Outside the pavilion, a woman dressed in fine clothes, slowly climbing the stairs with the support of others, she is twenty-nine years old this year, and because of proper maintenance, she looks no different from a woman in her early twenties. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

It's just that there is always a touch of sadness in her eyes, which makes her whole person look not very good, and her face is dull and she can barely squeeze out a smile.

After walking straight to the last step, I saw that the person sitting in the pavilion in front of me and drinking tea elegantly was Chu Shenxia, her face immediately turned blue, and she said coldly: "It turns out that the person Wei Shangshu wants to introduce to me is you." ”

"Meet Concubine Hui." Chu Shenxia suddenly got up and bowed to her.

Concubine Hui didn't mean to sit down, and her tone of voice was repulsive, "I don't think you and I have anything to do with each other, and there are still a lot of things in the palace, so I won't talk about it here." ”

Chu Shenxia saw that she turned around and wanted to leave, but she didn't get up to stay, but said: "Niangniang stays in the harem all day long, looking at things and thinking about people in the empty hall, why don't you think about how to take revenge?" ”

The air around them seemed to be frozen, freezing both of them, Concubine Hui was not mature enough, the expression on her face was very rich, and she said fiercely: "Revenge? What revenge? Hasn't the murderer already been found in the Punishment Temple? ”

"Actually, Concubine Hui knows who the real murderer of King Xu is, right?"

Chu Shenxia's extremely light words gave Concubine Hui a hard blow, her hand beside her trembled slightly, she wanted to pretend to be relaxed but looked very clumsy, but in the end she still exhaled and sat down.

"What are you trying to tell me about me today?"

"I don't say it, Niangniang also knows in her heart who killed King Xu, the reason why the Zhu family forbears is just because the current situation is unfavorable, and they are looking for an opportunity to rise." Chu Shenxia raised his sleeves and poured a cup of tea for her, and after putting down the teapot, he said, "And the East Palace is the best opportunity that the Zhu family needs the most now." ”

"The Zhu family and the East Palace?" Concubine Hui covered her mouth with a smile a little amused, and looked at Chu Shenxia several times with a pair of eyes before saying, "Is the prince cornered?" Actually want to use the power of the Zhu family? ”

Chu Shenxia didn't take her ridicule to heart, and said with a faint smile: "I know that Niangniang doesn't want to believe me, because I am the prince's disciple." How could he think of a way to help the Zhu family? But I have something I want to tell Niangniang, the reason why I help the Zhu family. It's not that I have other thoughts in my heart and want to take the opportunity to bring down the Zhu family, but because I'm not afraid, even if the Zhu family's power rises, my East Palace is like a mountain, fearless. So please relax your mind. ”

Concubine Hui was very surprised, and hid the complicated look on her face by drinking tea, on the one hand, she felt that what Chu Shenxia said was very right, if with the help of the power of the East Palace, it would be very easy for the Zhu family to rise with the only remaining forces.

On the one hand, he was also secretly amazed that the person in front of him was so confident, and he had already heard of the name of Chu Shenxia, a staff member of the East Palace, at this time. How dare she make a decision so easily?!

After a long time, she suddenly spoke: "You don't want to deceive me into trusting me with just a few words, the most eloquent people in the world are you doormen, black can also be said to be white, and dead people can also be said to be alive." Don't I know about you yet? Playing these tricks, in the final analysis, I still want to take the opportunity to eradicate my Zhu family's forces, don't you? ”

"It's okay if Niangniang is unwilling to reach an alliance with us, now that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has come to this point, do you still need anyone's help from your forces? The Zhu family is just dispensable in our opinion. Since that's the case, then I won't force my mother. Chu Shenxia was very complacent and raised the tea in front of him and drank it slowly.

When he said this, he really looked down on the Zhu family. This made Concubine Hui very devastated, their Zhu family was indeed not as good as before, but now even this little staff dared to be so disrespectful to her, in the end, she was not happy.

Concubine Hui was about to leave as soon as she flicked her sleeves, but after taking a few steps, her mind always recalled his words. Since their East Palace didn't mind the Zhu family climbing up through their tree, and everyone was going towards the same goal, what if they were ridiculed by him in words?

When the Zhu family's forces return in the future, he Liu Yan bowed his head, thinking of this, Concubine Hui turned around and returned to the long pavilion, making a powerful appearance, and said in a tone that did not allow Chu Shenxia to refuse: "Okay, I promise you that I will become an ally with your East Palace." ”

The teacups collided lightly, and the two of them used tea as wine, thus forming an alliance covenant.

"Is His Highness in the nave?" Chu Shenxia asked as he walked, looking very anxious, which made the person who replied not dare to slack off at all, and hurriedly said, "Yes, Your Highness came back from the palace a quarter of an hour ago, and you are processing official documents in the middle hall at the moment, and Your Highness has only sent someone to find you once, but you are not there." ”

"Got it." After Chu Shenxia said this, one foot had already crossed the threshold, and after a few more steps, he entered the main hall.

Liu Yan, who was dealing with the official documents, habitually raised his eyes when he heard the footsteps, and did not react at first, but just glanced at it and lowered his head, and then quickly raised his head, clearly seeing that the person in front of him was Chu Shenxia, he hurriedly got up from his seat, hurriedly descended the jade steps, and led him into the inner hall.

