Concubine Gaomen (65)

Lin Yutong and Fourth Master could only know about the haunting. It was impossible for others, including Jin Chengan, to receive the news so quickly. Moreover, the palace had sealed the news, so how could this matter spread through rumors?

When he went to the palace for the banquet the next day, Emperor Yongkang did not show up at all. The prince was the one who was entertaining the whole time.

Li Yutong went to the harem to find Concubine Chen. The fourth master was sitting among the nobles, not with Jin Chengan. He was only next to Marquis Jing'an, who was also the consort. The two of them got together and had a drink from time to time.

One of the two is older and stern, the other is cold. No one is really eager to talk to them. They don't mind being 'snubbed' by everyone, as if they don't notice how everyone looks at them from time to time, they are very comfortable and carefree.

.

"What's going on? Do you know everything about last night?" Marquis Jing'an looked at the Fourth Master, "My consort is already an old consort. You are really young, so my news is natural

I’m not as well-informed as you.”

What is this crooked old man talking about?

The Fourth Master smiled and took the initiative to pour a glass of wine, "Last night was... not very stable. Don't get involved in it. She is the eldest princess. Can she go to the palace less often? What will she get into?

, I really can’t do it.”

Marquis Jing'an turned sideways, took the wine glass, and slightly tilted his eyes in the direction of the prince, "What? This guy's claws are showing?"

Fourth Master nodded: "That's why I said, stay away to avoid accidental injuries."

Marquis Jing'an then sighed: "With all this fuss, you might as well just go ahead and do it with a knife. Anyone who knocks him down is considered capable. Just like last year's New Year's Eve, you see, it's done.

Isn’t he sitting high and high now? Who really did anything to him? Compared with the one above, the one to the east is a bit sloppy and not very straightforward! As for us people, we are also on tenterhooks all day long.

…”

The fourth master pressed down Marquis Jing'an's hand, "What you said is very pleasant, but if we really do it with real swords and guns, people will die." No matter what kind of rebellion, tens of thousands of people are not allowed to join in.

Lives. This is still a direct loss. The most fearful thing is that people are panicked, and the people's lives are really hard to live. Now we see the fighting going on, but after all, it is a matter for the center of power. Anyone who can participate can participate.

At the top, those who can understand are also part of the upper echelon. Even most of the officials below cannot understand, let alone the common people. They don’t know that you are a human head cut into a dog’s head. They don’t know.

It is a blessing to live a stable life. The truth is so simple.

Marquis Jing'an turned the cup in his hand and smiled. Then he suddenly said: "What did you mean by what you told me last time? Did you mean to ask me to guard the border again?"

The fourth master was silent for a long time. He casually looked at Sakon and saw that few people were staring at them, so he whispered: "Then do you think it is better to avoid this storm for the time being, or stay and wade in the muddy water?"

Woolen cloth?"

Naturally, the further you go for the time being, the better.

Marquis Jing'an nodded: "But if you want to leave, it's not easy to get away." The emperor refused, and everything he said was in vain.

"This...of course I will find a way to plan it." Fourth Master said this lightly.

But as the saying goes, no reward comes without reward! He doesn't think that people really like him, so they will go to such trouble to help him. If he pays, he will expect something in return. What does he want to ask himself to do for him?

Marquis Jing'an looked at the Fourth Master with a deep look in his eyes: "Your tone... you really didn't think of replacing it with...?" After all, he is a descendant of the clan, and if he really takes over, there won't be much resistance.

.And he has an advantage that others don't have, that is, his daughter-in-law Yunyin is the emperor's daughter.

The fourth master laughed, waved his hands, and could not continue the topic, "You really think too much. This is not what you should be thinking about now." He reminded: "The prince has passed the period of filial piety, and the matter of the prince's concubine,

It’s time to put it on the agenda…”

Marquis Jing'an's heart skipped a beat. He had so many granddaughters at home, and he didn't want to jump on the prince's boat easily. Not to mention that Yun Yin and the consort were not fuel-efficient lamps, but didn't Concubine Li still have a baby in her belly?

Where's the phoenix egg? It would be really exciting if a prince was really born. This kid was right to remind him that he can't stay in the capital any longer, so he should avoid these disputes first.

The fourth master smiled when he saw the Marquis of Jing'an coming down. This was a silent and secret move, and its importance was simply irreplaceable. He silently drank the wine in the cup and looked at the prince.

The prince chatted and laughed with the courtiers who came up to toast and chat. He looked gentle and generous, but he also had a good sense of proportion. When someone came up to offer a toast, he had to really drink it. When someone came up to offer a toast, he only had to take a sip.

. He can sit still when someone comes up for a toast. This is all very particular. And the prince has never made any mistakes in such a long time. Something like that happened last night, but today he can still act as if nothing happened. It can be seen that

His character is tenacious and his ability to adapt is strong.

Lin Yutong was currently in Beichen Palace, sitting opposite Mr. Gan.

"Apart from the Imperial Study Room, have you found anything else?" Lin Yutong asked.

Mrs. Gan shook her head: "No! There are only so many masters in this palace. If there are other people who have seen something they shouldn't have seen, there is no way I wouldn't know about it."

Then this is for Emperor Yongkang.

Lin Yutong frowned and did not ask about the details of the haunting. He just said: "What about the emperor? How is he?"

"He was scared." Mr. Gan said, shaking his head, "Actually, I don't know if he was really scared?"

What does this mean? Are you scared and can’t tell the difference?

Gan said as if reminiscing: "When I entered, the emperor was indeed shaking all over, and it was true that he was sweating from fear. But when a person is frightened to the extreme, he will develop courage."

