When he arrived at the side door of Lin De Palace, Bao Shan glanced at the person on duty at the door, and immediately said in surprise: "Sister, why are there so many guards at the side door?" ”

In the early morning wind, the cold air was freezing, and the many guards standing at the door just watched, which made people's hearts feel a little uneasy.

It was not the first time that Qing Zhi had been to the Lin De Palace, but this was the first time she had encountered such a situation.

She and Baoshan stopped under the tree together, frowning at the group at the entrance of the Lin De Palace.

Qing Zhi lowered her head in thought, her hanging hand clenched into a fist and released it.

After a long time, she looked left and right to see that there was silence on the road, and no one was passing by, so she turned her head to look at Baoshan and whispered: "Baoshan, it's better to do this, you go over and inquire first, I'll wait for you here." ”

Bao Shan stood in the wind, and a moment of hesitation flashed on her face, but she quickly understood: "Sister steward, then I'll go and take a look first." ”

Qingzhi had already instructed her, but as soon as she was nervous, Baoshan habitually added the word steward before the title of "sister", and Qingzhi didn't care to correct her again.

"If you can enter" Baoshan quietly looked around, looked at Qingzhi and said, "I'll come back to tell Sister Sù"

Qing Zhi shook her head, reached out and pressed the back of Baoshan's hand and said, "If I can let you in, just make a gesture from afar, I see it, and I will naturally come over immediately." ”

● ∞ Qingzhi thought for a while, and added: "I just had an accident last night, and it was a little inappropriate to come to Lin De Hall at this time. ”

"Last night, Huang Guijun rashly took Xiaoling away, and I don't know how he will deal with His Majesty."

"Although the status of the emperor in our palace is not as good as others. But when something happens, there must be an explanation. ”

"Your Majesty hasn't asked us yet." A hint of melancholy flashed in Qing Zhi's eyes and said, "It's only been these two days." Someone has to be sent to ask for an explanation. "There are still examples of fires in the treasury last year."

Looking in the direction of the treasury, Qing Zhi paused and said: "On the surface, it seems to be suppressed, but I heard the news from the people over there, and I have inquired many times in private." "It's a pity that the water in the palace is deep, and there is no conclusive evidence for a while, and it is not easy to arbitrarily determine the guilt."

Qing Zhi said in a heavy heart: "Just two days ago, His Majesty sent officials to the steward of the treasury to inquire about the situation at that time. "I'm familiar with the people in the treasury. I just heard some rumors. “

Hearing this, Bao Shan thought to himself silently, then raised his head and replied carefully: "Sister steward doesn't say it, I also understand, just ask, if something is wrong, I will leave immediately." “

Qing Zhi nodded, a look of appreciation flashed in her eyes and said, "You are a clever person, I don't need to say too much about you know." “

She glanced sideways at the side door of the Lin De Palace, and said in a low voice, "It's my heart that hangs." Deliberately nag a few more words. “

Baoshan looked at Qingzhi with a strange expression and said, "Didn't you say what you said to me on the bridge before, my sister is still thinking about it?" “

Qing Zhi smiled self-deprecatingly: "It's not for this reason, I have my worries, and I can't make it clear to you at once." I'll explain it to you when the time is right. "Anyway, you're at the door. If you say a few words, you should know the general situation inside, even if you don't know. You can also discern a bit of taste, go quickly. “

Qingzhi couldn't wait. The expression on his face also became a little agitated.

Baoshan's figure walked through the bushes and walked towards the side gate of the Lin De Palace, Qing Zhi looked at her back from a distance, and the look in her eyes became more and more complicated and indescribable.

She could guess it in her heart, so after weighing it, she asked Baoshan to probe the tone of the guards at the side gate of the Lin De Hall first, instead of running forward to ask herself.

A fire in the flower garden cannot be covered up like this, and it is bound to toss a little wind and waves.

Qing Zhi didn't know what the empress was going to do next, but the actions of the Emperor of the Lin De Palace, even if there weren't many people who witnessed it last night, after most of the night, it must have spread in the palace.

The speed at which rumors spread in the palace was amazing, and the news would soon spread to all corners of the palace as if it had grown legs.

In a sense, this is also one of the characteristics of the palace.

Looking at the palace wall from afar, Qingzhi remembered what Xiaoling had said to herself.

"Sister, Sealand's palace is indeed eye-opening, but when you look at it from the outside, it really looks like a dormant beast." "Entering and exiting that palace door is more like being swallowed in!"

