The air froze for a moment, and Lin Zhimeng's heartbeat stagnated for a moment before accelerating sharply.

The question sentence thrown by An Concubine implied certainty, and those clear eyes made Lin Zhimeng feel that there was nowhere to hide.

She forced herself to suppress the discomfort in her heart.

Don't be afraid, the other party is just agitating.

Dongyu is rigorous, and the faces of Tu Miaomen and the red-clothed faction Dongyu can't be recognized, let alone her?

It doesn't matter, there are still two barriers ahead, and as long as the barriers are intact, you have nothing to worry about.

Lin Zhimeng comforted herself like this.

She secretly exhaled softly and met Concubine An's eyes: "The case of the queen's assassination is still under investigation, how can this palace know?" ”

Lin Zhimeng asked rhetorically.

Yi Xiangxiang's assassination in Tongzhou was committed by the Jianghu Sect, but Tu Miaomen and the Redcoat Sect are both killer organizations, and they also confessed that they were bribed, but who the person who bought them was has never been decided.

Not to mention that the harem cannot interfere in politics, even if the queen's affairs are not completely political affairs, it is logical for Lin Zhimeng to say this.

Whether it has anything to do with it or not, biting to death and saying that it has nothing to do is helpless.

Everyone turned their eyes to Concubine An, expecting what she would do to Concubine Lin's words.

I saw that Concubine An Niangniang, who was in the harem, reached out to help the pearl cui on her head, which was a delicate jasper peacock hairpin, which was originally worn by Queen Yi Xiangxiang.

So someone whispered: "The saint sent all the palace maids who originally served the queen's mother to serve An Concubine, and now I see that even the clothes and jewelry are used casually?" ”

"It's just a peacock hairpin, but it doesn't violate the rules. Not to mention anything else, the queen's clothes are all red, and An Concubine is not so bold. The other whisperer replied.

"It's just a peacock hairpin today, and tomorrow it may be the queen! Let's see what happens in the future, but to be honest, it's better not to offend this concubine. The third person answered.

Lin Zhimeng frowned when she heard everyone's whispered discussions.

Yi Xiangxiang smiled after holding the hairpin ring: "People are watching the sky, it's good that Lin Guifei has this confidence." It's just that...... Don't want the East Window incident to happen! Her momentum dropped suddenly, as if the person who had just forced out that sentence was not her.

Lin Zhimeng disagreed: "What does Concubine An mean, what is she implying about?" ”

Yi Xiangxiang didn't pick up when she heard this, but changed her words, only to hear her ask a little serious and slightly mysterious: "Does Concubine Lin know?" In our hometown, there is a special blessing ceremony? ”

"I want to hear about it." Lin Zhimeng is very calm.

Yi Xiangxiang casually folded a withered branch and said: "This blessing is that before the men's weak crown or the women's crown, every birthday, the elders of the family will draw a unique special mark with cinnabar on the back of the birther, and it must be kept for three days before it can be washed." This ritual is a blessing in life, but it is more important than just a blessing. ”

Pei Yuchen knew how to cooperate very well, and hurriedly asked, "What is that used for?" ”

Yi Xiangxiang said slightly mysteriously: "It's a curse." ”

Curse? Everyone looked at each other with a hint of inquiring curiosity and a hint of fear on their faces.

Most of the ancients were superstitious, and they were even more secretive about such things as curses! Yi Xiangxiang was very satisfied with everyone's reaction.

"Cursed?" Tian Yao, who had just leaned over, asked curiously: "Isn't it praying for blessings?" How did it become a curse? ”

Yi Xiangxiang threw away the dead branch in her hand, stroked the white onion tip and continued slowly: "This kind of ritual is a blessing to the person who is prayed for, and a curse to the person who harms him. ”

At this time, even Lin Zhixin was aroused by curiosity.

"Don't sell it, what do you mean?" Lin Zhixin also asked.

"There are always some people who die in vain, robbers and bandits rob homes and houses, and unscrupulous landlords bully and bully...... And whoever has been blessed by this ritual will die in vain, and his soul will be entangled with the person who caused him to die in vain. The one who dies in vain will avenge himself and make those who hurt him pay! The bad guy who is entangled by the person who died in vain will slowly become unlucky, and may first drink soup and knock over the bowl, go out and fall for such a trivial matter. But over time, the clothes and jewelry disappear one by one, and there is a gust of wind behind the ears from time to time, and the suspicion gradually deepens, and the whole person will become suspicious...... This situation will get worse and worse, and finally even life-threatening! ”

Yi Xiangxiang's tone was demagoguery, and all the people entered the assumptions she provided.

