When Xiao Yuanzi saw Wei Jingxuan covering her abdomen, she said with an ugly face: "I'm afraid the dragon fetus is unstable again, Xiangju, please hurry up and ask Dr. Zhuang to come over."
Xiangju agreed and was about to leave, but Wei Jingxuan stopped her and said, "There's no need to go, it doesn't matter to me." The pain didn't last long this time, and it soon subsided.
Xiao Yuanzi said earnestly: "You look so ugly, so you should ask Dr. Zhuang to come over and take a look."
Wei Jingxuan stroked her swollen belly and sneered: "What's the use of coming? If it weren't for those things, there would be no way to protect the dragon fetus in my belly."
Xiao Yuanzi said helplessly: "There is nothing we can do about this. Master, you should just take it easy."
"Even if I want to ignore it, there is nothing I can do." After a moment of silence, Xiao Yuanzi whispered: "Master, you just said that there are still things that have not been done. I don't know what you mean."
"Little Mengzi." Hearing these three words spit out from Wei Jingxuan's red lips, Xiao Yuanzi asked in shock: "What's wrong with him?"
Wei Jingxuan held Xiangju's hand and walked to the long table placed by the window. On the long table was a pot of camellia, a newly cultivated variety in the flower house. The flowers were pure white and the branches were thin and drooping. They were very beautiful.
Wei Jingxuan folded a flower in her hand and said in a low voice: "Do you think the imperial concubine and the others are so easy to get rid of? This time, I sent my father to Shuntian Mansion before them. Do you think they won't be suspicious?"
Xiao Yuanzi said disapprovingly: "So what if they are suspicious, they framed the master first, and the master is just turning them into an army. What can they do to the master?"
Wei Jingxuan stroked the delicate petals and said coldly: "Do you want Liu Qi to die?"
Xiao Yuanzi was startled, "Master, where did you start talking about this? How could this slave..."
Wei Jingxuan interrupted him coldly, "If you don't deal with Xiao Mengzi, you are pushing Liu Qi to his death. We have managed to plant an informant in Chonghua Palace, and we must not let it go like this."
Xiao Yuanzi pondered for a long time and said tentatively: "Master is saying, let Xiao Mencius do it..." Before he could finish, Wei Jingxuan said: "As long as you understand, you must hurry up before they get suspicious of Liu Qi.
Finish this matter without leaving any traces. By now... the Changchun Palace should have received the news."
Wei Jingxuan's guess was correct. Shortly after Xiao Yuanzi entered the Shenwu Gate, the letter was delivered to Mrs. Hu. After reading the letter, the latter's face turned pale.
Xianyue was also there. Seeing her like this, her mind changed slightly and she said, "But the plan failed?"
Mrs. Hu said solemnly: "Yes, my father's letter said that Wei Deming arrived at Shuntian Mansion ahead of our people. He not only admitted the crime of extortion, but also returned the money, and blamed all the crimes on him alone. Yin of Shuntian Mansion
We have already started investigating the matter." At this point, she shook her head and said, "I don't understand how Wei Deming could admit something he has never done and get ahead of us."
"The only possibility is that Wei Deming knew what we were going to do, so he struck first."
Hu immediately denied it and said: "It's impossible. Those people sent by my father are all loyal people. They will not betray my concubine's family."
Xianyue was silent for a while and said, "Do you still remember what happened in Chonghua Palace yesterday?"
Mrs. Hu suppressed her confused thoughts and said, "I remember that I thought someone was eavesdropping outside, but later I found out it was a cat."
Xianyue stretched out her sleeves and said coolly: "But before that, a person who was not supposed to serve in the inner hall knocked over Zilan's tea and took the tea into the Nuan Pavilion."
"You mean Liu Qi?" Mrs. Hu frowned and said, "But after cross-examination by the empress, Liu Qi's behavior was not suspicious and there was no chance to eavesdrop. That incident was just a coincidence."
Xianyue said slowly: "That said, I have always had doubts about this, so I sent people to keep an eye on Chonghua Palace all night to see if Liu Qi would go and report the news."
Hu said in surprise: "So, Liu Qi has ever been out of Chonghua Palace?"
"If he had been out, there wouldn't be anything like today's incident." Saying this, Xianyue said: "There are only two possibilities for the current situation. One is that Liu Qi used a method that we don't know to send news out of the palace.
"Secondly, there is someone else who is eavesdropping on our conversation."
Qi Kuan said from the side: "I remember that three people left Chonghua Palace last night, namely Jin Ping, Xiao Mengzi and A Ji who is in charge of the kitchen. As for where they went, I don't know."
"Jin Ping is an old man who has been trusted by Sister Yi for many years. He should not do such a betrayal. As for Xiao Mengzi and A Ji, I am not familiar with them and dare not make any judgments."
"Little Mencius..." Qi Kuan whispered: "Why is this name so familiar? It seems like I have heard it somewhere."
"Xiao Mengzi is the one who testified for Liu Qi." After saying this, Xianyue ordered: "Go and bring these three people. I will question them personally."
"Hey!" Qi Kuan bowed and was about to retreat when Xia Yue suddenly called him, then waved him to her side and whispered in his ear. After hearing the words that penetrated his ears, Qi Kuan looked at him with a very strange look.
Looking at Xianyue, he said softly: "Master, why is this?"
Xianyue glanced at him and said, "Don't ask too many questions, just follow my instructions."
Seeing what she said, Qi Kuan didn't dare to ask any more questions. He lowered his head and said, "I'll go right now."
Qi Kuan hurried to Chonghua Palace to see Huang. After the latter learned of his purpose, he immediately called Jinping and said, "Go and bring Aji and Xiao Mencius to Changchun Palace with me."
After Jinping went down as instructed, Huang said: "Eunuch Qi, why did the imperial concubine suddenly see these people? What happened?"
"To be fair to you, Madam, there is news from outside the palace that something unexpected happened with the Wei family. I'm afraid it will be in vain. The master suspects that someone has leaked the news."
When she first heard the news, Ms. Huang was very surprised. After she calmed down, she said again: "Even if this is the case, what does it have to do with the three of them?"
Qi Kuan looked embarrassed, and then whispered something. He said it too softly and too quickly, and Huang couldn't hear what he said. He frowned and said, "What?"
Qi Kuan hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and whispered in Huang's ear. Huang stared at Qi Kuan in shock for a while, then said with a complicated expression: "Are you serious?"
Qi Kuan responded, and then said hastily: "My dear, don't think too much. The master has no doubts about your intentions. He is just thinking about what happened yesterday and is worried that there is someone with dishonest intentions in your palace, so..."
Huang interrupted him with a deep look, "You don't have to say anything. I know exactly what the imperial concubine means."
Qi Kuan looked anxious and wanted to say something else, but Jin Ping had already walked in with Xiao Mengzi and the others. Huang stood up with a wave of sleeves and said with a hint of coldness: "Let's go, don't keep the imperial concubine waiting in a hurry."