Chu Qianqian couldn't hide her shock. She slowly sat down on the edge of the table and stared at the water stains accidentally spilled on the table. Her eyes were a little dull: "She doesn't know how to restrain herself. There are people who don't like her, but...
.I don’t know who would hate her so much..."
"But I don't think she is pitiful. Her bad thoughts will definitely not end well. Don't take this matter to your heart." Chunliu stepped forward and pressed her shoulders gently. "It's not you either."
It's your fault, you gave her a chance yesterday."
Her original intention was not to let Yang Moli die, but she was not worried about it at this time. She just thought that someone in the palace was so bold as to poison the concubines in the harem, and she couldn't help but start to worry. Chu Qianqian frowned for a long time.
Not stretched.
There are always no secrets in the palace, and the news spread like wildfire, spreading throughout the entire palace in just a cup of tea. At this time, there was silence in the Qiankun Palace. The eunuchs bowed their heads and knelt in a row in fear, with Tong Zhuo at the head, and the same
His brows were furrowed as if he had encountered something difficult.
"Such a thing happened under my nose, you bunch of dog slaves! Tong Zhuo!" Fu Deyou roared angrily, stood up with a slap on the table, pointed at him and cursed, "Your guards have been patrolling all day long.
What?! The one who dies now is Yang Guiren, I will be next!"
"You deserve to die!" Several eunuchs were so frightened that their legs trembled and they wanted to bury their heads in the ground.
"This slave deserves death!" When Eunuch Cao heard what he said, he was so frightened that he suddenly knelt down, his heart already racing.
Only Tong Zhuo stood with his head bowed, holding the sword at his waist tightly with his right hand, and said in a deep voice: "It's my subordinate's dereliction of duty. Last night, I led a few people to patrol near Leng Palace, and I didn't hear anything unusual. But this time
For someone to be able to evade the Praetorian Guards with such accuracy, in the eyes of my subordinates, it should not be the work of an assassin."
After hearing what he said, Fu Deyou suddenly thought of something, waved his hand and ordered: "You all go down! I have important matters to discuss with Chief Tong." After Eunuch Cao also left, he put his hands on the case and looked at him.
He looked at Tong Zhuo with burning eyes.
"You mean this person was ordered by someone and is in the palace?" Following his train of thought, Fu Deyou already had a rough guess in his mind.
Tong Zhuo nodded calmly and expressed his approval: "This person knows the situation in the palace very well. If he has not put in a lot of effort, there is someone behind the scenes to help. However, his subordinates have already searched the palaces that have just entered the palace early this morning.
People...have no clues..."
The eunuchs and maids in the palace were carefully selected, and most of them were from poor but innocent families. However, it is not ruled out that some people bribed the aunts in order to provide good masters, but those were very few.
"Are you doubting my harem?" Fu Deyou asked in a deep voice, narrowing his eyes slightly, "The person who assassinated the Fourth Prince and the Little Khan should be the same person as this time, right?"
If the previous assassination of Fu Yunqi could be understood as helping him, he could have pretended to turn a blind eye. How to explain the secret assassination of Al Yunna? This was to push him and the entire Kingdom of Jin into a pit of fire. Let's talk about Yang.
My lord, what does she, a concubine who has been demoted to the harem, have to do to deserve those people's desperation to commit murder in the palace?
"Subordinate," Tong Zhuo paused and continued, "I think so."
Thinking that this person had repeatedly committed crimes under his nose and was so familiar with his palace, Fu Deyou became so angry that he kicked the low stool aside and ordered angrily: "Check! Give it to me.
Find this man out! I want to see what kind of monster he is who dares to run wild on my territory!"
"Your Majesty..." Tong Zhuo reminded hurriedly, "Such a big fanfare may scare off the grass..."
"Tong Zhuo!" Fu Deyou shouted suddenly, looked at him condescendingly and said slowly, "I will check if I tell you to. Don't think that you can point fingers at me just because you saved my life back then! If he shows his snake head,
, I will hit him seven inches!"
Back then, the late emperor had been ill for a long time. When he was dying, he summoned the Prime Minister of Chu to enter the palace. Everyone was waiting outside the palace, not knowing what was being plotted inside. They just waited quietly outside. It was not until Eunuch Cao said "The Emperor has passed away" that everyone knelt down.
He covered his face and cried.
Then the Prime Minister of Chu read out the "edict" of the late emperor: It is passed down to the eldest prince Fu Deyou, and he will inherit the throne for the world.
Everyone knows that the Prime Minister of Chu is very close to the eldest prince Fu Deyou, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he was a member of his staff. Moreover, Fu Deyou is not as good as the fourth prince Fu Yunqi in terms of moral cultivation or literary and military skills, so some
The ministers were skeptical about this edict but did not dare to say it openly.
At that time, King Yin Fu Zheyin was in the pain of losing his wife and had no intention of competing for the throne. After hearing the imperial edict, he just smiled lightly without any dissatisfaction, so the matter was dropped. Fu Deyou ascended to the throne as a matter of course the next day.
When Fu Deyou was the prince, Tong Zhuo followed him to protect him. After he ascended the throne, he was directly named the leader of the imperial guards. It can be said that "one man has achieved enlightenment, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven", which made countless people jealous.
