Chapter 122: A Thief's Heart Doesn't Die
The people sent by Fei Gong were still waiting outside the palace gate.
"The Queen Mother is very pleased to get this gift, and she specially asks this girl to reward you with ten taels of silver, and you can go to the Internal Affairs Office with the palace people to collect it later." Ling'er walked out and said, "Also, you can tell Master Fei when you go back, the Queen Mother is no longer angry about the loss of Lian Zheng, and she wants him to rest assured." ”
When the man was rejected by Ling'er to see the Queen Mother, he had already guessed such a result, but he hadn't really completed what Fei Gong had explained, so he said cautiously, "Please also ask Miss Ling'er to thank the Queen Mother on behalf of the slave." There is another thing, that is, my family Lord Fei asked Lord Chen Ji to bring back a thing a few days ago, and I came to retrieve it today, but I didn't see Lord Chen Ji, can I ask the girl to bring a slave to see it. ”
Ling'er was stunned for a moment, and then she understood the true purpose of Fei Gong's sending.
Her eyes rolled a few times, and Ling'er lowered her voice: "The Queen Mother has always refused to settle down because Lord Chen Ji has always refused to settle down, and there are many flowers outside, so she decreed that he is not allowed to go out at will, and even it is extremely difficult for us to see him." If you want to get it back, you will have to wait a few days. ”
The man understood the meaning of Ling'er's words, nodded hurriedly, and said, "The slave only knew, so I went back and told Master Fei." ”
Ling'er looked at his back, sneered, and turned back.
She had to go back to her house and put the jade pendant away.
With such a rare treasure, she felt that she could leave the palace as soon as possible to find Li Yin.
Ling'er's house is located next to the Empress Dowager Wu's bedroom, with only a thin wooden wall in the middle, so that when the Empress Dowager Wu has something to do, Ling'er can ensure that she is on call.
Ling'er walked in quietly, planning to hide the jade pendant under the bed first, and then move to other places when she had the opportunity to do so later.
As soon as he lifted the sheets, without warning, a man's big hand suddenly stretched out and grabbed Ling'er's thin wrist.
Ling'er exclaimed in fright and sat on the ground.
"Hugh has to speak out, beware of being listened to by the Queen Mother." The man under the bed whispered.
Ling'er's face turned pale.
"Chen, Lord Chen, why did you come to the slave's room?"
Chen Ji wiped a handful of dust and sweat from his face.
"The queen mother keeps people left and right, the villain really suffers, Fang Cai, if it weren't for the villain's excuse to have a stomach disease, he wouldn't be able to come here."
Ling'er nervously listened to the voice next door.
Just before she went to reply to the person sent by Fei Gong, Ling'er had already made the bed for Empress Dowager Wu and served her to sleep, and it was estimated that she was already asleep at this time.
"Lord Chen rashly came to the slave room, if the queen mother knows, guessing that you and I have a private relationship, the slave and maid can't afford it. Lord Chen needs to come quickly if he has something, and he can't act so recklessly in the future. Ling'er said.
"The villain is also helpless." Chen Ji crawled out from under the bed, "The villain is guarded so closely by the Queen Mother, it is impossible to get out of the palace, but there is still one thing to do, I want Miss Ling'er to do it for me." ”
"But do you want the slave to go to Lord Fei's mansion?" Ling'er asked.
Chen Ji waved his hand.
"This time I want you to go to Lord Wangsi's mansion."
Ling'er thought about it and vaguely remembered this Lord Wangsi. Knowing that he is the son of Wang Ping, a famous general of the Shu Han Dynasty, but his official position is not high, although he is a Beijing official, he has no actual power, not to mention in front of the queen, I am afraid that even in front of the ministers, there is rarely a place to speak.
"How could Lord Chen have a relationship with this person?"
"This, Miss Ling'er doesn't need to ask more, you just need to go." Chen Ji said.
Ling'er looked a little reluctant.
