Chapter 255: Chapter 255: Frankness

Chapter 255: Chapter 255: FranknessAt this moment, Xu Qi'an could not hide his astonishment and surprise on his face.

The result detected by the Qi-watching technique made him alert, and various thoughts collided with each other, sparks flew.

He quickly thought of two possibilities: First, Lang'er actually didn't like to eat mung bean cakes, and the reason why she pretended to like it was to please Concubine Chen.

Second, she was lying, and the Qi-watching technique didn't identify it, which meant that she had a magic weapon that could block the Qi-watching technique.

The first possibility cannot be judged for the time being.

The second possibility is the reason why Xu Qi'an's scalp tingled and adrenaline was secreted crazily.

How could the maids of Jingxiu Palace have a magic weapon that could block the Qi-watching technique?

What did she wear the magic weapon that could block the Qi-watching technique for?

Unless, she needed to use this magic weapon to conceal the truth these days. Unless she knew that she would be interrogated in the near future.

What did she do these days?

She went to the imperial pharmacy!

As for whether he was being used as a substitute, the Lang'er standing in front of him was actually an "outsider" in disguise... Xu Qi'an thought it was unlikely. If it was a human skin mask, it would not be hidden from his observation.

If it was a "transformation" technique of a high-level expert, it would be even more impossible. This is the palace, and a high-level expert cannot sneak in at all.

"Master Xu?"

Lang'er frowned and squinted his eyes to examine Xu Qi'an, who had lost control of his expression.

"We can't easily draw a conclusion. Maybe she just doesn't like green bean cakes and accidentally said what was in her heart."

Thinking in his heart, Xu Qian'an did not panic to stabilize his emotions, but kept his face in a certain "bad" state, staring at Lang'er, and said with a slightly resentful tone:

"Although Miss Lang'er is someone close to Concubine Chen, her temper is a bit too big. I have shed blood for the court and made great contributions. Miss Lang'er's attitude is so frivolous. Do you have any opinions about me?"

Lang'er glanced at him and said lightly: "Master Xu, you think too much. I am not frivolous and I have no opinions about you."

After a pause, she bowed and said: "I am in a hurry to go back and serve the Concubine."

After that, she stepped out of the door and left.

Looking at the back of the palace maid leaving, Xu Qian'an's heart sank to the bottom of the valley.

Just now, in the feedback of the Qi-watching technique, Lang'er still did not lie.

The last question was Xu Qi'an's way of covering up his own gaffe and setting a trap for Lang'er.

First of all, Lang'er was very impatient with this questioning and disliked him, and wanted to get rid of him as soon as possible... Xu Qi'an could confirm this.

When a normal person faces a question like "Do you hate me?", out of politeness, he will subconsciously perfunctorily deny it, so this constitutes lying.

However, in the feedback given by the Qi-watching technique, Lang'er's emotions were abnormally stable and no lies were detected.

Therefore, it can be almost confirmed that this palace maid has a magic weapon that can block the Qi-watching technique, which also indirectly verifies that she is guilty and deliberately uses this kind of means to avoid torture.

At this point, a terrifying truth is revealed.

The person behind the scenes is her!

Concubine Chen?!

At this moment, countless details and clues emerged in Xu Qi'an's mind, and pheromones were like boiling lake water.

I really didn't expect this... I left here quickly and reported my discovery to Duke Wei and Huai Qing... Xu Qi'an didn't want to stay in Jingxiu Palace for a moment.

It felt like entering a deserted mountain hotel in the dark night, only to find that it was a haunted house. The receptionist was an evil ghost with his eyes hanging on his face, his face full of rotten flesh, and maggots crawling around.

The plates of food on the table were maggots, feces, rotten meat, and human heads...

Xu Qi'an was the living person who accidentally discovered the secret of the haunted house. His scalp was numb, and he just wanted to pretend that he knew nothing, and then leave quickly before the evil ghost reacted.

"I've finished asking, little eunuch, let's go back."

Xu Qi'an took a deep breath and calmly proposed to leave.

"Yes!"

