Two Kings Cooperate
Phoenix Nirvana: The Road
to Glory and Favor of the Demon Queen, but this clue came too suddenly, as if someone had helped in the dark. Although it did not give a clear indication of who the murderer was behind the scenes, it gave you the most powerful evidence.
“Your Highness, look at this..” Rong Temple then asked Li Shiyu for advice. “Wanlian is a villain in the Fengqing Palace. If such a thing happens, as long as Wanlian can correct the empress, then the empress will not escape this disaster.”. Even if you save your life, you will be safe and sound, but in this matter, I am afraid the queen will be badly weakened. Are we going to..?
As a result, before Rong Si had finished speaking, Li Shiyu suddenly interrupted him: “Tomorrow the prince will go to Kaiyuan Temple and deliver this evidence to the prince.”
“Your Highness..” Rong Temple was quiet. “If this is the case,”
as long as the prince knew, they would not be able to pull Qu Huachang into the water. The empress and the prince had always been inseparable, and the prince would naturally protect Qu Huachang.
“The prince will bring Mulan out.” Li Shiyu said directly, “This matter involves a lot of people. If you drag the queen into the water, I’m afraid the queen will burn both the jade and the stone. If that’s the case, Mu Lan won’t be able to keep it.”
The implication is that the first thing is to keep Mu Lan, and then consider other things.
Rong Si knew what Li Shiyu was thinking, and in Li Shiyu’s words he recognized the importance of Mu Lan to Li Shiyu. Finally, he quieted down: “My subordinates know.”
Li Shiyu said nothing more.
He stood up with his hands on his back and said with a heavy heart, “Can I get into the prison?” There are our people in the
prison, and the Crown Princess won’t be affected, and the Crown Prince has already confessed, so it’s still safe in the prison. And the guards at the gate have all been replaced by the people around the emperor. The person in charge is Lord Mu. As long as Lord Mu gives the order to turn a blind eye, you can still go in. Rong Si said quickly. I
don’t know if it was intentional or not.
Mu Zhanxiao is the imperial bodyguard, natural control of the palace inside the big master, and Li Changtian let Dai Zhi took over the matter, the person who came out is naturally Mu Zhanxiao. The relationship between
Mu Zhanxiao and Li Shiyu is naturally not clear to the people in the palace.
But it happened that the person who appeared in this matter was Dai Zhi, which made Li Shiyu think of Li Shili, Li Shili’s role in this matter, so that Li Shiyu was somewhat confused.
Li Shili is probably the most unexpected discovery during this period.
Shen Shen said, “The king went to visit the prison at night.”
“Your Highness” Yung Si does not quite agree.
But soon, Rong Si’s words did not continue to say, Li Shiyu’s idea has been set, no one can change, and finally Rong Si quietly retreated to one side.
Li Shiyu had already changed his clothes and soon returned to the palace quietly.
……
Heaven prison.
Mu Zhanxiao had noticed Li Shiyu for the first time, he shook his head at Li Shiyu in the dark, Li Shiyu’s eyebrows slightly twisted, and then, Mu Zhanxiao walked toward the dark, Li Shiyu soon followed up.
“Your Highness.” Mu Zhanxiao went to the empty corner and paid his respects to Li Shiyu.
Li Shiyu twisted his eyebrows. “Is there someone down there?”
“Your Highness Nine.” Mu Zhanxiao said directly, “His Royal Highness Jiu is helping the Crown Princess, but for His Royal Highness, whether he is an enemy or a friend, he can’t tell the difference.”
Therefore, Mu Zhanxiao did not let Li Shiyu go down.
As for Li Shili to help Mu Lan, is also Mu Zhanxiao can not understand.
“Originally, the people outside the prison were the empress and the crown prince, but the empress was persuaded by Her Royal Highness, so she took the initiative to intervene in this matter and replaced all the people outside the prison with our people.” Mu Zhanxiao said in a low voice, “It may be better for us to wait and see what happens in this matter than to take the initiative.”
Li Shiyu twisted his eyebrows and did not open his mouth again.
But Li Shili also already walked out from the day prison, Mu Zhanxiao and Li Shiyu looked at each other, soon, Mu Zhanxiao walked toward the direction of the day prison.
Li Shih-li, however, is neither too salty nor too light: “Since the fourth elder brother is here, why should he be so secretive?”
Mu Zhanxiao did not answer, the bottom of the eyes flashed a trace of surprise.
When Li Shi-yu saw that Li Shi-li had opened his mouth, he generously came out of the dark and said, “Brother Jiu.”
Li Shi-li looked at Li Shi-yu with a half-smile and said, “The next one, let my brother tell the fourth brother that there is no need for him to worry. Everything will be fine after the rain.”
Li Shiyu narrowed his eyes slightly.
And these words finish, Li Shi Li also did not say more, after nodding a signal, turn around to leave very quickly. And Li Shili came to see Mu Lan today, nothing more than a good beginning and a good end.
That day to see the virtuous imperial concubine, the indifference of the virtuous imperial concubine did not respond, let Li Shili some confused, but at home after the virtuous imperial concubine less than half a day, now the news has been revealed one after another, just like the dead slave in the palace at that time, soon wear the boiling.
Just didn’t name names.
But also revealed a lot of clues, these clues are clear in front of Li Shili. But the next thing, Li Shili did not want to manage, naturally put the news to Li Shiyu.
So today Li Shiyu appeared here, it is not surprising, Li Shiyu has never been so simple on the surface, this sudden clear clue, Li Shiyu can not find people, will naturally come to Mu Lan.
Li Shili is naturally blocking Li Shiyu here. He
remembered what he had asked Mu Lan below, and Li Shili couldn’t help laughing out loud.
Mu Lan is to Li Shiyu think thoroughly, did not consider Li Shili, Li Shili felt that he was placed by Mu Lan, but still willing.
He had to admire Mu Lan’s close mind.
Even such details are clearly considered. If
the virtuous imperial concubine is willing to help, will certainly through the person, lets Li Shili know the clue. And Mu Lan is also very clear, she can be safe and sound in prison, Qu Huachang can not do anything, but also because Li Shili let Diana come forward, so Mu Lan will not be ungrateful to involve Diana.
This clue, naturally impossible to let Li Shili to do the next thing, so she told Li Shili to get the clue, to Li Shiyu.
Li Shiyu asked Mu Lan, aren’t you afraid that Li Shiyu will be implicated?
Mu Lan is particularly confident, said Li Shiyu will not, because with this matter, can not move Qu Huachang, and may even make things more complicated, so this clue will only eventually reach the hands of Li Shiyuan. As long as it is in the hands of Li Shiyuan, then Li Shiyuan can naturally handle it clearly.
And Li Shili will also be picked out from this matter, no one will suspect that even if Li Shiyuan guessed who gave this clue, he will not start on the other side.
After all, it has a wide range of implications.
This thing just needs to find a scapegoat, and it will be over.
As for other problems, you can wait for Mu Lan to be innocent, and then clean up, after all, it is a matter of long time to come. When
Li Shi-li came to his senses, he looked at Li Shi-yu and said, “If you ignore me, I will retire first.” With
that, Li Shili quickly turned around and left.
“When did Jiu Di and the Crown Princess get along so well?” Li Shiyu suddenly opened his mouth.
Li Shi-li raised his eyebrows and turned to look at Li Shi-yu. “Why didn’t the fourth brother ask her about this?”
Leaving such an ambiguous sentence, Li Shili walked directly and did not respond to any of Li Shiyu’s questions, while Li Shiyu stood in place, standing with his hands on his back, and said nothing more.
Mu Zhanxiao also slightly twisted his eyebrows, and then lightly opened his mouth to persuade him: “Your Highness or go back first.”. Mulan has a pretty good idea of everything, and if she says so, there won’t be any mistakes.
Li Shiyu hum, did not speak. Looking at the direction of the prison
again, Li Shiyu’s eyes sank, and finally, he turned away and did not stay any longer. Outside the
prison, a quiet has been restored, occasionally a few cat calls, no other sound.
The next day.
Outside Kaiyuan Temple.
“Your Highness, be careful.” The bodyguard protected Li Shiyuan’s carriage for the first time.
But the other party apparently just threw the letter in his hand into the carriage, and then left quickly without doing anything more. Just as the
guards were about to catch up with them, Li Shi-yuan suddenly said lightly, “There’s no need to chase. Go back to the palace.”
“Yes.” The bodyguard answered.
Soon, the carriage walked leisurely in the direction of the palace. Inside the carriage, Li Shiyuan looked at the letter in his hand, and after a quick glance, his eyes gradually sank. The contents of the
letter made Li Shiyuan’s face more and more gloomy.
After reading the last word, Li Shiyuan shattered the letter paper with internal force, which turned into powder and drifted outside the carriage, and soon disappeared.
It was not until the carriage stopped outside the palace gate that Li Shiyuan got out of the carriage. Then he said in a low voice, “Listen carefully to everything the king says to you now. Do what the king asks you to do. In the meantime, if there is a leak, you are ready to come to see me.”
Yes. My subordinates know. The bodyguard answered, and soon hurried away.
Li Shiyuan walked in the direction of the Fengluan Palace without changing his face, instead of returning to the East Palace.
Feng Luan palace
Qu Huachang to the queen mother please, but did not hurry to leave, but in the Feng Luan palace for a while, accompanied by the queen mother chat.
“Mother, I’ve already prepared something for Meiji to leave the palace. After all, Meiji has worked hard in the palace.” Qu Huachang said quietly, but he knew how to start from the place that the queen mother liked.
The Empress Dowager said, “Of course, the Ai family will not treat Meiji unfairly.”
Qu Huachang nodded, and the atmosphere quieted down again. She was thinking about how to open her mouth about Mu Lan. This matter of Mu Lan, Qu Huachang knew, could not be delayed any longer.
And day prison, Dai Zhi’s people actually really see the tight, her people can not enter, even in prison, there are always people out of the side, want to do anything has become difficult.
This also makes Qu Huachang feel extremely uneasy.
“Mother.” Qu Huachang pondered for a moment, then opened his mouth and called the queen mother.
The queen mother looked at Qu Huachang, but the action of drinking tea did not stop, slowly, as if she was not too interested in Qu Huachang’s words. It’s not that
Qu Huachang couldn’t see it, but on the surface she was still frowning: I feel that this matter of Mu Lan can’t go on like this any longer. If it drags on any longer, I’m afraid there will be variables.
Qu Huachang is testing the queen mother’s mind.
The queen drank the tea in her cup without changing her color. Then she looked at Qu Huachang and said, “What changes does the queen think there are?”
This, asked Qu Huachang’s face changed without any trace, the whole plan to open his mouth, suddenly a eunuch rushed in, quickly whispered a few words in the queen mother’s ear. The Empress Dowager, who had looked very
calm at first, suddenly looked gloomy, and her teacup was placed heavily on the table: “Bring someone to the Ai family, but the Ai family wants to see it. How can you talk nonsense like that?”
“Yes.” The little eunuch retreated at once.
But Qu Huachang saw the queen mother changed face, the heart flashed a trace of uneasy premonition, to the mouth of the words, but also followed to swallow down, silent.
Phoenix Luan palace, suddenly became quiet down, quiet as a needle fell on the ground, but also let people hear clearly.
“Mother, why are you so angry?” Qu Huachang asked cautiously.
The Empress Dowager looked at Qu Huachang, but her complexion did not show. “This man has come. The Empress will know if she asks him herself.”
Qu Huachang’s heart beat faster for a moment, and her palms were sweating. Qu Huachang, who had always been calm, rarely stammered: “I..” What does my concubine ask?
Qu Huachang’s voice just fell, instead is Mei Ji took the person to walk in, Mei Ji’s speed is not fast, the person who follows behind trembles slightly, is very flustered. When she
saw the Empress Dowager, without thinking, she knelt down and said, “Empress Dowager, this has nothing to do with the maidservant. The maidservant is just following orders.”
“Where are you a slave?” The queen mother asked in a deep voice.
Qu Huachang looked at Qingrong, eyebrows twisted, countless slaves in the palace, Qu Huachang naturally can not be known by everyone, and in front of Qingrong, Qu Huachang is not even familiar.
The maidservant.. The maidservant is the slave in charge of the cold palace. Qingrong stammered.
As if never seen such a big battle, has let Qingrong scared white face, the brain is completely blank, thinking before that person reminded himself, Qingrong is more clear, to talk nonsense here, will only give up their lives.
She doesn’t want to die yet.
Although she is not a big maid in front of the empress, she is not tired and can make full decisions in a place like the cold palace. I don’t know how much better it is than being around the empress.
“What have you seen? Tell me the truth.” The Empress Dowager looked majestically at Qing Rong. “If there is a trace of lying, the Ai family will not forgive lightly.”
“The maidservant does not dare.” Ching-yung kowtowed several times. “The maidservant saw that the person who frequently went in and out of the west wing some time ago was not the Crown Princess, but Wan Lian.”
This said no beginning and no end, but suddenly the size of the late lotus, but let Qu Huachang’s face changed, looking at Qingrong’s eyes have become sharp up.
“Do you know what you’re talking about?” Qu Huachang opened his mouth sullenly, with a warning.
Qing Rong was very frightened. “The maidservant never told a lie. What the maidservant saw was Wan Lian.”. And it wasn’t just the maidservants, there were also people in the cold palace who saw it, but the maidservants were humble and spoke lightly, and no one would believe these words at all. No one believes what the people in the
cold palace say. The appearance of witchcraft dolls in the
palace, or the Crown Princess of the East Palace, this matter again low-key, is also a well-known thing, Qingrong must be clear, which makes Qingrong think of the people he saw before.
This late lotus is clearly the big servant girl of Fengqing Palace, usually not less cocky, but Mu Lan has never appeared at all. How could the big servant girl of Fengqing Palace be with Mu Lan? Besides, Qu Huachang didn’t like Mu Lan very much, and it was well known in the palace.
So, when these things are linked together, it becomes weird.
The original sure evidence seems to have become a frame-up.
Nonsense. Wanlian is a slave on the edge of our palace. What kind of intentions do you have to slander our palace like this? Qu Huachang snapped, “Somebody, lock this slave up in this palace.”
“Empress, this is the Feng-luan Palace.” The queen mother reminded the queen coldly.
Qu Huachang’s face changed even more: “Mother, this is a bunch of nonsense.”
The Empress Dowager ignored what Qu Huachang had said. Instead, she looked at Qing Rong and said, “What else do you know? Tell me the truth.”
The maidservant.. The maidservant dare not say.. Qing Rong shook his head and stammered so anxiously that he almost cried out.
Say. Ai’s house is here. What are you afraid of? The voice of the queen mother was heavy. Without looking at Qu Huachang,
Qing Rong stammered, “The maidservant..” The maidservant saw the late lotus holding the witch. The witchcraft doll appeared nearby and hid it in the west wing. The maidservant was so frightened that she didn’t dare to say anything. This was a serious matter, and the maidservant didn’t dare to say anything.
