"Let's say, the haunted incident in the palace and the cold palace matter, who is behind it?" Although the Queen Mother's voice was low, it carried a force that people did not dare to resist, Yu Huaizhu's whole body trembled, and a chill spread all over her body!

"The Queen Mother's ......"

Yu Huaizhu was so frightened by the majesty of the Queen Mother that she was stunned on the spot, she couldn't understand that there was a mistake there, and she let the Queen Mother see through everything in the palace at a glance that everything in the palace was artificial!

Looking at Yu Huaizhu's pale face and flustered expression, the Queen Mother's heart was clear, and she said coldly: "Although the mourning family has not cared about this harem for many years, the mourning family has been up and down in this harem for decades. ”

"And the mourning family still knows that these things are definitely not from your handwriting, don't I know how many catties you have? But what I don't understand is that you have been honestly following me in Huayang Palace, when did you actually get these things under my nose? ”

Yu Huaizhu is a real girl, and she begged Yu Ruyan for help in this matter, so at this time, she will definitely not betray Yu Ruyan, so she suppressed the fear in her heart, gritted her teeth and said: "Back to the Queen Mother, this matter is indeed done by me alone, but it is because of ...... Because the granddaughter wants to atone for the wrong things she has done! ”

The Queen Mother didn't say anything, just looked at her majestically, seeing this, Yu Huaizhu gritted her teeth and told the Shangguan family about it.

Hearing that the speculation in her heart became a fact, the Buddha beads twisted in the queen mother's hand suddenly slammed, and her heart tightened-

Unexpectedly, the kid of the Shangguan family really died in the hands of Concubine Lian's mother and daughter, what a sin!

The Queen Mother sat on the warm couch for a long time and did not speak, the beating candle flame illuminated her slightly vicissitudes of life on her face, and a faint grief and sorrow filled her body......

After a long time, the queen mother said sadly: "The emperor's heart is unstable and his eyes are not clear, so that such a wicked person will appear in the harem, in the final analysis, it is also my godson who has no way, so that the emperor will repeatedly connive at the pair of poisonous women, becoming more and more lawless day by day, even to the point of disregarding people's lives!" ”

"We, the royal family, are finally ashamed of the Shangguan family!"

The Queen Mother sighed heavily, and Yu Huaizhu couldn't help but feel sour in her heart!

"Queen Mother, it's the granddaughter's unfilial piety that involves you in this matter and makes you worried!" Yu Huaizhu's tears fell, and she felt guilty and uneasy.

"Four girls, the mourning family knows that although the affairs of the Shangguan family are inherited by you, this haunted thing and the arrangement in the cold palace are definitely not done by you, it is not that the mourning family looks down on you, but that you do not have such a careful mind. If you could think of this, you wouldn't have been robbed of your husband by your eldest sister in the first place! That's ......"

Thinking of Shangguan Xianzhong's bad relationship with his two granddaughters, the Queen Mother let out a long sigh again!

When Yu Huaizhu heard this, she felt even more guilty, and kowtowed guiltily: "It's because my granddaughter is useless, she can't control her temper, and she doesn't know how to manage her feelings well, so that Shangguan hates me and doesn't like me." After all, his granddaughter is not immune to his death......"

"Alas, you can't be blamed for this matter, he is also a kid from the Shangguan family who has shallow eyelids and doesn't know people, and he thinks about the eldest princess with all his heart, but he doesn't see the person who is really good to him, so his fate is also his own creation......"

"But, you've finally thought more than you used to and know how to find the right helper. At this point, the mourning family is slightly gratified. ”

The rosewood beads in the queen mother's hand twisted lightly again, and a slight sound knocked on the heart of Yu Huaizhu, and also knocked on the queen mother's own heart.

Yu Huaizhu was afraid that the Queen Mother would continue to ask who did the haunting, and she always felt that the Queen Mother seemed to have understood everything, and she couldn't help but feel a layer of cold sweat on her body-

You must know that pretending to be a ghost in the harem and disturbing people's hearts is a big crime, if the Queen Mother is really investigated, she and Yu Ruyan will not be able to eat and walk around!

And the queen mother's thoughts in her heart at this time are not here, every time the Buddhist beads in her hand are moved, the queen mother's heart sinks a little, and finally, the queen mother's eyes dimmed, as if she had made a difficult decision, and said in a deep voice: "This harem has been chaotic for so many years, and it's time to clean it up." You can help me bring a message to your helper-"

Yu Huaizhu's whole body was shocked, and she looked at the Queen Mother incredulously.

