The palace where the new queen lived was called Kunning Palace, and it is said that the name was taken from Kunde Yiyining in the Tao Te Ching, and only the queens of the past dynasties were eligible to live in this palace.

When Han Ling found this palace, it was still brightly lit, and many palace ladies were still busy, and the new queen was bathing and changing clothes.

Not long after, a graceful figure came out of the smoky and misty ear room, and several palace ladies shrouded their bodies in gorgeous clothes, and the figure was as if immersed in jewels, dazzling and dazzling, bright and incomprehensible.

"The queen mother is really a rare beauty in the world, and in the past two years, her face has become more and more beautiful, and she seems to be getting younger and younger, no wonder the emperor refuses to add concubines to the harem for you, if it weren't for Lord Yan and his ministers to die to force each other, how could Concubine Zhang and Concubine Feng enter this harem."

Xiao Gong'e was clever and full of flattery: "However, even if they enter the harem, the emperor is still not the only one who favors you, and only comes to this Kunning Palace for several days!" ”

"Don't say it's Zhang Guifei and Feng Shufei, it's the noble girl in the capital, who can match the beauty and talent of Niangniang, better understand the emperor's mind than Niangniang, the emperor is worried about state affairs every day, and only when you go to this Kunning Palace, smell the soothing incense that Niangniang blends, and then listen to Niangniang's words, you can sleep well with peace of mind."

"The slave maid heard that Princess Jing was famous in Jiangnan for her talent and appearance, but how could a woman who could only march and fight really get the favor of men, don't say that Princess Jing is no longer alive, even if she is still alive, I am afraid that when I see the queen mother, I will be ashamed of myself!"

Having said this, Xiao Gong'e seemed to quickly realize that the atmosphere was wrong, and quickly knelt down with a plop, and repeatedly confessed: "The slave should die!" Slaves and maids should not talk nonsense, please forgive the queen! ”

There was a lot of haze in the ear room, and it was quiet for a long time.

"Qiaohui."

As the sound of ticking water gradually faded away, the voice of Xinhou Qingman's melodious and cold voice finally came from behind the huge mica screen painted with the water-colored green mountains of the fog-locked city.

Hearing that voice, Han Ling's heart suddenly tightened.

But at this moment, another palace lady standing side by side with her poked her waist with her elbow, and she suddenly reacted, it turned out that the new queen was calling the name of another maidservant, and it was also the palace maid in her disguised overseas Chinese costume at this moment.

Han Ling slowly approached the shadowy shadow on the screen, and also learned from those little palace ladies and said, "Yes, what does the queen mother command?" ”

"This palace has heard that the emperor is summoning an envoy from the land of the rising sun on the sea."

"Yes."

"I also heard that the envoy also brought a woman to the capital, and now she is living in the Xinli Palace of the Royal Outer Pavilion?"

"Yes."

"Do you know what that woman's name is? What does it look like? ”

"I don't know."

Sensing the shortness and coldness of the maid's answer, the new queen lotus moved lightly and slowly walked out from behind the screen, her face finally appeared clearly in front of Han Ling's eyes, and it was at this moment that the cold light dagger spit out of Han Ling's sleeve pressed against her neck.

When several palace ladies saw it, they screamed in panic, but they were knocked unconscious and fell to the ground in an instant.

The other witnesses were silent, not daring to make a single sound.

The new queen's pupils widened suddenly, and her body also showed a stiff posture, probably not believing that the maid next to her would suddenly stab her, and her eyes were extremely resentful on the face of the palace maid who held her hostage.

"I am the woman brought by the messenger, Jiao Wanting, do you remember me?"

Her guess was indeed not wrong, the new queen established by Zhu Chengyun turned out to be Jiao Wanting, the personal maid who had been with her for 20 years.

Han Ling chuckled and tore off the fake leather mask on his face.

When she saw her true face, the new queen's face turned pale for a minute, and her lips trembled for a long time before she spit out two words tremblingly: "Ah Jiu? ”

Yes, Ah Jiu is her childhood name, and only those closest to her will call her that.

Once, she also regarded this woman as her dearest and most trustworthy person!

Han Ling's heart suddenly coldened, and he asked in a low voice, "Why did you betray me?" ”

"Ah Jiu, what did you say? I don't understand, where have you been for the past two years? We all thought you were dead, so I ......"

