Meng Xilan has always known very little about the affairs in Queen Su's palace. Queen Su has always been cautious, although her scheming is not deep enough, but she also has an idea. Moreover, I heard that the rules of Kunning Palace are strict, and now, her palace people have made such ugly things, which is tantamount to slapping herself in the face.

Sure enough, when Zhou Shixian heard about this, Long Yan was furious and reprimanded the queen for being incompetent on the spot, which made Queen Su very embarrassed. Zhou Shixian saw that she was not managing the harem effectively, so he let her recuperate temporarily, and appointed Concubine Ning Murong Qiao to act as the agent of the six palaces. In this way, Queen Su lost the power of the harem, and Murong Qiao benefited from it and was the same as the deputy queen. As for the palace maid and the eunuch who committed the crime, they only went through the criminal law once in the cell of the Internal Affairs Bureau, and they both lost their lives.

Meng Xilan had expected that even if the Internal Affairs Office didn't want them to die, Gonggong Xiao would not let them go.

In the afternoon of this day, Murong Qiao invited Meng Xilan over for tea, and he was still full of pride when he talked about it.

Meng Xilan sipped the tea quietly, not thinking that this matter was funny at all. "Coincidentally, I just hit the head. Although the matter has passed, I still feel very unlucky in my heart. ”

In fact, looking back and thinking about it carefully, Meng Xilan always felt that this was not just a simple coincidence.

Murong Qiao said with a smile: "The magic is here." If you hadn't bumped into it, how could the people of the Internal Affairs Office work so hard, they might have covered it up a long time ago, and they wouldn't have let the emperor know. ”

Luck is coming, and it really can't be stopped. First, the crown prince was in trouble, and now the queen has also lost power, everything is like heaven's help.

"There is a master, there is a slave. The scandal in Kunning Palace is more than that. Halfway, Murong Qiao suddenly said this.

Meng Xilan's hand paused slightly, and she raised her eyes to look at her: "What does Niangniang mean?" ”

Murong Qiao smiled ambiguously, and deliberately sold a pass: "You haven't married yet, so you don't know." When people are dissatisfied, they do all kinds of ridiculous things. ”

How Empress Su is doing in the palace, Murong Qiao knows best. The emperor only treats her as a good-looking ornament, and when the state banquet is a family banquet, he takes her out to make a show.

How can a woman who has fallen out of favor for many years dispel the loneliness of the long night in this palace? If it weren't for her strict work, and the people in the palace were strict, she would have bitten her pigtails a long time ago. Unfortunately, she has not been able to find conclusive evidence for so many years.

When Meng Xilan heard this, she frowned thoughtfully, there was a meaning in these words, how could she not understand...... Although she is not married in this life, the memory of her previous life is still there, and she knows everything she should know.

The queen has fallen out of favor for many years, and there is nothing to come out except for the third prince Zhou You'an. I heard that even on the fifteenth day of the new year, Zhou Shixian only sat in her palace for a while, and then left, without even touching her.

Deep loneliness will inevitably make people make mistakes...... But after all, this is a palace, except for the eunuchs who are guards. Would the queen have made such a big mistake?

Suddenly, a pale and cunning face broke into Meng Xilan's mind. Gonggong Xiao's appearance is indeed outstanding, and he is a close confidant of the queen's mother, but no matter how you say it, he is also a eunuch who has been clean, how can such a person be favored by the queen's mother?

Murong Qiao saw that she was slightly distracted, and unconsciously chuckled: "You are a girl's family, naturally you can't think of the twists and turns in this." ”

Hearing her say this, Meng Xilan blushed as if she deliberately agreed.

Murong Qiao said lightly: "The queen has no rights in her hands, and this palace will naturally not let her have a good time." This position of acting for the sixth palace cannot be wasted. ”

Meng Xilan didn't want her to be too aggressive, so she only said: "Don't be too anxious, after all, the third prince's qualifications are mediocre, and he is not the prince's opponent at all." ”

Murong Qiao smiled when he heard this: "That's right, with Zhou Youan's confused head, if you want to compare with my Lin'er, I'm afraid you will lose until the next life." ”

Meng Xilan looked at her expression, listened to the tone of her speech, and shook her head slightly in her heart.

Rabbits can bite when they are in a hurry, let alone people with a lot of thoughts.

Zhou Youan may not be so easy to deal with, just like Queen Su.

"Mother, but you still have to be careful. This time there is an accident in Kunning Palace, the queen is very likely to be angry with you, and if you can't keep it, you will suspect that someone deliberately framed and designed her! ”

Meng Xilan didn't believe in the existence of coincidences, the queen and Concubine Ning were going to fight each other, and it was inevitable that there would be another secret fight.

Murong Qiao knew that she was kind, so she nodded: "This palace knows it." The person she hates the most in this palace is this palace. No matter who harmed her, in the end she would blame this palace for it. ”

"The queen mother is seriously ill, the emperor's body is not in danger, and the palace has been really unpeaceful recently, there are good things, but there are also bad things." Meng Xilan said lightly.

She has defeated her old enemy in her previous life, Zhou Shili has no chance to turn over, the burden on her shoulders is light, and now she only hopes that everything is safe and there will be no more waves.

