The queen's words fell, and there was a long silence.

In the Heart Cultivation Palace, the best sandalwood is burning today, but it seems that because the gilded Nine Dragons pearl copper furnace habitually burns ambergris, the heavy smell of sandalwood adds a little bitterness, but it emphasizes too much that kind of cool and dull, abrupt and lost, making it difficult for people to calm down.

Through the window lattice, I faintly saw that the sky was slightly brighter, and Lan Xin didn't move, but her eyes gradually felt that she couldn't open them. I don't know if it's because of the dazzling light that comes in, or if tiredness sweeps over her, making her want to sleep heavily.

Li Yu called tentatively through the heavy cotton curtains: "Your Majesty." ”

"Talking back from outside." Hongli ordered casually, and his eyes stayed on Lan Xin's still the same face as before.

"The elder brother passed the word, saying that the fifth elder brother had found it. I went to the miscellaneous room in the backyard of my brother's house to play, and I didn't want to fall asleep tired, but the minions didn't know it, and I thought that the fifth brother was lost. There was a hint of joy in Li Yu's voice, which was intended to reassure the emperor and the fifth elder brother to be safe.

"I see." Hongli's voice was not salty or light, and he had no intention of falling on the fifth elder brother at all. "I didn't call you, don't talk back."

"Huh." Li Yu hurriedly retreated when he heard this, and said in his heart that the emperor and the queen had not finished talking at this time, and it was ten percent because of Concubine Hui. Concubine Hui is really a pitiful person, who is not good to offend, but wants to offend the master. Knowing too much doesn't do any good in the end.

"Queen, do you think that I blamed Ling Xi by mistake, so Jin named her the imperial concubine, one is to comfort and appease her, and the other is to show that I have a heart of remorse, so that she can recuperate with peace of mind, right?" Hongli's tone was serious, and there was no gentle appearance. The posture is quite tense and ready for a fight, as if it will turn its face viciously at any time.

Lan Xin remembered that he walked out of the inner bed, and when he saw the scene of the emperor's long jade standing outside the door, the feeling of panic suddenly returned. "The conversation between the concubine and Concubine Hui Guifei has been heard clearly by the emperor. Since the emperor knows the thoughts of the concubines and hears the grievances of the concubines, it is understandable to do so. ”

Hongli sneered, sighed, and stared at Lan Xin's eyes with deep coldness: "So, the queen thinks I'm wrong." ”

"Knowing that mistakes can be corrected, and good is great." Lan Xin's stagnant face expressed the uneasiness in her heart, but the words on her lips did not leave half a trace of emotion: "It is impossible for a saint not to make mistakes, not to mention that the emperor is just the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven is sometimes just an ordinary person." ”

"The queen never seemed to be mean." Hongli didn't want to call her name, but kept calling her queen. "What's more, in my hands, there is only evidence of her 'why she is doing this', and there is no evidence that she has nothing to do with it. In the face of evidence, do you want to engage in favoritism or seek things with love? ”

Lan Xin chuckled, crisp and beautiful, but it was incompatible with such an atmosphere, and it sounded particularly harsh. "Your Majesty, there is no one here, you really don't have to say such high-sounding words to your concubines. The concubines didn't dare to interfere in politics, let alone influence the emperor's thoughts, the concubines just wanted to give Concubine Hui a less sad ending.

Can't the emperor look at her for the sake of her many years of service and let her not have so many regrets? is also a person who serves the emperor, and the concubines empathize. Perhaps, in the eyes of the emperor, the evidence of the crime is more important than anything else. But the concubine thinks that right and wrong are sometimes just a thought. The more complete and unassailable the evidence seems to be, the easier it is to be a hand-made arrangement.

Where to talk about favoritism and irregularities, and where to talk about using love to do things. If the emperor must say this, then the concubine thinks that from beginning to end, you are doing things with love. The entire harem is all in your calculations, all in your calculations. ”

Hongli only felt a little loosened in his heart, these words, he had long expected the queen to say, but it was just a matter of time. "Go on." He was already prepared, and he didn't think it was such an outrageous thing when he heard it. On the contrary, if these words had been said early in the morning, maybe Lan Xin's heart would not have been so uncomfortable.

After all, she is not wrong, the entire harem and even the whole world, where is not his plan, where can his intentions be missing?

"The concubine has nothing more to say." Lan Xin swallowed what she wanted to say before, just because she only saw coldness and affection in the emperor's eyes. If a person still has a heart, it is never too late to do anything. However, if it is ruthless, it is not enough to say a few words. "Concubine Hui really can't hold on, and the concubine only asks the emperor to think twice."

Coming out of the Heart Cultivation Palace, Lan Xin's tears fell one by one. The emotions that have been stored in my heart for a long time are finally vented at this moment, and the powerlessness and haggard are something that others can't experience. It seems that his body is a hollow wood that has been bitten by insects and rats for many years, and if he moves a little, it will be scattered and broken, and the ground will be broken and broken.

