"You are so young, why do you have so many things on your mind?"

Concubine Yun turned her eyes to Jiang Rao.

Her tone was habitually pampered, "Even if Empress Jiahe came here to find out, she's hiding so deeply, you and I can't guess it. Since you can't guess, just hit her once so that she won't be able to figure it out. A happy one is fine."

Concubine Yun Gui said, but she was a little disappointed, and angrily threw the fish food out of her hand.

The water surface was smashed into dense water lines, as if it was raining, and the red and green carp scattered first, and then gathered again.

"In the heart of the sage, Xu Lanruo should be the queen of a country. Among the concubines and concubines in the harem, no one is more suitable than her."

"Whether it's her personality or her background, there is no other person in this palace who is more in line with Emperor Zhaowu's image of being a queen of a country than her."

Yun Guifei glanced at Jiang Rao.

With one look from her, Jiang Rao understood.

Jiang Rao returned to Jinling and found out after inquiring carefully.

Empress Jiahe's father, the current head of the Xu family, resigned eight years ago on the grounds of being unwell.

He only kept the false name of the king's husband, and he spent all day at home, keeping things simple, keeping a low profile, and staying away from the whirlpool of power for a long time.

If it wasn't for the emperor's retention, he would have changed his hometown directly.

If the relatives can have such a measure, even if the emperor does not say it, he must be satisfied in his heart.

But Jiang Rao did not forget the dead man of the Xu family he met in Yecheng, nor did he forget Rong Ting's cautious attitude when he mentioned the Xu family.

A family that would raise the dead...

Ghosts believe that their owners will only keep flowers and grasses peacefully.

Seeing that Jiang Rao understood, Yun Guifei sighed repeatedly next to her.

She is just a concubine in the harem, even if she shows her teeth and claws, more often she is just like a cat, scratching human flesh and not hurting her roots.

In the palace, he couldn't be on an equal footing with Empress Jiahe. Even if Empress Jiahe was half dead thanks to Emperor Zhaowu's favor, he wouldn't be able to touch the Xu family behind Empress Jiahe.

Concubine Yun Gui sighed, "I can't shake the foundation of Empress Jiahe. If one day she really becomes the Queen Mother..."

She turned her head to look at Jiang Rao, with a little seriousness in her tone, "Nian Nian, the best-looking coffin board I asked you to find, has it been found?"

She said bitterly: "It will be used when the time comes."

"..."

"I can't use it." Jiang Rao stuffed her fish food into Concubine Yun's hands, and found something to do for her, who didn't know if it was real sadness or fake sadness.

Concubine Yun Gui was really faking sadness, she giggled, "I really feel sorry for my aunt every year. My aunt works hard to live a hundred years, and has been with every year."

Jiang Rao turned her eyes away slightly and gave a soft "um", hiding the sadness in her eyes.

Although she never dreamed of her aunt's final situation in her dream, but her family has become like that, how can aunt be better...

Auntie never even appeared at any point in her dreams.

Jiang Rao not only does not know whether she will live well or badly in the future, but also whether she will live or die.

Although her "um" sound was light, it was somewhat stubborn and willful, "It's done."

"Look at you sad, I won't scare you with the coffin board in the future." Yun Guifei saw that she seemed to be serious, changed her hippie smile, and said with a serious smile, "Queen Jiahe will be in the future. Whether or not you can become an empress dowager, the universe is uncertain."

"Even if she is well-intentioned, the Seventeenth Prince is not the most outstanding of all the princes, regardless of his ability and strategy. Besides, the emperor's heart is unpredictable, who knows who he is optimistic about."

"What's more, didn't you find a helper for your aunt every year?"

Jiang Rao raised her eyes.

"The ninth prince is now a piece of fragrant bun."

Jiang Rao didn't understand for a while, and Concubine Yun Gui slowly explained to her, "Emperor Zhaowu has a good face, you have done a very good job of asking your father to write a letter of recommendation for the ninth prince. The prince has won a lot of goodwill. And the ninth prince has disabled legs, no matter how much Emperor Zhaowu admires him, the ninth prince will not..."

Jiang Rao understood, nodded and said, "It won't affect their children's throne."

"Yes, in the end it is at most a powerful prince. Many princes want to win over him." Concubine Yun said with a faint smile, "Empress Jiahe also shot herself in the foot."

"At that time, she advertised that the ninth prince was difficult to manage and teach, which was used to set off her difficulty in being a mother. However, other palace concubines felt that the ninth prince and the empress Jiahe had had a bad relationship for many years, and some of them gave birth to the ninth prince to help their sons. mind. But luckily…”

"The Ninth Prince is on our side." Concubine Yun Gui pulled Jiang Rao's hand, "Although he treats people a little colder, I heard from the palace maid that he is very well-behaved in front of you, and I didn't see what Queen Jiahe said. Weird and untamed, not knowing right and wrong."

"In the future, Empress Jiahe will see the child who grew up in her palace and stand on the side of her mortal enemy... I can't wait to see that scene." Yun Guifei smiled and looked at Jiang Rao, "Nian Nian Really my little lucky star, brought me such a bargaining chip.

...

In the back garden, the swing is swaying high.

When Empress Jiahe walked here, she heard a familiar voice in the back garden, and the people in the palace slowed down.

Her footsteps were also much lighter, and she quietly stepped into the back garden. Seeing that the fourth prince was pushing the seventeenth prince on the swing, her face turned cold in an instant. In front of the swing, she stood two steps away.

