As night falls, the Forbidden City is lit up.

The lights in Fu'an Palace are shining. The imperial concubine Wu read it at night, and the book "Warring States Policy" was still in her hand.

A book has been re-read for three years, and thinking has been going back and forth in the storm of history for three years. She became a princess-level figure before she was thirty years old, which is actually a tragedy. But Wu had no intention of passing the time in boredom, she studied a hundred times more than her son King Yu, just to settle down on this ancient proposition, she poured all her mind.

A gust of wind broke through the window, the tents in the room were rolled wildly, paper and silk handkerchiefs flew in the air, candles whirred and fell, and after a moment of struggle, all of them were extinguished.

"It's a storm!"

Several palace maids screamed softly, and hurried to the doors and windows, closing every opening with great ease.

I heard a loud bang, as if there was a thunderbolt falling to the ground and blooming outside the window, and the whole house was buzzing. Immediately after a "bang", the outdoor rainstorm was like a note.

Wu's hands finally left the "Warring States Policy", got up and slowly walked to the inner room.

The palace maids were all busy in the outer hall, and the Wu family thought that the room was empty at the moment, so Fang stepped forward with one foot, but saw a slightly unfamiliar figure reflected by the candlelight. The man's long, half-wet hair fell and covered most of his face.

Wu's heart is not as weak as her appearance, and when she encounters a strange feeling, she does not show panic, but whispers: "Who are you?" ”

The man lifted his long hair, revealing a pretty face, which was a red knotweed! "Slaves and maids see the imperial concubine."

"You're all waiting outside." Wu Shiyao commanded everyone in the main hall, quickly closed the door of the inner room with his own hands, turned around and walked to the front of the seat, and slowly sat down. "How did you get in?"

Red Tate's gaze drifted to the window, "Providence!" The slave and maid happened to pass through the courtyard alone, and it happened to be a rainstorm, and everyone forgot to close the courtyard door to avoid the rain, and the inner room was empty, so the slave and maid were fortunate to seize this golden opportunity, otherwise, if the slave and maid wanted to talk to the imperial concubine, it would definitely be more difficult than ascending to the sky. ”

Wu followed the gaze of the red knotweed, and saw that the window leaves were closed, and the stagnant water on the windowsill flowed into several trickles, and it was obvious that the red knotweed had entered the room through the window, and closed the window with his hand.

Wu's face was slightly gloomy, "You are not small, aren't you afraid that today's matter will be known by the master of Xianxi Palace?" ”

"Fang Cai wanted to hide, and when he saw you coming in, he felt that he didn't need to hide. How wise you are, you know the purpose of the slave. ”

Wu smiled indifferently, "You are an old man from the Han Palace, when the Empress Dowager Meng spoke, you were able to live, so naturally you have to remember the Empress Dowager's kindness, right?" ”

"You don't have to ask. In the past, if the slave and maid were offended, it was just for the slave to want to settle down and live for himself, but now the situation is different, and the slave and maid are here, which is of great benefit to you! ”

"Oh, that's what I have to hear."

"You also know that if you want to be unfavorable to people, you must let rumors go first." Not long ago, it was rumored in Beijing that the Yue Mansion and the three major battalions in Beijing had private contacts, and there was an abnormal movement in the Beijing army, so the entire Beijing army received a strict order that not a single soldier or soldier should move without permission. It won't be long before this matter will spread to the Wei Mansion. ”

Wu pondered for a moment and said indifferently: "Although the emperor has the virtue of kissing, there are other people in the Forbidden City, the one in Xianxi Palace always keeps an eye on a pair of orphans and widows in Fu'an Palace, Fu'an Palace is too busy to take care of itself, how can he care about the outside affairs!" ”

"But now it's inside and out. There are rumors in the market that derogatory remarks about the Son of Heaven and praise His Royal Highness King Servant, so the person referred to by the imperial concubine can't care about Qing Xiu, and wants to be unfavorable to His Royal Highness King Servant, but how strict the palace ban in the Forbidden City is! As long as you take precautions, no one has the ability to plot against the king of servants······"

Wu suddenly raised his eyebrows, "Son of Heaven? After all, that person is the mother of the Son of Heaven······" Halfway through his speech, he suddenly paused.

