The mountain trails at night are tortuous and far. Jingci Nunnery is nearly a day's journey from the capital, and if you start from the summer resort, it will take one and a half to two days. Therefore, the palace is like taking people, it is to set off early, a whole day early, and it is the emperor's order. The reason why Li Zimo sent him to Jingci Nunnery was very simple. Since the two old queens had been concentrating on Buddhism in Jingci'an, how could they suddenly change their minds and run back to the palace. If you are instigated, there must be a sign.

The most fearful thing is that it is not just such a simple thing as being instigated. Especially considering the advanced age of these two old queens, each of whom is nearly two hundred years old.

After entering the divine ranking, people will naturally be older than ordinary people. But two hundred years is not an ordinary number. As a doctor, Gong Xiangru has long been studied diligently, and there are only a handful of people who can live to be two hundred years old in all dynasties. It's not a master who retreats to a paradise, it's a master who enters the temple. Presumably, after escaping the doom of being buried with Gaozu at that time, these two old queens entered Jingci Nunnery to protect Mingzhe and live a long life. If you leave the nunnery easily, this life will definitely not be so long.

Who doesn't want to live longer, what do you think, the behavior of the two old queens suddenly leaving the nunnery, even if it is for the dispute in the middle palace, why are they fighting until now, the reason is ridiculous and the logic does not make sense.

is two hundred years old, it is always easy to remind people of Lord Shi mentioned by Sun, isn't it also two hundred years old?

Doubts arose. You have to go to Jingci Nunnery.

did not send a general, but let him, a doctor and a master of the criminal department, go, Li Zimo still thought about it. In terms of investigation and evidence collection, there is no doubt that no one can compare with him.

It's a long way to go. Gong Xiangru rode a fast horse to drive this day and night, and suddenly remembered a painting that her sister had hung in the study. It's definitely not that simple to do anything. In the palace family, he is the most patient as a girl.

"My lord, that's it."

The soldier who was exploring the way in front of him whipped his horse and ran back to report the news.

The temple is located in a small, inconspicuous mountain range. Since this is the place where the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager decided to retreat, this hill and the small nunnery have become famous. In order to prevent others from disturbing their retreat, the two old queens, from the date of their retreat, urged the first emperor to keep their positions secret. For this reason, where Jingci Nunnery is located, only Li Zimo inherited the oracle from the first emperor and knows the Tao.

The little soldier who was exploring the road was looking for it with a picturesque map of the palace, and now it should be right that he found a path leading to the mountain, and there is a stone monument standing to show the royal people the way.

The palace is like a fast horse two steps, arrived at the intersection, and saw that there was a stone tablet in the bush, on which some Gaozu's handwriting was engraved. When everyone was about to continue along this direction, Miya-sangru suddenly changed his mind and walked another way from behind the mountain. Anyway, as long as it's in the right place.

By this time, it was already dark. I can barely see my fingers in the mountains. After a certain distance from Jingci'an, the soldier who was exploring the way in front came back to report that Jingci'an was dark.

No one in the hermitage?

It stands to reason that even if the two old queens go down the mountain, there will always be some people left in this nunnery to help the two old queens take care of things. Because the two old queens said that they were coming back to preside over the Middle Palace, but they may not come back soon.

"Don't go into the hermitage." Miyashoru quickly made a decision, "Look around the hermitage." ”

"Looking for what, my lord?"

"Seek—" Gong Xiangru pondered, muttering slightly, "to see if there is any sign of a living person." ”

I'm afraid that the other party won't even leave them a mouthful.

The hundred men he had brought with him this time began to disperse, searching for them according to his orders. After finding the day at night, after searching for half a day, there was a fog in the forest, which made this place seem more and more weird. Gong Xiangru walked slowly back and forth on the ground, looking down and counting his steps, because of staying up late for two days, his eyes seemed to be sunken in, and his cheeks were even thinner.

If, he can't find what they need here. It means that the danger of those who return to the palace, including his sister and nephew, will increase day by day. He must find clues. The moment the fist in his hand was clenched, there seemed to be a smell in the forest.

"Do you smell anything?" Miya-like suddenly raised his head.

The people who followed him shook their heads in unison. Only the sixth uncle, who came with him from home, sniffed hard with his nose, and then gestured at him: sandalwood.

