The time has entered late autumn, and it has been three months since the disappearance of the queen's mother, Yi Xiangxiang.

Zhao Ziqian still did not return to Kyoto, all government affairs were sent to Changchun Villa to deal with, he didn't know at that time, and now he did not return to the palace, so that he regretted it for a while, of course, this is still a later story.

He ordered people to take Tongzhou as the center and expand the scope to search for the queen's traces.

In the harem of the imperial city, Lin Zhimeng, the lord of Chongren Palace, asked the Empress Dowager Xiao'an for a decree and wanted to go to Tongzhou to take care of the saint's life.

Ci'an Palace.

The Empress Dowager Xiao'an sat on the top chair, the cyan glass plate in front of her contained melons and fruits, and bursts of cigarettes were wafting from the incense burner not far away. I saw that she looked very tired with her right hand supporting her head, and she seemed even more impatient now after listening to Lin Zhi's dream of going to Tongzhou.

"Concubine Lin has a heart, and the mourning family is very happy. But this Tongzhou is a long way away, if you have anything to do, how can it be good? It's better to stay in the palace, this is to be a palace concubine, you have to look like a palace concubine, and there is no reason to run out all day long. ”

Her tone was extremely unkind, and she didn't save any face for Lin Zhimeng at all.

There is no way, her son stays in Tongzhou and doesn't come back, which has already given her a headache. As a result, there is another one who is going to Tongzhou, but he is not worried about death! Besides, even if you really need the concubine to go to Tongzhou to take care of her unsuccessful son, this cheap can't be taken advantage of by outsiders!

"Don't worry about the queen mother, the concubine will be fine if she travels lightly." Lin Zhimeng ignored the unkindness in the tone of the Empress Dowager Xiao'an, and grabbed the part she wanted to hear.

The Empress Dowager Xiao'an couldn't help but snort coldly and pretended to be with the old lady? How long have you been in the palace, and you can still pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger in front of me? The Empress Dowager Xiao'an slandered. After that, I saw her turn one hundred and eighty degrees, and said in a very gentle tone:

"That's even more impossible, you have been raised in the boudoir since you were a child, how can you endure this suffering. Listen to the words of the mourning family and stay in the palace. Now that the queen is gone, you and Ling'er still have to take care of the affairs of the harem. ”

Lin Zhimeng frowned when she heard this, only to hear her kowtow and say: "Concubine Kang has both virtue and ability, and there is no mistake in having her handle palace affairs in the palace." The concubine thought of the saint in her heart, but she was absent-minded, and hoped that the queen mother would be fulfilled! ”

The Empress Dowager Xiao'an did not back down: "The mourning family has already said that Concubine Lin is concerned with the saint, and the mourning family knows it." But look at it, the queen has no enemies in the little girl's family, and even her out of the palace can make the villains harm, so how can the mourning family rest assured that you will go out of the palace? Don't worry, there are attendants and slaves in Qian'er, and someone will take care of everything properly. ”

She was a little heart-wrenching when she said this, what is the queen's little girl's family has been killed, so she can't let Lin Zhimeng out, doesn't it make it clear that Lin Zhimeng has more enemies than Yi Xiangxiang!

There was already no shortage of people in the crowd smiling.

Lin Zhimeng naturally didn't dare to discuss with the Queen Mother, after all, they didn't say anything directly. But after Xiao'an finished speaking, he didn't want to say more, so he added a sentence to send off the guests: "The mourning family is tired, you go back." ”

So these concubines who chatted with the Queen Mother, including Lin Zhimeng, who came to beg to go out, all withdrew from Ci'an Palace one after another.

After Lin Zhimeng left, Kang Ling walked out of the inner hall.

She took the tea that Mama had made for the Empress Dowager Xiao'an, and then said: "Lin Zhimeng has a good heart, she can go the best, if she can't go, this request can also prevent me from going to Tongzhou." ”

The Empress Dowager Xiao'an did not agree to Lin Zhimeng's request to go to Tongzhou, so naturally it was not good to let her niece Kang Ling go over.

"If she is not smart, how can she sit firmly in the position of concubine?" The Empress Dowager Xiao'an took the tea, took a sip, put it down and continued: "Qian'er doesn't listen to any persuasion now, and it's not good for you to touch his moldy head at this time." Forget it, it's okay if he can't go, let him be quiet by himself! ”

Kang Ling knew the importance and bowed down.

