Xiao Yi stayed in the palace until midnight, and when he came back, Qingchen had already fallen asleep, he did not alarm Qingchen, but quietly lay down on the soft couch and clothes of Qingchen's bedroom until dawn.

Early in the morning, Xiao Ling's execution decree arrived at King Yi's mansion, along with various rare tonic medicinal materials in the palace.

Xiao Yi and Qingchen received the order, so they asked Jin Yan to put all the things rewarded by the emperor into the treasury, and then asked Steward Qin to go to the dungeon to mention Aunt Qiu to enter the palace to face the saint for trial.

But when Manager Qin arrived at the dungeon, he found that Aunt Qiu had committed suicide by taking poison.

Qingchen didn't want to hurt the innocent, so Chen Bing's suicide was an illusion. Qingchen promised Chen Bing to help him send Qiu He and Du Feiyang out of Kyoto together and reunite the family, so Chen Bing was willing to agree to act in this scene. What's more, because Qingchen asked Ye Di to show Qiu He Du Xiangrui's jade pendant, Qiu He regarded Qingchen as the benefactor who saved Du Feiyang, and did not object to Qingchen's arrangement.

It's just that Aunt Qiu didn't know all this, a sentence of suicide in fear of crime covered up all the past, and there was no further investigation in the palace, and so far Qingchen didn't know what Xiao Ling was thinking, and it was unknown whether the successive accidents made Xiao Ling suspicious in his heart.

After Aunt Qiu's death, Jin Yan and the others spoke more openly, and there was no more anything wrong with Lu Luo Curie, Mu Qingchen was first cold, then poisoned, lingering on the sickbed for two months, and finally completely healed when the first peach blossom bloomed in Yiwang's Mansion.

In the spring season, whether it is in the palace or the palace, it is calm, Mingyue is watching by Concubine An's side, Ye Xi helps Concubine Shu and Shen Bihuan compete for favor, even Shen Bining only stays in his warm pavilion and rarely goes out.

"Princess, the palace has come to post. Zhan Yu walked in with a gilded post in his hand, handed it to Mu Qingchen, and said.

Qingchen took the post, opened it, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, casually put the post on the table, picked up the teacup on the table, and did not speak.

"Princess, which lady in the palace is this post, and what are you going to do?" Jin Yan asked curiously.

"It was Concubine Shu who invited the prince and the princess, as well as the young ladies who had not left the palace to enter the palace and enjoy the scenery in the lake. Qingchen said lightly, the smile on his face did not fade.

"Swimming in the lake and enjoying the scenery? Okay, the princess has been depressed in the palace for a long time, and it is also excellent to go to the lake to relax. Jin Yan nodded and said.

"I think you want to go, right?" Before Qingchen could speak, Zhan Yu opened his mouth first.

"I'm not going, it's better for you and Huai Jin to follow the princess. Jin Yan listened to Grip Yu's words, pursed his mouth, and said so.

"Wasn't you always the most active in the past?, why are you a reversed personality now?" Qingchen quipped.

"Isn't this because slaves and maids are the most useless! Slaves and maids have grown up in the palace with the princess since childhood, so how can they not know that the deep palace is actually a place where people eat people and do not spit out bones? If the slave and maid accidentally make a mistake and affect the princess, the slave and maid will be to blame for their death. Jin Yan said, "But Huaijin and Zhuyu are different, in case something happens, they can still help the princess." ”

"If you can say this, it shows that you really think about me. Qingchen put down the teacup and chuckled, "Let's take it step by step now, saving our lives is the most important thing, and we can't make a mistake." ”

"The slave knows. Jin Yan nodded.

"Hold Yu, go and call Huaijin, pack up, we are ready to enter the palace. Qingchen instructed to hold Yu, and asked Jinyan to wait for him to change into a more elegant clothes, comb his hair in a simple bun, and then go out.

There is a mirror lake in the Ningyue Palace, which is different from the landscape lake created by the Imperial Garden, this lake is a natural formation, and has existed since the beginning of the construction of the Ningyue Imperial City. At the beginning, the skilled craftsmen who built the imperial city borrowed the topography of the mirror lake to build the six palaces of Ningyue around the lake, which was mixed with bamboo sea plum forests, or rockery and beautiful stones, which have gone through wind and frost for a hundred years, and now it seems that there is also a unique flavor.

Unlike the last time Concubine De summoned her and the exquisite luxury in Bizhi Palace, this time Concubine Shu emphasized freshness and elegance.

A group of concubines are arranged by the bamboo sea by the mirror lake, the green forest is verdant bamboo, full of green, a piece of vitality, looking from afar, all the emerald boundless, full of dripping.

Today's Ningyue Kingdom is Xiao Yi, a prince, and there are only Mu Qingchen, the main concubine, and Shen Bining, the side concubine, and the young ladies in the palace concubine families who have not left the cabinet are now only the third lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Shen Biting, and Yang Shu, Yang Zhaoyi's cousin Yang Ying.

Whether it is a concubine or a young lady who has not yet left the cabinet, almost all of them are pretty, they have taken off their heavy winter clothes, only wearing spring clothes, curling Nana, with a graceful posture, and the dust is mixed among them, which looks much more plain.

