Xiaohe and the Empress Dowager were ill, and the affairs of the entire harem were all pressed on Lingxi's shoulders alone.

Although Lingxi has not been canonized as the queen, the concubines of the East and West Sixth Palaces have already regarded Lingxi as the queen of the Middle Palace.

Every day, from the beginning of the morning and the sunset, they all go to the Lingxi's Snow Palace to say goodbye to the Lingxi.

Emperor Yong'an was ill for half a month, and he was barely able to deal with some government affairs until the end of August.

At the beginning of September, Xiaohe and the Empress Dowager were also cured, but she seemed to have aged ten years overnight, and her spirit was not as good as before. Even the eighth princess who was raised under her knees was also specially favored by Zhun Chen Baolin to take it back and raise it.

During this period of time, Lingxi was in the Yongshou Palace, and the Taihe Palace was running back and forth to serve on the side, coupled with the complicated matters in the harem, people lost a lot of weight.

The Empress Dowager Xiaohe felt sorry for Lingxi's fatigue, and made a decree on the tenth day of the ninth month of the tenth year of Yong'an, ordering the concubine to assist Lingxi in taking care of the affairs of the six palaces.

With the assistance of Concubine Yu, Lingxi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

On September 19 of the tenth year of Yong'an, Concubine Ren, who lived in the Jiyue Hall of the Cloud Palace, died of illness.

When Concubine Ren died, she turned pale and covered with green silk overnight. She was lying on the bed, her beautiful face was still the same, as if she was asleep.

The matter between Concubine Ren and the second prince has become a secret that is not a secret. So Concubine Ren died of illness, and no one went to send Concubine Ren. In the entire harem, there is probably no one else who can really feel sorry for Concubine Ren except Lingxi.

On September 22, the tenth year of Yong'an, Concubine Ren's coffin was placed alone in the temporary mourning hall outside the Jiyue Hall for three days, and was carried out of the palace by the palace people and hastily buried, without even burying the concubine's tomb.

A foreign princess, since then the fragrance has disappeared.

On the twenty-third day of September in the tenth year of Yong'an, Lingxi held the hand of the lotus leaf and came to the Jiyue Hall again after the arrival of Yemu.

Today's Jiyue Hall is a real person who goes to the palace, and even the little palace maid who cleans does not leave a single one.

Looking at the empty courtyard, Lingxi pulled the lotus leaf and sat down on the corridor of the Jiyue Palace, and his heart was empty, and he couldn't tell what it was like.

Until the sky was completely dark, and he couldn't see a single grass or tree outside, the lotus leaf said to Lingxi, "Niangniang, the night is heavy, or let's go to the hall and wait." ”

"Sit down for a while," Lingxi leaned lazily on the pillars and sighed as he looked into the distance, "It's just a few words, where is it different?" ”

Lingxi was waiting for King Ning, and King Ning borrowed Shen Feng to send her a message and asked her to meet here at night today.

Lingxi didn't want to come, but she had too many doubts in her heart, and she couldn't wait to know what she didn't know about Concubine Rou, the second prince, Concubine Xian, Concubine Ren, and the fifth princess.

The lotus leaf didn't speak, but the thick cloak on the Lingxi's shoulders was tightly tied to prevent the Lingxi from attracting the wind and cold.

At that time, King Ning finally came late.

With his left hand behind his back, he held a hexagonal glass lamp in his right hand that emitted a glowing candlelight. Every time he took a step towards Lingxi, the glass lamp in his hand would flicker, illuminating the road under his feet.

Standing in front of the cloister, King Ning lifted the hexagonal glass lamp slightly, letting the candlelight shine on Lingxi's slightly pale face.

Lingxi was flickered by the candlelight, and subconsciously raised his sleeve to cover his face. Frowning slightly, she said, "King Ning has always been unaware of what etiquette is?" ”

King Ning didn't answer Lingxi's words, he changed the glass lamp to his left hand, raised his foot and stepped up the steps, and stretched out his hand to push open the door of the Jiyue Palace.

In the sound of 'squeak', King Ning turned around and smiled, "In the middle of the night, the wind is cold, does Ye Guifei want to sit outside all the time?" ”

Lingxi stood up with the lotus leaf's hand, and walked to the Jiyue Hall by the candlelight of the glass lamp in King Ning's hand.

The door squeaked again and shut.

Lingxi habitually walked to the main seat and sat down, and said to King Ning, who was standing in the center of the hall, "If you have anything to say, just say it." ”

King Ning sat in the first position on his right hand, put the glass lamp in his hand on the table, looked at Lingxi and said with a faint smile, "There are too many things I want to say, but I don't know if it's what you want to hear." So, what do you want to know, you ask me and I'll answer it. ”

"Concubine Ren......" Lingxi caressed the place where Concubine Ren had sat in the past, and said expressionlessly, "I want to know about Concubine Ren." ”

"Concubine Ren, Concubine Ren's matter is a long story, this king," King Ning smiled at Lingxi, blew out the candle flame in the glass lamp with a sigh, and said, "This king thinks that when he says this, it is better not to hold the lamp." ”

Looking at the suddenly disappeared light source, a trace of panic rose in Lingxi's heart. She clenched the lotus leaf's hand violently, and tried to open her eyes wide, trying to see King Ning sitting outside her two zhang.