Seeing this, the Empress Dowager Xiao'an said again: "Now that the queen has been missing for three months, even if she is still alive, it is not appropriate to return to the palace." It's up to you or Lin Zhimeng to see which one can be more calm, don't be too showy these days, the queen has just left, if you are too excited, you will fall into the hands of others. ”

"My niece knows the severity, but my cousin ...... over there" Kang Ling said this with some concern, hesitated for a while and continued: "My cousin has a deep affection for the queen, Zhang Hongwen was dismissed just by mentioning the word "after the election", and now no one dares to mention this matter again. ”

Kang Ling was a little worried about this, and there was one more thing she didn't say, that is, her own brother Kang Rui sent a letter to her a few days ago, asking her not to think about the queen's position anymore, if she was still restless, the Kang family would not help her anymore.

Although she didn't know why her brother was so resolute this time, she also guessed that it was probably related to the attitude of her cousin, that is, the saint Zhao Ziqian. Yes, she now suspects that she was in the wrong direction from the beginning, she has always regarded Lin Zhimeng as an opponent, and Yi Xiangxiang, whom Lin Zhimeng targeted, may be the one who has entered her cousin's heart.

Yi Xiangxiang looks ordinary, and Kang Ling has never regarded her as an opponent. Even if the other party showed his hand at the palace banquet, and even beat Lin Zhimeng, she still felt that her cousin would not take a fancy to Yi Xiangxiang.

But today, everyone knows that the queen is the lord of the Huanxi Pavilion, and she has presented treasures to the court, all of which are telling Kang Ling how much he used to be a frog at the bottom of the well.

Yi Xiangxiang, an ordinary person I think, is actually a hundred times stronger than herself, and even a hundred times stronger than Lin Zhimeng, who has always been regarded as an opponent! This fact is very ironic.

Cousin Zhao Ziqian killed Yi Xiangxiang, and she received a warning from her brother Kang Rui, because she is very confused now.

The Empress Dowager Xiao'an also had a headache when she heard Kang Ling's words, she knew what kind of dog temper her son had, she hadn't heard anything from her when she was so old, and this time the queen went to Tongzhou because of the treasure!

It's really a bunch of dog things, and the royal people dare to assassinate them, and they are becoming more and more unlawless!

"Wait, it'll be fine after a long time." In the end, the Empress Dowager Xiao'an could only say helplessly.

The reason why she said this is also because in the eyes of most people, the death of the queen has become a fact.

Although she didn't like Yi Xiangxiang either, she knew that although this little girl was a little casual, she had a good temperament. Since entering the palace, she has not been seen suppressing dissidents, except for punishing a few people who bullied her younger brothers and sisters, but she has not done anything excessive. You must know that there are few women in the deep palace who will not become bad, after all, even his niece Kang Ling is now stained with human life. Speaking of which, compared to these people, Yi Xiangxiang's hands are very clean. Besides, Yi Xiangxiang is indeed very good at this treasure, if she hadn't been attacked, Xiao'an would have tried to give her a good face in the future.

Eh, the world is unpredictable.

After the Empress Dowager Xiao'an sighed, she asked Kang Ling to retreat.

And at this time, in the abandoned cold palace attic in the corner of the imperial city, there were two women standing.

"I heard that someone is missing? Your ally isn't very reliable, isn't it? The woman in the blue gauze said with a smile.

The woman in white next to her frowned when she heard this, and then said, "It's okay, now she can't go back to the palace, and life and death have no meaning." ”

The woman in Tsing Yi couldn't deny it, shrugged her shoulders and asked, "Aren't you afraid that he will threaten you with people?" ”

The woman in white smiled when she heard this: "What do you think he is pinching people not to threaten me?" It doesn't matter much, as long as I keep my promise, he won't be stupid enough to let everyone die together. ”

Zhao Ziqian was angry, whether it was because of the loss of face, or really because of Yi Xiangxiang's death, the other party would not easily show half a trace, because she was very safe.

The woman in Tsing Yi sighed: "Father also asked me to come into the palace to help you, but look at your methods, where do you need me to help you?" I said, sister, how did you do it so ruthlessly? ”

The woman in white didn't mind being ridiculed at all, but said to the woman in Tsing Yi: "Don't worry, when I can use you." ”

She turned her head and smiled at the woman in Tsing Yi, making her a little furious.

The woman in Tsing Yi was just about to speak, when a female voice came from below: "Niangniang, we should go." ”

When the woman in white heard this, she straightened her clothes and said to the woman in green clothes: "In the future, you must not go to my palace alone, if you have something, send someone to spread the word, and we will meet here." And it's up to you to contact him, you have to remember that if the news leaks half a minute, you and I will die. ”

After the woman who was captivated by the country and the city said this sentence sharply, her face no longer saw the gentleness of the year.

