Chapter 424: Behind the Scenes (3)
Zhou Youchen urgently recalled the 5,000 elite soldiers in the capital, strengthened the guards in the palace, and he also allocated another 1,000 people, divided into four shifts every day, to inspect the streets and alleys of the capital.
There are any suspicious people or things, or people who are willing to provide clues. Then be sure to document it. However, the capital has been silent for the past few days, and no one to provide clues can be found. Regardless of whether they are ordinary people or doing business, they all stay at home honestly, stay at home, and try not to go out if they can, so as not to accidentally provoke right and wrong.
I heard that when the queen mother was assassinated, those ordinary people who were just passing by to watch the excitement were casually charged and arrested by the government.
Many people have been tortured, and I heard that several have died.
Everyone is saying that there are too many rights and wrongs these days, and you can't even see the excitement on the street!
In the high-welfare teahouse, there is still some business, but he has no intention of dealing with it.
His time was running out, only a day and a half.
Xiao Dongzi was taken by his men to clean up, change his clothes, and have a full meal.
Although he still looked haggard, he finally had some energy to do things.
Gao Fuli naturally couldn't believe him, and he had already laid a net where he should have been.
No matter if Xiao Dongzi could ask anything, the person who came to connect with him couldn't escape from the palm of his hand.
Gao Fuli moved his wrist while thinking about it, waiting quietly.
Xiao Dongzi came to him tremblingly, not daring to look up at his eyes, and kept his head down.
"Don't act like a lost dog, that's going to be revealing. Don't forget, you're on my tree right now, and it's time to be happy. ”
Gao Fuli patted the table lightly: "If you are not allowed to laugh, do you want me to invite someone to teach you." ”
Xiao Dongzi was so frightened that he hurriedly raised his head, and curled the corners of his mouth without smiling.
Gao Fuli was dissatisfied and said: "No, laugh again!" ”
Xiao Dongzi was so frightened that his whole body trembled, and then laughed again.
"Remember not to show your stuff, or I'll make your life worse than death."
Gao Fu's voice was shrill and sounding, like an evil ghost begging for his life from hell was calling, which made people shudder.
"Yes......"
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On the second day after the assassination, there were still a lot of concubines coming and going outside Cining Palace, and they were all waiting to see the queen.
Not just curiosity, but also worry.
The queen has always been suspicious, but now, she is worried about her life, she will naturally be suspicious of the people in the palace.
They hoped that Meng Xilan would have no good fruit to eat, but they didn't want to accept her involvement.
Baozhu came with all kinds of supplements, saying that they were sent by the masters of each palace to honor their mothers.
Meng Xilan looked at those things and couldn't help but sneer.
It's all superficial, hypocritical and useless.
Because of Jade's death, Baozhu's eyes were always red, and she would secretly cry every night. She was also afraid, afraid that she would become a second emerald.
Meng Xilan asked her to send all those supplements to the Tai Hospital, and after checking them, how to use them.
Her body is fine, and she doesn't need tonic, she's just angry now! Very angry!
Baozhu sent things over, and only a few young palace maids were left by Meng Xilan's side to serve.
Xu is panicked, and those little palace maids frequently make mistakes. Either the cup was broken, or the ashes in the brazier were scattered.
When Zhulu came over, he saw that there was some chaos here, and he couldn't help frowning and said, "How do you all do errands?" ”
When the mother is really upset, they are still clumsy.
Actually, Meng Xilan doesn't care at all now, they just smashed everything in the room, smashed, it doesn't matter.
She doesn't care, she cares most about her own life.
Zhulu sent everyone away and personally stepped forward to serve. "Niangniang, the slave will not be too womb today, the slave will accompany you......"
Hearing this, Meng Xilan raised her eyes and glanced at her: "Changsheng can't live without your care." ”
"His Royal Highness the county lord has been all the time, and the slaves and maids can't help much."
Worry-free care for longevity has always been the most attentive.
Meng Xilan pursed the corners of her mouth when she heard this: "She is a good sister." ”
Carefree did a good job, just as she expected back then, but not everything went her way.
She expected that Wuwu would be a good sister, and she also expected that the relationship between their sister and brother would be very good, but she didn't expect that Changsheng's heart for Wuwu crossed the line.
"It's really better to count people than to be counted by heaven." After a moment of silence, Meng Xilan suddenly sighed lightly.
Zhu Lu's eyebrows moved slightly, and she hurriedly went to her side and knelt down, "Niangniang, don't be sad." ”
Xu has been following her for too long, and he is very clear about her every move. Therefore, she could feel the hidden mind of her master.
Zhou Shirao is dead, the fierce enemy has been eliminated, and the world is obviously peaceful, but I don't know where a ruthless character has emerged, not only to kill her, but also to move the prince!
The master has only one son in his life, the prince, and he is all her hope and happiness.
Meng Xilan closed her eyes slightly, leaned back directly, leaned on the big pillow, and sorted out her thoughts.
