Xuyin's doubts were cleared by Queen Meng when she looked back at the Spring Palace.
After hearing what she conveyed, the queen's face turned pale instantly: "She knows?!"
Xuyin and Luxin were confused and asked in unison: "Mother, what does Shu know?"
"I... the matter between me and Ah Xi!" Empress Meng frowned, and felt that her palms were suddenly covered in cold sweat. She clutched the handkerchief tightly with a serious look in her eyes, "Jin Yin Palace... this place has never been inconspicuous. I used to I didn’t even notice it. That’s when someone wanted to harm Ah Xi, and Ah Xi saved me when he was escaping from the trap. By accident, he took refuge in Jinyin Palace and hid there for a while!”
When the queen said this, she bit her lower lip and said, "But! When we left, Ah Xi checked everything inside and out, and there was no trace left at all! How did Shu, a cheap maid, know this? ?!”
Xuyin and Luxin looked at each other and said: "The Shu sisters were favored before. They were not queens, but they were arrogant in the palace. There must be many palace servants below who took the initiative to seek refuge and flattery. In this way, it is impossible to say that someone accidentally discovered it. What, it just escaped A Xi’s eyes and ears, now Shu Zhaoyi comes back to the palace and gets a report, so she wants to blackmail you!"
Murderous intent flashed in Xiyin's eyes, "Empress! We can't keep this cheap maid! Otherwise, if she tells this matter, not only will our plan be impossible to succeed, but your and my safety will not be guaranteed! It's impossible to say, but also It will implicate the prince!"
Queen Meng also knew that the matter was serious. She took a deep breath and said, "Kill! Of course I have to kill her!"
But he reminded me, "This bitch has been in the palace for many years. It is no exaggeration to say that she is deeply ingrained! Now that she knows such a secret, she has taken the initiative to tell it to threaten me. If she can't say it, she will have a back-up plan. Once she dies herself, , someone will announce the matter on your behalf, in this case... "
"Then the empress might as well make peace with her now?" Lu Xin suggested, "After all, she is less than three months pregnant. As for the so-called pregnancy in ten months, we still have more than half a year... During this time, we will try to find out what her pregnancy is. All you have to do is find an excuse and kill them all!"
Queen Meng muttered: "Be afraid, Meng Guiyu is also very concerned about her pregnancy. There must be someone keeping an eye on Leyi Palace at this moment! What if the Shu family's maid is not careful, or simply... If you deliberately let Meng Guiyu know about this, then... "
She thought for a while and then sneered, "Then I have to act quickly on the idea I gave my aunt before!"
Suyin and Luxin were both thinking about how to kill Shu Zhaoyi and silence them perfectly. After hearing this, they asked absently: "What idea did the empress say?"
"It is to find other Meng family children to check and balance Meng Guiyu." Queen Meng said, "The candidate I recommend is Meng Jiaxing... The problem is that this Meng Jiaxing was kicked out of the house by Meng Boqin earlier and has disappeared since then. Although everyone with a discerning eye knows that it must be Let him secretly represent Meng Boqin to discuss how to kill Khan Dengchen Liyu with Ruru's Tilifa Nafuzhen, but at least he was expelled before Meng Boqin defected to Ruru."
"If we find someone now, we can ask my aunt to bring him back into the Meng family and inherit the legacy of Zheng Hou and others. Coupled with my aunt's favoritism, it is not impossible to dilute Meng Guiyu's power!"
When Xianyin heard this, he said, "I have heard of this person you mentioned! Indeed, there has been no news since he was kicked out of the house. I don't know where to find him now? If I can find him, It’s okay, just in case you can’t find it…”
"Why do we have to find him in person?" Queen Meng was surprised when she heard this and whispered, "Although Meng Jiaxing is my nephew, I have never met him! Even if I recommended him , gave him a good future, and it’s not like there are no ungrateful people in this world! What’s more, to put it bluntly, because Marquis Zheng doesn’t like me, the descendants of the Meng family, including my compatriot brother, have no regard for me. Not much respect either!”
"Such a nephew, do you think I would want him to be in a high position!?"
When Lu Xin heard the words, she thought thoughtfully: "What does the empress mean...?"
"Just find someone and pretend to be him!" Queen Meng said nonchalantly, "Anyway, Meng Jiaxing has been in Northern Xinjiang and has never returned to Chang'an! The Meng family is still alive at the moment, me, aunt, brother Meng Guiyu and so on Yes, I’ve never seen any of him, God knows what he looks like?!”
"Especially because my aunt doesn't know anything about Zheng Hou's confidants and back-up men!"
"In my aunt's opinion, you are very sure that you are the confidants of Marquis Zheng. She also told me that the search for Meng Jiaxing must be done in secret, lest Meng Guiyu finds out and gets in the way!"
"When I tell you all that someone is Meng Jiaxing...then my aunt will believe it!"
With such a good opportunity to plant a traitor, both Luyin and Luixin were excited, but they were also worried: "But Meng Jiaxing is the son of the Meng family. Even if he is a concubine, he must have grown up with fine clothes and good food, and he must have the temperament of a noble son." That kind? In this regard, the prince’s subordinates may not be able to find a suitable replacement?”
Queen Meng sighed: "When Meng Jiaxing was born, my Meng family was indeed well-developed. But you must not forget that he grew up in the border area, and he was the second son of a concubine, only a few months younger than Meng Boqin's eldest son! But no young son can enjoy the blessing of success! So how can you expect him to be graceful and polite? In my opinion, some of your companions at sea are brave and careful, so they are just like him when they pretend to be! If he is really the prince of Mi Zhen County, then It looks like Yushu Zhilan, which is only found in famous families, so that’s why it’s suspicious!”
