After the rebirth, the queen took the Meiqiang tragedy script

The news of Ye Qinghuai staying overnight in the Queen's Palace quickly spread throughout the harem and the previous dynasty.

The most intense reaction was from the Yonghe Palace of the Imperial Concubine.

Chen Julian and the eldest palace maid Tan Qiu were able to keep their composure, but the servants in the palace did not have the same courage as them.

"The people in Kunning Palace just got the Holy Family for one night. Looking at their arrogant looks, those who didn't know thought their mother-in-law had given birth to a prince." The maid who went to the inner court to get charcoal looked angry as soon as she returned to the palace. complained.

"What's wrong with Sister Han? The people in Kunning Palace are showing off their expressions again?" asked a little palace maid who was helping her put away the charcoal.

"Isn't that right? When I went there, I happened to meet Ping'er from their palace who was also going to get charcoal. I was obviously the one who arrived first, and Eunuch Qi had already prepared the silver charcoal I asked for, but as soon as she came, she immediately She took my charcoal and said that the empress was in a hurry to use it. Not only that, she also picked through the silver charcoal, saying that the empress had just received favor, her body was delicate, and she was no better than other palaces. Your Majesty, the charcoal you choose must be more refined."

Hearing what she said, the little palace maid who was helping became very angry and said: "That's unreasonable! Who doesn't know about the empresses from other palaces that there are only two empresses in this harem now? She is just targeting our empress." Come."

"Isn't that right? It seems that their empress is precious. Our empress is obviously a direct descendant of the prime minister's house. How can she lose to her in terms of status? If it weren't for the power of their Gu family, His Majesty would obviously appreciate our empress's more. Talent.”

"That's right." The little palace maid agreed. After agreeing, she remembered something again and asked, "Isn't it Ling Xue who went to the inner court to get charcoal fire and clothes from Kunning Palace? Why was it replaced by Ping'er?"

The palace maid named Xiaohan immediately changed her expression. She quickly glanced around, leaned close to the little palace maid's ear, and whispered: "Kunning Palace said that she left the palace and returned to her hometown, but I heard, She might be missing."

"Missing?"

"Lingxue is only seventeen years old and is not old enough to leave the palace at all. Moreover, she was sold to the Gu Mansion by her family and then followed the queen into the palace. Where can she go back to her hometown?" Xiaohan explained to her. .

The little palace maid was shocked, covered her mouth and said in surprise: "Then is she..."

Xiaohan shook his head and said no more.

Kunning Palace did not say anything about the disappearance of its maids, and others naturally had no room to comment.

But the emperor noticed this unexpectedly.

"You mean, a maid from Kunning Palace disappeared that night?" Ye Qinghuai asked.

"Yes." It was Shen Guiti who answered. She is now Ye Qinghuai's personal bodyguard.

After the Wanshou Festival, the relationship between Ye Qinghuai and Gu Dang remained unchanged on the surface, but there was an undercurrent surging behind the scenes. The Queen failed to drug her this time, and Ye Qinghuai concluded that they would not give up. She needed a trustworthy person to follow her closely to prevent something like the Wanshou Festival night from happening again.

Ye Qing thought about it and decided that Shen Guiyi was the most suitable one.

"Tell me in detail." Ye Qinghuai said.

After getting along with each other these days, Ye Qinghuai also got to know Shen Guiyi a little bit. Although she is young, her temperament is far calmer than her age, and she is very measured in doing things. She must have something to tell this matter to Ye Qinghuai.

"The missing maid in Kunning Palace is named Ling Xue. She was sold into the Gu Mansion to serve the empress since she was a child. The empress followed the dowry into the palace when she entered the palace. In Kunning Palace, except for the eldest palace maid Yun Wei, who is in charge Apart from Aunt Yan, who disciplines Xi, Lingxue has the highest authority."

When she said this, Ye Qinghuai seemed to have some impression. She thought about it and asked, "Is she a short girl with a mole on her right lip?"

Shen Guixi nodded: "Yes." Ye Qinghuai remembered that it was the maid who served her the Hexin wine on the wedding night.

"She should be considered the queen's confidant." Ye Qinghuai murmured, "How could she disappear?"

"The public statement from Kunning Palace is that she left the palace and returned to her hometown. However, my subordinates have been making inquiries in Kunning Palace in the past two days. Her leaving the palace was very sudden. There was no news before. Normally, if a palace maid of her level wants to When you leave the palace, you definitely need to hand over to someone in advance."

Ye Qinghuai nodded and said, "Did Kunning Palace report the disappearance to the inner court?"

Shen Guiyi shook his head: "No."

"Then it seems that the Queen knows where Ling Xue has gone." Ye Qinghuai said.

Shen Guiyi did not agree with Ye Qinghuai's judgment: "This matter is strange. My subordinates found out that the day after Ling Xue disappeared, the Queen had summoned all the maids in Kunning Palace together and asked They didn't know whether Lingxue was going, but they couldn't find out. Later, for some reason, the matter was dropped, and an announcement was made to the outside world saying that Lingxue had left the palace and returned home. Because of this, there were rumors in the palace that Lingxue In fact, he disappeared."

After a while of silence, Ye Qinghuai asked: "What do you think about this matter?"

Shen Guiyi paused and said: "Your Majesty said that there was a dead person in the courtyard of Kunning Palace that night, but when he went down, he saw no traces of the body. I guessed that Ling Xue might have bumped into the killer who was dealing with it. corpse, so he was silenced.”

Ye Qinghuai and Shen Guixi looked at each other for a moment, their usually gentle expressions turned cold, and said, "I killed that person."

Shen Guici was stunned. She looked at Ye Qinghuai and was speechless for a moment in shock.

Ye Qinghuai never told Shen Guixi what happened that night, and Shen Guixi never thought about it. In her mind, although the emperor was capable of fists, feet, swords and guns, he was a kind and elegant man, and it was difficult to associate him with such a thing as murder.

Seeing that Shen Guici was speechless, Ye Qinghuai continued: "From the time I kill him to the time you arrive at Kunning Palace, there are only two quarters of an hour. Within this period of time, you have to kill one person and deal with two corpses. The time is It’s definitely not enough.”

After a long while, Shen Guiyi asked weakly: "I dare to ask Your Majesty, who did Your Majesty kill?"

"A guard of the Forbidden Army." At this point, Ye Qinghuai said a little upset, "But I have asked the Forbidden Army to check it in the past two days, and there is no one who suddenly disappeared among the Forbidden Army. This person, like Ling Xue, disappeared without a trace. Disappeared."

Ye Qinghuai lowered his eyes and said: "I have arranged for people to investigate over at the Forbidden Army, so you don't have to worry about it. You continue to follow Ling Xue's line, and also bring a message to Tao Yuan, asking him to investigate Ling Xue's whereabouts." Are you in the palace?"

Shen Guixi responded.

The two of them were silent for a while. Ye Qinghuai looked up at her with a gloomy expression and asked, "Has Gu Haiwang woke up in the past two days?"

Shen Guixi shook his head.

"If he says any more nonsense, come and report him at any time."

Ye Qinghuai frowned. She still remembered the first time she heard Shen Guixi reporting to her the nonsense Gu Haiwang said when he was half asleep and half awake. She felt as if every pore in her body was filled with ice. .

He cursed in a daze——

"Lodi, you are a white-eyed wolf who feeds unfamiliar people!" (End of this chapter)