"Ansu, you're finally back, have you found anything?" As soon as An Su entered the door, Mo Sheng hurriedly greeted him.

"Well, I found something, but I still can't tell who poisoned it." An Su sighed, and told Mo Sheng the clues he asked in the Tai Hospital.

"If you want to poison it, you must be sure that the mother will eat the pastry." Mo Shang thought for a while, "That chestnut cake is what Niangniang loves to eat in the past half a month, since it is going to be poisoned, it will definitely come several times, at least ask Niangniang's preference for food, and poison it once." ”

An Su nodded in agreement: "So we can target Chun Han and Fu Ping." ”

"Actually, I think Fu Ping is even more suspicious." Mo Shang approached An Su and deliberately lowered her voice, "Chun Han seems to have come to steal the master to learn the arts, she secretly learned the chestnut cake recipe, as if she heard that the Phi Xiang Palace also made similar pastries!" And if Mrs. Emei wants to harm our mother, she will not choose this time, the queen mother will rectify the six palaces, if the matter is revealed at this time, won't she be severely punished? I don't think Madame Lady Emei will hit this muzzle. ”

"What you said makes sense, then the most likely poison is Fu Ping." An Su's brows tightened, "But Fu Ping is the person next to the queen mother, why did the queen mother want to harm Xu Ji mother?" ”

"Sister Moshang, Sister Ansu, my mother called you!" The two wanted to discuss again, and a little palace maid in the main hall came out and called the two.

"Here we are." Mo Sheng answered, and pulled An Su to hurry in.

Xu Meiren was sitting on the main seat, and her spirit was better than a few days ago, but there was still not much blood on her face, and she looked sick. Hearing the footsteps of Mo Sheng and An Su coming in, Xu Meicai slowly opened her eyes.

"You're here." Xu Meiren stood up, and Mo Sheng hurriedly stepped forward to help her.

After the two saluted, An Su asked, "Xu Ji Niangniang, was the poison better last time?" ”

Xu Meiren had a smile on her face that was almost the same as before: "This palace is fine, but I heard that you have been investigating these days, trying to find out who poisoned this palace, so I want to ask what progress has been made." ”

"Don't worry, leave this matter to the slaves! You can rest in peace. ”

"You work so hard for this palace, this palace can't stand idly by." Xu Meiren sat up straight, "The palace has rested for these days, and it is very boring to stay in the room, just listening to what you say, it should be considered to relieve the boredom." ”

The two of them couldn't shirk it anymore, so you and I told Xu Meiren everything they found and their guesses. She didn't look surprised when she heard this, but nodded faintly.

"The palace has known from the past that the queen doesn't care about the affairs of the harem, and there have been such big changes during this time, and the palace is also very surprised. Besides, the girl Fu Ping next to the queen often sends snacks over, which always makes the palace feel a little uneasy. Xu Meiren changed her sitting posture, "But when it comes to poisoning, this palace always feels that the queen mother will not do that." ”

"Xu Ji Niangniang, sometimes I don't know my heart when I know people!" Ansu reminded.

"Since you are so suspicious, it is better to go to the Jiaofang Palace to ask the queen mother, it is better than guessing in secret. Maybe if you go to the Jiaofang Palace, you can get more clues. Xu Meiren made a suggestion.

An Su pinched the corner of her clothes and thought about it, this method is also feasible: "What Xu Ji Niangniang said is that the slave maid will go to the Jiaofang Palace." ”

Although the Jiaofang Hall is the most noble palace in the palace, the trees in front of the door are still the same as other places, and the fallen leaves fall down, leaving no extra tenderness here. It seems that trees are different from people, they only care about the change of seasons, and do not differ according to the level of power.

An Su stood at the door of the Jiaofang Palace, and saw two of the palace maids cleaning. Nowadays, the leaves in the yard are falling more and more, and if there is no one to clean them, they will accumulate a thick layer, and it is not easy to walk. During this period of time in the palace, these palace maids and eunuchs who cleaned the fallen leaves were often seen, and maybe after a while, they would be able to be idle.

"Two sisters, I am Shangguan Ansu of Huanning Palace, on the order of Xu Ji Niangniang, I came to visit the queen mother, and I bothered my sister to help spread the word." Ansu walked into the courtyard and attracted their attention.

"Okay, you wait here for a while."

After a long time, the palace maid who went in to report came out: "You go in, the mother said she wanted to see you." ”

An Su carried the chestnut cake she brought with her and slowly walked into the main hall of the Jiaofang Palace, where the queen was sitting on the main seat in formal dress. In the past, the queen rarely did this, mostly wearing regular clothes, and they were all the styles that the daughter's family outside the palace liked, but today it is really different.

