Tangled

After Su Qingwan left, Mu Luoluo became more and more uneasy in her heart, always feeling like the mountain rain was about to come and the wind filled the building.

Mu Luoluo took a deep breath, took the crutches at the side, and slowly moved to the front hall, and summoned a little maid: "I ask you, where is the amber?"

"Sister Amber went out early this morning, and I don't know where she went." The little maid answered truthfully.

When Mu Luoluo heard the words, her heart felt as if she had been hit hard. She seemed to have vaguely guessed what kind of storm Su Qingwan would face when she left.

Mu Luoluo raised her hand and rubbed the center of her brows, sighed softly, and then told the little maid: "Bring the paper and ink, and watch the new tea in the main hall."

"Is anyone coming?" The little maid asked curiously.

"I hope no one will come." Mu Luoluo glanced at the calm sky, Su Qingwan's side was not feeling well, and her side must have no good results.

When Concubine Ban Chen came, Mu Luoluo was already sitting upright, the hot tea on the table was steaming, obviously it had just been brewed not long ago.

"Concubine Chen is here, servants have been waiting for a long time." Mu Luoluo got up to salute.

"This palace is here to announce the decree." Concubine Ban Chen looked at Mu Luoluo's determined appearance, and couldn't help but look at him again with admiration, "Shangqing palace servant Luoluo listens to the decree."

"The servant is here." Mu Luoluo's leg injury was not healed, and it was inconvenient to kneel down, so he half-kneeled on the ground.

"According to His Majesty's word of mouth, the court ladies in charge of the Shangqing Palace have lost their virtue and behaved beyond the rules, so they should be killed on the spot. Since she has served Concubine Shu for many years, she is allowed to leave her whole body and give her dove wine. I appreciate this."

"The servant accepts the order."

"It seems that you have guessed everything." Concubine Ban Chen waved her hand, signaling the little maid to help Mu Luoluo up.

"It was Hu Po who told the secret. After Qing Wan was summoned, I knew that Hu Po was not in the palace, and I guessed it." Mu Luoluo motioned to Concubine Ban Chen, asked her to sit on the main seat, and personally served her. Pour tea, "Looking at the appearance of the empress, she seems to have something to say."

"Sure enough, it's easy to talk to smart people. You all stand down." Concubine Ban Chen smiled slightly, waved to everyone in the hall, and at the same time signaled Mu Luoluo to sit down too. How about a deal? I'll save your life, but you have to obey me, how about it?"

"Is there still room for me to refuse?" Mu Luoluo chuckled, lowered her head and took a sip of her tea.

"That's true." Concubine Ban Chen also smiled, "Come first, now that we have plenty of time, why don't you and I have a chat?"

"Since your majesty said so, naturally it is better to be respectful than to obey your orders. Presumably, your majesty doesn't mind if I speak first?" Mu Luoluo put down the teacup and looked up at Concubine Ban Chen, "I just want to ask, what is your purpose for doing this? "

"Revenge." Concubine Ban Chen didn't hide anything, and said bluntly, "Get rid of An Yiran, and then kill the king."

"Your Majesty is really honest." Mu Luoluo shook her head with a smile, "Let me guess, the bargaining chip between you and me in this deal should not only be my life, but also the crown prince's enthronement, and try to get Qing Wan out of the palace? "

"If it can be done, it is inevitable." Concubine Ban Chen nodded, picked up the tea cup and sniffed it lightly, it was top grade.

"After all, what do I need to do?" Mu Luoluo asked.

"Your mother is from the Feng family and must be guarded by the family's secret guards. Although she has passed away now, she must have ordered them to serve you. Yun Youyi, the wife of the second son of the Su family, is the first daughter of the Yun family. The old lady of the family allocated 12 of her cronies around her." Concubine Ban Chen paused, and took a sip of tea, "I need you to mobilize these people and collect evidence that the family sells officials, raises private soldiers and forms a party for personal gain."

"These are easy." Mu Luoluo nodded, then played with the teacup in her hand, thought for a while and said, "In the end, these actions of yours will only lead to An Yiran falling out of favor and being thrown into the cold palace, and the young master of the prince is dismissed. Is that enough?"

