Chapter 281: Secret Appointment
Yuehua wants to see someone, this matter is extremely confidential, and no one can know.
She waited for two days before she got a reply, and she made an appointment in the Lanling Secluded Realm.
This place is still a forbidden area, and no one dares to enter without permission, so Yuehua has a reason to retreat from all the palace people around her.
When she arrived, they were already waiting inside.
Dressed in an ordinary and frugal manner, with silver-white hair, he is a little eye-catching in the night.
When he heard Yuehua's footsteps, he turned his head and saluted Yuehua in a formal manner.
Yuehua hurriedly raised her hand to signal her flat body: "Shouxi father-in-law is polite." ”
The people on the ground raised their heads, their spirits were strong, and their faces were full of ravines, who was not Suki?
"I think you already know who I am." Yuehua gets straight to the point.
Suki nodded: "Someone has already brought a message to the old slave." ”
"This palace really didn't expect that the person who Empress Duanmu stayed with the Empress Dowager turned out to be your father-in-law."
Shou Xi was neither humble nor arrogant: "Duanmu Niangniang has the grace of regeneration in the old slave." ”
"The Empress Dowager has always trusted her father-in-law."
"That's because the old slave is conscientious and loyal to the Queen Mother."
"Maybe." When these words came out of Suki's mouth, Yuehua was stunned and felt a little ironic: "Father-in-law Suxi has been lurking beside the Empress Dowager for so many years without revealing his identity, and secretly carrying forward his power, which is inseparable from your loyalty to the Empress Dowager." ”
"Most of them are insignificant people who only know that there is my Suxi, they don't know Queen Duanmu, and now they don't know that they are serving the queen, naturally and safely, no one will be suspicious, and they will not leak the news."
"Duanmu Huang is really thoughtful about the consequences, no wonder he can always be safe and sound."
Shou Xi didn't argue, and asked directly: "I don't know if the queen mother specially sent someone to call the slave over, what are you doing?" ”
Yuehua didn't dwell on this matter, her expression froze, and she became serious: "This palace is looking for you, I want to ask you about something." ”
"Mother, please speak."
"May I ask Father-in-law Suxi who is with the Empress Dowager, have you ever heard of the Blood Hall?"
"Bloody Hall?" Shou Xi frowned and asked, "This is the intention of the queen mother to take the risk and specially summon the minions?" ”
Yuehua nodded: "Yes." ”
Shou Xi snorted lightly: "Niangniang should know the identity of the old slave now, all the people in the whole palace are staring, Niangniang is just to find out some news, so she summoned the old slave anxiously, aren't you afraid that the identity of the old slave will be exposed?" When the original Duanmu master was there, we didn't meet a few times in private. ”
Suki's voice was full of dissatisfaction with Yuehua.
Yuehua said solemnly: "If it is an ordinary inquiry, Yuehua naturally does not dare to work for her father-in-law, but this blood hall is not trivial, it is a confidential matter, and she does not dare to pretend to spread the word of mouth from others, so she can only meet her father-in-law in person." ”
Yuehua's explanation was not listened to in his ears, he was a little disdainful of this new master, and felt that it was not a wise move for Queen Duanmu to entrust all the people to a yellow-haired girl, but he was forced to be helpless at that time, and there was no other way. So, his tone was not kind.
"What about even important things? The old slave is just a hand of the master of Duanmu, not eyes and ears, and he will not do such a thing. At the beginning, the master said that I was the most fatal blow for her to stay with the Empress Dowager, and unless she was ninety percent sure, she would never send the old slave to do anything risky. lest your identity be exposed and you will lose all the games. ”
Yuehua was extremely disgusted by Suki's attitude, but he agreed. She barely suppressed her anger and said coldly: "What if this palace tells you that the matter of this blood hall is the most fatal blow to the empress dowager?" ”
Shou Xi didn't care: "The old slave has never heard of any bloodshed, nor has he heard the Empress Dowager mention it, and I don't know what he has to do with the Empress Dowager." ”
Yuehua teased coldly: "The Bloody Hall is a force secretly cultivated by the Chang family, with hands and eyes to the sky, and has repeatedly opposed the imperial court. You are beside the Empress Dowager, and you don't know anything, no wonder the Duanmu clan has been lurking in the cold palace for so many years, and still nothing has been accomplished. ”
Yuehua was not polite at all, especially to the Duanmu clan who had died. He is now the new master of Suki, and if he can't overwhelm him in terms of momentum, he won't be truly loyal to his own use, bow down to his ears, and obey his words.
When Suki heard it in his ears, he felt harsh.
"Do you think the Empress Dowager is one of those stupid concubines around the emperor? Three times five divided by two can clean up neatly? She has the Chang family behind her, and her forces are intertwined in the court and the palace, and she is unshakable.
