Everyone rushed into the hall with Yunshang in their arms, and Pei Lan said to Yunshang: "The woman pretending to be a concubine arranged by His Majesty has the same demeanor and movements as the concubine, but it is fake after all, and some preferences and small movements are still somewhat different after all. .However, only the servant girl and Hua'er noticed this subtle difference because they have been serving the empress personally, and others don't know about it."
"At first we thought that something happened to the empress, but the woman probably realized that we had only come out, so she took the initiative to admit to us, saying that the empress and His Majesty went out of the palace to investigate the Qishan avalanche."
"The maidservant didn't think too much about it at the time. She only thought that the empress had mentioned it before and suspected that the Qishan avalanche was a man-made disaster. That woman helped stabilize the harem when Xiahou Jing rebelled yesterday."
Yun Chang nodded, Luo Qingyan said that the people he arranged were naturally very appropriate and meticulous.
Yun Shang only whispered: "Did anyone come to see me yesterday? Before the news of Xia Houjing's incident came? Especially when you don't come to the palace to discuss matters on weekdays, but suddenly you want to see me?"
Peilan and Hua'er looked at each other, not knowing why Yunshang would ask this question, but she honestly thought about it for a moment: "I don't come here often on weekdays, but I came yesterday..."
Seeing that Peilan didn't think about it, Hua'er immediately reminded her: "Your servant remembers!"
"Manager Zhou of the library."
"The steward Zhou of the library?" Yunshang squinted her eyes, but she remembered this person: "The steward Zhou was called Zhou Gao. Before that, another steward of the library poisoned and murdered the empress dowager. I made a special trip there Library, I asked the manager some questions that week."
"At that time, I still felt that this person really had some intentions. Because he wanted to fight against the steward Wang, he made an enmity with the steward Wang, and was targeted by the steward Wang. Instead, he removed himself from that matter. Later, after I finished asking and left, his close servant asked me what I was doing in the library, and he even covered it up for me, saying that I was there to find books.”
Yun Shang tapped lightly on the table with her fingers: "At that time, I felt that the person in charge this week was really a smart person."
"It's a pity that if you're not in the same camp, the smarter you are, the more unpleasant you will be."
"Not in the same camp?" Pei Lan and Hua'er were both a little surprised: "Your Majesty is saying that the manager of that week..."
Yun Shang did not answer their questions immediately, but only asked, "What is Manager Zhou doing here?"
"Boss Zhou came to say that when he was sorting out the bibliography in the library, he found that Weiyang Palace had borrowed two books and hadn't returned them, so he came to ask."
When Yun Shang heard what Peilan said, the corners of her mouth curled up: "He came here to test, to test whether it is me in the palace."
Yun Shang pursed her lips: "Then what did the woman His Majesty arranged to pretend to be me say?"
Pei Lan and Hua'er were taken aback when they heard what Yun Shang said, and then Pei Lan reacted quickly, as if he breathed a sigh of relief: "That's fortunate..."
"fortunately?"
Pei Lan nodded: "At that time, just before Steward Zhou came to Weiyang Palace, we just found out that the woman was not a concubine, and she just confessed her identity to us. Just after we finished talking, Steward Zhou came."
"The woman said that she is not the empress. Although she can barely deal with the affairs of the palace, she is just coping with it. Now that her identity has been exposed, she can just trouble us to help her cover up her identity. Therefore, after hearing that the palace Before people reported that Steward Zhou came to see us, she asked us what Steward Zhou was responsible for this week, and what kind of interaction with the empress did you have."
"We told her everything we knew, including the fact that the empress went to the library to inquire about Guanshi Wang, and later that the empress sent someone to the library in the name of His Royal Highness to fetch the two volumes of "Spring and Autumn" and "Short and Long". About the book."
"So, when Steward Zhou came in and asked about this matter, she replied without any hesitation that she borrowed these two books at the beginning to teach His Royal Highness. His Royal Highness also likes these two books very much. The content was brought back to the East Palace. I also asked Zhou Guanshi if I needed it urgently. If I needed it urgently, I would send someone to the East Palace to fetch it. If I didn’t need it urgently, I would put it there first.”
"That week, the steward said that it was not urgent, but just wanted to confirm the whereabouts of the book. Then, he left."
Yun Chang nodded, and the corners of her mouth curled up: "It's really a coincidence."
Presumably Xia Houjing sent the steward that week to test whether she was in the palace, and it was precisely because of this incident that Xia Houjing was sure that she and Luo Qingyan were still in the palace, so he decisively launched This is a palace change.
Maybe this is called, there is God's will in the dark.
Xia Houjing is not tolerated by the way of heaven, and he has his own harvest.
Seeing Yun Shang's expression, Hua'er lowered her voice and asked cautiously: "Ma'am, do you want to arrest Manager Zhou?"
"There is also Xia Houjing's mutiny in the palace yesterday. When he entered the palace, there were some people who wanted to surrender to the rebels in every palace, hall, bureau, and department. The list has been recorded, my lady, you see..."
Yun Chang smiled: "Don't worry about it."
Pei Lan and Hua'er looked at each other in blank dismay.
Yun Shang's expression didn't show much reaction: "The rebels invaded the palace. They thought that Xia Kingdom was about to change hands, so it's normal to have such a reaction. People in this palace usually flatter and flatter their master. When you bow your knees and ask him whether he is loyal or not, you want to swear to the sky."
"However, these are the same people, and they are also the most realistic people in the world. They favor the high and depress the low. Whoever has the power and power can give him what he wants can take refuge in whomever he wants."
"They think that the Xia Kingdom is about to change hands, and they want to show their loyalty early so that they can have a bright future in the future. This is also human nature."
"When they find out that the rebel army has been defeated, and the owners of the palace are still His Majesty and me, I'm afraid they will feel frightened and will live their lives more and more cautiously."
"As for those who have taken refuge in Xia Houjing before, Xia Houjing is dead now, and there is nothing to worry about. They are nothing to be afraid of."
"Xia Houjing is dead?" Pei Lan and Hua'er were both shocked.
Yun Chang nodded, and the corners of his mouth curled slightly: "He is dead, including those accomplices who joined him in the rebellion, and they have all been executed."
"That would be great!"
Yun Shang nodded, turned around and told Peilan: "The most important thing now is not to ask who in this palace has ever had a different heart from me, but..."
"Send a letter to leave the palace, let the secret guards go to Cao's mansion, and rescue Qian Zhuo."