In the beginning of summer, the 70th birthday of the Queen Mother came as scheduled.

The whole country is happy and congratulated, and many ornaments and pastries decorated with begonia flowers began to appear in the stalls on the street, just because the begonia flowers are the symbol of the queen mother.

The storyteller of the teahouse also made up jokes that all praise the queen mother's kindness, the first emperor and the queen mother are in love, the streets and alleys are all full of joy, and everyone seems to be sincerely rejoicing for the queen mother's birthday.

In this joyful atmosphere, Zhao Hanzhuo and Lu Ji were extremely busy.

Gu Jiong had already determined that the elder in Lizhou who was pretending to be a ghost had skinned a palace maid and blended into the palace, but the two of them joined forces with the Internal Affairs Office to check all the people in the palace, but they never found where the elder was hiding.

The Queen Mother's birthday has been set a long time ago, and it cannot be postponed at will, and on the day of the big birthday, the royal guards in the palace and some people who know the truth are all tense.

They knew very well that something was going to happen on this day.

It's just that I don't know who this mess will come from and what the consequences will be.

On the day of the birthday banquet, Su Li dressed up early in the morning and prepared to enter the palace, stepping out of the door, and Chu Huai'an waited outside the door earlier than her.

He wore a smoke-blue dress today, the clothes were customized from Su Li's ready-to-wear shop, the dyeing was exquisite, and he was a living ink-splashed landscape painting, and the dark green double dragon playing beads and Tian Yu on his waist became the finishing touch, but it was a rare elegance, which made his whole person look calm.

He did not ride in the carriage, but rode a dark brown horse under him, which looked to have just come of age, and was at the time of his best foot strength, and looked from afar, and his appearance was extraordinary, and he was as handsome as a fairy.

"Come up."

He said, leaning over slightly and stretching out his hand to Su Li, that hand was beautiful and confusing, Su Li stepped forward and handed it to him.

He clenched and pulled hard, Su Li's body took off, and the soft apricot dress drew a beautiful arc in the air, and then fell layer by layer.

"Sit tight!"

Chu Huai'an said in a low voice, and then threw out a loud horsewhip.

As early as he spoke, Su Li wrapped her arms around his waist, and the horse galloped out, her hands clenched tighter.

The weather was a little hot, and they were all dressed lighter, this one was so close that each other's heartbeats could be felt, faster than usual, and between a few breaths, the frequency gradually coincided, as if they had a soul.

The fast horse passed through the long street, and the bustle of the bustle blew past her ears, like a handsome young man who was young and wanton many years ago, and the handsome young man with red lips and white teeth sent her a happy and wounded.

After crying in pain, the scene coincided again, but it was more warm.

Fortunately, a thousand sails have passed, and you and I are still here.

The Queen Mother's birthday banquet was very important, and when she arrived at the gate of the palace, Chu Huaian took the reins of the horse and stopped, and accepted the first inspection with Su Li.

After passing through the palace gates, the palace people of the Internal Affairs Office were already waiting aside, taking the male and female guests to the small room separately, taking off their clothes and carefully inspecting them, so as not to have a hidden weapon, and even the beads on their heads had to be looked at again and again.

Last year, when the Zhao family entered the palace to see Su Bangyue, they used the white hosta to bring in poison.

After that time, the staff of the Internal Affairs Office killed many palace people, and now they can't make the same mistake again.

At the time of a cup of tea, the inspection was finally over, Su Li got dressed and walked out with the palace maid, and the male and female guests were separated and no longer walked together.

Walking through the winding corridor, the palace maid took Su Li to the back garden.

"Please rest here first, it's still early, and the slave will come again to guide the county lord when the banquet is about to begin."

"Okay."

Su Li nodded, and the palace maid who led the way left, and after a while, Yue Yan walked over with Lu Zhan.

Yue Yan wore a peach-colored bandeau dress today, covered with a moon-white short placket, slender and elegant, while Lu Zhan was wearing a crimson brocade dress, with peach-shaped dark lines embroidered with silver thread on the clothes, low-key and pleasing.

"Auntie!"

Lu Zhan called and changed his name to Su Li, his tone was a little sullen, maybe he hadn't accepted the change in Su Li's relationship with him.