Thinking of this, Qing Zhi sighed softly.

Sending Bao Shan to go, even if it is a closed door, it is better than her going directly to inquire, this truth, in exchange for everyone to understand, there is no doubt that Bao Shan also knows it.

Qing Zhi looked at Bao Shan at the side door, staring at one of the guards who looked slightly older.

Among the people, this person looks the most like a steward.

That person didn't shirk, she was really right by Baoshan, although she was not familiar with the manpower of Lin Dedian, but with her own vision and judgment, she just asked the right person!

As Qingzhi expected, after a few words of dialogue, Baoshan lowered her head and walked back, and she could know most of the content of the conversation from her face.

She walked up to Qingzhi behind the tree, shook her head in disappointment, and said, "Sister steward, you can't go in, they can't be accommodating." "I heard that it was an order from the emperor, and no one outside the Lin De Hall will be seen."

Qingzhi sighed and said, "Actually, I also guessed, did you ask about Xiaoling's situation." ”

"This is true, I heard that it seems that he hasn't woken up yet, and the news from the Imperial Monarch's Mansion shouldn't be wrong." "This is also the rhetoric of the emperor, people are not awake, even if they want to ask, there is no way to ask, they can't"

"Sister, do you think something will happen?" Bao Shan stopped the previous topic, bit his lip and said.

Qing Zhi's face changed after thinking about it, and she quickly said in an affirmative tone: "No, Xiaoling is here with the emperor, nothing will happen." ”

The tone of her voice sounded half like she was explaining Baoshan, and the other half was more like comforting herself. "The emperor is no better than others, and the good medicinal materials of the hospital can be used. The people in the palace can't take care of it, so it's much more thoughtful than ours. “

"Tell me if you think back to last night. Bao Shan. ”

"The Emperor didn't rescue her directly from the burning house, on the contrary"

"That's right. My sister didn't mention my negligence, so if I look at it this way, Xiaoling's life should be safe. ”

Bao Shan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Sister steward, there is no definite news at the moment, so it's better to come and ask again in the evening, let's take an extra trip." “

Qing Zhi's eyes flashed, and there was no better way for a while, so she answered logically: "Let's do this for the time being, you can come with me in the evening." ”

"If His Majesty sends a female official to ask us. If that's the case, I'm afraid I'll have to wait until tomorrow morning to come back. "Sister, do you think the people around Your Majesty will come to ask us today?" "I heard that something happened to the main building of Penglai Pavilion, and the people in the courtyard were very nervous, maybe the national teacher was in poor health!"

"Your Majesty is busy with things over there, maybe you won't be able to think of us here for a while." "The burned in the horizontal yard is already being planned to be repaired, and the people in the repair department are coming to measure it." "The power of heaven is unpredictable, where can we speculate on His Majesty's thoughts, and we are not allowed to say this to others." "Sister, I know."

The two men returned the same way, one after the other. Passing by the rockery, I saw a few people hurriedly passing by the road.

Qing Zhi didn't think about it, so she pulled Baoshan to the side of the road to avoid it, and saw those people passing by like a gust of wind. Only then did he come out from behind the tree, looked at Baoshan and said, "Just now, did you see it?" ”

Bao Shan nodded: "It's the person next to His Majesty." If you go to the Lin De Hall in such a hurry, you should go to the emperor. ”

"I guess I'm going to ask about last night."

"I want to come and go. I also feel strange, how did the emperor come to our flower garden at that time. ”

Of course, it may also be that the National Teacher has something to discuss with him. I happened to pass by accidentally, but when I think about it, I always feel a little weird. ”

"Sister, how did you say the fire in our flower garden got up?"

Baoshan looked at Qingzhi, his eyes were different from usual, and he had the courage to directly say the questions in his heart.

"What else can there be, most of it is artificial." Qing Zhi sneered, "As for what the idea is, only the person who set the fire knows best." ”

Qingzhi and Baoshan walked all the way to the lake, stopping in a bamboo forest to talk.

Now it is temporarily placed in the main building of Penglai Pavilion, but it is a little uncomfortable, and it is not as good as talking freely here.

After a few answers, it was the most conversation between the two since Baoshan arrived at the flower garden.

Qing Zhi's expression was stunned for a moment, and she looked at Baoshan and said, "Why didn't I realize before, in fact, you and Xiaoling are quite similar in some places." ”

Baoshan's face stiffened, and he looked at Qingzhi with doubts in his eyes.

