Chapter 23: Suspicion

Concubine Xian Niangniang is in a very bad mood these days, she always feels as if there is a traitor in her palace, no matter what she does, she always feels that someone is one step ahead of her and disrupts her plan.

Even the emperor is there, as if he has been in the recent past, he can't do it smoothly, for example, sometimes he knows that the emperor is coming, and he is fully prepared, but when it comes, the emperor is either pulled by the concubine, or he can't come for no reason due to some trivial things.

Even her plan to deal with Concubine Ning was disturbed for no reason, and she became more and more suspicious that there must be ghosts in her palace.

She walked around the palace angrily, and said to herself: "There are some extremely secret things that no one can know, but why do anyone know? ”

She looked at her two henchmen in the palace, Zilan and Qionghua, both of whom were her junior sisters, she shook her head and thought, it must not, they will definitely not betray me.

Still, it would be better to give it a try, she thought.

She called Zilan to her alone and said to her: "The Queen Mother is becoming more and more dissatisfied with me, it seems that she wants to find a chance to deal with her, it just so happens that Uncle Shi is here, I am going to invite him out of the mountain, and I will do it in two days, isn't the Queen Mother going to the White Horse Temple to pray for blessings?" Let Uncle Shi do it at that time. ”

Zilan looked at her hesitantly: "Niangniang, I'm afraid it's not too good to let Uncle Shi do it like this, not to mention that there are many masters in the Queen Mother's Palace, and when the Queen Mother leaves the palace, they will definitely follow, only Uncle Shi is alone, I'm afraid of ......"

Concubine Xian said: "I will naturally plan carefully, even if she has more masters, but there will be flaws, I am not a decisive battle for Uncle Shi's sword and gun, of course, the fewer people the better, not to mention, Uncle Shi's martial arts are so high, don't you have confidence in him?" ”

Zilan knew that in the world, Uncle Shi's martial arts could be regarded as among the top five, even if there was an unborn top master in the Queen Mother's palace, as long as he fought with him without knowing the gun, the chance of assassination was still very high, but she thought, even if the Queen Mother was assassinated, what good would it do? Didn't the thorough investigation afterwards bring more trouble to Concubine Xian?

She showed a look of disapproval on her face, but she didn't say anything, the person in charge was still Concubine Xian, not her, why did she bother to talk more? As long as she does her own thing, not to mention, she, as a senior sister, has always been exhaustive.

Two days later, the Empress Dowager suddenly canceled her trip to the White Horse Temple, and the Shouning Palace strengthened its guards, protecting the entire Shouning Palace like an iron bucket, and even a fly could not fly in.

Concubine Xian Niangniang's eyes were a little complicated when she looked at Zilan, of course, she still didn't believe that Zilan would betray her master, she thought, Zilan can be regarded as a smart person, she shouldn't be so stupid, maybe, she only didn't want me to get into trouble that shouldn't be caused, so she had to notify the Queen Mother, right?

Concubine Xian Niangniang thought that although she thought so, since then, there were some important things that Zilan should have done, and she didn't dare to hand them over to Zilan.

Zilan is also a delicate crystal person, how could she not know that her attitude towards herself has changed, although she did not show it on her face, but in her heart, she was so aggrieved that she couldn't figure it out, so she was put on hold......

Although it didn't show it on his face, his eyes were a little gloomy.

On this day, Concubine Xian Niangniang sent her out of the palace again, she was not happy in her heart, and there was nothing to do, so she walked to the garden, the garden was full of flowers, unconsciously, she came to the koi pond, watching the koi in the pool swimming freely in the water, and the tears in the corners of her eyes flowed out involuntarily.

Looking at the eyes of the guard chief of Mingyuehai standing in the distance, it was really a pear blossom with rain, weak and windy, the beauty secretly wiped her tears, her makeup was like dew, and her face was like a flowing wave, Mingyuehai involuntarily walked over, stood in front of her, and asked: "Lord Zi, why are you sitting here alone, what's sad?" ”

Zilan raised her head, wiped her tears, and saw that in Mingyuehai's eyes, she was even more pity, she smiled reluctantly: "Lord Mingyue, you don't have to worry about me, I'm just tired from work, come out for a walk......"

Ming Yuehai looked at Zilan's cheeks like hibiscus petals, but there were two pearl-like tears on her cheeks, but there was grief and stubbornness in her eyes, Ming Yuehai's heart couldn't help but ripple, such a woman really wanted to hold her into her arms......

Of course, he didn't dare to do so, but he took out a clean handkerchief and wiped the tears from her face......

This scene was seen by Concubine Xian Niangniang from afar, and there was a look of sudden realization on her face, so it turned out that Zilan wanted to secretly sabotage my plan, it turned out that it was for Mingyuehai, she must know that Mingyuehai had been engaged to the daughter of King Jing, and I would never allow the humble Zilan to marry Mingyuehai, and the arrogant Zilan, how could she be willing to be a concubine? Even if she marries Ming Yuehai as a concubine, with her strategy and martial arts, she will definitely seek to seize the position of the main family, how can I let it happen in such a situation? She knew I'd stop it, right? So, she wanted to rely on the Queen Mother to get her request for marriage?

Concubine Xian Niangniang was silent and did not disturb the two people, with a gloomy face, she turned back to the palace, but she left her purpose here behind, Qionghua told her that the news reported by the spies in the palace of Concubine Ning Niangniang, the emperor wanted to come to the imperial garden with Concubine Ning to enjoy the flowers, and she was going to disturb Concubine Ning's good deeds.

One day later, Zilan was called to her by Concubine Xian, Concubine Xian Niangniang looked at her with a pleasant face, with a smile on her face, she said: "Sister Zilan, you have come to me for almost three years, right?" ”

Zilan saw the smile on her face, without the warmth of Sihao, she only felt a chill in her heart, because she knew that whenever this concubine showed such an expression, it meant that someone was going to be unlucky, but this time it was herself who was unlucky, and she didn't know why she was unlucky......

Zilan smiled bitterly, didn't call her Niangniang, she said, "Senior sister, if you have anything to say, just say it?" ”

When Concubine Xian heard her title, she was even more dissatisfied, she knew that her junior sister had a firm personality and did not bend, but she didn't dare to force her too much, she said: "I want to send my junior sister back to Qingfengmen, tell Shizun about my situation in Xichu, and then ask Shizun, hoping to let him lend me the fire spirit bead of the healing elixir, now the situation in Xichu is getting more and more complicated, I want to take precautions." ”

Zilan knew that what she said was all an excuse, the master had retreated the year before last, and now she may not be able to get out of the customs, as for the fire spirit bead, didn't you send someone there? Now it's a rehash of the old thing?

But she knew that Concubine Xian Niangniang just had a knot in her heart and wanted to break her up, for a while, she felt disheartened, and she said lightly to Concubine Xian Niangniang: "I respect my senior sister's life, ......" and walked outside the palace without looking back.