After a sleepless night, they found that the Ma brothers did not come to raid the house, and the Luo sisters, who prayed silently for a night, were only slightly relieved at this time. 【Latest chapter reading. 】

The sky was already white, and Luo Aping couldn't help but ask, "Why hasn't Sister Yi'er come back yet?" ”

"She should be at Concubine Zhengniang's place now, I don't know what's wrong." Xu Ling'er said and began to change clothes.

Hearing this, Luo Amin hurriedly asked, "Sister, how should this be?" ”

"There is no news when I arrive, it must be that Concubine Zhengniang has colluded with Ma's father and son, and I want to go to the palace now." Xu Ling'er replied.

"Sister Ling'er, in that case, how can you enter the palace to see Concubine Zhengniang?" Luo Amin asked.

Xu Ling'er smiled slightly and replied, "Please don't worry, someone will send me into the palace." ”

"Who?" The Roche sisters asked in unison.

"Shopkeeper Chen. Don't forget, there was a eunuch who left him a contact information. ”

Hearing that Xu Ling'er was going to break into the palace alone, Zhang Gou'er had to go with him, Xu Ling'er stopped him and told him that Ma Liangbi might come later, and explained to him like this.

Zhang Gou'er, who was suspicious, helped lead the horse and sent Xu Ling'er out of the village, and at this time they found that the secret sentry that roamed outside the village yesterday had disappeared without a trace.

Xu Ling'er quickly entered the city, found Chen Shen first, and with his help, he easily entered the palace with the contact information left by the little eunuch.

The two came to the empty garden, and Xu Ling'er asked, "May I ask when the prince didn't have it?" ”

"That is, three days ago, his old man couldn't stand the persecution and humiliation and hanged himself......," the little eunuch said, and shed tears.

"Who is forcing and humiliating the prince?" Xu Ling'er then asked.

"Who else? Concubine Niangniang imprisoned him, made it difficult and tortured him in every way, asked this and that, I don't understand what it is for? The little eunuch replied.

Xu Ling'er asked puzzledly: "Don't Yongwang Chitose and Queen Niangniang know?" ”

"They shouldn't know that in the palace of the concubine Niangniang, maybe I am the only one who knows, in order to do business and treasure hunting with the Japanese, she sent me to secretly contact the merchants of Naha Port, as for who to choose, she asked me to get an idea, I secretly gave the list of these merchants to the prince, after thousands of selections, the prince chose the shopkeeper Chen, and he quietly hanged himself." The little eunuch replied.

"You have the trust of both the concubine and the princess?" Xu Ling'er asked in surprise.

"Yes, the princess played a bitter R trick, so that I gained the trust of the concubine, I, I'm sorry for my father-in-law!" The little eunuch said, kneeling on the ground and weeping again.

"Father-in-law, I may expose you when I come here......"

Before Xu Ling'er finished speaking, the little eunuch cried and said: "I am the descendant of the pirates, if it weren't for the princess to save me, the whole family would have died, I thought that I would have nothing to repay my father-in-law in this life, now I can die and be blind, miss, don't worry, say whatever you have to say, I will follow the princess." ”

"Father-in-law, we still hope to get your help, if there is no way out in the palace, go to the Lin family soju shop to find us." Xu Linger persuaded.

"Miss, don't say any more, the situation is extremely critical now, you should hurry to the palace to see her." The little eunuch said, and called a palace maid in a loud voice.

After being searched by the palace maid and the eunuch, Xu Linger handed over her weapons and was taken into the palace of the concubine.

Concubine Niangniang sent away the idle eunuchs and palace maids, and asked reservedly, "What is the matter with you?" Shopkeeper Chen is too anxious to make a fortune, right? ”

Xu Ling'er smiled slightly, and looked carefully at the concubine Niangniang, a naturally beautiful girl with an innocent childishness, like a nine-day fairy descending to earth, quite a taste of fireworks in the world, it seems that although the prince raised her in the people, he never let her suffer the slightest grievance.

Finding that Xu Ling'er didn't answer, Concubine Zheng said sharply: "In the future, we are only allowed to look for you, and you can't come again if you have nothing to do, understand?" ”

At this time, Xu Ling'er unhurriedly took out a letter, threw it to Concubine Zhengniang, and said unceremoniously: "Don't say dark words in front of the Ming people, General Hu Shouren, the general of Fujian, sent me to see you coming." ”

Concubine Niangniang was taken aback when she heard this, hurriedly picked up the letter that fell on the ground, opened it and looked at it, only to see that it was written: Jianqi is the only one on the sea, and worships the halberd gate for the concubine.

"This palace is very puzzled, why did General Hu Shouren send you to send this poem?" Concubine Zheng asked pretending to be calm.

"Sister, if you are a little grateful to your father-in-law, don't pretend to be any more now, let me ask you, where is Guo Qianhu, the Jinyi guard who came to the palace to visit you last night?" Xu Ling'er asked straightforwardly.

