Zhen Concubine, who was walking in the imperial garden, and her personal palace maid Qiu Ping saw two hurried figures in the distance at the same time, although they were far away, but Zhen Concubine could still vaguely distinguish from the figures and clothes of the two that it must be Cao Ruoqing and Caixia.

Qiu Ping also recognized the two, and couldn't help blurting out: "That's not Concubine Qing and Caixia!" Where are you in a hurry early in the morning? ”

Hearing this, Concubine Zhen subconsciously glanced in the direction where they were going, and a look of surprise and incomprehension suddenly flashed in her eyes, frowning slightly, and she immediately followed in the direction where the two of them were going.

Seeing this, Qiu Ping immediately asked, "Niangniang, ...... you?"

Concubine Zhen suddenly turned around and glared at Qiu Ping to make a silent movement, and commanded in a low voice: "Be quiet, don't let them find out." ”

Qiu Ping glared at Concubine Zhen with a look of surprise and dazedness for a long time, and then looked at the backs of Cao Ruoqing and Caixia, only then did she react, and immediately reached out to cover her mouth and nodded vigorously at Concubine Zhen.

Seeing this, Concubine Zhen couldn't help crying and laughing, shook her head helplessly, then turned around and hurried a few steps, Qiu Ping immediately followed behind Concubine Zhen, and the two of them had been quietly following Cao Ruoqing's master and servant at such a distance.

In front of the Palace of Cultivating the Heart, Xiao Fushun saw the Empress Dowager Wei suddenly coming, and he was surprised and immediately rushed down the steps to greet him, "Slave see the Empress Dowager." The rest of the eunuchs guarding the door also immediately knelt on the ground and saluted, "The slave sees the Queen Mother." ”

Not only did Empress Dowager Wei not answer, but she didn't even glance at Xiao Fushun, she passed by him and walked directly towards the Heart Cultivation Palace.

Xiao Fushun was shocked when he saw this, and immediately climbed a few steps in front of the Empress Dowager Wei, "Please stay in front of the Empress Dowager, the emperor is in the early dynasty at the moment, not in the Palace of Heart Cultivation." ”

Empress Dowager Wei said coldly: "The mourning family is waiting for him in the palace." ”

Xiao Fushun hurriedly said: "The emperor is not in the palace, the queen mother is afraid that it is inappropriate, and the emperor does not know when she will come back, the queen mother might as well go back to the palace first, when the emperor comes back, the slave will immediately tell the emperor what happened to the queen mother, or if there is anything, you can also order the slave, and the slave will definitely tell the emperor." ”

"Bold minion, what am you afraid of is inappropriate! Did the mourning family enter the emperor's dormitory and get you a slave to talk nonsense? Could it be that you still want to stop the mourning family from seeing the emperor? Empress Dowager Wei shouted angrily.

Xiao Fushun was shocked, and immediately kowtowed, "The slave doesn't dare, please calm the queen mother's anger." ”

"Hmph, I don't dare," Empress Dowager Wei snorted coldly, "Don't get out of the way yet!" ”

Xiao Fushun panicked, subconsciously trembling, but still did not move a bit, "Please forgive the Queen Mother, the slave does not dare to stop the Queen Mother, but the slave is ordered to stay in the Heart Cultivation Palace, without the emperor's will, the slave does not dare to be the master without authorization, let people enter, and please do not embarrass the Queen Mother." ”

Empress Dowager Wei was extremely angry, and when Mama Jin saw this, she immediately scolded Xiao Fu loudly, "Bold dog slave, dare to stop the Queen Mother, and dare to talk to the Queen Mother like this, don't you want to die, get out!" After speaking, he kicked Xiao Fushun.

Xiao Fushun was firmly kicked by Mama Jin, but he still stuck to the "position", but he began to kowtow like pounding garlic, and kept chattering: "The Queen Mother spares her life, please don't embarrass the slave, the Queen Mother ......spares her life."

Seeing this, Empress Dowager Wei couldn't help but glance at Xiao Fushun angrily and disgustedly, and then ordered: "Mama Jin, pull this dog slave away from the mourning family." ”

"Yes, Queen Mother." Mama Jin immediately waved her hand at the eunuchs behind her, "Don't hurry up and pull away this dog slave who is blocking the way of the Queen Mother." ”

Several eunuchs behind him immediately swarmed out, driving Xiao Fushun's hands and feet to quickly drag him away.

Xiao Fushun was driven by several eunuchs and couldn't move, but he still kept shouting while struggling: "The emperor is not in the palace, please stay with the queen mother, the emperor is not in the palace, please stay with the queen mother......"

Empress Dowager Wei was already walking forward, and when she heard this, she couldn't help but be even more angry, and ordered hatefully: "Give the mourning family a hard slap in the mouth of this dog slave, and beat him until he shuts up." ”

One of the eunuchs driving Xiao Fushun immediately freed up one hand and slapped Xiao Fushun hard, Xiao Fushun was stunned for a moment after receiving a slap, he thought to himself that he was also a close attendant of the emperor's side, but he didn't expect that the Empress Dowager Wei would really let people beat him. But after being stunned for a moment, he caught a glimpse of the Empress Dowager Wei and was about to walk to the door of the Yangxin Palace, so he hurriedly shouted loudly again: "Queen Mother, the emperor is not in the palace, please keep the Queen Mother ......"

Before Xiao Fushun finished speaking, the eunuch who had just slapped him immediately slapped him firmly.

