The Queen's Secret

"Your Majesty, I heard that Qi Yuxin stayed overnight in Fengxi Palace yesterday and left this morning."

A court lady lowered her head to report, An Yuan was reclining on the couch, holding a cup of tea in her hand, the corner of her mouth curled up in a cold arc.

"Zhao Muyan really thinks there is no one in the harem?"

An Yuan sat up, she looked at the maid who was lowering her head, and said with a sneer: "Then I will go to the meeting first to arrest the big celebrity, Director."

On the other hand, Qi Yuxin was preparing to leave for Yuzhou City tomorrow, and was also sorting out the entire investigation report with Lin Qingxuan and Meng Gan.

It's just that none of them expected that an unexpected visitor would come to the old case room.

Knock Knock...

The three of them looked up at the same time, but saw a maid standing outside the door, an unfamiliar face.

"Dare to ask what?"

It was Lin Qingxuan who spoke, when did the old case room become a place where these palace officials could visit casually?

"Concubine An, please arrest the director."

When Qi Yu heard this, her brows were instantly furrowed. What's the matter?Why do people in the harem want to see themselves?

"Please wait."

After Qi Yuxin finished speaking, both Lin Qingxuan and Meng Gan looked at her, and she was also very puzzled, and said, "Don't look at me, I don't know what's going on?"

An Yuan's notoriety in the harem also spread far and wide in the palace, and even this small old case room knew of her vicious deeds, it was only because Zhao Muyan was deeply favored by Tang Yuan and she was able to do so well that she lost her arrogance .

"People in the harem are not easy to mess with, so be careful."

After Lin Qingxuan finished speaking, Qi Yu nodded heartily. After tidying up her clothes, she followed the maid and left, but the maid led Qi Yuxin to go not to Qingqian Palace where An Yuan was, but to the Imperial Garden.

Qi Yu didn't dare to talk too much, until in the imperial garden, he saw An Yuan sitting in the gazebo in the imperial garden, waiting for him.

"See Concubine An Guifei."

Qi Yuxin bent slightly and arched his hands in salute, An Yuan raised his eyes to look at Qi Yuxin, the cold smile on the corner of his mouth made people shudder.

"The director of Qi arrest doesn't need to be too polite. Now that the director of Qi arrest is a celebrity in front of the queen, the courtesy is waived. I don't want to make the queen unhappy."

Although An Yuan said so, her pleasure in the harem was to make Zhao Muyan unhappy, and tried every means to kill her.

Qi Yu heard it in his ears, and felt startled. There is no impenetrable wall in this harem, and he just stayed overnight with Zhao Muyan. Today, An Yuan came to him, and this person can probably guess One of them, but he couldn't help himself.

"Concubine An Gui is too worried. A humble minister is a courtier, and etiquette is essential."

Qi Yuxin still spoke respectfully, and An Yuan never thought that Qi Yuxin would be so repulsive. His hint just now was obvious, but this person didn't show any panic?

"Sit first!"

An Yuan waved his sleeves, Qi Yu frowned slightly, and said: "Your servant and the king should not eat at the same table, this is not in accordance with the rules of etiquette."

Qi Yu had already arched her hands, showing no flaws at all, while An Yuan frowned slightly, but after all, she has been rolling in the harem for so many years, so naturally she will not shrink back because of this.

"I asked you to sit on the toilet, where are you talking so much?"

An Yuan's tone was a little more coquettish, which made Qi Yu's heart shudder, but his body did not dare to move too much.

"Your Majesty, I don't know why you called this minister here?"

Seeing that Qi Yu's heart is still unmoved, An Yuan is angry. Why is this person like an iron wall, why can't he break in?

Qi Yu didn't think that An Yuan would call her like this for no reason, and this person had always had bad intentions, so she naturally didn't dare to take it lightly.

"I just want to know, is the empress's bed comfortable?"

An Yuan no longer hides her fox tail, she thinks that the person in front of her is not capable of fighting her, and she doesn't mind showing her weapon.

When Qi Yu heard this, he was startled, cold sweat poured down his entire back, and sure enough...something happened.

