Changfengdu

Chapter 21 Routine
After returning home from Sanchao, Jun Moyin began to get up in the morning and go to the morning court.
And Yin Xiaoxiao also had to get up early and go to the east wing to serve tea to his mother-in-law, Dowager Dou.
As daughters-in-law, Jin Lian'er and Zhen Yuyan would come to serve tea to Mrs. Dou every day as a matter of routine.
At this moment, the three women were standing in the living room of the east wing, serving tea to Mrs. Dou one by one.
Jin Lian'er was the first to bring a cup of tea brewed by the maid and handed it over, followed by Zhen Yuyan.
I saw Zhen Yuyan serving tea, tilting her head and smiling faintly at Yin Xiaoxiao, making Yin Xiaoxiao confused.Damn, that smile is so weird, why does it sound like a conspiracy?
"Oops!" Zhen Yuyan had just taken a step forward when her feet suddenly twisted and she was about to fall to the ground.
The incident happened suddenly. The closest people to Zhen Yuyan were Jin Lian'er and Yin Xiaoxiao. The two of them rushed forward to stabilize Zhen Yuyan almost without thinking.
Of course, after Yin Xiaoxiao took a step forward, he recalled Zhen Yuyan's weird smile just now, his mind was agitated, and he stopped abruptly.
However, Jin Lian'er hurried forward and fell to the ground with Zhen Yuyan.
"Ah!" A miserable exclamation rang out, but not a drop of the scalding hot tea in Zhen Yuyan's hand was wasted. It was burned on Zhen Yuyan's delicate hands.In the blink of an eye, the backs of his hands were red and swollen, which was horrifying.
This scene really frightened everyone present.
"What's going on? Why did you fall when you were fine?" Concubine Dou was the first to ask, and hurriedly asked everyone to help Zhen Yuyan and Jin Lian'er up.
Zhen Yuyan was helped up by someone, her hands were shaking with pain, her eyes were full of tears, and she was pitiful, "Mother-in-law, just now I was stepped on my skirt as soon as I took a step! My center of gravity was unstable at the moment..."
Zhen Yuyan didn't say any more, but the meaning she wanted to express was self-evident.She fell down because someone stepped on the hem of her skirt. Was it done intentionally or accidentally?
Looking at the back of Zhen Yuyan's hands, which were red and swollen from the tea, anyone with a discerning eye would know that it is impossible to let this matter go.
Sure enough, Concubine Dou's face tightened and she shouted angrily: "How could such a thing happen? In the clear sky and in the broad daylight, in full public view, who would dare to do such a thing?"
No one answered!The room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop, and some maids and nuns didn't even dare to breathe.
After a long while, Zhen Yuyan's nanny Wei broke the silence and said tremblingly: "Princess, just now the only people standing behind my mistress were the Princess Royal and Mrs. Yin..."
"Nanny, don't talk nonsense. How could the princess and sister harm me?" Zhen Yuyan promptly interrupted Aunt Wei's words. On the surface, she seemed to be speaking for Jin Lian'er and Yin Xiaoxiao, but in fact she was talking to them. People pushed to the edge of a cliff.
Yin Xiaoxiao laughed coldly in his heart. He had seen all kinds of family fights and palace fights, but this was the first time he saw such a substandard trick like Zhen Yuyan's.Tsk tsk, she’s embarrassed for her!
On the other side, Jin Lian'er heard Zhen Yuyan's words and hurriedly responded: "What my sister said is, how could I harm you? These guys have all seen it. I was trying to help you, but I was accidentally killed by you." He fell down because of the implication!”
As a result, everyone's eyes turned to Yin Xiaoxiao involuntarily.When Zhen Yuyan fell, she didn't step forward to help her. It didn't take a guess to know that she deliberately stepped on the hem of Zhen Yuyan's skirt, causing Zhen Yuyan to fall and burn her hand.
"Yin Xiaoxiao, do you know your guilt?"
An angry voice rose from the hall of the east wing, it was Concubine Dou!
She said: "Yin Xiaoxiao, do you know your sin?"
