A few days later, Cao Ziqing's father died of illness while serving in Jiangning, and Cao Ziqing took this opportunity to ask Xuan Ye for permission to go to Jiangning to take care of his father's death. Since then, Cao Ziqing left the Forbidden City and never returned.

Xuan Ye asked people to thoroughly investigate the hidden weapon of the painting fan, but after all, he found nothing. Cao Ziqing had already cut off all the clues, leaving no traces. This matter can only be stopped after a long time.

It's a pity that the little brother born to Chunyin died so inexplicably. Until the day of the little brother's burial, Chunyin still did not wake up from his grief. It seemed that her son was still by her side, and she never felt that this poor child had left herself.

She was in a trance all day long, and sometimes she couldn't even recognize people. The Imperial Doctor came to see it, but he was helpless. The medicine was drunk, but it didn't help. It is only said that this is a heart disease, and heart medicine is needed for treatment.

Chunxi could only watch, just watch, persuade, but couldn't tell the truth. People are selfish, and in the face of a dilemma, she can only choose the one that is suitable and the most advantageous. Chun Xi doesn't know how much Chun Yin knows about the truth of the matter, but hopefully she will never know, just if it was an accident. Even resenting her is better than torturing your own body.

"Niangniang, let's go inside, it's hot outside, it's not appropriate to stand for a long time." Mu Hui's heart also hurts, and the guilt in her heart is no less than that of Chun Xi. It's just that she also knows that she can't say anything, and she can't do anything for Chunyin.

"Do you want to leave it at that?" The question that I had been holding in my heart for a long time still couldn't help but ask.

Chun Xi looked at Chun Yin under the eaves of the porch, looking at the sky in a demented state, not knowing what he was thinking. Chunxi turned around and entered the dormitory, and she said to Mu Hui, "Now is not the time. What she does is always well planned, and it's not easy for us to get wrong. This Concubine Tong is not a concubine, so easy to fool. Since she was put in front of her by my sister and me, she is even more wary of the people around her. We can't put people around her, and it's not easy to bring her down. ”

"But now she has killed Niangniang twice in a row, if it weren't for Niangniang's life, how could she ......" Mu Hui choked up and didn't dare to say any more.

Chun Xi smiled: "Do you think her original intention was to kill me?" ”

Mu Hui frowned: "Isn't it?" ”

Chun Xi shook her head: "Of course not, if she wants to kill me, why use such a way." What's more, if she kills me, she will only bring more trouble to herself. As soon as I die, the emperor will definitely investigate thoroughly, and no matter how leaky the plan is, it will always find flaws. If I die, she may be ruined, or even take her own life. People like her don't put themselves in danger and come to deal with others. She really wants my life, so she will naturally use a more thoughtful method. ”

"And what is her purpose in doing this?" Mu Hui asked puzzled.

"Concubine Hui betrayed her, what do you think she will do to Concubine Hui?" Chun Xi did not answer the rhetorical question.

Mu Hui thought for a while, recalled Tong Ruofei's attitude towards Nala Yanhui, and said inexplicably: "It's just that I'm dissatisfied, and I will make things difficult for her when I have the opportunity, but I didn't do anything to her." ”

"Then you can imagine how endurance she is." Chun Xi smiled: "She can bear it, and she will definitely not use such a simple way to deal with me." She still has a lot of time in her life, and she will play us to death little by little like a cat and a mouse. ”

"So, does her two actions have another meaning?" Mu Hui was shocked, although she didn't want to believe it in her heart, she seemed to have to believe it.

"I'm afraid, I'm afraid, today's purpose is to come to Chunyin." Chun Xi sighed.

As Chun Xi expected, Chun Yin really blamed Chun Xi on the child's head. This is a fact that Chunxi can't break free, and the little brother was indeed killed in his own bedroom.

Because of Chunyin's anger, the entire Yikun Palace was not at peace. All day long, Chunxi can hear the sound of Chun Yin scolding. She couldn't sleep, I don't know if it was because she felt guilty or because Chun's scolding was too ugly.

Seeing that Chun Yin couldn't let go of it like this, Xuan Ye thought about moving her out of Yikun Palace and placing her elsewhere. It's just that Chunxi is not at ease, and she doesn't want Chunyin to have no one to take care of her after the loss of her child. For a long time, she had insomnia all night long, and if she was a little better, she would sleep for an hour or two at most, and then she would never sleep again. Most of the time, in order to make Chunxi more comfortable, Xuan Ye hugged Chunxi and fell asleep in the Qianqing Palace. I watched her fall asleep before I got up again to deal with important tasks.

I don't know if Chunyin has made enough trouble, or if she gradually figured it out, after a long time, she didn't have such a big battle. Although I still look at each other angrily when I see it, it is much better than before.

After that, Chunxi's sleep gradually improved, and Xuan Ye was a little more relieved.

After everything had calmed down, Chun Xi began to slowly sort out what had happened recently. At this point, she almost determined Tong Ruofei's purpose, which was to see the sisters Chunxi and Chunyin turn against each other.

Chunxi remembered the details of her assassination in Nanyuan's tent that day. Now that she thinks about it, she missed one of the most crucial things.

If the assassination was made, Tong Ruofei's purpose was to promote the marriage of Nalan Rongruo and Fu'er, and Cao Ziqing would be jealous and hateful, and he would have a chance to take advantage of it. used Cao Ziqing's hand to plot to kill Chunxi. So, how did Tong Ruofei smoothly make everything act according to his own plan.

