At night, Xiao Huaizheng came to Songyue Palace to invite Lin Yue over.
As soon as the two people left, the news spread quickly to the Qinzheng Hall and Fengyi Palace.
The Emperor asked suspiciously, "Why are Princess Ding and the Fourth Prince so close?"
Zhou Dahai replied, "I heard that the Fourth Prince brought back an old eunuch from outside the palace. He was the one who served Concubine Shu before."
The emperor looked alert. It was not unreasonable for him to suspect that the fourth brother could hear his aunt's thoughts. Otherwise, why would the fourth brother call his aunt over at this time?
No, he had to go and see.
As soon as the emperor walked out of the palace, he saw the queen rushing towards him.
Looking at that slim waist and the energetic gait she shows, he has reason to suspect that the queen may have taken some magic medicine.
Otherwise, why do you look younger and younger?
"Queen? What are you doing here?"
The Queen's smile froze. "Of course something's wrong. Otherwise, we're already an old married couple, why would we show off our affection to you?"
"Your Majesty, wasn't I investigating the case of Concubine Shu? Coincidentally, the Fourth Prince brought someone back from outside the palace. I thought there might be a breakthrough, so I wanted to go over and take a look."
"I heard that the Fourth Prince also asked my sister-in-law to come over. I thought that I must have neglected to take care of the Fourth Prince over the years, so he asked my sister-in-law to seek justice. And if we go there rashly, will it be bad?"
"How about we find a place to investigate secretly and make sure it's related to Concubine Shu's case before we come forward?"
The emperor smiled from ear to ear: "That's exactly what I want."
"Zhou Dahai!"
"The servant is here!"
Zhou Dahai said with a sad face: "But it's too late to dig a tunnel now."
The emperor's mouth twitched, what an idiot!
Why dig a tunnel at this time?
The Queen was confused. "Digging a tunnel? Isn't that just climbing a wall with a ladder?"
Zhou Dahai showed a look of fear: "Then fall down again..."
The emperor quickly stopped him: "Get out, ask Zhong Yuan to serve me, I don't need you anymore!"
The guy was so blind that he almost exposed his previous suspicious behavior.
Zhou Dahai walked away dejectedly, and before leaving, he did not forget to look at the emperor with resentment.
The emperor raised his foot and kicked Zhou Dahai, who was caught off guard and fell flat on his face, his eyes full of shock.
The emperor was also shocked. When did he become so agile? He actually kicked Zhou Dahai's butt?
"Hahahahahahahahaha, I told you to be a bad mouth, you got kicked!"
"You deserve it, get out of here!"
Zhou Dahai covered his face and cried, then ran away crying. The emperor was really tired of the old and loved the new, and was ready to replace him from the position of chief steward.
No, he had to find a way to consolidate his favor. He couldn't target Princess Ding, as the Queen Mother would be the first to tear him apart. But someone who looked like Princess Ding, like her cousin, wouldn't be a problem.
Zhou Dahai suddenly realized that he was a talented person. He soon got over the fact that the emperor disliked him and became full of energy again.
At the same time, in the deserted Yining Palace.
The sky was getting darker and darker. Xiao Huai was hiding in a big tree next to a dry well with Lin Yue. In the dry well below, Huo Renli, who had woken up, was wailing.
Because the well mouth was too narrow and it was extremely dark inside, and Huo Renli's throat was in unbearable pain, although he tried his best to speak, his voice could barely be heard from the well mouth, not to mention that the palace servants outside could hear it.
But as the sky grew darker, the eunuch Yuan Ning, who had been unconscious in the palace, woke up. When he saw the familiar environment, he was suddenly struck by lightning, whimpering, and then crawled out in horror.
Just as he was about to leave, he heard a sound coming from the well.
At first he was very scared, trembling and panic-stricken.
But after crawling two steps forward, he couldn't help but turn back and crawl towards the wellhead.
In a trance, he seemed to return to the past and shouted anxiously: "Don't be afraid, my queen, Yuan Ning is here to save you."
Tears blurred his eyes, and his legs were difficult to move due to his old age, making him look very pitiful.
The Fourth Prince on the tree tightened his grip on the trunk, obviously not expecting that Yuan Ning did not seem to be in the same group with Huo Renli.
Lin Yue was also very curious and leaned over to take a look.
The old eunuch with gray hair was well-dressed, but his face showed signs of erosion by time, which made him look old. However, it seemed that this was not normal aging, but was caused by some kind of stimulation.
Suddenly, the system's voice came: [Congratulations to the host for unlocking the hidden script]
Lin Yue looked puzzled: "What do you mean by a hidden script?"
System: [This is the hidden plot that happened in the original novel but the author did not write it in.]
Lin Yue: “…”Oh, what is that?
System: [Now that the host has seen the key figures, some of the dusty truths have been revealed.]
As the system's voice fell, many images flashed through Lin Yue's mind.
【Grass!】
[This is the true confidant of Concubine Shu! ]
[It turns out that when Concubine Shu was controlled by Huo Renli, she had thought about saving herself. She asked her confidant Yuan Ning to investigate Huo Renli's background, hoping to use Huo Renli's weakness to force him to leave the palace.]
[It's just that the mountains are high and the roads are long, and the person I was looking for couldn't reply for a while, causing Concubine Shu to miss the best opportunity to save herself.]
After Concubine Shu died, Yuan Ning blamed himself deeply. Using the excuse of being expelled from the palace as an excuse, he secretly investigated Huo Renli's affairs. He also tricked Huo Renli's children into coming to the capital, but Huo Renli still didn't know about it.
[According to the plot development, Yuan Ning failed to threaten Huo Renli and was killed in return. The appearance of his two children made Huo Renli suddenly want to expand the family and make his descendants the masters of the world. This is why he began to madly seize power.]
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