Yin Xiaoxiao looked up and saw Mrs. Dou's majestic face, looking like the chief judge.
Yin Xiaoxiao made a look of fear, her eyes widened, "Mother-in-law, I have never done this. I have never stepped on my concubine's sister's skirt!"
After a pause, Yin Xiaoxiao turned around and asked the maid behind him, "Pearl, Jade, I didn't lift my foot to step on the concubine's skirt just now, right? You are standing behind me, you must have seen clearly!" "
Pearl and Jade looked at each other awkwardly and remained silent for a long time.
Seeing this, Mrs. Dou asked sharply: "Pearls, emeralds, whatever you see, say whatever you want. With me as an old woman here, would anyone dare to eat you?"
Pearl and Jade trembled all over, and they knelt down on the ground in fear, "In reply to the concubine, what happened just now happened suddenly, and the slaves didn't see anything!"
have to!I didn't see anything, but I couldn't prove Yin Xiaoxiao's innocence.
Ping An Ruyi, the maid behind Zhen Yuyan, raised her finger and pointed at Yin Xiaoxiao, accusingly saying: "Mrs. Yin stepped on our queen's skirt. The slaves can see it clearly. Please make the decision for my queen!"
Yin Xiaoxiao frowned. She didn't step forward just now, how could she have the chance to step on Zhen Yuyan's skirt?Zhen Yuyan's maid pointed the finger at her, which was obviously someone's instruction.It seems that Zhen Yuyan is setting her up?
At this time, Concubine Dou was heard asking: "Did anyone else see Mrs. Yin stepping on Concubine Zhen's skirt?"
Yin Xiaoxiao glanced around and keenly caught the look Jin Lian'er secretly gave to the nanny beside her, Aunt Gui.
Intuitively, Yin Xiaoxiao decided that it was not a good thing.
Sure enough, as if to verify Yin Xiaoxiao's guess, she saw that Aunt Gui took a step forward hesitantly and said hesitantly: "Concubine, I also saw just now that Mrs. Yin raised her foot and accidentally stepped on the side concubine. skirt!"
The testimony of Zhen Yuyan's maid was only one-sided, but the testimony of Jin Lian'er's wet nurse was much more credible.However, Yin Xiaoxiao didn't understand. Jin Lian'er and Zhen Yuyan were supposed to be opposites, so why did they unite to deal with her?
Things were not good. If someone accused her of stepping on Zhen Yuyan's skirt one after another, she might not be able to clean herself up even if she jumped into the Yellow River today.In this case, she had better think of a countermeasure quickly!
She lowered her head deliberately so that no one could see the expression on her face clearly.After muttering a few words silently, Yin Xiaoxiao successfully left his body and his soul came out of his body.
Her soul immediately sat cross-legged on the ground and summoned her ghost friend, Little Guigui!
"Guigui, do your sister a favor..." She ordered anxiously.
The little ghost agreed with a smile, flew through the wall and disappeared.
In the hall, as Yin Xiaoxiao expected, one after another people accused her of stepping on Zhen Yuyan's skirt.
Concubine Dou's expression became increasingly grim. Her initial impression of Yin Xiaoxiao was quite good.But now that Yin Xiaoxiao is doing such unsavory things under her nose, how can she still like it?
Concubine Dou has been in the harem for more than [-] years, often participating in various palace battles and playing tricks.Now that the late emperor has passed away, she is tired, tired, and fed up, and she doesn't like others playing tricks in front of her!
At the moment, she glared at Yin Xiaoxiao who lowered his head without anger, "Yin Xiaoxiao, what else do you have to say?"
Yin Xiaoxiao stomped her feet anxiously. Concubine Dou asked her something, but the little ghost hasn't come back yet...
"Sister!" The joyful call coming through the wall was like the sound of nature.
Yin Xiaoxiao turned around and saw the little ghost holding a little bit of red rouge. With a wave of his hand, all the red rouge flew silently to the soles of Yin Xiaoxiao's body.
