Although the imperial concubine seemed to have accidentally ruined the book, the concubine tuberculosis had already decided that it was the imperial concubine's intention!

She just deliberately destroyed that book!

Because of her guilty conscience, she was worried about being tested out, so she brought the tea cup at that time.

After sending off the other concubines, the concubine concubine sat alone in the room, staring at the book in front of her whose handwriting was already indistinct, her expression unpredictable.

She is almost certain that Concubine Concubine and Concubine Xiao are the same person.

but why?

Why did Concubine Xiao suddenly leave?

After leaving and returning to the emperor with a new identity?

There must be some hidden secrets here.

Concubine Tu tried to recall everything related to Concubine Xiao.

She remembered that before Concubine Xiao left, the last place she stayed was Weiyang Palace.

The Weiyang Palace was the place where the emperor lived.

At that time, Emperor Sheng Yong was still alive, and he left Concubine Xiao in the Weiyang Palace.

But after Emperor Sheng Yong died, Concubine Xiao also disappeared.

There was once suspicion in the palace that there was a connection between the two.

But because there is no evidence, and Concubine Xiao has disappeared, and there is no place to investigate if she wants to, this matter can only be abandoned.

If Concubine Xiao really has a clear conscience, she can come back in an open and honest way.

However, she chose to change her face and returned with a new identity.

In doing so, she proved one thing from the side—

She is guilty.

Because of his guilty conscience, he did not dare to reveal his true body and could only hide his identity.

Concubine Tuberculosis gradually revealed a bold idea in her heart.

The death of Emperor Sheng Yong in those days may have something to do with Concubine Xiao.

Assuming that the death of Emperor Sheng Yong was not a natural death, but a man-made one, then what role did Concubine Xiao play in this?

Is she in the know? Or an accomplice?

Whatever it was, it was enough to make her utterly invincible.

The more she thought about it, the more she felt her heart skip a beat, and at the same time she felt a secret excitement.

Her eyes gradually lit up, her fingers gently stroked the crumpled book, and the corners of her mouth raised a little.

"You're done."

...

After returning to Yunxiu Palace, Baoqin immediately had someone fetch clean clothes and wait for the imperial concubine to change.

Xiao Xixi's expression was as usual, and it seemed that she didn't take what happened in the Palace of Misty Rain to heart.

However, Baoqin felt a sense of unease in her heart.

After changing her clothes, Baoqin told everyone else to go out, leaving only her and the imperial concubine in the house.

Baoqin asked nervously: "Niangniang, Concubine Tu was deliberately testing you just now. Did she doubt your identity?"

Xiao Xixi: "She is not suspicious, she should be sure that there is something wrong with my identity."

Baoqin was even more anxious: "What should I do? If she goes out and talks nonsense, will your identity not be hidden soon?"

Xiao Xixi: "It would be better if she ran out to talk nonsense, anyway, she has no real evidence, everything is her guess, I can completely say that she was maliciously framed, I am afraid that she will be silent and prepare to hold back. of."

Baoqin lowered her voice: "How about we do it first?"

Xiao Xixi: "Let's discuss it with the emperor first."

She went out again and took the carriage to the imperial study.

Luo Qinghan is discussing tax reform with Li Qingyan in the imperial study.

After this period of continuous improvement and adjustment, the specific content of the tax reform has been determined.

After all, tax reform is not a trivial matter, and it is almost impossible to fully implement it in China in a short period of time, so they plan to choose a place as a pilot site for tax reform.

After thinking about it, they finally settled on Fengyang County.

On the one hand, Fengyang County is not very far from Shengjing City, so it is better to take care of it if there is anything. On the other hand, Fengyang County has just suffered from a snowstorm, and the people just need to rest and recuperate. After the implementation of the tax reform, they will be greatly reduced. The burden can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone.

But Luo Qinghan could not trust the local officials in Fengyang County. He was afraid that those officials would secretly collude with the local powerful families and deliberately dig a hole for the tax reform.

So he plans to send someone he trusts to Fengyang County to supervise local officials in implementing the tax reform.

Li Qingyan took the initiative to take over the task.

He is not married yet, he is single, his parents are in good health, and there are servants to take care of him, so he doesn't need to worry about it, he can go on business trips with confidence.

The most important thing is that he can use this to avoid marriage urges.

Although the Empress Dowager has moved to the Taimiao Temple now, and will not hit him for the time being, he is still a little scared, afraid that the emperor will suddenly bring up the matter of marriage one day.

He really hasn't met a suitable partner for a while, and he doesn't want to be urged to marry, so he just hides and cleans up!

In order to make it easier for Li Qingyan to act, Luo Qinghan also temporarily added an official position to monitor the censor, so that he could inspect the local officials of Fengyang County more justifiably.

Hearing that the imperial concubine was coming, Luo Qinghan said to Li Qingyan.

"Let's go here first today. After you go back, pack up and leave tomorrow."

Li Qingyan bowed his hands in response: "Here."

He exited the imperial study and met the imperial concubine at the door.

The imperial concubine is now wearing a water-green long-sleeved skirt, with the long skirt trailing behind her, and Jin Bu swaying gently by her temples, making her neck even whiter and slender.

She smiled softly.

"Servant Li."

Li Qingyan bowed her hands and bowed to her: "Wei Chen pays respects to the noble concubine."

Xiao Xixi's gaze stopped for a moment on his face, and suddenly asked.

"Are you planning to go abroad recently?"

Li Qingyan was quite surprised: "How did the maiden find out about this?"

He just decided to go on a business trip to Fengyang County. No one knew about it except him and the emperor. How did the imperial concubine know about it? It's so weird.

Xiao Xixi didn't answer the question, just smiled.

Just as Eunuch Chang came out to invite her in, she nodded to Li Qingyan and passed him by.

Li Qingyan watched her enter the imperial study, still feeling strange in her heart.

Although he only met a few times, he always felt that this noble concubine was very similar to Concubine Xiao, not only in appearance, but also in the tone of speech and the style of life.

If it wasn't for what Concubine Xiao told him before she left, making him sure that Concubine Xiao was indeed dead, he would have suspected that this noble concubine was Concubine Xiao.

Li Qingyan shook his head, got rid of those unrealistic thoughts in his mind, and strode down the steps.

Inside the imperial study.

Xiao Xixi sat down beside the bookcase.

The bookcases are piled with memorials. Although there are a lot of them, they are not messy at all, and they are all placed neatly.

Just like Luo Qinghan's feeling, he is neat and tidy all the time.

Luo Qinghan also had an open memorial in his hand.

But instead of looking at the memorial, he turned his head to look at Xiao Xixi and asked.

"Why are you here suddenly?"

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