"!"

"I do want to work with the Queen, but she doesn't want me to know more about her." Xu Ronghua gritted his teeth and said: "The queen went to Lintoe Palace with the evidence of Concubine Rou's crime, and then Concubine Rou was demoted, but the queen didn't seem to be happy. Something must be going on here...... I thought I could get something out of Hui Guiji, but she was like this, and I couldn't figure out her thoughts. Did she avoid me knowing the truth, or, as you say, really didn't know anything? ”

"Niangniang, don't worry, she doesn't have much ability to know those ...... as soon as she is in the position of Ji" Yingyue said, but she became more and more panicked in her heart, and said in a low voice: "If Hui Guiji knows, wouldn't it be very disadvantageous to you." If not, where do we find out the truth...... Turning his back on the Shen family and going to the queen, this is ...... Are we really doing it right? ”

"Shut up!" Xu Ronghua relied on this confidant palace maid very much on weekdays, but when she heard her say such words, she was angry: "This concubine has never taken refuge in anyone!" In the past, he did things for Shen Yunrong, but he just wanted to live because he had a shallow foundation when he first entered the palace. If you want to climb to a high position, the queen and Shen Yunrong are the most fuel-efficient, I'm afraid it will only get in my way. As for taking refuge in the queen...... It's not like you haven't seen the fate of the Bai family. ”

Yingyue's shoulders shrank suddenly, and she didn't dare to speak in a daze.

Bai Rongji is really miserable, one corpse and two lives.

However, although his master is playing a wavering brand, he wants to take advantage of the gap between the queen, the concubine, and the concubine, but the queen is afraid that it is not easy to fool. The master helped the queen secretly this time, but I don't know how the queen will treat the master...... Maybe you'll be able to hold it from now on?

It's a risky move.

Xu Ronghua took another breath before calming down: "Let's go back to the palace." At the moment, Shen Yunrong has not fallen, and we can't show our feet. ”

***

Lin Yuan quickly returned to the palace.

She turned out the osmanthus flowers that had been dried a few days ago, and made steamed cakes with Chuxue to prepare to send them to Jianzhang Palace.

The men in the kitchenette were all sent out. Chu Xue asked her a little funny: "Isn't Niangniang always bold, just Xu Ronghua sent it to the door, why don't we take it and take something out of her mouth." ”

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "No need to do it." How well do you think she knows? The queen won't tell her everything. ”

Compared to the truth of the Lintoe Palace, Lin Yuan didn't have time to care about who secretly helped the queen and stabbed Shen Yunrong. But looking at Xu Ronghua's appearance today, she didn't need to investigate, she exposed herself.

In a panic, he approached himself under the guise of wooing and didn't say anything, and with the sentence "go to serve in Jianzhang Palace", anyone would be angered, but Xu Ronghua endured it. Is it really just the purpose of wooing? It's not that simple.

Heh, dare to test me Lin Yuan? I don't know who will test whom.

"But the little lord ......" Chu Xue said with some doubts: "The matter in the Lintoe Palace, in the end, I didn't find out who murdered Concubine Xiang." ”

Lin Yuan sighed slightly and said, "Yes." I can't find out. ”

It doesn't matter if you can't find out, the emperor also erased this matter. Lin Yuan didn't dare to disobey Tuoba Hong's ban, at most he secretly talked to Chu Xue.

Concubine Xiang didn't leave the palace for several days, and everyone just thought she was raising a baby.

The only thing that is certain now is that the queen and Xu Ronghua are involved. But what did the queen do? What did Shen Yunrong do again? Xu Ronghua and Lin Yuan can't see through the overall situation.

Lin Yuan felt very distressed.

That's all for Concubine Xiang's poisoning? The news was tightly sealed, and Shen Yunrong was also cleared.

Could it be that this matter really has nothing to do with Shen Yunrong? The queen brought a large package of medicine bottles that day, and none of them were "one inch of thought"?

The result of this matter is reasonable, Shen Yunrong not only degraded two levels, but also lost the good reputation she has always cherished. People without virtue are not qualified to be the mother of the world, but from today on, Shen Yunrong will no longer have the possibility of taking the back position.

The queen has earned enough.

However, according to the queen's appetite, this may be far from her original purpose.

Talking to Chu Xue here, the osmanthus leaf in Lin Yuan's hand was steamed.

Taking advantage of the right time, she packed the food box and went to Jianzhang Palace.

***

In the Jianzhang Palace, Tuoba Hong is still in government.

He did not approve the folds in the study of the front hall of Jianzhang, but went to the Tongming Hall in the north to summon the courtiers.

Lin Yuan waited for a while in a pavilion in front of the main palace. It wasn't until an old man with a white beard and a white beard who wore a coral-top embroidered brocade rooster patch came out in stride that Lin Yuan was able to enter the main hall with the little inner supervisor.

This was the first time Lin Yuan had met the emperor since returning from Lintoe Palace. The emperor's mood was not good, and at this time, he was standing alone in the empty Tongming Hall and looking up at the calligraphy and paintings on the wall, silent.

