"Yes, I know." After Anjiu left, Nala also lay down on the bed and pretended to sleep. After a while, the two of them woke up one after another and found that the back of each other's necks were sore, as if they had been beaten.
Normally, there was nothing strange in the room. Nala was sleeping well on the bed. It didn't look like someone had come in. It was strange. Could it be that they were sleepy and fell asleep? But if that was the case, why was his neck so sore?
pain.
After waiting until dawn, the two of them asked around, and they both said that they had not seen any strangers coming in and out of the cold palace. However, they mentioned that last night, Nala's family made a loud noise in the middle of the night, and there was the sound of throwing things.
The two of them had no impression of this at all. When asked about Nala, she said that she was in a daze at the time and had no idea what she had done.
The inquiry was fruitless, and Ling Ruo and others were not in the palace, so we had to give up and just ask people to keep a closer eye after nightfall to prevent such strange things from happening again.
As expected, the incident did not happen again, but the palace servants responsible for guarding Nala fell asleep from time to time. When they woke up, it was usually dark, but those palace people were exempted from being blamed, and nothing happened to Nala.
I chose silence for everything.
It was at this time that the whole capital began to talk about something that came out of nowhere. It was said that Nala was trapped in the cold palace after being deposed.
Smell her calming fragrance with poppies, which will make her life worse than death, and the emperor
Although he knew this, he turned a deaf ear and listened to the demon concubine. There are also rumors that the reason why the second elder brother forced the palace to rebel was because Concubine Xi conspired to kill him and encouraged the emperor to issue an order to kill him.
Such a woman, just like Daji before, would sooner or later destroy the Qing Empire.
These rumors were still circulated in teahouses in the market at first, but later they became more and more widespread. They were heard in every street and everyone knew about them, and even reached the ears of Hongli.
Hongli was furious that others had slandered his mother like this, but he was more worried about what the consequences would be if this matter reached the ears of Huang Ama, so he has been sending people to
Looking into this matter, it stands to reason that except for the palace officials in the cold palace and a limited number of people, no one knows about this matter and who actually leaked it.
On this day, Hongli was reviewing the papers submitted by the ministers in the study. Xiao Zhengzi came to report and said that Hong Zhou was here. He immediately ordered him to come in. When they met, he said: "Come here at this time, but the Ministry of Husbandry or the Ministry of Industry
Is there something wrong?"
Today, Hong Zhou has officially taken charge of the Second Department of Household and Work. Since Yinzhen went to the Old Summer Palace, he was not much more relaxed than Hongli. He rarely had time to come, so Hongli asked this question.
Hong Zhou sat down in the chair and said, "Don't worry, Fourth Brother, everything in the Household and Work Department is fine. I came here today for another matter."
Hearing that nothing happened, Hongli felt relieved and said while looking at the book in his hand: "Uh, what's the matter?"
Hong Zhou took the tea ceremony from Xiao Zhengzi and said: "I know that Fourth Brother is investigating the rumors that are now spreading in Beijing. The Imperial Concubine has always been kind to me, so I also helped to investigate, and I found out something.
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As soon as he heard about this, Hongli quickly put down his notes and said, "If you find out anything, tell me quickly."
Hongzhou knew the urgency in Hongli's heart. If Yubi was so slandered, he might not even have the thought to run an errand. Fortunately, Hongli wanted to supervise the country and investigate the matter, while at the same time hiding it from the public.
Emperor Ama and Concubine Xi in the Old Summer Palace pretended that nothing happened.
"I found out that the rumor came from a teahouse in the west of the city. Some people said that when they first heard about it, it was a young man talking. His voice was thin and unfamiliar. They had never heard of it.
I have never seen him in a teahouse. Later, someone heard about it from several other teahouses. It was the same young man, and no one saw him again. I doubt that person..."
"He's a eunuch." Hongli answered with a gloomy expression.
Hong Zhou nodded and said: "Yes, only this identity can explain why he knows what is going on in the palace, but there are so many eunuchs in the palace, and it is not easy to check them one by one. And I have never been able to think about it.
Understand why he did this, and what good thing it would do for him." At this point, he said sarcastically: "Don't tell me that it was Nala who was the envoy. Today's Nala is just a dead fish.
You can’t stir up any trouble, and you can’t bribe anyone.”
Hongli said coldly: "Don't underestimate Nala. Under those circumstances, she was able to let Sun Mo leave the palace and notify the secret guards to rescue Hong Shi, which prevented us from catching Hong Shi so far. This
This kind of person can think of any tricks as long as he is not dead."
Hong Zhou shook his head and said: "Fourth brother, it's not that I underestimate the Nala family, but I really can't think of it. Now that she is powerless, advantageous and unfavorable, and everyone is deserted, how can anyone in the palace listen to her?
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Hongli thought for a moment and said: "What you said makes some sense, but looking at the words and deeds of the eunuch, it is clear that he deliberately spread the matter and made nonsense. How could he do this if he was not instructed by others."
"There are a few eunuchs in the cold palace, otherwise...we will report this matter to the imperial concubine and let her investigate the matter?" As soon as Hong Zhou finished speaking, Hongli said: "No, E Niang has to accompany the emperor every day.
Amma, it’s hard enough to take care of his food, clothing, and daily life. I don’t want to go unless I have to.
Annoying her, and once E Niang wants to investigate this matter, she must return to the palace, but now Huang Ama's health has just improved a little, and returning to the palace now will be a waste of all previous efforts. In addition... Huang Ama doesn't know about Jing Xinxiang,
If Huang Ama misunderstands E Niang, will you take the responsibility?"
Hong Zhou smiled and said, "Didn't I just mention it casually? Fourth brother thinks it's inappropriate, so just don't mention it." After that, he rolled his eyes and said, "If I can't report this matter to the imperial concubine, then the only option is
Let's go check it out ourselves, after all, there is no serious person in the palace who can take charge of things now."
"That's all we can do." Hongli stroked his forehead and said, "Lao Wu, if you're not in a hurry, how about you follow me into the palace?"
Hong Zhou stood up and said with a smile: "Fourth brother has your destiny, how dare I disobey him?"
Hong Li nodded, and after briefly packing up the things on the table, he and Hong Zhou left the study room. Unexpectedly, as soon as they went out, they met Xianyue. When she saw the two of them coming out, she was also stunned and immediately leaned over.
He said: "I would like to pay my respects to the prince."
After she was able to die, she and Hong Zhou met each other. Since her use of provoking Hong Zhou was exposed, the meeting between her and Hong Zhou was somewhat awkward.