In the Chenming Palace, there was no sound, except for the personal maidservants Shutong and Yuexi who were waiting on the side, the rest of the people were dismissed, and the already empty hall was even more empty and deserted.

Xian Guifei was standing beside the large rosewood long table and painting, and the pen was two gray geese, snuggling up to each other and combing their feathers.

Xian Guifei devoted herself to painting, not paying any attention to the things around her. Yue Xi wanted to talk a few times on the side, and finally made up her mind: "Niangniang, we have been locked up for three days, we should always think of a way, in case we are locked up for the rest of our lives, what if it is good?" ”

Concubine Xian raised her eyebrows slightly, moistened the ink, and said indifferently: "This palace believes that the Qing is self-purifying, and besides, this palace can't think of a way." ”

Yue Xi said anxiously: "Concubine Ying has such a good relationship with you, it is good to ask someone to send her a letter and let her find a way to rescue us." ”

Xian Guifei paused, frowned, and said: "She is about to give birth, and at this time, this palace doesn't want to pull her down to wade into this troubled water." ”

Yue Xi was about to speak, but Shu Tong hurriedly walked over and pulled her aside, and said, "Niangniang has her own measure, so don't disturb Niangniang's painting on the side." Although we are grounded, we are not short of food and clothing, what are you anxious about. ”

Yue Xi stomped her feet and said, "Sister, look, the food sent in by the Internal Affairs Office every day is either cold or rancid, who can survive this kind of hard life?" ”

While he was talking, he only heard the door of Chenming Palace being opened with a "squeak", Yue Xi was happy for a while, and exclaimed: "The door is open, did the emperor send someone to send a decree to let us out?" ”

When Concubine Xian heard the sound, she put down her pen and ink and walked to the outer hall, only to see a young woman in a gorgeous costume holding a maidservant's hand and stepping into the hall, and the heavy door closed behind her.

Concubine Xian looked at the woman's face, it was Li Chang there, and she was very surprised, and said strangely: "Li Chang is there?" How did you get into the temple? ”

Li Changzai smiled softly, pulled her sideburns, and replied, "The concubine bought off the guards guarding the door, and spent a lot of silver!" ”

Xian Guifei was even more suspicious and asked, "I have never had anything to do with you, why are you like this?" ”

Li Chang laughed out loud when she covered her mouth, glanced at Shu Tong and Yue Xi, and Xian Guifei understood, so she ordered the two of them to avoid it.

Li Chang stepped forward slowly, spit out her words lightly, and her voice was crisp and pleasant: "Does the concubine think that the concubine is here to care about the mother?" Niangniang guessed wrong, the concubine just came to fall into the well. ”

Concubine Xian was surprised: "I have no grievances with you, why did you say this?" ”

Li Chang snorted lightly in her nose and said, "Niangniang, you have no enmity with me, but your father has a deep enmity with me. Speaking of this, Li Chang shot a hateful gaze in her eyes, shooting straight at Xian Guifei like a sharp blade.

Seeing that Concubine Xian looked puzzled, Li Chang took a step forward and said hatefully: "The concubine's mother's family was originally a family of salt merchants in Caozhou, and my father has been doing the business of official salt, who knows, your father Xiao Yan accepted bribes for his own selfish interests, colluded with other salt merchants, squeezed my father, and set a trap, and finally made my family ruined, the debt was high, my father committed suicide, my mother also followed my father, my five-year-old sister was sent away, and I was sent to the palace as a slave. Poor my father and mother used to be husband and wife, Qin Se and Ming, my sister and I are also beautiful and pampered, now the family is busy, my sister's whereabouts are still unknown, all of this is thanks to your father! ”

Xian Guifei listened in a daze, and was stunned for a while, unable to speak for a while.

Li Chang was full of hatred in his eyes, and continued to complain: "Your father killed my father and mother, and my sister's life and death are unknown, so I will add it to you, so that he can also taste the loss of his loved ones." Didn't your father always rely on you to be a concubine, and do evil outside, you fell, I see how he still behaves for the tiger! ”

Concubine Xian suddenly woke up and said, "It turns out that the matter of the jade disc is a plan designed by you?" ”

"Not bad!" Li Chang raised his chin slightly and sneered: "I bought off the guards guarding the Taimiao and stole the jade plate." But that's not enough to kill you. I've got a killer feature! ”

As he spoke, Li Changzai took out a small roll of rice paper from her body and slowly unfolded it towards Xian Guifei, who saw it clearly and her face turned pale.

Li Chang looked at it in his eyes, and said proudly: "Niangniang's painting skills are really perfect, the people in this painting are so similar, others will know who this painting is at a glance, if the concubine is not mistaken, the person in this painting is Niangniang's sweetheart before entering the palace, that is, the brother of Ying Concubine Niangniang." Niangniang, if these paintings are seen by the emperor, what do you think will be the consequences? ”

Concubine Xian instantly understood that these paintings were usually hidden in the most hidden places in the inner room, but now that they were in the hands of Li Changzai, there must be a mole around her.

Concubine Xian said slowly: "Now I have a handle in your hands, let your fate fall, but if you send this painting to the emperor, it will only affect other innocent people." ”

Li Chang was laughing: "Concubine Xian is really an infatuated person, and she is still protecting her sweetheart at this moment, I don't want to think that you are already unable to protect yourself." However, I don't plan to present this painting to the emperor for the time being, Concubine Ying is kind to me, and I am not that ungrateful person. For the sake of other people's reputation and lives, as well as the future of Princess Qingning, please let Niangniang consider it herself! ”

After that, Li Chang put away the scroll and walked to the door of the palace, knocked a few times, the door opened, she stepped out of the threshold, looked back at the concubine, turned around and left, and the door of the palace closed again.

Xian Guifei only felt that her internal organs were like ten thousand arrows piercing her heart, and she was almost unstable on her feet, so Shu Tong hurriedly stepped forward to help. Xian Guifei broke free of Shu Tong's hand, smiled reluctantly, and said, "I want to clean myself, you go down first." With that, he staggered and fell onto the couch.

Before Dredging saw that her expression was very different, she was very concerned, but now she couldn't bear to leave, and Concubine Xian waved to her again and again, and she slowly withdrew from the hall.

Xian Guifei lay on the couch, holding the long silk ribbon on her clothes tightly with both hands, tears rolled down, and cried in her heart: Daddy, my mother and I have persuaded you many times, let you be honest and honest, don't form a party for personal gain, but you just don't listen, I don't know how many things you have done that have lost your conscience, and now, retribution is really coming, what should I do? My daughter is willing to die to atone for your sins!