Fu Tai gave her a strange look and said, "Didn't you already tell me about this just now? It's because of Lily of the Valley."
"The fragrance of lily of the valley can make crows go crazy, but don't forget that before the crows went crazy, the Yongshou Palace, where only one or two crows occasionally roosted, turned into a place like the Cold Palace and the Fengxian Palace, where dozens of crows gathered
Crow, do you think this is normal?"
When she said this, Fu Taiyi felt something was wrong. He rubbed his chin and asked, "Wei promised to suspect that someone deliberately lured these crows there?"
Qiao Yan'er smiled slightly and said: "Yes, as long as we find out who deliberately lured these crows, it will be useless even if Manager Zhou bites him to death and refuses to acknowledge him."
Fu Tai thought for a while and said, "I do know the crow feeder. Okay, I'll look for an opportunity to try him."
In the next two days, the palace was so calm that there was no ripple. In Kunning Palace, Xianyue frowned and said, "You said that Ye Fang had contacted the eunuch who was responsible for delivering meals to Yongshou Palace?"
"Yes, I have checked. The two of them have known each other before. It is not strange for them to interact occasionally. But I discovered something. Ye Fang was actually following the eunuch who delivered the food. After he entered the Yongshou Palace, he hid
Stay aside, and then when he comes out, pretend to meet him accidentally."
"There must be something wrong with being so sneaky. Could it be possible..." Jin Ping asked tentatively: "They are secretly passing on the news?"
Qi Kuan shook his head and said: "But I checked the origin of this Ye Fang, and he has no contact with Wei, or even knows each other. What news can be passed between them?"
Jin Ping nodded and said: "That's true. Things in the palace are either friendship or interests. Wei Promise has no friendship with Ye Fang, but only interests. But Wei Promise and the current situation, there is no way she can give Ye Fang any benefits."
"Perhaps...it's not Wei Jingxuan who promised him benefits." Xianyue said slowly, turning her gaze to Jiang Feng, who had been silent, "What's going on over there with Qiao Yan'er?"
Jiang Feng lowered his eyes and said: "To return to the master, this slave has been secretly following Qiao Yan'er these days. Except for an accidental encounter with Ye Fang, there is nothing unusual about him."
"Nothing unusual?" Xianyue said in surprise: "You mean, she hasn't seen Ye Fang or Zhang Quan again in the past few days?"
"Yes." Jiang Feng affirmed: "I think it's strange, but it's not true."
Qi Kuan also said from the side: "Master, the people sent by this servant to monitor Ye Fang and Zhang Quan all said that they had never seen Qiao Yan'er go looking for them.
Xianyue stroked the intricate tangled branches on her sleeves and said in a low voice, "Since she knows how to meet these two people, she must have some purpose. How come there is no movement for several days in a row."
Jiang Feng's eyes flashed slightly and he asked tentatively: "Master, could it be that Qiao Yan'er discovered that we were following us secretly, so she didn't dare to take any further action?"
At this time, Mrs. Hu walked in, and the latter said with a smile: "I heard from the empress a few days ago that I occasionally have nightmares at night, so I stewed Tremella, Lotus Seed and Lily Soup, which can nourish yin and moisturize the lungs, and also clear the heart and calm the mind.
, Madam, please try it and see how it tastes."
"The imperial concubine is interested." Xianyue took the lotus seed soup served by Mrs. Hu herself, took a sip, nodded and said: "It's sweet and light, it's very good."
After Mrs. Hu sat down in the chair, she asked tentatively: "My Lady, what are you worried about?"
"It's nothing, just some things that I can't figure out." After telling Qiao Yan'er's story, Xiayue said: "This woman has contacted Ye Fang and Zhang Quan successively, but now there is no movement.
It’s really puzzling.”
Mrs. Hu thought for a while and said: "In fact, there is no point in thinking about Qiao Yan'er's intentions. She can just point her out as the bride."
Jiang Feng said from the side: "To express my gratitude to you, the master has thought about this matter, but he was afraid that issuing a decree to grant a marriage would intensify the situation and make things uncontrollable, so he gave the slaves five days to try their best.
To find out the details of Qiao Yan'er, it's a pity... the slave is incompetent and hasn't found anything yet."
Mrs. Hu chuckled and said: "She is just a young palace maid. I'm afraid she won't cause any big trouble. If the empress is really worried, she can be sent out of the palace immediately after issuing the decree to marry her."
Jiang Feng's eyes flashed slightly and he said: "If you can't figure out Qiao Yan'er's purpose, this person will always be a disaster."
Mrs. Hu said disdainfully: "Letting her stay with the Queen is the real disaster."
Jiang Feng said to the frowning Xianyue: "Master, there are still two days left before the five-day limit. If you give me a little more time, I will definitely be able to find out the details about Qiao Yan'er."
Xianyue put down the enamel porcelain bowl in her hand and said in a cold voice: "Concubine Ying is right. Letting her stay with me is the real disaster. From the beginning, I should not have decided on these five days."
limit."
"But..." When Jiang Feng was about to say more, Xianyue raised her hand and said, "You don't have to say any more, I have already made up my mind." After saying that, she said to Mrs. Hu, "It's just for this moment and a half.
Where can I find the right candidate?”
Mrs. Hu thought for a moment and said to Li Si: "I remember that you have a brother who is a few years younger than you and is not married yet, right?"
"Yes, my slave brother has been studying hard in the cold window, hoping to obtain fame, so he has never gotten married. The year before last, he passed the imperial examination and passed the imperial examination. Now, with the grace of the master, he has filled the vacancy of the eighth rank in the civil service department."
Mrs. Hu nodded and said to Xianyue: "My dear lady, what do you think?"
"Okay, it's Li Si's brother." With that said, Xianyue said to Jinping: "Go and get my seal and the Four Treasures of the Study."
Jinping responded and was about to go down when a palace official walked in quickly and bowed: "Master, a strange thing happened in the Ministry of Internal Affairs."
Xia Yue'e raised her eyebrows slightly and said, "Oh, what's weird?"
"Returning to the master, an hour ago, when Fu Tai from the Ministry of Internal Affairs went to the Imperial Garden, he was suddenly attacked by a group of snakes, insects and ants. He was bitten and injured all over his body. He couldn't shake it off until he jumped into the Linyuan Pond.
It’s an escape.”
Mrs. Hu was surprised and said: "How could such a thing happen? Do you know why he encountered snakes and ants?"
"I don't know what I'm doing. There was a palace servant who was with Fu Tai at that time, but for some reason, those snakes only targeted Fu Tai and bit him. There was even a crow that flew in and pecked Fu Tai. The people next to him were unharmed; in addition,
According to what the palace official said, he once smelled a strange aroma on Fu Tai's body."
Hearing this, Xianyue and Hu's expressions changed. The scent...insects...crows...could it be the scent of lily of the valley?
But this is impossible. All the lily-of-the-valley incense was handed over to Zheng Jiu and thrown into the Palace of Eternal Life. How could there be any left? But if it wasn't the lily-of-the-valley incense, what would it be?