"Niu Zijin?" Just hearing the name, it is true that he was fostered in Zijin Temple and became a Taoist priest.
"Liu Shoutian? I know him, I know-" Eunuch Mavericks smiled, "He is the distant nephew of my adoptive father, Master Lichen. He occasionally comes to visit the Master."
So you were targeted by Liu Ruhai? She thought sympathetically.
Liu Ruhai has so many strange relatives in his family.
Last time it was Master Miaolian, this time it was Master Lichen. There was also the eccentric and powerful Mr. Gu, who was also a relative of his family. The timid grandson of Mr. Gu, Doctor Gu, was ignored by her.
But she thought, yes, Liu Ruhai must be related to Niu Zijin.
She couldn't be wrong, and she could tell at a glance that Niu Zijin's face shape and body shape were actually very close to Liu Ruhai's. Liu Ruhai was very suitable to replace him.
Not being a seasoned fan like her, she wouldn't have noticed this suspicious point at all.
But what really made her wary was:
Including Mama Bai and all the people in the palace, didn't they realize that the one who served the arrow in front of the palace that night was a different face?
She looked at Female Officer Bai. Her expression was as usual.
Even Lu Xiuyun came forward to chat and joke with Niu Zijin. After a while, a figure quietly came outside the corridor window. Several people quickly stood up and smiled. It turned out that it was Grandma Ying who had also come to the East Palace Tea Room.
Cao Xiwan knew that Nanny Ying had heard the news and came over to see the results.
The palace people were all sitting in the room having tea.
She looked carefully at Grandma Ying's expression.
There is nothing strange about her. Niu Zijin just looks like this.
She pondered for a long time, thought about it, and looked at Officer Bai with a smile: "I am too troublesome."
"...it's good to be alert. He is a new member of the imperial family. I am also responsible." Aunt Bai noticed that there was something on her mind, "What else is there?"
"Has he seen His Majesty? Has he spoken to His Majesty?"
"I spoke to His Majesty."
"...In this way?" She nodded.
Walking in front of the emperor. Two completely different people changed their identities overnight and then changed back again.
Neither Yingying nor Bai Hua mentioned a word at all.
They allowed Liu Ruhai, a guest of the Northern Palace, to come to the imperial court as Niu Zijin to answer questions and talk to His Majesty in close proximity. They could not have missed it. There was only one reason for not telling her this.
——Liu Ruhai is a spy sent by His Majesty to Prince Zhao's Mansion. If necessary, he will kill Prince Zhao.
He was chosen by His Majesty himself.
Therefore, the imperial confidants are concealing his identity.
Cao Xiwan thought deeply, maybe she should ask? But in the end, she just showed Bai Guan a smile that could only be understood but not explained.
She knows the rules.
She won't ask. If you ask too much about palace affairs, there will be too much trouble in the future. Your Majesty is a nephew. When the time comes, he will send someone to assassinate his uncle, King Zhao. How bad will it sound if word spreads?
She thought that Qin Meng might have fallen under Liu Ruhai's spell when he checked that night.
Liu Xiaozi is a eunuch.
After changing the tea for a while, Niu Zijin stood up, cupped his hands, and said with a polite smile: "Ms. Qing, I have long admired your name. I know my uncle's case well. I don't blame others."
Eunuch Mavericks didn't seem to be surprised that he met the Qingluo female ghost when he came to the East Palace.
"I don't dare." She also saluted quickly, so there was no need to explain.
Eunuch Mavericks said goodbye and returned to the palace. Mother Bai returned the Buddha statue to Cao Xiwan in private. Cao Xiwan thought about it and returned to the Hou Mansion.
In the study outside, she whispered to the Marquis: "Your Majesty wants to see it."
Otherwise, why did Niu Zijin, an imperial minister, sit in the East Palace for so long and eat three cups of tea? Of course he came to return the Buddha statue to the Crown Prince for His Majesty.
He didn't just come here to hang out, but came here to work as an errand, so that he could take some time to chat and gossip with the female officials in the corridor room of the East Palace.
She had seen this kind of errand tactics from her father, Mr. Cao, countless times.
"Is it your Majesty?" Marquis Nankang had already guessed, but when he got the exact news, he couldn't help but be overjoyed.
She also said: "It must be the East Palace who spoke for the Marquis' loyalty."
