Chu Yunning hesitated for a moment before letting someone in. The little palace maid kowtowed to her as soon as she entered the door. There was a banging sound, and soon her fair forehead turned purple.
"Chu Shang Palace, the Queen... no, it's Madam Hou who wants to see you. I beg you to have mercy and meet Madam Hou."
As he spoke, he kowtowed, as if he would keep kowtowing if he didn't agree.
Chu Yunning winked at Bixiu, and Bixiu immediately helped her up; "
Go back and ask Mrs. Hou to come over in half an hour."
"Yes." The little palace maid smiled broadly and hurriedly went back to report the news.
As soon as the person left, Bixiu looked at the faint crimson color on the carpet, frowned, and immediately raised her hand to have it cleaned.
About half an hour later, Mrs. Xihaihou came in wearing a simple sarong and said in a loud voice: "Chu Shang Palace, you can't go back on your word and deal with the Yao family."
Listening to her suppressed anger, Chu Yunning couldn't help but sneer: "At the beginning, you and I agreed that the Yao family would hand over 150,000 yuan to the hotel, and I would protect the Yao family and the sixteenth prince. But now I don't even see a single soldier.
, what kind of back-tracking is this?”
"I have written the letter as you said. You have to give the other party some time to think about it." Mrs. Xihai was angry. She did have the intention of procrastinating, but after the death of Concubine Xia Guifei and Prime Minister Xia, she regretted that she should not have played this trick.
Be careful.
Others thought that Concubine Xia was forced to poison her second wife and two younger sisters, and then she was forced to die to apologize. Only Mrs. Xihaihou knew that Concubine Xia must have been forced to do so.
The one who can force Concubine Xia to do this is the person in front of her!
Even at such a young age, he is so powerful and powerful that he doesn't give anyone any chance to breathe.
"Mrs. Hou and the Yao family have no contract spirit, so why should I abide by the rules of the game? However, according to the agreement, I have received five million taels of silver from you, and you can leave the palace at any time."
Chu Yunning's tone was calm, and she poured a cup of tea to moisten her throat. Then she heard Mrs. Hou say: "Then what can you do to comply with the previous agreement?"
Hearing this, Chu Yunning couldn't help but laugh: "If Madam Hou likes the palace, you can stay there for a longer period of time. No one will dare to drive you away."
This was not the answer to the question, but it made Mrs. Hou feel a little panicked. She sat opposite Chu Yunning and asked again in a loud voice: "Chu Shang Palace, everyone takes a step back. I will immediately send someone to write a letter to my father and brother to persuade them as soon as possible."
How about handing over 150,000 troops?"
Chu Yunning put down the tea cup, glanced sideways at Madam Hou, and smiled faintly: "It's too late!"
This sentence offended Mrs. Hou, and she said angrily: "Chu Shanggong, why are you so aggressive? My father and brother have 300,000 soldiers and horses. If we go head-to-head, the Yao family will not necessarily suffer. Even if the Yao family loses, you
If you don’t get any benefit, why bother if you lose both sides?”
"Since you are so confident, why do you come to me to negotiate?" Chu Yunning put her fingertips on the table and looked down at her green-white fingers, which were stained with impatiens flower juice. They were particularly enchanting. They were just stained this morning.
She liked it very much. Her hands looked very white.
Mrs. Hou followed her gaze and said, "Chu Shanggong likes to dye his nails. There is a maid in my palace who is very good at it. I can give it to you."
"Thank you, Madam Hou, for your kindness. I'm just having some fun." Chu Yunning retracted her hand.
Seeing the other party's helpless look, Mrs. Hou could hardly control her suppressed anger. She asked sarcastically: "If I remember correctly, Chu Shanggong went to find Xia Qingyi after leaving Fengqi Palace five days ago.
Not long after, Xia Qingyi poisoned Prime Minister Xia and his family to eliminate future troubles for you. Now everyone thinks that Prime Minister Xia is infatuated, the second lady is vicious, and Xia Qingyi is foolish, filial and loyal..."