"Concubine Xian's greatest wish right now is that the fourth prince can inherit the throne. Once she is thrown into the cold palace, this wish will never be fulfilled again. Let her watch the emperor die suddenly in the cold palace and the prince ascend the throne. What could be better than these Is it more cruel to a woman who pursues power?" Concubine Ban Chen blinked, unable to understand the reason for the regret in Mu Luoluo's tone.

"Once she finds out that I'm dead, Qing Wan will definitely seek revenge from An Yiran. At that time, she will want more than that." Mu Luoluo put down the teacup and smiled slightly at Concubine Ban Chen, "That's all, let me decide what you said These are just a little bit of effort.”

"Speaking of Concubine Shu, I have another request." Concubine Ban Chen leaned forward slightly, looking directly into Mu Luoluo's eyes, "I ask you not to have any correspondence with Concubine Shu within three months. For three months, Concubine Shu must be made to truly believe that you are really dead, and in exchange, I promise you that Concubine Shu will not be harmed in any way during these three months."

"Yes." Mu Luoluo nodded after thinking for a while, her eyes fell on her lap inadvertently, and she looked at Concubine Ban Chen with a half-smile as if thinking of something, "Mother, there is one more thing. This matter is An Yiran's handwriting, this is indisputable, but you should know, not only know, but also go along with it, right?"

"You are really smart, even smarter than Concubine Shu." Concubine Ban Chen sighed, then smiled, "Since the deal has been reached, I might as well tell you that today's scene is all in my calculations.

Concubine Xian has wanted to kill you for a long time, because she already knows your true identity, and Hu Po beside Concubine Shu has already betrayed her.But you and Concubine Shu are cautious in everything. Concubine Xian has never been able to find a chance to make a move. For today's deal, I decided to help her.

When Concubine Xian was determined to hold a poetry meeting, I sent someone to secretly signal Concubine Xian to let go of her words and give the crown prince a chance to stand out, so the concubine's mother was appointed to assist the Sixth Palace in order to check and balance with Concubine Xian, please The theater troupe came to celebrate, Concubine Shu was in a dilemma, I invite Concubine Shu to play polo at this time, Concubine Shu will definitely accept the invitation, all of this is a matter of course.

Then, let Concubine Xian know about this unintentionally, and Concubine Yi will appear at the racecourse by coincidence that day, and bring the medicine that will make the horse crazy, and everything will go smoothly. As I wish, you hurt me You have lost your leg, which makes it difficult for you to move, so this gave Concubine Xian a chance to separate the two of you.

Concubine Xian wants to kill you and make Concubine Shu devastated, so she will definitely make this matter public. Asking Your Majesty and Fourth Concubine to testify is the only way.With Amber here, no matter whether it is behavior that exceeds the rules or fake death to deceive the Holy Majesty, the edict of death today will definitely be issued, and the emperor will not come to announce the edict in person, and the virtuous concubine will not come, otherwise there will be personal grievances It is suspected that because the noble concubine is on good terms with Concubine Shu, even if His Majesty wants her to come, Concubine Xian will not agree, and in the end only me, who seems to be alienated from Concubine Shu, is left.In this way, I will be able to discuss this transaction with you in an open and honest manner. "

"It turns out that all of this is in your calculations." After hearing this, Mu Luoluo couldn't help admiring her from the bottom of her heart, "Aren't you afraid that one of the steps will go wrong?"

"I'm afraid, of course I'm afraid." Concubine Ban Chen smiled, "So I have made full preparations for every step, and I can make sure that nothing will go wrong. Even if it is a tortuous tour, it will eventually be a scene where you and I sit opposite each other."

"Concubine Chen is very scheming." Mu Luoluo sighed with emotion.

"Time is running out." Concubine Ban Chen glanced outside, then raised her voice to invite Nong Mo to come in, "I still have to do a full set of drama, I have manipulated this soup, you can breathe and heartbeat within two hours after drinking it Nothing, no different from a dead person, I will let Nong Mo take you to the inn outside the palace, there will be money I left for you, I know that Miss Mu has a lot of money, a small money is a sign of alliance."