“Why did you say that today?” The queen mother continued to ask.
And Qu Huachang’s hand tightly grasping the side of the handrail, the usual calm has long disappeared, as if how did not expect, this matter of certainty, unexpectedly implicated himself.
On the contrary, the late Qing Dynasty stood without changing his face, silently pinching Qu Huachang’s hand, as if to soothe Qu Huachang’s mood.
But this matter, this matter is big, how can Qu Huachang calm down.
“Because..” Qingrong stammered, “The Crown Princess is the nicest person the maidservant has ever seen. She is gentle to any slave, and never treats the slaves as if they were human beings. Now that this has happened, the maidservant doesn’t believe that the Crown Princess did it, so she risks losing her head and wants to say something about it.”
The queen mother narrowed her eyes. “Do you know what you mean?”
“The maidservant knows.” Qing Rong repeatedly answered.
The Empress Dowager did not speak again, but Qu Huachang found an opportunity to say, “Mother, what these obstinate slaves say is not credible. Who knows if they are framing my concubine? Wan Lian is a member of my concubine’s palace. This is a serious matter. Mu Lan has been imprisoned in heaven, and naturally he wants to turn over.”
“Since Mu Lan is in prison, how can he turn over a new leaf? He can’t even see anyone.” The queen mother asked directly.
Qu Huachang: “… …”
“The palace has its own decision on this matter.” The queen mother opened her mouth heavily.
But this, but let Qu Huachang more bottomless.
Into the palace for decades, Qu Huachang when to see the queen mother will be so trusted a slave, and this matter with a slave’s mouth, how can charges be framed on their own body.
But the queen mother’s look could not be more calm, as if everything was under her control.
Qu Huachang is even more uneasy.
Just then, a slave from outside the palace hurried in and said, “Tell the Empress Dowager, Wan Lian has brought it, and so has this thing.”
What is it
Qu Huachang’s look flustered.
Subconsciously, Qu Huachang looked at the late Qing Dynasty, which shook its head without any trace.
Wan Lien had been pressed in by the guards. Already frightened, Li Hua was in tears. When she saw Qu Huachang, Wan Lien immediately knelt down and said, “Empress, please save the maidservant. The maidservant is wronged.”
Wan Lian’s voice was very sad.
In the crying of the late lotus, soon, several unfinished witchcraft dolls appeared in front of everyone, and Qu Huachang’s face changed.
“How do you explain that?” The voice of the queen mother came in a harsh voice. “This was found in your house. Did you tell the Ai family that this was a frame?”? You’re a big servant girl in the Fengqing Palace, and you have your own room. There are all the empress’s people in the Fengqing Palace. Will anyone else come in?
Wan Lian: “No, no …” It’s only been two days since
this thing started. Do you want to say that the Crown Princess framed you? The Crown Princess has been put in prison, and her bedroom has been sealed off, and no one is allowed to enter or leave. The Ai family searched you today, not because they had prepared for it for a long time, but because they had a sudden idea. Now you tell the Ai family about this. How do you explain it?
The queen mother looked sharply at the late lotus, the late lotus has been frightened to weak legs, completely dare not open their mouths, let alone say anything, the facts in front of them are conclusive, there is no room for any refutation. Just
like when Mu Lan was locked up in prison, the witchcraft doll was found, and there was no chance for Mu Lan to turn against the water, he had already been locked up in prison.
Wan Lian’s face changed again and again, and she shook her head desperately. “Empress Dowager, it’s not true. It’s not what the maidservant means.”
Meiji had already lowered her head and picked up the witchcraft doll on the floor. The name on it was only half embroidered. After looking at it carefully, Meiji said, “Empress, although this witchcraft doll is different from the one found in the palace of the Crown Princess, the handwriting on it is the same.” After a moment of
silence, Maggie told me what she had found.
The queen mother also picked up the doll and looked at it carefully, but she had no impression of Mu Lan’s words.
Instead, it was Mei-chi who untied a sachet from her waist: “This was sent to the palace by the empress after the Hungry Ghost Festival. It has the name of the empress on it. The embroidery on the doll and the embroidery on the sachet look very similar, and you can’t tell at a glance, but if you compare them carefully, you can still see a slight difference.”
Maggie put the thing in front of the queen mother.
Sure enough, there is a real gap.
“Empress, if a person is used to one way, he won’t deliberately change it. Besides, there are still so many witchcraft dolls. Even if they change, there will be flaws, unless it’s this person who did it.” “It was only today that the maidservant noticed what she had found,” said Maggie. “The previous dolls had been destroyed. It happened that the maidservant was careful to keep one. Look at it.”
The queen mother’s eyes narrowed slightly, and the witchcraft doll in front of her was the same as that found in the late lotus house, but it was a little different from that embroidered by Mu Lan.
“Wan Lien, tell the Ai family. How do you explain that?” The queen mother asked in a harsh voice.
Wanlian desperately kowtowed: “The maidservant is wronged, the maidservant is wronged.”
Then, the late lotus looked at the queen, want to let the queen come forward to make decisions for themselves, but in this case, how can queen come forward, come forward means to lose their own.
“Wan Lian, why did you do this? Why did you frame the Crown Princess? Why did you frame this palace?” Qu Huachang struck first.
Late lotus stunned to listen to the words of Qu Huachang, eyes also gradually have a sad.
With Qu Huachang for many years, Wanlian knew very well that Qu Huachang was cruel, but Wanlian at least felt that she had followed Qu Huachang for many years, and that she knew everything about Qu Huachang. With this, Qu Huachang could not completely ignore her own life.
But now, Qu Huachang is to explain himself out.
“Empress, your maidservant has been with you for many years. Don’t you want to let them die when you’re like this again?” Wan Lian wept and looked at Qu Huachang. “Besides, don’t you know if the maidservant was wronged?” “I don’t know anything about this palace,” said
Qu Huachang with a cold and heartless look.
Wanlian is completely desperate.
This matter is a big matter, late lotus how can not be clear, and Qu Huachang in the late lotus to do this, countless times and late lotus promised, absolutely will not have an accident, even if the accident also implicated late even the body.
As a result, now, Qu Huachang has fallen out directly.
This accusation did not hesitate to press on the body of the late lotus, want to pick oneself clean.
Wan Lian looked sadly at Qu Huachang, and Qing Qing’s brows twisted slightly: “Wan Lian, the Empress usually treats you well. Why did you frame the Empress like this, and even implicate the Crown Princess?” In the
late Qing Dynasty, Wanlian was already sentenced to death.
Wan Lian looked at Qing Qing, weeping or smiling. Qing Qing looked at Wan Lian with an expressionless face, but Wan Lian suddenly broke the jar and said, “Empress Dowager, the empress asked the maidservant to do all this. The empress wants to kill the Crown Princess. The empress has always been cruel, and she is afraid of the Crown Princess..”
The rest of the words, late lotus has not had time to finish, has been frightened to look at the people.
All the words on the lips disappeared without a trace in an instant.
“Nonsense.” Li Shi-yuan, who had already entered the Feng-luan Palace, said sullenly, “Wanlian, your mother has been very kind to you, but in order to cover up your guilt, you didn’t hesitate to drag your mother into the water.”
Wanlian shook her head desperately. “Empress Dowager, what the maidservant said is true.” The
scene in front of him became chaotic in an instant, but the queen mother stood calmly, as if she was not affected by everything in front of her, and even her face looked clear and cold.
I don’t know whether I understand or not.
No one knows what the queen mother is thinking.
The more so, the more people feel panic.
And Li Shiyuan has come in, Qu Huachang and the queen mother have looked at Li Shiyuan, Qu Huachang seems to see Li Shiyuan when relieved, but the queen mother has been twisting eyebrows, did not speak, sitting quietly.
“I have seen my mother, the queen mother.” Li Shiyuan paid his respects.
“The prince has come to Ai’s house in great numbers because he has something to say to Ai’s family.” The queen mother then opened her mouth lightly.
Qu Huachang to speak, Li Shiyuan took a look at Qu Huachang, some meaningful, but there is a trace of warning in the eyes, Qu Huachang did not speak again. Only then did
Li Shiyuan look at the Empress Dowager unhurriedly and say, “Empress, I haven’t said a word about this from the beginning to the present.”. But that doesn’t mean I’m indifferent. This matter has been implicated in the East Palace, and now it’s been implicated in the Fengqing Palace. I can’t sit idly by.
Li Shiyuan said directly and incomparably word by word, and the queen mother picked up the teacup again and became quiet again, not knowing whether she was listening or not.
“This Wanlian is a member of her mother’s palace. She has been following her mother for many years, and her mother has always taken good care of her. But this cheap maidservant was able to get involved in the East Palace and the Fengqing Palace for her own selfish interests. This is something I can’t forgive.”
Li Shiyuan looked at Wanlian sullenly.
Late Lotus was obviously completely overwhelmed by Li Shiyuan’s words, but more panicked, such an expression also clearly fell into the eyes of the queen mother.
The queen mother did not look at the trace of Mei Ji, Mei Ji did not speak, quiet to the queen mother to make tea again.
The Empress Dowager took a sip and then said slowly, “Does this mean something to the prince?”
“Exactly.” Li Shi-yuan doesn’t deny it: “Although this cheap maidservant is serving her mother in the Fengqing Palace, her heart has never been in the Fengqing Palace. The person hidden in this cheap maidservant’s heart is the elder brother of the emperor.”
Wan Lian’s face suddenly changed.
Even the people at the scene were startled.
All of a sudden, Feng Luan Palace is quiet, everyone dare not breathe, obviously a matter of witchcraft, but now implicated so many people, everyone looked at each other, obviously did not expect such a thing to happen.
The Empress Dowager’s face also changed. “Prince, do you know what these words mean?”
“My son is very clear.” Undaunted, Li Shi-yuan answered, “I have discovered something long ago, but I have no evidence. Now, Qing Rong has pointed out the clue, and I have just taken out the evidence in my hand.”. The late lotus and the elder brother of the emperor have been living together for a long time. They should have been from the Fengqing Palace, but they were loyal to the elder brother. Who ordered this thing to be done this time? Doesn’t this cheap maidservant know in her heart?
Li Shi-yuan looked at Wanlian aggressively and said, “Who is the seed in your belly? Don’t you know?”? If the king has framed you, you might as well let the imperial physician in the palace find out. When
the words fell, Wan Lian turned pale with fear and shook her head. “Empress Dowager, don’t listen to what the prince says. The maidservant didn’t do it. She didn’t dare.”
“Come and pass on the imperial physician.” The queen mother ordered in a cold voice. But
Li Shiyuan went on to say, “For the sake of what you have done for your mother, the king has turned a blind eye to it, even if it is with the elder brother of the emperor. But the king has to guard against it. Why do you want to implicate the East Palace and the Fengqing Palace? You have a clear idea.”
“Not..”
“Do you still have to quibble?” Li Shi-yuan took the object from the slave and threw it directly in front of Wan Lian. “What is this? Do you still need Ben Wang to explain?”
Wanlian looked at the thing in front of her in amazement.
It was given to Wanlian by Li Shiyi, the eldest prince, and Wanlian naturally knew it, but Wanlian soon calmed down and said, “It belongs to the maidservant. Your Highness can’t put such a big label on the maidservant for this. This is what the empress ordered the maidservant to do.”
Wanlian bit Qu Huachang to death.
Qu Huachang was still a little jumpy, but because Li Shiyuan was there, such restlessness also quieted down. With a sneer,
Li Shiyuan turned to the Empress Dowager and said, “How could a cheap maidservant have this jade pendant? It was brought into the palace by a foreign country. If I remember correctly, the Empress Mother liked it very much at that time, but the father gave it to the elder brother, and the Empress Mother said nothing more.”. And now, isn’t it enough to prove that this jade pendant is here with this cheap maidservant?
Wan Lian was dumbfounded.
This cheap maidservant probably doesn’t know that this jade pendant is unique, not to mention in the palace, even Dazhou can’t find a second piece that’s exactly the same. Even if the Empress Dowager doesn’t remember, and the father doesn’t remember, the general manager of the Ministry of Internal Affairs who went in and out of the accounts in those years can remember, and every entry and exit is clearly remembered, so it’s better to find someone to confront. Li Shiyuan opened his mouth sullenly.
The queen mother’s eyes also followed slightly narrowed up.
This matter, the crime is unforgivable.
Not to mention the witchcraft doll framed, apparently the queen mother did not expect that this matter should also implicate the imperial concubine and the big prince. The forces in the
palace are divided into several factions, although the queen mother does not ask, but does not mean that she does not know.
Prince is a faction, the rest is a big prince faction, are fighting for the position of the emperor.
And the rest of the princes, their respective teams, naturally also have Li Shili such a neutral faction, who do not offend.
And now once this matter breaks out, if convicted, the big prince will be completely kicked out of the game of power, there is no room to turn over. The imperial physician sent
earlier has also come.
Wan Lian’s face changed again and again.
Soon the late lotus was pulled up by the slaves, directly behind the screen, and behind the screen, the slaves blocked the late lotus mouth, the imperial doctor soon gave the late lotus to do the examination.
After a while, the doctor came out and said respectfully, “Tell the Empress Dowager that Wan Lian has been pregnant for almost two months.”
A word, startled a room of people.
The evening lotus is pale.
People from the Ministry of Internal Affairs had already hurried to the scene. In front of everyone, they carefully examined the jade pendant in front of them, and then spoke with certainty: “This was a jade pendant given to the eldest prince by the emperor himself at that time. It was also registered with the minister. It is impossible for the minister to admit his mistake. This was the registration record at that time.” The minister of the Ministry of
Internal Affairs also handed over the registration records at that time.
The evidence is conclusive.
Li Shiyuan looked at Wan Lian with a sneer: “You cheap maidservant, you deliberately dragged down the king’s Crown Princess, and sowed discord between the king and his mother, and between the Crown Princess and the empress Dowager. Don’t you know that once the witchcraft is convicted, the king and the empress can’t escape the blame? Who will benefit from this?”
Wan Lian shook her head. “No, no …” This has nothing to do with the big prince. The maidservant works alone, and the prince doesn’t want to spew blood. But it was the empress who did this. She was afraid that the emperor would take a fancy to the Crown Princess and lose her position!
Li Shiyuan gave a sneer.
Qu Huachang’s heart beat faster. “Nonsense,”
the queen mother snapped. Then she looked at Wanlian and said, “not only are you obstinate, but you are also trying to discredit the emperor. Somebody, hang this cheap maidservant in the Meridian Gate for Ai’s family to see. Ai’s family wants to see how long she can be stubborn.”
“Yes.” The guards answered in unison.