Yes, sandalwood. Originally, Jingci Nunnery was here, and it was normal to have sandalwood. However, the Jingci Nunnery is all dark and blind, indicating that there is no one, and there is sandalwood, which is too weird.

Gong Xiangru didn't say a word, and asked people to go to nearby farmers to look for dogs. When the two or three dogs came to him, he immediately searched for them by smell. Dogs have a much more sensitive sense of smell than humans, and the three dogs leading the way in front of them all start running in the same direction.

The man followed behind the dog, only to feel that the dog in front of him was running like crazy, and the speed was so fast that it disappeared into the forest at once. Seeing this, Gong Xiangru waved his hand. The sixth uncle nodded, and exerted the kung fu of the palace family, and when a gust of wind blew, the person ran a few feet away. Gong Xiangru took the rest of the people and continued to follow in the direction where the sixth uncle went.

When they found their way and arrived at the place where the sixth uncle had found, the sixth uncle had already started to remove the stones. It may be a cave embedded in the cliff wall, and a pile of rubble blocks the entrance to the cave. There may be other secret passages that can lead into the cave, but if you look for it again, I'm afraid it's too late, so it's better to just open the hole.

So, dozens of people, all of them rushed up to clear the stones.

Gong Xiangru calculates the time from time to time, and sees, this has found a clue, but the day is about to pass. I don't know if my sister's family and the saint are okay. But no matter what, he has to find someone on his side!

"Your Excellency!"

Listening to an excited shout, a path opened at the entrance of the cave that allowed a person to climb in. The sixth uncle tried to touch the stones to get in first. After the sixth uncle entered, he probably saw something, and immediately gestured to the outside again: Someone, alive!

At this time, there was a movement on the top of the cave. The soldiers near the cave all took half a step back, only to see the mountain swaying slightly, and the small stones kept falling from above. Here it seems that there is a danger of another collapse at any time. The stone blocks the hole again, and I don't know how long it will take to dig it. Gong Xiangru immediately made a decision, let one person climb in again, and cooperated with the sixth uncle to hand the person out from inside.

The two soldiers obeyed the order and climbed into the cave. At this moment, Xiao Shi covered up half of the hole in the trail that they had dug with great difficulty. I had to continue to let people dig while shouting to hurry up and hand out the people inside.

At such a busy time, the number of wounded soldiers increased due to the small rocks falling from the top of the mountain. A group of people were anxious. Gong Xiangru's eyes sank, and he saw that the people inside couldn't transport the hostages out for a long time, eighty percent, there was some obstacle inside, and even the sixth uncle couldn't untie it.

The sixth uncle is the old man of the Gong family, and he is the best at kung fu, and he is proficient in art to a certain extent.

"I'll go in." The palace is like the road.

Several people beside him may have listened to the imperial decree and were afraid that something would happen to him, so they all blocked in front of him: "My lord, let's go in." ”

"You can't solve it if you go in." After Gong Xiangru said this, a look made them retreat and walked straight to the entrance of the cave. Then, without hesitation, he went into the burrow.

Inside, it was pitch black at first.

"My lord, watch your step." The soldier who came in first said to him anxiously.

He was startled, and then he felt as if he had stepped on something soft under his feet. It could be a snake or some kind of animal. The reason why this thing was not awakened may be because it was dark and there was no light. Therefore, it is not possible to light the lamp.

Touching the dark, he kept walking forward, and the sixth uncle in front of him held him with one hand and drew words in the palm of his hand.

The two people trapped here were bound by a complex magic array, and their lives were already dying. I'm afraid that if I move, I may die.

"Who?"

In fact, this question did not need to be asked, he was used to dark eyes, and he could vaguely recognize the faces of people in the cave.

Two old women, one for each of them, dressed as nuns, were bound to two pillars in the cave that stood up to the sky. The ropes tied to their bodies were not ordinary ropes, but strips of cloth with characters written on them, which was equivalent to constructing a magic circle.

As long as you glance at the way you bind the hostages, you can see that the Tao is an extremely rare secret technique. At least, it is impossible to remove the operation on these two people in a short period of time.

So, who are these two old nuns? Why are you tied here?

