Chapter 286

"How could this happen..."

Xue ronghua stood on the boat and couldn't believe everything in front of him. The green water waves have been swinging away with the shaking of the ship, under the blue sky. Green mountains rise one after another. A pavilion is hidden in it. The black smoke blowing from above had to make people frown, and an ominous premonition came to mind.

Chu Zongge rowed the oars. She said in a deep voice, "it must have been done by the imperial concubine. She asked Meng Boyi to come out of Yunhe Pavilion in advance. Then she settled her son in Zhongcui palace. A fire burned Yunhe Pavilion."

Xue ronghua covered his mouth in surprise. "That... Yanqi is still inside. That's the child of imperial concubine Chen."

"She won't care about Meng Yanqi's life and death. It's a rival to the throne for her. Instead of leaving a disaster. Repeat the brother's defection between Meng Qianzhong and Meng Yuanzhen. It's better to let him..." Chu Zong Gedun said solemnly, "I doubt Meng Yanqi will be dead when the imperial concubine takes Meng Boyi out of Yunhe Pavilion."

Xue ronghua took a deep breath and inhaled the water vapor on the lake into his body. "Luo Ninghai's means are as good as Su Rushuang's. He will never be soft on people who are not his own children. Doesn't Meng Qianzhong know that she destroyed Yunhe pavilion?"

"I look like I don't know. And it may not be the people in the palace who burned Yunhe Pavilion," Chu Zongge showed a meaningful smile. "I'm afraid the imperial concubine and the forces behind her have infiltrated into the palace long ago. Meng Qianzhong may still fantasize that the good imperial concubine will save him."

"Luo Ninghai is really powerful. Meng Qianzhong and Su Rushuang are definitely responsible for being such a thoughtful woman," Xue ronghua said with a dim look in his eyes. "Do you think Meng Qianzhong can resist?"

Chu Zongge's eyes became more and more profound. "The building is going to collapse, and no one can resist it. Not to mention Meng Qianzhong, who has already lost his support, he had to watch his compatriots and brothers come for revenge. He can struggle at most. After all, he is outnumbered."

Xue ronghua sighed slightly: "I didn't expect that Meng Yuanzhen came so fast. It can be said that he attacked the palace without effort. Meng Qianzhong didn't expect the ability of the Luo family."

"The Luo family is always powerful, and you know it best. I thought the strongest member of the Luo family would be general Luo, but there was also Luo Ninghai behind," Chu Zongge said with a faint smile. "Can Luo Ninghai deal with Meng Yuanzhen and let his prince sit on the throne as he wishes?"

"The regime change in the Imperial Palace has always been the most uncertain," Xue ronghua said with a curved lip. "Now among the ministers in the imperial court, the Luo family has the highest prestige, and many ministers stand on the side of Meng Yuanzhen, who was valued by the former Emperor. If the two families fight, I'm afraid it will be very difficult for the ministers."

Xue ronghua watched the smoke at the end of the lake slowly dissipate. The sun in the sky fell on the lake through the gap of the clouds. There was a shadow of swimming fish at the bottom of the lake, hitting the boat.

"You said Meng Qianzhong came to Huayang palace to tell you about Meng Yuanzhen's entry into the Imperial City," Chu Zong said softly, "or did he come to see Su Rushuang?"

Xue ronghua narrowed his eyes in the sun, "only he can know."

The window was closed so that no gap could be seen. Luo Ninghai sat in the dark bedroom, looking absently into the air, wondering what he was thinking.

Someone gently pushed the door and pulled her back from her free thoughts. She asked, "is Xue ronghua back?"

The people outside the door paused for a moment and said hesitantly, "your imperial concubine, your servant is the one sent by Lord Luo."

Luo Ninghai's heart stagnated, nodded slightly and said, "the palace knows. Come in."

The man opened the door, but there was a black veiled face. He saluted her and said, "I'll see the imperial concubine."

"Why is the man from father still covered his face," Luo Ning Hai Hu looked at him suspiciously. "Are you afraid that the palace will see something?"

The masked man said awkwardly, "this is what Lord Luo ordered. Please forgive me."

"Forget it, it's not important. Your father told you to do so for fear of the emperor's doubt," Luo Ninghai youyou stood up. "Have Meng Yuanzhen's rebels entered the palace?"

"Not yet. Lord Luo is confronting Prince Chun outside the palace."

Luo Ninghai lowered his eyelids. "Are you discussing how much interest you can give each other and what are their conditions?"

"Yes, Lord Luo must strive for the greatest interests for his mother and the great prince, and please rest assured," the masked man smiled softly. "Lord Luo cares about his mother very much and asked his slaves to say hello to her."

Luo Ninghai smiled coldly, "only when the emperor steps down, game has already succeeded to the throne, and Meng Yuanzhen stops taking the throne, can the palace feel at ease. It seems that it will take a long time for the wishes of his father and the palace to be achieved."

The masked man stared at her, "please believe that Lord Luo will make her get what she wants."

"Forget it, the palace has come to this step anyway. The emperor is afraid that he doesn't know these things yet. He is waiting for his father to personally send him to the head of the traitor," Luo Ninghai gently pulled his lips. "You go down first. My father thinks things are clear to the palace. Su Rushuang was buried a few days ago. The whole harem is the world of the palace."

