The news of the postponement of the ceremony returned to the palace, and Ling Zhao angrily smashed the dragon jade handle in his hand, "Why did she give birth today?!" ”

"The prince is angry, when will a woman give birth, it is the will of heaven......"

"Providence? Yesterday, the doctor told me that the fetus was stable, and there should be some days, why did she have a seizure as soon as I entered the palace today?! Ling Zhao grabbed Chu Yugu's clothes, "Tell me, have you ever done anything to do it?!" ”

"Lord Wang, in this world, the last thing I want their mother and son to have an accident is to ......" Chu Yugu was already in tears, and his words were choked.

"If she wants to die, why did she die the day before the ceremony? This woman is truly abominable! Ling Zhao let go of Chu Yugu, turned around and saw Luo Qi kneeling beside him, and kicked him to the ground with one kick, "Such important information, you are so devoured, if you tell me about Xu Zhiyi's death first, there is still room for change in this matter......"

Wait for the death news to be reported tomorrow after the ceremony, and it doesn't matter if she Xu Zhiyi dies a hundred times.

"Lord Wang, it is you who ask everyone to report good news in advance and then report bad news......"

Ling Zhao was so angry that the corners of his forehead jumped.

"Lord Wang, now that the civil and military officials know that you are the master of the East Palace, the ceremony of establishing the prince is just a formality, postpone it, postpone it...... "Even if you enter the East Palace, it is not a great success, Ling Chong has been the prince for so many years, and he has not been deposed by your design. These words were on his lips, but Luo Qi didn't dare to say them.

Ling Zhao turned around and glared at Luo Qi fiercely, "Get out of here!! ”

Luo Qi hurriedly got up and retreated.

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"My poor Zhiyi, since she was pregnant, I haven't seen my mother's side, and now, it's gone......"

In Yanqing Palace, Mrs. Xu cried so much that her liver and intestines were broken, and Concubine Xu patiently persuaded her, "Sister-in-law's Day mourning is changing, we are all from here, and we all know that giving birth to a child is a ghost gate, and if you want to blame it, you can only blame Zhiyi for her blessing." ”

"There is a big mystery in this matter, Zhiyi didn't let me see her when I was pregnant, and the palace didn't send anyone to inform me when I was in labor, I don't know what is going on here...... "Mrs. Xu cried with a handful of snot and tears.

"Sister-in-law can't talk nonsense, I also visited the palace for you last time, and Zhiyi's condition is very good. She is so affectionate to the prince, she is gone now, and the prince must be as sad as you. Xu Guifei sighed, and said: "Since ancient times, it is difficult to live long, Zhiyi is too affectionate to the prince, if she can be more generous, marry a concubine for the prince earlier, and let other women open up the branches and leaves for the prince, wouldn't she be the same as a mother-in-law if she hugged her......

Shu Mei listened to the conversation between the two behind the curtain, and was both surprised and sad in his heart.

Like Mrs. Xu, she felt that this matter was very strange, after all, Ling Zhao had used Xu Zhiyi to threaten her last time...... However, Xu Zhiyi's death in childbirth led to the postponement of the Lichu ceremony, and Ling Zhao was the most affected. Unless, Sister Zhiyi, she did it on purpose!

Mrs. Xu stayed in Yanqing Palace for a long time, crying so much that her eyes were red and swollen, and she couldn't see anyone. Before leaving, Shu Mei brought hot water, carefully washed her face, and smeared some creams with swelling effect for her. When sending her out of the palace, Shu Mei carefully asked her if she felt better.

"Thank you for the county lord's careful care today, I'm much better."

"Madame is gracious. Sister Zhiyi was kind to me, I originally wanted to go to the palace to mourn, but Sister Zhiyi repeatedly told me not to go to the king before her death

I just hope that my wife will burn more incense wax money paper in front of my sister's spirit for me......"

"She told you not to go to the palace?" Mrs. Xu heard the point of Shu Mei's words.

