Author: Loeva

Zhao Mo hesitated: "In Cining Palace... there are many old palace people who served the Queen Mother in the past. But when they get older, either because their family members are unreliable or because they have no relatives to rely on, some

People are used to life in the palace, so they never leave the palace

Returning home. The Queen Mother was kind and treated these old servants favorably. She did not drive them away to the place where people in the Lao Palace lived, but allowed them to stay in the Cining Palace and do light work. Among them, there were indeed young people.

At that time, I served the palace servants of the King of Shu."

When the King of Shu was still a young prince, because he had no biological mother, the rebellion in the palace had just subsided. In order to protect the helpless royal heirs, the Queen Mother Tu had just become the queen mother, so she took the young prince and some of the royal grandchildren.

, the clan children were brought up in Cining Palace. The younger ones stayed there for a year or two, and the older ones didn’t move out until they were fourteen or fifteen years old. There were quite a few of them.

, with a high status, there must be people around to serve her. In addition to those who were originally brought to serve, the Queen Mother naturally also arranged for the staff in the palace. The King of Shu was a very favored younger brother at the time, and his treatment was naturally excellent, not only

They were palace maids and eunuchs, and there were even several wet nurses. If he hadn't been so old that he didn't need a wet nurse, he might even have had one.

When the King of Shu leaves the palace, he will definitely take some of his personal attendants with him. However, the palace servants who were originally serving in Cining Palace may not necessarily follow him out of the palace to the fiefdom. Based on the practice of the Queen Mother, these palace servants are very likely to

Still staying in the palace, they changed their duties and continued to work as errands. Since they were originally people in the palace, they would naturally not be regarded as the old people of the King of Shu, and were purged out of the palace after the King of Shu was arrested.

Qin Hanzhen understood this quickly, but when she looked at Zhao Mo's expression, she felt that he could not be deeply shocked just because of such a clue. He seemed to have thought of something more important.

The fiancée wanted to inquire, but Zhao Mo could not hesitate for long before he reluctantly told her the truth: "These old palace people are all arranged to live in the side courtyard of Cining Palace after they grow old. Although they can do some light work

They had to do some work, but most of them were helping with sewing and so on. There were very few people walking around in the palace. The Queen Mother

It is true that the empress is kind, but she is also very disciplined. Because of their status, the people in Cining Palace and Shoukang Palace need to avoid suspicion in the palace, and they do not act as they please. It's just..." He paused.

, "If someone else comes to visit our acquaintance in Cining Palace, there won't be that many people in their way."

Qin Hanzhen understood something: "So, if this agent doesn't have freedom of movement, or she has really wide connections in the palace, anyone who comes to see her will not arouse suspicion? She must also have a way to manipulate her.

Get the maids and chamberlains in the palace to make them willing to obey her orders and do something... No

So something in line with the rules?" She frowned, "Isn't this quite difficult? I really can't imagine that the King of Shu, who has lost his power, has such great ability to drive people in the palace to do anything.

Is he willing to sacrifice his life? If it were the former Wang Concubine, it would be possible, but now Wang Concubine’s natal family is no longer able to do it.”

Zhao Mo hesitated again: "There is such a person... I dare not say that there is definitely something wrong with her, but she does have some relationship with the King of Shu, and she is very respectable in front of the Queen Mother."

Qin Hanzhen was stunned for a moment and quickly asked: "Who is it?"

Zhao Mo told her: "There is a Sister Qiu in the Cining Palace. I wonder if you have seen her? Although she comes out less now, she still shows up sometimes because she is still working with the Queen Mother. She is the Queen Mother.

The old man brought into the palace from the Tu family was like a dowry girl, and had served the Queen Mother for decades. Originally, a few years after she entered the palace, the Queen Mother had already arranged for her to marry, and she was married to a guard, but

Within two years, the guard died unexpectedly. She had a miscarriage and lost her child. She could not get along with her husband's family, so she returned to the palace and continued to serve her old master. She was the only one of the Queen Mother's former maids left.

