The moon is bright and the night is still young

Chapter 21

Mu Xiwen reached out and tapped his forehead, and said coquettishly: "Don't think you're going crazy just because you're healthy, it's so decent to be seen by people in broad daylight." Gao Qi shrugged before letting go of his hand. "My matter is just speculation for the time being, so what evidence can prove that Gao Wei runs the underground casino?" Gao Qi was in a very good mood, and stretched out his hand to tease the carrier pigeon on the window sill. "Father said that the eyeliner copied a few pages of the casino's ledger and sent it to the Mu Mansion. He has already asked an expert to imitate the handwriting to trace the rubbings, and the work will be completed in a few days. We have it." "Since the handle is about to be obtained, it's time to plan the most critical thing."

Gao Qi raised his head and looked at the vast sky, surrounded by the towering palace walls into this small area in front of him. "Father is old and frail and has been bedridden for half a month. It seems that he will die if he refuses to accept it." Mu Xiwen pondered, "It's really pitiful to be old, and you can find all kinds of ailments. If the illness is more serious , issued a will, and the battle for royal power is coming to an end."

As night fell, Mu Xiwen heard that the queen and empress were chanting scriptures and praying for the monarch in the palace at this hour, so he packed some digestible food from the dining room and brought them to Yanfu Palace.

At this time, the queen took off the luxurious phoenix crown and phoenix robe, and only two long hairpins tied her long hair. She was wearing a simple and elegant yellow dress. In front of her was a tall Buddha statue. The incense was burning slowly, and the lingering smoke curled up.The queen was concentrating on knocking on the wooden fish in front of her, and the sound of the beeping wooden fish echoed in the empty palace.

"Greetings to the queen." Mu Xiwen saluted the queen, and the queen opened her eyes when she heard the sound, "The third imperial concubine is so late, why did she suddenly come to this palace?" It’s useless, I’m here to bring you some easy-to-eat snacks for the empress.” After opening the food box, the queen seemed not interested in the contents, but smiled lightly: “The third imperial concubine has a heart.” It's really passionate, after your majesty recovers, you will definitely be touched by your empress's heart." "Oh, touched." The queen's eyes showed a sarcasm, but she still maintained that indifferent smile, "No one knows who your majesty loves in the harem, but this palace also I am old, old and decrepit, and it is reasonable not to be favored. Don't blame your majesty." "Madam, is this a compromise with fate?" The queen is also the mother of this Ji kingdom. No matter how charming her Qi family is, she is nothing more than a noble concubine, and this palace is His Majesty's official wife." "It's true that your empress is the queen now, but this is only for now, and will she be in the future?"

Hearing this, the queen turned her head to look at Mu Xiwen beside her in surprise, "Your Majesty feels that after all, she is a queen, a royal family, and she has given birth to the eldest son of the royal family. His Highness has lived up to your expectations and is outstanding." In the future, His Royal Highness will inherit the throne, and the empress will always be the empress dowager, and she will always be higher than the Qi family. The empress wants to go to the empress dowager to settle the score, right?" "What does the third imperial concubine want to say." The queen turned her head, still knocking on the wooden fish. "Master Wen is very old. Your elder brother is a scum dude known to the world, and he is not as talented as Da Wen. A hundred years later, the empress thinks that your family background can still be compared with that of the Qi family. Is it comparable?"

The Queen's hand froze when she knocked Muyu, "The Qi family has been favored for many years. Although the son he gave birth to is not the eldest son, he is also His Majesty's own flesh and blood. Talents can be cultivated later in life. Qi is not a law-abiding person, and the ambition in her heart can't be noticed by the empress? After so many years of wind in Qi's ears, the empress thinks that His Majesty has moved a little bit?" The queen's hand Trembling slightly, she took a deep breath and said in a still calm tone: "The third imperial concubine came here on purpose to provoke the relationship between me and the Qi family?" Mu Xiwen stood up and looked at the Buddha statue, "If this concubine is in The position of the empress will definitely be as anxious as the empress, but anxiety can't solve the problem. When the Qi family really climbs on the empress's head, the empress thinks, with Qi's style, what will happen to you and His Highness." The queen continued Knock on the wooden fish, but the irregular sound has exposed her already messed up heart.

Mu Xiwen saluted and walked out of the palace, stopped after walking a few steps, and said with his head sideways: "I hope His Majesty recovers as soon as possible. Without a will, everything is still under control."

The queen did not speak, Mu Xiwen's figure disappeared into the night, and everything returned to calm.The queen felt that the Jianzhi was getting heavier and heavier in her hands, and finally fell to the ground. The poor woman couldn't support her emotions anymore, and she covered her face and cried bitterly.

(End of this chapter)