"Please don't worry about the imperial concubine, the Son of Heaven and His Royal Highness the King of Servants have a deep brotherly relationship, take 10,000 steps back and say, even if the Son of Heaven is wary of His Royal Highness the King of Servants, there will be a better way, for example, ordering His Royal Highness the Servants to go to the domain, and sending His Royal Highness the Servants to a remote place Wouldn't everything be fine? Why bother with such a strategy! ”

Wu seemed to think about it, "The Son of Heaven is like this to the young prince, what about the adult princes such as King Yue and King Wei?" ”

Hongli's face shook slightly, "How dare the slave dare to spend the mind of the Son of Heaven in vain!" The slave dared to ask the imperial concubine not to divert the topic. ”

"You say."

"Yes. It was inconvenient for people in the Forbidden City to do it, and at this time, it seemed that someone outside Beijing had quietly done it. This person had tried his best to prevent His Royal Highness King Yu from being crowned king at a young age, and he also urged King Wei to go to the domain, and the rumors surrounding King Yue must have been spread by this person. ”

Wu smiled: "However, the Son of Heaven still believed the rumors after all. ”

"Son of Heaven?" Hong Li was stunned for a long time before she said quietly: "For such rumors, I would naturally rather believe them first, and then explain my doubts after a detailed investigation." Besides, after all, the Son of Heaven is young, and the major affairs of the DPRK and the Central Committee are in the hands of the important ministers, and the important ministers of the DPRK and the Central Committee have rave reviews of the person outside Beijing? ”

"No, no, no, you're jumping too early! It is not possible to rule out the suspicion of the Warat people, and it is rumored that the Warat people have secretly interacted with the dignitaries in Beijing, so many strange things are from the tricks of the Warat people, or from the inner ghosts, which still needs to be carefully investigated. ”

"The imperial concubine is right, the Warat people are watching the Ming Dynasty, so that the trickery causes civil strife in the Ming Dynasty, and this possibility exists. But everything must be done without planning for the worst, and in case it is caused by an inner ghost, it must be a different matter. His Royal Highness King Servant cannot stay in the palace forever, he will always be ordered to provide disaster relief, inspect the embankment or something, at that time, His Royal Highness King Servant will be in danger. ”

"Why does the inner ghost's knife have to reach out to King Yu?"

"An ambitious man will never make a wedding garment for others, so if you think of it, His Royal Highness is the last barrier to the supreme throne. Looking at the world, the weight of the king is second only to the emperor. ”

Wu was still smiling, "The Son of Heaven and the important ministers around the Son of Heaven can't think of this layer? The Son of Heaven needs the barrier of the King of Servants, so the King of Servants can rest easy. ”

"However, the Son of Heaven is young after all!"

Wu got up slowly, his face was slightly gloomy, "Yes, the Son of Heaven is young, and the Empress Dowager can't be a director, so the Forbidden City has to be tricked by that person, in order to deal with the mother and son of Fu'an Palace, it can be said that it is a lot of scheming!" However, there are accidents in everything, what if you let others take advantage of your own wishes? ”

"You still only keep your eyes on the Forbidden City, you can think of it this way, the vigilance of the Beijing army is caused by rumors, but there are many interpretations for whom, or against the Warat people, or against the inner ghosts, all the expected contingencies are covered. Besides, isn't there a great god in Qingning Palace? As soon as the Empress Dowager woke up, the world was decided. ”

Wu smiled slightly, "The Empress Dowager is very sick, could it be that someone has done something on the decoction?" Let the Queen Mother sleep when she should sleep, and wake up when she should wake up, it is really deliberate! It is forbidden for the palaces to go to Qingning Palace in the morning and dusk, saying that they are afraid of arguing with the empress dowager to recuperate, but in fact, they are afraid that others will see the clues. ”