The little eunuch did not doubt him, and responded quite easily, following Xu Qi'an out of the threshold of the side hall.

Wait!

Xu Qi'an's steps suddenly froze. If Concubine Chen was the person behind the scenes, then everything that happened to the Queen was the price that Concubine Chen would have to pay: deprivation of her position and banishment to the cold palace.

It was hard to say whether the Crown Prince would be deposed... Xu Qi'an didn't care about the Crown Prince. What he cared about was: what would happen to Lin'an?

She was very happy today because the case was about to be solved and it was only a matter of time before the Crown Prince was acquitted.

But next, I might push her mother into the abyss with my own hands.

She would probably hate me after she knew about this.

Compared with Huaiqing, a girl like Lin'an had a worse psychological endurance. It was possible that her mother would be banished to the cold palace and even given white silk and

poisoned wine.

Not to mention the emperor's favor, just in terms of position, the Concubine and the Queen were far apart.

The Queen was the Emperor's wife. Maybe she would not be sentenced to death for killing a concubine, but what about the Concubine? Did the Concubine have such treatment?

"Master Xu, Master Xu?"

Seeing Xu Qi'an standing there in a daze, the young eunuch couldn't help but shout a few

times.

Xu Qi'an suddenly came to his senses, but still couldn't come up with a way to have the best of both worlds. At the same time, some confusion flashed through his mind. After learning that the person behind the scenes was Concubine Chen, he still didn't solve all his questions.

Let's go back first... I won't tell Wei Yuan about this matter for now. For Lin'an, I, I will think

about it again...

When they arrived at the gate of the courtyard, the eunuch guarding the gate looked at Xu Qi'an with resentment.

But when Xu Qi'an approached, he immediately restrained his emotions, and was honest and

respectful.

"By the way, you took my silver and went in. Did you help pass it on?" Xu Qi'an stopped in

front of the eunuch guarding the gate.

"Of course!"

The gatekeeper eunuch said helplessly: "I have passed the message, but Sister Lang'er said

she would not see you. I am greedy and do not want to return the banknotes. It is difficult to explain to you, sir, so..."

So she was prepared... Xu Qian'an nodded and was about to leave when Lang'er's voice

suddenly came from behind him.

"Master Xu, take care!"

"Miss Lang'er."

Xu Qian'an's back muscles tightened quietly, and he turned around as if nothing had

happened: "What's the matter?"

The pretty maid stopped and smiled faintly: "Your Majesty wants to thank Your Majesty for solving the Fufei case and clearing the Crown Prince's grievances. Please come over and talk

to her and thank her in person."

.... Xu Qian'an's muscles, which had just relaxed, tightened again. Perhaps because of "guilty conscience", his scalp was a little numb.

"This official has important matters to attend to, so it is not convenient for me to stay. The Fufei case was handled by order, and it is my duty. Your Majesty does not need to thank me."

He did not want to see Concubine Chen now.

"Master Xu is so polite."

Lang'er covered her mouth and chuckled, saying as if jokingly: "The Queen said that if Master

Xu doesn't go to see her, she won't let Master Xu step out of Jingxiu Palace."

.....Fuck!!

Xu Qian'an's heart sank in vain, and he quietly dispersed his soul to sense the surroundings,

and confirmed that he didn't get any feedback from the "danger signal", and then he breathed

a sigh of relief.

I didn't tell anyone about my discovery just now, including Lang'er, who didn't notice the clues. Concubine Chen couldn't know that I had seen through her tricks. She should just want to thank me and pretend......To put it another way, this is the palace, there are the inner guards outside, Lin'an inside, and the spy sent by Emperor Yuan Jing to supervise me. Concubine Chen can't and dare not do anything to me here...

Besides, I killed two Li Yuchuns with one sword, so I'm not a vegetarian.

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Xu Qian'an turned his head and said to the young eunuch, "You follow too."

The two followed Lang'er, who was dressed in lotus-colored palace clothes, through the corridor of the front yard and into the backyard.

The main house of Jingxiu Palace is an exquisitely built two-story attic with layers of black tiles, flying eaves and corners, and twelve eaves beasts squatting on the four-square roof.

