Chapter 178: Luring the Snake Out of the Hole
She clearly understood the word "proud" from the Queen Mother's eyes at that time, if the golden seal was taken and presented, not only could not confirm her innocence, but on the contrary, she also splashed her own dirty water. Mo Guhan and the Queen Mother are all aware of this.
Now that the gold seal has been lost, it is like a blessing if Seong loses his horse. It is precisely the words that Li was able to refute and confirm his defense, and it is also inaccurate for someone to steal and falsely spread Yi's will.
Therefore, when the golden seal was lost, she was not in a hurry at all. But the fact that the man was able to put the seal on his forged decree under his nose is thought-provoking. How did he do it? Is there any internal response to him in Qingqiu Palace? It must be investigated, so as not to leave a scourge.
Yuehua sat in the sunlight in the courtyard, squinting her eyes slightly, listening to Mama Qin interrogate those palace people.
It was still a terrible silence, and the palace people looked at each other, and no one could say why.
Mama Qin was furious, holding a shiny bamboo stick in her hand, and her palm crackled.
A palace maid stepped forward and stumbled: "The maid has something to say." ”
Mama Qin was angry, and scolded: "Say! ”
The little palace maid shrank her shoulders in fear, and said stubbornly: "Suitable talent, suitable talent Rong Xiang and Rong Fu father-in-law came before, Niangniang's bedroom may have entered people. ”
Yuehua suddenly raised her eyes and looked at the little palace maid, who was the rough palace man who was in charge of sprinkling and cleaning in her palace, and she had just entered the palace a few days ago, and she was still a little young and immature.
"Come here, come to the main palace." Yuehua beckoned to her.
The little palace maid glanced at her companions on the left and right, took a few steps forward, and approached Yuehua.
Yuehua waved her hand at Mama Qin again, signaling her to take a few steps back with the group of palace people and widen the distance.
"Speak slowly, don't rush." Yuehua softly persuaded: "It doesn't matter if you say something wrong." ”
The little palace maid was encouraged, plucked up her courage, glanced at the open window of the Yuehua Nuan Pavilion, and said softly: "The maid is cleaning the window of the opposite wing, and when she looks up, she sees a black shadow from the roof into the window. It is said to be a black shadow, but it is not like a black shadow, it is like a smoke, and the shadow disappears in the blink of an eye, faster than a tanuki. ”
"Nonsense, there are always people in the yard, how can they sneak in and not notice?" Mama Wei behind her was the first to retort.
Yuehua interrupted Mama Wei's words with a smile and said to the little palace maid, "Go on." ”
The little palace maid bit her lower lip, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and continued: "The maid also thought that she was dazzled, so she didn't care. But later, Rongxiang's father-in-law and Xiangshen girl came over, and when the maid was about to close the window, she clearly saw that the window of the warm pavilion was wrong. ”
"What's wrong?"
"The fork of that window was originally in the middle, and it was clearly shifted three inches to the right."
"It's the same as if I didn't say it, the palace is heavily guarded, how can I have the skill to fly through the wall and sneak in?" Mama Wei muttered in disappointment.
Yuehua already had a faint smile between her eyebrows, and said lightly: "What's your name?" Where is the ancestral home? ”
The palace maid gradually became bolder, and replied respectfully: "Queen Qiyu, the maid calls the jade book, and the ancestral home is in the capital." ”
"I can pay attention to the fork bar when it moves three inches, and it seems that she is a bold and careful girl." Yuehua said appreciatively: "Turn around and say to Mama Qin, and go inside to serve." ”
The little palace maid was overjoyed and kowtowed again and again to thank her.
"Don't talk about what you have said with others for the time being, if someone inquires, you will say that it is a misunderstanding." Yuehua pondered for a moment and commanded.
Yushu retreated in response, overjoyed.
As the saying goes, there must be a brave man under the heavy reward, this is not true at all, everyone saw that this little palace maid was rewarded in a few words, and they were all a little hot-eyed and eager to try. But the word "Zhongkou" all invariably points to Xiangshen.
It is said that three people become tigers, which is not false at all. If it weren't for Xiangshen's temperament Yuehua to understand, I am afraid that I would have to believe it and go into the house to torture Xiangshen.
A little eunuch's eyes flickered, and he wanted to speak to Yuehua several times and stopped.
Yuehua waved at the palace people, signaling that they were all dispersed, and then only the little eunuch was left.
The little eunuch was still a little hesitant, and he didn't dare to say anything.
"If you have anything to say, just say it." Yuehua sent back left and right, and said with a pleasant face.
The little eunuch struggled for a long time before he calmed down and said in a low voice: "The slave doesn't know about the seal, but the slave thinks that there is a person in our Qingqiu Palace who is very suspicious. ”
"Who?"
"It's the ninth day of the little eunuch with the minions."
Yuehua didn't have any special impression of this little eunuch called "Chu Jiu", as if he was the one who was rearranged after the plague. It's not clever, but it's not stupid, and he never shows anything in front of himself, and he always does things just right, and he doesn't make a noise and doesn't attract the attention of others.
It suddenly occurred to her that it was such a person who was really suitable for eyeliner.
"What's suspicious about him? Let's hear it. Yuehua straightened her body and suddenly became interested.
