I use my daughter's body to cut down the rivers and lakes

Chapter 152 Secrets in the Palace

When she heard what Liu Qi said, Mrs. Mei frowned slightly and looked intently, only to see Liu Qi's back that was gradually moving away.

Her eyes flashed and her red lips opened slightly to say something, but after seeing Liu Qi's figure disappearing around the corner, she quickly pursed her lips tightly.

"Ha ha……"

After a while, a meaningful chuckle came from the pavilion.

Although Liu Qi had reached a position where she couldn't see the pavilion, she could still clearly hear the chuckle coming from Mrs. Mei's mouth.

There was no pause in her steps.

She has said that she will no longer be driven by anyone.

Whether it is "Your Majesty" or a general.

In Liu Qi's mind, although these two people have very different acting styles, they are actually the same person.

let's hit!

Whether it is her life experience or her current martial arts skills, she has been destined to be unable to survive alone in this turmoil sweeping the court!

Mrs. Zhou waved her hand and signaled the grandmother and maid beside her to retreat.

It was almost confirmed last night that Liu Zongxun was not the emperor's man, otherwise Emperor Taikang would not have resorted to such despicable means to force him to tell the general's situation.

Seeing Zhou's nervous expression, Liu Qi shook her head gently: "It's not a big problem, but... did she leave any prescriptions or anything like that?"

Liu Qi said in a calm voice: "Mrs. Liu, if you are thinking about Xiangxiang, in the past few days..."

Zhou nodded repeatedly, and after groping around for a while, she finally realized that the prescription that Dr. Mei had just given her had been put away by her grandma.

Now it seems that staying in Liu Mansion is the best choice!

only……

Zhou was surprised: "Xianzong brought her. What, is there something wrong with her?"

Liu Zongxun just had the idea of ​​sending his two daughters out of the capital, and then so many things happened!

It is not easy for Liu Xiangxiang to leave Beijing.

Although he knew that the woman in front of him was the fake Liu Qiniang, after the other party brought Liu Xiangxiang back last night, Zhou's trust in her had jumped to an extremely high level.

It's better to get out of your head!

It would make your Majesty have no time to take care of her. Liu Qi would rather stay out of it and watch the show than get caught up in it.

In Liu Qi's view, Zhou is actually not a stupid person. Judging from her reaction and subsequent actions yesterday, she actually has a considerable understanding of the situation in Beijing.

"Yes! Yes! Yes!"

Zhou's eyes darkened when he heard this, and he nodded slightly and said, "I woke up once before, hugged me and cried, and then passed out again."

"Yeah!" Zhou raised his head in haste after hearing this, but still did not dare to look directly into Liu Qi's eyes.

A breeze blew by, and the maid came back to her senses instantly. She looked up and saw that Liu Qi's back had disappeared from her sight. Then she gritted her teeth, stamped her feet, and ran into the backyard.

So she quickly went to find the nanny and took back the prescription, and handed it to Liu Qi carefully.

If she could stay...

Is this still the young lady she knew?

Liu Qi stopped and stood there watching Zhou step by step down the steps and walked in front of her.

Liu Qi pondered for a moment and said bluntly: "Who invited that female doctor just now?"

As a result, Liu Qi walked like wind and walked directly past her into the backyard. The maid immediately froze on the spot mid-sentence.

But Liu Qi also understood that the so-called staying out of the matter was just a temporary joke in her heart.

She originally wanted to suggest that Zhou take Liu Xiangxiang out of Beijing, but after thinking about it carefully, she took back the rest of her words.

The two faced each other, Liu Qi looked directly into Zhou's eyes, until Zhou lowered his head first and avoided looking.

Liu Qi glanced at the direction of the study from the corner of his eye.

Zhou quietly raised her eyes to look at Liu Qi, who looked calm.

"Miss, Madam said that if you come, you can directly..." Seeing Liu Qi approaching, the remaining maid bowed and muttered.

Liu Qi walked all the way to the door of Liu Xiangxiang's boudoir and saw Mrs. Zhou opening the door and walking out, followed by two nuns.

She waved her hand to signal the aunts and maids beside her to disperse first.

After separating from Mrs. Mei, Liu Qi did not return to the small courtyard where she lived, but returned and went straight to the backyard.

Liu Qi stood on the stone steps in front of Liu Xiangxiang's boudoir for a moment. After all the maids and maids around Zhou left, she asked softly, "Is Xiangxiang awake?"

Zhou's little moves naturally couldn't escape Liu Qi's eyes.

Liu Qi took it over and took a look at it, then handed the prescription back: "There is nothing wrong with the prescription. Just take the medicine according to the prescription. Remember to apply it once in the morning and evening every day."

"Mrs. Liu." Liu Qi called softly.

At least... it can be seen that the Zhou family does not want Liu Xiangxiang to enter the palace from the bottom of her heart!

But...don’t be afraid of wind and rain!

