Li Sanmei clenched her fists and walked towards the pond step by step.

There was a boat prepared by the palace maids and eunuchs on the edge of the pond, Li Sanmei easily jumped on the boat, looking at the water lilies not far away, and felt even more scared in her heart. The queen took such great pains to summon her into the palace, it was not just as simple as picking a water lily. If she was afraid of being like this at the beginning, how could she help the prince?

"Wait." The queen suddenly spoke, "This picking water lilies is an elegant thing, if Concubine Li is alone, the water is muddy, and it will inevitably be embarrassing." Concubine Yu, are you willing to pick water lilies for the palace with Concubine Li? ”

"The concubine is willing to serve the queen." Concubine Yu said with a smile, she didn't want to miss the opportunity to please the queen.

The queen smiled and nodded: "Mama Qi, you follow you on the boat, take a good look at Concubine Yu and Concubine Li, don't let anything happen." When she spoke, her face was full of smiles, but there was a cruelty in her words. No one present could hear it, except for the prince, whose blood was thicker than water with the queen, but by the time he tasted the meaning of this sentence, it was already too late, and the three of them had already gotten on the boat and headed for the water lilies.

The boat sailed into the lotus bushes, Li Sanmei squatted down, rolled up her sleeves, climbed the guardrail on the side of the boat with one hand, and stretched out the other hand to the water lily, but it was still a little close. Concubine Yu couldn't help but say anxiously: "If you row the boat a little bit, it's almost over!" ”

"It's all lotus leaves over there, and the boat will crush the lotus leaves when it rows over......," the boatman explained weakly.

Mama Qi said lightly on the side: "Concubine Yu, you take Concubine Li's hand and let Concubine Li stretch out her hand with all her strength to reach the water lily, maybe you can pick it." ”

Concubine Yu just wanted to refuse, and asked Mama Qi to hold Li Sanmei's hand, but she raised her eyes and saw that the queen was looking at this side with a smile, she was ruthless, squatted down slightly, grabbed Li Sanmei's arm, and said, "I'll hold you, don't be afraid, even if it's enough!" ”

With the help of Concubine Yu, Li Sanmei soon encountered the petals of the water lily. Mama Qi, who was standing behind the two, suddenly screamed and fell straight down towards the two. The two of them were caught off guard, only to hear a "plop", and the three of them fell into the lotus pond together.

The sun suddenly became hot, and Lin Ling picked up the fan irritably and fanned it: "Caixia, is there no news in the palace yet?" ”

Caixia also said anxiously: "I have sent many people to the palace to investigate, saying that Concubine Li is still unconscious, and her life and death are unknown." ”

"Hey—" Lin Ling sighed sullenly, could it be that she had made a mistake in her prediction?

After all, Li Sanmei once belonged to Long Yuze, and neither the queen mother nor the crown prince could stand this, so they would rather destroy it?

"No, I have to go to the palace!" The more Lin Ling thought about it, the more terrifying she felt, and her intuition told her that this matter was not simple.

Caixia hurriedly said: "Princess, martial law is now under martial law in the palace, and it is said that this matter is widely implicated. It is said that it was the concubine Yu of the prince's mansion who deliberately withdrew Concubine Li from the lake, and the queen is now sending the concubine Yu, but the prince has to intercede with the concubine, and now the prince has been placed under house arrest...... Princess, you are entering the palace now, I am afraid that you can only eat behind closed doors! ”

"Caixia, tell me about that concubine Yu." Lin Ling suddenly calmed down and looked at Caixia Dao.

"The concubine Yu is a famous oiran in the capital, once His Royal Highness the prince sneaked out of the palace, he fell in love with this concubine, so regardless of the opposition of the queen mother and the emperor, he insisted on marrying the concubine Yu into the East Palace." Caixia said slowly, "Concubine Yu's family is not high, so her cultivation and knowledge are very low, and she often has nothing to do in the East Palace, which annoys the queen very much." But she is the heart of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, so the queen has no way to take her. It's just that she didn't expect that she would be so bold and reckless, and she pushed Concubine Li into the water! ”

"That's right...... Lin Ling thought deeply, "Since Concubine Yu is very favored by His Royal Highness the Prince, why did she push the third sister into the lake?" It won't do her any good, it will only make her get caught up in the maelstrom herself! Could it be ...... It's like killing two birds with one stone...... The queen is really worthy of being the mother of a country, and her scheming city is too deep! It's just that for the third sister, is the queen willing or gained? ”

Lin Ling frowned and thought carefully, but he still couldn't guess the queen's decision.