"Why do you wake up so early?"

As he spoke, Lu Zhan couldn't hold back two yawns, and Su Li found a secluded place to sit down, so that Lu Zhan could take the opportunity to catch up on sleep.

Su Li had come early to observe the terrain and the people who came in and out, to see if he could find the elusive elder, Yue Yan lived in the palace, so he didn't have to get up so early.

Yue Yan looked left and right, and made sure that no one came to Su Li's ear and whispered: "Today is a big deal, the general and Gu Ji sent Ah Zhan in early in the morning, and I was bored to stay in the house with Ah Zhan, so I wanted to come over early, and I could talk after you entered the palace." ”

Since the two of them sent Lu Zhan into the palace, they must have discovered something and went to arrange people.

"Ah Li, did you come so early to find that elder??"

Su Hengxiu's memory was awakened by Yue Yan, and she naturally knew about Su Zhaoyue's affairs.

Su Li silently acquiesced, Yue Yan was a little worried: "Ah Li, she is not an ordinary person, her skills are definitely above you, I know you want to avenge your second sister, but if you find her traces, promise me not to act impulsively, okay?" ”

“……”

Su Li pursed her lips, she knew that the opportunity was only this time today, if she let that elder slip away today, the sea of people was vast, and there were countless faces, she would not be able to recognize it, if that elder was caught by the Imperial Forest Army first, Chu Lingzhao might have left that elder's life so that An Ruoshang could continue his life, and Su Zhaoyue's revenge would never be avenged.

The only way was for her to find the elder first and preemptively take that person's life, so that even if Chu Lingzhao wanted to pursue it, there was no way.

Su Li didn't respond, Yue Yan knew that she was still obsessed, and couldn't help grabbing her hand to comfort: "So many people are here, the general and the Hou Ye must be on your side, after you catch people, don't you just deal with them as you want?" ”

This world has never been about what I want to be.

Just like even if everyone is against it, she will still be taken back to Hudi by Kutar, Your Majesty is Your Majesty, and many times there is not so much affection to talk about.

Su Li was still silent, Yue Yan was anxious, and suddenly remembered that she had been preparing anti-aging drugs for An Ruoshang these days, and after connecting them back and forth, Yue Yan suddenly found the key to the problem.

"Your Majesty won't spare the elder's life, there is no solution to the face swapping technique!"

"What do you mean?"

"As we all know, after changing the face, a person's life span will be greatly reduced, only a few years will age to death, if you want to continue your life, you can only dig up other people's organs to fill your own body, in other words, if you want to live, you can only exchange life for life!"

Life for life, the longer you want to live, the more human lives will be stained on your hands, and it is like a bottomless pit.

Even if Chu Lingzhao liked An Ruoshang no matter how much he liked it, he wouldn't tolerate such a monster lying next to his pillow, right?

Inexplicably, Su Li breathed a sigh of relief.

She couldn't get used to killing people, even if she was burdened with monstrous hatred, and she still felt a little guilty after knowing that the elder might be able to help An Ruoshang continue her life.

"I see."

Su Li finally spoke, promising Yue Yan not to mess around without permission.

Yue Yan took her hand and patted it gently: "Ah Li, although I have only met your second sister a few times, I believe that your second sister will not want you to live with hatred in the sky, she hopes that you will be happy." ”

Su Li knew that Yue Yan was comforting herself out of kindness, but she couldn't get over the hurdle in her heart.

She withdrew her hand and turned her head to look at the flowers that were blooming on the side: "If you don't take revenge, what qualifications does my sister think I have to be happy?" ”

Others will never be able to understand how important the second sister is to her.

Seeing that Su Li's expression was dyed with pathos, Yue Yan's heart also became sad, and he wanted to say something more, and the group walked under the guidance of the palace maid.

Yue Yan stopped at the right time, the position they were sitting in was a little off, there was just a bush of flowers blocking it, the group didn't notice them, they found a place to sit down, and the palace maid served tea and pastries.

The clothes worn by these women are very bright, and the hairstyles and ornaments are fashionable in Beijing, and they don't look very old, and their backgrounds are not bad.

