Prime Minister Zuo now has no such arrogant appearance as an important minister of the imperial court on weekdays, his hair and beard are crumpled and he looks dirty.

At this time, he was tied to the iron shelf in the basement, and he raised his eyes slightly to look at the two young men standing opposite.

These two people are Guanyan and Guanlan.

Unlike Guanyan, who has never talked much, Guanlan has always been a personality who likes to laugh and laugh.

As the deputy captain of the Dark Feather Guard, now that the people of Zhennan Wangfu are withering, Guanlan has almost taken over the task of news listening.

Liao Luan has always suspected that Prime Minister Zuo Cheng is pretending to be in the name of Zhishi, but in fact he has taken refuge in other forces.

That's why he is hanging here at this time.

Guanlan pointed at Prime Minister Zuo with a smile, and said to Guanyan, "What do you guess he will say?" ”

Guan Yan only glanced at Guan Lan coldly, and didn't pay attention to his question, but said, "Ask quickly." ”

"You, you've been boring for ten years," Guanlan pursed his lips and walked in front of Prime Minister Zuo in three or two steps.

Prime Minister Zuo has been locked up for many days, and it is dark here, and he himself doesn't know how long he has been locked up, but he feels that life is like a year.

He didn't know who the person who was holding him was really there, and when he saw that he was finally dragged out, he held on to an old bone and said, "You...... Who are you. ”

His voice sounded a little weak, with some fear of facing the unknown, Guanlan suddenly smiled with interest when he heard it, "Qin Zhong, what did you do wrong, don't you know?" ”

Guanlan's voice still carried the youthfulness of a young man, but at this time, the voice with a smile sounded cold to Prime Minister Zuo.

The basement was shady, he wasn't wearing much, his body trembled subconsciously, and he forced himself to speak, "What are you talking about, don't spew blood." ”

Because of the excitement, Zuo Cheng's bark-like wrinkled face also had a little flush, and he struggled to move down, but the rope became tighter and tighter.

Seeing this, Guanlan smiled even more happily, giggling like a child for a long time, and suddenly turned pale, and said in a condensed voice

"Qin Zhong, the emperor already knows what you have done, and now you are still arguing here, do you want to suffer a little bit of flesh and skin?"

These words rushed into Prime Minister Zuo's ears like a hellish Shura, and his face suddenly tightened, looking extremely righteous.

He held up his momentum and said forcefully, "The old man doesn't know what nonsense you are talking about, privately detaining the officials of the imperial court, who gave you the guts." ”

However, after he said this, both of them laughed out loud, and even Guan Yan couldn't help laughing.

Guanlan turned around directly, and took out the iron pieces that were burning in the stove from the rows of torture instruments.

The iron was burning red, exuding heat, and Guanlan walked up to Qin Zhong and shook it from side to side.

"Not only will I detain you, but if you don't cooperate, I will torture you," Guanlan said, his eyes moved to Zuo Cheng's dirty face, "Old man, you have forgotten eighty percent, you are now a minister, not Zuo Cheng's prime minister." ”

As soon as he said this, Prime Minister Qin Zhong knew that this person should really be the emperor's person.

Because he had other secrets, he almost didn't talk to others, but at this time, this person knew that there was only one possibility, that is, he was kidnapped by the emperor.

Thinking of this, he became more and more flustered in his heart, but after all, after being immersed in officialdom for so many years, Qin Zhong had learned what it was to not be surprised.

He gritted his teeth and forcibly endured the fear in his heart, and said loudly, "What do you want me to say, do you still want to bend into a trick?" It just doesn't make sense. ”

The more he looked angry, the happier he found that Guanlan, who should have been suspicious in his heart, smiled.

He was like a devil, his voice was from far to near, and in the next second, Qin Zhong felt that something was branded on his thin chest.

There was no feeling at first, and a huge pain ensued.

"Ahh

Since the last appointment with the queen mother, Lin Zuiliu will take Princess Zhaoyuan to Kunning Palace every day to check the pulse of the queen mother.

Her illness is not serious, but because it has been in the body for too long, it has accumulated into a disease that is difficult to get rid of.

This kind of good disease that is difficult to treat by internal administration, Lin Zuiliu simply took a three-pronged approach.

"......, take these herbs and boil hot water, which the queen can use when she bathes every day in the future."

Lin Zuiliu wrote the recipe and handed it directly to the queen, and the queen took the recipe and saw that it was all ordinary recipes, nothing special.

However, she also believed Lin Zuiliu, so she nodded directly, handed the prescription to the palace maid behind her, and instructed her to get the medicine, and then turned around with an inquiring look.

"The princess said three tubes yesterday, I don't know what is the other method besides oral bathing?"

It's not that Lin Zuiliu is selling off, it's really because she herself is a little unsure about this method.

