In the afternoon, Shao Ziqing came and changed into a cyan acacia gown, which was much more expensive than the coarse cloth clothes he wore when he came this morning.

The eunuch led Shao Ziqing into the hall, Jiang Zuiyao knew that the eunuchs here were all the emperor's people, so he hurriedly called to Shao Ziqing: "Brother." ”

Shao Ziqing nodded, and the eunuch saw it and said, "When you see Concubine Mu, you should give a gift, this is the rule in the palace." ”

Jiang Zuiyao hurriedly said: "This is my own brother, so I will be exempt from false courtesy." ”

The eunuch insisted with a smile: "Having said that, the palace rules cannot be violated." ”

In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Shao Ziqing still gave a salute and said: "The grass people see Mu Concubine Niangniang." ”

The eunuch didn't say anything, smiled with satisfaction, and Jiang Zuiyao said, "I'll talk to my brother about some family talk, you all go out." ”

The eunuch and the serving palace maid all went out under the leadership of Su Su, and Su Su was still guarding the door.

The people in the hall walked cleanly, and Shao Ziqing and Jiang Zuiyao didn't have to make a show for others, Shao Ziqing fell crooked on the soft couch, looked at Jiang Zuiyao and said, "It seems that you have a very comfortable life this day." ”

Jiang Zuiyao's eyes suddenly turned cold: "Why don't you exchange with me?" Do you live such a comfortable life? ”

Shao Ziqing raised her lips and sneered: "You don't have to insinuate your dissatisfaction, you will be wronged for two months at most." ”

Jiang Zuiyao frowned: "You are too bold, why did you enter the palace so boldly?" That's the Emperor of Qingguo, I can't guarantee that I will thoroughly investigate your details, if we find any clues, our plan will not only be wasted, but I am afraid that it will cause death. ”

Shao Ziqing was not worried: "Are you stupid and incompetent when you are your husband?" Don't worry, the outside is all taken care of. ”

In the face of such words, Jiang Zuiyao was still not at ease, after all, what they wanted to calculate was the king of a country, Qingguo was not as contemptuous as the country, it was a big country, and if they wanted to fool the emperor of Qingguo, where was it so easy, so he said: "You'd better make it clear to me about me, if Your Majesty asks me in the future, I can answer it, you and I must be in the same voice." ”

This is inevitable, Shao Ziqing's sudden entry into the palace has added a lot of variables, and the two of them are brother and sister's false identities, if you talk about the situation at home, the two of them are inconsistent, then it will be bad.

Therefore, Shao Ziqing brought his arrangements outside the palace one by one, and Jiang Zuiyao listened very carefully and did not dare to miss any details.

In the evening, in the imperial study, Emperor Qingguo folded the last book, leaned on the dragon chair tiredly, raised his hand and gently rubbed his temples to relieve fatigue.

At this time, a man dressed in dark green, who could enter and leave the imperial study at will to meet the saint without anyone passing through, walked in in a hurry, clasped his fists and saluted: "Your Majesty." ”

The emperor opened his eyes tiredly, saw that the agent had eased his fatigue, and asked, "Are you back?" ”

The secret agent nodded, put down his hand and said, "My subordinates worked hard all the way to the capital where Prince Gong was located, and they did find the residence of Concubine Mu. ”

When it came to the woman that the emperor cared about the most at the moment, he immediately dissipated his tiredness, and immediately became very serious and asked, "What did you find?" ”

"After investigation, Mu Concubine has an elder brother who lives in a suburban village, and when his subordinates arrived, something had happened in the family, and the villagers were asked to know that the village was attacked by bandits, and there were countless deaths and injuries in the village, including Mu Concubine's sister-in-law and nephew."

"And then?"

"Then the subordinates went to investigate Mu Concubine's mother's house, and her parents have died."

Such news made the emperor frown: "Dead? ”

Emperor Qingguo was inevitably suspicious, he had never heard Jiang Zuiyao mention this matter, so he was inevitably puzzled.

