"So you still haven't asked what secret she knows about Zhou Xing?" Li Yushu's expression gradually turned cold.
Liu Lingyun frowned slightly, complaining dissatisfiedly: "I just met her just now, and she has no memory, how can I ask her what the reason for Zhou Xing is when I go up? Wouldn't that arouse her suspicion? She Although I can't remember it clearly, my brain is always good. Are you blaming me for not doing good things for you?"
Seeing that she was slightly dissatisfied, Li Yushu hurriedly pulled Liu Lingyun into his arms: "Don't get me wrong, I'm also worried about our future. Marquis Yingwu's cousin is still staring at the hereditary position, let's not act quickly and let the emperor If you do something, you won't be able to grasp the property of Marquis Yingwu. In this case, when will our relationship be announced, and when will I be able to marry you?"
Liu Lingyun's complexion improved, and she leaned on his chest and said: "You don't have to fool me, I know very well what you think." Her long fingernails slid across Li Yushu's chest, and slowly Piece by piece, he peeled off his coat: "I'm not willing to be used by you, I really like you. If I get bored of you, I'll ignore you. You can't get any of the Marquis Yingwu."
Li Yushu hugged her tightly and replied with a smile, "Am I the kind of person who sees how much gold and silver you have? When we first met, I didn't know you were a famous rich widow in Chongzhou. Me, I've been pestering you until your heart softens."
The two of them scuffled on the couch again, and Liu Lingyun promised Li Yushu that he would find another chance to test Meng Qiqi.
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When Meng Eqi woke up the next day, the palace maid came in from the outside to fetch water: "My lord is awake? The emperor heard about this last night, and the bridge that went down the mountain this morning was built overnight. Let's pack up, and then we can go down the mountain and go back to the house. went."
Meng Qi nodded and paused: "Go back to the palace directly, and the Meng residence will send someone to talk to them after they go back. After staying at home for a few days, my mother is in good health, so there is really no need to stay any longer. If you live for a long time, the people will think that the relationship between the emperor and the queen is not harmonious."
The palace maid understood, nodded yes.
"It's been a while since Sister Meng returned to the palace, so you're in a hurry to return to the palace? Isn't the day when we meet each other in the long run after my sister returns to the palace?" Liu Lingyun said abruptly from the door.
Meng Qiqi didn't expect that she was still eavesdropping on the corner of the wall. She was a little displeased and asked the palace maid, "Since someone is at the door, why don't you come in? You should be punished."
The palace maid bowed her head and admitted her mistake: "When the slave maid entered the door, she never saw Mrs. Liu hiding behind the door, the slave maid knew it was wrong."
A trace of embarrassment flashed across Liu Lingyun's face: "Sister Meng, don't blame the maid, I heard that my sister was going back to the palace when I first arrived, and I was thinking that when I can go down the mountain, I will make an appointment with my sister to reminisce about the old days. Fan. Sister, I would like to contribute to the restoration of memory.”
Meng Eqi smiled but said, "I also want to stay at home for a few more days, but my identity is different, so it's not easy to stay for a long time. If you want to catch up, Sister Liu can go to the palace to meet me."
Meng Qiqi's words had come to this point, and Liu Lingyun did not say anything else. Can only answer with a smile: "That's great."
The carriages of the two went down the mountain one after the other, and at the fork, they drove separately from left to right. Meng Qiqi's carriage was heading straight for the palace. She didn't sleep well last night. When the wind in the mountains whistled past, the layered voices of Lin Hai made it difficult for her to sleep. And the environment is not good, she is in a bad mood now. This would lean on the side wall to recharge, but the carriage stopped suddenly.
"Cousin, why are you returning to the palace?" Li Yushu's voice came from outside.
Meng Qiqi sighed impatiently, lifted the curtain and said, "Cousin, I've been out for a few days, and if I don't go back, I'm afraid that there will be a resignation in the palace. Please help me convey a message to my parents, when I return to the palace. Let someone send some supplements back."
Li Yushu rode on a high-headed horse, wearing white clothes and a red tassel, the whole person was full of radiance. He didn't embarrass Meng Qiqi too much, but said, "If you go back so quickly, my aunt will probably be sad. Anyway, I'll tell you."
After all, he pulled his horse to the side and gave way to the official road.
Before the carriage drove again, Meng Eqi suddenly rose up and joked to him: "Cousin Li has to go to the palace more often, but Princess Zhaoluan misses you day and night. If you make her sad, it's not a good thing. "
Seeing Li Yushu's deflated expression, Meng Qiqi was in a good mood and asked the groom to drive away.
The palace maid kept covering her mouth and snickered, and finally she couldn't help but say, "The lady is really amazing, just one sentence makes Young Master Li speechless."