"The Queen." Jin Peizi hurriedly stepped up to meet her, and just moved her lips to say something, she saw the queen with tears in her eyes, and her heart was suffocated. "Are you alright?"

Lan Xin didn't want to wipe away those tears, and knew that many things could never be erased, so she only shook her head slightly. "Why are you still here?" It was just dawn, but seeing that Concubine Jia was neatly dressed, she was no longer dressed at last night's family banquet, and Lan Xin knew that she had something to do. "If you have something to say, it's already so bad, and there's nothing worse than it."

"The concubine thought that the sudden disappearance of the fifth elder brother last night was man-made. At that time, the concubine was talking to Concubine Yu, and vaguely heard that Concubine Yu had something on her mind. Just as he was about to ask clearly, someone from Ah Ge's office came to tell him that Yongqi was missing. Jin Peizi tried to speak as slowly as possible, so as not to alarm the queen's heart again.

Concubine Yu fainted immediately, and after the concubine and maid woke her up, she was like she was fine. insisted on returning to the palace, and also told the palace to be relieved, saying that Yongqi must be greedy for fun, where to hide. Not long after Concubine Yu returned to the palace, sure enough, a servant came to report that he had found the fifth elder brother......" Jin Peizi looked at the queen's puzzled gaze, lowered her voice and whispered: "The concubine thinks, is there someone who doesn't want Concubine Yu to open her mouth so she deliberately made such a move?" No matter what the concubine thinks, she thinks that this matter will not be as simple as Yongqi's playfulness. ”

Lan Xin nodded solemnly, and also understood Concubine Jia's words. Sighing, she pinched her eyebrows, and said suddenly: "Now Concubine Hui is imprisoned in the cold palace, and her life is short. Concubine Xian was confused and served the queen mother, although Concubine Chun saved the palace, she was inseparable from friend and foe. The only one in the palace who can share the worries of the palace is Concubine Jia. ”

It was really heartbroken, Lan Xin couldn't control his emotions, and cried while talking: "You also saw it, even if this palace tries its best, it is difficult to be thoughtful." A lot of the time, you have to be very helpful. Concubine Yu is the closest to you, no matter what hardships she has, no matter what grievances she has, I am afraid that only you can be solved.

This matter, thanks to you carefully discovering that it is inappropriate, on the side of the elder brother, the palace will send someone to keep an eye on it. And what you have to do is to help a group of concubines before things come to fruition. This palace has more than enough heart but not enough strength, I'm afraid it will be difficult to take care of it. ”

Just listening to the queen's voice, Jin Peizi could already tell that she was really exhausted. "The concubine understands, the queen mother, please cherish yourself."

"It's okay, this palace knows it. There you go. Lan Xin gently patted the back of Concubine Jia's hand and advised: "Be careful in everything, if you can't be powerful, don't be reckless." If you save yourself, you are the best foil to this palace. ”

"Thank you, Queen." Jin Peizi sighed reluctantly, I don't know why, the fall of Concubine Hui seems to have dragged down half of the Forbidden City. Overhead, there was a thick black cloud, which weighed people to the fullest. And the air is full of all kinds of filth, and the black smoke makes it difficult to see things.

Is that really good? Jin Peizi only felt bored. Many people have exhausted their life's strength and fought to the end, but after all, they turned into a handful of loess and a wisp of green smoke. Is this really what they wanted?

After being silent for three days, Qi Qige finally mustered up the courage to bring Yongqi to the Queen Mother's excuse to say goodbye, and walked into Cining Palace to say goodbye. This was originally a reasonable visit, and at the beginning of the new year, the concubines obviously went to Cining Palace more often, but it didn't arouse any suspicion.

It's just that for her such an upright visit, the Queen Mother had a lot of complaints, and let Yafu lead Yongqi to retreat, and she talked to Concubine Yu with a smile. "Entering Cining Palace at night wrapped in night clothes is a good habit that you have developed for so many years, and now why haven't you come for a long time, this habit has also been abandoned. Still is...... Do you want to tell the mourning family that you don't want to get along with the mourning family so secretly, but you have to be open? ”

He smiled coquettishly, and his expression was not unusual, but his words were not so perfect and good. "What the Queen Mother said is right, the concubines don't want to do those sneaky things anymore. It's better to be upright, frank and open, what is what it looks like, you can see it at a glance. Save to guess. ”

"Oh?" The Queen Mother was puzzled: "Can you tell the mourning family, what made you have such a thought?" Wasn't that a good old day? ”

"Back to the Queen Mother, the concubines have known since they had Yongqi that days like that in the past were not good at all." Qi Qige calmly looked at the Queen Mother's gaze as sharp as a sword, and said with a calm smile: "The Queen Mother helped the concubine to ascend to the throne, but the concubine is only a concubine so far. But there are countless things that the concubines have done to help the queen mother, and how can the evil obstacles be compensated for by just one concubine. Since it is a matter that outweighs the losses, the concubine does not want to do it, and she does not want to do it. I just ask the Queen Mother to read it for the sake of the old banner people of the Keriette clan and let the concubines go. ”