Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Water Falls (8)

Ruyue came out of Yanxi Palace and went straight back to Yongshou Palace. /./ Set up a private seat in the backyard, and let Xi'er hold a Milanese flower, and took a small silver shears to prune the branches and leaves with interest. "Xi'er, look at these dead leaves, hidden in the new tender green leaves, it is not easy to find if you don't look carefully."

Xi'er's mood was also calm, Xu was affected by Ruyue, and responded with a smile: "But isn't it, the more you look at the verdant, the more difficult it is to find the withered yellow residual leaves." The slave maid thought to herself, most of the things that can't see the light are like to drill into the cracks. Frank and swaying like to bask in the sun. ”

"At this time, the palace is interested in pruning the yellow leaves, and told the servants of the Internal Affairs Office that the flowers sent to the imperial garden will be taken care of by the palace himself." Ruyue's expression was grim and not like a joke, and her bright smile hid the coldness of caution: "Xi'er, this palace can't be indulged in such a vague way, there is only one voice in the harem." ”

That's the voice of obedience to me.

"Niangniang, please forgive the slave and maid for talking too much, in fact, the harem should have been like this a long time ago." Xi'er held a small rectangular narrow plate with silver threads through the flowers, and carefully followed the flowers and leaves that Ruyue pruned: "Niangniang is kind-hearted, and it is a good thing to be lenient and tolerant, but it always leaves a gap for those who are vicious, which will only make them more and more unscrupulous, and I don't know that there is a limit to people's tolerance." ”

"I've been busy, and I haven't bothered to ask. Is the day for Guo Luoluo Yujiao and Hailan Gege to enter the palace? Ruyue suddenly remembered that she had only done half of the favor for Sister Yushu, so she had to ask.

"Don't worry. Everything was ready, and the day was set for the twenty-eighth of this month. "Xi'er is very thoughtful about everything, no matter how big or small." Niangniang, Peishuang is back. ”

"Miss." Pei Shuang saw Ruyue's vigor in pruning with flowers, and knew that her heart must be turbulent at this time, so she stepped forward with a little dignity: "The slave has already found out." ”

"You're neat, say it." Ruyue's lips hooked up a cold arc, the current situation is in Ming, and I am also in Ming, which makes her heart full of passion. She really wanted to see what kind of ability this long-awaited graceless Li Congyun had to do such a bad thing in the harem and hide for a few years.

She also wanted to know who else besides Xu Miao had been secretly helping, waiting for an opportunity to break her throat. All this came so fast and exciting, Ruyue really felt excited.

Pei Shuang leaned down slightly and put it on Ruyue's ear: "Where is the noble person, the slave and maid have already let people stare at it, and there will be no mistakes." If someone wants to kill someone to take the crime, I am afraid it will be even more difficult than ascending to the sky. In addition, the person who followed Xu Miao also sent Xin'er back, saying that he had been hiding in Beijing and had not left. If you think about it, you must sneak back to the palace tonight. After all, he was outside the palace, and the contact with the palace was temporarily interrupted, and the people who were watching the concubine there could also be sure that they did not exchange news.

Xu Miao couldn't figure out what was going on, so he would definitely want to come back and ask about the situation, and then let's catch the turtle in an urn, so that this old turtle could come out as soon as possible. ”

"It's a little rougher, but Li'er is such a reason. Seeing that this day was about to be tossed over, he ordered the people below to be vigilant. Ruyue listened to Pei Shuang's words, and unconsciously shifted her mind. I always feel that this thing is not so simple, back and forth, as if something is missing.

The movements of the hands did not stop, and the flower branches were pruned just right, and the "click" fell, and the wilted leaves fell into the plate. But even if you are so cautious, it is difficult to keep the withered yellow that you can't see clearly for a while, embroidered with the fragrance of Milan flowers, Ruyue silently fell into a trance:

If I were Li Congyun, I knew that someone had already suspected me, and I opened my most powerful right arm, Xu Miao. What should I do? Is it to go against the wind and make waves to get rid of people, or to push a substitute for the dead ghost to atone for the crime, but it will not be over? Or maybe it's the first move, so that the people who want to get rid of me are too busy to take care of themselves, and there is no way to distract them...... Which one is the safest and feasible?

"Miss, the slave will retire first." Pei Shuang owed slightly. Ruyue shook her head, and put aside her suspicions in her mind for the time being: "You go." Be careful. ”

"Got it." Pei Shuang smiled slightly, his eyes completed a beautiful arc, turned around and retreated lightly.

"Let's move down." Ruyue lost interest, she felt bored, the sky was gloomy and gloomy, and her heart was like a tense bowstring, ready to go. "It's been a long time since I've seriously watched the night of the Forbidden City, and it seems that I can't miss it tonight."

Xi'er turned her head and handed the Milan flower to the two little palace maids, and she came to help Ruyue up again: "Niangniang can take a good look at the night tonight, and she may be able to sit back and relax in the days to come, and she may not be able to stay up and not sleep if she wants to see it." ”

smiled heartily, and the tacit understanding between the master and servant was tacit.

But every second of this is extremely difficult, which makes Ruyue's heart uneasy.

