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With the support and help of Concubine Xiaozheng, Chi Ning easily entered the Shouchang Palace, and everything went unbelievably smoothly.

Empress Liu was already waiting at the door: "Lord Chi." She called him that.

Chi Ning looked at the queen in front of him. This woman was visibly older. She should be still in Huaxin's year, but her temples were already gray.Chi Ning has seen many concubines like this in the inner court, but no one is like Empress Liu. She should have withered, but her eyes are still extraordinarily bright. It can even be said that her mental state is better than when she first became empress. better.

[This is abnormal. 】Yuan Jun said to Chi Ning.

Chi Ning couldn't agree more with this, there must be a demon if something abnormal happens, and it can also be understood as a possible mutation of the concubine who was thrown into the cold palace.

In fact, Daqi's imperial palace does not have a clear concept of "cold palace", no palace will openly hang the word "cold palace", and the purpose of their establishment will never be stated from the beginning, here is to imprison A concubine who has committed a crime or is not favored.The saying of the cold palace comes from the fact that the emperor has not been to any palace for a long time, and everyone has tacitly understood that it will be difficult for this one to regain his favor after losing his sacred heart.

For example, Empress Liu who "has been ill for three years", even though Qiwu Palace is a well-known queen's bedroom, it has now become a cold palace in the eyes of everyone.

After staying in such a distorted environment for a long time, it shouldn't be surprising what a person looks like.This is a way of survival that Chi Ning's master, eunuch Zhang, taught Chi Ning back then.In the big dye vat of the imperial palace, lunatics who have been imprisoned for a long time are not scary, but lunatics who are rational and powerful.

"Please come with me, they all think you are from our side." Empress Liu not only called Chi Ning an adult, but also used "you", as if this was such a common thing.

Chi Ning accepted this well, he wouldn't say "this is impossible, you are the empress, how can you use 'you' to me", he would just smile.

He really wanted to see what kind of medicine was sold in this Empress Liu's gourd.

There have been no concubines living in Shouchang Palace for a long time, because it used to be part of Wan'an Palace.In fact, during the reign of Emperor Tianhe, no concubine even dared to live in Wan'an Palace, for fear of causing dissatisfaction with the Queen Mother.In the period of Emperor Nianping, Emperor Nianping didn't care so much. He even weirdly regarded Wei Guifei, who he was afraid of back then, as a kind of "model". Concubine Ji's favorite.

From Shouchang Palace to Wan'an Palace, the journey is neither far nor near, but it does take a few quick steps.When passing by the palace wall that was rebuilt by the queen mother, Chi Ning could even imagine how happy the queen mother was when she stood here and watched the palace wall being rebuilt.

So what if your Concubine Wei is favored again?I have a child, you don't, the ultimate winner will only be me.

No matter how many walls you tear down, I can re-block them for you!

But the reality is that due to the legacy of some buildings, not all places between the two palaces are suitable for building cold mirage palace walls, and some places only use wooden boards as separations.The maid who led the way stepped forward and pushed them, and they easily reached the other end of Wan'an Palace.

Naturally, this plank is not a tofu project, but it was rebuilt by Xiao Zhengfei's people after several months and a little bit of hard work.

Chi Ning also came to Wan'an Palace to do business in the past, and saw what it looked like when Concubine Wei was in its heyday. I have to say that the treatment of Concubine Zheng is far worse than that of Concubine Wei.They didn't dare to light the lamps all the way, fearing that Emperor Nian Ping or other servants staying in the palace would notice the clues, so they could only walk in the dark all the way.If Concubine Wei is here, the lights here must be gorgeous, as bright as day, and there is no need for any palace lanterns at all.

Emperor Nian Ping hadn't fallen asleep yet, and Concubine Zheng was dealing with him in the bedroom.At the door of the bedroom stood a team of powerful eunuchs, all of whom were skilled in martial arts, more reliable than the guards.

Ever since Emperor Nianping was assassinated by the eldest prince, he has increased the number of servants who are close to protect him.

Chi Ning looked at Emperor Nianping's fear of death configuration from a distance, and turned his head to ask the concubines around him: "How do you plan to do it?"

In Daqi, there was a history that the court ladies who served the emperor had to rise up collectively after being oppressed to the extreme, and almost strangled the emperor at that time in the Hall of Wuwei.It's a pity that this uprising, which was destined to be written into the history books, failed in the end because some youngsters went to inform the queen at that time.But also because of this historical lesson, Empress Liu and others will never follow suit.

"Of course we won't strangle His Majesty to death." Concubine Xian pursed her lips, she seemed to have more ideas than the Queen, "If Your Majesty is strangled to death, it will be obvious."

"Everyone in Wan'an Palace will be buried with them, how can we bear to treat Sister Concubine Zheng like this?"

"Don't be restless, my lord. All we need to do now is wait."

***

Inside Jingwang Mansion.

The chubby King Jing had already cleaned up, and his gaze was fixed on Jiang Zhiwei's hiding place: "Who? Come out to me!"

Jiang Zhiwei covered his mouth unconsciously, how did King Jing find him?

Then, Crown Prince Jing slowly walked out from behind.It was obvious that Jiang Zhiwei saw Wen Huaigu walking down the corridor just now, and he didn't know how he got back.Prince Jing's Mansion is really too big, there are many pavilions in the mansion, and the terrain is intricate, like a maze.

The father and son, one fat and one thin, just stood opposite each other. Unfortunately, there was no filial piety between father and son, only suffocating silence.

After a while, Wen Huaigu, who was still impatient, said, "Father, please stop."

