At the end of December of the fifth year of Tang Yonghui.

The snow was heavy, and the entire Lizheng Hall had begun to prepare all kinds of things for the New Year.

Mei Niang lay in the inner bed, looking at the people before and after, busy coming and going, but for a while she was also happy, and there was little tranquility.

However, this tranquility is only for a moment.

Not long after, Minghe hurried in, and when he saw Mei Niang, he was a big gift. Mei Niang was relieved, looked left and right, and after the waiters retreated, she turned her head to look at Minghe:

"What's going on?"

"Hui Niangniang, today Uncle Yuan asked Yuan Zhengri, whether the queen and the concubine were in the court......"

Minghe said uneasily:

"Niangniang, did you say that he already knew......"

"It's not that he already knows, it's that he already knows. At least on the day the queen and the concubine died, he already knew. ”

Mei Niang said quietly:

"So the current Uncle Yuan, in fact, is not to inquire about whether the queen is okay at all, but to force Jiro to admit that the queen and the concubine have been deposed."

Minghe was stunned, thought for a while, nodded and said:

"Yes......

As far as Uncle Yuan is concerned, it is impossible for him not to know these things, but if he knows, he will deliberately ask...... The explanation is to force the Lord to abolish the will.

That mother, is Uncle Yuan having other arrangements?

Minghe heard that ...... I heard that Mrs. Rongguo and ......"

As soon as Ming and Wei stammered, Mei Niang laughed:

"You mean to talk about them? Yes, they were indeed arranged by Uncle Yuan into the official residence, but in my opinion, Uncle Yuan had to use them as pawns to distract the back court and divert Jiro's attention. ”

Minghe nodded:

"Also, the lord's decree before, Uncle Yuan will not be unable to understand. It's just that it doesn't make sense.

Now that those two uncles are useless, why does he keep them?

After all, now that the matter of the abolition is approaching, I am afraid that Uncle Yuan will still not be able to support Niangniang to ascend to the back seat.

It's easy to say if the two of them are still useful, but now that Mrs. Rongguo has been sealed, she is more cautious in her daily actions...... In this way, I am afraid that Uncle Yuan will want to make some laughing stock with them and tarnish the good name of the mother......

So why did he keep the two?

After all, under the current situation, Uncle Yuan keeps two of them, doesn't it make people suspect that he already has the heart to make friends with Niangniang......"

Mei Niang smiled faintly:

"Befriending? Is it a feud? Keeping my mother and sister in the official residence seems to be of little use, but in my opinion, in the future, you must be careful everywhere. ”

Minghe's eyes widened immediately:

"Niangniang means that Uncle Yuan took the two as hostages?!

But...... But that's Uncle Yuan!

This shouldn't be his idea, right?

After all, he also understands that although these two people do a lot of ridiculous things on weekdays, they are not characters who can be charged with a big crime...... If he wants to threaten Niangniang with the two, he should also use the two brothers of Niangniang......"

"Brother......

Mei Niang sneered, shook her head and said:

"I have never been close to those two brothers, and I know this, and Uncle Yuan knows better. So he also knew that even though I had a thousand or ten thousand reasons for not wanting to be entangled with my mother and sister, it was for a blood relationship, and when they were worried about their lives, I would still lean on them. In the case of the two brothers, he was not sure whether I would give in, after all, I had not seen them once in all these years, let alone had any contact with them.

On the other hand, although my mother sister is resentful, the more she is like this, the more it proves that I care about them and don't want them to get hurt.

Minghe, Uncle Yuan is very smart, he knows that the only person who can hurt a person is always someone who this person trusts and loves.

So for me, my mother sister is a dead end, and it is also his last chance now.

Once I want to ascend to the throne, then he will have to talk to his mother. ”

Mei Niang said lightly, but she said it clearly and shockingly, and only hesitated for a while:

"That...... Do we have to set up a way to protect the two of us? After all, the current Niangniang is the most critical time, if the two fall into the hands of Uncle Yuan, Niangniang is also a rat bogey! ”

Mei Niang nodded, and sighed for a long time before sighing:

"It's just a pity, I really have no way, and I can't think of any way to let the two of them come out of Uncle Yuan's side alive and well, without alarming Jiro."

Minghe was stunned:

"Why can't you alarm the Lord?"

Mei Niang glanced at him, but didn't speak, and it took a while for Minghe to come to his senses:

"That's right...... But they are confused, if the two of them know what the Lord is planning, they are afraid and don't know where to go......"

"I won't mention these words yet."

Mei Niang shook her head, but said lightly:

"The most important thing at the moment is how to bring the two of them out of Uncle Yuan's power when Uncle Yuan makes a mistake."

Minghe thought about it for a while, but he also made a bitter face and didn't speak for a while.

Mei Niang raised her eyes and looked at him:

"I can't think of you, right?"

“…… Be. Ming and incompetent. ”

"But you can't be blamed for your incompetence...... After all, Uncle Yuan's side is different from other places. ”

"What should we do, then?"

"You can't help it, and I can't help it, but there are some people who ......"

Mei Niang's eyes darkened slightly:

"They have a way, but I don't know, whether they will help me or not."

Minghe was stunned:

"Who?"

Mei Niang shook her head and said nothing.

……

Yonghui six years Yuan Zhengri.

Taiji Palace, Taiji Palace.

As soon as the morning came, Gaozong Li Zhi came to the court to salute, and gave a state banquet to the ministers and the envoys of the foreign countries.

