Concubine Min's face was gloomy and closed her eyes coldly: "What are you panic? You're not going to bury you alive."

Seeing that she was standing and talking without a pain in her waist, Lu said anxiously: "Can I not panic? People have been dead for so long, and the old man has never asked much about it. He said he would dig a grave if he digs. God knows what he wants to do!"

Concubine Min opened her eyes and said, "What's the use of just knowing that fear is? Wouldn't you be fooled by his words?"

"I asked, and the old man said that the eldest lady asked him to dream, saying that there was water in the tomb, and she felt uncomfortable living under it..." Lu smiled faintly, "Tell me, do you believe this?"

Concubine Min took a deep breath: "It seems that he is suspicious of the cause of the woman's death."

Lu was anxious: "I'm just afraid of this! If he finds someone to perform an autopsy and finds that the woman's cause of death is unusual, then I..."

"Yan Zongzheng would never want to open the coffin for no reason, unless he heard some wind from somewhere, it was probably the girl you mentioned." Concubine Min said as she raised her eyes, and a cold wind swept towards Lu. "At that time, I reminded you repeatedly that you should do things neatly, but you let the girl escape, leaving such a disaster!"

Lu was so frustrated: "Dangui's dead girl is too cunning. I have been looking for her after she escaped. She has not had her whereabouts for a year. I guess she must be afraid. Maybe she has gone far away and dare not return to Luoyang."

"You're so terrible?" Concubine Min mocked her angrily, "It's useless to not even catch a girl."

Lu lowered his eyes angrily: "What's the use of scolding me now? You're in dire straits now. Should you help me think about how to deal with this?"

Concubine Min sneered, asking her to clean up the mess every time she looked at Lu: "How do you want me to help you?"

Lu mustered up the courage and said, "You have recommended my daughter to the queen, so you must ensure that she can be selected into the Eastern Palace. Even if the old man finds out anything at that time, for Ruoshan's sake, he will not make things difficult for me."

She couldn't think of any other way, but she knew that her daughter was her life-saving talisman.

The corners of Minfei's mouth seemed to twitch: "You think so beautifully. When will this palace become your daughter's 'mother'? At most, she will guarantee that she will not be eliminated today's primary election, but whether or not she wants it in the end depends on the prince."

"You can tell the queen more about my daughter..."

"The Empress has her own vision." Before Lu could finish her speech, Concubine Min calmly replied, "The beauty who entered the palace today is much more valuable than your daughter."

Concubine Min is so smart that she knows how many pounds the daughter of the Qing Dynasty, and although Zong Zheng is among the nine ministers, his status in the court is just that, and the queen may not be able to favor it.

Unable to bear the teasing of Concubine Min, Lu's eyes were chilling when she looked at her: "The Concubine Shu of the West Six Palace was instructed by Concubine Saki to recommend the daughter of the eldest lady to run for the election. They deliberately disgusted you, but you turned a blind eye to each other, and finally the two sisters represent the Yan Mansion Trial together, adding another opponent to my daughter for no reason."

Concubine Min didn't speak, and looked at her with a cold and arrogant look.

"Don't think I can't see what you're doing." Lu smiled coldly, "The emperor and the queen both intend to marry Mr. Qiuye of the Nanping County Duke's Mansion. You secretly planned to marry your daughter Prince Yingchuan to the County Duke's Mansion, but you are afraid of having an old relationship between Min Qiuye and Yan Ruoyu, so you think that if she can be chosen by the prince, at least your daughter's obstacles will be eliminated."

After she exposed her thoughts, Concubine Min looked calm: "My daughter is a dignified princess, can she compare with the daughter of a third-rank official's family?"

"All mothers are mothers, who has no selfishness for the daughter she gave birth to?" Seeing her pretending, Lu felt sarcastic, "But I still want to remind you that when the prince chooses a concubine, Concubine Min, you should plan more for my daughter. She has no good home, which is also extremely unfavorable to you."

Concubine Min's eyes were already cold and harsh: "Are you threatening me?"

"I promised to do these things that are harmful to the world to protect?" It's your elder brother Feng Shuying! And your Feng clan!

Lu's heart was determined and accused him without fear of death: "If I am unfortunately killed, it will be difficult for me to guarantee that I will not shake the whole thing out. Then the fish will be killed and no one can think of having good results!"

As she finished speaking, she slapped her face with a loud slap on half of her face, and then she heard Concubine Min’s cold reprimand: “I think you are so scared that you are confused, so I forgot your identity!”

Lu covered her hot and tingling cheeks and was stunned.

Concubine Min stared at her viciously and warned: "You'd better make me sober, otherwise don't come to me again!"