There is an observation tower on the second floor for observation, which is suitable for drinking and enjoying the scenery in the spring when flowers bloom or the autumn when the weather is clear and refreshing.

When they arrived at the inner courtyard, the young eunuch coughed hard to give a reminder.

Xu Qian'an understood and stopped in the courtyard.

Lang'er walked into the inner room without stopping. Then, Xu Qi'an caught her thin voice:

"Madam, Lord Xu is here."

Concubine Chen said "um" and said softly: "I have something to say to Lord Xu. You all

should leave and go to the outer courtyard."

Then it was Lin'an's voice, saying in a delicate voice: "Ah? Lin'an is leaving too? I won't leave,

I won't leave."

"Lin'an, be obedient."

"..... Hum."

.... What does Concubine Chen mean by this? Why did she dismiss others? What can't everyone

say while sitting in the sun? Xu Qi'an frowned.

Then, Lin'an and the two big palace maids in the room stepped out of the door. When they

passed by Xu Qi'an, Bian Bian secretly stuck out her tongue and whispered:

"Remember to report to me later."

The little eunuch was in a dilemma. He didn't know what to do, and then he heard Lang'er say:

"Madam said that the rest of you should leave. Don't you have ears?"

"Hey." The young eunuch nodded and followed.

"Wait," Xu Qi'an stopped him and scolded him, "Your Majesty sent you to supervise me. You

must have the consciousness of an "imperial envoy" and stand up straight." Immediately, he said loudly: "After all, I am an outsider. It is inconvenient for me to meet

with the imperial concubine in private. This eunuch is responsible for supervising me. It is in accordance with the order of His Majesty."

He said this to Lang'er on the surface, but in fact he was talking to Concubine Chen inside.

After a few seconds of silence, Concubine Chen's voice came from the room: "Then wait

outside."

"Stand far away..." Xu Qi'an waved his hand. The young eunuch obediently retreated to a distance.

Standing in the courtyard, Xu Qi'an pretended to tidy up his appearance, but in fact he took

advantage of this short time to weigh the pros and cons and guess what would happen next.

"If you just want to thank me, there is no need to dismiss everyone. In other words, what Concubine Chen said to me cannot be heard by outsiders.

"I asked the eunuch to stand farther away as a compromise with Concubine Chen. The advantage of standing farther away is that he can neither hear the conversation between Concubine Chen and me, nor can he see our every move in the house clearly.

"This prevents Concubine Chen from pretending to be an eagle eating a chicken, but actually

accusing me of bullying the concubines... Although this operation is a bit crude, I can't help but be on guard."

After thinking, he entered the house and saw Concubine Chen sitting on a soft couch in gorgeous palace clothes.

This is the second time Xu Qian'an has seen Concubine Chen. The last time was at the ancestral worship ceremony at the end of last year. He roared at the Yongzhen Mountain and River Temple, and then pretended to be loyal and met the emperor's women up close.

Concubine Chen has the same face shape as Lin'an, a standard oval face, with beautiful eyebrows, lips and nose.

In terms of appearance alone, Concubine Chen is slightly inferior to the Queen, but her

temperament is dignified and gentle, and her affinity is stronger than that of the Queen.

However, the gorgeous embroidered dress and the complicated and expensive jewelry on her head destroyed her affinity.

Among the women Xu Qian'an had seen, only Lin'an could handle luxurious jewelry and clothes. The more luxurious they were, the stronger her charm was.

It's like many girls, who are very beautiful when they don't dress up, but once they put on

heavy makeup, they look tacky. Lin'an is the kind of woman who looks better the more gorgeous she dresses.

The mother and daughter are not the same in this respect.

"This morning, His Majesty proposed to abolish the Queen in the court. Lord Xu must have

heard about it."

Concubine Chen's voice lacked the crispness of a young girl, but was more gentle than a

mature woman, making people feel like spring breeze.

"I know." Xu Qian'an nodded concisely.

"Then why did Lord Xu come to my Jingxiu Palace?"

"There are still some doubts in this case."

