The smile on Shui Menghan's face instantly stiffened, and the white teeth bit her lip tightly. I saw that there were clear tooth marks on my pink lips.

Lian Yin was the founding emperor, the Zhou State was initially decided, and most of the upstarts in the court were not young. Even the noble ladies with these concubines are generally a little older.

Shui Menghan is also seventeen or eighteen years old this year, although she has occupied the title of the first beauty in Yanjing for many years, but after all, she can't compare to these fresh little girls who have just grown up behind her.

Only she knows that if she doesn't marry again, the title of the first beauty will one day turn into a boulder and crush her to death.

"It's too polite for Miss Qingyu to talk like this." Qiu Yunran's voice was dyed with a touch of joy: "Sister Shui will enter the palace as a concubine this autumn." ”

"That's it, that's it." Someone immediately behind him said: "Even the future lady dares to offend, don't you think that you are great if you are a county lord?" ”

"What's so great about a county lord who doesn't have a fief?"

Wen Qingyu glanced coldly at the crowd who were laughing wantonly, and said indifferently: "A county lord who does not have a fief is also a county lord. “

There was a faint mockery in his clear eyes: "Insulting the county lord is to kill the head." ”

"As for the imperial concubine, let's talk about it after autumn."

She slowly stood up and walked slowly through the silent crowd towards the other side of Spiegel Lake.

When I met him, I saw An Rengui walking towards this side: "All the young ladies are really interested, why did they all come here." ”

"Father-in-law An."

Shui Menghan and Qiu Yunran suppressed the resentment in their eyes, and bowed obediently. Wen Qingyu retreated silently behind Huayin.

"The Queen Mother announced that all the ladies will come to see you immediately."

"Yes."

A warbler's voice swept away the words and swords just now. Wen Qingyu silently followed behind the crowd, but she always felt that there was an inquiring gaze lingering on her.

As soon as he raised his head, he faced An Rengui with a meaningful smile, and his heart couldn't help sinking.

Today, she was going to enter the palace with Luo Yeji to thank her, but early in the morning, Feiying came to tell her that Luo Yeji was temporarily transferred by Lian Yin to receive an important guest.

After entering the palace, I learned that the queen mother has not been in good health recently, and the women and nobles in Yanjing City have come to visit the palace. So coincidentally, on the same day.

Was this really a coincidence, or was there some other purpose?

An Rengui did not take everyone to Changle Palace, but went to the newly built Qionglin Garden in the palace.

This Qionglin Garden is a newly built garden in order to honor his mother, which collects the most outstanding craftsmen in the entire Great Zhou Dynasty, and brings together all the precious flowers and trees and rockery stones in the world.

Today, Empress Dowager Liu received the wife and noble daughter in Qionglin Garden.

There was already a lot of laughter and laughter in Qionglin Garden, and the women with titles from all families arrived at Qionglin Garden one step earlier. has already coaxed the Empress Dowager Liu to smile.

Rou Guifei Wu Mingyue was even more gentle and lovely to personally press the shoulder and beat the back of the Empress Dowager Liu, and the Empress Dowager Liu who was waiting was in a good mood.

"The courtiers say hello to the queen mother, and to the concubine to say goodbye."

"Get up, give a seat to the ladies."

"Empress Dowager Xie."

Shui Menghan and Qiu Yunran sat in the position closest to the Queen Mother, sweeping away the sharpness just now, each more well-behaved and cute than the other.

"Why didn't you see Lord Ruyi?" Wu Mingyue said in a low voice: "The concubine heard that the county lord handed over a sign early in the morning to enter the palace to thank her. ”

Wen Qingyu heard it clearly, and her eyebrows couldn't help but raise, how much did Wu Mingyue miss her? Don't mention that she's going to die? Will it not?

"I know that it is fake for you to serve the mourning family, and it is true to find an opportunity to meet your family."

Empress Dowager Liu smiled, and a pair of clear eyes swept down slightly: "Where is the Qingyu girl?" Why didn't you see it? ”

"Qing Yu greets the Queen Mother." Wen Qingyu was helpless, and he could only stand up after being named.

In an instant, she felt countless eyes stabbing at her like sharp blades.

"Come on," Empress Dowager Liu beckoned: "Sit down next to the mourning family, among these girls, you are the highest grade, what are you doing sitting so far back?" ”

The palace maid put a brocade stool under the queen mother with great eyes, and the resentment in Shui Menghan's eyes deepened a little.

Why? She is the noble person who is about to enter the palace, okay, the Queen Mother is her future mother-in-law, shouldn't she be close to her?

Why did that stinky girl who came out of nowhere have the blue eyes of the Queen Mother and can sit in front of her?

Suddenly, a huge roar echoed over the inner city of the palace. The sound of the drums was deafening, as if it had struck everyone's hearts at once.

That kind of voice is extremely unsettling for no reason.

Empress Dowager Liu frowned slightly: "An Rengui, what happened?" ”

An Rengui lowered his eyebrows and said, "Hui Niangniang, this is the sound of the drum in the sky." ”

"Babel Drum?" A hint of surprise flashed in Empress Dowager Liu's eyes: "Someone actually sounded the drum of Tongtian?" ”

"Queen Mother, what is the Heavenly Drum?"

Concubine Rou asked softly, not only her, but many people in the courtyard heard the drum for the first time.