The daughter's family got together, and what they talked about was nothing more than female redness, makeup, rouge gouache or something, and these women were no exception, and after talking for a while, the topic turned to Su Li's newly opened ready-to-wear shop.

After the ready-to-wear shop opened, the business was good, Su Li intended to let Wen Ling take over, and discussed with her to draw some new styles for embroidery on the clothes, Wen Ling had more ideas than Su Li in this regard, and after the new clothes came out, the reputation gradually came out.

After these people praised a few words, the conversation changed, but they began to sour.

"It's okay to take a fresh look at those style drawings, it's been a long time, but it's not on the table, I thought the county lord had a lot of ability!"

"It's just that it's not as good as the clothes designed by Sister Shuang herself."

"Yes, I like the purse that Sister Frost gave me a few days ago."

"If Sister Shuang was born a few years earlier and grew up in Beijing since she was a child, the reputation of the first talented woman back then would not have been her turn!"

Someone should be harmonious, and the words are very adoring to this frost sister, and if you look closely, you can find that this group of women are clustered around a woman in pink, the woman in pink is sitting with her back straight, her demeanor is elegant, and there is a sense of nobility exuding from her bones between her gestures, which is very good-looking.

Su Li looked at it for a while and recognized that the woman was the only daughter she had seen at the banquet before, and she trusted Lin Yueshuang, the only daughter of Jingzhao Yin Lin Zheng.

"Don't talk about right and wrong behind your back, this is in the palace, don't talk nonsense."

Lin Yueshuang's beautiful eyes were horizontal, warning several other women.

She looked no more than fifteen or sixteen, and she spoke very well.

The women who were warned did not relent, but pouted and became more and more unfair: "Sister Shuang, what we said is the truth, you see that person is really wanton, first stepping on two boats and sticking to the general and the marquis, and then showing up everywhere in the name of being a businessman, where is this what a woman should do?" ”

"That's it, I've inquired about it, and I've heard that the embroidery girl she found in the ready-to-wear shop is either a widow or someone else's broken shoes that have defiled her body, and she has a bad reputation, so what is she going to do when she gathers all these people who should be immersed in the pig cage? Didn't you open a kiln in the name of selling clothes? ”

This was too straightforward and vulgar, and the women were all unmarried, and they all laughed and scolded the man.

Yue Yan's face turned red when she heard this, which woman are these people? Why is he so uneducated, and he chews the root of people's tongues so much behind his back?

"Sister, don't be annoyed, let's see how Miss Nalin reacts first."

Su Li persuaded, Yue Yan immediately calmed down, these things were caused by Lin Yueshuang, if she was the one who instigated her behind her back, she would have to teach her a good lesson.

"Don't talk nonsense, the position of county lord was personally decreed by His Majesty, and the county lord allows widows and unvirgin women to live by their craft, which is doing good deeds and accumulating virtue, and you are saying bad things about her behind your back, and you are not afraid that people will hear about it and ruin your good marriage?"

Lin Yueshuang's voice was light and methodical, and everyone suddenly lost their voices, and after a while, someone whispered: "Also, I heard that the county lord is very stingy and mean, some time ago, my cousin had dinner with a friend, but he mentioned her twice, and was heard by Taifu and Lord Zhao of Dali Temple, and even the qualification to participate in the imperial examination this year was cancelled." ”

"It's such a small belly? Ten years of cold windows were destroyed by her, isn't she afraid of being punished by God? ”

There is a woman who is full of righteous indignation, like Su Li did something to kill people and sell goods.

They obviously didn't hear those people say too much at the scene, but because Su Li was unscathed, they felt that Su Li was bullying.

"Ah Rong, don't say it, be careful to be heard for a while."

"Yes, yes, your family is about to see your husband for you, don't get into trouble at this time."

Several people dissuaded one after another, but in a moment, the name Su Li became some kind of taboo that could not be mentioned.

The woman named Ah Rong Xu has a very strong sense of justice, and she refused to listen to persuasion, but raised her voice: "What are you afraid of, I heard that the county lord is still very close to Mrs. Zhang of the Quartet Bureau, who doesn't know that Mrs. Zhang was the Oiran of Lanyue Pavilion before, and behind Lanyue Pavilion is the An family, who knows if the young lady Zhang is in the stomach of the remnants of the An family?" ”

That's too much.