You don't know how thick the sky is, and you think you're smart, especially yesterday, when you came out for someone else's dog slave. If it weren't for the old slave, I would have arranged my own people to help you lie, and see how you stepped down yesterday? ”
"This palace naturally has a reason for saving Xian Ge, and besides, this palace did see Xian Ge yesterday, even if she couldn't save her, the Empress Dowager couldn't doubt what this palace had in mind. And testifying for Xian Ge is just the right thing to cover up the secret appointment of the palace to meet Queen Duanmu, killing two birds with one stone. In the cold palace, the palace knew that there were people from the Duanmu clan, and they had been secretly taking care of her, otherwise the palace would not have taken such a risk. ”
Shou Xi looked at Yuehua, his eyes flashed, and asked uncertainly, "Is that Xiange your person?" ”
Yuehua snorted coldly: "Do you think that after yesterday, she can still be Concubine He's person?" ”
"Do you want to use her hand to get rid of Concubine Lian and Concubine He?"
"Not impossible."
"As long as the Empress Dowager is removed, Concubine Lian will naturally surrender without a fight, is it necessary to attack her alone and annoy the Empress Dowager?"
"Just because I'm happy to see it happen doesn't mean I'm going to do it myself. Besides, who do you think in the entire Forbidden City can have the ability to get rid of the Empress Dowager? Yuehua immediately sneered.
"If you are afraid and have no intention of getting rid of her, why do you take over my master's trust?"
Yuehua looked at the old man in front of him who had gone through three dynasties through the faint moonlight, he was loyal to Empress Duanmu, but he had quietly hidden by the side of the Empress Dowager for so many years, and he had already collected the edge of his body, and he had worked hard for the Empress Dowager for a lifetime.
If it weren't for the Duanmu clan being kind to him in the early years, I am afraid that he would enjoy the glory and glory brought to him by the Empress Dowager for a lifetime.
Things in the palace are really complicated and confusing, and the truth is always hidden under false appearances. He inherited the kindness of the Empress Dowager, but he was firm in another belief, bent on getting rid of her and avenging the Duanmu clan, and was willing to put his fate on the grievances of the two women.
Yuehua shook her head: "Your master entrusted you to me, in fact, it is not because he likes my ability, but because the emperor." Because, she endured it all her life, and in the end, she didn't find a way to get rid of the Empress Dowager in a righteous and bright way. She understands that as long as the power of the Chang family is there, the Empress Dowager can always be invincible.
If you want to get rid of the Empress Dowager, you must take a salary from the bottom of the kettle and get rid of the Chang family. You can't do it, I can't do it, only the emperor can. Therefore, the Duanmu clan entrusted you to the main palace. And the Blood Hall is now the emperor's biggest scruple about the Chang family. This palace can only allow you to venture into the roots of the Bloody Hall. ”
Yuehua analyzed the Duanmu clan's purpose and thoughts thoroughly, and Suki felt that the queen mother in front of him was indeed worthy of his admiration. She doesn't look at things as short-sightedly as other women, and can only see the tip of the iceberg. She stands taller than others, so she can see far and wide.
Shou Xi pondered for a moment, the expression on his face became more and more determined, and he gritted his teeth: "Okay, the old slave will find a way to find out any news about the Blood Hall, and Niang Niang just needs to wait for the news of the old slave." ”
The Empress Dowager has always acted cautiously, Yuehua knows that she is in a hurry, and she has to tell Suxi to be cautious and not to reveal her identity.
Because she was worried about being bumped into, Yuehua took the first step.
Out of the Lanling Secluded Realm, the jade book was still waiting not far away, and they were not surprised that Yuehua was here, and they didn't ask much.
Yuehua likes this girl more and more, calm, careful and bold, the only thing she lacks is that her time in the palace is still short, and she has less tempering. At the very least, it is a good piece of jade, as long as it is carved a little, it must be a suitable right-hand man.
The two went straight back to the Qianqing Palace, and Yuehua was silent all the way because she had something on her mind.
There are palace people who come from the direction of the leisurely hall to talk and laugh, holding a food box in their hands, and walking on the adjacent path.
Yuehua knew the two of them, and they were waiting for Concubine He. It should be that Concubine He had just had dinner, and the two packed up the leftovers and sent them back to the imperial dining room.
The two palace people didn't see Yuehua, and they still lowered their voices and said lively.
"Why do you think our master suddenly likes to drink coldly? How many drinks do you want to drink alone every night? ”
"Alas, seeing that after the queen returned to the palace, she became more and more favored day by day, and our leisurely palace became more and more deserted. Finally, some time ago, the emperor went to sit in the leisurely hall every once in a while, chatting a few words, and this cold ground was beaten back to its original form. Can the master not be depressed? I can only use wine to drown my sorrows. ”
The palace man who spoke before looked up at the moonlight and shook his head: "It's okay to drink two glasses of water and wine, but on this hot autumn day, I still have to drink it hot, and I ooze a hot sweat every day, and I have to toss us to carry water and bathe, why bother?" ”
Another palace man also complained in a low voice: "Who said it wasn't? If we call the miscellaneous eunuchs to carry hot water, we are also lazy. It is also necessary to bring cool water that has just been brought up from the well, and it is not afraid of being stirred up and sweating. ”
"Anyway, it's getting more and more tormenting."
The two of them whined and went far away.
Yuehua snorted in her heart, disaster came out of her mouth, these girls were talking about their masters behind their backs, if Concubine Crane knew, it would be enough for them to drink a pot.