"--Either you don't do it, if you want to do it, you will cut the grass and eradicate the roots without leaving any troubles, and you must have full evidence in front of the emperor and Huo Xiang, so that Huo Xiang can't open his mouth to plead and end it at once. You get the idea! ”

Hearing this, Yu Huaizhu couldn't believe her ears-

I thought that the Queen Mother would blame them for making trouble in the palace, but I didn't expect that the Queen Mother would agree with them to bring down Concubine Lian!

"However, the haunted thing should not last too long, so as not to bring the peace of the harem, if it spreads to the people, it will also cause criticism among the people, and it will not be good for the royal face."

In the end, the Queen Mother did not forget to instruct.

Yu Huaizhu came back from the shock and said happily: "Thank you Queen Mother for your success!" ”

When Yu Huaizhu told Yu Ruyan these words in person, her whole body was still trembling, and she still couldn't believe that the Queen Mother was actually on their side.

And Yu Ruyan was not surprised at all after hearing this, and said with a clear face: "In fact, since the last time the Queen Mother came forward to protect you, I already know that there is no trace of anything in this harem that can escape the eyes of the Queen Mother, so I expected her to appear so early!" ”

Yu Huaizhu heard this, and covered her mouth in surprise, "You, you actually knew that the Queen Mother would appear, and you still dared to ...... Do you dare to help me? ”

Yu Ruyan smiled slowly and said, "I believe that the Queen Mother is the most sensible person in this harem, so I am not afraid that she will punish me." You see, in this way, with the support and protection of the Queen Mother, we are more sure to defeat the mother and daughter of Chunlan Palace. ”

"Why, aren't you surprised and scared at all? You know that when the Queen Mother asked me the first sentence, I was scared stupid! Yu Huaizhu now thinks back to the fact that the Queen Mother questioned her before, and she still can't help but feel palpitations!

Yu Ruyan patted her hand soothingly, and comforted: "Actually, this matter, just like the Queen Mother said, but anyone who is smart and interested can guess that the ghost is fake, but it is deliberately to scare the Chunlan Palace." Concubine Lian is naturally also smart and interested, but as the so-called authorities are fascinated and bystanders are clear, Concubine Lian didn't notice it this time, but because of one of them, Shangguan Xianzhong was indeed harmed by them, so she was weak in her heart when she did bad things, panicked and scared, and messed up. Second, she didn't dare to investigate the matter thoroughly, but she was also afraid that the matter would really make a big fuss, but she would expose the truth of the matter. ”

However, the Queen Mother's reminder was correct. The haunting can't last long, first, after all, it scratches the peace of everyone in the harem. Second, I'm afraid that after a long time, Concubine Lian will eventually appear that we are scaring her. With her temper and grudge character, I'm afraid that she won't let us go easily, so we have to settle this matter before she appears! ”

"So what are we going to do now? The Queen Mother specially instructed that either she didn't do it, or if she wanted to do it, she must cut the grass and eradicate the roots, and never suffer from future troubles, and there must be full evidence to block the mouths of her father and Huo Xiang. ”

When Yu Huaizhu thought of the Queen Mother's instructions, she suddenly felt anxious, she couldn't help but worry, Concubine Lian was so cunning, how could she leave any evidence? And how are they going to get hold of her?

Yu Ruyan understood the meaning of the Queen Mother's words, and there was an inextricable relationship between the harem and the previous dynasty, which could be said to affect the whole body. The reason why Concubine Lian has been able to run rampant in this harem for so many years is that in addition to her own means, her mother's power is the biggest reason.

Concubine Lian's father, Huo Xiang, is a second-generation old minister, who has served the monarchs of two dynasties, and his protégés are all over the court and the opposition, and the shock caused by his stomp on the court will not be smaller than that of King Qi, so King Qi not only relies on him very much, but also fears him!

If this matter is not fully sure and evidence to seal the mouth of the powerful Huo Xiang, I am afraid that when the time comes, not only will they have to lose their lives, but also the lives of hundreds of people in Shangshu Mansion, I am afraid that even the King of Qi will not be able to step down by then.

Therefore, the Queen Mother asked her to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, and come up with evidence so that Huo Xiang had nothing to say!

When it comes to evidence, there will be no better and more irrefutable evidence than Concubine Lian personally admitting her guilt in front of everyone!

