royal girl
Chapter 236 The Emperor's Mind
Chapter 236 The Emperor's Mind
Yanrong is the dowry of Princess Ning, so she knows many things.At this time, there was something in Zi Yuan's words, she could hear it naturally, and she was really angry for a while.
"Oh, my sister is talking too much. Sister Yanrong, don't blame me. I heard it from others. Our side concubine and Concubine Jing are cousin sisters. Speaking of which, servants and servants often see princesses when they are in the mansion. Unfortunately, I didn't see Aunt Yue today. , I don’t know if what others said is right or not, but they have all entered the palace, and we will meet more often in the future.” Zi Yuan talked and smiled happier, “Aunt Yue is Prince Jing’s cousin, and our side concubine is Prince Jing’s. Cousin, it’s also about being close, but it’s not about getting close to each other.”
Zi Yuan covered her lips with a handkerchief and left with a smile after she finished speaking. Yan Rong looked at her back with a bit of lightness, and her face was a little pale.That's right, Aunt Yue and Concubine Dong are in a relationship, but it's not to get close, no, she has to talk to the concubine.
When Yanrong arrived at the main courtyard, King Ning had already finished his meal and went to Aunt Yue’s courtyard, she repeated Ziyuan’s words with a pale face, and then saw the teacup in Wangfei’s hand fell to the ground and fell into pieces. broken pieces.
Dong Yunji was going back to Beijing, Dong Feiling was pregnant, and Huiyu had to discuss with Mrs. Dong about the separation of the family, so he was very busy for a while.The New Year's Eve is approaching, and the palace is also getting busy. Because of Concubine Yang's performance during the Plum Blossom Banquet, Huiyu has specially entrusted some of the affairs of the mansion to her this New Year's Eve, and Concubine Wei is on hold temporarily. After all, Concubine Wei Huiyu's temperament can't make Huiyu feel at ease.The decentralization of Yang's side concubine Huiyu to her this time is also a test for her. After all, there will be more and more things in the mansion in the future. I don't mind giving them more dignity in the mansion to make up for it.If she is someone who can be used, she will be able to relax in the future. As Ji Qiyu's footsteps are getting faster and faster, Huiyu can already know how busy the future will be, and the mansion really needs a famous person.
Concubine Yang is a smarter person than Concubine Wei and knows how to choose.I'm afraid she could also see that Ji Qiyu didn't mean much to them, and Huiyu was not a person who could share her man.Not to mention that Ji Qiyu's reuse of the eldest son of the Yang family was a warning to Yang's father, and it was not a blow to Yang's side concubine.Last time at the plum appreciation banquet, Huiyu didn't explain anything in advance but let the two come out to meet people. I have to say that Concubine Yang is very good at seizing the opportunity, and she performed better than Huiyu expected.
"Side concubine, wangfei, what do you mean?" Chunling asked anxiously. Today, the wangfei suddenly handed over the affairs of the house to the side concubine. I don't know how many people are staring at it.In the past, Nanny You held the hand, but now it was suddenly decided by the side concubine.
Concubine Yang looked at the stack of account books on the table, it was a very happy thing, but she couldn't laugh.As long as she accepts the errand of the concubine, in the future...he will not be able to miss the prince's favor in the future.But even without this errand, why did the prince ever see them?
"Isn't this a good thing? The concubine wants to reuse your master." Concubine Yang smiled, but tears flowed down her face as she smiled.The Yang family can ignore her as a daughter for the sake of the future. The princess uses her now, at least she can have something to do in the days to come, so she doesn't have to spend her days in the courtyard of the four corners of the sky to die of loneliness.
Chunling saw that the side concubine was crying, and panicked for a while, "Don't cry, don't cry." He said hurriedly handing over the handkerchief, persuading him in an upside-down manner.
"Don't cry, there's nothing to cry about the path I chose." Concubine Yang wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, and looked up at the colorful picture of Chengchen above her head. She only hated why she was accused of marrying her to Jing king.If it refers to other princes, I'm afraid it won't be like this.However, Prince Jing...such a person has extremely high demands on the people around him. Only someone as outstanding as the princess can be looked up to by him, not to mention the family behind the princess.I actually lost from the very beginning, but I have always refused to admit it, and I always look forward to it with some fantasy.
