Chapter 8: Rushing to the Palace
The Queen Mother thought that one Gu Chenfeng would be enough, but not long after Qingying left, she received a lot of information from unknown people.
And this information is not about anything else, it is exactly the same as what Gu Chenfeng said, it is all about the assassination of the empress.
Such an abnormal situation made the Queen Mother slightly aware of something wrong, if it was only Gu Chenfeng alone, so many people who had nothing to do with her came to report this matter, what was the situation?
Zhao Feng sent a few trustworthy palace people from Yongle Palace to squat at the gate of Cining Palace, but also wrote down those who obeyed Zhao Feng's orders to deliver the news.
"Mother."
Qing Hotaru's movements were fast, and she came back in less than a stick of incense.
"What did you find?"
The Queen Mother raised her eyes to look at Qingying, and seeing that Qingying's face was not good, the Queen Mother knew that it was probably not good news.
"Yongle Palace should indeed have something big, but the entire Yongle Palace is full of people, surrounded like iron buckets, and no news can be found."
Qingying continued to report,
"And Hu Fengxiang and others...... I don't know how to get any news. β
When the Queen Mother heard this, her face suddenly sank.
So many people she had placed in the Yongle Palace had become silent at the same time?
This must not be a coincidence.
At this moment, a face appeared in the Queen Mother's mind, and a slightly cruel smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
"It seems that Yongle Palace wants to turn the sky upside down."
At the same time, Hu Fengxiang had also entered the prime minister's mansion outside the palace.
Prime Minister Fan Shicheng was holding two fair women in transparent gauze skirts in his arms, and another woman was kneeling and pouring wine for Fan Shicheng, showing her charm.
Such a ridiculous scene made Hu Fengxiang unstoppable scolding in his heart, although he had long known that this Fan Shicheng was disrespectful, but looking at such a fragrant scene in front of him, Hu Fengxiang was still a little breathtaking.
"Shang Yi came to the old mansion at night, not just for what?"
The long dance finally ended, the sound of silk and bamboo paused, and Fan Shicheng drunkenly asked what he meant.
Although Fan Shicheng looked like a dog when he was in the court, he was just a bad old man who was looking for pleasure all day long in private.
"Fan Xiang, the slave maid rushed to the mansion today, and there is something important to report."
Hu Fengxiang said tentatively, and seeing that Fan Shicheng still had no intention of retiring from others, she added another sentence,
"It's about Yongle Palace."
Hearing the three words Yongle Palace, Fan Shicheng's eyes moved, and he immediately pushed away the two women in his arms.
"You all go down first."
After Fan Shicheng spoke, the musicians and maiko retreated one after another, and seeing that there was no one else, Fan Shicheng spoke again.
"What?"
"Your Majesty was assassinated and poisoned tonight, and now life and death are uncertain, and the entire Yongle Palace is in chaos!"
Hu Fengxiang conveyed the information according to Li Feng's instructions, Fan Shicheng was stunned when he heard this, and then laughed.
"How is this possible? The old man never received any news! If such a big thing happened, the old man would have known about it a long time ago. β
Hu Fengxiang secretly scolded in his heart, you old man has been controlled by Li Feng's eunuch, it's strange to be able to send you news!
But Hu Fengxiang didn't say these words, after all, what Li Feng confessed was just to pass on the news, and she didn't plan to say anything else.
"This slave doesn't know, she just came out to remind Fan Xiang."
Hu Fengxiang just wanted to leave this obscene room quickly,
"If Fan Xiang has nothing else to do, the slave will retire first."
"If the old man is not mistaken, Hu Shangyi should be the person under the Queen Mother."
Fan Shicheng's eyes flashed with a hint of inexplicability,
"The Queen Mother would be so kind-hearted and use this kind of thing to remind the old man?"
Fan Shicheng shook the wine glass in his hand,
"The Queen Mother doesn't think the old man will do anything, does she? If this is the case, then the Queen Mother really underestimated the old man. β
Hu Fengxiang laughed dryly, and it was only at this time that he suddenly understood why Li Feng asked them to do this.
This is to find sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight!
"The slave doesn't know these things."
Hu Fengxiang just wanted to leave quickly,
"The slave has already said everything she wants to say, so she won't bother Fan Xiang."
Fan Shicheng glanced at Hu Fengxiang from top to bottom with ill intentions,
"Isn't it that Hu Shangyi plans to throw himself into the arms of the old man? The old man looked at Shang Yi's appearance, if he was willing to be used by the old man, he would definitely not treat you badly. β
As soon as he heard this, Hu Fengxiang felt a burst of nausea in his heart, even if this Fan Shicheng was high and powerful and could be on par with the Queen Mother, she would definitely not commit herself to such a bad old man.
Fan Xiang laughed.
The expression on Hu Fengxiang's face was slightly stiff,
"There is still something to be busy in Yongle Palace, the slave and maid really can't stay for a long time, and I ask Fan Xiang to forgive me."
After saying this, without waiting for Fan Shicheng to answer, Hu Fengxiang immediately turned around and left after a quick salute, for fear that he would be stopped by Fan Shicheng again.
"My lord, do you need to get her back?"
A man's voice came from the shadows, it was Lin Xiao, the secret guard carefully cultivated by Fan Shicheng.
The smile on Fan Shicheng's face disappeared, replaced by an endless haze.
"Not necessarily."
"Then what she said about the queen's poisoning and uncertain life and death ......?"
"Whether it's true or not, that Hu Fengxiang is the Queen Mother."
Fan Shicheng's eyes were surging,
"If the Queen Mother wants to rely on this kind of trick to make the old man commit a disorderly act, then she really looks down on the old man."
"What's more, Gu Chenfeng has no news, so it can be seen that this news is not true."
Lin Xiao was a little hesitant when he heard this,
"Do you need to go down and look into it?"
"Go ahead."
Fan Shicheng nodded, "By the way, call all the musicians!" β
"Yes."
After a while, the Prime Minister's Mansion was filled with the sound of laughter and silk bamboo.
"It's timeβ"
The shouts of the palace people who beat the watch sounded again, and Li Feng stood at the door of the main hall of Yongle Palace, already with a list in his hand.
Seeing that most people obediently acted according to his orders, Li Feng was quite satisfied, but there were still a few stupid people who didn't cry when they didn't see the coffin.
But the most important thing, Hu Fengxiang and Gu Chenfeng, have already done a good job, so it is enough.
What he has to do is to dig out the minions of the Queen Mother and Fan Shicheng step by step.
Gently walking into the dormitory, the sound of a woman's gentle breathing came from the phoenix couch, and occasionally a few muffled dreams could be heard.
Li Feng crossed his arms and looked at the figure on the couch from afar, and sighed imperceptibly.
He still has a long way to go.
Just when Li Feng was about to lean on the pillar and squint slightly for a while after confirming the relevant matters, he suddenly heard the faint footsteps on the beam.
He knew someone wouldn't be able to sit still tonight.