"I think Yang Siji's purpose in entering the palace was not simple. Everyone thought so too. I was sent to greet Yang Siji that day," Qiu Gongwu said.
"Everyone?" Zhao Guizhen said in surprise.
As surprised as Zhao Guizhen was Lan Yin.
Sure enough, the moment she entered the palace, she had already fallen into the whirlpool of palace struggle.
"The Empress Dowager has not been in charge of the affairs of the inner court for many years, but this time she made an exception to recruit female officials, and this Yang Siji does not have a good reputation."
"Then why did everyone agree that Yang Rong should enter the palace and be the secretary of the sixth rank?" Zhao Guizhen asked puzzled.
"It's not related to Zhaoyi Town. Yang Shun was killed by Zhaoyi Town. If the court can treat his orphans kindly, wouldn't it also encourage the frontline soldiers?"
Lan Yin, who was hanging on the corner of the eaves, realized at this moment that she had gone through many twists and turns when entering the palace. It turned out that she had different thoughts, so why didn't others do the same?
"Master Zhao, I can't stay here for a long time. In short, the master should make early plans now. Both the outer court and the inner court have great opinions on the master."
"Thank you, Eunuch Qiu, for reminding me."
"The master will stay here while we go home. Everyone is still waiting for the elixir."
The footsteps gradually faded away, and Lan Yin hung upside down, waiting for Qiu Gongwu to walk out of Wangxiantai, but she never did.
"Don't wait, he's out the other side."
Zhao Guizhen lay on the window sill, looked at Lan Yin who was hanging upside down, and gloated.
Lan Yin exerted strength on her waist and abdomen, grabbed her hand upwards, kicked her feet towards the eaves, and jumped in front of Zhao Guizhen.
"How did you find out it was mine?"
Zhao Guizhen was startled by her Qinggong and couldn't help but take a step back and looked at her suspiciously.
"Who are you?"
"Yang Rong. Otherwise, who could I be?"
Zhao Guizhen was noncommittal and said, "Cui Yuanzao knows?"
"I know." Lan Yin slipped into Wangxiantai, "You haven't answered me yet, how did you find me?"
"shoe."
"shoe?"
Lan Yin looked at her shoes, which were just a pair of ordinary black boots!
"Don't you know? There are standard shoes in the palace. You will wear the same shoes according to your rank."
"There are not a few people of the same rank as me in the palace, right?"
"But before you entered the palace, I didn't find such a bold female official." Zhao Guizhen said sarcastically, "Cui Yuanzao is really big-hearted when he lets someone like you enter the palace."
Lan Yin choked. She had to admit that she was indeed not careful enough, but Zhao Guizhen's eyes were also very good.
"Why did Cui Yuanzao let you enter the palace?" Zhao Guizhen gathered his alchemy tools.
Of course, it was impossible for Lan Yin to tell Zhao Guizhen her true purpose. She thought for a while and said, "You know the case of the painter at Zhao Jinggong Temple, right?"
"Wasn't it broken by Cui Yuanzao?"
"No. The murderer of the painter Lu Qian was found, but the murderer died inexplicably. Cui Yuanzao suspected that the mastermind behind the scenes was hiding in the palace, so he let me take a look." Lan Yin was very satisfied with her performance.
Zhao Guizhen motioned Lan Yin to sit down, made her a cup of tea, and said, "Why does Cui Yuanzao suspect that the mastermind behind the scenes is in the palace? Tell me, maybe I can help."
Lan Yin was a little surprised. Zhao Guizhen always looked coldly at him every time he saw him, and never showed her a good look. Why did he become kind to her today?
The only difference this time is that he discovered that she knew martial arts and doubted her identity.
In other words, he hates Yang Rong, or rather hates Yang Rong's identity?
"What's your relationship with Cui Yuanzao?"
Lan Yin also asked Cui Yuanzao the same question that day, but Cui Yuanzao did not answer her directly.
