The little eunuch retreated obediently into the distance.

Standing in the courtyard, Xu Qi'an pretended to tidy up his appearance, but actually took advantage of this short time to weigh the pros and cons and guess what would happen next.

"If you just want to thank me, there is no need to turn away everyone. In other words, what Concubine Chen said to me cannot be heard by outsiders.

"I asked the young father-in-law to stand farther away as a compromise with Concubine Chen. The advantage of standing far away is that he can not hear the conversation between the concubine and I, but can clearly see every move we make in the house.

"This puts an end to Concubine Chen's plan of pretending to be a hawk and eating the chicken, but actually framed me for bullying the concubine... Although this operation is a bit crude, I can't help but guard against it."

After thinking about it, he entered the room and saw Concubine Chen sitting upright in a soft and gorgeous palace dress.

This was the second time Xu Qian met Chen Guifei. The last time was at the ancestor worship ceremony at the end of last year. He yelled at Shanhe Temple in Yongzhen, and then pretended to be loyal and met the emperor's women up close.

Concubine Chen and Lin'an have the same face shape, a standard oval face, with beautiful eyebrows, lips, and nose.

In terms of appearance alone, Concubine Chen is slightly worse than the Queen, but her temperament is dignified and gentle, and her approachability is stronger than that of the Queen.

However, the gorgeously embroidered dress and the complicated and expensive jewelry on her head destroyed her affinity.

Among the women Xu Qian has seen, only Lin'an can control luxurious jewelry and clothes. The more luxurious she is, the stronger her charm.

Just like many girls, they are beautiful when they are not dressed up, but once they put on heavy makeup, they look tacky. Lin'an is the kind of woman who looks more beautiful the more colorfully she dresses.

Mother and daughter are not like each other in this way.

"Your Majesty proposed the abolition in the court this morning. Lord Xu must have heard about it."

Concubine Chen's voice is less crisp than a girl's and more gentle than a mature woman's, which makes people feel like a spring breeze.

"The humble position is known." Xu Qian nodded briefly and concisely.

"Then why did Master Xu come to our Jingxiu Palace?"

"There are still some doubts about this case."

Concubine Chen said "Oh", half-smiling but not smiling: "What's the doubt?"

"This...is a humble job and is ignorant. I have no clue yet."

There was a brief silence in the room. Concubine Chen stared at Xu Qi'an for a long time, the smile on her face faded little by little. After a while, it was as cold as frost, and she said word by word:

"You lied!"

These three words were like a heavy hammer hitting Xu Qian's heart, and like thunder exploding in his ears.

How did she know I was lying... The glare in his eyes shot out uncontrollably, and his breathing became rapid, but he restrained all his emotions at the next moment and said blankly:

"What do you mean by this?"

"You can use the qi gazing technique to see others, and others can use the qi gazing technique to see you."

Concubine Chen picked up the tea cup, took a sip leisurely, and sighed: "I invited you here just to test it out, but your lie just now made me unable to take any chances. Mr. Xu has a keen mind.

No matter how subtle the cases in the world are, they are just tricks to you."

Concubine Chen is a warlock?! This is impossible.

Why did she confess to me? Wasn't she afraid that I would tell Emperor Yuan Jing?

What was her purpose in inviting me over?

All kinds of thoughts flashed through and turned into a sigh: "Mother, why bother? I can pretend not to know."

Then go back to Wei Gong and Huaiqing to deal with you...Xu Qian added in his heart.

At this point, the two of them were quite candid.

Concubine Chen's calmness surprised Xu Qian, who knew that this was definitely not a good thing.

"When did you find out, just now?" Concubine Chen took another sip of tea, as calmly as if she was chatting.

"Yes, I see that Lang'er is disguised."

"But I had some doubts before, let's talk about it." Concubine Chen smiled.

Xu Qi'an pondered: "Looking back at the case of Concubine Fu, I really have a lot of doubts. How could the empress put the hundred-day spring gift from the empress on the table for no reason? This is the harem after all, and she drank the prince drunk with nourishing and aphrodisiac wine."

If you are drunk, you are not afraid that he will do something wrong? This is not in line with your cautious style."

On that day Huaiqing told him about the queen's experience of being relegated to the cold palace, and mentioned Concubine Chen's emphasis on the position of prince, as well as her narrow-minded and cautious style. Xu Qian became confused.

He continued: "Although the queen can bribe Huang Xiaorou to set up a trap for the prince, how can she guarantee that the prince will definitely go to Qingfeng Palace? And you are the prince's biological mother, and you know your son Mo Ruomu. You know that he misses Concubine Fu, so you sent him halfway.

Huang Xiaorou just waited and waited... Thinking about it this way, it makes more sense.

"After that, from the discovery of Huang Xiaorou's body to the humble job of finding clues pointing to the Queen, the traces of artificial promotion are too obvious. But if Huang Xiaorou disappears like this, it will not achieve your purpose of framing the Queen.

"Of course, I didn't react at that time, and I still felt that the Queen was the most suspicious. What I couldn't figure out was why you sent someone to tear up the income and expenditure booklet of the Royal Pharmacy. That should be the most powerful evidence to identify the Queen. Not only that.