It wasn't until his eyes adjusted to the darkness and barely saw King Ning's outline clearly that Lingxi slowly put his heart into his stomach.

In the dark, King Ning had already spoken indifferently, "Since you thought of asking me about Concubine Ren, you must have thought of it, and I arranged the matter of Concubine Ren and the second prince." I don't need to tell you about the purpose. ”

Lingxi nodded in the dark, the purpose was naturally to bring down the second prince and compete for the position of crown prince.

"There are so many concubines in the harem, why her?" Lingxi opened his mouth and asked.

King Ning sighed lightly, "Yuncai is dead, otherwise it will be Yuncai." It's a pity that time is pressing, and I can't find a more suitable person than Concubine Ren. ”

"Yuncairen?"

"Concubine Liu, I know too much, she was killed by Concubine Rou in the cold palace, and Yun Cairen hated Concubine Rou in her heart." King Ning chuckled softly in the dark, "Concubine Rou has always wanted to bring you down, and she wants to use Yuncai to get rid of you. She didn't know that Yun Cairen was my person long before she entered the palace, so I naturally couldn't let her succeed...... It's a pity that Yun Cairen is a dull one, and he is really overwhelmed......"

Lingxi squinted his eyes and thought lightly, remembering that day in the Changle Palace, as soon as Concubine Rou mentioned the rockery, Yun Cairen confessed.

I was afraid that Concubine Rou thought that she had caught the evidence of Yun Cairen's fornication, and forced Yun Cairen to bear the charge of instructing the little eunuch to falsely pass on the holy decree, but she didn't know that Yun Cairen gave up herself and saved the game set by King Ning to bring down the second prince and her.

"Originally, this was already a waste, but I didn't expect that in the end, Concubine Ren became a big deal." King Ning's tone was full of appreciation for Concubine Ren, "If Concubine Ren hadn't been in a foreign country, she would definitely not have ended up where she is now." ”

"What about Concubine Xian...... Lingxi looked at the blurred outline in the Jiyue Hall with wide eyes, and asked, "When did you and Concubine Xian join hands?" ”

"You gave birth to the dragon and phoenix Chengxiang, and after the Situ family no longer supported Concubine Xian, Concubine Xian found me." King Ning sneered, "She threatened me with the relationship between you and me. ”

Concubine Xian found King Ning and threatened King Ning with the relationship between Lingxi and King Ning. Either the relationship between King Ning and Lingxi is disclosed in front of Emperor Yong'an, and he will be a pair of Huangquan mandarin ducks. Either King Ning abandons the spirit rhino to protect himself.

In exchange, Concubine Xian was also willing to be King Ning's eyeliner in the palace to help King Ning ascend the throne.

The contraceptive sachet on Emperor Yong'an was put by King Ning and Concubine Xian, and the purpose was to blame the second prince. It's a pity that after Xiaohe and the Empress Dowager found out that this matter was related to the second prince, she suppressed the matter and did not investigate it further.

This made the game that King Ning had already set up an endgame and could only be abandoned.

Later, Concubine Xian asked King Ning to participate in bringing down Lingxi, and King Ning picked up the abandoned game thrown by Yun Cairen, and pushed Concubine Ren, who volunteered to become a chess piece, in front of the second prince.

Lingxi lowered her head when she heard this, and said with a smile, "She really hates and poisons me, and she doesn't hesitate to conspire with the tiger." ”

"Concubine Xian, don't be underestimated!" King Ning's fingers knocked out the melody of the rules on the table, and chuckled, "While she cooperated with me to bring you down, she also cooperated with Concubine Rou to set a trap for you and me, in order to wipe out the two of you and me and get rid of my shackles." It's a pity ......"

"It's a pity that you never trusted Concubine Xian, you have been using her." Lingxi answered indifferently.

"I'm using her...... King Ning said softly, "How can I help her get rid of your ......?"

Ignoring the tenderness in King Ning's tone, Lingxi sighed lightly and said, "Concubine Xian conspires with Concubine Rou and conspires with you, and its ultimate goal is just to get rid of my ......."

"It's a pity that her wish will be disappointed in this life." King Ning said, "Not only did I not help her get rid of you, but I also pushed you to the throne of the queen. ”

"The person who pushed me into the emperor's arms and stabbed me was really Shen Feng." Lingxi laughed out loud, and said in admiration to the hazy King Ning, "King Ning, King Ning, you are really calculating for the throne!" ”

"Each other!" King Ning got up from his seat, took two steps in the direction of Lingxi, and said, "When I endure everywhere, I can't get what I want." Then I can only bear it, and then take back what is rightfully mine. ”

Lingxi also stood up, holding the hand of the lotus leaf and walked in the direction of the palace gate, and said, "Thank you King Ning for solving the doubts in the heart of the palace, and the night is late, and the palace will go back first." ”

When Lingxi walked to King Ning's side, King Ning suddenly said in a loud voice, "I'll give you freedom. ”

Lingxi's footsteps stopped, she smelled the cold fragrance coming from King Ning's body, raised her eyebrows and asked, "Can you afford it?" ”

King Ning smiled conceitedly, "When I can afford it, I can afford it." ”