Chun Ling's eyes were also red, she knew what the concubine's life had been like in the past few years.You can go home once every half a month as a girl, and every time you go home, you can hear the news of which side concubine or concubine of which palace is very fond of which prince, and whose family has given birth to a child again. There are endless.But what about the side concubine in their mansion?Don't talk about children, those who have grown up for many years may not be able to see the prince once.
The concubine didn't stop the side concubines from begging to see the prince, but...who would dare to take the initiative to come to him like a prince...
"The concubine can use the side concubine now, maybe in the future I can say a few words for you in front of the prince, and there will always be a chance to be favored." Chunling thinks about it for the better, the concubine is in the prince's heart again, but year after year It's only for a woman, even a man would be bored.As long as the side concubine serves the princess loyally, it is because of this painstaking effort, maybe the concubine is willing to give her a favor.
As soon as these words fell to the ground, Concubine Yang's face changed, she looked at Chunling and said, "Don't even think about saying this in the future. If I really have this heart, the princess will never use me again. I heard you say something like this, I can't keep you here."
Chunling was so frightened that she knelt down on the ground and begged for mercy. Concubine Yang didn't let her get up immediately, she knew that if she couldn't let her remember, there would be trouble in the future.What is the princess willing to use her for?If she didn't understand, the princess wouldn't use her.
So many people in this mansion chose her, didn't they just because of her loyalty?If I have other thoughts under my loyalty, how can the princess tolerate me?
"Your maidservant doesn't dare anymore, this maidservant doesn't dare anymore, my side concubine spares my life, my side concubine spares my life." Chunling was terrified, for the past few years the concubine had never lost her temper like today.
"Kneel outside the house for two hours, remember it long." Concubine Yang said softly. She is being cruel to her now so that she can save her life in the future. Tired myself.
"Yes." Chun Ling didn't dare to say anything, and went out and knelt outside.
For a moment, needles could be heard in Concubine Yang's yard. Yu Shuilan in the wing looked at Chunling kneeling outside with tear stains, feeling uneasy but didn't dare to come forward to ask, and turned her head. The girl looked at her and said: "Let's close the window, and don't ask a word about the things outside."
"Yes." Qiu Ling swiftly lowered the window, her heart pounding.Chunling is the eldest girl in front of Concubine Yang, she is the first one in this yard, she has never seen Concubine Yang punish her, but now she is kneeling... "Master..."
"Don't say anything, move the screen you embroidered before, it will take a long time to finish the embroidery." When the embroidery is finished, it will be Chinese New Year, and it should be an expression of your heart to show filial piety to the princess.
Huiyu soon found out about Concubine Yang's punishment of Chunling, she was silent for a while, and then she looked at Nanny You who had brought the message and said, "Concubine Yang is indeed a smart person, and she can be ruthless. "
Nanny You nodded, "Much smarter than Concubine Wei, let's watch for a while, if Concubine Yang can use it, Princess Wang can also relax."
"As long as you think about it, things in her Conghui Mansion won't bother her."
Huiyu figured out what it meant. Mother You lowered her eyelids and asked without asking a word. She agreed with Huiyu's agreement, and then the topic changed to outside matters, "Mother Zhong has gone to Dingguo's mansion. Mrs. Dong Er said that there are some things to explain. The news came from the station in the south, the prince asked the old slave to tell you that uncle will go to Beijing in a few days, and I will accompany you back to see when the time comes. Shopkeeper Kan sends A new gift list has arrived, and some new things have been added to it for you to prepare for the palace during the Chinese New Year. Do you still want to see the list now? Also, the account books on the Zhuangzi in various places have arrived. The old slave has followed what you said. Shopkeeper Zhong called to take the account book away for inspection, and the accountant he invited was reconciling the accounts at the restaurant, and he will come to you to hand over the account after the results are available. The new leather at the pass may not be shipped until the end of the year, so the shopkeeper Da Zhong sent someone to I have a message, saying that the road is difficult to walk, I am afraid it will be delayed for a few days, and I ask the princess not to worry..."
Miscellaneous things happened one after another, Huiyu dealt with them one by one, and the sky became dark, and Nanny You also spoke dryly. The princess had more business, so there were more things. The concubine is in charge of this stall, and now the business in the hands of the prince is handed over to the concubine to take care of it. The inner court is really busy like a spinning top, and it is dark every day when I go back to the mansion.