Wen Huaigu no longer intends to go around in circles with his father anymore, and he can't do it anymore, every single one of them points out that his father is the murderer behind the scenes, the more he wants to prove that he is not, the more...

"What are you doing for it? It's not like what you would do at all." Wen Huaigu was about to collapse.

King Jing's smile is still so Buddha-like, but the Buddha also has an Arhat's angry side: "What is it that I can do? Honestly be a dog for that old witch of Youqin's? Just because she raised me, I Should I be grateful to Dade for the rest of my life? I am the eldest son of the emperor, and my mother and concubine died to save my father. The queen did not support me, but I can still survive, live a good life, and live like I am today. However, there is Qin who raised me Only by relying on me can I maintain the image of a loving mother in front of the emperor, she has not had a child of her own for a long time, and I am her bargaining chip and signboard."

"No, it's not like that." Wen Huaigu was a little clumsy, but he still managed to express himself clearly, "Don't talk about how grandma treats us, you can hate grandma, but why do you want to hurt others? Why Want to kill Uncle Huang?!"

Wen Huaigu borrowed Erniang for no other reason than to find the remains of Emperor Tianhe.

And, really found it.

It all started with Wen Huaigu's discovery before the final of the Fragrance Fighting Contest. At that time, he didn't believe that his father would be the murderer behind the scenes, and he was in a daze.

He wanted to prove that his father was not, but he had misunderstood.

When Emperor Tianhe was young, he accidentally fell off his horse, and his life was not in danger, but the bone was deep in the wound. To be precise, the bone was poked out of the flesh, and he almost limped.Fortunately, there was an immortal master from Zuo Wang Xin Zhai, who propped up the broken bones with some rare metals that were harder than bones.

This secret was known only to the empress and the immortal master of Zuo Wang Xin Zhai.Unfortunately, this immortal master is Situ Wang's master.Situ Wang knew a lot about this rare metal, and he even brought some with him, just in case.

The taste of this metal is closer to gold and silver, so Wen Huaigu used Erniang to find the bones of Emperor Tianhe who were hidden in the mansion by King Jing.

"Uncle Huang has always treated us very well!" Wen Huaigu looked at his father in disbelief, but what he discovered was more than that. He asked his father hoarsely, "My concubine treats you with sincerity, But you killed her yourself! Why? I really don't understand!"

In King Jing's secret room, there is no gold, silver, or jewels, only two brocade boxes full of bones.

One belongs to Tianhedi.

The other one belongs to Princess Jing.

Why are you so sure that Princess Jing was killed instead of just putting the bones there?It was because Situ Wang recognized that the brocade box was not an ordinary box, but a formation.It is a secret technique that is said to be able to deceive the heavens once it is refined while a person is still alive.Of course, the bones of Princess Jing are not enough, and the bones of Tianhe Emperor must be added.

Situ Wang always knew that Princess Jing was following King Jing, but he didn't expect that it wasn't the love between husband and wife behind it, but that Princess Jing couldn't get rid of King Jing at all.

Tianhedi didn't know whether it was luck or misfortune, he didn't insist on staying.

Wen Huaigu drew his sword to his father: "I have no mother since I was a child, only father. I don't want to hurt you, and I don't want to confront you. I just want to let my mother go free, please give me this opportunity."

The princess standing behind King Jing shed blood and tears at her son, making a cracking sound from her mouth.

She wanted to speak, but couldn't utter a word.

Only Jing Wang still stood under the moon with ease, his smile remained the same, but he no longer had the gentleness of the past: "Then let Dad teach you the last truth of life, and the showdown should not take too long."

Before the words fell, Wen Huaigu felt something coming from behind him, and then his eyes were dark, and he fell unconscious.

***

In Wan'an Palace, a group of concubines waited so far away, until the moon was in the middle of the sky, and the lights in the palace were all extinguished.

The eunuchs and servants at the door fainted one after another, Concubine Xian smiled slightly at Chi Ning: "Look, let's solve it." Concubine Xian led the way, and they entered the hall together, and Concubine Zheng had been waiting there for a long time restlessly.

"Thank you sister." In the darkness, Concubine Xian said to Concubine Zheng.

Concubine Zheng kept shaking her head, terrified: "You guys, keep your voice down."

"What are you afraid of? The medicine I gave to my sister is guaranteed to make them unconscious enough time. Don't worry." Concubine Xian seemed so confident, she turned around, probably to take care of Chi Ning, and explained in detail on purpose , "Now, each of us has a pack of medicine, and only one of them is a poison that can make people look like they died of heart disease. No one knows who has it. We also prescribed medicine to Wen Ke, and he will die tonight , and it's going to be a secret from all of us."

Because it is not known who killed Emperor Nianping, there is no such thing as a whistleblower, and everyone is an accomplice.

And Chi Ning was also given a pack of medicine by Concubine Xian: "This is how I can believe that you are really on our side. Don't you also hate him? Now is a good opportunity for you to take revenge."

Chi Ning nodded: "It's very reasonable and persuasive, but I don't believe you. You are in charge of distributing the medicine. Of course you can know who is holding the real deadly poison."

"I don't know who has the medicine." Concubine Xian said truthfully, "Or you can suggest a way."

"We put all the medicines together and caught them again in the dark. It's all about luck." Chi Ning had already prepared his speech.

"Okay." Concubine Xian agreed very happily, she really had a clear conscience.

Concubine Zheng looked at Chi Ning secretly, not knowing what he was going to do, Chi Ning nodded to Concubine Zheng without any trace.Concubine Zheng has no choice but to trust him.

The medicine packs were redistributed for a round, and normal people really couldn't tell who got the poison.

But Chi Ning has Mr. Yuan cheating.