"Wait for me." Mu Luoluo said, then took off the bracelet left by her mother in her hand, put it on the table, and handed the paper folded on the table to Mo Mo, "Please put this note in the Obsidian House go inside."

"You can't trust me?" Concubine Ban Chen watched Nong Mo go out, and then smiled at Mu Luoluo who was holding up the medicine bowl, "You dare to drink this medicine, why can't you trust me in this matter?"

"It's not that I can't trust you, it's that I can do all the tricks with you." Mu Luoluo smiled slightly, "Put this bracelet down and keep the note, so no one in Shangqing Palace will suspect that I faked my death."

Concubine Ban Chen slightly raised her eyebrows, she didn't want to delve into the meaning of this.

"By the way," Mu Luoluo just put the bowl to her lips, and then took it away again, "I think you will stay here for a while and wait for Qingwan to come back. I want to remind you that when Qingwan finds out that you have really followed the imperial edict, she will definitely I'll give you a slap, although Qing Wan's body is weak, but after all, she is the queen of the gate, so you should be prepared for the slap with anger and grief."

Concubine Ban Chen looked at Mu Luoluo's playful eyes, and couldn't tell whether she was joking or telling the truth.

Mu Luoluo didn't explain too much, and drank the bowl of Chinese medicine in one gulp.

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"So, that's it." Mu Luoluo put her arm around Su Qingwan with one arm, and grabbed a strand of her hair with her other hand to play with her fingertips.

"Unknowingly, we were all tricked by Ban Lianming. If this scheming was used to fight for favor, I'm afraid we would have already ascended to the lower position." Su Qingwan sighed, and changed into Mu Luoluo's arms. Comfortable posture, the carriage that Mu Luoluo was looking for was very spacious, but Su Qingwan wanted to squeeze together with Mu Luoluo.

"The most frightening thing is that she makes everyone be her pawns either willingly or without knowing it. On the surface, you are playing with An Yiran, but secretly you two are pawns on someone else's chessboard. "Mu Luoluo gently buckled the carriage, and the groom outside the carriage understood and slowed down.

"Since the matter of that day is finished, why not tell me what you have done in the past five months." Su Qingwan stared at Mu Luoluo for a moment, as if the person in front of her disappeared when she closed her eyes.

"Then lie down and let me tell you slowly." Mu Luoluo said, motioning Su Qingwan to get up.

The two adjusted their postures, Su Qingwan lay on Mu Luoluo's lap, and Mu Luoluo gently massaged Su Qingwan's temples.

"After I returned to Suzhou, I first went back to Zhuangzi to confirm that Mu Suchen was safe, and then I went to your Su's house. One was to borrow the secret guard from the second lady, but to discuss with the general." Mu Luoluo said in a tone of voice. Soothing, gentle beyond words "The general has been upright all his life, and it took me a lot of time to convince him. Fortunately, the young lady and the second young lady are standing with me, otherwise it would have been really difficult."

"What did you agree with your father?" Su Qingwan was very curious.

"It's nothing, just ask him to trust you, no matter what gossip spreads in the court, don't believe it, and when the time is right, let the second young lady enter the palace." Mu Luoluo smiled and recalled When I mentioned this matter to General Su that day, General Su’s face was full of disbelief, and I’m still a little scared, “After that, I never left Zhuangzi, and I just followed the news sent back from various sources. , calculate how far you have come in the palace, and how should I cooperate outside the palace. After that, when the second young lady set off for Beijing, she set off for the northwest. On the way back, she heard that the emperor had passed away, so she speeded up Itinerary."

Su Qingwan looked at Mu Luoluo who had been talking about the past five months calmly, and couldn't help but feel her nose ache. She seemed to say a few words, but only Mu Luoluo knew how much suffering and hardship she had.Compared with her, he was just dejected, and then went along with the flow.

"Speaking of which, Qingwan might as well explain to me, what happened to Concubine Shu's death?" Mu Luoluo looked at Su Qingwan and turned her head to the side, knowing that she was distressed and wanted to cry, so she raised her hand and gently stroked her face , indicating to her that all this is over.