Wanlian was carried away in a scream and was soon hung in the Meridian Gate for public display.
As the chaos in the Feng-luan Palace gradually turned to quiet, the Empress Dowager waved her hand and said, “All right, you all go back. This is a big headache for the mourning family.” As
she spoke, the Empress Dowager answered, “Release the Crown Princess from the prison. The Crown Princess has suffered a lot in this matter, and the Ai family will naturally make up for it.”
“Yes.” Li Shiyuan answered.
The queen mother said nothing more, and soon, with the help of the slave, she left the front hall with Maggie.
Qu Huachang looked at the queen mother to leave, this just seemed to breathe sigh of relief, the whole person almost soft down, if not for the late Qing Dynasty, I am afraid it will be in a mess.
“If the queen mother goes back to the palace first, the minister will not see her off.” Li Shiyuan said nothing more.
After that, Li Shiyuan also turned around and went out. Anyone with a discerning eye knew that Li Shiyuan was going to meet Mu Lan. Qu Huachang wanted to stop Li Shiyuan, but eventually, the words on his lips stopped. With the help of the late Qing Dynasty, he returned to Fengqing Palace.
Phoenix Luan palace, gradually restored the initial calm.
……
Now that the truth of the witchcraft doll has come out, Mu Lan is naturally innocent.
Mu Lan these two days in the prison, it is not too bad, at least three meals a day can be stable, even the place to live, there is a brocade quilt, lest Mu Lan in the prison was frozen. Even if Mu Lan’s request, as long as within a reasonable range, the guards will comply.
But Mu Lan has not embarrassed the guard, also has not mentioned any request, all day long quietly in the prison. It is also probably the most cooperative prisoner in the initial time of entering the prison.
It’s just that Mu Lan knows nothing about the outside world.
But Mu Lan did not feel calm because of this, at least in Mu Lan’s view, no news is the best news now, she has already explained what she should do, she just needs to wait and see.
Besides, Mu Lan is not the only way to go is Li Shili.
Even if Li Shili did not help himself, Li Shiyu will not miss the clue, the probability of the case, Mu Lan will not have anything to do.
She took a quiet sip of water.
Suddenly, there was a sound of footsteps outside the prison, which was different from the initial silence, and the sound of footsteps at the moment seemed much more aboveboard.
Mu Lan put down the cup in his hand, did not need to look up, all knew who was coming.
When Li Shiyuan walked up to Mu Lan, Mu Lan nodded his head and said, “I have seen your Highness.”
Li Shiyuan is naturally classified as Qu Huachang, Dai Zhi’s people are guarding outside, Li Shiyuan is also refused to enter, just like Li Shiyu.
And now Li Shiyuan can come in fair and square, which proves that Mu Lan is safe and sound.
She never showed any expression of surprise or panic, but looked at Li Shiyuan calmly, with a faint smile on her face: “Your Highness, my concubine is safe and sound.”
Although it was a question, what Mu Lan said was an affirmative sentence.
Li Shiyuan hum, soon the side of the guard immediately came forward, opened the door of the prison, Mu Lan quietly looked at the open door of the prison did not say anything.
Mu Lan did not have time to walk out of the prison, outside Li Shiyuan has come in, very fast, standing in front of Mu Lan, looking down at Mu Lan, carefully looked up.
“Your Highness, I am very well.” Mu Lan knew what Li Shiyuan was looking at, and only then did he lightly open his mouth to explain, “The guards in the prison took good care of my concubine, and I didn’t suffer any grievance.”
“It’s the king’s fault that has wronged his beloved concubine.” Li Shiyuan said in a deep voice, gently stroking Mu Lan’s face with his big hand.
Mu Lan stood quietly, did not resist, but also did not accept, just no trace of their own from Li Shiyuan’s imprisonment to break free.
Li Shiyuan also did not think much, all when Mu Lan in the day prison for a few days, some awkward.
After all, the prison is a very gloomy and uncomfortable place for anyone who comes in.
“The king will welcome you back to the palace, and let the royal physician come and see you.” Li Shiyuan opened his mouth calmly, and the hand that stroked Mu Lan’s skin had turned into holding Mu Lan.
Mulan looked at the two men holding hands quietly, very calmly pulled out: “Your Highness, this is the prison.”
Light reminder, but also expressed their dissatisfaction.
Li Shiyuan’s eyebrows and eyes were slightly twisted, but he didn’t say anything. He quickly protected Mu Lan and left the prison. The guards in the prison knelt on the ground and watched them leave.
Mu Lan walked in front, and Li Shiyuan followed Mu Lan.
Out of the prison, I was not surprised to see Mu Zhanxiao. As an imperial bodyguard, it is not surprising that
Mu Zhanxiao appeared here.
Mu Lan looked at Mu Zhanxiao without any trace, and then calmly nodded with Mu Zhanxiao: “Lord Mu.”
“I would like to see the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess off.” Mu Zhanxiao’s face was expressionless, and he was just finishing one thing.
And the soft sedan is already waiting outside. Compared
with the cold inside the prison, the temperature outside was much hotter, and even in the wind blowing in the face, there was a heat wave.
Mu Lan’s forehead was soon covered with thin beads of sweat.
Li Shiyuan took out his veil and naturally wiped the sweat from Mu Lan. Then he said in a low voice, “The king has asked people to prepare fruit in the palace to relieve the heat. On the way, he will endure it for a while.”
“It doesn’t matter if I am a concubine.” Mu Lan answered lightly.
Li Shiyuan did not say anything, personally holding Mu Lan on the soft sedan chair, and then the soft sedan chair slowly toward the direction of the East Palace.
…… The slaves in
the East Palace had been ready for a long time. When they saw Mu Lan and Li Shiyuan coming back, they knelt down and paid their respects. With a wave of Li Shiyuan’s big hand, the slaves stood up and left.
Lotus incense hurried up, eyebrows and eyes for Mu Lan’s tension is obvious, Mu Lan looked at the lotus incense, eyes calm, but in order to appease the mood of the lotus incense.
He Xiang looked around carefully, and after making sure that Mu Lan had no problem, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Natural back to the bedroom is also Li Shiyuan personally sent, the lotus incense followed behind two people, and did not take the initiative to open their mouths.
Back in his bedroom, Li Shi-yuan looks at Hexiang, who is about to come in. “Wait outside.”
“Yes.” He Xiang passively answered and subconsciously looked at Mu Lan.
Mu Lan nodded and motioned, then the lotus incense retreated, quickly and carefully closed the door of the bedroom, but the lotus incense did not leave the bedroom, but on the outside guard.
Mu Lan sat down, even in front of the water, are Li Shiyuan personally poured, Mu Lan did not refuse, after the results of a quiet drink, this just looked at Li Shiyuan.
“My beloved concubine is frightened this time.” Li Shiyuan said gently. “No,” laughs
Mu Lan. “At least it’s a good thing to clear up the wrongs.” Unable to say whether it was intentional or unintentional, she asked again, “This is a matter of finding the murderer.”
“Found it.” Li Shi-yuan didn’t hide it, either: “The evening lotus in my mother’s harem.”
Mu Lan immediately looked at Li Shiyuan in surprise. “Your Highness, what’s going on?”
The eyes are pure, but not like anyone else, the first time to suspect the body of Qu Huachang, such a reaction is to let Li Shiyuan feel particularly satisfied.
Quiet, Li Shiyuan roughly explained the situation, but it involved too many things, and did not elaborate with Mu Lan.
Mu Lan was a little surprised: “The late lotus and the big prince..” There is no need to ask about
this. My father already knew about it, and he was furious. Li Shiyuan said coldly, and did not mean to continue to talk. Women don’t need to know what happens in
court.
Mu Lan is very interesting to stop on this question: “That night Lian now?”? My concubine didn’t see Wan Lien being sent to prison.
I really didn’t see it.
She asked Li Shili to inform the virtuous imperial concubine, Mu Lan can be sure that the virtuous imperial concubine will help, the virtuous imperial concubine has had an accident, his child has died, she can no longer watch the late Qing Dynasty accident.
No matter what Mu Lan’s purpose is, the virtuous imperial concubine will hold the attitude of avoiding the burning of both jade and stone, and will naturally let the late Qing Dynasty make a move.
And the virtuous imperial concubine
Mu Lan sank, she should go to see, just not now.
And the late Qing Dynasty help, how to do, Mu Lan can not control, the late Qing Dynasty has always been cautious, this is the last Mu Lan’s impression of the late Qing Dynasty, so this matter, even if the late Qing Dynasty did, can also pick clean.
Just did not expect, Li Shiyuan unexpectedly pulled the big prince and the imperial concubine empress into the water. In
this matter, I am afraid it is not as simple as the surface, but people and things that have nothing to do with Mulan, Mulan will not interfere, nor will he ask. How deep the water in
this palace is, Mu Lan knows better than anyone that doing such a thing as Bodhisattva is not suitable for this deep palace.
Otherwise, sooner or later, you will just dye the scarlet of the red walls and tiles.
While Mu Lan was meditating, Li Shiyuan said with an expressionless face: “the Empress Dowager has decreed that the evening lotus should be hung in the Meridian Gate for seven days and seven nights.”
Mu Lan nodded.
This hanging seven days and seven nights, or in this season, not to mention a woman, even a man can not stand, besides, people can not eat for a long time, but if the water, not to mention seven days, as long as three days, will die of dehydration.
This is a form of torture, not mercy. It’s
even more cruel than fall of a head.
Quiet, Mu Lan did not say anything, but looked at Li Shiyuan a little tired: “Your Highness, I have been in prison for a long time, and I am a little tired.”
“The king will accompany you.” Li Shiyuan said directly.
Mu Lan is quiet, also everything refuses too much, it is too obvious.
Li Shiyuan went on to say, “The king has asked someone to prepare hot water for you. You can take a good bath. Tianlao is really not a good place.”
“I thank you, Your Highness.” Mu Lan is blessed.
Li Shiyuan personally helped Mu Lan up, and then turned to go out to explain, the lotus incense immediately nodded and promised, quickly turned to prepare hot water, Li Shiyuan did not leave, accompanied Mu Lan in the house.
Mu Lan chose to turn a blind eye and sipped the water.
Li Shiyuan also looked at himself.
Until Mu Lan finished drinking, and the lotus fragrance has been brought in, put water in the barrel, the screen also followed up.
But Li Shiyuan had no intention of leaving.
He Xiang looked at Mu Lan, as if to ask Mu Lan’s opinion.
Mu Lan shook his head at the lotus fragrance without any trace, and then calmly walked into the back of the screen.
Li Shiyuan sat in place, did not leave, but did not take the initiative to come forward. Inside the
bedroom, it was quiet.
Mulan took off his clothes and soaked in the barrel, leaving only the occasional sound of water behind the screen.
Li Shiyuan’s eyebrows and eyes fell on the screen, which blocked most of the scenery, but it could still outline Mu Lan’s figure.
The more so, the more demagogic.
Li Shiyuan’s Adam’s apple rolled, every move inside the screen, and finally he suddenly stood up and walked out of the bedroom without looking back. If you
stay any longer, it will kill you, and something will happen sooner or later.
And in the face of Mu Lan, that kind of feeling is difficult to control, more let Li Shiyuan feel jumpy, fade away the love of Mu Lan, more is a crisis.
He had never had such an emotional feeling for a woman, and even Mu Zhihua was only greedy for her body, as well as her face.
But it’s not a heartbeat.
At such a critical moment, it is not a good thing to be attracted to women. This time
the witchcraft incident, he saved Mu Lan, which means that he also pushed out his weaknesses, in the next bloody storm, what this means, Li Shiyuan knows better than anyone.
Li Shiyuan sank and said nothing.
The next autumn sacrifice trip, send Mulan to the western regions, perhaps is a good thing, Mulan stay in the palace, but not a good thing for themselves.
Women are seductive.
And with Mu Lan, the future is long.
……
When Ho-hsiang heard Li Shi-yuan leave, she whispered warily, “Young lady, the prince has gone.”
Mu Lan hum, did not say anything.
Before behind the screen, deliberately put every movement gently down, in fact, is a risky act, the screen is not transparent, Li Shiyuan see clearly.
Men can do a lot of uncontrolled things on impulse.
But Mu Lan is very clear, Li Shiyuan this person in the face of beauty and power, very clear what he wants, and now the beauty is to remind Li Shiyuan, but can please Li Shiyuan, rather than let Li Shiyuan continue to sit in front of him.
In front of myself, I don’t know what will happen next.
“Young lady, you are in the prison, and the maidservant is frightened.” “That day the empress was looking for you, and as soon as you left, the big bodyguard came and turned the bedroom upside down. The maidservant had never seen anything like that before, and she was so frightened that she didn’t respond.”
Mu Lan smiled, but he was trying to appease He Xiang. “Are you scared?”? It’s not like you weren’t allowed to enter the palace at the beginning, but you had to come along.
“It’s better for the maidservant to stay with the young lady.” Hexiang curled her lips in fear, but without a trace of remorse. “My maidservant went out of the East Palace at once. I wanted to find the Fourth Royal Highness, but I didn’t know how to get there. Then I met the Ninth Royal Highness. I almost scared my maidservant to death. I was afraid that the Ninth Royal Highness would see something.” When
he Xiang said this, Mu Lan was suddenly enlightened.
Why Dai Zhi and Li Shili will so just appear in the Fengqing Palace, the original is the lotus fragrance met Li Shili, Li Shili as long as before and after the series, it is not difficult to think of.
But now Dai Zhi accompanies in the emperor’s side, the surface looks like Dai Zhi is inferior to Qu Huachang scenery, but Qu Huachang’s arbitrary rampage and Dai Zhi’s gentle comparison, the emperor estimated that is more willing to listen to Dai Zhi’s words.
Therefore, it is not surprising that Dai Zhi can appear.
Because Li Changtian seems to be decentralizing, diluting the power in Qu Huachang’s hands.
Mu Lan came to his senses from this thought, and seeing that he Xiang had not opened his mouth, he took advantage of the opportunity to ask, “What happened later?”
Later, the nine princes sent the maidservants back. The maidservant was too unfamiliar with the palace, so in the end she had to come back for fear of implicating the eldest lady. Fortunately, the eldest lady was all right. He Xiang was really scared. “The maidservant wanted to go to the prison, but the prison was cordoned off, and the maidservant couldn’t get in at all. The second young master was too mean. Obviously he had a good relationship with the eldest young lady, but the prison wouldn’t let the maidservant in.”
“Second Brother is also following orders.” Mu Lan explained with a smile, “If he lets you in, he will be the one whose head will fall.”
Hexiang was obviously frightened and patted her chest. Holding the edge of the barrel
, Mulan said, “All right, help me change. I’ll sleep for a while.”
“Yes.” He Xiang answered.
