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"Do you want me to help me get there?"

Splendid pouted, her face full of disdain.

Jiao Tao stood up: "Sister Yu, look." ”

He strode towards the dormitory, his pace getting slower and smaller, and finally he crawled to the door of the dormitory at a turtle speed.

"Qi Yu Niangniang, the slave Jiao Tao has something important to ask to see Niangniang."

Jiao Tao's voice was as thin as a gnat, and even he couldn't hear it clearly.

Jinxiu stretched out a middle finger behind Jiao Tao and kept shaking, and her mouth was like a scoop.

He had to go into the outer room of the dormitory, and said in a loud voice at the door of the inner room: "Qi Yu Niangniang, the slave Jiao Tao has something important to return to the mother." ”

"What's the matter?"

Ye Ruoxi asked dimly, Jinxiu hurriedly entered the dormitory and lit the lights, and a maid went in to wait for Ye Ruoxi to get up and dress.

Xuanyuan Yan also heard Jiao Tao's words, and he rolled over and sat up.

"Your Majesty, it's still early to rest for a while, there must be no major incident, I'll deal with it."

"Come in."

Xuanyuan Yan whispered, something happened in the harem again, how could he, as the emperor, just throw his hands and push everything to Ye Ruoxi to worry about.

Jiao Tao rubbed for a while and didn't want to go in and didn't dare not go in, the emperor ordered him to go in, and he dared not to go in.

"Slaves and maids see the emperor, Niangniang."

Jiao Tao rubbed into the dormitory and knelt down, her forehead almost touching the ground, and she didn't dare to look up at Xuanyuan Yan.

Xuanyuan Yan is the owner of the thief door, he knows it, and knowing this matter, he doesn't dare to face Xuanyuan Yan.

"Look up."

Jiao Tao raised her head helplessly: "Your Majesty, the slave should die, the slave should die......"

Xuanyuan Yan looked at Jiao Taoleng for a moment, he glanced back at Ye Ruoxi, Ye Ruoxi didn't say a word with an evil smile on his face.

"It's Jiao Tao?"

"Yes, the slave is Jiao Tao."

Jiao Tao was about to cry, the former door thief, today's emperor, had forgotten him, he was trembling with fright, he knew that this was the case, what was he afraid of.

"What happened?"

"Your Majesty, Concubine Ming was murdered and died."

Xuanyuan Yan was shocked in her heart, and the black endless cold current was surging in the deep ink, Ye Ruoxi couldn't help but start rubbing her temples, but she was still negligent.

sent people to keep an eye on Concubine Lian and Concubine Zhen, and the person who didn't want to be killed turned out to be Concubine Ming.

"Why do you say that you were murdered and died?"

The slave saw two eunuchs coming out of Concubine Ming's room, and peeked at what seemed to be a person hanging in the air, and the slave wanted to see where the two eunuchs were, so they followed them. Not wanting to be discovered by them, the slave and maid were almost killed by them, and it took a lot of effort for the slave and maid to escape here. Jinxiu sent someone to see it just now, and Concubine Ming was hanging on the beam of the house

on, already dead. ”

Cui Yu lowered her head and waited to dress Ye Ruoxi with her shoes and socks.

"Sleep a little longer, I'll go take a look."

Ye Ruoxi got up and stood up, it was another murder, this murder was very arrogant, it happened when the palace was so tight, and it smelled of provocation.

"Jiao Tao, come with me."

Ye Ruoxi glanced back at Xuanyuan Yan, this big demon seemed to have forgotten who Jiao Tao was.

"Yes, sissy."

Jiao Tao got up and followed behind Ye Ruoxi, his heart was also full of disappointment, even if the emperor just scolded him a few words, or even kicked him a few times to punish him, it was much better than forgetting him.

Xuanyuan Yan closed his eyes slightly, this is the second one, will there be one later?

The two concubines who died were both the mothers of the princess who participated in the rebellion against the prince, so what should be the connection. He vaguely grasped something, but it was too vague to see.

"Your Majesty, you can rest for a while, Niang Niang will take care of it, don't worry about these things."

Zhao Qian said distressedly, how many days have he watched Xuanyuan Yan busy all night, he was distressed. Since he was a child, he watched Xuanyuan Yan grow up, until he has now ascended the throne and become the emperor, Xuanyuan Yan is almost like his child in his mind.