"Before the emperor died, I was the one who waited by his side." Su Qingwan turned over, put her arms around Mu Luoluo's waist, and buried her face in her belly, her voice was a little muffled, "It was he who understood the truth." Everything, and let me go."

Mu Luoluo saw that Su Qingwan didn't move at all, so she knew that she didn't want to say more about this matter, so she didn't ask any more, but just stroked her back repeatedly.

Su Qingwan listened to Mu Luoluo's heartbeat, but couldn't help thinking of the emperor's last words:

In my life, there are very few women who really love me, but unfortunately, none of them lived long.Qingwan, although I have trapped you by my side for 13 years, I know that your heart will never be on my body. Now that my end is approaching, I always say that people who are about to die are good at their words, and I will finally fulfill it After you, I died, I ordered someone to pass the decree, saying that I was reluctant to let you be buried with you, and that by giving Concubine Shu to death, Su Qingwan could escape the cage that had trapped her for 13 years.

The emperor has made countless achievements in his life, but the only wish in his heart is to stay in love with his sweetheart. However, the two empresses are all beauties with short lives. To a certain extent, the emperor is also a poor person.

"By the way, where's that girl Hei Yao?" Mu Luoluo changed the topic intentionally or unintentionally, leading Su Qingwan to stop thinking about the emperor's affairs, and she was talking too much, so why bother to ask.

"I was going to take her away, but the girl said that Jiang Zhongxuan was not used to living in the humidity, so she followed Jiang Zhongxuan, saying that if she travels around, she can heal the suffering people in the world." Su Qing turned around and looked at Mu Luoluo " I think she clearly has a crush on Jiang Langzhong, and she just said that a doctor with a benevolent heart is at home everywhere."

"It's far better for her to have a home than to stay with you and me." Mu Luoluo smiled, and raised her hand to shave Su Qingwan's broken hair behind her ears, "Close your eyes and sleep for a while, the road is still very long long."

"I don't." Su Qingwan shook her head, staring at Mu Luoluo paranoidly and stubbornly, "I'm so scared, I'm afraid that when I close my eyes and open them again, I will find that all this is my dream."

Mu Luoluo's breath was stagnant when she heard the words, then she sighed softly, bent down, and sealed Su Qingwan's lips and tongue, Su Qingwan put her arms around Mu Luoluo's neck, trying to cater to her, the two of them held back for a long time.

"Sleep, I'll watch over you, I guarantee that if you open your eyes again, I'll still be by your side." Mu Luoluo waited until Su Qingwan's breathing became unstable before letting go of her. Seeing her blushing cheeks, she couldn't help but sigh again. He lowered his head and kissed her forehead.

Su Qingwan finally closed her eyes, and the tears she had endured for a long time were released from the corners of her eyes.Mu Luoluo raised her hand in pity, intending to wipe away the tears from the corners of Su Qingwan's eyes.

Su Qingwan seemed to have a premonition long ago, her eyes never opened, she precisely grasped Mu Luoluo's hand, interlocked her fingers, and put it on her heart, like a child returning from wandering, who finally found her beloved doll. Clenched tightly.

Mu Luoluo smiled helplessly, and let her lead her into a deep sleep.Mu Luoluo opened the curtain slightly, and watched the goose feather-like snow fall quietly outside. This was the first snow this year, and it was as quiet as an ink painting.

Before seeing Su Qingwan, Mu Luoluo met the informant in the palace for the last time, and learned a lot of things: Zhou Xunfang invited himself to guard the tomb of the emperor, saying that he was guarding it for the emperor, but in fact everyone knew it well. She was going to guard Shen Ruhui; Ban Lianming took Duanmu Jia, who had worn a musk bracelet, to Fahua Temple to lead her hair and practice, and from then on, Duanmujia was the only one left in her heart; Jin Mozhu and Ruan Heng took A total of three princesses went to Xiyuan together, and from then on, the sisters also took care of each other.

The woman in the deep palace has been busy all her life and never had her own name and surname. Only in the last time can she find her true heart and live for herself.

So much heartache and so many tears, I ask you if you know if you don’t say anything;

Since then, the old friends have been sparse, and there is no choice but not to see each other.