The sweet fragrance in the inner hall made Chu Peiyuan very unaccustomed.

He didn't think that His Royal Highness King Ruiming, who was ruthless, had become the Ninety-Five, and even his temperament had changed. used to like bloody gas, but now he is confused by such sweetness, but Mu Ning has never liked this taste, so who does his preference come from?

"Weichen greets the emperor." Chu Peiyuan saluted calmly: "Weichen came late to ask the emperor for peace, and asked the emperor to forgive him." ”

Zhuang Chenchen glanced at him at this time: "Flat." Have a seat. ”

"Wechen doesn't dare." Chu Peiyuan thought about Mu Ning's words, and behaved slightly cautiously.

"It doesn't matter." Zhuang Chenchen put down the fold in his hand and motioned for him to sit wide: "There is no one here, you are the queen's cousin, and naturally you are also my in-law." What's more, you're about to marry my royal sister, and it's not impossible to call me brother-in-law in the inner hall. ”

"The emperor's marriage is the emperor's grace, and the ministers are humble, thanks to the emperor's wrong love, they can only respectfully receive the emperor's grace." For a moment, Chu Peiyuan wanted to ask the emperor to take back his fate. But the thought flashed through his mind, and his heart beat wildly.

If because of his recklessness, he really affected innocent people, and he would not be able to atone for his sins by death.

"I also take a fancy to your Chu family. The three generations of your Chu family have served the imperial court, all of them are brave and good at fighting, fighting to protect the people, opening up the territory and expanding the territory, and they have made great contributions. Although you are young, you have won this battle beautifully for me. I heard that you disguised yourself and took only two retinues to infiltrate Xiaocheng, where the enemy army was encamped, and found out that they were able to unite inside and outside to break through this impregnable fortress city in just a few days, which really impressed me. ”

"The emperor praised it falsely." Chu Peiyuan said calmly: "The emperor values Weichen, and gives Weichen a good opportunity to serve the court, how dare Peiyuan live up to the emperor's grace." ”

"Not only did you live up to your expectations, but you also let me see the hope of dominating the country from you." Zhuang Chenchen looked at his eyes with satisfaction, and his tone was full of tenacity: "I will give you more opportunities to display your talents, show your ambitions, and share my worries." I think the queen will be very pleased. ”

"Thank you for the emperor's cultivation." Chu Peiyuan knelt down solemnly: "Thank you, Lord Longen." ”

"Flat. It's all a family, so there's no need to be polite. Although Zhuang Chenchen couldn't see a smile on his face, it was not difficult to hear that he was very happy when he spoke. It's so good, you come back safe and sound, and I and the queen will be sure. Go back and have a good rest, and when the auspicious day comes, it will be convenient for the princess to get married. I have already ordered someone to build the princess's mansion on a piece of land connected to the Chu Mansion, and it is almost done at this time. Ziyang is the last sister I didn't leave the cabinet, and I hope you can treat her well. ”

"Wechen obeys." Chu Peiyuan's heart cooled little by little. For him, the only thing he wants in this world is what he can't ask for.

After a few more words, he hurried away.

After Zhuang Chenchen left, his face slowly turned cold.

"Master, do you really think that Princess Ziyang can cage the heart of this forehead?" Yin Li said thoughtfully: "I heard that Princess Ziyang has always been not on good terms with the queen. Looking at the situation now, only the queen can persuade her to change her mind. The subordinates are only afraid that the princess will marry Chu Mansion, and the future may not be so comfortable and smooth. ”

"I have paved the way for her, how to go, whether she will walk safely, it depends on her own ability." Zhuang Zhenchen raised his eyebrows slightly, and his tone was cold: "In the end, the queen is blessed, and the prime minister's mansion is my official imperial history, and the Chu family is holding half of my country." ”

"The emperor still has a vision, and his eyes are like torches." Yin Li's eyes flickered slightly: "Only then did I choose the queen mother as my concubine from so many stunning beauties." ”

Zhuang Chenchen's eyebrows were furrowed, and his eyes were sharp across his face.

"The subordinates lost their words, please forgive the master." Yin Li's heartstrings tightened suddenly, and he knelt down neatly to plead guilty.

"If you say too much, you will lose." Zhuang Chenchen only gave him these four words, and asked, "By the way, is Xinmei still waiting in the side hall?" ”

"Yes." Yin Li nodded hurriedly.

"Send her back. I don't want to see her. "Zhuang Chenchen doesn't like the people who were trained by the Queen Mother. In the past, those people were only worthy of him to warm his bed, not even his children. But once, he made an exception because of Ruan.