The Zhang family on the side obviously noticed that the hand holding her tightened a little, and the nervousness of her daughter Lin Zhimeng made her a little suspicious, but she still opened her mouth to scold An Concubine: "What nonsense!" Concubine An is pretending to be a ghost like this, what is her intention? ”

Yi Xiangxiang shook her hand indifferently: "Eh, Mrs. Lin can't help me if she doesn't believe me." However, I just want to remind our Lin Guifei Niangniang, although the queen is from Kyoto, but Yi Daren served in Centennial County in her early years, and in the spirit of following the local customs, she also made such a blessing ceremony for the juniors in the family. Eh, do you know what the special mark of the queen is? ”

Su Jingxiang replied when she heard this: "Could it be a skull?" ”

"Concubine Ning is very smart!" Yi Xiangxiang nodded frequently: "Now everyone knows that the lord of Huanxi Pavilion is the queen's mother, and the symbol of Huanxi Pavilion is a gold-dusted skull. ”

Tian Yao gasped when she heard this: "Why a skull?" Drawing this thing on my back, I always feel panicked. ”

"The queen mother is a person of destiny, and the divination priest at that time once said to Lord Yi that it is unspeakably expensive. Although the skull looks evil, if the queen dies in vain, it will be enough to help her soul find the person who made her die in vain! In addition, as long as the soul finds the person who harmed her and takes revenge on her, it will leave its own mark after each revenge, but it will only be a moment, and it will disappear in a blink of an eye. ”

"After all, people and ghosts have different paths, and they are manifested as signs to promote their revenge, and they will not stay for long."

Pei Yuchen was frightened, and then pretended to be afraid and said: "Oh my God, the queen mother was assassinated, and it is also considered a vain death, right?" ”

The people around looked at the obscure Yi family on the side when they heard this, and today's Kang Ling's birthday banquet not only invited Mrs. Lin from the Prime Minister's Mansion, but also Mrs. Lin and the third young lady Jiang Jingshan of the Yi family, who were also invited.

What happened to the queen, this is actually a question in the minds of many people.

And the Yi family is very secretive about this, and the attitude of asking three questions and not knowing also makes many people suspect that the queen is really dead.

Lin and Jiang Jingshan glanced at each other, and forced themselves to blush their eyes very tacitly.

The two of them didn't speak, but their gestures seemed to express something.

Seeing this, Lin Zhimeng scolded Pei Yuchen: "What are you talking about with your concubine, the queen is recuperating from her injuries in another garden, how can there be any vain death!" ”

Pei Yuchen pretended to plead guilty very well when he heard this: "The concubine is open-mouthed, and I hope that the concubine will forgive her sins, and she will also apologize to Mrs. Lin." She said and continued behind Lin Shifu: "But Sister An Concubine has a very right saying, people are watching the sky, if the queen is really in case, the one who hurts people behind her back really has to worry about herself!" ”

When she said this, she glanced at Lin Zhimeng deeply, and the meaning of the expression could not be more obvious.

Lin Zhimeng is not a soft persimmon, and if she doesn't do something now, she really can't swallow this breath.

So, under Lin Zhimeng's hint, Xiangqiao stepped forward and slapped Pei Yuchen with lightning speed.

"And the concubines are hiding needles in every sentence against the concubine Niangniang, really no one in the Chongren Palace?" Xiangqiao was about to slap Pei Yuchen a second time while speaking, but Yi Xiangxiang on the side hurriedly pulled away the stunned Pei Yuchen and dodged it.

Yi Xiangxiang said angrily: "Chongren Palace? You are a slave, what qualifications do you have to represent Chongren Palace? Or is it that Concubine Lin was embarrassed to pull the fig leaf, so she let you, a lackey, bite people? ”

The scene instantly turned-for-tat, and the smart onlookers all secretly retreated, only those who wanted to show their faces in front of Lin Guifei and Concubine An were divided into two sides and stood against each other.

So, the smart people who retreated to the side obviously found that Concubine An's battle was actually greater than that of the powerful, talented and good-looking Lin Guifei Niangniang.

In this regard, Yi Xiangxiang also expressed great puzzlement.

Among the concubines in the palace, in addition to the so-called queen who recuperated in the other garden, the highest ranking is now Lin Zhimeng and Kang Ling, followed by Liu Yingxue and Su Jingxiang. Kang Ling's choice at the moment is neutrality, which is the psychology of a fisherman, she can understand; Su Jingxiang knew that she was the queen Yi Xiangxiang, and it was understandable that she was on her side; But Concubine Hui Liu Yingxue of Jingyang Palace is also on her side, which is incredible.

