Poor monks do not break the precepts

Speaking of the women in the palace, Xu Sheng has come into contact with a few, but Xu Sheng has never met this tall concubine An Shu. He only knows that she is the fourth concubine, second only to Concubine Ji Gui. She is no better than Mrs. Wei, so even if Mrs. Wei's status is below her, she still has the right to be in charge of the harem.

After detouring a few times with the maid in charge in front of him, and passing through two palace gates, Xu Sheng and Huai Mingmo came to a secluded palace courtyard.Women in the harem are not allowed to meet foreign men at will, but it seems that everyone in the palace ignores this palace rule.

The leader, the eunuch, hid in the shade in the corner and waited for someone. When he saw someone approaching from a long distance, he quickly picked up Fu Fuchen and greeted him with a smile.

Seeing the ardent flattery of the person in front of him, Xu Sheng felt his heart pounding, he couldn't figure out how Concubine An Shu was following her heart.

Huai Mingmo couldn't see it, and judged it entirely by feeling, but he didn't feel a trace of deceit.

At this time, the sun was still very hot, the chief eunuch said a few nice words, and then led him into the palace courtyard.The layout of Concubine An Shu's palace is well-regulated, and the furnishings are enough to show the dignity of the fourth concubine, lacking the momentum of a favorite concubine.Only the five-needled pine tree in the courtyard, which is a tribute from foreign countries, is verdant all the year round, telling the past of adulthood.

Concubine An Shu is an old man in Emperor Meng's hidden mansion. When she first entered the mansion, she had a flamboyant and superficial personality and didn't know how to advance or retreat. When she was fresh, Emperor Meng doted on her very much. was thrown aside.However, Concubine An Shu gave birth to a good son, and a mother is more expensive than a son. She has been in the palace for many years, and she can be regarded as the fourth concubine.

But now the second prince passed away suddenly, and there was only the submissive and respectful princess left under her knees, and the glory of being able to take advantage of her son's momentum was gone. It was only two or three months later, and she seemed to have aged a lot, and her hair had suddenly grown.

The room was very quiet, most of the maids were sent out, and those who could stay here to serve must be Concubine An Shu's cronies.

Xu Sheng holds the tea and looks at it carefully, this Concubine An Shu has a good face, her phoenix eyes are indescribable, the fine lines at the corners of her eyes can hardly be concealed by makeup, but she can vaguely see her youthful appearance.

Concubine An Shu was also looking back at the two people, but she stared at Huai Mingmo for a longer time, she looked away after a while, and said with a smile: "Mr. Xu seems to be full of doubts."

Xu Sheng got up and bowed slightly, respectfully said: "I don't know why your mother is looking for us?"

"Outside people say that this palace is crazy, but Mr. Xu is so bold that he even dares to come to the palace of a crazy woman." Concubine An Shu answered the wrong question, she was still looking at the two of them.

Huai Mingmo gently blew on the hot tea noodles, not afraid of being poisonous, sipped softly and said: "Three people become tigers, there are countless people in the palace, and there are many gossips, there is really no need for Concubine Shu to worry too much."

With a disdainful chuckle, Concubine An Shu proudly raised her chin, "I have been with the emperor for almost 25 years, and I have never heard anything. How can I feel relieved about these words?" Suddenly she said again: "I didn't expect that unscrupulous woman to give birth to such a son. Heh, after all, Mr. Ji raised him."

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere instantly froze like the twelfth lunar month and winter, Xu Sheng's palm was pressed against the mouth of the cup, the tea in the cup cooled extremely quickly, and when it boiled in the teacup, there was a dense chill.

Concubine An Shu pulled back her bun that seemed to be loose, and said calmly: "Mr. Xu, Mr. Huai, there is no need to be nervous. I have no intention of becoming enemies with you two, and I have no intention of exposing that incident back then. I invite you two to come today. , there is a doubt that I want the two of you to solve, who killed the emperor's son in this palace?"

The stern look in the pupils suddenly appeared, Xu Sheng was not afraid at all, and the smile on his lips was indifferent, "Ms. Shu, the emperor has already found out that it is the prince's so-called."

Concubine An Shu's playful laughter floated from her thin lips, her words were cold, "Anyone can see the emperor's intentions, I don't believe it, the crown prince is so cowardly, he can do such a cruel thing? Mr. Xu has been trapped in this quagmire for a long time, so he must know who the real culprit is." Concubine An Shu looked at Xu Sheng with a cold and arrogant expression, neither of them lost the momentum of the other. , "I know what Mr. Xu is asking for. Although I am not in power now, it is not a problem to do a little favor for Mr. Xu."

Huai Mingmo blinked twice, and turned to Concubine An Shu, "Ms. Concubine Shu, haven't you already guessed it?"

"It's really him?"

Xu Sheng asked back: "Why didn't Your Majesty doubt the Third Highness?"

