Unexpectedly, Mu Xize, who didn't say a word, suddenly took two steps in the direction where Mu Jingyuan was, almost hit Mu Jingyuan's nose, and said in a very cold tone: "The emperor just wants to replace the slaves and maids in my house with your people, just transfer them away, why play these tricks!"

At this moment, the guards beside Mu Jingyuan had already pulled out their long knives and accurately pressed them against Mu Xize's neck, as long as Mu Xize dared to act rashly, they would cut him mercilessly.

Na Mu Jingyuan was not to be outdone, and still said with a smile: "I still think this kind of punishment is the best." Your Royal Highness King Ning, you have no right to question my decision. ”

Mu Xize was not afraid of the long knife on his neck, leaned towards Mu Jingyuan's ear again, and said in a very small voice: "I know that the emperor has recently favored a beauty surnamed Xia who has captivated the country and the city, if the emperor insists on doing this, I dare not guarantee that the beauty will survive tonight." ”

Ye Ningxiang didn't hear what Mu Xize said, and only drew a conclusion from Mu Jingyuan's frightened eyes: Mu Jingyuan failed.

Then, Mu Jingyuan grabbed Ye Ningxiang's hand and left King Ning's Mansion with hatred on his face.

A moment ago, he was still angry, but seeing that Ye Ningxiang, whom he liked very much, was about to follow him back to the palace to live, Mu Jingyuan immediately put on a smile on his face, "Ye Ningxiang, take a carriage with me, don't be restrained." ”

Since ancient times, it was the emperor's concubines who were allowed to ride in the same carriage with the emperor, and they had never heard that a little palace maid who did not have a position could ride in the same carriage with the emperor, so Ye Ningxiang fell to her knees with a thud, pretending to be very frightened.

"Your Majesty, it's good to walk on Ningxiang, if you are looked at by others, it will inevitably spread some rumors, which will damage the emperor's prestige. ”

Through these few contacts, Ye Ningxiang found that Mu Jingyuan is a very stubborn character, if you say east, he will go west, if you say west, he will feel that east is the best.

Now that the Wang family has fallen, if you want to take a step closer to subverting the regime of the country, you have to go one step closer to the center of power, and there is a big tree in front of you that you must hold on to, Mu Jingyuan.

If Ye Ningxiang didn't say anything and got into the carriage directly, this matter would have passed. But when she mentioned it like this, she invisibly enhanced her status in Mu Jingyuan's heart, and at the same time provoked the relationship between Mu Jingyuan and other high-ranking people in the palace.

Mu Jingyuan really said angrily: "Who dares to say any rumors, you tell me, I will cut him with a thousand knives!"

Ye Ningxiang no longer shirked, and sat down respectfully opposite Mu Jingyuan.

When they returned to the palace, it was already dark, probably Mu Jingyuan had explained before, as soon as they walked into the Zhaoyang Palace, they saw that the twelve famous palace maids and twelve eunuchs in the entire Zhaoyang Palace were standing in two rows respectfully, as if they were specially to welcome Ye Ningxiang, who stayed in the Zhaoyang Hall on the first day.

Ye Ningxiang knew that this palace was no better than Ning Wangfu, she had to be careful everywhere and always low-key, but Mu Jingyuan had never been a low-key and calm master, and today was nothing more than taking herself into the palace to make such a big move, wouldn't this be an invisible enemy everywhere in the future!

Ye Ningxiang grinned to the maximum in embarrassment, her face seemed to be smiling like a big flower, and respectfully greeted every slave and maid of Zhaoyang Palace. Unexpectedly, as soon as he invited the second one, he was grabbed by Mu Jingyuan's arm, and then said impatiently: "Ye Ningxiang, you don't have to ask them for peace." Then he looked at the slaves and maids with some anger and said, "The same slaves and maids, she greets you with you, are you just here to watch stupidly, ah?"

Hearing the dissatisfaction in Mu Jingyuan's words, the slaves and maids all knelt on the ground and said in horror: "The emperor forgives the sin, and the people of the Ye Palace are safe." ”

Hearing the slaves and maids say this, Mu Jingyuan's heart became comfortable, and he waved his hand and said, "Okay, you guys go down!"