Soon, he Xiang gave Mu Lan better clothes, but did not face Mu Lan. Mu Lan was about to go back to bed, but suddenly outside the bedroom came the voice of a slave who could lower his voice: “Empress, the smaller one you want is here.”
Mu Lan looked at Hexiang and thought it was what Hexiang wanted.
He Xiang immediately shook her head and denied: “The maidservant didn’t ask the kitchen to send you a small one.”
That’s strange. Who ordered
the person who sent the little one? Did he come to check his own situation, or did he have other plans. But Mu Lan also only after a moment of meditation, has restored calm.
No matter what mystery is hidden in the East Palace, at least now this moment is safe, now as long as Mu Lan has an accident, the people in the East Palace are not peaceful.
So Mu Lan is at ease. Compared
with the constant vigilance in the prison, it is completely relaxed now.
“Come in.” Mu Lan opened his mouth lightly.
“Yes.” The slave outside the palace answered.
Lotus incense puzzled looking at Mu Lan, but do not understand what medicine is hidden in Mu Lan’s gourd, now any movement in the East Palace can make Lotus incense become particularly nervous.
For fear of another accident
, “nothing will happen.” “No matter who it is, it’s the stupidest thing to do to me at this time.”
He Xiang nodded vaguely, and the minion outside the palace came in with the little dots: “Empress, please enjoy your meal.”
The slave also did not stay, put down the small point to turn around and leave, the whole process did not look up at Mu Lan, Mu Lan low eyebrows, but pondered for a while. There are not many small points on
this plate, but each one is very delicate, and it is really my favorite.
From the big wedding into the East Palace to now, apart from the lotus fragrance, no one knows their preferences, and into the East Palace one after another, even the lotus fragrance did not think of such details.
Instead, an unknown slave thought of it.
“Stop.” Mu Lan opened his mouth lightly.
The little eunuch also stopped. “Do you have anything else to tell me, Empress?”
“Look up at this palace.” Mulan continued.
The little eunuch looked up, but Mu Lan looked at his face. He was not a slave in his own bedroom. “Where do you work in the East Palace?” Mu Lan quieted down.
“Tell the empress that the slave is working in the small kitchen.” The little eunuch’s voice was sharp and cadenced.
“No wonder I don’t look familiar.” Mulan nodded, “Who told you to send this little thing to this palace?”
“It was handed down from above, and the slave didn’t know who it was.” The little eunuch continued. I can’t
see any clue at all.
Mu Lan waved his hand, but said nothing: “All right, you go down first.”
“Yes.” The little eunuch nodded and soon left calmly.
Seeing the little eunuch leave, Hexiang was even more startled. “Young lady, is this cheating?”
Mu Lan did not speak.
Her slender fingers naturally took the small dishes out of the dinner plate. After the small dishes were taken out one by one, Mulan quieted down and looked carefully at the wooden plate. Then she found that the wooden plate was different from what she usually saw in the palace. The wooden plate had two layers.
It’s just that the first layer is so thin that people can’t notice anything at all.
Besides, usually the slave sent to eat, this plate is bound to be removed, but today deliberately left in front of their own.
So what’s in it?
Mu Lan carefully untied the first layer, and sure enough, in the interlayer between the two layers of wooden boxes, he saw a note.
He Xiang is stunned to see.
Mu Lan is calm, also did not guard against the lotus fragrance, quickly opened the note, looked at the above content.
At the north gate of the palace.
Left time.
Mu Lan looked, low chuckle, very natural to burn the note, this person, but beyond the expectation of Mu Lan.
He Xiang looked at Mu Lan’s expression and naturally saw the message on the note: “Young lady, do you want to go?”? The maidservant is afraid of another trap.
Hexiang is frightened, and the matter of witchcraft still makes Hexiang a little scared.
Mulan smiled. “It’s an old acquaintance, but don’t worry.”
Lotus fragrance ah, see Mu Lan said so, also followed by a sigh of relief, and Mu Lan quickly burned the note in the candle, and then she pinched the next small point, but a small bite to eat up. How does
this man know?
But Mu Lan didn’t think much about it.
These small food almost, Mu Lan just stood up, very natural toward the bed, as if before the thing has never happened in general. Inside the
bedroom, it was even more quiet.
……
At night, the breeze is less hot and dry in the daytime, and more cool. At the end of
summer in Kyoto, the temperature difference became obvious, and when the noon sun came to night, Mu Lan was still wearing his previous clothes, slightly twisting his eyebrows.
But Mu Lan’s footsteps did not stop, and soon crossed the layers of obstacles in the palace and appeared in the woods at the north gate. To a large extent, the
closed green plants in the woods have made excellent concealment for people.
There are many rockeries around here, and Xizangans are really a good place. If something
really goes wrong, it’s not too late to leave. When
Mu Lan walked to the woods, he was not in a hurry, but waited patiently, and soon, a tall figure came out from behind the rockery.
“Long time no see, General Long.” Mu Lan answered lightly, but smiled at Long Shaoyun.
That’s the note from Long Shaoyun.
Mu Lan first thought of Li Shiyu, but was soon denied by Mu Lan, if it is Li Shiyu, this person will find someone to hold Li Shili, and then appear in the East Palace, will not go to a lot of trouble to let oneself come to the north side door.
Furthermore, after the witchcraft, Li Shiyu and Li Shiyuan jointly shoveled the big prince, which meant that they could not be too idle before the autumn festival.
Work must be eradicated, it is impossible to stop in the middle, so that Li Shiyi’s people have a chance to revive, so it is bound to be the first time to catch the big prince by surprise. The evidence that
followed one after another was bound to appear in front of the emperor.
Otherwise, the emperor in such circumstances, will not easily let Li Shiyi something, after all, more than one person to contain the prince, for Li Changtian, is also more than one point of security.
Li Shiyuan’s ambition is now even lazy to cover up.
So in such a heavy possibility, Mu Lan has ruled out Li Shiyu, after seeing the above handwriting, Mu Lan recognized the bearer.
That’s Long Shaoyun.
But Long Shaoyun returned to Beijing, quietly, and did not disturb anyone.
But Mu Lan also did not feel strange, because the emperor to go to the autumn festival, now the border is quiet, even if not peaceful, the border is not only a general Long Shaoyun, there are other lieutenant, these people are also loyal to Long Shaoyun.
So in the memory of Mu Lan’s last life, when he went to the autumn festival in previous years, Long Shaoyun also came back.
It’s an escort all the way.
So it is not surprising that Long Shaoyun is now in Kyoto. Long Shao-yun,
on the other hand, did not open his mouth to speak, but looked at Mu Lan carefully. After a long time, he said lightly, “Why did you marry into the East Palace? I thought you and..”
The rest of the words, Long Shaoyun did not ask.
Mulan smiled faintly. “When did you come back?”
She did not answer Long Shaoyun’s question, but changed the topic, Long Shaoyun did not ask any more, quietly looking at Mu Lan, negative hand and stand, the two still kept a proper distance.
“The day of your accident.” Long Shaoyun answered.
Mu Lan nodded. “It’s about the Autumn Festival.”
“Yes.” Long Shaoyun did not deny it.
Then the two were quiet, and Long Shaoyun continued, “It’s all right if you’re all right.”. It’s just that I was a little surprised that the four royal Highnesses and the prince had joined hands.
Mu Lan did not speak, just quietly looking at Long Shaoyun.
As for the four royal Highnesses and the prince joining hands, the two seem calm on the surface, but in my opinion, whether it is the four royal Highnesses or the prince, I am afraid they all know each other’s identity, but at this point, it will not implicate you, in the prince’s view, the four royal Highnesses also found the most appropriate time to do this, to eradicate a hidden danger. Next, the only ones who can compete with each other are the four royal Highnesses and the prince, and the nine royal Highnesses whose intentions are unknown.
Long Shaoyun made a quiet analysis: “It’s just that next, there won’t be peace in the palace.”. Joining hands this time also means completely tearing each other’s veils. After this incident is over, the undercurrent between the prince and the four royal Highnesses will only be turbulent, and the move will be fatal.
Mu Lan was silent and did not speak. Mu Lan knows
these principles, but many of the tracks of this life have changed, Mu Lan is not sure what will happen between Li Shiyu and Li Shiyuan after such a thing.
“If one of them is defeated, it’s a dead body.” Long Shaoyun said directly.
Mulan said, “So General Long came to me today just to tell me that?”
“Of course not.” Long Shaoyun answered, and then he took a step closer, very naturally stood in front of Mu Lan, big hand very naturally raised, want to stick to Mu Lan’s cheek, but eventually, he quietly put down.
Mulan noticed and said nothing.
“I just came to see if you were all right.” Long Shao-yun said quietly, “I just want to know if you’re all right.”
“I’m fine.” Mu Lan gave the answer.
Mu Lan, you are a wise man. Why do you have to involve yourself in such a dispute. I think your adoptive parents would have stopped you if they had known about such a thing. Long Shaoyun tried to persuade.
Mulan looked at Long Shaoyun quietly. “General Long, I have no way out.”
“Yes.” Long Shaoyun answered.
Mu Lan laughs: “I can’t put down everything now, I can only go one way to the end.”. I’ve already implicated a lot of people, and I don’t want to implicate you again. I’m relieved that you’re well.
When Mu Lan finished, he looked at Long Shaoyun carefully and said, “Don’t worry.”. Now there is a surge of unrest in Kyoto, and it is not peaceful. After the autumn festival, you can return to the frontier. Do not return to Kyoto without a summons.
This is a warning.
Long Shaoyun looked at Mu Lan and suddenly smiled, “Mu Lan, you can’t change your mind, and neither will I.”. If anything happens to you, I won’t stand by and watch.
“You..” Mu Lan was stunned and did not speak.
It seems that he and Long Shaoyun have gone back to the original question. On
this trip to the Western Regions, although the prince stayed in the palace, many of the people who went to the Western Regions were members of the prince, including the third prince. He and the prince had always been on the same boat. Therefore, whatever you do, you must be careful in the Western Regions.
Long Shaoyun explained carefully: “Kao Chien, the king of the Western Regions, is not a simple role. Otherwise, the emperor would not have been able to win Kao Chien over all the time. If Kao Chien had the intention to rebel, he would not have been able to repel it for a long time on Monday and a half.”
Mu Lan hum, listen quietly. Mu Lan knows all
these principles.
Long Shaoyun was reminding himself to be careful, and Mu Lan also understood. She looked at Long Shaoyun quietly. Long Shaoyun continued to say seriously: “I don’t care who is the emperor of Dazhou, but I only care that you must be safe.”
Mu Lan looked at Long Shaoyun, and the confusion that had been lingering in his mind for a long time gradually became obvious. Was Long Shaoyun really just because of the friendship between General Long and Gu yuanzhi?
“You..” Mu Lan bit his lip slightly and then opened his mouth quietly.
Long Shaoyun suddenly smiled. His handsome face looked a little travel-stained, but when facing Mu Lan, he seemed to be particularly serious: “Lan.”
This sound of intimacy, but seems to be gentle and infinite, Mu Lan passively looked up, in the eyes of this person to see is endless stars.
Inclusive of everything, more or love and indulgence.
But it’s well hidden.
“If you hadn’t been brought back to the Mu Mansion by Lord Mu, if you hadn’t entered the palace, if you had stayed in the Gu Mansion, if the Gu Mansion had been safe, then now you would only be my wife, Long Shaoyun, and not involved in such a dispute.”
Mu Lan was stunned.
My father and Uncle Ku agreed long ago that we would get engaged when you turned 16. It turned out to be a strange combination of circumstances. Long Shao-yun laughs, “I’ve come back from the frontier, but I can’t stop it.”
This matter, let Mu Lan some return to God.
She was completely unimpressed.
Long Shaoyun said with a smile, “Before you were six years old, I used to be in Gu’s house. You liked to pester me and call me little brother. It was at that time that the marriage was decided.”. It’s just that when you were six years old, you had a high fever, and when you woke up, it seemed that you didn’t remember everything before you were six years old. Of course you won’t remember that you promised to be my wife.
Mu Lan listened to Long Shaoyun with a surprised face. She really doesn’t remember
that.
But there is no need for Long Shaoyun to lie. She really lost her memory before she was
six years old, but after she was six years old, everything changed. Even Li Ruolan said that she was naughty, but when she was six years old, she became law-abiding and grew up overnight.
To be exact, Mu Lan did not remember his own time axis.
Young memories are too vague.
And Long Shaoyun’s words, inexplicably let Mu Lan’s nightmare that had not appeared for a long time appear again, the woman lying in a strange place, she could not see the face, she tried her best to call [Mommy] but could not respond.
A lot of things are superimposed together, but there is no clue to catch in Mulan.
Suddenly, that kind of tearing headache once again swept in, she staggered, Long Shaoyun’s action is faster, has held Mu Lan. “Are you not feeling well?” He asked in a
tone of alarm.
Mu Lan shook his head. “I have a headache, probably because I’ve been in prison for a long time these days.”
Other things, Mu Lan did not explain much.
Long Shao-yun, on the other hand, felt more remorse: “Look at me, I didn’t expect this, and I called you out in the middle of the night.”
“It doesn’t matter.” Mu Lan calmed down and relaxed a lot.
She looked at Long Shaoyun calmly and smiled at Long Shaoyun, but in such a smile, with a trace of weakness.
“I’ll take you back.” Long Shaoyun made a quick decision.
No. It’s too easy to cause trouble. You can leave the palace from here and return to the general’s office. Mu Lan answered, “I am very happy to see you back.”. But mark my words, no matter what, I want you to be safe, and nothing will happen to you.
“Mu Lan.” Long Shaoyun shouted.
Mu Lan closed his eyes and said, “After the autumn festival, don’t go back to the palace, just go back to the frontier.”
Say that finish, Mu Lan did not stay in place more.
She forgot that Long Shaoyun would escort Li Changtian to the Western Regions when he offered sacrifices in autumn. If Long Shaoyun stayed, so what?
It seemed that the people or things he desperately pushed away would come back to him overnight.
Is she really so powerless to fight with God?
If fate is still the same, why would God let her be reborn.
Mu Lan even felt that breathing had become somewhat difficult, and when he saw Long Shaoyun tonight, he did not know whether he was happy or worried.
As a result, when Mu Lan turned around, Long Shaoyun suddenly clasped Mu Lan’s hand, Mu Lan was stunned, looking back at Long Shaoyun, eyebrows and eyes slightly twisted, but the expression was particularly calm.
“Take this.” Long Shaoyun answered.
Mu Lan looked at what Long Shaoyun had handed over, and the next moment he looked at Long Shaoyun in shock: “You..”
This army will not obey the emperor, nor will it obey anyone. It belongs to the elite of the dragon family. It will only obey my orders, or this token. They are in different locations in Kyoto. As long as the token appears, then they will appear. I think you can use it. Long Shaoyun said directly.
