Jiang Nianjiao couldn't help but look at the emperor secretly with curiosity.
I saw that the other person had a white face and a short beard, a noble temperament, and a sparse eyebrow color, but he hinted at the majesty of the heavenly family, making people dare not look directly at him.
And he was surrounded by several palace guards.
When he passed by Jiang Nianjiao, a fat eunuch beside Emperor Yong noticed the way Jiang Nianjiao raised her head and probed her head, so he scolded her in a sharp voice, "What do you want to do, my maid?" ?”
His scolding only stopped Emperor Yong in his tracks. He glanced indifferently at Jiang Nianjiao who was kneeling on the ground.
When the eunuch saw this, he quickly said to the emperor beside him, "Your Highness, this woman is sneaky, and the clothes she wears are not according to the regulations of the palace. She looks very suspicious."
Although Jiang Nianjiao was frightened by the eunuch's reprimand just now, she was never one to sit still and wait for death.
Therefore, not long after the other party finished speaking, she hurriedly explained to herself, "My father-in-law misunderstood. I didn't have any intentions. It's just that I admire Your Majesty in my heart. Now that it's the first time to see Your Majesty, I want to have a glimpse of His Majesty's true feelings." Just tolerate it.”
Concubine Yuxian was arranging her appearance in the room, so she naturally heard the eunuch's scolding.
So she hurriedly came out and saw that the person being scolded was Jiang Nianjiao, her face turned pale.
Fortunately, Emperor Yong was not in a hurry to deal with Jiang Nianjiao at this time.
Concubine Yuxian quickly stepped forward to greet Emperor Yong.
When Emperor Yong saw Concubine Yuxian, he naturally turned his attention. He helped Concubine Yuxian up weakly and said, "Jiyue, you are not in good health, what are you doing out here?"
Concubine Yu Xian quickly looked at Jiang Nianjiao, who was still trying to defend herself, and quickly explained, "Your Highness, this is not a suspicious person, but my eldest sister's daughter."
After hearing Concubine Yuxian's words, Emperor Yong's eyes fell on Jiang Nianjiao again. For some reason, there was clearly no emotion in his eyes. However, when his eyes came into contact, Jiang Nianjiao felt that she could no longer raise her head.
His voice was cold, "Is this Jiang Xiang's daughter?"
Concubine Yuxian quickly and cautiously said yes.
Then, when everyone didn't know how Emperor Yong would fare, he just said coldly to Jiang Nianjiao, "Get up."
After Jiang Nianjiao stood up, he suddenly held Concubine Yuxian's hand. When Concubine Yuxian's hand was held, she was a little surprised, but when she saw Emperor Yong, who had a cold expression, showing her a gentle smile, she He also lowered his head with a bit of shame.
But Emperor Yong only led the person into the house, and then motioned for Concubine Yuxian to sit next to him.
After Concubine Yuxian settled down beside him.
He just said in a warm voice, "Jiyue, I heard that you fainted in Jingshan Palace. Have you seen the imperial doctor now?"
When Concubine Yuxian saw Emperor Yong asking about this, she felt warm in her heart. She whispered, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I am fine now."
When Emperor Yong heard this, he just nodded. Then he rubbed the white jade ring on his thumb and said slowly, "I heard someone said that Yue'er today was because she went too far for the Spring Festival Banquet a few days ago. Faint from exertion?"
Concubine Yuxian naturally understood that if these words could reach Emperor Yong's ears, it must be done deliberately. In order not to be taken as a weapon, Concubine Yuxian quickly shook her head.
Moreover, she was clearly concerned about another thing at this time, so Concubine Yuxian's conversation then changed: "Although I am weak, I am not that weak yet. I fainted today because I heard that I My brother was attacked in Guanyuan Town, and his whereabouts are unknown. I was worried for a while, and that’s why I was like this."
After saying this, Concubine Yuxian immediately knelt down to Emperor Yong. Her voice was choked with sobs when she begged, "Now I only have one brother left. Please help me find my brother."
Emperor Yong raised his hand to help Concubine Yuxian up, "Jiyue, even if you don't ask me for help, I have already sent extra manpower to look for Prime Minister Gao. I originally thought that I would tell you this matter when someone finds him, but I didn't expect it. , this matter is still known to you."
After listening to Emperor Yong's words, Concubine Yuxian's face was obviously a little moved.
"Concubine, thank you Your Majesty."
Emperor Yong only patted Concubine Yuxian's hand comfortingly and said, "The Prime Minister of Gao is my important minister, and you and I are husband and wife, so there is no need for you to thank me for this matter."
Concubine Yuxian got Emperor Yong's promise, and her heart felt a little more settled.
Jiang Nianjiao could see that her aunt's eyes had become brighter since Emperor Yong appeared.
Considering that there are many women in the Three Palaces and Sixth Courtyard, and her aunt is not considered a favorite concubine now.
Thinking that her aunt did not spend much time with Emperor Yong, Jiang Nianjiao only took the initiative to say goodbye, and Concubine Yuxian left a few words. He didn't force himself any further.
Zhao Nianze obviously didn't want to stay here anymore, so he left the main hall not long after Jiang Nianjiao left.
He originally planned to go directly to investigate the matter of Yunzhu's poisoning.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he left Yuxiu Palace, he was stopped by someone.
"cousin."
The voice of the person who called him was as delicate and soft as the name suggests.
Zhao Nianze only looked down at the girl in front of him who lowered his head, and said coldly, "I haven't thought about your previous proposal yet."
