What Duanmu said was true, regardless of anything else, he was able to put his eyes and ears in front of the Empress Dowager, find out the news that Mo Guhan couldn't know, and bypass the heavy guards of the Qianqing Palace, and sent the note to Mo Guhan's hands without knowing it, which shows that her power in the palace should not be underestimated.

Yuehua only groaned slightly, and asked suspiciously: "The note that the Empress Dowager wants to harm me was sent to the emperor by you ordered?" ”

Duanmu nodded: "Not bad." ”

"Why are you helping me?"

"Because your life hangs by a thread, when Chu Mubai sent you to the palace for medical treatment, the Empress Dowager once obstructed you in every possible way and wanted to cure you to death. And the old witch wants you to lose her memory, which means that either you have turned against each other, or you have some ulterior secrets. If we have a common enemy, we can naturally be counted as friends. ”

Yuehua was silent, neither admitting nor denying it.

The Duanmu clan was so miserable by the Empress Dowager that there is no doubt that they hated her to the core.

Duanmu continued to guess: "And you will plan and pretend to have amnesia, there is only one possibility, that is, you are on guard against the Empress Dowager, and you want to hide from the world and find an opportunity to bring down the Chang family, right?" ”

Yuehua shook her head: "I never said that I had amnesia, these are all rumors from the outside and other people's judgments." ”

Duanmu looked Yuehua up and down, and did not refute: "So I guessed right, the emperor wants to get rid of the Chang family, doesn't he?" ”

Yuehua didn't know the purpose of the Duanmu clan yet, how could he dare to speak out?

She asked rhetorically, "What are you looking for this palace for?" ”

Duanmu covered his mouth and coughed lightly, and his face didn't look very good.

"The mourning family is about to die, I'm afraid I can't wait for the day when that old witch falls."

Yuehua was still silent, waiting for her to continue.

"At the beginning, the mourning family saw the first emperor in the cold palace and told him about his biological mother being killed by the empress dowager, and they were full of hope that he could bring down the old witch. Unexpectedly, in the end, it fell short. The mourning family has waited for so many years, and finally looks forward to the current emperor's growing wings, but unfortunately, they can't wait any longer. ”

"You want to borrow my hand?"

"Not bad!" Duanmu said categorically: "The mourning family has no choice but to make a desperate bet." You are the one who the mourners think is the most likely to compete with the old witch. ”

When he said this, Duanmu couldn't stay calm anymore, and was obviously excited, his fists were clenched, and the blue tendons on his forehead were bursting out.

"Why do you think that this palace will be used by you?"

Yuehua felt a little funny.

"You really won't be used by me, but you will help Mo Guhan get rid of the Chang family and the Empress Dowager, and the mourning family just wants to help you."

"One hand?" Yuehua said suspiciously: "You are now a mud bodhisattva crossing the river, and it is difficult to protect yourself, how can you help me?" ”

"You first answer the mourning family: Do you want to get rid of the Chang family? Why did you get rid of the Chang family? ”

Yuehua only thought about it for a while, and then said without hesitation: "The Chang family and I have a grudge against my father, the battle of Cang'er Mountain back then, the martyrdom of my father and six thousand soldiers, it was the conspiracy of the Chang family, so this palace will definitely spare no effort." ”

"Good!" Duanmu waved his sleeves, although the cloth dress was slightly ragged, Yuehua could vaguely see her mother's demeanor from her demeanor.

"As long as you have this sentence, the mourning family can rest assured that the mourning family will entrust you with it."

Yuehua raised her face.

Duanmu coughed lightly again, and smiled coldly: "In the whole world, only the Mourning family can compete with that old witch, but unfortunately, the Mourning family lost one point, that is, the ambition is not big enough." In order to expand the power of the court, the old witch did whatever it took to expand the power of the court. And after the mourning family was a country, they worked diligently to assist Emperor Ren, and they never had the slightest selfishness to cultivate their own forces, so the mourning family lost.

However, the mourning family is also the queen who has been in charge of the harem for more than 20 years, the lord of the first palace, in this Forbidden City, there are many people who are loyal to the mourning family, and it is not her old witch who sent me to the cold palace to write it off.

Do you know why the mourning family was able to hold out from the dead well for three years without dying? Do you know why the mourning family has been able to live in the cold palace for so many years? In addition to perseverance and hope to survive, bitter hatred, and my people's care for me, otherwise the mourning family would have died I don't know how many times.

In this Forbidden City, although the mourning family is no longer her master, the people of the mourning family are still all over every corner here, including the imperial dining room, the Tai Hospital, as well as Ci'an Palace, Ruian Palace, and even the palaces of various concubines, including your original Qingqiu Palace, there are people from the Mourning family.