Ruan Er's appearance is clearly only seven or eight like Zi Xuan, but every time he sees her, it is as if Zi Ou has returned to him.

He always reminisced about the time he spent with her, and for a moment, it seemed like God had been kind enough for him to return to those good days. I know it's false, but I want to deceive myself and others into believing it to be true.

"Let Liang Bao pass the ...... Concubine Ying, come here. ”

"Yes." Yin Li agreed, and said: "But the queen has prepared dinner, and the emperor said that he would accompany the mother to dinner." ”

"Oh." Zhuang Zhenchen remembered that he had indeed said so. "That's it, let the queen use it herself, and tell her that I can't be empty."

"Yes." Yin Li retreated from the order, and also realized that the emperor's heart was abducted by Ruan Er.

Yin Li relayed the emperor's original words, and Cen Muning hurriedly left the Fengling Palace.

Qingli didn't hold back and chased out: "Yin Li, you stop." ”

Her tone was bad, totally commanding.

Yin Li ignored her, and walked down the jade steps.

"Yin Li, you stop for me." Qingli clenched his fists and caught up, grabbing the robe on his waist, but he almost rolled down the jade steps with a force of his request. The loss was that at the last moment, she was stopped by Yin Li's mantis arm and blocked.

"Why are you so frizzy?" Yin Li glared at her angrily. "Don't forget, you are now the person next to the queen's mother, and your words and deeds can be seen in the entire harem. Don't give your master a handle for nothing. ”

"You still know that I am the person next to the queen mother. I thought you didn't have me in your eyes anymore. Qingli took a breath and his face was flushed. You tell me the truth, why didn't the master come to accompany the queen to dinner? ”

"In short, it is the master's holy will that the master does not come, and it is not something you and I can control." Yin Li said calmly.

"I asked why your master didn't come, and you don't care about him here." Qing Li looked into his eyes and became even more angry. She is nervous about the relationship between the queen mother and the master, but in Yin Li's opinion, these seem to be insignificant.

"You can go and see for yourself, why bother asking me?" Yin Li frowned: "I still have to go back to serve, I don't have time to talk to you." ”

"Did Concubine Ying go to Qingxuan Palace?" Qingli had already guessed that this was the case.

Yin Li didn't make a sound.

"That's right." Qingli chased after him and asked. "Why don't you persuade the emperor to come over and accompany Niangniang? Do you want your master to be bewitched by such a slut? ”

Yin Li was angry by her: "Qingli, don't rely on the master to feel sorry for you, just dare to say anything here." That one is now the concubine in the harem, and she is still pregnant with the emperor's dragon son in her belly. What slut, what confusion? That is the person given to the emperor by the Queen Mother, do you know the truth that trouble comes from the mouth? ”

"I don't know, I just know that the queen must have killed your whole family in her last life, so that you will take revenge on her like this in this life." Qingli's nose was sour, and his eyes turned red: "Why have you become so ruthless, what did the queen mother do to offend you?" ”

"Qingli, are you having a bad brain?" Yin Li looked at her eyes sharply, and said slowly word by word: "Don't forget, you and I have always had only one master." What to do, and whose commands to obey, do you not know in your heart? ”

Qingli was speechless by his question, and stood on the jade steps for a long time.

When she came back to her senses, Yin Li's news had disappeared without a trace.

She has only one master, and that is the current emperor.

"Why are you still standing here blowing the wind?" When Cen Muning came out, he saw Qingli crying on the jade steps. "Although it is a summer evening, it may not be that you can't cry or have a bad face. It's not the first day you've met Yin Li, and his mouth is probably the strictest in the harem. If you want to get information from him, I'm afraid you'll have to have that crowbar. ”

"Haha...... Qingli burst into tears and laughed, wiping away tears with some embarrassment. The queen will make fun of the slaves. The slave doesn't want to plan for you yet. It's good that you don't help the slaves and make fun of others. ”

"Grace is not something you can win if you fight hard. What's more, the emperor is not coming temporarily, and it is not a big deal. Of course he is not happy when you embarrass Yin Leave like this. Cen Mooning handed her the silk: "At this time, my cousin has left the palace safely." His marriage to the princess must have been unhindered, so I can rest assured. ”

"Hmm." Qingli nodded again and again: "The slave doesn't have to inquire about the news from Yin Li, it's just a word, and he refuses to say anything." I always feel that Yin Li has changed now. In the past, he took good care of his slaves and maids, but now he is cold, as if the slaves and maids were his father-killers. ”

Cen Muning's eyes lit up, and a smile came out: "Do you like him anymore?" ”

"What do you say, mother!" Qingli's cheeks burned all of a sudden: "The slave and maid only have the master and the mother in their hearts, and serving properly is the best." Where there will be other thoughts. ”

"Silly girl." Cen Muning knocked on her brain: "If you care about a person, you will be led by him." His joys, sorrows, and sorrows will bind you. Even if it's just a sentence or a look, you can't help but be controlled by him, and you are willing to do it. ”

"The slave won't like him." Qingli said angrily: "The elm is like a pimple, and it kills people alive." ”

After she said this, she ran away.