Concubine An Shu was a little tired after sitting for a long time, and she didn't follow the rules. She lay on her side on the imperial concubine's couch, her phoenix eyes flicked coldly, "Meng Qingrun...Mr. Concubine Ji raised it on purpose, and the person lives up to his name. Concubine Ji deliberately raised a prince who can assist the prince in the future, such a person will kill the prince of the palace and frame the prince?"

Once again, he looked at Concubine An Shu meaningfully for a long time, Xu Sheng lowered his head, and looked up again with a chuckle, "The empress wants to cooperate with us? How do we know if the empress is planning to set us up?"

"I have no hatred for Concubine Ji. In the past, I fought to earn a future for the emperor. Now that the emperor has been killed, I want to avenge the emperor."

After hearing this, Huai Mingmo asked, "Concubine Shu, there should be something else you want?"

The setting sun shone mottled into the palace, reflecting Concubine An Shu's figure. Different from her strong-holding momentum, the figure on the blue bricks showed a faint slump, her back was slightly bent, and she was tired like all women in the palace.There was a decaying smell in the room, and the four rooms looked like coffins for the living dead.

Concubine An Shu slowly closed her eyes, and it took a long time to open them. Her tone of voice was not domineering, and she really wanted something, "Princess Yong'an died, but the emperor didn't announce it to the world, and he didn't intend to question the He Qin tribe."

I didn't get an answer in Ruxi Palace just now, but now it's also mentioned here that a good person died suddenly, and everyone was curious about the reason.But neither of them was in a hurry to ask questions. After Concubine An Shu ordered someone to replace the iceberg that melted water in the ice tank, and the room became much cooler, Xu Sheng asked curiously: Why?

"Princess Yong'an deserves her temper." Concubine An Shu didn't have any sympathy, but Xu Xu said: "She married He Qin less than half a month ago, and she dismissed many concubines of Lord He Qin by relying on her status as a princess. It's nothing, but there is a concubine who is the Majesty's favorite. Seeing that she can't get rid of it, she resorted to bad tactics and drugged the concubine to lose her child and never be able to have children. The prairie barbarian, Princess Yong'an was beaten alive by him died."

"Without Princess Yong'an, the emperor plans to send another princess there?"

"Yes, Fule has a good mother and concubine. Of course, it's not her turn. And the daughter of this palace is the best candidate. She is cowardly and well-behaved. She will surely appease Maharaja He Qin's heart. But as a mother, Who wants to see their daughter marry a man who is good enough to be her father."

Huai Mingmo doesn't like Princess Yong'an, but he also sympathizes, thinking that there will be another sister suffering from this misfortune, the brows gradually become cloudy, and his body can't help leaning slightly towards Xu Sheng, as if to intercede.

Concubine An Shu narrowed her eyes at Huai Mingmo, she knew that everything was half done, "As long as you two keep peace, I don't ask her to marry a powerful husband-in-law in the future, but I hope she can live a safe and smooth life and live a peaceful life." Beautiful."

This request is not high, and as a mother with such a heart, Xu Sheng's disposition is not as hard as a rock at the beginning, it sounds a little moved, and he knows it is a reasonable request.

After getting along for a long time, the two already had a good understanding. Huai Mingmo could feel the emotions of the people around him, so there was no need for him to persuade him.

After silently staring at the two of them for a while, Concubine An Shu said: "Mr. Xu is helping me, so naturally I won't let Mr. Xu suffer. Mrs. Zhen wanted to kill two close palace servants back then, but Bengong quietly rescued her." After I got down, I kept hiding in my own palace. Those two people knew about it, and they were almost silenced about the son-changing back then."

After hearing this, it makes people confused. You must know that changing the prince secretly is a crime of deceiving the emperor of the Jiuzu. Why didn't it be exposed according to Concubine Anshu's personality.Xu Sheng thought it was Concubine An Shu's inquiring about the news, and wanted to use this to lure them to help her, to help others for nothing, this kind of loss-making business, Xu Sheng was not at all excited.

Huai Mingmo still obeyed the rules, and said politely: "Concubine Shu has a certificate in her hand, why didn't she go to the emperor to get it and expose it?"

For many years in the palace, Concubine An Shu has seen a lot of people. Even if it is as complicated as the Sacred Heart, she is sure to figure out seven or eight points. What's more, the two brats can already guess the truth after thinking about it for a while. Mostly.

"In the past, it was nothing compared to the princes of my palace. What benefits did I gain from spending so much time to get rid of the fourth prince? It's better to let him fight with the other princes." A trace of remorse flashed across her eyes, Concubine An Shu kneaded her forehead, "Now that I am out of power, even if I show these two personal certificates, I can't bring him down,"

Xu Sheng flicked the skewer in his hand, and said in silence for a while: "How can Empress Shu prove the truth of what the two said?"

