The direction of the wind in the Heavenly Star Kingdom Palace suddenly changed.

In the past, it was a young concubine who was outstanding, and she was favored by three thousand, except for Ran Guifei, who was not as good as the queen and the head of the four concubines, the other treatments were no worse than these two, Mu Qingjue could be said to be responsive to her needs, and she did not refuse anything.

But on this night, there were assassins in the palace prison, and the favored Qingfei Niangniang was grounded in Zhaoyang Palace, and Concubine Ying, who was not favored before, became one of the four concubines because she was pregnant, and she was on an equal footing with Ran Guifei and above Qingfei.

In the palace, the patience is cold, and things that meet the high and step on the low happen from time to time, and the feng shui takes turns, and now such things also happen to Lu Qiao.

Zhaoyang Palace is no longer in the city, and the minions are no longer doing their best, but many people are watching Concubine Ying being favored and going to befriend Concubine Ying, hoping that Concubine Ying can ask the emperor for them and release them from Zhaoyang Palace.

Everything happened overnight, Concubine Ying won, Concubine Qing fell, although those assassins in the prison had committed suicide on the spot, there was no direct evidence to prove that Concubine Qing was related to those assassins, but the people in this palace were all smart people, and people vaguely guessed a few points.

"Niangniang, these snobs, when Niangniang was favored in the past, they were not thin, but now Niangniang is just grounded, and they dare to use these meals to fool Niangniang. Lianzi came in with a food box, put it on the table, and said with some indignation.

Lu Qiao calmly opened the food box, and glanced at the food inside, it was some green vegetables and a few steamed buns, which were very different from the delicacies of the mountains and seas in the past.

"It's okay, let's eat steamed buns one by one, just eat green vegetables, otherwise, we won't even have to eat steamed buns in the future." Lu Qiao's tone was very flat, and he took the steamed bun and began to eat.

She was not a precious daughter, just an orphan, born in poverty, and suffered a lot in the past, if it wasn't for Mu Qingchen's rescue, she was afraid that she would not have survived now, and now she has steamed buns to eat, which is not bad, at least the imperial dining room did not bring those rancid meals.

"Niangniang, how can such food be eaten by Niangniang? The slave and maid will go to them to reason, and if it doesn't work, the slave and maid will go to see the emperor, if the emperor knows, he will definitely punish them heavily!" said Lianzi, and was about to go out.

"Stop. Lu Qiao stopped Lianzi, "You don't have to go, what is going on in this palace that the emperor doesn't know? If the emperor has a heart, he must be able to know what kind of life we live here, otherwise, it's useless for you to go now." Okay, I know you two are loyal to me, let's eat, fortunately, there are some steamed buns to satisfy your stomach, this meal is eaten, and the next meal will have to wait for the evening. ”

Seeing Lu Qiao's resolute attitude, there was no indignant look between his eyebrows, as if he was very indifferent, and the two maids had no choice but to listen to her, took the steamed buns that they had disdained in the past, and began to eat.

And just when Lu Qiao was under house arrest and worried about their plan, Mu Qingjue went to Concubine Ying's Yuexian Palace, no, she should be called Concubine Xian at this time, and others didn't know what to do, thinking that the emperor was thinking that Concubine Xian was pregnant to accompany Concubine Xian, but he didn't know it...... It was Concubine Xian who used Lou Xiyu's incident as an excuse to ask the emperor to go.

"You said, you have a way to help me contain the Lou family, so that the Lou family obediently handed over the Lou family's military talisman, is this true?" Mu Qingjue came to Yuexian Palace, and when he saw Concubine Xian, he asked.

His tone was a little cold, and he didn't have the gentleness he had when he faced Lu Qiao, neither asking Concubine Xian how her health was, nor how the child in her belly was, but he only cared about the Lou family.

When Concubine Xian heard this, she was suffocated in her heart, knowing that if it weren't for Lou Xiyu's incident as an excuse, Mu Qingjue was afraid that she would not step into Yuexian Palace until now, even if she discovered Lu Qiao's secret and helped Mu Qingjue expose Lu Qiao's true face, she would not get the slightest love from Mu Qingjue.

I couldn't help but feel resentful in my heart, and my hatred for Lu Qiao gradually deepened, but my face was calm, and I said to Mu Qingjue with a smile: "It's rare for the emperor to come once, the concubine specially prepared the emperor's favorite dishes, why don't the emperor stay and use some?" As for General Lou's matter, the concubine promised that the concubine's method would definitely make the emperor like it, and it would definitely be effective. ”

Mu Qingjue looked at Qiao Yueying steadily, but in her mind, she recalled what Lu Qiao said in the prison that night, saying that she promised that Lou Xiyu would definitely make him happy. With such a determined look and a very positive tone, as a result, Lu Qiao really did it, Lou Xiyu wrote a confession, but Qiao Yueying in front of her ......

Thinking of this, Mu Qingjue took a step forward with a smile, hugged Qiao Yueying and walked towards the dining room, the table was already full of meals, all of which were exquisite, all of them were the meals he once loved.

But Mu Qingjue ate two bites at random, but he didn't move his chopsticks again, those Qiao Yueying thought he would eat a lot of dishes, but he didn't move a bite. Because I have eaten with Lu Qiao for too long, the dishes I eat are all simple dishes, just like the meals of ordinary people's families, although they are not very expensive, but they are delicious.