"The slave and maid see the queen's mother, and the queen's mother is happy." An Su put the chestnut cake beside him and saluted the queen first.

"Get up!" The queen raised her hand dignifiedly, and the one standing beside her was not the usual pear heart, but the new palace maid Fu Ping.

"Thank you, Queen Mother." An Su got up and offered the chestnut cake, "Queen Mother, this is sent by Xu Ji Niangniang to the slave maid, thanks to the Queen Mother who often gave snacks to Huanning Hall before, Xu Ji Niangniang also prepared pastries for the Queen Mother to taste." ”

"Huh?" The queen didn't seem to react, and looked at An Su with an inexplicable expression.

"Queen, have you forgotten? You said half a month ago that Xu Meiren likes to eat dim sum, so you asked the slave to send some pastries to Xu Meiren every few days. Fu Ping reminded on the side.

The queen pretended to have her memory revived, and responded again and again: "Yes, this palace has forgotten about it." ”

"Niangniang, since Xu Meiren is careful and sent a snack to Niangniang, then Niangniang will appreciate her face and taste it!" Fu Ping took the food box in An Su's hand.

An Su deliberately chose this chestnut cake that was exactly the same as the one Xu Meiren ate when she was poisoned, just to observe the queen's expression, but she looked as usual, took a piece and ate it, without the slightest fear or apprehension. But when Fu Ping beside her took out the snack, she frowned for a moment, although it was only for a moment, but An Su saw it in her eyes.

"Queen Mother, how does this chestnut cake taste?" An Su asked with a smile.

"It's pretty good, but there's a vague bitter taste." The queen looked at the pastry in her hand and was very interested.

"What? A bitter taste? An Su didn't speak yet, but Fu Ping was excited on the side, "You are bold!" Mother, are you alright? ”

An Su pretended not to understand: "The slave doesn't know what's wrong? Could it be that the queen can't eat bitter things? ”

Fu Ping carefully observed the queen's condition while glaring at An Su fiercely.

"Queen Mother, some bamboo leaves are specially added to this chestnut cake, so it will taste bitter." An Su slowly explained, "Xu Ji Niangniang heard that the queen mother has been unwell recently, and the most important thing is to add bamboo leaves to the chestnut cake, which has the effect of clearing heat and defeating fire. ”

"Hongu is unwell?" The queen looked suspicious again.

"Niangniang has recently rectified the Sixth Palace, and it is inevitable that she will have to deal with those stupid minions, and her anger will be especially strong." An Su looked at Fu Ping's disgusted face, and a bold conjecture gradually arose in her heart, she wanted to verify this conjecture, so she boldly asked, "But the slave maid has always had a question in her heart, why did the queen mother suddenly rectify the harem strictly?" ”

"You are presumptuous! The queen also allows you to question it? It was Fu Ping's rebuke again.

"Ansu, have you ever seen a puppet show?" The queen stared at Ansu with blazing eyes, as if she wanted to convey some message to her.

An Su shook his head: "The slave maid has never seen it, and I ask the mother to teach me." ”

"Puppet show is a puppet show in which the craftsmen of the performance hold some of the finished puppets with strings, and through the pulling of these threads, they are allowed to perform various movements." After the queen explained this, she immediately continued, "The people in the harem are like these puppets, and the palace just wants to be like the craftsmen who perform, and let them perform their own duties. ”

An Su thought to herself in her heart, and the conjecture in her heart became even stronger, and she said tentatively: "Queen Mother, in fact, the slave maid came here this time, and she was also entrusted by Xu Ji Niangniang to send a major news to the Queen Mother. ”

"What's the news?"

An Suxu glanced at Fu Ping a few times: "This matter is very important, and I also ask Niangniang to retreat, and the slave can only say that she listens alone with Niangniang." ”

"You!" Fu Ping really wanted to have a seizure, but fortunately, the queen was still here, so she forced her temperament down.

An Su felt even more strange, and the grandmothers in the small kitchen of Huanning Hall were full of praise for her, saying that she was really cute and a good girl. But now it seems that she doesn't have a half-lovely feeling, but like a torch that lights up at a moment.

"Fu Ping, since Xu Meiren has something important and wants her to talk to the palace alone, then you can go down first!" The queen finally spoke.

"!" Fu Ping called out in disbelief.

"Don't worry, it's just a little while, you can go out for a while." There were even a few pleas in the queen's voice.

This is really abnormal, not to mention that her status is as precious as a queen, even if she is an ordinary concubine, she will not talk to a palace maid like this, as if she is still considering her opinion. An Su even felt that there was a big conspiracy involved, and besides, the queen mentioned the puppet show for no reason, probably implying that she was like a puppet.

