"There is no news from Lord Yingge or the second elder brother." As soon as Xiao Ningzi finished speaking, Sun Mo said outside: "Master, Lord Yingge asks to see you."
"You really mean Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here, let him in." Nala glanced at the palace servant who was still kneeling on the ground and said coldly: "Why don't you pack your things quickly?"
As if the palace was receiving an amnesty, they quickly collected the broken pieces of porcelain. After Yingge came in, he clapped his sleeves and knelt down and said: "I have seen the Queen, may I be blessed!"
"Get up." After the palace servants served tea, Nala said: "You are entering the palace today, but is there any news from Fuzhou?"
"Yes." Yingge casually put the tea cup on the small table and said, "The people sent by Wei Chen to follow the second elder brother have sent news, confirming that the fourth elder brother died more than half a month ago."
Regarding Hongli's death, Nala was not surprised. It would have been really strange if Hongli had not died. "Since it happened more than half a month ago, why is the news not sent back until now?"
"Back to the empress, after Brother Si's accident, the Fuzhou government was very strict. They searched everywhere for Brother Si's whereabouts, and also strictly checked everyone who came in and out of the city. For fear of arousing unnecessary suspicion, they delayed for a few days before preparing to leave the city.
At that time, a large number of people of unknown origin suddenly appeared in Fuzhou City, moving around, mainly in Lianjiang County and several nearby counties. However, Fuzhou Prefecture turned a blind eye to these people and allowed them to move around."
Nala sighed softly and asked, "Do you know who these people are?"
"The whereabouts of these people are strange. The secret guards once thought of following them, but they were all discovered, and there was a fight, so there is no way to know. However, Wei Chen guessed that these people were probably spies sent by the emperor. Only
Only the emperor's order can make the Fuzhou prefect obey it unconditionally."
Nala nodded and asked, "Then what did they find?"
Yingge said softly: "Because we can't get close, we can't know this, but the place where they last appeared was where Hongli was burned to death."
Nala frowned slightly and said, "Did Hongshi ask you to burn Hongli to death? Did you do it cleanly? Did you leave any flaws?"
In response to her question, Yingge smiled bitterly and said: "Madam, it is true that the fourth elder brother is dead, but it was not the people sent by Weichen who did it, and the people of Weichen only found out about it after the fact."
As Yingge explained the matter in detail, Nala's frown became tighter and tighter, until it turned into knots at the back, and he shouted angrily: "Absurd! I have told him so much, and asked him not to be too easy.
Yunhu, he actually took it all as his ears
"Bangfeng, if you even leave such an important matter to Yunhu's people, isn't this giving away the handle to others? This really makes me angry!" As she spoke, she got up and walked back and forth in the hall, borrowing the opportunity.
This suppressed the anger in my heart.
Ying Ge didn't know what else to do except smile bitterly, "The people sent by Wei Chen have been kept in the dark. They didn't know that the bridge to Lianjiang County was deliberately broken by the second elder brother. When they arrived in Lianjiang County,
There was no sign of the second elder brother, and not even a single person could be found. Everyone panicked, thinking that someone was really trying to kill the second elder brother. Fortunately, they later found the second elder brother at the foot of the mountain. He had left too much blood.
There is no big
After the second elder brother woke up, he told them what had happened. After the second elder brother killed the fourth elder brother, he ordered people to burn the body and the house together to avoid leaving any clues.
Those people should have found the body of the fourth elder brother in that burned-down house. The second elder brother said that he deliberately left the jade ring given by the emperor during the Bingxi competition on Hongli's body in order to confirm his identity."
Nala paused and said in a cold voice: "This Hongshi is so mindless in doing things. When he comes back, I will definitely reprimand him!"
Yingge didn't find any objections to this, but said: "But this matter was done quite perfectly. The second elder brother deliberately injured himself without arousing any suspicion."
Nara's anger was still lingering and he said: "But at the same time, a huge handle was given to Yunhu. With this handle, Yunhu could blackmail him into doing anything. He said he had no brains. He really had no idea at all.
wrong."
Ying Ge pointedly said: "Your Majesty, don't worry too much. Although Prince Lian has the intention to control the second elder brother, it is unknown whether he can get what he wants. Maybe Prince Lian will die before the second elder brother ascends the throne."
Maybe."
Nala understood what he meant, put the matter aside for the time being, and said instead: "Did that matter really leave no clues?"
"No." After saying this, Yingge thought for a moment and said, "But after Weichen's people entered Lianjiang County, they saw a cloud-piercing firework rising into the sky. Someone should have wanted to ask for help. Later.
I asked the second elder brother, who said that it was true at that time
There was movement. A group of people should have found the house where he imprisoned Hongli. However, before those people showed up, he had already stabbed Hongli through the chest and set fire to the house without leaking it.
whereabouts."
Nala nodded slightly and said: "To be cautious, we'd better send someone to investigate. This matter is of great importance. Once it is leaked, not only Hongshi will die, but I will also die."
Ying Ge said with some embarrassment: "Yes, Wei Chen knows. But it took so long and the situation was too chaotic. I'm afraid the person who set off the cloud fireworks may not be found."
Nala also knew that this matter was difficult for Yingge, so he did not force it, "I know, so I will do my best anyway."
After talking about the situation in Fuzhou for a while, Yingge withdrew from Kunning Palace. From the beginning to the end, Nala never asked if Hongshi was okay. Although Yingge had said that Hongshi was fine.
, but he didn’t even ask, which is really chilling. It can also be seen that despite raising him for twenty years, Nala always regarded Hongshi as a tool to ascend to the position of Queen Mother, not a son.
After Ying Ge left, Xiao Ningzi whispered: "It seems that the slave guessed wrongly what happened just now. The emperor made Concubine Xi the imperial concubine, not because he wanted to abolish the queen, but out of compensation for Concubine Xi. Si Ah
The emperor already knows about my brother’s death.”
What Xiao Ningzi could think of, Na Lashi would certainly not think of it, and sneered: "It's really good. You can get the position of imperial concubine in exchange for the death of a son. When Liu's son died, there was nothing. And look at it like this
, the emperor should still hide the fact that Hongli is dead from her, otherwise there would be no such peace in the palace."
"Master, then should we go to the Heart Cultivation Palace?" Regarding Xiao Ningzi's question, Nala thought for a moment and shook her head: "No need, let her be proud for a few days. Concubine Xi without her son, even if she is the emperor,
The imperial concubine is nothing more than a paper tiger, nothing to worry about. I...it will be very enjoyable to wait and see her fall from the clouds into the abyss."