Therefore, they valued her very much, and the palace people also treated her with great respect. She was not young anymore. In fact, she rarely did the work of serving people in Cining Palace. She was just in charge of the Queen Mother's clothes and jewelry. But she was younger.

The little palace maid is often given to her for training and training, so she is quite prestigious among the palace people."

Qin Hanzhen vaguely remembered that there was such a person, but she had never met him face-to-face. She only vaguely remembered hearing someone talking about it and seeing his back: "This Aunt Qiu usually behaves very low-key.

Right? I have gone to the palace and met the Queen Mother dozens of times, but I have never met her head-on."

Zhao Mo nodded: "I haven't met her face-to-face many times. It's just that the Queen Mother often stayed with me to eat at Cining Palace and talked to me about everyday things, so I knew more about Aunt Qiu.

That's all. In my memory, she is a taciturn old woman who speaks slowly and calmly. It is said that she often protected the young palace servants and chamberlains in the palace, and occasionally helped out. Many people remember her well, and she is often visited during the holidays.

Come visit her and give her some food and snacks."

Qin Hanzhen asked: "What is the relationship between this Aunt Qiu and the King of Shu?"

"When the King of Shu was sent to the Queen Mother to be raised, he seemed to be frightened and couldn't sleep at night, so the Queen Mother sent Aunt Qiu to take care of him. Aunt Qiu also played a role in the marriage between the King of Shu and the Princess of Shu.

, But this may be done on the order of the Queen Mother." Zhao Mo said, "When the King of Shu came to power, he also proposed to the Queen Mother that he wanted to take Aunt Qiu over to support him, but Aunt Qiu couldn't bear to leave the Queen Mother and declined. However, Aunt Qiu was there.

Over the years, the Queen Mother has always spoken kindly to the King of Shu, often mentioning how well-behaved he was when he was a child. After the King of Shu came to Beijing, he gave her several gifts, but never mentioned the matter of taking her out of the palace again.

After King Shu's accident, Aunt Qiu remained silent for a long time. She did not formally plead for him, but she did mention things about his childhood from time to time. The Queen Mother felt a little unbearable when she recalled the past. If King Shu was not honest and caused trouble again, maybe she would

It is true that with the kindness of the Queen Mother, I can survive until I die of old age."

It sounds suspicious.

Qin Hanzhen said to Zhao Mo: "This Aunt Qiu is obviously partial to the Prince of Shu's Palace, so does the Queen Mother still favor her now?"

Zhao Mo shook his head: "I can't say favoritism, but the Queen Mother would let her chat with her from time to time and talk about old times. Of the maids who once served the Queen Mother, this one is the only one who is still there, so she is naturally different from the others. The Queen Mother has her own ideas.

, I won’t just listen to one side of the story just because of an old maid. Besides, Aunt Qiu also knows her limits and won’t talk too much about important matters. When the King of Shu was imprisoned, she just said a few good words and asked the Queen Mother to read them.

The old love saved the life of the King of Shu. But the King of Shu committed another crime again, and the emperor decided to deal with him severely. The Queen Mother did not speak, and Aunt Qiu would not talk much. At most, she would be more silent. However, she had no husband and no children.

, has no family and no job, and the only one she relies on is the Queen Mother. If she only helps the Prince of Shu, what good will it do to her? Even if she has served the King of Shu for several years, in terms of love, she is still not as good as her and the Queen Mother who have been together for decades.

Years of master-servant friendship. That’s why I hesitated, thinking that she couldn’t be the eyes and ears of the Prince of Shu.”

This is true... If we really want to talk about love, it is also the love between Qiu and the King of Shu or the Princess of Shu. Later, the King of Shu and his wife and their youngest son died, leaving only the crown prince of the King of Shu, and his father-in-law.

Brother Qiu’s suspicion, Mother Qiu probably doesn’t have any friendship with him, right?

