Liu Qianxun's appearance soon caused an uproar in the court, except for Nan Yuchen and Fu Ruolan, those ministers did not know that Liu Qianxun was actually from Nan Huaqing.

On this day, Wu Guifei invited Fu Ruolan into the palace to discuss on the grounds of the wedding ceremony.

Fu Ruolan didn't think much about it, so she took Menghua into the palace.

When she arrived at the Li Palace, Wu Guifei was sitting and drinking tea, and Cui'er was pinching her shoulders and hammering her back on the side.

"See the concubine." Fu Ruolan saluted in a proper manner.

Wu Guifei ignored Fu Ruolan, her willow eyebrows frowned slightly, and her voice carried a hint of displeasure: "This palace just asks you to pinch your shoulders for this palace, and you can't pinch it well!" What a piece of rubbish! ”

Cui'er quickly knelt on the ground and begged for mercy: "Niang Niang forgive your sins!" Slaves and maids should be damned! ”

Wu Guifei didn't ask Fu Ruolan to get up, she naturally knelt and didn't dare to move.

She also knew that Concubine Wu Guifei's announcement of her entering the palace today was probably not to discuss her marriage with Nan Yuchen, but to give her a dismount.

"That's it," Wu Guifei then set her eyes on Fu Ruolan: "Ruolan is here, get up quickly." ”

"Yes." Fu Ruolan was not angry, and her submissive appearance made people unable to find any mistakes.

But Wu Guifei is a person who has been in the deep palace all her life, and it is naturally not easy to sit in the position of the concubine.

"Bengong has always felt unwell recently, and her shoulders are sore today, so let Cui'er pinch it, but she is hairy, and she can't do this little thing well! Ruolan, you can help this palace pinch. ”

Fu Ruolan was stunned for a moment, Wu Guifei was treating her as a maidservant, but she was not angry, nodded obediently, and walked to Wu Guifei's side to knead her.

Wu Guifei originally wanted to take this opportunity to suppress Fu Ruolan, but Fu Ruolan's actions made her feel that her strength was on cotton.

So Wu Guifei deliberately mentioned that the emperor was preparing to set up a prince.

"A few days ago, Chen'er came to the palace and talked about the emperor's decision to appoint a prince, which of the four princes do you think is the emperor's favorite?"

"Ruolan doesn't dare to speculate on the emperor's mind at will."

"But it doesn't matter, it's just a small talk between this palace and you, and the Li Palace is my people, and they won't be wanton."

Fu Ruolan already has some bottom in her heart, and Wu Guifei probably wants to probe her here.

So she pretended to think for a moment and then replied: "The eldest prince is quick-witted, reuses the Magi, and has the support of the Lin family behind him, so he is probably a good candidate." In contrast, the second prince and the fourth prince are slightly overshadowed. ”

Wu Guifei glared at her dissatisfied: "Are you saying that Chen'er is not qualified enough?" ”

"That's not what Ruolan meant. His Royal Highness is both wise and brave, and has won the hearts of the people, and the ministers of the DPRK and Central China are very satisfied with His Royal Highness. ”

"Then why isn't Chen'er the best candidate for the crown prince?"

"Probably His Royal Highness doesn't have the same ambition as the eldest prince."

"Presumptuous!" Wu Guifei slapped the table and snorted coldly: "It's best that Chen'er is not instigated by people with ulterior motives, and this palace will never allow anyone to be a stumbling block for him!" ”

Fu Ruolan knew that Concubine Wu Guifei's words were warning her, and she still replied without humility or arrogance: "Ruolan is soft-spoken, and I hope that Niangniang will investigate." ”

Wu Guifei originally wanted to beat Fu Ruolan, but now she was so angry that her brows were twisted together, and she waved her hand at Fu Ruolan again and again: "Okay, the palace is lacking, you go down." ”

Fu Ruolan bowed and left the palace.

Out of the Li Palace, Menghua said indignantly: "The concubine is deliberately embarrassing Miss, and she also calls Miss as a maidservant, it's really too much!" ”

Fu Ruolan smiled slightly and comforted: "You can't talk nonsense, in this palace, there are ears everywhere, be careful that people with ulterior motives make a big fuss." ”

Menghua stuck out his tongue, although he was unwilling, he also obediently closed his mouth.

When the two passed through the Imperial Garden, they didn't know where a stone fell, and it fell to Fu Ruolan's feet impartially, Menghua bent down to pick up the stone, and said after looking carefully: "Strange, how can there be pebbles in this kind of place?" ”

Menghua has lived in a village near the water since childhood, and is no stranger to this kind of stone, which is a very ordinary pebble, which can only be found in some humid environments near rivers or lakes.

The strange thing is that the imperial garden is dry all year round, which naturally does not match the appearance of this stone.

Fu Ruolan looked around vigilantly, and a pebble also appeared under the willow tree not far away, and as she walked forward, an identical stone would appear at intervals.

It seems that someone made a mark on purpose.

Fu Ruolan thought about it carefully and asked Menghua: "We also passed by the Imperial Garden when we came, and you didn't see this kind of stone?" ”

Menghua thought about it and shook his head and said, "I didn't see it when I came." ”

"Are you sure?"

"Sure! This stone is twice as large as an ordinary stone, and it is still obvious when placed on the ground. Menghua was determined.

Fu Ruolan's eyes flickered, this should be a clue that someone deliberately stayed here, wanting to lead her somewhere.

Looking at the place where the stone extended, Fu Ruolan decided to find out, so she took Menghua and walked down the direction of the cobblestones.

Following the mark of the stone, the master and servant walked more and more, feeling that the atmosphere around them was more and more wrong, and the environment became more and more dark and secluded.

Menghua was a little scared, grabbed Fu Ruolan's sleeve and said, "Miss, why don't we go back?" This place looks so scary, what if this is a deliberate design by the bad guys to frame Miss? ”

Fu Ruolan felt that what Menghua said was reasonable, but after all, it was in the palace, and there would be no thieves so blatant in the daytime, right?

But for the sake of safety, she still turned her head to Menghua and ordered: "You go to the Seven Kings' Mansion to find His Royal Highness the Seventh First now, and then you bring him to me, and I'll go and see first." ”

"That's not going to work!" Menghua shook his head like a rattle: "I can't leave Miss!" ”

Fu Ruolan coaxed Menghua's girl: "Don't worry, I have the ability to protect myself, not to mention my current identity, ordinary people don't dare to rashly attack me, if you bring His Highness earlier, I will definitely not have an accident." ”

"Really?" Menghua looked at Fu Ruolan suspiciously, but couldn't resist her, so she had to tell her again and again to be careful in everything, if she really encountered danger, she must run away quickly!

After Menghua left, Fu Ruolan continued to walk deeper, and after walking for a while, the stone actually brought her to the gate of the cold palace.

Fu Ruolan frowned slightly, and shouted at the door of the cold palace: "I've arrived, you can come out." ”

A few seconds later, a plainly dressed palace maid walked out from the side, knelt down in front of Fu Ruolan with a plop, and said with a sad cry: "Imperial Doctor Fu! Please, please save the mother! ”

At this time, Fu Ruolan saw clearly that the person in front of her was Cuiyun, the personal palace maid of Concubine Xi.