"The slave maid has checked, before Concubine Xi entered the palace, she did know a man, a childhood sweetheart, I heard that the man still opened a medicine shop, but after Concubine Xi entered the house, he disappeared.|i^ The slave maid tried to ask the people who lived near Ling's house, but it was very strange that those people had all moved away, and those who live now have only moved in recent years, and they don't know anything about Concubine Xi's past." Emerald replied.

Hearing Jade's words, Nala looked shocked, stopped Jadeite's movements and said, "All moved away?" None left? ”

"Yes, the slave maid asked all the surrounding households, all of them have moved in the past ten years, as for where those people moved before, I'm afraid it will be difficult to trace."

Nala stretched out her hand out of the apricot yellow quilt, although it was broad daylight, but because the windows and doors were closed, there were candles burning in the hall, under the candlelight, her hands were white and transparent, and even the meridians under the skin could be seen clearly, like a small snake floating in the body, she said coldly: "Moved everyone to keep this secret, it seems that Niu Hulu has an extraordinary relationship with this man." ”

"Please give the slave a little more time, the slave and the maid will find out the identity of the man, and then the master can get rid of this big trouble."

"Since the Niu Hulu clan has moved them away, they are sure that they will not let us go, not to mention the vast sea of people, where do you go to find them?" Nala Shi's words immediately knocked Jade down, yes, there has been no progress in tracking for so long, how can she guarantee it?

"Does the master mean to give up pursuing this matter?" Jade is a little unwilling, these years, the master is not only angry with the Nian, but also by the anger of the Niu Hulu family, especially after the Niu Hulu family gave birth to Hongli, the emperor's favor for her is more than day by day, and it has not faded away because of her age. _!~;

"Hongu didn't say it." The corners of Nala's mouth were slightly raised, revealing a strange smile, and at the same time, the slender ten fingers were crossed and held on the brocade quilt, each finger was left with an inch-long nail, white and flawless, extremely beautiful, and on the index finger of his right hand was a twisted gold inlaid ruby ring, which shone with a deep and bewildering light under the light of the candlelight.

"Concubine Xi only cares about guarding against outsiders, but she forgets to guard against her own family, but she doesn't know that the betrayal of her own family is the most terrible and deadly."

Jade's eyelids jumped, and she vaguely understood what Nala meant, and then said with some concern: "What the master said is very true, but are they willing to tell the truth?" After all, Concubine Xi's favor in the palace is closely related to them. ”

Concubine Xi's father and brother are all officials of the imperial court, and dealing with them is not as simple and convenient as dealing with ordinary people, and in case Concubine Xi is disturbed by the emperor, even if the master is the queen, I am afraid that she will not be able to afford it.

"Don't worry." Nala smiled firmly, "Others may not, but there is one person who will." ”

Jade thought for a moment and understood who the person in Nala's mouth was, and said with a smile: "The slave understands, the slave will go to her tomorrow." ”

Although Nala is a subordinate, she has always been trusted by Nala as a confidant, and she never needs to do laundry and sweeping rough work, but these hands are very well maintained, pink and white, "Jade, you remember, a soft-hearted person can never become a big thing." Let her be the opponent of this palace for so many years, and it should be time to end it. ”

"Yes, the slave has written it down." Jade agreed and said flatteringly: "The master is clever, even if Concubine Xi has three heads and six arms, she is not the master's opponent." ”

"She can make this palace accommodate her for more than ten or twenty years, and it is also her ability." Nala's eyes moved and said: "You are a person close to the palace, it is not appropriate to do this matter in person, you go to find a reliable and clever little eunuch to do it, you should carefully explain what you should say and do, don't make a mistake." ”

"Slaves and maids can be saved." Jade agreed, and withdrew after taking a break from serving the Nala clan, and the Kunning Palace regained its tranquility again.

Li Mansion in the north of the city

"Concubine Xi!" Yilan popped out these two words from between her teeth, her face was blue and white, extremely ugly, and the maid who was waiting next to her lowered her head tremblingly when she saw her like this, lest she be angry with her head.

When the news of the promotion in the palace reached Yilan's ears, she was not happy at all, but almost vomited blood with hatred, Concubine Xi! The concubine of the third grade, Niu Hulu Ling, if she is how virtuous, how can she achieve this position, and she still lives in the most luxurious Chengqian Palace in the East and West Palaces, why? Why?!

Originally, all this should have been hers, but the hateful Niu Hulu Lingruo was narrow-minded, no matter how she begged, she was not allowed to enter the house, and even forced her to marry someone she didn't like at all in order to stop her thoughts, which was extremely hateful!

Niu Hulu Lingruo! The more Ilan thought about it, the more angry she became, her hands hanging down her sleeves were clenched, jealousy was like a poisonous snake, biting her heart fiercely, bite after bite, the more it hurt, the deeper the hatred in her heart.

"Madame!" An old servant walked in and bowed and beckoned, looking very respectful.

Yilan took a deep breath, barely suppressed the hatred in his heart, and asked in a condensed voice, "What's the matter?" ”

"There's a guy out there who says he wants to see Madame." The old servant replied truthfully.

A trace of impatience flashed on Yi Lan's face, although Li Yaoguang's official position was not high, he served in the Qianlin Academy, and occasionally went to Guozijian to give lectures, so people often came to look for him, as well as his relatives when he was in his hometown, and he often came to join him after he became an official in the capital. In the past, Yilan would be patient to see Xingzi, but at this moment, he was in the mood, and waved his hand: "Go and send him away, just say that the master is not in the mansion, let him come back another day." ”

If it had been changed, the old servant would have obeyed the order a long time ago, but at this moment he was holding an ingot of five taels of silver in his hand, which was given by the person just now, which was enough for him to pay for several months, and he said boldly at the moment: "Madam, you misunderstood, that person named and said that he wanted to see Madame." And the old slave saw that he was dressed extraordinarily, unlike the usual poor students. ”

The willow eyebrows carefully depicted by Yilan jumped slightly, and a little surprise floated, in addition to her family, it was the first time she had met the person who wanted to see her, and she thought for a moment: "Go and call him in." ”

"Hey." The old servant happily agreed, and as long as the lady would see the man, the money would go into his pocket, and he would never have to take it out again.

Yilan turned around and sat down in the mahogany carved chair, and the subordinate of the organic spirit handed over the freshly brewed tea, and after a while, I saw the old servant who had just come out of the country to lead a young and handsome young man in, and look at his appearance, but he was only about seventeen or eighteen years old, with a pale complexion, a smooth chin, and a delicate bamboo box in his hand. He wore a dark green robe with a round neck, made of fine dark satin, which alone cost several taels of silver.