Huaying finally begged Xiao Ling to leave the palace, and before she left the palace, Qingchen asked her to go to Piaoxiangju to buy a bowl of laba porridge.

In this regard, Huaying was very puzzled, because there were nearly ten days before the Laba Festival, and she didn't know why Qingchen wanted to drink Laba porridge at this time, but for Qingchen's sake of telling her the news of Hanlian, she still nodded and agreed.

The Han Lian in Qingchen's mouth is naturally fake, because she still doesn't know where Han Lian has gone, so it is impossible for Huaying to find Han Lian outside, but Huaying can't explain why Qingchen will make Han Lian, why Qingchen will know Han Lian's name, if she wants to continue to find her sister's whereabouts, then Huaying can only turn to Mu Qingchen again.

And the reason why Qingchen asked Huaying to go to Piaoxiangju to buy Laba porridge is because Qingchen and Ning Chen made an appointment at the Laba Festival, on that day, whether it is the palace or the people, whether it is officials or ordinary people, even the masters in the palace have to celebrate the festival, and Laba porridge, and only at such a time, when everyone relaxes their guard, can they succeed in one fell swoop.

Piaoxiangju is an intelligence point set up by the Star Picking Tower in Kyoto in the Ningyue Kingdom in addition to the headquarters, because in addition to the green building, restaurants, restaurants and casinos are also good places to inquire about the news, so as an intelligence organization, it is essential for the Star Picking Tower to have power in these places.

Therefore, when Huaying went to Piaoxiangju to buy Laba porridge, the people in the Star Picking Tower would definitely have doubts when they heard the word "Laba", and they would know that this was Qingchen reminding them that there was not much time, and they should hurry up.

Huaying really didn't find Han Lian, and the doubts in her heart became deeper and deeper, she just wanted to go back to the palace and ask Qingchen about all this, but she didn't know that her words and deeds fell into the eyes of others, one group of people were the people who picked up the star building, and the other group was sent by Xiao Ling to follow her.

When Xiao Ling heard that Huaying was going out of the palace, and Qingchen asked Huaying to bring Laba porridge in Piaoxiangju, he was puzzled, so he sent someone to follow Huaying, and after seeing Huaying wandering around the streets of Kyoto to no avail, he bought a bowl of Laba porridge in Piaoxiangju and returned to the palace.

The reason why Xiao Ling agreed to Huaying's departure from the palace was because he concluded that Qingchen would definitely find a way to contact the people outside the palace, so he wanted to find the person behind Qingchen by tracking Huaying, so as to wipe out Mu Qingchen's people. But unexpectedly, he sent someone to thoroughly investigate every place where Huaying went, and even arrested everyone in Piaoxiangju for interrogation, but he didn't find any suspicious clues.

"The princess loves to eat laba porridge?" Xiao Ling couldn't find any clues, so he came to Fengzao Palace and directly asked Mu Qingchen to talk.

"Piaoxiangju's laba porridge is very good, I remember when I first arrived in Ningyue Country last year, I ate it once, it tasted very good, if the emperor is interested, it is better to let Huaying buy you a bowl back next time you go out." Qingchen said casually, without revealing the slightest information.

Xiao Ling didn't care about Mu Qingchen's attitude, he just stared at Qingchen's face tightly, trying to see something from her face, but unfortunately he failed.

"Do you really just want to eat a bowl of laba porridge?" Xiao Ling asked again.

"You are so capable, if I really want to do something else, you won't be unable to find out, right?" Qingchen put a high hat on Xiao Ling, so that Xiao Ling held all the rest of his words in his heart, and couldn't say anything.

This conversation ended without a hitch, Xiao Ling brushed his sleeves away, leaving Qingchen sitting at the table, looking at the laba porridge in the bowl, with a thoughtful look in his eyes.

In the following days, the palace was still as quiet as before, the forbidden army was still patrolling everywhere to find out if Xiao Yi and Feng Xiran were abnormal, Mu Qingchen stayed in the Fengzao Palace, and did not go anywhere, Huaying wanted to open his mouth several times to ask Qingchen about Hanlian, but when the words came to his mouth, he didn't know how to speak.

After all, she has been a secret guard for too long, so long that she has forgotten her family affection, because as a secret guard, she can only have a master in her heart, and she can't have any other feelings. She had already begged Xiao Ling to let her out of the palace at the risk of death, and Xiao Ling would agree because she had other plans, if she asked again, if Xiao Ling knew, I am afraid that her life would be short.

Time flies by, and in a blink of an eye, the eighth day of the lunar month has arrived.

Hou Qingqing, who had a different surname, wrote in the morning, saying that his condition had improved, and he asked the emperor to resign and returned to Nanjun, and got Xiao Ling's favor, so he left Kyoto with Luo Jin.

Laba Festival is a more important festival in Ningyue country, after the continuous rain, the weather is clear, and the original disaster situation in various places has also come to the good news one after another, the people see that the originally expected bloody wind and rain did not appear, so the mood is also a lot better, every household has boiled Laba porridge, full of fragrance, ready for the festival.

The same is true in the palace, the imperial dining room first boiled Laba porridge for the masters of each palace and sent it to the masters of each palace, and then boiled the share of the eunuchs and palace maids, and sent them to the hands of the palace managers and distributed them.

