Tong Zhuo slowly raised his head and saw her casually throwing away her cloak, revealing the fiery red dress underneath. Although he was used to seeing her dressed so gorgeously in the palace, he still frowned uncontrollably at first glance.
It was a surprise. It seemed that no one in the palace could wear this color so brightly and elegantly except her.
"The wine the emperor just gifted is not as sweet as our Dongjue, but it is still delicious." Al Yunduo licked the corner of his mouth and said without thinking, as if asking, "Would you like to try it?"
"I don't drink alcohol on weekdays..." Tong Zhuo refused out of his duty. How could he be so virtuous as to be able to be in the same room with her and drink a pot of wine together.
"Nonsense, Qing Glaze clearly told me that you Imperial Guards like to drink when they have nothing to do. Now that you're here, I won't give you face by offering you a drink." Al Yunduo didn't listen to his sophistry and picked up the wine directly.
flagon.
"Subordinate..." Tong Zhuo blushed a little. He wanted to refuse, but he closed his mouth immediately when he saw her pouring a glass of wine for him.
She is completely different from the Dajin woman. She has long and thick eyelashes, a pair of surprisingly bright eyes, and her fair and flawless skin is often tinged with a faint reddish pink.
"Chief Tong, they won't be able to finish the search in a while. Sit down and talk with me. I'm almost bored to death by staying here all day." Al Yunduo gently held his chin and looked at him, "Next time if
I'll send you some wine as tribute from Dongjue."
Tong Zhuo was amused by her words. How could they get the tribute wine? It was just a joke, it couldn't be taken seriously. After laughing, he suddenly thought of her situation. Looking at her pure black eyes, he couldn't help but feel...
Feeling sorry.
He had been to Dongjue before, and had the good fortune to see the heroic figures of women on horseback. They waved riding whips, and their hearty laughter echoed on the grassland. That was also the first time he saw that women can be just like men.
, galloping freely under the blue sky.
As for Al Yunduo, the most beloved princess, she stayed away from her parents and brothers and came to Dajin, thousands of miles away, and stayed in this empty and lonely palace every day. Although others were envious, but for her,
This should be just a gorgeous cage to trap her.
Looking at her girl-like innocent face, Tong Zhuo finally couldn't bear his compassion and slowly walked towards her, but stopped in front of the table, stood and said respectfully: "I can't sit with you, but I can't sit with you.
I cannot but drink the wine given by the empress."
"You can just stand if you like. I see, you guys are just used to pretending," Al Yunduo didn't force him. He handed the wine to him personally and said with a smile, "If you come to Dongjue in our country, this princess will reward you."
Those people are snatching away the wine, how can you be so afraid of finding an excuse to shirk it?"
She was right. There were probably not many people in this palace who dared to sit at the same table with the master.
"Ha, good wine." Tong Zhuo drank it all in one gulp and praised sincerely. The wine the emperor rewarded at this time was naturally much better than the wine they bought with their scraps of money.
If he were drinking in private, he would have patted his thighs and shouted happily. However, he was much more restrained in the Baixiang Garden. He just couldn't help but smacked his lips, as if he still had something to say. Even after drinking this cup, he didn't dare to
Drink again.
"Hahaha..." Al Yunduo seemed to finally see the fun, raised his head and laughed, the laughter was clear, and the whole room was surrounded by her laughter. Tong Zhuo rarely saw a woman smiling so heartily, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but smile.
Raised slightly. If Marin had seen this scene, he would have been so frightened that he would have said, "I saw a ghost in the daytime."
After a while, Al Yunduo stopped smiling and suddenly said: "The emperor asked you to investigate, but Yang Moli usually offended so many people, and I don't know how many people are secretly happy when she died. I guess you can't even investigate."
Come out or something," she thought for a moment and then said with a smile, "Besides, you can't touch the people behind her."
Hearing this, Tong Zhuo was shocked, and his hand holding the wine glass tightened unconsciously.
"What kind of inside story does Concubine Yun know?" He returned to his previous cold expression and asked in a deep voice.
"I don't know," Al Yunduo shrugged disapprovingly, "I guessed."
Tong Zhuoding looked at her for a long time, and when he saw that she looked calm and unflustered, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. What if this matter really had something to do with her?
"Previously, it was spread throughout the palace that Yang Moli climbed into the emperor's bed by herself, but you can figure it out if you use your brain a little bit," Al Yunduo pointed to his head and said with some disdain, "Even if the emperor is sleeping
There are always people around to serve her. How can a little-known maid get close to her without anyone's help? Now that she has no value and she is afraid of being beaten out, I might as well kill her. Maybe a scapegoat will come out and confess in a few days.
Already."
Her words really shocked Tong Zhuo. To be honest, they didn't know anything about how Concubine Yang rose from a little palace maid to a noble lady, and climbed all the way to the position of concubine, and they would not take the initiative to ask. Their imperial guards
As long as there is no life-threatening incident, the military will never intervene, so I can only hear a few words from some palace maids.
Now after listening to what Concubine Yun said, and looking back and thinking about it, it is indeed possible that someone has carefully arranged it since then. But what is their purpose?
