Twelve years of the balance passed like this.

The Chinese New Year's Eve banquet in the twelfth year of Tianping is the most deserted Chinese New Year's Eve banquet since Lili entered the palace.

In addition to the pear Ling sitting on the left side of Dong Qilin, there are only Concubine Yixian, Concubine Song, Yu Zhaorong, Zhang Xiuyi, Liu Xiuyuan, Fu Chongyi, Meng Chongyuan, Wang Cairen and three or two maidens and maids.

There are only about a dozen people in the total, like Meng Xiuyuan and those low-ranking concubines are extremely peaceful, like an invisible person, Zhang Xiuyi, Fu Chongyi, etc. do not like to make trouble, so at this Chinese New Year's Eve banquet, only Concubine Yixian, Concubine Song and others said some festive words, as for the people next to them, they did not open their mouths.

So this Chinese New Year's Eve banquet is so cold that it doesn't seem to be like words.

This made Pear Ling also feel a little cold, although the earth dragon was burned in this hall, but Pear Ling still felt that there was a yin wind somewhere, blowing her bones cold.

There is also this golden and brilliant hall with bright candles, and the pear Ling also feels gloomy.

"Mother, but you feel cold?" The fifth princess, Qile, who was sitting next to the pear girl, saw her mother shivering, so she asked.

"Maybe!" Pear Ling took Qile's hand and touched Qile's head.

After the New Year, Qile should be six years old, and it is time to go to school, but fortunately, now that the harem is stable, she is more assured that Qile will go to school.

"Go get a cloak for your master." When Dong Qilin heard this, he instructed Zhihe Dao.

Although Dong Qilin said quietly, tonight's palace banquet was really deserted, so the people who were close below could still hear what Dong Qilin said.

Concubine Yixian sighed leisurely, Concubine Song had no expression, and Yu Zhaorong and Liu Xiuyuan were full of jealousy.

What is the expression of the next person, Li Ling didn't care, and thanked Dong Qilin, and discussed with Dong Qilin about Qile's study next year.

Chinese New Year's Eve passed so plainly and coldly.

On the first day of the first month of the thirteenth year of Tianping, Li Ling went to Qi Ning Palace to see the Zhao family.

"What are you going to do?" Zhao's expression was very calm, and her tone was still the same gentle and gentle appearance as before, with her dressed in sea green, as if she was a kind nun, serving the Buddha, with clear ears and eyes.

"There are a lot of questions in my heart, so I ask Sister Zhao to solve my doubts." There was no expression on Pear Ling's face, as if Pear Ling went to Zhao's palace back then, which was a common thing.

"The poor nun doesn't know what the imperial concubine doesn't know, if it's something that the imperial concubine doesn't know, how can the poor nun know." Zhao directly called himself a nun.

"Let's not talk about other things for the time being, Xu is an entanglement of interests, Xu is an old grudge, but there is one thing, please Sister Zhao know everything!" In the end, Rito's words were a little intense.

"Poor Ni probably knows what Niang Niang is talking about." Zhao smiled eerily.

Li Ling sneered in her heart, it seems that things are inseparable from the Zhao family!

"It seems that my sister's service to the Buddha for a month has been effective, no, I can actually pinch it!" Ri Ling sarcastically said.

"Isn't this all thanks to the blessing of the mother?" Zhao gritted his teeth and said, if it weren't for Liling, she would definitely not have fallen like this!

"Sister Zhao is wrong, if it is because of this palace, with Sister Zhao's ability, at most she will be demoted by one or two levels, Sister Zhao can end up like this, the first thing to thank should be the eldest princess, in the end, this is also my sister's own sin, maybe those lonely souls and wild ghosts who were killed by my sister are secretly blessed and not necessarily, otherwise with the eldest princess, I am afraid it will be difficult to bring down my sister." Ri Ling lowered her voice and smiled in her eyes.

"Clever words!" Zhao snorted coldly, his face was a little bad, and he stopped talking.

"It's far away, the next thing is that the palace doesn't want to worry about you, but there is one thing!" Li Ling's beautiful eyes widened, stared at Zhao Shi and said, "Did Concubine Wande Li Miaohan die at your hands?!" ”

Zhao saw that Li Ling was a little angry, so he laughed.

Seeing Zhao's appearance, Li Ling's heart suddenly resented hatred, and she raised her hand and gave Zhao a heavy slap.

After the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet dispersed last night, Liling received the news about the death of Concubine Wande that she couldn't wait for, and the answer was Zhao.

In this way, Li Ling figured it out, Shen Xiurong saw the Zhao family plotting to kill Concubine Wande, so he took this opportunity to move closer to the Zhao family half threatening and half taking refuge, but later the two didn't know why they collapsed, and the Zhao family framed Shen Xiurong and murdered Concubine Jing's fetus, so Shen Xiurong was sent to the cold palace, and later saw the light of day again through the hands of Concubine Jing, and after Shen Xiurong got out of the cold palace, he knew that the Zhao family would definitely not let her go, so he arranged such a play.

Shen Xiurong knew that Li Ling and Concubine Wande had a lot to do with each other, so he left this news and told Li Ling that Concubine Wande was killed by the Zhao family, and if Li Ling took revenge for Concubine Wande, it would be equivalent to indirectly avenging Shen Xiurong.

As for why this news was sent after the defeat of the Zhao family, it is unknown to Li Ling.

She only needs to know that Concubine Wande's matter is indeed related to the Zhao family.

However, Li Ling is a little incomprehensible, if it is said that the Zhao family harmed her, the six princes, Concubine Li, and Concubine Jing, Li Ling can understand, after all, they are either favored or have children, and there is a conflict of interest with the Zhao family, but what is the conflict of interest between Concubine Wande and the Zhao family?

Concubine Wande is not favored, and she has no heirs, she is still a princess of another country, she will not be favored in this life, let alone have an heir, and Concubine Wande and the Zhao family do not have any old grudges, why would the Zhao family attack Concubine Wande?

"If you made a move on the poor nun because of Concubine Wande, then the poor nun really regretted what he did on the day of his death," Zhao sighed faintly, "The poor nun has always been merciful, and Concubine Wande has no grudge against the poor nun in the past, so why should the poor nun be embarrassed by Concubine Wande?" ”

"Don't tell this palace, Concubine Wande's death has nothing to do with you!"

"Is this related, naturally there is, but the culprit is not a poor nun," Speaking of this, Zhao laughed lowly, "Concubine Wande is just a substitute for someone else's ghost, it's a pity." ”

"What do you mean?!" The reason why Li Ling couldn't figure out who would kill Concubine Wande was because Concubine Wande had nothing to do with the people in this harem, who would harm her!

"What Poor Ni means is that Niangniang should blame Concubine Li, after all, Concubine Wande is a substitute for Concubine Li, but unfortunately, Concubine Li was lucky to survive at the beginning, but in the end she died in front of Poor Ni, and wasted Concubine Wande's life in vain!" Zhao still had a smile on his face, and he looked no different from the gentle and virtuous Concubine Niangniang before, but the words in his mouth seemed to come from a devil.

Pear Ling shuddered.

The meaning of Zhao's words is very clear, the person she wanted to kill was Concubine Li, but there was chaos at that time, and the last person who was pushed out was Concubine Wande, so Concubine Wande died and was under the chaos.

It was a calamity without a cause.