This question seems to be a no-brainer. Because, if it is an ordinary old nun, does it take so much effort from the other party to set up the formation? As long as there is only one Jingci Nunnery in the vicinity, and there are only two people in the Jingci Nunnery, the answer does not need to be thought about.

Everyone was taken aback. Didn't you say that the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager returned to the palace? If the people who are tied up here are the two old queens, who are the two old queens who returned to the palace.

The answer can only be to ask the two old queens in front of them. One of the advantages of being a doctor is that you can still vaguely discern which one is more powerful to answer his words by sweeping it at a glance. Walking in front of the old nun on the left, Gong Xiangru called softly: "Niangniang." ”

The old nun on the pillar moved his eyelids slightly, his lips moved slightly, I don't know if he was bound by the magic array, there was no sound, just lips: Who is it?

"This official palace is similar, and it is the book of the criminal department under the saint today. The saint was worried about the health of the two imperial grandmothers, and deliberately sent his official to visit. ”

Holy?! Lao Ni opened his eyelids hard and looked at the people below with a slit.

Gong Xiangru took out a piece of jade given to him by Li Zimo, symbolizing the prestige of the emperor.

When the old nun saw the piece of jade in his hand, he was excited, and his lips moved hard: Quick, tell the saint to kill the two fakes.

Gong Xiangru's eyes were slightly cold: "So, Niangniang?" ”

Lao Nun said: This palace is the empress dowager, and the other one who is tied up is the empress dowager Chen.

"How did the two mothers end up tied up here?"

Old Nidao: That's a long story. The mourning family can tell you that the saint is that the demon, Gaozu had expected it, and dragged him to accompany him to the funeral, but he didn't expect that he was not dead, but came back to life.

Funeral?

Miyaxiang was shocked. If he is not mistaken, Emperor Gaozu of Mingcheng ordered him to be buried with only one person, and it was Empress Hu's concubine. However, it is said that it is because the concubine of Emperor Hu is almost sick. Gong Xiangru turned over the case of the imperial concubine in the imperial hospital, and mentioned that the imperial concubine Hu was weak and overwhelmed by the burden of illness, and was willing to accompany his favorite emperor to die together.

Speaking of which, the Empress Dowager is a mother and a son, so she was able to sit on the chair of the Empress Dowager. However, the folk rumored ancestor loved the woman the most, but it was the concubine of Empress Hu. Therefore, as the burial woman of Gaozu, it seems that Concubine Hu has become a matter of course.

However, how did this Gaozu's favorite queen become the demon in the mouth of the empress dowager?

I only heard the Empress Dowager sneer: Outsiders just don't know. The mourning family and the Chen family know best. Because he took care of Gaozu's face and kept it a secret for Gaozu. Gao Zu has long since stopped pampering women. This Concubine Hu is the Longyang of Gaozu.

Male!

One is a man's secret, which seems to have broken through the fog of everything in front of him.

Lord Shi is two hundred years old. I have long had a friendship with Sun Fu. There was also collusion with Empress Dowager Hu. He is proficient in magic, and can come and go freely in the royal summer resort, and he is at the mercy of the ambush. There also seems to be a connection with the Dawan people.

Not many people know better than him. Because after the battle with Dawan, Li Zimo took him with him, and it took so many years just to eliminate the Hu clan among the hundred officials in the imperial court.

The Hu family, Li Zimo has repeatedly asked people to privately trace the origin of the Hu branch of the Empress Dowager Hu, and in the end, it seems that it is not like the ordinary big families recorded in the palace. The Hu family was able to become prosperous and wealthy, and it seems that it started from the grace of Emperor Hu and Concubine Hu. However, in the fragmentary records of the past dynasties, it seems that some shadows with the surname Hu can be vaguely seen. For example, in the annals of the twelfth emperor before, there is such a paragraph, saying that it was with the help of a certain military advisor surnamed Hu that the emperor won a battle.

He seemed to have guessed what was going on. The Empress Dowager said: The mourning family and the Chen family have been trapped here by that demon for seven years.

Seven or eight years?

Wasn't it when his sister was killed by the curse?

