The search of the palace is imminent, and Mu Lingzhi is not in the palace, no one can help Yu Ruyan!

Yu Huaizhu was also at a loss on the side, anxious.

Yu Ruyan closed her eyes and her mind turned sharply - the only way to do this was to send these tongues out of the Hibiscus Sakura Palace.

"There it is!" Opening her eyes again, Yu Ruyan's expression had returned to clarity, she asked An Gedu to find two wooden boxes and put the tongues in the basket separately, just put the two boxes, put the bamboo basket into the kitchen stove and burned it, and said to Yu Huaizhu when she was busy: "Sister, it's up to you to help me this time." ”

Yu Huaizhu looked at her in a daze, and said anxiously: "Tell me quickly, how do you want me to help you?" ”

Yu Ruyan put on Brother An's palace maid clothes on the outside of her coat, and said: "Now in this palace, it must have been stared at by Huo Xiang's people, I am afraid that only the Queen Mother's Huayang Palace is Huo Xiang dare not search, and I also asked my sister to hide these tongues in the Queen Mother's nunnery, where the sandalwood fragrance is strong, which can cover the fishy smell on these tongues, even if someone goes in, it will not appear - it is estimated that Huo Xiang does not dare to enter Huayang Palace to search." ”

Yu Huaizhu flashed worry in her heart, but she still nodded firmly, took the wooden box and walked out.

She didn't bring anyone with her when she came, so she had to hold both boxes by herself.

The tongue of the two boxes is also quite heavy, and it is indeed a little difficult for Yu Huaizhu to hold it alone!

Yu Ruyan stopped her and said, "Sister, don't be impatient, I'll send my sister back with Brother An!" ”

Yu Huaizhu is Jade Mingzhu's enemy, if she shows her own things back at this sensitive time, I'm afraid it will make people suspicious.

Moreover, there is no rule for princesses to carry heavy things by themselves!

The most important thing is that Yu Ruyan is also worried that Yu Huaizhu will go back on the way, in case she encounters Huo Xiang's people searching, she is honest, if there is a horse foot in the panic, it will hurt her!

Hearing that she was going back with her, Yu Huaizhu was worried: "But it is strictly forbidden outside, and the masters and slaves of each palace and hall are not allowed to enter and exit, how can you get out?" ”

Yu Ruyan had already dressed up the palace maid's clothes on the outside of her clothes at that time, and curled her bun into a simple palace maid style, and said with a light smile: "Sister, don't worry, my sister will give you a trick right away!" ”

After speaking, she turned around and put on the human skin masks that Yue Yu had given them before, and when she turned around again, she really scared Yu Huaizhu!

If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, Yu Huaizhu couldn't believe that there was such a thing that could make people change their appearance in an instant.

Yu Ruyan, who wore a human skin mask, was no different from the ordinary maidservants in the palace, she thought about it, and put a few sachets in the box, put scriptures on it, held the box, and followed Yu Huaizhu out of the palace with Brother An with low eyebrows.

Halfway through, sure enough, someone was cross-examined, Yu Huaizhu said coldly: "I heard that there is a big incident in the palace to search the palace, and this princess rushed back to Huayang Palace to cooperate with the search." Why, are you still worried that there are ghosts hidden in the Queen Mother's scriptures? ”

As everyone knows, ghosts and other things are most afraid of Buddhism, so even if there are ghosts, they will not be in this box containing scriptures.

What's more, these people have already listened to Huo Xiang's instructions, mainly to search for the living person who is dressed as a ghost, so it is impossible for these two wooden boxes held in the hands of the palace maid to contain a living person!

Moreover, everyone in the world knows that the fourth princess Yu Huaizhu has the most violent temperament, and it was because Lord Shangguan withdrew from the marriage that she actually cut off people's tongues in a fit of anger, so these people didn't dare to say anything more when they saw Yu Huaizhu being angry, and hurriedly got out of the way and let them pass!

The sachet in the box covered the fishy smell inside, and the three of them returned to the queen mother's nunnery smoothly, Yu Huaizhu hesitated for a moment, and finally put the two boxes under the incense burner behind the incense shrine.

After putting the box away, Yu Huaizhu knelt in front of the incense shrine with a guilty face.

From her previous worries to her hesitation just now, Yu Ruyan saw it in her eyes and understood what she was thinking.

The nunnery was originally a place where blood could not be stained, but now putting these pig's tongues and cow's tongues into it has indeed defiled this peaceful and sacred place.