"Leader Tong——"
Ma Lin suddenly called out to bring Tong Zhuo back to his senses. He looked back at the people standing outside the door and shook their heads. Then he said softly: "Concubine Yun, you are troublesome. I will go back and take care of myself now."
"Okay," Al Yunduo nodded in agreement, then looked out the window and said, "Qing Glaze, get an umbrella for them all, and bring me a jug of wine by the way."
Qing Glaze smiled and blessed herself, and was about to take Tong Zhuo out. However, Tong Zhuo took a few steps, letting Ma Lin and the others go first, and then suddenly turned around and looked back. This move made Qing Glaze a little overwhelmed, and subconsciously
He stood in front of him and tried to stop him.
After hearing the noise, Al Yunduo turned around and met his gaze from afar, somewhat confused. At this time, her face was already a little red, but with the cool breeze blowing, her eyes were still clear and clear.
"Empress Yun, there is something I said that might be a bit out of line..." Tong Zhuo continued before she could answer, "My empress' status is different from others, and she is destined not to be pampered for the rest of her life. Now my empress is in her prime.
In your prime years, you should think more about your future. In the palace, the mother is always more valuable than the son. Giving birth to the dragon son as soon as possible will make the future life of the empress much easier..."
Al Yunduo looked at him blankly, and the two of them looked at each other without saying anything. After a long time, Al Yunduo suddenly smiled as if he had reacted, but there was a hint of sadness in his eyes: "I will not be trapped in the palace for the rest of my life.
, my children will become the shackles that will keep me trapped here for the rest of my life.”
That’s it for now, there’s no point in saying more.
When he came out of Baixiang Garden, Tong Zhuo raised his umbrella, turned around and squinted his eyes and scanned carefully. He couldn't see anything in the hazy rain and fog. Maybe he heard wrongly, but he clearly heard the movement of tiles several times just now.
Seeing him turn around several times, Marin finally couldn't help but come to him and said, "Master, what are you looking at? I've looked at you several times!"
"When I was in the house just now, I vaguely heard something moving above the house..."
"Oh, Master! This is the palace. Who is so unafraid of death that they dare to go up to the roof to spy on the emperor's concubines during the day? Think of us as dead!" Marin suddenly lowered his voice and said, "Besides, if there is an assassin, just go to the emperor's place directly.
Okay, why bother to come here? Concubine Yun has not been favored recently."
Tong Zhuo nodded and admitted that his analysis was reasonable. No one would be so bold as to stay in the concubine's palace. Maybe he heard wrongly that it was windy and rainy today, so he held an umbrella and walked with them towards the direction of Qiankun Palace.
.
There was almost no deviation from Al Yunduo's expectation. A few days later, while Tong Zhuo was on guard at noon, a guard dragged an old nanny to the Qiankun Palace, saying that she was the one who poisoned Yang Fei. Although Tong Zhuo was half-convinced, he still
Brought people in.
In the end, the old nanny was given poisonous wine to die by the emperor, and was also thrown into the mountains behind the mountain.
This matter has come to an end, but Tong Zhuo still has doubts in his heart.
Time flies by, as if the autumn wind just started last night. The first snow has fallen this morning. When I wake up in the morning, there is already a thin layer of white snow on the ground.
A carriage slowly stopped at the door of the Second Prince's Mansion. When the guard at the door saw the carriage getting off, a man hurriedly smiled and stepped forward to greet her. He saluted and said, "Young lady, I have met Princess Linghui. The princess is in the mansion."
Ling Hui smiled and nodded, and walked to the house with familiarity, as if she was in her own house.
When she walked to the door of Ye Zhiqiu's small courtyard, she saw that the courtyard door was closed. Ling Hui couldn't help but feel a little strange. Just now, the servant said that she was in the mansion. Why was the courtyard door closed tightly if she was in the mansion?
Reluctantly, she stretched out her hand and clicked the copper lock a few times. A moment later, Menghan's voice came from the backyard. The voice came from far away. She said as she walked: "Come, come, the princess is resting, who is it?"
After the courtyard door opened, Meng Han saw it was Princess Ling Hui, and immediately raised a smile and invited the person into the house.
"What is your princess doing in the room? The door to the courtyard is not open?" Ling Hui asked with a smile. Ye Zhiqiu is not the kind of person who stays in bed even after three days in the sun.
Meng Han deliberately turned sideways to make way for her, and smiled as he walked: "A few days ago, the fourth princess sent someone to bring some prescriptions, saying that they were specially used to treat the princess's cold legs, and she also sent someone to give them to the princess.
Massage, it’s really effective in the past few days!”
It turned out to be her...
"Then the Fourth Princess is indeed serious..." Ling Hui said lightly.
Menghan had been serving Ye Zhiqiu since he was a child, and he knew more or less about the affairs between Princess Linghui and the Fourth Prince. Seeing that she didn't look good, it was hard to talk anymore.
"Princess, Princess Linghui is here to see you..." Meng Han came in and called out, then turned around to prepare tea.