The Empress Dowager said: At that time, Gaozu had already regretted it before he died, and he was very remorseful and favored this person. Because, later, Gaozu learned that this person was actually proficient in art, and once helped Sun Fu get a disaster doll, and deceived a series of privileges and rewards such as the title and fief of the imperial court. It's a pity that at that time, Gao Zu was in the way of face, and it was impossible to tell the first emperor that he had set up a male favorite as the queen, in this case, Gao Zu's reputation in the annals of history will be gone forever. Moreover, Gaozu also asked the first emperor to marry someone from the Hu family.

Gong Xiangru asked: Did he tie up two maidens seven or eight years ago to curse the queen of the palace?

The Empress Dowager said: This demon has been greedy for the emperor for a long time, and when he was the queen, he had been competing with the mourning family and the Chen family for the phoenix seal. It's a pity that Gaozu is an emperor who won't hand over the phoenix seal to any woman. Therefore, when he learned that the current saint intended to hand over the phoenix seal to the queen, it may be that this demon had already had evil thoughts and began to plot to fight for the phoenix seal. Maybe in his opinion, as long as the phoenix seal is in hand, the position of the emperor is almost in hand. Of course, he didn't kidnap the two of us in the first place to curse the Queen of the Palace, because we wouldn't help him. It's just to prevent us from leaking the news, and, at a certain time, like now, we can be used to counterattack the Middle Palace.

Who are the two fake maidens in the palace?

Those two pretending to be mourners and the Chen family are not real people, they are puppets copied by this demon with the original bodies of the two of us. Then, he pinned his trust on the puppet. The mourning family doesn't know who he asked to pretend to be Chen, but it must be someone who colluded with him and wanted to overthrow the Tanglin royal throne.

Gong Xiangru asked again: "Two Niangniang, do you know how to break this person's spell?" ”

The Empress Dowager glanced at him, as if she had some doubts.

Gong Xiangru said: "Before the official set off, the saint explained to the official, and it is necessary to ensure the health of the two mothers. ”

A light surged in the eyes of the Empress Dowager: the first emperor taught well, the emperor and grandson were filial, and the mourning family and the Chen family were already dead without regrets. After being trapped by that demon for so many years, he kept only one breath of our two lives, just so that the two of us could be used by him one day. Now, the use value is over, and we have two lives, so we don't want to stay in this world.

The palace is like a lock of eyebrows.

The sixth uncle pulled his sleeve and reminded him that the size of the cave entrance is getting smaller and smaller, this mountain has been shaking, and if there is another big landslide, I am afraid that their group of people will be trapped here with these two old queens until they die.

With the words of the sixth uncle, a huge mountain shook, shaking the stones on the roof of the cave, and they all fell to the ground.

The Empress Dowager's eyes suddenly lit up: You guys go quickly! The mourning family and the Chen family have their own destiny, and they don't need to think about it more with you. What you have to do is to go back and tell the Holy God all this.

Gong Xiangru frowned again, and bowed to the two old queens with the others, and immediately led people out of the cave without turning their heads.

I saw that the moment they just climbed out of the cave, the mountain collapsed, and the huge earth and rocks that were hugged by dozens of people slipped down from the top of the mountain, blocking the entrance of the cave. The last soldier failed to climb out and was crushed to death by the earth and rocks.

Thinking of the demon man, maybe he was already aware of the movement here, and Gong Xiangru asked people to release the flying eagle first, and reported to the palace as soon as possible. At the same time, take people back to the capital at a speed.

Qi House.

After a night of uproar. Qi Yunyan got up in the morning, went to the county lord's room, and accompanied the county lord to eat and drink tea.

Li Jiyao is not used to getting up early, but since she lives in someone else's house, she can't be too presumptuous, so she got up from Sanqi's service. Qi Yunyan seemed to leave no trace, and looked at the thing that Sanqi gave her to tie around her waist. Li Jiyao noticed her eyes and said with a smile: "Why is everyone so interested in the Laoshzi worn on the waist of the county lord." ”

Qi Yunyan lowered his head slightly.

Li Jiyao jumped out of bed, untied the ring-shaped jade pendant on her waist, and stuffed it into her hand: "Come, give you a study and study, and see if this Lao Shizi said that it was a talisman, can it really protect oneself?" ”

Sanqi was anxious again when he saw it: "County Lord! ”

"Well, you don't understand. The county lord has long heard that the talent of the young lady of the Qi family is no worse than that of the talented girl of the Lin family, but she is low-key and modest, and she likes to show off everywhere. Li Jiyao said with a big grin.