"Grandma, take a sip of tea slowly." Huiyu said with a smile.
Nanny You sat sideways on the brocade tree and thanked the concubine, then took a sip of the tea and said, "That's about it, does the concubine have any orders?"
"Thanks to Mammy being so capable, it's much easier to have you help me." Huiyu rubbed his forehead, and the kang table was full of objects, "Mammy go to rest first, let's talk about the racecourse tomorrow." Gao Yongyi is about to arrive, right?"
"Yes, the day after tomorrow at the latest. If everything goes well, you will be able to enter Beijing tomorrow." Madam You hurriedly replied, Gao Yongyi was the steward sent by the prince to the racecourse at the beginning, and now it is under the supervision of the concubine.
"Well, let someone go to the gate of the city tomorrow to have a look, don't delay." Gao Yongyi will definitely bring news about Xing Yulang when he comes back this time. Things in the capital are one after another, and Huiyu also wants to know what his grandfather has. instruct.When Dong Yunji returned to the capital, not only the grain and military pay had been settled, but also the soldier talisman they had been thinking about had also been moved.
"Yes, the old slave has made a note." You Mama stood up and replied, seeing that the princess had no other orders, she bent down and retreated.
The two maids, Xueqi and Xueying, raised the curtain and walked in, helping Huiyu to wash and change her clothes, "Princess, should we set the meal now or wait?"
Huiyu didn't have any appetite at all, and no one from Ji Qiyu's side came back to deliver the letter. It seemed that he was going back to the house for dinner, so he said, "Wait a minute, I'll make a move first, the prince will wake me up when he comes back."
"Yes." Xueqi supported Huiyu to lie down on the soft pillow on the big couch, and took a camel hair blanket to cover her.Xueying next to her dimmed the lights, and the two quietly retreated out.
Another girl, Chunliu, who was beside Concubine Yang outside the door, was waiting, watching the two come out and hastily greeted them.
"Why are you here at this time, but what is the urgent matter of Concubine Yang?" Xueying asked Chunliu with a smile. The princess planned to use Concubine Yang, and they would naturally look high at the people around Concubine Yang, and their attitudes were also close a bit.
Chunliu hurriedly blessed the two of them, and then said in a pleading tone: "Two good sisters, our side concubine punished Chunling to kneel for more than two hours. I thought about asking my sister if there is anything here. Anyway, our side concubine still wants to use her, so it's not easy to see her legs being crippled like this, so please help me, two sisters."
They naturally heard about Concubine Yang's punishment of Chunling. At that time, the concubine asked them to prepare ointment, but they did not expect to use it now.The concubine knows everything well, and concubine Yang really wants to show her loyalty.
"What's the big deal? Come with me. I happen to have a jar here that I haven't used yet, and it's especially useful as a reward from the princess." Xueqi took Chunliu to her room, and said as she walked: "It's rare to see Concubine Yang punishing people. Chunling is clever. What's going on..."
The two gradually walked away, and their voices gradually became inaudible.Xueying looked at their backs and smiled. It is false to ask for ointment, and it is true to deliver words of loyalty. When people come, Xueqi will naturally ask her according to her heart.
"Going away?" Mother Zhong came out from the other side, looked at Xueying and asked.
Xueying nodded, and said with a smile: "Mom should go back, it's already dark, and if it's too late, the house will be closed and you won't be able to go out."
Mama Zhong was just about to go home, so she walked out when she heard the words, and said as she walked, "I've already heard about Bingying, and prepared the meals that Wang Hao likes. When the time comes, remember to watch Wang Hao eat more... ..."
After sending off Mother Zhong, Xueqi would also come. One of them entered the house to guard the princess, and the other went to the kitchen. The yard became quiet again in an instant.
Huiyu was awakened by a loud noise. The dim light in the room made her wonder what time it was for a while. She sat up and looked at the window sill, and it was already the last hour of Xu.He hurriedly got off the couch and put on his shoes, and was about to call the girl in, the door curtain was raised, and Ji Qiyu strode in.
As soon as Ji Qiyu came in, she felt cold, Huiyu hurriedly said, "Why did you come back so soon? Let's change clothes first, I'll send someone to bring hot water in."