Shu Mei nodded, and hurriedly explained: "When Sister Zhiyi was just pregnant, she liked to eat the green plums I made. I went to deliver the green plum twice, but she wouldn't let me go to the palace again. I don't know why, I heard that the Tianxiang Building in Changle Lane has something to do with the palace, and the owner of the building, Chu Yugu, also often goes in and out of the palace, so I went to the Tianxiang Building twice, and I didn't find anything...... Just ......"

"Just what?" Mrs. Xu asked eagerly.

"It's just that later, on the day I entered the palace for training, when I passed by Yong'an Lane, I was intercepted and killed by the Xili barbarians......"

"How can such a thing?!" Mrs. Xu looked surprised.

"I don't know if the interception of the Xili barbarians has something to do with my visit to Tianxianglou, maybe I'm thinking too much." Shu Mei said, took Mrs. Xu's hand and said, "Madame must be careful when she goes back, not only did I meet the assassin, but on the day of General Zhenxi's triumph, he also met the assassin in the downtown area...... But be careful. ”

"Okay, I've got it all down. Thank you, Lord Shire! Before leaving, Mrs. Xu patted her hand meaningfully.

Shu Mei intentionally or unintentionally revealed to Mrs. Xu the relationship between the palace and Tianxianglou, as well as the relationship between Tianxianglou and the assassination case, which not only attracted her attention, but also reminded her to be careful.

The Xu family is now considered powerful in the court, Mrs. Xu's father is the general Wang Xun of Guide, and her mother's family is also quite powerful in the army. Her time to stay in Yongan is running out, and this is the only thing she can do for Xu Zhiyi.

Before leaving for Beilin, Shu Mei had one more thing to do. She wanted to persuade her grandfather Shu Shi'an to take the initiative to resign, stay away from the national capital, and go to her aunt's house in Dongping to live for the rest of her life. There are some things that I can't afford to provoke, so I can only hide.

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At Ling Li's urging, the text of the peace talks between South Vietnam and Xili quickly took shape, and after being submitted to Emperor Chengde for review, it was passed to the Xili Mission, and the agreement could be signed only after the approval of the Xili royal court.

Looking for clues about Chu Qing, Ling Li was disappointed when he found that the painter of Dali Temple died of heat stroke in the summer. Recalling that when she was in Rouge Island, Chu Qing took care of the cochineal insects in the Worm Valley, and she also told Song You and Zhang Yi that she was a worm keeper, and she thought that she should go to the western border to find it.

After the end of the first month, Ling Li went to Yongnian Palace again to bid farewell to Emperor Chengde. Emperor Chengde was not able to force him to stay, and allowed him to return to the west at a later date.

Ling Li had already packed everything and was ready to set off at any time. This time he left, and he was ready to stay in the West. So before leaving, he specially asked Dong Yuejiao if he was willing to go with him. Dong Yuejiao was completely unprepared, and when she thought of the wind and sand in the northwest desert, she was afraid. Ling Li saw that her tone was hesitant, and immediately said that the Qiu Di Pavilion also needed someone to take care of it, and it was best for her to stay in Kyoto.

The day before departure, Ling Li went to the Hidden Dragon Temple to sweep the tomb of his mother, and went to the tablet in the Buddhist hall to add everlasting lamp oil.

When he was about to leave after the sacrifice, a little novice came in and handed him a piece of paper, and when he opened it, it was Yan Siniang's wanted notice! Looking at the back of the paper, there is a line of fly-headed small letters: "If you are looking for the person in the painting, come to the Suzaku Temple alone." Ling Li was surprised, and when he was about to ask carefully, he turned his head to find that the little novice had already run away.

Seeing that Ling Li's expression was different, Cao Zhong leaned over and glanced at it, and immediately dissuaded: "Your Highness, you can't go, don't forget the last time Xiangji Temple ......"

"Suzaku Temple is just south of the city, surrounded by the mansions of royalty and nobles, why not go and see it?" Ling Li folded up the wanted warrant and put it in his sleeve, turned around and walked out of the Buddhist hall.