When I woke up in the morning, I felt chaos in my brain, and Ansu rubbed my temples and went out to fetch water and freshen up. When I walked to the desk and felt thirsty, I drank a few sips of the cold tea left over from yesterday.

The corners of the papier-mâché lattice windows were rolled up, and a breeze came in, carrying a fragrance of grass and trees after the rain, which was very refreshing on the face. An Su squinted, looking at the rising sun outside, but he didn't feel a trace of warmth.

She was in a trance, knocked over the teapot on the table, and immediately a palace maid heard the sound and came in. The two slightly older ones neatly cleaned up the mess on the table, and the other four lined up in front of her. After they cleaned up their hands and feet neatly, and then respectfully called An Su "Shangguan girl", she suddenly realized that now she is one of the family sons chosen by the Queen Mother to give to the princes and kings, and she is no longer just an ordinary palace maid in Changle Palace.

Sitting in front of the vanity mirror, Ansu let them serve and dress up. After a while, she heard footsteps approaching behind her, mixed with the faint sound of bells, and she knew that Teng Ling was coming.

Tengling is the personal maid given to her by the Queen Mother, smart and clever, and her appearance is also quite aura, but she is still young, and she is too lively and stable. She came in with some precious brocade cloth at this moment, and it goes without saying that it was rewarded by the Queen Mother.

"The Queen Mother values the girl very much!" Teng Ling's eyebrows showed joy, "There are a total of twenty-five family members who have gone to the vassal countries in this line, and there is no one else except the girl who can be so rewarded by the Queen Mother." ”

An Su was silent, and only beckoned her to put away the cloth and then summoned her.

"Today, the list of which country each family member is going to should have been assigned, you go and inquire."

Teng Ling knew this, lifted the hem of his skirt and hurried away. She turned around and brought a light breeze, but it was just a light breeze, which actually made An Su feel a chill.

Three or two days ago, An Su had brought a lot of money to visit Ni Zhixing, the leader of the eunuchs who assigned the whereabouts of her family, hoping to go to Zhao State, which was a little closer to her hometown. In the future, if there is a chance, he can also take care of his younger brother Shangguan Changjun who stayed in his hometown. It stands to reason that with enough money, there will be no more variables in this matter, but she has been faintly flustered since last night, and she can only feel at ease after Teng Ling asks.

After freshening up, we have breakfast. An Su's meal was much more sumptuous than that of ordinary palace maids, but she was only worried about the news from Tengling's side, and she didn't have much appetite, so she simply ate a few bites and asked someone to withdraw. After sitting for a few more moments, I finally heard the familiar sound of the bell. Xu is that she has not slept well in recent days, causing bursts of tinnitus, and the original ethereal bell sound has become very turbid when it comes to her ears, like the howling wind before the storm.

"How?" An Su took the hot tea that the maid had just brought up, and only sniffed it, but did not eat it.

Teng Ling's face was embarrassed, he only hung his head and glanced at her secretly, and his hands were twisted into the corners of his clothes and he didn't speak. An Su's heart sank, put the teacup back on the table, and was ready, so he said softly: "It's okay, let's talk!" ”

"The girl is on the list of countries to go to."

Although she already knew a thing or two from Tengling's expression, she still clenched her fists unconsciously at this moment. Ni Zhixing didn't have the reason to take advantage and not do anything, this matter must be someone who was in the way, An Su faintly appeared in his heart, and he couldn't help frowning.

Teng Ling saw that she was silent, and said: "Listen to what Chief Ni said, it is Princess Lu Yuan's meaning." ”

Is it really her?

An Su knew that Princess Lu Yuan hated her, but she didn't want her to do anything in this matter. Princess Liu Le of Lu Yuan has always been cheerful, relying on the favor of the Queen Mother, and is domineering in the palace, but she has a straightforward temperament, and she treats people and things with love and desires for her life, and evil wants her to die. An Su thought about it for a long time, and there was a trace of doubt in his heart.

When she came back to her senses, her eyes fell on the tea cup in front of her, and she picked it up again and sniffed it again. The tea had faded and was at the right temperature to enter her throat, so she didn't take a sip and put it back down.

"Tengling, you go to the imperial dining room to find a little palace maid named Su Zili, and say that I want to eat the osmanthus cake when I was in the palace maid's house in the past, and ask her to send it over."

The imperial dining room is not far from the Linhua Hall where An Su is now living, and the spring is sleepy, and the masters of the palace do not like to eat and drink, and the son is quite easy from the recent errands, so he soon walked in with Tengling. Zili casually put the food box aside and sat down in front of her, she knew that An Su didn't really call her over for the osmanthus crisp.

"There are a lot of osmanthus crisps sent by Zili, Tengling, you go and share it with the palace maids and eunuchs who are working outside." An Su took the food box and handed it to her, Teng Ling understood, knowing that she and Zili had something to say, so she closed the door and retreated.