"I think that should be the case." Nankang Hou was full of energy and couldn't help but leaked, "Xiaowan, if you can't take over the military power, you may not be able to capture a few rebel kings who are unwilling to hand over their fiefdoms. As long as the rebel kings are
Isn't it a great achievement to capture him before His Majesty's eyes?"
"...Prince Qin?" she asked strangely. She had long suspected that the Marquis wanted to marry his second wife, a good scholar, and then arrested the in-laws on the way and said they were rebels.
The Marquis of Nankang looked up to the sky and laughed: "Of course not!"
She looked at it coldly, it might not be impossible.
She knew why His Majesty looked at the Buddha statue. Maybe she thought that the Marquis' idea of using Fushou Dan might as well be given a try.
What if suddenly one or two hundred masters in brocade clothes who knew the Nine Transformations of the Netherworld sneaked into the palace, captured the prince, and escorted him to the capital.
Wouldn't it be better? At least we don't have to use the army anymore.
Li Guogong led a large number of troops to surround Kaifeng City and capture Prince Zhou. I heard that it was because Prince Zhou had too many sons. The second son sold both his biological father and the eldest brother, so that Li Guogong could successfully capture the rebels.
king.
Next time, there may not be such good luck. All princes must be on guard against this move.
At this time, since His Majesty is willing to see the Buddha statue, he always has such intention.
"Are the secret books and elixirs still in the Buddha statue?" Song Chengming only remembered these two treasures at this time. He originally planned to send them to the palace and never return.
"They are all here." She checked before leaving the palace.
Song Chengming's expression turned even better. This was His Majesty's intention to let him go.
"Someone is coming!"
The group was called in, and even Qin Meng and Luo's mother, who were on duty, also came in to see the Buddha statue in the bright room. She called Lou Xiliu in from the corridor, and Chen Ming, a medical ghost, was waiting outside.
In front of the Lord, I took the five gold things from my waist, and used the gold needle tips three to seven on the left and seven to press the eyes of the Buddha statue.
With a squeaking sound, the mechanism opened.
Steward Lian Er took out a bunch of old white silk and a glazed box inside, opened them carefully, and laid them out in the corner of the desk.
She also opened the glass box, and there was indeed a brown pill inside.
Chen Ming had already replaced the longevity pill, and when he saw it, he smiled.
She also glanced at Chen Ming. He secretly gave a thumbs up. Without her and him joining forces, this thing would not have been so easy to obtain. Now the merits are complete.
Everything goes as expected.
Mother Luo and Qin Meng both looked at the desk and looked at each other curiously. Although Mr. Hou put the Buddha statue in the cupboard at the end of the study room, he seemed to be undecided. Naturally, Mother Luo noticed that Yi Gui and Qing Luo were exchanging glances.
Color.
Mother Luo and Qin Meng looked at each other, and Mother Luo shook her head slightly. Qin Meng understood. Although he was young, he also knew that this was telling him not to meddle in the affairs of the inner house.
Madam Hou and Qing Luo are secretly fighting each other. Who doesn't know about this?
Now it seems that Mrs. Qing has won by handing over the Buddha statue. But in the end, it is Mr. Hou who benefits? No wonder Mrs. Qing takes her time and is lazy and slipping in the house every day.
The Marquis of Nankang was calm because the prince wanted to see the Buddha statue. He vaguely hoped that his majesty would change his mind and take a look, so although Chen Ming asked Chen Ming to change the elixir, he never touched the secret copy. He memorized it himself.
Now the prince seemed to have no intention of asking for the second treasure. His Majesty should have seen it. Then he made up his mind and called his confidants to come and see it.
Cao Xiwan, however, looked around vaguely at this outer study, the outer study she was most familiar with.
The Buddha statue is here, and she has been waiting for Zhan Baidao to steal it. She teamed up with Qin Meng to defeat the enemy.
But now she thought, maybe she was wrong.
There is no need to risk stealing the Buddha statue. All you need to do is instigate the relationship between the Marquis and his wife, force her to hand over the Buddha statue, and at the same time encourage the Marquis of Nankang to use imitation elixirs for the disciples to practice. Sooner or later, the secret book and elixirs will be spread, although it is not
Everyone knows it. The enemies of the Marquis must know it.
——Is this the real plan?
Seamless.
But...did the wife really collude with foreign enemies? She looked at the profile of Nankang Hou, did he know?