Lin Yutong nodded. This is not unreasonable. When people are frightened, they often say something like, "Come out here, I will do whatever I want to you." Even an ordinary person will do this, such as yelling.

Words like cutting the body into pieces and dismembering it into pieces embolden yourself. But an emperor who controls the life and death of others is so cowardly?

If you think about this carefully, I really think there is a problem.

Seeing that Lin Yutong understood, Gan said: "With his temperament, he will definitely say that I was not afraid of you when you were alive, and I am not afraid of you anymore when you become a ghost. I can kill you once and turn you into a ghost. How can I kill you once and turn you into a ghost?"

Killing you a second time will make you lose your soul and never be reincarnated. This is his character. Maybe at that time, for a moment, he was really frightened, and indeed he felt guilty. But... later... wait for the reaction

Come here, you must be acting."

Lin Yutong thought to herself that these two people really understand each other well. She sighed: "You are in the middle, so you are not adding insult to injury, right?"

Gan's heart skipped a beat, remembering the exchange between the two. He might not have thought much of it at the time, but thinking about it later, he realized that he was taking advantage of the situation to scare him. No wonder he turned around and told him to go back to Beichen Palace.

It turns out that the root lies here.

Lin Yutong glanced at Mr. Gan: "You are still a little too impatient."

Mrs. Gan fiddled with the bracelet on her wrist with her nails and nodded: "You are right, I am really impatient." She took a deep breath and closed her eyes, "But these are not the current priorities. The most important thing at the moment is,

Why is the ghost in the imperial study causing trouble? Even the imperial study is not clean, so where in this palace is clean? How did this person infiltrate in? What does this person behind the scenes want to do? Kill the prince

It's easy. Who cares whether the prince is not a prince or not when he is in a hurry. But what is involved behind the prince's back is what makes people worry. The emperor will not feel at ease unless the hands behind it are found out. And the only thing the emperor can do is

The only one he can rely on is me. Even if he is dissatisfied with me in his heart, he will not show it. And I..." I will not give him the chance to do anything to me anymore.

When he went back in the evening, Lin Yutong told Fourth Master what he had said to Mr. Gan today, "Actually... I think there may not be an insider in the imperial study room, but..."

Fourth Master looked at Lin Yutong: "But what?"

"Secret passage." Lin Yutong whispered: "Is there a secret passage in this palace that we don't know about?"

There are secret rooms in the palace... This is not surprising. But when it comes to secret passages... building secret passages in the palace, Fourth Master really doesn't think it would be a good idea. "Many people also say that there are secret passages in the Forbidden City."

?”

Lin Yutong frowned: "When we got the Forbidden City, it was second-hand. We haven't found any serious second-hand houses, which doesn't mean there aren't any."

The fourth master rolled his eyes at her. He spent a long time thinking that he had been living in a second-hand house! "So, you are really wronged by following me. I didn't even ask you to live in a new house."

Lin Yutong immediately said: "Most of our garden is new."

The fourth master snorted and pulled Lin Yutong: "Sleep! Sleep! I asked people to keep an eye on me. What's going on? There will be news in two days."

The wind was howling at night, and Mr. Gan sat opposite Emperor Yongkang, "Are you planning to stay up tonight? Are you feeling sick?"

Emperor Yongkang's face looked a little pale: "How dare you close your eyes?"

Mrs. Gan took a look outside. The Royal Guards had tightly surrounded the imperial study, with three floors inside and three floors outside. There were people hiding on the roof and beams. If this was haunted again, it would be really interesting.

She didn't speak, but leaned to the side with the book in her hand: "How about I read it to you?"

Emperor Yongkang waved his hands, looking tense all over.

Gan said: "You are the Nine-Fifth Supreme Being. You are impervious to all evil, so there is no need to be afraid. Among the ancient emperors... who has clean hands? If there really are ghosts, where would there be room for people in this world?"

Emperor Yongkang took a deep look: "Yes! I naturally understand this truth. This person is scarier than a ghost. But I just want to know what is the purpose of his tossing like this? Is it possible that he wants to scare me to death? It's worse than that.

He directly poured money into me. So, it seems that the prince initiated this matter, but it is not the case. The prince thought he was using others, but the real situation is that he was being used by others. As for saying that he knew

I don’t know that he himself has been used by others, so I don’t know. But this is not important. I just want to know who is the person who can control the prince? Prince Duan is dead, and only women and children are left in Prince Duan’s palace... It should be translated

You can't afford the big waves."

Therefore, it is increasingly unclear who this person is.

Mrs. Gan lowered her eyelids, and this was what she couldn't figure out. "The reason why you were frightened last night was not because you saw the writing, but because... you were afraid! How could you allow others to sleep soundly beside the bed? This man could

If the emperor's bedside is haunted, then wouldn't it be easy to take the opportunity to assassinate him..."

Before he finished speaking, Emperor Yongkang glanced over with a cold look, "It's not good for women to be too smart!"

Mr. Gan pursed his lips and smiled softly: "That's what you said."

Emperor Yongkang held the tea cup and slowly closed his eyes. In fact, he was really scared at the time, but as the sky gradually dawned, he woke up. This was when he was really scared.

And Mrs. Gan was thinking in her heart that the people behind this didn't look like they wanted to help the prince rise to power, but more like they wanted to torture Emperor Yongkang.

Laifu brought up a pot of tea, poured a cup for both masters, and then slowly retired.

After a cup of tea, I looked at the hourglass. It was already midnight.

Gan's eyelids suddenly felt a little heavy. Suddenly, the scene in front of her suddenly changed. She only felt that her feet were wet and sticky, and the smell of blood was everywhere. It was pitch black all around, and she couldn't see her fingers. He followed
To be continued...