The deputy capital commander Cao Qi rebelled, and Meng Xiu was not surprised: this was already the third important minister to rebel, but compared to the previous Gongsun Liangmu and Xu Xiang who rebelled due to personal enmity, this Lord Cao is really strange.

"What does the prince think?" Meng Xiu looked at Lin Zaifeng, who was frowning on the side, and slowly spoke: "But what do you think?"

"This matter is strange," Lin Zaifeng paused: "If this king's guess is not wrong, then this Lord Cao must also have something to do with the previous assassination of aliens." ”

"Oh?" Meng Xiu raised his eyebrows and looked at Lin Zaifeng with interest: "The prince also thinks ...... Lord Xu didn't really close the case?"

"His words to deceive fools......" Lin Zaifeng shook his head speechlessly: "I'm afraid that only the old and faint people believe it, right?"

Lin Zaifeng looked at Meng Xiu, and the two smiled tacitly.

"Pang Zihong, how is the matter that I asked you to investigate?" the emperor asked casually as he ate the pear blossom cake made by Wan Concubine.

"Back to the emperor," Pang Gonggong on the side hurriedly returned: "There are already eyebrows." ”

"Okay," the emperor nodded: "Okay, Pang Zihong, it seems that I haven't seen Zaifeng and Tingxue for a long time." ”

"The emperor means ......"

"What do you think?"

"Back to the emperor, the queen's birthday seems to be coming. ”

"Okay, you can do this," the emperor nodded, and then thought about it again and said: "The position of concubine in the harem is vacant, since Wang Junhe, the leader of the Zeng Yi people's guards, has made meritorious contributions not long ago, let's promote the position of concubine Xuan and concubine Wan." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty. ”

The queen listened to Concubine Li complaining about the promotion of Concubine Xuan and Concubine Wan in her palace, and just smiled and comforted softly: "You are the emperor's concubine, and you are favored, what are you worried about? You are the concubine who has been with the emperor for the longest time outside the palace, how can you compete with them for favor? ”

"But the concubine is different from the queen's mother's generosity," Concubine Li sulked dissatisfiedly: "The mother is tolerant, so she is the emperor's well-deserved wife; A concubine is just a concubine, how can she be as atmospheric as a mother?"

"I can't say anything," the queen smiled and took Concubine Li's hand: "Even so, the emperor treats you a little more than the palace." The palace and the emperor say that they are a husband and wife, but they also respect each other like guests...... Sometimes, what is the position of wife and concubine? Whoever the emperor loves, who is his real wife. ”

Concubine Li looked at the queen who was secretly sad, a little distressed, and couldn't help but feel sad when she thought of the friendship they had played in the lake together when they were young.

Princess Kang Li was about to come to greet the queen, and when she heard such words outside the window, she couldn't help but sigh.

The queen is benevolent, dignified and gentle, and no one in the harem is disrespectful. It's just that even so, the queen knows deeply that she is just a queen, a cold queen, not someone he loves.

"By the way, Lord Wang," Meng Xiu suddenly asked Lin Zaifeng before leaving, "Do you know about the Wu Clan?"

"Wu Clan?" Lin Zaifeng frowned, and shook his head when he thought of Jin Chen in the mansion: "What's wrong?"

"The Wu people can make poison, cast spells, divination, and psychic," Meng Xiu said slowly, "Sometimes Wei Chen doubts whether they are really human...... But there was no trace of such a tribesman after he was executed by fire...... What does the prince think?"

"What does Master Meng mean?"

"It's nothing," Meng Xiu smiled meaningfully: "The prince seems to like to raise some strange people at home, but there are some things, the prince had better be careful." ”

"It's not something you should interject. Lin Zaifeng looked at Meng Xiu dissatisfied, he always felt that the other party knew him too well and was a little scared.

"Weichen knows," Meng Xiu nodded: "Oh, by the way, the prince must remember that August 12 is the birthday of the queen's mother." ”

"Remember......" Lin Zaifeng sighed: "I'm afraid that this birthday banquet looks like the last dynasty." ”

"Yes. ”

After Meng Xiu left, Lin Zaifeng heard a rustling movement outside the window, but after going out to check, he didn't find anything.

"Interesting...... Jin Chen, who was not far away, couldn't help but smile when he looked at the figure who hurriedly ran away: "I didn't expect you to have this kind of ability." ”

Concubine Wan went to see Concubine Xuan at night, and saw that she was sewing this small purse, so she quipped: "Sister Xuan's purse is exquisite, but it is for the emperor?"

"Not really," Concubine Xuan hurriedly put away: "Sister Wan, sit down, my sister is just playing around by herself, this kind of craft makes people see and laugh." ”

"How come," Concubine Wan smiled: "Whatever my sister does, the emperor likes it." ”

Concubine Xuan smiled shyly, accompanied Concubine Wan to talk about family life, but did not talk about the bad things of the people in the palace, and always answered vaguely. Concubine Wan couldn't say anything when she looked at it, so she had to leave helplessly.

After Concubine Wan left, Concubine Xuan quietly took out the unembroidered purse, and after a while, there were tears in her eyes: "I really ...... Can I see you again?"