Chapter 624: Palace Fights Are All Scheming
Chapter 624: Palace Fights Are All Scheming
After doing all this, Xiao Yun went straight back to the capital. She would not go to Huzhou. After seeing it, she could not solve it directly, but felt uncomfortable. Those were all merits.
After returning to the palace, he habitually scanned the area with his spiritual sense, then frowned. What was Imanvina doing by the palace wall?
It was already past ten o'clock in the evening, almost eleven o'clock. In ancient times, there was no nightlife, and most people would go to bed early. Staying up late after nine o'clock was considered.
Imanvina looked around and walked back. Xiao Yun scanned the area near the palace wall with his spiritual sense, but didn't find anyone a little further away, so it shouldn't be a secret meeting.
Suddenly her eyes focused, and she saw a darker spot on the ground where Imanvina had just stood, which had obviously been moved.
Xiao Yun dug into the ground and found a palm-sized ceramic box half a foot deep. Xiao Yun asked An Yi to go and take it out.
Xiao Yun kept the seven secret guards that Cheng Yuhui had recruited before by her side, and numbered them from one to seven. She was too lazy to remember their names.
These people have been in the palace for a long time and are very familiar with the situation, so it is more appropriate for them to stay here.
An Yi came back quickly, wiped the ceramic box clean, and then put it on the table and opened it.
Xiao Yun looked over and saw a letter inside. An Yi opened it with great discernment and found that it was written in barbaric language.
However, from the slightly delicate and weak handwriting, it can be seen that it was written by a woman.
Xiao Yun's spiritual sense probed towards Imanvina again, and he saw that she was... eating paper?
Damn! That should also be a letter. They're destroying the evidence!
Because the concubines all lived in the same palace, although they had their own courtyards and rooms, if she burned the letter, it might be discovered, after all, besides the firelight, there was also a smell.
Xiao Yun was a little unhappy. He didn't expect that he could make mistakes. Maybe it was because foreigners' faces were different from Chinese people's, so he didn't notice the problem.
Xiao Yun explained to himself.
She decided to find someone to translate the letter first to see what was written in it. What if it was just a love affair? It would be normal for an unfavored concubine to find a lover to relieve her loneliness.
She asked An Yi to find An Si. She could speak the barbarian language and understand the barbarian writing.
Xiao Yun found out about this by accident. Not only does she understand the barbarian language, but she also understands the languages of Lie and Yun countries. She can be said to be a language genius.
It is so convenient to have an interpreter around. I don’t have to hand it over to the Jingzhao Yin and let that old guy get the credit for nothing.
It's not Xiao Yun's fault that she holds a deep grudge against him. She used to put the letters on that guy's desk, but every time, that guy would have his confidants act in cahoots with her, making up a story about the origin of the letters and then taking the credit for himself.
In fact, this is better and more thoughtful. Xiao Yun can't show up anyway, but she just can't stand that guy talking nonsense in a serious manner.
Soon An Si came over. After reading the letter, her expression became very solemn, and she told Xiao Yun everything in the letter.
This letter was written by Imanvina to the eldest prince of the Barbarian Kingdom, who is also her nephew. The Barbarian King of this generation is her brother from the same father and mother.
The content of the letter was actually Imanvina telling the eldest prince that she had thought of a way to stir up trouble in the Dali royal family. When the royal family was in chaos, the capital would also be in chaos. He could send a force to sneak in here and join forces with the spies in Dali to take over the capital.
Xiao Yun's brows furrowed even tighter. Imanvina buried the letter there, which meant that she still had people in the palace who could move around in the palace and leave at any time. Otherwise, the letter could not be delivered.
And she said she had found a way to disrupt the imperial family. What method? A concubine imprisoned in the palace, it was difficult for her to even see other people, so how could she control people's hearts?
Wait! If the other party had planned this, then wouldn't she have given him a heads-up when she asked him to translate the codes last time? And were her translations correct?
Because five "warriors" were indeed found along the route, which was indeed true, Xiao Yun didn't think much about it. But now it seems that this may not be the case.
Xiao Yun described the previous code and Imanvina's translation to An Si. After listening to it, An Si said that there was no problem with the translation, but she was not sure about the meaning of the wolf and the rabbit, as she did not have a thorough understanding of the culture of the barbarian country.
After pondering for a moment, Xiao Yun asked An Yi to bury the letter back and asked someone to keep an eye on it. If anyone was found, they should not move and follow the other person to see who was behind them.
Then she released a small bee to secretly monitor Imanvina's every move. She was very curious about how she would cause chaos in the royal family.
At the same time, she also wrote a letter to her adoptive father, describing the recent situation here and telling him not to worry about her. She would give the throne to her son, and she would take the position of empress dowager, making him the emperor's grandfather.
Of course, she also told him about Imanvina, and told him to keep an eye on the Barbarian army and not let them split up. If possible, he could use some tricks at the critical moment, such as the enhanced sleeping pills she had prepared...
The next afternoon, after finishing today's affairs, Xiao Yun was about to take a nap when An Si came to report that a young eunuch in charge of flowers and plants had taken the letter away. He then returned to the flower and bird room and directly called down a magpie from the tree. He tied the letter to the magpie's leg and the magpie flew away. The people arranged by An Si chased it for a while but failed to catch up.
Xiao Yun waved his hands and said to An Si, who was kneeling on the ground to apologize, "This is not your fault. No one could have expected them to deliver the letter in this way. Get up and have someone keep an eye on the eunuch."
"Thank you for your consideration, my lord. I will make the arrangements right away."
An Si kowtowed directly.
Xiao Yun nodded and let her go. It didn't matter if the letter was sent out. The border was on guard anyway, so they couldn't accomplish anything.
It’s a pity that we can’t take the opportunity to catch other spies, but it doesn’t matter. If it really doesn’t work, we can search the souls of those people.
In the next few days, Imanvina did not see any movement, but good news came from Huzhou. Because the disaster relief officials arrived in time and gave proper commands, the victims were willing to cooperate and the situation had stabilized.
However, the rain is still falling intermittently, so we can only continue to evacuate the people living near the water, and the levee cannot be repaired for the time being.
Chu Mingxin went to the palace several times for this matter and consulted several regent ministers. His reason was that the late emperor had entrusted him with the Huzhou dike project during his lifetime, which showed his trust in him. He must do a good job, otherwise he would be ungrateful to the emperor.
Since I can’t go back now, I’ll just study hard so that I can use it when I go back.
However, Xiao Yun did not believe this, because she had seen it twice with her spiritual sense. He went to the Imperial Garden to stroll around on the pretext of relaxing his eyes after studying for too long.
This is like a foreign man wandering around in someone else's backyard. Even if it's his brother's house, he has to avoid suspicion.
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