Concubine Min was also very angry at this time. She didn't want to look at her more at first glance. After saying that, she left coldly, leaving Lu's reflection alone.

Lu covered her face for a long time, tears flooding her eyes. She was angry and hated, but she had no choice.

Lu stayed alone in the garden for a while, and finally calmed down and wanted to go back to find her daughter Ruoshan, but just as she was about to leave, someone suddenly appeared behind her and covered her mouth.

Lu was panicked, but she couldn't scream. The man behind her was extremely strong and dragged her back. Lu struggled wildly, his body leaned back uncontrollably, and his feet grinded out a long trace on the mud, and his eyes filled with tears were soaked in fear...

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In Qionglin Garden, all the girls who should be chosen were summoned to the banquet stage, and more than thirty people stood in five or six rows, waiting for the queen's guidance.

"There are all noble ladies of famous families and noble families present. The family sends you into the palace to hope that you can shine your lintel." The queen sat gracefully and gloriously, scanning the crowd of clothes and hair. "I have considered the first three of them in advance. Now I want to examine your brides."

Women's skills are one of the four virtues of women, and they test their needlework skills.

The queen looked at the girls who were as vivid as the flower stamens, and laughed in great depth: "If you want to see the prince, you must pass this level first."

The girls entered the palace early in the morning and were taken to a side hall. After an hour, they each polished an embroidery piece to use for the present time to offer it to the queen for details.

The women who came here all had good backgrounds. Maybe they were talented, but they were not necessarily proficient in female porn. But the queen sat there to decide whether they would stay or not from the embroidery. If they were eliminated, even if they were full of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, they would not have the chance to show them to the prince.

Lan Ying had been a palace maid in the palace for ten years and had already practiced needlework. She also loved to study embroidery and had a lot of experience in famous embroidery in various places, so she was not worried about this level.

This time, Lan Ying deliberately avoided the Luoyang embroidery method used by many noble ladies in Luoyang, and used Shu embroidery needle method to embroider a picture of "hibiscus koi", embroidering the veins of hibiscus flowers and leaves with rolling needles, and then embroidering golden fish scales with scale embroidery. It really took a lot of effort.

The embroidery of the beautiful girls was held by the palace maid, and then presented them to the queen one by one through Nanzhi's hand. When it was Lan Ying's turn to send it over, Nanzhi's eyes lit up. She was about to hand the embroidery to the queen, and the satin passed through the palace maid's hand. The palace maid suddenly frowned and hissed, and her right hand was instantly pulled back.

The queen looked over with sensitivity: "What's going on?"

Nanzhi immediately turned over the palace maid's right hand and saw bright red blood beads oozing from her fingers. The queen was stunned. The maid turned the embroidery over, pulled off an embroidery needle from the corner, held it in her hand and said to the queen, "Empress, look at this?"

The queen's face became darker, and the girls in the audience were worried when they saw it. The queen glanced at the name sewn on the edge of the embroidery, raised her head, and stared at Lan Ying with a fierce look: "Shangguan Xiu Nu, what are you trying to hide the needle in your cotton?"

The girls looked at Lan Ying one after another. Lan Ying realized that she was framed, but she had no choice but to argue in such an occasion. She hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: "The Empress, forgive me, it was my minister who was negligent..."

The queen smiled coldly and coldly: "Hmph, your negligence is very light at this moment. Thanks to the embroidery that has not been given to the prince yet. If you hurt the prince, what crime should you be punished?"

Lan Ying raised half of her body in a daze. Just as she was about to apologize, Nanzhi Madam fanned the flames again: "Not only the Prince Prince, if it weren't for the old slave discovering it in time, I'm afraid the Empress's jade hand would have been injured. Miss Shangguan was assassinating."

"No, the Empress is very careful, and my daughter has no intention of murder!" Lan Ying raised her eyes and looked at the queen, speaking with all her heart.

The Xiu goddess around her looked different, and there were many people who gloat about Lan Ying. At this time, Youmeng stood in a corner of the garden, and did not enter the seat, but just watched from a distance.

Concubine Rui watched the situation for a while and turned around to comfort the queen.

"Forget it, maybe Shangguan Xiuju is really a mistake. You are kind-hearted, don't bother with her." As she said that, she glanced gently at the garden, "Look, the little princess is watching there."

The queen's eyes were covered with cold light and captured Youmeng's figure. Ruipin reminded him that if she severely punished Lan Ying for this, the little princess would come up to plead. If she couldn't beg for it, her mother would come forward. Shangguan Xiaowu was respected by the emperor again, and in the end it was thankless and boring.

