In the Yongyang Palace, Qiqi was looking at the model of the Prince Consort's Palace sent by the Tianji Bureau. Quan De'an followed her and said with a smile: "Hong Beimo is really unmatched in terms of architecture."
Qiqi said: "How do you know he won't tamper with it?"
Quan De'an wondered: "Since His Highness is worried that he will be detrimental to you, why did you agree to let him rebuild the Prince Consort's Mansion?"
Qiqi said: "How can I object to what the emperor has decided?"
Quan De'an said: "I heard that the emperor has been moody recently. Two noble concubines and six palace officials have died in his hands in half a month."
Qiqi said casually: "I haven't seen him for a while."
Quan De'an said: "There is a rumor in the palace that the emperor ate the elixir that Hong Beimo refined for him, which is why he became like this."
Qiqi said: "He only believes in Hong Beimo. If I try to persuade him, he will think that I am harming him."
Quan De'an sighed and said: "The emperor was wise all his life, and he never thought that he would be deceived in his old age."
Qiqi said: "Eunuch Quan, how much do you know about Hong Beimo?"
Quan De'an said: "The old slave knows everything and has told everything about him. I have told His Highness everything about him."
Qiqi's fingers gently fiddled with the two bronze lions placed in front of the Prince Consort's Mansion, changed their positions, and then said: "Tianji State is huge, with Hongbeimo's current reputation and strength
, even worse than Ji Feihua back then. If he wanted to control the government, he should be able to do it easily. But he had no interest in the government and even stayed away from the court. You said that he worked hard and devoted himself to support the emperor's comeback.
, What is the reason for returning to Dabao? Is it just for loyalty? "
Quan De'an shook his head and said: "He may not be loyal to the emperor. In Lao Nu's opinion, he is asking for help from the emperor. He and the emperor should be using each other."
Qiqi said: "There is something I have never asked you. Why did my mother die in Daxiangguo Temple?"
Quan De'an sighed and said: "The old slave really doesn't know that the mistress has become depressed since she gave birth to the princess. In fact, this is also a common situation among pregnant women. At that time, she proposed to go to Daxiangguo Temple to offer incense.
After the prince agreed, she went to the Daxiangguo Temple. After offering incense, she asked to go to the Tallinn to pay homage to an eminent monk who had enlightened her in the past. But who would have thought that she would seek death, and when she realized that she had
late."
Qiqi said: "What is the name of that eminent monk?"
Quan De'an said: "She didn't say that."
Qiqi said: "I remember that there is an unknown monk buried in the pagoda. Every New Year's Day, I go to worship in front of the pagoda. I also asked the monks of Daxiangguo Temple, but they didn't know that Buddha
Who is buried under the tower?"
Quan De'an said: "There are thousands of pagodas behind the Daxiangguo Temple. Over the years, many of them have lost their names. This is not surprising."
Qiqi said: "But recently I heard that buried under the pagoda should be a monk named Minghui. I wonder if you have heard of it?"
Quan De'an frowned and looked a little confused. After thinking carefully for a while, he finally shook his head and said, "I have never heard of it."
Qiqi secretly thought that Quan De'an had no reason to deceive him. Did he really not know? Or was he deliberately concealing it? Or maybe Hong Beimo was deliberately deceiving himself, fabricating a non-existent character to deceive his trust.
, but thinking of the conversation with Hong Beimo, Qiqi shuddered in her heart. Hong Beimo obviously knew her well. As she gets older, some strange revelations will appear in her sleep, and most of these revelations have already been
It came true. Did her mother really inherit her memories to herself? As time went by, these memories slowly revived in her mind, but why didn't she keep the truth of her death to herself? Did she never think about it?
Want her daughter to avenge her?
Quan De'an said: "Your Highness, do you need me to find out about this matter?"
Qiqi shook her head and said, "Forget it, I'm just asking casually."
Quan De'an said: "In fact, the mistress has been dead for so many years. If I could see His Highness's achievements today, I would definitely be smiling."
Qiqi smiled faintly and said: "I have nothing to do, Eunuch Quan, where was my mother born before she married my father? Why do you always deny that you don't know every time I ask you?"
Quan De'an said respectfully: "It's not an argument, it's true that I don't know. The slave was sent to work by the queen at the time after the mistress married the prince. I don't know anything about the mistress's past."
Qiqi nodded, did not continue to ask, and said softly: "Go and do your work."
Quan De'an responded and said Qiqi: "Huang Feihong should be here, go and have a look and let him come in to see me."
It didn't take long for Huo Shengnan to come to Qiqi. She joined the Shence Mansion as Huang Feihong. She had been disguising herself as a man and concealed her identity very well. She has not revealed any flaws to this day.
Huo Shengnan cupped his fists and said, "I see you, Your Highness, Princess!"
Qiqi asked: "What news is there?" Many of Hu Xiaotian's news were conveyed through Huo Shengnan, and Qiqi always regarded her as Hu Xiaotian's person.
Huo Shengnan said: "Her Royal Highness Princess Qi Zhen, you have received a reply from the young master. He will arrive in Kangdu in early May!"
