Sir, I can do it!

The eldest prince Li Kui sealed off the Qionghua Palace in time, but there were never any secrets in the palace. Even though Li Kui deliberately suppressed the rumors, all the masters of the harem knew what they should know.It's just that the direction of the wind is faintly pointing towards Yongning Palace.

Concubine Xie played with Dong Zhu, who came up filially from below, and said casually: "This harem is really getting more and more chaotic, and I dare to resort to any insidious methods."

Xiao Meiren pinched the handkerchief to cover her lips and said with a smile: "This is for Yongning Palace."

Concubine Xie glanced sideways at her when she heard the words: "You don't believe my sister's words?"

Beauty Xiao raised her eyebrows: "It's not up to us whether to believe it or not. Who can say for sure about this kind of thing. In the end, it depends on the emperor's will."

Concubine Xie snorted: "The master of Qionghua Palace who has been favored for many years is not a master who handles lightly." Speaking of this, Concubine Xie paused, put down the Dongzhu in her hand, frowned and said: " It has been several days since the Qionghua Palace incident happened, and there is no commotion over there."

Xiao Meiren sighed: "Perhaps I haven't slowed down yet, after all, it's my own flesh and blood."

Concubine Xie put her arms on the leading pillow, leaned forward slightly, and said to Beauty Xiao with a solemn face: "If Qionghua Palace faces Yongning Palace, who will benefit?"

Xiao Meiren snapped her fingers and said: "That's too much, let's just say that we thank Xiao Zhao and his family..." Xiao Meiren's face turned pale: "Sister, could it be that she suspects me!"

Concubine Xie shook her head: "Since Lu Zhan's accident, both the palace and the courtiers' homes have been cleaned up, and even our Xie family has lost a lot of people, let alone your Xiao family, otherwise my sister would not appreciate it." Come to my Yaohua Palace."

Xiao Meiren smiled awkwardly: "What are you talking about, sister..."

Concubine Xie interrupted her with a wave of her hand: "Okay, no one knows who after fighting for so many years. At the beginning, our three families suffered heavy losses, so we had to compromise on the matter of the emperor suppressing the establishment of the reserve. After more than half a year, things that should be slowed down Slow down, now is the critical moment when the queen is about to give birth, you said that if something happens to the queen at this time, can the three of us sit still?"

Xiao Mei said humanely: "We are not responsible for the matter of Qionghua Palace. If the two palaces really fight, the three of us can reap the benefits. If we don't take action at this time, when will we wait?"

Concubine Xie asked again: "According to that Qionghua Palace's past style of handling things, do you think she can bear it? I heard that even Cui Meiren met a soft nail in front of her."

No one who can live safely in the harem to this day is not a fool. When Concubine Xie Guifei mentioned this, Beauty Xiao immediately came to her senses, and wondered, "When did Concubine Feng grow brains!"

Concubine Xie laughed: "Don't let her hear that, carefully she demolished your Cuihua Palace."

Xiao Meiren curled her lips, and continued following the words just now: "So what does sister mean, stand still?"

Concubine Xie Guifei said in a deep voice: "At this time, whoever moves first will be left behind."

The war and the two factions, which have been quarreling endlessly since last year, finally won the victory with the main war faction.Li Huai appointed Marquis Weiru of Zhenguo as the general who conquered the North, and his son Weixuan as the vanguard officer, leading 15 troops, and set off on another day.

Before soldiers and horses moved food and grass, Lu Ding was appointed to be in charge of the general dispatch of food and grass in the Beiyan war. At the same time, he promoted Cui Hao, the supervisory censor, to be the supervisor of the army, in charge of reviewing rewards and punishments for meritorious deeds.

Wei Zhao kicked over the Ru kiln vase at the door: "What is Cui Hao, he is also worthy to be the supervisor of my family's army."