If it's just to deal with Concubine Yu, it's a lot of ways, and you can't work Li Sanmei.

If you just want to execute Li Sanmei, then there is no need to punish Concubine Yu, these two people don't know each other at all.

"Miss, I heard that the queen mother finally let Miss Ma out of the palace!" Ashin walked in with a smile on his face.

"Really?" Lin Ling asked in surprise, while getting the goddess, the queen actually remembered to let Ma Xiaoge out of the palace, she was really thoughtful, or was she temporarily using Xiaoge to appease her? But what's the use of appeasing her? The appearance of the work will not be less at all, Long Yuze will always ask the emperor for an explanation.

Ah Xin was very clear about the relationship between Lin Ling and Ma Xiaoge, and nodded solemnly: "The guards at the gate of the palace saw the carriage in the palace to send Miss Ma out, maybe they have arrived at the Qinhou Mansion at this time. Miss don't think about it anymore at this time, do you want to go to Qinhou Mansion to see Miss Ma? ”

Lin Ling nodded, Xiao Ge had just come out of the palace, maybe there would be some news.

As soon as a group of people walked to the gate of the palace, they saw a carriage in the palace parked at the gate of the palace, and Ma Xiaoge lifted the curtain and jumped down.

"Little Ge!" Lin Ling greeted him, "You came directly to the Qing Palace's Mansion when you left the palace?" ”

Ma Xiaoge nodded, didn't enter the palace, and said in a low voice: "When I was in the Phoenix Eagle Palace, I heard that there was an accident in the imperial garden, and it was said that the concubine Yu of the East Palace had accidentally pushed Concubine Li of the Qing Palace's palace into the lake. I thought that you were the concubine of the Qing Palace, and this matter had something to do with you, so I didn't have time to go back to the Qinhou Mansion and tell you about it first. ”

"Do you know anything else?" Lin Ling frowned and asked.

Ma Xiaoge sighed and said: "The news is covered very tightly, and I also pricked up my ears to listen to the palace maids and eunuchs around me chewing their tongues, and I don't know if it's true or not." I heard that Concubine Li was pushed into the lake and just hit the rockery in the lake, she seemed to be disfigured, and she drank a lot of lake water, so I am afraid that the probability of survival is very low. For your royal family, I don't know whether it is good or good. Xiao Ling, that's all I know. ”

Lin Ling had been to the palace many times, and it was clear that there was a great distance between the Imperial Garden and the Phoenix Vulture Palace, if it weren't for someone who was willing to chew the root of his tongue in front of Xiao Ge, Xiao Ge would not have heard such news at all. Nearly ten minutes after lunch, the news that Li Sanmei was pushed into the lake, now just after lunch, Xiaoge was released out of the palace, there is still a process of walking on the road, the time in the middle is too short, the rumors in the palace will not spread so fast, and it is not a modern society, and there is a mobile phone network to help spread.

There is only one possibility, that is, the queen deliberately told Xiao Ge about this matter, and the purpose was to let Xiao Ge tell the people in the palace.

However, what is the good thing about Li Sanmei falling into the lake and being disfigured?

Ma Xiaoge pushed Lin Ling and said, "Is there a result of what I asked you to do?" ”

"When I went to Bo's Mansion that day, I happened to meet Mrs. Qin, who was also visiting Mrs. Bo." Lin Ling said slowly, "Xiao Ge, I know you like Qin Yiyan, but now that he is going to marry the eldest lady of Bo Mansion, do you ...... Let's give up. The reason why I instigated you to chase Qin Yiyan before was because I thought he wouldn't get married so soon...... Xiaoge, don't grieve yourself for love, huh? ”

She didn't want Xiao Ge to be Qin Yiyan's concubine, in that case, she would be pressed by Bo Yizhu on the soles of her feet for the rest of her life.

She didn't think that a tall and arrogant woman like Bo Yizhu would treat the concubines of the Hou Mansion well.

"Xiaoling, I know, there are many things in the palace, you can get busy first, I'll go." With that, he turned around and got into the carriage.

