Today's tea is a little special, with a few autumn chrysanthemums floating in a crystal teapot, paired with wolfberry red dates, and a cut kumquat. Looking at the delicate ripples of the water in the teapot, Cen Muning guessed that there must be rock sugar in it.

"Niangniang, can you taste this tea?" Qingli put the teapot in her hand, and said with some concern: "It's just that the weather is getting colder, so I'm afraid that only half of the tea will be drunk, and the water will be cold." ”

"What's so hard about that?" Cen Mu Ning said gently: "Just let people make a pot base with holes on three sides according to the size of this teapot, and use a short and slightly thick candle to burn it underneath." Although the candle flame cannot boil the water in the kettle, it can maintain the temperature of the water. It just so happens that this crystal teapot is excellent, and the chrysanthemums in it are blooming, which is very beautiful. ”

"Niangniang is really ingenious." Qingli nodded approvingly: "The slave will go to the Internal Affairs Bureau and ask them to send it later." ”

"Okay." Cen Mooning smiled slightly: "It's cold, and the tea is indeed easy to cool." You also ask them to make an exact one and send it to the Queen Mother. ”

"Yes." Qingli nodded: "The slave and maid retired first." ”

Cen Muning still felt that the smile on Qing Li's face was much less, and there was only caution and self-closure in her gestures. It's no longer the green plough that used to giggle and go straight.

"Speaking of the Queen Mother, the slave maid heard that the Queen Mother went to Piaoying Garden two days ago. It is also strange to say, early the next morning, Huan Pei went to invite the imperial doctor to take a look. said that the concubine was unwell during pregnancy, as if she had a fetal gas. ”

"Yes." Cen Mooning drank the tea, and smiled lightly.

Bingling glanced sideways at the window, and saw that there was indeed no one, so he said in a low voice, "Isn't it?" Mother, the slave always thinks there's something going on here......"

Cen Muning took another sip of tea before saying with a smile: "The Queen Mother will go to her palace, so naturally it is necessary to go." We don't have to bother with that, just watch. ”

"That's what the mother said." Bingling nodded: "The emperor acted vigorously and directly swept away the scourge of the harem." No matter how dissatisfied the Queen Mother is, she hasn't been sending things to Qingxuan Hall with a smile all day long, and even our palace has some materials. She showed favor like this, presumably knowing that the emperor was really angry this time. ”

"Yes, the emperor is really angry about this incident." Cen Muning has been in a heavy mood these days, and she hasn't spoken a word to Bingling. Since she read the booklet that Luo Xinyue sent to the palace and knew her mother's thoughts over the years, the more she felt that it was not worth it. The mother put the father before everything, and before her, there was a baby boy, but unfortunately he was born prematurely and did not survive. All this, except for her own booklet, I am afraid that no one in the entire Cen Xiangfu will remember it.

"Alright, you go down first." Bingling sent away a few servants who were standing at the door, and then came over and asked with concern: "Why doesn't Miss seem to be able to lift her spirits?" Obviously we won, but look at you listlessly. ”

"Win?" Cen Muning shook his head lightly: "It's just that I happened to touch the emperor's heart and borrowed my strength." Cen Mufeng's identity was revealed, and now the previous dynasty heard the wind and grass. Of course, the emperor will be worried that there will be changes in the Cen Prime Minister's Mansion, and he is also worried that the queen mother's hand is too long, so he has to correct the imperial power when this sign appears. At the end of the day, it's not like we're winning. ”

Bingling looked at the young lady's thoughtful appearance, and was a little uneasy: "In other words, the young lady has already thought of the next step?" ”

"I've figured it out." Cen Muning raised her head slightly: "I'm just doing a bureau, it's up to them whether those people will walk in or not." ”

"No matter what Miss does, you must let the slave and maid know that with the slave and maid here, she will definitely be able to share the worries of the young lady." Bingling always felt that she was full of worries and depressed.

"Nature." Cen Muning smiled and nodded at her.

Outside, Ming Qing walked in: "Queen Mother, the deputy court judge is here." ”

"I haven't seen him in two days." Cen Muning thought to herself that she was able to read her mother's booklet so quietly in the past two days because Helian didn't come to make noise. "Let him in."

In the blink of an eye, Helian led in with a prison guard carrying a medicine box. "Say hello to the Queen."

"You're just in time." Cen Muning frowned slightly: "Your ointment is really effective, and the whip marks on my body are a little shallower." It's just that you're running out of food. Remodulation is also required. ”

"Weichen brought it to Niangniang." As soon as Helian finished speaking, the inner chamberlain opened the medicine box on the ground, took the ointment in his hand, and took two steps forward and bowed down in front of him.

This is a strange move, and it would have been enough to hand it to Bingling. Cen Muning subconsciously found the scar on the back of his hand, and was about to ask, but suddenly saw that he was looking at himself with his peripheral vision. "Cen Mufeng? How daring! Who is preparing you to dress like this and trespass into the Fengling Hall of the main palace? Don't you think you've got enough trouble? ”

After Cen Muning asked these words, he realized that Helian was very calm. It's not like I'm being coerced into doing this. She was immediately annoyed. "It seems that the vice-president has accepted money from people again!"

