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The outsiders who watched the tide were secretly shocked, but those who were deeply involved in it could not find the trace of the person who arranged it.

Concubine Zhuang didn't notice what Zhou Shaochen was thinking.A few days ago, the Ning family heard her news, and felt that the emperor would surely die. They made no concealment, and were making a big show of loyalty to the crown prince, but unexpectedly, they were disturbed by the emperor's dying illness. out of rhythm.

Concubine Zhuang was angry and impatient, so she called the imperial doctor Shao who had told her that the emperor was dying of a serious illness, and scolded her severely. a bag.

It was dusk when this matter was discussed, and Qi Yu was peeling persimmons in Zhou Shuhe's yard.The persimmons presented this autumn were of average quality, and everyone didn’t like them very much. Zhou Shuhe had a whim and clamored to make dried persimmons, which would surely turn decay into miracles.

While tying the persimmons that Qi Yu had cut into strings with cotton rope, she asked lazily, "Have you given any reward to Imperial Doctor Shao?"

Qi Yu was puzzled: "Why do you want to give reward money?"

Zhou Shuhe sat up straight, hating that iron cannot be made into steel: "Back then you were the one who instigated others to make up lies to deceive the old lord, and accompanied you to slander Concubine Zhuang, saying that the emperor was doomed. Now that he has been scolded for nothing, how can you still blame me?" If you don’t express it, you won’t be afraid that someone will betray you again.”

Qi Yu smiled, lowered his head and continued to peel the persimmons: "Concubine Zhuang bought him with money, but I bought him with my life. People can have no money, but they can't live without life. He dare not betray me."

Zhou Shuhe slowly felt overwhelmed, and shook his head with a look of disapproval and schadenfreude: "You people in the Overwatch Council really have a lot of tricks."

The sky was gradually stained with ink, Qi Yu cut the last persimmon, and saw that Zhou Shuhe was similarly skewered, so he went to the side to clean his hands, then brought a basin of clean water, walked behind her, and dipped her hand into the copper persimmon. In the basin, she focused on washing those slender fingers one by one.

His fingers had distinct knuckles, gently covering the back of Zhou Shuhe's hands, his fingertips were callused, which made people feel dizzy, and the water in the copper basin was rippling, with the coolness of autumn, but also some indescribable heat.

Zhou Shuhe raised his eyes to look at him imperceptibly, and quickly retracted his gaze before being noticed.

The two of them didn't speak, only the splashing of water droplets on the copper basin made a tinkling sound, which made her flinch slightly with her hands spread out in the basin, and couldn't help but want to look at him again.

This glance was caught by Qi Yu.

He asked softly, "What are you looking at, Your Majesty?"

Zhou Shuhe couldn't bear his tone of voice the most, her heart trembled, and even the side of the small mole on her neck was stained with a layer of water red. She didn't want to show her timidity, and forced herself to calm down: "I just thought of the bunch of gadgets a few days ago. , who gave it to you? I will reward you a lot.”

Qi Yu has a reputation of being greedy for money and spending money, and the gifts from others are so large that they can be piled up into a hill.Most of the money was donated by him as disaster relief materials. After all, Daning has a vast land. A large group of victims.

It's funny to say that every hand of the imperial court's disaster relief money was taken away, but no one dared to covet the bribes donated by private individuals in the hands of the supervisor of ceremonies.

And among the bribes he got, apart from the usual gold and silver calligraphy and paintings, there were also a few rather delicate artifacts.

For example, a string of hollow beads like silver bells, filled with mercury, will tremble when exposed to heat, and the sound is very earnest, just like water drops falling on a copper plate.

Qi Yu took out a handkerchief to wipe off the water stains for Zhou Shuhe, lowered his eyes and said lightly: "It wasn't from anyone, the other people's things were very dirty, I sent someone to collect the materials and drawings, and I did it myself."

"Xiaohe, if you want to reward me, how about rewarding me?"

Zhou Shuhe swallowed his saliva.

"Jiyue!" Without moving her eyes, she raised her voice to call Jiyue, "You alone will guard the gate tonight."

Qi Yu lost his sense of proportion that night.

Maybe it's because the end of everything is finally set, the closer it gets, the more unbearable it becomes. The jealousy and hatred have been borne for many years, and the possessive desire that was forced to freeze cracked the cracks, and it was about to collapse.

Zhou Shuhe was full of love and pity in his heart, and also had some itch in his heart. He was determined to make peace with each other and spread his blessings. First he rewarded the silver bell, and then he rewarded Mr. Yu. To go all night without rest, in the end, the whole body turned into a pool of soft bone erosion water.

On the second day, Zhou Shuhe slept until noon.

The soft moisture on the body has been carefully washed away, and the person is as refreshing as this bright day, but the hot tide of the night seems to be left in the limbs and bones, which cannot be dissipated for a long time.

The most gentle and considerate person on weekdays, it is quite exciting to play tricks once in a while.

After lunch, she thought about it for a while, hummed a little song, took out the powder to cover up some unnecessary red marks on the collar and neck, and then called Jiyue and Chunye to ask about the business.

Chunye didn't know anything about what happened last night. Seeing Zhou Shuhe's rosy complexion was in a good mood, and she was also very happy. She beamed and said, "I have inquired about it before, and said that Concubine Zhuang's palace is going to get the moon silver today, so I told him Jiyueshou was waiting on the road that must be passed, Jiyue's eyes were sharp, and he saw the red medicine at a glance, so we talked nonsense as we rehearsed before."