After thinking about it, she decided to show her magnanimity: "Since you are the one chosen by the imperial concubine, I will not pursue it. However, with your skills and impetuous nature, you are not suitable for serving the prince at all. Please reflect on it after you go back."

Lan Ying was so unsuccessful, and the girls secretly felt glad. A chill came out from Lan Ying's chest. She knew it was that the needle must be the queen's masterpiece. She had already ordered Nanzhi to act in a show with the palace maids, just to eliminate Lan Ying with justification. It was said on the surface that it was to give Concubine Saki face to avoid pursuing it, but in fact it was the queen who was guilty and did not want to make a big deal.

The situation was so urgent that Lan Ying had to admit it. She bowed deeply and thanked the queen for her reluctance. Although in her heart, she was unwilling to accept it before she even met the prince.

Youmeng looked at Lan Ying's bowing back, expressionless, and invisible thoughts hidden in her eyes.

In the morning, Lan Ying embroidered the embroidery and first came to Yiluan Hall to pay tribute to the imperial concubine. Youmeng was also there at that time. Lan Ying saw that she was a little embarrassed and bowed, but she didn't know what to say. Youmeng smiled calmly and said to her gently: "Lan Ying, I wish you good luck."

Not unfamiliar, but not eager.

After saying hello, Youmeng made an excuse to leave.

Lan Ying felt uncomfortable, but in front of Concubine Saki, she could only try her best to hide it.

When Youmeng passed by the side hall where Xiuniao was resting, she saw the palace maids storing the collected embroidery pieces in a room. She walked up carefully, observed for a long time, and sneaked in when there was no one. She quickly found Lan Ying's embroidery pieces, took an embroidery needle from the needle and thread box on the table and hid it in the embroidery pieces, and then put them as it was.

Yes, she just wanted Lan Ying to lose the election, even if she used some extraordinary means.

She provided the queen with a perfect reason, which also counted that the queen would not investigate Lan Ying's faults. When necessary, she would come forward to help Lan Ying relieve the situation.

Lan Ying lowered her head and retreated to the side lonely and stood there. Youmeng looked at her and felt a little guilty, but she didn't regret it.

In her opinion, this is a kind of protection.

Lan Ying, I'm all for your own good.

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Yan Ruoshan saw Concubine Min return to the seat, but no one saw her mother. She looked at her head and felt more anxious.

After finally waiting for the queen to finish reading all the embroidery of the show girls, she announced that they had parted and returned home to wait for the news of the election.

Concubine Min also wanted to return to the bedroom. Yan Ruoshan quickly chased him to Concubine Min, leaned over and bowed, and said obediently: "Ruoshan met Concubine Allergy."

Concubine Min looked at the girl in front of her and deliberately said some polite words to encourage her: "Ruoshan, you performed well today, and the Queen likes you very much."

"Thank you for your love, Empress Min." Yan Ruoshan gradually hesitated, "It's just... Empress Min, my mother said she would visit you before, and then she disappeared. Do you know where she is?"

"Have she not come back yet?"

Concubine Min frowned suspiciously, noticed something was wrong, and turned her head to the eunuch in charge and said, "Go and look for it, Mrs. Yan may be lost."

"promise."

The eunuch called two of his followers' little apprentices and hurried to find someone. Concubine Min kindly grabbed Yan Ruoshan's hand and advised: "Don't worry, your mother will find it soon."

Yan Ruoshan nodded and stood beside Concubine Min, looking very well-behaved.

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Lan Ying walked out of Qionglinyuan, suddenly raised her eyes and saw Youmeng waiting for her on Xiangzhi.

Lan Ying guessed that she knew what had happened just now, and Youmeng smiled softly: "I know everything about the embroidery, don't be too sad."

Lan Ying lowered her eyes, and bitter ripples appeared on the corners of her mouth: "The queen won't want me, as expected. It's good that this is not to make you embarrassed."

After saying that, she looked around and Youmeng asked, "What are you looking at?"

"I'm looking for my aunt." Lan Ying felt uneasy, "I made an appointment to wait for me here, where have you gone..."

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The eunuchs sent by Concubine Min returned to the previous garden and shouted all the way: "Madam Yan! Where are you?"

They suddenly stopped and saw a noble lady standing next to the rockery pile in front of them. She was shocked when she heard the call and turned her head, looking panicked, and it turned out to be Murong Zihan!

There was a big stone at her feet, and a woman was lying on the stone, motionless, and a large pool of blood flowed under her, dyeing the stone red.

The eunuchs were all shocked. The leader recognized the woman lying on the stone, wearing Lu's clothes. When she looked up at Zi Han, she saw that she was holding a blood-stained jade hairpin in her hand, and her hands couldn't help but tremble.
Chapter completed!