Qiao'er intimately took the gold silk soft pillow, put it behind Lan Ruo's waist, and ordered the little palace maid to go down and cook a bowl of ginger soup, and then took a small stool to sit on Lan Ruo's side, and stretched out her hand to help Lan Ruo hang her legs little by little, and the strength was neither light nor heavy.

Qiao'er saw that Lan Ruo had a faint worried look on her face, and said in a soft voice: "Niangniang, but the one who is worried about the Hehuan Palace?" ”

Lan Ruo nodded, sighed faintly, like an epiphany that was about to bloom, and said: "This palace is always uneasy in my heart, although since the show girl entered the palace, His Majesty has been pampered by Concubine Xu Shu, Concubine Zhao, these women from official families, but there has never been this moment, which makes me so uneasy." ”

Qiao'er was puzzled: "But Niangniang, the Xi of the Hehuan Hall is always here, and the family is just a wealthy businessman in the south of the Yangtze River, where is there such a thing as our prime minister, the power is tilted towards the government and the opposition, why should Niangniang worry?" ”

In Qiao'er's opinion, this He Xi is just an insignificant small role, not as feared as Concubine Xu Shu, not to mention her youth and beauty, Xu Shangshu has also been very important in the court recently. Such a person should pay more attention to it than Na Xi is always there.

Hearing Qiao'er's words, the corners of Lan Ruo's lips overflowed with a sneer: "Power leans towards the opposition? How is the Lan Mansion compared to the Mu Wangfu in the past? ”

Qiao'er's face turned pale, she didn't expect Lan Ruo to mention Mu Wangfu in person, she didn't dare to speak, Lan Ruo didn't embarrass her, and said with a sigh: "Mu Wangfu has been glorious for several generations, whether it is when the first emperor was in it, or the previous dynasties, they are all favored, where can Lan Mansion compare, but what about the final ending?" ”

Speaking of this, a little palace maid brought ginger soup to Qiao'er with a bright silver cup with lotus patterns, Qiao'er took it, put some in it with a silver spoon, and sent it to her lips to blow warm, before serving Lan Ruo to drink.

"Niangniang, Mu Wangfu collaborated with the enemy and treason, how can it be compared? Moreover, Concubine Xu Shu is also because of the holy grace in her body, Xu Shangshu has made meritorious contributions again, and this is the first step from Zhengsanpin Zhaoyi to Concubine Shuyipin. Seeing that Lan Ruo didn't mean to reprimand, Qiao'er said boldly with confidence.

With a chuckle, Lan Ruo said, "If Your Majesty wants to reward her, he will naturally provide her with a chance, such as this ......"

"This time?" Qiao'er still didn't know why, and after thinking carefully for a moment after Lan Ruo's words, Qiao'er guessed: "What does Niangniang mean?" ”

"If the matter of Chuxiu Palace is solved this time, whether she contributes or not, it will be counted on her head, and by then, His Majesty has already spoiled her, and it is a matter of time before she is promoted." Lan Ruo said coldly, but he couldn't help but feel sour in his heart.

Once upon a time, she was also the one who Tuoba Chen had worked hard to favor, and now she was as sad as she was to watch the man of her heart treat another woman like this.

But she is the queen of the Great Calendar, sitting in this position, she can no longer be a little delicate and willful, was Mu Jin also in such a mood at that time? Guarding this cold Weiyang Palace alone, watching His Majesty sing in the palace of other concubines every night?

No, she is not Mu Jin, and it is impossible to become Mu Jin in this life, because she firmly believes that Tuoba Chen loves her, but she only uses Mu Jin, using the power and influence of Mu Wangfu. If it weren't for loving her, just because she was a concubine of Lanfu, how could she sit on this phoenix chair?

Feeling a little comforted in his heart, he looked sideways at Xiangqiao'er, and when he saw Qiao'er's appearance of wanting to speak and stopping, Lan Ruo said, "What do you have to say?" ”

Qiao'er put down the empty silver cup and said: "Niangniang, there is one thing, please forgive Qiao'er for talking too much, if Niangniang has a prince or princess, are you afraid that Your Majesty's heart is not in Niangniang?" ”

Seeing Lan Ruo's expression and not showing displeasure, Qiao'er knew that the queen mother had listened to her words, and added: "Niangniang's status is noble, if she is a prince, she will inevitably be named the prince. ”

Thinking of the last time Concubine Zhao gave her purse, Lan Ruo was depressed for a while, why didn't she want to give birth to a few princes and princesses, but she had been married to Tuoba Chen for three years, and this belly was indeed a no-move.

A faint sigh.

"I don't want to do it, it's just ......" She stopped talking, and her expression was full of sorrow.

"Niangniang, the slave maid heard that this Zhaohua Temple's send-off Guanyin is extremely effective, so it's not as good as our ......," Qiao'er suggested.

Lan Ruo's mind moved, but his face did not show anything, now everything in the palace is complicated, it is not the time, so he can only put it aside for the time being, his face shows a little tiredness, Qiao'er is very eye-catching to help Lan Ruo pull out the soft pillow and said: "Niangniang must be tired, the slave maid will add a few pieces of soothing incense in the incense burner for a while, Niangniang should rest early." ”

After speaking, he served Lan Ruo to lie down and quietly retreated.

Early the next morning, when Tuoba Chen woke up, he found that there was no one on the side of the collapse, and when he looked up, through the dark purple veil, he saw He Xi sitting in front of the bronze mirror to comb, green temples like clouds, and his posture was graceful.