Su Li got up and walked over with Yue Yan: "I thought that your sisters were young and ignorant, and I would endure two sentences of me, but now this sister slanders the innocent without any evidence, and also affects the children in other people's wombs, isn't it too vicious?" ”

Su Li's voice was soft, with a smile on her face, and her bearing was there, but everyone was still startled when they suddenly saw her and Yue Yan appear.

The woman named Ah Rong was arrested because of her loudest voice, and she couldn't get off the stage for a while, standing there with her neck bent, her face was a little red, but she refused to admit defeat with a good face, gritted her teeth and said: "Who is your sister, I don't have a sister like you!" ”

She is young and has no thoughts, if she has some eyes, she should also know that she has to have a good relationship with Su Li in order to reap some benefits.

Everyone else froze there and didn't know what to say, but Lin Yueshuang took the initiative to get up and salute Su Li and Yue Yan: "Shuang'er greets the Lord of Renxian, the Lord of Su County, and Young Master Lu." ”

Lin Yueshuang clearly reported the identities of the three people, and several women next to her looked at Yue Yan in disbelief, is this actually the Lord of Renxian? How can she have something to do with Su Li?

Surprised, several people quickly came back to their senses and saluted one after another.

The woman named Ah Rong hasn't moved yet, and in the blink of an eye, it seems that the general trend has gone, and the people who were discussing right and wrong with her just now have rebelled into good girls, and she is the only one who speaks ill of people behind her back.

offended this cautious county lord, I was afraid that the reputation of the marriage would be ruined, and I would be punished by my father and mother when I went back, and maybe I would be sent to the countryside to be a farmer.

The more Ah Rong thought about it, the more he felt that he had no shame to live, his eyes were red and shiny, he bit his lip and thought for a while, but he turned his head

It slammed into a nearby mahogany pillar.

"Yikes!"

Several women let out an exclamation, completely unexpecting Ah Rong to make such a fuss.

Su Li didn't expect Ah Rong's temperament to be so extreme, but she reacted much faster than the others, knowing that she couldn't catch up with Ah Rong, she raised her foot and hooked the stool next to her and kicked Ah Rong.

Crash!

Ah Rong didn't hit the pillar, but hit a palace maid who happened to pass by, the tray in the palace maid's hand fell, and the teapot and pastry fell to the ground.

The scene was very chaotic for a while, several women who were good friends with Ah Rong hurriedly rushed over to help her, and the other palace people rushed over when they heard the movement, reprimanded the palace maid, and asked Su Li for some guilt before cleaning up the mess and leaving.

Su Li's kick used full force, and the stool smashed right on Ah Rong's waist, making his little face pale in pain, and the tears of Dou Da kept rolling down, and he was extremely aggrieved.

"I haven't said anything yet, is the girl going to use her life to put a hat on me that will kill a good family?" Su Li asked with a smile, with a sarcasm in her words, after so many things, the people she is most unaccustomed to are people who commit suicide at every turn.

"Parents of the body, even if no one cherishes you, you yourself should cherish your life, so you died in vain, what is the point of adding another topic for me to talk about behind my back?"

His body was in pain, and he was reprimanded in public like this, and Ah Rong didn't know where to put his face.

Su Li shook her head: "Today is the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, if you have to think about it, I'm afraid it's not only you, but also the lives of the whole family." ”

Being reminded like this, Ah Rong's eyes widened in horror, and his little face became more and more white, only then did he understand that his move was inappropriate, and several other people were also shocked into a cold sweat, yes, yes, fortunately, Ah Rong is not dead, if he dies, wouldn't he be willing to block the Queen Mother, but I am afraid that a few of them will also be affected.

Several women were honest when they were frightened like this, but Lin Yueshuang was very calm, and knelt down in front of Su Li with a puff: "Please calm the anger of the county lord, a few sisters are open-mouthed, I am also responsible, I am willing to be punished with several sisters!" ”

Lin Yueshuang took the initiative to ask for punishment, and several women showed a touched look on their faces, and their eyes were slightly moist.

It's just that Su Li hasn't said anything yet, and they all act as if Su Li can pick off their heads with a word, and she is really determined to put the mean and cruel hat on Su Li's head.