Jiao Wanting's face showed a look of surprise and excitement, and her tone seemed to be full of concern, even those autumn eyes seemed to reveal a trace of worry and care.

Han Ling has thought countless times why she believes in this woman so much, she has never completely trusted even the closest person in her life, but she trusts her unreservedly, it turns out that she is so acting skills that even disguise her eyes so real.

"Do you think I'm dead, so you want to take my place, climb up to King Jing's collapse, and share with her the glory and wealth at the cost of betraying me?" Han Ling took out a letter from his sleeve, threw it in front of Jiao Wanting, and sneered, "This is the secret letter you once wrote to His Royal Highness Toyotomi, you revealed all my battle plan to Toyotomi Takiichi, and in that war, you also drugged my tea so that I was so weak that I couldn't fight at all, in order to reach such an agreement with Toyotomi Takiichi, you actually conspired to give me to him as a gift, Jiao Wanting, at this time, do you still want to show me?" ”

Jiao Wanting's face changed a variety of expressions in an instant, as if she knew that she couldn't disguise it anymore, and finally pulled the corners of her lips and sneered: "It's Toyotomi Takiichi who told you, it turns out that the messenger from the country of the rising sun this time is really Toyotomi Takiichi, Ah Jiu, what is the point of you still asking me about this, how can you, a woman who has long been unclean and played with by the enemy, still have the face to return to the capital?" ”

Han Ling was taken aback, she had never seen such a vicious expression on this woman's face, even if she already knew her true face, she still couldn't believe that such words would come from her mouth.

"Ah Jiu, my betrayal is nothing, in fact, what you want to know most is why the former King Jing and today's emperor abandoned you and sold you to the enemy, isn't it?"

"He loved you so much in the past, in order to keep his promise to you, he never accepted a concubine for eight years, everyone in Hangzhou Mansion said that King Jing was single-minded, and he had a deep relationship with you Princess Jing, but he finally betrayed you! Is it really just for the supreme throne? ”

Yes, Zhu Chengyun has never had two hearts after eight years of marriage with her, and his respect for her has increased unabated, such a good Langjun is almost the object of longing for the nobles in Hangzhou City and even the whole capital. She was undoubtedly happy in those eight years, so when Toyotomi Taiichi told her such news, she didn't want to believe it.

"Ah Jiu, you are too arrogant, too strong, no matter what, you have to rush to stand in front of others to fight for victory or loss, you are just a woman, but your reputation in Hangzhou Mansion far overshadows your husband King Jing, other women take their husbands as the sky, but you have trampled your husband under your feet, take yourself as the sky, have you ever thought that he is still a prince in the end, but also a man!"

Han Ling shook.

"You haven't had a son or a daughter for eight years, so why should he not take a concubine in order to keep his oath to you? Ah Jiu, you are too self-righteous, you don't understand a man's heart at all, let alone King Jing, it's Toyotomi Takiichi, don't look at him spoiling you now, if you haven't given birth to an heir for him in three or five years, he will abandon you like other men. ”

When Jiao Wanting said this, she already had a smug smile on her face, because she finally saw that Han Ling's face also began to turn pale a minute, and she finally broke this woman's incomparably tough inner defense, as if in order to insert another knife in her heart, she laughed sharply again, and said in a flattering voice: "Ah Jiu, do you know why you and King Jing have not had children for eight years?" ”

Han Ling's heart suddenly ached, and his eyes looked at her with suspicion and pain, but he heard her say, "Because you have long lost the ability to have children!" You are so strong, but you can only be a plaything in the hands of a man, no man will truly love a woman who has no children for a lifetime! King Jing is too! ”

Han Ling was like an electric shock, her steps staggered, and she seemed to faint, these words were something she had never thought of, so every sentence hit her heart like a hammer, but why did she not have children?

"Ah Jiu......" Suddenly, a voice came, she raised her head in a trance, and saw a familiar white shadow come into view.

It's him, Zhu Chengyun, he still likes to wear a snow-white and flawless satin white coat when he goes to bed, and people are as bright as the breeze and the moon.

"Ah Jiu, it's you, you're finally back!" The voice was as gentle as ever.

However, the dagger in Han Ling's hand turned to him and asked in an astringent voice, "What she just said is true, those words are all your true thoughts in your heart?" ”