Chapter 23 Conspiracy

On the other side, after the Scarlet Moon and Scarlet Smoke parted, they bypassed the crowd and walked into the depths of Shufang Garden, until the woods parted, and a very ornately built house appeared in front of them. That's it! Scarlet Moon's eyes lit up, and then she straightened up her makeup and walked towards the room. Before she pushed the door, she was lifted up from behind, held on her shoulders, and the weightlessness of her feet off the ground made her exclaim, but when she saw the person clearly, she quickly softened, and her eyes cut the water and said coquettishly, "Your Highness, you scared people." The voice was extremely soft and charming, as if to arouse the deepest desires of people, and the body of the person who was called was visibly shocked, and then he smiled in a low voice and strode towards the bed.

After some overturning the clouds and rain, Scarlet Moon leaned into the man's arms, with a satisfied look on his face, and his voice softly told the man what had happened in the Prime Minister's Mansion these days, and how well-behaved he was, but he didn't notice the impatience that flashed on the man's face. Scarlet Yue talked to herself for a while, and when she saw that there was no response, she couldn't help but be a little dissatisfied, and said coquettishly, "Your Royal Highness the Prince, you finally have time, why don't you talk more to Yue'er?" ”

"Recently, the court has not been very stable, I said everything in the court, so let me be quiet." Wei Xian's voice was faint, "It's you, give Prince Ben a little stability, don't get into trouble anymore......"

However, as soon as he finished speaking, there was a sound of footsteps outside the house, and then a woman's chatter floated in, and it was the queen mother who came here with Chen Jieyu! Scarlet Yue's delicate body was shocked, and she looked at others with some horror, only to see Wei Xian's eyes dark, making it impossible to see the cloudy sunshine in her eyes, and she couldn't help but sigh in her heart. Although Wei Xiangui is the crown prince, but in this Shufang Courtyard, he had a good affair with a woman, and he was broken by the queen, and he would also be punished, not to mention that she was just a concubine, if she was targeted by the queen's mother, then she probably wouldn't live long, thinking like this, Scarlet Yue's pleading gaze couldn't help but drift towards the man.

As if he didn't see Scarlet Yue's expression, Wei Xian lowered his head and muttered, how could it be so coincidental that the queen and Chen Jieyu would come to this courtyard? Could it be that someone followed Scarlet Moon and brought the queen in, wanting to discredit him? Is it scarlet smoke? But then he thought about it, he had asked Scarlet Moon to get rid of everyone and come to the appointment alone, it shouldn't be Scarlet Smoke, so there were other people hiding in the shadows to attack him. The narrow eyes burst out with a hint of danger, Wei Xian collected his thoughts, walked to the other bed in the room, and with a force of both hands, he lifted the bed, and a long tunnel appeared in front of the two of them.

Wei Xian stretched out his hand and caressed Scarlet Yue's cheek lovingly, and said softly, "I wronged you this time." This tunnel leads to a small gate in this courtyard, and when you go out, you go all the way north, where a carriage is waiting for you, with clean clothes on it, and the coachman will take you directly to the Prime Minister's Mansion. ”

Scarlet Moon nodded obediently, then pulled up her clothes and walked towards the tunnel. Walking along the dark and endless tunnel, although Scarlet Moon was a little scared, she thought that her head was the queen, Chen Jieyu and others, so she had to continue walking. I don't know how long she walked, but when she finally saw a glimmer of light in front of her, there was a conversation in her ears.

"Xian'er, why are you here, haven't you talked to your fifth brother more?"

"After returning to his mother, Erchen asked the fifth brother to rest here, but he didn't want to fall asleep, and when he woke up, the fifth brother didn't know where to go."

"Oh? Is it? Xian'er, the queen mother has something she wants to ask you. ”

"Queen Mother, please speak."

"You and the concubine of the scarlet family...... The queen mother doesn't want to take care of your own private affairs, but you are the prince, and your mind must be on this country, and you must not be stumped by the love of your children. ”

"What the queen mother teaches, but what the child cares about is just the prime minister behind her."

"If this is the case, the queen mother thinks that the eldest daughter of the prime minister's house is more suitable."

"After returning to his mother, Erchen also thought the same way."

"If you really have this thought, the queen mother will be relieved, but there are trade-offs in everything, you have to think carefully."

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Hearing this, Scarlet Yue didn't care about what they said later, and only Wei Xian's sentence was in his mind, "Erchen also thinks like this" echoed over and over again. The royal family is mostly ruthless, and the gentle promise on the bed before became a joke in the blink of an eye, and the scarlet moon felt a throbbing pain in her heart, which turned into a monstrous anger, all thanks to the slut of Scarlet Smoke! If it weren't for her, how could she disappoint Wei Xian again and again, and how could she become a plaything? Scarlet Moon's eyes are full of unwillingness and viciousness, Scarlet Smoke, wait!