"Drum of the sky." Empress Dowager Liu's eyes flashed with a trace of disdain very quickly: "It's something that Ruiyuan made, set up outside the palace gate, and said that it was something to avenge the royal complaint for ordinary people." ”

"It turns out that the giant drum outside the palace gate is used for this?"

Everyone suddenly saw the vermilion drum more than one person tall erected outside the palace gate, but no one knew what it was for. Everyone thought it was a special decoration, but they didn't expect it to be used to file a complaint.

"No wonder you don't know, that drum has been erected for several years, and today the mourning family heard the sound for the first time."

Concubine Rou glanced in the direction of the Xuanzheng Palace: "Someone actually beat the drum of Tongtian, but I don't know how much injustice happened in Yanjing City?" ”

"The courtiers have heard something recently, but I don't know if it has anything to do with today's Tongtian Drum."

Everyone followed the prestige, but it was a little girl of twelve or thirteen years old wearing a water-colored skirt with a goose egg face. The innocent look of the little girl was Zheng Yuan, the youngest daughter of the Zheng family of Yushitai.

Crisp and tender, like a spring breeze gently blowing through the tender grass tips, soft and soft. It only feels comfortable when it falls on the ear.

Zheng Yuan's voice was not loud, but he heard everything that should be heard.

I saw that everyone's eyes were looking over. Zheng Yuan's beautiful goose egg face immediately turned red, playfully stuck out his tongue, and immediately lowered his head.

Mrs. Zheng Yushi's face turned pale, and she immediately said: "The little girl has nothing to say or do, she collided with the Queen Mother, and I hope the Queen Mother will atone for her sins." ”

Empress Dowager Liu smiled slightly: "It's okay, the little girl is a good time to be innocent, and it is more likable to be straightforward and fast." ”

"Not really." Concubine Rou said gently: "This little girl of the Zheng family has the most straightforward temperament, and she can't hide her words the most, if you want to say something, don't ask her to say it." She was so scared that she would suffocate. ”

Zheng Yuan's delicate face turned a little redder.

"This is interesting," Empress Dowager Liu smiled and groaned: "Today, the rare big guys all come to Qionglin Yuan to accompany the mourning family, let's just have fun today." You can't suffocate such a cute little girl, just say what you want to say. ”

Zheng Yuanyuan's big eyes lit up instantly, but he suddenly glanced at Wen Qingyu with great sincerity: "What the courtiers heard about is really quite amazing. It's just that this matter has something to do with the lord of Ruyi, and I don't know whether to talk about it or not. ”

The corners of Wen Qingyu's lips hooked, innocent? Don't have a scheming? I'm afraid not.

She leaned back in the chair casually and said coolly: "Since I don't know whether to talk about it or not, then don't talk about it." ”

Zheng Yuan's stomach choked in his throat in an instant, and his face was really red this time.

She never thought that in front of so many noble ladies and ladies, and even the Queen Mother, Wen Qingyu would be so faceless.

The atmosphere was a little cold and hard for a moment, and Concubine Rou gave Empress Dowager Liu's hand a slight beating, and quickly took the strength again and continued to hammer.

"Today, all the ladies and ladies entered the palace to accompany the Queen Mother. Miss Zheng thought that she had heard something interesting and wanted to relieve everyone's boredom, but she didn't really want to embarrass the county lord, why was the county lord annoyed? ”

"I ...... I. Zheng Yuan's big eyes instantly filled with steam: "I didn't expect to upset the county lord." ”

"Okay, what are you crying about?" Empress Dowager Liu skipped a trace of heartache in her clear eyes: "The mourning family can't see this little girl who is like a flower and jade sad." If you have something to say, Qing Yu should not be annoyed. ”

A hint of coldness flashed in Wen Qingyu's eyes, it was really not a coincidence that he could meet so many people when he entered the palace today!

"And so the courtier said." Zheng Yuan immediately regained his spirits: "The courtier's daughter saw her father depressed in her chest yesterday, and her face was angry. The courtier was curious, so she asked her father what had happened. Dad refused to say it at first, but in the end he couldn't resist his courtiers. I actually asked the courtiers to hear about ......"

A hint of fear instantly appeared in her round eyes: "Yesterday, a fire broke out in a grange on the outskirts of the city, and none of the more than 300 people in Zhuangzi fled and all died. ”

Empress Dowager Liu frowned: "There is such a thing? A grange with more than 300 people caught fire, and not a single one escaped? How can it be. Can Jing Zhaoyin solve the case? ”

Zheng Yuan nodded: "It's because the case is solved that my father is very angry." ”

It is said that someone drugged the well water in the Zhuangzi in advance, causing the entire Zhuangzi to fall asleep. Then he set fire to Zhuangzi, so no one survived. ”

Wen Qingyu frowned, what do you mean? Didn't Zheng Yuan say that he heard about something related to her? This has been talking for a long time about the fire in Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Beijing, does it have anything to do with her?

Could it be that the Zhuangzi that caught fire would be ......?

"The courtiers also heard about the fire in Zhuangzi, but they don't know who is so bold that they dare to do such a heartbreaking thing at the feet of the Son of Heaven?"

There was a lot of discussion in Qionglin Garden.

"It's said to be a vendetta, revenge." Zheng Yuan continued: "The one who instructed people to set fire to people and kill people was the Ruyi County Lord! ”