Jiang Nianjiao was slightly startled when she heard this, "What proposal?"
Zhao Nianze seemed a little unhappy and said nothing.
And Jiang Nianjiao finally realized that the proposal he was talking about should be what she had said to him in Xiaoxie in the middle of the lake.
So she chuckled lightly, "My cousin misunderstood. I'm not in a hurry about this matter. My cousin has thought about it and come to me again. What I want to ask is another matter."
Seeing Jiang Nianjiao's open expression, he just said, "What's the matter?"
"Cousin, do you know any of the guards in the palace who wear fang masks and black flying fish uniforms?"
Zhao Nianze looked at her doubtfully, "Why are you asking about this?"
Jiang Nianjiao had no intention of hiding anything from Zhao Nianze. After all, his aunt's case was still waiting for him to solve.
So he asked, and Jiang Nianjiao told Zhao Nianze in detail what he had seen today, "Cousin, today I not only saw Yunzhu poisoning, but I also saw Yunzhu in Nanyuan talking to a man wearing a crotch. The black-clothed guard with the tooth mask exchanged this medicine powder packet."
Jiang Nianjiao's words obviously gave Zhao Nianze a lot of room for thinking.
After a long time, he whispered, "The person wearing a fang mask and a black flying fish suit should usually be the secret guard of each palace. It's a pity that you didn't see that person's waistband, otherwise I could directly determine the person who made the move. who is it."
Jiang Nianjiao said, "Actually, it's not that troublesome. As long as my cousin is willing to lend me some masters tomorrow, that's enough."
Zhao Nianze obviously couldn't trust Jiang Nianjiao. He only said with a little caution, "Don't scare the snake."
"Don't worry, cousin. Tomorrow's action will not be to alert the snake in the grass, but to hit the snake within an inch of its life."
After saying this, she lowered her voice and carefully explained her plans to Zhao Nianze.
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The next day, Yuxiu Palace Nanyuan.
When Yunzhu carefully pushed open the Nanyuan gate again, the black-clothed guard still hadn't arrived.
She then carefully checked all the places where Nanyuan could hide.
Although she didn't find anyone hiding in it.
But thinking about yesterday, Jiang Nianjiao first kicked herself out of Yuxiu Palace, and then drove other palace ladies out of the hall.
She couldn't help but feel a little more uneasy.
If she saw that person again today, she would definitely ask him to deliver the remaining four days' worth of medicine to her.
Although no one came to Nanyuan, if someone discovered what she was doing, she would die without a burial place.
Thinking of this, she only looked at Nanyuan carefully again.
Until someone suddenly tapped her on the shoulder.
Yunzhu was so frightened that she almost screamed.
Fortunately, the person covered her lips in time.
At the same time, the man whispered, "It's me."
That low hoarse sound was like a sharp knife scraping the throat.
But Yunzhu recognized the voice, and she was obviously relieved.
The guard in black also felt Yunzhu's relaxation.
Therefore, he quickly loosened his grip on Yunzhu.
Yunzhu turned around and rolled her eyes at him, "I'm so scary, so why don't you greet me in a different way?"
The man still didn't say anything. He just handed a bag of white powder to Yunzhu again.
However, this time, Yunzhu did not take the powder packet from him as happily as before.
She asked, "Is this the amount of medicine for today, or the amount for the remaining four days?"
The guard in black said in a stiff voice, "Of course it's today."
Upon hearing this, Yunzhu immediately lowered his hand, "If this powder is only enough for one day today, then I will not come here again from tomorrow on."
"You cooperated well, why do you suddenly regret it?" the man asked in a low voice.
Yunzhu sneered, "It's not that I want to go back on my word, it's really too risky. I'm afraid that before Concubine Yuxian is dead, I'll be caught first."
Seeing that Yunzhu was only arguing for his own safety, the guard in black felt that things were much easier to handle.
"As long as I'm not caught, what's the risk to you? On the contrary, if I give you all the medicine at once, where can you hide it? Can you ensure that this medicine will not be found? I am doing this in I’ll protect you.”
After listening to the black-clothed guard's words, I then thought about the fact that the Datongpu where I lived really had no place to hide medicine. Yunzhu finally compromised.
But after thinking about her doubts yesterday, she also told the black-clothed guard, "It's not that I can't trust you, it's just that Miss Jiang is a little weird. In the past, I personally watched Concubine Xian drink the soup." , but yesterday, as soon as I passed by, she took my job."
"Don't she just want to marry Zhao Nianze? Besides, Concubine Yuxian is her aunt, so it's understandable that she wants to show off."
"If it was just that, then that would be fine, but yesterday she pretended that she had discovered the pattern of the disappearance of the high school prime minister, but she kicked all of us out."
"What did you say?" The black-clothed guard's face darkened after hearing Yunzhu's words.
Yunzhu said cautiously, "I said she kicked us all out."
The guard in black said impatiently, "I'm asking you the previous question."
"She pretended to know the pattern of the disappearance of the high school prime minister..."
"What did you hear next?" the guard in black asked.
Yunzhu said, "That's all I heard. I didn't have time to hear anything else before she kicked us all out."
The guard in black scolded, "Don't you know how to eavesdrop?"
"Eavesdropping? How could I have the chance to eavesdrop? The chief servant is guarding us personally. What's more, you didn't let me eavesdrop." Yunzhu said dissatisfied.
The guard in black obviously didn't want to discuss this matter with her anymore. He turned to ask, "Which side hall of Yuxiu Palace does Jiang Nianjiao live in these days?"
