Rong Ya heard Zhuzhi mention the three words of Yun Shao Envoy, and suddenly pouted and stopped making a sound.

In the past, when Yun Yao was in the Hehuan Palace, everyone in the entire palace was very convinced of her, because she was smart and well-controlled, and she was very popular.

And Rong Ya also remembered every word Yun Yao said very clearly.

Yun Yao said that as a queen, she must have the majesty of a queen, and there is nothing wrong with being kind-hearted, but the punishment cannot be tolerated, otherwise everyone will think that she is a queen and easy to bully, and she will slowly climb on her head in the future.

Now Zhuzhi obviously means the same thing, let Rong Ya not tolerate this little palace maid.

"The queen spares her life, the slave didn't mean it, the slave heard that Mrs. Jiang from Yiguo was here, so she hurriedly ran over and wanted to see Mrs. Jiang. As soon as the little palace maid heard Zhuzhi's words, she hurriedly interceded for herself.

"Do you want to see Mrs. Jiang?" Rong Ya asked after listening to the little palace maid's words.

"Queen Qiyu, slave Xiaoqing, want to dare to ask Mrs. Jiang about the whereabouts of the slave sister. When Xiaoqing heard Rong Ya's question, she cried and said, "The slave maid was separated from her sister before entering the palace, and she has been separated for several years. In the past few years, the slave maid asked people everywhere to inquire, and only then did I find out that my sister might have arrived in Yiguo and became a palace maid in Yiwang's palace, so the slave and maid ......"

Xiaoqing's reason is indeed excusable, so there is nothing wrong with her running in a hurry, Rong Ya has always been kind-hearted, and glanced at Zhuzhi, as if she wanted Zhuzhi to watch it.

Zhuzhi had no choice but to take Rongya, she always felt that it was not a good thing for the queen to be too soft-hearted, but she had no choice but to stomp her feet and said: "If the mother doesn't want to pursue Xiaoqing, then don't pursue it." The slave and maid went to the treasury again. ”

After saying that, Zhuzhi left a little sullenly.

Jiang Yi took in this scene, and suddenly felt that the little queen in front of her was really too approachable, and even a first-class palace maid dared to talk to her so arrogantly, without any majesty.

She even thought that if she thought that she had become a queen, or even a queen, she must not be like Rong Ya, she would definitely be the most noble and majestic queen, no matter who she was, she would never dare to offend her.

"Xiaoqing, get up and talk back. Rong Ya said, "For the sake of you also having a hard time, this time this palace will not pursue you." It just so happens that Mrs. Jiang is here, so you should ask her what your sister's surname is, and see if you can find any news about your sister?"

Rong Ya only cared about helping Xiaoqing find her long-lost sister, but she didn't see the calculation in Xiaoqing's eyes.

Xiaoqing took out a painting from her sleeve, which was a small portrait of a woman, she slowly opened the painting and showed it to Mrs. Jiang, and to Mrs. Jiang's surprise, the woman on the portrait turned out to be Xiaomei next to He Meiren!

Of course, she is no stranger to this person, and He Meiren's time in Yiwang Palace is not short, for several years, this Xiaomei has always been by her side. She knew that He Meiren was brought in by Shen Che from outside the palace, and Xiao Mei had been by He Meiren's side since that time, which was more consistent with what Xiao Qing had just said.

"Mrs. Jiang, do you know this woman, if so, can you tell Xiaoqing where she is?" Rong Ya asked.

Jiang Yi suddenly felt a little unsure how to speak, but she looked at Xiaoqing's expectant gaze, and still told the truth: "I know this woman, she is the palace maid Xiaomei next to He Meiren in the harem of His Royal Highness King Yi." However, Xiaomei and He Meiren committed an accident some time ago, and they have already been executed by His Highness. So Xiaoqing, you may not see your sister anymore. ”

Xiaoqing listened to Mrs. Jiang's words, a look of shock flashed in her eyes, as if she couldn't believe it, and then she remembered, the expression on her face turned into sadness, and then asked, "Madam, can you please tell the slave maid, when did the slave's sister die?"

"It's been months, February or March? I don't know. Mrs. Jiang said, "However, I really didn't think that Xiaomei would be your sister." When I return to Yiguo, if I have the opportunity, I will ask His Highness to send someone to send Xiaomei's ashes to you, so that your sisters can be reunited. ”

When Xiaoqing heard this, she immediately knelt down with a thud and said thank you: "Thank you, Mrs. Jiang, Madame's great kindness, and the slave is grateful." ”

"Okay, you go down, don't be reckless, if you are caught by the bamboo branch next time, even this palace will not be able to help you. Rong Ya said, and let Xiaoqing leave, and she and Jiang Yi returned to the hall again and continued to eat and chat.

And Xiaoqing, who was still crying just now, brought the rain to Xiaoqing, but after turning to leave, he immediately rushed out of the Hehuan Hall and headed towards Jianzhang Palace.

At this time, in the Jianzhang Palace, the seven vassal kings were impressively seated, and they were smiling and laughing during the banquet, so lively. All of them wore disguised masks, talked and laughed freely, and seemed to have no suspicion at all.

The Queen Mother sat on the main seat, watching the few vassal kings below play on the spot, and couldn't help sneering in her heart. No matter how these vassal kings are powerful in their respective fiefdoms, they must be restrained in front of her.