The spy nodded firmly: "My subordinates have inquired about it, and it was not long after Concubine Mu left with Prince Gong that she was assassinated." ”

"Who killed it?"

The agent shook his head: "The subordinates are incompetent and have not found out about this matter. ”

This suspicion has remained in the emperor's heart for a long time, and he still can't let go of his words: "Continue to investigate, be sure to find out who killed Concubine Mu's mother's family." ”

The agent nodded: "Yes!" ”

Immediately, the emperor asked again: "What did you find out about Prince Gong?" ”

The spy replied: "The subordinates sneaked into Prince Gong's palace, there are only three or four people in the huge mansion, and the life is very poor, and they have asked the people nearby, and they said that they have indeed seen a man and a woman entering the palace in a carriage, and when they asked about their appearance, they were indeed the same as Concubine Mu. ”

"And a man? Can you find out the whereabouts of that man? The emperor asked eagerly, and the agent shook his head: "No." ”

The emperor instantly became angry: "Waste! I sent you out on a trip, and you found this thing? Do you also have the face to come back with me? ”

The spy panicked instantly, and hurriedly bowed his head and said, "The subordinates are incompetent. ”

The emperor frowned sadly, thinking about all these years, he deliberately drove Prince Gong to a desolate place where birds don't, and secretly sent people to monitor his every move, but Prince Gong has been very honest over the years, and there has been no disobedience.

The emperor thought that Prince Gong was really obedient, but he unknowingly found the stolen national seal, and the national seal that he couldn't find with countless thoughts, how could it be obtained by Prince Gong?

This is the biggest doubt in the emperor's heart now, this problem, even the people he sent to monitor Prince Gong don't know, so the emperor will send secret agents to investigate, but what he didn't expect is that the secret agents came back and couldn't find out.

This made the emperor very uneasy in his heart, and his face became more and more ugly when he sat on the dragon chair, frowning and said, "Keep checking!" If you can't find out, don't come back! ”

The spy clenched his fists and replied, "Yes!" ”

The spy turned around and walked out of the imperial study, and Emperor Qingguo breathed a deep sigh of relief and was distraught.

After a while, the eunuch walked in and said, "Your Majesty, the queen mother has sent someone to say that she has prepared your favorite dinner, and invites you to dine with you tonight." ”

The emperor thought for a while and said, "Concubine Mu's injury is not healed yet, I have to go and see it, let the queen eat it herself." ”

After saying this, the emperor got up and went in the direction of the side hall.

At this moment, in the queen's bedroom, the people sent out returned to the emperor's meaning, and the queen's face did not show a little loss, but raised a strange smile.

When the eunuch next to him saw it, he asked puzzledly: "Queen Mother, Your Majesty refuses to accompany you, why are you laughing?" ”

The queen glanced at her with disdain and replied, "It seems that Your Majesty really likes that Mu Concubine now." ”

Only then did the eunuch come to his senses: "The queen mother is deliberately trying to test His Majesty's mind?" ”

"That's right, Your Majesty didn't often come to this palace here in the past, but after a long time, this palace went to invite Your Majesty to dinner, and Your Majesty would come, but today Your Majesty didn't come, isn't it because of Concubine Mu's injury?"

"What is the Queen going to do? Get rid of that concubine? ”

"Why did Hongu get rid of her? She is the only hope that the palace has now brought down the concubine. ”

The eunuch suddenly realized: "The queen mother is shrewd, but she is just a country girl, she is not a trouble, if she can be used to bring down the concubine, it is a good thing." ”

It's just that the queen's face turned cold and said: "It's just that this girl is very stubborn, and she actually rejected the palace." ”

The eunuch couldn't help but chuckle and said, "If you can do something to kidnap the concubine, this concubine is not a smart person." ”

Immediately, the queen said confidently: "Don't worry, according to the concubine's temperament, she will definitely not let her go, and when she suffers a loss, she will naturally come to the palace." ”