"Lord Chen doesn't know who he has befriended outside, and if the Queen Mother knows, he will have to strictly control you. Also, slaves and maids have always rarely left the palace, and if they go to the house of such a courtier with a very low official position, I am afraid that they will also be suspected, so it is better for Lord Chen to choose someone else. ”
"Miss Ling'er doesn't know, although this Wang Si's official position is not high, but because his father once guarded the Wujun fortress, he has won the hearts of the people and the military of Wujun. If this person goes to Wujun and gathers a group of men, it will be an easy matter. Chen Ji said.
Ling'er was frightened.
"Lord Chen wants Wang Si to go to Wujun to recruit troops, could it be you...... No wonder Lord Fei Gong sent someone to look for you just now, presumably the two of you have already done a good job of buttoning, specifically to seek His Majesty's Sheji? ”
Chen Ji was so frightened that he covered Ling'er's mouth.
"Slaves and maids really don't dare to participate in such a big event." Ling'er was bent on leaving the palace as soon as possible to find Li Yin and leave, and she no longer had the heart to help Chen Ji do such a thing.
Chen Ji saw Ling'er's resolute tone, and suddenly sneered.
"You girl, how many days has Lord Ben been out of the palace, you can also look down on it like this? You need to know that you and Li Yin's affairs are well known to Lord Ben, killing Wu Zhi and the eunuch of the imperial dining room, you released Li Yin privately, and you just swallowed the jade pendant that Lord Fei Gong gave to the Queen Mother, if Lord Ben goes to the Queen Mother to mention it, you will not be able to live. ”
Ling'er was told this by Chen Ji, and cold sweat immediately flowed down her forehead.
I didn't expect everything I did to be known by this Chen Ji.
Wu Zhi, that is, the stupid nephew of the Empress Dowager Wu.
Since Wu Zhi was killed in the palace, Empress Dowager Wu has been sad for a long time, and until recently, she will often talk about it, if this matter is known by Empress Dowager Wu, I am afraid that she will really have no possibility of living. She must be just a maid, you can see it everywhere in the palace, but Chen Ji has only one.
After hesitating for a long time, Ling'er gritted her teeth.
"What does Lord Chen want the slave to do with Wang Si?"
Chen Ji leaned on Ling'er's ear and whispered a few words.
"It's as simple as that?" Ling'er was a little unconvinced.
Chen Ji took out a letter written on Ayazi from his arms and shook it: "I also want you to give this letter to Wang Si." ”
Chen Ji knew that it was impossible for the Empress Dowager Wu to issue an order to restore the command of his forbidden army, and he only had Wang Si as a chess piece now, but whether Wang Si would obey his own arrangement, honestly go to Wujun to recruit people and horses, and raise troops to attack the capital, Chen Ji's heart was not at the bottom.
The only thing he could do was for Ling'er to tell Liu Yong's true identity to Wang Si, using his loyalty to the queen of Shu Han to achieve his goal.
According to his assumption, once Wang Si obeyed the arrangement and brought troops before Liu Yong returned, he could take the opportunity to kidnap Empress Dowager Wu and Empress Zhang, and force Zhang Shao, Dong Qi and others to give up resistance. At that time, whether Cao Wei came or Nanyi came, he could become a hero second to none, and even he could sit firmly in Shu and stand up as the king.
I have to admit that once Chen Ji's plan succeeds, it will be a big deal in life.
As for Fei Gong, Chen Ji felt that such an old guy could give up.
The sound of Empress Dowager Wu turning over came from next door, and Ling'er was so frightened that she hurriedly grabbed the white silk and put it in her personal pocket. Then, he leaned on the crack of the door and glanced outside, beckoned to Chen Ji, and motioned for him to leave quickly.
Chen Ji hunched over and slipped out of Ling'er's room.
He didn't go far before Chen Ji met two eunuchs who were looking for him.
"Lord Chen had a stomach disease, but he didn't go to the toilet, which made the villain look for it." A eunuch said with a displeased face.