After Cheng Qing came to the capital, he became more and more familiar with Meng Huaijin, who used to call her by her name, called her Senior Brother Cheng, and now sometimes called her Xiaolang.

Concubine Ning and the fourth prince are unlucky, and there is one less contender for the crown prince with the eldest prince, and the situation in the palace will also change, if Cheng Qing wants to avenge Cheng Rong, this is really not a good thing.

Cheng Qing heard something else from Meng Huaijin's words:

"Senior brother, are you optimistic about the five princes?"

Meng Huaijin didn't say anything to death.

"This 'Tired Case' gives me the feeling that it was like the time you were attacked, we thought that we had found out the truth, and even got infinitely close to the truth, but we always felt that something was wrong, whether the five princes would rise to power, and it depended on what Xiao Yunting had planned."

Xiao Yunting is indeed very strange.

Is it really that kind to only create opportunities for Cheng Qing?

This person took over the errand of the Qianqiu Banquet, and took the initiative to investigate the 'Disgusting Case', but he kept a low profile and gave the stage to Cheng Qing to play.

In the past few days in the Shen Criminal Division, because he was held by Xiao Yunting everywhere, Cheng Qing even had a hearty feeling when he worked with this person.

Although Cheng Qing quickly corrected this illusion and repeatedly reminded himself that he could not abandon his defense against Xiao Yunting, he still shuddered when he thought about it at this time - Xiao Yunting not only has a high IQ, but also has a higher EQ, if he deliberately wants to please someone, it is difficult for the person concerned to refuse.

Cheng Qing can always be vigilant, because she is not really only seventeen years old.

And what about the Five Princes?

The five princes were not valued in the past, but now that their biological mother is gone, it will be easy for Xiao Yunting to take advantage of the situation to fiddle with the five princes.

Senior Brother Meng mentioned the Five Princes and Xiao Yunting together, and he must have discovered that there was a connection between the two of them.

Cheng Qing was puzzled, "Xiao Yunting has to mix in everywhere, what is he trying to do?" ”

Want to be a new emperor?

Want to manipulate the government?

- Anyway, I don't have a few years to live, so wouldn't it be nice to enjoy life comfortably?

Meng Huaijin predicted that the five princes would rise up, Cheng Qing did not resist too much, she had no grievances or enmity with the five princes, and the five princes did not show any special qualities.

From Cheng Qing's personal perception, it is acceptable for her to be on the throne of the fifth prince.

Except for the second prince who has not been in contact with much, the eldest prince, the third prince and the fourth prince, Cheng Qing doesn't like it, the fourth prince is going to be unlucky, and it is not bad to have a fifth prince to compete with the eldest prince and the third prince.

When Cheng Qing and Meng Huaijin were talking about Xiao Yunting, Xiao Yunting was also talking about Cheng Qing.

"Little thistle, why do you say that a young man with a bright future swallows poison by himself?"

Xiao Ji didn't know who the young man in Xiao Yunting's mouth was, but Shizi asked, and she replied cautiously: "I guess that the young man you said may not know that he swallowed poison. If you can live well, who wants to die, that young man may have been deceived. ”

Deceived?

Cheng Qing is as good as a monkey, and has avoided the pits dug by others intentionally or unintentionally many times, Xiao Yunting sometimes suspects that Cheng Qing is more than seventeen years old, and he has not deceived Cheng Qing into the ship until now, who has the ability to trick Cheng Qing into taking poison himself?

Xiao Yunting didn't want to admit that someone was more capable than him.

Excluding the possibility that Xiao Ji said, there is only one guess left: Cheng Qing knew that it was poison, and for some reason, he voluntarily took poison.

Realizing this, Xiao Yunting was itching.

He still doesn't know enough about Cheng Qing, which may be the reason why he has never been able to control Cheng Qing.

Cheng Qing has a secret.

Xiao Yunting was very interested in Cheng Qing's secret, according to the original plan, he should have seized the opportunity to push the fifth prince to the throne, after knowing that Cheng Qing was taking poison on his own, Xiao Yunting felt that the five princes could be put aside for a while.

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The court and the harem are waiting for the result of the 'tired case', but Zhao Jieyu, the biological mother of the fifth prince, died suddenly - wrong, now it can't be called Zhao Jieyu, but Concubine Kang.

Concubine Kang was unknown during her lifetime, and no one took this low-ranking concubine from the palace maid in her eyes, even if Concubine Kang gave birth to the fifth prince.

As a result, as soon as the person died, I don't know what the emperor thought, but gave such a great mourning.

Many people are grass on the wall, and wherever the wind blows, they will fall in whichever way, and the emperor's preferences can affect most people.

The ladies in the palace got together, and they also shed tears when they mentioned Concubine Kang, as if Concubine Kang had a deep friendship with them when she was alive.

The fifth prince felt the concern of the ladies in the palace, and only felt sarcastic, as well as the eldest prince and the second prince and others, as if they suddenly discovered the pity of his younger brother and began to show favor to him.

For the care of the royal brothers, the five princes accepted all the orders, and as for the true feelings of the five princes, only he himself knows.

The fifth prince was busy treating Concubine Kang's funeral, and Concubine Ning was really panicked.

"The emperor obviously knows that the palace doesn't like the cheap maid, and he has also pressed the position of the cheap maid all these years, and now that the person is dead, the emperor thinks of the cheap maid? Concubine Kang, what a Concubine Kang! ”

"Mother's anger—"

The palace people who were serving beside Concubine Ning knelt and persuaded each other, where had Concubine Ning been wronged over the years, but now she was slapped in the face by the emperor and couldn't calm down at all.

It is said that the emperor has no love, but the emperor has loved her for so many years, is it all acting?

The concubines of the harem have a pathetic commonality, while admonishing themselves that the emperor has no love, they will fantasize that they are special existences, the emperor does not love other concubines, and he must have some sincerity towards himself.

Concubine Ning is now in this kind of demonic fright, and the emperor has favored her for many years, making Concubine Ning feel that she is special in the emperor's heart and occupies a great position.

So even if she was grounded, Concubine Ning was not so worried.

But the emperor not only banned her feet, but also posthumously named the dead Zhao Jieyu as Concubine Kang, not high or low just pressed her, making her lose face, even if the grounding was lifted, she didn't know how to face the ridicule of the harem concubines, Concubine Ning began to be nervous.

In addition to worrying about her own situation, she was also worried about the side of the fourth prince.

Concubine Ning was impetuous, and her work was not as stable as before, and she was grounded, and she also took the risk of delivering news outside the palace, wanting to confirm the safety of the four princes.

As soon as Concubine Ning's news was handed out on the front foot, someone reported it to the Qianqing Palace on the back foot.

Eunuch Liu hunched his waist and chested, eager to shrink his head under the emperor's imperial case.

- Hey, Concubine Ning, why are you so breathless?

Cheng compiled the results of the investigation of the four people, but the emperor didn't believe it, or the emperor was worried about his love for many years and didn't want to believe it, and he wanted to give Concubine Ning and the four princes a chance.

It happened that Zhao Jieyu died, and the emperor mourned Zhao Jieyu after her death, and also wanted to use this funeral to divert the attention of the court and the harem to the 'tired case'...... Eunuch Liu is an old man who has served the emperor for many years, and his understanding of the emperor's mind is more accurate than that of ordinary concubines.

Concubine Ning is too angry, and the emperor doesn't seize the opportunity when he gives him, so he wants to hit the crater with his iron head!

"Swing and go to Beizhen Fusi, I want to hear what message Concubine Ning brought to the Four Emperors."

As soon as the emperor's words came out, Eunuch Liu knew that Concubine Ning was finished.