Zhou Shuhe raised his eyebrows: "Concubine Zhuang's big palace lady's red medicine?"

Jiyue nodded: "Exactly, Hong Yao is a cautious person, so the slaves didn't talk too much, just like your mother said, half-truth, half-false, half-reveal. She should have believed it, hiding in the garden After listening for a long time behind the rockery, I didn’t even go to get the moon silver, so I ran back to the palace to report the news.”

Zhou Shuhe nodded in satisfaction, and began to look forward to Ning Chan's response.

The emperor regained his palm, Concubine Zhuang panicked and didn't dare to move rashly, but if she didn't move, how could she commit the crime of death?

Of course it was her, Zhou Shuhe, who went to lure her out.

Zhongcui Palace.

Concubine Zhuang squeezed the armrest by her side, her fingertips turned white with force, she couldn't help asking again: "Are you sure they said so?"

Hong Yao's face was solemn: "When you return to the empress, the servants saw the two big maids of Kunren Palace from a distance, and hid aside to listen to their speech. It was said that His Majesty was furious and couldn't bear to punish His Highness, so he prepared to wash His Highness's side." The three officials of the Eastern Palace were taken away by the Overwatch Council yesterday without going through the joint interrogation of the Ministry of Punishment, this is also to guard against Lord Ning Kuoning who is in the Ministry of Punishment."

She lowered her head, not daring to look directly at Concubine Zhuang's face, and comforted in a trembling voice: "The Chen family of the crown princess has also been punished, but the empress is at ease, listening to them say that the Ning family will be fine, after all, your majesty values ​​filial piety, and the empress dowager The lady is still there."

Concubine Zhuang frowned: "Confused! Your majesty's filial piety does not mean that you don't hold grudges against the Ning family. The more you suppress, the more you hate. The empress dowager is old and her health has not been good for the past few years. Her majesty fainted in July. , the empress dowager is also in bed with a serious illness, so she may not be able to survive this winter, even if she survives this year, there will be a day when she will not be able to survive, is it possible that my Ning family will also go with me!?"

These words were presumptuous, Hong Yao quickly knelt down on the ground, and whispered: "Your Majesty, calm down."

Concubine Zhuang took a deep breath and calmed down for a while, her eyes flickering.

"What did Qi Zhangyin say?"

"Returning to your mother, Qi Zhangyin did not punish those princes and officials. He told your mother to rest assured that those people will not confess to you."

Concubine Zhuang sighed: "It is easy to add flowers to the icing on the cake, but difficult to send charcoal in the snow. Qi Zhangyin is sincere, and he is a capable person who can work together. It is a pity that even if the prince's officials do not confess to the palace, it is only a lack of evidence. Your Majesty has become suspicious. My Ning family is guilty."

"—— Hong Yao, you send someone to find your elder brother, let him talk about this matter with Mr. Chen, and then persuade His Highness the Crown Prince together, and don't stop doing one thing, since the matter has come to this point, it is better to act first. "

What Zhou Shuhe was waiting for was Concubine Zhuang's move to strike first.

Bunches of overripe persimmons were tied with green stalks by cotton ropes, and hung to dry in the backyard in a horizontal row, looking like an orange-red bead curtain from a distance.

After drying in the sun for three full days, Zhou Shuhe pinched the persimmons until they were soft, and then dried them for another seven or eight days. Together with the sun-dried persimmon skins, they will be covered with hoarfrost for about ten days.

Satisfied in her heart, she withdrew her hand and dipped into the water basin brought by Chunye, and asked casually, "How is Concubine Zhuang?"

Chunye replied: "The palace people around Concubine Zhuang often wander around the embroidery workshop these days, but the slaves don't quite understand that the most important item in the embroidery workshop is the dragon robe and phoenix robe. You're wandering around."

Zhou Shuhe picked up the handkerchief to wipe his hands, and said with a smile, "Isn't the dragon robe worth it?"

Chunye's eyes widened: "Concubine Zhuang wants to steal the dragon robe? But what's the use of it? It's not a soldier talisman jade seal or something like that. No one would recognize a mere robe."

Zhou Shuhe squinted at her: "Yes, Your Majesty will recognize it."

"The servant does not understand."

The autumn is crisp and clear, the sky is clear and high, and the two of them stepped into the hall with the afterglow of the setting sun on their backs.

"Concubine Zhuang believed our nonsense. She was afraid of the emperor's tricks against the Ning family. She wanted the prince to usurp the throne and force the palace. This would not only eliminate hidden dangers, but also gain a meritorious service. But the prince is both loyal and filial, so he must not be able to do this. Concubine Zhuang has no choice but to persecute him for rebellion."

"If a Kesi dragon robe appeared in the East Palace, or in the home of the prince's father-in-law Chen Changqing, and it happened to be discovered by the Overwatch Council directly under His Majesty, the prince's situation can be imagined. At this time, he will be against it, and if he does not, he will be against it. How would he choose?"

Chun Ye frowned: "But for Concubine Zhuang, if His Highness the Crown Prince has not made a decision, Qi Zhangyin will inform His Majesty of this matter..."

"Hey! Chunye, you forgot again," Zhou Shuhe shook his head and laughed at her, "In the eyes of Concubine Zhuang, Qi Yu has long been her good accomplice."

"We are all in the same group, so what's so difficult about doing what's convenient?"

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