"Do you think anyone will die?"

"Yes, two."

"The next one to die must be the mother concubine who rebelled against the prince, if so, it would be quite difficult to consider the secret. How should they react when they find out about this? ”

"Why does the emperor bother too much about those people, but with Xiangye here, how much ability do they have to turn the sky under Xiangye's eyelids."

"With my father-in-law here, I am naturally not very worried, but it is difficult to say what the ministers of the DPRK and China will think. Today, the Yan family has a lot of complaints, and there are many complaints when worshipping. ”

"Your Majesty, this is not a bad thing, behind the princes are those relatives who are supporting, and the Yan family and several other families have not contributed less in the battle for the throne. The last time they were spared, it was because they were not exposed too deeply, and the first emperor was seriously ill, so they escaped. ”

"My father-in-law killed many ministers and belittled countless ministers, why didn't he move those families? seize the throne and plot rebellion, they should have a share. ”

"It's not that there is no movement, the people of the Yan family, as well as people from several other families, have also been demoted. Those people were old foxes, and they wouldn't show their feet more. They were all relatives of the emperor, the first emperor was seriously ill at that time, and Xiangye was not too persecutive. ”

"I see, he wants to leave it to me."

"The Emperor's Intention ......"

Zhao Qian showed a thoughtful look, there were words in the emperor's words, and the deep meaning in them was intriguing.

"Send people to keep an eye on the princes of the imperial tomb, as well as the people who interact with them, let the people who steal the door act secretly, keep an eye on the Yan family and several other relatives, don't slack off."

"Yes, the minions obey."

Zhao Qian bowed down and agreed, looking at Xuanyuan Yan worriedly: "Your Majesty, please ask the Emperor to rest for a while, the slaves will deal with it, and the Emperor must take care of the dragon's body." ”

"Well, don't turn off the lights, Ruoxi will be back in a while, let's go down and rest. These days, we have a lot of hard work, so let's work harder, and when these things are handled properly and the harem of the government and the opposition is stable, we can be more relaxed. ”

"The emperor is serious, the minions do something for the emperor, that is the duty of the minions, it is the blessing of the minions, where dare to be the emperor to say so."

Zhao Qian hurriedly bowed down and replied, as the king of a country, he really didn't dare to bear it if he spoke so politely to a few of their humble minions.

"Zhao Qian, we have been with me for many years, for twenty years, and I have never treated you as slaves. After a period of time when we settle down, we will arrange for you whatever you want, and if you are willing to continue to stay by my side, this palace will be taken care of by you, and I can rest assured. If you want to go out to retire, I will also give you what you need, so that you can live out your old age in peace. ”

Zhao Qian knelt down: "Your Majesty, the old slave has been waiting for the emperor for 20 years, please don't drive the old slave out, and leave the old slave to continue to serve the emperor." ”

Xuanyuan Yan bent down and stretched out his hand to help Zhao Qian up and said with a smile: "I am willing to stay, of course I am very happy, go and arrange those things." ”

"Yes, the minions are retired."

Zhao Qian bowed respectfully and retreated, what is the emperor's attitude towards him, that is the emperor's grace, he has been an errand boy in the palace for many years, but he does not dare to be self-righteous because of the emperor's favor and reuse, and he does not dare to forget his identity as a slave.

Concubine Ming's room was brightly lit, there was no one in the room, and the guards guarded the courtyard tightly. The news here did not spread, and it was ordered by Ye Ruoxi to be closed and not to be spread.

On the white ribbon, Concubine Ming's body shook slightly.

"Niangniang, the slave maid didn't order anyone to go in, protect this place according to Niangniang's instructions, everything didn't move, so the slave maid went in and took a look, and she was already dead."

Xiaoyun stepped forward and replied, Ye Ruoxi nodded, she taught Jinxiu and Xiaoyun to protect the scene, and the two of them did a good job. But tonight's events were heard and witnessed by Jiao Tao, and the scene was meaningless.

"Jiao Tao, are those two eunuchs very good at kung fu?"

"Niangniang, not under the slave maid, the slave can only deal with one of them, fortunately, the slave and maid are not bad, so they can escape from the two of them."

"So you don't know them, and you don't know where they are?"