The warm fragrant nephrite was still in front of him, he was interested for a while, straightened up, lifted the curtain, and walked out, He Xi looked back suddenly, only to see that she was drawing with an eyebrow pencil in her hand, her face was as white as jade, without powder, but the beauty was thrilling, Tuoba Chen took the pen in He Xi's hand and helped her draw carefully.

Fuqing entered the hall and saw such a scene, He Xi sat in front of Tuoba Chen, the two of them were in a delicate posture, he stood respectfully and silently in front of the door of the Hehuan Palace, heard the sound of footsteps, the two turned back at the same time, and saw that it was Fuqing, Tuoba Chen naturally put down the pen in his hand and said: "But something?" ”

Fuqing's face was a little solemn and said, "Your Majesty, there is an accident in Chuxiu Palace again." ”

He Xi frowned, looked at the hour, she got up and helped Tuoba Chen tidy up her neckline and said, "The concubine will go to Chuxiu Palace to have a look, once the case has progressed, the concubine must inform Your Majesty first." ”

Tuoba Chen gently stroked the broken hair of He Xi's sideburns, and said softly: "Well, since I asked you to assist King Xian to investigate this matter, you should go and take a look, if it is ......"

Seeing the worry in Tuoba Chen's eyes clearly, He Xi's warm fingertips tapped Tuoba Chen's lips, and said with a little confidence and cunning in his smile: "Your Majesty, don't be a concubine, since Your Majesty has given your concubine such an opportunity and wants to reward your concubine, then Your Majesty should think about how to reward your concubine?" ”

Tuoba Chen seemed to be in a very happy mood, and laughed loudly: "Okay, since Concubine Ai is so confident, then I will wait and see." ”

After Tuoba Chen left, He Xi's face sank, looking at himself in the bronze mirror, his eyebrows were like distant mountains, a trace of disgust flashed in his eyes, and he called Ruyi in: "Serve me to bathe and change clothes, and then we will go to Chuxiu Palace." ”

Ruyi looked at He Xi, who had obviously dressed up, and didn't understand why she suddenly had to re-bathe and change clothes, and stopped talking, but finally did what He Xi said.

After returning to Chuxiu Palace, the number of Praetorian Guards guarding outside the palace was twice as large as yesterday, and it was also because of what Fuqing said in the morning, Yueqi saw He Xi and hurriedly led He Xi into Chuxiu Palace. whispered: "The prince is waiting for the little master in the apse, the little master should go in." ”

He walked across the white jade bridge, and when he entered the door, he saw a female corpse on the ground, He Xi's face stiffened slightly, this person, no, to be precise, this corpse, she knew it, it was Caihe who was detained yesterday.

I only saw a deep red mark on Caihe's neck, flushed with bruises, his face was gray, he had long lost his blood, his pupils were wide open, his eyeballs were protruding outward, and his death was terrifying.

Even though He Xi had already been mentally prepared, he couldn't bear to look at it directly after all, he raised his eyes and glanced at Tuoba Yue at the top, and after just one glance, he staggered his gaze and said, "How did Caihe die?" ”

"This morning, when someone from the palace went in to deliver food, they found that Caihe had committed suicide by hanging a beam in his house, and at the same time, he also found the same pattern of Luanwei flowers on the ground." The words are concise and to the point, the tone is still as cold as He Xi was familiar with first, no sadness or joy, if it weren't for the faint pain in his wrist now, He Xi almost suspected that last night was just his hallucination, and such an angry Tuoba Yue did not exist.

"But her face was frightened, and it didn't look like she had committed suicide." He Xi said in a deep voice.

There was a hint of a smile on the corner of Tuoba Yue's lips, but the smile did not reach the bottom of his eyes, and the evil was still there: "I didn't expect Xi to be so smart, so according to Xi's speculation, who should be the person behind this scene?" ”

With mockery in his tone, He Xi knew that he was deliberately causing trouble, so he was speechless in his heart, and he didn't want to pay attention to it, but just lowered his head and said: "This concubine doesn't know, but the concubine has something unclear, and I ask His Royal Highness King Xian to solve my doubts." ”

Leaning lightly on the soft collapse, supporting his head with one hand, he said in a romantic manner: "Xi promised to ask." ”

"Caihe should have been guarded by the prince's people, who in this palace can evade the guards of so many Praetorian Guards, and bypass the prince's guards and put Caihe to death without making any sound?" In a tone that was close to questioning, He Xi looked at Tuoba Yue neither humbly nor arrogantly.

Tuoba Yue sighed twice, a little regretful: "Xi promised to be really sharp and meticulous, but the people who guarded last night were the minions of the Sin Slave Mansion, not the people of this king." ”

Ruyi looked at the two of them with some surprise, she naturally knew the relationship between the two, but what was the matter with the tension at this time?

He Xi was stunned, and reacted in an instant, but this realization made He Xi feel cold all over his body.

Sin Slave Mansion, Sin Slave Mansion again, her eyebrows furrowed slightly, since the minions of Sin Slave Mansion were deployed to Chuxiu Palace, there have been continuous death cases in this palace, but, when the people from Sin Slave Mansion did not come, what was the strange singing sound?

There seems to be a heavy fog in front of him, making it impossible to see the essence of the matter, He Xi always feels that there is a pair of hands slowly stirring the wind and clouds in this darkness, and there seems to be a flash in his mind, He Xi wants to catch it, but after all, it is only in vain.