The journey back to Beijing was twice as fast as before, and although their journey was already slow, they had already walked most of the distance in ten days. [Full text reading. 】

At night, they found the best inn in the neighborhood to stay, they were already very careful, but they were still hit, and Chunxi and a female family were all kidnapped. By the time Nalan Rongruo and Oro Dai woke up, they didn't know where they had gone. In the inn, except for the guards and salutes, there was no one else. The innkeeper and Xiao Er who I saw last night, and even the guests, are all gone.

"If you ask for money, the kidnappers will inevitably show up. It's just that there is no trace of our salute being passive, and it seems that the kidnappers may not want money. After looking at everything around him, Oro Dai analyzed: "Perhaps, they have a purpose, they don't know who we are, this is a premeditated kidnapping." ”

"Anyway, now that the person is lost, we must find the person first. I'll go to the government to borrow troops, and you can take people around to look around and see if there are any clues. Nalan Rongruo quickly calmed down, and after dividing the labor with Oro Dai, the two of them went separately, hoping to be able to save them safely.

When Chunxi woke up from her slumber, she was tied to the bedpost, but as if the person who tied her was not afraid of escaping, the rope was tied loosely, and she broke free with a little force.

She is a hut, to be precise, a woman's boudoir. She looked at the furnishings around her, she was very elegant and exquisite, and she must be a particular person. As she reached the door, the door suddenly opened, and a woman in her thirties entered. It's just that she seems to be in very bad shape, and she has been covering her abdomen with her right hand, which looks like it should be very painful.

"Why did you bring me here? Who are you? She stared at her warily, although the other party didn't seem to be harmful at the moment, but she was pregnant now, and she didn't want to take any risks without knowing it.

As if he hadn't heard, the other party sat down on the chair at the table by himself, picked up a bowl of medicine and drank it all. Chunxi looked at her in astonishment, a little unclear, and thought of several reasons in her heart, but she vetoed them one by one. She was confused now, she didn't know the other party's purpose at all, she couldn't guess. The only thing that is certain is that the other party did not mean to hurt her.

Xu is body improved after drinking the medicine, but I saw the woman raise her head to look at Chunxi and smile at her: "Sit down, Concubine Yiniang." ”

"Do you recognize me?" Chunxi's vigilance subconsciously increased a lot, this person recognized her, and the purpose of tying her up is worth studying.

The other party smiled slightly: "I don't know each other, but I know that the favorite concubine around the emperor will pass by this road, I only know that I have to see you, even if it is in this way." ”

Chunxi was puzzled, staring at her like a torch: "What do you mean?" ”

"I don't know if Niangniang has ever heard the name Yinglan?" The woman smiled again, looking a little sickly, and spoke in a polite tone.

Chun Xi thought about it carefully, these two words are indeed a little familiar, but suddenly, she couldn't remember, seeing that her face was full of doubts, the other party reminded: "In the matter of Niangniang's entry into the palace, have you ever heard of any palace secrets?" ”

Chun Xi was taken aback, a little incredulous: "Are you also the person next to Empress Renxiao?" ”

"My name is Yinglan." Yinglan is the personal female official next to Empress Renxiao, and she is the aunt in charge of Kunning Palace. When she followed Empress Renxiao at the beginning, it can be said that she had to be windy and rainy, whether it was the masters in the middle or the palace maids and eunuchs in various palaces and palaces, they had to act according to her eyes. Although Empress Renxiao is a benevolent and kind person, there is a resolute Aunt Yinglan by her side.

About Yinglan, Chunxi doesn't know much, only that she disappeared not long after Empress Renxiao died in childbirth. I never thought that we would meet in such a place and in such a way. And the person in front of him, where is the rumored strong and shrewd woman, is just a sick woman.

"I believe that Concubine Yi has heard the name of the slave maid." Yinglan spoke weakly, as if she had suffered a heavy blow to her abdomen, and her hand was held all the time, enduring the pain.

"Inviting the mother like this is really negligent and presumptuous for the slave." Yinglan said a little apologetically.

Chun Xi smiled helplessly: "I have never seen such a way to ask for it." My aunt's method is indeed different from everyone else. ”

Yinglan smiled: "I hope Niangniang can forgive a person who is about to die, if not, I'm afraid the slave maid will not have the opportunity to talk to Niangniang face-to-face like this." ”

Suxi is surprised, she is about to die? Seeing her like this, Chunxi was quickly relieved, no wonder she looked so painful. It's just that I don't know what kind of stubborn disease she has, and it seems that she has a hard time even speaking.

"Did Niang Niang take a woman by her side recently?" Yinglan asked her.