That's right, the woman in white is the lord of Chongren Palace, the concubine who just knelt in Ci'an Palace, Lin Zhimeng.

And the woman in Tsing Yi is naturally Yang Meiren of the Drunken Cloud Pavilion of Yikun Palace. On the surface, she is a dancing girl and a beautiful woman presented by Prince Dongyu, but she is actually the illegitimate daughter of Lin Chong, Lin Zhihua, the prime minister's mansion.

After Lin Zhimeng finished speaking, she didn't wait for Yang Meiren to answer, and walked downstairs.

Yang Meiren looked at her back and sneered, but did not speak.

After a long time, a palace maid in a pink shirt came up downstairs, and she bowed to Yang Meiren Yingying.

After Yang Meiren saw this person, she said: "Bi Lian, how can you really change people?" Look at what the hell that gentle Kyoto's first talented woman has become now. ”

The palace maid who was called Bi Lian was neither humble nor arrogant, she smiled and said: "Didn't the beauty say before that many people just hide their original appearance? Lin Guifei was originally like this, but outsiders beautified it too much. ”

"Eh, after all, it's the same life!" Yang Meiren sighed: "She is also Lin Chong's daughter, she is the daughter of the Lin family, and the entire Prime Minister's Mansion is her help, and I am just a stepping stone, which is really unwilling." She also made it clear that I would contact your master in the future, hehe, doesn't this make it clear that if the East Window incident happens, I will be the outcast? She Lin Zhimeng, she is really not an ordinary human spirit. ”

Bi Lian also heard Lin Zhimeng's threat just now, but she had no exception, since she entered the palace, she had already had a new impression of this rumored benevolent Lin Guifei.

"Beauty don't have to worry, as long as you are loyal to your master, you will not be sacrificed easily." Bi Xiang is calm.

Yang Meiren smiled dumbly: "You don't shy away from it at all." ”

It is not easily sacrificed, that is, if necessary, it is also an outcast.

However, compared with Lin Zhimeng's honey-bellied sword, she appreciates Bi Lian's straightforwardness more.

"Don't worry, since I have entered the palace, I will help Lin Zhimeng ascend to the back seat, and I don't care if I become an outcast. But make clear to your master what I am going to do, and if I am in a different place, I must send someone to serve my mother in her old age. Yang Meiren said calmly.

Bi Lian was also in a calm mind, and only heard her reply: "This is nature." ”

Yang Meiren smiled when she heard this, and her smile was a little meaningless.

After that, she asked, "But did your master really save the queen mother in order to threaten Concubine Lin?" You said, if the alliance between your master and Concubine Lin breaks down and they bite each other and tell the truth, I don't know if they can stop the wrath of the saint. Speaking of which, I'm really curious! ”

Bi Lian was stunned when he heard this: "What does Yang Meiren mean by this?" You want to snitch? ”

Because Yang Meiren's turn was too abrupt, Bi Lian unconsciously became angry when she asked this.

Yang Meiren calmly reassured: "Don't be nervous, how can I tell the truth!" What shall I say? Do you want to tell the saint that I am actually Lin Zhihua instead of Yang Zhihua? That's not looking for death! Besides, the saint is now in Tongzhou, and even you, the personal palace maid, are still the people of Prince Dongyu around me, where did I get the courage to go against you! ”

"I'm just talking! After all, I didn't expect the saint to be so angry this time, so I just gossiped with you, don't be nervous. ”

Bi Lian breathed a sigh of relief, but her tone was still a little unkind: "Yang Meiren should not suddenly make such jokes in the future!" This time, the master didn't expect to arouse the anger of Emperor Wu, he originally thought that he was a queen who was not taken seriously, but he didn't expect that he was still the owner of Huanxi Pavilion...... In short, the master will watch and deal with these things, so you don't have to worry about it. ”

Yang Meiren nodded, and she said comfortably: "I'm just inquiring about the situation, in case it affects me too early, won't I be touched by Shun Teng, after all, Zhu Qianqian is there to contact in my name." Speaking of this, I have to praise our noble concubine Niangniang, originally you contacted Zhu Qianqian, I thought it was just a crazy lady in King An's mansion, there was nothing to care about, but I didn't expect that she really showed the queen's itinerary at a critical time. ”

Lin Zhimeng asked Bi to connect with Zhu Qianqian, which was carefully arranged. Zhu Qianqian was originally Yi Xiangxiang was a friend, because King An loved Yi Xiangxiang, Zhu Qianqian and Yi Xiangxiang turned against each other.

