At the beginning of September of the third year of Datang Xianqing.

Strange things happened in the Tai Chi Palace - for some reason in the palace, cats have been seen more recently. Such an anomaly naturally attracted countless people to discuss.

In such a place, but the slightest wind and grass will set off some earth-shattering waves. So within a few days, the discussion caused by this anomaly gradually fermented and turned into rumors.

On this day, the autumn is high and refreshing, and Mei Niang rarely does not have to be entangled in so many mundane things, and is waiting to go out for a spin with Suqin, who is also rare to come out and enter the palace, to see that Qiu Ju is like gold. But suddenly he saw a little waiter rushing to him, and whispered to Minghe. Immediately, Minghe's brows furrowed.

Seeing this, Mei Niang raised her eyebrows helplessly and said: "What this palace teaches you is in vain, how many times have I said it, and I have to calm my mind before I deal with it." What, all forgot? ”

When Minghe heard this, he immediately looked uneasy, and said in a low voice: "Minghe lost his manners, Xie Niangniang's teachings." ”

Mei Niang shook her head and said, "It's okay when you don't have to, it's better to be careful when you're like this." After all, there are no other outsiders in this palace now. And you and their sisters are equivalent to the face of this palace. ”

"Yes."

Mei Niang saw that he knew what to teach, so she nodded and said, "Say, what's the matter?" ”

Ming He stepped forward and whispered the rumors in the palace in the past few days, but he did not avoid Suqin.

So when he boarded, he saw Su Qin's face sank.

"Look at you, look at you, this palace just said that he was good, and you followed again."

Mei Niang shook her head helplessly: "Why can't I teach you?" ”

Su Qin's face flushed, but she shook her head and said, "Sister, although you say yes, this matter is not trivial. Make it clear that this is ......"

"That's right, it's clear that these are the two children of Sujie Shangjin, and they want to use this cat spirit to plant a sewage in the palace and wash their mothers!"

Hearing Mei Niang's words, Su Qin said with a straight face: "Since my sister knows that this is powerful, why is it so easy?" This matter is not big or big, but not small. If you get into trouble, you ......"

"What will happen? Isn't it just to let this palace take on the name of a demon woman who will bring disaster to the country and kill the former queen and concubine? So what? ”

Mei Niang smiled faintly: "Since entering the palace at the age of fourteen, such a name, is it still missing?" Since you have to memorize it anyway, then memorize it! What's more, there is a great benefit to such a name! ”

"Benefits?"

Suqin and Minghe asked in unison, full of surprise.

Mei Niang nodded and said with a faint smile: "Yes!" With this head, those timid people will naturally not come to provoke the palace, and it will save the palace a lot of trouble. As for the bold people, even when they want to provoke the palace, the palace does not have to stick to the image of a virtuous queen, how to make a move, how to shoot...... You say, "Isn't that good?" ”

After speaking, she smiled at the two of them, turned her head and walked back to the Lizheng Palace.

The next afternoon.

A decree suddenly came out of the Taiji Palace, to summon the two kings of Xun and Qi into the palace to see the driver.

These two highnesses have not seen their biological father for a long time, so they naturally dressed up happily and entered the palace with enough courtesies. But when they walked into the study room behind the Taiji Palace, they were stunned to see a person they least wanted to see.

"Your Highnesses, it's been a long time!"

Mei Niang, who was originally standing with her back to the two of them, immediately turned her head to look at the two of them and smiled slightly after hearing the voice: "Why is this expression?" Is this scared? ”

She smiled softly and gently squeezed a brocade silk hanging in the crook of her arm: "This palace still thinks that you have the guts to poison your own sister and marry this palace...... When you see this palace, you won't be afraid! ”

After speaking, she looked at the two young men with pale faces, and without waiting for them to explain, she raised her voice and said, "It's okay, you don't want to talk to Bengong, Bengong knows." Actually, this palace doesn't want to hear what you have to say—if it were in the past, this palace would still be willing to listen to what you have to say and argue...... Then since you are about to move the jade, whether it is this palace, your father, or the current lord, I will no longer want to hear a word from the two of you-

And that's why Hongu is here today.

Because your father doesn't want to see the faces of the two of you anymore. ”

Mei Niang snorted coldly and said softly: "At least until you realize how much wrong you have made, he will not see you again." ”

"Father doesn't want to see us?!"

Li Sujie's voice was already so angry that it almost trembled: "Is it that my father doesn't want to see us, or is it that you, a demon woman, don't ......?"

"Smack!"

After a crisp sound, Li Sujie covered her face, looked at Mei Niang with her whole body trembling like chaff, gritted her teeth, and asked softly with angry eyes: "You dare to hit me?" How dare you ......"

