But the mastermind Lu Huiling stayed out of the matter.

But all this was Zhi Guiren's choice. When she chose to save her family, she had to help Lu Huiling. Although she regrets it now, there is no turning back.

I'm just very sorry for Concubine Mei. She is a kind-hearted person, but she has to be persecuted like this.

Zhi Guiren looked out the window indifferently with a look of despair, then gave Ah Xun a forced smile and said, "If you like it, you can eat it by yourself. I'll just eat some glutinous rice balls and it will be fine."

Ah Xun burst into tears when she heard this. She cried and knelt down beside Noble Lady Zhi and said, "Why are you so miserable? You just eat what Concubine Ming gave you. What are you doing here? On New Year's Eve."

For the family banquet, we can only eat some glutinous rice balls. It would be great if Concubine Ming could bring some food... You can have a bite..."

Zhi Guiren shook his head. Ah Xun will never understand her inner thoughts, but after all, there is no need for her to understand in the future. Zhi Guiren smiled helplessly: "I'm full."

Ah Xun only said that Concubine Zhe was arrogant and refused to eat the food sent by Concubine Ming. She also knew that Concubine Mei was countless times better than Concubine Ming. In the process of getting along with Concubine Mei

, and regretted his actions more than once, but now that things have happened, Zhi Guiren probably wants to take all the blame on himself and try not to let Concubine Mei be implicated.

But how is it possible? The New Year's Eve banquet was organized by Concubine Mei. Now it has gone bad. Everyone in the palace thought that spies from other countries came into the imperial city to harm the dignitaries. Those high-ranking officials and dignitaries started to panic.

Gain and risk yourself.

Even if Concubine Zhi admits his crime in the end, the emperor will definitely punish Concubine Mei as well. On such an occasion, he actually taught someone to do such an unworthy thing. How important is this year's New Year's Eve state banquet?

Anyone who disrupts a state banquet should be punished by beheading. If the emperor is angry, the Nine Clans may be killed...

Zhi Guiren couldn't help but sigh: Why didn't you think of this at the beginning? I only hope that Lu Huiling can keep his promise and save their family's lives from beginning to end.

"What happened at the hunting ground, have you heard about it?" Zhi Guiren lowered his head and calmly finished the glutinous rice balls in the bowl, wiped his mouth carefully with a handkerchief, and then looked at Ah Xun, whose eyes were red from crying, and asked,

"Princess Jing...is she dead?"

Although Zhi Guiren is not a saint, she does not want to kill anyone. If Liang Huanqing really dies, even if she did not kill him by her own hands, she will feel extremely guilty in her heart.

The entire Liang family has done countless good things for the country and the people, and General Liang is a rare general talent that is rare to see in ten thousand years. When Mr. Zhi was still at home, he always heard his father talk about General Liang, and his face was full of smiles.

He was full of envy, wishing he could resign and join the army, and go into battle with General Liang to kill the enemy.

So since childhood, the great hero in Zhi Gui's mind has been shaped like this, and that is the image of General Liang.

Now what she has done has harmed General Liang's daughter, and she feels very intolerable and remorseful, but what can she do? Her father has done something wrong, and if she wants to survive, she has to do something against her will.

A matter of conscience.

Ah Xun shed tears as he watched Mr. Zhi quietly finish eating these glutinous rice balls. Although it is New Year's Eve, spring is coming soon. There was some sunshine today. It should have been a very good weather for archery and horse riding.

It's very serious. If it hadn't been for what happened this morning, there would still be a much-anticipated fireworks feast to watch tonight.

Sunlight shone into the house through the glazed windows. The glazed tiles were cyan and red. There was a charcoal fire in the house. They only opened a few windows and used screens to block the wind from blowing in.

The room was as warm as spring. In the past, Ah Xun would not have dared to be so extravagant and wasteful. But now that they are in this country, they have nothing to think about. They have never had a warm year since they arrived in the palace.

, now we use foreseeable death to warm up this winter.

Zhi Guiren sat still, the sun shone on her knees, and it was a beautiful and peaceful scene. Everyone said that Zhi Guiren's lips were very good, and she looked very much like Empress Mingxian. Ah Xun had never seen Empress Mingxian before.

But looking left and right, you can see that Mr. Zhi is just Mr. Zhi, and he never looks like anyone else.

The noble lady in Ah Xun's mind is always a gentle and quiet eldest lady, with a kind heart and filial piety to her parents. Even in the palace, she loves the man sitting on the throne so much that she will never fight for it or give anything to her family.

If you cause trouble, even if you have done something wrong, you will feel extremely guilty in your heart.

When Ah Xun went out to the imperial kitchen to get some glutinous rice flour and sesame balls to make glutinous rice dumplings for Mr. Zhi, he went to inquire about the situation in the hunting ground. He got busy for a while and stopped talking to Zhi.

The noble man talked about this matter.

At this moment, Mr. Zhi asked, and she hesitated to say it out loud: "If you don't tell me, Ah Xun will forget it."

