Jiang Muyu's face suddenly turned cold, "Empress Defei, please don't go too far."

Wei Zelan didn't really want her to kneel down and kowtow to apologize. It would not do any good to force her into a corner.

She wiped her mouth slowly and said, "I was just joking with you, Princess Rui, don't take it seriously."

Jiang Muyu pursed her lips, stood up, and said, "I have other things to do in my house, so I will take my leave first."

"Don't be so quick to say goodbye. I still have something to say."

Wei Zelan dismissed the palace maids. Jiang Muyu didn't know what she wanted to do, so he had no choice but to sit back in his seat.

Wei Zelan took a sip of tea, put down the teacup, and said slowly: "I know why you came to the palace today."

Jiang Muyu was stunned for a moment, looked at her and said nothing.

"I know all about Prince Rui's injury, and I also know the personal grudge between Princess Rong'an and Qing Guiren."

Jiang Muyu: “…”

Didn't the emperor block the news? Is this blocking loneliness?

"Just now I saw you coming out of Ningshou Palace, you looked unhappy, did you get upset with the Queen Mother?"

Jiang Muyu didn't dare to say yes or no, so she could only change her words and praise her: "Your Majesty is very perceptive."

"I haven't seen you for a long time. I feel that you have become even more shameless. You can praise people to the sky even with your eyes closed."

"Uh..." Jiang Muyu didn't know if this could be considered a compliment.

But today she finally realized that a woman like Wei Zelan should not be offended!

Wei Zelan continued, "I can probably guess why you are looking for the Queen Mother. I heard that the prince has not attended court for the past two days, which shows that he is seriously injured. You want to seek cooperation from the Queen Mother, but unfortunately she doesn't want to.

I have lived in this palace for more than ten years. I know the Queen Mother's character much better than you do. When she encounters such things, she never thinks about investigating the person behind it first, but resolves the consequences of the incident. "

What she said was exactly right. Jiang Muyu knew that he was still too young and acted rashly without understanding the situation clearly beforehand.

"Your Majesty is wise." This compliment was heartfelt.

Wei Zelan is very satisfied with Jiang Muyu, who now understands current affairs. He is no longer like the stupid and stubborn hedgehog who was easily taken advantage of by others.

"That's enough." Wei Zelan said, "Since the Queen Mother is unwilling to join forces with you, I can help you for the time being."

This was something Jiang Muyu had not expected. She thought the other party just wanted to take the opportunity to make a few sarcastic remarks to embarrass her, and she was prepared to accept it. However, she did not expect that the other party would suddenly want to involve her.

Jiang Muyu frowned, "Why did your Majesty help me?"

Concubine De raised her eyebrows proudly, "I naturally have my reasons. Just tell me whether you want my help or not."

"I am an outsider, so this matter is indeed difficult to handle. If someone cooperates with me, the problem will naturally become much simpler, but..."

Jiang Muyu paused when he said this and didn't say anything else.

"You don't trust me?"

Jiang Muyu said, "Madam Defei, do you think that with our current relationship, there is no trust to talk about?"

Wei Zelan thought for a moment and said, "You are right. How about this? I don't need to know all your specific plans. You just need to tell me what you need me to do for you."

Jiang Muyu shook his head.

"Not yet?" Wei Zelan frowned.

When did Jiang Muyu become so suspicious?

Jiang Muyu was not in a hurry. He slowly ate a small piece of cake and said, "After so many years in the palace, Concubine De should understand that there are no eternal friends, only eternal interests. When we are on the same boat, we will work together to maintain balance and prevent the boat from capsizing."

Wei Zelan suddenly laughed out loud, and after a while, she said, "Okay, very good, Jiang Muyu, you have become more capable after being a princess for a few years."

Jiang Muyu also smiled and said, "Thank you, Madam."

"Okay, then I'll tell you the truth." Wei Zelan slowly turned a jade ring on her hand. "Concubine Qing has something on me. I had something to do with Concubine Yan's death, so she used this to threaten me. So she has been able to reach her current position all these years relying on my support. I originally thought that she would be a help to me in the palace, but I didn't expect that she is an ungrateful person."

When she said this, a hint of viciousness flashed in her eyes.

Jiang Muyu shuddered unconsciously.

