The beauty of the Hou family and the king's plan

Only after entering the hall did An Yi withdraw his gaze.

"Master, the fox has revealed its tail."

"Oh? Tell me."

"The man named Li Min was from the Zheng family of Yingyang. As soon as he entered the capital, he lived in the Zheng family's courtyard.

A few days ago, he went to Mei Hanlin's residence under the pretext of sending gifts to the Zheng family's married aunt."

Xiao Yuanhuai understood that Madam Mei was from the Zheng family of Yingyang.

It seems that the master behind Li Min is undoubtedly the Mei family.

"Also, my subordinates have found out that those who instigated the candidates to cause trouble these days are more or less related to the Mei family."

Xiao Yuanhuai's eyes were fierce, as sharp as a sword. Then he closed his eyes, and after a while, he opened them again, and his eyes returned to calm.

"understood."

Seeing An Yi still standing there motionless, Xiao Yuanhuai asked in confusion, "Is there anything else?"

How could he be so tactless? This shouldn't be the case. Among the four brothers, he is the most thoughtful.

When An saw Xiao Yuanhuai looking at her with a puzzled look, she lowered her head shyly and touched the back of her head.

He knelt down with a determined heart.

"I ask the Queen to marry Miss Qingkong. I have admired Miss Qingkong for a long time, and I hope the Queen will grant my wish!"

An Yi lowered his head, not daring to look directly at Shen Baozhao.

Shen Baozhao had long observed that Xiao Yuanhuai's secret guard seemed to have a special feeling for Qingkong, and Qingkong did not object to it.

She hesitated and said, "Qingkong and I grew up together and we are like sisters. I want to ask Qingkong's own opinion on this matter."

Qingkong was standing nearby, and her face turned red with embarrassment when she heard An Yi's request.

When Shen Baozhao asked her this time, she stammered and couldn't utter a complete sentence.

What was there to not understand? Shen Baozhao naturally agreed to An Yi's request.

He just said to pick an auspicious day and let Qingkong get married in Kunning Palace.

The news of Qingkong's marriage spread throughout Kunning Palace. Everyone congratulated Qingkong, and some young palace maids were secretly envious, hoping that they could have a good marriage like her in the future, and worked even harder.

For a while, everyone in Kunning Palace was united as never before, and everyone was motivated to work.

The outside world's criticism of Shen Baozhao never affected anyone in Kunning Palace.

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Mei Mansion.

Ever since Madam Mei was reprimanded by His Majesty and had to practice Buddhism with her hair untied, Mei Ruolan's temper has become even more violent.

In addition, Mei Qianhe and Princess Duan Ning had already moved out of the Mei Mansion, and people outside were talking about it. She felt that the Mei family was really unlucky recently.

She paced back and forth in her boudoir restlessly, feeling very upset.

No, this is not a solution, she has to go find her grandfather!

Mei Hanlin contacted various parties to force a talent show a while ago, and now Kyoto has been disrupted by him to such an extent that he is very satisfied.

But we can't push him too hard. If we really challenge the emperor's power, I'm afraid Xiao Yuanhuai will not surrender easily.

The current situation is like a game, with alternating looseness and tightening, and we have to give ourselves some breathing space.

When Mei Ruolan arrived at Mei Hanlin's yard, he was taking a nap in a rocking chair.

Seeing Mei Ruolan coming, he asked her to sit next to him with interest and handed her the half-read book on the stone table.

"Grandfather hasn't heard you read for a long time. Come, read to me."

Mei Ruolan swallowed the words she was about to say, picked up the book suspiciously and began to read.

The clear voice like a lark flows slowly in the quiet afternoon, but if you hold your breath and listen carefully, you will find that the voice is not peaceful, but rather has a hint of impatience.

After reading, Mei Ruolan put the book down, and Mei Hanlin opened his eyes.

The old and turbid eyes stared at Mei Ruolan and sighed: "Ruolan, being too anxious is not a good thing."

"But grandfather, my cousin doesn't care about the Mei family's reputation at all. In order to protect the Shen family, he even punished my mother. He is so heartless, what can I do?

Now the talent show has not been decided yet. I heard that my cousin is strongly against it and even threatened to marry only Shen.

This Shen looks so weak and timid, and I don't know where she learned her seductive skills, but my cousin actually values ​​her so much."

Mei Ruolan became angrier and angrier as she spoke, so Mei Hanlin ordered the servant to serve her tea.

When you open the lid of the teacup, the steaming mist lingers in front of your eyes, and a fresh and elegant scent blows in your face.

"Try it." Mei Hanlin pushed the teacup in front of her.

"Albizia Julibrissin tea, it can relieve depression and calm the mind. You have been too irritable lately, so ask your maid to bring some back for you to drink later."

Mei Ruolan nodded obediently.

"I'm afraid your cousin is resentful of the Mei family." Mei Hanlin spoke slowly.

He knew that the day the will came into being would indicate that Xiao Yuanhuai already knew everything he had concealed.

"But didn't he become the emperor in the end? We didn't use the will to harm him." Mei Ruolan was still brooding over it.

"We didn't help him at all. On the contrary, if he hadn't obtained the will from Jizhao Temple himself, it would probably not have been so easy for him to ascend the throne.

Even if the situation has changed, I don't intend to take out the will easily. It's reasonable for him to feel resentful."

Mei Hanlin was neither arrogant nor impatient, and seemed to be analyzing other people's affairs.

"Grandfather, what should we do now? My cousin is adamantly against the selection of concubines, and I can't enter the palace. We have planned for so long but it has failed at the last moment."

"Who said we failed at the last moment?" Mei Hanlin's white eyebrows trembled slightly.

"Grandfather has changed his mind. We don't want the position of the fourth concubine. We want to seek the position of the queen."

Mei Ruolan was stunned. Even the selection of concubines was so difficult now. The queen was stuck in Kunning Palace and was pregnant.

If we wait for her to die unexpectedly, how long will we have to wait? I'm afraid she will be old and ugly.

But grandpa never lies, and Mei Ruolan is curious about what good ideas grandpa has.

That was the position of Queen! She dreamed of it. To be the mother of the country, and even the child she gave birth to could be the next king!

What an honor! She was born for this position. No one knows how much effort she has put in. She studies and practices hard every day without stopping.

And Shen was just the daughter of a minor official, yet she went so far to have her position as queen snatched away from her.

She is not reconciled!

She must take it back!

"Grandfather, what are you going to do?"

The desire and ambition in Mei Ruolan's eyes made Mei Hanlin very satisfied.

This granddaughter is most like him in this respect. She dares to think and do.

"No rush, you still need to wait for a few days. But Grandfather won't let you wait too long. Shen will give birth in September, so we have to do it before she gives birth."

"You don't have to go anywhere during this time."

Mei Ruolan quickly agreed. As long as she knew there was a way and could plan, she would be at peace.

Let Shen be proud for a while. Xiao Yuanhuai is hers after all. Don't blame them for being ruthless for Shen's ignorance!

"Ruolan, you have to make arrangements for the Zheng family. Grandfather will be of great use to them."

Many years ago, Mei Hanlin was willing to marry into the Zheng family of Yingyang because he was attracted by the fact that many of their children were talented in martial arts.

Although there have never been any great generals who can stand on their own, many of them have been deployed in various military camps, and each of them is a capable fighter who can fight ten people at once.

What is even more shocking is that the Zheng family actually has many assassins!