During the banquet, some people talked about his queen Wang's family, Shufei Xiao's family, but Li Zhi did not change color at all, but he played with his Zhaoyi Wu family, one big and one small, and the two princes born to the Wu family.

Such a state of affairs naturally attracted the attention of the ministers under the table. Compared with other people's discussions, what made Li Zhi and Wu Zhaoyi feel slightly worried was the expression of the prince of the East Palace.

As always, he is indifferent and cold, not like the demeanor of a child of this age.

Glancing at Li Zhi, Mei Niang didn't say much, just excused herself to say that she wanted to change her clothes, so she got up and left. Accompanying her out, there was only one close attendant, Minghe.

Under the table, Sun Wuji, the eldest uncle of the Yuan, glanced at Ah Luo who was following behind him, nodded slightly, and disappeared in an instant, as if he had never come.

And all of this can't escape the eyes of Li Zhi, who is high above, but he blindly makes his beloved son laugh in his arms, and when he sees it, he doesn't seem to have seen it.

……

In the apse.

Mei Niang sat on the side of the stove, holding the fox fur sleeve in her hands, waiting for the arrival of that person.

After a while, a long figure appeared in the hall.

"Niangniang summoned Shen Shu, but I don't know what is important?"

A figure flashed slightly, and then appeared behind Mei Niang.

Mei Niang smiled at the corner of her lips, stood up, turned around, and made a standard salute, but asked Shen Shu to dodge this salute in a good step, and said:

"Mother, why is this? Such a big gift is too ......"

"Mr. is from a noble background, that is, now that the Lord has seen Mr., he has to be honored with a word, this palace is the main side room, but this ceremony should be shared, but what is too much?"

Mei Niang opened her lips slightly, smiling like a flower, but staring at Shen Shu's gaze, and spit out a word, but Shen Shu had to sigh slightly and be silent.

After a long while, Shen Shu said softly:

"Niangniang already knows, but the Shen Shu can't, let alone hide it anymore...... It's just that Shen Shu doesn't understand, Niangniang summoned this time, just to force Shen Shu to admit his body?

Or...... Is there another purpose? ”

Mei Niang raised her eyebrows unexpectedly and looked at Shen Shu:

"Mr. doesn't seem to suspect at all, but this time the palace came, but he was arranged by the lord, and he came to find out the identity of Mr. in order to be unfavorable to Mr.?"

Shen Shu smiled calmly, but he was indescribably confident and indifferent:

Although he regrets that he can't openly recognize the Lord, he is also connected by blood in the end. Over the years, I have seen the Lord as a human being very clearly......

If the Lord intends to be unfavorable to Shen Shu, then Shen Shu will not be able to escape. But Shen Shu always believed that the Lord would not and never thought of being unfavorable to Shen Shu.

So Niangniang doesn't have to doubt Shen Shu's heart - to this day, the enmity between the first emperor and his father is really difficult to say.

It is true that the first emperor killed his brother, but the guilt of the second half of his life and the vain treatment of his father were also true.

In terms of who forces whom first and who harms who first, it is difficult to distinguish between black and white. That's why I don't want to pursue it.

It's just that I ask my mother to forgive me, I am a person who has long since died, and I should not appear in this world. Second, in the end, the Lord is the Lord, and he has his position, so although I am convinced that even if I reveal my identity, the Lord will still try his best to keep me safe and not let me suffer the slightest bit. But for the sake of not worrying about others, I should not appear as my true identity. ”

Mei Niang was slightly moved, nodded, and said after a while:

"It's rare for Mr. to have a sincere heart. This palace has trespassed first, and thanked the lord for it. ”

Shen Shu shook his head slightly, but said with a smile:

"My own brother, but I don't have to. It's just that Niangniang, you still haven't explained your intentions. ”

Mei Niang nodded, sighed and said:

"yes...... Mr. has a sincere heart that is really admirable, but there is another reason why Mr. refuses to show his true identity, right? ”

Mei Niang raised her eyebrows and said softly:

"Sir is afraid that once Mr. reveals his identity, the Anlu King Chengdao, who no one can think of where he is hiding, will also be in danger immediately, right?"

Shen Shu's eyes immediately felt cold:

"What do you mean? I've already said ......"

"You didn't say anything, and you didn't directly tell the brothers in this palace that they had all passed away, leaving you alone. Because you know, whether it is Jilang or this palace, they all know very well where your third brother, who is Chengde, the king of Hedong, is right now.

Even you firmly believe that as long as Jiro is there and Hongu is there, then your third brother will be safe and smooth, and nothing will happen. ”

Shen Shu gritted his teeth, looked at Mei Niang, his face was blue for a long time, and he was about to say something, but Mei Niang took the first step, and said in a soft voice:

"Sir, don't worry, this palace has not thought of any disadvantage to Mr. and you. It's just that the palace is in danger right now, and the Lord must not be involved in this matter, so I can't borrow the power of my brother.

After all, in the current Tang Dynasty, the eyes of the Crouching Tiger can be blindfolded, and except for the Lord, there is only Mr.'s brother. ”

Shen Shu was stunned for a moment, and was about to ask again, but was interrupted by a voice:

"It turns out that Niangniang has already recognized the identity of Chengdao, but she has never revealed it......

In this way, I almost missed several times before, but I got through without danger, all of which were thanks to my mother.

It's just that Chengdao is incomprehensible, Niangniang is so virtuous, what else does it need to Chengdao to dedicate a little bit of strength? ”

Between the words, a figure walked in softly—

It is the loyal servant by the side of the eldest grandson Wuji, Ah Luo!