At nightfall on the straight road, Pei Shuang finally sent in Xin'er, and Xu Miao infiltrated the palace from Xihua Gate. Ruyue suddenly came to the spirit of energy, and ordered people to go to the imperial garden to prepare.

"Peishuang, are you sure that Xu Miao really hasn't had any news from the palace since she left the palace?" Ruyue checked it again, just to be able to grasp the overall situation more accurately. "Miss, don't worry, the slave and maid keep an eye on it, and there will be no mistakes."

Although Pei Shuang did not catch Xu Miao having a private meeting with the woman on the spot, he had already guessed that the location must be in the Imperial Garden. "This time, the Imperial Garden has secretly laid a net of heaven and earth, and it is difficult for him to fly out of the palm of your hand."

"What's going on there?" Ruyue asked uneasily.

Xi'er hurriedly said: "I said that I had fallen asleep, and the poison on my body had not yet cleared." However, the slave maid has surrounded the Changchun Palace inside and out, leaving a side door in the back compartment to walk, which is also the small door on the east side near the bedroom of the concubine. If someone travels, the slave and maid will know to send someone to keep an eye on them. ”

"Hmm. That's good. Before Ruyue's words fell, Le Xi'er bowed down and came in. Qi Niangniang, there was really an abnormality in Changchun Palace, and someone came out of the small door on the east side and went straight to Concubine An's mother. ”

"An concubine?" Ruyue was a little suspicious, and immediately thought of Enguiren again: "This palace knows, and the concubine is looking for Enguiren to be her substitute ghost." ”

"What should I do?" Le Xi'er was a little worried. "If we stop people now, I'm afraid that we will startle the snake, but we don't have any defenses in Concubine An's palace, if that noble person is really stupid enough to die, won't our plan be in vain."

"Don't worry." Ruyue brushed her thoughts and slowly spoke: "Do you think, if you use the mind of a concubine, as for temporarily clinging to the Buddha's feet to order the noble person to die?" According to the palace's calculations, the noble people only thought that Xu Miao was the empress, and they must not have imagined that there was such a Allah behind him, and how could he be willing to directly obey the orders of the concubine.

Even if she is stupid and brainless, if she really goes to the Imperial Garden to meet Xu Miao, and interrogates her when the time comes, she will definitely be able to explain the truth. The concubine would not use such an unsafe method. This must be smoke, smoke that deceives people's minds. ”

Ruyue's words were like a reassuring pill, and Pei Shuang's heart suddenly became a lot clearer when he heard it: "So, the slave and maid will understand." It's best for us to keep an eye on Changchun Palace. ”

"Niangniang, there is news again." Xi'er saw that the little eunuch she sent to inquire outside the door, and inevitably called in: "Tell me quickly, what's the matter?" ”

"Qi Yu Niangniang, in all the access curfews of Changchun Palace, there are women out of the palace, and they have been wrapped tightly in thin black silk clothes, and they can't see their faces clearly, so they go to all parts of the palace. The minions are roughly calculated, and it is estimated that there are more than a dozen people. The little eunuch was so respectful that he didn't even dare to raise his head.

"Alright, go ahead, keep staring." Xi'er commanded.

Ruyue went through these words in her mind, and said to Pei Shuang: "It's okay to play tricks with the concubine there, you just need to go and keep an eye on Xu Miao for me to ensure that it is okay." Remember not to be impulsive, it is better to protect yourself, and you must always look out for your own safety at all times. ”

Pei Shuang nodded solemnly: "Miss, don't worry, the slave will not let herself be in danger." Only by keeping this life can I stay by the side of the young lady for a long time. Pei Shuang didn't forget to stick out his tongue and ran down jokingly.

"Ding Concubine is really hard to deal with, I guessed that Xu Miao would come back early in the morning, and thought of such a plan for the golden cicada to get out of her shell. Mother, where do you think she will be now? Xi'er smiled slightly, full of doubts. But it was her words that reminded Ruyue: "Since we can't figure out which one is the concubine, it's better to simply go to Changchun Palace." ”

"It's not bad, it's just that it's not good for the transmission of news that you go here...... The slave maid is worried about Xu Miao's evil intentions, and we will be overwhelmed when the time comes. "Xi'er's worry is not unreasonable, when you casually pat the aunt next to you to see, Ding Concubine can feel free to say that she is not happy, and she can't see it.

But if you go by yourself, the exchange of information is a problem for a while, and at another time, if the concubine is really not there, it will be a delay. When she was in a dilemma, Ruyue suddenly remembered Concubine Zhuang. "It's inconvenient to go to this palace, you take the jade bracelet of this palace and go to ask Concubine Zhuang. Just say that the matter is urgent, you must let her go to Changchun Palace to explore the disease, find out whether the concubine is not there, and you will inform me again. ”

Xi'er borrowed the jade bracelet that Ruyue took off from her wrist, thinking that since she was so sure of what she said, Concubine Zhuang would definitely help regardless of her previous suspicions. Then he said: "Niangniang, you can rest assured, the slave and maid will do it." ”

"Concubine Ru is really a good plan." Before Xi'er walked out of the door of the inner bed, a little eunuch who was bowing down jumped in and suddenly twisted Xi'er's neck.

"Xu Miao? It's really you! Ruyue's eyes widened, and she was so shocked that she couldn't do it: "Why are you here?" "151 Kanshu.com .