Mulan shook his head. “I can’t take it.”
That was Long Shaoyun’s last talisman.
If something really happens, the elite of the dragon family can take Long Shaoyun away at the first time, which is more or less a way out. If the token is taken by herself, if something happens, she can’t escape. If the token falls into the hands of others, it will only cause more trouble.
Had it not been for Long Shaoyun’s opening today, I’m afraid Mu Lan wouldn’t have known there was such a thing.
“I’ll be fine.” Long Shaoyun answered, “No matter how the four royal Highnesses fight for the crown prince, no matter how the emperor chooses, before the new king rises, my military power will only be diluted, but after all, the dragon family has been meritorious in the past, and will not be easily attacked.”
Why not.
Mu Lan sighed silently. The first thing
Li Shiyuan did was to eradicate all the dissidents, including those left behind by Li Changtian. It was at that time that the dragon family broke their lifeblood.
Suddenly, Mu Lan seemed to think of something, and then looked at the token in his hand, his face changed slightly.
She is now linked up, how did the last Long Shaoyun die. After
Li Shiyuan took office, he charged Long Shaoyun with treason, and this token was the best evidence. The elite of the Long family became the evidence of Long Shaoyun’s rebellion.
So, is there a mole on the side of Long Shaoyun?
Otherwise, how could this token be in the hands of Li Shiyuan.
Sinking, Mu Lan looked at Long Shaoyun and said, “Do you have someone you trust at the border?”
Long Shaoyun hesitated for a moment, wondering why Mu Lan was asking, but he answered truthfully: “Several of my lieutenants are the people I trust most. Many of them have been with my father until now, and they are loyal to the Long family.”
With that, Long Shaoyun read some names.
Mu Lan’s brain turns very quickly, listening to the names read out by Long Shaoyun, filtering them one by one in his mind.
“Shao Kuo-chen, be on your guard.” Mu Lan said quickly.
Soon, she also read the names of two or three people, from Long Shaoyun’s trusted people to the generals below, and then Mu Lan looked at Long Shaoyun seriously: “These people can’t be trusted.”
These people were all in power not long after Li Shiyuan ascended the throne.
Had it not been for the man who had made great contributions to Li Shiyuan during his reign as crown prince, it would have been impossible for him to gain such power.
Therefore, they had already chosen the position at the beginning, which can also explain why Li Shiyuan later knew about the elite army of the Dragon Family.
And now Long Shaoyun has given himself this token.
Long Shaoyun listened to Mu Lan’s words and wrung his eyebrows. “How do you know?”
“Intuition.” Mulan gave a good explanation.
“I will pay attention.” Long Shaoyun didn’t even suspect Mu Lan.
Mu Lan explained quietly: “If you don’t act quietly, let them give themselves away, and then catch them all.”. As for others, they should be able to be trusted.
Mu Lan is not sure. These are the only names
she knows.
Before she was negligent, think Long Shaoyun in the border does not come back must be safe, in fact, not entirely, Li Shiyuan’s eyeliner is more than in the capital.
A cup of wine to release military power, Li Shiyuan had already done it as soon as he ascended the throne. Is it not the mother of the existing deployment that
can be so silent? She
was negligent.
And Long Shaoyun listened to Mu Lan’s words, standing quietly, looking at Mu Lan’s eyes a little heavy, indescribable feeling, a chaotic picture in his mind, will soon break out, recently more and more frequent pictures, but always can not be linked together.
Bizarre.
“It’s getting late. I’ll go back first to avoid accidents.” Mu Lan answered.
“Good.” Long Shaoyun did not have any words.
Mu Lan nodded, turned around and hurried toward the direction of coming, Long Shaoyun stood in place, until he could not see Mu Lan’s figure, then turned around and jumped out of the palace gate, quietly left here.
……
Mu Lan’s feet are getting faster and faster, not because he is anxious to go back, but because of the dialogue with Long Shaoyun, as well as the token already in his hands.
Long Shaoyun’s love, she owed more and more, as if how can not pay off. When Mu Lan was
in a trance, suddenly a strong force came, and Mu Lan was dragged to a remote position.
Mu Lan did not exclaim, but was a little surprised.
She put the token away without a trace, and then looked at Li Shiyu in front of her: “Your Highness is very leisurely and carefree. Are you still blocking me here at night?” Ignoring Mu Lan’s indifference,
Li Shiyu twisted his eyebrows and asked, with a hint of sourness: “When Long Shaoyun came back, you couldn’t wait to go.”
Mu Lan did not speak.
Not impatient, but in the face of Long Shaoyun, Mu Lan some do not know how to refuse, not to mention, friends have not seen for many days, meeting is also reasonable.
Now is not as before in Mu Wang Fu, but also appears to be aboveboard, she is already the Crown Princess of the East Palace, want to see Long Shaoyun in private, will always be pinched, so can only be seen in private quietly.
Long Shaoyun naturally knows this, otherwise he doesn’t have to be so careful.
After all, men and women are different in the palace.
These are nothing to explain to Li Shiyu, Mu Lan does not think that Li Shiyu’s brain does not understand these.
She then looked at Li Shiyu’s slightly angry face and suddenly smiled: “So, are you jealous now?”
Li Shiyu pursed his lips and looked at Mu Lan.
Mu Lan, however, did not shy away from Li Shiyu’s eyes: “Your Highness, did you follow me all the way here?”
Li Shiyu sneered and did not answer Mu Lan’s question.
In fact, it is not to follow Mu Lan all the way, to say some shame, it is to follow Long Shaoyun all the way, Long Shaoyun back to Kyoto, Li Shiyu has long known, because the list of candidates for the Autumn Festival, there is Long Shaoyun.
But Li Shiyu subconsciously linked Long Shaoyun’s return to Beijing with Mu Lan. The evidence of Li Shiyi’s guilt in
his hands was not entirely his own, but partly given to him by a mysterious man. This mysterious man, Li Shiyu did not expose, but it is very clear that it is Long Shaoyun. In
this palace, no one is simple.
What’s more, it’s Long Shaoyun who holds the military power at such a young age.
Long Shaoyun why to give these, Li Shiyu knows, for Mu Lan. Although Long Shaoyun has never mentioned Mu Lan in the future. It seems to have nothing to do with Mu Lan.
But Li Shiyu still let people pay attention to Long Shaoyun’s every move.
Especially after Mu Lan came out of the prison, Rong Jiu’s people also told Li Shiyu that Long Shaoyun had entered the palace, which made Li Shiyu follow Long Shaoyun here. At the west gate, Li Shiyu was suddenly enlightened.
Long Shaoyun made an appointment with Mu Lan.
It’s just that Li Shiyu didn’t stay where he was.
His existence, Mu Lan is too keen, but also because of this, Li Shiyu only then retreated to the safe distance range.
I can only see, but I can’t hear what they say.
That kind of feeling makes people scratch their hearts.
Li Shiyu in the face of Mu Lan and Li Shiyuan, there is no feeling of jealousy, because in the eyes of Mu Lan, Li Shiyu can easily see Mu Lan’s hatred of Li Shiyuan.
Married into the East Palace, of course, there are her reasons.
But Li Shiyu is also very clear, Mu Lan will protect themselves, it is absolutely impossible to have any idea of Li Shiyuan.
But in the face of Long Shaoyun, Li Shiyu did not have such confidence. Can not
say why, as if Long Shaoyun for Mu Lan is a special existence, but also as if any request of Long Shaoyun, Mu Lan can not easily refuse.
That kind of feeling, as if Long Shaoyun can easily take away Mu Lan from his own front.
Thinking of this, Li Shiyu felt that he could not be calm.
“General Long and I haven’t seen each other for many days. When he came back to Beijing and heard that his friend had something to do, he came to have a look. There’s nothing strange about it, is there?” Mu Lan asked in reply lightly.
Li Shiyu listened to Mu Lan’s words and knew that the man was explaining. She explained her relationship with Long Shaoyun
in another peaceful way.
And Mu Lan’s eyes did not move away from Li Shiyu’s body, suddenly, she took the initiative to step forward, slender arms around Li Shiyu’s waist, gently embrace.
Such an action, all of a sudden let all the depression in Li Shiyu’s heart go away.
The big hand naturally pressed Mu Lan’s head and let her lean on her chest.
“I don’t like you getting too close to Long Shaoyun, and I don’t like Long Shaoyun getting too close to you.” It took a long time for Li Shiyu to open his mouth lightly, openly expressing his jealousy. “I always felt that you had a very different feeling for Long Shaoyun. I was afraid that one day you would leave me and follow him around the world.”
Mu Lan also unexpectedly really hum.
Li Shiyu narrowed his eyes slightly, and Mu Lan looked at Li Shiyu with a half-smile: “If you do something wrong to me, then I may follow Long Shaoyun. After all, I chose a good tree to live in, didn’t I?”
Li Shiyu’s hand tightened. “How dare you?”
“Is there anything I dare not do?” Mu Lan looked up at Li Shiyu and raised his small chin arrogantly.
Li Shiyu looked at Mu Lan, and then laughed, he bowed his head and kissed unexpectedly, without giving Mu Lan any chance to react, Mu Lan slightly stunned, but quickly obedient response.
It was not until Li Shiyu enjoyed himself that he released Mu Lan.
He gently held Mulan in his arms, his mandible resting on Mulan’s hair. His voice was faint but heavy: “You are the king’s people. You are not allowed to leave the king’s side. Even if you leave, the king will dig three feet and search the ends of the earth, and you will come back to the king’s side.”
Mu Lan chuckled and did not speak.
Li Shiyu slightly loosened a little, Mu Lan delicate and small face appeared in front of love Li Shiyu, Qiao Sheng’s small face is very calm.
Li Shiyu looked very heavy, and Mu Lan did not avoid Li Shiyu’s eyes.
“Lan’er” Li Shiyu suddenly called out Mu Lan’s childhood name.
Mu Lan was quiet, holding Li Shiyu’s hand a little tighter, she did not know what Li Shiyu was going to say, but it seemed that what this person said would make her heart beat faster, and even her palms were sweating. Unable to
tell what emotion it was, Mu Lan answered, “What do you want me to do?”
“I love you.” Li Shiyu’s speed of each word is not fast, and what he said is particularly clear, knocking on Mu Lan’s heart word by word.
Rare, Mu Lan’s ears are a little red, the eyes become uncertain up.
But when Li Shiyu saw that Mu Lan was not responding, he chuckled: “Don’t you have anything to say to the king?”
Mu Lan coughed lightly and said with a straight face, “No.”. I have to go back first. Now the East Palace is being watched all the time. I’ve been out for too long, and if something happens, it will involve Hexiang.
Say that finish, Mu Lan really did not look back on the quick hiding in the dark, disappeared from the front of Li Shiyu.
Li Shiyu looked at the figure of Mu Lan leaving, and finally laughed out loud, very helpless, but also very indulgent. After
Mu Lan’s figure disappeared, Li Shiyu walked in the direction of the west side door. Soon
after jumping out of the west gate, Li Shiyu saw Long Shaoyun standing not far away. The eyes of the
two men met, and neither of them took the initiative to break the silence.
For a long time, Li Shiyu nodded and turned to walk in the direction of Prince Yu’s mansion, but Long Shaoyun said lightly, “Your Highness, please stay.”
Li Shiyu looked at Long Shaoyun.
I don’t want your Highness to implicate Mu Lan. If the four royal Highnesses are really together with Mulan, then try to get her out of the storm circle. Long Shaoyun said calmly, but his eyes never moved away from Li Shiyu’s body.
Li Shiyu chuckled, a short laugh with a hint of sarcasm: “General Long, the king wanted to push Lan out, but she came in all at once.”. If you don’t come back from the frontier, maybe she can still talk about it. If you come back from the frontier, she has one more thing to remember. Even if something does go wrong one day, you will be a big part of it. What
Li Shiyu said is not polite.
Long Shaoyun’s eyes narrowed slightly. “Your Highness, what do you mean by that?”
“Taste it yourself.” Li Shiyu didn’t explain.
Long Shaoyun vaguely understand what, but can not grasp the most critical clues, this matter how can not be linked up.
On the contrary, before he left, Li Shiyu said to Long Shaoyun calmly, “Thank you, General Long, for the evidence.”
After that, Li Shiyu did not stay any longer and disappeared into the night at the fastest speed.
Long Shaoyun stood in place, always thoughtful.
The next day.
An imperial edict broke the peace in the palace. Li Shiyi,
the eldest prince, was conferred the title of King of the Ming Dynasty. He was given a mansion in the western suburbs of the capital and moved out of the palace. Li Shiyi’s original power was completely deprived.
In Dazhou, the prince who was granted the title of king moved out of the palace, which meant that he was officially removed from the center of power, just like Li Shiyu, who had never been there, and Li Shiyi was the most powerful candidate who had ever occupied, even the position of emperor, but now he had been completely defeated by the war. When the people in the
palace got the news, they were not surprised, and their faces could not be calmer.
They all know very well that in this palace, the winner is the king, the loser is the bandit, and no one knows who can go to the last moment.
When Mulan heard the news, he was dressing up.
She did not get up late because of what happened last night, because Mu Lan knew very well that she had to go to Fengluan Palace to pay her respects to the queen mother today.
As long as you are in the palace, many rules can not be forgotten.
As for Fengqing Palace, Mu Lan was not in a hurry, because she knew very well that Qu Huachang would go to Fengluan Palace today.
In this battle, it seems that Qu Huachang is safe and sound, but after all, Wanlian is a member of Fengqing Palace, Qu Huachang can not be alone, besides, this matter is very delicate, at least a little aware of the twists and turns, can understand.
Qu Huachang can escape the crime of death, but I’m afraid it’s also a living crime.
Mu Lan lowered her head and chuckled, but how could she let Qu Huachang give up so easily.
After the lotus incense inserted the hairpin, Mu Lan looked at himself in the bronze mirror.
“Young lady, you’ve been in prison for a few days, and you’ve lost weight.” He Xiang feels wronged for Mu Lan. “I really didn’t expect this to be the case. The power struggle in the palace is so terrible.”
“Afraid?” Mu Lan smiled.
Hexiang shook her head. “The maidservant is not afraid.”. The maidservant only wants the young lady to be well.
Mu Lan quietly put the hairpin back on the bun, this hairpin or Li Shiyu sent, Li Shiyuan did not notice, she asked, Mu Lan just found a reasonable reason.
The hairpin was sent by his adoptive mother, so Mu Lan was reluctant to pick it. Who in the
palace does not know that Mu Lan stayed in Gu Fu for sixteen years, so deep feelings with the adoptive mother, is also a matter of course, the adoptive mother died accidentally, with her hairpin, but there is nothing unreasonable.
Therefore, Li Shiyuan did not continue to ask.
