After talking about other things, the two exchanged information.
"It turns out that the one who caused trouble that day was Xue Ru you were chasing!" Yan Ling took a bite of the fruit and thought about it, "Has her hair grown?"
To say that they knew each other, we have to thank Xue Ru. If she hadn't snatched Yan Ling's horse, he would have gone directly to Yongcheng.
Xu Yin couldn't help laughing when he thought of the situation at that time.
"You can even go to the palace as a teacher. It should have grown out, right?"
Yan Ling said: "She sneaked into the palace and became the princess's tutor. It seems that her master has a lot of energy."
Xu Yin replied yes, flicked the charcoal fire for making tea, and then stood up.
"What's wrong with you?" Yan Ling looked at her.
"I remembered something." Xu Yin murmured.
Speaking of which, she seemed to have seen someone very similar to Xue Ru in the palace in her previous life. But at that time, she didn't know that her father's death was related to Xue Ru, so she didn't pay attention.
What's going on?
She came out from her sister's side and saw a woman passing by the garden. She was wearing a cloak. It was not the coat that concubines usually used to decorate, but the kind of black cloak that was without any tricks and was especially suitable for covering up.
Emperor You was so beautiful. It seemed strange to have such a woman in the palace, so she took a second look.
The woman noticed it and turned around.
It was very dark at the time and she could only see half of her face.
The woman left quickly. She asked the waiter, but no one knew who it was.
If that woman is really Xue Ru, then her master not only lived to that time, but was also very proud of himself.
Thinking about it this way, the scope of suspicion seems to be narrowed.
The incident of frightening the horse in the street seemed to be harming her, but in fact it was the prince. In addition, Xue Ru could enter and leave the palace, which means that her master must be in the royal family.
Xu Yin thought about it in his mind and his heart skipped a beat.
Is it possible...
"What's wrong? What did you think of?" Yan Ling asked with concern.
Xu Yin exhaled that tone and asked instead: "Are you familiar with any of the concubines in the palace?"
Yan Ling looked around and nodded slightly.
The Zhaoguo Duke's Mansion has arranged spies in the harem, so this is naturally a secret among secrets. Only Xu Yin asked, he would tell.
"I want to ask you to check something, okay?"
Yan Ling smiled and said, "That's all you say." When have I ever refused?
"Help me find out who recommended Xue Ru to Concubine Xian."
Yan Ling agreed: "Okay. But don't have too much hope. In order to protect herself, Concubine Xian has always been very tight-lipped, so she may not be able to find out."
"Well, let's give it a try."
Yan Ling sighed: "This palace is not peaceful. The prince has been plotted, and now there is a turbulent undercurrent. Your Majesty has always respected Concubine De, but he actually scolded Concubine Shu for a trivial matter the day before yesterday. Even Concubine Shu felt a little colder.
Oh my god, the prince and Princess Changning are just two stupid people who have no idea that they just won a great victory."
Xu Yin smiled and said: "Actually, I know. After that incident, the prince has extra trust in you, and Princess Changning also inexplicably trusts me. This is probably just intuition."
That's true.
After exchanging news, Yan Ling didn't want to mention these disappointing things, and asked her enthusiastically: "You just came to the capital, haven't you gone out yet? Let me tell you, the vegetarian food at Daguangming Temple is delicious, you must try it.
Let's go eat once. There are also lanterns on Tianjie. It's a pity that you came late. The Lantern Festival is the most grand day, and the sky is filled with lights..."
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In the Huayang Palace, porcelain was clattered on the floor, and the palace maid was silent as she knelt in front of a beautiful woman.
The emperor was very fond of women, and his concubine Ye was his first favorite concubine, and she was also his favorite in the harem.
Later, when the emperor got older and the concubines were no longer young, the charioteers were gradually replaced by more fresh beauties. However, His Majesty still retained some affection for this beloved concubine who had accompanied him since his youth, and would return the favor from time to time.
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Concubine Shu has three princes and is highly qualified. Even if she is no longer as favored as before, she is still the most popular one in the palace. Therefore, her temper, which has been bad since her early years, has not been restrained to this day.
She smashed everything she could see within sight. Concubine Shu was panting and her face, which was still beautiful, was as gloomy as water.
After her breathing calmed down a little, she asked coldly: "No one is left?"
The maid kneeling in front of her was trembling and replied carefully: "Yes..."
Concubine Shu's anger rose again, but there was nothing left to smash around, so she could only hit the dressing table and said angrily: "What a waste! There are so many informants, it's all waste!"
The eldest palace maid did not dare to argue and lowered her head: "This slave deserves to die!"
According to her past temper, Concubine Shu has already asked people to drag her out. People who do things poorly have no right to stay by her side! But the East Palace just asked the emperor to wash it. Now if she has become depressed, she will
Palace maid, didn't you just bring it upon yourself? She had no choice but to hold back and said unwillingly: "I'll spare your life this time. If something like this happens again, I'll die myself!"
The eldest palace maid breathed a sigh of relief, kowtowed and thanked her: "I thank you for sparing your life. I will be shattered into pieces to serve you in the future."
Concubine Shu raised her head and snorted: "As long as you know how to be grateful!"
The atmosphere finally calmed down, and the palace people hurriedly came in, cleaning and serving.
After the room was refreshed, Concubine Shu sat down and slowly ate the bird's nest while asking in confusion: "Tell me, who did this? Does Jinghe Palace have such courage?"
In Jinghe Palace, Concubine De lived. Among the three concubines, Concubine De was once the crown prince Liangdi. The queen also assisted in managing the harem when she was there, and she gave birth to the second prince, so she had the highest status.
After fighting for twenty years, Concubine De was still not suppressed. Concubine Shu naturally knew in her heart that she had always been calm and would not take action easily without being completely sure. The emperor is now in good health and still loves the prince. De
How could the concubine take such a big risk? It's not like her at all.
The eldest palace maid replied: "Perhaps they didn't expect to fail? The plan was very well arranged, and it was indeed something that the prince could do. If a disaster occurs that day, your majesty will definitely believe that the prince did it."
That makes sense.
Concubine Shu ate two mouthfuls of bird's nest, and became angry again after thinking about it: "The bitch in Jinghe Palace is so cunning! She can do anything behind the scenes, but pretends to be innocent on the surface, causing me to be implicated for nothing. It's really hateful
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After saying some words to vent, she remembered and asked: "By the way, what is the name of the daughter of a minor official who saved the prince? I heard that the princess treated her like a guest?"
"My name is Xu Yin, she is the third in the family, and your Majesty has made her the Lord of Yongjia County." After the palace maid answered, she reminded, "My dear, her father served as the governor of Nanyuan, and now she is also a high official in Xinjiang, not a minor official."
Concubine Shu's mind was not focused on whether she was an official or not. Compared with the royal family, what official was not a minor official? She was concerned about another thing.
"I heard that she is extremely beautiful? There seems to be some news that His Majesty wants to choose a concubine for the Crown Prince or the Second Prince, and I would like to meet her..."