How can she have time to be sad and entangled? Nowadays, internal and external troubles are difficult.
"When you walk in the palace, do you hear anything that you don't like?"
Zhulu shook his head slightly: "The emperor has given an order, and no one dares to say more." ”
Meng Xilan closed her eyes and said, "It seems that Ming'er has to go and meet them for a while." ”
"Niangniang, do you think that the people in their palace should be from the harem?"
Meng Xilan opened her eyes, and a cold light flashed in the depths of her eyes.
"The matter of leaving the palace is a temporary decision. The people outside the palace can actually ambush in advance, which shows that their news spreads quickly. ”
In fact, speaking of which, what Meng Xilan couldn't figure out the most was this matter.
She got up on the spur of the moment and left the palace temporarily, and the Internal Affairs Office prepared the carriage, which would take an hour at most. How did the news get out in such a short period of time?
Zhulu frowned: "The slave thinks it's the palace people who rebel." The women of the harem, after years of training by their mothers, are all peaceful and self-serving. ”
Follow the straight and narrow? Meng Xilan shook her head lightly: "People are alive, they have to think about it, and they have to divide it in peace, but the time has not yet come." ”
When she was reborn, she only felt that she wanted revenge in this life, and as long as she could take revenge, she didn't want anything and didn't care about anything. But after taking revenge, she has what she wants again, she wants the Meng family to be safe for a long time. If you want peace, you need to be powerful.
She plotted to kill the first emperor, get rid of the former prince, and abandon Chu Jingchuan...... What should be done and what should not be done, she did it. It's nothing more than wanting too much. The emperor treats her sincerely, but because of this sincerity, she can't tolerate a grain of sand in her eyes.
She has an eternal life, but she still wants to keep another child. It was this kind of greed that made her lose her child.
Zhu Lu sighed softly when she heard this: "What Niang Niang said is true." ”
Early the next morning, everyone in the harem gathered in Cining Palace, waiting for the summons of the queen.
This arrangement surprised everyone and made them a little overwhelmed.
Autumn winds are chilly, especially in the morning.
Everyone waited outside the palace gate, looking at the palace people standing quietly under the corridor, and their moods were different for a while.
The time has obviously come, but the queen has not yet spoken.
Some thinly dressed women have begun to shiver.
This is the case with the few newcomers behind Song Qing'er.
She turned her head to look at them, and sneered in her heart: Sure enough, they are nerds who have just entered the palace, and this kind of thing has just happened in the palace, and they are still dressed up in fancy clothes, who are they going to show it? Did you think that the emperor would accompany her mother here, so she dressed up carefully? It's stupid, stupid.
What is the temperament of the queen mother, the old people in the palace know. She is not a moody person, she is very scheming, and there is a reason behind everything she does.
Today, she called everyone over neatly, and Liu Nan, who was pregnant, was not missing. Come to think of it, it must not be for any good thing!
At this time, it is smartest to try to protect yourself and keep a low profile.
A cool breeze blew, Song Qing'er gathered the cloak on her body, and her heart sank slightly.
After another tea time, the bamboo dew beside the queen mother finally appeared.
The people slowly entered the temple in order according to their positions.
Meng Xilan sat on the main seat, looking at everyone condescendingly, with a smile on her face.
The queen is actually laughing? How could a man who had just escaped death laugh?
Seeing that Meng Xilan was smiling, Song Qing'er was the first to step forward and salute: "The concubine asks for the mother." ”
Everyone followed and said neatly: "Niangniang Chitose Chitose Chitose Chitose." ”
This Chitose sound is really harsh to hear.
Meng Xilan's gaze swept over everyone's faces one by one. She has to look at those familiar faces carefully, and those who are not familiar enough should also look carefully.
has been in the palace for more than ten years, and her eyes have always been very powerful.
"You all know what happened before. You have the heart, and you have sent a lot of things these days. This palace sees it in its eyes and remembers it in its heart. ”
Meng Xilan's tone was very gentle, as if she didn't take what happened the day before yesterday seriously.
The crowd looked at each other.
"Niangniang is blessed with all the sky, naturally safe and sound."
In the silence, someone suddenly said such a sentence abruptly.
Song Qing'er frowned slightly, and said in her heart: Which one is this brainless?
Meng Xilan was also extremely sensitive to this sentence, she raised her eyes and followed the voice, wanting to see who was the person who spoke?
As a result, a childish face was seen.
Sure enough, it's a newcomer.
Meng Xilan remembered her name, and she beckoned her to come over and speak.
"Zheng Meiren."
"Say hello to the mother."
She was not in a hurry and did not seem to be scared at all.
Meng Xilan asked her to take a step forward: "My sister's mouth is really sweet." ”
As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at the petite figure.
She stepped forward slowly and kowtowed to Meng Xilan: "Niangniang, the concubine is not sweet-mouthed, but honest." Niangniang is the mother of a country, the mother of the world, loved by all the people, God will not let those sinister people hurt Niangniang in the slightest. ”