There was very little space in the carriage, and the emperor gave people a very oppressive feeling at this moment.

When I watched TV before, people said to look directly into the emperor's face, but An Jiu just stared at the emperor.

Of course others wouldn't dare to do that.

It was the indulgence of the emperor and the tyrant that made her no longer feel the fear and vigilance she had when she first arrived.

"Your Majesty..."

She had a vague guess in her mind.

She was probably the spy that the Chu people had sent to the palace.

"Your servant..."

The emperor shook his head: "You must say it."

The emperor's eyes are actually very beautiful. When they are sharp, they are very sharp, and when they are gentle, they draw people in.

An Jiu was a little dazed for a moment and forgot what he was going to say or do.

"I……"

The emperor made a gesture to keep quiet, then moved closer, with the tip of his nose almost touching An Jiu's. He said word by word: "Xiao Jiu, some small favors are like candy wrapped in poison, which will drag people into the abyss."

The sound of horse hooves clattered all the way to Meihua Manor, and An Jiu was still frightened.

She understood that the emperor hated the Chu spies so much, and these spies also killed his mother.

But knowing that he was a spy, why did he hide it for her and say those words to her? And trust her...

he……

An Jiu pursed her lips.

"Go away silly goose."

The emperor was not at all steady tonight. He looked like a lively young man in his early twenties, looking at An Jiu with a smile.

An Jiu jumped out from the carriage.

They entered the village together and quickly changed their clothes.

The emperor found a corner and sat down.

There are many people in the manor today, but those who come to buy are naturally sincere. For example, the jewels brought by the emperor, some powerful nobles in the south are proud to own the royal treasures, and they don't need any silver at all. They just buy the treasures one by one.

In the future, they will all become knives that stab them.

The emperor was very satisfied and asked An Jiu what he wanted?

How could the Chu spies dare to ask for anything?

The Chu spy shook his head.

"Your Majesty has given enough." The spy from Chu replied in fear and trepidation.

The emperor chuckled.

The tyrant did not show up that night.

The emperor was very indifferent, because the tyrant used to appear every day, but after An Jiu came, he no longer came so frequently.

But Anjiu was very worried, and had a vague feeling that things were too good to be true.

Jiang Sheng went to investigate Concubine Chun, but found nothing. First, almost all the people in the Jiang family were dead, and those old people who lived in front of Concubine Chun's palace were either killed or sold after the Jiang family got into trouble. There was no way to find anyone.

As for the palace...

Aunt Qu was one of them, but she was not brought in from outside the palace by Concubine Chun. She was Concubine Chun's personal maid and was promoted later. So there were many things that Aunt Qu knew very clearly.

The emperor looked at the things sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and said, "Go and call Qiao Dong."

After a while, Qiao Dong came up. Like Eunuch Li, he loved to paint his face, but not as exaggerated as Eunuch Li. He lowered his head, spoke in a pinched voice, and smiled flatteringly: "Your Majesty..."

The emperor glanced at him attentively and asked, "Did the Ministry of Internal Affairs receive a new batch of silk?"

Qiao Dong nodded and said yes.

The emperor said: "Keep the best for me."

Qiao Dong didn't ask why. This was the emperor's business and he was not qualified to ask.

"In addition..." The emperor asked for some more things. At this time, Jiang Sheng came, so the emperor asked Qiao Dong to go.

Qiao Dong walked out step by step, while Jiang Sheng inside said excitedly: "Zhang Wenyuan said everything..."

When Qiao Dong left completely, the smile on Jiang Sheng's face disappeared.

"Cousin, these people are all old foxes. If we say this, he will believe it."

The emperor said: "I just want him to believe this."

What is that?

Jiang Sheng looked at the emperor, and the emperor said, "If he is a murderer, he must know that I am beginning to suspect him. He will take the risk and kill Zhang Wenyuan to eliminate future troubles, or do something against common sense."

"But what if he doesn't make any moves?" Jiang Sheng knew Qiao Dong. As the head of the Imperial Household Department, he must be a very good person.

Will he be obedient?

Emperor: "If he is a spy of Chu, then it's nothing, but if he is pretending, he will be exposed..."

Jiang Sheng understood: "Then I will send someone to keep an eye on him."

If there is anything wrong with Qiao Dong, he must be caught.

An Jiu was full of doubts. Did the emperor actually doubt Qiao Dong?

But she was more suspicious of Han Yun...

The emperor seemed to see through her thoughts.

"Why? Is he suspicious?" the emperor asked with a raised eyebrow.

An Jiu pursed her lips and finally asked her question.

"Your Majesty, why is it Qiao Dong?"

The emperor chuckled and said, "Han Yun doesn't have time. He followed Concubine Shu to the imperial mausoleum. There are some things in the palace that he has to do."

For example, when Prince Ruyang gave him poison, someone in the palace had to help him carry it out. The emperor used to think it was the queen mother, but judging from the queen mother's various responses, there were many things she didn't know at all.

And Han Yundu is in the palace. How to pass the message to Wang Deyu and plot to harm the emperor.

And those palace maids that idiot killed before.

Someone has to carefully select and send the people over.

This person must have a certain amount of power and status in the harem, and must also have the ability to do things.

Xiaojiu’s words yesterday were like a thread that strung all the beads together.

The emperor suddenly understood.

Why was it that the man was so powerful and he had countless chances to kill him, but he didn't do anything, instead he pretended to be a ghost and caused so many troubles.

Just as Xiaojiu said.

That man treated himself as a cat and played tricks on the emperor. He wanted to make the emperor suffer, sad, disgraced, and lose everything, so as to achieve his revenge.

After all, it's too easy to stab someone to death.

He lay dormant for so many years just to kill the emperor.

After listening to his analysis, An Jiu nodded in agreement. Thinking about it this way, Qiao Dong was indeed very suspicious.

"Your Majesty, are you going to punish him?"

The emperor shook his head and said with a smile: "For now, let's play the long game and catch the big fish."

…

The spring sun is shining brightly.

The weather is exceptionally good.

Concubine Shu had someone bring the soup she cooked herself.

After checking that there was no problem, the emperor's dining table was served.

The emperor said that the palace servant who brought the soup said, "Concubine Shu is pregnant."

But he didn't touch the bowl of soup.

After dinner, he said he wanted to go see the Queen Mother.

An Jiu: "..."

Go see the Queen Mother again?

It's still a long way to go to get rid of the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother had been imprisoned and had fallen ill several times but never recovered.

When the emperor came, she took a walk in the courtyard.

There was still a hint of smile on her face, but after seeing the emperor, it disappeared completely.

"What are you doing here?" The Queen Mother stared at the Emperor in delight.

The emperor looked at her and said: "It seems that the Queen Mother is wrong."

The Queen Mother spoke, but her eyes were full of resentment.

The emperor exhaled: "Queen Mother, in fact, you and I are both being used by others."

The Queen Mother sneered: "Don't try any tricks."

The emperor sighed.

"I have never played tricks before. I came here today because I have something to tell the Queen Mother!"