The snow is getting heavier and heavier, and the majestic palace looks more and more solemn in the wind and snow.

Cui Keyin stepped out of the palace gate, and the carriage of the Jin Palace's mansion was already waiting there. The curtain of the car was lifted, revealing half of Zhou Heng's smiling face.

The fire in the charcoal basin in the car was blazing, and the hot breath came to the face.

Cui Keyin bent down and entered, and the curtain was immediately lowered, isolating the wind and snow outside.

Zhou Heng took her hand into his arms to warm it, poured her another cup of hot tea, and said, "It's frozen, right?" ”

From Yongxin Palace to the palace gate, it is a long way to go.

Cui Keyin drank hot tea on Zhou Heng's hand and said, "It's very cold." Have you been waiting here? ”

Zhou Heng said: "Otherwise? ”

He has been in the car and has not gone out, the forbidden army at the gate of the palace does not know that he is coming, if Emperor An knows that he is at the gate of the palace, he will definitely summon him into the palace.

Cui Keyin didn't speak, her eyes fluttered, and she quickly leaned over and kissed him on the cheek. He took her into his arms, and the two snuggled up and talked, and returned to the Jin Palace.

The sky was gray, and only the figures could be faintly distinguished, and the snowflakes paved the road white until the end, where warm candlelight peeked through the window lattice. The carriage stopped in front of the Hanging Flower Gate, Zhou Heng got out of the car first, and then hugged Cui Keyin down, ignoring her protests, and strode towards the Purple Smoke Pavilion.

Several attendants bowed their heads and worked hard to clear the snow, and when Zhou Heng walked over, they stopped what they were doing and bowed.

Lu Ying greeted her, saluted, and said, "The slave and maid have prepared hot pots, and dishes have also been prepared on the stove, I don't know what the prince and princess want to serve?" ”

She thought about such a cold day. Eating hot pot is the best, but Hongdou thinks that the princess doesn't necessarily like it, so it is better to make a few hot dishes, warm a pot of wine, and drink slowly. Cui Keyin never gave instructions, and the two couldn't argue, so they had to be prepared.

Zhou Heng put Cui Yaoyin on the Luohan bed and said softly, "What do you want to eat for dinner?" ”

Cui Keyin said: "Let's eat hot pot." ”

Didn't he just say it, eating hot pot while enjoying the snow. It's getting late now. The snow can't be rewarded, but the hot pot is edible.

Hot pot and all kinds of fish and meat were quickly put on the table, as well as a handful of green vegetables that are rare in winter, but they came from a hot spring on the outskirts of Beijing. It was planted by the superintendent of agriculture in a greenhouse.

Such a handful of greens. In the season of snowflakes. It's really rare.

The two sat down to eat, and they were very affectionate, and they were all in spring.

It's midnight after eating hot pot. The maids cleaned up, and the two washed and slept.

Zhou Heng tossed endlessly, Cui Keyin was very tired, and it was easy for him to rest before falling asleep. In a daze, I could hear someone talking, but I was so tired that I couldn't open my eyes, and I vaguely seemed to hear Zhou Heng say: "I know." Then she fell asleep again.

When I woke up the next day, Zhou Heng was not around, and Lu Ying came up to wait, saying, "The prince has entered the palace." ”

Entered the palace? Cui Keyin asked: "But the emperor summoned you?" ”

"Yes." Lu Ying said: "As soon as the dawn came, the oracle came out. ”

Remembering that someone reported in the middle of the night last night, Cui Keyin estimated that something big had happened in the palace, and since it was called by Emperor Zhi'an, he thought that Emperor An would be fine, so he put his mind at ease.

After lunch, Zhou Heng came back and said, "Someone poisoned the Queen Mother's meal last night, and the Queen Mother was about to collapse, so she opened the palace gate overnight to summon Wang Zhongfang into the palace. It was found out this morning that the palace people who served the meal had met Ma Liang's godson Zhang He under the corridor. Zhang He confessed that Ma Liang forced him to do this. ”

"How is that possible?" Cui Keyin said: "Ma Liang has been waiting for the Queen Mother for decades, why did he poison the Queen Mother?" Someone must have blamed him. ”

The person who is used to poisoning, isn't it Li Xiuxiu?

