Liu Suifeng's meaning, Yu Panxi naturally heard it easily. It's just that although she also agrees with his point of view, she can't do anything, so she can only sigh helplessly: "Why don't we know what you said?" However, the DPRK and China have experienced several turmoil in succession, and many ministers have been disposed of one after another, and now they can no longer withstand the slightest hardship. ”

As she spoke, her voice paused slightly, as if she recalled the previous palace changes. After a long pause, she continued: "Now it is the time when there is a shortage of personnel in the court, otherwise why do you think Chu Mo only dealt with those ministers who committed the most heinous crimes, but left the others behind?" For the time being, the Criminal Department can only do this, just don't make any more baskets. After the imperial examination, if there are more malleable talents, presumably Chu Mo will also stuff one or two into the criminal department. ”

Nowadays, there are too many wine bags and rice bags in various departments in the palace, and it is not good to just take the Yulu issued by the imperial court. They saw it in their eyes, but because there was really no one to use at the moment, they just turned a blind eye for the time being, and it was impossible for them to throw the five big and three thick guards to embroider and touch the account book! Now that the imperial examination is imminent, if it goes well, there must be a big blood change in the palace soon!

In fact, Liu Suifeng just said it casually, because he didn't expect that even the criminal department had become so useless. At this time, when he heard that the couple had already planned for this, he didn't say anything more.

He was thinking about whether to go out to find Ah Ye and Xiao Douding to play, when suddenly a sound of footsteps came from not far away. Liu turned his head to look at the wind, but saw Xiao Chumo stepping in from the courtyard gate in a dark python robe, and the golden dark lines used to embroider the python kept turning with his steps, as if it was glowing in the sun.

"Yo, you're going down so early today?"

When Xiao Chumo walked in, Liu Suifeng stood up, and the two brothers put their hands on his shoulders, and the serious image that had been maintained for a few days collapsed in an instant.

However, the former was not annoyed by this, nodded and walked to Yu Panxi's side and sat down. It's just that since he entered the door, his brows have been slightly furrowed, as if he was worried about something.

Yu Panxi was exquisitely thoughtful, and seeing him so naturally, he couldn't help but ask: "What's the matter, is something happening in the court?" ”

It stands to reason that it shouldn't be, those ministers were already in awe of Xiao Chumo, and they were only a little complaining because they coveted the position of the head of the West Mansion. Now that Liu Suifeng has used his strength to gain a firm foothold, even if those ministers are not convinced, they should no longer be put on the surface.

Hearing his wife's concerned inquiry, Xiao Chumo gently squeezed her hand, and it happened that there were no outsiders in the courtyard at this time, so he concisely said what had just happened: "It's not that there is a problem among the ministers this time, it's the harem." ”

Xiao Chumo doesn't talk much on weekdays, but when he talks about the things that happened in the palace at this time, he naturally focuses on them. But in just a few words, the people present had a general understanding of what had happened.

It turned out that just last night, someone in the harem suddenly died, and the person who died was still a person with a lot of status. According to the genealogy of the royal family, the deceased should be barely able to be called a concubine, and when Xiao Chumo supported the little emperor to ascend the throne, he did give her this title.

Today's little emperor is still young, and it was Situ Feiyu who was a woman who was called the emperor before, and there were very few women in the palace. Now those who can stay in the harem safely, wear gold and silver, and eat delicacies from the mountains and seas, are almost all the beauties raised by Mo Baozhou in the palace at the beginning. They went through several near-massacre palace changes, and only a few survived.

A woman who has entered the harem, even if there are still people of age, there is almost no possibility of leaving the palace again. Xiao Chumo saw that there were few of them, and thought that it would not be easy to survive in several turmoil, so he gave them the title of concubine and threw them in the harem to fend for themselves.

If it weren't for the fact that he suddenly had such a thing now, I'm afraid he would have forgotten that there were still a few women in the harem.

Yu Panxi felt very strange: "I have seen those concubines before, the youngest one is eight or nine years older than me, how could such a young person, who seems to be free of illness and disaster, suddenly die?" ”

Although she didn't enter the palace much, it was only two or three months ago since she last saw those concubines. At that time, they were gathered around complaining about things that did not go well in their respective palaces, and they looked very ruddy and healthy. Although it is a complaint, it seems that no one should have any thoughts of seeking death. What's more, those who have survived several turmoil should be even more desperate.

"It is said that he accidentally fell into the pond of the Imperial Garden while walking at night, and because he didn't let the palace maid follow, the light was dim at night, so he drowned in the pond. When it was found in the morning, the body had already soaked several times. ”

What Xiao Chumo brought back was naturally the rhetoric of the people in the palace. There was no mixed with his own opinions, so as soon as the few people present heard it, they immediately found that there were many suspicious things in the palace people's statements.

First, since you are a concubine and you are in your youth, how can you not bring a palace maid with you. At the beginning, most of the people who were able to follow Mo Baozhou were greedy for pleasure, and they were very arrogant in their hearts, and they couldn't wait to go out with a bunch of entourage, how could they suddenly change sex?

Second, the concubine did not return overnight, but the palace maid who served her did not find anything abnormal, and it was not until this morning when the master got up that she found that the person was missing.

The palace maids in the palace have undergone very strict training when they enter the palace, and it is impossible to make such a basic mistake, not to mention that when the master in each palace rests, there will be another palace maid to keep vigil, in case the master needs to serve in the middle of the night. There are so many palace people in a palace, can't anyone find that their master is missing?

As for the last point, putting aside the previous two doubts, even if the concubine really accidentally fell into the pool, it would never be possible to wait until dawn to be discovered. Because there are always guards patrolling the palace at night, although it is not very dense, almost one-third of the patrol guards have to pass through the imperial garden.

The concubine must not sink immediately after falling into the water, she should be struggling in the water to call for help, even if she can't hear the cry for help, the sound of the splash should be loud. Such a big movement, and in the quiet of the night, should soon attract the passing guards. However, the guards on patrol seemed to have their ears gagged en masse, and none of them noticed.

"There are too many doubts, if what those palace people said is true, I'm afraid that the death of the concubine is indeed a little strange."

Yu Panxi said the doubts in his heart, and he still had a faint smile, but he didn't know when it had been replaced by a touch of seriousness and solemnity.