It was not until the hairpin was worn that Mu Lan looked at Hexiang and said, Hexiang, the palace is dangerous. If I’m not careful, I can’t even save myself, let alone you. Once the prince finds out that I’m unfaithful, you’ll be the first to suffer.
Mu Lan spoke slowly.
He Xiang was stunned. “Young lady, are you going to send the maidservant out of the palace again?”
Mu Lan looked at Hexiang and did not answer Hexiang’s question for the first time. Instead, she continued, “I don’t think the empress will go to the Western Regions this time. Aunt Meiji will leave the palace early this morning.”. The Empress Dowager will need someone who can help herself, so I will certainly go.
Hexiang listened quietly and did not ask much.
“I will also bring a familiar person with me, and that is you.” Mu Lan went on to say, “The Autumn Festival goes back and forth, at least three months. When the Autumn Festival comes back, I will send you out of the palace, and you are not allowed to enter the palace again.”
“Young lady.” He Xiang called Mu Lan in shock, apparently unwilling to make this arrangement.
Mulan’s eyes sank: “Hexiang, I can’t control what will happen next. If I can’t protect myself, naturally I can’t protect you either. I don’t want to implicate any more people.”
“Young lady, the maidservant has said that she will stay with you no matter whether she lives or dies.” He Xiang is very firm.
Mu Lan did not mean to compromise this time.
This period of time, as the autumn festival is getting closer and closer, the feeling of uneasiness in the heart has become more and more obvious, even this time by Qu Huachang into the prison, Mu Lan did not feel so panicked, as if the next second, there will be an accident at any time and anywhere.
Mulan should concentrate on dealing with everything, not on the people around him.
If at that time, she wants to escape, she can also escape with a good conscience, do not need to remember a person who holds her back.
“Lotus Fragrance.” It was rare for Mu Lan to call out the name of Hexiang in a deep voice. “My mind has been made up.”. You have to remember, if you are in the palace, if there is really any accident, you will only be a burden to me, let me distracted. Do you think that at that time, I could have left smoothly, but because you were still in the palace, I was fettered? He Xiang was stunned by
this and shook her head without thinking. “The maidservant doesn’t want to. The maidservant only wants the eldest lady to be safe.”
“If you are obedient, I will be safe.” Mu Lan answered, “After leaving the palace, I will arrange for someone to take you away. Don’t go back to Mu Wang Fu, and don’t appear anywhere in the capital. That person will take you away. Don’t ask too many questions.”. I will return safely and join you.
Mu Lan explained carefully.
Step by step, Mu Lan has already arranged for a rainy day.
In Mu Lan’s words, the lotus fragrance heard the danger of the next thing, she looked at Mu Lan for a moment, the eyes have been filled with fog. It’s a lie
to say you’re not worried.
But the lotus fragrance is more clear, oneself cannot implicate Mu Lan.
She repeatedly nodded: “The maidservant knows, and asks the eldest young lady to rest assured that the maidservant will obey orders.”
“Good.” Mu Lan nodded.
Suddenly, her voice was a little ethereal, and her slender hand touched the bronze mirror, as if she were touching herself in the mirror, and her eyes were complex and deep.
It was a long time before Mu Lan went on to say, “My hands have been stained with too much blood. It’s too hard to get out.”. From the moment I came back, there was no room for withdrawal. But I don’t want my hands to be stained with the blood of someone I care about, so if I can protect one, I will do my best to protect it.
This seems to be said to the lotus fragrance, but it also seems to be said to oneself.
She quietly looked at herself in the bronze mirror, and then, under the low eyebrows and eyes, has hidden the blood.
He Xiang nodded. “The maidservant knows.”
Mu Lan hum. Then, Mu Lan stood up.
Just then, the slave outside the house had already brought in the breakfast, and Hexiang went out, not bothering with the question any more. As soon as the door was opened, Hexiang immediately knelt down and said, “The maidservant has seen the prince, and his Highness is a thousand years old.”
Li Shi-yuan waved his hand and said, “Get up.”
“Yes.” Hexiang stood up.
Mu Lan naturally also heard the voice of Li Shiyuan, this just turned to look over, and then steadily toward the direction of Li Shiyuan, Fu Fu body, please Ann.
Li Shi-yuan himself helped Mu Lan up. “Why did you get up so early?”
“It’s getting late. I’m going to pay my respects to the Empress Dowager after breakfast.” Mu Lan said slowly.
Li Shiyuan did not return to the East Palace last night.
Mu Lan is not surprised.
Yesterday, Li Shiyuan and Li Shiyu joined hands to pull Li Shiyi into the water, the rest of the matter, Li Shiyu is not suitable to carry out, Li Shiyuan’s cruel, naturally impossible to let Li Shiyi stay until the second day, so, yesterday, I’m afraid Li Shiyuan has been in the Royal Dragon Palace, in order to deal with today’s things.
Otherwise, the emperor issued a decree so early that even the palace in the western suburbs was ready. If
Li Shiyuan did not get things done, it would be impossible to return to the East Palace, and now that this man has returned to the East Palace, everything must be justified.
But Mulan didn’t ask about anything. Things in the
court, their hearts know, no need to talk about these with Li Shiyuan, after all, Li Shiyuan has always been taboo women talk about the government, involving too much, will only put their own compensation.
Mu Lan is not a brainless person.
“If you don’t pay your respects to the Empress Dowager today, she’ll understand.” Li Shiyuan said it directly. My ministers and concubines must do what
should be done. Now I am in the position of the Crown Princess of the East Palace, and there are too many people eyeing covetously. I can’t make trouble for myself and the East Palace. Mu Lan spoke slowly, then looked at Li Shiyuan, and then added word by word, “And your Highness.”
This is very pleasing to Li Shiyuan’s heart.
Plus Li Shiyi was eradicated, Li Shiyuan’s mind is a happy, he naturally hugged Mu Lan’s waist, Mu Lan looked down at Li Shiyuan’s hand, eyebrows slightly twisted, but quickly no trace of their emotions to smooth.
“Is your Highness going to have breakfast with you?” Mu Lan opened his mouth lightly.
“The king will accompany you to breakfast, and then accompany you to the queen mother, so that the king’s beloved concubine will not be wronged again.” Li Shiyuan said directly.
Mu Lan, however, did not refuse. She nodded and naturally pulled herself out of Li Shiyuan’s arms. Then she quietly told Hexiang: “Let the slaves prepare some more food. It should be light and not too heavy. The porridge should be silky and remember not to be thick. Do you understand?”. It is
still according to Li Shiyuan’s preference.
Li Shiyuan listened, but the smile in his eyebrows and eyes was always there.
Then Mu Lan turned back to the small round table.
She didn’t move her chopsticks. Instead, Li Shi-yuan said lightly, “You eat first. You don’t have to worry about this king.”
“It is better to obey than to be respectful.” Mu Lan nodded his head.
Instead of sitting with Li Shiyuan, Mu Lan was willing to find something for herself. She bowed her head and drank porridge quietly, eating the food on the plate, but she didn’t mean to pay any attention to Li Shiyuan.
Li Shiyuan doesn’t care either.
But Li Shiyuan looked at Mu Lan’s eyes for a moment, and then said, “My beloved concubine has lost weight.”
“Your Highness, it’s hard to get fat in prison.” Mu Lan put down his chopsticks and looked at Li Shiyuan with a half-smile.
It was as if Li Shiyuan had asked a very meaningless topic.
Li Shiyuan then smiled, unable to guess any emotion. His well-knit hand had already pinched Mulan’s chin: “Laner, if the Empress Dowager hadn’t insisted that you follow her to the Western Regions, the king would never have wanted you to leave the king’s side.”
“I have received the favor of Your Highness.” What Mu Lan said is light.
Her expression also appears to be very calm, Li Shiyuan from Mu Lan’s body also can not see any clues, and then he loosened Mu Lan, the slave outside the palace has also brought in Li Shiyuan’s breakfast.
Li Shiyuan then did not continue to say anything, quietly with breakfast. The atmosphere in the
bedroom became eerily quiet. Until the
two men finished their meals, they did not talk again, and then Mu Lan stood up and took the initiative to change Li Shiyuan’s new clothes. Only then did they leave the East Palace and go in the direction of the Phoenix Palace.
On the way, it was just quiet.
As she neared the Fengluan Palace, Mu Lan’s eyes suddenly quieted to a certain place. She slightly twisted her eyebrows, and Li Shiyuan immediately noticed: “What is the beloved concubine looking at?”
“I seem to have seen Li Fei.” Mu Lan didn’t hide it. In fact,
Li Fei is not an empress, but a talented person, but she has not been favored.
Just Mu Lan last life, but unexpectedly had an impression of this Li Fei, because Li Fei was almost the person who turned defeat into victory at the last moment. When she
entered the palace, she was only 16 years old, the same age as Mu Lan, but she was named a talented person, while Li Fei was favored, but she was already 26 years old, and even accidentally pregnant with a prince, directly from a talented person to an imperial concubine.
In the last life, Li Fei was the last person to threaten Qu Huachang.
But the fate of Li Fei is more bumpy. After ten years
in the palace, she was never favored, but the time after being favored was too short to be short. Finally, after Li Changtian died, even if she was pregnant, she could not escape. She was forced to have an abortion by Qu Huachang, and then went to the Thanksgiving Temple to become a nun.
Later, Mu Lan did not know the situation of Li Fei.
Because Mu Lan can’t protect himself.
Sink, Mu Lan looked up at the imperial concubine from the Phoenix Luan Palace, her memory is very clear, the imperial concubine is favored, but also is this period of time.
Quiet, the heart has already had an idea.
But Li Shiyuan also looked along Mu Lan’s line of sight, and did not have any interest, just hum. There were so many concubines in the harem, how could Li Shiyuan bother to remember these people. The people who
can come to Fengluan Palace to pay their respects are all from the harem. They come and go a lot, and some of their faces look familiar at most, and they can’t even remember them.
Suddenly, Li Shiyuan took two steps and looked thoughtfully at Mu Lan. “My beloved concubine, you remember all the people in the palace clearly.”
“Before I entered the palace, my father gave me orders, so I remembered all these people clearly, so that I wouldn’t get into trouble if I didn’t know the rules.” Mu Lan answered calmly.
Li Shiyuan gave a hum.
This kind of cautious thing is indeed what Mu Hongyuan can do, and Mu Hongyuan himself is such a character.
He didn’t say much.
Two people walk to the phoenix Luan palace together, the small eunuch sees Mu Lan to come, but is very happy, obviously all of a sudden followed to relax down, quickly please Ann.
You know, after Meiji left the palace early this morning, the queen mother’s temper was uncertain, and the slave who followed her was even more frightened.
Afraid of carelessly, the queen mother to offend.
Even the masters of the palaces who came to pay their respects early in the morning did not dare to stay much longer, and everyone felt the gloomy atmosphere clearly.
But in the phoenix Luan palace’s slave, most hoped that Mu Lan can come.
As long as Mu Lan came, the queen mother can be appeased safely, now so uncertain, will naturally disappear. Only the people
in Fengluan Palace can catch their breath.
“I’m going to tell the Empress Dowager.” While the little eunuch was overjoyed, he was in a hurry.
Mu Lan raised his eyebrows. But
Li Shiyuan looked at Mu Lan and said, “When this slave of the Feng Luan Palace sees his beloved concubine, it’s like seeing a savior.”. When Meiji left the palace, the only person in the palace who could soothe queen mother’s emotions was really her beloved concubine.
That’s the truth.
This is why it is impossible for Li Shiyuan to stop Mu Lan from going to the Western Regions, and there is no need to offend the queen mother for these three months.
It doesn’t do you any good.
After all, the queen mother’s position in Li Changtian’s heart is still a word.
“My concubine is just lucky, thanks to the queen’s favor.” “It’s not hard to coax the Empress Dowager,” says Mu Lan calmly. “Just put some thought into it.”
Before Meiji left the palace, Xu Luochen had actually been trained very well.
Just some things, Xu Luochen, after all, young, or need to be honed, it is impossible to start at once, like Mu Lan, if she is not reborn, and the last life has spent a lifetime in the familiar with everyone in the palace, she can not do this in such a short time.
Li Shiyuan didn’t say anything.
The little eunuch quickly turned around and said, “Your Highness, Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager, please.”
Mu Lan nodded and motioned, and then walked with Li Shiyuan toward the bedroom.
Mu Lan’s footsteps are not fast, her thoughts with a deep, she is waiting for the appearance of Qu Huachang. Although the matter
of witchcraft in the past, Qu Huachang seems to pick clean from this matter, but the queen mother has experienced nearly three Dynasties, how can not see the clue.
Mu Lan could not justifiably reprimand Qu Huachang, but the queen mother could.
Mu Lan never denies his thoughts. I came to Fengluan Palace early
this morning to wait for a good show.
And Mu Lan to Fengluan Palace, Qu Huachang will naturally know, even if reluctant, must also appear, this matter, Qu Huachang heart understand, in the heart of the queen mother, she has been greatly discounted, even Li Changtian that, I am afraid it is not good to speak.
To recover the disadvantage, what Qu Huachang has to do now is to behave himself.
Mu Lan sneers in the heart, the person also followed to walk into the bedroom.
Sure enough, when the Empress Dowager saw Mu Lan, her mood seemed to brighten a lot: “Is the Crown Princess here?”
“My concubine has seen the empress. The empress is a thousand years old.” Mu Lan blessed the body and paid his respects.
“Come on, you’ve been wronged all these days, and the Ai family still wants you to have a good rest. Don’t keep coming to the Ai family. The Ai family will be distressed.” The queen mother is telling the truth.
I really feel sorry for Mu Lan. The daughter
of Prince Mu’s mansion was inexplicably implicated in the prison.
Day prison is what kind of place, where the queen mother will not be clear, inside did not drive people crazy is not easy, Mu Lan is just thin, is a big life.
Mu Lan smiled calmly and said, “With the empress here, I won’t be wronged.”
This, let the queen mother nodded, she called Mu Lan, Mu Lan quietly walked past, the queen mother carefully looked at Mu Lan, to determine that Mu Lan in addition to emaciation, and nothing unusual, this was relieved to come down.
After that, the Empress Dowager told Li Shiyuan, “Prince, the Crown Princess has been wronged, and you should coax her more. Don’t bring any other troubles to the East Palace.”
“I know.” Li Shiyuan answered.
Mu Lan smiled, has calmly taken over the hands of Xu Luochen, Xu Luochen can not help but follow the tone of relief.
She winked at Mu Lan, but Mu Lan gave a low smile. Then she looked at the Empress Dowager and said, “Empress, I’ll take Luo Chen down and explain some details to her. Luo Chen is a clever girl. More time will make you feel as satisfied as I do.”
The Empress Dowager did not deny it: “Luo Chen is a clever girl.”
Xu Luochen smiled shyly, lowered his head and kept silent.