"Don't get me wrong, it's not about appearance, you have little contact with her, I know her character"

"If it weren't for something happening in the flower garden, the two of you should be able to talk after you get acquainted."

"I know," Bao Shan said in a low voice, "Xiao Ling people are very good, especially compared to others. ”

"When she made snacks, I felt it, no, it should have been earlier, I vaguely knew it when I was working in the flower garden greenhouse."

"Sister steward, you also know that people like us are probably not wrong to look at people."

"Yes," Qingzhi agreed, "When Gu Lan came, Xiaoling told me a car of good things about her, she was clever and understanding, but I got along with her, and I always felt that "

Qingzhi said to Baoshan without hesitation: "It's not much different from what Xiaoling said, but I have some scruples in my heart, and I can tell you about it at this moment." ”

"Something happened to the flower garden, according to my calculations, the emperor is the most likely to leave Xiaoling in the Linde Palace, you and Gu Lan"

Qingzhi didn't have time to finish her words, but Baoshan had already heard the implicit meaning of her words.

The conversation was interrupted by someone from afar.

Just like when they went, the footsteps of the few people sent by the empress were also hurried. "How unreasonable!" One of them said angrily.

"Don't be impatient, wait for the report to your majesty, and then it's not too late."

"When is it in the Sealand Palace, there is a place that we can't enter, he He Yanzhi is really "

Compared with the angry man and the other two who didn't answer, the rest of the people were not hurried and had a calm expression. "No, isn't there another place in the Sealand Palace where you can't get in right now?"

The person who was angry before suddenly stopped, with a deflated look, and quickly regained his head and said, "You are talking about the National Teacher, how can it be compared with the Lin De Palace?" It's different after all. "The war in the north is about to restart, and His Majesty will take the national teacher to the north together," the person who spoke said angrily, "But what is he He Yanzhi" "Don't say anything about it, even the position of the lord of the harem is sitting if it weren't for the original emperor and nobleman" "You are dizzy!" “

The other person hurriedly grabbed him, looked around, and said with a vigilant face, "You can say this too!" "No matter how you sit on it, there is only one person in the harem now, you hear clearly, it's him!"

"You and I should go back and report the situation to Your Majesty as soon as possible, and wait for Your Majesty to decide."

"On the emperor's side, it's not good to have conflicts, there is such a little place in the palace, and the trouble is unpleasant, and everyone's face is ugly." "Baoshan, look, I said earlier, Xiaoling's girl is not as good as the Lin De Hall in the Imperial Guijun on our side, at least those people can be blocked by the Imperial Guijun."

Qing Zhi took Baoshan out from behind the bushes: "If it were us, could we be so bold?" Where do you dare to stop it? “

Baoshan looked at the back of the group and was stunned for a while before coming back to his senses.

Hearing Qingzhi's words, she said with envy in her tone: "That girl's blessing is really good, after entering the palace, she can be treated differently by the emperor and nobles." "It's like having a big umbrella in the palace, if she is arrogant, can she walk half-horizontally in the Lin De Palace, and she can be half a master." "That's what you said!"

Qingzhi couldn't help laughing, but diluted the heaviness in her heart, looked at Baoshan and smiled, "I've only heard of walking sideways, why do you still come out and walk halfway!" "I can't even think of a way to do it!" "Sister, wait a few days, Xiaoling will always be fine."

Baoshan grabbed Qingzhi's sleeve and said, "I saw her, and I have to talk to her, but it's a pity that she missed the scene in front of her." "The emperor blocked the people around His Majesty, and all this intention was for her," Baoshan lowered his head and said with emotion. Sister, I really envy Xiaoling," Baoshan said frankly, "If I can meet such a master, I will not hesitate to go to the soup!" “

Qing Zhi was stunned, approached and patted her on the shoulder and said, "As long as I am in the flower garden for a day, I will definitely protect the people under me, especially you, although you can't walk sideways in the flower garden, hey, what are you doing when you walk sideways!" "Don't worry, no matter what happened to you before, when you get to the flower garden, you will be under my hands."

Baoshan pursed her lips and smiled: "Before, my sister was still worried that the position of the steward would be held accountable by His Majesty, why is Bao Yuan on her body at this time?"

"Don't envy others, for each person has his own creation." Qingzhi Road

The sunlight shines through the leaves and dapples on the ground.

Mingzhu trotted all the way to the wall of the courtyard of the main building of the Lin De Palace, and finally grabbed a attendant who came out of the house and asked anxiously: "How is the palace maid rescued by the emperor?!" (To be continued......)