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Chapter 16 Competing with the Emperor for Women (1)
After thinking it over, Gao Chengen became even more depressed, "Tell me, what should I do next."

Empress Dowager Gao raised her lips, even though she was over thirty, she still had a lot of charm!It does not reduce the style of the year, but because of the precipitation of the years, it has more mature charm.Even Gao Chengen was lost in the radiant smile of Empress Dowager Gao for a while.That is a kind of new life, "the uncut jade will be hidden for a long time, and it will finally see the light of day"!

"What's the next step? Someone has to be responsible for the queen's death. Just the Xu family, so that the emperor will believe that we are fighting among ourselves."

Xu family!She is really worried about the Gao family, she can't wait to cut off the Gao family's wings!

It's just that Gao Cheng'en was discouraged when he was about to attack Empress Dowager Gao. If the Gao family is gone, what Xu family is there!
When he raised his head again and looked at his younger sister, Empress Dowager Gao, he no longer had the strength to deal with it, "You can arrange it, and let me know in advance, so that I can prepare."

He refers to the daughter of the Xu family married by the Gao family.

"You don't have to worry about this, it won't implicate the Gao family."

Will it implicate the Gao family?Gao Chengen didn't bother to talk to Empress Dowager Gao anymore, so he left.One of the wings was broken, and he said he would not be hurt!It's just the policy of listening to the government behind the curtain, which can make the Gao family jump to the top, and even surpass the Li family.But if it fails, it will be a sinner through the ages!I don't know if my father regretted his previous choice under Jiuquan.He also had to admit that if Empress Dowager Gao was a man and became the head of the family, it would not be difficult to push the Gao family to the highest level after the Li family's imperial power.But now, their Gao family has embarked on another extreme road to success!

Naturally, Li Qianlan didn't know what happened in the court hall, and the secret conversation with the brothers and sisters of the Gao family.It's just that after retiring from the court, he first received the imperial decree from Emperor Ying to restore the identity of the Li family, and then received the imperial decree from the queen mother.

Li Qianlan is a court lady, and the empress was originally responsible for the appointment, but now that the mother of the country is not here, the empress dowager will do it for her.

After Li Qianlan received the official appointment, she rushed to the imperial dining room, interrogated the prisoners, and tried to extract a confession casually, and someone confessed to Xu Meiren.But this is not the result Li Qianlan wanted!

However, when she wanted to investigate further, Qiu Yun beside her showed a puzzled look.Although she didn't know that Empress Dowager Gao was responsible for this matter, if she continued to investigate, she would inevitably ask Empress Dowager Gao.Li Qianlan pressed her temples with a headache, with a tired look on her face.

Qiuyun was only ordered to monitor Li Qianlan, and Li Qianlan had a good network in the palace. Although Qiuyun had never had contact with Li Qianlan, she was now working under her. She flattered Li Qianlan without violating Empress Dowager Gao's will.Therefore, seeing Li Qianlan's tired face, she couldn't help saying: "Li Shanggong, this servant doesn't understand."

Although she is a little palace lady, she was sent by the queen mother to her after all. Moreover, Li Qianlan had the same identity as her a few days ago, and she didn't mean to look down on the palace maid at all. Seeing Qiuyun's question, she said, "What's the matter?"

Qiu Yun carefully picked out the words and asked: "They have already confessed, why didn't they report it, and made you so troublesome, Li Shanggong?"

Li Qianlan can't always say that she wants to find out about Empress Dowager Gao, but she changed her mind and explained in a low voice: "I belong to the Empress Dowager, although they originally wanted to delay the Empress Dowager so that Meiren Xu could win the favor of the Emperor. Unexpectedly, the empress died because of this, so they lost their dignity and confessed the truth. But outsiders must think so? Don’t outsiders think that the empress dowager presided over this matter and deliberately distorted the facts?"

After hearing this, Qiu Yun thought for a while, and said joyfully, "What Li Shanggong said is that Qiu Yun's thinking is too simple. The Empress Dowager knows your loyalty, and will definitely reward you."

Li Qianlan smiled wryly in her heart, the latter was the truth.On the face, he said with a smile: "It is our duty to do things for the empress dowager. As long as I have a little bit of me, I will not lose your share."

Qiu Yun expressed his thanks.

Li Qianlan didn't have the energy to look at those people crying anymore, so she waved her hand, "Detain them all, and try again tomorrow."

After finishing speaking, Li Qianlan was about to get up and leave, but a mournful cry came from behind.

"The surname is Li!"

Although Li Qianlan is not the only person surnamed Li here, but among those present, she is the only one who speaks best, so that person naturally scolded her.So he stopped, wanting to hear what she had to say.He sat back again, "What else do you want to recruit..."