Mu took Xu Luochen to go down, and when they left, a message came from the eunuch outside the door that it was Qu Huachang and Dai Zhi who had come.
Mu Lan sneered, but did not deliberately stay.
Dai Zhi came, but please, just in the please also more than a trace of the idea of watching the scene of bustle, the surface is not obvious, but who does not know, Dai Zhi is looking at Qu Huachang’s embarrassment.
And Qu Huachang, please Ann is the second, I am afraid or forced, to apologize to Mu Lan.
And this apology, alone to the East Palace is useless, but also in front of the queen mother to be useful. Qu Huachang has been in the palace for decades. When did he lower his head? This is probably the first time.
This lively, how not worth Dai Zhi to see.
Sometimes it is not that this person is in a mess, but that this person’s dignity, which has always been highly regarded, is severely trampled underfoot, which is more pleasant. How could
Mu Lan not know.
“Sister Mu.” When Xu Luochen reached the rear of the rear hall, he whispered, “I just looked back and saw that the empress’s face was ugly.”
Mu Lan smiled and looked at Xu Luochen. “Now you are very good at reading people’s words and expressions. Did Aunt Ji study hard when she taught you?”
“I have learned.” Xu Luochen flattened his mouth and felt a little aggrieved. “I remember everything, but I still can’t serve the Empress Dowager well. The Empress Dowager’s temper is uncertain. I always feel that I stepped on the thunder carelessly.”. It was fine when Auntie Ji was here, but now that Auntie Ji has gone out, everyone in the Feng-luan Palace really feels insecure. Sister Mu, you’re coming, and everyone is relieved.
Mu Lan listened to Xu Luochen’s words and flicked her eyebrows: “You can see that the queen’s face is ugly, but you can’t tell whether the queen mother is happy or unhappy.”. If you carry the tea in the past, the queen mother twisted her eyebrows and put it aside, it must be that your heat is not good, if you say something, the queen mother did not listen too much, it proves that your words are not interesting to the queen mother..
Mu Lan is inculcating.
Xu Luochen repeatedly nodded, but seriously.
And the rest of the matter, Mu Lan did not help, but quietly watching Xu Luochen do, where to do the wrong place, Mu Lan will open his mouth.
Even, after waiting for Xu Luochen to do well, or let her personally send out, but not Mu Lan.
Mu Lan has his own mind.
She just wanted Qu Huachang to wait, restlessly waiting. The queen’s position, Qu Huachang sat safely for decades, in the harem, do unconscionable things, now even calculated to their own head, this kind of sitting on pins and needles what.
This is what Qu Huachang deserves.
Xu Luochen is pure, can not guess Mu Lan’s mind, besides, these things should have been done by her, and now Mu Lan’s identity, is not suitable to do these.
On the contrary, after Mu Lan said, Xu Luochen went out, there were very few problems, and the queen mother’s face would ease a lot. When a stick of incense
comes and goes. When
Xu Luochen returned, he said in a low voice, “Sister Mu, won’t you go out?”? The empress asked about you earlier.
“What did she ask?” Mu Lan smiled faintly, but his attitude was very peaceful.
“The empress has said a lot of nice things about you, saying that you are considerate and sensible, that you can read people’s words and expressions, and that you are all things to all people. Although I haven’t been in the palace for a long time, I know that the empress is not easy to get along with, and I have never heard the empress praise a person like that. You are the first one.” Xu Luochen blinked, looked at Mu Lan, can not help but admire.
Mu Lan looked at Xu Luochen without changing her countenance. She did not feel any pride because of Xu Luochen’s words, but calmly opened her mouth: “Luo Chen, you have to remember that in this palace, those who praise you are not necessarily those who really like you. They may only praise you on the surface, but hide their swords behind your back. Do you understand?”
Xu Luochen ah, this just heard the undercurrent surge from Mu Lan’s words, this, she nodded, just did not continue to say.
Mu Lan saw that Xu Luochen did not open his mouth again, nor was he impatient to sit in place, but the rear hall was quiet, except for the slaves walking back and forth.
Xu Luochen cleverly kept silent and bowed his head to do his own thing. For
a long time, until these freshly made dots came out of the oven, when Xu Luochen wanted to take them over, Mu Lan stopped Xu Luochen: “I’ll go.”
Xu Luochen immediately nodded.
Mu Lan nodded and motioned, and then went out with the plate. It’s enough to
wait so long.
Everything in moderation is good.
For the time being, when you can’t bring down Qu Hua’s clothes, you still have to choose superficial obedience. As for other things, the future is long. When
Mu Lan reappeared in the front hall, Qu Huachang’s eyes immediately looked over, Mu Lan calmly nodded at Qu Huachang, not even paying his respects, he walked toward the queen mother.
“Empress, my concubine made some snacks, and just in time to hear that my mother and Princess Diana were also coming, so she made some of their favorite flavors. That’s why I wasted a little time. Please forgive me, Empress.” Mu Lan is respectful and courteous.
But this is clearly told to Qu Huachang.
She Mu Lan is to know Qu Huachang to come, this just does not come out in the rear hall, put clearly is to let Qu Huachang wait.
Qu Huachang how can not hear, she is holding a belly of anger, but the surface can not be exposed, but Dai Zhi low laugh out loud.
The smile seemed to be admiring Mu Lan, but anyone with a discerning eye knew that she was satirizing Qu Huachang.
The empress is so lucky. When Li is still the same as the people who have nothing to do, the playfulness is so heavy, not to find a concubine for my concubine, this side of the imperial concubine is standing, so long, there is no good news. My ministers and concubines are also anxious. “The empress is not the same. There are successors in the East Palace, and there is a sweet Crown Princess.” Isn’t that
sweet?
Intimate let Qu Huachang sit here like a needle and wait.
Qu Huachang was Dai Zhi said the forehead burst of the heart, but on the surface can only be polite to Dai Zhi, there is no way. As soon as she got better,
Dai Zhi stopped. She picked up a small piece and put it into her mouth. “This is a good craft, Crown Princess,” she said.
“I’m flattered by Princess Diana.” Mu Lan nodded his head.
Qu Huachang did not say anything, Mu Lan sent the cake, eat is not, do not eat is not.
Always feel that Mu Lan will not be so good to give up, afraid is in the calculation of their own, so it appears to be cautious.
But Mu Lan raised her eyebrows and said, “Mother, is what I did not suit you?”
In a word, Qu Huachang arch up, Qu Huachang does not eat, is not to give Mu Lan face, eat and worry about what Mu Lan did in the cake. How could
Mu Lan not see it? She looked at Qu Huachang without changing her face. Suddenly she lowered her voice. Only each other could hear her. “Are you afraid that I will poison you?”? The queen mother is worrying too much. I won’t use such a mean means as poisoning. Besides, in front of the queen mother, the queen mother can rest assured.
That’s not very serious, but it’s a threat.
Qu Huachang’s face changed, and she looked at Mu Lan, who was always gentle on the surface: “If my mother doesn’t like it, then I’ll do it again.”
This, let the queen mother look over, eyebrows and eyes also followed the wrinkle, the dissatisfaction with Qu Huachang is obvious.
Qu Huachang was not up or down, especially passive.
“No, the food Lan’er makes is delicious, and it’s very much in line with the new clothes of this palace.” Qu Huachang said some gnashing of teeth. The movement in
Mu Lan’s hand stopped, looked at Qu Huachang with a half-smile, and put the cake back again.
Mu Lan’s cakes are small, will not give you a second chance, the second bite is not in line with the decency and rules of these concubines.
In Mu Lan’s eyes, Qu Huachang picked up the cake and put it in his mouth.
And then her eyes changed.
Mu Lan is not poisoned, but the taste of these cakes is very strange, let people do evil, but unfortunately, under such circumstances, Qu Huachang can not be angry.
She knew very well that all the people in the room were on Mulan’s side.
Plus this cake, one bite at a time, she ate it, no matter what happened, no one knew. This bitter water can only be swallowed by itself.
Who knows if there is a problem with the remaining two cakes.
If there is no problem, Qu Huachang made trouble, that is to embarrass himself, so that his current embarrassment is even worse.
It happened that Mu Lan was still like a person who had nothing to do, and asked jokingly, “Mother, how does it taste?”
Qu Huachang gave a hum. I
don’t know how many times I want to kill Mulan.
Mu Lan saw Qu Huachang eat dumb loss, this just turned to sit down in his own position, Li Shiyuan did not find the undercurrent between the two surging, see Mu Lan back, eyes are followed by a lot of gentle.
“My beloved concubine has worked hard.” Li Shiyuan did not shy away from it.
“No, that’s what I’m supposed to do.” Mu Lan is generous. Only then did
the Empress Dowager nod her head. Then she looked at the Empress and said, “Empress, the Crown Princess is virtuous and virtuous. It is a blessing for Fengqing Palace and the East Palace to have such a Crown Princess.”. According to Ai Jia, the queen should cherish it even more. In the future, the Crown Princess will be able to become the right-hand man of the crown prince, and she will be a rare good wife.
“Yes.” Qu Huachang answered passively. How many women in Kyoto want the
crown princess. How many princes and nobles in the palace wanted to send their daughters, but the mourning family had seen so many people, and the most mourning family was Mu Lan. In this palace, there are many gossips about Mu Lan, and the Ai family has heard them. They are all nonsense.
The Empress Dowager’s words were neither salty nor light, but every word was a warning: “After this incident, if anyone says a word of disapproval in front of the Ai family again, the Ai family will certainly not forgive lightly.”
“I remember.” Qu Huachang answered.
“The queen.” The Empress Dowager didn’t let Qu Huachang go like that. “As an empress, you didn’t do it well.”. Wanlian is a member of your Fengqing Palace. No matter what the relationship between Wanlian and the Imperial Concubine is, the first time something happened, you directly suspected the Crown Princess.
Qu Huachang’s face looked ugly for a moment. How could
she admit that she had done it?
So now the Empress Dowager said that Qu Huachang could only bite the bullet and say, “I knew I was wrong. I just listened to the rumors and thought about it. I would rather kill the wrong person than let it go. That’s why I sent someone to search the Crown Princess’s bedroom. I didn’t expect that these things would have been planned long ago.”
This is an admission that you were wrong.
“Empress, it’s useless for you to say this to the Ai family. You have to say this to the Crown Princess. Your misjudgment has wronged the Crown Princess.” What the queen mother said is neither salty nor light.
Dai Zhi raised her eyebrows and looked at Qu Huachang with a half-smile.
Such liveliness, Dai Zhi has not seen for a long time.
Qu Huachang in the harem for decades, how many people dare not speak out, if not for the power of Dai Zhi’s family can not be underestimated, plus Dai Zhi smart, Dai Zhi could not have been so calm in this palace.
Now Qu Huachang eat shriveled, Dai Zhi and how can misfortune and misfortune.
Just this schadenfreude, she expressed very implicit, looking at Qu Huachang, the eyes did not hide at all.
Qu Huachang became angry from embarrassment, but under such circumstances, she was losing ground.
Mu Lan, however, did not speak, and did not even mean to find a step for Qu Huachang, making it clear that he was waiting for Qu Huachang’s apology.
Even Li Shiyuan is rare not to help Qu Huachang, also just so heavy to look at.
Qu Huachang was riding a tiger for a while. When
the Empress Dowager saw that Qu Huachang had no intention of opening her mouth, her face sank and her voice stiffened: “Empress, it’s a great kindness to correct your mistakes.”. Besides, if this matter had not been discovered by the prince in time, would the queen have thought that doing so would not have implicated the Fengqing Palace? You should know that the Fengqing Palace and the East Palace have always been one. If something happens to the East Palace, the prince can’t escape, and neither can empress. When the
voice fell, the queen mother’s words were full of warnings.
Qu Huachang repeatedly answered, “The lesson my mother taught me was that I knew I was wrong.”. Next time I won’t act so rashly.
After that, Qu Huachang looked at Mu Lan and said, “Lan’er, this matter is not well thought out by my mother. Lan’er must not keep it in mind.”. This Mu Wangfu that, the mother will also personally go and Mu Wang Ye to explain the whole story. Lan son this period of time, is a grievance. The queen mother also feels the same way.
“My concubine thanked my mother and remembered.” Only then did Mu Lan open her mouth lightly. My concubine has never had the heart to blame her mother. Her mother is in power in the harem. She is loyal and filial to Dazhou, and what she has done is understandable. If I were a concubine, I would probably do the same. Please don’t worry about your mother. I can’t afford to wait on my concubines. The
superficial hypocrisy does not mean that Mu Lan is really obedient.
This is all said perfunctorily.
Even when his eyes fell on Qu Huachang, he was very indifferent.
Qu Huachang endured, did not speak, but still smiling on the surface, a school of harmony.
When the Empress Dowager saw that Qu Huachang had apologized, she nodded, “As an empress, it is extremely important to set an example.”. Lan’er, you still have to learn more from your mother in the future.
“I will follow the teachings of the Empress Dowager.” Mu Lan answered.
The Empress Dowager waved her hand and said, “All right, don’t stay at the Ai Family. There are so many people that the Ai Family has a headache.”. Lan son you also go back to rest, half a month later will leave for the western regions, along the way, you have to bother. Don’t break down your body.
“I know.” Mu Lan answered.
The Empress Dowager nodded and looked at Li Shiyuan. “Prince, treat your Crown Princess well.”
“I know.” Li Shiyuan answered quickly.
Then the Empress Dowager stood up with the help of Xu Luochen and calmly left. Mu Lan and the others also stood up and answered in unison, “See the Empress Dowager off.”
On the contrary, when Xu Luochen passed by Mu Lan, he compared his thumb to Mu Lan for the invisible.
Mu Lan smiled faintly, nodded, and then moved his eyes away without any trace.
After the queen mother left, Dai Zhi said a few polite words, but also left.
Qu Huachang just looked at Mu Lan very deeply, and then left, Mu Lan did not change his face to stand, did not say anything.
Instead, Li Shiyuan bowed his head and told Mu Lan, “You go back to the palace first, and let the slaves do the work in the palace. Do you hear me?”
“My concubine knows.” Mu Lan answered.
She didn’t stop Li Shiyuan.
Because Mu Lan knew that Li Shiyuan was looking for Qu Huachang.
She watched Li Shiyuan keep up with the pace of Qu Huachang, and then Mu Lan walked towards the East Palace with an expressionless face. On the way back to the East Palace, Mu Lan sank and suddenly turned around, but did not let anyone know.
Mu Lan followed the people in his memory and went to the palace where the talented people lived. It is impossible for a
talented person to have a separate palace like a concubine, but to have many people together. It’s just that compared with the palace maid’s big shop, it will be much better, and compared with the draft, it’s also a separate room for one person. Only a dozen talented people may have a bedroom together.
The minions, too, are shared.
