Not long after Concubine Li rested, Yu Yingbo was ordered to lead the guards to search the palaces one by one. When they found Yongxin Palace, they naturally started a quarrel with Xia Chu.
Concubine Qi originally thought that Xia Chu had let something slip last night, but this happened suddenly today. She blocked them outside the gate of Yongxin Palace and refused to let them in.
Finally, Xia Chu got up, guessing Concubine Li's intention, and persuaded Concubine Qi to be patient for a while, and then let Yu Yingbo in.
Concubine Qi was a little suspicious at first, but later found out that they were really just looking for something and didn't care about people, so she let it go.
After Yu Yingbo left, while Xia Chu was dining with Concubine Qi, she was thinking that in her previous life, Xiao Yanjun also had the title of prince but no jade seal. How did Xiao Zimu get the jade seal back then
But no one could solve this problem for her now. She took a few breaths and then left with Concubine Qi to go to Yongning Palace.
Originally, she wanted to ask Xiao Zimu about what happened in court this morning, but Xiao Zimu pulled her into the room with a solemn expression and told her some secrets.
Two things surprised her the most.
One is the whole story of the night the emperor was assassinated.
That night the emperor received a report from Kunning Palace, saying that Miss Lan had something to ask him to come over.
The emperor arrived as promised, and then retreated from everyone, chatting secretly with Lan Yuying alone in the room.
One of Concubine Lian's maids buried in Kunning Palace happened to be sent to serve Lan Yuying. Although she was sent back at that time, she was also guarding outside the palace.
According to her, after the emperor was stabbed and carried out, Concubine Li happened to come to give snacks to the queen, and then sealed the Kunning Palace and took Lan Yuying away.
"Why did Miss Lan assassinate my father?" Xiao Zimu asked Xia Chu.
When he got the news today, he was anxious to go to Yongxin Palace to find Xia Chu, and he caught up with Yu Yingbo who came to search the palace.
After such a delay, unexpectedly, Xia Chu himself arrived.
"It may not be Lan Lan's doing..." Xia Chu replied a little weakly.
Last night, she went to visit Kunning Palace, and when she found that Lan Yuying was not there, her mind had been broken for a long time.
"Ah Chu, let me tell you frankly that this maid is a person who has been buried in Kunning Palace by my mother and concubine for many years. What's more, she has no reason to lie. There were only two of them in the room at that time. If it weren't for her, why would Li Li The concubine will take her away afterwards, and now she never mentions the assassination of her father, but instead lies about being seriously ill?" Xiao Zimu looked at her deeply.
He didn't suspect that Xia Chu had deceived him, he was just afraid that Xia Chu would be deceived by Lan Yuying.
"Zi Mu, I still haven't figured out the matter between the Emperor and Lan Yuying. I dare not say that she didn't, but if she did, I really don't know why she assassinated the Emperor. At the moment, she is afraid that she has left the palace. , I will ask someone to find her whereabouts and find out personally." There was a trace of sadness and sadness in Xia Chu's eyes. She only hoped that Xiao Zimu would give her a little more time.
"Okay." Xiao Zimu lowered his eyelids and responded softly.
After a moment, he raised his head, his eyes filled with gentleness and a little worry: "I'm not forcing you, I just want you to know the truth of that night."
Xia Chu smiled gratefully at him: "I understand."
Xiao Zimu's expression softened and his tone became more relaxed: "Let me tell you another piece of good news."
Xia Chu tilted his head. Is there any good news at this time
"Eunuch Li, he is one of ours." Xiao Zimu said it easily with a smile on his face, but it frightened Xia Chu.
She originally planned to check on Eunuch Li after leaving Yongning Palace.
I never thought that Xiao Zimu would actually say that Eunuch Li was one of his own
Only then did she realize that Xiao Zimu had just said that the maid in Kunning Palace was the person that Concubine Lian had buried for many years.
Just now she was focused on Lan Yuying, and she hadn't thought of this yet.
Now, she was shocked.
Concubine Lian, it’s not simple...
No wonder the last jade seal and edict fell into Xiao Zimu's hands in the previous life.
From this point of view, the Ju family has always been dormant on the surface.
It was really amazing. She had gone through two lives, and if Xiao Zimu hadn't told her personally at this moment, she would never have noticed that Concubine Lian, who had always been pure and honest, had such scheming intentions.
It seems that Prime Minister Ju, who has always been indecisive and self-protective, may be completely different from his appearance.
Xia Chu looked at Xiao Zimu's gentle face, his brows and eyes smiling, staring at her for a moment. He even told her this matter, and it was considered a confession, but...
"If Eunuch Li was one of our own, why would he help them declare the edict?" Xia Chu looked puzzled.
"The situation forced us to have no choice but to leave the green hills without worrying about having firewood. In short, my mother-in-law told me that he can be used." Xiao Zimu reassured her.
"I really have something to do and I want to use him." Xia Chu's eyes lit up.
Xiao Zimu saw the cunning look on her face, then smiled fondly and waited for her next words.
Xia Chu then spoke: "Can you think of a way to get me to serve in front of the emperor?"
Xiao Zimu looked worried: "This is too dangerous. Eunuch Li has too much time to take care of himself, so he is arrogant."
Xia Chu sighed: "The danger has to go. If we can save the emperor from being conscious, we can do better."
When she said this, she suddenly remembered that she had been hiding my medical knowledge from him, and a layer of embarrassment appeared on her face. She said with some guilt: "I didn't mean to hide my medical knowledge from you at the beginning, but it's a long story..."
Xiao Zimu stretched out his hand to signal her not to say anything. He had never cared about this matter. For him, what he cared about most was that she hid the woman's identity...
Xia Chu saw that his expression suddenly became sad, and thought he was hesitant about her going to serve in the imperial palace, so she persuaded him again: "Zi Mu, if you don't enter the tiger's den, you can't catch the tiger's cub."
Xiao Zimu laughed out loud: "If my father hears what you said, I'm afraid you will wake him up."
Hearing his joking tone, Xia Chu knew that he had agreed, and her heart felt relaxed but tense at the same time.
What happened between the emperor and Lan Yuying in Kunning Palace that night.
Apart from asking Lan Yuying, I can only ask the emperor.
When she thought about Lan Yuying, her mood became complicated again. If Lan Yuying really stabbed her with the knife, would it also verify her most feared guesses? Maybe it was the truth.
Even if she finds Lan Yuying, how should they get along with each other...
Obviously, the two of them had just met in Kunning Palace not long ago, and she also helped Lan Yuying deliver a letter to Xu Wenlan.
At that time, the sounds of warblers and swallows seemed like yesterday.
! ! !
Xia Chu suddenly had a flash of inspiration!
Yes, they were fine at that time. It has only been a few days. Something must have happened during this period.
Xia Chu suddenly raised his head, looked at Xiao Zimu and said to him: "The maid in Kunning Palace will ask again if anything strange has happened since the day we met there."
(End of chapter)