhou Ying to react. However, Xu Guifei was so careful that she deduced the truth from a little detail.

If you pretend to be stupid at this time, you will offend people.

Zhou Ying wrung her fingers with a cramped face, and said uneasily: "How could the mother concubine guess ......?"

Xu Guifei looked at the golden hook on the tent, gently stroked her stomach with her right hand, and her tone seemed like a sigh or a mockery, "Your father has his family and country in his eyes, how can he take these little things to heart." ”

On the surface, it seems to say that the emperor has the world in mind and is not bound to trivial matters, but when he hears the sound in the palace and discerns the meaning, he always has to make a detour to barely count. This is obviously saying that the emperor's emotional intelligence is not good, and he can't even tell a lie.

Xu Guifei can say this kind of thing, but Zhou Ying can't hear it.

Fortunately, Xu Guifei didn't need Zhou Ying to echo her, so she came back to her senses and asked, "Your father's idea to let you come out?" Without waiting for Zhou Ying to answer, Xu Guifei said no, "No, he doesn't have this brain, and secondly, he is not so shameless." ”

Zhou Ying had no choice but to recruit, "The mother concubine is wise." ”

After all, Xu Guifei is the emperor's pillow person, and according to Xu Guifei's scheming methods, sooner or later she will find out the truth from the emperor's mouth. In addition, Zhou Ying was not involved in the whole matter at all, so she had a clear conscience, so she didn't bother to add or subtract.

As for how Imperial Physician Chen found out that the bedding contained the smell of Qu Mai, and how did the emperor thread the needle and pass the smell of Qu Mai Xiang Pills in Liao Guiren's palace to Xu Guifei, and how did Liao Guiren not pull a few stupid things, fell into the pit dug by his concubine, and became a pawn of others...... Zhou Ying tried not to have a trace of emotional bias and said them one by one.

To Zhou Ying's surprise, after hearing this, Xu Guifei thought calmly for a while, neither slammed the table, nor scolded her mother, let alone asked about the fate of several masterminds, but asked Zhou Ying, "This matter is something that no one wants to muddy the water, why did you stand it down?" ”

Zhou Ying was prepared, "I saw that after my father dealt with this matter, he not only felt guilty, but also seemed to be a little discouraged. What if my father blames himself too much and doesn't go to the gate of Mingxi Palace in the future? I was in a hurry, and I came up with this bad idea. ”

"You've got a good eye." Xu Guifei actually smiled, "If you let it go, your father may really shrink and dare not come to the door." ”

"I'm still too anxious, in fact, there is a mother concubine, where can I use my class to get an axe." Zhou Ying drooped her ears like a puppy, lowered her head, and her little face was full of frustration. "Look at my idea, the wind leaks on all sides, and the father has to make up for it, but I am both dissatisfied with half a bottle, and the mother concubine can see that it is wrong at a glance."

Zhou Ying's self-deprecation played a role, at least Xu Guifei's smile was not so scary.

Xu Guifei said with a smile: "How old are you, you will have the opportunity to experience in the future." With your talent, the mother concubine will definitely make you blue. ”

Although Xu Guifei was just kind, she clamped a soft nail for Zhou Ying to touch, but Zhou Ying was relieved. Xu Guifei obviously only thought that Zhou Ying wanted to climb another high branch and pat the emperor's ass, so she did this "thankless" thing.

Zhou Ying only made a look of shame that had been pierced into her heart.

Xu Guifei is not a scathing person after all, she only vaguely sarcastically said, and then stopped, "Since this matter has nothing to do with you, it can't be called punishment or punishment." You just move back to Mingxi Palace, don't mess around with your father. ”

Hearing that Concubine Xu Guifei opened her mouth and denied her true purpose, Zhou Ying's eyelids jumped, "Mother, I'm afraid this won't work." ”