"Your Majesty, the queen, please use tea." Xilan came out of nowhere, leading two small palace maids to serve fragrant tea and pastries.

Lan Xin glanced at Xilan's face, and then looked at the pastries on the mahogany carved hibiscus tray, the light green Furui cake, the green Qiongye cake, and the yellow-green pineapple cake. I prepared so many pastries early in the morning, and they were so delicate and meticulous, as if I knew that the emperor was coming.

Jin Peizi also felt strange, before accompanying Concubine Xian to Changchun Palace in the morning, she didn't hear such an explanation. Let's say that the weather is bad, no one knows that people will be stoned to death in the palace for no reason, and how can they expect the emperor and queen to come. Although the pastries are also prepared on weekdays, there will never be such a "delicate" reputation.

In this way, Xilan knew that there would be a big mess in the palace. "The craftsmanship of the imperial dining room is not as good as Xilan, the emperor and the queen can try it." Jin Peizi had to be reminded, and the afterglow at the end of his eyes quickly threw himself at Concubine Xian.

How could Pan Yu not feel it, and quietly echoed: "What Jin Guiren said is not bad, Xilan's pastries are among the best in the house." It took a lot of thought to prepare all of this today. ”

Hongli nodded, picked up the blue and white porcelain teacup and sniffed lightly: "It took some thought." After that, he lifted the lid and sipped it gently, and the smile on Hongli's face stiffened a little. There is such a clever girl in the palace of Concubine Xian, she will not know the reason for today's events. ”

"What the emperor said is right, and the concubine also wants to ask Xilan." Lan Xin didn't wait for Concubine Xian to speak, and said solemnly: "These pastries are quite fresh, so they weren't prepared overnight." You must have gotten up early. So, when Concubine Xian asked for peace in Changchun Palace, did you notice any changes in the palace? ”

Xilan understood the emperor's words, and when she saw the queen coming to ask in person, she couldn't help lowering her eyelids: "Back to the queen's mother, the slave maid has been staying in the small kitchen to prepare pastries, and she has never noticed anything." The small kitchen was in the lower courtyard, and the slave maid had just heard that the emperor and the queen had arrived, so they came to the front yard to serve pastries. ”

Listening to her say that, there is nothing wrong with that. Jin Peizi knew that there was a problem with Xilan, but she couldn't figure out what the problem was for a while. After a moment of silence, he asked: "Then Xilan, why do you want to prepare such exquisite pastries today, do you know that the emperor and queen will come to Chengqian Palace?" ”

In order to block Xilan's mouth, Jin Peizi deliberately made her words clear: "If it is usual, it is not strange to prepare pastries." But today's weather is really bad, if it weren't for this, presumably the emperor and the queen would not have come against the wind. Could it be that you already knew that something would happen in the palace? ”

Xilan dared to come out at this time, and she had long expected that someone would be suspicious of her. But she is really not afraid, in order to attract the attention of the emperor, she must take this risk. "Back to the golden nobles, the slave maid saw that the sky was not good and she couldn't accompany the concubine to visit the garden, so she got up early in the morning and prepared so many pastries. I want you to have a taste of it when you talk to you, which is not a mistake, right? The slave and maid only know how to serve the master carefully, where will they know if there is anything in the palace. ”

Pan Yu snorted coldly in his heart, how could this Xilan have such a good mind. When she was grounded in Chengqian Palace, she didn't put on a lot of music, and she looked like two people in the past. If it weren't for this trough and setback, Panyu really wouldn't have seen Xilan have such thoughts. But although her mind is obvious, her words are not leaky, is it wrong for the slave and maid to be dedicated to the master?

No one stipulates that the emperor can't come if the weather is bad, and even the pastries can't be prepared.

glanced back at Jin Peizi, Pan Yu held back his resentment and had a sense of trust. In fact, she didn't want to doubt Jin Peizi, after all, these days, people and things are all coming at them. No matter how stupid you are, you won't be able to do it. Panyu just breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, lowered her head and courted Jin Guiren, and pushed the emperor to her side.

Unexpectedly, not only did she not appreciate it, but she also pretended to be high in every possible way......

Calm down, Panyu didn't think about these things for the time being, and only let his eyes have a little warmth.

Jin Peizi's heart immediately warmed, so it seems that Concubine Xian is finally not really ignorant, and she only knows how to doubt herself. But before she could speak, Xilan slowly knelt down as if she had something to say.

"Your Majesty, please allow the slaves and maids to dare to say more." Xilan bowed to the ground respectfully, pricking up his ears and waiting for the emperor's permission.

Seeing that this was a thoughtful girl, Hongli didn't debunk it, so he said: "I agreed, you said yes." ”

"Your Majesty." Xilan smiled and glanced sideways at Le Lan, who was also in the hall. "The slave maid has been by the side of the concubine for a long time, and she knows the temperament of the mother best. On such a day, even if the mother wants to bathe, she will not choose to take a bath in the morning. Besides, the bathroom has always been another room, and there is really no need to replace it with this one. The slave always felt that Le Lan was deliberately causing trouble, which was really suspicious. I also hope that the emperor will see clearly. ”

From Concubine Xian's eyes, Hongli could see some surging dark waves: "Concubine Xian can feel Xilan's words, right." ”

"Your Majesty, the concubine ......" Panyu wanted to say yes, but she didn't believe that Le Lan would harm herself. His gaze swept across Le Lan's pale face a little slowly, and then he stared at the emperor: "What Xilan said is true, but the concubine doesn't believe that Le Lan will have such thoughts." She believes that the master-servant relationship that has supported each other over the years will not be fake.