Qi Yunyan took the jade pendant and wanted to return it to her, but she refused to return it, so she could only say: "The county lord borrowed me for half a day, and the courtiers helped the county lord check the history books to see if there were similar records." ”

I heard that it was just borrowed when I was in the house, and it would not be discovered by the eldest princess and the concubine, Sanqi covered his chest, and seemed to be able to survive in one breath.

Li Jiyao sat down and saw Qi Yunyan holding a jade pendant in one hand, and seemed to have noticed the sachet she was wearing around her waist, so she smiled and said, "Miss Qi has a good eye." This sachet was given to me by my imperial sister-in-law, saying that I was not in good health, and carrying this thing could drive away evil spirits. Strangely, before, the lord of this county occasionally had nightmares. However, after the imperial sister-in-law gave me this thing, the county lord's sleep improved greatly. Do you want to send this thing for you to study as well? However, this can't be borrowed from you for half a day, and I can't sleep well without it for a moment. I want to borrow, I want to borrow a stick of incense from you. ”

Hearing this, Qi Yunyan hurriedly said: "Since it is an item for the queen to personally protect the safety of the county lord, and it is beneficial for the county lord to carry it, it is best that the county lord should not take it down at will." ”

Li Jiyao nodded, and grabbed the sachet in her palm: "The imperial sister-in-law is really good to me." ”

Qi Yunyan poured tea for her, and then walked out of the kitchen, to see in person whether the breakfast specially prepared for the county lord was ready. Walking out of the county lord's wing, along the road, when I was about to walk to the kitchen, I saw a figure, sneaking through the bamboo forest in the backyard, as if slipping towards the back door. Qi Yunyan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he shouted, "Mama Jin." ”

"Hey, the old slave is here." Mama Jin, who was about to sneak out of the back door, hurriedly put the things in her hand into her arms and turned around to answer.

Qi Yunyan walked up to her, saw that she was sweating profusely, and asked as if surprised: "Aren't you serving Madame in the room?" ”

"Madame asked the old slave to go out and do some errands."

"Why the back door?"

"After ....... The back door is closer. ”

"What are you doing?"

"Miss, what Madame asked the old slave to do, you must not tell anyone else. Otherwise, the young lady will ask the lady herself. Mama Jin smirked.

Qi Yunyan looked at her for a while. During this period, the sweat on Mama Jin's forehead kept falling, just for fear that she would find out what she was carrying in her arms. It seems that Qi Yunyan really guessed something. The more Mama Jin thought about it, the more scared she became. If that Lord Shi knew about it, I don't know if he would use the two of them again.

"Mama, after finishing the errands for Madame, come to my room, I have some things, and I want Mama to help me clean up."

Mama Jin was stunned and asked, "What does Miss want the old slave to pack?" ”

"In the past, I got some things from Miss Gong when I was a child with Miss Gong. I thought, now that Miss Gong has returned to the Middle Palace, these things will be left in vain, and they may be framed by others, so it is better to clean them up and burn them. Qi Yunyan said lightly.

When Mama Jin heard this, a trace of anxiety flashed on her face: "Miss, the palace queen may be thinking of you, Miss." Miss, you burned these things at will, wouldn't it, lose the opportunity in vain, maybe in the future, if the palace queen knows about it, it will-"

"What will happen? I have lost the two jade pendants she gave me. ”

Mama Jin gasped. In front of her, Qi Yunyan's gaze hit her face like cold water. Mama Jin could only tremble all over her body.

"Did you steal it? Momma. ”

"Miss, the old slave has lived in this Qi Mansion for so many years, serving the old lady and Miss with all her heart, how dare you-" As she spoke, Mama Jin knelt down, snapped, moved too fast, the jade pendant in her arms shook out and fell to the ground, Mama Jin's face, well, turned into a blank piece of paper.

Qi Yunyan's fingertips grabbed the jade block on the ground.

Mama Jin knocked her head on the ground: "Miss, old slave, this is definitely not stolen by the old slave." How can the old slave have the ability to steal things in the lady's room! ”

"So, Madame stole it?"

Mama Jin gasped again. At the same time, he could only say with tears in his eyes: "Miss, please hand over the jade to the old slave, otherwise, Mrs. 's life will not be guaranteed." ”

"Of course I'll give you the jade back."