Ji Qiyu grabbed Huiyu, waved his hand to make everyone retreat, and then pushed Huiyu back to sit down, and said in a low voice: "No, I'm leaving right away, I'm coming back to get something of."
"Leave right away?" Hui Yu looked at Ji Qiyu suspiciously, "What's the matter?" Intuitively something must have happened, otherwise Ji Qiyu wouldn't be in such a hurry.
"The emperor is ill." Ji Qiyu said concisely.
Huiyu, however, was as if hearing a thunderbolt from the blue sky, "Sick?" The emperor's body has never been heard of any serious illness, so why did he get sick so well?
Ji Qiyu's expression was full of gloom, "I will stay in the palace for the next few days, so you should pay more attention to the affairs at home. No one in the mansion is allowed to leave the mansion at will, and you should also be careful."
Hui Yu couldn't leave the mansion even though she was fine, the uneasiness in Hui Yu's heart became more and more intense, watching Ji Qiyu enter the inner room and quickly come out again, holding a black fox fur cloak in his hand.She went up to meet him, took it over and tied it on him, and waited until all this was done before saying: "Take care."
"Well, rest assured." After Ji Qiyu said this, she didn't know what else to say, and only when she held Huiyu's hand did she realize that she was also a little nervous.Fearing that his nervousness would make Huiyu more uneasy, he calmed himself down and said in a low voice: "The imperial physicians are all in the palace, so there will be no major incidents. I want to keep an eye on the inner palace to prevent urgent matters in the palace. "
Hearing what he said, Huiyu was really relieved.Looking at Ji Qiyu's expression just now, it seems that the emperor will die in a second.To be honest, Huiyu hoped that the emperor would live for a few more years, otherwise Ji Qiyu's foundation is not stable now, and he will definitely not be able to compete with King Ning. Once the emperor dies, King Ning is the most likely person to ascend to the top.
At that time, Prince Jing's Mansion would be in trouble.
"That's good, that's good, you go quickly, and send a letter back if you have something to do." Huiyu said.
Ji Qiyu nodded, because time was tight and she didn't care to say a few more words to Huiyu, so she left in a hurry.After Ji Qiyu left, Huiyu realized that he forgot to ask if he had eaten.She didn't eat dinner either, but just now she was taken aback by Ji Qiyu's words, and she overslept again, at this time she was too hungry and didn't want to eat at all.
He simply called the girls in to wash up and went to bed and fell asleep. It was only after lying on the bed for a long time that he felt a little drowsy. Before going to sleep, the emperor, who was still thinking about how to behave himself, suddenly got a sudden illness. This is a bit strange Very unusual.
The emperor did not go to court early for several days, and the rumors in the capital could not be stopped. Huiyu could hear news from outside every day in the palace.What King Su couldn't see the emperor when he entered the palace, so angry that even the eunuchs around the emperor beat him.Why is King Ning guarding the emperor's side all day long, all the courtiers are surrounded by King Ning, and there are more and more messy rumors, even the day when he enters the palace every half month to pay his respects to the empress, there are news from the palace Not allowed to enter the palace.
Ji Qiyu sent back a message, telling Huiyu to stay in the mansion and not go anywhere, she trusted him, so she listened to him, and she really stayed in the mansion and didn't go anywhere.Even when Duke Dingguo's mansion sent a message asking her to visit her natal family, she made excuses and refused.Although I still don't know what's going on in the palace, but since Ji Qiyu said it, it makes sense for him to let her do this.
The gates of Prince Jing's Mansion were closed, and all guests were thanked, but at this time, Prince Su's and Ning's Mansions were very lively. It is said that there were countless people seeking to see the two princes.
"Don't worry about Da Furen's words, is it possible that she still dares to bully you?" Mrs. Dong Er sneered, and carried Sister Zhao around the room, then turned her head to look at her daughter, "Your father also said, let you go first Don't go back, your brother will be here in two or three days, wait until he comes back."
The emperor fell ill, and several princes in Kyoto suddenly became popular figures.Prince Jing's mansion was naturally full of people seeking to see him, but with Ji Qiyu's confession, Huiyu closed the mansion immediately, so it can still be a bit clean now.But Su Wang's Mansion and Ning Wang's Mansion are not so low-key, and the dissatisfaction in the words of Mrs. Dong's words can be smelled.