But Concubine Lian is shrewd and wants her to admit the sins she has committed, or to murder the prince and disregard human life, such a capital crime will never be possible!

Yu Ruyan slowly took a sip of tea, frowning and falling into deep thought......

Yu Huaizhu walked for a long time, and Yu Ruyan sat in the house alone and thought, and she didn't even show up when Mu Lingzhi came into the house!

was lightly kissed on the mouth, Yu Ruyan was startled, and now it was Mu Lingzhi who came back, looking at her with a smile in the corner of his eyes.

"Your Highness is back, how are the preparations for General Chen's marriage with the county lord going?"

Mu Lingzhi sat down beside her, hugged her to his lap and sat down, looked at the sad look on her face, did not answer her words, but frowned and asked, "What?" If you encounter any troubles, speak up and listen to them, and solve your problems for your husband! ”

Yu Ruyan really couldn't think of a good idea to deal with Concubine Lian, and she was upset, but the more she was upset, the more she couldn't come up with a good idea, so she had to tell him the troubles in her heart.

Mu Lingzhi listened to her words, his eyes flashed slightly, and he sneered: "Although I haven't dealt with that Concubine Lian, I heard that she has done things to you before, but I also know that this person is cunning and vicious, and he is an extremely difficult person to deal with. ”

"But, as the saying goes, beating a snake and hitting seven inches is the same for people, if you find Concubine Lian's weakness, you will definitely be able to bring her down in one fell swoop."

As soon as he heard him, Yu Ruyan suddenly became enlightened, and her mind instantly understood-

If you want to make Jade Mingzhu subjugate, you must first bring down Concubine Lian. But to deal with Concubine Lian, the only way to deal with it is to start with her weakness, and her weakness is the Jade Pearl!

Seeing her suddenly realized, Mu Lingzhi said again: "I have to mention you, the matter of Yu Mingzhu killing Shangguan Xianzhong, no matter what, it involves the Lianfei family, as well as the affairs of the Shangguan family, and it is related to the two powerful ministers, after all, it is necessary to put it in the court to let your father make a decision." If you want to take over this burden, you must be mentally prepared, the affairs of the previous dynasty are far more complicated than the affairs of the harem. Therefore, at this time, rumors should not only spread in the harem, but also the ministers of the previous dynasty should let them know. You can leave this matter to Lord Shangguan himself. ”

When Yu Ruyan heard this, her face was embarrassed, and she said: "This matter was originally because she was afraid of implicating the Shangshu family, so the fourth sister took the liberty to agree, and then came to me for help, if you let Lord Shangguan interfere, wouldn't this bring the Shangshu family in again?" ”

Mu Lingzhi sighed and nodded at her nose, and said, "My stupid lady, don't you understand, as long as this matter is related to Shangguan Xianzhong, it is impossible for the Shang Shujia to completely stay out of it." Rumors have arisen about Shangguan's killing, even if Lord Shangshu doesn't come forward, do you think Concubine Lian will let them go? No! ”

"Therefore, now, only by letting Shangshu join forces with us to bring down Concubine Lian and make Huo Xiang helpless, can we keep Shangshu's family."

It's really a fan of the authorities, Yu Ruyan has been stuck in the situation these days, but her brain is not as clear as usual, and now when she heard Mu Lingzhi help her analyze, she instantly understood everything in her mind, and thought of another possibility-

From the words that the Queen Mother asked Yu Huaizhu to convey to her, Yu Ruyan thought that perhaps, in the eyes of the Queen Mother, not only to get rid of the tumor of Concubine Lian, but also to be afraid that the powerful Huo family has also become a thorn in the heart of the Queen Mother, so by suppressing Concubine Lian, it can be regarded as a wake-up call for the Huo family!

Thinking about this, Yu Ruyan suddenly felt a chill all over her body, even she didn't expect that a palace fight evolved to the end, and it was actually mixed into the undercurrent of the court, and this undercurrent was still the most powerful Huo Xiangmen today!

She had a headache and wanted to go to bed and lie down, but when she thought that it was about to be the end of the month, Wu Zhaoyi didn't know what to do, and she was worried that she couldn't sleep even if she wanted to.