Zhi Guiren looked at her angrily and asked, "You never know the importance of things. If I am really gone this time, Ah Xun, what will you do?"

Ah Xun was slightly startled. If the noble Zhi was executed by the emperor for this matter, she would naturally follow him. This is extremely normal. Why is it so strange to say it in the noble's mouth? Is it possible that she is still alive?

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Seeing that Ah Xun was stunned, Zhi Guiren nodded her head and said coquettishly: "Then since I asked, why don't you hurry up and say it."

When we were eating glutinous rice balls just now, Zhi Guiren never dared to ask. It wasn't that she didn't want to know, but that she didn't dare.

"At the hunting ground, Princess Wangshu was going to shoot the feather arrow at Princess Jing, but for some reason, a palace maid rushed out from the side and blocked the feather arrow for Princess Jing..." Ah Xun frowned.

There was something strange about her eyebrows. She herself couldn't understand why a palace maid knew their plan in advance and was able to rescue Princess Jing in time.

A trace of cold sweat broke out from Guiren Zhi's back. She squeezed the handkerchief in her hand tightly, a little worried that after the matter was revealed, Lu Huiling would fight her to the death, not to mention that she was executed, and even the entire Yin family would be involved.

condemn.

"Where is the palace maid? Is she still alive?" Zhi Guiren didn't dare to think about it anymore and asked quickly.

If the palace maid is still alive, she must know something. If this is the case, the emperor will definitely question her personally. If the palace maid reveals their full plan before the emperor, then not only her, but also Lu Huiling

Its to blame.

What Guiren Zhe cares about is not Lu Huiling, but the lives of Yin Zhe's family that she holds tightly in her hands.

Lu Huiling once warned her that if the matter did not succeed and was exposed due to her carelessness, her family in Jingzhou would not be able to survive.

It would be easy to kill them. Now that Yin Rui's family is a common people, what can they do to fight against Prime Minister Lu's Mansion?

In Prime Minister Lu's Mansion, there are Lu Gaohong, the leader of the hundred officials in the court, and the current prince Qi Jingyang, and his mother's family is a famous businessman of the generation. To make the Yin family miserable is as simple as squeezing an ant to death.

Zhi Guiren didn't want this, she was really scared, and at that moment she clearly realized the importance of power.

Ah Xun could naturally understand the worries of Lady Zhi. She shook her head and said in relief, "Master Zhi, don't worry. The palace maid is dead. She was shot through the chest by an arrow. She died within a few breaths. Her blood was all over the floor."

, Princess Wangshu and Princess Jing were also stained with it, I think it was quite irritating to them."

"Where are Princess Wangshu and Princess Jing now?" Zhi Guiren asked quickly.

"Yichun Palace, Aunt Yun Xi from Yichun Palace took them back to rest. I heard that Concubine Mei fainted because of this incident. Now the Royal Forest Army is still investigating various palaces. I think the emperor will investigate the matter thoroughly soon after coming here.

Now, the master of the palace and the envoys for the banquet are all in panic and can't wait any longer..." Ah Xun's voice became smaller and smaller.

The emperor investigated this matter thoroughly and found out that the death of Mr. Zhi was imminent.

Mr. Zhi originally wanted to see Princess Wangshu and Princess Jing to find out from them whether the palace maid said anything before she died, but now that they are in Yichun Palace, Mr. Zhe is unwilling to go there.

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He was originally used as a spearman by Lu Huiling, which caused the state banquet that Concubine Mei had worked so hard to prepare to be destroyed, and it would also affect her to the point where she would no longer be taken seriously by the emperor. He was hopeless in his death, so how could he still do it now?

Do you dare to go to Yichun Palace to find Concubine Mei?

I think that when Concubine Mei thinks about this, she will deeply blame herself for why she listened to Noble Zhi and used such a hunting rule in the first place, right? Isn't it good to shoot rabbits properly?

According to the reasons given by Lu Huiling, Lady Zhi will have to admit that she is very jealous. She is obviously very capable, but the emperor only likes Concubine Mei, so she thought of ruining this state banquet.

Let the emperor look at her.

And Lu Huiling also promised that she would do her best to save the lives of Zhi Guiren and his family.

What has happened is that there is no turning back.

Zhi Guiren looked at the weak sun outside the window, feeling so many emotions in his heart that it was hard to express.

Liang Jiben was inspecting Xiazhou Prefecture, so that officials and troops in various prefectures could strengthen their preparedness and spend this New Year's Eve without any risk.

This was originally what Liang Fengmian had to do, but now that Liang Fengmian was not in Beijing, as Liang Fengmian's son, he had to do it for him.

The inspection was very simple and was completed in one morning. Liang Ji also declined the banquet invited by the state officials and hurried back to the military camp to celebrate the New Year with the soldiers.

When he first returned to Beijing, Liang Ji felt that his eyelids were twitching and he felt a little bad in his heart. However, he didn't pay much attention to it. He sat on the horse and staggered towards the military camp, smiling to himself:
Chapter completed!