Although she complained, when the queen stood in front of the chair, the queen mother still put on a kind and enthusiastic expression, let the queen sit beside her, and began to gossip.

Of course, the queen's original intention was not to say something that was not there, but the queen mother talked about him left and right, and she just didn't say what she wanted to hear. There was no way, the queen had to speak on her own and lead the conversation to Baililan.

"The concubine heard that Lan'er is back? I don't know if she's had a good time outside this year. She's a girl, it's really hard for her. ”

At the mention of Baili Lan, the Queen Mother deliberately straightened her face and said, "Hmph, aren't these sins suffered by Lan'er still caused by your precious son?" If Chen'er hadn't been so mixed at that time, could Lan'er take the initiative to ask to disassociate herself from him! The rooster worships the church, and it's really a shame that he can figure it out! ”

The queen smiled all over her face, and hurriedly said, "Queen Mother, how long has it been since this happened, why did you mention it again, Chen'er already knew that she regretted it." In fact, the concubine came today because she wanted to ask the Queen Mother about something. Recently, the rumors about some people in the harem have become more and more fierce, and the concubines want to suppress this momentum, but what the truth is, the concubines don't know, how can they convince everyone? Looking at the Queen Mother with a blank look, the Queen bit her lip, seemed to have made a lot of determination, took a deep breath and said, "The concubine wants to ask the Queen Mother, why did the emperor hand over Baili Qingbao to the Queen Mother to take care of?" What's hidden here? ”

"What can there be hidden, the emperor is also sympathetic to the Dingnan Wang family, watching his sister and brother wandering outside, he can't bear it, so he wants to take Xiaobao into the palace and give him a comfortable environment to grow up." It seemed that this was a reflection of what the queen was worried about, and the queen mother had a surprised expression and said, "You didn't misunderstand anything because of this, did you?" What a ...... No matter what Lan'er said, she used to be the emperor's daughter-in-law, how could the emperor have such a mind, there must be a limit to your cranky thinking! ”

Seeing that the queen mother was angry, the queen immediately knelt down beside her and said aggrievedly, "The concubine also believes in the emperor, but the rumors have spread badly recently, and what they say is in a good way, and they can't stop it." The concubines want to come to the Queen Mother to learn more, and then let the concubines catch the nonsense, so that they can have something to stop their mouths! The concubines do this for the stability of the harem! ”

"You are the queen, in charge of the Sixth Palace, you should be able to calm down the rumors, if you can't do it, it is your dereliction of duty! Besides, what can you learn from the mourners? Why don't you go and ask Lan'er in person, the mourning family will see if you are embarrassed to ask! ”

"The queen mother is angry, all the concubines are doing things improperly, and they won't be in the future!"

Seeing that the queen also knelt for a long time, Mama Su persuaded the queen mother on the side, bowed her body and said, "Queen Mother, the queen is like this for the purpose of governing the harem, why bother to make a big fuss?" Let the queen get up, her body is expensive, but she can't kneel for a long time. ”

Looking at the sobbing queen with majestic eyes, the Queen Mother said in a deep voice, "You are such a big person, or so impulsive, how can the mourning family rest assured of you?" Don't be soft-eared when you encounter things in the future, check it out yourself first, otherwise you won't know if you are used as a gunman. Okay, let's get up first, crying and crying, and the mourners are upset. ”

With Mama Su's support, the queen stood up and withdrew from the outer hall with red and swollen eyes. But as soon as the man left the palace, after seeing that the left and right were his henchmen, the queen wiped away her tears, and her eyes were like water, revealing the light of calculation.

"Go and inquire where Baili Lan lives now."

"Yes. Niangniang, after inquiring, do you need the slave to send someone to invite the county lord? ”

"Stupid, what are you going to do, let the palace pull the line for her in front of the emperor!" The queen said with a cold face, "I can't know what kind of character the emperor is, hmph, what is a daughter-in-law, Zhou Meiren is still the concubine of Prince Dun, doesn't the emperor accept it?" As long as the emperor looks at him, who can get him! If it was the previous Baililan, it didn't matter how many the emperor wanted to collect, but he was just a straw bag beauty, what kind of waves could he set off? But now it's different, she is secretive, even the slut of Concubine Jin has gone down, keeping such a person by her side is to raise a tiger for trouble, I can't let Concubine Jin's thing happen again! ”

Rubbing the handkerchief in her hand, the queen pursed her lips, and her heart was already turbulent.

***

It has only been three or two days since she returned to the capital, and Baili Lan has already become the object of inquiry from all sides, this former princess Chen, there are too many mysteries on her body, and people can't help but want to get closer and know more. It's just that after the county lord returned to Beijing, he lived in a simple place and rarely went out, so there was no way for people to understand.

Sitting next to Baili Lan, Qiu Ziyao peeled a grape, and her eyes kept looking outward, as if she was expecting something.

"Lord Ziyao, what are you looking at, your neck is going to be crooked outside the wall!" Xia Yu poured a cup of tea for Baili Lan and couldn't help but tease.

His face turned slightly red, and Qiu Ziyao said with a smile, "I'm just curious, obviously that tree is not very tall, why didn't the uncle outside the door climb to the top for so long?" His eyes kept looking in, was there something we coveted here? ”

With one hand in front of him, Xia Yu looked at the uncle who was not good at moving, and he was too lazy to care about the two steps and one step, "Hmm, this is the first person in the past few days?" No, no, no, it should be said that it is the first few today? It's really strange, even if the county lord sinks the fish and geese, they don't have to come to watch the excitement so desperately, this is the price of their lives! ”

"Ah,,"

Before Xia Yu could finish his slander, he heard the man screaming and falling, and at the same time heard the sound of winter snow as cold as ice.

