coobybook Chapter 237 Their Plan
Chapter 237 Their Plan
In fact, she deliberately took a shower while he was reading the memorial, and dressed like that after showering.
Because if you don't arouse his desire, you can't find an excuse to drive him away.
If he doesn't leave, many things will not be so convenient for her to do.
Not long after Qi Yue left, Shen Yun came back like a thief.
Xiao Mo was dozing off, but when she heard the noise, she immediately sat up: "How's the investigation going?"
"The Emperor is staying in Yongyang Palace tonight. His guards are guarding the palace tightly. There's nothing I can do."
Shen Yun pouted and sat down next to the fire, warming her hands. "I've been squatting here for so long. I'm freezing to death."
Xiao Mo took off her cloak, walked over to her and put it on her: "It's okay, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future."
"But it's not like I've gained nothing. I discovered something, and I don't know if it will be helpful to our plan."
She approached Xiao Mo as if she was chatting about gossip.
"Just now, when I was outside the yard, I saw Cailian sneaking out to dump something. She seems so timid. Not only is she afraid of the dark, but she would even get scared if she stepped on a dead branch."
"Pour something? What is it? Didn't you take a look?" Xiao Mo asked with a frown.
Shen Yun looked up and thought for a moment: "Didn't they say that Concubine Liang has been taking Chinese medicine for conditioning recently? I thought it might be her medicine residue, so I ignored it."
Xiao Mo shook her head and narrowed her eyes: "Looking at Concubine Liang's reaction, she probably didn't know that the emperor would go to Yongyang Palace tonight.
Maybe it's the same if she stayed overnight. What she poured out might not be the dregs of her medicine, or she might not have taken any medicine at all."
"Ah? That's impossible. This afternoon, we saw her drink a bowl of black medicine with our own eyes."
"Do you know where she dumped the medicine residue?"
Shen Yun shook her head again: "I don't know, I didn't follow her, but judging by the time Cai Lian took to go back and forth, she must have gone to a relatively far place."
Xiao Mo looked at her and sighed helplessly: "Forget it, I can slowly investigate the matter of the drug residue. If it is really hers, it should fall again tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.
Please pay attention to it, and most importantly, bring the medicine residue back for me to see."
She just didn't believe that she couldn't catch any evidence against them even if she stayed here every day.
"Then I'll go check it out tomorrow. If there's nothing else, I'll go to bed."
Shen Yun yawned and was about to get up when Xiao Mo grabbed her hand.
"Wait a minute, now let's talk about Cai Lian's cowardice."
"What's there to talk about? She speaks softly to begin with, so it's normal for her to be timid."
She looked at her with confusion, wondering why she was suddenly interested in this.
Xiao Mo hooked her finger at her, motioning her to move closer.
"Originally, I was thinking that I couldn't find any evidence to use against Concubine Liang, but I didn't expect the opportunity to come like this."
These words made Shen Yun even more confused. She tilted her head, looking as if she didn't understand at all, as if what Xiao Mo said was not human language.
"What do you mean?"
"She is afraid of the dark, so do you think she is afraid of ghosts?" Xiao Mo smiled cunningly.
She nodded as if suddenly realizing something: "You want to scare her? But she has only been serving Concubine Liang for a short time, so she probably doesn't know as much as the previous maid."
"Last time when we were chatting, I heard Concubine Liang say that Cai Lian was the second in command of Yongyang Palace.
I think she used to work for the head maid, and after that maid died, she naturally took over the position."
Xiao Mo analyzed it carefully with Shen Yun: "In fact, according to Concubine Liang's character, she probably doesn't like to use a weak person like Cai Lian.
But since she used it, it proves that Cailian had participated in many of her previous actions, or even if she didn't participate, she was an insider. "
Shen Yun agreed with her words, but at the same time she was a little puzzled: "Cai Lian doesn't seem like someone who can accomplish things, and she knows so many of her secrets, why doesn't she silence her?"
"Not killing her is only temporary. If I cultivate a confidant now, not to mention loyalty, it won't be that easy to use either."
When she has trained a new person who is more useful and loyal than Cailian, you will see whether she will silence him or not."
Xiao Mo smiled sideways, moved closer to her and said again: "Go see if Chun'er is asleep. If not, ask her to come over."
"Yes."
Half a minute later, Chun'er came over neatly dressed with Shen Yun.
Xiao Mo was waiting in the house. When she saw her coming, she quickly pulled her to sit by the stove and said, "Chun'er, come quickly."
Chun'er blinked, glanced at Shen Yun in confusion, then turned back to look at her: "Miss, what do you want to talk to me about?"
"Let's talk about Concubine Gao and Madam Yao."
After Xiao Mo finished speaking, she was even more confused, but she still carefully told everything she knew.
After finishing speaking, the three of them sighed at the same time, thinking that the harem was really a cannibalistic place.
The next evening, the news that Qi Minxiu had captured the enemy's spy and led his troops back to the city spread throughout the palace.
Everyone was cheering for this, except Xiao Mo, who was unaware of it.
Qi Minxiu went to the palace to pay his respects to the emperor, and happened to miss her who had just come out of the East Palace. It was not until very late that Shen Yun told her the news.
Xiao Mo was excited for a moment, then stood up and walked out the door. Shen Yun quickly grabbed her.
"Miss, where are you going?"
She paused and turned back: "I want to see how he is recovering."
"Miss, have you forgotten what we are going to do tonight? You have been planning this meticulously for two days!"
Shen Yun pulled her tightly and walked to the front to stop her: "Besides, if you go now, won't you tell Prince Chen that everything you did before was a lie?"
Xiao Mo lowered her eyes and thought for a moment, then gritted her teeth and said, "I'll just take a look and be back soon. It won't take me long."
"Miss, tonight's matter is of great importance. If it succeeds, it will be of great benefit to you and the King.
He has already returned home. There is not much difference between you visiting him tonight and tomorrow."
Shen Yun looked at her helplessly, hoping she could figure it out.
Xiao Mo's clenched fists gradually loosened, and she sighed silently: "The plan remains the same."
"Yes, I'll go see how Chun'er is preparing."
As soon as she finished speaking, Chun'er rushed in: "Miss, everything is ready."
Late at night, in the abandoned cold palace, a scream that pierced the sky startled the patrolling guards.
There was no need to alarm the emperor about the affairs of the harem, but the emperor happened to come across this matter by accident.
Cai Lian threw the medicine residue in her hand all over the floor, and squatted in the corner, holding her head in her hands and trembling with fear.
When Concubine Liang rushed over after hearing the news, she was repeating what had happened in the past with a trembling voice.
If the emperor had not followed closely behind her, she would have died "accidentally".
When Concubine Liang heard the words "The Emperor has arrived", she turned pale with fright.
She gave a wink to the eunuch who was holding Cai Lian, and just as the eunuch raised his hand to silence her, the emperor walked up.
"stop!"