Wei Xuan glanced at him: "Okay, the rank of supervisory censor is not high, but the authority is wide. The Cui family has been in decline over the years. If the emperor wants to promote the Cui family, he has to see if Cui Hao has that ability."

Wei Zhao got angry and said: "The emperor made it clear that he wanted to use Cui Hao to counter our Wei family. The battlefield is dangerous, and if there is a slight mistake, it will be fatal. You and father should not be distracted by worrying about the war. If Cui Hao took the opportunity to do some small tricks, it would be troublesome. "

Wei Xuan didn't care and said, "Since we know what the emperor means, my father and I will take precautions. The army is full of cronies of our Wei family, so why be afraid of a literati who has no power to restrain a chicken. You also said that the battlefield is dangerous. , when the time comes to keep some people by Cui Hao's side in the name of protecting Yushi, can he still find flowers?"

Wei Zhao snorted coldly: "Brother is an upright person, how can he guess the mind of a villain. Forget it, anyway, the matter has been settled, and it is useless to talk too much. Brother, you must not take it lightly. These literati are not good at martial arts, and their minds are tricky. "

"Understood, the emperor has the intention to regain Beiyan, so he won't do anything to us. Even if Cui Hao made some moves, he would just hide some military achievements. The impeachment and impeachment army fought and occupied fertile land. At most, he would be reprimanded at the end. One time. As long as we act upright and sit upright, we won’t be able to fear false accusations from villains.”

Wei Zhao still felt uneasy, so he repeatedly told Wei Xuan to be careful.

Wei Xuan got impatient with him, so he simply changed the subject: "Dad and I are leaving in two days, so we must not be able to keep up with Elder Sister's delivery. The palace is not peaceful these days, you must protect Elder Sister well in Beijing. "

Speaking of this, Wei Zhao became even more worried.

"The matter of the fifth prince has not yet been found out. A maid in Qionghua Palace died a few days ago, but after many investigations, they couldn't find out who the court lady had contacted before. The First Prince ordered someone to investigate the life experience of this palace lady. I also asked my subordinates to check."

"The maid's name is Yao Zhu, and she is from Yaojia Village in the outskirts of Shengjing. Her parents died early, and she was brought up by her brother and sister-in-law. In the second year after Li Huai ascended the throne, a group of older maids were released from the palace, and a group of good families were selected from the people. Girl. Yao Zhu has good embroidery skills, so she was sent by her brother and sister-in-law to participate in the election. At that time, the eldest sister praised Yao Zhu for her stability. Concubine Feng Guifei was fighting with her elder sister at that time, so she and Li Huai general Yao Zhu on the spot I have gone to ask for the bamboo, and I have been in charge of the needlework of Qionghua Palace for the past few years."

"Yao Zhu has a calm personality. Apart from completing the assigned embroidery work, he just sits in the room and practices embroidery skills. There are so many court ladies and eunuchs in the palace, and they all vie to show their faces in front of the master. Yao Zhu is still the same as before. , except for the little maid who lives in the same room, everyone has almost forgotten about Yao Zhu."

When Wei Xuan heard these things, her mind was like a mess: "So nothing can be found out?"

"Master Changsun said that everything in this world will leave traces if it is done, but we haven't discovered it yet."

Wei Xuan curled her lips: "That doesn't mean you didn't say anything."

Wei Zhao glanced at him sideways: "Brother, don't forget how you got out of Nanfu."

Wei Xuan begged for mercy and said, "Okay, lord Changsun is heroic and decisive, lord Changsun is as careful as a hair, and lord Changsun can solve cases like a god."

Wei Zhao snorted: "I don't want to talk to you anymore. Brother Cao asked someone to find a century-old ginseng. Didn't my sister-in-law say that she wanted to enter the palace? I will send it later and ask my sister-in-law to bring it to the palace as a gift." Eldest sister, there are also some detoxification pills prepared by the eldest grandson, and they are also sent."

"Okay. Ah Zhao, my father and I will go to war, and the family will depend entirely on you."