After coming out of the tunnel of Shufang's courtyard, Scarlet Moon walked north according to Wei Xian's words, but after taking a few steps, she was blocked by a blue figure. The woman had a beautiful face and looked harmless to humans and animals, but her apricot eyes flashed with a ruthlessness that did not match her appearance. Scarlet Moon was stunned for a moment, and she was a little resistant to her approach in her heart. The figure was wrong and wanted to leave, but the woman was one step ahead of her. Giggled, "Miss Scarlet stays." ”

Meimu wandered around her for a while, and a name appeared in Scarlet Yue's mind, this woman was actually the second lady of Yin Shangshu's family, Yin Ruoting. She exhaled lightly, then smiled, "Isn't this Miss Yin?" I don't know what it is? ”

Yin Ruoting walked to Scarlet Moon with a smile, Qianqian Su gently shook her cold hand, and said in surprise, "Ah, Miss Scarlet, why are your hands so cold?" I've got tea in the pavilion in front of me, so can I sit down?" ”

The visitor didn't know whether it was friend or foe, Scarlet Moon frowned, and just wanted to refuse, but heard a weak voice with a faint chill, and said slowly, "Miss Scarlet, you and I have the same purpose, why don't you sit down and plan carefully?" ”

Scarlet Smoke rested in the Xinling Palace, and most of his spirit had recovered, so he didn't want to stay here longer, and after lunch, he let the fire carriage go back to the Prime Minister's Mansion. During this period, she never saw Wei Chimu again, and even brought lunch into the room, knowing that her words had caused a misunderstanding, Scarlet Yan had no intention of explaining, only sighed lightly and returned to her small courtyard.

The breeze is gentle, and the air is mixed with a faint fragrance, which makes people intoxicated. Scarlet smoke is a doctor who likes medicine, in addition to studying medical skills on weekdays, she also planted some flowers and herbs, although it is not a precious variety, but both appearance and efficacy are excellent, she has not taken care of it for a long time, they are all lush and green, and even bloom all kinds of flowers, attracting bees and butterflies to fly.

After lying idle under the tree in the small courtyard for a while, Crimson sat up suddenly, and a bright light flashed in his sharp eyes. On that day, according to Mu, King Xinling was summoned by the emperor, and on the way back, he only chatted with Concubine De for a few words, and then returned to the house, and in the evening he was poisoned. She thought about it, the emperor must not know about Yu Chimu's situation, and the probability that Concubine De knew about it was very small, besides, these two people had no holiday with Yu Chimu. In addition to the possibility that someone deliberately used something to cause poison, that is, someone tried to harm one of them, and the thing that happened to be used reacted to the poison in his body. The emperor lives in the palace for a long time, and the clothes and items used must be strictly examined by the inner chamberlain, and it is impossible for the items on the emperor's body to be caused. So......

Scarlet Smoke looked at the distant sky, it seems that someone can't help it, I'm afraid this day is going to change. However, Concubine De was killed, this is just a guess on her part, whether it is true or not, she has to see the real person, she can know. But where can you enter this deep palace if you want to, Scarlet Yan shook his head helplessly, he really had more than enough heart and not enough strength.

At this moment, Xiangling walked over quickly and said softly, "Miss, the guards of the Xinling Mansion said that they have sent all the things that Miss needs, please go to the front hall to take a look." ”

It's a good time, she's worried that she has nothing to do. Scarlet Smoke immediately set off and walked towards the front hall. She asked King Xinling for a thousand taels of silver, two shops, a personal jade pendant, and some miscellaneous medicinal materials, medical skills, etc., although it was just a whim, but she didn't expect it to become her pastime at this time.

From the hands of the guard, he took over the title deeds of the two shops in Chaoliu Lane, and Scarlet Smoke was happy in his heart, this Chaoliu Lane and the palace are only three streets apart, which belongs to a more prosperous area in the south, although it is not as good as Chaoyang Street at the foot of the Son of Heaven, but it is much better than other places. She asked Wei Chimu for two shops, but she didn't say how much land she occupied and where it was located, and she didn't want him to hand over such two good shops to her.

Instructed the subordinates to move other things into the yard, Scarlet Smoke asked Xiangling to change her makeup, looking at the image of a handsome boy shown in the bronze mirror, Scarlet Smoke was happy in her heart, and unfolded the folding fan in her hand with a "bang", and said with a smile, "Xiangling'er, go to the shop with my son to have a look." ”

When I came to the famous Chaoliu Lane in the south, I saw people coming and going on the street, a lively scene, and the gloom clouds in the heart of the scarlet smoke couldn't help but disperse. No matter how deceitful the people in the deep palace, the lives of the people are still so simple and simple, and this Chaoliu Lane and Chaoyang Street are still such a prosperous scene. Scarlet Smoke already looks captivating, and after changing a pair of men's makeup, she looks very chic and handsome. Walking on the road, it is inevitable that some women will turn back frequently, and even a bold girl threw a sachet at her, caught the scarlet cigarette, and nodded to the girl in thanks. Nanguo has a simple national character, the folk customs are open, and the scarlet smoke has long heard of this, but the last life was buried in the deep palace, and he was not blessed to experience it personally, and now after experiencing it, he feels very interesting.

The master and servant walked around the willow lane for a long time, bought some gadgets, and picked out some rouge gouache, but finally they were tired, and then walked towards the shop according to the address recorded on the title deed. However, it didn't take long for Scarlet Smoke to attract attention to a fortune teller dressed in coarse linen clothes and holding a white flag.

Although the man was dressed plainly, with a mole the size of a soybean on his face with staggered furrows, and an old mustache under the nose of the wine trough, the temperament of his body was extremely inconsistent with his appearance, and he was a strange person. Scarlet Smoke raised his feet and walked towards the man, and when he got closer, he remembered a person, and then smiled,

"Fifth son, are you savoring the lives of the people?"