Ling Ruo suppressed the doubts in her heart, nodded and said: "Of course it's okay, I promise you and Yan Guiren can go back and have a rest. We'll talk about everything tomorrow."
After everyone stood up and left, Ling Ruo called Yang Hai and whispered in his ear: "Go and keep an eye on Xu Yaosheng and see where she goes."
Hearing this, Yang Hai was very surprised. He didn't understand why Xu promised to keep an eye on him, but he understood that now was not the time to ask such questions. He agreed and went out quickly. However, Sanfu asked after he left,
"Master, do you think Xu promised to be suspicious?"
"I don't know, but I did see Xu Yaosheng wink with Jin Gu and ask Jin Gu to follow her words." Ling Ruo rubbed her aching temples and said, "I have already dealt with Sixth Brother's matter.
It is certain that the Liu family put the blame on the Qi Jia family. What is missing is conclusive evidence.
That's all. When I wanted to paint Haitang's portrait and take it to all the pharmacies in the capital, Mrs. Liu was obviously scared. At this time, Jin Gu opened her mouth, probably because she wanted to take all the blame for Mrs. Liu, but Xu agreed.
But he stopped her, don't you think it's strange?"
Sanfu frowned and said: "So, Xu promised to help Qianbi? But isn't she on the same side as Yan Guiren? Besides, she was the one who informed the master about this."
"I couldn't figure this out, so I asked Yang Hai to follow Mr. Xu, hoping to find something." Ling Ruo rubbed her temples for a while, but still felt uncomfortable, and asked An'er to help her lie down inside for a while.
Fu Ze stayed in the palace and waited for Yang Hai to come back.
Let's say that Yang Hai followed Xu all the way under the cover of night. After sending Qi Jia back to Yonghe Palace, she turned around and left, but the direction she took was not the Yikun Palace where she and Xu Changzai lived.
, but Kunning Palace.
When Xu Changzai knocked on the door of Kunning Palace and walked in, Yang Hai's face was full of surprise. Xu promised to come to see the queen at this time. There was no doubt that he would talk about what happened today, but why did she want to
Go tell the queen, and you are still in such a hurry, what exactly is Xu promised to do?
What the hell? Although he was very curious, he had no choice but to enter the gate of Kunning Palace if he wanted to. He could only wait outside. After waiting for half an hour, he saw Mrs. Xu coming out. This time she
I actually went back to Yikun Palace and didn’t go anywhere else.
Yang Hai was afraid of making any omissions, so he waited outside Yikun Palace for a while, and then he returned to Qian Palace to confirm his order.
But what Yang Hai didn't know was that shortly after Xu left, a figure walked out of Kunning Palace and came all the way to Yongshou Palace. This person was none other than Xiao Ningzi, who was most favored by Nala.
"Queen?" When Ling Ruo heard this word from Yang Hai, she sat up from the couch in shock. She never thought that the queen was involved in this matter. Could it be that Xu was the queen's person?
Thinking about it carefully, since the New Year, especially after he promoted Qi Jia, Xu rarely came to his place. Even if he came occasionally, it was just to say hello and not much else to say about favor or status.
, and didn’t mention it at all, as if he didn’t care at all.
At that time, she was quite surprised, because even Xu Changzai, with his temperament, had some expectations for favors, but Xu did not have any, which was really unreasonable. But there were too many things going on at the time, and it was Hongli's side.
The matter was Xu Changzai's, so I didn't think about it in detail. Now that I think about it, I'm afraid that after seeing him promoting the Qi Jia family, she would turn to the queen.
If this is the case, then Xu's appearance in the Imperial Garden today and her intentions and thoughts of helping Qi Jia to report the message to her are worthy of discussion.
It seems that Mrs. Xu is quite thoughtful. She obviously took refuge with the Queen, but she concealed it so well. If she hadn't accidentally seen her exchanging glances with Jin Gu, which aroused suspicion, I'm afraid she would still be kept in the dark.
Sanfu came in together with Yang Hai. He also heard Yang Hai's words and said in a concentrated voice: "Master, I'm afraid that Xu's appearance in the imperial garden today is not a coincidence, but a premeditated plan."
"You said that the Empress also knew that Concubine Qian caused the sixth elder brother to blame Yan Guiren?" It was Yang Hai who spoke. Without waiting for Sanfu's reply, he thought to himself: "If this is true, Xu Duo should have helped me just now.
Concubine Qian was the talker, so how could she remain silent and watch Liu's conspiracy being revealed bit by bit by her master. Otherwise, she could have pretended to have seen the sixth elder brother fall and say it was Yan Guiren who pushed him.
"
"That's not what I meant. I meant that the queen probably guessed that Concubine Qian would deal with the noble Yan, so she sent Xu promised to follow the noble Yan secretly. This also explains why Xu agreed to appear in the imperial garden by chance."
Ling Ruo nodded and said: "The Liu family and I are mortal enemies. If she wants to deal with me, she must rely on the queen's power. Therefore, she and the Xu family should be allies. Logically, the Xu family should help her. Why?
Will this happen?"
Facing Ling Ruo's inquiry, Sanfu thought for a while and said, "Master, what kind of person do you think Concubine Qian is?"
"Concubine Qian..." Ling Ruo licked her broken hair behind her ears and said, "This person is scheming and resourceful. The most important thing is that she is cruel. You will know it this time. She even uses it to take advantage of her own son."
.”
Sanfu lowered his head and said: "I dare to ask my master again, do you think such a modest concubine would be willing to become a chess piece in the hands of the queen?"
"Are you taking a test from me?" Even so, Ling Ruo still replied: "According to my understanding of Concubine Qian, she is definitely not a person who is willing to be used by others, even if it is to deal with me.
I will not willingly become a pawn in the hands of the queen."
"What the master said is exactly what the queen and concubine Qian are saying. Both the queen and the concubine like to use others, so even if they cooperate, they are deeply wary of each other and are always thinking of various ways to use each other to achieve their own goals. This
This led to some kind of disagreement. Although it was very inconspicuous, the queen would never allow this kind of disagreement to exist and would definitely try to eliminate it.
, and then firmly control Concubine Qian." It's not that Sanfu underestimates the Liu family, but that he has been with the Nala family for so many years, and he has never seen anyone who can take advantage of the Nala family, except Ling Ruo.
Apart from that, Nala's family has never suffered a loss at the hands of anyone else. But to put it bluntly, although Ling Ruo restrained her for a while, he never found a chance to uproot her.
Ling Ruo circled the handkerchief and said slowly: "You mean, the Queen is condoning all this happening?"
"The Queen's best trick has always been to rescue others after they hit rock bottom. In this way, that person, whether out of gratitude or revenge, will be willing to become a pawn in the Queen's hands to get rid of harm.
If the slave's inference is correct, the queen should want to repeat the same trick this time." After that, he said uneasily: "Master must be careful, if the queen really succeeds in controlling Qian's concubine, only
I'm afraid it will be very detrimental to the master."