Chapter 131 The Ghost Festival is here
If I go to Yinfeng Palace now, I'm afraid that someone might be watching me in secret, and if something happens, it will implicate Her Majesty.
But Sun Miaoqing said she had a way to prevent her mother and the others from being implicated, but her method would inevitably come at the cost of sacrificing the Nian family.
No matter what, I have to inform Her Majesty about this matter immediately so that she can take precautions in advance.
I can’t go by myself…
An Lingrong looked at Baozhen and Baozhu: After all, Sun Miaoqing also suspected that there was something wrong with these two people.
"Baozhu, go to Yinfeng Palace quietly and tell the queen, just say..."
Baozhu conveyed An Lingrong's words to Nian Shilan exactly as they were.
Cao Qinmo is indeed the one with all the entanglements in the harem, and my prediction was correct.
After hearing this, Nian Shilan couldn't help but roll her eyes:
"Tell her that I already know about it." After a pause, "If she wants to bring her mother and aunt to the capital, I will help her."
This is more useful than telling An Lingrong, "I will protect your whole family."
After Baozhu left, Nian Shilan thought about the people in the harem, each one was more calculating and clever than the other.
Could it be that Cao Qinmo was also reborn?
Maybe the Queen was also reborn, and she can hear my thoughts, which makes her seem a little smarter than me.
Nian Shilan was dissatisfied.
It doesn't seem that the queen is that smart.
I have told her before that after An Bihuai got into trouble, Zhen Huan pleaded for An Lingrong, which means that she knew that Sun Miaoqing would definitely go to the Qinzheng Palace this time.
If Sun Miaoqing had said those two things in her heart today and went to plead for mercy again, the emperor would have certainly become suspicious.
But the empress repeatedly reminded herself that when she met the emperor, she was not allowed to mention in her heart anyone who had pleaded for An Bihuai in her previous life.
It would be best not to say a word about this matter.
Nian Shilan couldn't understand it, because she didn't understand the emperor as well as the empress did.
It can be said that the Empress's vigilance towards the Emperor has reached the point where she is walking on thin ice.
It's not her fault that she is so cautious. After all, the emperor has his mind set on this. If he finds out that Nian Shilan is using her mind to guide her in the opposite direction, he will follow the clues to find out the real reason.
Nian Shilan, the Queen, and even everyone who is close to Yikun Palace, whether they are friends or not, must die.
So, instead of dispersing your strength, you should increase your own risks.
It would be better to accumulate strength and strike once and for all to get rid of the person in one go.
In the evening, Xiao Lezi told Sun Miaoqing the news he had found out.
"Let's go to the Qinzheng Palace and pay our respects to the Emperor."
Han Ying said cautiously, "Last time when my young master was in trouble, I didn't see my young master An speak up for me. Why do you worry so much about her this time?"
Sun Miaoqing gently waved her fan and sighed: "A drop of water cannot make an ocean, and a single tree cannot make a forest."
If there was any deviation from the plot, she would not dare to take the risk.
But as soon as the Empress left the Qinzheng Palace, Concubine Huagui followed.
It's exactly the same. It's a favor that comes right to her door, and she won't refuse it.
At night, the lights in the Qinzheng Hall are turned on.
The emperor was just about to take a nap when Su Peisheng came in to report that Sun Daying had arrived.
To be beautiful without knowing it is even more beautiful; to be stupid without knowing it is the most foolish.
She has only been behaving herself for two days, why is she doing something weird again?
"Send her back."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Su Peisheng had just taken a step back when the emperor called him back.
"etc--"
This afternoon the Empress came, followed by Concubine Hua Gui, and now Sun Danying is here again.
Isn't this just too much of a coincidence?
When something is abnormal, there must be something fishy.
"Let her in."
“Yeah.”
During the few steps that Sun Miaoqing took when she entered the room, the emperor had been trying hard to recall Nian Shilan's thoughts.
It seemed that she had nothing to do except complaining about her own bias and making jealous remarks.