She was thinking about it, but Xiangqiao on the other side was aggressive: "Concubine An Niangniang should not be nosy, and the concubine repeatedly falsely accused the concubine Niangniang of being related to the queen's assassination, and damaging the reputation of the concubine Niangniang!" As a personal palace maid by Niangniang's side, the slave maid should also teach her a lesson! ”

"You don't have to laugh to death, it is the duty of the queen to train the concubines of the six palaces, what are you!" Yi Xiangxiang scoffed.

"Now that the queen is not in the palace, my mother is in charge of the affairs of the six palaces, so she has the right to teach and concubines!" Xiangqiao did not back down.

Kang Ling was speechless when he saw this, I am a decoration?

When Yi Xiangxiang left the palace, the affairs of the palace were handed over to Lin Zhimeng and Kang Ling, the two concubines, to take care of together, and now Xiangqiao's words obviously left Kang Ling behind.

However, Kang Ling will not fight for the length of this time at this time, she is very smart to continue watching the play.

Pei Yuchen, who came to his senses and found that he had been beaten, scolded Lin Zhimeng angrily: "Lin Zhimeng, you slut, you have the ability to do it yourself!" What kind of skill is it to call a slave to come out? How? He wants to pretend to be gentle and pure, and he wants me to shut up! It's really laughing to death, what kind of archway do you still set up! ”

Pei Yuchen's words were amazing, so that everyone present gasped, and the peerless Lin Guifei was scolded as a **! It's a shocking thing.

Xiang Qiao seemed to be completely enraged when he heard this, and rushed over to scuffle Pei Yuchen, who naturally would not give in, and the two sides quickly became a mess.

Yi Xiangxiang was in the middle of the whirlpool, and she was also pushed to the ground, but she always paid attention to Lin Zhimeng's actions, until Lin Zhimeng joined their whirlpool in a frame posture and leaned towards her.

And Concubine Hui Liu Yingxue, who was obviously on their side, was "secretly helping" Lin Zhimeng all the way.

I see! It dawned on her.

Concubine Hui Liu Yingxue is from the Hou Mansion and is the daughter of the Hou Mansion. In fact, the Hou Mansion was built in the early years, but the original Hou Ye ignored his eldest daughter Liu Piaopiao, causing her to be convicted by the new Hou Lady who continued to suffer in the countryside. Later, Liu Piaopiao returned after ups and downs, changed her surname to her uncle's Yuwen family, and then entered the palace to become Concubine De. As a result, the Hou Mansion has been suppressed by the Yuwen family and Concubine De since then, and then suppressed by Zhao Zixiu, who was the fourth prince at the time.

And finally changed the dynasty, Concubine De became Concubine De, the four princes also became King An and went to the domain, and Liu Yingxue, the concubine of the Hou Mansion, became Concubine Hui, and she could recover again.

But just when they were full of hope, the Holy Lord Zhao Ziqian summoned King An back again!

There is no way, Jiancheng Hou Mansion doesn't want to decline anymore, so he can only unite with the Lin family of the Prime Minister's Mansion, because Lin Zhimeng is the one who is most likely to become the queen!

And they also have their own calculations, it is of great benefit to them to be attached to the Lin family at this time, and if Liu Yingxue gives birth to a prince in the future, the country can also compete.

The point is, keep the present for now.

Thinking of this, Yi Xiangxiang showed a sly smile, which was as secretive as a depth.

Lin Zhimeng's joining was almost straight to her, an concubine, and she shouted to stop me, but people gradually got closer.

Yi Xiangxiang hardly thought about it.

At the banquet, Zhang's words singled out Concubine An's eyes, and sent Lin Zhixin to provoke Pei Yuchen, Yi Xiangxiang had already guessed what Lin Zhimeng would definitely do today.

It's just that she thought that Lin Zhimeng shouldn't have guessed that she would bring the rhythm with the theory of ghosts and gods, so that Lin Zhixin completely forgot about the quarrel with Pei Yuchen, which made Xiangqiao make up for such a slap, right?

Now, she was curious about what Lin Zhimeng was going to do.

This place is close to the lake, the lake is frozen in winter, but there is still weak ice, Yi Xiangxiang grabbed the air and looked at the edge, could it be that Lin Zhimeng wanted to push herself down?