"We are both teachers and friends."
When Lan Yin saw the slight smile on Zhao Guizhen's face, she couldn't help but feel her hair stand on end. Wasn't he jealous of Yang Rong?
"You haven't told me yet, what does Cui Yuanzao want to investigate in the palace?" Zhao Gui returned to the truth and preached.
"Why don't you ask him yourself?" Lan Yin muttered, but saw Zhao Guizhen slashing at him with a knife in the eye, and immediately shut up.
"I have made too many enemies in Daming Palace. Cui Yuanzao is not good for him if he gets close to me. What's more, he is a descendant of the Cui family in Qinghe, and his uncle will not want him to get too close to me."
I don't know if Zhao Gui is really excusing himself or explaining to Lan Yin.
"We traced an object called a concave and convex mirror, which should have come from the Daming Palace. The concave and convex mirrors are a pair. One of them was leaked out of the Daming Palace by Ma Yuanzhi, and the other one was used by the murderer behind the scenes. We want to know about the other concave and convex mirror. Who brought the mirror out of the Daming Palace?" Lan Yin briefly explained the whole story of the painter's case.
"I knew he was like this, always obsessed with the truth. Obviously for people like us, the truth is often the most useless thing." Zhao Guizhen said with a slight smile.
Lan Yin didn't quite understand.
Seeing that Lan Yin seemed to understand but not understand, Zhao Guizhen said, "Why am I telling you this? In short, I will help pay attention."
Lan Yin thanked her, but Zhao Guizhen didn't forget to question her.
"Why did you come to my Wangxian Terrace today? You wouldn't suspect that I was the murderer behind the painter's case, would you?"
"Of course not." Lan Yin quickly denied.
Looking at Zhao Guizhen's appearance, he seemed to be very willing to help Cui Yuanzao solve the case. She thought that maybe she could use this excuse to trick Zhao Guizhen into helping her?
"Wangxiantai is the highest place in the Daming Palace. I just want to climb to the top, look down at the Daming Palace, memorize the layout of the Daming Palace, and find out the time map of the Jinwu Guard's patrol."
"What do you want to do?" Zhao Guizhen asked alertly.
Lan Yin realized that if she wanted to find out the entry and exit records of the inner treasury's property, she could do it by using her current position. There was no need to do such a risky thing now. How could she explain her climb to Sendai tonight?
"Yang Siji?"
"Ah, in the past few days, I have gone deep into the Daming Palace and realized that this place is dangerous. If I cannot escape intact in the future, planning a route in advance and relying on my skills to break out of the Daming Palace may be one of the escape routes."
When Lan Yin spoke, she only thought about how to explain her private visit to Xiantai. As she spoke, she felt sad. Maybe this was the only way for her future, and she didn't know.
"You don't have to do this. Since Cui Yuanzao asked you to come here, he will definitely protect you. You can trust him as a person."
Did Zhao Gui really regard her as Cui Yuanzao's subordinate? Lan Yin didn't know how to explain it, nor did she want to explain it. She just smiled and said, "I hope so."
Zhao Guizhen saw Lan Yin's waning mood and told him: "I discovered you today, or someone else will find you tomorrow. If you are discovered, it will not cause trouble to him. This is where I refine my elixir, but just like Qiu Gongwu today, Those who come in and out are people around us. Once discovered, both you and Cui Yuanzao will be doomed. You'd better live in peace and finish what he told you."
Lan Yin knew that she would not be able to achieve her goal today, and did not want to stay any longer, so she said goodbye and turned around.
Before leaving, she remembered what Qiu Gongwu said about Concubine Guo Xian's conspiracy to purify the Pearl of Mei. After thinking about it, she couldn't help but remind Zhao Guizhen: "You'd better find a way to refuse Concubine Guo Xian's mission to purify the Pearl of Mei."
Zhao Guizhen smiled and said, "Thank you, but don't worry, I have my own solution."
