Without outsiders, Tang Ying didn't have to pretend to be a child anymore, and asked Wu Mei: "Who has dimples?" ”

Wu Mei sighed and replied: "The late Empress Eldest Sun, Bixia's mother-in-law." She nodded, so that the emperor's complicated expression had an explanation.

Wu Mei opened her mouth and thanked her: "Actually, you don't have to intercede for me, Shengong is lonely, not to mention that I am pregnant, Bixia will not stay overnight." She looked indifferent, after 12 years of Taizong's talent and a few years of nundom, her mentality has already been exercised far beyond ordinary people.

Tang Ying said with a solemn expression: "It's good for you not to be there." The yin qi in his body is even worse than yours, I'm afraid he has been in the palace for too long. ”

A trace of horror flashed across Wu Mei's face, "Is it really that serious?" Tang Ying nodded, took out some cinnabar from his package, and began to draw talismans on the inside of the doorpost.

Wu Mei watched behind her at first, and saw that the cinnabar had dried up and seeped into the red pillar and disappeared, so she retreated back to the edge of the couch and sat down with confidence, "Since Taizong, the palace has explicitly forbidden the technique of suppressing victory, and it is just that what you write does not leave a trace, if it is to burn a charm or something, I really don't dare to let you do it!" ”

Tang Ying smiled and pointed outside, "This deep palace has a lot of evil arts. You will stay in this palace for as long as you have nothing to do from now on. You have to go with me when you go out. Wu Mei nodded, and at the same time worried: "Then the emperor ......"

Tang Ying sighed, "It's better to come to our palace more." If not, I'll have to wait until I find out the source before I think about it. Wu Mei rubbed her stomach, sighed lightly and said, "I'll rest for a while." I don't know if I can fall asleep at night. Tang Ying watched her lie down defenselessly, and asked again, "You trust me so much?" ”

She lay down and asked leisurely: "Didn't you enter the palace because you trusted me?" ”

Even though there are many objective reasons that Tang Ying can't control, she may subconsciously really want to help Wu Mei. Although she can't tell now whether it is for her own sense of accomplishment or to go to Qianling to travel back to modern times...... She turned her head and stood on a stool with her pen in hand, meticulously scribbling charms on the doors and windows.

It's midsummer at the end of the sixth month of the lunar calendar, and it's still very bright after dinner. Xiao Meng rolled over in the flowers and continued to sleep. Wu Mei felt stuffy, so she asked someone to close the courtyard door, moved the beauty couch, and reclined under the verandah outside the house. Tang Ying held a small plate of snacks and sat on a small stool to listen to her talk about everything in the palace.

Queen Wang is the master of the harem, and her status is naturally unshakable. However, the most favored concubine Xiao Shu over the years is none other than Concubine Xiao, who has given birth to two princesses and a prince for Li Zhi, among which Su Jie is the emperor's fourth son and his favorite one. On the other hand, the queen is still empty under her knees. Originally, the queen summoned Wu Mei into the palace to help herself get a piece of the pie in front of Concubine Xiao Shu. didn't expect Wu Mei to rise rapidly, but instead staged a three-legged stand with them in the harem.

It can be seen from Wu Mei's shabby Ruyiju that Queen Wang has begun to exclude her. So what's going on on Concubine Xiao's side?

Wu Mei smiled when she heard this, "I don't have any threat to her now, the emperor stays in her bedroom almost every day, where can she take care of me?" ”

Tang Ying said while eating the soft pastry: "Don't take it lightly. You're so evil here, anyone can do it. What else did you not expect? Wu Mei lazily moved her body, "What kind of opponent, it's like a battlefield." ”

Tang Ying snorted disappreciably, the deep palace was originally a battlefield, how could she not understand. Wu Mei really closed her eyes and pondered, and then replied firmly: "The bixia harem is not too full, and there are even fewer favors. Not to mention, witchcraft isn't something anyone can do, so I'm sure there won't be anyone else. ”

"Are you sure?"