……

As soon as the two little maids on duty at the gate of the backyard saw Liu Qi, one of them hurried in.

When Mrs. Zhou heard that Liu Qi's words were exactly the same as that of Dr. Mei, she immediately took the prescription with a face of joy, then folded it carefully and put it in her sleeve.

The maid who had just tipped off the news was also standing at the door with a bow.

So what exactly does Master Liu want to do?

If he wanted to deal with the general, he would just tell Emperor Taikang that the general was seriously injured.

If he didn't want to deal with the general, why did he think of sending his two daughters out of the capital after learning that the general was seriously injured?

It was obvious that Liu Zongxun was deeply involved, but Liu Qi couldn't understand which faction he belonged to!

……

Zhou raised his eyes cautiously and caught a glimpse of the solemn look on Liu Qi's face. He quickly lowered his head, trembling and exclaimed: "The emperor is going to attack the general!"

Liu Qi immediately lowered his eyes and looked at her: "Does Mrs. Liu know something?"

"I don't..." Mr. Zhou's face turned pale and he hesitated.

Liu Qi saw that he didn't want to say more, so he kept silent.

On the contrary, Mrs. Zhou breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Liu Qi no longer asking questions. At the same time, she quietly glanced at Liu Xiangxiang's boudoir behind her from the corner of her eye.

A look of determination flashed in her eyes, and she immediately took a deep breath, looked directly at Liu Qi with her head raised and gritted teeth, and said, "The emperor knows that he is not the Queen Mother's biological son."

Liu Qi's face was as calm as a lake: "The Queen Mother is not the emperor's biological mother, everyone in the world knows it."

Zhou's eyes darkened and she shook her head slightly: "When Xiao Wenhuai ascended the throne, he was still in his infancy. The late emperor had already left an edict to record Xiao Wenhuai in Zhou Mi's name and gave Xiao Wenhuai's biological mother a glass of poisonous wine."

Although Liu Qi's face remained calm, there was a hint of depth in his eyes.

Having said this, Zhou's clenched fists suddenly loosened, and her whole body relaxed obviously. She said slowly and in a low voice: "All the civil and military officials have acquiesced in the late emperor's edict, but Zhou Mi... she tore it up in public. Got the edict!"

"Not only did she fail to follow the late emperor's decree to record Xiao Wenhuai in her name, but she also left behind Xiao Wenhuai's biological mother. Xiao Wenhuai even grew up next to his biological mother."

Recalling what happened more than twenty years ago, Zhou's eyes still showed deep confusion.

Liu Qi's mind instantly flashed to Zhou Mi's alluring face. She always had a bright smile on her face, just like a cardamom girl with a beautiful imagination about the world. It is indeed something she can do!

I don't know why, although what Zhou said was extremely unreasonable, when it comes to Zhou Mi, everything becomes reasonable again.

Liu Qijing waited for Zhou to continue talking.

"Xiao Wenhuai's biological mother passed away in the seventh year of Taikang. To the outside world, she died of a sudden illness."

"But in fact... Xiao Wenhuai killed him with his own hands!"

Zhou's eyes flashed with horror, and there was a hint of fear in her words: "A seven-year-old child, after learning that his biological mother was not Zhou Mi, went back to the palace and killed his biological mother with a sword! "

As if aware that she had lost her composure just now, Zhou quickly calmed down her expression, and then said in a deep voice: "Since then, Xiao Wenhuai has been estranged from Zhou Mi Weiyang, and even... once said in private that he was "pro-government" Then Zhou Weiyang will be killed."

After Mrs. Zhou finished speaking, she slowly lowered her head and breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing that Liu Qi was still silent, she added another sentence: "Xiao Wenhuai is moody. Many people in the palace lost their lives because they accidentally offended him. Zhou Mi...the Queen Mother has saved many people, and they usually send them to my house, so from their mouths..."

Only then did Liu Qi suddenly understand the origin of these things Zhou knew.

After Liu Qi pondered for a moment, he asked: "Mrs. Liu, will the general attend the Qingguo Duke's birthday party in three days?"

Mrs. Zhou shook her head quickly: "I don't know."

But then he added: "Wei Yang's injury...he probably won't be present, and Wei Yang and Qing Guo Gong had a bad time. He has never attended any happy events of Qing Guo Gong before."

Liu Qi nodded silently, staring at Zhou, seeing her looking up at him from time to time, with a look of expectation in her eyes.

Liu Qi naturally knew what Zhou was thinking.

After what happened yesterday, Zhou wanted Liu Qi to stay and protect her and Liu Xiangxiang.

Liu Qi was silent for a long time, and then said softly: "Master Liu did not betray the general, so the emperor does not know that the general is seriously injured now."

After hearing this, Mrs. Zhou turned her head and looked blankly in the direction of the study. As her face twitched, her expression suddenly turned gloomy: "It was Wei Yang who I brought him to see. He..."