"Bengong entrusted the person to Mr. Xu, Mr. Xu can go and investigate." Concubine An Shu stared at the figure slowly walking outside the window, her eyes filled with bored eyes slightly serious, "There is no one under my knees. Prince, there is no need to interfere with Mr. Xu's plan, and there is no need to cooperate with the enemy to deliberately frame Mr. Xu. As long as the princess is safe, I will be a concubine in the future to enjoy my old age, and I will know nothing about what happened back then."

These words were obviously a threat, but Xu Sheng's temperament was weird, he didn't feel much disgusted, but he heard these words, and believed in Concubine An Shu's words.

The secret words of the few people ended with Jing and the princess coming to pay their respects. Concubine An Shu was close to the palace maid to send people out of the palace in person, and those who said they would hand them over were secretly sent out of the palace.

On both sides of the street outside the palace gate are mostly the offices of Beijing officials. At that time, officials from various ministries came out of the yamen one after another.Xu Sheng and Huai Mingmo imitated the common people in Beijing, and tried to walk slowly to the side, avoiding the sedan chairs of those officials and lords, so as not to get in the way and be driven away by others.

It happened like this, but I still met a bearer who didn't have long eyes, carrying an official sedan chair and walking towards them, but stopped in front of them.When the people in the official sedan chair came out, the two of them immediately understood that these bearers were deliberately blocking the road according to orders.

Meng Yinghuan stepped out of the sedan chair, looked at the person in front of him kneeling for a long time, but still did not make a sound to make him get up.

Xu Sheng would have taken the initiative to teach the death-seeking person a lesson in private, but on the street, Xu Sheng really didn't want to attract attention, so that when Meng Yinghuan died later, someone would pick up this matter and bring it up.

"Get up." Meng Yinghuan said with a smile: "It's been a long time since I saw Mr. Xu, I never thought that Mr. Xu is really a noble person, and he can be so successful in the palace."

Xu Sheng didn't want to hide the fact that he went to Concubine Anshu's palace, and knew that he couldn't hide it from anyone, anyway, he found an excuse to go to the doctor, as long as Emperor Meng believed it, it didn't hurt to be known.However, the words that came out of the dog's mouth were somewhat unpleasant, Xu Sheng endured the anger of teaching Meng Yinghuan a lesson, and smiled without saying a word.

Xu Sheng retorted: "Caomin don't have this ability, otherwise how could they have been assassinated repeatedly before?"

"Who wants to assassinate you?"

Xu Sheng didn't know how to answer for a while, because he found that Meng Yinghuan didn't seem to understand the meaning of the words, but was faintly excited and curious, and couldn't help but wonder in his heart, is it necessary for Meng Yinghuan to act now.

Huai Mingmo laughed and said: "Xu Sheng was assassinated by He Huan Zhai several times before, and the Fourth Highness just investigated and dealt with He Huan Zhai, don't you know?"

Meng Yinghuan's eyebrows flickered, with an expression of indescribable awkwardness, he coughed softly: "Of course, how could I not know."

Seeing that Meng Yinghuan's complexion is not good, Meng Xiuran has always been fond of watching operas, so he stepped forward quickly, and said with a smile, "Why is fourth brother here? Are you uncomfortable? Your complexion is so bad, do you want to see the imperial physician?"

"Meng Xiuran, fourth brother really doesn't know what you're joking about all day."

"Hey, fourth brother, if you are in a bad mood, vent your anger on yourself. Don't be like second brother before. Now we get along so well with Le. Father likes to see this."

Meng Xiuran's sudden disruption made Meng Yinghuan's face turn pale with anger. Looking at that deliberately provocative smile, he wanted to speak back bitterly.But when the words were on the verge of speaking, Meng Yinghuan suddenly glanced around vigilantly, and many courtiers who wanted to rush back to the mansion stopped and looked at this place with their heads.

In the past, he thought his brother was stupid, but now Meng Yinghuan found out that the sixth younger brother is very smart, and deliberately wanted to provoke him. If he got angry and showed his original form, it would definitely spread to Emperor Meng's ears tomorrow, and then he would hide his temper. Tao Guang's years of hard work went to waste overnight.

Seeing the policeman on the other side looking at him, Meng Xiuran knew that the plan had failed, so he didn't worry about being hated at all, and shrugged his shoulders regretfully.

Watching the annoyed people go, Meng Xiuran excitedly gossiped to them, "Look at the direction that the fourth brother's sedan chair is going to, it must be his small courtyard. I heard that he found a woman somewhere recently, and he is very clever. Keep fourth brother day and night, and now Prince Wen's mansion is almost a decoration."

"Oh? What does it look like?"

The two people who were pure and ascetic suddenly spoke in unison. Meng Xiuran looked sideways in surprise, shook his head and said, "I don't know, I just heard that the little sister-in-law was born with blood-red beauty moles on both sides of her lips. people."