"The queen mother misunderstood Weichen, but Weichen really confiscated the silver this time. It's just ......" he took out a jade pendant from his sleeve: "Got this." ”

"You ......" Bingling's face changed color by his anger, but he didn't say anything unpleasant because of his feelings.

"The queen mother forgives her sins, and there is a reason why Weichen did this. Niangniang looked good, so Weichen went down to apologize for your decoction and recuperation medicine, and retired first. Helian went out with the jade pendant: "By the way, please ask Miss Bingling to lead the way, Weichen doesn't know where the small kitchen of Fengling Hall is." ”

Bingling glanced at Cen Muning's face, and reluctantly followed Helian to retreat.

Cen Mufeng and her were left in the room.

"Tell me, what do you want to do by risking this to see me?" Cen Muning didn't bother to pay attention to him, and his tone was not very good.

"I didn't mean to hold you hostage that day. When I woke up, I couldn't remember what I had done. Or Helian told me that I was crazy and held you hostage. Cen Mufeng frowned and said, "Actually, the emperor has made it clear that he left me with this life because of you." I should thank you for saving me. ”

"Okay, thank you, you can go." Cen Muning turned her face calmly, unwilling to deal with him.

"I have something to ask the queen mother to help me." Cen Mufeng frowned and said, "My father still doesn't know about my situation in the palace at this time. I was afraid that my father would do more for my sake. After all, my father was loyal to the abolished emperor in the past, and now the emperor still has a problem with our Cen Mansion. If anything bad happens, I'm afraid you will also be affected, so ......"

"You care about your father, your father cares about you, and your father is kind and filial to your son, which is excellent." Cen Muning's tone was slightly cold: "It's just that what does this have to do with this palace." Aside from the Cen Xiangfu, I am still the queen. Even if I am not the queen, I definitely do not rely on the Cen Mansion to survive. ”

"I know my father was a little too you......"

"Stop." Cen Mu Ning looked into his eyes and said sonorously: "That's not harsh, but killing intent." My father wanted my life more than once. What I see is the same father as what you see, but it is not the same father-son relationship. ”

"Queen Mother...... Cen Mufeng hesitated, but still knelt down in front of her: "As long as you are willing to tell my father for me, I am all right, so that he doesn't have to worry about my affairs anymore, and he can protect the Cen family." Don't you want to do all this effort? ”

"As long as the Cen family is loyal to the emperor, there will be nothing wrong with it. It is Cen Xiang's own decision to do more and make more mistakes. Cen Muning looked at his pitiful appearance, frowned, and said, "You are in the dark prison, and someone mixed poison into the food, and you almost died." Haven't you learned a little more yet? I'm just curious, how many people have you offended, you are secretly imprisoned, and there are still people who want your life, this is what you should worry about. ”

"If I say it's Chu Peiyuan, do you believe it?" Cen Mufeng looked into her eyes.

"Nonsense." Of course Cen Muning didn't believe it: "It's impossible for my cousin's hand to reach into the palace, not to mention that he doesn't need to harm you." ”

"If I tell you that he has known about your mother for a long time, but has kept it from you until now, will you believe it?" Cen Mufeng looked at her eyes, and a fire suddenly appeared, and he was startled.

"What do you say? What happened to my mother? Cen Muning's eyes were full of murderous intent: "If you want to exonerate yourself, you can't be guilty of talking about this." ”

"I didn't lie to you. That night, a friend of mine, Chu Peiyuan, was drinking together, and someone took a letter to her, asking her to deliver it to your mother. But Chu Peiyuan drank and made a mistake, and when he woke up at noon the next day, he read the contents of the letter, but it was too late to send it to your mother. By the time he came to our mansion, your mother had already left the house. It was the day she disappeared. Cen Mufeng frowned and said, "But I didn't know that the letter was for your mother, if I knew, I would naturally not admit him for delaying." It was also afterwards that your mother had an accident, and he felt ashamed of you, and he was drunk every night, and I only found out when I mentioned it after drinking. ”

"My mother is your mother-in-law." Cen Mooning frowned and looked at him.

"Yes." Cen Mufeng had to change his words: "If Chu Peiyuan can hand over the letter in time and hand it over to his mother, maybe his mother won't go out......"

"How can there be so many possibilities in this world?" Cen Mu Ning frowned and said, "Even if my cousin gives the letter to my mother, my mother may not listen. Besides, after all this time, do you think that if you tell me this, I will be grateful to you for telling me the truth? If you don't say it sooner, don't say it later, but after he and Princess Ziyang got married, you took it out and said it. What's going on? Want to kill your relatives because of the events of the year and openly provoke a storm? ”

"Oh, where do I mean that?" Cen Mufeng said angrily: "It's really a show that meets a soldier, and it can't be explained." I just want to remind you that don't believe anyone, he can help you today, and he may be able to hurt you tomorrow. What's more, my friend saw the person who sent the letter to Chu Peiyuan, saying that he was a very good-looking woman. You can follow this clue and trace the events of the past. ”

Cen Mufeng looked at her eyes and said solemnly: "You took the risk of marrying King Ruiming and came to this day step by step, isn't it just for revenge?" With the support of the Cen family, your revenge is more hopeful. Isn't helping me, helping my father, just helping yourself? I'm your brother after all. ”