The dark guard nodded, knowing that his task for today had been completed, and he would not delay any longer, so he immediately turned around and left.

After the secret guard left, Du Qinyue sat alone at the table, opened the letter, and looked at it carefully. At the beginning of the letter, it can be called ordinary, it is nothing more than asking about Du Qinyue's physical condition and how he is in the palace.

Du Qinyue had heard a lot of these words, and she also thought that the purpose of General Du's letter was probably more than that, so she immediately skipped these contents and went straight to the point—looking at the middle of the letter.

- Sure enough, she learned the purpose of General Du's letter. The purpose of General Du's letter is very simple, it is nothing more than to take advantage of this concubine selection ceremony to arrange the people of the Du family in the palace. And this person from the Du family is not someone else, it is Du Lianghuan.

Looking at General Du's letter, although Du Qinyue was a little dissatisfied, she could only accept it. After all, Du Lianghuan came for the benefit of the Du family, and she had nothing to be dissatisfied with.

It's just that from the bottom of her heart, Du Qinyue has always been a little dislike for Du Lianghuan. I don't know if it's her delusion, Du Qinyue always feels that Du Lianghuan is unfathomable, if he gets along with her, he must be seeking skin with the tiger.

However, Du Lianghuan did not show any abnormalities on the surface, so Du Qinyue had no choice but to bury these doubts in the bottom of his heart and not say anything.

Because of General Du's letter, Du Qinyue immediately decided to take care of it, so that Du Lianghuan would definitely pass the draft. This is after all, this is for the emperor's draft, and the control must be very strict, even if it is Du Qinyue, he is not completely sure, so he has to call the people of Du Mansion to discuss together.

After the people from Du Mansion came, Du Qinyue made an appointment with him next to the Imperial Lake. At this time, it is early winter, the weather is very cold, and the area around the lake is already a withered, but there is no beautiful scenery, naturally it is inaccessible.

Such a scarcity of personnel also made it convenient for Du Qinyue to discuss major matters with the people of Du Mansion. After all, this matter is still not very glorious in the end. If someone finds out, it will inevitably be a troublesome thing. The two of them stood by the lake, talking carefully, occasionally watching out for anyone from afar.

It's just that they were only on guard against whether someone was coming from afar, but they never expected that there were originally people next to this royal lake.

And this person is not someone else, it is Ning Rongzhi. It turns out that right next to this royal lake, there is a kind of medicinal herb growing. Although this herb is not precious, it is also useful for treating headaches and brain fever. And this medicine can only be used in early winter every year, when the petals have just withered and the fruit falls, and its fruit can be picked. Other times, it's just an ornamental plant, and it's useless.

Besides, the sky is crisp today, and there is no fog that is common in winter, so it is the right time. Therefore, Ning Rongzhi chose to come to Yuhu Lake today to pick medicinal herbs.

Ning Rong didn't expect that he had only been picking for a while, when he heard the sound of footsteps coming in the distance.

Fang Cai Ning Rongzhi was concentrating on picking herbs, and did not notice the movement of the outside world, and when she heard the footsteps, the footsteps were already very close to her, and it was too late to leave.

As soon as Ning Rongzhi went, he rushed to panic. With her impression of the palace these days, she knows that there are many secrets in this palace. No matter which one is detected, it will definitely be a flying disaster.

In such a cold winter, it stands to reason that no one should come to Yuhu, and at this moment, it must be for something. On the one hand, Ning Rongzhi had no intention of snooping into the secrets of others, and on the other hand, he did not want to provoke the fire.

It's just that the footsteps are getting closer and closer, and Ning Rongzhi can't be allowed to think about it anymore. In a hurry, Ning Rongzhi had no choice but to hide in the mistletoe bushes on the side.

This "mistletoe", also known as "holly", is a tree that can bloom its branches and leaves even in winter. The mistletoe branches and foliage are luxuriant, just enough to cover the Ningrong branches.

As soon as Ning Rongzhi hid, the footsteps got closer and closer, and gradually came to Ning Rongzhi's side, pausing slightly beside the mistletoe bush.

Through the gap between the branches and leaves, Ning Rongzhi also saw clearly that the person who came was a man and a woman, but the part that was too detailed, she didn't dare to look at it anymore.

- In the end, there are cracks in this mistletoe bush, if it is because of her momentary curiosity that people discover themselves, it will inevitably be another bloody storm, it is better to hide it honestly.

While carefully hiding, Ning Rongzhi was also secretly praying, praying that the two of them would not be interested in this place and leave after a while. Otherwise, she really couldn't guarantee that she wouldn't accidentally make a noise and be noticed after a while.