Chun Xi thought it was funny: "Aren't our people all fascinated by you, they should all be arrested by you, and the person you asked should be among them." ”

Yinglan shook her head: "No, she wasn't there, and when we asked Niangniang to come back, she was already missing." ”

Chun Xi was a little incredulous: "How could she escape?" ”

Yinglan was also at a loss, obviously she didn't care much about the person who escaped, but she took out a piece of paper from her sleeve, opened it and put it in front of Chunxi. This is a painting, and the person in the painting is very similar to Yan Wan's chubby appearance before entering the palace. Yinglan said: "This is a portrait of the previous poems. ”

"Now she's lost a lot of weight, and she looks much better than the person in the painting." Ulva said.

Yinglan chuckled: "Niangniang really thinks that the person you see is a real poet?" ”

Puzzled, he looked at her and asked, "Isn't it?" ”

"Of course not, the real poetry died ten years ago, in my arms, and there is no possibility of survival." Yinglan smiled bitterly: "No matter who Niangniang sees, she must not be a real poet." ”

Chun Xi smiled: "You took great pains to invite me here, just to tell me these old things?" You say you're Yinglan, why should I believe it? Whether it's Yinglan or poetry, I've never seen it. What do you say, do I have to believe it? ”

"Niangniang is suspicious of me" Yinglan was not surprised.

"Isn't it doubtful?" Chun Xi said with a smile: "I went out with the emperor to enjoy the mountains and rivers to enjoy the great rivers and mountains of the Qing Dynasty, which was originally a good thing and a happy event." But I never thought that at such a time, there would be your appearance, which is really a bit of a bad scenery. ”

Yinglan smiled bitterly: "It's disturbing the mother's interest, it's really a slave." The slave doesn't ask the maid to believe me, but she also asks the maid not to easily believe the person who pretends to be poetic. ”

Chun Xi was stunned: "I can believe it all, or I can not believe it." It's just that now it seems that she is more credible than you, after all, her own sister knows me very well. Their sisters look so similar that it's hard to wonder if they're not sisters. ”

Yinglan said: "If the slave told the maid that the poem was killed by the slave and maid herself, and she died thoroughly in the arms of the slave and maid, or if the slave and maid buried her herself, would the maid be willing to give a little trust to the slave?" ”

Chunxi looked at her and didn't speak.

"Please believe the words of a dying man." Yinglan persuaded him: "Many times, what the eyes see is not true, and what people believe is true may not be right. How things are in the world, you need to be careful. Niangniang has been in the palace for ten years, these truths should have been understood a long time ago, right? ”

"What exactly are you trying to say? Or, what exactly do you want? Chun Xi didn't want to believe that she had gone to great lengths to tie her up here just to remind her that there was a person pretending to be poetry by her side. And this person may be bad for her.

Whether it is a real poem or not, in fact, as long as you return to the palace and meet Yan Wan, you can know. If that Li Yu is really an impostor, what is she trying to hide it for? And at this time, a person who claimed to be Yinglan invited her in such a strange way, not just to give her a wake-up.

"What the slave asks for is actually the same as what the mother wants." Yinglan smiled.

Chunxi looked at her, waiting for her next words, but saw her cough suddenly, she couldn't bear it, took out a handkerchief and gave it to her, and gently patted her back for her to make her feel better.

Yinglan seemed to be moved by her sudden action, looked at her with tears in her eyes, and said gratefully: "Thank you for your care." ”

Chun Xi handed her the handkerchief and sat down on a chair beside her.

Yinglan looked at her and smiled slightly: "In the past, if I was not feeling well, the queen mother would personally care for me." She never treated me like a subordinate, she was really kind and nice to people. ”

"I'm not interested in Empress Renxiao's kindness." "After all, I have never been masked with her, and I don't need to be grateful for her kindness. ”

Yinglan smiled, laughing very presumptuously and loudly. It was probably the loudest she'd been since she walked in, though she coughed violently after laughing.

"Although Niangniang is not interested in the affairs of the queen, I hope that Niangniang will be very interested in the affairs of Emperor Tong's concubine. Otherwise, the slave and maid will be in vain today. Yinglan looked at Chunxi, and a trace of sadness flashed in her eyes. It seemed that in her eyes, what she saw was death, despair.

She longed for a glimmer of life, and she longed for her life to last a little longer, but it seemed to be too late. When a person makes the wrong choice, it means facing an irreversible situation, and you have to bear it alone.

"What do you mean by that?" Chunxi looked at her, as if there were many, many secrets in her eyes, waiting for someone to dig out.

"The cause of the queen's death, I believe Concubine Yi is very interested in hearing it." Yinglan pursed her lips and took out a letter from her sleeve again.