"Xin'er is really delicate, ice and snow smart, most of what you expected is good, this is indeed the Twilight Villa recorded in the classics, and I did enter the Villa under the cover of the carriage transporting supplies, but ......" Xiao Yurui hesitated for a moment, "You were grounded here not because you made any mistakes, but because you were designed and framed by others, and you were not punished by the emperor, but by the decree of the Queen Mother." As for why the guards of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion let me come and go freely, it was because I had the approval of Wei Chifeng, the commander of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion, and it could even be said that he helped me, so once I entered the mountain villa, I could move freely and openly, and no one would dare to interfere or stop me. ”

Since Ling Yuxin found out that this was the Twilight Villa recorded in the classics to punish the harem concubines and eunuchs, she had thought countless times about why she was punished for being grounded for two years, and she had also guessed countless times how Xiao Yurui could escape the eyes and ears of the guards of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion and enter the backyard to visit her, she had imagined all kinds of possibilities, but obviously never thought that this would be the case, at first glance, it was a little unbelievable, and she looked at Xiao Yurui with wide eyes in shock, "I was designed and framed?" ”

"That's what you said when you were tied up in the main hall." Xiao Yurui explained, "On that day, the queen mother's side found that you sneaked into the phoenix duck palace without permission and secretly wore the queen's special bird and phoenix crown, so he tied you to the main hall, in front of the queen mother, the emperor and several court officials present at the time, you once argued that you were knocked unconscious in the imperial garden, and woke up to find yourself in the phoenix duck palace, wearing a hundred birds and phoenix crowns, and then you saw the golden man, but the queen mother asked why you were in the imperial garden, and who can testify for you, but you never gave any answer, just repeatedly said that he was framed by someone, but he couldn't prove what he said, so the Queen Mother issued an order to punish you for coming to this Twilight Villa for two years, and punish you with a big punishment. ”

After being stunned for a moment, Ling Yuxin understood what was going on, but she still looked incredulous, "Then why am I in the Imperial Garden?" And by whom was framed? ”

"You didn't say why you appeared in the Imperial Garden in the main hall that day, and after the main hall asked for the crime, you were ordered by the Queen Mother to be escorted here by Wei Chifeng immediately, during which I couldn't meet you alone, and when I came to see you again, you were injured and amnesiac, so I didn't know the specific situation, but I believe what you said, you definitely won't do the thing of sneaking into the Phoenix Duck Palace and stealing a hundred birds to the phoenix crown, you must have been framed." Seeing that Ling Yuxin didn't say a word, as if she was thinking hard, Xiao Yurui said softly: "Silly girl, what are you thinking?" ”

Ling Yuxin raised her head, "Why don't I have any impression at all!" Do I have anything to do with the people in the palace? Have I offended anyone before? Why would anyone want to frame me? And why is the framing way so strange? What palace did you take me to when you knocked me out, and what queen's crown did you bring me, and why did the Queen Mother punish me so heavily? ”

Xiao Yurui's eyes deepened, "You don't even remember who you are, and it's normal to have no impression of these things." As for the people in the palace, from the queen mother to the emperor to the first few concubines, you basically know everything, and even most of them are very familiar, if you want to say that the person who has the deepest relationship with you, I am afraid that it is the emperor, and the reason why you will be framed like this is not necessarily that you have offended anyone, but I am afraid that it is related to the emperor's desire to make you the queen. ”

"Do I know the people in the palace well? I also have a relationship with the emperor? The emperor still wants to crown me as the queen? Ling Yuxin's eyes were full of incredulity, and she couldn't close her mouth in surprise.

"Yes, when you were very young, you were set by the first emperor as a princess to read, so you have been studying with the prince and princess since you were a child, and you often go in and out of the palace, and the current emperor who was the prince at that time is naturally also a pee acquaintance, more than two years ago, the first emperor died, the emperor succeeded to the throne, although he has accepted several concubines, the queen's position has always been vacant, and he has indeed explicitly hinted on different occasions to crown you as the queen, presumably you were framed by someone so that day and this is inseparable, after all, the emperor only said, but has not been canonized, If you are framed for doing so, it will make people mistakenly think that you can't wait to ascend to the throne, and it will make the courtiers feel that you are unvirtuous, so that you will not only be punished for this matter, but more importantly, even if the emperor really proposes to canonize you as queen in the future, I am afraid that many ministers will oppose it. Xiao Yurui always stared at Ling Yuxin, not letting go of any change in the expression on her face, but he only saw surprise and disbelief on her face from beginning to end, and his originally tightly knit brows stretched slightly.

It took Ling Yuxin a while to recover from her surprise and muttered, "So the people who framed me should be those who want to prevent me from becoming the queen, and most of them should be those concubines in the palace?" However, that emperor, why did he make me the queen? As he spoke, he looked at Xiao Yurui with a puzzled expression.

"It doesn't necessarily have to be the concubines in the palace, because there are far more people who don't want you to be the queen, as for the emperor who wants to make you the queen, maybe because he likes you, maybe because of other reasons, I'm afraid only he knows best." Xiao Yurui's eyes staring at Ling Yuxin were even deeper and sharper, as if he wanted to penetrate her body and penetrate her heart.