"Why didn't the emperor eat it?" Qiao Yueying saw that Mu Qingjue's face didn't seem to be very good, so she asked.

"If Concubine Xian has any idea, just say it, I am busy with government affairs, and I have to review and approve the folds, so it is inconvenient to delay it for too long. Mu Qingjue said, looking at Qiao Yueying.

Qiao Yueying's words were blocked in her throat at once, and she couldn't say anything, because she could feel that Mu Qingjue didn't even want to accompany her to have a meal, and came to Yuexian Palace just for the affairs of the Lou family, but it had nothing to do with her Qiao Yueying.

"It's the concubine's negligence, the emperor is not to blame. Even if Qiao Yueying was unwilling in her heart, she didn't dare to show it to Mu Qingjue, so she said, "The wife of the second son of the Lou family is the concubine's sister-in-law, although it is the water spilled by the married daughter, Yueluo's status in the Qiao family is not high, but she is a sister with the concubine." Now that the concubine is pregnant, Yueluo has just given birth, she is more experienced in this matter, she can mention a thing or two to the concubine, and the concubine can often discuss with Yueluo how to raise the child, what does the emperor think?"

"You mean, you want to take Qiao Yueluo and Lou Qian into the palace?" Mu Qingjue quickly understood what Qiao Yueluo meant.

"The emperor is wise. The concubine is now pregnant, and under this pretext, let Qiao Yueluo take Qian'er into the palace, it is more appropriate, Lou Xiyu has confessed her guilt, and she will definitely die, Lou Qian is the last bloodline of the Lou family, with Lou Qian in her hands, are you afraid that the Lou family will not throw a mouse taboo? Or, it is not impossible to exchange Lou Qian's life for the military talisman of the Lou family's army. Qiao Yueying said.

Mu Qingjue didn't speak, as if she was thinking about the feasibility of Qiao Yueying's plan, and after a long time, Mu Qingjue showed an inexplicable smile and said slowly:

"I didn't expect Concubine Xian to have such a talent, but it really made me look down on me. ”

When Qiao Yueying heard Mu Qingjue's words, she was overjoyed, but then she felt that there seemed to be a deep meaning in Mu Qingjue's words, and for a while, the smile froze on her face, and she was a little overwhelmed.

Mu Qingjue didn't delay for long, he got up and left Yuexian Palace, and when he walked to the fork in the road through Zhaoyang Palace, he couldn't help but think of Lu Qiao's smiling face in his mind, and then turned around and headed towards Zhaoyang Palace.

Xiao Dezi followed behind Mu Qingjue, seeing that Mu Qingjue seemed to be sincere to Lu Qiao, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He is Du's apprentice, Du Gonggong has served by Mu Qingjue's side for many years, and he knows Mu Qingjue's affairs well, so he also knows something.

In addition to Ye Qingcheng, it is the first time in this world that there is a woman who can make Mu Qingjue so attentive.

Mu Qingjue walked to the gate of Zhaoyang Palace, but suddenly stopped, did not go in, after standing for a while, as if he had made up his mind, he turned around and left, and the green Qiao inside did not know that Mu Qingjue had been here.

Soon, Mu Qingjue's holy decree was issued, saying that the virtuous concubine in the palace was pregnant, and Qiao Yueluo, the second young lady of the Zhaolou family, entered the palace to accompany her, and brought the young master Lou Qian of the upstairs family.

Mu Qingjue has been on the throne for so many years, and there are many concubines in the harem, but this is the first time that the news that a concubine is pregnant has been reported, and when it even reached the Lou family, everyone was silent, especially Qiao Yueluo.

When she was in her mother's house, because she was a concubine, she and her sister Qiao Yueying had always been at odds, Qiao Yueying had been targeting her for many years, until she met Lou Jingzhi and married into the General's Mansion, and she didn't get out of this kind of life. To tell the truth, as a concubine, marrying the second young master of the General's Mansion as a regular wife is indeed a high climb, but all the people in the General's Mansion did not dislike her, whether it was Lou Jingzhi or her in-laws, or even the old general Lou of the big house and Lou Xiyu, they were all very good to her.

Now, the Lou family is in danger, all she can do is to save her children and leave the last glimmer of hope for the Lou family, but she didn't expect that Mu Qingjue would even deprive her of such a small wish.

"Go, the emperor's decree is hard to disobey, this is a holy decree, and we have no right to resist the decree. General Lou looked at the holy decree in his hand and said so.

"Big brother, do you know that Yueluo and Qian'er are going to go and come back...... It's too slim. The second eldest of the Lou family opened his mouth and said, "Xiyu has been trapped in the palace now, if Yueluo and Qian'er also go in, then our Lou family ...... But there's really no hope. ”

"Dad, this is a holy decree, we can't help it, if I and Qian'er don't enter the palace, then we just gave the emperor a charge of disrespecting the decree, and the emperor is worried that there is no excuse to deal with the Lou family, so we sent the handle. Qiao Yueluo said, "Uncle is right, we don't have the right to resist the decree, I have to go to this palace." ”

"Alas......" General Lou couldn't say anything, only left a sigh, and sent someone to help Qiao Yueluo pack her luggage.

Lou Qian was born not long ago, it is a fragile time, and he needs to protect it well, even if he doesn't know what the future fate of the Lou family will be, but now, he has to do his best to protect this bloodline, because he is possible, is the last hope of the Lou family.

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(Tianjin)