"Hmm." She narrowed her eyes with a smile, "I have some information sources too, have you forgotten?" ”

That's right, there is such a caring maid as Chun Tao, and a father-in-law who is willing to run errands, and she should have a lot of helpers. In this way, the most likely to engage in witchcraft are Queen Wang and Concubine Xiao Shu. These two people are in power in the palace and the other is powerful, and neither is afraid of being suspected.

Tang Ying asked: "Tell me about their family backgrounds." "In general, everyone has some family history, such as Li Chunfeng, his father is a Taoist priest.

Wu Mei frowned slightly and recalled: "The queen was born in the Wang family, a famous family. Bixia's aunt Princess Tong'an married into the Wang family, and when she saw her intelligence and loveliness, she recommended Bixia, who was still the prince at the time, as a concubine, and later became the queen. ”

"You used to live with the queen, but what strange things did you find her doing?"

Wu Mei replied seriously: "No." You haven't seen the queen, she behaves modestly, not like someone who can use witchcraft. What's more, when I lived with her, I had never seen anything so horrible. ”

"What about Concubine Xiao?" Tang Ying nodded, and then asked.

At the mention of her, Wu Mei's expression became deep, "This Concubine Xiao Shu has quite a background. She is a descendant of the Lanling Xiao family, and she also passed through the door when Bixia was still the prince. ”

"Lanling Xiao Clan?" Tang Ying was puzzled, "Is there anything strange about this family?" ”

Wu Mei sat up, approached Tang Ying and said, "Haven't you heard of the Xiao family?" There have been many beauties in this clan, including the legendary Empress Xiao of the previous dynasty. "Looking at history, the Sui and Tang dynasties generally look at it together, Tang Ying also knows a little about Emperor Yang of Sui's Empress Xiao, knowing that after the death of Emperor Yang of Sui, he tossed and turned among the heroes of the troubled times, and was finally treated by Li Shimin with courtesy, and was buried with Emperor Yang of Sui after his death.

"Have you seen her?" Tang Ying asked curiously, Wu Mei nodded, "Many years ago, I was still a talented person in Taizong, and I met her once, and it is said that she should have been a seventy old woman at that time." However, at a glance, the beauty of his appearance still makes people admire and unforgettable. The tone in which she spoke of Xiao was very different from when she spoke of Queen Wang, with a hint of jealousy and fear.

Tang Ying can imagine. Li Chunfeng also has the skill of rejuvenating his face, which is enough to show that others can also do it. However, it also proves that it requires cultivation or other assistance, such as evil arts.

"What about Concubine Xiao?" When this man was mentioned, the sun had already set, and darkness was rapidly enveloping the lonely Ruyi Ju. Wu Mei trembled slightly, stretched out her hand and said, "It's dark, let's go into the house." Tang Ying took her hand and walked slowly towards the house with her.

Chun Tao lit two candles in the house, and the surroundings immediately lit up and warmed. However, it made it even darker outside. Chun Tao served Wu Mei and finished washing, and retired very interestingly. Wu Mei instructed that from now on, only Tang Ying would be left with him.

The two sat in the tent and continued to chat. Wu Mei said: "Concubine Xiao Shu is very beautiful and very smart, otherwise Queen Wang would not have such a sense of crisis." Tang Ying smiled: "It's a pity that you are still divided with them now, so you are also very beautiful and smart." ”

Wu Mei smiled and touched her face, "Smart maybe." But the beauty is definitely not comparable to her. When he saw it, he understood that what I said was true. Saying that, she sighed and said: "The current situation is nothing more than Bixia liking the new and hating the old." That's all. ”

Outside the window, there was a small "cooing" sound. Tang Ying ran out of bed and brought it back to Wu Mei to see. The ancients mostly thought that owls were ominous, but Wu Mei did not show any resistance. Maybe it's because she's not weird now.

Time passed slowly, and when it was about time to go, a cool breeze began to blow outside the window that did not match the season. Wu Mei clenched Tang Ying's hand and said in a trembling voice, "It's started." ”