"If you dare to peek again, it's not as simple as breaking a leg! Get out of here!! ”

The screams became farther and farther away, and the hearts of those who listened to it were furious, and it seemed that Dongxue had no mercy on his subordinates this time. Also, I've experienced the same thing a lot, and I've lost patience for a long time, but everyone is curious, that person has broken his leg, how can he run away so quickly?

When Dongxue returned, everyone asked the questions in their hearts.

Dong Xue snorted first, then raised his arm and said in a cold voice, "That bastard, there is someone below him who answers!" This time, even if they run fast, if they run slowly, I will break a leg if they connect with him! ”

Dong Xue said very violently, which made Qiu Ziyao pat her heart with some fear, and asked, "Sister Dong Xue, why do so many people come to peek at my sister?" Is it because my sister is good-looking? ”

Xia Yu patted Qiu Ziyao's smooth cheek and said with a smile, "Our county lord is the number one beauty in Bac Ninh, of course there will be many people who will come here." When the county lord of Ziyao grows up, there will be many people who will secretly come to see you. ”

Hearing this, Qiu Ziyao first smiled shyly, then shook her head and said, "Ziyao is not good-looking, no one will come to see Ziyao." ”

"Who said, how old are you now, you are already a little beauty, and when you grow up, you don't know how many men will be tempted by you!"

Qiu Ziyao looked at Xia Yu suspiciously, tilted her head and said, "But Xiaobao said that I am ugly, and I will be even uglier when I grow up." Who likes to watch ugly monsters? ”

The smile froze, Xia Yu glanced at Baili Lan, and found that the county lord was just blindly drinking tea, and did not react, scratching his head, Xia Yu explained again, "That...... The boy is kidding you. The little boy said to the people he liked that people were ugly. Don't get me wrong, Lord Ziyao, you will still be a beauty when you grow up! ”

Although Qiu Ziyao is young, she also has a pursuit of beauty, and she is naturally happy that someone can praise her. She looked at Xia Yu, her eyebrows and eyes were crooked, and her smiling face was clean and bright.

Everyone was talking lively, Qiushuang walked in from outside, came to Baili Lan's side and said, "County Lord, I got the news this morning, Su Yichen has returned to Beijing. ”

This familiar name was like a knife that plunged straight into Baililan's heart, making her so painful that she couldn't breathe. The palm of the hand was unconsciously clenched, the white porcelain cup shattered in response, and the sharp porcelain piece pierced into Baililan's hand, dripping red blood droplets, stabbing people's eyes.

"County Lord!"

Qiu Ziyao and a few slaves and maids hurriedly held Baili Lan's wrists, their eyes full of heartache.

The voice of the call brought Baili Lan back to her senses, and she looked at her palm, not even knowing what she had just done. Could it be that the hatred in my heart is so deep that I can't help myself? Baili Lan shook her head, unwilling to admit such a result. Taking a deep breath, Baili Lan stretched out her palm and let Qiushuang treat her wounds. Looking at the fleshy palm with a faint expression, he ordered, "Be specific." ”

Qiushuang carefully treated Bai Lilan's wounds, and replied, "The news has just come back, saying that Shu Yichen has just finished investigating the corruption case of the Salt Gang from Jiangnan, found out the mastermind behind the scenes, and escorted the criminals to Beijing." The emperor was very satisfied with this result and seemed to want to reward the crown prince. ”

"Hmph, investigating a corruption case? I didn't expect that this Su Yichen would also have a doppelganger technique, killing people here, and making meritorious contributions there! As for the 'mastermind behind the scenes', he is also the scapegoat they found, the royal people are really a mold, and Lao Tzu's sons are all virtuous! But there is nothing so cheap in the world, and you can still ask for credit if you kill someone. Bai Lilan raised her bandaged hand, looked left and right, and said slowly, "Doesn't he want to kill me, then let's try to see who can kill who first!" ”

Qiushuang frowned, pondered carefully for a while, and asked, "County Lord, you said that the death of the unequaled prince may be related to Su Yichen?" ”

"How do you think so?"

The slave carefully recalled what had happened that day, and felt that the black-clothed ninja had appeared strangely. Judging by the skills, they are from the Dongying Ninjutsu Battalion, and when Shu Yichen was attacking us, there were exactly five such black-clothed ninjas in his escort team. At that time, the slave maid was still strange, where did Shu Yichen find the people from the Dongying Ninjutsu Camp, so he paid more attention. Later, the ninja's attacks were all lifeless plays, and he did not hesitate to trap the unequaled son with his body, and finally both fell off the cliff. This can also be easily understood as the fact that after the ninjas around Su Yichen were poisoned, they gave up using water to detoxify and attacked the unequaled son with a mortal heart! As for the motive, it's simpler, seeing that the unequaled prince is close to you, he is jealous, and he will kill him. ”

Qiushuang analyzed it very carefully, and Baili Lan also agreed, and it was precisely because of this that the murderous intent in her eyes was even stronger.

"Very good, since there is another life, this account has to be settled! Isn't he willing to do everything for the position of the crown prince, then I will satisfy him and let him be the prince for the rest of his life! ”

When Bai Lilan said this, her eyes were gloomy, which made Qiu Ziyao, who had been looking at her, shrink her neck a little timidly.