The masked man smiled and said, "did your mother forget a good imperial concubine in the harem?"

"Good imperial concubine?" Luo Ninghai's pupils tightened and calmed down slowly. "My father is thoughtful and knows that there is a good imperial concubine."

"Lord Luo is still very familiar with the former queen. Although the good imperial concubine has lost her baby in miscarriage, as long as it is the emperor's thought, she must cut down the roots. My mother must understand very well."

"The palace understands that many obstacles have to be removed if game wants to succeed to the throne," Luo Ninghai raised his eyebrows. "Do you have anything to say except the good imperial concubine?"

"There is a female official named Xue ronghua around the empress, who is the prospective Princess of Duan Wang," a strange flash flashed from the bottom of the masked man's eyes. "The aunt followed Duan Wang to Yunhe Pavilion. She just turned her head when she sailed to the middle of the lake. I'm afraid the emperor doesn't know about it, but her aunt already knows."

Luo Ninghai suddenly turned his head and widened his eyes. "She's one of the people in the palace. Don't worry. Ask the killer lying in ambush at the bottom of the lake to withdraw from the palace. Otherwise, the palace doesn't care who you are from Lord Luo."

The masked man sweated a few cold sweats on his forehead and said in a deep voice: "naturally, the slave wants to listen to Lord Luo and his Empress. If he wants to serve his aunt for many years, he can't do it easily, so he asked them to withdraw back. However, the empress attaches so much importance to a person from the state of Qin, it must be bad for the great prince."

"You just have to be a messenger," Luo Ninghai narrowed his eyes dangerously. "You don't need to tell the palace what to do in these places. Leaving her in the palace from the state of Qin is also paving the way for the succession of the great prince. You don't have to understand these."

"The servant is just a servant, so you don't have to understand it, but Lord Luo should be more careful," the masked man smiled. "Lord Luo heard that the aunt killed general Lin of the state of Qin. Since she is her master, why don't you let her help her?"

Luo Ninghai glared at him. "She's from the state of Qin. I'm afraid it's inconvenient for her to intervene in this matter. If she helps the Luo family remove Meng Yuanzhen, what kind of situation will she be in when she goes back to the state of Qin? After this palace, she will go back to the state of Qin to speak to the state of Qi, not to make the emperor of the state of Qin suspect her."

The masked man lowered his head and smiled. The meaning in his eyes was unclear. "My mother just said that keeping the people of the state of Qin is good for the great prince's succession in the future. Now she says that she is afraid that the people of the state of Qin will go back and provoke a suspicion. The servant is stupid and can't understand. If she goes back to Lord Luo like this, the adults will not understand."

Luo Ning looked gloomy on the sea and said in a deep voice, "then don't you go back to him. It's still early. Meng Yuanzhen hasn't entered the palace yet. When his father has settled with him, the palace will explain to his father one by one."

"Yes, it's best for the empress to explain nature herself," the masked man nodded slightly and said goodbye. "The slave will stay soon. First report the matter to Lord Luo."

Luo Ninghai clenched his hands and replied faintly, "go down first and stay in Zhongcui palace. If others see it, it's not easy to do in this palace."

"The empress is the master of the whole harem. Who dares to speak ill of the master?"

The masked man touched the back of his head, saluted and walked out of the door. When he just came into contact with the sunshine in the sky, a powerful force rushed out behind him to hold his throat. When he hadn't responded, his throat had been immediately cut open and blood splashed all over the ground.

Luo Ning calmly took back the dagger on the sea and said with a sneer, "you'd better keep it here in this palace. Father doesn't bother you."

The night was deep, and the whole palace was immersed in the faint moonlight, like a pavilion in the sky. At this moment, it was in danger of collapse.

Zhuang Youyi turned over on the bed. It was such an hour. Her body was soft and weak, but her eyes were wide open. She couldn't sleep. She had to toss and turn in bed and think in her head.

The outside Linlang was awakened by the creaking sound on the bed. When she opened the door, she just looked at her mother's dark eyes and sighed slightly: "mother, when is it time? The slaves and maidservants have slept."

"I can't sleep, Linlang," Zhuang Youyi waved to her. "Come and talk with me."

Lin Lang sighed and sat down on the chair in front of her. "Empress, are you thinking about Prince Chun?"

"You guessed it at first sight," Zhuang Youyi smiled. "But I didn't think of any other man except me. Looking at the bright moon outside the window on such a night, I remembered the scene of drinking peach blossom wine in the secret road at that time. Unfortunately, we can't go back."

Linlang looked at her in silence for a long time, lowered her voice and said, "my lady is in the remote place of Penglai hall. I don't know any news. In fact, Prince Chun has attacked the imperial city. Now Lord Luo, the father of the imperial concubine, is facing off outside the palace. My maid is afraid that my lady will be more upset after listening to it, so she didn't want to tell her."

Zhuang Youyi widened her eyes in disbelief and said word by word: "how can he get to the imperial city so soon? If Lord Luo can't stop him, isn't he going to enter the palace soon?"

Linlang nodded solemnly, "so please be careful..."