Yu Ruyan knelt down with her, pleaded guilty to the Buddha sincerely, and said to Yu Huaizhu: "Sister, after this incident, I will personally ask the Queen Mother for sin, and it is difficult for my sister to help me!" ”

Yu Huaizhu helped her up and said, "My sister said this to see the outside, this matter is all because of me, and my sister was involved in it all to help me, how can I blame my sister?" The Queen Mother's plea, let me go! ”

After that, he urged: "You go back quickly, at this time, if they let them see that you are not in the palace, I am afraid that they will ...... again."

Yu Ruyan nodded, said goodbye to her, quietly came out of the back door of Huayang Palace, hid in the dark and took off the palace maid's clothes on her body, and then tore off the human skin mask on her face, let Brother An put it away closely, and instructed: "This human skin mask is extremely precious, and there will be a place to use it in the future." Put it away and don't lose it. ”

Brother An hurriedly responded. The master and servant walked around the imperial garden, Shi Shiran walked towards the Jinying Palace, Brother An was puzzled and asked quietly: "Princess, the slave and maid have something to understand in their hearts, why do they have to hide those things?" Since we can go out of the palace with the help of a human skin mask and throw it directly into the imperial garden or something, why do we have to put it in Huayang Palace, if so

Let the Queen Mother know in the future, how can it be better to blame it? ”

Slowly smiling, Yu Ruyan glanced at her and smiled: "Today you are a lot more clever, and you even thought of this layer." ”

Brother An was happy to get her praise, but he didn't expect Yu Ruyan to continue: "Although it is true that throwing those things out of the Jinying Palace, have you ever thought about it, as long as Huo Xiang's people show these broken tongues in the palace, with Huo Xiang's ingenuity, how can they not understand the things in the Chunlan Palace?" Therefore, he will definitely prove to his father that the haunting is fake. It also indirectly confirms that the rumors about Shangguan Xianzhong are also false. ”

"The father has always favored the mother and daughter, and it is estimated that Huo Xiang can have evidence to let them get out, so it is so easy to agree to Huo Xiang's proposal to search the palace. If there is a broken tongue, coupled with Huo Xiang's clever tongue, not much evidence will become an ironclad nail, so that the father and emperor will no longer doubt Concubine Lian's mother and daughter. ”

"So these things can only be hidden, and Huo Xiang can't be revealed."

Listening to Yu Ruyan's words, Brother An suddenly came to his senses, and couldn't help but praise: "The princess is really right with His Royal Highness, both of them are extremely smart, if you give birth to a little princess in the future, your Royal Highness, will you not be smart to the sky." ”

Hearing her praise, Yu Ruyan smiled dumbly, and pretended to be angry: "Brother An, now you have to have something to do with His Highness even praising me, I see that you are more and more like his slave and maid, but not like my person." ”

Brother An smiled when he thought about it, and said, "Princess, are you jealous?" Anyway, I have to follow the princess in this life, and the princess, I have to be with His Royal Highness in this life, the two masters serve together, and I will serve the little master later, it's beautiful to think about! ”

Looking at her happy face, Yu Ruyan suddenly thought of the grief that she could no longer have children in her life, and she didn't know if she had the opportunity to give birth to a boy and a half girl for Mu Lingzhi, her heart instantly swelled with obscurity, and she smiled at Brother An: "Well, I'm really jealous, I'm afraid that if I have a little master in the future, my Brother An will put me behind in his heart, and he is not very jealous in his heart." ”

Brother An said extremely seriously: "Princess, the slave maid grew up with you since childhood, and I know better than anyone how the princess has treated me over the years, so in the heart of the slave and maid, the princess is always the most important, more important than myself!" ”

Before this, every time Brother An said such things to her, she would inevitably say that when she grew up, she would marry her well. After returning from Daliang, Yu Ruyan never said such things again-

Today's Brother An, she is reluctant to marry her anymore, because she is afraid that she will be disliked and bullied by her in-laws after marrying, only by taking her with her own side can she feel most at ease and feel that she has not lost her!

While speaking, the master and servant had already returned to the gate of the Jinying Palace, and at that time, Huo Xiang and Concubine Lian had personally led people and had been waiting in the Jinying Palace for a long time!