"I remember hearing you say that you know a lot about toxicology?"

Zili nodded, and An Su pushed the already cold tea on the table in front of her, "There is something wrong with this tea, but I don't know what is mixed in it." ”

In the palace, it is no wonder that such things as doing things in food and drink have long been strange, Zili's face is as usual, he indifferently took the teacup, and also sniffed at the tip of his nose. After a while, her face finally changed slightly, and she raised her head and looked at An Su cautiously.

"Ansu, someone wants your life." She pointed to the teacup, "Poison." ”

After sending Su Zili away, An Su stood by the lattice window and looked out through the gap in the window. Several palace maids and eunuchs were doing their own work, and some were lazy, but they were all quite peaceful, only a little palace maid wearing a light green palace maid's costume, who was cleaning on the surface, but her eyes glanced indoors from time to time.

She smiled knowingly, poured the poisoned tea into the flower pot in the corner, and slammed the teacup while shouting loudly. Teng Ling hurriedly ran in and was relieved to see that she was safe and sound.

An Su motioned for her to be silent, and then leaned into her ear and whispered: "You go outside and shout loudly, just say that I suddenly vomited blood and fainted, and I want to go to the imperial doctor." You just have to run out and panic, but you don't have to really ask for it, just let the people in the yard see and hear it. ”

Teng Ling's eyes fell on the overturned teacup on the ground, and asked tentatively, "Isn't the girl suspicious ......?" ”

Ansu nodded, and Tengling did as she wanted. She lay down on her own ground, biting her fingertips and leaving some blood on the corners of her mouth.

In the middle of the night, hearing the sound of deliberately lowered footsteps, An Su opened her eyes slightly, and really saw a pale green skirt, which was the sneaky little palace maid in the courtyard. She continued to be silent, and the little palace maid became emboldened and reached out to probe her snort.

Ansu suddenly opened her eyes, grabbed her wrist, and as she struggled, she heard the sound of the door closing, and Teng Ling blocked her way behind her.

This little palace maid was also a coward, and when she was caught red-handed, her face lost blood, her legs and feet trembled, and she couldn't stand up a little, and fell to the ground all of a sudden. Her knee hit the teacup, and she didn't dare to scream in pain. After all, compared to the pain in her legs, what she might experience next was more terrifying to her. An Su sat in front of her and looked at her with satisfaction, knowing that it was good to be afraid, and only those who would be afraid would be easy to deal with.

An Su smiled on her face, wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief, and reached out to help her.

"Do you know who I am?" She deliberately asked the little palace maid.

When she saw An Su's pleasant face, she raised her eyes, glanced at her and quickly took her eyes back, and opened her mouth several times before she made a sound: "Girl, the girl is the son of the family who was given to the king." ”

"Not bad. Do you know why you dare to commit such a heinous crime? An Su's voice suddenly became cold, "The queen mother gave the princes and princes their sons, which is to sympathize with the courtiers, and let them miss the queen mother's kindness and be loyal to the emperor and the queen mother." And I, the queen mother's personal choice, will soon leave for the country's family son, the future princess and concubine. You intend to poison me, that is, you don't take the queen mother in your eyes, and you even want to provoke the loyalty of the acting king. If this matter is known to the Queen Mother, you will die alone, and at worst, you will be connected to the nine clans. ”

This little palace maid is probably bribed or threatened by others to do things for others, where do you want to get so much, at this moment, she was frightened by An Su's few words, tears fell down one by one, pulling the corner of her skirt and begging for mercy again and again.

"Girl, I don't dare anymore, please beg the girl to spare me! I am also forced by others, beg the girl to spare my life! She knelt on the ground and kowtowed desperately, and the only sound of her forehead hitting the ground could be heard in the whole room.

"Compelled by man? Forced by whom? Ansu smiled with satisfaction. She just said those words, and she was just waiting for this sentence.

The little palace maid gritted her teeth: "Yes, it's Princess Lu Yuan, and the poison was given to me by the flower reeds next to Princess Lu Yuan." ”

An Su immediately smiled, and sighed silently in her heart, sure enough, this was like her style, and she felt more and more that asking Ni Zhixing to modify her whereabouts was not like Princess Lu Yuan's doing.

There were too many things this morning, and An Su was a little tired, so he asked Tengling to send the little palace maid to Yongxiang.

When Ansu was the only one left in the room, she lay down on the couch to rest for a while. As soon as she closed her eyes, Princess Lu Yuan's face appeared in her mind again, and she recalled her first acquaintance with her and all kinds of experiences in the palace over the years. Those people and things poured into his mind like a tide, noble, humble, ruthless, and kind, and they gathered in Ansu's mind to recreate the past one by one.