Imps are ethereal souls that cannot be seen with the naked eyes of ordinary people.But that little bit of red rouge was real. Fortunately, everyone in the hall was watching Yin Xiaoxiao's joke, so no one noticed the smear of red rouge flying into the soles of Yin Xiaoxiao's shoes.
"Yin Xiaoxiao, you are too presumptuous. My mother-in-law is asking you questions, but you don't answer!" Seeing Yin Xiaoxiao lowering her head and saying nothing, Jin Lianer reprimanded her with gloating.
She said she was complaining on behalf of Concubine Dou, but in fact she was indirectly reminding Concubine Dou that Yin Xiaoxiao did not understand the rules and did not take Concubine Dou seriously.
Yin Xiaoxiao's floating soul turned around and saw that Concubine Dou's face was even more ugly, so she didn't dare to delay, gave the little ghost a thumbs up, and flew back to her body.
Slowly raising his head, Yin Xiaoxiao pretended to be extremely aggrieved.Hey, Jin Lian'er, Zhen Yuyan, you are not the only ones who can pretend, I can too!
She sniffed and looked like she was crying, "Mother-in-law!"
When she spoke, her voice was soft and pitiful.
"I am unjustly accused. I never stepped on my concubine sister. I don't know why everyone unanimously said that I stepped on my sister's skirt. But I really didn't step on my sister's skirt. I can swear to God!" Yin Xiaoxiao flattened her head. He opened his mouth and stretched out his hand to make an oath.
Acting depends on who you act in front of, and if Jun Moyin doesn't want to see her, then she doesn't bother to gain sympathy in front of that kind of man.But Concubine Dou was different. Yin Xiaoxiao could tell that Concubine Dou had a good impression of her!She didn't want to offend the man in power who would dominate her future life.
Concubine Dou's heart softened when she saw Yin Xiaoxiao's eyes filled with tears.After all, Yin Xiaoxiao is only a 16-year-old child. What did she know when she entered the palace at the age of 16?
She raised her eyebrows slightly and sighed: "Xiaoxiao, you are young and I can forgive you if you do something wrong on impulse."
The implication is that as long as Yin Xiaoxiao admits her fault, she will not punish her!
Yin Xiaoxiao shook her head, looking like she was about to shed tears, "Mother-in-law, I won't admit anything I haven't done!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Zhen Yuyan's maid Ruyi pointed out a little face and accused: "Mrs. Yin, it's obvious that you stepped on my mother-in-law's skirt. It's obvious to everyone, but you can't let it go if you don't admit it!"
Hearing this, Yin Xiaoxiao turned to look at Ruyi, "You said that I stepped on your mother-in-law's skirt for everyone to see? Well, whoever saw it should stand up and tell them how I stepped on it? Which foot did it step on? "
Questions were asked one by one, and the maids and grandmothers in the hall instantly looked embarrassed and did not dare to say anything.
Yin Xiaoxiao sneered and said mockingly: "Why don't you speak? You can't even speak out, can you? Okay, let me tell you. The truth is that I have never stepped on my sister's skirt. Of course you can't see how I do it. I stepped on it, and I don’t know which foot I stepped on. You guys, work together to bully me, the newbie!"
The last sentence is a straightforward affirmation!
The hall fell into eerie silence again!
The maids and nuns lowered their heads, while some timid ones kept fidgeting with the fingers of their hands.
In fact, as Yin Xiaoxiao said, no one saw Yin Xiaoxiao stepping on Zhen Yuyan's skirt. It was just that Jin Lian'er's wet nurse said she saw it, so everyone moved over to support her like grass on the wall.After all, in this palace, Jin Lian'er is the princess, and her status is there.Although Zhen Yuyan is a concubine, she is favored by the prince and is also the one everyone strives to fawn over.
But at this moment, when Yin Xiaoxiao asked how they stepped on it and which foot they stepped on, they were at a loss for words.
"What's the situation now? Why are all of them mute? Could it be that you really despise Mrs. Yin as a concubine, so you banded together to frame her?" Dowager Dou narrowed her eyes and looked unhappy.
(End of this chapter)