Bingling smiled: "Miss, look at this posture, Qingli really likes Yin Li." ”

"If you like a cool person, you are self-suffering." Cen Mu Ning said regretfully: "I just don't know why Yin Li's heart is so closed." It's hard to plow. ”

The two of them talked, and slowly descended the jade steps.

Originally, I wanted to catch the tail of summer and enjoy the lotus flowers in the lake. was cried like this by Qingli, and Cen Muning's mood was also covered with a layer of fog. Nothing I saw was interesting.

The two of them walked slowly along the royal lake, and the more they walked, the more energetic they became, and before they knew it, they had come to a deserted place. At this time, the sky was also dark.

"Miss, let's go back. The slaves and maids here have not been here once, and they only feel desolate. ”

"Yes, somewhat." Cen Muning frowned slightly, and her tone was a little bad: "The imperial lake meanders around the entire palace, and after passing through a delicate and excellent place, it will naturally flow to such a remote and depressed place." If you hadn't been here and only looked at the best scenery, who would have thought that there would be such desolation. ”

Bingling helped Cen Mooning to turn around and leave, but heard a grunt.

It was as if something heavy had fallen into the water.

"The voice seems to be coming from over there." Cen Muning felt that something was not quite right: "Bingling, let's go and take a look." ”

Bingling nodded, and the two of them quickened their pace, skirting the slightly tall barren grass, and when they walked, they only saw a circle of swaying ripples on the surface of the lake. "Did something fall into the water?"

Bingling looked around, but didn't notice anything wrong. "Miss, it's getting dark, let's go back first."

Cen Mu stared at the surface of the lake for a long time, and suddenly saw a string of bubbles floating up, and the water surface shook violently.

"Someone fell overboard." She became alert: "Bingling, call someone quickly." ”

"Someone's coming......" Bingling shouted for help: "Someone has fallen into the water, come quickly." ”

Although this place is deserted, there is not even a single guard in sight. Cen Muning was thinking about a quiet stroll, so she didn't ask anyone to follow. I didn't expect it to be powerless at this time. "Iceling, look."

Bingling looked in the direction she was pointing, and saw a pair of hands sticking out of the water.

Bingling quickly unbuckled his belt.

Cen Muning broke a branch from the tree next to her, tied it with a belt, and threw it at the position of her hands. The people in the water probably didn't want to die, so they jumped out of the water with all their might.

Cen Muning and Bingling were stunned at that time, and the person who fell into the water turned out to be Xinwei.

The two men cooperated to pull her up with their belts, and all three were out of breath.

Xinwei's legs were still tied with hemp rope, and there were three large stones underneath.

Cen Muning only then understood why the cooing sound was so loud. Why did she not call for help or struggle when she fell into the water at the beginning, she must have been tied very strongly, and it was not easy to break free.

"Thank you...... The Queen's life-saving grace. Xin Wei panted and said, "You saved the concubine again." ”

"What the hell is going on, how can it be ......?"

Xin Wei shook his head and took a breath before continuing to say: "The concubine went to see the emperor to no avail, and only stayed in the Qingxuan Palace for a while. I wanted to see why the emperor didn't see his concubines, so I went to the Yong Road near the Imperial Garden and waited, waiting to see whose chariot would pass by. Later, I didn't know how to be knocked unconscious from behind. Just fell into the water, and the concubine woke up. The loss is that the concubine knows how to be watery since she was a child and can hold her breath, so she desperately endured to use her teeth to untie the rope tied to her wrist and ask her mother for help. ”

"Then your life is really big." Cen Muning also felt afraid: "I happened to come here, otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable." ”

Xinwei smiled bitterly: "God still refuses to accept me, so I let Niangniang save the concubine once." ”

As soon as she said this, Cen Muning looked at the opposite side: "Bingling, you go to find someone right away and go to the opposite side to search for traces." There is no trace of drag on Xinmei's body, presumably it was carried by someone. The grass over there had been trampled down a bit, and maybe there was some clue left. Not long after the emperor ascended to the throne, this black hand reached into the harem, and the palace was curious, who likes to find awkwardness so much. ”