Concubine Li brought two pieces of news, one good news and one bad news:
The queen is dying, which is great news.
Little Plum appeared again, which was a bolt from the blue.
Li Guangliang was confused by the two pieces of news.
"How did you know?"
Li Guangliang hopes that what happened to Xiao Lizi is false and that Concubine Li will tell her what happened just now.
Li Guangliang thought for a while and said: "This may not be true. That boy is half-hearted. He is obviously a subordinate of the queen, but he said he wants to take refuge with you. This is strange."
Concubine Li said: "The queen is dying, and he wants to find another supporter to protect his life. This is not false."
Li Guangliang still shook his head and said: "He also said he was not sure, so we shouldn't scare ourselves."
"However, there is an eventuality in everything, and we have to take precautions."
"In this case, you ask that boy to find out where Little Plum is."
"If it is confirmed that he is in the Queen's Palace, I will make arrangements to remove him."
"As long as Xiao Lizi is dead, the past events can be treated as if they never happened."
The affair between Concubine Li and Xiao Lizi must not be exposed, absolutely not.
Last time, I thought that Xiao Lizi would not appear again, so I stopped the arrest.
Now that I think about it, the safest way is to kill someone and silence them. Only dead people don't talk nonsense.
Concubine Li nodded and said: "I have asked him to investigate. Once found out, my brother will send someone to assassinate him and completely eliminate the hidden danger."
Li Guangliang nodded in agreement, and Concubine Li continued: "The queen is dying, and the second prince Shi Yuncheng is also taking action. He has a forbidden army in his hands and wants to support Concubine Shu to ascend to the throne. We must guard against him."
"How many troops and horses does brother have available?"
Li Guangliang's face turned gloomy, and he shook his head and said: "I control the Jingzhao Mansion, and my agents, spies, and Wu Hou who patrol the city, the total number is only 10,000, and the forbidden army has as many as 40,000, I'm afraid..."
If the two sides are at loggerheads, Li Guangliang feels that he will not have the upper hand.
Concubine Li thought for a while and asked, "Can you win over some of the forbidden troops?"
Li Guangliang thought for a while and said: "You can try, but the time is too short. The queen only has half a month to live at most. It will be very difficult to win over the imperial army within half a month."
Concubine Li said: "If this is done, I can ascend to the position of queen, and my brother can replace Lu Qichang and become the privy envoy. This will be a great wealth. Brother, please think of a way."
The governor of Jingzhao only controls the royal city, while the privy envoys control the soldiers and horses of the world, which has much greater power.
Li Guangliang was naturally moved after hearing this.
"Okay, I'll make preparations. Do you want to contact the king over there?"
If you want to ascend to the position of queen, Shi Le's support is most important.
Li Guangliang wanted Concubine Li to think of a solution for Shi Le.
Concubine Li shook her head slightly and said: "I wrote many letters, requesting to join the army in Guancheng to accompany me, but the king refused."
"The queen is only half a month old. It would be disadvantageous for me to go to Guancheng."
"In my opinion, once the queen dies, she will first control the harem, and then ask the king for canonization."
"As for Concubine Shu, kill her first. As long as she dies, no one will compete with me. The queen will be mine."
Li Guangliang thought about it and it made sense. He couldn't leave the royal city now and had to stay here to cook the raw rice into cooked rice.
As long as the queen dies and Concubine Shu dies, the position of queen belongs to Concubine Li.
"Okay, I understand, I'll make arrangements."
Li Guangliang made up his mind.
After Concubine Li finished speaking, she immediately stood up and said, "I have to go back, so as not to be noticed by others."
Li Guangliang nodded and said, "Okay, be careful on the road."
Concubine Li immediately left Jingzhao Mansion and quietly returned to the palace with her people.
Middle palace.
Yuyao quickly entered the bedroom, where the queen was waiting for news.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Li went to Jingzhao Mansion just now."
Yuyao has been sending people to keep an eye on Concubine Li.
The queen nodded slightly and said, "This bitch is contacting Li Guangliang."