"Ashin, you are guarding at the gate of the palace, and you will tell me as soon as the prince comes back!" Lin Ling commanded weakly, dragging heavy steps towards the interior. didn't go back to Qingtianwu, but wandered around blindly without a purpose.

But at the door of Hanyuan Pavilion, I happened to meet Chen Huiniang, who seemed to be also wandering around.

Lin Ling remembered that no matter when and where she met Chen Huiniang, she was always dressed in a costume, and she would always look like a lady and a lady. Even if he was standing at the door of Hanyuan Pavilion in despair, he was still beautiful. If Chen Huiniang is not from the Chen family, will Long Yuze fall in love with her?

"The prince hasn't returned to the house yet, I don't know what Concubine Chen is doing here?" Lin Ling said lightly.

Chen Huiniang turned her head when she heard the voice, and when she saw that it was Lin Ling, she immediately smiled and said: "It turned out to be the princess, and the concubine will walk around the palace every day after dealing with the affairs in the palace." First, let's see if there are any places that need to be repaired around the palace, and second, let's see if these people are working hard, if there are lazy people, they will be thrown out, and if they are diligent, they will naturally be rewarded. The princess has ignored the affairs in the palace for a long time, I'm afraid she has forgotten it, right? ”

"I used to think that it was the queen mother who favored her niece to take care of the affairs of the palace, but now it seems that it is the queen mother's discernment, otherwise how can this palace be so orderly?" Lin Ling said with a smile, "Concubine Chen, now that there is constant turmoil in the court, it is better for you and I to participate less in the back house." ”

Chen Huiniang's face turned pale, and she said coldly: "The princess doesn't understand what the concubines mean, and the concubines don't know what happened in the court." The concubine only knew that Concubine Li entered the palace today and fell into the lake in the imperial garden, Sister Li was the prince's life-saving benefactor, and the concubine was thinking about how to enter the palace to take a look at Sister Li, but she didn't have the heart to think about anything else. ”

Lin Ling smiled coldly, and did not dismantle Chen Huiniang.

When does Long Yuze return home every day, I believe that Chen Huiniang, the housekeeper, must know it clearly, but it is not yet time, but she is wandering around here, and it seems that she should have been wandering around for a while. Hanyuan Pavilion is a place for Long Yuze to rest, and there is also a study room that is not allowed to enter, she has never entered the study since she married into the palace for a few months, let alone Chen Huiniang.

Indeed, Chen Huiniang was at the gate of Hanyuan Pavilion this time, observing the guards and maids coming and going.

She knew clearly the number of guards elsewhere in the palace and the time of the shift, but this Hanyuan Pavilion was not under her care, so she didn't know. Originally, she was not interested, but when the queen sent someone to the palace to take Li Sanmei away this morning, she also specially passed a message to her. Let her be sure to find out the recent plans of the Qing prince, especially when Li Sanmei was summoned to the palace, the prince's counterattack.

She has always been vague about Li Sanmei's identity, but now the queen has shifted her attention to her, which makes her have to doubt the cause and effect of the whole thing. She had vaguely heard a little about the "goddess", and it was not a secret to those who were willing to participate in the battle for succession.

Or is Li Sanmei the goddess of destiny?

"Concubine Li had an accident in the palace, and now her life and death are uncertain, Concubine Chen will come into the palace with me tomorrow to take a look." Lin Ling said lukewarmly, turning around and leaving Hanyuan Pavilion. The drama that should be done still has to be done enough, no matter what Li Sanmei's current situation is, entering the palace is essential.

Chen Huiniang nodded, she also wanted to go into the palace to take a look. She can't stay out of the matter of seizing the heir, since she made a choice half a year ago, she can't help but regret it. But if she enters the palace tomorrow, the queen will have to get the news she heard, how should this be?

She was unwilling to betray the prince, and she was even more unwilling for the queen to send another woman into the mansion.

What should she do to push down the queen's order without realizing it?

Lin Ling walked around the palace aimlessly before Long Yuze returned to the mansion.

Lin Ling's expression was sad, and she couldn't lift her spirits, she really wanted to escape from such a situation. But she is the princess of the palace and must face all this, especially since there are more innocent people than her who are involved because of this. It would be nice if you really got out of here, and you wouldn't have to face these things about life and death......

However, when he looked up, he saw Long Yuze walking over with his hands in his hand, and what he thought suddenly collapsed.