Concubine Chen said "oh" and smiled: "What are the doubts?"

"This... I am ignorant and have no clue for now."

The room was briefly quiet. Concubine Chen stared at Xu Qi'an for a long time. The smile on

her face gradually faded. Soon, it was like frost. She said word by word:

"You lied!"

These three words were like a heavy hammer hitting Xu Qi'an's heart, and like thunder

exploding in his ears.

How did she know I was lying... His eyes flashed with uncontrollable fierceness, and his

breathing became rapid, but he restrained all his emotions the next moment and said blankly: "What do you mean, Madam?"

"You can use the Qi-gazing technique to see others, and others can also use the Qi-gazing technique to see you."

Concubine Chen picked up the teacup, drank a sip slowly, and sighed: "I invited you here just

to test it, but your lie just now made me no longer have any luck. Lord Xu is sharp-minded,

and the most sophisticated cases in the world are just tricks for you."

Concubine Chen is a sorcerer?! This is impossible.

Why did she confess to me? Wasn't she afraid that I would tell Emperor Yuan Jing?

What was the purpose of her inviting me here?

All kinds of thoughts flashed through his mind, and turned into a sigh: "Madam, why bother. I

can pretend not to know."

Then I will go back to find Duke Wei and Huaiqing to deal with you... Xu Qian'an added in his

heart

At this point, the two of them were frank.

Concubine Chen's frankness surprised Xu Qian'an, and he knew that this was definitely not a

good thing.

"When did you find out, just now?" Concubine Chen took another sip of tea, calm as if chatting.

"Yes, I saw that Lang'er was disguised."

"But you had some doubts before, tell me." Concubine Chen smiled.

Xu Qian'an pondered and said, "Looking back on the case of Concubine Fu, I do have many

doubts. Why would the queen put the Hundred Days Spring sent by the queen on the table for no reason? After all, this is the harem. You use nourishing and aphrodisiac wine to make the

prince drunk. Aren't you afraid that he will do something wrong? This is not in line with your cautious style."

That day, Huaiqing told him about the experience of the queen being banished to the cold palace, and mentioned Concubine Chen's emphasis on the position of the prince, as well as her narrow-minded and cautious style. Xu Qian'an had this doubt.

He went on to say, "Although the Queen could bribe Huang Xiaorou to set up a trap for the Prince, how could she guarantee that the Prince would definitely go to Qingfeng Palace? And you are the Prince's biological mother, and you know that he has thoughts about Concubine Fu, so you sent Huang Xiaorou to wait for him halfway... Thinking about it this way, it makes

more sense.

"After that, from the discovery of Huang Xiaorou's body to the clues I found pointing to the

Queen, the traces of human intervention were too obvious. But if Huang Xiaorou disappeared,

you would not achieve your goal of framing the Queen.

"Of

rse, I hadn't reacted at that time, and I still felt that the ueen was the most suspicious. What I couldn't understand was why you sent someone to tear up the income and expenditure book of the Imperial Pharmacy, which should be the most favorable evidence to identify the Queen. Not only was it unnecessary, but it also exposed yourself." Concubine Chen shook her head, "It was not unnecessary. It was originally evidence I left

deliberately. If the chief officer of the investigation was not you, it would be one of the most useful evidence to attack the Queen.

"But your resurrection was completely beyond my expectation. If Huang Xiaorou's body and

the book of the Imperial Pharmacy were found at the same time, the traces of guidance would

be too heavy. I was afraid that you would see something and report it directly to His Majesty,

so I sent someone to tear up the book.

"So you were doubtful at the time, but you didn't insist that the queen was wronged. Ha, if

your majesty knew this in advance, the effect of my crying yesterday would be greatly

reduced."

"Then, I will learn about the progress of the case from Lin'an, and I will put pressure on your majesty while sending someone to assassinate you. As long as you die and the queen

confesses, everything will be seamless."

Xu Qian'an nodded slowly. This morning he still thought that the queen was the biggest suspect in his assassination, and he was determined to divorce Huaiqing. It was not until Wei

Yuan told him that the queen confessed that he felt that there was something else going on in

the case.