Meng Eqi stuffed a candied fruit into her mouth, and the sour and sweet mouth stains came out. She said, "Only the Meng family can partner up to bully me, and I'm not allowed to fight back? Li Yushu is afraid of Zhaoluan, which is called One thing comes down to one thing. Hey, after returning to the palace for a while, whoever of you two will tell Zhaoluan, Li Yushu has been very idle in the capital recently, and he has nothing to do. "
The two palace maids understood, nodded one after another, and then hid to the side and snickered quietly.
An accident happened when the carriage arrived at the gate of the palace. The guards at the gate of the palace did not allow Meng Qiqi's carriage to enter the palace. Even if Meng Qiqi took out the queen's exclusive phoenix seal, it was of no use, but was taken by the guards together.
The four guards came towards Meng Eqi with spears and sticks, as if they were trying to arrest a fugitive prisoner. Meng Qiqi didn't know why, when a dark shadow flashed in front of his eyes, and when he came back to his senses, he saw the dark guard holding a sword and fighting with the group of guards.
"Stop!" With an order from the city wall, Meng Qiqi raised his head and looked, a man who looked like a eunuch was holding a whisk and looking in their direction.
Meng Qiqi said, "Come back."
The dark guard immediately stopped and blocked in front of Meng Qiqi. With a long sword in his hand, he looked like he wanted to take the queen and step over me first.
Meng Qiqi said to the eunuch on the city wall in a calm tone as much as possible: "This palace is Empress Meng, what's the reason for not being allowed to enter the city and still being arrested?"
The eunuch's sinister and slender voice floated from above: "The empress, please forgive me, the servants are also forced to do things. The empress dowager has an order. When you return to the palace, take it to Shoukang Palace to ask. You are in Jiutan Temple. After staying overnight, the Empress Dowager just wanted to know what happened, so she had to apologise to you."
Upon hearing this, Meng Eqi knew that the old witch of the Queen Mother was doing things again. Do you want to give Zhou Xing a green hat and slander yourself for finding a wild man
It's a pity that Meng Qiqi was magnanimous, and there were two palace maids and a secret guard to testify. The queen mother could not turn white into black, she said: "Ben Gong can go to Shoukang Palace for interrogation, but you don't need to force me to arrest Ben Gong. Ben Gong is innocent and has not yet been convicted. The queen mother just asked you to bring this book. The palace passed, but did not tell you to use such an arrogant way."
Meng Qiqi sternly said, "Get out of the way, Ben Gong will go by himself."
The guards looked at each other and made way. The dark guard followed closely behind Meng Eqi, who turned his head and told him, "You can go directly to the Jianzhang Palace without anyone's control, can you do it?"
The dark guard nodded. Meng Qiqi said, "Go then."
The dark guard hesitated: "But the lowly position must protect your safety."
"I'm at the Queen Mother's place, and she won't dare to do anything to me for a while. With such a high hat of adultery, this palace must need the emperor's support. If you go to the emperor now and tell him everything, you will save this palace's life. already."
The dark guard gritted his teeth, turned around and left with a ghostly flash. Even those guards couldn't catch him.
Meng Eqi then instructed the two maids behind her: "I only brought the two of you with me this time. If I guess right, someone will coerce and lure you to frame me. If you wait, you will be arrested. If you take it away, you will definitely suffer some flesh and blood. But the two of you must think clearly, once you agree to each other and really put the blame on me, the worst result for me is to be deposed and put into the cold palace. There is a life left. And you ladies who 'know without reporting' will become a wisp of grievances under the sword of the other party. What's more, the emperor needs to know about this now. I'm not sure if something will happen to me, but you are different. If you work together with me and insist that the truth will not be bought by anyone, not only will I not treat you badly after this incident, but I will be able to give you benefits that the other party cannot. There are many pros and cons for you to consider. "
After listening to this, the two palace maids silently looked at each other and lowered their heads: "The slaves are headed by the maiden, so naturally they all listen to the maiden."
Meng Eqi guessed it well. Before she could reach the Shoukang Palace, the two palace maids were taken away by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It was to be interrogated separately. Meng Eqi knew that the queen mother had come prepared for her, and she managed to catch her such a big mistake, but she had to pretend it well.
Meng Eqi walked into the Shoukang Palace fearlessly, but the Queen Mother was not there. Waiting there is Concubine Shu.
"Meng Yong, you still have the face to come back." Concubine Shu smiled proudly.
Meng Eqi replied coldly: "After a few days away from the palace, Concubine Shu doesn't even understand the rules of the palace. No matter what mistakes this palace has made, you should go to this palace three times before the imperial edict comes down after the abolition. If you don't do anything wrong, you will be disrespectful to this palace. Besides, why don't you dare to come back? You don't even ask what happened, so you want to open your eyes and frame a big crime for this palace. ?"
Before Concubine Shu could speak, a voice came from behind the curtain: "The queen's mouth is so powerful."
The Empress Dowager was helped out by the maid, and Concubine Shu immediately greeted her: "Auntie, are you feeling better?" After that, Concubine Shu turned to Meng Qiqi angrily: "It's not because of you that the Empress Dowager is in trouble. Attack, you still admit your fault!"