Ling Yuxin didn't notice this, but was immersed in her own incomparable surprise and hard thinking, trying to search for some information from her memory, or find some reasonable possibilities, suddenly a thought flashed in her mind, and her eyes suddenly lit up, "When this emperor ascended the throne, did there be many former ministers in the court who held heavy power or supported their own troops?" Was he unable to fully control the government at that time? ”

"Why do you ask this?" A strange look faintly flashed in Xiao Yurui's eyes.

"Didn't you say cousin, my father is a good official with a lot of prestige? The official department is also an important official position, so does the emperor want to use me as the queen to entrap my father and use political marriage to help him consolidate his imperial power? ”

Xiao Yurui's eyes deepened, "Why do you think that the emperor wants to make you the queen out of political marriage considerations?" Don't you think he might really like you so he wants to marry you and make you queen? ”

Ling Yuxin pursed her lips slightly, "Since ancient times, it has been the most ruthless imperial family, and the emperor's marriage is not to consolidate the imperial power, but to balance the forces of all parties in the court, cousin, you really haven't read the classics you sent yourself!" But all the emperors recorded in the book, which one is not cold-blooded and ruthless, even extremely cruel, not to mention far away, close to the founding emperor of this dynasty, even if he dies, he will not let go of his poor concubines, and he will keep them in this cage-like Jedi, such a person, how cold-blooded. As for the current emperor, if he was sincere to me, how could he allow me to be framed and punished so far. ”

The strange look in Xiao Yurui's eyes became more and more intense, "Xin'er's mind is really exquisite, but even if it is a political marriage, the position of queen is still the dream of countless women, and even at any cost, Xin'er, you have this opportunity now, aren't you a little happy and half distracted?" Don't you want to be a queen? ”

"Of course I don't want to, I don't want to be the queen, what's so good about the queen, not only does she have to serve with many people, but it is equivalent to being placed under house arrest for life in the huge cage of the palace, with no freedom at all, and she also has to face a cold-blooded person she doesn't like every day, just thinking about it makes me feel terrifying." Ling Yuxin looked disdainful, "Besides, if you don't do it now, you can't escape being framed and grounded for two years...... I don't want to be a pawn to be used. ”

Xiao Yurui's brows had slowly stretched when he saw Ling Yuxin's disdainful expression, as if he was completely relieved, but when he heard the last sentence, he wrinkled again, and after a moment he smiled and said, "Then let's not talk about these terrible things, as for the person who framed you, I will definitely have the opportunity to find out when I return to Beijing." Let's talk about the happy thing, seven days later, when the two years are over, my cousin will personally come to pick you up and return to Beijing. But ......"

"But what?" Ling Yuxin asked curiously.

"But that day, in addition to my cousin, there must be someone sent by the emperor to pick you up, but my cousin promised Wei Chifeng that you would not let others know about the amnesia caused by an accident two years ago, especially the emperor, this is also one of the conditions for Wei Chifeng to help me visit you in the past two years, so on the day we came to pick you up, you can't let the person sent by the emperor to pick you up know that you have lost your memory two years ago, and even in the future, you can't let anyone know about it."

"Why? Why is Wei Chifeng afraid of letting others know that I have amnesia? Ling Yuxin looked puzzled.

"Because Wei Chifeng was ordered by the Queen Mother to escort you here, and because his surname is Wei, if the emperor knows about this, he is worried that the emperor will be at odds with the Queen Mother because of this matter, and he is even more worried that the emperor will use this to attack his eldest brother and their Wei family."

"Hit his eldest brother and their Wei family?" Ling Yuxin looked dazed.

"Wei Chifeng's eldest brother Wei Chilin is the prime minister of the left of the dynasty, and he used to be the power of the government and the opposition, and his second brother is a mighty general who guards the border passes, and is one of the few generals in the court who holds heavy troops, and his third sister Wei Chiyu is the current Empress Dowager Wei. The Wei family was indeed prominent for a while, and Wei Chilin was indeed able to almost cover the sky with one hand, which no one inside and outside the government and the opposition could match. Xiao Yurui said slowly like a treasure.

"I see," Ling Yuxin seemed to understand, and after a pause, she suddenly asked curiously, "Then how did you buy Wei Chifeng, what is there that his brother and sister can't give, but you can?" ”

Xiao Yurui's eyes once again showed appreciation, "Actually, it's not so much about buying, it's more like he wants to sell my personal favor and wants to leave some way out for him and their Wei family." ”

Ling Yuxin thought for a moment, and nodded as if she had realized something, "Once the power leaned towards the government and the opposition, once prominent, presumably this was once the reign of the first emperor, no wonder the current emperor wants to make me the queen, he must not tolerate this Wei Chilin who covers the sky with his hand and this dominant Wei family, I have been grounded here for nearly two years, that emperor must have done a lot of things, I think that now this Wei Chilin and this Wei family must be much worse than before, and you are the son of the right prime minister, and I am the daughter of the official Shangshu, so this Wei Chifeng betrayed your favor." , convenient with me, is to leave a way out for himself and their Wei family. ”

Xiao Yurui unabashedly praised: "Such a smart Xin'er, I can't imagine that you can see the powerful relationship so clearly when you first know this kind of person and thing." ”

Doubts rose again in Ling Yuxin's eyes, "First acquaintance? Didn't I know this before, didn't I understand this? ”