"I don't understand what your concubine An Guifei said."

Qi Yuxin didn't raise her head from the beginning to the end, she didn't dare to look at An Yuan's snake-like eyes, she knew that she definitely wanted to push herself into the abyss.

"You can't hide this matter about the harem. You stay overnight in Fengxi Palace, and you know best what you did."

An Yuan looked at Qi Yuxin, trying to find out some flaws in her beautiful face, but this person was very calm and observant.

Qi Yu listened intently to what An Yuan said, and suddenly had a thought, this person is testing herself?

Qi Yu thought to herself, she knew that she was staying in Fengxi Palace overnight, but she definitely didn't know what she was doing inside.

"Your Majesty, worry too much. When I returned to the palace yesterday, I was assassinated by an assassin and was slightly injured. I ran into the Empress Empress, so she brought me back to the palace and asked Miss Li'er to apply medicine for my minister. Due to the curfew The time has come, the empress sympathized with this minister, so she let him rest in the side hall for one night."

Qi Yuxin found that she was no longer panicked when she told a lie. She seemed to have regarded lying as one of her current skills.

An Yuan's face was twitched with anger. She was indeed testing Qi Yuxin. She thought that Zhao Muyan's concern for Qi Yuxin was too much. There must be some ulterior secret between the two, but Never thought that this Qi Yu was calmer than she imagined.

Although Qi Yu said it calmly, An Yuan knew that this matter must not be simple.

"Oh? Where is the chief of Qi arresting injured? I can also send some plaster over there."

Qi Yu listened attentively, and said, "It's just a skin injury, don't bother me."

Qi Yu didn't want to have too much contact with An Yuan, she just wanted to go back to the old case room and sort out the case.

"Can I have a look at it?"

Qi Yu knew that she was still testing herself, so Qi Yu took off her wrist guard and folded up her sleeves, revealing a sword wound on her arm that was not deep or shallow.

An Yuan took a look, and suddenly felt shocking. This person...was really assassinated?It is impossible for her to cut herself in order to guard against others...

Qi Yuxin quickly put on her wristbands again, and said: "There are still some wounds on the abdomen and waist, which are ugly, and the humble minister will not hinder the eyes of the empress."

An Yuan felt that this person was not good enough, so after a second thought, he thought of another breakthrough.

"Then Chief Qi Arrester must have a good rest. You are appreciated by the Empress. If she can say a few nice words in front of the emperor, you will have a bright future, Chief Qi Arrester!"

Qi Yuxin heard Zhao Muyan and the emperor put together, suddenly felt a pain in his heart, and unconsciously frowned.

"Weichen just wants to do his duty well. If the empress has nothing else to do, weichen will leave first."

An Yuan responded lightly, and Qi Yu was relieved, because she had already got the answer she wanted.

When Qi Yuxin heard about the queen and the emperor, her expression changed...

"Mother, why did you let her go so easily? Do you believe what she said?"

The maid beside her came over, An Yuan waved her hand, and said, "Of course I don't believe it, she behaved so seamlessly, didn't she show a flaw? This flaw is enough..."

An Yuan secretly smiled...

It was enough for her to arrange something.

When Qi Yuxin walked all the way back to the old case room, her heart was full of suffocation, and she couldn't get out...

The empress and the emperor...

Yes, they... should be a couple, I have no right to care about anything...

When Qi Yuxin returned to the old case room, her face was livid. Meng Gan and Lin Qingxuan knew that something was wrong, so they asked, "What's wrong with Yuxin?"

"It's nothing, she just wanted to win me over, but I refused."

Qi Yuxin lied again, she didn't want Meng Gan and Lin Qingxuan to be involved in the matter of the harem, and she didn't want them to know so much.

"Wow...Even the harem is trying to win you over...Sister Yuxin, you are really the hottest fried chicken in the palace today."

Meng Gan couldn't help admiring that Qi Yuxin's charismatic personality can be seen from being a catcher to the harem...