Mama Jin looked up at her in surprise.

Qi Yunyan said: "I just borrowed it back and studied it clearly, to see if it was the piece that Miss Gong gave me." lest you send it over, it will really be a mistake for the life of the lady. ”

When Mama Jin heard this, she immediately stood up and walked with her to her wing.

Inside the palace, it was a sleepless night. After the little prince had a nightmare, he couldn't sleep, just stunned his eyes, kept looking at his younger brother beside him, and occasionally touched the head of the snack merchant, as if he was afraid that the snack would suddenly disappear as he did in his nightmare.

A certain father, who received the news, walked into the Guangyang Hall with steps. After listening to the detailed report of Gonggong Zhang and others, Li Zimo stood outside the tent, looking at the figures of his two sons, and the streamer flew in his ink eyes, but he never went further.

There are some things, maybe it is time for the little prince, his eldest son, to understand a little. No matter how good the brotherly relationship is, however, it must be put in the right position. The little prince is the eldest brother, and there must be a place for the eldest brother.

After all, he was worried about his two sons, so he didn't go back to the Moon Room Palace, but guarded his two sons in the Guangyang Hall tonight.

Li Shunde saw that he was in a recurrent mood, and it was good for a while and bad for a while. It's that people can't figure it out. Because the queen returned to the palace to preside over the middle palace, all the people shouted together, no matter how you think about it, it is a good thing. Why, this Li Zimo still looks uneasy.

The slave is not as smart as the master.

Thinking about the master who has just returned to the Moon Room Palace, it is said that he also has a sleepless night.

Qinghu saw his master sitting on the palace gate all night. As soon as it was dawn, he reached out and covered his mouth and yawned. I saw a flying eagle flying from the mountains in the distance.

Seeing that this flying eagle was coming straight to the palace, Yun Chenjing stood up, his blue eyes were slightly heavy, and said, "I'm afraid that the palace minister has replied." ”

Gong Xiangru was secretly sent by the Holy Lord to do errands. It can be seen that the secret is revealed. What followed was an imaginable storm.

In fact, as early as last night, Li Zimo had already sent troops to secretly surround Yongshou Palace.

Dangdang, the voice of the court rippled in the palace.

In the Yongshou Palace, the imperial concubine Chen, who was guarding Nianci, was dozing off her head on the desk, as if she had been splashed with water, and when she woke up, she was shocked into a cold sweat. After keeping watch all night, Nianci hadn't woken up yet. Chen must not be a little flustered, circling around Nian Ci, and reading in his mouth: Could it be that they have already discovered it? So, should she run away first?

At this time, a palace maid sneaked in and posted a message in her ear: "I heard that the queen mother said this morning that she just returned to the palace and needs to go around to relatives, and she wants to go to the eldest princess's mansion to greet the emperor's aunt and eldest princess." ”

Chen's butt sat on the chair and chanted: "Palace queen, palace demon girl, palace Jinxi!" A long time ago, I knew that this person was either an ordinary person or a goblin, as if he could expect everything to be like a god. ”

The palace maid didn't understand what she was talking about, she just looked at her suddenly tilting her head and closing her eyes, and it turned out to be the same as that Nianci, closing her eyes and not moving.

In the eldest princess's mansion.

As soon as the eldest princess got up, she immediately heard a message from the person at the gate of the mansion that the queen mother was coming.

Last night, the capital seemed to be blown by a hurricane, and it was a mess. The officials were just embarrassed, and the people were rejoicing. Her eldest princess's mansion is no exception, and it has become a refuge for many people. However, this time, it seems that even she herself is not sure of her own fate. Therefore, those people, when they watched her for a while, and saw her look as confused and overwhelmed, they could only sigh and return.

In the past, there was no queen in the middle palace, which was equivalent to the middle palace between her and Empress Dowager Hu. After the death of Empress Dowager Hu, her status was even higher. Because everyone knows that Li Zimo is not the queen. Even if Li Zimo changed her mind and stood up, she should have come up with the idea to recommend it to Li Zimo.

The status of the eldest princess's mansion is very delicate, and in the whirlpool of the emperors and the imperial court of the past dynasties, it has taken the strength of the eldest princess to protect herself.

"Is the Queen Mother here alone?" The eldest princess asked.