Halfway through her words, she looked at Chu Yunning, and when she saw no reaction, she added: "Prime Minister Xia had many connections during his lifetime. If everyone knew that you were the one who forced people to die, do you think it would cause public outrage?"
"Are you threatening me?" Chu Yunning raised his eyebrows, his eyes flashed sharply, and he stared at the other person blankly.
Mrs. Hou thought she had Chu Yunning under control, so she said: "Chu Shanggong, if you want others to know, you have no choice but to do it yourself. But don't worry, I won't betray you. I only want the Yao family to be safe."
There was no trace of annoyance on Chu Yunning's face. She took a deep breath and smiled sarcastically: "From the moment you stepped through this door, did you really think you had a chance to come back alive?"
After saying this, Mrs. Hou's expression suddenly changed, and she suddenly remembered that Chu Yunning was good at making poisons.
"If I die here, you won't be able to escape my involvement. Let me see how you can block the mouth of Youyou in the world!"
"Whether it's blocked or not is not your concern." Chu Yunning held her chin with one hand and looked at the other person casually. Seeing the other person's face suddenly turn pale, the smile at the corner of her mouth became deeper and deeper.
The next second, Mrs. Hou left as if she was fleeing. Looking at Mrs. Hou's back, the smile on Chu Yunning's face gradually widened.
"Miss, did you really poison Mrs. Hou?" Bixiu couldn't help but ask.
Chu Yunning shook his head: "Originally I had this intention, but after thinking about it later I felt it was not worth it. There is no need to dirty my hands for a useless queen."
Her last use of Mrs. Hou is gone, and now Mrs. Hou is a waste to her.
Dead or alive, it doesn't matter.
"Prepare a carriage for Madam Hou in an hour so that she can leave the palace as soon as possible." Chu Yunning ordered.
"yes."
Chu Yunning looked at the list of concubines in the harem and the corresponding family backgrounds below, she frowned and thought.
"What kind of person is Concubine Murong Xian?" she asked. There were too many concubines in the harem that day, so she couldn't remember.
Bixiu said: "Concubine Murong Xian was sixteen years old when she entered the palace. Now she is more than thirty. She has two princesses under her knees, both of whom are already married. One is betrothed and the other is married to Uncle Chang Yong. Life is good.
It’s pretty good.”
"Concubine Xian is not favored. Because of an accident, she was involved in a palace fight and was banned for ten years."
Bi Xiu lowered her voice and said: "Furthermore, Concubine Xian and the guards did not know clearly in private that the reason why Concubine Xian was canonized was because Concubine Xian's family had made meritorious service at the beginning of the year. The former emperor made an exception and conferred her as Concubine Xian. After the emperor attacked the city gate, she has been
Hiding in the courtyard and staying behind closed doors, you have never seen Concubine Xian."
Chu Yunning suddenly realized that she had never seen or received any money.
Just as she was about to get up, a familiar figure came in. Beibei rushed in, raising his head and calling for his mother.
After not seeing Beibei for several days, I found that he had grown a lot taller and was holding a mink in his arms: "
Mom, Uncle Yu’er took me hunting, there are so many prey in the West Sea.”
Yu'er behind him stepped forward and touched his nose: "I'm just surveying the terrain. Sister Ning, don't worry, I will definitely protect Beibei and I will never let him get hurt at all."
"I can trust you." Chu Yunning poured tea for the two of them and asked someone to prepare snacks.
Beibei pulled Chu Yunning's sleeve with one hand and said mysteriously: "Mother, I dreamed about the old man with the white beard again."
Whenever Beibei mentioned the old man with a white beard, Chu Yunning became extra vigilant, and she bent down.
"What did you say this time?"
Beibei looked serious: "I dreamed that a beautiful sister was fighting with Uncle Yu'er. Both of them were injured. The sister looked fierce and wanted to take revenge on Uncle Yu'er."
"Why revenge?"
"Uncle Yu'er killed her sister."
Chu Yunning was surprised and heard Beibei say: "I also saw Uncle Yu'er looking very sad. He just stood there and let that beautiful sister stab him."
"Do you know who that sister is?"
Beibei nodded: "I heard Uncle Yu'er call her Miss Murong San."