The bright moon sits on the ground

Nie Qiu really didn't expect that Qi Qianyuan would suddenly withdraw his arrest warrant at such a time.

He glanced at Fang Qisheng, saw that he also had an expression of ignorance, and asked, "Does Madam Concubine know the inside story?"

Concubine Zhang stopped shaking the fan, her smile remained the same, but her eyes were a little cold, she thought for a moment, and said, "Although I don't know what made His Majesty change his mind, I can guess that this matter probably has something to do with Meng. Adults can't get rid of their entanglements."

She said: "Rumors are everywhere in the palace. They all say that His Majesty wants to appoint Mr. Meng as a national teacher."

This is no different from the development of the previous life.

Nie Qiu frowned slightly, thinking, after getting rid of the big worry of the high priest, Qi Qianyuan obviously has no reason to set up a powerless state teacher against his will, but why does he still insist on doing so?You can't just want to pursue fairy art, right?

Moreover, he just received the news from Xuanwumen a few days ago that Qi Qianyuan sent people to search and hunt down the Taoist priests in the world.

For a while, people were in a state of panic, for fear of getting into bad luck, and being labeled a Taoist priest by someone with a heart.

Speaking of which, he hasn't heard any news about Xu Lang for a long time. He hasn't seen him since Xiayan City.

As soon as the ominous premonition arose, it was quickly killed by Nie Qiu. He comforted himself that Xu Lang, who was so slippery and clever, could run faster than Shen Chuping and Lu Huairan, and slipped into the crowd. There is no shadow, which is so easy to catch.

Xiayan City is Qin Rongchong's territory, even the officers and soldiers have to give him three points of face. If the imperial court really wanted to arrest Xu Lang, Qin Rongchong would probably keep Xu Lang for the sake of Lingyan Lake water corpse.

No matter how bad it is, Xu Lang still has the skill of divination, who can know the fortune and misfortune.

It wouldn't be worth it if you lost your life for nothing in a place like this.

Nie Qiu threw those thoughts to the back of his mind, and seeing that Zhang Yu seemed to have something to say, he said, "Madam, it's okay to say it."

"In addition to what I said earlier, there is another strange rumor." Zhang Yu winked at Lingxi, Lingxi nodded, got up and checked the room, and after seeing that there was nothing unusual in the room, she went out and guarded the room. the door.

An Pi was just about to get up when he was stopped by Zhang Yu's round fan. Looking up, Zhang Yu smiled at him friendly and said, "Master An doesn't need to go out, it's not a secret, let alone you and me I have known each other for more than a couple of days, so there is no need to avoid suspicion."

King Zhen'e, An Picai, and Chang Jinyu were old friends. Because Baihumen is far away in the desert, it is too far away from Zhen'e, so Anpi doesn't come to Zhen'e often, only two or three times a year. Said that he watched Concubine Zhang grow up.

In terms of seniority, Zhang Concubine had to call An Pi "uncle", which was considered to be an exhaustion of etiquette.

An Picai shook his head, gently pushed the round fan away, got up and explained: "My little concubine has misunderstood, and with your father's temper, it is unlikely that your husband will prevaricate you so easily. If he finds out that you are If you leave at this time, you will definitely become suspicious and come to find you in person, if I can still stop him from the bottom and say that you will return home after looking for me, I advise him to go back quickly."

It is also true that King Zhen'e is a person who admires boldness and wantonness, and Jia Zhao is cautious, so he will not be ridiculed by him for a while, and it will be miserable.After visiting relatives last time, Jia Zhao was depressed for several days. Although it didn't show on his face, he talked a lot less. His words revealed that he didn't want to go to Zhen'e again, but he didn't dare to tell Zhang Yuming, so he had to Pretend not to care.

"Sure enough, Uncle An is thoughtful."

So Zhang Yu didn't try to dissuade him any more, and turned sideways to let An Pi pass.

After An Picai left, Concubine Zhang looked at Nie Qiu and Fang Qisheng again, and talked to them.

Although everyone in the court is in danger, there are also thoughtful people. Even if they bow their heads respectfully and say nothing, they will only say "yes", but the things in their hearts are more delicate than stitches, and they will find out in a few days. , the Lord Meng beside His Majesty is gone.

As long as people living in this palace, they have basically seen Meng Qiuze, even if they haven't, they have heard of his name.

After all, he was the person who served Qi Qianyuan since he was a child. He thought that after Qi Qianyuan ascended to the throne of the emperor, Meng Qiuze would ascend to the sky in one step. No one thought that he would disappear at this juncture.

Whether he died, or was secretly sent out by Qi Qianyuan to handle errands, no matter which one is thought-provoking.

After checking all the way like this, those who are interested will find that Lord Meng Qiuzemeng is not dead, nor was he sent out by Qi Qianyuan to handle errands, but was imprisoned by him in the vast and empty East Palace, unable to step out for half a step.

Immediately afterwards, the minister became excited, as if he had touched some terrible secret.

Threats were used, temptations were used, and finally a maid in the East Palace was bribed to let her eavesdrop on their conversation.

Of course, the maid committed suicide by taking poison afterwards, probably because she was afraid of being tortured after being discovered by Qi Qianyuan.

The conversation was endless and inexplicable.