Today, the mourning family has handed them all over to you, and they will only be loyal to you in the future, helping you reach out your hand to all corners of this Forbidden City and help you! ”

Yuehua looked at Duanmu in amazement, dumbfounded. Conservative estimates, I am afraid that it has been nearly thirty years since the fall of the Duanmu clan, even if she was all over the palace at the beginning, after such a long time, those people are old and dead, I am afraid that there are few people left. How did she still have such a big influence in the Forbidden City?

"Don't believe me?" Duanmu smiled coldly, he already knew Yuehua's thoughts: "This is the difference between us and you short-sighted young people, we always look at things in the long term and find a way out for ourselves." When the mourning family realized that they were in danger, they had already arranged everything in advance, and originally wanted to use it as their capital to survive and turn over. Even if the person used by the mourning family is gone, they will still find the most loyal successor for the mourning family, so it can continue like this. ”

Yuehua thought of the young palace maid who brought her over, and it could be seen that what Duanmu said was true. Otherwise, in such a difficult environment as the cold palace, who can guarantee that they will not be sick, and how can they survive for decades?

And these are exactly what they lack, they don't have a deep family background, they fight alone, their ears and eyes are closed, they live under the surveillance of others, and they don't even have a person they can trust. Even some of the details in this palace were told by Huai En to himself, let alone outside the Forbidden City. I was so envious of Wynne that he was so well-informed.

If it is really as Duanmu said, she is willing to hand over her hands in this palace to herself, and the entire harem of the Forbidden City is under her own control, she can clearly know the wind and grass in every corner here, what else is there to fear?

"So what? They are all your people, how can they be faithful to me? Yuehua raised her own questions.

"As long as you have the ability, the people in the entire Forbidden City will be your Chu Yuehua's, otherwise no matter how loyal they are, they will still betray their relatives. Although you can rest assured, my people will definitely spare no effort to help you bring down the Chang family, but whether it can be used for you in the future depends on your own means. ”

"Since you have so many eyes and ears in the palace, why don't you want to escape from the palace?"

"Get out? Hehe, you underestimate my Duanmu clan, even if you can escape and steal your life, what's the use? The only purpose of my life is to take revenge and kill the old witch with my own hands! Watch her crush her bones and ashes! If it weren't for the fact that the mourning family was tortured by the palace and completely damaged their body, the mourning family is now running out of oil and the lamp is dry, why should the mourning family beg you? ”

Yuehua smiled "hehe": "The Chang family is the foundation of the Empress Dowager, and if you don't overthrow the Chang family, you can't get rid of the Empress Dowager." Even if you plan in the palace all your life, it won't help, at most you can just use some indiscriminate means. That's why you're asking me. ”

Duanmu was stunned for a moment, then lightly slapped his palm, and laughed dryly: "The mourning family really didn't see the wrong person, even if it is the current queen mother, she only focuses on those harem battles that cannot be put on the stage, and the pattern is too small, so she has been pinched to death by the old witch for the rest of her life." ”

Yuehua only smiled and didn't speak.

Duanmu looked at Yuehua's expression, didn't dare to delay any longer, and continued: "Time is very urgent, the Imperial Forest Army here has already searched once, but they can't find the mourning family, and they will continue to search for the second time." The old witch is jealous of me and will never let me go, so some words are long and short.

First, I will hand over my people to you, and you promise to get rid of the old witch in the future, and you will not show mercy to your subordinates.

Second, after I die, the old witch will definitely crush my bones and scatter ashes, you don't want the kindness of a woman, show a little sympathy. However, my people will leave a handful of my ashes to you, and after the fall of the old witch in the future, you will bury the mourning family in the imperial mausoleum, erect a tablet for me, and enjoy the incense. ”

Yuehua wanted to speak and stopped, Duanmu waved his hand: "I know you can do it!" In the future, if you help the emperor get rid of the Chang family, then the emperor will definitely be impressed by you, and the emperor will definitely agree to a small request. ”

Yuehua nodded: "Okay, I promise you!" ”

The corners of Duanmu's lips bloomed slightly, and his eyes, which were already slightly gray, suddenly bloomed with a strange brilliance: "The mourning family believes that in the future, this Forbidden City will be yours Chu Yuehua's sooner or later." ”

She took out a jade plaque from her bosom, which was slightly similar to the one that the Empress Dowager had given her, but it was the color of amber, smooth as an egg, and there was no inscription.

"This jade plaque is a token of the mourning family, and they will know your identity when they see this jade plaque. However, you should not show it in front of people, lest someone walk in the wind and arouse the suspicion of the old witch. ”

After saying that, Duanmu took out a piece of paper from his cuff and stuffed it to Yuehua along with the jade card: "If you have anything, go to the last person on this list, he clearly knows every eyeliner in this palace." ”

Yuehua wanted to open it suspiciously, but was held down by Duanmu: "Go back and look again, pay attention to confidentiality, and don't tell anyone except yourself." ”

Yuehua put it away, and the wooden door was suddenly knocked gently, startling her.

Then came the voice of the palace maid from before: "Master, people are coming soon." ”