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A delicate and touching face, now a little pale because of the cold, and his feet kept moving on the ground.

Stop, the cold wind blowing through the window will make her shiver.

The day was about to pass, and from early morning to this moment, only a bowl of white water, two steamed buns, and nothing else was brought to her.

Hunger made her feel even more chills, and she couldn't help but trot up in the room with her chest crossed.

The sky on the lattice had darkened a little, and the night was coming, and for a whole day, from early morning to evening, no one had come to pay attention to her, and to speak a word to her.

No one asked her, no one interrogated her, and no one came over for a day, except for a bowl of water and two cold steamed buns that came in the morning.

The door was locked from the outside, and Concubine Lian knew that there were guards outside the door, and although she could not see where those people were, she knew that the lady would never leave her here alone, that is, she was not tied up, and no one was sent to guard her.

She looked through the cracks in the latticework and the cracked window paper, and when it was dark, she asked several times to meet the emperor and the mother, but no one paid attention to her.

The cold wind was biting, soaking through the bone marrow, and she couldn't stand it anymore.

"Come on, come on, I'm going to freeze to death."

There were no people outside the room, and there seemed to be no one in the lonely courtyard, only a howling cold wind.

Concubine Lian looked at the dilapidated window lattice, it was not difficult to get out from here, and she could smash open the window lattice and jump out with the debris piled up in the corner of the room.

She is not a weak woman, but a woman with martial arts, her delicate and beautiful appearance is just an illusion, she has never shown in front of anyone that she knows martial arts.

If she smashed the window lattice and jumped out, it would expose the fact that she knew martial arts, and even if she jumped out of the window lattice, where would she be able to escape?

This is the palace, the palace with strict guards, and her few blows can only deal with a few ordinary palace maids and slaves, and against the guards, she can only tie her hands.

The most important thing is that she doesn't want anyone to know that she knows martial arts, so it won't be clear.

"Niangniang, the concubine knows her mistakes, the concubine is guilty, ask the concubine to see the concubine, the concubine knows everything, and asks the concubine to be gracious."

Concubine Lian slapped on the door, and a dull voice came from the door, echoing in the courtyard for a long time.

A wooden thorn pierced into Concubine Lian's delicate jade hand, and suddenly there was a sharp pain, she couldn't help but retract her hand, and looked down at the bright red blood beads oozing from the palm of her hand.

The piercing red made her heart tremble violently, staying here, she was afraid that she would not be able to survive the cold of the night.

"Puff ......"

Concubine Lian knelt down and knelt in front of the door, and the cold wind blowing in through the crack in the door, carrying ice slag and snow flakes, chilled through the placket of her clothes.

"Niangniang, beg Niangniang to forgive her concubines and give me a favor."

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The voice was not high, and it drifted through the courtyard, and she believed her words, and the scene of her kneeling here and pleading, and soon someone would go back to the lady who had no name.

Someone walked back and forth outside the dormitory a few times, Jinxiu saw that he walked out, the emperor and Niangniang were having dinner, and those slaves didn't dare to go over to disturb, so they waited outside for Jinxiu to notice them coming out.

"Splendid girl, Concubine Lian......"

A eunuch whispered a few words in Jinxiu's ear, Jinxiu nodded and waved, and the eunuch retreated.

Jinxiu walked around the outside a few times, and did not immediately go back to the room, she waited for a moment and turned around and walked out towards the courtyard where Concubine Lian was being held.

"Niangniang, the concubine is guilty, the concubine is at fault, and the concubine doesn't dare. Niangniang, begging Niangniang to be gracious, the concubine is willing to say all the things she knows, just ask Niangniang to give the concubine a chance. ”

In the soft voice, there was a slight hoarseness, and a sad and sad voice echoed in the courtyard.

The voice paused for a moment.

"Splendid girl, you're here."

When the slaves saw Jinxiu coming, they all hurriedly came out to salute, and now Jinxiu is a celebrity around Niangniang, presiding over the affairs around Niangniang, and they are very polite when they see Jinxiu.

"The people inside, has it always been like this?"

"Yes, she has been kneeling for more than half an hour, the weather is cold, and she is not wearing many clothes, and the minions are worried that something will happen, so they disturb the girl."

"I'll take a look."

Jinxiu stepped in, someone hurriedly opened the lock on the door, Jinxiu sneered, this lock is just an ornament, not to mention that Concubine Lian has martial arts, she is an ordinary woman, she can also kick open the window or door and escape from inside.

