Chapter 382

Tang Yin squinted his eyes, looked directly at Concubine Bin, and said faintly: "Why can't Madam tell the truth? Is there any hidden secret?"

Under his sharp gaze, Concubine Bin looked even more like a good brother, with her head lowered, not even daring to look up at Tang Yin.

If she had no concerns, she would probably tell the truth at this time, but once the truth was told, she didn't know whether Madam Hua Rong would be finished, but if the news of her affair with Zhong Tian spread out, she would definitely die. Thinking of this, she shuddered and dared not hesitate anymore, and hurriedly said: "No, no! There is no hidden secret. Madam Hua Rong is indeed the concubine of the previous king, but she is not favored by the previous king."

This set of words again! This is what Tang Yin suspected the most, not to mention that the changes in Concubine Bin's facial expression could not be hidden from his eyes. He knew that there must be something wrong. He walked up to Concubine Bin, staring at her with his eyes fixed, and said in a gloomy tone: "You didn't tell the truth! Madam must have some concerns in her heart?!"

The Concubine Bin was retreated by Tang Yin repeatedly, her face pale, subconsciously shaking her head and stammering: "No...no..."

Just when Tang Yin was about to ask further, someone outside the door suddenly said: "Is Madam Mingxiu here? My wife's rouge is all used up, so I asked you to borrow some rouge from Madam Mingxiu temporarily."

Hearing the voice, Concubine Bin couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and responded repeatedly: "Yes, yes! Come in!"

As she spoke, a young palace maid came in from outside the door. Tang Yin knew this palace maid. She was one of Yuan Qianyi's four maids. He frowned secretly. Why would anything become so coincidental as long as it was related to Yuan Qianyi? This palace maid didn't come earlier or later, but came when he asked the most urgent questions. How could there be such a coincidence in the world? !

"Oh? So Lord Tang is here too!" The maid saw Tang Yin in the room and was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly bowed and saluted, while looking at Tang Yin and Concubine Bin with ambiguous eyes.

Hum! Tang Yin snorted secretly and said nothing.

Concubine Bin quickly retreated to the bedroom, searched on the dressing table, took out a lot of rouge, then waved to the little maid, saying: "Come here and choose a few for yourself!"

"Yes! Madam Mingxiu!" The little maid agreed, lifted the door curtain and walked in, accompanied by Concubine Bin, picking up rouge.

The little maid and Concubine Bin, called Madam Mingxiu, talked and laughed, and had no intention of leaving in a short time. Tang Yin nodded secretly, knowing that it was impossible to find out anything from Concubine Bin today. He cleared his throat and said loudly to Madam Mingxiu in the bedroom: "Madam, I will take my leave first."

"Lord Tang, take care!" Madam Mingxiu didn't even say a word to keep her, just like driving away a flood and a beast.

Tang Yin took a deep breath and strode out of Madam Mingxiu's bedroom.

When he got outside, he pondered for a moment and decided to leave the palace temporarily. It was not appropriate for him to investigate Yuan Qianyi's affairs. It was better to let Qiu Zhen handle this matter and investigate Yuan Qianyi's family background carefully.

He went out of the back door of the palace, and the Shangguan brothers who were waiting outside immediately led his horse over. Tang Yin took the reins, said nothing more, got on the horse, and waved his hand, saying: "Go back to the mansion!"

Tang Yin took the Shangguan brothers back to his mansion. After entering the hall, he didn't even sit down. He called a guard and asked him to find Qiu Zhen, Zhang Zhe, and Zong Yuan immediately.

Seeing his gloomy face, the guard didn't dare to neglect it. He hurriedly agreed and ran out quickly.

Not long after, Qiu Zhen, Zhang Zhe, and Zong Yuan came one after another. When he arrived at the hall, he looked up and saw Tang Yin sitting in the middle seat, frowning, thinking.

The three of them didn't know what was going on. They looked at each other, stepped forward, bowed, and said, "Sir!"

Tang Yin came back to his senses, looked at the three of them, waved his hand, and motioned them to take their seats, and then waved to the guards on both sides, asking them to leave.

When all the guards left, only Tang Yin, Qiu Zhen, Zhang Zhe, Zong Yuan, and the Shangguan brothers standing behind were left in the hall. At this time, Tang Yin slowly opened his mouth and asked, "What do you think of Madam Hua Rong?"

Ah? Qiu Zhen, Zhang Zhe, and Zong Yuan were all stunned. They didn't expect Tang Yin to suddenly ask this.

Zhang Zhe bowed and asked, "I don't know what aspect you are talking about?"

Tang Yin didn't answer, and murmured with a deep look in his eyes, "If I become king in the future, how about making this woman my wife?"

Puff! The three of them almost choked on their own saliva, and looked at each other again. After a long pause, Zhang Zhe couldn't help but whispered: "Madam Hua Rong is the guest concubine of the previous king."

Although there are precedents for the successor to take the guest concubine of the previous king as his own concubine after the monarch's death, it is still rare after all, and it is easy to be criticized by others.