Su Li didn't ask Lin Yueshuang to get up, she only looked at Ah Rong seriously and said: "You just said that Mrs. Zhang Shao of the Quartet Bureau is the Oiran of the Lanyue Pavilion, which is true, but she is not serving people in that pavilion, but sneaking into it on the order of the Hou Ye to collect evidence of the rebellion of the An family, and she married Zhang Shao with an innocent body, and the Hou Ye recognized by the unborn child as a godfather." ”

Speaking of this, Su Li smiled slightly: "There are some things, if you don't know the inside story, you still don't have to jump to conclusions, today I just remind you, I won't criticize you so harshly, in the future, you should remember to be cautious in your words and deeds." ”

Su Li smiled gently, but everyone was afraid, listening to her words, and then looking at the scar on her side face, they only felt hideous, and their backs were cold.

Everyone didn't speak, and Su Li asked with a smile: "Do you understand?" ”

"Understood, Bishop Xie County!"

Lin Yueshuang took the lead in answering, and the others also came back to their senses and agreed, Su Li retracted her gaze and looked at Lin Yueshuang in front of her: "Miss Lin is very smart, now that you understand, now you know what the identity of that young lady Zhang is?" ”

"Mrs. Zhang Shao is in danger alone, collecting evidence of traitors, she is a heroine and a model for women!"

Lin Yueshuang said sonorously, her voice was shocked, Su Li nodded with satisfaction, and glanced at everyone again: "The embroidery girls in my ready-to-wear shop are all widows of the soldiers of the Zhenbei Army, and those women who have lost their virginity will still marry good people in the future, it doesn't matter if I am notorious, but they are all innocent and cannot be argued behind their backs, otherwise tens of thousands of undead at the border will be uneasy!" ”

I don't know if it's a psychological effect, as soon as Su Li's words came out, the people present were all cold behind them, as if they were being targeted by countless pairs of eyes.

"Bishop Xie County, we know that we are wrong!"

Several people all knelt down to admit their mistakes, and only then did they really realize their mistakes just now.

What they say is not good, but they want to talk about the widow of the Zhenbei Army behind their backs, but they are the ones who have made great contributions to Yuanzhao!

After saying this for a while, Ah Rong was already in pain and was about to faint, and Su Li didn't make it difficult for her, and said lightly: "Send it out of the palace for the doctor to see, don't leave any disease behind, just say that the little young master of the Zhenguo Mansion was naughty and was accidentally bumped." ”

Everyone was shocked when they heard Su Li's statement, but they didn't expect that Su Li really just came to explain two sentences, not only did she not punish them, but also thought of an excuse for Ah Rong to avoid being reprimanded by her family.

The county lord was thoughtful, and it didn't seem to be as unbearable as the rumors.

Ah Rong was the most impacted, and endured the pain and blessed Su Li: "Thank you for the great grace of the county lord!" ”

After saying that, he was helped to leave, Lu Zhan had been watching from the side, and reached out and pulled Su Li's skirt: "My aunt wants to be a good person, but let me carry the black pot, it's unfair." ”

"I used to tell a lot of lies for you, and besides, we are a family now, does Ah Zhan have to worry about me so much?"

When the three words of family came to Lu Zhan's heart, he couldn't help but light up, grabbed Su Li's hand and rubbed it: "Okay, for the sake of our family, I'll carry this pot." ”

He has no mother since he was a child, and his father and uncle are too cold and self-denying, after all, he still longs for a complete family and does not want to lose someone close to him.

Su Li's heart softened, and she was about to comfort him, but she saw two palace people squatting in the place where Ah Rong knocked down the palace maid just now and muttered quietly: "Strange, how can there be so much blood." ”

"It's just a fall, so it won't hurt like this."

I don't know why, Su Li walked over and saw the two palace people carrying a bucket of water and wiping the ground with a handkerchief, and there was a crimson mark on the ground, not just blood, but more like flesh and blood rubbing on the ground.

Su Li pushed aside the palace people, reached out and put it on the tip of her nose and sniffed, there was a faint smell of rotten meat.

With a frown, Su Li asked coldly, "What was the name of that palace maid just now?" Which palace is it from? ”