Lingxi has been sick for half a month after being sent back to the Lingyan Palace, during which Emperor Yong'an has come to see her countless times, but every time she comes, either Lingxi has just fallen asleep, or Lingxi has not yet gotten up.

Gradually, Emperor Yong'an understood that there was a coincidence, but it was more of Lingxi's deliberate avoidance.

Lingxi did deliberately avoid Emperor Yong'an.

Lingxi ordered Xiao Renzi to stand at the gate of the Lingyan Palace, and when he saw the bright yellow flashing from afar, he would rush back to inform her. Then she would lie down in the depths of the bed like a cat, close her eyes, and let Emperor Yong'an's eyes sweep over her face. When Emperor Yong'an has sat enough and left, she gets up again.

So over and over again, the lotus leaf finally couldn't stand it anymore.

One day, Lotus Ye took advantage of Lingxi sitting in the inner hall and asked cautiously when he was in a good mood, "Niangniang, are you still blaming the emperor?" ”

Lingxi disturbed the untied green silk to his chest, and smiled at the lotus leaf, "Why should I blame the emperor?" ”

"But you don't see the emperor." Lotus Ye whispered, "The emperor is coming every day, and you are sleeping every day......"

Qiao Zhu brought a warm medicine bowl, and said with a depressed face, "And you don't take the medicine well, the imperial doctor told you to take this medicine three times to finish, but you only take it once." If not, how could your illness take half a month to heal? ”

Lingxi took the medicine bowl and sucked it gently, his good-looking brows furrowed.

Lotus Ye handed over the plain white handkerchief, and Lingxi took it in his hand and wiped the corners of his mouth. returned the veil to the lotus leaf, and chuckled, "What you can't get is the best." If I run to the emperor's arms now and shout injustice, I will be no different from other concubines. Sui lowered his eyes and said with a gloomy expression, "In the end, I still don't have a prominent mother's backer outside." Otherwise, even if the emperor is suspicious of me, he will definitely consider it again. ”

Qiaozhu put the medicine that Lingxi had only drunk back on the tray, frowned and said, "What can I do about this?" ”

Lingxi looked up at his two most powerful maidservants, and smiled, "What can I do?" My background has already been set here, is it possible that I can change it? I'll just talk about it. This time, the emperor feels ashamed of me, and if this kind of thing happens in the future, he will definitely think about it carefully. ”

Lotus leaves were silent.

When Emperor Yong'an felt guilty about the poison of the dream in the four years of Yong'an's Lingxi, he still felt guilty about Lingxi, but this time it was different to call Lingxi to all kinds of suspicions in the Changxia Palace?

But Lotus Ye couldn't say this, and she didn't dare to say it, she was very afraid that day the spirit rhino would look like she had lost her soul in the Changxia Palace.

Lingxi took the light blue cloak placed next to the bamboo couch and put it on his lap, raised his head and asked, "How is Xiao Dezi's injury?" ”

After Lingxi fainted that day, Emperor Yong'an did not have a slave who moved Lingxi, but instructed Empress Zhu to find out about this matter and find out the people behind the scenes who framed Lingxi and Cao Guifei.

Queen Zhu agreed happily, and she was very worried about pulling out the black hands behind the scenes. As soon as Emperor Yong'an left with Lingxi in his arms, he ordered Xiao Linzi, Xiao Dengzi, Xiao Shi, Xia Zhi, and Xia Ye to be dragged into the violent room and questioned strictly.

Xia Zhi Xia Ye is a third-class palace maid in the Changxia Palace, and she listens to Mo Liu's dispatch on weekdays. They only spit out that Mo Liu had explained it in advance, and they didn't know anything else.

Xiao Linzi gritted his teeth and committed suicide on the way to the far violent room, and closed his mouth forever.