So far, it seems that Tong Ruofei's goal has been achieved. Since the plan is watertight and can be carried out so smoothly, what is the most important thing?

learned from Xuan Ye's mouth that the reason why Nalan Rongruo was allowed to guard in front of her camp on the day of the assassination was entirely because of Liang Jiugong's reminder. Originally, Xuan Ye wanted to send other guards over. It was Liang Jiugong who proposed that Nalan Rongruo had also been ordered to guard Yikun Palace, and he was familiar with a few of them, so he could naturally ensure everything.

"It seems that even the emperor has her people by his side." Chun Xi informed Mu Hui of her thoughts.

Mu Hui was puzzled: "But Father-in-law Liang was in front of the emperor when he was a child, and he was trusted. What kind of method did the imperial concubine use to let Gonggong Liang do things for her? ”

"Everyone always has weaknesses, and presumably Liang's weaknesses have already been grasped by her. She is also good at taking advantage of other people's weaknesses, and it is not difficult to control a person. Chunxi thought of Cao Ziqing, isn't he the best example: "Gonggong Liang has been by the emperor's side for so long, and he has won the emperor's trust, such a person, there are always people who will stutter." Similarly, because he is in a high position, he does something that is not visible. ”

"Could it be that he is right under the emperor's nose and is not afraid of being discovered?" Mu Hui was angry.

Chun Xi smiled lightly and only said three words: "It's dark under the lamp." ”

Mu Hui understood and sneered: "It seems that this Liang Gonggong dares to do something foolish precisely because he is by the emperor's side." The weakness that can make the imperial concubine grasp the handle and take advantage of it, it seems that this is not a small thing. ”

But because of what she said, she remembered something, she pulled Mu Hui and whispered: "If it is really dark under the lights, if even the people around the emperor have been bought by her, then how many should I have in this Yikun Palace?" ”

When Mu Hui heard this, she was terrified. Since the consultant became the head of the worship room, and selected a group of carefully selected palace maids and eunuchs to be replaced in Yikun Palace, Chunxi has never doubted the people in his palace again. Now, thinking about it carefully, I am very afraid that if Tong Ruofei can achieve his goal so smoothly, then there must be an internal response in Yikun Palace.

Chunxi remembered that early that morning, when Oro Dai arrived, when he said that there were hidden weapons in the painting fan, all the hidden weapons were indeed shot out. At that time, they all thought that it was just Ying'er who was frightened and inadvertently touched the mechanism, which led to that tragedy.

But now that I think about it, there are not so many surprises. Most accidents are man-made, and that day is probably no exception.

If Liang Jiugong has really been bought by Tong Ruofei, then Ying'er is also likely to have been bought by Tong Ruofei. Since Fu'er got married, Ying'er has completely replaced Fu'er. Although what he did was not as much as before Fu'er, he was not as heavily charged as Fu'er. But Chunxi also trusted her and never doubted her.

Now, she feels suspicious.

"That day, the mother said that Xiao Gege was afraid of the heat and asked her to take a fan, originally the slave wanted to go, but Ying'er took the lead." Mu Hui recalled the situation at the time: "Obviously, there were a lot of fans in the box, why did she just take out that painting fan." ”

"What if, it's her who looks at that delicate painting fan, and it's the palace's favorite?" Chun Xi asked rhetorically.

Mu Hui shook her head: "No, since I know that it is my mother's beloved thing, how could I take it out on such an occasion." After all, there was also Jun Yao Gege who was eating at the same table, and Gege was still young after all, so it was inevitable that he would not know the severity of his movements. If the soup is sprinkled and the painting fan is dirty, Ying'er is afraid that she will not be able to bear the responsibility. At the beginning, she chose to let her enter the temple to serve and take over Fu'er's position, precisely because she understood things and knew what she could and couldn't do. How could she take out the fan and fan Xiao Gege because it was close or delicate. ”

Chun Xi snorted coldly: "In this way, Ying'er was premeditated?" ”

Mu Hui nodded: "If it weren't for that, how could the mechanism in the painting fan be so easily touched, and it was when I just knew that the painting fan was a hidden weapon." ”

Ying'er that day was indeed very strange, knowing that there was a problem with the painting fan, it was not better to throw it directly on the ground, or throw it farther away. Why is it so coincidental that I touched the mechanism? It was so coincidental that the fine needle in the mechanism killed the nurse and the little brother in her arms.

In the face of many coincidences, everything is not a coincidence.

"Niangniang, whether Ying'er is bought or not, this person can't be kept." Mu Hui reminded.

Chunxi raised her eyes and asked, "Where is she now?" ”

"Because of the death of the little elder brother, he is more or less inseparable from him, and now he can no longer stay in the inner hall to wait, but has been sent to work outside." Mu Hui replied.

"Okay, you can take her to the consultant firm, and then let the consultant pick a few suitable people to come over." Chun Xi commanded: "This Ying'er, since she can't stay, she can't just die." Let the consultant find a reason to handle it properly. ”

Mu Hui was about to go out to run errands, but was stopped by Chunxi: "You wait, this palace will go over in person." ”

Mu Hui didn't understand what Chunxi wanted to do, so she had to let Ying'er accompany her and go to the Jingshifang with Chunxi to find a consultant.