Lin Qingxuan on the side did not speak, her state of mind was much clearer and more careful than that of Meng Gan, she only needed to think deeply, and she knew that Concubine An did not need to win over Qi Yuxin, after all Qi Yuxin was just a catcher, Doesn't help her at all in power struggles.And Concubine An's father, An Lu, is an honest and law-abiding official. He is a rare good official. He has never broken the law and has no need to win over the arresting officer.

Lin Qingxuan knew that Qi Yuxin was lying...

It's just that she didn't expose it on the spot, and she didn't plan to ask. After all, everyone has a secret. Since Qi Yu didn't want them to know, she had her reasons.

At the end of the day, Qi Yuxin and the two of them went back to rest after sorting out the case. Lin Qingxuan had been paying attention to Qi Yuxin all day. Apart from being in a bad mood, there seemed to be nothing unusual...

hope it's ok...

Southern Kingdom, Imperial Palace, Fengxi Palace.

"You invited us here, what is the matter?"

Tang Yirou asked, after all, if this person invited the three Buddhas in person, it must be a big deal, after all, she has always kept the three of them at a respectful distance.

"Qi Yuxin, the pawn I arranged is investigating a case recently, and all the evidence points to the Eighth Emperor, Tang Zongyan."

Zhao Muyan began to slowly narrate the story of the case, how the senior members of the old case room suspected the Eighth Emperor, and also told about Qi Yuxin's assassination in Beijing, which made Tang Yuan's alarm bell ring loudly.

But Tang Yirou's attention was on Zhao Muyan's word "chess piece". This person is clever, saying the word "chess piece" became the best cover for the two of them. No matter how they communicate, Tang Yuan will only think that Zhao Muyan is in plan for yourself.

"Eighth Emperor Uncle is so arrogant!"

Tang Qi said angrily, he couldn't get angry, he didn't expect that it was his relatives who were operating secretly under his nose.

"The eighth brother has always been ambitious. According to what you said, since the eighth brother is so rich, I think he should contribute a bit."

Tang Yuan smiled instead of anger. In some matters, he still seemed particularly ruthless, especially when it came to eliminating the enemy.

"According to my opinion, Qi Yuxin can only remind Brother Eight Emperors this time at most, and can't hurt its foundation. After all, a big tree has deep roots, and it is useless to uproot it by relying on a small case."

Tang Yirou tapped the table lightly with one finger, and continued: "Since this man has so much money, first I thought he might be recruiting soldiers for himself, and second... have you heard of buying officials?"

As soon as this remark came out, Zhao Muyan smiled and said: "The eldest princess is going with me. Recruiting soldiers and buying horses is a big deal, and it's too ostentatious, and the fastest and easiest way to infiltrate your power into the court Yes, it is to buy and sell official positions."

When Zhao Muyan's voice fell, it seemed to have given Tang Yuan a heavy blow, explaining to him that there may be many forces in the court that belong to the Eight Emperor Lords.

"Looks like it's time to investigate the officials."

Tang Qidao said that the promotion of officials and ranks is the responsibility of the officials. It seems to be the most accurate way to start with the officials.

"Don't startle the snakes now, but I think it's time for the Eighth Emperor to help fill the treasury."

Zhao Muyan felt the thrill of revenge in her heart. Since Tang Zongyan cared so much about money, she would start with his money bag first.

The four of them discussed for a while, Tang Qi and Tang Yirou started to investigate the matter of buying an official, while Tang Yuan started with the money bag of the Eighth Emperor.

When leaving, Tang Yirou still stayed for a while longer, Zhao Muyan knew that she had something to say.

"Be careful, even if you have the ability to pacify your family and country, but my brother is the emperor after all, he will kill you with one word, and protect your 'pawn'."

Zhao Muyan bit the word "chess piece" very hard, so Zhao Muyan naturally understood.

"I understand."

I understand... I just can't help but want to get close to her.

The next day, Qi Yuxin and Tao Mingyi set off early in the morning. Taking into account Qi Yuxin's injuries, Tao Mingyi bought a particularly good saddle so that Qi Yuxin would not have to suffer too much bumps.

On the way to Yuzhou City, Qi Yu thought of Zhao Muyan, and she left without saying goodbye again... Will Zhao Muyan be angry?