Hibiscus Tent: The Prime Minister’s palm is reborn

"No, if your mother finds out, I can't save you."

Gao Qian saw that Liang Huan's expression was serious and did not look like he was joking, so he immediately objected.

"I know that if there is a secret room, it must be hiding something extremely important. How can I not know the Queen Mother's methods?"

Liang Huan felt it was a pity that she couldn't find out.

However, we still have to find a suitable opportunity in the future.

Gao Qian looked at her: "Liang Huan, you tried every means to deal with your mother, not for me, but for yourself. You hate her. Why, is it because she forced you to kill him?"

Force her to kill Lu Xiu?

Liang Huan shook her head, that was a job she asked for.

"There are many reasons. The death of my father Aweng is inseparable from her, and she has repeatedly harmed me in order to find Yuan Shaoyu's letter."

Gao Qian was almost half drunk and didn't ask any more questions.

The next day, everyone in Hanguang Hall finally received the long-awaited ban.

The eyes of everyone in the palace were fixed on Hanguang Palace, waiting to see how Concubine Shu would compete with Lu Zhaoyi and Zhang Hongde, and how she would punish those who gained favor during her confinement.

But one day passed, and there was no movement. Ten days passed, and there was still no movement. Until half a month passed, Concubine Shu was still not seen doing anything. She even still couldn't go out, and she refused to let anyone come to the door without any reason.

As a result, everyone speculated that Concubine Shu had figured it out during these days of confinement: people are not as good as a thousand days, and flowers are not as beautiful as a hundred days.

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On the snowy day, the charcoal fire was burning brightly, and the Zhaoyang Palace was very warm.

Cao Ruomi sat on his knees in front of the desk, holding his sleeve with one hand and copying Buddhist scriptures with a pen, looking focused and pious.

Wen Jin finished studying the ink, bowed his head and stepped aside.

As usual, Su Lan finished talking about Concubine Shu's recent situation and waited for the queen's instructions. The queen didn't say anything about getting up, so she could only kneel and wait.

After the queen finished copying the article, he looked up at her and spared her courtesy.

Cao Ruomi put down his pen: "The most important thing when copying Buddhist scriptures is sincerity. It's not that I don't want to spare you the courtesy. Just stopping in the middle is disrespectful to the Buddha."

Sulan kowtowed and thanked her, then stood up.

Cao Ruomi signaled to Wen Jin, who took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Su Lan.

Su Lan took it with both hands, her eyes full of gratitude.

This is her home letter. Every once in a while, the queen will ask someone to bring her a home letter. This is a grace that other palace members do not have.

Su Lan was ready to put it in her sleeve and put it away.

Cao Ruomi put down his pen and asked with a smile: "Why don't you take a look? You look at me while I talk to you."

Sulan couldn't guess the queen's intention, so she bowed and said, "I don't dare."

Wen Jin said with a straight face: "Your Majesty has agreed, so there is no need to be afraid."

Su Lan timidly took the letter and looked at their faces from the corner of her eye. When she saw that there was no displeasure, she opened the letter.

Cao Ruomi said: "It's a pity that Concubine Shu is only grounded this time..."

Sulan knelt down and confessed while holding the letter. Her raised eyes were watery: "I am a useless servant. I cannot help my queen solve her problems."

Cao Ruomi had a smile in his eyes and a gentle tone: "How can I blame you? It's not easy for you to think of attacking the butterfly carp, but -"

She stopped and looked at Wen Jin. Wen Jin understood and called softly towards the side hall.

Su Lan raised her eyes again and saw two palace servants walking in holding a pot of chrysanthemums.

It is rare to see flowers in this season, and what is even more rare is that the flowers are as green as jade and full of flowers.

Su Lan's time in Langhua Garden was not short. During this period, she saw many famous and exotic flowers, but there were very few that looked like this. At first sight, she couldn't help but be stunned.

Cao Ruomi smiled lightly: "Find an opportunity to let Yuan Zhi know that there is a pot of 'Green Peony' in Langhuayuan."

Su Lan suppressed the curiosity in her heart and leaned over to bow: "Yes."

Su Lan took the flowers and left.