Seeing her tossing and turning on the bed, Mu Lingzhi sat down beside her, took her hand and said, "Don't be worried, no matter how dangerous there is ahead, I am by your side, what are you afraid of!" ”

Mu Lingzhi's words made Yu Ruyan's troubled heart settle down a lot, and he pillowed his palm and smiled bitterly: "Doesn't Your Highness blame me for being troublesome and causing such a big trouble?" Even His Highness is busy with me! ”

Mu Lingzhi deliberately got angry and said: "Yes, I'm angry with you, I have nothing to do for myself." I don't worry about my own affairs, but you are tired of being busy when others ask you for help, I feel heartache when I see it! ”

His words reminded Yuru Yan of when she was in the palace, she was kind enough to help Gu Qing'er but was finally said to be her murderer, and all the evidence pointed to her at that time, Xie Guifei was even more bent on her life, but he guarded him to the death in front of him and did not allow others to hurt her......

"Yes, I've always caused trouble for His Highness, and it's the same in the palace, but - Gu's death really has nothing to do with me......"

"I know."

Without waiting for her to speak, Mu Lingzhi replied firmly: "If you want to harm her, you won't remind me before and let me send someone to secretly protect the Ziluo Courtyard." So, no matter how much evidence they come up with against you, I won't believe it. ”

Revisiting the affairs of the palace, Yu Ruyan had a feeling of being separated from the world, and Mu Lingzhi's trust in her also made her heart overflow with warmth.

She asked in a daze, "I've never been able to figure it out, who is the person who harmed the Gu clan?" Does Your Highness know? ”

Mu Lingzhi's face darkened and he shook his head!

The matter of the Gu clan is really weird, even a thoughtful and intelligent person like Mu Lingzhi can't find the slightest clue about the murderer, it's really terrifying!

In order not to let her think about those unhappy things anymore, he went to bed and lay down beside her, gently hugged her in his arms from behind, reached out to caress her eyes, and said softly: "My silly lady, go to bed obediently!" ”

For some reason, with him by her side, Yu Ruyan's heart was particularly easy to settle down, and she soon fell into a deep sleep......

Within a few days, many ministers in the former court also learned about Shangguan Xianzhong's death, and they immediately made an uproar. Lord Shangguan saw that the matter had come to this, and he also knew that there was no way to retreat, so it was better to go head-on, seek justice for his unjustly killed son, and harden his heart to fight with the Huo family. So when he was in the court, in front of the ministers, he personally folded it into the hands of King Qi, and explained with a handful of snot and tears that his son did die of great poison, and asked the emperor to uphold justice for the Shangguan family.

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the court!

Lord Shangguan only said that his son died unexpectedly, but did not say who died at the hands of whom, after all, there was no evidence, and he did not dare to casually identify the emperor's eldest master. But when King Qi thought of those rumors in the harem, his expression couldn't help but change greatly, but he couldn't refuse the matter in front of the ministers, so he responded hard, ordered the Punishment Department to open the coffin for an autopsy, and took over the case.

When the news of the former dynasty came into the harem, Yu Huaizhu was chatting with Yu Ruyan in the Jinying Palace, and when she heard this, the two of them smiled, and they picked up the tea cup in their hands and touched it gently.

However, before he could drink a sip of tea, Brother An suddenly ran in from outside in a panic, and when he stepped into the threshold, he almost fell, and said anxiously: "Princess, it's not good......

Yu Ruyan looked at her panicked appearance, and couldn't help frowning: "Why are you so panicked?" Didn't you see that the fourth princess is also here? ”

After Yu Ruyan said, Brother An was shocked to realize that there was still someone in the house, and hurriedly suppressed the panic in his heart and stepped forward to give Yu Huaizhu a salute.

Yu Huaizhu didn't care too much about these false courtesies, but asked before Yu Ruyan: "What's going on outside, making you so anxious?" ”

Brother An knew that Yu Huaizhu was not an outsider, so he said anxiously: "Back to the princess, Huo Xiang has entered the harem......

"Horn!" Yu Ruyan, who was holding the tea lid and plucking the tea foam, snorted on the tea cup with a crisp sound, and her long eyebrows wrinkled, and she couldn't help but sigh: "It's still coming!" ”

Yu Huaizhu looked at her like this, and her heart sank down, worried: "What does my sister mean by this?" Is it ...... Huo Xiangjin to enter the palace?"

"Don't think about it, it must be for Chunlan Palace. Now that my father has asked the Criminal Department to investigate the affairs of the Shangguan family, Huo Xiang will not come forward again, will he let the Criminal Department find out about Yu Mingzhu? ”

Listening to Yu Ruyan's words, Brother An nodded and said: "The princess expected it well, as soon as Huo Xiang entered the palace, he went to tell the saint, saying that the ghost things were all man-made, and asked the saint to search the palace thoroughly, and ...... And the Holy One has agreed......"