Coming out of Zhaohua Palace, the sky outside has become dark, and people are coming and going on the road in the palace, and it is time for dinner.

The queen mother's meals are the responsibility of the small kitchen alone, and Meng Xilan asked her master Jiao Changqing for a few recipes for medicinal food, all of which are tonic soups that soothe the liver and calm the qi. One bowl a day, all carefully prepared.

The Queen Mother's body has long been weak, and those ginseng and deer antler pills, she is useless when she eats them, she will only rise to a false fire.

When Jiao Changqing came to ask for peace in the pulse, before leaving, he was beside Meng Xilan and whispered: "The situation is not good." ”

Meng Xilan sighed in her heart when she heard this. In this way, the Queen Mother's condition worsened again.

In the following month, the Queen Mother's condition was frequently urgent, and she no longer had the strength to sit up.

Everyone in the palace is prepared, knowing that the Queen Mother is afraid that it will be bad, and even Zhou Shixian wants someone from the Internal Affairs Office to prepare a coffin for the Queen Mother.

Seeing that the Queen Mother's condition was serious, Meng Xilan was also worried about her future. The Meng family naturally empathizes with her, and the family has a heart hanging from all ages.

After the Queen Mother became seriously ill, she was often delirious and babbling nonsense. Every time I saw Meng Xilan, I would be a little excited, and I no longer called her by her name, but directly called her "Changle." ”

At this time, Meng Xilan would obediently lie at the head of her bed, not saying a word, just quietly accompanying her.

"Changle, your hair feels as smooth as satin." The Queen Mother muttered.

Meng Xilan was silent.

After a while, the Queen Mother's movements became slower and slower, and she whispered inaudibly: "Changle, stay by the Queen Mother's side, don't go anywhere ......"

Meng Xilan silently raised her head, looked at her haggard sleeping face, and said softly: "Queen Mother, I also want to be with you all the time." But I want to go home......"

For more than four years, every day has been like a year for her.

The Queen Mother breathed evenly, as if she had fallen asleep.

Meng Xilan continued to lie at the head of her bed, and said quietly: "I want to go home, go back to my own home." ”

The Queen Mother's eyebrows moved slightly, and her fingers wrapped around her hair slightly, faintly reacting to this.

For some reason, Meng Xilan, who had not had nightmares for a long time, was awakened by her dream again. But when she woke up, she forgot what kind of dream she had had.

Zhulu saw that the master woke up, and was stunned: "What's wrong with the master?" ”

Meng Xilan shook her head, reached out and touched her forehead, and found that it was all cold sweat.

What kind of dream it was, and why she couldn't remember it at all.

Because she couldn't sleep well, Meng Xilan barely ate breakfast.

Subsequently, Gao Fuli also said with a tired face: "Master, there is some news from Kunning Palace." ”

Last night, he went to a few acquaintances in the palace to drink and chat, and inquired secretly, only to learn that the queen mother punished Gonggong Xiao heavily for the previous incident, and it is said that he hit a full forty boards, and the lower half of his body was blurred.

"What's so strange about the master punishing the minions?" Meng Xilan rubbed her eyebrows and asked.

"But master, this is the first time that the queen has punished Gonggong Xiao."

Meng Xilan was full of wonder: "What do you mean by this?" ”

"The slave heard that Gonggong Xiao has been with the queen for more than ten years, and the queen has never punished him, at most she has only deducted the money, and has never let him suffer from flesh and skin." Gao Fu said in a low tone: "Master, don't you think it's strange? ”

Meng Xilan thought about it slightly, only feeling a little strange, but she couldn't say what was strange for a while. "Forty boards, this punishment is indeed a bit heavier."

Gao Fuli obviously had something to say, and then said: "Master, the people you should be cooking are almost done." Now, the queen mother and Concubine Ning are competing against each other, wouldn't it be a good thing if we could help Concubine Ning find some of the queen's handles? ”

Meng Xilan glanced at him: "What do you think?" ”

Gao Fuli said in a low voice: "The slave thinks that this Xiao Gonggong is worth digging up, there must be something ugly between him and the queen." ”

Meng Xilan looked at him thoughtfully: "Why, is your ability so great?" Can you even dig up the secrets of Kunning Palace? ”

She knew that he could inquire, and the little eunuchs under his hands were even more clever than the other, but his quick performance was really a little uneasy.

Gao Fuli has been with her for so many years, why don't she know the character of her master, so she knelt down and said: "Even if the slave has great ability, it is also given by the master." The slave does not dare to make the decision without authorization, as long as the master gives him an order. ”

Meng Xilan had no intention of embarrassing him, and only said: "It's only been a few days since the palace stopped, and I don't want to provoke the queen so early." Moreover, we shouldn't interfere in her affairs, Concubine Ning will watch it happen. ”

When Gao Fuli heard this, he said, "The slave understands. ”

Who knows, Meng Xilan still has something to say: "The gossip of Kunning Palace, you can not inquire about it for the time being." You'd better go and ask me what kind of person this Grandpa Xiao was before he entered the palace? ”

She was a little curious about whether he was a close confidant of the queen or her old man in her mother's house.

Gao Fuli nodded: "Yes, the slave will do it." ”