Although the several eunuchs in front of the Palace of Cultivation of the Heart were also shocked when they saw this, they still trembled in their voices, and dutifully blocked the Empress Dowager Wei, who had already walked in front of them, and said, "Please stay in front of the Empress Dowager." ”

Seeing this, the Empress Dowager Wei was furious again, and was so angry that she kicked directly at the eunuch who was kneeling in front of her, and the eunuch was kicked back and sat on the ground with a kick, so a road was instantly vacated in front of the Empress Dowager Wei, and the Empress Dowager Wei immediately seized the opportunity, leaned forward and stretched out her hand to push open the door of the Heart Cultivation Palace, and then stepped into the hall with one foot.

Xiao Fushun and the eunuchs at the door saw that they couldn't stop it, so they all stopped talking. Several eunuchs at the door immediately turned their heads to look at Xiao Fushun, half of Xiao Fushun's face was already swollen, but his head was still flexible, and when he saw this, he immediately glanced at a eunuch at the door, and the eunuch understood, and immediately got up to leave.

Empress Dowager Wei also expected it, and after stepping into the Heart Cultivation Palace, she did not enter immediately, but turned to look at the eunuch at the door, and when she saw someone getting up, she immediately pointed at him and said, "Stop him." ”

Among the several eunuchs who were originally driving Xiao Fushun, one of them immediately ran to the eunuch who got up, and the eunuch was stunned for a moment when he heard the queen mother's shout, but when he reacted, it was too late, and the eunuch who rushed up was suddenly pushed to the ground.

Empress Dowager Wei sneered, and then whispered to Mama Jin: "Look at these people, don't let them go to report the news." ”

Mama Jin immediately responded: "Yes, the old slave understands. ”

Empress Dowager Wei turned around and entered the hall, her nose instantly smelled a strong smell of medicine, she frowned, glanced at the hall, and suddenly glanced at the medicine bowl on several cases, she immediately stepped forward without hesitation, and when she saw that there was still residual medicine residue at the bottom of the bowl, her face suddenly showed joy, so she immediately took out a brocade bag and hid some medicine residue in her sleeve, and then Shi Shiran found a chair diagonally facing the door and sat down.

Outside the door, Mama Jin immediately commanded a few minions brought to surround Xiao Fushun and a few eunuchs at the door of the Heart Cultivation Palace, and guarded them strictly, while she herself stood at the door of the Heart Cultivation Palace, stretched her neck and looked in the direction of the court, waiting for Zhuo Haoxuan's return.

In the backyard of the Ling Mansion, Ling Yuxin stood motionless in the middle of the courtyard, seemingly looking at Bai Zhu with fixed eyes, but in fact, she was immersed in her own thoughts, she was recalling every trick and style that Xiao Yurui had taught herself over the past few days, and she was also thinking about which trick and style to use to compete with the best chance of winning.

Bai Zhu didn't know that Ling Yuxin was thinking, and at first he looked at Ling Yuxin with an embarrassed expression, and then looked at Xiao Yurui for a while. But after a few back and forth, she silently lowered her head under Ling Yuxin's direct gaze and avoided direct contact with her, but she still felt that her scalp was numb and helpless under her staring, but she neither dared to dodge nor urge, so she could only stand facing Ling Yuxin with her head down.

After the two stood in the courtyard for nearly a stick of incense like a confrontation, Xiao Yurui finally couldn't help but urge: "Xin'er, are you ready?" ”

Ling Yuxin didn't react as if she hadn't heard it, Xiao Yurui couldn't help frowning, but he also realized that Ling Yuxin should be thinking, so he didn't continue to urge.

After about a cup of tea, Ling Yuxin turned her head to look at Xiao Yurui and said, "I'm ready, but it's ......" pursed her lips and smiled slightly, "I want to know, will my cousin guide me in the process of my competition with Bai Zhu for a while?" ”

A hint of surprise flashed in Xiao Yurui's eyes, and he subconsciously felt that Ling Yuxin seemed to have other intentions when he asked this question, but he still replied directly: "No." ”

Ling Yuxin's smile deepened, "Then will my cousin guide Bai Zhu?" ”

Xiao Yurui's eyes were even more surprised, but he still replied categorically: "Of course not." I'm just watching, and I won't help you or Baizhu. ”

"Okay," Ling Yuxin immediately said, "Then no matter how I attack or how Bai Zhu defends, it's our two own business, cousin, you can only stand there quietly and watch, and you can't open your mouth to point out to any party." ”

Xiao Yurui suddenly had a bad premonition in his subconscious, but reason told him that Ling Yuxin would never have any chance of winning, so he only hesitated for a moment before immediately agreeing, "Okay." After speaking, a thought suddenly flashed in his mind, and then he turned his head to look at Bai Zhu, and said seriously: "Bai Zhu, since you are worried about your young lady, then for her good, you can't deliberately keep your hand," after a pause, he turned to look at Ling Yuxin, "Even if Bai Zhu wants to deliberately lose to you, he will definitely not be able to escape my eyes, Xin'er, I am ugly in front of me, if you really win Bai Zhu with your own ability, I will definitely fulfill my promise, but if this competition is not true, everything I said before will not be counted." ”

Ling Yuxin said disdainfully: "Cousin, don't worry, if I want to win, I have to rely on my own ability to win above board, and I will never be rare for others to give me a victory, even if you agree, I will not accept it." Then he looked at Bai Zhu and said, "Bai Zhu, you must do your best, don't let me, otherwise, I won't let you stay with me in the future." ”

Bai Zhu couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, looked at Ling Yuxin, then turned his head to look at Xiao Yurui, and then nodded solemnly and said, "Please don't worry, Miss and Young Master Cousin, the slave will definitely do her best, and she will never deliberately let Miss win." ”

"That's good," Ling Yuxin smiled with satisfaction, and then said, "Then let's start now!" ”