"Today's small banquet is held in this mirror lake, although it is to invite all the sisters to get together, but it is actually for Sister Anfei. When Concubine Shu saw that everyone was together, she took the lead in speaking, "The sisters used to accompany the emperor before, and followed the emperor to hunt in the soft mountains, which can be regarded as a trip, but Concubine An's sister stayed in the palace, serving the queen mother for the sisters, and doing her best, we have to thank her well." ”

"The lady concubine is polite, serving the queen mother is a matter of the concubines, it is nothing. Concubine An chuckled and said, "But fortunately, the sisters are not in the palace, a few days ago there were assassins in the palace, and even broke into the emperor's Longchen Palace, fortunately, no one was hurt, if the sisters were injured, the emperor would be distressed." ”

When Concubine An said this, her eyes seemed to sweep over Qingchen's face unintentionally, but she saw that Qingchen's expression was calm, and the smile on her face was as always, without the slightest abnormality.

Concubine An laughed, there were assassins in the palace, and Roushan was not very peaceful. The girl in King Yi's Mansion really dares to do anything, isn't it, Concubine Shen?" Yang Zhaoyi opened her mouth at this moment, not knowing whether it was sarcasm or something else, and suddenly looked at Shen Bining.

Zhaoyi Niangniang laughed, and the matter of Roushan Jade Hook has also been heard, all because the girl is bold and ignorant, so as to implicate the reputation of Yiwangfu. Mu Qingchen suddenly spoke, but it was for Shen Bining to explain.

Shen Bining was shocked in her heart, looking at Mu Qingchen, but seeing Mu Qingchen cast a look of understanding at her, the last doubt in her heart was also confirmed, with a slight gratitude in her eyes.

"And the matter of Roushan, I have also heard about it, if it weren't for the second sister's lax discipline, how could she tolerate the girl under her hand to do such a bold thing?" Shen Biting suddenly spoke, her eyes slightly disdainful.

When the concubines heard this, they were only slightly surprised, but they were calm. The dispute between the concubines of the Prime Minister's Mansion has always been known to everyone in Kyoto, Shen Biting lost her mother since she was a child and was raised under the knees of the eldest lady, just like the second concubine, she is naturally closer to Shen Bihuan, so it is not surprising to treat Shen Bining with this attitude.

"The third lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion is really a child who hasn't grown up, the sky is real, and even the words are so childish. Concubine Shen was given the seal by the emperor and the queen mother, although she is a concubine, but she is also of grade, the third lady can talk to Concubine Shen like this, presumably the relationship between the sisters is excellent. Yang Ying was listening on the side, but suddenly said so.

The words were full of laughter, on the surface, Shen Biting was young and innocent, and the sisters had a good relationship, but in fact, they were mocking Shen Biting's ignorance, and even Mu Qingchen couldn't help but applaud in his heart.

Qingchen secretly thought to himself, there is nothing more than a lot of tongue and tongue between women, and they have nothing to do to sow discord and mock secretly, and this Yang Ying is obviously a master of all kinds, because she is more clever than Yang Shu, if it is Yang Ying who enters the palace of the Yang family, I am afraid that this harem may be even more unpeaceful.

The palace is like this, the surface is harmonious, the smile is welcome, in fact, I don't know how many stabbing things I have done behind my back, Qingchen sat silently in his seat, watching the concubines in front of him for various reasons, or reaching a union, or-for-tat, and suddenly a trace of happiness was born in his heart.

If Xiao Ling had not betrayed, if she was still the queen of Ningyue Kingdom, now she should also be one of Xiao Ling's harem concubines, playing a virtuous and tolerant queen, accepting Xiao Ling's acceptance of all kinds of women into the palace because of the balance of the court, and enduring Xiao Ling's skin-to-skin blind date with other women.

Then, like all the women in the harem, she will gradually lose herself in these open and secret battles and intrigues, and will do whatever it takes to sit on the phoenix throne, and become hateful until she is disgusted by Xiao Ling.

"Every time I am not there, the palace is so lively, is it because I am not there, you get together and say bad things about me?" Suddenly, Xiao Ling's voice sounded behind everyone, with a slight banter.

Qingchen got up and saluted with everyone, and watched Xiao Ling walk to Gu Yanru's side as if no one was around, hugging Gu Yanru's shoulder, with a doting look on his face, as if he wanted to hand over his tenderness to the person in front of him.

Such an expression belonged to her in the past, Mu Qingchen never thought that one day she could be so calm, watching Xiao Ling put all her tenderness on another woman, but she was indifferent.

"Where do the concubines dare to speak ill of the emperor? The sisters thought that the emperor had a lot of opportunities and worked very hard, how to think of a way to make the emperor happy. Gu Yanru smiled softly at Xiao Ling and said so.

Mu Qingchen looked at Gu Yanru, and from her movements and eyes, she saw a trace of familiarity, it was something that once belonged to Ye Chengcheng, put it on Gu Yanru, there was less coldness and fortitude, but more tenderness and charm, maybe such a gentle woman was what Xiao Ling needed.

But...... How could she let Xiao Ling have such a good time?

"I don't know what kind of way Concubine Ai thought of to make me happy?" Xiao Ling asked, the smile on his face was still there, but no one saw what kind of murderous motive was hidden behind that deep smile.

"The concubine didn't think of any good ideas, but Yang Zhaoyi put a lot of effort into making the emperor happy. Gu Yanru said slowly, "Yang Zhaoyi knows that the emperor likes graceful dancing, and he has practiced a dance during this time, why don't you take a look at the emperor?"

"Since Concubine Ai said it, why don't I take a look?" Xiao Ling nodded in response.

Seeing this, Yang Zhaoyi thanked her, happily went down to change her clothes, and then walked up.