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In the southeast of a not gorgeous house in the south of the capital, there is a small courtyard, in the living room of this small courtyard, there is a man and a woman sitting opposite each other in the east and west; The man was in the east, the woman was in the west, and behind the woman who was sitting stood a woman. Apart from these three, there was no one else in the entire parlor.

If someone who has nothing to do with it walks into this parlor and sees this scene, it will be very surprising. For they are neither like father nor daughter or mother and son, nor like husband and wife, nor like brother and sister, but they are also not like master and servant.

If someone hears their conversation, it will feel even more foggy. I only heard the young man in the brocade robe say, "These Yi people are asking for such a high price, or they will reprimand them and not buy them." ”

Sitting at the west head, the woman dressed in civilian clothes replied: "The poisons that Niangniang knows now, such as arsenic, are now well known, and Your Majesty is very strict in the palace, and it is extremely difficult to send them into the palace. Before I came out, my mother specially sent someone to tell me that I must get the poison of this gang of people. I don't think it's as good as this, the second master is here to prepare first, and immediately send someone to the palace to deliver a letter, so that the mother can make the final decision, but let's do things, it's better to prepare everything. Second master, what do you say? ”

The man who was called the second master said hatefully: "Okay, that's it for now." If the poison of those people doesn't work, it's up to me to kill them in the future. ”

The woman in the west smiled faintly and did not answer.

Hearing this, all readers should have seen that this man is Concubine Lu's brother, in fact, he is Concubine Lu's younger brother, called Lu Yi; The woman was the woman with a Beijing accent at the Shandong noodle restaurant in the morning.

I only heard Lu Yi say again: "Tan Shanggong, have you found out which tribe this group of Yi people is from in the Yunnan car?" ”

Tan Shanggong said: "Not yet. These Yi people from Yunnan live together in Ribanin, and our people can't tell where they come from. And although they claim to be from the car, they may not really be from the car, which is extremely difficult to verify. ”

Lu Yi said: "We must step up the investigation, I must know who dares to slander us." ”

Tan Shanggong persuaded: "The top priority at the moment is to complete the things assigned by Niangniang, investigate where they came from or let them go, and wait for Niangniang's plan to be achieved, and then it is not too late to verify anything else." ”

Lu Yi also knew that his sister's plan was the most important, so he didn't squeak when he heard the words, and said after a while: "It's better to send a message to the palace in the name of my Lu Mansion, it's more convenient." "Lao Zhu attaches more importance to family affection, and it is allowed for the families of the concubines in the palace to send messages to the palace.

Tan Shanggong bowed his head, thinking that there was nothing to say for the time being, he stood up and said: "Since the second master is also going to do the letter, then we will go back first, and wait until the second master receives the reply from the mother, and then send someone to the place where we are staying to inform us, so that we can do the next step." ”

Lu Yi changed his serious appearance just now, showed a squinting expression, and said: "Tan Shanggong might as well rest in our Lu Mansion today, I can inform Shanggong when I get my sister's reply." ”

Tan Shanggong's expression remained unchanged, and he replied respectfully: "It's still not good, I still have a lot of things to prepare in advance, and I have already told my subordinates that I will go back today, so it's hard to break my promise." ”

Lu Yi was because she was a person in the palace after all, and it was not good to force her to do that, so she could only send her out.

The two girls came out of the back door of the Lu Mansion, put on their robes and covered their faces, and the two men in strong clothes who were waiting at the back door gatehouse greeted them and escorted them back.

The woman who had been standing behind Tan Shanggong in the Lu Mansion said indignantly: "Just like him, he still wants to get involved with Sister Tan, I really don't know that the sky is high, and I don't look for a mirror to look at myself, thinking that if he is Niangniang's younger brother, everyone will comply." ”

The woman who spoke was not a woman with a Suzhou accent who went to a Shandong noodle restaurant together in the morning, but the sister of a female official in Concubine Lu's palace, surnamed Chen, named Chen; After the female official died of illness, because she was quite used by Concubine Lu during her lifetime, Concubine Lu also took care of her family after her death, and she also thought about having a reliable helper for anything outside the harem; And Tan Shanggong is also quite compatible with him, and he often helps out, so he has a good relationship with Chen Chen.

Tan Shanggong didn't answer Chen Chen's words, but she also agreed with it in her heart, she didn't look down on Lu Yi, and she was the person who had to be used by Concubine Lu's side, and Concubine Lu would not easily let her go, especially her younger brother, who had no ability and was just careful in doing things. However, she gestured to Chen Chen with her eyes.

As soon as Chen Chen spoke, he also knew that he was Meng Lang, after all, this was outside the Lu Mansion, and if he was not sure that the people of the Lu Mansion would hear it, he kept silent, and the group returned to the residence in silence.

