Xu Qinghuan was brought into the hall by the female official, and the Queen Mother was sitting on the couch near the window to arrange flowers.

Xu Qinghuan stepped forward and bowed.

"Get up," the Queen Mother turned around and glanced at Xu Qinghuan, "Come and help the mourning family see where this branch is planted." ”

There is a freshly cut peony in the dendrobium, and the branch in the hand of the queen mother is a peony.

The peony of this dynasty is precious, Xu Qinghuan guessed that the queen mother originally planned to insert this peony in the middle of the dendrobium, surrounded by peonies, which looked prosperous and luxurious.

But now there is a golden peony in the middle of the dendrobium, and if you want to insert this peony, you have to take out the peony.

Xu Qinghuan thought that the people in the palace had already come to urge: "Miss Xu, the Queen Mother is waiting for you." ”

Xu Qinghuan stepped forward and took the flower from the Queen Mother's hand: "There must be another flower in the Queen Mother's Palace, so it is better to find a place for this peony." ”

The Queen Mother raised her eyes, and there was no joy or anger on her face: "Why is this?" The mourning family asked people to pick peonies just to match this peony. ”

Xu Qinghuan said respectfully: "Now that the Queen Mother has this golden stamen peony, the dendrobium looks very beautiful, and then put the peony down, it is inevitable that the two flowers will compete for power, and they all say that it is good to compete for beauty, but these flowers and branches are just for entertaining people, and the coexistence and symbiosis will not add more scenery, and they will be crowded here." ”

The queen is calm, so that people can't see joy and anger: "What a clever mouth, the mourning family just asked you to arrange flowers, but you said such a truth." ”

"Don't dare," Xu Qinghuan hurriedly bowed his head and saluted, "The courtiers said a lot, and asked the Queen Mother to atone for her sins." ”

The Queen Mother asked her to sit down: "You must have thought that the mourning family asked you to arrange flowers to test you, and the golden peony and this peony have different meanings, so you said something indisputable, yes or no?" ”

The Queen Mother clearly questioned her, so that she could not prevaricate, many things in the palace could not be said clearly, just like the Queen Mother rewarded her with Ruyi, saying that there is a deep meaning, there is a deep meaning, and there is no nature.

This is the way you fight with me, everything is hidden, and even if it is exposed, it will not be true.

Xu Qinghuan had seen these in his previous life, he just said some common words at the palace banquet, and after coming out of the palace, some people were like great enemies, and some people even killed themselves without making a sound.

The methods in the palace are cruel, but they can also kill people invisibly.

The Queen Mother twisted the Buddha beads in her hand and said lightly: "At a young age, I don't know where I got my stomach of thoughts, and I haven't started to figure out the intentions of the mourning family yet." ”

Although these words were not harsh, they were enough to make people hear a cold sweat.

Xu Qinghuan was not impatient: "Since the courtiers want to serve the Queen Mother and arrange flowers, they naturally have to think about the preferences of the Queen Mother, but the courtiers rarely came to the palace in the past, and they didn't see the Queen Mother a few times, even if they want to figure out the Queen Mother's mind, I'm afraid there is no place to start."

It is the female officials of Cining Palace who really understand the queen mother's mind, not the courtiers, and the courtiers are just taking advantage of the trend. ”

"Oh?" The Queen Mother raised her eyes slightly, and her voice was deep, "How do you say this?" What did they send to you? ”

Xu Qinghuan nodded: "Don't dare to deceive the Queen Mother, exactly." ”

Several female officials' faces suddenly changed, and they all stepped forward and said, "The slaves and maids don't dare, and I don't know why Miss Xu came to wronged us and others." ”

The queen mother saw the girl standing in the hall, there was no fear and panic on her face, but her eyebrows and eyes were stretched, and she was very frank and calm: "When the courtier was brought in, she happened to see a female official holding a dendrobium to the side room, and the courtier hurriedly glanced at it, only to see that the flower painted on the dendrobium seemed to be a rose, the calyx was pink, and there were a few flowers on the branches, and there was no large piece of color dyeing, which looked a little elegant, just matching the peony flower in the hands of the queen mother."

Therefore, the courtiers guessed that it was the female official who saw that the queen mother was difficult to choose, and was ready to advise to take another dendrobium to place this peony flower, and the female officer had been by the side of the queen mother for a long time, so she naturally knew the thoughts of the mother, and the courtiers felt that this arrangement was indeed appropriate, and secondly, they also wanted to cater to the preferences of the mother. ”

The female officer's eyes revealed a look of surprise, it turned out that Miss Xu meant this.

The Queen Mother looked over: "You really prepared dendrobium?" ”

The female official said: "The slave maid is just for people to take and prepare, in case the mother needs it, she will immediately take it out, I didn't expect Miss Xu to see it in her eyes, but how did Miss Xu know that the dendrobium was prepared for peonies, maybe it was just ready to be placed in the side room." ”

Xu Qinghuan said: "When the Queen Mother called me to arrange flowers, the palace man holding the dendrobium walked out of the side room, but after looking at the female official, he retreated.

In many cases, we do not get a definite answer, so we can only speculate and then corroborate with the facts we have seen......"

The Queen Mother heard this: "This is how you helped the Yamen solve the case?" ”

"Exactly," Xu Qinghuan raised his head, "Those cases are too complicated, there is no more evidence for a while, and if you want to make progress, you have to broaden your thinking first." ”

The Empress Dowager said: "So you suspect that those Japanese people transported firearms into Beijing, which is also based on your conjecture?" ”

Xu Qinghuan nodded: "But those conjectures are not groundless, and for such a major matter as firearms, careful precautions are always beneficial and harmless." ”

The Queen Mother looked at Xu Qinghuan silently, and said with a smile for a while: "It's a good one and there is no harm, and this case can be found out and you do have your credit, so the mourning family will give you a wish." ”

Having said this, Xu Qinghuan should have stepped forward to thank her, she lifted the hem of her skirt and knelt down uprightly: "The courtiers thank the Queen Mother for her grace, it's just ...... The wishful thinking is precious, and the courtiers are ashamed of it, and they can't help but feel worried. ”

The Queen Mother suddenly became a little interested in her heart: "Oh, why do you deserve it? ”

Xu Qinghuan raised his head and his eyes were clear: "Because this case has not been completely clarified, there are still people hiding in the dark to control the overall situation, although the plan in front of him has been exposed, maybe he has other preparations, just wait for us to relax our vigilance, and commit the crime again." ”

The Queen Mother already knew the ins and outs of the whole case, and immediately thought of Wang Yun: "You mean Wang Yun?" ”

Xu Qinghuan said: "The courtiers firmly believe that this case is not Wang Yun's own effort, Wang Yun is in prison, and there is no benefit to him in dealing with the Zhang family and the Marquis of Anyi's mansion. ”

The Queen Mother seemed to have thought of something, and her eyes were slightly downcast: "Do you want to continue to investigate?" ”

Xu Qinghuan said decisively: "The courtiers just want to seek the truth, as long as they are watched by that person for a day, they will not be able to live in peace for a day." ”

The Queen Mother remembered for some reason that when she was young, she seemed to have such a determination.

The Zhang family has not had such a prominent junior for a long time, if Zhang Jingshu is like this, even if she tries her best, she will help her mother to honor the world, not all the glory in this world can be owned by one person or one family.

"Get up," the queen softened a lot, "You talk about the case, the mourning family also remembers one thing, I don't know if you dare to ask, this matter is related to King Jian, but I am afraid that it will involve a lot." ”