The night was more dewy, in the dark, but a corner of the palace was brightly lit, the palace was full of clothes, and the woman sat alone in front of the dressing mirror, combing her long black hair with some annoyance.

Jiang Dan subconsciously looked in the mirror, the woman in the mirror is now Fanghua's good age, and after washing her face at night, there are no more complicated and gorgeous jewelry, and her originally pretty face is also a little pale. She slowly stretched out her hand coated with Kodan and stroked her face, I don't know how long I can be good at this age, if I can't catch something while I'm young and beautiful, how can I be willing.

Thinking of the news that Zhu'er brought back today, Jiang Quan was guarded tightly in the prison, and the people she sent couldn't find a chance to start at all, obviously the other party came prepared. The more this happened, the more uneasy Jiang Dan felt. Jiang Quan lives for a day, it is a potential threat to her, and her understanding of Jiang Ruan makes her understand that Jiang Ruan will definitely not let her go easily, and it is best to keep Jiang Quan now. But Jiang Quan can't do it here, what should she do?

Jiang Dan sighed, her eyes fell on the flames dancing in the candle in front of her, the letter that had just been burned could no longer be seen in its original appearance, it had already turned into a pile of ashes, but the content of the letter was deeply reflected in her mind. She asked people to send a message to Xuan Li, and tentatively asked Xuan Li if he wanted to solve the idea of Xiao Shao and Jiang Ruan, King of Jinying. She understood that Xuanli would not regard Jiang Ruan as an opponent, let alone spend a lot of effort to deal with Jiang Ruan, but could only find an exit from Xiao Shao. Jiang Dan is in the palace, thinking that he can see the situation between the DPRK and China clearly, Xuanli wants to sit on that chair, Xiao Shao is a stumbling block, although there is no head-on conflict because of neutrality, but one day, Xuanli will not be able to leave this thorn in the eye.

No emperor likes to outperform his own courtiers, Jiang Dan originally thought that for Xiao Shao, Xuanli would always be willing to deal with it. As long as Xiao Shao is dealt with and Jiang Ruan is slightly implicated, as long as it is related to the major affairs of the family and country, the Empress Dowager Yide will not be able to save her. But Xuan Lihui's words were concise and clear, he rejected Jiang Dan's proposal, and he would not make a move against Xiao Shao.

Jiang Dan was puzzled and annoyed, but there was no way at all. In this deal with Xuanli, she has always been passive, because she does not have enough leverage to be on an equal footing with Xuanli. Xuanli is extremely careful in his work, and in the correspondence between the two, even the letters can't see anything special, there is no seal, and the handwriting is completely different, and there is nothing that can be used as a handle.

Time is running out, before Jiang Quan's sentence is announced, Jiang Ruan will inevitably take action against her, Jiang Dan looked at the woman in the mirror, and now she has earned all this with great difficulty. She swallowed her anger in Shangshu Mansion, bowing low and being small, just so that one day she could get ahead. is also a concubine, Jiang Li is dying, and even Jiang Susu, the concubine, is just a cloud, and she is so easy to stand at such a height, how can she let everything in front of her dissipate.

She slowly stretched out her index finger, and her blood-colored nails slashed across the bronze mirror, causing a sharp scraping sound. Her eyes slowly showed a hint of cruelty, no matter what, the only way to never suffer is the right solution.

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Early the next morning, in the imperial garden of the palace, Liu Minzheng and Xuan Peizheng were talking while walking in the direction of Nanyuan. The emperor had just taken the Xuanpei homework exam in the imperial study, and the emperor was probably not in a good mood when he came in, and even the favorite concubine of the harem did not dare to annoy him. Liu Min knew that this matter might be inseparable from Jiang Ruan, and Jiang Ruan had sued his biological father to his boss about the case, and now the whole Jin Dynasty has known about it. Some people say that she violates filial piety, some people say that her actions are excusable, and in Liu Min's heart, Jiang Ruan has her own reasons. And what Jiang Quan did was indeed not as good as a beast, and it was better to have such a father than not.