Qin Hanzhen said: "These old things have been in the past for a long time, and it is not easy to check them now. Moreover, since Aunt Qiu is an old person whom the Queen Mother values, it is estimated that it will be even more difficult for you to check her.

Okay. Let’s just wait and see. Anyway, the Prince of Shu can’t be a demon now, so no matter how many ears and eyes he has in the palace, they are of no use now.”

Zhao Mo said: "The Crown Prince of Shu is now trapped in the mansion. He is not allowed to come in and out freely. The servants go in and out to purchase, and they have to go through layers of inspections. Outsiders are not allowed to enter. There is really no chance for him to become a monster. But... there is one

It’s something I’ve always cared about.”

Qin Hanzhen asked him: "What's going on?"

What Zhao Mo cares about is that next door to the Prince of Shu's Mansion, there lived the family of Gu Changshi, an official of the former Prince of Shu's Mansion. This Gu Changshi was quite loyal to the King of Shu, but he did not have any bad deeds. It seemed that it was because he was rather pedantic.

Some, even the King of Shu did not believe that he would help him plan for the position of crown prince, so he did not let him know his plan, and only let him take care of the internal affairs of the palace or the government affairs of the fief. Because of this, Gu Changshi was in Shu

After the defeat of the palace, he was relatively lucky to stay out of the matter. He had no choice but to be an official, but his home was not raided. He finally returned to the capital with his family safely. However, his old house seemed to be occupied by his clansmen, so he went there

The new home he purchased at his current address actually continued to live next to the Prince of Shu's Mansion. Even though the Prince of Shu's family had no contact with him during the years of confinement, he seemed content with it.

Qin Hanzhen sighed when he heard this: "Does the King of Shu have such great charm? At this time, there are still old ministers who are so loyal to him? And this old minister is not involved in his rebellion? Isn't this too crazy?

A little pedantic?”

Zhao Mo said sarcastically: "Gu Changshi is loyal to the King of Shu, but the King of Shu probably doesn't trust him, otherwise he wouldn't have even let him know any news. This Gu Changshi is actually

Before the King of Shu established the vassal state, the Queen Mother personally selected his subordinate officials in the hope that he would be loyal, steady, and reliable. He had been working conscientiously in the King of Shu's palace for twenty or thirty years, but in the eyes of the King of Shu, he was probably more like

Are they the eyes and ears sent by Beijing?"

Qin Hanzhen was speechless. She asked Zhao Mo: "Why do you care that Gu Changshi lives next door to the Crown Prince of Shu? Could this pedantic and honest man do anything bad for the Crown Prince of Shu?"

Zhao Mo shook his head: "Gu Changshi and his old wife moved to the countryside of Tongzhou not long ago. They rented out their house, saying they wanted to supplement their family income. The people who rented his house were divided into three groups, and they seemed to be unfamiliar with each other.

, but I always feel that... these three groups of people are a bit unusual. They are all mature men. Although they all claim to be businessmen, why do businessmen rent houses in such areas? In a neighborhood full of dignitaries,

It’s impossible that Gu Changshi doesn’t know the rules, so how could he rent out the house at will and cause trouble?”

It turns out there was a problem with the tenant.

Qin Hanzhen said: "Then you can send someone to keep an eye on them to see if they will make any move."

Zhao Mo said: "Gu Changshi's house is said to be next door to the Crown Prince's Mansion, but in fact it is separated by an alley. There are often officers and soldiers patrolling the alley. To be honest, if there is a problem with these people, I really can't think of anything between them.

How to make contact."

Qin Hanzhen said casually: "Is it difficult to get in touch with him? The prince of Shu is only under house arrest, and he still has freedom of movement in the house. Maybe there are martial arts masters among the tenants, who can fly over the walls at night to secretly communicate with the prince of Shu.

Meet? Or maybe they dig a tunnel quietly or something, so they can meet each other anytime?"

Zhao Mo was shocked again and looked at Qin Hanzhen.
Chapter completed!