Concubine Niangniang knew that she was in trouble, but she refused to admit defeat: "I heard that an assassin broke into the palace last night and was taken down by the guards of the palace, and was about to hand it over to the Yongwang Chitose and the queen mother, how could there be any Jinyi guards to see the palace?" ”

"So, Guo Qianhu is still being held with you?" Xu Ling'er asked.

Concubine Niangniang replied: "When the palace finds out the truth, it will not be too late to send it out." ”

"It's best to tell the truth to Yongwang Chitose and the queen mother together." Xu Ling'er said, took out another note, and read: "The unprovoked disaster caused the Xiao Wall, and the heart of the locked deep palace was also cold, the peach and plum had not been successful for ten years, but the hunt met the mountain wolf." ”

Concubine Zheng couldn't hold her breath anymore, and asked angrily: "What caused Xiao Wall and locked up in the deep palace?" What else is the mountain wolf? It's inexplicable, and I advise you to get out of here quickly, or you'll be sent down with the Assassin. ”

Xu Ling'er suddenly became stern, stood up and said: "In the autumn hunting Anli River paddock, there was a person who pretended to chase butterflies, ran to a banana tree, and kept warm with a young guard foreman for a long time, and when he left, he also gave him a note, do you want me to take it out and show it to you immediately?" ”

These words broke through the psychological defense of Concubine Zhengniang, and she immediately revealed her fierce face, pulled out a short knife, and asked viciously: "Who are you?" Suddenly, she realized that there was something wrong with the little eunuch, and immediately ran out of the palace gate, calling the personal palace maid and whispering to her.

At this time, she suddenly found that Concubine Niangniang wanted to slip away, Xu Ling'er grabbed her into the palace, smiled and asked in a low voice: "Niang Niang Chitose, a few days ago, the stirrup and saddle brothers dug up two coffins in the Diaoyu Islands, and were captured by General Feng An, the defender of Taiwan, and those two coffins were almost thrown into the sea, and they were brought out of General Feng An's hands and safely transported back to Shuri City, do you know who did it?" ”

Concubine Zheng closed the palace door again, and replied humbly: "In the future, the arquebus trade with the Japanese will be completely left to you; As for the Lin family's soju shop, it is no longer necessary to let the Ma family C hand; If you find that huge treasure, how much do you want to share? You make a condition. ”

Feeling that she was soft, Xu Ling'er said sharply: "Hehe, these questions are easy to talk about, I will let you release Guo Qianhu immediately." ”

"No, you'll have to wait a little longer." Concubine Zheng replied.

Xu Ling'er knew that the reason why the Ma brothers' action was canceled yesterday was because they knew that there were still many brocade guards living in the Lin family's soju shop, and Ma Liangbi asked Concubine Zheng to control Guo Yi in order to find out the truth, and he was very likely to personally lead troops to investigate, at this time, Concubine Zheng Niangniang should be waiting for news in order to decide what to do next.

After being silent for a moment, she suddenly found that cold sweat broke out on Concubine Niangniang's forehead, revealing a haggard look, Xu Ling'er decided to take out a killer idea: "May I ask Niangniang Chitose, do you know your real surname?" ”

Concubine Zhengniang shuddered when she heard this, lowered her head and did not answer.

Xu Ling'er continued: "Actually, you are not surnamed Xu, nor Zheng, maybe Luo, maybe Wang, or other surnames, but one thing is certain, you are the daughter of Wang Cuiqiao, who has made great contributions to the imperial court, and you are a meritorious hero, which is why General Hu Shouren sent me to visit you, do you understand?" ”

Concubine Niangniang lost her reserve and arrogance, and suddenly shed tears......

After being silent for a moment, Xu Ling'er suddenly asked: "There must be many legends, you should have heard it, in that case, why are you persecuting your benefactor, Wang Gonggong?" ”

"Hongu, I, I didn't persecute him." Concubine Zheng trembled as she spoke, and then said: "Before entering the palace, I really didn't know my origin. On the day I passed on to Master Zheng, an old man suddenly came to me and said that he was a friend of my parents, and I asked him who his surname was and where did it come from? But he wouldn't say anything. Later, I learned that this person had looked for the prince, but the father-in-law did not buy his account, so he secretly followed the father-in-law for a while before he found me. ”

"Do you know who this person is?" Xu Ling'er asked.

"I don't know, he didn't say who my parents were, but he said that they were very far away, left a huge fortune, left me an address, and he left. After entering the palace, I mentioned this person to my father-in-law, who was very scared at the time, thinking that I knew everything, and then told me the truth, although the prince carried my parents' coffins back to Ryukyu, he still prevented me from going to see the old man, so I vented all the grievances I had accumulated over the years on the prince, and now I regret it. ”

If it weren't for the arrival of that old man, the princess might never let her know the truth, so Xu Ling'er judged that she shouldn't have lied, so she comforted: "Niang Niang Chitose, your mother's relics are in our hands, didn't Guo Qianhu tell you?" ”

"What proof is that?" Concubine Zheng asked in surprise.

