Qi Kuan was the first to react and said: "Master is suspicious. Someone bribed those guards?"
Xianyue slowly said: "Yes, if Fu Heng is not talking nonsense, there is only such an explanation, but what is the purpose of that person to bribe the guards? Why did he know in advance that Qi Kuan would go to inquire, we know nothing, we must find out.
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The next day, Qi Kuan was ordered to leave the palace, and when A Luo went to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he met Zhong Qi again. The latter looked surprised when he saw her, and hurried over and said: "What a coincidence, it really happened again."
Saw you."
The words Qi Kuan learned yesterday made A Luo a little more wary of Zhong Qi, but she did not show it, and smiled at Zhong Qi, "Yes, what a coincidence, but Mr. Zhong doesn't seem to be interested."
It should appear here."
Zhong Qi looked at A Luo with gentle eyes, "I know, but I thought... maybe I could see you when I came here, so I came here to try my luck. Now it seems that my luck is very good."
"See me?" A Luo turned his head and asked curiously: "Why do you want to see me?"
Zhong Qi lowered his head and smiled and said: "I don't know. I just want to see you and talk to you for some reason. I wonder if you will give me this opportunity."
A Luo avoided his gaze without leaving a trace and said: "This is the forbidden garden of the harem. Although Mr. Zhong is a guard, it is not appropriate to appear here."
Zhong Qi didn't seem to expect that she would say that. He was in a daze for a moment, and then said: "That's right, then... I'll leave first. Another day..."
Before he could finish speaking, A Luo said: "Master asked me to go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to pick up some things. It's not urgent. Why don't I send you there."
A hint of joy flashed across Zhong Qi's face, and he nodded repeatedly: "Okay, let's go together."
Along the way, Zhong Qi was talking to A Luo, and the latter kept responding, as if the conversation was very pleasant. When they were about to say goodbye, Zhong Qi glanced around and said softly: "Tomorrow... we
How about meeting here again?"
"Yeah." A'luo's answer made Zhong Qi very happy. After saying a few more words, he left. Unexpectedly, just after he turned around, A'luo's face suddenly turned gloomy.
Aluo didn't even take what Xianyue told him, and hurriedly returned to Yanxi Palace. After recounting his encounter with Zhong Qi, he said: "Master, we meet today so that I can be sure that Zhong Qi is
Approach the slave deliberately, otherwise there would be no such coincidence. You said that there must be an ulterior conspiracy hidden under too many coincidences."
Xianyue looked solemn and said: "I know, I will wait until Qi Kuan comes back to talk about everything."
In the evening, Qi Kuan came back quickly and said before he could catch his breath: "Master, I found out. I finally found out Zhong Qi's true character."
Xianyue signaled Zhichun to bring her untouched tea cup to Qi Kuan. After he drank it in one breath, she asked: "Tell me, what is going on."
Qi Kuan wiped off the water stains on his lips and said: "Fu Heng is right. Zhong Qi is indeed a gambler. Everyone who lives near his home knows that the slave later went to Beijing."
There are several famous gambling houses in the country, and they are all very familiar with Zhong Qi's name. As for the disgraceful things Fu Heng said, my servants also found out. Zhong Qi... was actually married before."
A Luo let out a sigh and said: "When he talked to me, he never said that he was married. He only said that the person he liked married a member of the court under the arrangement of his family because he disliked his family background.
Powerful."
"I don't know if this happened. I only know that Zhong Qi got married three years ago, and the woman gave him a generous dowry. Originally, even without his salary, life was enough, but Zhong Qi was a gambler, so he didn't
How many days will it take to marry off your wife?
He lost all his money, and even mortgaged his wife to a gambling house because he couldn't pay off his gambling debts. Later, his father-in-law used the money to redeem her and took her back to her parents' home, never to come back again." Qi
He breathed a sigh of relief and finished explaining what he had learned.
Xianyue said with a gloomy face: "He is really a bad gambler. Fortunately, he discovered this matter. Otherwise, if A Luo marries him, his life will be ruined."
"Those guards went in and out with Zhong Qi, so it's impossible that they didn't know about it, but they all insisted that Zhong Qi was a good man without any bad deeds, and they were obviously bribed by Zhong Qi. But the slave couldn't figure out why he
Is he doing this just for Ah Luo? But yesterday was the time when he and Ah Luo
Why did Luo do so many things for A Luo when they met for the first time? Also, where did he get the money to bribe people? A bad gambler like him would never have more than ten taels of money in his hands.
, it is possible to bribe one or two people, but it is impossible to bribe so many people, there must be other sources."
Xianyue listened quietly, and after Qi Kuan finished speaking, she said coldly: "Go and investigate. You must find out the ins and outs of this matter for me. I want to see who is scheming."
All this." After saying that, she turned her eyes and said: "Aluo, before the matter is investigated clearly, you continue to contact Zhong Qi and try to trick him to see if you can get any clues. Remember, be careful and don't
It made him suspicious."
A Luo promised: "My slave will be careful."
Following Xianyue's instructions, everything began to proceed quietly. After four days of this, Qi Kuan finally found some clues, and the source of these clues pointed to Concubine Zhe, who was still seen beside Concubine Zhe.
The palace maid Liu Ye had been in contact with Zhong Qi more than once. After that, Zhong Qi suddenly became rich.
In addition, A Luo also got some words out of Zhong Qi's mouth. Although they were very obscure, after careful analysis, he suddenly discovered that they were also related to Concubine Zhe.
After listening to what they two said, Xianyue narrowed her eyes and said coldly: "What a concubine, she actually plotted against me, she is really capable!"
A Luo said bitterly: "That day, the slave once made fun of her. She had a grudge in her heart, so after knowing that the master chose a husband for the slave, she came up with this trick to get revenge on the slave. If Fu Heng hadn't reminded her, she would have got it.
What they did was not worth it, it was really insidious.”
Listening to A Luo's words, Xianyue suddenly laughed, playing with the tassel tied under the handle of the fan and said: "Don't be angry, she wants to play tricks with me, I just want to play with her, I hope she can still play with her when the time comes.
I can laugh."
Before A Luo could say anything, Xianyue raised her hand and said: "Okay, let's not mention this disappointing thing. A Luo, how have you considered the candidate?"
A Luo, who would have been uneasy when he heard about this, did not change his expression this time. He lowered his head and said, "Master, I have thought about it carefully. I don't want to get married."