It turned out that the person who wanted to put me to death was Concubine Chen. Well, there

is no need to say anything. I want to divorce Lin'an.

"I still have two questions. I wonder if your majesty can answer them?"

"Tell me." Concubine Chen said lightly. "The prince is already the prince, why is the queen still like this?" Concubine Chen smiled, a complicated smile, as if she was mocking Xu Qian'an, and as if she

was mocking herself:

"The prince is the prince after all. If he doesn't ascend the throne, there is a possibility of a

change of master. The queen is always the queen, and the fourth prince will always be the legitimate son. What if I tell you that your majesty originally wanted the fourth prince? If your majesty hadn't known that the queen didn't love him at all, the fourth prince would have

been the prince."

Xu Qian'an keenly discovered that when Concubine Chen said this, there was both pleasure

and resentment in her eyes.

"But even so, after so many years, the position of the crown prince has not changed. Your

Majesty, are you worrying too much?"

"What do you know about the affairs of the court?"

Concubine Chen sneered: "With Wei Yuan here, the fourth prince will always have a better chance of winning than my son. Wei Yuan always wants to take charge of the court and sweep

away the chronic illness. If he wants to realize his ambition, he will definitely push the fourth prince to the throne. "I, a woman, can't beat Wei Yuan, so I can only try my best from the queen. The queen is the

master of the harem, the mother of the world, and the highest honor for women. I am also a

woman, and I am also jealous of the position of the queen."

Xu Qian'an knew about Wei Yuan's ambitions and knew that Concubine Chen was telling the

truth.

"The last question, who is the person behind the queen?" Xu Qian'an asked. Concubine Chen was obviously stunned. She was silent for a long time, shook her head and

laughed: "I appreciate you more and more. It seems that Lin An accidentally dug up a

treasure.

"How are you sure that there is someone behind me?"

Xu Qi'an looked down at his toes, thinking: "If the queen knew what the uncle did long ago,

why did she keep it secret for so long and didn't take action until now. "If the queen only knew about the uncle and Huang Xiaorou recently, then who told the queen? It certainly wasn't Huang Xiaorou. She could keep it secret for so many years without

any reason. She wouldn't suddenly change and insist on telling you. There must be someone

who made the connection.

"In addition, the queen knows that I lied. The qi-watching technique of the Sitianjian is not something that ordinary people can perform. I just guessed another possibility."

Xu Qi'an raised his head and stared at the beautiful face of Concubine Chen. "Your target is the

queen, and the people or forces behind you are targeting Duke Wei." Concubine Chen lost her smile. She squinted her eyes and looked at Xu Qi'an for a long time.

Suddenly, she said, "What do you think of Lin'an, Lord Xu?" Very nice... Xu Qi'an's heart moved, but he didn't answer.

"The prince told me that Lin'an is old enough to get married. I kept an eye on her and then

found that since she met you, she talked about you the most when she came to Jingxiu

Palace."

Concubine Chen coaxed her: "I have also experienced the age of a young girl's love. I heard that Lord Xu will be conferred a title soon. Although the viscount is not a big title, it means

that you have entered the aristocratic class.

"I can promise you that within three years, I will let you take a step further in the title. Then, I

will marry Lin'an to you."

Naked solicitation, this is also the reason why Concubine Chen was frank with him. Xu Qian'an was a little hesitant.

Concubine Chen took advantage of the victory and pursued: "Even if you know the secret, it is

impossible for you to identify me. Lang'er has been in poor health recently and has a sudden

illness. The imperial physician could not save him. What do you think of this result, Lord Xu?

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How could the innocent and lovely Lin'an have a mother like you, who wants to fool me by making big promises... Xu Qian'an pondered, "Three years is too long, who knows if the

imperial concubine is fooling me."

Imperial concubine Chen frowned, "Two years at the earliest, the matter of conferring a title

is a serious matter. You should know this."

"That's not what I meant."

Xu Qian'an waved his hand and smiled shyly, "What I meant is that it takes three years to get

married, but can we consummate the marriage first?"