When Fu Ping finally withdrew from the main hall slowly, An Su hurriedly closed the door. But looking at Fu Ping's eyes when she went out, I always felt that she would eavesdrop outside.

"Ansu, you ......" As soon as the queen spoke, Ansu made a silent gesture towards her.

An Su took two steps closer and vigilantly spit out four words: "The wall has ears." ”

The queen nodded and motioned for An Su to go with her. The two walked to the inner hall one after the other, and closed several windows tightly, and the queen breathed a sigh of relief: "Now you can speak with confidence." ”

"Please forgive the slave and maid for saying bluntly, is the mother being held hostage?" Ansu knew that they didn't have long to do, so she asked bluntly.

The queen tore off the solemn phoenix robe on her body, breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "You are indeed smart, this palace is not wrong." ”

"So the so-called queen mother's rectification of the six palaces recently is also Fu Ping's trick?"

"She is a little palace maid, how can she have so much ability?" The queen will tell the truth one by one, "All this is led by the Queen Mother." The queen mother saw that the palace was not interested in the affairs of the harem, so she wanted to send someone to the palace, and often mentioned a few words. But later, the old man wanted to sort out the order of the harem, and she didn't want to use the name of the queen mother, so she hit the idea on the palace. But Bengong didn't want to cooperate, so she asked the little palace maid to deal with the affairs of the six palaces in the name of Bengong, and Bengong is really like a puppet now. ”

"But if the mother doesn't want to do this, what can they do?" Ansu wondered.

"Although you are awake when you see this palace now, there are only one or two hours in a day that you are awake." The queen sighed, "The queen mother gave the palace a fetal medicine, and she had to drink it twice a day, and the fetal medicine was mixed with sleeping herbs, and she always fell asleep when she drank it." However, when they drink medicine every day, there are people staring at them, and the palace is powerless, so they can only follow their wishes. ”

"Even if the mother says this, she wants to resist in her heart, is what the slave said right?" An Su said confidently, "Otherwise, Niangniang would not have risked talking so much to the slave." ”

"That's right." The queen generously admitted, "Who wants to be a puppet in a puppet show?" ”

"Since Niangniang has the intention of changing, the slave will definitely help Niangniang." An Su bit her lip and thought about it again and again, before she said, "Since the Queen Mother doesn't want everyone to know that she did it in secret to rectify the Six Palaces, if something happens to Fu Ping, she won't come to the rescue." Niangniang, if you want to solve this dilemma, it is better to start with Fu Ping. ”

"What's your idea?" The queen looked at An Su as if she had an idea, and she also began to be interested.

"Don't worry, the slave still has a few questions to ask Niangniang."

"Okay, just ask, as long as you can help this palace solve this dilemma, this palace knows everything, and there is no end to it."

"The dim sum that Fu Ping sent to Huanning Hall a few days ago was not ordered by the mother, right?"

"Of course not, how can this palace have that idle mind."

"That Fu Ping poisoned the heart, Niangniang doesn't know?"

The queen still shook her head: "This palace is often unconscious these days, and Xu Meiren's poisoning was only known yesterday." ”

"So the one who wants to get rid of Xu Meiren is the Queen Mother." An Su sighed for Xu Meiren in her heart, and she didn't know how she would offend the Queen Mother.

"The Queen Mother wants to get rid of Xu Meiren? Why is that? The queen didn't quite understand this either.

"Whatever the reason, we can take advantage of that." An Su continued, "If the Queen Mother wants to kill Xu Meiren, if she can't do it once, she will definitely come a second time, that is, Fu Ping will shoot again." But recently, Huanning Hall has been heavily guarded, and it is difficult for her to find an opportunity. If at this time, the queen mother just gave her a chance, what should she do? ”

"Of course, I took the opportunity to strike again."

"Yes." An Su smiled, "So Niangniang is going to give her this opportunity, and the slave will go back and ask Xu Meiren to fully cooperate with Niangniang and catch Fu Ping red-handed, so that she has nothing to say." ”

"What if she climbs the palace?" The queen still considered her own tranquility first, "Besides, she is a person from Jiaofang Palace, and everyone in the palace knows that she was promoted to be the palace maid in charge not long after she came, and everyone thinks that she is a confidant of this palace, how can this palace get rid of such a relationship?" ”

"Niangniang don't worry, the Queen Mother just wants to borrow your hand to rectify the harem, if you are dragged by her, the Queen Mother will definitely protect you without worry." An Su said confidently, "Besides, she is just a servant girl, if you insist that this matter has nothing to do with you, who will dare to say anything?" ”

"That sounds good, Shangguan Ansu, you have an idea." The queen put on the phoenix robe again, and she felt refreshed at the thought that this heavy feeling would no longer suppress her in the near future.