"Liu Feng is right, the bitch has Jingzhao Mansion, Shi Yuncheng has the imperial army, and I have become meat on the chopping block."
The queen felt an unprecedented sense of crisis.
In the past, she was aloof and the queen of the middle palace, and no one could shake her status.
Not to mention threatening her personal safety.
But this time, Concubine Li had the Jingzhao Mansion, Shi Yuncheng had the imperial army, and her brother, Privy Councilor Lu Qichang, was not in the royal city, so she could not find any military support.
If Lu Qichang is here, hundreds of thousands of troops can be mobilized outside the city at any time, and the queen can sit firmly in the palace.
There was still fighting on the front line, so it was impossible for her to ask Lu Qichang for help.
At this time, she can only seek happiness for herself.
"Your Majesty, the situation is critical. I will go to the Forbidden Army now."
Yuyao also felt great pressure.
If something goes wrong with the queen, she will be buried with her.
The queen nodded slightly and said, "Okay, you go and be sure to win over the deputy commander."
Yuyao nodded, immediately left the dormitory, and quietly went to the deputy commander's home.
The queen sat in the palace, thinking more and more impatiently, and she was very upset.
"What on earth did the bitch say..."
The queen stood up and shouted: "Come here!"
A palace maid walked in outside the door and said, "Your Majesty."
The queen ordered: "Go and call Liu Feng. Don't let outsiders see you and enter the palace quietly."
The palace maid immediately bowed and said, "I obey your order."
The palace maid left the palace gate and hurried to Liu Mansion.
Long Chen came out of the imperial concubine's palace and walked alone in the dark night. There were many Wuhou and Imperial Guards patrolling the city. Long Chen was interrogated several times, but with the token in his hand, he was finally allowed to go.
Back at Liu Mansion, Shuiyun stood at the door waiting anxiously.
"You're back, are you okay?"
Shuiyun ran out and touched Long Chen carefully to make sure he was fine, and then the stone in his heart dropped.
"Don't worry too much, I told you it'll be fine."
Long Chen pulled Shui Yun in. Dinner was already prepared.
After sitting down, Shuiyun served Long Chen some rice and vegetables.
Halfway through the meal, I heard someone knocking on the door.
After a while, a palace maid walked in. Shui Yun immediately put down his chopsticks, but Long Chen continued to eat without paying attention.
The palace maid held her head high and said to Long Chen: "Your Majesty has a decree, follow me into the palace immediately!"
Shuiyun looked at Long Chen nervously.
Long Chen ignored it and continued to eat.
The palace maid looked unhappy and scolded: "Didn't you hear what I said!"
People in the palace, just like people in the officialdom, usually behave like dogs with low eyebrows and grovel.
Once they have the opportunity, these people will imitate the old master and dominate them.
That's what this palace maid is like.
Usually, he is just a little slave in the middle palace, acting like a dog with his tail between his legs.
When she was sent to Liu Mansion today, she felt as if an envoy had arrived.
She felt that Long Chen should be respectful and even give money to please him.
However, Long Chen didn't look down on her at all!
The palace maid is very angry!
"Palm mouth!"
Long Chen didn't raise his head and continued to eat.
Shuiyun and the palace maid were stunned for a moment at the same time.
Snap!
A clear slap sounded, the male servant slapped her twice, and the palace maid's face was slapped with two slap marks.
"You! How dare you hit me!"
The palace maid was very angry and wanted to fight back.
"Hit again!"
Long Chen put down his chopsticks and said coldly.
Snap!
Another two slaps on the face made the palace maid stunned.
Covering her burning face, the palace maid couldn't believe that Long Chen actually dared to hit her, twice!
"You...you..."
The palace maid was so angry that she was shaking all over. She was an envoy sent by the queen, and Long Chen actually dared to hit her!
"Kneel down!"
Long Chen said coldly, and the male servant kicked the maid in the knee, causing the maid to kneel down on the ground.
"How dare you make me kneel down!"
The palace maid suddenly laughed. She felt that Long Chen was crazy, completely crazy.
Even Shui Yun was frightened by Long Chen's crazy behavior.