"No. ”

Just as the slaves and maids were about to retreat, the Queen Mother broke into the Zhaoyang Hall in a rage.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean?"

Ye Ningxiang also thought that she had offended the Queen Mother in the prison that day, and the Queen Mother was very angry when she heard that the emperor was going to take her into the palace, and was thinking about how to resolve the gap between her and the Queen Mother in the future. However, the Queen Mother's words were not aimed at her, but at Xia Qingqing. But the Queen Mother's next words made Ye Ningxiang feel that Mu Jingyuan was too ridiculous.

"Xia Meiren is the woman of the first emperor, how can you canonize as a concubine so casually?"

Hearing this, Ye Ningxiang felt that Mu Jingyuan was too ridiculous, a woman who was five or six years older than Mu Jingyuan and was the former queen concubine, although she had the appearance of captivating the country and the city, she really shouldn't be canonized as a concubine in such a sensitive situation. Mu Jingyuan insisted on doing this, undoubtedly shaking his throne. At this time, the Queen Mother caught a glimpse of Ye Ningxiang standing aside, and the anger in her eyes was even worse, and she continued: "Do you know who she is the person she likes, do you really think that when you become the emperor, you can do whatever you want and have no scruples?"

Originally, when the Queen Mother asked Mu Jingyuan the first sentence, Mu Jingyuan still wanted to explain to her, but when the second sentence came out, Mu Jingyuan lost his mind uncontrollably.

"Why, just if the queen mother is allowed to have incest with her stepson, I am not allowed to marry my father's woman?" Mu Jingyuan sneered a few times and continued: "Queen Mother, don't think that I am still a child, I don't know anything, I know very well what you have done in Zhaoyang Palace, what right does the queen mother have to interfere with my life if she is so cold-blooded and ruthless?"

Mu Jingyuan's words have been very revealed, and the slightly smarter slaves and maids can even guess the stealth meaning of these words, which means that the queen mother is the real murderer of the emperor.

The Queen Mother and Mu Xize had nothing to do, but they were misunderstood by their own son, and this own son, who had worked hard for many years and finally helped him ascend to the throne, actually revealed in front of everyone that he was the murderer of the emperor, this feeling was like throwing a bloodshot red handprint on his face, and it hurt from his face to his heart.

But after all, the queen mother is also a princess of a country, and she has been in the harem for 20 years, and she is also a person who has seen wind and rain. Although she expressed disappointment and sadness, the Queen Mother stabilized her mood in an instant, and said very calmly: "Since the emperor believes that I have an affair with Aze, then I might as well let the fake come true! You just pamper your Xia Qingqing, and don't care what I do with Aze in Guanju Palace!"

After that, the Queen Mother glanced at Ye Ningxiang coldly, her eyes were full of the color of a falcon, but she didn't say a word to Ye Ningxiang, shook her sleeves, and strode away from Zhaoyang Palace.

Being troubled by the Queen Mother, Mu Jingyuan lost his interest, and said in a somewhat depressed mood: "Yunshang Palace, you take Ye Ningxiang to her residence first, and then instruct the small kitchen to cook something delicious for her, I'm tired, no one is allowed to disturb me tonight." ”

Ye Ningxiang knew that Zhaoyang Hall was the palace where the emperor lived, and the number of slaves and maids in the palace was much more than the number of other concubines, so she originally thought that she would share a room with other palace maids, but the emperor actually prepared a room for her alone.

The room is not big, but it is also very tidy, the luggage that was moved from Ning Wang's Mansion has already been neatly placed, and a mulberry silk quilt that only concubines are qualified to use has already been laid on the bed.

Yun Shang Palace smiled at Ye Ningxiang, and then said: "My name is Yun Xi, I am the steward of Zhaoyang Palace, Sister Ning Xiang is the first time to come to Zhaoyang Palace, if there is anything you don't understand, you can come to me." ”

Then, Yun Shanggong's expression became solemn, and he said very seriously: "Zhaoyang Palace is no better than other places, my sister must abide by her duty when she speaks and does everything on weekdays, and she must not do anything beyond the norm." Although the emperor likes you, the law is not merciful, so my sister should be careful. ”

The meaning of Yun Shanggong's words is nothing more than to remind Ye Ningxiang not to rely on the emperor's trust to do whatever he wants, if he is really caught by someone with a heart, even if the emperor wants to save it, he is powerless.