"I see." Huiyu smiled and poured tea for Second Madam Dong, and called the nanny in to hold Sister Zhao down to nurse her, and then said to Second Madam Dong, "Did Mrs. Tai make things difficult for you?" Dong Wan The life in Prince Ning's mansion is not very good now, because the matter of sister Jiu has hurt the feelings of Prince Ning and his wife, so there must be no useful news from Dong Wan.Dingguo's mansion then turned its attention to Huiyu, but now Huiyu doesn't know what to say, even if he knew, how could he tell the old man about this trick.
"It's not a problem, don't worry, I can handle it."
That means she was still in trouble, Huiyu's face was slightly gloomy, she looked at Mrs. Dong and said, "Mother, sometimes you don't have to wrong yourself for your daughter."
"There is no grievance. They can still give you water for things I don't want?" Mrs. Dong's face was full of sarcasm, but she was afraid that her daughter would worry and said specially: "As soon as Mrs. Tai calls me, your father will follow. Mother said something ugly and wanted to embarrass me with the excuse of being an elder and being unfilial, and your father started to make a fuss about breaking up the family, so don't worry."
Huiyu was really surprised now, and stared at Mrs. Dong Er with wide eyes.
Seeing her daughter's expression, Mrs. Dong couldn't help laughing, and said with a long sigh: "When you were young, you looked down on your father and thought he was worthless. When your brothers and sisters are older and look down on him more and more, he himself The future of the unpromising sons and daughters is not clear. Later... so many things happened in the family, your father has gone from being a coward to relying on your mother and brother to live, and now you can take the initiative to distinguish right from wrong, know right from wrong, and understand righteousness , I can think about you brothers and sisters, and now I can stand up and protect me. Although this protection is just a bluff, it is better than nothing. I don’t ask so much now. Half of my life has passed, and there is What is true."
Sometimes the relationship between people is really a wonderful thing. Mrs. Dong has always looked down on Dong Zha's father, but she didn't expect that even Huiyu would look at her with admiration this time.
"I'm afraid grandma won't be able to eat any more because of her anger." Huiyu smiled, Second Mrs. Dong has made it through, at least Dong Zha's father can fight the evil forces hard.Let's not talk about success or not, and let's not talk about whether we have the ability. It is not easy to take this step.
"That's not necessarily the case. Your grandmother has seen many storms in her life, and she doesn't care about your father's ability." Mrs. Dong Er said lightly, and when she mentioned her mother-in-law, she really didn't like it. .
After thinking about it, Huiyu understood what it meant, "Then brother will go directly to Duke Dingguo's mansion when he comes back?"
"No, I'll let him come to you directly, and then you can find an excuse to keep him." Mrs. Dong Er said bluntly, not letting her son go back into the muddy water.
"I see." Huiyu agreed, it was not difficult for her.
"Mrs. Mrs. Zhao Guo went to visit your grandmother a few days ago to talk about old times." Second Mrs. Dong looked at her daughter and smiled.
Huiyu raised her eyebrows, since the last time Ji Qiyu said that the affairs of Duke Zhao's mansion were left to him, she didn't care anymore.Now I am also a little curious, so I asked: "This is really strange, what did you do when you went?"
"Maybe I want your grandmother to take care of you, a concubine who is not very preached." Mrs. Dong's brows were a little annoyed, and she looked at her daughter and said, "I want to call you back, so I just said it." If anyone wants to invite someone directly to Prince Jing, I will not open my mouth."
As a result, no one came to invite her, so Huiyu laughed and said, "It seems that no one dares to speak to my husband."
"What do you think the son-in-law did?"
"He didn't tell me, he just told me not to worry about the family affairs. Mother, what did he do?" Huiyu was so curious that she couldn't think about it when she was busy before, but now she is really itchy. I wish I could know the result immediately.
"Duke Zhao's mansion has a concubine eldest son, Qin Yang, you know that, right?"
"I know, I heard that since birth, I have been raised by Mrs. Zhao Guogong's side, and the relationship between mother, son and brother is very good." Speaking of which, Mrs. Zhao Guogong is also a wonderful thing. Most people who can raise the eldest son of a concubine to raise a son like him usually don't have such a heart. .
"Yes, Mrs. Zhao Guogong really cares about this Qin Yang. A few days ago, when Qin Yang's errand was supposed to be promoted, King Jing secretly blocked it. Zhao Guogong's family knew that it was the son-in-law's black hand, but there was no evidence. Duke Zhao and Mrs. Zhao are very angry for losing this opportunity for nothing."
