"Hah! Out, out, finally out. I walked over to the crescent moon and touched her forehead, which was still slightly hot, "It will get better every morning, and in the afternoon the fever will start again." ”

Zhu'er was still standing on the edge of the porch and looking, "I'm not afraid now." ”

Li Jinglong's house is very close to the palace, and Bao'er also predicted that as long as she can go out smoothly, she will be able to come back in about an hour. An hour passed, but there was no news of Bao'er.

"Why haven't you come back yet?" An hour of waiting had almost exhausted all my strength, and I asked, holding my forehead tiredly.

At first, Zhu'er stood under the eaves and did not want to come back, but then it was late at night, and it became more and more cold that she could not stand before returning to the fire, but she had to go over to take a look at it after a while, and she was more anxious than me at this time, but she said, "An hour is only an approximate time, and there are people who are slower." ”

I knew that Jewel was comforting me, but I could only use it as the only reason.

A moment passed, and I asked, "What time is it?" ”

Zhu'er was a little promised, "It's not been a while, Niangniang, you are waiting anxiously, so you always look forward to time passing faster." ”

I paused and didn't ask again, Zhu'er picked up a mink fur and tied it around my neck, "Niangniang, otherwise you squint for a while, maybe Bao'er will come back as soon as you open your eyes." ”

I shook my head, "No, I'll wait for her." Zhu'er touched my hand, and hurriedly turned the fire in the brazier stronger, and the fire was hot, and I lay on the cradle of the crescent moon and slowly became confused.

I don't know how long it took for this glance, and suddenly there was a noise in my ears, "Catch the assassin!" ”

I was shocked and woke up in an instant, "How long have I been asleep?" ”

Zhu'er was also shocked, "You're just squinting, what's the noise outside?" ”

I immediately got up, and an ominous premonition rushed to my head, "Oh no, something happened to Bao'er!" ”

Zhu'er's face turned blue, "No...... It can't be......" she said, her feet already stepping out. When I opened the far door and looked out, I saw hundreds of guards carrying swords and swords, some chasing on the ground and others chasing everywhere on the tiles on the eaves.

"Catch the Assassin...... Catch the assassins! The guard's voice came and went, hitting my heart like a needle and an arrow.

I have only one thought in my heart, if something happens to Bao'er, I will keep her out no matter what! I walked outside the courtyard, and a few guards rushed over, "Go back to the house, go back to the house!" ”

Zhu'er is not good at arguing, but the little girl Chu'er rushed up, stopped in front of me, pinched her waist and spat at the guard, "What is spreading wild here!" Open your dog's eyes and take a good look, this is the powerful concubine Niangniang, and the door of the Lianyi Palace is also what you are shouting about? When the emperor comes back, the mother will play you a sentence and discipline you! ”

The guard was stunned when he saw that Chu'er was young, but he was violent, and when he heard my name again, he knelt on the ground and said with a smile, "It turns out that the powerful concubine is here, forgive the villain for taking the liberty!" It was so late at night, Niangniang stood at the gate of the palace, and the little one thought for a while which palace daughter it was. Please also ask the mother to forgive her sins. ”

"You made such a big noise, do you still complain that our mother stood at the door?!" Chun'er does not relent. I pulled her behind me and asked the guard, "What are you doing here in the middle of the night?" The whole harem was actually turned upside down. ”

The guard replied with a bitter face, "Hui Niangniang, my subordinates are guards who patrol the night, and we usually don't come to the harem, but recently the emperor is not in the palace, and the queen is in order to ensure the safety of the harem, and a small team of people is sent to patrol the harem every night." It was fine, but I didn't expect that tonight, an assassin actually broke into the harem, and I heard that he was very skilled, so he alarmed so many guards to come and arrest him. ”

I tried to steady my breathing, trying not to let myself get out of the way, just because the crescent moon made a cry inside, I asked Zhu'er to go back to take care of it, and beside me, there was only a powerful Chu'er, fortunately, this girl is a big ghost, good eyesight, I saw that I was very uncomfortable at this time, and hurriedly came forward to help me, I asked, "Assassin...... Where did it come from? ”

"I heard it's the corner gate on the northwest side."

When I heard this, I covered my chest and took a few steps back---- Bao'er said that the northwest corner gate was more lenient in management, and secondly, it was very close to the Li Mansion, so she followed it in and out from there.

