Du Juan took a few deep breaths and said: "This slave has been keeping an eye on the Yangxin Hall under the order of the master. Originally, Eunuch Xi brought the ginseng soup in as usual, but then Xiao Wu came out and passed an An Lu.
Then he sent a message to a young eunuch whom I didn't know, and then... and then Xiao Wu went to send a message to Ji Liu."
"What?" Xiao Ningzi exclaimed, "Are you sure it's Ji Liu?"
Du Juan said with great certainty: "Yes, I looked carefully at that time. It is definitely Ji Liu." At this point, she said in a panic: "Master, has our plan been discovered by the emperor? Tell Ji Liu to ask
What if...what if Ji Liu betrays his master?"
Nala's face was gloomy and did not speak. As for Xiao Ningzi, who had always had many ideas, he also panicked at this time. If he succeeded in murdering the current emperor, he would naturally dominate the world and hold the power of life and death.
But once defeated... it will be a fatal situation, without even a chance of comeback.
It's so miserable, what should I do? Xiao Ningzi was so anxious that she broke into a cold sweat, but her mind went blank and she couldn't think of anything.
Dujuan looked at Nala, who was pursed tightly and silently, and said, "Master, what should we do now? Do we...do we have to hide quickly?"
Nala snorted coldly and said: "This is the Forbidden City and it is heavily guarded. Where can you hide?"
"Master, could it be that... the emperor really discovered that there was something wrong with the ginseng soup?" Xiao Ningzi asked bitterly, and she still hadn't come up with an idea until now.
"Since both An Lu and Ji Liu went to the Yangxin Hall, it is very likely that this incident was exposed. As for the little eunuch that Du Juan doesn't know, he should be the person Ji Liu is looking for." Nala's voice
It sounds quite calm, but the original action of stroking the Persian cat has turned into fiercely grabbing its hair. As Nala's tightening tightens, the Persian cat feels pain and "meows", "meows"
"The ground shouted,
However, no matter how it barked, the hand holding the hair did not loosen, and it even felt like the hair was being pulled out. In this crisis, the hair all over its body stood up, and it opened its mouth and bit Nala's hand.
Narashi felt the pain but did not let go of his hand. Instead, he picked up the Persian cat and slammed it to the ground. The force was so strong that the Persian cat immediately vomited blood, stood up staggeringly, walked a few steps, and then fell down again.
fell to the ground.
At this time, no one cared about the life or death of the cat, or even the injury on Nala's hand. They just stared at Nala, hoping that she could find a way to die before things got too bad.
Find a way to escape.
Nala held the bleeding wound tightly and was thinking about a solution when Sun Mo walked in quickly and called Qianer and said: "Master, my dear father-in-law is here."
As soon as he finished speaking, Sixi's figure appeared in the sight of Nala and others. Dujuan's legs softened and she almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, Xiao Ningzi helped her and she managed to stand still.
Sixi walked up to Nala, clapped her sleeves and saluted, saying, "I would like to pay my respects to the Queen, may I be blessed."
Nala, who had always been indifferent to emotions and anger, could only squeeze out a shy smile at this moment and said: "Why are you here in this palace if you are not waiting by the emperor's side? But what are the emperor's orders?"
Si Xi lowered her head and said, "Your Majesty, please go to the Yangxin Palace immediately."
Nala asked deliberately: "Oh? Why is it so sudden?"
"Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I don't know the emperor's intentions. I just acted according to orders. Please, Your Majesty." Faced with Sixi's gesture, Nala said: "I was bitten by that wild and untamable cat just now.
I'm still bleeding, can I wait until I apply the medicine before going?"
Naturally, Sixi hoped that Nala would go there as soon as possible, but seeing that she really had a wound on her hand, she couldn't force it, lest Nala would become suspicious, so she had to say: "Then please hurry up."
Nala nodded, held Xiao Ningzi's hand and entered the back hall. After closing the door, Xiao Ningzi brought ointment and soft towel over. Because she was so flustered, she picked out too much ointment and got it.
Nala's hands were all covered with it, and he wiped it away hurriedly.
Nalash stared at his wound and suddenly said: "Xiao Ningzi, are those letters still there?"
Xiao Ningzi was stunned for a while, and then realized what kind of letter La Shi was talking about, and quickly said: "Yes, all the slaves are keeping it."
Nala nodded and said: "Okay, you take everything with you and go with me to see the emperor. Now there is only Ji Liu's confession, and there is still room for change. In short, we will act according to the opportunity when the time comes."
Xiao Ningzi nodded and said, "Then I'll go get the letter right now."
By the time Xiao Ningzi put away the letter and helped Nala out, Sixi was already a little impatient with the waiting. Nala didn't say much and just motioned to Sixi to lead the way.
No one spoke a word along the way. As we approached the Yangxin Hall, the gloomy sky finally dropped the first drop of rain. Different from the summer rain, the autumn rain hit our faces with a chilling chill, which made us feel uncomfortable.
There is a feeling that one cannot wait to escape.
When crossing the knee-high vermilion threshold, Nala wanted to shrink back for a moment. She could face the dead Yinzhen calmly, but she could not face Yinzhen with the same calm attitude. Because she once wanted Yinzhen
I want the life of my husband who has been married to me for more than thirty years!
She wanted to retreat, but she had already had no way to retreat when Honghui died, so she could only go on step by step. Over the years, she had avoided one crisis after another, and she hoped that she could avoid it this time.
Nala took a deep breath, put away all doubts and shrinkage in the eyes of Sixi, and crossed the threshold. Behind him was the patter of autumn rain.
When he saw Ling Ruo standing next to the bed, Nala's pupils shrank slightly. Surprised, he also began to secretly guess why she came out here. Did Yinzhen ask her anything?
"My concubine is here to greet the Emperor. I wish His Majesty happiness and good health." She knelt down and saluted, just like every other salute in the past, she was dignified and flawless.
Yinzhen ignored her and just said to Sixi: "Why have you been gone for so long?"
Si Xi quickly replied: "Your Majesty, when I was passing by, the Empress was bitten on the hand by a cat, so I didn't come over until the Empress had finished applying the medicine."
Nala said as if nothing had happened: "I wonder what the emperor has to do with his concubine in such a hurry? And what happened to the Yangxin Palace? Why are things broken on the floor? And what happened to this slave?" As early as
When she first came in, she calmly saw Ji Liu kneeling on the ground, but deliberately pretended not to recognize him.
Yinzhen did not immediately attack, but said: "Don't you know him?"