"Your Highness."
"You're here." The emperor tilted his head and raised his hand gently, "Get up quickly."
Sun Miaoqing saw that the emperor looked tired and said, "You are so exhausted from the paperwork. I think it is not the right time for me to come."
"I've been reviewing memorials all day without realizing it. Those old men keep writing memorials to complain about everything, which is really annoying."
These words seemed to be a mechanism that instantly activated the plot.
Exactly the same.
"The court officials are doing their duty, Your Majesty, there is no need to criticize them harshly."
Sun Miaoqing glanced at the round fan beside her and reached out to take it. "What's more, when a beauty comes to visit, with a beautiful lady by his side, even if the state affairs are difficult, I believe the emperor will not feel bothered."
She waved her fan and said, "It smells so good."
The emperor still liked women who were devoted to him, so he was very happy to hear these sour words.
He was willing to join in the joke.
"You are becoming more and more cunning. I have been too indulgent towards you."
"I am not as considerate of the emperor as the noble concubine, and I will only make the emperor angry."
Sun Miaoqing's voice was coquettish and she was intentionally flirting. The seventeen-year-old girl turned around, and the emperor looked at Ke Xin and reached out to pull her over.
She sat down next to the emperor.
The emperor asked her how she knew Concubine Hua Gui had been there, and she followed suit, saying that the fragrance on the fan was from the Heavenly Palace.
This incense is not easy to make and not many can be used.
The noble concubine Hua was introduced with great insight.
The emperor let her in, and he was a little cautious. After a few words, the emperor said, "The truth is, nothing can be hidden from you."
"As soon as the queen left, Concubine Hua Gui arrived. They were both here for the same thing."
Sun Miaoqing fanned the emperor with a round fan, "But is it about Lord An's treason?"
When the emperor raised his eyes, there was a hint of sharpness in them, but it was unclear due to the dim light.
"Exactly."
He wanted to know what Sun Miaoqing had to say.
"What about you? Why are you?"
Sun Miaoqing naturally didn't know that the Queen and Nian Shilan came for the Ghost Festival.
Moreover, the two of them were fighting openly and secretly.
The Queen secretly said that the Concubine was lazy and wanted the Emperor to take better care of her.
Concubine Hua Gui's behavior was even more obvious. She should have told the Empress first about her thoughts of comforting the generals and concubines in the harem and showing her filial piety, but she didn't say a word and showed off in front of the Emperor.
It clearly means that the Queen was not considerate enough.
No one mentioned An Bihuai, not even Nian Gengyao, as it was the emperor who mentioned him first.
"Let me guess."
Sun Miaoqing began to act smart. She slightly changed Zhen Huan's original words, still meaning that the Empress wanted to let the An family go and Concubine Hua Gui wanted to punish the An family severely.
The emperor looked at her from behind and asked again, "What about you?"
Sun Miaoqing said the same thing again, that the concubines in the harem are not allowed to interfere in government affairs, which is still what Zhen Huan said.
State affairs have always been a minefield for the emperor.
He heard Nian Shilan's thoughts from the beginning and suspected that Zhen Huan was interfering in politics, so he sent her to Sui Yuxuan without hesitation. However, he could not resist the temptation brought by Chun Yuan and spoiled her.
At the Qixi Festival banquet, the Fourth Prince showed up, and he once again ignored Zhen Huan because of state affairs.
At the moment, Sun Miaoqing's words did not involve state affairs, and every word he said used history to explain politics. She seemed smart, but she was actually walking in the emperor's minefield.
She tried hard to jump into the deep pit prepared for her by the Queen and Nian Shilan, sparing no effort to pave the way for her own death.
The emperor naturally showed no expression at all, and only said that he would thoroughly investigate the matter of An Bihuai and would not implicate innocent people.
The next day was the Ghost Festival.
After a day of various rituals and ceremonies, after dark, the emperor, along with his concubines, royal relatives, and his two sons, arrived at the shore of Lake Yu.