This opportunity was deliberately reserved for Concubine Lian, but unfortunately that woman was smart enough to endure the sins in it rather than come out.

"Concubine Lian, do you have something to say back to Niangniang?"

Concubine Lian's eyes showed a bright color, and she looked up at Jinxiu standing by the door, Jinxiu stood on the side of the door, avoiding the direction in which Concubine Lian knelt.

She is a slave, even if Concubine Lian is guilty, she is still the identity of the concubine before she is convicted, and she can't stand in front of Concubine Lian and bear the great gift of Concubine Lian.

"Splendid girl, please bother to return to Niangniang, I have now realized my mistake, and I am willing to say all the things I know, and beg Niangniang to give me a chance and give me grace."

"I don't know what Concubine Lian wants to say, let's tell the slave maid first, Niangniang has never slept peacefully since she entered the palace, if you don't think about it and alarm Niangniang again, the emperor will blame the slave maid."

Jinxiu's innocent and pure face, full of pity, put all the blame on the emperor.

The most worried, feared, and most feared thing by everyone in this harem is to be blamed by the emperor.

"Splendid girl, there are some things that are inconvenient to say to the girl, and please forgive the girl, these things and these words can only be told to the girl

, the girl knew that it would be no good. ”

Jinxiu sneered, at this time, this Concubine Lotus would say such things, she was really dizzy, right?

"In that case, concubine, you should think about it carefully, and the slave and maid will retire."

Jinxiu did not salute, turned around and walked out to the courtyard.

"Splendid girl, beg the girl to give me a gift, I really have something very important to return to the emperor and the mother."

"The emperor is busy with state affairs, but he doesn't have time to listen to what the concubine says, Niangniang has already sent someone to inform the four princes of this matter, or is willing to tell the four princes about the secrets."

"Wait......"

Jinxiu's footsteps did not pause at all, and continued to walk out of the courtyard to see who the last person who couldn't stand it was.

"Girl, please stay and listen to me."

"I'm a slave, I still don't listen to the concubine, your secrets, you just wait, see when the mother has time to come over to meet the concubine and listen to you."

"I said, beg the girl to stay."

Concubine Lian staggered to her feet with the door, because she had been kneeling for too long, the ground was cold, and her legs had already lost sensation, and she couldn't help but fall outside the door.

"Ask the girl to stay, the girl stay!"

Jinxiu's footsteps paused slightly, and when she heard the sound of Concubine Lian falling, she looked back at Concubine Lian.

Concubine Lian raised her head and met Xiang Jinxiu's cold and frozen eyes, which made Concubine Lian's body tremble.

No, in the eyes of a little slave, there can be such a terrifying gaze that makes her heart palpitate. That innocent face, like ice and snow at the moment, pure white and expressionless.

How did she not know that this splendid girl was Ye Ruoxi's side when she was in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and now she is the most trusted and reused person by Ye Ruoxi's side.

"Girl, please stay and listen to me."

Concubine Lian stretched out her hand and took two steps out of the door, she no longer had the strength to stand up, and her whole body was cold and cold to the marrow and shivered incessantly.

Jinxiu raised her eyes slightly and looked at the glazed tiles that flashed in the distance, and the gorgeous sunset left the last touch of red, making the glazed tiles more bright and gorgeous.

She laughed secretly in her heart, this Concubine Lotus wanted to impress her with such a weak charm, she was really looking for the wrong person. has experienced too much life and death, and has been too indifferent in the face of life and death, how many lives will end in her seemingly clean and snow-white hands?

; There will be no pity for the enemy, let alone mercy for her subordinates, she has been brutally trained since she was a child, and mercy and mercy will cost her life.

Jinxiu's innocent and pure little face was full of coldness, and she looked down at Concubine Lian who was kneeling by the door.

"Splendid girl, I am willing to return all the things I know to the emperor and the mother, please bother to return to the emperor and the mother, these things are confidential and cannot be said at will. The girl knew too much about it, and it didn't do her any good

Place. ”

Concubine Lian's tone was slightly threatening, and she raised her eyes to look at Jinxiu.

The servants in the palace, who don't know the master's affairs, the less they know, the better, the more they know, the faster they die, she wants to scare Jinxiu in this way.