The emperor is in a bad mood, so only Xuan Pei can make him happy, thinking of this, Liu Min glanced at Xuan Pei with some surprise, this child is young now, but he seems to be able to firmly grasp people's hearts. It is said that the sacred heart is unpredictable, and in Liu Min's eyes, Xuan Pei clearly touched the emperor's mind. The emperor glared, and he knew what he wanted to say to ease the atmosphere, he was already smart and wise, and then he picked up comforting words and said that the emperor was now more and more inseparable from Xuan Pei. There is a wave of old ministers in the court who originally insisted on neutrality, and now they are gradually beginning to think about whether they want to choose to side with Xuanpei.

Xuan Pei noticed Liu Min's gaze, looked up at him, and said with a smile: "What is Mrs. Liu thinking?" ”

Liu Min suddenly came back to his senses, and now although he is called Taifu, he no longer teaches the prince, and it is this Thirteenth Highness who also teaches all day long. Although the queen has a lot of complaints, she is also helpless that the prince is not a piece of reading material, and Liu Min feels that it is much easier to teach Xuanpei. Even for the analysis of the situation between the DPRK and China, Xuan Pei clearly saw it more clearly than him, a courtier. When the prince looks at the situation, most of them look from the top down, and it is difficult to go deep into the people, but Xuanpei does the opposite, looking from the bottom to the bottom, you can see the shortcomings of many people and people in low positions. Many times, he showed a talent that really didn't look like a child at all.

"Wei Chen is thinking, His Royal Highness answered very well in front of His Majesty today, and his homework has probably improved again." Liu Min smiled.

"Mrs. Liu, do you know the fate of deceiving this palace?" Xuan Peiyi raised his eyebrows: "It's a little surprising that Taifu doesn't tell the truth." ”

Liu Min was taken aback, he always felt that Xuan Pei had an unthinkable intuition about people's hearts, which was somewhat similar to Jiang Ruan. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly saw a woman in a gorgeous costume walking in the distance, followed by several palace maids. Xuan Pei followed his gaze and frowned unconsciously, as if he was quite disgusted, but after a moment, he changed to a harmless smile.

The woman also saw the two of them, and after a pause, she continued to walk here, and when she reached the two of them, she also smiled and saluted: "Your Highness Thirteen, Mrs. Liu." ”

"Jiang Zhaoyi." Xuan Pei smiled, just nodded, as a prince, he didn't have to salute Jiang Dan, who was inferior to him. It was a natural action, but it was made by Xuan Pei, but it seemed to have a hint of contempt, as if he didn't look at the other party in his eyes.

Jiang Dan's expression remained unchanged, still smiling gently and enthusiastically, and he only said: "Your Highness Thirteen wants to have just come out of His Majesty's study, right?" His Majesty often mentions His Royal Highness the Thirteenth with his concubines these days, and His Royal Highness has learned his homework very well, and His Majesty is also very pleased when he talks about it. She looked sincere, and she never stood tall like Wang Lian'er and Mu Xirou on weekdays, she was really kind, and she smiled softly at the moment, as if she was really speaking for Xuan Pei.

But Xuanpei has never eaten this set, he also raised his lips and smiled, his snow-white teeth were neat and cute, and his smile was very beautiful: "Jiang Zhaoyi can really feel his father's thoughts, and it seems that he even knows the whereabouts of the main hall clearly. He ignored Jiang Dan's slightly discolored face, and said unintentionally: "If my father knew that Jiang Zhaoyi cared so much about this hall, he would be very moved to think about it." ”

Jiang Dan smiled reluctantly: "Your Highness, what are you talking about, where does the concubine dare to ......." If Xuan Pei's words reach the ears of the emperor, I don't know how much wind and waves will be arranged. Now the situation in the palace is changing, and the undercurrent between several princes is intensifying. The emperor is the most taboo about the harem to interfere in politics, if she knows that she will inquire about the whereabouts of the emperor and the prince, what will the emperor think, will he think that she has different intentions? Jiang Dan hated Xuan Pei so much, these thirteen princes were simply a smiling tiger, they were all harmless on weekdays, but they were full of ghost ideas when they were young, and what they said was really vicious.