To be honest, Yang Meiren was still a little shocked when she knew this, King An loved the queen, and if this was spread, it would cause criticism. However, what she didn't expect was that Lin Zhimeng could dig up this secret, which also made Yang Meiren more jealous of the Lin family's power.

At that time, she didn't know that it was actually Prince Dongyu who dug up Zhu Qianqian's line, and three groups of people went to the embassy to ask An Jinquan about the matter of An Jinquan's marriage, and sent someone to monitor Prince Dongyu of An Jinquan for a detailed investigation. He knew that among the three groups of people, one group was Yi Xiangxiang's own people, one group was Zhao Ziqian's people, and the other group was Zhao Zixiu's people.

It was because of this that Dongyu set his sights on Zhao Zixiu after that, thinking about whether he could do anything in the future. And from that time on, he was already the person behind Zhu Qianqian, and this time he just sent Zhu Qianqian to Lin Zhimeng!

Miaoqin led An Jinquan to ask for marriage, but it was not Zhu Qianqian's mastermind, but later Zhu Qianqian knew who killed Miaoqin, so she lied on the dock.

and wait for the table to be presented.

Let's talk back to the present.

After hearing Yang Meiren's words, Bi Lian said expressionlessly: "Don't worry about this, the master has already sent someone to kill Zhu Qianqian." ”

"Oh? He's dead? Prince Dongyu is really neat. Yang Meiren said in a deep voice.

Bi nodded and said, "The master is afraid that she won't be able to stand the torture and confess to the beauty, so he will cook for the beauty." ”

After hearing this, Yang Meiren secretly sarcastically in her heart, what does it mean to cook for me, it is obviously for Lin Zhimeng! However, she did not intend to argue about it, but only pondered quietly.

She thought that the alliance between the Lin family and Prince Dongyu must be more than the silver money transactions that she knew, because if it was just silver money, then borrowing Dongyu's name to send herself into the palace would already be regarded as completing this transaction. But now that Dongyu has gone to great lengths to help Lin Zhimeng assassinate Yi Xiangxiang, it can be seen that the alliance relationship is also very deep.

And just now Lin Zhimeng also said that as long as she fulfills her promise, there will be no problem! So what exactly is that promise?

Moreover, there seems to be something wrong with this relationship? Yang Meiren was so puzzled that she felt that she had caught something, and suddenly dispersed.

She continued to analyze in her heart that Lin Zhimeng had already deliberately assassinated Yi Xiangxiang when she knew that she was going to Tongzhou, and Yang Meiren only knew about this after the emperor left Beijing.

And she knew Lin Zhimeng's plan, or because one day she coincidentally met Concubine Ning Su Jingxiang in the Imperial Garden, and the latter gave her the pattern that the queen liked.

She questioned Bi Lian, only to know that Lin Zhimeng had been preparing for the assassination for a long time, because the position of queen was going to be vacated, either Yi Xiangxiang would be deposed, or Yi Xiangxiang would die.

Now that the queen has not made a mistake, the saint seems to be very partial to her, and the possibility of being deposed is very low, so there is only death.

Lin Zhimeng originally wanted to use the Lin family's Deadpool, but she was afraid of leaving clues before she remembered the killer, so she asked Dongyu to come forward to contact her. But the question is, since Dongyu did it, he still issued a death order, so why did he take people away halfway? And it is said that when he took it away, he was already dead?

Is it really like Lin Zhimeng said, is it to keep an unknown to contain and threaten her? Yang Meiren thinks so. Because if you keep people, it will be a trouble for Dongwoo.

Yang Meiren had a headache when she thought about it, she wanted to ask Bi Lian, but stopped talking after thinking of her identity.

Now Dongyu and Lin Zhimeng don't fully trust themselves, otherwise the assassination of the queen would not bypass her and let Bi lead to them as a microphone. However, now it seems that no matter what request the Lin family has for Dongyu, the latter's move to take Yi Xiangxiang away shows that their alliance is not unbreakable.

Thinking of this, Yang Meiren silently snorted coldly in her heart. Then she got up and straightened her clothes, and said to Bi Lian:

"Let's go, let's go back." She sighed and continued: "I don't know when the Holy Lord will come back, after this autumn, it will be winter. ”