"How can you think that?" The imperial doctor said that it would not be long before the Empress Dowager would recover. Look beyond the Forbidden City. ”

Wu shook his head, "It's still the drama in the Forbidden City that is more interesting!" ”

There was a bit of helplessness on Hongli's face, "I'm not afraid of 10,000, I'm afraid of what if, if it's a ghost outside Beijing, I'm afraid the whole capital will shake, and there will be no eggs under the nest!" ”

Wu sat down, twisted slightly, and put on the most comfortable sitting position for her. "No, even if, as you say, there may be some kind of happy ending, but everyone takes what they need, and after the turmoil, everything remains the same, and such a deal is the easiest to achieve." The corners of his mouth curled, and he smiled lightly again.

"Are you saying that the Son of Heaven will make a deal with that man and take what he wants?" The red knotweed stared at it and pondered, savoring the deep meaning of Wu's words. "The Son of Heaven is young, and the major affairs of the DPRK and China are determined by the auxiliary ministers, if there is a deal, it is also the auxiliary minister to trade, but why do they need to play with fire?"

"It's not playing with fire. You said that the king is the last barrier of the Son of Heaven, and as long as the fire does not burn on the king of the servant, it will never burn on the body of the Son of Heaven, so the Son of Heaven or the auxiliary minister will definitely not let the fire burn on the king of the servant! If you think about it again, the so-called ghosts outside Beijing will definitely not be able to escape the countless pairs of eyes above the temple, unless the temple is sitting and watching, and the "trouble" under the watchful eye naturally has nothing to do with ambition, but has other intentions. ”

Hongli was shocked, and it took a long time before he came to his senses, "Okay, even if you only focus on the Forbidden City, King Yu is a barrier for the Son of Heaven, then King Yu himself must have a barrier." ”

"Who can be the barrier of the servant king?"

"Prince Yue!"

Wu let out a soft laugh, "You still told your true intentions after all, however, there are many calculations in the Forbidden City, and it is difficult to predict whether he can become a barrier to the King of Servants, so it is better to do your best to obey the destiny of heaven." ”

"It seems that the slave maid is smart, and the imperial concubine must have a thorough rescue countermeasure. However, it is rumored that the bandits in the northern border are extremely strong, so I am afraid of what happens! ”

"The one in Xianxi Palace originally liked Qi Ming very much, but unfortunately she put all her thoughts on Fu'an Palace, and she couldn't take care of it. Fu'an Palace wanted to send a large army to save Qi Ming, but it was powerless, and now that the Beijing army is very strict, it can only go with the flow. ”

Hongli shook her head and sighed: "It's a pity, the Empress Dowager misses Prince Yue very much, but it's useless after all!" ”

Wu's face turned pale, "The Empress Dowager misses Prince Yue? Isn't the Empress Dowager delirious? ”

"The Empress Dowager used to repeatedly chant Prince Yue's name before, and now she also calls it once or twice from time to time."

The rumbling thunder outside gradually became quieter, and Wu stood up straight, staring at it for a long time. "Is it true that no one saw your secret entry into Fu'an Palace?"

"The slave and the maid swear, the slave and the maid are here, except for the imperial concubine and the slave maid, only God knows, if it is noticed afterwards, the slave and the maid will keep their mouths shut forever!"

"Let's go."

Red Thread opened the window after approaching the window, and when she climbed out of the window, her figure disappeared into the rain in a blink of an eye.

After staring at the dense rain pillar outside the window for a long time, Wu finally came to his senses, walked quickly to the door and opened the door. "Who is on duty in the inner chamber? Why don't you close the windows! ”

A thirteen or fourteen-year-old palace maid came in response, bowed down again and again to plead guilty, and then trotted all the way into the inner room.

"Little fun!"

Xiao Lezi hurriedly ran over, "What does the imperial concubine command?" ”

"You seem to have said at noon that Immortal Master Jingci will come to Fu'an Palace tomorrow morning, right?"

"Back to the imperial concubine, the little slave said it."

"Prepare the best pastries tomorrow."

"Yes."