The little eunuch hesitated: "Actually, the slave has no evidence, so he doesn't dare to talk nonsense." But on the ninth day of the first month, the minions suspected that he had kung fu. ”
"Oh?" Yuehua raised her eyebrows: "Have you seen it with your own eyes?" ”
The little eunuch nodded categorically: "It's before Rong Xiang and Rong Fu's father-in-law come to get the seal." ”
Yuehua secretly thought to herself, that was the time when the Shicai Jade Book said that someone broke into the Qingqiu Palace.
"What's wrong with him?"
The servant was cleaning the charcoal with him in the small storeroom, and as soon as he turned around, he disappeared. The door was closed, and the minions didn't hear any noise at all, and the others were gone. The window is wide open, and it should have been rolled out of the window. At that time, the servant felt strange, so he got up and peeked out of the window, but there was not even a figure in the courtyard. ”
"And then? When did he come back? Yuehua's spirit was shocked, and she couldn't wait to ask.
That is, as soon as he turned around, he quietly appeared behind the minion again, startling the minion. If it weren't for the ability to fly on the wall, it would never be possible to have such a sensitive and fast skill. I was still teasing him at the time, how elusive, did he give birth to wings and fly out? He disguised that he just opened the door and went out, and he breathed a sigh at the door, and I was just too busy to pay attention. I didn't take him seriously. ”
Yuehua thought for a while: "You said he just went out for a while?" ”
The little eunuch nodded honestly: "Yes, the slave feels that the theft of this seal should not have been done by him, and he doesn't have enough time." The minion just thinks that if he deliberately hides his skills, it will be a little suspicious. ”
Yuehua pondered for a moment and continued to ask, "Is there anything else?" ”
The little eunuch shook his head: "No." ”
"Who are the few of you who stay on duty tonight?" Yuehua asked suddenly.
The little eunuch said without thinking: "It's a slave." ”
Yuehua beckoned to him, motioned for him to step forward, and then said in a low voice: "This palace has given you a task, after you go back, find a way to find an excuse to change the night duty time with Chu Jiu, and he will be on duty tonight." There must be a reward when you turn back to the main palace. ”
When the little eunuch heard this, he immediately smiled, bowed and promised: "Niangniang, don't worry, the slave will do what you tell me." ”
Yuehua still told him uneasily: "Be sure not to show traces, don't startle the snake, let him know that you have doubts about him." ”
The little eunuch nodded like pounded garlic; "If the slave wakes up, he must live up to his mission."
After sending the little eunuch away, Yuehua's ears were only then cleared, and she secretly thought about the ins and outs of this matter, peeling off the cocoon, hoping to find some clues from it.
The night soon deepened, and because Yuehua was grounded, she naturally couldn't sleep, and she wanted to come to Mo Guhan to take care of the mood of the Queen Mother, and she wouldn't come to Qingqiu Palace at night.
She rested early, and the palace people who didn't have to be on duty at night also returned, the gate of Qingqiu Palace was locked, and the palace people who stayed on duty for the night had supper, and then turned off the lights in four places. The entire Qingqiu Palace was shrouded in an inky night, and gradually fell silent.
A thin black shadow crept up like a tanuki, and the cat tiptoed on the roof of the palace.
This person's skills are obviously not very high, walking on the roof ridge carefully, not as easy as those who fly on the eaves and walk on the wall, and occasionally, when the foot slips, he will startle himself into a cold sweat.
Another black shadow quietly rolled up, quietly like a ghost, and with only two light flights, it fell behind the previous man like a meteor, and shot like lightning, hitting the clumsy black shadow's heart.
Although the man was clumsy, his sense of hearing was extremely sensitive, and he seemed to have been on guard, and the moment his fingers reached out, he deftly dodged it, and when he raised his hand, a fragrance came to his face.
The sneak attacker behind him hurriedly held his breath, didn't say a word, changed his finger to palm, and slapped towards the door in front of the man, as fast as thunder.
The previous person dodged in embarrassment, "hehe" smiled, although he deliberately lowered his voice, but he could tell that it was clearly a woman: "You have been chased by me and lost your soul, I advise you not to act rashly, otherwise the blood flow will accelerate the poison." ”
The person who shot was stunned, stopped for a while, and asked in a deep voice: "Who are you?" What are you doing in Qingqiu Palace? ”
The woman did not answer and asked, "Who are you?" Don't be a dog with a mouse and be nosy. ”
"Seeing that you are clumsy, you can't escape the heavy guards in the palace. You're the one in this house, aren't you? Which palace are you in? And who sent it? ”
The woman looked at him: "You found out about my whereabouts, but you didn't raise your voice, it means that you don't want to reveal your identity, who sent you?" ”
The master smiled coldly: "It's up to you, it's not worth knowing, I took you first and handed it over to Shen Xingsi, so I can naturally torture it." ”
The woman took a step back and lowered her voice and said, "Although you and I are our own masters, since we are both trying our best to sneak into this Qingqiu Palace, we naturally have the same purpose. Why don't we work together, I'll give you the antidote, you raise your noble hand, let me kill the queen, everyone will be happy, okay? ”
Unexpectedly, the master didn't say a word, and attacked the woman again, pressing step by step.
Where is that woman his opponent? Forced to retreat again and again, one of his feet slipped, and he almost fell.
The man obviously didn't want to alarm the night watchman below, and with a hard pull, the woman was able to stabilize her figure, but the masked black scarf on her face was also torn off, revealing a face as bright as the autumn moon.
The master was stunned, and it took a while to react, and he turned over and bowed down on the roof: "Queen Mother." ”