"Yes, princess. The carriages were all at the door. ”

Hearing this, the eldest princess could only let people help herself up and move to the door to greet Feng Jia. As she walked, she recalled all kinds of things about the palace queen back then. For this Empress Li Zimo, the eldest princess can only leave a figure that often hides behind Empress Dowager Hu. At that time, it was said that Empress Dowager Hu loved this daughter-in-law and treated this daughter-in-law in every way, and this daughter-in-law was naturally filial to Empress Dowager Hu, and everything was to ask Empress Dowager Hu to call the shots. The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is so good that everyone can't suspect it. However, the eldest princess has been dealing with Empress Dowager Hu for a long time, no, after the death of Empress Gong, she has been in contact with Empress Dowager Hu for a long time, and she gradually learned that Empress Dowager Hu is a typical duplicitous person.

Look at the Empress Dowager Hu who just died, the queen of this palace suddenly came back to life. Although the Holy Lord pointed the finger at the Sun Mansion, as long as he thought about it a little, he knew that it was to cover up the scandal within the royal family.

The eldest princess rubbed the green tendons on her forehead with her fingertips, because she was not impressed by the palace queen, and felt that she suddenly didn't understand the palace queen, which caused her to be a little panicked at this moment.

What should come is always coming, and you can't avoid it.

Walking to the door, it was Feng who arrived.

The eldest princess and the group of people in the princess's mansion lined up neatly to greet her.

The door curtain opened, and a woman stepped out of the carriage, her posture was naturally delicate, but in the usual delicacy of the ladies, there seemed to be an extra layer of chic that I don't know how to describe.

The eldest princess was stunned, and saw the queen who stepped on the footstool to get down, dressed in regular clothes, with a simple phoenix hairpin on her head, which did not look much graceful and luxurious, but it was just a pair of bright apricot eyes, which were already full of brilliance and dignity.

What made the eldest princess shudder was that she actually felt that the person in front of her was a little familiar. According to her experience with the queen of the palace seven or eight years ago, it should not have been like this.

The palace queen seemed to have been in contact with her recently, and she was very familiar with her recently, and said with a smile: "This palace heard that Her Royal Highness the princess has held a lantern festival in the mansion?" I wonder if those lanterns have been removed? Can you feast your eyes on Hongu? ”

After the eldest princess was stunned, she replied: "This lamp, I left some in the house, but it is not good to light the lamp during the day." ”

"No problem. Hongu just wanted to look at the lights along the road with Her Royal Highness the Princess. ”

The other party's hand stretched out, as if there was some meaning of a good knot. Why, the eldest princess felt a chill rise in her heart. When he reached out to catch the other party's hand, he shook slightly. I only heard the other party approaching her side, and suddenly said, "Is the princess's concubine okay?" ”

The eldest princess shuddered inexplicably. Then, suddenly, as if remembering, she should have taken her horse to the door to meet the queen. The absence of the colt is a bit unruly. The queen is understandable for making a fuss about this. The eldest princess hurriedly explained: "Recently, the horse has been infected with the wind cold, resting in the house, knowing that the mother is coming, it should be to the door to greet the mother, but the doctor said that the horse is afraid that the disease will be contagious, so he did not dare to go to the door to greet the mother. ”

"Really?" Hearing this, the other party seemed to be stunned, and then said, "Oh, the rumors are true." ”

"Rumors?"

"Yes, I heard that before I came to visit the eldest princess, I heard that the eldest princess's mansion had been troubled because of the evil in Su Qing's mother. Some people say that as soon as Su Qing Niangniang left, the horse master became ill. It's hard not to think about it. ”

The eldest princess's heart chuckled. If it hadn't been for the other party, she really didn't expect to come here. The time when the horse was sick was about the same as before and after Su Qing Niangniang left.

"It just so happened that the imperial physician who treated Su Qing Niangniang, this palace specially brought him this time."

With these words, the imperial physician walked out from a column of entourage behind and saluted the eldest princess: "Weichen see Her Royal Highness the princess." ”

The eldest princess's eyes stared at the royal physician, thinking of the series of major events that had happened one after another after he went in to see Jin Suqing at that time, how could she not let her get a chill from her spine.