"When you go to court tomorrow, this king will sue the queen and the prince in the court, and you will go to the Phoenix Vulture Palace, be sure to stabilize the queen!" Long Yuze said lightly, but a commanding momentum was revealed from his eyebrows, as if the country was at hand.

Lin Ling said quietly: "Lord Wang, do you know what Li Sanmei's situation is now?" ”

"Then do you know what the king's intention is to let Li Sanmei marry into the palace?" Long Yuze raised his eyebrows and threw the question back.

"I know." Lin Ling leaned on the chair weakly, "It's to confuse the queen mother, and it's also to protect me." However, Lord Wang, Li Sanmei is a human being, not just a tool to be used. Moreover, now that the queen and the crown prince know that Li Sanmei is a goddess, and then the whole world will know, what's the use of you getting me? In the eyes of the world, Li Sanmei is the real goddess, not me! Do you understand? ”

Speaking of the back, Lin Ling was a little hysterical, why did the national teacher's light words confuse everyone's eyes!

There is no such thing as a goddess! There is no such thing at all!

It's all just a lie!

It will only involve more innocent people!

Long Yuze stared at Lin Ling, trying to see something.

From the first day he kidnapped this girl into the palace, he knew that this girl couldn't be idle, and was always thinking of all kinds of tricks. She has escaped many times, and the concubines in the palace have also tasted her power, but in fact, she is just a paper tiger with a knife mouth and a tofu heart. She will grin a lot, she will use some cruel but harmless means to deal with others, she will be angry, she will laugh, she will be happy.

But there has never been such hysteria as today, with sadness and resentment in my eyes.

"What the hell is wrong with you?" Long Yuze frowned and reached out to touch Lin Ling's cheek.

Lin Ling shook his head dejectedly: "It's okay, it's because I'm too tired, let's rest early, and I have to enter the palace tomorrow." After saying that, she stood up and stumbled out, in the bottom of her heart, full of irrepressible sadness.

National Teacher ...... Everything is caused by the national teacher, because of his bullshit prophecy!

The sky has darkened, the lights in the palace have been turned on, bright and bright, and there is Caixia in front of her to hold the lamp.

"Caixia, you go back to Qingtianwu first to prepare hot water for me, and let me be alone for a while." Lin Ling pressed the corner of his forehead and said, "Ashin, you should go back first, there are still secret guards in the dark, I will be fine." ”

Ashin hesitated, but he saw Lin Ling's emotions again, so he had to nod his head, silently retreated, and disappeared into the darkness.

In the middle of the night, Lin Ling walked through the palace with his arms crossed, looking up at the stars from time to time, and before he knew it, he had come to the stargazing platform. She walked in, a few days ago, she and Li Sanmei and Chen Huiniang sat in the pavilion of the stargazing platform and talked at night, although she didn't say anything heart-wrenching, but now that she thinks about it, it seems like time flies. Even those days in the fishing village are far away and untouchable, if ...... It would be nice if they hadn't been to the fishing village.

No matter how Li Sanmei is doing in the fishing village, or she has been dependent on Father Li for a lifetime, or she was forcibly married by Liu Qi as a daughter-in-law, but no matter what, it has nothing to do with her. She won't be upset, she won't apologize, they will each have their own lives.

Li Sanmei was summoned to the palace by the queen because she married Long Yuze, and now her life and death are uncertain.

No matter how exculpatory she is, it has a constant relationship with her.

And, no one here can understand her.

"Xiao Ling, it's so late, what are you hanging around here?" Suddenly, the voice behind him pulled Lin Ling out of his sinking thoughts. She turned her head and saw Luo Wenjie standing at the door of the stargazing platform with a basket of chickens and ducks, the sound of chickens and ducks was endless, the night was too dark, she couldn't see Luo Wenjie's face clearly, she only smiled at him.

Luo Wenjie put the basket in his hand on the ground, approached slowly, and said: "I'm afraid that this group of chickens and ducks will be noisy in the middle of the night, and my aunt will let me take it to slaughter, I'm afraid of arguing with the people in the house, so I'm going to go out of the house, who would have thought that you would be here." ”

This stargazing platform is located in the southwest corner of the palace, located at the west back gate of the palace, and it is no wonder that Luo Wenjie will appear here.