At this time, Aunt Jinxiu came in from outside, walked to the side of the Empress Dowager Qin, bent down and attached it to her ear, and whispered something, but saw a suspicious look flashing on the Empress Dowager's face, and then said to the seven vassal kings:

"Although you eat first, there is still something to mourn the family, so leave for a while. ”

After speaking, the Empress Dowager Qin left with the support of Jinxiu and walked towards the side hall next to her. In the side hall, Xiaoqing was waiting inside, and when she saw the Queen Mother coming, she hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

"What's the situation?" the Queen Mother saw Xiaoqing, didn't say anything else, and asked directly.

The queen mother was really wise, and the slave maid said that she was going to inquire about her sister's whereabouts, and the queen mother immediately helped the slave and maid ask Mrs. Jiang. Xiaoqing replied, "According to Mrs. Jiang, He Meiren and Xiaomei died a few months ago, whether it was February or March, she can't remember clearly. ”

"Is that really what she said?" When the Queen Mother heard this, a sharp look flashed in her eyes, and she asked.

"Back to the Queen Mother, Mrs. Jiang did say so. She also said that she was executed by His Royal Highness King Yi after committing a crime. Xiaoqing continued, "As for the rest, the slave didn't dare to ask more questions for fear of arousing the suspicion of Madame Jiang and the queen's mother. ”

"Hmph, that's enough, there's no need to ask more, you go down first. Remember, this is not to be mentioned to anyone. The Queen Mother commanded, and then waved her hand at Xiaoqing.

Xiaoqing quickly retreated, and only the Empress Dowager Qin and Jinxiu were left in the side hall.

"Queen Mother, if the queen knows that you promised her to see Mrs. Jiang because you had the intention of using her, I am afraid she will be sad. Jinxiu said.

"Then don't let her know. The Queen Mother sneered, "Ya'er is the most soft-hearted, affectionate and righteous, she wants to entertain Mrs. Jiang in order to inquire about the news of Yun Yao and Lu Yingquan." I asked Xiaoqing to pretend to inquire about my sister's news, which happened to resonate with her, and it was easiest to arouse her compassion, and she would definitely help Xiaoqing ask Mrs. Jiang. But this matter, you know it, as for Ya'er, let her think that she just helped a poor little palace maid. ”

"The Queen Mother is wise. Splendid admired from the bottom of his heart.

In terms of the ability to calculate people's hearts, Jinxiu has probably only served three people in her life, one is the Queen Mother in front of her, one is the former Jiang Beauty, and now the Queen Mother Jiang, and the other is Yun Yao.

And now, Rong Ya has also become one of the Queen Mother's calculations, so that Jiang Yi unknowingly fell into the trap without knowing it.

If what Jiang Yi said was true, He Meiren and Xiaomei had died in February or March, then the last letter from Yiwang Palace could not have been sent by He Meiren and them.

Because of the last letter received by the Empress Dowager Qin, the content on it was that Lu Yingquan was suspected of murdering the little prince of Yiguo, and had been expelled by King Yi to eat fast and recite Buddha in Ci'en Temple.

The little prince of Yiguo was born in April and died in mid-May, and it is only a month and a half away from now, so Jiang Yi can't be mistaken. But Jiang Yi clearly stated that Xiaomei's death time was February or March, which means that He Meiren and they have been dead for a long time.

In other words, it is very likely that the letters sent to Ning Palace after March are all fake, and they were written by someone pretending to be Xiaomei.

"Jinxiu, what are the contents of the last few letters we received?" Empress Dowager Qin thought for a moment and asked.

"His Royal Highness King Yi favored Mrs. Jiang, snubbed Lu Yingquan, and expelled Lu Yingquan from the palace. Jinxiu said, "The last few letters seem to have been sending us a message that Mrs. Jiang is very favored. ”

In other words, it is very likely that Shen Che deliberately wrote it to mislead us. The Queen Mother said, "Shen Che knows that the mourning family is on his birthday, and he will definitely test his truth, and if he doesn't know it, he will detain the people around him as hostages, so he will get a fake favorite concubine to come out and let the mourning family detain the wrong person?"

"Most likely. Jinxiu said, "But the Queen Mother, if His Royal Highness King Yi really has such a scheming, then this time he must not be let out of the capital, otherwise he will be released and returned to the mountain." ”

"You can arrange this matter, you must do it unknowingly, so that Shen Che will not be able to detect the clues. The Queen Mother said, "Speaking of which, although that Jiang Yi is likely to be Shen Che's trick, she is the niece of the Jiang family, and the mourning family is not impossible to use." Do you know what to do?"

Jinxiu listened to the Queen Mother's words, quickly understood what the Queen Mother meant, and then hurried down to make arrangements.

After solving the doubts in her heart, the Queen Mother got up and returned to the banquet, and continued to push the cup and exchange lamps with a few vassal kings, as if nothing had happened, and everything was as usual.

But Shen Che was not so easy to deceive, he had always been cautious, just now Empress Dowager Qin suddenly left the table and came back suddenly, and Jiang Yi was not by his side, he didn't know what was going on, so he was subconsciously worried that Jiang Yi was likely to expose something.

Shen Che calculated everything, but he missed one thing. He thought that if he didn't tell Jiang Yi why, it would be the safest, even if Jiang Yi fell into the hands of the Empress Dowager Qin, he wouldn't know anything. But this time, it was precisely Jiang Yi's ignorance that betrayed him and betrayed his secret.

Jiang Yi didn't know that He Meiren and Xiaomei were also meticulous, she just thought that they were executed because they offended Lu Yingquan, so they were inadvertently exposed, but the Queen Mother spied out the truth from these three words.