Wei Zhao straightened his back: "Brother, don't worry, there is a master here, whoever is not good-looking dares to attack the Hou's house."

Wei Xuan twitched the corners of her mouth, and couldn't help thinking of the benefits of having her second brother at home.

Li Qi frowned and sat behind the desk. After a few days of tossing, his originally round face also became thinner.Concubine Feng Gui felt sorry for her son, and every day she cooked soup with her own hands to nourish Li Qi's body.

Sitting next to Li Kui, she said softly: "It's useless to be a concubine mother, and the emperor is so troublesome."

Li Qi came back to his senses, and loosened his brows: "My son has grown up, so naturally he has to take on the responsibility of the prince to share the worries of the father. He should also take on the responsibility of the elder brother and seek justice for the little brother. How can others Do your best. What's more, this matter is not easy, if it is left to others to investigate, we will not know who was pushed out to be a target, so I don't worry about it."

Even though Li Kui behaved calmly, he was still young and inexperienced.The Feng family's foundation is shallow, and most of the people they use are those who have climbed up after Concubine Feng Guifei became favored.Compared with the cronies cultivated by noble families, they are naturally much worse.

Although Eunuch Li is assisted, the people in the inner court department cannot be trusted.So Li Qi never found out the truth, and even faintly felt that he was being led away.The matter of Yao Zhu has not progressed at all, and the matter of the queen's praise of Yao Zhu was deliberately brought up by someone with a heart, and it was passed down that the queen once admired Yao Zhu.Things were so stalemate, Li Qi was exhausted physically and mentally.

"The Shu brocade was sent by the empress, and Yao Zhu is also a person whom the empress appreciates. Everything points to the empress. But neither the Shu brocade nor Yao Zhu is real evidence." Li Qi suddenly asked Concubine Feng: "Mother concubine, Cui Has the beauty visited you recently?"

Concubine Feng frowned impatiently: "I have to come over to talk every now and then, and it's not easy for me to smack her in the face. After all, the Cui family also implicitly stated that they would stand by your side."

Concubine Feng sighed: "Our Feng family is only a family of merchants after all, and your uncle got a place in the exam because of the emperor's favor. Even though he is an official now, he is still very soft-spoken in the court, so he has to rely on Prime Minister Lu and the Cui family. "

Li Qi lowered his eyes and asked tentatively: "Is that why the concubine mother wants me to sit in that seat?"

Concubine Feng Gui said: "Who wouldn't? My emperor is so good, even your father often praises you. Why, is someone gossiping in front of the emperor again?"

Li Kui shook his head: "No. I just feel that the people we rely on now will hinder us in the future, and we can't lose it. Our Feng family can have today because of the father, but the Feng family itself has no foundation. If we sit in that position, we will be affected by others What's the use of controlling it?"

Concubine Feng Gui didn't know how to think before, but after experiencing the pain of losing her son, she would think twice about everything.She doesn't understand some things, but she has the advantage of being able to listen to others.

"The emperor reads a lot, and he has inherited the teachings of his master. Naturally, his vision and knowledge are wider than that of the concubine mother. The emperor will support you if you want to be a concubine mother."

Li Kui smiled as if relieved: "Thank you, Concubine Mother. By the way, Concubine Mother, has Cui Meiren come to see Concubine Mother ever mentioned the matter of the harem?"

Concubine Feng Gui said: "Your father asked me to take charge of the harem, I don't have that kind of thought. Cui Meiren is positive, and these days she has asked her to cooperate with many concubines."

Li Kui thought for a while and said, "If Beauty Cui comes again, Concubine Mother will accept. We can't always hide, since this matter is deadlocked, we might as well take the initiative to attack."

Concubine Feng became nervous: "Then what should I do?"

Li Qi smiled and comforted him: "Mother and concubine don't need to do anything deliberately, what she did in the past is what she is doing now. Those people who dare to murder the little emperor will naturally have another way. We just wait and see."