Lu Ying brought the tea, Cui Keyin took it and handed it to Zhou Heng. Zhou Heng drank it in one gulp and said, "Ma Liangjian doesn't admit it, but whether he recognizes it or not, it has already hurt the queen mother's heart." The Queen Mother asked him to guard the tomb for his father. ”

In other words, Ma Liang not only lost power, but was also driven out of the palace.

Cui Keyin said: "The problem must be Zhang He, how is Zhang He's temperament and temper?" But what handle fell into the hands of Li Xiuxiu? After thinking about it, he groaned: "But what good does Li Xiuxiu do for her?" ”

Didn't she hug the Queen Mother's thighs tightly? And this poison is really wonderful, just diarrhea, and it doesn't kill people, as if it is to borrow the hand of the queen mother to expel Ma Liang.

"Ma Liang has been waiting for the Queen Mother for nearly 30 years, and the imperial brother is deeply ashamed of such an ugly thing. In order to avoid causing an uproar among officials, it was deliberately forbidden to publicize it. I was summoned to the palace to discuss how to deal with this matter. Zhou Heng remembered Emperor An's helpless appearance, couldn't help frowning, and continued: "Zhang He was locked up for less than half an hour, and he committed suicide by hitting the pillar. ”

"Dead?" Cui Keyin said affirmatively: "There must be an inside story." ”

Zhou Heng wiped his face and hands, sat down beside Cui Keyin, and said, "Zhang He is an orphan and has been adopted by Ma Liang since he was a child. ”

Ma Liang gave Zhang He the grace of nurturing, and if he wanted to buy him, he would have to pay a big price.

Cui Keyin thought that Zhang He was always smiling, and felt that it was a pity that such a person died like this.

When it was almost dark, the news came back, and Wang Zhe was appointed as the eunuch in the palm seal and became the first eunuch in the palace.

Wang Zhe is the biggest beneficiary of this matter, and if you want to say that it has nothing to do with him, Cui Keyin categorically does not believe it. She frowned and said, "When did Li Xiuxiu hook up with Wang Zhe?" ”

Zhou Heng called Huanxi to come in and asked him to pass on the news to the people in the palace, and to check in detail whether Wang Zhe and Li Xiuxiu had moved around recently.

After dinner, Yuanshan came back and said, "Zhang He has a younger sister who is married to a butcher, and yesterday this butcher and his sister were taken into Wang Zhe's mansion. ”

In addition to living in the palace, eunuchs with high rank and power also have private property outside the palace. Wang Zhezi has a mansion outside the palace.

Zhou Heng waved his hand to let Yuanshan retreat, and said to Cui Keyin, who was leaning on the big pillow: "Sure enough, it is Wang Zhe's handiwork." ”

"If Li Xiuxiu has Wang Zhe as a backer, it will be very tricky." Cui Keyin said: "Do you really have to wait for two months? ”

What will happen in these two months?

The water on the small tandoor was boiling and gurgling. Zhou Heng sat down on the kang table opposite Cui Keyin, poured water to make tea, and after a while, said, "That's all." ”

The last time the arrangement was not thorough, and I lost the opportunity, so I could only wait for Li Xiuxiu to make a mistake and miss.

Cui Keyin drank the tea made by Zhou Hengxin and said with a smile: "Or can we let her jump out quickly?" ”

Zhou Heng raised his eyebrows and said, "Do you mean to make the imperial brother disgusted with her?" The royal brother didn't love her in the first place, but for the sake of her being pregnant with a dragon son and unfortunately miscarried, he had an old affection for her. ”

"No, let the emperor favor her." Cui Keyin blinked and said mischievously.

Zhou Heng thought for a moment and said: "In this way, she and Wang Zhe will be powerful in the palace, and in this way, it will also arouse the fear of the Queen Mother." ”

Cui Keyin nodded with a smile and said, "How could the Queen Mother tolerate another woman being arrogant in the palace?" (To be continued......)

PS: When walking on the road, the bag was robbed by the car thief, and the cash, bank card, credit card, mobile phone and other items were lost, and the person was so scared that he couldn't write for two days. Now a little bit of the manuscript is almost gone, ask for votes for comfort~