Xiao Dengzi gritted his teeth when he was tortured for the first time, and said vigorously that he was ordered to do it by the Ying Concubine Niangniang of the Lingyan Palace. But when the eunuch in the violent room used a small hammer to break his finger bones one by one, he finally spit out the three words Xian Gui Concubine.

Xian Gui Concubine and Lingxi are like sisters on weekdays, which is something that the entire Dashun harem knows. The execution eunuch didn't believe it, and smashed Xiao Dengzi's kneecap. Xiao Deng Zi wolf cried and howled like pouring beans and spit out the names of more than a dozen concubines such as Concubine Ying, Rougui Concubine, Duo Beauty, Butterfly Beauty, and Wan Beauty.

Spit out a name, and the eunuch who executed him broke out in a cold sweat, and when they wanted to ask for the details of Zhiwei, they found that Xiao Dengzi had gone crazy under torture......

Xiao Shi was tortured to the point of dying, and only spit it out, he just accepted Xiao Dengzi's silver fortune and promised to help Xiao Dengzi send a burden to the Father-in-law of Lingyan Palace, and he didn't know anything else. The execution eunuch pressed again, and Xiaoshi had already choked his breath.

As a result, these palace maids and eunuchs who directly accused Lingxi of plotting to kill the imperial concubine and the heir died and went crazy, and they didn't ask a word of value. However, although the clue was broken, it proved the innocence of Lingxi in his fragmented words.

Qiaozhu listened to Lingxi's words, his heart was sour, he lowered his head and said, "The front teeth are gone, I'm afraid I won't be able to gnaw on the bones and eat them, so I won't rob them with the slaves." ”

Lingxi's heart was also sour, but the corners of his mouth were still subconsciously picked up because of Qiaozhu's words.

Lotus Ye was afraid that Lingxi would feel uncomfortable, so he hurriedly said, "Niangniang, don't listen to Qiaozhu's nonsense." Xiao Dezi's front teeth are gone, but he found someone to inlay two, which is not in the way. ”

Qiaozhu also reacted, nodded again and again, "It's a big deal that the slave let him order it, and don't rob him." ”

Lingxi stretched out his hand and rubbed the head of the lotus leaf, then rubbed the bamboo again, and said, "Okay, I know that you all love meat, so let the small kitchen give you a pot of stew." As he spoke, Lingxi sighed a little lonely, "In the past, I followed Xiaohe as an errand in front of the Empress Dowager, although I was a palace maid, I had never suffered grievances. It's hard for you to follow a master like me......"

The lotus leaf shook his head, and the beaded flowers on his head trembled, "The slaves and maids are not wronged, and they are not embarrassed ......"

Qiaozhu also said, "Following Niangniang is a blessing for slaves and maids." ”

Seeing the two flower-like girls in front of him crying with tears, Lingxi hurriedly collected the sad topic and said, "Xiao Wuzi is back?" ”

Xiao Dezi was injured and it was inconvenient to go out, so the matter of finding out the news outside was handed over to Xiao Wuzi. Xiao Wuzi's status in the Lingyan Hall is not as high as Xiao Dezi, and it is a little more convenient than Xiao Dezi to go out to do this.

Lotus Ye wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, nodded to Lingxi, and said, "Xiao Wuzi has returned, and the slave maid asked him to wait in the middle room." ”

"Well, let him in later, and then let Hanyan Hanyu be outside with a little inspiration." After Lingxi finished speaking, he pinched Qiaozhu's nose again, and said, "You sent the cloth shoes that you sent to Gonggong Feng?" ”

Qiaozhu pouted, rubbed his nose and said, "I sent it before lunch today, and Gonggong Feng also asked the slave maid to greet his mother on his behalf." ”

said that his body was blessed, and he was invited by Gonggong Feng on behalf of him.

Lingxi saw that Qiaozhu pouted and was cute, so he reached out and pinched Qiaozhu's nose again, but Qiaozhu dodged it, "Don't pinch it, it's really a pig's nose." ”

Lotus Ye picked up the tray with the medicine bowl on the table, and turned into the side room.