That's right, Lin Zhimeng really wanted to give An Concubine some hardship, but she didn't want to push An Concubine down, she wanted to take advantage of the chaos to let herself be "pushed" down by An Concubine.

Between pushing and shoving, Lin Zhimeng quickly came to Yi Xiangxiang.

"Why has Concubine An been targeting this palace?" Lin Zhimeng deliberately raised her voice.

Yi Xiangxiang was not stunned: "The concubine is suspicious, how dare the concubine target you!" After finishing speaking, she whispered to Lin Zhimeng: "Why am I targeting you, don't you know?" My close friend died a terrible death! ”

Lin Zhimeng frowned slightly: "What do you know?" She lowered her voice.

"Everything!" Yi Xiangxiang pressed against Liu Fangfei's face, and her mysterious appearance of smiling but not smiling was creepy.

"People can't be resurrected after death, why don't An Concubine cling to me?" Lin Zhimeng threw out an olive branch at the right time.

To be honest, she didn't believe Concubine An's words very much, even though the other party was very sure, she still felt that she was cheating her.

Yi Xiangxiang smiled skillfully: "I am the true favorite of the saint, why should I attach myself to you, a nominal concubine?" ”

Lin Zhimeng frowned: "What do you mean?" ”

Yi Xiangxiang sneered, and whispered three words at Lin Zhimeng: "Avoid child soup!" ”

Lin Zhimeng was shocked: "How do you know? ”

I don't know? Zhao Ziqian's harem has countless beauties, but no one has an heir, of course she is very suspicious of what the situation is. So she secretly asked the evil spirits to take the pulse when Zhao Ziqian had not been fortified, knowing that there was no problem with his body, and then guessed that the problem was with the concubine.

There is no leaky wall in the world, Huanxi Pavilion does the work of intelligence, and there is no shortage of spies in the palace of Huanxi Pavilion, Yi Xiangxiang sent someone to investigate secretly, so he found out that Zhao Ziqian fed the palace concubines with Shunzi soup afterwards.

Yi Xiangxiang guessed that Zhao Ziqian didn't want to be bound to his relatives too early, so he made this move. But she also knows how sad it is for a woman, especially for Lin Zhimeng, who loves Zhao Ziqian deeply, to be fed avoidance soup.

"As I said, I'm the saint's favorite! Did you know that the queen also drank the soup of avoiding children? In fact, the meaning of the Holy One is self-evident, that is, the firstborn must be born from me! Yi Xiangxiang took advantage of An Concubine's identity to lie and not write drafts at all.

She looked at Lin Zhimeng's pale face, and added, "You people have long been defeated by my men. You haven't been compared to me in all the years I've been missing, and now that I'm back, what are you going to do to win the Holy Heart? ”

"Lin Zhimeng, where did you get the courage to let me cling to you? I think you should please me, maybe I'll be happy and reward you with glory! ”

She smiled brightly and movingly, obviously a very ordinary face, but with a charm of her own.

"You!" Lin Zhimeng looked at each other angrily, but she didn't know what to say.

No, Liu Fangfei is just a country person, and the saint is the pride of the sky, and she is only temporarily confused.

As long as he is by his side, he can always feel his sincerity for a long time!

The top priority now is not to let Liu Fangfei continue to maintain a naïve and nonsensical good impression in his heart, to break, yes, to break!

Lin Zhimeng kept giving herself psychological hints.

So in a few moments, she regained her composure.

"Then let's give it a try!" As she spoke, she grabbed Yi Xiangxiang's shoulder, and then suddenly raised her voice: "Concubine An, what are you pushing me for!" ”

As he spoke, he was about to fall into the lake!

Yi Xiangxiang's heart at this time is: Hey, this Lin Zhimeng has learned from the previous Su family, isn't this trick used by the Su family back then?

She finally understood why Lin Zhimeng made people magnify her rudeness and arrogance again and again, just to pave the way now!

Hehe, you want to blame me? Think beautifully! Yi Xiangxiang sneered.

There are so many masters around her now, and Zhao Ziqian can't wait to give her all the secret guards for her safety! So Yi Xiangxiang secretly waved her hand, and a woman wearing palace maid clothes took advantage of the chaos to catch Lin Zhimeng, who was pouring into the lake, and held her hostage to prevent her from moving again.

As for Yi Xiangxiang herself, she stepped forward and grabbed Lin Zhimeng's hand, and then shook it off and fell into the lake.

What Yi Xiangxiang thought about at the moment of falling into the water was that she didn't expect that Yi Ruonan could still use the tricks she used back then!

What a sister!