"The slave and the maid are useless, those two people are extremely high-handed, and the slave and the maid secretly follow them,

I don't want them to find out. If it weren't for the Praetorian Guards, I'm afraid the slaves and maids would be killed by them. ”

Ye Ruoxi stepped into the room, the table fell to the ground, Concubine Ming's body was hanging in the air, she looked at it, the murder should be undoubted. The four slaves around Concubine Ming were also killed

。

"Jiao Tao, when you came over, were the slaves around Concubine Ming all killed?"

"The slave didn't know, at that time, the slave and the maid just saw the two eunuchs coming out of Concubine Ming's room, and the slave and maid followed, as for the life and death of the slaves, the slave and maid did not check."

"Maybe after being discovered, I felt that it was useless to keep those people, and their deeds had been revealed, so I came back and killed those slaves."

"When the two eunuchs left, the Praetorian Guards had already noticed that there was movement here and rushed over."

"The Praetorian Guards guarding here have come to see me."

Someone called the Praetorian Guards guarding Concubine Ming's palace over, Ye Ruoxi asked a few words, when the Praetorian Guards came, the slaves were not dead, and several people were unconscious at that time, so they were left in the room.

It wasn't until Xiaoyun arrived here and wanted to interrogate a few slaves that he found that they had all been killed.

Xiaoyun whispered in Ye Ruoxi's ear: "Qi Yu Niangniang, they were all killed in the hole, clean and neat, leaving no traces, it was done by a master." ”

"Master, there is really a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger in the palace, there won't be another master like the purple-robed ghost king, right?"

Thinking of the purple-robed ghost king, a deep sense of crisis surged in Ye Ruoxi's heart, and she couldn't help but clench the big killing weapons in her cuffs, these big killing weapons she had to carry with her recently, especially when she heard Jiao Tao talk about it tonight, there were hidden masters in the palace, and she made ten thousand preparations.

"Niangniang doesn't need to worry too much, there are not many masters like the purple-robed ghost king in the Tanglin Kingdom, there may be masters in the palace, but there are masters like the purple-robed ghost king, I'm afraid there won't be."

Lao Wu stood beside Ye Ruoxi and whispered.

"The dormitory must be closely guarded, and the emperor's side must send experts to protect him at any time, and he must not leave for a while. There are also those weapons of mass killing, ready at any time, so as not to give thieves a chance to take advantage of them. ”

"Yes, the slave obeys, please rest assured."

"Those old monsters were all transferred back to the emperor's side to protect the emperor, and the palaces of the other concubines were rotated day and night to be closely guarded by the Praetorian Guards. The fifth child sent a few more capable people to pretend to be slaves to wait. ”

"Yes, the slave will send someone to keep an eye on it, but if it is as good as Jiao Tao said, it is useless for ordinary people to go."

"Tomorrow I will check the palace, every corner will be churning for me, use a carpet search to check, be sure to clean every place and corner, and arrest anyone suspicious. Those who dare to disobey will live or die! ”

Ye Ruoxi's tone aggravated, these people, can you let her sleep well?

Since these people refuse to let her sleep, then she is not welcome, and she must turn these people out as well, so that they can not sleep well.

"Yes, the minion obeys."

Lao Wu gritted his teeth, the mother was angry, the consequences were very serious, but he witnessed it with his own eyes and dared to talk to this mother

None of those who do the right thing will have a good result, including him.

"Niangniang, please go back and rest for a while, the slaves and maids will handle the affairs here."

"How should this be announced?"

Ye Ruoxi spread her hands helplessly, a concubine Yan's old illness recurred perfunctorily, this time it was even more ruthless, the slaves around Concubine Ming were not spared, it was difficult to explain.

As soon as his eyes fell, Ye Ruoxi found a suicide note next to the collapsed table case, which said that the first emperor died in a sad way, his son did not fight against the emperor and assassinated the emperor, and he was bored to live alone in the world, so he hanged himself and followed the first emperor underground, etc.

Ye Ruoxi sighed, it seems that this murderer is very caring, and she has thought of a reason for her.

She ordered someone to help the table up, and found that the table was more than two feet high from Concubine Ming's feet, and it seemed that Concubine Ming's determination to follow the emperor by hanging herself was quite great.

In order to hang herself, this Ming Taifei jumped more than two feet high from the table and hung her neck in the white silk, which was not ordinarily difficult.

Ye Ruoxi shook his head, the murderer was really prepared, and even the kung fu of the suicide note was done.