Don't you know that Jinxiu is not an ordinary slave and maid in the harem, and the person who was specially trained by Ye Tianqing since he was a child is not an ordinary slave and maid who can be compared.

"The slave and maid still haven't figured it out when they see the concubine, in that case, the concubine, you will think about it again, and the slave and maid will retire."

Jinxiu pouted, to see who couldn't survive in the end, she was not in a hurry, and this kind of thing could not be in a hurry.

Turning around, without hesitation, Jinxiu walked outside the courtyard, this concubine still wants to take a handful, it is really ridiculous. Obviously, he has martial arts, but he hides it, but he doesn't know that others have already known about it.

In the wind and snow, Concubine Lian's delicate and beautiful face was fascinated by the wind and snow, and she lay on the threshold weakly and weakly, her clothes were blown up by the wind, as if she was going to go with the wind.

Jinxiu sneered, pretending to be weak and pitiful in front of her to win her pity, but unfortunately found the wrong person.

"Girl, please stay, what I say comes from the bottom of my heart."

She reached out and climbed two steps out, the wind chilling through her bones, and she would not survive the night.

"Girl, Splendid Girl, it was Concubine Zhen who killed Concubine Yan, and the girl should know that Concubine Zhen is the sister of Concubine Yan's mother. Over the years, the two have competed for the position of prince, and the two have had many frictions. ”

Jinxiu looked back at Concubine Lian, there was no temperature on her face, it was a little colder than the ice and snow in the place at the moment, and the gaze in her eyes revealed an indescribable coldness.

Concubine Lian didn't dare to be perfunctory any longer, and bowed her head and said, "Concubine Zhen went to Concubine Yan's room last night, and the medicine that Concubine Yan took was also made by Concubine Zhen herself. Since arriving in the Feather Palace, the relationship between their sisters has become closer. That night, Concubine Yan took the medicine that Concubine Zhen had made for her, and in the middle of the night she complained that she was not feeling well, and then went. ”

Jinxiu didn't speak and looked at Concubine Lian, her eyes were indifferent and cold as ice and snow.

"When Concubine Zhen passed, I heard the voice, so I looked at the wall twice, and I saw that Concubine Zhen said that sisters should care for each other and make medicine for Concubine Yan herself."

"Is there anything else the concubine didn't think about, or figured out? The concubine should think about it carefully, don't miss anything. ”

"Then in the middle of the night, Concubine Yan shouted that it was uncomfortable, I got up and went to the snowdrift, and saw that the door and window of Concubine Yan's room were opened, and the two maids were panicked. Concubine Yan died not long after, she was very painful before she died, it seemed that she said something, I couldn't hear it far away, and there was nothing else. ”

Jinxiu turned around and walked outside the courtyard gate, and Concubine Lian sat on the ground in dejection, unable to get up for a long time.

"Girl, go slowly, send girl."

The slaves bowed down with a look of fawning over their faces

The smile sends splendor.

Jinxiu hooked her fingers and called the person who guarded Concubine Lian, and whispered a few words before leaving.

She entered the dormitory and did not return to Ye Ruoxi, but walked to a corner and silently watched Xuanyuan Yan and Ye Ruoxi eat.

Ye Ruoxi raised his eyes and glanced at Jinxiu, laughed with Xuanyuan Yan and continued to eat.

Only this little time of the day is a moment for Xuanyuan Yan to relax and rest, and she doesn't want to be disturbed by anything. What is more important than Xuanyuan Yan, she has already ordered that if there is no special major military situation, nothing should be disturbed when the emperor is eating.

Xuanyuan Yan put down his chopsticks: "Ruoxi, if you have something to deal with, go ahead." ”

Ye Ruoxi smiled: "Your Majesty, then I'll go, and the emperor will rest for a while." ”

Xuanyuan Yan nodded slightly: "Don't be too tired." ”

Ye Ruoxi walked out of the dormitory, Jinxiu followed and whispered in Ye Ruoxi's ear, Ye Ruoxi stepped into the side hall of the dormitory.

"Qi Yu Niangniang, and Ebony begged to see Niangniang during the day."

"Biography."