It was unnecessary and I exposed myself."

Concubine Chen shook her head, "It's not unnecessary. It was originally evidence that I deliberately left behind. If you were not the person in charge of the investigation, it would be one of the most useful evidences to attack the Queen.

"But your resurrection from the dead was completely beyond my expectation. If Huang Xiaorou's body and the booklet from the Royal Pharmacy were discovered at the same time, the traces of guidance would be too heavy. I was afraid that you would see something and report it directly to Your Majesty, so I sent

People tore up the booklet.

"So you had doubts at the time, but you didn't insist that it was the queen who was wronged. Oh, if His Majesty had known this in advance, the effect of the palace's cry yesterday would have been greatly reduced."

"Then, after learning about the progress of the case from Lin'an, I will put pressure on His Majesty and send people to assassinate you. As long as you die and the Queen confesses again, everything will be seamless."

Xu Qian nodded slowly. This morning, he felt that the Queen was the biggest suspect in his assassination, and he was determined to divorce Huaiqing. Only when Wei Yuan told him that the Queen had confessed, did he feel that there was something hidden in the case.

It turns out that the person who wanted to kill me was Concubine Chen. Well, there is no need to say anything else. I want to divorce Lin'an.

"I still have two questions. I wonder if your Majesty can answer them?"

"Tell me and listen." Concubine Chen said calmly.

"The prince is already the prince, why does the empress do this?"

Concubine Chen laughed, her smile was very complicated, as if she was laughing at Xu Qian, but also as if she was laughing at herself:

"The prince is still the prince after all. If he doesn't ascend the throne, there is a possibility of changing hands. The queen will always be the queen, and the fourth prince will always be the legitimate son. What if I tell you that your majesty originally preferred the fourth prince? If your majesty didn't know that the queen had no idea at all.

If you don't love him, the fourth prince is already the prince."

Xu Qi'an keenly discovered that when Concubine Chen said these words, there was both happiness and resentment in her eyes.

"But even so, after so many years, the crown prince's position has not changed. Isn't the empress too worried about things?"

"What do you know about court affairs?"

Concubine Chen sneered: "As long as Wei Yuan is here, the fourth prince will always have a greater chance of winning than my son. Wei Yuan has always wanted to dominate the court alone and wipe out the troubles. If he wants to display his ambition, he will definitely put the fourth prince to death.

Ascend to the throne.

"As a woman, I can't defeat Wei Yuan, so I can only use my strength from the Queen. The Queen is the master of the harem, and her mother-in-law is the highest honor for a woman. I am also a woman, and I am eager for the Queen's position."

Xu Qian had some understanding of Wei Yuan's aspirations and knew that Concubine Chen was telling the truth.

"Last question, who is the person behind the empress?" Xu Qian asked.

Concubine Chen was obviously stunned. She was silent for a long time, shook her head and laughed: "I appreciate you more and more. It seems that I have accidentally dug up a treasure in Lin'an.

"How are you so sure that there is someone behind me?"

Xu Qi'an lowered his eyes, looked at his toes, and thought: "If the empress knew what uncle Guo did, why did she hold back for so long and didn't take action until now?

"If your Majesty only found out about Uncle Guo and Huang Xiaorou recently, then who told your Majesty, and it was definitely not Huang Xiaorou. She has been able to bear it for so many years, and she will not suddenly change and insist on revealing it to you for no reason. Among them.

There must be someone who can bridge the gap.

"In addition, the empress knows that Bei Zhi lied. Si Tianjian's Qi-gazing technique is not something that ordinary people can perform. Bei Zhi just guessed another possibility."

Xu Qian raised his head and stared at Concubine Chen's beautiful face, "Your target is the Queen, and the person or force behind you is targeting Wei Gong."

Concubine Chen lost her smile, squinted her eyes, looked at Xu Qian for a long time, and suddenly said: "Master Xu, what do you think of Lin'an?"

Very disgusting...Xu Qian's heart moved but she didn't answer.

"The prince told me that Lin'an has reached the age of leaving the imperial court. I kept an eye on it silently, but then I discovered that since she met you, you are the person she talks about the most every time she comes to Jingxiu Palace."

Concubine Chen was good at tempting: "I have also experienced the age when a young girl is pregnant with spring. I heard that Mr. Xu will be awarded a title in the near future. Although Viscount is not big, it means that you have entered the aristocratic class.

"I can promise you that within three years, your title will be further improved. At that time, I will marry Lin'an to you."

Naked wooing was the reason why Concubine Chen was frank with him.

Xu Qian was a little hesitant.

Concubine Chen took advantage of the victory and pursued her: "Even if you know the secret, it is impossible to identify me. Lang'er has been in poor health recently and suffered a sudden illness, and the imperial doctor failed to save her. How does Mr. Xu feel about this result?"

How could the innocent and lovely Lin'an have a mother like you? You just want to fool me...

Concubine Chen frowned, "In two years at the earliest, the matter of being ennobled is no small matter. You should know this."

"That's not what a humble position means."

Xu Qian waved his hand and showed a shy smile: "I want to say that it will take three years to get married, but can I consummate the marriage first?"

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ps: Do you believe me when I say I took the college entrance examination?
Chapter completed!