Mu Bangshang didn't care about the things in the imperial garden, took off her clothes and changed into civilian clothes, sat on the desk and looked through the account books.

She found that there was a very delicate relationship within the various divisions of the harem. Since the emperor ascended the throne to rectify the court, by the way, the harem has also been thoroughly investigated.

Now that there seem to be some signs again, whether to tell the queen about this matter is still being considered in my heart.

Closed the account book, it was a little sleepy, the summer heat was unbearable, it was normal to be sleepy, the long-awaited monthly letter did not come as promised, half a month passed, I couldn't help but be a little worried, is it because of the cinnabar that affected the monthly letter.

Yansha frowned when she saw her, "Niangniang, what's wrong?" ”

"It's been a long time since I've had my monthly letter, and I'm a little worried."

"It's better to come to the imperial doctor to diagnose the pulse of the mother, maybe it is the happy pulse."

Mu Bangshang only felt a little ridiculous, how could she be pregnant by secretly drinking cinnabar every day. If the imperial doctor comes, once he checks her pulse, he will be able to find out that she has taken cinnabar to avoid pregnancy.

"My monthly letter has never been allowed, so wait a few more days!"

Seeing Bi Luo walk into the hall at the door, "Bi Luo, that maid can be sent back to the palace." ”

"I sent it, but the slave maid did not enter the palace with her, and was stopped outside the palace, the slave maid only felt that the maid was weird, and held the jewelry given by the maid tightly, very timid as if she was afraid of me going in, I think she wanted to hide things secretly."

"I saw that the servant girl's eyes were red and clear, and she did not look like a liar, and the wound on her face was not fake."

"It's better to take care of such idle things, there are many wronged people in this palace, and there are no wronged ghosts in that palace." The words of the smoke yarn are very thin and cold.

Human life is grass in the eyes of Yansha, if it weren't for the emperor's relationship, how could she be willing to stay by her side as a maid.

"Okay, this matter is over, you have to read these books before dark, tomorrow is the concubine ceremony, you have to go to bed early so as not to be sleepy again."

Everyone retreated.

Listening to Xue Xuan, Xinyue hid the thing Mu Bangshang gave her in her arms, she had to find a place to hide it, and wait until the time to send it out of the palace, if someone found it, it would be snatched away, and she would not be able to treat her mother.

The maidservant dressed in emerald palace clothes behind her walked in from outside the hall after her, and when she saw her sneaky, she shouted: "Xinyue, you stole the master's hairpin, and you dare to come back." ”

Xin Yue was busy kneeling on the ground, this woman was Shen Lingfei's personal maidservant, "Sister Qixia, Yue'er really didn't steal anything." ”

Qi Xia didn't plan to let her go, but in the imperial garden, she saw the jewelry given to her by Concubine Xian.

"I know you have something in your arms, and you don't hand it over yet."

Xinyue was firmly protected on her chest, and the jewelry was equivalent to her mother's life-saving silver, "I don't understand what Sister Qixia is talking about?" ”

Hunched over and ran towards the room, but Qi Xia didn't intend to let her go, she grabbed her from behind, and Xinyue reached out to shake her off.

The two women tore together, Qi Xia pushed Xinyue to the ground heavily, rode on her body, and snatched Jin Buyao in her arms, this is the best goods in the palace, enough for ordinary people to live for decades, and her master is not qualified to wear jewelry.

Shen Lingfei heard the sound and ran out with her grandmother, and saw Qi Xia holding a golden step in her hand, which was very eye-catching and somewhat familiar.

shouted: "Qi Xia, where did your step come from, how could you ride on Xinyue's body." ”

Qi Xia secretly felt that it was not good, who let her master just be the daughter of the Duwei family, who had been in the palace for several months, and had never been called by the emperor, and was an unfavored master.

I can't get oil and water by the side of such a master, so I wanted to swallow the jewelry privately.

Hurriedly got up from Xinyue's body, but found a pool of blood on the back of Xinyue's head, the back of her head hit the steps, and the person was already out of breath.

She actually killed someone, she just wanted to snatch Jin Buyao from her, "What should I do?" ”

Shen Lingfei had also stepped forward and saw Xinyue dead, "Qi Xia, you actually killed someone?" ”

Qi Xia was busy kneeling on the ground, "Master, Qi Xia didn't mean it, Xinyue she stole the master's hairpin, was punished, and was unwilling, so she ran out of the palace, and the slave went to the imperial dining room to ask the master for soup to relieve the heat." happened to see her in the Imperial Garden and almost bumped into Concubine Xian, and was almost strangled to death by the woman in red next to Concubine Xian, and I don't know what she said? Concubine Xian released her and gave her the golden step on her head. Xinyue, she must have betrayed her master and made the fine work of the virtuous concubine. ”

Shen Lingfei raised her eyebrows, with a hint of anger, "Are you a fool for me?" Concubine Xian is the emperor's favorite concubine, even the queen let her three points, my daughter of a little captain, the four-grade officials in the capital grabbed a lot of them, and used them to listen to Xue Xuan's meticulous work, obviously you saw the wealth, and blamed your master for treating you harshly. ”

Qi Xia hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy: "Master, spare your life!" ”

Mama Xu had been looking at Xinyue's corpse lying on the ground, and saw the purple strangulation marks on her neck, "Niangniang, look!" ”

"What's so beautiful about the corpse, she has also been with me for many years, find a place to bury her!"