Lin Yuan stepped forward and saluted, offered steamed cakes with both hands and said, "The emperor works hard day and night, don't miss your body." Osmanthus has the effect of invigorating blood and reducing fire, and the emperor can use more. ”

Tuoba Hong has been really tired in the past few days, and the affairs of the Lintoe Palace have already made him very bored, and the affairs of the court are also not worrying. He turned his face sideways to look at the things in Lin Yuan's hand, his originally dull face had a little pleasantness, and after raising his hand to taste a small piece, he nodded and said, "You are a caring person." ”

The emperor did not praise the deliciousness of the food, but only affirmed Lin Yuan's hard work. Lin Yuan is good at cooking, but unfortunately her level is not top-notch, and she is much worse than Zhao Shuyuan and Xu Ronghua.

However, whether a man can be satisfied does not only depend on high craftsmanship. Lin Yuan diligently poured a cup of tea and held it to the emperor, and said, "The concubine is not good enough, I heard that Mama Wang in the Shangshan Bureau is good at steaming cakes, and the concubine has to learn from her." Said and laughed: "The concubine is the emperor's woman, and preparing meals for the emperor is the concubine's business." The palace is full of brocade clothes and food, and the concubines don't have to go down to the hall to cook if they can be lazy, and they should also make more refreshments to serve the emperor on weekdays. ”

Tuoba Hong listened to her soft and delicate voice, tasted the delicate pastries in his hands, and ironed a lot in his heart. Looking down again, I saw that there were still white spots on her fingers, and I couldn't help but be surprised, it turned out that she even made the noodles herself. No wonder the taste is only mid-to-high.

Since she can get in touch with Mama Wang, she can ask Mama Wang to do it, and she will help her a little by herself. When the time comes, it will be sent to Jianzhang Palace, and it can be regarded as her doing it herself. Aren't all the concubines in this palace doing this? The gentleman cooks far away, and the tall woman also likes piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and disdains cooking. She's honest......

When she thought of the summer days, she used to make the lotus porridge with great effort, from boiling water to washing rice...... Thinking of this, Tuoba Hong couldn't help but take Lin Yuan's hand, wipe the white powder off her fingers, and said gently: "Yuan'er has worked hard, come and sit here." ”

"The emperor is worried about the country and the people is the real tiredness, and the concubines are just serving the emperor, where there is no hardship." Lin Yuan lowered her head slightly, but she didn't sit: "The emperor has been busy these days, and the concubines are not good to bother, and it is not good to stay in Jianzhang Palace for a long time." "As he spoke, he was about to retire.

The concubines who came to Jianzhang Palace to deliver refreshments were all here to brush the emperor's favorability, of course, they could stay as long as they could, how could anyone like Lin Yuan send something and leave. Tuoba Hong felt that Lin Yuan was very considerate, put him first in everything instead of trying to grab benefits from him, serve him wholeheartedly and never cause him trouble. At the moment, somehow, there were a lot of political affairs to deal with in front of him, but he still tightened Lin Yuan's hand: "You can serve me here." ”

Lin Yuan did not shirk and sat beside the emperor.

Thinking about the delicate relationship between himself and the emperor. That day in the Lintoe Palace, Lin Yuan keenly felt that it was a turning point.

On that day, only the queen and Concubine Xiang were qualified to be present. But the emperor ordered her to stay.

At first, she was scared because she didn't know what the emperor would do with her. Is it to spread rumors, or to be cannon fodder for the queen? But the rich rewards that followed, showed that the emperor had nothing but support for her.

The emperor asked her to stay because of trust - this is something that Lin Yuan did not dare to hope for at the beginning.

The most precious thing in the palace is the love of the emperor and the trust of the emperor. Of course, this varies from person to person, and some emperors will never give the first thing in their lifetime.

Lin Yuan felt that when he poured a bag of arsenic powder into his mouth, Tuoba Hong treated him with a feeling similar to that of a confidant.

He sensed that this woman had fallen deeply in love with him, valued him above his own life, had no threat to him, and was willing to give everything out of her heart, willing to do anything good for him, and did nothing in return. Lin Yuan gave him such a feeling.

Lin Yuan looked at the gentleness on Tuoba Hong's face at this time, and just smiled secretly in his heart. It turns out that she can also be a good woman who is "deeply affectionate".

"Yuan'er, what do you say about the Bai family's future?" Tuoba Hong wiped Lin Yuan's bun and said absent-mindedly.

Lin Yuan pursed her lips, it had been three days before she remembered Bai Xiuwei.

The adult who went out just now was the official Shangshu, Bai Xiuwei's grandfather, looking at the old man's eyebrows and eyes a little like her...... If he hadn't come to the palace to beg, the emperor would not have spared Bai Xiuwei, after all, her miscarriage was her own fault.

Bai Xiuwei's bones must be very cold.

But Lin Yuan would not sympathize with Bai Xiuwei. The only thing she had to do now was to avoid ending up in the same fate as herself.

She looked at Tuoba Hong's face and said, "The Bai family has made the emperor angry, and the emperor has already been a grace if he has not surrendered the crime." ”

"Well, that's right. In my opinion, she will be buried in her original position. Tuoba Hong said with disgust on his face: "If it weren't for the loyalty of the Bai family to me over the years, I wouldn't even want her to enter the concubine's tomb." If you can't keep my imperial heir, it's really a waste. ”

After Tuoba Hong settled Bai Xiuwei, Lin Yuan got up and retired, because there were still shadows of the sleeves of several courtiers outside the hall, all waiting to see the saint.

This time, Tuoba Hong didn't want to keep her, so he ordered Yao Fusheng to send Lin Yuan out of the side door.