"Yes, the slave knows." After the dove left, Nala also lay back on the bed and pretended to sleep, after a while, the two woke up one after another, and they both found that the back of each other's necks was very sore, as if they had been beaten, but there was nothing unusual in the room, Nala also slept on the bed, not like someone had come in, strange, could it be that they were sleepy and asleep? But if that's the case, why is the neck so sore?

After the dawn, the two asked around, and they both said that they had not seen any strangers entering and leaving the cold palace, but they talked about the fact that last night, the Nala clan quarreled very much in the middle of the night, and there was the sound of throwing things.

The two of them had no impression of this, and when asked about Nala, she said that she was in a daze at the time and didn't know what she had done.

The inquiry was fruitless, and Ling Ruo and the others were not in the palace, so they had to give up, just let people keep an eye on it after nightfall, and don't do such a strange thing again.

Sure enough, it didn't happen again, but the palace people who were in charge of guarding the Nala clan fell asleep from time to time, and when they woke up, it was usually already dark, but those palace people were exempt from responsibility, and the Nala clan did not have an accident, so they all chose to remain silent about this matter.

It was at this time that the entire capital began to talk about a matter that came out of nowhere, saying that after the Nala clan was deposed and trapped in the cold palace, the matter did not end there, in order to torture her, Concubine Xi gave her a quiet incense with poppies every day, making her life worse than death, and the emperor knew about it, but he turned a deaf ear and listened to the demon concubine. There are also rumors that the reason why the second elder brother forced the palace to rebel was because Concubine Xi conspired to want his life, and also instigated the emperor to kill him. Such a woman, just like Daji before, will sooner or later die of the Qing Empire.

These rumors were still circulating in the teahouse in the market at first, but they became more and more widespread later, and they were actually heard in the streets and alleys, and no one knew about them, and even spread to Hongli's ears.

Hongli was furious at others slandering his own Eniang, but he was more worried, in case this matter spread to Huang Amal, I don't know what the consequences would be, so he has been sending people to investigate this matter in the past few days, it stands to reason that except for the palace people in the cold palace and a limited few, no one knows who leaked this matter.

On this day, Hongli was in the study to review the excerpts submitted by the ministers, Xiao Zhengzi came to the gift, saying that Hongtian was coming, and immediately ordered him to come in, and when he met, he said: "Come here at this time, but there is something wrong with the household department or the Ministry of Industry?" ”

Today's Hongday, has officially taken charge of the household, the second department, since Yinzhen went to the Old Summer Palace, not much easier than Hongli, rarely have time to come, so Hongli will have this question.

Hongyang sat down in the chair and said, "Fourth brother, don't worry, the Ministry of Household and Industry is fine, I came here today for another thing." ”

Hearing that the two were fine, Hongli put his mind at ease and said while looking at the fold in his hand: "Uh, what's the matter?" ”

Hongyang took the tea handed by Xiao Zhengzi and said: "I know that the fourth brother is tracking down the rumors that are now widely spread in Beijing, and the noble concubine has always treated me well, so I also helped to check, but I heard something." ”

As soon as he heard this, Hongli hurriedly put down the fold and said, "If you find out something, tell me quickly." ”

Hongli knew the eagerness in Hongli's heart, but if Yu Concubine was so slandered, he was afraid that he would not even have the mind to do an errand, and Hongli wanted to supervise the country on the one hand, and on the other hand, he wanted to investigate the matter, and on the other hand, he had to hide from the emperor Ama and Xi Guifei in the Old Summer Palace, pretending that nothing happened.

"I heard that the rumor came from a teahouse in the west of the city, and some people said that when they first heard about it, it was a young man who was talking about it, and it was very thin, and it was very lively, and they had never seen it in the teahouse. Then someone heard about it from a few other teahouses, the same young man, and no one has seen him since, and I suspect that the person ......."

"It's a eunuch." Hongli took over with a gloomy face.

Hongyang nodded and said: "Yes, only this identity can explain why he knows about the affairs in the palace, but with so many eunuchs in the palace, it is really not easy to check them one by one." And I couldn't figure out why he did it, and what good it was for him. Speaking of this, he said sarcastically: "Don't tell me that the Nala clan is the mastermind, the Nala clan is a dead fish now, and it can't make any waves at all, and it can't buy anyone." ”

Hongli said coldly: "Don't underestimate the Nala clan, in that case, she was able to let Sun Mo go out of the palace to inform the secret guard to rescue Hongshi, so that we haven't caught Hongshi so far." This kind of person, as long as he is not dead, can think of any trick. ”

Hongyang shook his head and said: "Fourth brother, I don't underestimate the Nala clan, but I really can't think of it, she is now powerless, she wants to be profitable, and everyone betrays her relatives, where will there be palace people who will listen to her." ”

Hongli thought for a moment and said: "What you said also has some truth, but looking at the words and deeds of that eunuch, it is clear that he deliberately spread this matter, and he is also talking nonsense, if he is not instructed by others, how can he do this." ”

"There are a few eunuchs in the cold palace, otherwise...... Let's tell the concubine about this matter, and she will investigate this matter? As soon as Hongday's voice fell, Hongli said: "No, Eniang has to accompany Huang Ama every day, and it is hard enough to take care of his food, clothing, and daily life, I don't want to bother her, and once Eniang wants to investigate this matter, she will inevitably have to return to the palace, but now Huang Ama's body has just improved a little, and now returning to the palace is not a waste of all her efforts." Other than that...... Huang Ama didn't know about the matter of Jing Xinxiang, in case it caused Huang Ama to misunderstand Eniang, would you bear this responsibility? ”

Hongyang smiled and said, "Didn't I mention it casually, the fourth brother thinks it's inappropriate, so don't mention it." After that, he rolled his eyes and said: "If you can't tell the noble concubine about this, then we have to check it ourselves, after all, there is nothing serious in the palace now." ”

"That's all there is to it." Hongli stroked his forehead and said, "Old Five, if you are not in a hurry, how about you go to the palace with me?" ”

Hongyang got up and said with a smile: "The fourth brother has a life, how dare I disobey." ”

Hongli nodded, and after cleaning up the things on the table briefly, he went out of the study with Hongday, but as soon as he went out, he ran into the moon, and she saw the two of them coming out, and she was also stunned, and then bowed and said: "The concubine asks the prince to say goodbye." ”

After getting up, she and Hongyang greeted each other again, since her use of provoking Hongday was exposed, the meeting between her and Hongyang was somewhat awkward.