Xilan couldn't help but feel aggrieved when she heard this, and muttered: "Niangniang, the slave maid is also on a case-by-case basis, for your safety." Otherwise, who knows that the inner room of the bathroom is replaced, and Liang Dong has a problem? Even if you blame the slave for a lot of things, the slave has to be suspicious, there is no such coincidence. ”

When Xue Guining saw the people sent out returning, he quietly greeted him.

Lan Xin's gaze stayed on Le Lan's face, and he said for a while: "It's a coincidence to change the bathroom, and it's also a coincidence to make such exquisite pastries." It's still a coincidence to catch up with such a flying sand and rocky weather. The coincidence of Chengqian Palace is a little unbelievable. ”

"Back to the queen's mother, it's no coincidence that the beam fell." Xue Guining listened to the report, walked up to the hall quickly, bowed his waist and said: "The person who replied said that in the newly changed bathroom, there are several footprints on the beams, and the dust is scattered, and it is obvious that someone climbed up and deliberately did something to do it. ”

"I thought the queen was right, there weren't so many coincidences." Before Hongli's words were finished, there was a thunderclap outside the window, rumbling like an explosion in his ears. He held his breath and listened with his eyes closed, as the storm followed by thunder and rained down from the sky like splashing water. The crackling sound stirred people's hearts. "It's easy to know that someone has done something wrong, and the whole palace will be strictly investigated, and there will always be a clue."

Pan Yu nodded approvingly: "What the emperor said is that that person has not even erased his footprints, he must have acted in a hurry, so he was negligent." And such a trivial matter as changing the bathroom, except for the palace people who are waiting in front of the palace, will inevitably not be spread to the outside. ”

Jin Peizi glanced at the queen cautiously, guessing that she was probably unhappy. The emperor and Concubine Xian sang and harmonized with such a tacit understanding, but it seemed that she didn't matter whether she was there or not.

Lan Xin didn't notice that Jin Guiren looked at him with pity, and only cared about the emperor's holy will. If so, she frowned and nodded to Xue Guining.

Xue Guining got the hint from the queen and said respectfully: "The slave knows what to do." Just as he was about to lead people down, he met Gui Kui, who was in a hurry and wet.

"Your Majesty, the pure concubine asks to see you outside the palace." The rain trickled down Gui Kui's face, blurring his vision. He didn't dare to wipe it with his hands, so he endured it obediently.

"Pure concubine?" Lan Xin snorted lightly, and when she turned her head to look at Hongli, she didn't see the slightest disgust: "Why did the pure concubine come here at this time, the rain outside is so heavy, it must be drenched." ”

Hongli was thinking about the matter of Chengqian Palace, and when he heard that the pure concubine was coming, he was also a little surprised: "Please come in and speak." ”

"This ......" Gui Kui was particularly embarrassed, and said carefully: "The pure concubine said that if the queen mother does not allow her to come in, she will kneel outside the palace." ”

"Kneeling?" Panyu was stunned, but she didn't expect that the pure concubine would say such a thing, obviously making Lan Xin ugly in front of the emperor. What's more, she didn't look at when it was, Chengqian Palace died, so she couldn't wait to shout and provoke, which was not her usual temperament at all.

Inevitably, the queen's face was too ugly, and Panyu had no choice but to scold Gui Kui for not being able to do anything: "What are you talking about, do you want the pure concubine to kneel in the rain and get drenched in the cold, without any eyes, and don't invite people in." ”

"Concubine Xian Niangniang is angry." When Gui Kui heard this, he hurriedly knelt down: "The slave persuaded the pure concubine Niangniang for a while, and asked the Niangniang to move the jade step to rest in the ear room first, but the Niangniang just refused." Sticking to his own rhetoric, the slave really had nothing to do, so he rushed to report first. ”

Hongli stared at Lan Xin in confusion, and asked calmly: "Isn't there anything about the pure concubine that makes the queen unhappy?" ”

Lan Xin shook his head inexplicably: "Concubine Chun has been weak recently, and this palace told her to live and recuperate, and when she asked for peace in Changchun Palace, she was still fine." ”

"Yes, the concubine didn't see what was on the mind of the pure concubine, what was the matter with kneeling outside the hall at this time." Jin Peizi volunteered, blessed himself and said: "Gui Kui is afraid that he will not move the pure concubine, let the concubine go." ”

"It's fine." Lan Xin was sure that the pure concubine must have something in mind, and solemnly said to Xue Guining: "You go and do your business, don't delay the time." Suddenly remembering something, she called Xue Guining again: "The details of the two maids who were stoned to death should also be checked." It's hard to guarantee that they are not colluding with others. ”

The queen's composure, the concubine's uncertainty, the calm and resolute of the Jin nobles, and even the strange behavior of the pure concubine, these Hongli are all in sight. They all have their own hardships, a hundred turns and thousands of thoughts, the harem was not a boxy pure land, the eyebrows are raised, Hongli just can't figure it out, is it himself who caused this dilemma, or the supreme imperial power.