"Let's go, let's go see the pony. Lest the saint complain, when the palace comes back, he can't share the worries of the saint, and he can't care about the saint's aunt and uncle for the saint. It's really the sin of this palace. ”

The eldest princess was stunned for a while, and when she came back to her senses, she saw that the queen had already led a group of people to the place where the horse master was gone, and her expression sank suddenly, and she hurriedly followed.

The people guarding the courtyard of the horse master in front of him had no ability to stop Feng Jia. Hua Xiyan passed all the way, very easily.

Walked to the courtyard of the horse master and ordered the first two to open the door.

The eldest princess followed quickly, and lo and behold, she saw that the concubine was already neatly dressed and sitting in the hall, as if waiting for them to come.

Hua Xiyan's eyebrows were slightly raised.

The colt stood up and curtsied to her: "Greetings to the mother." ”

"Isn't the colt sick and not well? Get up quickly. Hua Xiyan said.

The colt stood up. The crowd took their seats. The eldest princess ordered someone to serve tea.

Fingers stroked the tea lid, and Hua Xiyan said: "Imperial Doctor Wang, show the horse." ”

"Obey." Imperial Physician Wang stepped forward and walked up to the horse.

The colt rolled up one of its cuffs, exposing his wrist to take the pulse of the imperial physician, and sometimes raised his other hand to cover his mouth and coughed lightly.

The eldest princess seemed to be very worried when she heard his cough.

Doctor Wang Tai checked the pulse for half a night, loosened his fingers, and replied: "Niangniang, the horse is infected with wind and cold, and the minister thinks that the condition is not very serious, and a few doses of medicine should be relieved." ”

"Prescribe medicine." Hua Xiyan said.

Imperial Physician Wang walked to the side and wrote the prescription.

Seeing that everything was fine, the eldest princess's face was obviously relaxed, and she thanked the queen as relaxed as before, and said: "The care of the saint and the mother is to ensure the health of the horse and heal as soon as possible. ”

"Well, Bengong knows in his heart, after Bengong came to see the horse, the horse's illness should be cured in less than two days." Hua Xiyan tea lid slowly crossed the cup and took a sip of tea.

The eldest princess and the concubine had a look of unknown emotion on their faces.

"Where's the county lord?" Hua Xiyan seemed to sweep the surroundings and saw Li Jiyao's shadow.

"The county lord went to Qi Mansion, and recently she met the young lady of the Qi Mansion family and wanted to rest in Qi Mansion for a few days." The eldest princess replied.

Hua Xiyan touched the empty wrist of his left hand: "Before, the county lord gave the palace a silver bracelet. Recently, in desperation, Hongu transferred it to someone else. I really want to explain this to the county lord. ”

Just heard her words, and sighed. scared the eldest princess to turn around faster than anyone else. The colt slipped out of his chair suddenly, and the teacup in his hand fell to the ground and shattered.

"Pony! Bridegroom! The eldest princess stepped forward to hold the colt and screamed in amazement.

But the horse master was lying in her arms, his eyes closed, and he was motionless.

Imperial Physician Wang hurriedly stepped forward to check the horse's pulse, and his three fingers were only slightly pressed on the horse's wrist, and his expression changed greatly.

The eldest princess saw that his fingers were trembling, and she was so anxious that tears were about to burst out, and asked, "What's the matter, donkey, say!" ”

Doctor Wang learned wisely this time, retreated first, and retreated straight to the place where he could run away at any time at the door, and then knelt down and replied: "Minister, the minister returns to Her Royal Highness the princess and Niangniang, the horse, the horse, he should be evil." ”

After the eldest princess shook a blue and white on her face, she suddenly turned around and saw Hua Xiyan's body, her eyes were as big as cowbells: "Yes, it's all a good thing you did, isn't it?" This princess admits that she has never done anything bad to the queen before or after your return. Queen, are you too much, you can poison the pony! ”

"When the princess said this, did she already believe that the death of the Queen Mother was caused by the palace?"

The eldest princess's lips trembled: "It's difficult, isn't it?" ”

"Hey." Hua Xiyan sighed softly, "In order to clear the charges of this palace, this palace can only do its best to help the princess get the concubine back." ”

"You, what did you say?"

"Your Royal Highness Princess, do you not know that the Dao Horse wants to take a leave of absence from Her Royal Highness the Princess?"