Such a prince, if he can get in touch, he may be able to find a future in the future, but unfortunately, Jiang Dan hates it in his heart, and Xuan Pei is very close to Jiang Ruan's slut! Although these two people didn't seem to have anything to do with each other before, when Jiang Ruan was wrongfully murdered and the county lord of Heyi, Xuan Pei didn't make any less efforts. Whenever Xuan Pei went to the Empress Dowager Yide, he would say a few words when he met Jiang Ruan, and he would never carry a gun and a stick like he did with her. Jiang Dan has always been good at observing the subtle relationships between people, and Jiang Ruan doesn't know how to cast Xuan Pei's eyes, it is clear that they are sisters and brothers who are not related by blood, and the relationship is still so good that people grit their teeth with hatred.

For example, at this moment, Jiang Dan firmly believed that Xuan Pei deliberately turned a blind eye to her overtures and came over to trample on her, which must be related to Jiang Ruan. She took a deep breath, calmed down the depression in her heart, and then said, "Your Highness probably has other things, so the concubines won't bother." ”

"Jiang Zhaoyi is really understanding, no wonder my father loves it." Xuan Pei glanced at her meaningfully: "It's just too empathetic, but it's not necessarily a good thing." ”

Dropping such a sentence, Xuan Pei never looked at Jiang Dan again, and passed by Jiang Dan. Jiang Dan didn't dare to stay, she always felt that Xuan Pei's eyes were familiar, just like Jiang Ruan's, whenever she was looked at by those eyes, it was as if everything in her heart could be noticed by the other party. And everything he did was just a clown, leaving nothing but laughter.

She kept walking forward, and in such a hurry, she actually collided with someone, and the eunuch beside the person said angrily: "Who doesn't have eyes? Collided with the Five Highnesses! ”

Jiang Dan was stunned, raised his head, and sure enough, the man in front of him was Xuanhua. The eunuch also recognized her, and said with a smile: "It was Zhaoyi Niangniang." ”

Xuanhua is now very well-behaved in the DPRK, and there has been no other movement for a long time, judging from Xuanhua's performance, Xuanhua is not really resting. Jiang Dan's mind turned sharply, thinking of the fear that Xuanpei gave her, and the panic about Jiang Ruan's slow action, a thought suddenly came to mind, and before Xuanhua could speak, she laughed first, and showed a soft smile towards Xuanhua: "Fifth Highness." ”

Xuanhua knew that Jiang Dan was now favored, and he didn't embarrass her, and said, "Jiang Zhaoyi." ”

"Your Majesty also talked about the Five Highnesses with the concubines yesterday, and the Five Highnesses appeared today, which is really a coincidence." Jiang Dan smiled.

Xuanhua was stunned, since the last time he did things inappropriately, the emperor's attitude towards him has cooled a little, he has been pretending to be safe these days, at least he has not quarreled with Xuanli on the surface. Who knew that Jiang Dan suddenly talked about this, his heart moved, and he couldn't help but ask: "Father..." Did you really mention me? ”

"Nature is true." Jiang Dan blinked: "Speaking of which, the concubine and the Fifth Highness are also considered to be in love, why don't you play a game of chess in the tea pavilion over there, by the way, Your Majesty can talk to the concubine about many interesting things about His Highness." ”

Xuanhua is not a fool, the emperor may mention him, but it is impossible to tell Jiang Dan interesting things about him. When Jiang Dan said this, he must have something else to say, but it was just a cover. Although he was a little suspicious, he didn't know what kind of medicine Jiang Dan bought in the gourd, but looking at Jiang Dan's expression, he finally smiled and said: "It's just right, this hall also wants to play chess, Jiang Zhaoyi, please." ”

The prince passed by to play a game of chess with Zhaoyi, and there was nothing inconsistent in the number of etiquette. Jiang Dan and Xuanhua walked to the pavilion in the imperial garden, there was a pair of chess in the pavilion for many years, the two set up the chess game, the eunuch and the palace maid stood far away, the white and black fell on the chessboard, but the mind of the person playing chess was not here.

"If you have something to say, you might as well say it directly." After leaving the third son, Xuanhua was impatient. Xuanhua's temperament is far less good at forbearance than Xuanli's, and he is really a little impatient. It is hard to imagine that such a stable birth of Concubine De gave birth to an acute son like Xuanhua.