In the brightly lit Hibiscus Sakura Palace, Concubine Lian sat in the courtyard in a splendid dress, not seen for a few days, her face was much worse than before, although her face was painted with exquisite makeup, but since the haunting of this time, her carefully maintained face is still a little older, and the tails of her charming eyes are wrinkled!

Seeing Yu Ruyan come in, Concubine Lian's eyes flashed slightly, and a touch of hatred flashed from the bottom of her eyes!

is as smart as her, in connection with the things that have been born in the harem since these days, how can she not understand that everything is something that someone is doing to her behind her back.

And this person is very likely to be the slut in front of him with an indifferent expression and a gorgeous and unparalleled expression!

Just going through it lightly in her mind, Concubine Lian had already thought that now in this harem, except for Yu Ruyan, there is no second one who has the ability and courage to deal with her.

Thinking of the ordeal suffered by Chunlan Palace these days, thinking that her daughter who is like a flower and jade is now scared by ghosts and her life is about to die, her expression is also stupid and stupid, she is suspicious all day long, and she doesn't even dare to go out of the door, and the half of her tongue a few nights ago is even more frightened that she is incontinent......

The most important thing is that because of the haunting, rumors spread in the palace, all saying that Shangguan Xianzhong's death was done by their mother concubine, and the eyes of Chunlan Palace have changed, and even King Qi has begun to doubt her.

Thinking of these, the hatred in Concubine Lian's heart rose wave after wave, and she wanted to bite Yu Ruyan to death, but she was an extremely powerful person, and she would not show her voice until there was conclusive evidence.

Standing up slowly, Concubine Lian smiled at Yu Ruyan who entered the door, and said, "The princess is still outside so late, but waiting for the five horses to return to the palace?" ”

Yu Ruyan smiled indifferently like her: "Mother Lian said that she laughed, I just ate a little choked on the night, and walked a few more laps in the Imperial Garden, but I didn't know that Mother Lian was coming, which was really rude." ”

While speaking, the man sitting opposite Concubine Lian turned around and saluted Yuruyan: "The old minister has seen Princess Heshuo!" ”

Under the light, I saw that the person who came was dressed in a navy blue robe, sixty years old, not tall, but his eyes were bright, and his appearance was similar to Concubine Lian.

Don't think about it, the ordinary old man in front of him is Huo Xiang, who is famous in the government and the opposition!

Huo Xiang's face was calm and waveless, and his eyes were as deep as a thousand-year-old well, and she couldn't see a trace of fluctuations, if she hadn't appeared in front of Yu Ruyan with Concubine Lian, let her guess that he was Huo Xiang, and if she usually met him on the road in the palace, she would never have imagined that such an ordinary person would be a powerful minister!

However, Yu Ruyan knew that the more introverted people were, the more difficult it was to deal with!

She smiled sweetly, bent her knees and bowed to him, and said indifferently: "Huo Xiang's name has always been like thunder, and I am fortunate to meet him today!" ”

Huo Xiang's face did not have a trace of waves, and he said in a deep voice: "The old minister searched the palace by the will of the saint, please forgive me for disturbing the princess." ”

Yu Ruyan said coolly: "I heard that Huo Xiangsou Palace came here for the sake of haunting. Also, the palace has not been very peaceful recently, so I have to search it carefully, otherwise, not only will Concubine Lian and the eldest princess not sleep quietly at night, but even the six courtyards of the harem will not be able to live in peace, this princess really hopes that Huo Xiang can find out why and give an explanation to her father and everyone! ”

After speaking, he sat down leisurely, did not enter the house, and said generously: "Presumably, at this time, Huo Xiang will probably search other places in the palace."

It's over, my little Hibiscus Sakura Palace is only the size of a palm, you can see the head at a glance, Huo Xiang wants to search, let's start! ”

Yu Ruyan's words made Concubine Lian's heart sink-

In this palace search, Huo Xiang is already desperately fighting, because if he wants to change the passive state of Chunlan Palace now, the only way to find a breakthrough is to find a breakthrough from the haunted incident.

But if nothing is found in this palace search......

Concubine Lian couldn't help but think of the promise her father made when he asked King Qi to search the palace-

Although the king of Qi is mediocre, he is not stupid, he knows that this harem is not something that a foreign minister can search, but Huo Xiang is not as good as others, plus he came in the name of protecting his daughter and granddaughter, and promised the king of Qi that if there is no result in searching the palace, Huo Xiang will be punished for the crime of disturbing the harem!

