The two infant cries in the Smoke Pavilion have become spiritual rhinos, no, they have become the lingering nightmare of all the concubines in the harem.

Since Hanxiang Pavilion returned to his own palace, Lingxi felt that the atmosphere in this harem had become strange.

First, Emperor Yong'an no longer invited luck or stayed in the palace of any of the concubines.

Second, the concubines who went to Zichen Hall to ask for peace were all sent back by Gonggong Feng and Xiaojingzi for various reasons.

Third, the eunuchs in the palace have become more numerous. These extra eunuchs, dressed in dark purple eunuch uniforms, carried dust in their arms, sometimes ten people, sometimes eight people shuttled through the palace. These people were expressionless, cautious and meticulous, obviously a little higher in rank than the eunuchs who dressed as concubines in the palace.

When those eunuchs walked by from outside the Yongshou Palace again, the lotus leaves who ran out to inquire about the news ran back to the inner hall of the Luoxue Pavilion like a smoke, and said to Lingxi with a pale face, "Niangniang, those eunuchs walked over again, and frightened the slaves and maids. ”

Lingxi put down the green jade in his hand and shook it, raised his head and said to the lotus leaf with a panicked expression, "Don't panic, I don't think it's a bad thing." ”

"Niangniang, what do you say the emperor wants to do?" Lotus Ye cautiously asked Lingxi tentatively.

Lingxi frowned slightly, looked at the proud early chrysanthemum outside the hall, and said, "I guess, the emperor is thinking about Concubine Wen." ”

"Niangniang, when I was a concubine, I didn't see ......"

"It's different." Lingxi shook his head lightly, "I always feel that Concubine Wen's matter is not so simple. Lotus leaves, I obviously heard the sound of a baby, but why did the emperor say that the twins in Concubine Wen's womb were not blessed? ”

Lingxi remembered the heavy sound of a heavy object falling to the ground that came out of the inner hall of Hanxin Pavilion, and his heart couldn't help but tremble.

That voice doesn't represent the loss of a small life, right?

In the Jiyue Palace that year, the ten princesses of Cui Guifei were angry in the Yonghe Palace......

Lingxi suddenly grabbed the hand of the lotus leaf tightly, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that he had thought well. For the sake of face, when the royal family encounters this kind of thing, they will only cover up the past with various high-sounding reasons. In fact, the truth behind it will make people tremble from the bottom of their hearts.

Seeing that Lingxi's face was not good, Lotus Ye stepped forward and comforted, "Niangniang, it is difficult to give birth to twins, and Concubine Wen is also difficult to give birth." It is also common for the little prince to cry twice after giving birth, and then die again......"

"Is that really the case?" Lingxi looked up at the lotus leaf, and saw the lotus leaf looking at her firmly, and she had a trace of warmth in her heart.

Yes, this is not the 21st century, and without advanced medical means and medical equipment to care for premature babies, the chances of survival are naturally small. After giving birth, crying and then dying again is a very common thing in this era.

But for some reason, Lingxi still felt uneasy.

Seeing that Lingxi's expression was still not good, Lotus Ye said, "Niangniang, the slave burns a soothing incense, you can take a nap." ”

"Okay." Lingxi nodded, and said, "If the osmanthus cake in the small kitchen is ready, it will be sent to the Zichen Palace." ”

Lotus Ye nodded, Fu Lingxi stood up, and asked, "Niangniang, you can't see the emperor, can you let the five princesses and the five princes go?" ”

Lingxi's body was stunned, which was a good way to find out Emperor Yong'an's state of mind at this time. But after thinking about it for a moment, she still shook her head, "No, it's better not to take risks at this time." If the emperor thinks about it better, he will think that I care about him, so he will let the five princesses and five princes go to greet him. If I didn't think about it, wouldn't I have sent the five princesses and the five princes to spy on the Sacred Heart? It's so adventurous......"

"Niangniang, you think too much...... Lotus Ye said softly, "In the past, you and the emperor didn't see each other, and it was the fifth princess and the fifth prince who came and went between you and the emperor, how could the emperor think too much?" ”

"This time it's different." Lingxi frowned, "I always feel uneasy in my heart. Let the five princesses and the five princes play obediently in the Yongshou Palace, and don't go out if you have nothing to do. ”

Lotus Ye bowed her head and said yes, and helped Lingxi to the dormitory.

In the imperial garden, Xiao Dezi hurried past with a rough slave holding a pot of dark pink chrysanthemums in his arms. Passing by under the splendid osmanthus tree, I saw the eunuchs in dark purple eunuch costumes, arguing with a man in light blue eunuch costumes.

Xiao Dezi looked at the slightly familiar figure in the distance, his mind turned, his steps trembled, and then the whole person fell forward. After turning over, Xiao Dezi covered his ankles and grinned, wrinkled his forehead, and bit his lips tightly, as if he was enduring great pain.

Seeing this, the rough anger who was following Xiao Dezi stopped and asked in a low voice, "Father-in-law De, it doesn't matter to you, right?" ”

Xiao Dezi gritted his teeth and said, "My feet are broken, don't wait for me here, quickly send this pot of flowers to the Luoxue Pavilion of Yongshou Palace." If they ask me, they say I'll be there in a moment. ”

Xiao Dezi glared again and said, "Say what you should say, don't say what you shouldn't say, otherwise your errand will come to an end." ”

The rough slave hurriedly lowered his head and carried the pot of flowers away.

After the rough slave walked away, Xiao Dezi lowered his head and listened attentively to the words of those who were less than a hundred meters away.