Jiang Dan smiled playfully, but there was a hint of wit in his words: "Your Majesty now has only four princes, and when you mention the Fifth Highness, you naturally mention other people." However, there have been a lot of recent mentions of the Thirteenth Highness. ”

Xuanhua frowned: "Thirteen? He suddenly shuddered in his heart, Xuan Pei's voice in the court is getting higher and higher, and he heard that the emperor is also more and more fond of him. Xuanhua originally thought that it was just a rumor by everyone, and a prince who had no concubine, no matter how much he was favored by the emperor, he was not qualified to sit in the position of the prince after all. But then Jiang Dan's words surprised him again, Jiang Dan said: "Your Majesty is now very fond of His Royal Highness Thirteen, Xu is a little pitiful to see that he has lost his mother since he was a child, and he actually privately summoned some old ministers to assist him well." ”

Using a group of old courtiers to assist a prince, what is the intention can be understood at a glance, that is, paving the way for the future prince of the Jin Dynasty, and cultivating usable talents for Xuanpei. The sunspot in Xuanhua's hand fell with a "snap", and he sneered: "Jiang Zhaoyi is really good at laughing." ”

"Your Highness doesn't believe in the concubines, and they have nothing to say." Jiang Dan pinched Bai Zi and followed closely: "It's just that the concubine is in the palace, so naturally she can see it clearly, and as a woman, she also hopes to find a person to rely on." Although His Majesty treats his concubines well, he will not be able to protect his concubines one day. To put it mildly, after a hundred years, who can the concubines be sheltered by? ”

Xuanhua heard Jiang Dan's words, but said in a deep voice: "Jiang Zhaoyi's words are indeed excessive, and I think too much. ”

Jiang Dan smiled: "His Royal Highness the Thirteenth is now more and more loved by His Majesty, everyone in the world says that the first strike is stronger, that Liu Min Liu Taifu was originally the crown prince, and when the concubine passed by the garden in the morning, he was looking at him and His Royal Highness the Thirteen. His Majesty has already given Taifu Liu to His Highness the Thirteenth, this ...... It's really heartfelt. ”

Liu Min is an upstart in the imperial court, but all the younger officials who are directly loyal to the emperor are probably reserved for the next lord. Liu Min gave Xuanpei Xuanhua had already known about it, and at this moment, Jiang Dan said it so unabashedly, and the depression that had come these days could hardly be held back, and he put the sunspot in his hand in a random place, and said in a low voice: "What do you want to say?" ”

"His Royal Highness the Thirteenth and the concubine and sister are very good, but unfortunately the concubine and the sister had a misunderstanding a few years ago, and now they are in the same situation. His Royal Highness the Thirteenth treats his concubines like a thorn in his side, and as for His Royal Highness the Eighth, he also wants to entrap King Jinying, but he can't look down on his concubines. The concubines thought about it, and in this huge deep palace, it seemed that only the five highnesses could shelter the concubines. Jiang Dan's eyes were gloomy, she was already petite, and she was used to making a delicate attitude, that appearance was indeed very able to stimulate a man's desire to protect. Xuanhua is also a man in the end, he has seen countless beauties over the years, but Jiang Dan is also a little charming, and he is a little softer at the moment. Smiled: "Why do you think that only this temple can shelter you?" ”

This was the man's ridicule of the woman, Jiang Dan shook his head: "When it comes to style or the art of the emperor, the concubines think that the Thirteenth Highness, the Eighth Highness, or the Prince's Highness are all unable to reach the Fifth Highness." I just look forward to the day when the great cause of the Fifth Highness has been accomplished, don't forget what the concubine said to the Fifth Highness today, in the deep palace, find a place to stay with the concubine, and the concubine will be grateful. ”

Xuanhua already likes to listen to other people's touted words, Jiang Dan's words really make him extremely useful, not to mention Xuanpei and the prince, just Xuanli, since he was a child, everyone compares the two of them, Xuanli is talented, everyone always says that he is not as good as Xuanli, but Jiang Dan said that he is the best, and for a while, the slightest suspicion of Jiang Dan was dissipated, and he felt more and more pleasing to the eye.

"Since you say that, you must already have an idea, so you might as well talk about it." Xuanhua Road.