Chu'er didn't know about Bao'er's departure, and she didn't know why I was so panicked, and said in a low voice, "Niangniang, you have always been unhealthy, what are you messing with these foolish people here?" ”

I ignored her and asked the guard, "Whose are you?" ”

The guard arched his hand and replied respectfully, "Xu Zengshou, Lord Xu's subordinate." ”

"Caught! Caught! At this moment, there were several excited voices not far away, and as soon as the guards heard that the credit had been robbed, their faces became depressed, "Yo, I caught it!" Mother, forgive the villain for not being able to serve here any longer. ”

I waved my hand, "Go ahead." The guard got up and ran to the place where the voice was, and I suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly shouted to him, "Come back!" ”

The guard ran a few steps, quickly stopped, retreated, and bent down, "What else does Niangniang command?" ”

"What's your name?"

"Villain Zhou Jian."

I took off a bracelet wrapped in gold and jade from my wrist and handed it to him, "You are doing a good job, this reward is for you." When the emperor comes back, I will definitely tell the emperor that you are reliable. ”

Zhou Jian took the bracelet and was flattered, "Xie Niangniang!" ”

"Go ahead."

Zhou Jian lay on the ground and kowtowed to me before running away, I twisted my body and went back to the yard, Zhu'er was babbling and coaxing with the crescent moon, the child couldn't sleep well because of the heat, and the slightest movement or the adult left the side, he was going to cry. I took her from Zhu'er and whispered to Zhu'er, "Bao'er has been arrested. ”

Zhu'er froze in place, her expression gone. Chu'er didn't know anything, and when she saw the two of us whispering, she smiled and said, "Hey, in the past, Sister Bao'er and Sister Zhu'er took care of the princess together, why are they missing today?" ”

I looked at her, "You go back to sleep." ”

Chu'er seemed to think of something, but as if she didn't know anything, frowned, blessed her body, and retreated.

Zhu'er then said, "What can I do, what can I do!" ”

"The guards of the Imperial Forest Army in the palace are now all led by Xu Zengshou, Xu Zengshou is a person who knows the times, but he is a concubine son, there are several sisters and Xu Huizu in front of him, and it has been difficult to make a profit, and now he has seized this loophole, the queen will definitely let him behave well, and then support him to hold up the lintel of the Xu family, we ...... this time It's a big plant. ”

Zhu'er looked at a loss, "Bao'er ......" said, she cried out with a wow, "Will Bao'er be killed by them?" ”

As soon as Zhu'er cried, I was also upset, "No, when they find out that it is Bao'er, the first thing they have to do is to send it to Kunning Palace, tonight, I think they will make all kinds of incriminating evidence, and put it on the heads of Bao'er and our Lianyi Palace, tomorrow is the time when the storm comes." Remember, you and I don't know about this, and only by keeping ourselves and the Lotus Yi Palace can we have a chance to fish out Bao'er. Fortunately, Bao'er's letter should have been sent, even if the emperor has not returned, someone will help us. ”

Zhu'er and I were like ants on a hot pot, but we couldn't do anything, so we stayed in the palace until dawn, and sure enough, someone from Kunning Palace came to invite. Zhu'er was going to go with me, but I didn't worry about the crescent moon, so I asked her to stay, and after picking for a long time, I took Chu'er and went.

Xu Yunhua in front of me sat on the pear blossom wooden chair with a carved phoenix, and I knelt in front of her, "Say hello to the queen mother, I don't know what happened when the queen mother summoned early in the morning?" ”

Xu Yunhua's face was not sick, but she was plump in winter, but now she closed the door and didn't see anyone, she just called her illness to the outside world, she took a cup of tea, sniffed slowly in front of her nose, and didn't raise her eyelids, "Noble concubine, before closing the door every night, check whether the minions in the Lianyi Palace are all in the palace?" ”

"That's natural, every palace has a deacon and palace maid to do this." I replied neither humbly nor arrogantly.

Xu Yunhua smiled coldly, took a sip of tea, put down the tea bowl, and then glanced at me, "If there is one less person in your palace, it is the deacon palace maid, who else will do this?" ”

I smiled, "Queen Mother, I don't really understand what you're talking about." ”

"Last night, when the Royal Forest Army was inspecting, they caught a black-clothed assassin, if you say assassins, it has been common throughout the ages, but the Ming Dynasty has been peaceful for a long time, and nothing like this has happened since the beginning of the dynasty, it is a little strange to say, you want to say strange, even stranger is still to come, this assassin is actually a woman."

"Is there such a thing?" I asked casually.

