Peng Shi took Peng gradually out of the secret room and went to the outer courtyard, becoming more and more puzzled, always feeling that Zhu Yunwen had discovered his secret. But if this was the case, Zhu Yunwen would not have reacted like he is now, he should have been more excited, and he would have done what he would do if he called the guards to detain the two brothers.

Although Zhu Yunwen is a little clever and has insidious potential, after all, he is a flower seedling who grew up under the care of the old emperor, he has never seen the real wind and rain, and his resourcefulness is far worse than that of King Yan and King Ning. Unless there are staff members behind his back to advise him, Zhu Yunwen, who is smart himself, is not qualified to be the opponent of King Yan.

"Why don't you tie up Peng Shi and Peng gradually immediately, and take advantage of the situation to pull out the black hand behind them?" Zhu Yunwen asked.

He Angelica asked rhetorically: "What if it is pulled out?" Even if you torture them and force them to confess to King Yan, what can you do? Go and sue in front of your imperial grandfather? Your Highness, this is not a game you played when you were a child, this is a contest between adults, use your brain more when you are annoyed by everything, don't make me feel that I bet on the wrong treasure. ”

Zhu Yunwen had never been taught such a lesson, his face turned red, and he said angrily: "How can this palace be sure that you and Peng Shi are not in the same group!" King Yan ascended the throne, you are the princess, aren't you excited? ”

He Angelica smiled and said in a cold voice: "The county lord's salary is four hundred, and the princess's income is one thousand, do you think it is important for me to protect my life, or am I desperate to receive six hundred taels of silver in a year?" Rest assured, women and men think very differently, there are very few women who chase power, I just want to protect myself. ”

Zhu Yunwen was not at ease, shook his head and said, "No, if you really want nothing, you can completely withdraw from here and tell me, what is your real purpose?" Otherwise, I can't trust you, Peng Shi's experience is still vivid, why should I trust you? ”

"My purpose is to ......"

He Angelica moved his lips and said something that reassured Zhu Yunwen, ending the secret conversation between the two. Back in the flower hall, Luo Baiqiong was reading a letter with Qi Mu'er, and as soon as He Angelica came in, Luo Baiqiong hid in his sleeve in a panic.

Qi Mu'er still covered her face with a veil, and interrupted with a smile: "Cousin, it takes a long time for you to change your clothes and breathe, and my second sister and I are about to fall asleep." I heard people say that your tea art and chess art are a must, I have seen the tea art, I don't know if the chess art is as good as the legend? ”

"Phew, who spread this nonsense," He Angelica bowed his head and said, "Where can I play chess, it doesn't make people laugh, don't mention it." ”

When Qi Mu'er heard her say this, she thought that her chess skills were not good, and she was suddenly overjoyed, and said, "Where is it, my cousin is too humble, it's rare for our sisters to get together, why don't you play a game?" One is to eliminate food accumulation, and the other is to pass the time. She raised her finger and pointed to the delicate chess set with black jade and white jade as chess pieces on Duobaoge, and proposed with great interest.

"Playing games?"

"Yes, an interesting game of 'betting on chess pieces'," Qi Mu'er said with a smile, "The second sister's hand is inconvenient, so she won't participate, just the two of us will play against each other." The winner can keep the winning pieces, and each piece can ask the loser a question, and the loser must answer truthfully. ”

He Angelica looked hesitant and said, "It does sound interesting, but I am not familiar with Cousin Qi, what does Cousin have to ask?" What if I encounter something I don't want to talk about? ”

Qi Mu'er was afraid that she would refuse, so she hurriedly added: "This is easy, let's only ask questions that can be answered with 'yes' or 'no', it's just a game, what are you afraid of?" ”

"That'...... It's better to be respectful than to obey your fate. He Angelica narrowed his eyes.

Luo Baiqiong on the side was stunned when she heard this, betting on chess pieces? Qi Mu'er didn't mention it at all beforehand! However, this is a good way to find out the details of He Angelica - provided that you have a chess hand that you can use to meet people. Luo Baiqiong bravely ignored this premise, and overbearingly patted the case and said: "I'll go first!" I'll play the first game with her! ”

Qi Mu'er just wanted to stop her, when a melody came from somewhere in the courtyard outside the flower hall, which seemed to be the sound of blowing leaves. Qi Mu'er's face immediately became unnatural, she covered her lower abdomen with her hands, frowned, and said, "I seem to have eaten stale fish and meat, and my stomach is gurgling, so I won't accompany me in the first game." I'll go and go back, and the two sisters will take their time. ”

"Go ahead," He Angelica smiled, "it's dark in the east toilet, don't forget to bring candles." ”

Qi Mu'er smiled, and sure enough, she went out with the candlestick, and when only He Angelica and Luo Baiqiong were left, they were more comfortable with each other than just now, and they did not hide their disgust for each other.

Luo Baiqiong twisted her lips unhappily and sneered: "I heard that you married well, but when you arrived at your in-law's house, you completely forgot your roots, not only did you fall into the well for the Luo family, but also caused my father to be in prison and was assigned to the army, you are very proud." ”

"I can't talk about it, and I'm not bad, but I've been missing you since I left," He Angelica skillfully spread out the chessboard and asked leisurely, "Didn't my fourth sister Luo Baishao, who I miss the most, enter the palace with you?" Why don't you see her people? ”

Luo, Luo Baishao?!

Luo Baiqiong was touched by the darkest memories - on the way to the capital, she had a quarrel with Luo Baishao, and with the help of Qi Mu'er, she tricked Luo Baishao into getting off the car alone and let her walk as a lesson. Later, I felt that it was inappropriate, and went back to look for her, but it was half a month later, and I only found such a mutilated and stinky corpse, which could only be identified by the jade pendant and birthmark, which was her rude and willful little sister Luo Baishao......