She hesitated for a long time, and finally sighed and said, "Don't hide it, Queen Mother, the last method can't be used by the concubines now." ”

Hearing Lin Zuiliu say this, and looking at her embarrassed look, the queen mother and Princess Zhaoyuan both mentioned a little thought, and Princess Zhaoyuan looked like a knife in both sides.

"You say, Drunken Willow, if you want to do anything, this princess will get it all for you."

Her righteous appearance of patting her chest made Lin Zuiliu Lin Zuiliu clear her throat slightly, held back a smile, and then spoke

"Presumably both of them know that when the Empress Dowager was alive, the prince of Zhennan once took his concubines to the far north, in order to get a taste of white dome grass."

"White Dome Grass is rare, at that time, the prince himself went to only get two plants, the Queen Mother took one plant, and the other plant, the concubine really doesn't know if it's still there."

Speaking of this, the two women with high status on the side were also a little silent.

After all, the White Dome Grass is no better than anything else, if it is really gone, then no one can do anything.

Besides, the little emperor didn't like the queen mother much, so it's hard to say whether he would go to great lengths to get medicinal herbs for her.

For a while, Kunning Palace fell into a short silence, and soon Princess Zhaoyuan patted the table and said softly, "It's better to ask anyway, no one will use this medicine anyway." ”

Her words are not rough, but what she said makes sense, Lin Zuiliu nodded and agreed, and the two looked at the queen.

Naturally, she didn't have any opinions, so she nodded and smiled.

The three of them sat together, chatting and chatting quickly became familiar.

The queen is the eldest daughter of Prince Gong, Prince Gong married one wife and two concubines in his life, Prince Gong went early, and only gave birth to two queens and Qi Jingxuan in his life.

Lin Zuiliu also saw Qi Jingxuan, and felt that he was a cheerful and lively boy, so he chatted with the queen for a while.

The three of them suddenly talked about Concubine Chen.

"I saw her again yesterday, so I went to the royal garden to pick flowers for you, and I was holding a birdcage treasure in my hand."

"You said what the pigeon was doing with a rope tied under its feet and in a cage."

Princess Zhaoyuan looked down on Concubine Niangniang with seven or eight of them, and her tone was full of disgust when she talked about her.

Lin Zuiliu pursed her lips and smiled while listening to her, and turned her head slightly, but saw that the expression of the queen mother over there was not very good.

She was thinking about something with an inexplicable expression on her face at this time, and it seemed that she was not involved in this chat.

Lin Zuiliu looked at her for a while, and saw that she really hadn't come back to her senses, so she said, "Queen Mother, what are you thinking?" ”

She was startled by this shout, and when she turned around, she saw that Princess Zhaoyuan and Lin Zuiliu both stopped talking and looked at her, and hurriedly waved their hands.

"It's not ......"

After she finished speaking, she glanced at the two of them with inexplicable expressions, and suddenly said again, "In the past, did there be a concubine in the palace who liked to raise pigeons?" ”

Naturally, there is none.

Even if Lin Zuiliu didn't live in ancient times, he felt that raising pigeons was really not a hobby.

Princess Zhaoyuan was much more honest than Lin Zuiliu, so she simply waved her hand directly, with a disdainful expression on her face.

"Of course not, she's just a wonder, what kind of animal is not easy to raise."

Hearing Princess Zhaoyuan say this, the expression of the queen mother over there became more and more puzzled.

Lin Zuiliu looked at her expression, felt that something was wrong, and said, "What did the queen mother find?" ”

When she asked, the queen mother hesitated for a long time before she nodded.

She looked left and right, and suddenly opened her mouth and sent the palace maids and eunuchs behind her out, leaving only the three of them sitting at the table.

The queen mother said mysteriously, "It's not a big deal, but the palace likes to go to the stars upstairs to worship the Buddha on weekdays, and I have seen Concubine Chen go upstairs several times." ”

This is not a big deal, in a place where there are no restrictions on harem concubines such as Xinglou, the queen can go, and the concubine can naturally go.

"It's strange that she releases her pigeons every time as if they were having fun."

The pigeon is an animal that knows its way, so even if it is released outside, it will come back on its own.

Thinking of this, Lin Zuiliu suddenly thought of what Princess Fang Cai Zhaoyuan said.

"What kind of cage do you use with a rope tied to your feet?"

She suddenly slapped the table, and Princess Zhaoyuan, who was complaining on the side, was startled, glanced at Lin Zuiliu a little angrily, and said, "Why are you startled by the drunken willow that scared me." ”

As soon as she finished speaking, Lin Zui Liu suddenly grabbed the queen mother's arm, and the expression on her face looked very surprised.

Seeing that she was really anxious, the queen also stretched out her hand and patted her comfortingly, and said, "Don't panic, what's going on?" ”

Lin Zuiliu wasn't flustered, she just felt that what she thought of was a little terrifying.

"You say, Concubine Chan won't be spreading the news, right?"