After he ascended the throne, he indulged in drinking and music, and often collected beauties from among the people and brought them to the palace. During that time, the palace's music often continued all night long, causing many people to complain.
In the late summer and early autumn of the second year after he ascended the throne, when a group of people were traveling in great numbers, unexpectedly, someone had long been secretly lurking in the market pretending to be a commoner. When the surrounding guards relaxed their vigilance, they would cover up with lightning speed.
Erzhi rushed towards Fu Deyou. If Tong Zhuo had not sacrificed his life to block an arrow for him, I am afraid that the country would have changed hands by now.
Tong Zhuo stepped out of the Palace of Heaven and Earth with heavy steps, asking himself over and over again in his heart, is he still the master he supported to the death? The answer is actually obvious, but Tong Zhuo cannot accept it.
Not far from Qiankun Palace, I met Al Yunduo, who was smiling and talking sweetly.
"What a coincidence, Chief Tong, you came out right after I arrived," Al Yunduo said teasingly when he saw his sad face, "I also wanted to eavesdrop on what you and the emperor were talking about! But about Yang Guiren's murder?"
The last time I saw her was at the palace banquet on the Moon Festival. At that time, she had red lips, was wearing a body-hugging dress, and her curves were perfect...
Tong Zhuo came back to his senses and suddenly realized that he had lost his composure. He quickly lowered his head and replied in a low voice: "Hui Yunfei, my subordinates and the emperor were discussing this matter. The murderer should still be hiding in the palace. Please don't do it."
Walking around to avoid being harmed by others will worry the emperor."
As the leader of the imperial guards, he should keep a distance from everyone in order to fulfill his duty of protecting the palace and protecting the emperor. It is really inappropriate to tell the concubines in the harem so much, but Tong Zhuo's selfishness does not want this foreign country to
Whatever happens to the princess.
"Thank you, Chief Tong, for your warning. I don't have anywhere to go on weekdays. At most, I come to Qiankun Palace to talk to the emperor. In the past, I also went to Liuyun Palace to Qi Qiyang Noble Man," Al Yunduo sighed slightly, looking a little nervous.
Reluctantly, "Now that there are no more people, there are no more people to quarrel with. It will be even more boring in the future..."
Chu Xianxue's brain was not very flexible, and all she could say was cry, which meant nothing at all.
This is Yang Moli. She was born as a maid, so she speaks very rudely. Every time he sees her pretending to be dignified and reveals her true colors when he irritates her, Al Yunduo is so happy that she can't stand upright.
Sometimes if I don't go to Liuyundian to quarrel with her for a day, I feel uncomfortable all over. It's a pity that such an interesting person is gone.
"Concubine Yun is really different from the Dajin girl. Her thoughts are actually..." Tong Zhuo thought about the words in his heart before saying, "So unique."
Al Yunduo's impression of Tong Zhuo was not bad, and he had a casual temperament. He just smiled and waved his hand, and said as he walked: "I'm going in. If leader Tong has time next time, please come to Lingxuan Hall to sit down."
, let’s try the imperial tea given by the emperor.”
"Thank you, empress." It's almost time to drink your cup of tea, Tong Zhuo thought to himself, standing there blankly for a long time before turning around and leaving.
It rained for several days and finally the weather cleared up.
Back at the mansion, there were no white peaches, only Chu Miaoer squatting half-crouched in the yard planting flowers. There was a faint floral fragrance floating in the air. Fu Yunchi stood at the door and could guess it was the sweet-scented osmanthus without getting close, just by smelling the fragrance.
Seeing that he was back, Chu Miaoer smiled and said: "Second sister-in-law sent someone here, saying that the osmanthus originally planted has sprouted new branches, and several of them were sent to the palace, and one was specially left for me.
Do you think I chose this flower pot well?"
"Very good," Fu Yunqi nodded in agreement and sighed, "The Queen Mother will definitely be happy."
Chu Miaoer heard something was wrong in his tone, put down the shovel in his hand and stood up. Only then did he notice that his face was solemn, and she couldn't help but feel a little worried.
"What happened in the palace? Did something happen to the queen?" She frowned slightly, vaguely feeling that something had happened.
"It is true that something happened in the palace, but no one has dared to touch the queen mother," Fu Yunqi said in a low voice, "Concubine Yang is dead. The palace staff found it when they were cleaning this morning. They said she was poisoned to death."
They had already heard about the conflict between Yang Moli and Chu Qianqian in Xiangfu Palace yesterday, but they never expected that someone would be so bold and openly commit murder in the palace. It was really chilling to think about it.
"The murderer should still be in the palace, but has he been caught?" Chu Miaoer breathed a sigh of relief, then asked worriedly, "Could it be that he assassinated that person twice before..."
Her words did not clarify, and Fu Yunqi nodded slightly, acquiescing to her guess.
"Then I don't understand even more," Chu Miao'er shook her head, "I can understand if there are people behind the scenes who want the lives of you and the second prince. The battle for the throne will lead to death or injury, but a concubine who has entered the cold palace has no rights.
With no power and no backing, why did he kill her? Could it be a personal grudge?"
Yang Moli is a typical person who "doesn't know the heights of the world once she gains power." She probably doesn't even know who she has secretly offended.
"It might be an abandoned child, so don't worry about it." Fu Yunqi said lightly, but Chu Miao'er was shocked.