"Bah!" The old nanny with disheveled hair spat fiercely at Li Qianlan, but she was too far away from Li Qianlan, so she didn't get on Li Qianlan at all, instead, she was beaten and kicked by the eunuch who was holding her.

It wasn't until the old nanny was beaten that her eye sockets burst and the corners of her mouth were bleeding, that Li Qianlan made a sound to tell those people to stop. "If you feel that you can talk to me now, just tell me honestly, I don't know if you can survive, but they will be happy to serve you a few more times. Of course, you don't have to say anything, Anyway, in this deep palace, it is common for a concubine to die, let alone you, an old nanny. Are you right?"

The old nanny thought for a while, and held back the harsh words from her mouth.

When Li Qianlan saw that the old nanny had calmed down, she said, "Just say what you have to say now."

The old nanny's expression flickered, but she remained silent.Li Qianlan stood up impatiently, and the old mother hurriedly said, "I, you belong to the Queen Mother."

After hearing this, Li Qianlan laughed, "Because I belong to the queen mother, so you refuse to say it? Well, you don't need to say it."

"Wait!" The old mama was sweating anxiously, but she didn't know if she could trust Li Qianlan, but she had heard of Li Qianlan's name a long time ago.Li Qianlan has never been involved in the disputes in the inner palace, but now that he is under the orders of the queen mother, he will not help her.However, she also understands that if he doesn't say it now, then he really has no chance to say it. "I have something to say to you alone."

Li Qianlan looked at Qiu Yun, Qiu Yun took people out.

"Okay, tell me." Looking at the old mammy's body that could hardly move, no one tied her up.Unless she has martial arts, I really can't do anything to her.Moreover, after living in the palace for so long, she should also understand that it is useless to catch herself, she still cannot escape from the palace.

"How will the Queen Mother deal with Mistress Xu?"

Li Qianlan smiled, but she could see it clearly, "Let alone Xu Meiren, even Xu's family will not be protected."

The old mother was silent for a moment, "You have never participated in disputes in the palace, once you fall in, there is no turning back!"

"Even if I don't come, isn't there anyone else? You don't need to persuade me to help you. The Empress Dowager Gao is not something I can deal with now." Li Qianlan knew everything when she heard the old mother's dejected look, and then Hesitant to speak but stopped, she broke her last glimmer of hope by saying, "The emperor can't do it either."

After hearing Li Qianlan's words, the old nanny shouted hysterically: "The emperor can't save Mistress Xu. Could it be that the queen mother still wants to commit a crime!"

Li Qianlan looked nonchalantly at the old nanny who suddenly went crazy, and said calmly: "Even if the next crime is wrong, as long as she has more power than the emperor, why not?"

The old mother was taken aback for another moment, and then cursed, "Li Qianlan! I thought you were the only gentleman in the palace, but in the end, you are just the lackey of the Empress Dowager Gao!"

Li Qianlan sternly said: "Do you have any evidence that the Empress Dowager did this? If you can bring down the evidence of Empress Dowager Gao once, I will help you. If not, why do you want me to work for your master!"

After saying this, Li Qianlan's own heart was beating non-stop.When the old nanny called her to stop, she knew that she had found a flaw. What she said before was just to confirm whether the old nanny was sent by Empress Dowager Gao to test herself.And she used the previous words to run on the old nanny, even if the queen mother found out, she couldn't find anything wrong with her.Of course, if it was time for the Tibetan bow to cook the dog, she would have nothing to say.It's just that it's not yet that time, and she also expects that what the old nanny said is true, she is not someone sent by Empress Dowager Gao.

The old nanny fell silent again.

Dysentery originally came from the mouth, and Xu Meiren really harmed Empress Zheng from here, so naturally Empress Dowager Gao would also start from here.And when this old nanny was young, she was favored by the Xu family, so she became the dark thread of the Xu family in the palace.She just felt weird that day, but she didn't expect it. Empress Zheng had dysentery the next day and died soon after.

Those who live in the palace don't know that one thing more is worse than one thing less.What's more, even if you tell the matter yourself, you will inevitably suffer.But if the Empress Dowager Gao is debunked, will she have any good fruit to eat?It's just that she didn't expect that it was the Xu family that Empress Dowager Gao was going to deal with!
Just like Li Qianlan didn't believe her, she couldn't believe Li Qianlan either.The two of them don't trust each other, and it's too much to say a word.

Li Qianlan was a little disappointed when she saw that the old lady didn't speak.Just about to call someone in, the old nanny spoke. "Can you promise to keep the Xu family?"

"No." Li Qianlan said frankly: "You have two choices now. One is to keep the secret and let them torture you until you die. You also understand that you stopped me just now and didn't say anything. It is the way of being tortured to death. The second is, tell me everything you know, and I will decide what to do."

(End of this chapter)