During the day, the two of them came in and knelt down and kowtowed to worship, and got up and replied: "Qi Yu Niangniang, the slave has already checked, there is no news from the Tai Hospital, maybe this medicine has already been prepared." Sometimes, if you take some worthless medicine from the hospital, you may not be able to record it. ”

"Niangniang, the slave has checked, this matter is quite considerate, and the medicine has been found out. Last night's events were a little strange, Concubine Zhen had been to Concubine Yan's room before, and she had made medicine for Concubine Yan with her own hands. After that, Concubine Yan fell seriously ill and died in the middle of the night, and the servants investigated Concubine Zhen's slaves. ”

"Qi Yu Niangniang, the slaves have investigated many people, and there are only two slaves and maids around Concubine Yan, and those two slaves and maids are all responsible people."

Ye Ruoxi was drinking slowly with a cup of ginseng tea, and she didn't speak and listened to Bai Tian and Ebony's words, if it was just this level of investigation and response, these two people were really disappointed by her.

Seeing that Ye Ruoxi didn't speak, how could they not understand what Ye Ruoxi meant, this level of investigation and reply, even they themselves could not be satisfied, how could they satisfy the master?

Bai Bai hurriedly stepped forward: "Qi Yu Niangniang, Concubine Zhen is the younger sister of Concubine Yan's mother, but because of the previous princes' competition for the prince, the two have fallen out many times. Concubine Yan is not in good health, has a strange temper and is irritable, which makes Concubine Zhen very unhappy. ”

Ye Ruoxi still didn't speak, he didn't even raise his eyelids, these situations have already been known, why use the two of them to come and talk nonsense.

"Niangniang, there are a lot of doubts about what happened last night, Concubine Zhen has always been a clever master, and she would never do such an obvious thing. Even if she wants to harm Concubine Yan, she will find a way to get out of suspicion, instead of making such a big suspicion when she personally boils medicine for Concubine Yan. ”

"Is that what you want to say to me? Okay, are you done? ”

Ebony hurriedly stepped forward: "Qi Yu Niangniang, the slave has found out some things, these are just suspicions, not yet."

According to. Since the princes were imprisoned after the defeat, the relationship between Concubine Zhen and Concubine Yan eased. It wasn't until they were sent to the Feather Palace that the two had more contacts. ”

Ye Ruoxi became a little impatient, she didn't want to listen to the two of them, she just wanted to know if the two of them had found out about the matter.

"Before you speak, can you two think about what to say and what not to say?"

Bai Bai was embarrassed for a moment and bowed down and said: "Qi Yu Niangniang, the slave thinks that Concubine Lian is very suspicious, she has always had a good relationship with Concubine Yan, and she will not provoke Concubine Yan's attention and vigilance when she does things." Concubine Yan's temperament is strange and changeable, and the concubines in the palace are unwilling to interact with Concubine Yan more. Only Concubine Lian, the prince is young and cannot compete for the position of prince, and she is gentle and modest, and she has a good relationship with the concubines in the harem. ”

Ye Ruoxi sighed, she just wanted to hear useful things, and she didn't want the words of the two to be useful.

Hearing Ye Ruoxi's sigh during the day, he was so frightened that he knelt down and bowed his head and said: "Qi Niangniang, please ask Niang Niang to allow the two servants to interrogate Concubine Lian and Concubine Lian's maid again, and give Niangniang an explanation." ”

Ebony also hurriedly knelt down.

"Maybe I'm too anxious, it's only been a day, and it's so easy to figure out what happened. The four princes should come back in the next two days, and they must clarify this matter before the four princes come back. ”

"Yes, Niangniang, the slave obeys the order, and this matter must be investigated, please rest assured."

Ye Ruoxi nodded: "Jinxiu, just explain something to the two of them, the two of them and the two of them can be regarded as old acquaintances, do you still remember the black and white impermanence of the Charm Palace?" ”

"It's Niangniang, the slaves and maids remember, the eldest young master has already ordered it, and the slaves and maids will take the two managers to interrogate those people, please don't worry about this matter."

"The commander of the Praetorian Guard in the palace, I have instructed him to let the Praetorian Guard guard closely everywhere, pay attention to the movements of various palaces, especially the Yu Palace, and the other few concubines who are separated, they are also looking for people to keep an eye on them, so don't do anything else."

"Yes, the minion obeys."

"Jinxiu, take me to see that Concubine Lian, what does this Concubine Lian want to say to me? Do you just want to say that Concubine Zhen is a murderer? I think she's very suspicious. Let the people who inform the Prime Minister's Mansion keep an eye on the Thirteen Princes, but what is the movement? ”

(End of chapter)

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