There weren't many people in the Fengzao Palace where Qingchen lived, she didn't need many people to serve, and the people in the Fengzao Palace didn't remember their names except for Zhiting and Huaying. When the people in the imperial dining room brought Laba porridge, and the steward eunuch of Fengzao Palace asked them to line up to get it, Qingchen realized that the eighth day of the lunar month was really here.

Without the haze shrouded in the sky in the previous month, the clear sky and warm day made Qingchen's mood a lot brighter.

During this time, she didn't deliberately inquire about Xiao Yi's news, because she knew that the power in Xiao Yi's hands was no worse than hers, and even if it fell into Xiao Ling's hands, she would have her own way to escape. She was worried about Feng Xiran, so she still went to the prison to see Feng Xiran once a day, and she was relieved to know that he was still alive and well.

Near evening, Xiao Ling came to Fengzao Palace, saying that he was going to hold a banquet in Longchen Palace and feast with the harem concubines, and Qingchen was also counted in the harem.

Regarding Xiao Ling's arrangement, Qingchen was noncommittal, just nodded slightly, and agreed, because today's matter is very important, success or failure is here, and when it comes to acting at night, it is necessary to have someone to drag Xiao Ling in order to give people outside time to act.

The twilight bell of the imperial city rang, and the palace people in Longchen Palace began to go in and out, putting all kinds of jade plates and treasures on the table, ready to serve the masters for the Laba Festival.

Gu Yanru can already get out of bed and walk around, and now the only four concubines in the harem come together, but Gu Yanru's face is still weak, and Yang Shu can't hide a trace of haggard because of miscarriage, but the two concubines who have always been unpopular have to look young and beautiful, and their faces are more radiant.

When Qingchen came, Xiao Ling and the harem concubines had already arrived, she looked around and looked at the table, the only vacant seat turned out to be Xiao Ling's left hand side, which was the place where the queen could sit.

His eyes swept over the faces of the concubines, looking at Gu Yanru's obviously unwilling but didn't dare to say anything, Qingchen felt funny. No matter what Xiao Ling had done to Ye Tingcheng, but in Xiao Ling's heart, Ye Tingcheng would always occupy an unshakable position, because even a substitute like her had surpassed Gu Yanru and their group of genuine concubines.

Qingchen sat down in the only empty seat without hesitation, her face was silent, she couldn't see any expression, she didn't know what she was thinking in her heart.

"You sat in this position, does it mean that you agreed to my proposal?" Xiao Ling asked with a smile when he saw this.

"There are a lot of people who want to sit in this position, not necessarily me. Qingchen was rarely polite to Xiao Ling, "The emperor couldn't help but ask Concubine Shuniang and Zhaoyi Niangniang, and ask them if they wanted to sit in this position." ”

Qingchen's words made the atmosphere on the entire dining table suddenly change strangely, the atmosphere froze in an instant, and Gu Yanru and Yang Shu, who were named by Qingchen, invariably flashed a burst of embarrassment on their faces, with a hint of annoyance and anger.

"The envoys I sent have arrived in the Celestial Star Kingdom, and I believe that it will not be long before I can reach an agreement with Emperor Cheng'an, that is, your imperial brother, and when the time comes, whether it is me or Mu Qingjue, I will hope that you will stay in the palace and continue to be the representative of peace and friendship between the two countries. Xiao Ling spoke.

Qingchen listened, noncommittal, just sat quietly on the side, thinking about things.

Xiao Ling now thinks that he has won, after all, after the continuous rain, those rumors are self-defeating, and the lack of grain harvest and the breach of the embankment caused by the rain have also been properly handled; the courtiers who have dealings with Xiao Yi in the court have been controlled by Xiao Ling, and Xiao Ling has used the secret guard to hide weapons in the wine cellar of King Yi's mansion, planting blame, and has also put Xiao Yi in prison.

Feng Xiran was seriously injured, Mu Qingchen was trapped in the palace, it seemed that everything was under Xiao Ling's control, and now he only had to find the legendary leader of the remnants of Beijun who colluded with Xiao Yi, and he would be able to kill Xiao Yi under the knife as a chaotic minister and thief. Then he reached an agreement with Mu Qingjue to let Mu Qingchen continue to stay in the palace, so that Tianxing and Ning Yue could continue to be friendly.

By that time, the domestic threat has been eliminated, Mobei is an alliance, and Tianxing is a friend, it is time for him Xiao Ling, to compete in the world, and dominate the Central Plains. As for how to gain an advantage in the competition of these four parties, that is a later story.

However, in a blink of mind, Qingchen had already understood Xiao Ling's current plan, and a sneer involuntarily appeared in his heart, wishful thinking was good, but it was a pity...... I also want you to have this opportunity.

Is it possible that the lives of the Ye family and the three thousand hidden guards were given for nothing? The Ye family's grievances have not yet been settled, can they just let it go on like this? Impossible! Everyone who participated in the destruction of the Ye family before, she has been ruined step by step, the Shen family has been destroyed, the Gu family has been defeated, and now only Xiao Ling is left, how could she give up so easily?

"Your Majesty, today is Laba Festival, drink a bowl of Laba porridge, and you will also have an auspicious picture. Gu Yanru saw that Xiao Ling and Qingchen were talking about harmony, and she was a little unhappy in her heart, and immediately took a bowl of laba porridge from the table, put it in front of Xiao Ling, and said so.

"I love the concubine's beauty, and I understand it. Xiao Ling nodded, and as he said so, his gaze moved from Gu Yanru's face to Qingchen's face, smiling inexplicably.

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(Tianjin)