"This is a notebook from your mother's pregnancy with you, and the title page reads: Affectionate parting since ancient times, parting with today; If you want to ask where the sky goes, who will accompany you tomorrow? I wanted to turn my heart to the bright moon, but the bright moon shone on the ditch; The child regretted that he had a short vision, and his brother did not believe his father's words. ”

Regarding this poem, Concubine Zhengniang once heard the old man recite it, so she was convinced of what Xu Linger said, but she was very strange: Didn't the old man's things have been given to the hornet's nest? At this time, she suddenly remembered that the old man had said that the property left by his parents was in a very, very far away place, but the hornet's nest said that the property was hidden in Japan, and took the trouble to find a "Japan expert" to go treasure hunting.

Thinking of being deceived by someone who thought she was a confidant, Concubine Zheng's heart was like a knife, wiping her tears and asking, "So, that treasure map is also in your hands?" ”

Xu Ling'er replied lightly: "Yes, in our hands, the hornet's nest is fake, why don't we release Guo Qianhu quickly?" ”

Concubine Niangniang is very strange, I don't know why these two girls who are not a few years older than themselves have such magical powers? He replied in a panic: "For, in order to wait for Ma Xiangguo's news, I haven't had time to ask Guo Qianhu a word." ”

"You don't have to wait any longer, Ma Liangbi has now been captured by our Ming army soldiers, what should be done with him, we have to wait for Guo Qianhu to return to the Lin family shochu shop......

Before Xu Ling'er finished speaking, Concubine Niangniang fell to her knees with a thud, and said with tears in her eyes: "Dare to ask my sister's name?" I, I will release Guo Qianhu, and please don't expose the identity of the slave and maid, I, I can't live with the princess, but I also know that the father-in-law has an unfulfilled wish, the slave and the maid will inherit the will of the father-in-law and my mother, and swear to defend the interests of the court, and from now on, I will never sell my conscience. ”

"My surname is Xu, my name is Ling'er, I won't tell you, according to our judgment, you are definitely not the daughter of the pirate Xu Hai, your surname is very likely Luo, Luo Amin and Luo Aping of the Lin family's soju shop are your half-sisters."

So, Concubine Zhengniang sighed and said: "Actually, I have also guessed so, but the prince said no, it was not me who hit the Lin family's shochu shop, it was the Ma family." ”

"How much do you know about the situation of the Ma father and son?" Xu Ling'er asked.

"If you and Guo Qianhu don't dislike it, we can worship as godsisters, and don't care that Ma Liangbi's sister is my mother, as for the Ma family, I will know everything." Concubine Zheng replied.

Xu Ling'er stretched out her hand, pulled together with Concubine Zhengniang, and said sincerely: "I also have this intention, I believe that Guo Qianhu will not object, as long as this can comfort the spirit of the prince and your mother in the sky." ”

According to the hornet's nest, in order to be canonized by the eternal king Chitose, Ma Liangbi was given a cold reception by the imperial court during his mission to the capital, and after he returned, he has established contact with many Japanese daimyos, recently, the Japanese Minister of Konoe in order to purchase arquebuses, through Western missionaries found Ma Liangbi, after some conspiracy, Ma Liangbi said to do it, but in order to cover people's eyes and ears, the prince's eyeliner stirrup and saddle brothers for many years were recognized as their own family, and they were sent to take charge of the civil and military power of Naha Port, so that the eunuchs in the palace helped them contact merchant ships, All this is done to blame the princess, as far as this matter is concerned, I am responsible for the slave and maid, who let the handle of the slave and maid fall into the hands of others......"

"Is Ma Liangbi such a prominent person just for the small profit of trafficking arquebuses?"

"Of course not, Oda Nobunaga has an arquebus, and he will soon be able to unify Japan, and they will take advantage of the Ryukyu expedition overseas, the world to deploy military force, and conquer Taiwan, the Nanyang Islands and the southeast coast of the mainland, and Ma Liangbi will be the monarch......"

This earth-shattering news made Xu Ling'er stunned, and hurriedly asked, "Did Queen Ma and King Shangyong ever know?" ”

"If the Queen Mother and Yongwang Chitose knew, I would have handed over Guo Qianhu to them a long time ago." Concubine Zheng Niangniang said very embarrassedly: "But after all, the Ma family has deep roots, and King Shangyong is a thousand years old, and Queen Ma has the sole power, so it is not easy to get rid of Ma Liangbi." Sister Ling'er, this matter has to be cautious, he, they still take my shortcomings......"

"Please rest assured, it will definitely convince the Ma family father and son!"

(End of chapter)