But now, the entire harem is almost searched, except for the Queen Mother's Huayang Palace, which does not dare to set foot in it, there is only this small Hibiscus Sakura Palace left.

Concubine Lian looked at Yuru's calm expression on her face, her heart was nervous, she couldn't help but think that this slut has always been very evil, although she is the most suspicious, but looking at her relaxed look, Concubine Lian's heart trembled, for fear that this time there would be such a big movement, and it would be a bamboo basket to draw water, and then she would have to lose her father's future, which was really not cost-effective.

She was worried and uneasy, and couldn't help but turn her head to look at her father, but Huo Xiang described it with a steady face, and there was no panic on her face, and she began to command her subordinates to start searching the palace with a calm expression!

Brother An got the order of Yu Ruyan and led the people into the temple.

During the search, Huo Xiang walked in front of Yu Ruyan, suddenly smiled slowly, and said: "I have always heard that the fifth princess is the most intelligent and wise, and the old minister can't help but ask, I wonder what the fifth princess thinks about the recent harem matter?" ”

Yu Ruyan smiled lightly and said indifferently: "Regarding the matter of ghosts, people in the world have different opinions, there are unbelievers and those who are convinced, but in the eyes of this princess, she feels that everything must have a certain cause and effect, so this haunted thing is not for no reason." Am I right, Mother Lian? ”

Concubine Lian was asked by her, and she couldn't help but think of Shangguan Xianzhong's death by herself, and her heart was numb, and she didn't know how to answer her.

Huo Xiang saw that his daughter was deflated, but he was not angry, and said with a hearty smile: "It is not easy for the fifth princess to have such an understanding at such a young age. The old minister has been an official for several years, serving the monarchs of the two dynasties, and the officialdom has been up and down, but he has also realized a truth! ”

His eyes were deep and sharp, and he looked at Yu Ruyan fixedly.

Yu Ruyan met his sharp gaze without fear, and said: "A truth that Huo Xiang has only realized over the years must be a great thing, but this princess wants to hear it!" ”

Huo Xiang put away the smile on his face, his eyes were shining, but his tone was casual: "The cause and effect fixed number that the princess said, as well as those ghosts and gods that the world believes, in the eyes of this appearance, are just empty and untrustworthy, and this appearance only knows that everything in the world is man-made. Ghosts are not scary, but those who pretend to be ghosts are the most scary! ”

Hearing this, Yu Ruyan's whole body was shocked, and a bad premonition suddenly surged in her heart!

Looking at Huo Xiang's calm and calm but confident appearance, Yu Ruyan felt that she had missed something!

However, at this moment, there was an exclamation from the dark room in the hall, and then, the searchers actually took out the gong bucket in the dark room, opened the lid of the gong bucket and put it in the middle of the courtyard.

Concubine Lian's frowning eyebrows covered her nose, and Yu Ruyan was also full of surprise, only Huo Xiang walked over without mind, glanced at the gong bucket gently, and sighed with satisfaction: "After a busy night, this prime minister finally lived up to the emperor's grace, come on, go and invite the saint to come over!" ”

Hearing his words, Yu Ruyan's heart sank with a 'pop', and she involuntarily walked up quickly and looked into the gong bucket.

When I saw what was inside, I was instantly suffocated, and my face was full of horror-

The gong barrels in the palace have been poured out and cleaned and sent over in the morning, and now it is night, and there is half a tongue floating in the small half bucket of pickles!

Yu Ruyan's whole body was cold, and she stayed on the spot incredibly-

How is it possible, how can there be this thing in the gong bucket of her own dormitory, she didn't show up when she went out in the afternoon!

Cold sweat was dripping down her body, her whole body was cold, and she instantly understood that she had finally fallen into someone else's trap today.

Concubine Lian couldn't help but come over and take a look, and when she saw the floating tongue, she understood something in her heart, and slapped her backhand on the stunned Yu Ruyan's face!

"Slut, it's you."

Concubine Lian's slap was extremely powerful, and Yu Ruyan didn't notice that she was beaten to the ground by her, and Concubine Lian thought of being tortured by the haunting these days, and she hated it so much that she pounced on her and slapped Yu Ruyan in the face again.

When Brother An saw it, he recovered from the shock, and desperately protected Yu Ruyan's face, and Concubine Lian slapped her in the face.

