Concubine Shu sighed, "Death is like a lamp going out. I know you are kind, but you also have to be open-minded."
As she spoke, she picked up a grape with her slender fingers, "In the harem, dead people are very common. If you sympathize with everyone, then it will be okay."
After hearing these words, Lu Qingtang raised his eyes and looked at her, raising the corners of his mouth slightly, "I don't sympathize, but I always feel that life is too fragile recently, maybe I am too tired."
"You really need to rest. Look at your complexion. It's getting worse day by day. It's better to go out and relax." Concubine Shu said, reaching out to pat her on the shoulder.
Then she asked again: "Why did you suddenly ask about Xiaofu, is there something wrong?"
Lu Qingtang raised his eyebrows, and then told Concubine Shu about his meeting with Bingyun in Zhuangzi and the information obtained from interrogating those eunuchs.
After Concubine Shu heard this, her face turned pale. She was a little surprised and said, "Is it Concubine Ning who wants to do something to you?"
"Of course I know this, but I don't know what it is, so I thought about finding some insiders to help me find out, but I didn't expect Xiaofu to be gone." Lu Qingtang looked at Concubine Shu helplessly.
Concubine Shu frowned, thinking about something, then looked up at Lu Qingtang, "Lu Xiaotang, do you have any clues against Lu Qingyue or Ning Xinran?"
After hearing this, Lu Qingtang shook his head, "I don't know, probably not. You also know that I am a person who does things neatly and neatly, so there should be no problem."
Concubine Shu couldn't help but nodded, "If that's the case, then you can only take advantage of it."
Lu Qingtang sighed, "She is really evil. Why is she always pestering me? It's like a piece of dog skin plaster."
"Be careful." Concubine Shu looked at her with a worried look on her face, "If you need my help with anything, be sure to ask. I will do my best to help you."
Lu Qingtang waved his hand generously, "I know, I won't be polite."
The two chatted for a while, and Lu Qingtang left Biyue Palace and met Xian Bi. The first thing Xian Bi saw when she saw her was to ask about Mo Zeshen's condition.
Lu Qingtang explained to her the reason why Mo Zeshen was pretending to be ill, and the concubine Xian felt relieved.
"Don't be too tired, Tangtang. If you have nothing to do, take more rest and don't worry too much." Xianbi smiled slightly, "Shen'er values you, and you should take good care of your body, otherwise Shen'er will feel distressed."
Lu Qingtang reached out and took her hand, "I understand, mother-in-law. Thank you very much for your concern."
The wise concubine nodded, looked around again, and when she was sure that no one was around, she whispered to her: "Be careful lately. I heard that there are a few eunuchs missing in the palace, which sounds scary. You must go back." Go early, if it's late, stay in the palace for the night, and don't go to a place with few people."
Seeing the worried look on Concubine Xian's face, Lu Qingtang couldn't help but smile mischievously, "Mother-in-law, guess where these eunuchs are?"
"How do I know!" Xian Concubine looked puzzled.
As soon as she finished speaking, she looked at Lu Qingtang in surprise, as if she understood something.
Seeing this, Lu Qingtang leaned into her ear and whispered: "Mother-in-law, those eunuchs have all been guarded by Qingquan Palace. Mo Zeshen and I want to pry something out of their mouths. Concubine Ning seems to want to do something to us." What, so mother-in-law should also be careful."
After saying that, Lu Qingtang stood up straight again.
She watched the Xian concubine's face gradually turn pale. She gritted her teeth and said, "She wants to harm you again? It's over!"
"Don't worry, I have my own countermeasures. I just need to see what I can do when the time comes." Lu Qingtang comforted her, "We won't be living in the palace recently, so mother-in-law must take good care of herself. Qingquan Palace should be more prepared. , if you have any emergency, you can ask Concubine Shu for help."
Listening to Lu Qingtang's explanation, Xianbi felt relieved and her expression changed a lot.
The two returned to Longqing Palace together, and Xianbi planned to stop by to see the Queen Mother.
Lu Qingtang asked casually, "I'm going to see the Queen Mother now. Isn't my father going to your place today?"
Xianbi raised the corner of her mouth and forced a smile, "I asked him to go see the other sisters. If he is tired of being in Chenghua Palace all day long, the other sisters will be starry-eyed."
Lu Qingtang said "Oh" and didn't ask any more questions. He slowly followed her to Longqing Palace.
She knew that her mother-in-law did not want to sleep with her. After all, Emperor Kang Yuan had abandoned her for twenty years and could not even remember her name. Such a man, let alone his mother-in-law, even Lu Qingtang disliked him very much.
The fight for favor in the palace was just to survive. Now that he was able to survive, who would want to deal with the selfish and indifferent emperor.
On the way to Longqing Palace, they must pass by Qingquan Palace. Lu Qingtang prayed in his heart not to see Concubine Ning. However, things always backfired and they still saw Concubine Ning.
She had just come out of the Hall of Wende, with a beaming face, leaning in the sedan chair, looking at Lu Qingtang and the Xian concubine very proudly.
Concubine Ning raised the corners of her mouth slightly and said, "Isn't this Shen's daughter-in-law? Why don't you say anything to me when you come to the palace? I'm ready to receive you."
"No, mother-in-law, I see you are quite busy. After all, you have just been released and you need to move around more. You may have to go in again one day." Lu Qingtang said casually.
Concubine Ning's face on the sedan chair couldn't help but turn a little pale, with a fierce look in her eyes. She said fiercely: "How could I know that so many things have happened recently if I didn't come out? Lu Qingtang, you are so ruthless. My mother-in-law, you are so cruel. I haven’t let you go! If you are both prosperous and destitute, you will be devastated. If my parents’ family falls, I don’t want you to have it easy either!”
Hearing this, Lu Qingtang frowned. She looked at Concubine Ning up and down, "Mother-in-law, do you mean that we should pretend not to see Uncle Chong Xin's corruption? If mother-in-law has any dissatisfaction with us, she can go to the father to reason with her. .”
Concubine Ning sneered, and then said: "My good daughter-in-law, how can I be dissatisfied? I am very satisfied, and even went to His Majesty to praise Shen'er's righteousness in killing relatives. Do you know how much Your Majesty likes Shen'er? I'm afraid He is the only good boy in my eyes."
After hearing these words, Lu Qingtang's expression suddenly changed, and his mind suddenly buzzed.
It turned out to be her!
She was the one who made trouble by running to Emperor Kang Yuan, so that his majesty misunderstood Mo Zeshen and thought he wanted to seize the throne.
Emperor Kang Yuan is a man who takes soft things rather than hard ones, so it's okay to go along with him. If you go against him, you'll probably be in bad luck.
Take the previous incident of Uncle Chongxin embezzling Mo Zeshen's military supplies order. Emperor Kang Yuan naturally did not want his son to be involved. However, Jiang Qingfei insisted on dragging Mo Zeshen into the water, while Wang Xuwen kept speaking for Mo Zeshen. The natural result was that Wang Xuwen was promoted and made rich, while Jiang Qingfei was suppressed, then demoted, and finally became unknown.
The same thing applies to the matter of establishing a prince. Naturally, the one he cares about is Mo Zeyuan, who is his direct descendant.