Ye Ningxiang waved respectfully, lowered her head slightly and said, "Thank you Yunshang Palace for reminding you, Ningxiang will definitely remember the teachings of Yunshang Palace." ”

Not long after Yunshang Palace left, a maid named Zhilan took the lead in coming to Ye Ningxiang's room, holding a very delicate small wooden box in her hand.

"Sister Ning Xiang, my name is Zhilan, I have been on an errand in this Zhaoyang Hall for three years, if you don't understand anything in the future, just come to me!"

Then Zhilan put the small wooden box in her hand with a smile on her face, and said: "Sister Ning Xiang, when you first arrived in Zhaoyang Palace, I couldn't find any decent gifts, this is my family's ancestral treasure, when I entered the palace, my mother specially gave it to me, if you don't dislike it, you can accept it!"

Ye Ningxiang heard Zhilan say this, and felt that her gift was too valuable, and while shaking her head, she excused herself: "No, no, no, Ningxiang is a junior, how can there be a reason to let a senior give a gift!"

As she spoke, Zhilan did not have the slightest intention of taking back the gift, but opened the wooden box, which contained a very transparent emerald green jade jade bracelet.

It's okay if you don't open it, this time you open it, Ye Ningxiang instantly saw through Zhilan's deception. What an ancestral treasure, nonsense! This jade bracelet is clearly engraved with the words Cui and Xuan, which is obviously the jade made by Cui and Xuan, and this Cui and Xuan Ye Ning Xiang are also very familiar.

Two years ago, a master who taught her to appreciate jewelry emphasized Cui He Xuan to her three times and twice, saying that Cui He Xuan's jade products, although it has only been established for less than five years, has become the largest jewelry firm in China with its good reputation and excellent quality.

Not to mention that this jade xuan has been established for a short time, and it can't afford the word "ancestor" at all, and then look at the quality of this jadeite, it seems that it is a little too transparent.

Ye Ningxiang carefully picked up the jade bracelet and looked at it near the candlelight, looking at it carefully for a while, although it was transparent, but looking at the light, she didn't find much cloud-like things in this jade bracelet. From this, Ye Ningxiang can conclude that although this jade bracelet is also jadeite, it is a counterfeit inferior product, and it is worth ten taels of silver on the street.

Ye Ningxiang snorted coldly in her heart, pretending to be very envious: "This bracelet is really good-looking, it's still Cui Hexuan's! That's the largest jeweler in the country!"

Ye Ningxiang mentioned Cui Hexuan, but Zhilan didn't realize that her scam had been discovered, so she still responded and said, "No, it took a lot of effort to buy it!"

When she said that, Zhilan instantly panicked, and she was so proud that she leaked her mouth for a while, and she couldn't wait to slap her two big mouths. Then Zhilan made a round for herself and said: "It took a lot of effort for my grandmother to buy it when she was young. ”

"But how do I remember that this Cui Hexuan has only been established for five years!

As soon as these words came out, Zhilan, who was already a little panicked, instantly blushed to her neck, and couldn't find a word that could be answered for a while, so she closed the wooden box with a weak heart and smiled awkwardly for a while.

Ye Ningxiang felt that they would all be sisters who worked together in the future, and it was not good for the family to not be able to come to the stage on the first day of acquaintance, so she smiled and held Zhilan's hand and said: "Even if my sister takes it wrong, my sister is still very grateful, you must know that the love between you and my sister can not be shown by a jade bracelet! ”

Seeing that Ye Ningxiang took the initiative to give herself the steps, Zhilan no longer insisted, took back the wooden box, and said, "My sister is right, but I am superficial." ”

After retrieving the box, Zhilan felt that it was no fun to stay any longer, so she found an excuse and left.