Fortunately, the two had no intention of doing this, but they paused here for a moment, and then walked forward. After walking for a while, he happened to stop at a corner not far from Ning Rongzhi.

This position can be described as very advantageous for Ning Rongzhi. Not only because of the location of this corner, but also because of the surrounding trees, Ning Rongzhi was at the dead end of the two at this time, and the two of them couldn't see Ning Rongzhi, but Ning Rongzhi could have an unobstructed view of the two of them.

After making sure that the situation in front of him was generally safe, Ning Rongzhi relaxed slightly, raised his head cautiously, and looked in the direction of the two of them.

It turned out that the two were not strangers. There is even one who Ning Rongzhi knows and knows well.

The woman among them is not someone else, it is Du Qinyue. And the other person, dressed like a person from Du Mansion, just Ning Rongzhi didn't dare to be sure.

Ning Rongzhi never imagined that Du Qinyue and the two would talk here, let alone that he accidentally overheard Du Qinyue and the people of Du Mansion discussing near the Imperial Lake, and for a while, his intestines were a little remorseful.

It's just that there is no turning back from the bow, even if she regrets it, it is obviously not the right time to jump out at this time. Even if Du Qinyue is familiar with her, if she sees her come out, it is hard to guarantee that she will not think about it.

Moreover, as the days went by, the relationship between the two of them gradually changed. Ning Rongzhi vaguely found that his relationship with Du Qinyue was gradually not like the sisters that Du Qinyue said at the beginning, but more like a master and servant.

In the face of such changes, Ning Rongzhi was even more cautious, as if he was on the edge of the abyss and walking on thin ice. Moreover, after so many days of getting along, he also noticed something unusual about Du Qinyue, and realized that Du Qinyue may have some things to hide from her.

Because of these incidents, Ning Rongzhi thought about it again and again, and decided to hide here for the time being, and observe the changes in things. It really didn't work, so I hid until Du Qinyue and the others left, and then made plans.

What Ning Rongzhi didn't expect was that things were not as good as she expected, but there were some changes.

Because there was no one next to Yuhu at this time, the sound of Du Qinyue's conversation between the two would clearly reach Ning Rongzhi's ears, even if she didn't want to hear it, there was nothing she could do.

Faced with such a situation, Ning Rongzhi inevitably felt a little helpless, so he had to listen. Fortunately, she also felt a little puzzled about Du Qinyue's coming to Yuhu today, so she just made a mistake and listened to it.

It's just that the more he listened, the more Ning Rongzhi felt that something was wrong. The Du Qinyue in front of her didn't seem to be quite similar to what she had in her previous memories, but it was faintly overlapped with some vague impression.......

I only heard not far away, and the people from the Du Mansion asked Du Qinyue: "Niangniang, the stakes are very high, is it safe here?" If it's not safe, let's go and choose a secluded place, after all, there is no room for interludes in this matter. ”

"This palace is naturally very reliable, and where can someone like you intervene." Du Qinyue glanced at him lightly, her eyes full of disapproval.

These days, she was already anxious about Du Lianghuan, and now that this person is talking to her, she feels that she is being pointed at by a person whose status is far lower than herself, and she is quite dissatisfied in her heart, and she can't help but express sarcasm.

Hearing Du Qinyue say this, the man also understood that Du Qinyue was a little angry, and immediately didn't dare to say more, but said: "Since it is the position chosen by the mother, it must be very reliable." Anyway, your subordinates will listen to you, and we will discuss it here. ”

Seeing this person from Du Mansion like this, Du Qinyue's face softened a little, and a slight smile appeared on his face. And as Du Qinyue's face softened, the man also quietly breathed a sigh of relief and began to talk about business.

"This Du Lianghuan matter, how is the mother preparing." Seeing that it had been a few days since the concubine selection ceremony, the man couldn't help but feel a little anxious, and immediately got straight to the point and asked bluntly.

"What this palace can do, this palace naturally does everything. But the efforts of Bengong alone are not enough. Du Qinyue glanced at the corners of her eyes slightly, and said sarcastically, "Then Du Lianghuan wants to enter the palace, but I'm afraid there will be some difficulties." ”

"Where did you start with this? I don't know if Niangniang can talk about these difficulties one by one, and her subordinates can think of a way for Niangniang to come up with a perfect idea. As soon as they heard Du Qinyue say the word "difficult", the people of Du Mansion couldn't help frowning.

This time he came on the orders of General Du. General Du himself said that this time he can only succeed and not fail. If he fails, he doesn't have to come back.

General Du's methods, this person couldn't be clearer. If he can't handle this matter well today, I'm afraid he will really not be able to eat and leave. Therefore, where does this person dare to slack off?