Without waiting for Chu Shenxia to speak, Liu Yan had already told the emperor Gao Xian about the poisoning, and at the end, he asked Chu Shenxia to guess who this person was.

"I'm not afraid of His Highness's jokes when I say it, as long as something happens to Jiankang, there will be no one else in my mind except Liu Yu." Chu Shenxia shook his head self-deprecatingly, and then cast his gaze on his face.

Liu Yan nodded, in recognition of it, squinted his eyes and said: "I think so too, I can't think of anyone else except Liu Yu, but I just wondered, is there such a possibility, there is another force hidden in the court, which neither belongs to us nor to Liu Yu?" ”

"Of course there is, but these forces are too small compared to Liu Yu, but they are ignored, such as the Zhu family and the Liu family. To put it mildly, the Zhu family is much smaller than the Liu family, and the Liu family has at least one adult King Qing, but what about the Zhu family, King Xu is dead, which means that everything is gone. Chu Shenxia pursed his lips and thought for a while, and then said, "This is a good explanation why someone does something to the Zhu family, only to the sick prince, compared to the Liu family behind King Qing, the Zhu family is really too easy to deal with." ”

"Yes, the Zhu family is also a force, and the Ji family, which has frequently shown signs recently, I always feel that although they are not so big as to be threatened, if one day, they join forces, it will not be to be underestimated." There was some concern in Liu Yan's words.

"I have one thing I want to tell Your Highness," Chu Shenxia paused deliberately, met Liu Yan's clear gaze, and said clearly, "I met Concubine Hui today and have decided to join forces with the Zhu family." ”

Liu Yan's expression was shocked, and he was quite puzzled by what Chu Shenxia had done, and muttered: "Wang Quanming, a person who is so slippery, can't he still find out about our dealings with the Zhu family?" Not to mention...... Not to mention ......"

After a few pauses, Liu Yan's voice suddenly changed, and he asked in a slightly questioning tone, "Why didn't you discuss with me before you did these things?" ”

Chu Shenxia suddenly left the table, his knees bent, and he was about to make a kneeling motion, Liu Yan's eyelids jumped, and he hurriedly raised his hand to help him, and scolded sharply: "What are you doing here?" What kind of gift do you do in a good way?! ”

"I made an alliance with the Zhu family in private, but I didn't tell His Highness in advance, I knew that I was wrong, and I was ready to be punished in the morning." Chu Shenxia's tone couldn't hear half a joke.

This made Liu Yan very annoyed, and said angrily: "I really can't stand you, sometimes you are not formal, you don't respect my opinions at all, you can do whatever you want, but sometimes, you respect me as if you are the son of heaven, aren't you an afterthought?" ”

Without waiting for Chu Shenxia to speak, Liu Yan shook his hand again and said, "Forget it, don't talk about this nonsense, I understand your thoughts, I don't really blame you, so how can I talk about punishment?" It's just that it's safer for you to tell me before you do it next time. ”

Chu Shenxia nodded slightly, and answered his question, "We have dealings with the Zhu family in private, which will naturally arouse the suspicion of people from all walks of life. ”

"Then you ......"

"Of course, when we put it on the bright side, we will deal with the Zhu family openly, just to tell everyone that we will take the Zhu family into our pockets. Once many things are put in the open, no one will be suspicious, but it is the hidden things that will attract people's attention. ”

Liu Yan thought about it carefully, and then made calculations, "In this way, we not only have the help of the Ji family, but also the Zhu family, these small and small forces will not be underestimated in the future." ”

"Despite this, Your Highness still has to carefully control their forces, and it will be a bad thing for Your Highness when the day is really not to be underestimated." Chu Shenxia couldn't help but admonish.

"I naturally understand that this day is still far away, and the most important thing at the moment is that there are only two things, one is to find Uncle Qinwang's missing daughter as soon as possible, and the other is ...... The headless case must go further. Liu Yan's fingertips tapped lightly on the table, and a pair of eyes looked at Chu Shenxia with burning eyes.

This made Chu Shenxia a little crying and laughing, and shook his head slightly and said: "Your Highness closed your mouth and spoke, they are all King Qin, and I really have calluses in my ears when I hear it." ”

"I'm not joking with you, Uncle Qinwang's case can't be delayed any longer, Liu Yu will soon realize that as long as he makes a move, then our previous efforts will be in vain, and this unjust case will sink into the sea and never see the light of day." Liu Yan saw that there was an uncontrollable smile on his face, and he frowned and said seriously.

"Yes, yes, follow the instructions of His Royal Highness the Prince, and I will go to find out more." Chu Shenxia smiled helplessly, only to stand up and take a step, only to feel that the world was spinning, and he fell straight in front of Liu Yan.

Liu Yan was shocked, and hurriedly left the table to probe his breath, which was very normal, which made him a little puzzled, seeing the corners of his mouth slightly hooked, he thought he was bluffing himself, and said a little angrily: "How old are you, and you still play this boring game?" ”

For a long time, I didn't see him respond, and his expression was the same as Fang Cai, without any change, Liu Yan was a little anxious, and hurriedly helped him to the couch, and ordered someone to find Banrong.

(To be continued.) )