After Gao married the prince, the sick and weak concubine lost her horse

Chapter 318 Chapter 318
Without Xiao Qinglan saying it, Shen Qingci knew it too.

Xiao Qinglan had been ill for too long, and the court had already been divided into several factions, not to mention that King Yong'an conspired against him on the front foot, but on the back foot he abolished Xiao Wenyan who was ordered to be in danger. Even if it was feasible, it would be easy to lose the hearts of the people.

Leaving aside the Miaochuan matter, Xiao Wenyan always displayed a tolerant and benevolent image during his supervision of the country. Without sufficient evidence, it would be difficult to convince the public to deal with him.

Speaking of evidence... it was "Sun Zhijing" who stirred up the situation in Miaochuan. How to prove that Xiao Wenyan was pretending to be Sun Zhijing is very difficult.

And the most important point.

Shen Qingci would not believe that he hadn't accumulated some influence in the court during this period of time. If he couldn't deal him a fatal blow, he had to beware of him jumping over the wall in a hurry.

If Xiao Qinglan was in good health, she wouldn't be afraid, but the problem was that she had just woken up and her body was still weak, and she was already a little powerless to talk to Shen Qingci just now.

Give her some time to recover.

"Aniang, you can rest at ease, there are me and Dad here."

Having said that, Shen Qingci paused for a moment before saying: "There is also Aye."

Xiao Qinglan responded, and she took out a dragon pattern jade pendant from under the pillow.

"According to what happened to King Yong'an, half of the imperial guards have already been disused, and most of the remaining half may have stood on Xiao Wenyan's side like Lu Yang."

The Janissaries cannot be trusted.

"You take this jade pendant. Seeing this jade pendant looks like I am here in person. Captain Zhao Ji of the patrol battalion is my confidant. If necessary, this jade pendant can be used to mobilize [-] elite soldiers from the patrol camp in the suburbs of Beijing."

A Niang trusted herself so much, of course Shen Qingci would not refuse, she took it and said solemnly: "Okay, don't worry, A Niang."

Xiao Qinglan sighed softly, and raised her hand to rub her temples, only to realize that she couldn't exert any strength in her body, as if her energy had been taken away.

"Aniang, you rest first, I won't bother you anymore."

Saying that, Shen Qingci supported Xiao Qinglan to lie down, and carefully tucked in the quilt for her before leaving, but Xiao Qinglan grabbed her by the sleeve.

"A Wan, Madam wants to see you more."

Xiao Qinglan couldn't get enough of her daughter whom she hadn't seen for many years.

Shen Qingci nodded with a smile: "Okay, I'll stay here with A Niang."

She took Xiao Qinglan's hand back.

The mother and daughter looked at each other and smiled. Even if they didn't say anything, at this time, it was worth a thousand words.

However, after a while, Xiao Qinglan's spirit could no longer hold on, and soon fell into a drowsy sleep.

Only then did Shen Qingci exit the room lightly.

Qiuniang just stood guard outside.

Shen Qingci called her to the side hall and asked about Xiao Qinglan's poisoning.

Even if it is known that Yong'an Wang Xiaoqingqi is the mastermind behind the scenes, the poison must have been poisoned by people around Xiao Qinglan, otherwise ordinary people would have no chance of getting close to Xiao Qinglan.

Qiuniang's answer confirmed Shen Qingci's guess.

"It was a maid who was in charge of cleaning in the Taiji Hall before. There was no problem before, but who would have thought that just a few days after hearing the news that the lady had an accident, when the lady was restless, she moved on the teacup of the lady. Then he waited for an opportunity to get close to Qiuxia, the female official serving tea beside the queen, and quietly sprinkled the poisonous powder on Qiuxia's body."

"It's okay to just use the faulty teacup alone, and it doesn't matter if you only smell the poisonous powder on Qiuxia's body. What's terrible is that the two are highly poisonous when they come into contact."

"As a direct descendant of the Xiao family, even if she was not raised in the imperial palace, the female monarch was trained by the Dongyi tribe's witches, poisons, and poisons since she was a child. Normally, these poisons would be noticed before she got close to her body, but It just so happened that during those few days, the female monarch, Miss Sisi and the master..."

It can be said that the other party has spotted this opportunity.

But the crux of the problem is that there is an inner ghost in the Tai Chi Hall.

Shen Qingci asked: "Besides the palace maid, are there other people found out?"

Qiuniang shook her head, "After the accident happened to the queen, the slaves have already checked once, and although they didn't find any problems, they also sent out the maids and eunuchs who were in charge of cleaning the Taiji Hall, leaving only the inner hall to serve Eight confidantes."

"What if there are problems among these people?"

Shen Qingci stopped Qiuniang with a word of questioning.

She suddenly raised her head and looked at Shen Qingci: "This...they are all confidantes cultivated by the queen, and everyone's life and death are in the hands of the queen..."

Shen Qingci shook his head, lowered his voice and said, "It's always better to be careful."

Saying that, Shen Qingci moved closer to Qiuniang, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear; "We might as well try."

"My aunt has just woken up, and her body is still weak, so you let the people around you vent the wind, saying that aunt is just the end of the battle, just returning to the light."

Hearing this, Qiu Niang was taken aback, and said very puzzled, "Miss, this..."

Once the news spread, the court that had just stabilized would inevitably be in chaos.

Shen Qingci smiled slightly: "I just want to make it messy, so how can those ghosts and snakes show up?"

After finishing speaking, she dipped her finger in some tea, sketched a few strokes on the case table, and said, "I want to meet Zhao Ji in private, without alarming anyone."

As soon as Zhao Ji, the captain of the patrol battalion, was mentioned, Qiuniang asked nervously, "What are you going to do, miss?"

Shen Qingci raised his finger and pointed in the direction of the East Palace, and said helplessly: "It's nothing, just protect yourself."

Qiuniang quickly understood, she lowered her eyes and said: "Okay, I will make arrangements now, servant girl."

Seeing that she was about to get up and leave, Shen Qingci said again: "By the way, I still need an identity. If I want to see Zhao Ji, I must have an identity."

Seeing Qiuniang's confusion, Shen Qingci said directly: "Let's just say that I'm the handprinted female official, Zhou Xi, who was just promoted by the female monarch."

"Okay, the servant will do it now."

As the aunt in charge by Xiao Qinglan's side, and with the seal of the queen, it is not difficult for Qiuniang to handle this matter.

In less than two hours, a court lady brought over the palace attire of the hand-printed female official and the seal of the small order.

Before changing clothes, Shen Qingci screened the others away, opened the back window, and called Liusu to him using the whistle signal she had agreed with Liusu.

"Liusu, please help me keep an eye on some Tai Chi halls for the past two days. If someone sneaks around, you will record them and follow them out secretly to see what they are going to do. Don't startle the snake, and ask me beforehand."

Once Qiuniang discloses the news of the female monarch's "return to light" to several people in the inner hall, such a big matter, then Nei Ying will definitely not be able to sit still, and will send the news as soon as possible.

In the bright place, there are guards guarded by female monarchs outside the hall, as for the dark place... as long as the other party sneaks around, Tassel will notice.

"Ah."

Liusu nodded in response, seeing that Shen Qingci had no other orders, turned around and jumped out of the window sill, almost disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Shen Qingci then closed the back window and went to change clothes.

After getting dressed, she met Father, and quietly told Father to guard A Niang every step of the way for these two days before she walked out of the Tai Chi Hall, and then took two of them in the Tai Chi Hall using her identity as a palm print female official. The maids serving on the outside led the way and went straight to the East Palace.

(End of this chapter)