"Of course, didn't you hear last night's movements?" Xu Yunhua glanced at me, and suddenly remembered something, "This is the strangest thing, that is, the Royal Forest Army sent the assassin to me, I actually recognized the assassin, it was a coincidence, it was the deacon palace maid of the Lianyi Palace, the confidant of the powerful concubine, Bao'er." ”

Although I had known that I had to face this moment, when these words came out of Xu Yunhua's mouth, my heart was still pounding, my chest was also stuffy, and I felt a little painful, "Queen Mother...... But is it real? ”

"Although I am not as old as your cardamom, I am not old, and my eyes are quite clear." Xu Yunhua stood up and walked slowly in front of me, "Yo, I just finished boasting about my immortality, and I made such a fool, why did the noble concubine kneel on this ice for so long, your body is delicate, and you are famous in this harem, you kneel like this, you want to kneel badly, I forgot to call you up, why don't you know how to get up?" Don't...... Could it be that she had heard the rumors a long time ago that something had happened to her girl, and she wanted to intercede for her to atone for her sins? ”

I didn't answer, I raised my eyelids and looked at Xu Yunhua's face, she was close at this time, if it weren't for the fact that there was still a crescent moon to be fed, I really had the urge to pull out the hairpin on my head and stab her to death. I've been away from bloodshed for years, but now I'm back to killing ---- woman in front of me.

I stood up slowly, Xu Yunhua didn't seem to expect me to be like this, there was some surprise in her eyes, but for the sake of grace, she always kept smiling, I quickly looked at her at eye level, and raised the corners of my mouth slightly, "Thank you for the queen's care." I heard that the queen mother has recently been sick and sick, and the management of the harem has been looser, maybe the season is not good, I have been unwell recently, even the little princess has a fever and cough, the whole Lianyi Palace is sick, and I don't have the energy and leisure to take care of the people, I didn't expect that such a thing happened, I don't know that the queen mother can judge Bao'er for me, ask her why she wants to leave the palace in the middle of the night, and if she wants to go out of the palace, the queen is generous, as long as the reason is clear, and the deacons are registered, it is not difficult to go out, why bother to pretend to be a ghost? ”

Xu Yunhua's face flushed slightly, "I just made a decree, in order to ensure that the harem is clean and honorable, no palace people are allowed to enter or leave before the emperor returns to the palace." ”

"Oh? I see. That...... The queen wants me to interrogate this treasure, why is she in such a hurry, risking a big risk to climb over the wall and get out of the palace, and isn't she in a hurry to die and reincarnate, and she doesn't even want her life? Maybe...... What's hidden in it doesn't have to be? ”

Xu Yunhua looked at me and laughed, "What you said is very reasonable, I was afraid that the unjust case would be tried, so I quietly called you over early in the morning, you are her master, there must be something to say, she is willing to tell you." If there is any private communication, adultery between men and women, etc., then it will be spread out, but it will hinder the royal face! ”

I sneered, "I can pack a ticket with the queen's mother, Bao'er has been married to Lord Zheng He under the auspices of the emperor, she is really a good couple, a talented and beautiful couple, how could she do such a cheap thing?" ”

Xu Yunhua glanced at me mockingly, and said contemptuously, "You can't play this package of tickets, how do you know, what is Bao'er passing on for yourself?" Second, it's just the two of us here, so why bother talking about that scene? No matter how great Zheng He's credit is, no matter how powerful his momentum is, after all, it is a rootless thing, this treasure is young, and the girl Sichun also has it. ”

When I heard this, I almost gritted my teeth with hatred, at this time, in addition to me and Xu Yunhua in the hall, there were only Chu'er and a few palace maids in Kunning Palace, these palace maids were still Yunying's unmarried virgins, hearing such words, everyone was so ashamed that their faces were flushed, I didn't expect Xu Yunhua to slander me and Bao'er, and he could say such vulgar words, and I didn't know how to reply to her for a while.

Unexpectedly, Chu'er knelt down on the side, "Queen Mother! Not only can the concubine be a guarantor for Sister Bao'er, but the slave can also protect Sister Bao'er with her life! She's not that kind of person! ”

Xu Yunhua frowned slightly, and looked at Chu'er, "Raw face, you girl, you are still young, how do you know how powerful it is?" Isn't it, you also have a wishful husband in your heart, thinking about it every day? ”

Chu'er was so angry that she was so excited by Xu Yunhua that she didn't dare to reply, her face became more and more blue, her eyes suddenly rolled, and she fell to the ground on her back with a bang. <