Qi Qianyuan asked: "Are you willing to talk today?"

Meng Qiuze smiled lightly, "What did you say? Didn't I answer you long ago?"

Qi Qianyuan tapped his fingers on the table, showing his impatience, "What you said is a lie."

Meng Qiuze said: "If Your Majesty insists on thinking that what I said is a lie, then what excuse do I have? You only listen to the answer you want to hear, and don't care whether it is true or not. Since you can't tell the truth from the false, why bother talking about it?" Ask me?"

With a bang, Qi Qianyuan grabbed Meng Qiuze by the collar and slammed him against the tight corner, with a murderous intent in his tone: "I didn't ask anyone to go, I still remember that It's clear. I've given you a few days to think about whether to tell me the truth, Meng Qiuze, I'm afraid I've spent all my patience in this life on you."

"If you put on airs with me again, just wait to be thrown into the dungeon. I have my own means to make you speak."

Meng Qiuze paused for a long time. Just when the eavesdropping maid thought he would not speak again, she suddenly murmured something to herself. The voice was low and soft, but very clear, just for her to hear.

He said: "You said this just now. Could it be..."

When he said the latter, those words were almost squeezed out between his teeth, and his usual laughing voice was chilling to the bone.

A sudden muffled snort made the maid realize that it was Qi Qianyuan who had been hit hard.She covered her lips and tried her best not to let herself exclaim: This is the following crime, even if Meng Qiuze is favored, he shouldn't do it, right?

"Okay, Your Majesty, let's make a bet." Meng Qiuze's voice sounded extremely cold, without any emotion, "Within three days, if you find evidence that I did it, you don't need to do it yourself. , I will definitely offer the knife with both hands. If you don’t find any evidence, then I have won, and you have to lift my restraint and let me get out of here.”

Why Master Meng suddenly changed his mind, the maid did not know.

She sneaked a peek into the hole, and after Qi Qianyuan got Meng Qiuze's blow, although he couldn't believe it and was furious, he quickly reacted and grabbed Meng Qiuze's wrist, so that he could not do this kind of rudeness again. At the same time, he gritted his teeth and said: "If you can't find evidence, you should be thankful, and you still expect me to let you out?"

Meng Qiuze extinguished Qi Qianyuan's anger with just one sentence.

"Your Majesty," he said, "I think His Majesty wants to know more about the statues than those meaningless questions."

Qi Qianyuan was about to speak, but was interrupted by Meng Qiuze.

"You don't need to ask me how I know this, I will just tell you that I have exactly the answer you want to hear."

The room suddenly became quiet, only the sound of Qi Qianyuan's heavy breathing remained.

He was silent for a long time, and finally opened his mouth with difficulty, asking, "How much do you know?"

"all."

That's all for the conversation.

Even if it's just some endless words, it's enough for Nie Qiu to feel the importance of this matter.

The first point is what Meng Qiuze refers to as the "god statue" that Qi Qianyuan attaches great importance to, and how does Meng Qiuze know things that Qi Qianyuan does not know; the second point is that Meng Qiuze is not what he seems on the surface Weak and deceitful, even in the face of Qi Qianyuan, he will not fall behind; the third point, although Qi Qianyuan has been with Meng Qiuze for 20 years, he has never really understood him; the fourth point, there is a conflict between them, as for what it is Contradictions, because the words used in this conversation are ambiguous, so Nie Qiu is not clear; the fifth point, judging from the results, Meng Qiuze won, and he won a big victory.

He couldn't help asking: "Madam, how do you know these things?"

Zhang Concubine narrowed her eyes lazily, and replied casually: "Some things are not considered secrets once they are known to others, let alone in the palace? Don't forget, Protector Nie, I have my own secrets." means to inquire about these.”

"Why is madam willing to tell me this?"

"I think you will know something." Zhang Yu replied, "At least, the Bujia copper bell on your wrist makes me think so."

Regarding this matter, Nie Qiu did have more ideas than Zhang Yu, but he didn't know what Qi Qianyuan and Meng Qiuze had discovered. Even if he knew, he didn't dare to say it easily-after all, the way of heaven hangs high, and he watches the world with cold eyes.

Seeing him hesitate, Fang Qisheng pondered for a moment, stepped forward, blocked Nie Qiu sideways, and said, "There is no rush on this matter. We will naturally tell you frankly when we come to a conclusion. The most important thing now is how to step on the road in a fair and honest manner. Entering Zhen'efu, isn't it?"

"Fang Jiaozhu is really protecting his weaknesses." Zhang Yu first glanced at Nie Qiu thoughtfully, then looked at Fang Qisheng, and said, "As for this, Fang Jiaozhu can rest assured that in a few days my little sister will compete in martial arts to recruit relatives." day."

Finding that Fang Qisheng didn't understand what she meant, Zhang Yu herself thought it was funny, her brows and eyes stretched, and she smiled and explained to the two people in front of her: "I originally wanted to let the leader Fang go to the martial arts competition to recruit relatives, so I just want to let Fang Qisheng go to the competition to recruit relatives. With Master Fang's ability, he will easily win the first prize, and when he enters Zhen'e Mansion, even if my father doesn't like you, he will have to let you in."

After listening to her words, both Nie Qiu and Fang Qisheng fell silent.