It's a pity that the murderer's behavior was broken by Jiao Tao, and he turned around and came back to kill people again, killing several slaves, otherwise this matter can barely be explained.

Looking up, she looked at the high beams speechlessly, at this height, Concubine Ming is also a master of light skills, otherwise how did she hang the white silk on the beams out of thin air?

There was no ladder in the room, and there was nothing for Concubine Ming to hang the white silk on the high beams.

"It's really unprofessional, can you be more professional next time?"

Ye Ruoxi shook his head and sighed, did the murderer not think of these things because he was unprofessional, or did he have no scruples?

The black hand behind the scenes attacked again, the target was the mother of the five princes, Concubine Ming, in two days, two concubines died, and their sons were involved in the rebellion against the throne.

Is there any connection between this? Who will die next? Is it also the mother of a certain rebel prince? ”

In the darkness, there seems to be an invisible thread that connects these together.

That invisible clue, hidden in the foggy darkness, does not know where it leads and whose hands it holds.

"Old Five, you should be familiar with the palace, right?"

"It's familiar, the minion has been out of here for too long."

"Go and check, is there anyone else in the palace who can have this kind of ability, and don't have a little spectrum in their hearts?"

Lao Wu shook his head: "Niangniang, the slave has been waiting in the palace to protect the emperor for many years, and it has been more than ten years since he left here, please don't worry about it, the slave will investigate this matter in detail, ask people who are familiar with the palace, and find out about this matter." ”

"It's not that easy."

Ye Ruoxi said softly, since the other party dared to make a move at such a time, it was clearly a bit unscrupulous.

"What day is today?"

"Niangniang, today is the ninth day of the new year."

"On the ninth day of the first month, the first emperor was buried on the second day of the third and seventh days of the imperial mausoleum, right?"

"Yes, Niangniang remembers clearly."

"Sanqi!"

Ye Ruoxi said heavily.

The fifth child is full of cold air, and the legendary people of Sanqi, the dead will return to the sick, and the soul will return home.

The old custom of the Tanglin Kingdom is that the soul of a person still exists after death, and before 7749 days, the ghost of the deceased will go home once, and it is generally said that the soul of Sanqi is returned.

At that time, the bereaved family will arrange the incense, candles, wine and food, and spread a layer of charcoal ash or plant ash on the ground to test the footprints of the deceased. With a bamboo pole and a sticker money every foot, stand on the doorstep or insert it under the eaves of the house where the deceased has fallen into the air, and it is said that the ghost will enter the house when he sees this.

Lao Wu remembered that last night was the first night of Sanqi, and as a result, the concubine Yan relapsed and died of an old illness, was she taken away by the first emperor?

So when he appeared in the palace of Concubine Ming tonight and forced Concubine Ming to commit suicide, was it also the first emperor who sent his servants to come and collect the lives of these conniving concubines?

Thinking of this, Lao Wu couldn't help but feel chills, he quietly pulled Jiao Tao aside and asked in a low voice, "Are those two eunuchs ghosts?" ”

Jiao Tao looked at Lao Wu with contempt, this old guy was frightened and confused, right?

"You're too old, aren't you? Where there are ghosts in the world, slaves and maids see living people. Those two eunuchs are definitely human beings. If you are always afraid, it is better to return to your hometown and go back to retirement, why bother ......"

Lao Wuyi pinched the slender jade neck of Jiao Tao and pinched it in the palm of his hand: "Cheap maid, if our fingers are a little harder, we will first turn into a ghost." ”

"Well, something is wrong!"

Lao Wu noticed that his subordinates were a little strange, Jiao Tao struggled in Lao Wu's hands, and he didn't expect that the old guy in front of him, who looked like he was going to fall down even when he walked, turned out to be a master, he didn't even see the other party's hand clearly, and his throat was pinched in the palm of the other party's hand.

"Ahem......"

Ye Ruoxi turned around, Lao Wu hurriedly let go of his hand and smiled awkwardly, his eyes were as sharp as a knife, and the small blades scanned Jiao Tao's body, and he felt a little wrong just now.

Lao Wu didn't know Jiao Tao, and Jiao Tao's original identity, he didn't know it either.

"Jiao Tao, don't mess with the fifth child, otherwise I don't know how he died."

(End of chapter)

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