Tang Yin shrugged and said disapprovingly: "But I have promised her." In fact, whether it is against the etiquette to make Yuan Qianyi his wife or whether it will be criticized, Tang Yin doesn't care. What he really cares about is Yuan Qianyi. He even has a feeling that Yuan Qianyi is like an invisible big hand in the palace, firmly controlling all the guest concubines in the palace. If this is true, this woman is too terrible.

After hearing his words, Zhang Zhe blinked and was speechless. Since I have promised her, there is no need to discuss this matter again! Strictly speaking, this is not a big deal.

Zong Yuan smiled at the side and said: "Mrs. Hua Rong is peerless in grace and wealth. It is a wise move for you to make her your wife."

Qiu Zhen and Zhang Zhe glanced at him from the corners of their eyes at the same time, thinking to themselves: He really knows how to flatter! They admire Zongyuan's mind and his ability to see into people's hearts, but this does not mean that they agree with his character.

Tang Yin smiled and said suspiciously: "But there is something strange. Mr. Qiu once investigated Mrs. Hua Rong. The result was that she was not favored by the late king. However, regardless of brain, appearance or figure, Mrs. Hua Rong was better than her. There are many other concubines, how could she not be favored? Moreover, her ability to tease men is also very unusual..."

"Cough, cough..." The three of them coughed at the same time. No matter how open the folk customs of Feng Country are, his words are too explicit. Zong Yuan swallowed twice, suppressed his cough, and asked in question: "Your Excellency and Mrs. Hua Rong have..." He did not dare to continue speaking.

Tang Yin shook his hand and said slowly: "Mrs. Hua Rong and I are very innocent." Then, he recounted the several contacts he had with Mrs. Hua Rong, including what he had just asked Mrs. Mingxiu about. Because Tang Yin did not deliberately avoid taboos and also mentioned some things about his close contact with Yuan Qianyi, Qiu Zhen, Zhang Zhe, and Zong Yuan all blushed at first, but gradually, they all realized that something was wrong. .

These three people can be regarded as Tang Yin's chief think tanks. Each one is smarter than the other, and the city is also deeper than the last. After listening to Tang Yin's story, the three people's first feeling was the same as Tang Yin's. They all felt that Mrs. Hua Rong was not what she seemed. Simple.

Zhang Zhe frowned and analyzed calmly: "If Mrs. Hua Rong is not favored, her relationship with other concubines cannot be very good. In the harem, no lady will have a divorce with an unfavored concubine." Recently, however, Mrs. Hua Rong was able to get all the concubines to agree that Zhan Ling was fake in the court. This matter was of great importance. Once leaked, it would implicate the nine tribes. The concubines and Mrs. Hua Rong would be How deep of a relationship does one have to be willing to help her like this? This is inconsistent."

After Zhang Zhe's analysis, Tang Yin felt enlightened. In the past, he just felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't explain clearly where the problem was. Now after listening to Zhang Zhe's words, he nodded repeatedly and secretly praised that it was reasonable. , for no reason, how could the concubines risk losing their heads to accuse Zhan Ling of being fake in the court?

Zhang Zhe continued: "Mrs. Hua Rong suggested that you get rid of those concubines. From the perspective of my subordinates, I am afraid that it is not all for the sake of you. It is very likely that there is some ulterior secret between her and the concubines. I want to kill people and silence them, so as to avoid future troubles.”

"Yes!" Tang Yin nodded again with a solemn expression. If you don't think about it carefully, you think things are reasonable, but after careful analysis, Yuan Qianyi's scheming and government are too deep.

Qiu Zhenzhen said: "There are many doubts about Mrs. Hua Rong. Your Excellency should investigate this person in detail."

Tang Yin raised his head and said, "Master Qiu, let you handle this matter!"

"Yes! Sir!" Qiu Zhen handed over his hand and accepted the order.

Tang Yin explained: "Find out her family background and background. The more detailed the better."

"My subordinate understands."

"Haha!" At this time, Zong Yuan actually laughed. Tang Yin, Qiu Zhen, and Zhang Zhe were puzzled. They all looked at him and asked, "Why is Mr. Zongyuan laughing?"

Zong Yuan did not dare to talk about Tang Yin, but pointed the finger at Qiu Zhen and Zhang Zhe, saying: "I think Mr. Qiu Zhen and Mr. Zhang Zhe are a little worried. Even if Mrs. Hua Rong really has some ulterior secrets, So what can she do? First of all, she is sincerely helping you, and just showing her spirit is a great help to you. It can be seen that she sincerely hopes that you can become the king. In addition, the harem is complicated and has gone through many dynasties. There are many factions in the harem, which affect the overall situation of the court. If there is a smart, scheming and skillful lady sitting in the harem and suppressing the concubines, it will be a blessing for you. "

oh? What he said was something Tang Yin had not thought about. In fact, in his heart, he had already made a plan. There were two candidates for his wife, one was Fan Min and the other was Wu Mei. However, these two people had always been at odds with each other. If they were in a harem, there would definitely be a lot of trouble. If someone could suppress the two of them, it would save them a lot of trouble.