It depends on which talented people know how to be more active, and the slaves will naturally look at the silver and know how to help them, especially the father-in-law of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
To please, for the talented people, it is time to turn over.
Mu Lan naturally will not appear so bright in the bedroom where talented people live, that will only cause trouble for themselves. In fact, for Mu Lan, trouble is not much to fear.
She was worried that being seen would affect her next plan.
Days of prison these days, Mu Lan will be good and Qu Huachang calculate.
Mu Lan sneered.
After that, she stood not far from the Hall of Talented People. It was very quiet, and no one noticed it until a figure hurried up: “I’ve seen the Crown Princess. I don’t know why the Crown Princess is here today.”
This is Cheng Dezhu. He is
also Li Shiyu’s man. A person worthy of Mu Lan’s trust in the
palace.
Mu Lan is very clear, Li Shiyu placed in the palace, are loyal to Li Shiyu, Li Shiyu opened his mouth, naturally refers to the trust. Grand
father Cheng was in charge of several palaces near the Hall of Talent.
Suddenly, Mu Lan looked at Cheng Dezhu, as if to understand what, last life why Li Fei will suddenly be favored, I am afraid during this period, Li Shiyu’s deal is indispensable. Grand
father Cheng and the Ministry of Internal Affairs have always been good friends. It is not impossible to
turn over the brand of Li Fei.
It’s just that Mu Lan can’t figure out why Li Fei is popular.
But no matter why, Mu Lan can help Li Fei, since the last Li Fei has this idea, then this life, Li Fei also has.
Mu Lan came to his senses from such thoughts, and then he looked at Cheng Te-chu and said, “Grandfather Cheng, there is someone who has helped me bring out the talented people from this palace.”. Of course, you know exactly what this palace means.
Cheng Dezhu was surprised. It seems to be an accident that Mu Lan will suddenly want to see a talented person.
After all, although the beauty of talent, but in the palace of talent, is not a lot of strange people, no beauty, it is impossible to enter the palace.
Is it just a coincidence?
“Inconvenient?” Mu Lan raised his eyebrows.
Cheng Te-chu, however, did not hide it: “Your Highness has also found a talented person.”
Mu Lan smiled, but it was not surprising. Similar to what he had thought before, Li Cairen had been indifferent for such a long time in the Hall of Talents, and suddenly he was favored, and someone was bound to add fuel to the flames. It is not surprising that
this man is Li Shiyu.
“Did Your Highness say anything?” Mu Lan asked lightly.
Cheng Te-chu thought for a moment, “Your Royal Highness will not come until two days later, but after all, the Hall of Talented People is the emperor’s harem, and naturally Your Royal Highness has to avoid it.”. It’s just that I told the slave in advance and let the slave do it well.
Mu Lan hum.
“But your Highness also confessed.” Cheng Te-chu quieted down. “If it’s someone the Crown Princess has a crush on, then the four royal Highnesses won’t ask much.”
Mu Lan chuckled and said, “Tell Your Highness Si that Li Cairen is coming to the palace.”. Let your Highness come to this palace if he has something to do.
“The slave obeys the decree.” Cheng Te-chu was very cooperative. “Empress, you wait here. I’ll call someone for you now.”
Mu Lan nodded his head.
Soon, Cheng Dezhu left in a hurry, but Mu Lan stood quietly in place, waiting quietly.
Cheng Dezhu did not let Mu Lan wait long, and soon a beautiful woman followed Cheng Dezhu out, avoiding the crowd, standing in front of Mu Lan.
“I have seen the Crown Princess.” Li Cairen paid his respects with some trepidation.
Even in the palace of talent, beauty talent also can not not know what just happened in the palace, although this matter makes people feel complicated and confusing, but under such circumstances, the person who can come out safe and sound is not an ordinary person.
So when Mu Lan came, Li Cai people felt panic.
I don’t know why Mu Lan found himself, or even father-in-law Cheng personally brought out the talented people, you know, in the palace of these talented people, in fact, the identity of the palace, although also a master, but want to compare with Mu Lan, it is far from the same. The difference between
clouds and mud.
“I’ve seen the Crown Princess, and she’s a thousand years old, a thousand years old.”
“Get up.” Mu Lan answered lightly.
Li Cairen this just stood up, Mu Lan’s eyes in Li Cairen’s body looked a few minutes, this is probably Mu Lan last life to this life, the first time seriously see Li Cairen’s appearance, but also almost see clearly, Mu Lan this just suddenly enlightened.
She understood why the talented people in the last life were suddenly favored.
Because Li Cairen and Rong Fei almost have a very similar appearance, every word and deed in the eyebrows and eyes, as long as a little training, at least the illusion of a glance will make people feel that this is Rong Fei. Before
Rong Fei had an accident, she was almost the only pet in the harem.
Li Changtian’s favorite person is Rong Fei. The face of Li Changtian
, as long as it appears more in front of Li Changtian, Li Changtian can certainly notice, since noticed, it will naturally favor Li Changtian. Now the harem occupies two forces, one is from the queen, the other is a silent force from Dai Zhi.
Li Changtian’s favor is nothing more than weighing the interests between them, rather than really liking them. The appearance of
beauty talent will only be a clear stream, let Li Chang sentimentally attached to unceasingly, for Li Changtian, Rong Fei is a pain in the heart after all, can not erase.
The talented people can make up for this pain very well.
And Mu Lan is not wrong, Li Cai people should be favored after the autumn festival came back, after the autumn festival came back, Li Changtian’s body will enter the stage of gradual decline. All the tracks of this life have changed, and I’m afraid they won’t be able to wait until after the Autumn Festival, including the tracks of the talented people. If
these talented people in the temple have not been favored by the emperor, with the law of Dazhou, after the death of the emperor, they will also enter the Thanksgiving Temple. And even some people will be called to guard the mausoleum for a lifetime.
After all, he died of old age alone.
Therefore, this matter must be carried out and must be won.
And looking at the face of Li Cairen, Mu Lan suddenly understood why Li Shiyu would find Li Cairen, this face is the key to victory.
It’s just that Li Shiyu’s time is a little late.
Sinking, Mulan calmed down and quietly looked at Licai and said, “What’s your name? Where are you from?”
“My concubine’s name is Li Yao. She’s from Taizhou.” Li Cairen did not dare to hesitate and said at once.
“The daughter of the prefect of Taizhou?” Mu Lan thought for a moment and asked.
Taizhou this surname is very few, can lift on the table, probably only the prefect of Taizhou. So Mu Lan’s guess is not wrong, Li Cairen also immediately nodded, did not deny his identity.
“How many years have you been in the palace?” Mu Lan asked again. “It’s been ten years,” the
talented man answered.
“Have you ever been favored by the emperor?”
Yes. When I first entered the palace, I never saw the emperor again.
……
Simple dialogue, Mu Lan also has a general idea. She nodded, and when she looked at the talented person again, her eyes sank. “Are you willing to live in the Hall of Talented People all your life?”
Liyao looked at Mu Lan, do not know the meaning of Mu Lan’s words, after all, is not known, moreover, this palace, stay for ten years, she is silly to know the meaning of this sentence, so Liyao in the face of Mu Lan’s question, or appear nervous.
Mu Lan, however, was not impatient. She quietly looked at Li Yao and then continued, “If you are willing, just pretend that I have never been here. If you are not willing, just look at me and tell me that you are not willing.”
After that, Mu Lan stopped talking and waited quietly for the answer from the talented people.
Li Cairen’s palm clenched into a fist, looking at Mu Lan, as if thinking about something.
Mu Lan smiled and said, “If this palace wants you to die, you don’t have to go to a lot of trouble to harm you. You can disappear from this palace without a sound, and no one will even remember who you are.”. Not to mention your mother’s family, who wouldn’t dare speak for you.
What Mu Lan said was cruel and direct.
Liyao’s face changed, but she could not deny what Mulan had said.
She came with the hopes of her family, but in the end she let them down. Apart from anything else, at least under such circumstances, the people in the family will no longer exist as themselves, if they really disappear silently in the palace, her family will not have any reaction, as Mu Lan said.
In this palace, all the talented people are just trying to get ahead.
Who doesn’t want to have an independent palace, who doesn’t want to have a group of servants, who doesn’t want to be worshipped.
Thinking of this, Li Yao knelt down and looked at Mu Lan, saying, “The Crown Princess, I am not reconciled.”
“Good.” Mu Lan is still light, “this palace can help you, this palace will not ask you to do anything for this palace.”. All you have to do is follow the path that this palace has arranged for you, and it’s up to you whether you succeed or not.
Liyao looked at Mulan in disbelief.
Such a quid pro quo is like joy falling from the sky, which catches people completely off guard.
She subconsciously felt that Mu Lan could help herself, but also to do things by herself, even to do things like this or to lose her head, but as a result, Mu Lan said that nothing needed to be done by herself?
“Why?” Liyao couldn’t help asking.
Mu Lan smiled, “There is no reason, if you really want to ask me what I want you to do.”. Then there is only one in this palace. Serve the emperor and let the emperor spoil you. If you can’t do it, you have attracted the attention of others, and you know in your heart what the end result is.
This, Mu Lan also did not exaggerate.
A harem talent is suddenly favored, if you can jump to heaven, but failed to hold this position, then the result is really conceivable.
Li Yao also knows this: “I know.”
“It’s good to know.” Mulan nodded. “Any other questions?”
“No more.” Liyao couldn’t think of anything else, so she asked carefully, “What can I do?”
As for how to do it, you don’t have to worry about it. This palace will naturally let people remind you step by step, and you will naturally follow the words of this palace. But you must remember what to say and what not to say. In Mu Lan’s words, there was a faint warning.
The words did not explain, Li Yao also understood the meaning of Mu Lan’s words.
Once she has a day of nonsense, no matter what position she is in, Mu Lan can easily pull her into the water.
Liyao did not understand Mu Lan, but Mu Lan came to the palace to let Liyao know very clearly that what Mu Lan said was true, even if it was the master of the harem, in the hands of Mu Lan seemed to be like a mole ant, everything was decided by Mu Lan.
Not to mention, now Mu Lan’s identity is the Crown Princess.
But also the master of the harem in the future.
Liyao is a wise person who knows when to be loyal to someone so that she can save her life. “I will always remember what the Empress has taught me,”
she answered. “You go back first,” murmu
red Mulan. “This is not a place to stay for a long time. For other things, I’ll wait for someone from the palace to inform you.”
“Yes.” Liyao answered.
Then, Liyao did not dare to look at Mu Lan, Fu Fu body, turned around and immediately walked toward the hall of talent, a moment did not dare to stay.
Obviously she is ten years older than Mu Lan, but it seems that in front of Mu Lan, Mu Lan is the older person, Mu Lan’s bearing and means can not help but admire.
Liyao didn’t dare to think much.
But the joy of the heart is still obvious, eyebrows and eyes can not stop the joy, even the pace is much lighter, and then look at their own living for ten years in the palace of talent, one day can leave here, rise in the world, how can she not be happy.
And Mu Lan quietly looked at the figure of Lirong leaving, without saying a word, until Lirong’s figure was completely invisible, Mu Lan just gathered his eyebrows and eyes. And in the dark, Cheng Dezhu has come out again.
“Empress.” Cheng Dezhu opened his mouth and called Mu Lan.
Mu Lan lifted his eyelids and then looked at Cheng Dezhu. “You do the next thing according to the instructions of this palace.”
Cheng Te-chu immediately answered, “The slave obeys the decree.” With a hum,
Mu Lan took out a piece of paper from his wide sleeve and handed it to Cheng Dezhu. “It’s not very convenient for me to come here, so you can send Li Cai Ren over according to the time written on the paper and explain it carefully. You don’t have to worry about anything else.”. But if the emperor doesn’t respond to sending the talented people there, he must send them back to the Hall of Talented People safe and sound.
Cheng Te-chu nodded and took a quick look at the contents of the note: “The slave has got the order.”
“If you have something to do, you know how to find this palace.” Mu Lan’s voice sank.
Cheng Dezhu and Mu Lan exchanged a look.
Then Mu Lan did not continue to stay in situ, calmly left, Cheng Dezhu has been in situ respectfully sent Mu Lan to leave, this is quietly back to the temple of talent.
…… Inside
the Fengqing Palace.
When Qu Huachang returned to Fengqing Palace, he was furious, because he had suffered a dark loss from Mu Lan in Fengluan Palace, but there was nothing he could do. In the
bedroom, all the things that could be thrown were thrown by Qu Huachang. From being in charge of the harem to the present, Qu Huachang had never suffered such a grievance, and such a grievance was given by Mu Lan. How can
Qu Huachang be reconciled.
The late Qing Dynasty quieted down and looked at Qu Huachang. “Don’t get angry, Empress.”. The maidservant feels, now this situation, the empress is angry, does not have any advantage to the empress. Besides, the Crown Princess can come out of such a thing, there must be something powerful about her. Under the present circumstances, the empress might as well be hypocritical with the Crown Princess first. So as not to cause further disputes.
This can only be said in the late Qing Dynasty in the Fengqing Palace. If it had been another slave, he would have been executed by Qu Huachang’s cruelty.
The late Qing Dynasty followed Qu Huachang for many years, and can come to today’s position, must have the strength of the late Qing Dynasty. Every word
she said seemed to help Qu Huachang again, but the late Qing Dynasty was very clear that it was said from Mu Lan’s point of view.
Let Qu Huachang quiet down, Mu Lan will have time to do what she wants to do.
If Qu Huachang gets in the way, Mu Lan will only spend more time dealing with Qu Huachang.
When the virtuous imperial concubine found the late Qing Dynasty, she said her request to the late Qing Dynasty. The late Qing Dynasty was silent and did not speak. Only Mu Lan could find the virtuous imperial concubine and know their relationship. The late Qing Dynasty was very clear that Mu Lan was a person who could not be offended.
In the palace, the late Qing Dynasty has never sincerely stood on the side of Qu Huachang, all the purpose is just for the virtuous imperial concubine.
For the virtuous imperial concubine to collect the evidence of Qu Huachang’s crime, the ultimate goal is just to bring down Qu Huachang.
“How can this palace be reconciled?” Qu Huachang almost roared out.
The late Qing Dynasty twisted its eyebrows and said, “Empress, if you can’t bear small things, you will mess up big plans.”. Why do you have a problem with the queen mother and your Highness for the sake of a Mulan. Mu Lan is spoiled again, how long can he be spoiled? In the end, you are not the only one who has the final say in the palace.
This comforted Qu Huachang’s heart.
The original anger gradually calmed down, but the cruelty in the eyebrows and eyes was still there.
Just then, the eunuch outside the palace hurriedly announced, “Report to the empress, the prince is here.”
Qu Huachang’s face changed and looked at the late Qing Dynasty. The late Qing Dynasty was quiet, indicating that Qu Huachang was calm.
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