"Do you think she is reliable?"

Someone stepped out from the side hall.

Cao Ruomi handed the Buddhist scriptures he had just copied to Wen Jin and said, "I don't think she is reliable, I just think she is useful."

Zhang Baoyue lowered her head and said, "I am too shallow."

Cao Ruomi stepped forward, held her hand affectionately, and sat down together: "I don't know that Hongde knows Concubine Shu very well."

Zhang Baoyue's eyes were cold and she said bluntly: "The hatred for killing my father is irreconcilable."

Cao Ruomi sighed and patted her hand, comforting: "When I saw you taking the initiative to interact with her earlier, I thought you--I never expected that you are still separated by this layer. If you weren't worried about the Lord, I will help you deal with her."

Zhang Baoyue took a step back and bowed to the ground: "Brother serves the Lord and cannot disobey the Lord to avenge his father. But I am in the harem with my enemy. If the revenge of my father's murder is not avenged for a day, I will have trouble sleeping and eating. Fortunately The Queen is willing to uphold justice for me, but I have nothing to repay."

Cao Ruomi stretched out his hand to help her up: "We all serve the Lord together. Just treat me as your eldest sister. Don't say anything about repaying or not repaying. You have been in the palace for a long time, and you are also a normal person." You are indifferent to the world, and I like your gentle temperament."

She paused for a moment and asked, "What if I just give you a pot of flowers like this?"

Zhang Baoyue has beautiful eyebrows and a smart nose, and looks well-behaved: "I heard that Concubine Shu loved 'green peonies' when she was in the Taishi Mansion, and Concubine Shu was good at making incense. You should know that I took care of this flower during those days when I was sick. When she uses it When the flowers are made into incense and come out, the queen will know the effect."

She lowered her eyebrows and looked down, but her eyes were exceptionally bright: "When I was at home, I heard a saying, seven are alive and eight are dead."

Cao Ruomi's heart moved and he suppressed his surprise: "What if she doesn't make incense?"

Zhang Baoyue said: "I have forgotten that I have a very good relationship with Huang Liangyuan. She will definitely control her."

He raised his eyebrows slightly and saw that the queen was silent, and then added: "Even if she really doesn't make incense, it will have the same effect if it is placed in the bedroom and smoked by the stove every day, but the effect will be slower."

Cao Ruomi had a look of surprise on his face and said in surprise: "Are you saying you will have a miscarriage?"

Zhang Baoyue nodded: "Even if it is not a miscarriage, it will be difficult to give birth."

Cao Ruomi held her hand tightly and shook his head: "But the emperor is innocent. If you had told me just now, I would definitely not--"

Zhang Baoyue held Cao Ruomi back and met her gaze: "My dear, Sulan poisoned the butterfly carp and even failed to execute Concubine Shu. Isn't it because she is pregnant with the dragon heir? If she really gives birth to a prince, I'm afraid In the future, if you have more people to rely on, I'm afraid she will threaten not only your position, but also the position of the Crown Prince!"

Cao Ruomi lowered his eyes, how could she not know?

First there was Concubine Liang Shu, and then there was Lu Zhaoyi...

Without the Cao family, relying only on the Zhou family, uncle and others, it is no better than before.

I thought that taking refuge in the Queen Mother would provide me with a guarantee, but unfortunately, the Queen Mother only valued the Lu family.

Zhang Baoyue said: "If she doesn't have this amulet, wouldn't it be easier to touch her in the future? What's more, the woman's pregnancy was seven or eight months old, and the door to hell was closed. Even if she really survived, I can still make her I can no longer accept my favor in the future.”

Cao Ruomi looked straight at her: "Would Hongde not be harmed by doing this?"

Zhang Baoyue shook her head: "Don't worry, I know that Concubine Shu knows medical skills, so she won't use poison."

Cao Ruomi frowned: "Then what is this?"

Zhang Baoyue said: "To be honest with you, the imperial doctor in my family is a witch doctor. This method is not poison, but voodoo. I said that when I was sick, I was cultivating voodoo. Even if the imperial doctor came, I couldn't detect it, and I was helpless." ."