"Niangniang, didn't you just say that Concubine Xian Niangniang is domineering and arrogant, the queen has to give three points of courtesy, Mama has read countless people, and the queen is a shrewd person. It's impossible not to care about Concubine Xian's favorite, but I didn't find an opportunity, and this time is a good opportunity to show favor to the queen. ”

"If you become the queen's confidant, are you afraid that you won't have the opportunity to sleep in bed?"

"Xinyue was killed by a collision, not strangled to death, the imperial doctor will find out as soon as he examines the injury."

"It's just a reason for the queen." Mama Xu stepped forward to lift Xinyue's head and took a brocade to wipe away the blood that had not yet dried up.

"That's okay, tomorrow is the concubine ceremony, just to give Concubine Xian a dismount, Niang Niang can also find a few more good concubines to go with, how much love to watch the excitement in this palace is not a big deal."

In Fengqi Palace*, tomorrow is the concubine ceremony of the virtuous concubine, although the emperor is not in Fengyi Palace, in addition to the queen's bedroom, he will also go to other concubines, it is really rain and dew, so that she can argue.

Even if she stays in Fengyi Palace, most of the time is spent on official business, and she must conceive a dragon heir as soon as possible in order to keep the position of queen from being replaced.

I heard a crying voice from outside the palace, "Mama Jiang, what's going on." ”

"Back to Niangniang, it was Concubine Shen who listened to Xue Xuan crying outside the door, as well as several concubines in other palaces.

These concubines came together, it should be something happened in the palace, "Come in!" ”

A group of concubines rushed in, and Shen Lingfei knelt on the ground sadly, "Ask the queen to be the master." ”

"Concubine Shen quickly get up and speak well, explain things clearly, and this palace will naturally make the decision."

Shen Lingfei wiped the tears on her face and forcibly suppressed her grief, "Queen Mother, Ling Fei's maidservant Xinyue, has been by my side since she was eight years old, her childhood sweetheart, like a sister, but she died suddenly. ”

"The purple strangulation marks on her neck looked like something like a thin thread. Afterwards, I packed up Xinyue's belongings and found this from her baggage. ”

Shen Lingfei handed over the golden step shake, "I recognize this step shake, it belongs to Concubine Xian's." ”

The queen also recognized that this thing was owned by Concubine Xian, and I saw her bring it today, how could it appear in the hands of a maidservant, the hidden weapon like a thread, made her think of the smoke yarn around Mu Bangshang, she is the emperor's person, but the weapon is a red line.

"Concubine Shen, only one step shake is not able to prove that the person is killed by the person of the virtuous concubine, the palace will order someone to invite the virtuous concubine over and explain the matter of the step shake clearly."

"Thank you for the queen's mother, you know that the queen mother is fair. There will be no selfishness and no favoritism. ”

Ren Daiying said: "It's made by Concubine Xian's people, Concubine Xian is flying and domineering, and the maids around her are dressed in strange clothes, and they don't look like a good person at first glance." ”

"Mama Jiang, if you go to Fengyi Palace in person, you will say that there is something to discuss in this palace."

At the same time, Mu Bangshang was looking through the account books, and there seemed to be a faint network of relationships, which became clearer and clearer. She planned to wait for the end of the concubine ceremony to make it clear to the queen.

Don't tell the emperor, since she wants to make the concubine ceremony, she will go with him, the two of them have nothing to do with each other now, and they will not quarrel when they meet, and their ears are clean.

Waiting for Yansha to leave, Gu Feiyi came, they were acquaintances and close to each other, and secretly opened up their contacts to prepare for escape.

What she wanted was to escape from the palace, to escape from Xuanyuan's reckless control.

Yuxiu walked in from outside the door, "Niangniang, someone from Fengqi Palace said that the queen was summoned." ”

Mu Wanshang was a little puzzled, she had seen it during the day, "Did anyone say what the queen summoned to do?" ”

"Mama didn't say anything, people are outside the hall."

"Come in!"

Yuxiu went outside the hall to invite Mama Jiang into the hall, and the smoke yarn walked out of the inner hall, seeing that it was about to get dark outside, "It's not a good thing for the queen to summon her at this time." There will be something strange, and the smoke yarn will accompany you for a while. ”

Now Mu Bangshang's body is very expensive, and the smoke yarn must be closely protected, just in case.

Mama Jiang walked in from outside the hall, "I've seen Concubine Xian, the queen asked Niangniang to move to Fengqi Palace, and Niangniang has something important to discuss." ”

"Did the queen say what announced that I went to Fengqi Palace?"

Mama Jiang looked hesitant, "This, the old slave doesn't know!" ”

Yansha saw that Jiang Mama hesitated, but she clearly knew, could it be that a trap was set, and the tangram shuttle in her hand was instantly thrown from her sleeve and pinned to Jiang Mama's neck, "Don't say it quickly, my tangram shuttle is not long-eyed." ”

Mama Jiang was so frightened that her legs and feet were sore, and she almost peed her pants, she was just here to pass the word.

"It's Concubine Shen Niangniang who listened to Xue Xuan, the maid in her palace died suddenly, and she was killed by a hidden weapon similar to a thread. In the dead maid's room, the jewelry of the virtuous concubine was found, so. ”

"So, the queen mother suspects that I killed someone."

"No, no, no, no, it was Concubine Shen who brought many concubines to the queen, and the queen was helpless!"

Yan Sha's eyes were full of anger, "Concubine Shen, that maid was obviously lynched to death by her, and now that the person is dead, it is really damn to blame Concubine Xian!" ”

The queen also followed the nonsense, deliberately setting up a bureau to lure Mu Bangshang into the palace? The maid died in the hidden weapon of the silk thread, which clearly said that the murderer was the smoke yarn.