The seventeenth prince jumped off the swing in a daze, and lowered his eyes to dare not look at anyone, "Queen Mother."

The fourth prince stood behind the seventeenth prince, "Cousin, why are you here?"

Empress Jiahe walked straight to the seventeenth prince and asked in a cold voice, "If you continue to be abandoned like this, you really won't be able to compare to that cripple!"

The seventeenth prince's face was even more ugly, his head was lowered deeply, and his chin was almost touching his neckline.

There was a bit of hatred for Rong Ting hidden in the dull eyes.

Jiahe Queen said nothing more.

She asked the palace maid to bring the seventeenth prince back to the Jinxiu Palace, and then turned to look at the fourth prince, "I asked you to pick up the seventeenth prince, why did you bring him here?"

The fourth prince had a thin embarrassment on his face.

Just now, he picked up the Seventeenth Emperor's younger brother from the Egret Academy, and passed by Xiangnan Palace, Ning Concubine was playing with her nine-year-old daughter Heran County Master on the swing.

The Seventeenth Emperor's younger brother, who was drooping his head all the way with a tired face, raised his eyes at this moment and stared at the mother and daughter for a long time.

A little envious in his eyes.

He begged him to take him to play on the swing for a while, and he brought him here in the back garden.

"Just play the swing for a while. Brother Huang is in the academy, and he is tired from studying..."

"He's tired, are others crying?" Empress Jiahe's expression was cold, "Your Seventeenth Emperor is still young, don't tempt him to have fun instead of doing business. If you develop a habit, you won't be able to change it in the future. "

The fourth prince nodded awkwardly.

"It just so happens that this palace has something to tell you."

After returning to Jinxiu Palace, Empress Jiahe ordered Xianzaren to retreat, leaving behind the fourth prince, and said to him, "This palace knows how Rong Ting entered the Egret Academy."

The fourth prince's eyes became sharper.

"You can remember, Ji Momo inquired and learned that Jiang Siye of Ning'anbo Mansion was in Yecheng in winter. He helped Rong Ting get rid of Wang Zhou, who was carefully selected by this palace and arranged by his side."

The fourth prince shook his head, "But this news is wrong. Jiang Xingzhou told me personally that he came back from Jiangnan."

"The man in Yecheng who was secretly helping Rong Ting

Whether it's Jiang Xingzhou or not, it doesn't matter. Ben Gong just learned today that it was Jiang Xingzhou's letter of recommendation to Rong Ting that gave him the opportunity to meet Yan Nanxun privately. "

"I met only once in private, and was picked up by Yan Nan as his own disciple..."

The fourth prince just wanted to ask where Rong Ting got his true talents and knowledge. Seeing that Empress Jia and Empress were particularly unhappy about this, remembering her comparison between Rong Ting and Xiao Shiqi, he didn't dare to follow this point any further.

He turned the conversation and said with a frown: "The ninth brother has got the help of the fourth master of Jiang, I'm afraid it will be a little difficult to deal with."

"What are you worried about?" Empress Jiahe sneered with a look of indifference on her face, "Ning An's residence will only fall into the hands of the Jiang family uncle. The fourth master of Jiang..."

"Just a scholar with more beautiful calligraphy and painting. He has no real fame and no real power. His ability is only enough to send Rong Ting to Bailu Academy."

When she found out that Jiang Siye was helping Rong Ting, Empress Jiahe was relieved, "There is no need to deal with such an insignificant person."

"The emperor likes his calligraphy and painting so much that he is openly hostile to him, which will make the emperor unhappy. What's more, the relationship between Yun Guifei and Jiang Siye's direct wife is very close, and it may be that Yun Guifei borrowed Jiang Siye's letter of recommendation. Provoking Ben Gong." Empress Jiahe was a little jealous, "It's a pity that Qin Yun seems to be lawless, but he is a clear and smart person. Ben Gong went to her trip today, and he couldn't make a sentence."

The fourth prince was worried again.

Empress Jiahe glanced at him, "It's said that you don't have to worry, what are you worrying about. Everyone knows that Jiang Xingzhou is idle, and there may be no chance of inheriting Ning Anbo's mansion."

The fourth prince also felt relieved after hearing what Jiahe said.

He glanced around, and the hall was empty.

There was neither Yuying nor Ji Momo.

The fourth prince knew that Yuying had been expelled from the palace, and was temporarily kept in the Xu residence, waiting for the opportunity to return to the palace.

But don't know where Ji Momo is.

In his mind, he thought about Ji Ma's rebellion that Queen Jia He had mentioned to him, and asked, "Where is Ji Ma's?"

Queen Jiahe drank tea with a calm expression and was silent for a long time.

After drinking tea, Yunyou raised her eyes, "At midnight, in the middle of the night, in rainy weather, remember to stay away from the well in the Cold Palace in Xiyuan."

The answer was irrelevant to the question of the fourth prince.

The tone was light and careless.

The fourth prince felt cold all over his body.

Ji Momo has been working for the Xu family for nearly her entire life, and she has been by Queen Jiahe's side before she gets married.

He thought that Ji Momo's betrayal would not happen.

Before a thorough investigation is done, Queen Jiahe will at least think that for the sake of Mama Ji's many years of service, she will not deal with it too quickly.

Unexpectedly, in just a few days, the old servant became a ghost at the bottom of the well.