Wei Zelan then smiled warmly, her eyes curved, but her words were as cold as the winter wind: "Princess Rui, do you think that a poisonous sting has been stabbed into my hand? Should it be removed?"

Jiang Muyu swallowed and nodded.

"Then please help me remove this poisonous sting, Princess Rui."

…

After coming out of Changchun Palace, Jiang Muyu's back was covered with sweat.

In the past, when she watched palace fighting dramas, she thought they were just film and television effects. Now that she is facing this situation in real life, she realizes that everything in the TV dramas is beautified.

Real palace fighting is a hail of bullets. Once you are involved in it, you never know when you will be shot in the head.

After walking out of the palace, Jiang Muyu got on the carriage and suddenly collapsed on the cushion.

Yun Xuan was startled, "My Lady, what's wrong with you?"

"Yun Xuan, women are really scary!"

Jiang Muyu said that as a modern novice in palace fighting, she was a little overwhelmed.

Yun Xuan wiped her sweat with a handkerchief and sighed, "I'm sorry to trouble you, Your Majesty."

Jiang Muyu pressed the painful temple and said, "The Queen Mother may have more to come. She doesn't look like she will resign easily. I'm afraid she will ask the Emperor to write an imperial edict and force Princess Rong'an into the palace."

Yun Xuan frowned and said, "A useless girl wants to marry a prince? It's just a fool's dream!"

"Well... you can't say that. She's already unlucky enough to have encountered these things. We can't help her in times of need, but there's no need to add insult to injury."

"Yes." Yun Xuan lowered his eyelashes, "But don't worry, Your Majesty. If the Emperor wants to issue this edict, it depends on the Prince's wishes. After all, he still needs the Prince to do things now."

“It’s best to be natural this way.”

"What about Concubine De..."

"I'm worried too. Looking at her expression, I'm afraid she will not stop until she gets rid of Qing Guiren. I guess she deliberately walked past there today just to block me."

"The Defei is a very scheming person. Your Majesty must be more careful when dealing with her in the future."

Jiang Muyu nodded, "I understand."

Yun Xuan poured her a cup of tea and said, "Your Highness, you have worked hard today."

Jiang Muyu picked up the teacup and took a sip. "I thought things were too simple. Everyone in the palace is a monster."

Yun Xuan couldn't help laughing at her adjectives. She thought, if the princess knew the true face of her own prince, she would be so scared.

"Your Highness, Concubine De actually took the initiative to tell you those things. Isn't she afraid that you will leak them out? It is a serious crime to murder Concubine Gui."

Jiang Muyu said, "What is she afraid of? Concubine Yan's death was originally claimed to be caused by a serious illness, and I am outside the palace. If I tell her about this, what good will it do me except to make her hate me? Besides, I have no evidence. She must be so jealous of Concubine Qing because she has fatal evidence against her."

Yun Xuan smiled and said, "Your Majesty is an understanding person."

"It's just that I watched a few more palace fighting dramas."

"Palace drama?"

"Uh... it's the name of a storybook."

Yun Xuan nodded in understanding. In the past, the princess liked to read some storybooks when she had nothing to do, but she has read less recently.

Jiang Muyu took a sip of water with a guilty conscience.

The carriage returned to the gate of the palace. As soon as Jiang Muyu got off, a servant came to report, "Madam, the Sixth Young Master is here."

Jiang Muyu nodded and thought, "Why is Jiang Chenyan here? Is it because of Jiang Muxue's matter?"

She has been so busy these days that she forgot about this.

As soon as she stepped into the palace, Yunshan came to greet her.

Jiang Muyu asked, "But what rumors have been circulating in the city these days?"

Yunshan said, "Your Highness, you don't know. Yesterday, when Yunyan and I were taking the princess out, we heard from some vendors that the story of the Eighth Miss had long been known to the whole city, and each version was more outrageous than the last."

Jiang Muyu raised his eyebrows, his gossip spirit burning, "Tell me about it quickly."

"The first version I heard said that Eighth Girl and Master Wei had already secretly decided to spend their lives together, so they agreed to go to Putuo Temple to burn incense together. The second version was the detailed version, saying that Master Wei not only carried Eighth Girl up the mountain, but also slept in Eighth Girl's room at night."