Concubine Lian wanted to continue fighting, but was stopped by Huo Xiang, Concubine Lian was furious, and said hatefully: "Father, don't stop me, this little slut has hurt our mother and daughter too hard, and my pearl is so scared by her that she only has half a life left, if I don't kill her, I can't settle my hatred." ”

Concubine Lian's eyes were fierce and terrifying, her teeth were gritted and 'gurgling', and the hideous description was eager to swallow Yu Ruyan alive.

"What's the hurry, doesn't my father always teach you to be calm when you encounter problems. Now the evidence is conclusive, just wait for the Holy Lord to come and judge your mother and daughter. ”

After that, he pulled Concubine Lian, sat down again, and leisurely drank tea and waited for King Qi to come over.

Yu Ruyan was slapped by Concubine Lian's two slaps so that her eyes were full of stars, and she sat on the ground in a daze, and her heart was numb.

Suddenly, she thought of what Huo had said to her just now, and her heart suddenly flashed with light.

She got up from the ground with a snort, walked up to Huo Xiang coldly, looked at him condescendingly, and knew it in her heart!

"I didn't expect that the dignified Huo had to do it, and this framing was so handy!"

Concubine Lian scolded: "Slut, so far, you still dare to say nothing, believe it or not, I will let your father pull out your tongue......"

"Heh, you are a fool? I think someone deliberately threw the tongue brought in into my palace during the search, and I didn't expect it to be made by a dignified man, and I opened my eyes today. ”

For Yu Ruyan's ridicule, Huo Xiang was not angry at all, he quietly drank the tea in his hand, and said coldly: "Doesn't the princess believe in the definite number of cause and effect?" I just want to tell you that no one in my Huo family dares to bully me! ”

Yu Ruyan almost stood unsteadily, the place where she was beaten on her face was hot and painful, and her heart was already full of hatred-

If she knew that Huo Xiang had promised guilt in front of King Qi, she would definitely not let these people into her bedroom so easily.

After all, she is too young to fight the treacherous Huo Xiang!

What is she going to do now? knew that this tongue was brought in by Huo Xiang, but who would believe it?

Yu Ruyan's whole body sank into the ice cave, the chill in her heart churned for a while, looking at the majestic and serious minister in front of her, she never expected that such an old person, still the prime minister, would do such a despicable and shameless thing that was framed!

After a while, there was a sound of rushing footsteps outside, and when the gate opened, not only King Qi came, but even Jade Mingzhu, who had not been out of the palace for a long time, also came. Moreover, following behind them, there were also concubines and other concubines in the palace.

The always cold and silent Hibiscus Sakura Palace was suddenly full of people, and the Gong bucket had been lifted, but the tongue inside was taken out separately and placed on the ground.

Seeing King Qi come in, Concubine Lian put away her aura just now, threw herself in front of King Qi, and began to cry with a handful of snot and tears, and between the lines she was already sure that the haunted thing in the palace was done by Yu Ruyan.

King Qi and everyone were shocked when they heard this, and Concubine Shu was already bloodless!

As soon as Yu Mingzhu entered the courtyard, she saw the broken tongue on the ground and screamed again, so frightened that she hid behind the crowd, and after hearing Concubine Lian's words, she realized that it was Yu Ruyan who was playing a ghost, and immediately gritted her teeth with hatred, and rushed forward to fight Yu Ruyan.

Before, Yu Ruyan was slapped by Concubine Lian because she was too shocked to notice it, but now that Yu Mingzhu wants to beat her again, she won't stand there and wait to be beaten by her.

Yu Ruyan also hated it in her heart, so seeing Yu Mingzhu rushing over, she picked up the teapot on the table and smashed it.

Before she could stretch out her hand, the teapot had smashed into Yu Mingzhu's body, and the tea splashed her, although the tea had been placed for a while, it was not too hot, but it was also the tea that splashed her.

Yu Mingzhu screamed again, she looked at Yu Ruyan with frost on her face in disbelief, she couldn't have imagined that now, when the matter was revealed, she didn't have any fear at all, and dared to do something with her.

She scolded sharply: "Slut, you pretended to be a ghost in the palace and harmed me, and now you don't obediently kneel down to ask for guilt, and you dare to hurt me!" ”

After that, he turned his head to Qi Wang and said: "Father, she has made such a big mistake, we must punish her well, put her in prison, and don't let her suffer a little, she doesn't know the rules of the palace, and she will only become more and more lawless." ”

After that, without waiting for King Qi to agree, he waved his hand and asked people to go up and tie up Yu Ruyan!