Xiao Wuzi was squatting at the door of the middle room and chatting quietly with Hanyan Hanyu, and when he saw the lotus leaf coming out, he quickly stood up.

Lotus Ye said to Xiao Wuzi, "Niangniang has to be free, you go in with me." After turning around and handing the tray to Hanyan, he said to Hanyan Hanyu, "One of you is guarding in the middle and the other is in the outer hall, and if anyone comes, come in and report it." He looked up and said to Xia Lan, "Lan'er, you go to the corridor." ”

Hanyu sighed and went to the outer hall, and Xia Lan smiled and said, "The slave maid will water the flowers." ”

After seeing several clever palace maids in place, Lotus Ye took Xiao Wuzi into the inner hall.

Xiao Wuzi walked up to Lingxi and said goodbye to Lingxi. After Lingxi agreed, he said, "Niangniang, the slave has already heard about it." That Mo Liu is Cao Guifei's dowry girl, and her old sons and mothers are all domestic servants in Cao's mansion. ”

Lingxi frowned after hearing this, "Then Mo Liu must be extremely loyal to Cao Guifei, how can he harm Cao Guifei?" ”

Xiao Wuzi replied, "Niangniang, this is all on the surface. This Mo Liu's old son is indeed a domestic slave in Cao's mansion, but her identity in Cao's mansion is extremely lowly, and her life is quite difficult. Although Mo Liu was a first-class palace maid in front of Cao Guifei, her life was not satisfactory, and Cao Guifei beat and scolded her. Mo Liu is three years older than Cao Guifei, and she has already reached the age of being released from the palace, but Cao Guifei insists on disagreeing......"

Lingxi nodded slightly, "That makes sense......"

Xiao Wuzi continued, "Xiao Dengzi is an orphan, and he is a gambler on weekdays. However, I have never heard of him owe gambling debts to others, and I think that this secret silver must be indispensable. As for Xiao Linzi," Xiao Wuzi frowned, "the servant only found out that he also had a sister outside the palace, and he would send a lot of silver to his sister outside the palace every month. ”

Lingxi sighed after hearing this, "I hate that there is no one outside the palace, otherwise I will definitely be able to find a clue in their family to see who is behind this." ”

Lingxi was puzzled that it was Empress Zhu and Concubine Rou, but she didn't see it with her own eyes. If you make a rash move, I am afraid that you will end up in the trap of others.

Lotus Ye said loudly on the side, "Niangniang, the slave can think of a way." ”

Lingxi raised his eyes, "Oh, what's the solution?" ”

"Niangniang, do you remember that the slave maid said that the slave maid and Xiao Dezi were sold into the palace with more than a dozen children?" Lotus Ye didn't point to Lingxi to remember such trivial matters, only explained the background, and then said, "Among this group of children, there are three who survived. In addition to the slave maid and Xiao Dezi, there is also a person named Pei'er. Pei'er was abducted and trafficked into the Imperial Palace, and she was originally a young lady in a silk shop in Kyoto. If she is asked to bring a message to the family, she will definitely find out something. ”

"Does she agree?"

Lotus Ye nodded and said affirmatively, "I will definitely agree." Pei'er has reached the age of leaving the palace this year, but she really has to wait for at least two or three years to be released from the palace. A few days ago, Pei'er came to talk to the slave maid and asked if there was a way for her to go out earlier. It's not a big deal, Xiao Dezi has a good relationship with several people in charge of the Yeting Palace, that is, some silver things......"

Lingxi nodded, and said to Lotus Ye, "Then let her inquire, and she must be cautious." ”

As soon as Lotus Ye wanted to reply, she saw Xia Lan, who was watering a few potted plants in the corridor, hurriedly put down the kettle in her hand, walked to the window of the inner hall and knocked on it, and said in a low voice, "Niangniang, the emperor is here......"