After listening for a while, Xiao Dezi understood. He looked familiar, the little eunuch in blue clothes was on an errand in Penglai Palace, and he was the eunuch Xiaoyinzi who ran errands beside Ling Concubine. Because he lingered outside the Taihe Palace for a while, he was taken to the imperial garden by these eunuchs in purple clothes for careful questioning.

Xiao Dezi was horrified in his heart. He always thought that these eunuchs in purple clothes were just sharing a little of the errand of the Ouchi guards in the palace, responsible for some patrols during the day or something, but he didn't expect that they were still qualified to interrogate.

Rubbing his ankle, which was a little painful, Xiao Dezi heard the argument in the distance getting louder and louder.

Xiao Yinzi said that he was just passing by outside the Taihe Palace, but the purple-clothed eunuch didn't believe it. Under the relentless questioning of the purple-clothed eunuch, the little seal was annoyed. shouted vigorously to go back to see Concubine Ling, and then go to the emperor to reason.

Because it was not the master who had the dispute, gradually, the palace people who were on errands in the imperial garden put down their errands and watched from a distance.

Xiao Yinzi was sitting on the ground and making a lot of noise, and Qin Jieyu, who had advanced Jieyu's position in the past two months, walked slowly from the other side of the lotus leaf pond.

Seeing that the palace people were gathered, she walked up to her and frowned, "It's really getting more and more unruly!" In this clear day, there is a lot of noise in the imperial garden, how can it be unified?! ”

The people in the capital palace around there knelt down to ask for peace, although Xiao Dezi was far away, but he also changed his sitting to kneeling and lowered his head.

Because of Qin Jieyu's presence, both Xiao Yinzi and the eunuch in purple clothes lowered their voices when they returned. Xiao Dezi knelt down and moved to that side twice, still not hearing what he was saying, and then gave up.

After a few words, the purple-clothed eunuch left with Xiao Yinzi, and Qin Jieyu's whole pretty face was already wrinkled, and her eyes were full of anger.

Suddenly, Qin Jieyu took the palace maid and eunuch behind her and hurried towards the direction of Taihe Palace. At this time, there was already a sadness on his face, and there were some tears in his big eyes, and I felt pity.

When the rough slaves in the royal garden saw that the master was gone, they resumed their errands. Xiao Dezi also stood up and returned to Yongshou Palace step by step.

After dinner on August 23 of the eighth year of Yong'an, Emperor Yong'an passed down a verbal saying that Qin Jieyu was banned for two months.

Lingxi, who was playing with the fifth princess and the fifth prince, was surprised when she heard this, and asked Xiao Dezi, "Didn't you say that the emperor didn't see Qin Jieyu?" ”

Xiao Dezi's body was slightly crooked, and he said in a low voice, "Yes, when the slave returned to Yongshou Palace, he saw Xiao Jingzi send Qin Jieyu to the door of Taihe Palace, saying that the emperor was discussing with the ministers, and it was inconvenient to see Qin Jieyu." ”

"Niangniang, the slave maid took the five princes down......" Xia Qingfu asked Lingxi for instructions.

Lingxi nodded, and asked Xia Qing and Xia Tong to take the five princesses and the five princes down.

The fifth princess blessed Lingxi, and then said in a milky voice, "Mother, Mu'er wants to play in the imperial garden tomorrow." ”

The fifth prince also nodded and said, "Mother, go out and play." ”

Lingxi raised her eyebrows, and after thinking for a moment, she pinched the little face of the fifth princess and smiled, "Okay, tomorrow my mother will take you out to play." ”

After the five princesses and the five princes went down, Xiao Dezi lowered his body and said to Lingxi, "Niangniang, Xiao Yinzi has never returned to Anyan Palace since she was taken away by those purple-clothed eunuchs, and it is strange that no one has found her there." ”

"Where are those people going to take the little seal?" Lotus Ye looked back and asked, "Have you heard?" ”

"Good lotus leaves, how dare I ask?" Xiao Dezi grinned and said with a bitter face, "Now when I go out to find something, I can only rely on my eyes to see, my ears to listen, and my heart to find out." How dare I drag others to the ministry, those purple-clothed eunuchs are like ghosts, everywhere......"

"Xiao Dezi is right, you really can't ask around at this time." Lingxi nodded, "Those purple-clothed eunuchs obviously obeyed the emperor's orders directly, but I am afraid that Xiao Yinzi has entered the same place as the violent room, and some of the flesh and blood are indispensable." ”

Lingxi raised his head and looked at the little virtue in the hall, lotus leaves, Qiaozhu, smoke and jade, and said, "From now on, you don't have to go out to find out any more news." When I can't figure out what the emperor wants to do, I'd rather be blind and deaf. ”

Several people Qi Qi Fu weighed yes.

Hanyan said again, "Niangniang, are we too cautious like this?" ”

"At this time, it's better to be cautious." Lingxi lowered his eyes, "I don't believe it, I'm the only one who is like this." ”

Indeed, in the entire harem, not only Lingxi is a soldier. Concubine Ying, Concubine Ren, Concubine Rou, and Concubine Yu who appeared in the Hanyan Pavilion that day all began to live in seclusion, not to mention that the master did not come out, and even the minions were not as active in the harem as in the past.

At this time, the most lively in the entire harem is Changxin Palace.

Because Concubine Wen's coffin was still parked in the mourning hall built in the Hanxiang Pavilion, the harem concubines were cautious and cautious, and they could not help but go to the Hanyan Pavilion to mourn.

And Concubine Wen's own sister, Cao Guifei, the lord of Changxin Palace, stayed in the Hanxiang Pavilion every day, and her eyes were swollen into a pair of walnuts from crying.