Jiang Dan looked at him and said slowly: "Your Highness doesn't think that in the current chaotic situation, the longer it drags on, it will give others a chance to take advantage of, so it is better to take advantage of this time to clear the opponent." The big husband should not be timid, but brave and strategic, he is a real man. There was a kind of demagogy in her tone, and when she heard it, she was a little eager to try. He was already impatient, and he could only be a little sober when Concubine De mentioned it on weekdays, and during this period of time, the policy of forbearance pursued by Concubine De has been held to the limit. As soon as Jiang Dan said that he was in his arms, he only wanted to do a big job, so he said, "You say." ”

"As far as the concubine knows, the concubine's sister and His Royal Highness the Thirteen are getting better and better, and because of the relationship between the sister-in-law, the Jinying Mansion will sooner or later stand on the side of the Thirteenth Highness. There are 300,000 Jinyi Guards, if they are really tied to the Thirteenth Highness, it is not a good thing for the Fifth Highness. ”

Xuanhua snorted coldly: "The old thirteen is a good means, he was originally a pig and a tiger, I said that all the good things in the world fell on him, it turned out that he was just pretending to be stupid, but now he showed his true ambition, and he secretly planned it." ”

Having said that, there was also a worried look on his face, you must know that no one in the Jinying Mansion dared to underestimate it in the Great Jin Dynasty. Xuan Pei has the support of the Jinying Palace, which is equivalent to half of the country, and it will be even more difficult to deal with in the future.

Jiang Dan said softly: "When the concubine and concubine were still alive before, she once said to the concubine that anything that might pose a threat is best strangled in the bud. That way, it will never grow and never become a threat to you. This was what Xia Yan said to her at the beginning, in order to ask her to poison Zhao Mei, but what she said as if unintentionally made her make up her mind to put the poison in Jiang Ruan's food. It's just that she was too timid at that time to continue, otherwise she would never have suffered in the future, and she wouldn't have made this decision today.

Xuanhua was stunned and looked at Jiang Dan suspiciously: "You mean .......?" ”

"Right now, His Royal Highness the Thirteenth is just a child, and there is more than one prince in the palace who died at such an age." Jiang Dan's voice was soft, but his words were cruel: "Besides, it's just a little bit of a move? His Royal Highness the Thirteenth is now valued by His Majesty, but His Royal Highness the Fifth Highness has a father-son relationship with His Majesty for more than 20 years. Taking advantage of the fact that His Majesty is now in love with His Royal Highness the Thirteenth, it is best to cut the mess quickly. ”

Xuanhua didn't seem to expect Jiang Dan to say such a thing, looked at her for a long time, suddenly laughed, and said, "It turns out that Jiang Zhaoyi came prepared, why, even the main hall wants to use it?" ”

Jiang Dan made a frightened look at the right time: "How dare the concubine?" It's just for self-preservation. ”

"Okay, tell me, what do you want the temple to do?" Xuanhua can understand that Jiang Dan also has a purpose, but what she said coincides with his intentions, and there is some truth, so he doesn't care.

"Since Sister Yan is intimate with His Royal Highness the Thirteenth, you might as well tie them together. After all, what kind of big crime did the two of them commit together, His Royal Highness relieved the thorn in his eye, and the concubines were able to breathe. Jiang Dan smiled slightly: "Everyone is happy." ”

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Xuan Pei and Liu Min, who had not been gone for a short time, stood in front of Nanyuan, Xuan Pei turned to Liu Min and said, "Taifu go back first, there are still some things in the main hall today, and the homework will be presented to Taifu tomorrow." ”

Liu Min knew that Xuanpei had always had an opinion, but he didn't insist on it, so he bowed and retired. After Liu Min left, Xuan Pei's face changed, he called Mingyue, and said in a solemn tone: "You go quickly to the place where we met Jiang Dan just now, be sure to find her and keep an eye on her, and if there is anything, come back immediately and tell me." ”

Mingyue took the order to leave, and Chaoyang said: "Your Highness, but do you think Jiang Zhaoyi is inappropriate?" ”

Xuan Pei's eyes sank, not only was it inappropriate, Jiang Dan had always been meticulous, but today's emotions have been repeatedly exposed, Jiang Quan's affairs are also clear to him, thinking about Jiang Dan, he can't sit still, since the fox's tail is going to be exposed, he doesn't mind catching it, the prey sent to the door, there is no need to turn it away, let alone looking for death by himself?