It took Chang Gui and the others three days to return to the Northern Qi Palace. First of all, he went back to his residence to change his clothes and quickly went to the queen to restore his life, but because his residence was the residence of the original Gongzhu, which was very close to Zhengyang Palace, he still asked someone to call Lotus to ask the emperor about the situation.

"What? The Queen? ”

"Yes."

Although the queen told her not to tell anyone else about this matter, Lotus felt very scared in her heart.

"What is the queen doing here? What did she do to the emperor? ”

Chang Gui's tone was a little anxious, and Lotus was even more scared. Moreover, even if she is the eldest duke, how can she call the queen mother her. Chang Gui also felt that his tone of words was a little inappropriate, and comforted.

"The queen came out alone in the middle of the night and walked so far away, and there was no one to follow and serve, which is really undeserved. I'm in a hurry, don't be afraid. If only you tell me what happened that night, I will go to see the queen in a while, and if the queen has anything on her mind, I should also persuade her. ”

Lotus nodded, and continued,

"The queen didn't do anything, just stood at the palace gate for a while and left."

"Didn't even enter the palace gate?"

"Yes."

Chang Gui was a little puzzled, why did the queen appear in the middle of the night without dressing up like a ghost, at the gate of Zhengyang Palace.

"Didn't the queen say anything?"

Chang Gui asked again without giving up.

The queen just asked the name of the slave maid, and after the slave answered, the maid stood for a while, then turned around and left, just leaving a message, telling the slave and maid not to tell about today's matter. The slave didn't recognize the queen, or the queen's tone was too cold, and the slave and maid only heard it when they heard the voice. ”

"Well, okay, you go get busy. I'm not going to say it. ”

Not long after Lotus retired, a little eunuch came over to remind Chang Gui that it was time to say hello to the queen.

Chang Gui was silent all the way and didn't speak, and the people next to him didn't speak, they all knew that Chang Gui had been thinking without talking before he went to see the queen. Not to mention the palace, who in the entire government and opposition is not so cautious.

Chang Gui waited for a while and went in.

"The slave greets the queen's mother, the mother is a thousand years old, a thousand years old."

The queen waved her hand from above and called Chang Gui up.

"Xie Niangniang. Niangniang, the things you explained, the small ones have been done, Aunt Luping is now placed in a side room in the Tai Hospital, Niangniang, look. ”

"Chang Gui's father-in-law has done a good job, and the rest of the things will be done as usual. Don't bother the palace with the matter of Luping. ”

The queen seemed to know what Chang Gui wanted to say, so she directly interrupted Chang Gui's words and ordered.

When the palace maids in the palace died, if it wasn't for a sudden 'strange disease' or something, they would generally be burned into ashes and scattered in a dry well. It is often said that crying is heard in the neighborhood, so it is simply called the 'Wailing Well'. Of course, there are also palace maids with relatively high status or palace maids who are loved by deep masters who can set up their own tablet in a certain temple, but they must have the permission of the queen.

What Chang Gui wants to ask is this matter, although it was the queen herself who ordered the killer to execute Lu Ping, but it is also appropriate to set up a tablet for Lu Ping, after all, Lu Ping has been serving by the queen's side for so many years, and she is also in charge of the affairs of the palace, which can be said to be above 10,000 people under one person in addition to the emperor. But listening to the queen's meaning, I really don't want to give this tablet in Lupingli.

"Yes, the minion understood."

Chang Gui didn't express any dissatisfaction or doubt, but directly answered and understood.

The queen nodded with satisfaction,

"Chang Gui, this palace remembers that when you were promoted to the grand duke seven years ago, you didn't even hold a wedding banquet, saying that you were going to hold a funeral for Gongzhu. This time Luping is gone, and you will handle all the big and small things in the harem, so you can no longer be wronged, and your position cannot be changed again. In this way, this palace will give you a few tables of banquets, and you will also hold a big banquet. ”

"Slave Xie Queen Mother, in the future, only the Queen Mother will be the first to look forward."

"Hmm."

The empress was very satisfied with Chang Gui's expression, including the expression of surprise and gratitude on Chang Gui's face. didn't say anything more, explained some simple things and asked Chang Gui to go back, after all, there are many things that Chang Gui is managing in itself, and now it's just that the authority is a little bigger, and there is no problem.

Chang Gui accepted congratulations all the way back on the way, everyone knew that Luping was dead, and Chang Gui has now become the leader of this Northern Qi Palace. Chang Gui also responded with a smile, until he arrived at his room and closed the door. Chang Guicai's heartfelt friendship snorted coldly.

"Hmph."

Yes, how can it not be chilling, so many years of faithful companionship is just a joke, but an inevitable mistake, even if you apologize for the crime with death, you can't change anything. In the end, there is no way to escape the fate of a lonely ghost who doesn't even have a rank.

Speaking of which, Chang Gui still feels a little guilty about Lu Ping, after all, Lu Ping's death is directly or indirectly related to himself. So he secretly asked the cremator to leave Luping's ashes alone and send them to him.

In the next few days, she took advantage of this stall to continue to welcome people sent to the palace and outside the palace, in addition to secretly controlling the dosage of the medicine, the most she did was to look at people. Find the power of those who come into contact with him for his own use.

When Chang Gui was still busy in the palace to welcome the send-off, Gong Zhu and the others had already arrived at the accommodation arranged by Boss Zhang.

Sure enough, it is a good place, although the façade is a little low-key and the yard is a little compact. But it's very close to the Northern Qi Palace, and the streets outside are also bustling. Gongzhu did not allow Northern Qi to run around, and Northern Qi played by himself on the stone steps at the door of his own room. The rest of the people were busy carrying their luggage and cleaning the yard.

"This house has not been lived in for a long time, and it is still a place that I bought when I was lying on the front street doing business, and Boss Guan should not dislike the small place."

Boss Zhang said apologetically to Gong Zhu while helping to open the window.

"Boss Zhang, where is this, I think this place is very good, such a good location, Boss Zhang is really grateful for giving us a place to live."

"Boss Guan is polite."

Boss Zhang is very useful to Gong Zhu's words, yes, although the place is small, this is indeed a prosperous area in Northern Qi.

cleaned up for a morning, and at noon, Boss Zhang asked someone from the restaurant to bring food over, and everyone sat down.

"Everyone has worked the road these days. The seventh girl has also worked hard, let's not cook, I will call some from the restaurant for us to eat ready-made. ”

Boss Zhang thought everything through, and everyone didn't disagree, but the seventh girl still felt a little embarrassed. It is still necessary for Boss Zhang to say something, and the seven girls dare to sit down.