"Why don't you dare?"

Mei Niang smiled and withdrew the jade gui she was holding in her hand - it was this treasure that had just hit Su Jie's face - and then glanced at Li Shangjin, who was also blue next to her, and smiled like a spring flower:

"In any case, now you have to call this palace a queen mother, and the old things you have done yourself have also given this palace such a reason to give punishment...... Why not fight? Why don't you dare? ”

Su Jie let out a low roar - although the last bit of reason made him retract his steps towards Mei Niang in time, he was still full of murderous aura and couldn't put it away!

"Angry? Angry? ”

Mei Niang stopped laughing, turned her head to look at King Qi who was standing still, smiled, and then took two steps forward-

"Smack!"

There was another crisp sound, and Yugui hit her hard at all, and she didn't expect her to hit her on the right cheek!

"Do you think this palace will let you go? What more should you fight than him? ”

Mei Niang sneered, raised her eyebrows, looked at Shangjin, who was silent and even a little pitiful and aggrieved, and said lightly: "You are also amazing." At such a point, you can still make such an innocent appearance - it's a pity, it's a pity, you still underestimate this palace...... Or, do you still want to invite that Oiran into the palace to change your disgusting face? ”

Li Shangjin's face slowly calmed down, and then he suddenly squinted and sneered: "Don't dare...... If the queen mother summoned him to the palace, I am afraid that the child's life will not be saved. ”

"Yes! You know that the boy is a life! But this is not understood...... Since you know that his life is fate, then the lives of your two sisters are not fate? Or maybe you persuaded him in person back then—your own brother ......" Stretching out her hand to point at Li Sujie, she smiled and asked: "When you used those poisonous rats to harm your other brother, you never thought that Hong'er is your own brother, and he is also a life?" ”

Li Shangjin sneered: "The queen mother is so entangled and resentful, it's just because of the old things of the two of us." Okay, okay, left and right, this is just a matter of winning and losing. Listen to the mother's respect. ”

"Win or lose? Do you think you can be king? If you lose, can you still be considered a coward? No, you're nothing. Mei Niang squinted her eyes and sneered: "All you can do is just a little false name in the annals." In addition, in your life, there will be no one to think about - yes, this palace really can't bring that innocent child into your grudge with this palace like you...... But if he wants to leave you, why can't this palace do what he wants? ”

"How dare you ——!"

Li Shangjin suddenly burst into a loud shout, his face was as hideous as a ghost!

"What is there to dare to do now?"

Mei Niang sneered, raised her eyebrows and asked lightly.

Li Shangjin looked at her determined demeanor, and suddenly, his whole body trembled: "No...... You won't ...... You can't ......."

"What's impossible? Although he was an Oiran, he was also an Oiran who loved another man who was also a man...... But so what? It's just that it just so happens that the man he loves is a man, and you think that he will be like you, so useless that he can only trap some teenagers of your age to get some comfort? Li Shangjin, Li Shangjin, do you really think that this palace has been ignoring it for many years, and it is just letting you indulge? You're wrong. Hongu has just been waiting. Wait for someone who dares to come forward and cut you off. Now, this man already has. Do you think you can go on? ”

Mei Niang smiled coldly, looked at Li Sujie, who understood the conversation between them on the side, and her face became pale: "You don't have to worry, for you, he is not interested in the slightest." Because you are the kind of character he looks down on the most, the one he looks down on the most. If you don't believe it, this palace will send you to meet the young men who are loved by him. Come! Send His Royal Highness King Xun into the secluded court for a visit! ”

Mei Niang called, and immediately Yuru stepped forward, and should claim that it was, so she made a gesture of please, leading Li Sujie, who was dazed and lost his soul, and walked towards the apse.

Turning around, Mei Niang looked at Li Shangjin, who was pale, but shook her head and sighed: "People like you, don't say that the palace doesn't look down on you, and your father doesn't look down on you...... Even that child, no matter how much favor you have, you will not look at you - as mean as you, as weak as you, and you who dare not even speak directly to others with a little sincerity, are destined not to be loved by your heart in this life. ”

Then, she shook her head, turned around with disdain, and walked towards the apse, leaving Li Shangjin alone, trembling and standing in place, unable to speak for a long time.

——The fifth day of the ninth month of the third year of the Tang Dynasty.

News suddenly came from the court that the two kings of Daoxunqi had been ill since they entered the palace the day before yesterday. And this disease is more than a month.

Then, the courtiers, especially the eldest grandson Wuji, discovered a strange thing: after this serious illness, the two princes, who had always worried him the most, suddenly broke off contact.

Whether it is on the bright side or the dark side, there is no longer the slightest connection.

Seems......

They are the strangest passers-by in the world.