"How can this be reasonable, how can he search his father's harem if he wants, I will go and tell the Queen Mother now." When Yu Huaizhu thought that Huo Xiang actually stretched out his hand to the harem, her heart was itching with hatred!

"It's late, princess." Brother An was so anxious that he sweated profusely and said: "This Huo Xiang actually quietly entered the palace, on the grounds that Concubine Lian and the eldest princess were framed and threatened, saying that those who pretended to be ghosts must still stay in the palace, which would harm the lives of the people in Chunlan Palace, and asked the emperor's consent to search the palace, and there was no sign before, but now he suddenly said that the search will be searched, and everyone has already arrived in the palace in front, and he also ordered that the masters and slaves of each palace and each hall are not allowed to leave the palace without authorization, and stay in their respective palaces to wait for the search......"

Yu Ruyan's heart sank, and her face was shrouded in frost and said: "Huo Xiang is menacing, he must have heard the rumors from Concubine Lian." He is now asking for an investigation into the haunting, firstly, in order to divert everyone's attention and change Concubine Lian's mother and daughter from victims to victims. The second is to find out about us, dispose of us, and then try to let the Shangguan family seal it, and this matter will sink again, and it will never float again. ”

Listening to Yu Ruyan's words, Yu Huaizhu felt a chill in his heart, thinking that he had worked hard for so long, and seeing that the Criminal Department was about to find out Yu Mingzhu's body, if Huo Xiang was so disturbed, let him find out that the hauntings in the palace were all man-made in front of King Qi, he could beat him upside down, saying that those rumors were all planted to blame and wronged Concubine Lian's mother and daughter.

Then, this set of games that have been laid out will be broken by Huo Xiang!

But Yu Ruyan was not in a hurry, those secret guards had already followed Mu Lingzhi out of the palace, even if they were still in the palace, Huo Xiang and they couldn't find it, so they didn't care and said: "Let them search, if they don't find anything, I'm afraid it won't be easy to deal with my father!" ”

But as soon as her voice fell, Brother An jumped up in a hurry, and lost his voice: "Princess, there is one thing I forgot to tell you, that ...... That, today His Royal Highness sent someone to secretly send in a lot of pig tongue and beef tongue, saying that it was going to be used in the past two nights, and now it is being placed in the palace, if it is...... If Huo Xiang and others find it, it won't be all a goof! ”

"What?" Yu Ruyan's whole body trembled, and she suddenly remembered that Mu Lingzhi had indeed mentioned it to her before, saying that she had ordered a lot of pig tongues and beef tongues from the butcher, and wanted to hold an all-tongue banquet for Yu Mingzhu, but she didn't expect it to be sent in today, and Brother An forgot to tell Yu Ruyan.

A few days ago, a ghost happened to appear in Chunlan Palace and hung his tongue at the door of the Peony Pavilion, and now there are so many tongues in her palace, I am afraid that if I don't need to explain, I will be condemned by Huo Xiang and King Qi.

Yu Ruyan and Yu Huaizhu rushed to the kitchen and saw the half basket of tongues on the ground, their heads were big!

Although the Jinying Palace has set up a small kitchen, it has not opened the stove, and usually three meals a day are sent from the imperial dining room, and the most boiling water in the small kitchen is to boil some water, so if people see so many pig tongues and cow tongues in her palace, it is impossible to explain it.

Seeing that the search palace is going to the Hibiscus Sakura Palace, and there are so many tongues, a fishy smell, where to hide?

If you don't hide it and be found by the people brought by Huo Xiang, don't think about bringing down Concubine Lian's mother and daughter, they themselves are dying!

Thinking of this, Yu Ruyan's whole body was cold, and Brother An was so anxious that he cried on the side: "What should I do?" His Royal Highness is not in the palace today, if only he were there. Where are so many tongues hidden, now there are people guarding outside, and the masters in the palace are not allowed to leave the palace, even if they want to throw them out of the palace, it is too late to put them all in the pot and cook them now! ”

Brother An thought of Yu Ruyan had already thought that it was too late to go out of the palace to inform Mu Lingzhi to save her, as long as this half basket of tongues was revealed, everything would be revealed, if she let her father know that she had made trouble in the palace for so long, she didn't need Huo Xiang to speak, I was afraid that she would not be able to escape!