"The Empress Dowager trusts you very much. It may not be difficult for us to convince the Empress Dowager." Lu Xin pondered, "The problem is, we can hide it from Meng Guiyu when we are looking for someone, but after we find it, we can't keep it secret! At that time, let alone the fact that we got a fake Meng Jiaxing, even if it was real, Meng Guiyu would definitely say it was a fake. He is very powerful now, so it would be convenient to do some perjury!"
"You don't understand this!" Queen Meng sneered when she heard this and said, "No matter how much evidence he has, it will be useless, because as long as aunt doubts him, the more conclusive what he says, the more aunt will sleep and eat. It’s uneasy! After all... The reason why my aunt listened to my suggestions was mainly because she felt that Meng Guiyu had too much power, which made her feel uneasy! "
After exhaling, her expression was a little complicated, "In the final analysis, my aunt truly cared about her younger brother Zheng Hou, regardless of gain or loss! Zheng Hou died, Meng Boqin rebelled against the country, and other heirs were scattered, Zheng Hou's bloodline I am the only one left in front of my aunt, and my aunt's trust and love at this moment are naturally given to me!"
"As for Meng Guiyu, he will please you again. After all, he is of Sifang blood!"
"His father is so stupid!"
"Before my aunt became the queen mother, she relied on the father's love and ridiculed her for being incompetent. She couldn't win the favor of Concubine Rou and the others, so that's all."
"Later Xuanjing took the throne and my aunt took over the Xinshou Palace. Things are different now."
"Instead of quickly entering the palace to plead guilty, and asking my aunt to consider the love of flesh and blood and the fact that he was young and ignorant at the time, Shanghai Han felt that even if my aunt became the queen mother, she was still the daughter of the father-in-law of the country, and it was appropriate because she had to consider the attitude of the father-in-law. , and continued to let him ridicule and tease him... Originally, because he was the youngest son of the concubine of the father-in-law who was over 50 years old, he had basically never gotten along with his aunt, and they were not of the same mother, so how much affection could they have? "
"Auntie is not short of brothers."
"He also has a bad relationship with his brothers, including Zheng Hou."
"In this situation, my aunt was impatient with him. Later, Zheng Hou and the others spared no effort to add fuel to the fire... To be honest, it was a good thing that Meng Bao and his wife died early. Otherwise, his trouble-making temperament would sooner or later make aunt furious. I’m so angry that I’ll take care of him myself!”
"By then, Meng Guiyu and the others will definitely not be able to recover!"
"Because of having such a biological father, Marquis Zheng and the others have never stopped sowing discord over the years. Auntie's grudge against Fourth Fang cannot be easily eliminated!"
"She is almost used to being defensive and distrustful of the fourth room!"
"Even when I have the best relationship with Fourth Fang, I just feel that Fourth Fang is not a threat at all. For the sake of Meng Guiyu's petty flattery, I just give him some benefits!"
"But this time the Meng family was killed, the second and third bedrooms of the first house suffered heavy losses and were even in danger of losing their heirs. Only the fourth house only lost one concubine, Meng. The Meng Guiyu brothers took advantage of the situation and rose to great heights... Auntie, if you don't If you are familiar with temple struggles, how can you not doubt the fourth room?!"
The queen narrowed her eyes, "In addition, I openly spoke for Meng Guiyu, and secretly hinted to my aunt that he was the one who harmed Zheng Hou and others as well as Meng Boqin... My aunt has not fallen out with him yet, but she has no choice but to do so. Just bear with it for now!”
"Once Meng Jiaxing appears, suppress him and just watch! My aunt will immediately fall out with him and want to know everything about Meng's series of encounters in the past few days!"
After hearing what happened to Meng Bao, Xuyin and Luxin both smacked their tongues and said with a smile: "The Queen Mother is really good-tempered. If the slaves were so petty, I'm afraid they would have been unable to help themselves to clean up the house! How could the fourth room be allowed to remain? Until now, you have still picked up a bargain that is as big as the other three bedrooms?"
Queen Meng sighed and said: "My aunt is also pitiful. She has been coaxed by Meng to consider everything for her mother's family... She has such a personality, if she is not forced to be anxious, how can she do something to her mother's family? Even in her heart It’s unpleasant, but I’ll probably endure it.”
"Isn't it possible that you got used to it when you were in Concubine Rou's hands?" Lu Xinxin said straightforwardly, immediately earning a warning glance from Lu Yin.
Just as she was regretting it, Empress Meng simply didn't care. She just sighed again and changed the subject: "When you have the opportunity to pass on the news to the outside world, you might as well ask the director for his opinion... Although it is not yet possible to pass on the news now. It’s convenient, but I think it will be convenient soon. After all, my aunt is old and Shu Zhaoyi has to raise a baby. I will definitely take care of the harem affairs next!”
"Moreover, Ruru's soldiers are getting closer and closer. Meng Guiyu is very busy right now. He can't keep a good eye on us even if he's still looking at us!"
... In fact, the opportunity to pass on the news soon came. Ge Zhongpeng's people came directly to talk to him, saying that it was because he had basically lost contact with Queen Meng during this period, and Dong Liang was very anxious.
He was helpless when he was in Shanglinyuan before. Now he arrived in the imperial city and, after obtaining Rong Suihe's consent, he used the chess piece Ge Zhongpeng.