Although Zhou also guessed that Liu Zongxun did not betray the news that the general was seriously injured to Emperor Taikang last night.

But since Emperor Taikang had approached Liu Zongxun, it meant that he had already revealed that he had met the general.

Zhou knew it well, and the only ones who knew about it were herself, Liu Zongxun and Yinglong, one of the "Tianzun Four Generals".

He did not reveal this matter. Ying Long had stayed with the general for nearly thirty years. If he wanted to betray the general, why should he wait until now.

Then there is only Liu Zongxun.

Liu Qi saw that Zhou's hands hanging by her sides had curled up into fists, so she whispered "take care of Xiangxiang", then turned and walked outside.

Zhou caught a glimpse of Liu Qi turning around and leaving. She opened her eyes slightly and wanted to say something, but in the end she couldn't. She could only watch Liu Qi's back gradually go away.

suddenly!

Liu Qi stopped, turned her head and asked, "Mrs. Liu, will the Queen Mother be present at the birthday banquet in three days?"

Zhou was stunned when he heard this, but quickly reacted. He shook his head at first, but then showed hesitation in his eyes, and said hesitantly: "I don't know, but the old lady Qing Guogong... once said to Zhou Mi Be kind."

Liu Qi's eyes narrowed and she immediately walked away.

……

Liu Qi still has one important thing to do today.

I want to go to Xianju Tower to see Lin Shengchuan.

The current chief catcher of the Six Doors, who is known as "the solitary man who flies thousands of miles away" in the world, is extraordinary from the very beginning.

Not only did he judge from the injuries on the corpse in the underground palace that the person who did it was Liu Qi, who was wanted, but he also had a keen insight into the understanding between Bai Ze and Liu Qi.

Finally, through Bai Ze's mouth, Liu Qi was invited to have a talk at Xianju Tower.

Liu Qishang had a vague impression of Lin Shengchuan.

In Cangzhou, she met Lin Shengchuan, who was still the chief arrest officer of Nanya.

I still remember Lin Shengchuan as a middle-aged man with a slender figure and a majestic face.

The reason Liu Qi agreed to meet Lin Shengchuan was not only because he told Bai Ze about "Xiliu Villa".

Another point is that this person does not seem to be Fu Qingshu, the chief assistant of the dynasty.

Since he was not from Fu Qingshu, and he took the initiative to mention Xiliu Villa, there was no harm in Liu Qi going to see him.

She wanted to see what kind of medicine this person was selling in his gourd.

Liu Qi remembered that Xue Yi once said that Linghu Shuo's adoptive father, Linghu Xin, was also the chief catcher of Nanya. Lin Shengchuan had been the chief catcher of Nanya for more than ten years. It was not surprising that he knew some inside information.

What particularly interests Liu Qi is whether Lin Shengchuan knows the whereabouts of Linghu Shuo?

Today, Liu Qi did not choose to leave over the wall, but walked towards the front yard, intending to leave Liu Mansion through the main entrance.

Her steps were neither fast nor slow, and she bumped into many servants of the Liu Mansion along the way.

The expressions of these people were surprisingly consistent. After seeing Liu Qi, they were stunned for a moment, and then looked surprised.

A very small number of people came to their senses and bowed before approaching Liu Qi. These people were all serving in the backyard and had seen Liu Qi more or less.

Most of the boys waiting in the front yard, until Liu Qi passed by them, still stretched their heads and followed Liu Qi's figure with their eyes, looking confused.

"Don't look, that's the lady who lives in the side courtyard!" someone reminded.

"Yeah, why did she suddenly come to the front yard?"

"Did the master invite her here?"

"It's impossible. The master went into the study after he came back and he hasn't come out yet!"

"Don't tell me, this lady is really...tsk, tsk, tsk!"

"Shh, you don't want to live anymore!"

"What are you afraid of? There are no outsiders here. Could it be that our master and young lady have ears?"

"Forget it, don't take me with you if you want to die. I'll leave first."

……

Before Liu Qi walked a few steps away, he could naturally hear the discussions of the servants behind him.

Although she was bare-faced today, wearing a very simple white shirt and skirt, she did not cover most of her face with a gauze as she did when she went out in the past.

Liu Qi automatically ignored the constant comments in his ears and walked straight until he walked out of the gate of Liu Mansion.

When the guard on duty at the door saw Liu Qi walking out, he subconsciously wanted to step forward and ask. Liu Qi suddenly looked sideways, and the two people's eyes met. The guard trembled as if he was electrocuted, and was stunned for a moment.

Liu Qi looked back silently and walked down the stone steps.

Until Liu Qi had gone far away, the bodyguard of the guard, who seemed to have been immobilized, suddenly softened, and his whole body collapsed on the ground like a puddle of mud. He looked at Liu Qi's blurred back and gasped for air. Beads of sweat dripped down his temples and fell to the ground.

"Then...is that the lady from the side courtyard?"

(End of this chapter)