Qiqi nodded, feeling a little comfort in her heart. She had even thought about Hu Xiaotian's refusal to return. Since he was willing to return to Kangdu to marry her, it proved that he still had a place for himself in his heart.
Huo Shengnan said: "Your Highness, I have something I don't know whether to say or not?"
Qiqi raised her chin slightly, meaning to let her speak.
Huo Shengnan said: "This matter is actually a trap. I'm afraid the court is not just as simple as marrying the princess and the consort."
Qiqi said coldly: "What is your identity? How can you speculate on the holy will?"
Huo Shengnan hurriedly lowered his head: "This subordinate is guilty!"
Qiqi said: "Forget it." She glanced at Huo Shengnan and said, "You have been in charge of Shence Mansion for a long time, but there has been no improvement in Shence Mansion."
Huo Shengnan said: "This subordinate is incompetent!"
Qiqi sighed and said: "It's not incompetence, it's heartlessness. There is always only one master in your hearts. I understand!"
Huo Shengnan said: "In my heart, His Highness and the Consort are originally one family, and there is absolutely no bias in my heart."
Qiqi smiled calmly, stood up, and walked a few steps in the room: "Shengce Mansion has long existed in name only. I spent so much energy, but in the end I still made people laugh. When he comes back, let him decide what to do.
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Huo Shengnan heard something in Qiqi's words. Could it be that she had intentions of disbanding the Shence Mansion?
Qiqi said: "I asked you to come because I want you to go to Dongliang County in person."
Huo Shengnan was slightly startled and blurted out: "What?" Hu Xiaotian had just arrived in Kangdu, and Qiqi actually wanted to send her to Dongliang County, which really made Huo Shengnan dumbfounded.
Fortunately, Qi Qi didn't notice her astonished look, and handed a letter she had prepared in her hand to Huo Shengnan and said: "I can't trust anyone else, so if you send this letter directly, you must hand it to Hu Xiaotian personally.
"
Of course Huo Shengnan couldn't tell her the truth, so he stepped forward and took the letter.
When Huo Shengnan left Yongyang Palace, he happened to see Hong Beimo coming. There were two people following him, namely Fu Yuhong from the Eagle Group and Bao Bao from the Fox Group. Huo Shengnan did not confront Hong Beimo.
After talking to each other, he quietly stepped aside. Hong Beimo strode inside with his head high and said to Fu Yuhong and Bao Bao: "You two are waiting for me outside."
Hong Beimo walked into the inner courtyard, and Huo Shengnan was just about to leave. She left the palace and saw the heavy rain outside. She put away the letter that Qiqi had entrusted her to Hu Xiao, put on her raincoat and bamboo hat, and got on her horse.
, when he got on the horse, he felt a pain in his lower body. Thinking of the absurdity before, his pretty face couldn't help but heat up, but he thought that Hu Xiaotian was still waiting for him at home, and he felt sweet in his heart.
Huo Shengnan rode her horse into the long street, intent on rushing back to Shuijing'er Hutong to meet her lover earlier, but she suddenly realized that someone seemed to be following her behind her.
Ahead was Tianjie. Huo Shengnan slowed down his horse and turned around to look around. He saw a girl in black wearing a tight black leather jacket and a black sharkskin cloak. She was riding a black horse and was following about ten feet behind him.
In this place, through the dense rain, you can vaguely identify the owner of this beautiful face as Bao Bao.
Bao Bao is the goddaughter of Hong Beimo. She is still in charge of the Fox Group in the Tianji Bureau and is one of the backbones of the Tianji Bureau. One of the purposes of Huo Shengnan staying in Kangdu is to investigate the Tianji Bureau. He already knows the internal structure of the Tianji Bureau.
As for Bao Bao, Hu Xiaotian specifically confessed to her before leaving Kangdu, not because Hu Xiaotian was honest enough, but because he was afraid that they would interact with each other when he was not in the capital. After all, Shence Mansion and Tianji Bureau were in opposition.
If the two parties get into a fight, it will be troublesome. Whether Bao Bao hurts Huo Shengnan or Huo Shengnan hurts Bao Bao, it is not a good thing.
It should be said that Hu Xiaotian had the foresight. Huo Shengnan had always avoided contact with Bao Bao in the past period of time, but he did not expect that Bao Bao would follow him on the day Hu Xiaotian returned to the capital.
Huo Shengnan clamped his legs on the horse, and the horse neighed and rushed forward. Behind him, Bao Bao also accelerated the horse's speed. Unexpectedly, Huo Shengnan reined in the horse in front, and the horse raised a pair of front hooves and fell down again.
By then, the entire horse's body was already lying across the street.
Bao Bao also hurriedly reined in the horse and looked quietly at Huo Shengnan in the distance.
The rain kept falling on Huo Shengnan's bamboo hat and slid down along the edge of the bamboo hat. Huo Shengnan's clear eyes quietly stared at Bao Bao, who was ten feet away, and said calmly: "I wonder what Miss Bao Bao has to say.
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Bao Bao smiled and said: "It's nothing!"
Huo Shengnan said: "Why do you have to follow me if you have nothing to do?" (To be continued.)