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At the beginning of the evening (half past five in the afternoon), Concubine Lu was dealing with the palace people at this time. Recently, Yunxi's market has risen sharply, and Yunxi is estimated to have to apply for bankruptcy protection, so recently, Wenyuange's hearts have fluctuated, and many people can't wait to throw themselves into Yunxi. Concubine Lu didn't care about the little palace maids and little eunuchs of the miscellaneous envoys, but she was afraid that the palace maids and eunuchs who knew a little bit of her recent behavior would be affected by this trend and report to Yunxi or His Majesty, which would not be good.

Therefore, Concubine Lu vigorously punished those who deserted, whispered, and always found excuses to leave Wenyuan Pavilion during work, and slapped more than 20 people on board today alone to scare everyone.

Of course, employing people needs to be graced and powerful, and Concubine Lu also rewarded more than a dozen people who were loyal to their duties on these days. She was about to say a few more words of encouragement to them, when she saw her trusted attendant walk in, salute and say, "Niangniang, the old man is here." As he spoke, he gestured vaguely.

The eldest refers to Concubine Lu's father, and the eldest family of course refers to Concubine Lu's maiden family, and it is not uncommon for Concubine Lu to come from her mother's family, but she was stunned when she saw the gesture of her cronies Wang Si, because this gesture represents something important and urgent.

Concubine Lu didn't dare to slack off, hastily praised these people, and ordered the sound of the board not to stop, so she went out of the hall and came to the bedroom.

A woman in the bedroom was waiting here, and when she saw Concubine Lu come in, she knelt down and saluted. Concubine Lu saw that it was someone she had seen, so she didn't talk nonsense, sat on the edge of the bed, and said, "Don't be polite, what is so urgent?" ”

The woman got up and looked left and right, and the king hurriedly withdrew. When the king went out, the woman said, "Hui Niangniang, the second master asked me to tell you that the gang Yiren agreed to that matter, but the asking price was very high, a hundred taels of gold." ”

Concubine Lu interrupted: "I know Tan Shanggong's character, if she just asks for more gold, she will definitely not inform me again." Tell me, what else do those Yi people want? ”

The woman said in trepidation, "Yes, I want iron, copper, salt, and other things, and the quantity is not small, and I also ask that the poison be shipped to Yunnan, and I must wait until all the goods are ready to be shipped to Yunnan." Tan Shanggong and the second master didn't dare to be self-conscious, so they hurriedly sent me to ask Niangniang. ”

Concubine Lu stood up and paced. Since the amount is large, it must have exceeded the total amount that His Majesty allowed to be sent to Yunnan. If it's just to procure these things, it's troublesome, but it can still be done; But it has to be transported to Yunnan, from the capital to Yunnan all the way to the outposts, that is, to take the sea route to the Qinlian area, but also to pass through Guangxi, where no one can be found to cooperate.

Concubine Lu retreated a little, and if she looked carefully, she might not have other suitable ways to abolish Yunxi, which was too risky to transport these things to Yunnan; But if you miss this village, can you really find this shop? What if I can't find another way in the future?

Concubine Lu thought about it repeatedly in the house, but she still couldn't make up her mind, until she heard the voice of the Wang Si Shi again: "Niangniang, there is an urgent report." ”

Concubine Lu looked up at Ke Leak, it was already three o'clock (half past six in the afternoon), and hurriedly said, "Come in." When Wang Sishou came in, he asked, "Is Yun Wei looking for me?" She thought it was Yun Wei looking for her.

Wang Si Shi knelt down and said: "Niangniang, it's not His Highness looking for you, it's the news that just came from the Jinshen Palace, today, today ......."

Concubine Lu said impatiently: "Don't talk about it, tell me quickly, what the hell is going on!" ”

Wang Sishou said in one breath: "Your Majesty has decided to officially canonize Yunxi as the emperor's grandson on the 29th of this month, and it has already been done by the Ministry of Rites." ”

Concubine Lu suddenly grabbed the collar of Wang Si's clothes, and shouted loudly with a distorted expression: "How is it possible! It's only a few days left, how can Your Majesty be in such a hurry! ”

Wang Sishou didn't dare to struggle at all, but said: "Today's news from the Jinshen Hall is like this, and the slave and maid have been interrogated several times before they dare to report to Niangniang." ”

Concubine Lu slowly let go of the hand that was holding the clothes of the prince, her facial expression changed hideously for a while, and said, "You go out." ”

Wang Sishou hurriedly rolled out and climbed out again.

When she went out, Concubine Lu immediately turned her head and said to the woman from the Lu family: "You go back and tell Lu Yi immediately, and also inform Tan Shanggong that you fully accept the conditions of Yiren, and immediately start preparing the goods, and you must get the poison and send it to the palace before the twenty-sixth, do you hear clearly!" ”

The woman bowed and replied, "Yes, mother." ”

"Then why don't you hurry up!" Concubine Lu said.

The woman hurried out of the house.

Concubine Lu stood alone in the bedroom for a while, gritting her teeth and muttering something before going out.