"She's going to die of a sudden illness, if you want her, go down and find her!" Luo Baiqiong said firmly, "Start quickly!" Only the winners are qualified to ask questions! ”

Luo Baiqiong's chess skills are similar to monkey play in He Angelica's eyes, but in order to make the game more fun, He Angelica lost one game and lost three pieces, which means that Luo Baiqiong can ask her three questions.

"What is your relationship with Peng Shi?"

"Cousin-sister relationship, I prefer my younger brother Peng Jian's character. By the way, the rule of the game is that you can only ask questions that answer with 'yes' or 'no', otherwise I can break the rules and not tell the truth. ”

"Where did you learn your medical skills? Did your grandfather open a small stove for you? Luo Baiqiong asked again.

"I was three or four years old when my grandfather died." He Angelica replied expressionlessly.

"Once, three years ago, the old lady thought she was going to be killed by an assassin, and secretly confessed a few last words to you, what did she say?"

"Let me think about it, what she said was ......," He Angelica recalled, "where the money was kept, where the title deeds were kept, and which craftsman's craft her tombstone wanted to be carved in—do you want to know?" ”

"Then you can be honest, what is Peng Shi's infatuation with you? He told me that he didn't like women. Why was he so drunk on the night you got married, and he still called your name? In the final analysis, Luo Baiqiong cares about this the most, and she can't help but forget her task, which is to blackmail He Angelica to "do one thing".

He Angelica smiled and said, "Maybe I was born more beautiful than you, don't you know, many people in Chengxu Academy have commented on your ugly nose behind your back." ”

"You, how dare you ......" Luo Baiqiong touched her nose and trembled with anger, "I am the emperor's favorite concubine now, and I can put you to death with a word, so that you have no place to die, do you want to try?" ”

He Angelica fiddled with the slightly cool chess pieces and said with an innocent face: "This is a game of telling the truth, do you want me to lie?" That's the fourth question just now, you asked one more, for the sake of fairness, I also have a question for you - my mother's 40th birthday, I want to have a beautiful event, it's rare to have such a decent niece as you, I don't know if you are willing to enjoy the light to eat a bowl of longevity noodles? ”

"Your mother?" Luo Baiqiong frowned, "Didn't she die early?" ”

He Angelica said: "Her old man's life is big, and the fire in Sanqingguan didn't hurt her, but she didn't want to continue to bear the disgraceful reputation of Mrs. Luo's aunt, so she never showed up and lived a new life with a new identity." Later, I became the county lord, and she also rose to the top, and the county lord's mother was noble enough, so I had to do a good job on my 40th birthday. ”

Luo Baiqiong turned the golden armor suspiciously, and said to herself, "Is she forty years old?" My father doesn't seem to have made a fortieth birthday ......" immediately stopped thinking about this inexplicable question, waved his hand, and said impatiently, "It's enough for her to let Luo Baiying go, the two of them are the most compatible, I am the emperor's favorite concubine, don't be close to it!" Play chess and play another game! ”

He Angelica silently studied her expression, and a layer of floating clouds swept through his eyes. rearranged the chessboard, this time, He Angelica won Luo Baiqiong's ten sons and had ten opportunities to ask questions.

"You're still a virgin?" He Angelica came up and asked.

Luo Baiqiong's eyes widened in surprise, and she asked in a voice, "How do you know?" After speaking, she quickly covered her mouth, and said that her heart was not good, this was the biggest secret that the old emperor asked her to keep!

The old emperor was too sick to eat or drink, but every meal was to let the imperial dining room set up a banquet as usual, and then let Luo Baiqiong and a few palace maids eat and drink on his behalf, and quietly threw away some of the dishes, pretending that the old emperor still had a good appetite.

In addition, what made Luo Baiqiong blush and unspeakable the most was that a few days ago, the old emperor called her to sleep late at night, and didn't even let her approach the bed, first asked her to dance a flower to encourage her, and then withdrew everyone, and let her stand under the window to call spring, even after screaming all night, her voice was so hoarse that she couldn't speak. When she reappeared on the second day, she became the most popular concubine in the palace, and even the concubine Niangniang looked up to her, and what happened when she was sleeping became a secret between her and the old emperor.

Luo Baiqiong didn't tell the third person about these things, and when she mentioned the old emperor to anyone, she endured the disgust in her heart and pretended to be shy. How did Angelica find out her secret?

"It's nothing, it's just that I saw that the second sister was as light as a virgin, so I had such a feeling-did Luo Maitong look for you?" He Angelica asked again.

Luo Baiqiong was taken aback again, and said, "Who did you listen to?" ”

"It doesn't matter where I heard it," He Angelica shook his hand, disrupting the black-and-white chessboard, and said with a light smile, "But I have a good word that can save your life, do you want to hear it?" ”

“…… You said. ”

"You also know that your mother has done some ugly things, the Luo family can't tolerate her, and your father also questions her chastity, therefore, the old lady and the Luo family don't treat you and the fourth sister as the Luo family, knowing that the emperor is old and the situation in the capital is unstable, and they also sent you to the palace in exchange for the glory of the Luo family for a while. The fourth sister said that she was dead, and no one even asked, can't it explain the problem? ”

Luo Baiqiong asked with a cold face: "What do you mean, don't beat around the bush!" ”

He Angelica threw out a sentence unhurriedly: "The Luo family treats you as an outsider, and Luo Maitong is also using you, instead of being used by him, it is better to cooperate with me, after the matter is completed, you will be Peng Shi's wife, how about it?" ”