"That can't be helped. Mrs. Luo is too old to come out to interfere in other people's family affairs. Speaking of which, if Duke Zhao and his wife are sensible, they should go to Mrs. Madam to argue." Huiyu said.
"Mrs. Zhaoguo didn't argue with Da Furen, but Mrs. Luo found your grandmother."
"Although grandma is seriously unfair to her internally, she has always turned her elbows in when she encountered Duke Ding's mansion."
"You know your grandmother well. She did decline Mrs. Luo's words politely. But in order to give Mrs. Luo some face, she still called me over to be a favor, but your father didn't give face."
Hearing Mrs. Dong's schadenfreude, Huiyu was aggrieved for Mrs. Dong's, "Why should I let you attend training for the mistakes you made? Grandma is getting more and more confused."
"If your father is capable..."
If Mr. Dong Er had the ability, how could Mrs. Dong Er become a stepping stone for others? Huiyu understood this truth.
"Brother is back, let's separate when things in the palace stabilize." Huiyu sighed.
"Do you really think the emperor will be fine?" Mrs. Dong Er was very curious about her daughter's attitude.
"I don't know what the emperor is like, I only trust the prince's judgment." If the emperor had something to do, Ji Qiyu would not let her close the mansion, and probably would have already contacted people to do it.The emperor's illness came too suddenly, if there was no inside story, she wouldn't believe it. She was more inclined that Ji Qiyu must have caught some useful clues and knew part of the inside story, so she was able to be so stable.
"Well, the son-in-law is still reliable in doing things." Although Mrs. Dong didn't like this son-in-law very much at the beginning, her favorability has been continuously refreshed over the past few years, and now she has a special degree of trust in him.
Huiyu just smiled, "Don't worry on my side, don't come here again this time. If there is something embarrassing, I will ask Mother Zhong to go back and tell you that you are running around now. I don't know how many people are staring at you. It's on."
"I know how to deal with it." Mrs. Dong lowered her head and said for a long time, "I just hope that your brother will return to Beijing safely."
"Yes, the prince has made arrangements, and my brother will be fine."
"I understand, but I can't help it and I'm still worried." Mrs. Dong Er laughed at herself, stood up and said, "Then I'll go back, it's getting late. Remember, you must tell me if you have something, the Dong family You are not reliable, and your two uncles and your grandfather."
"Yes, I see." Huiyu tied a cloak on Second Madam Dong with her own hands and sent her out. It snowed at some time, and Madam Dong's bright red cloak was particularly eye-catching in the white sky.
Ji Qiyu seemed to have taken root in the Inner Court Mansion, and hadn't returned home for five or six days.During this period, Yue Shuiqing also sent a post, but Huiyu also didn't see it.It’s just that Huiyu’s kang table couldn’t fit the incoming posts, so I asked the two maids to pack them into the box, and then looked at the posts from people who walked around often, and found that there was nothing particularly important, most of them were Search for a few words of greeting.
Sister Zhao was already able to sit down by herself, Huiyu put the posts she had read on the corner of the kang table, took one when she put one, and stacked it in front of her.Because the stack was not neat, when it reached a certain height, it all fell down with a "hula".Sister Zhao was not happy, and started to cry at the top of her voice.
Huiyu hurriedly put the post in her hand aside, and was about to pick up her daughter when she heard a voice from outside the curtain, "Why is sister Zhao crying? Let's see, Dad." She came in, and stretched out her hand to hug Sister Zhao.
Sister Zhao looked at her father, pursed her mouth and pointed to the posts scattered all over the floor with her mouth full of grievances, tears rolled down.
Ji Qiyu understood at a glance, patted her daughter on the back and hugged her in her arms, knelt down and picked up the scattered posts for sister Zhao to re-stack,
Huiyu just put on her shoes and walked over, "I'm holding her, you are so uncomfortable." After carrying the child over, she asked again, "Why are you back today?"
Ji Qiyu picked up all the posts in twos and twos, then sat on the edge of the couch and piled them up one by one, and said while stacking: "The emperor is awake."
Huiyu was taken aback for a moment, and then said "oh" after a moment of bluntness. She sat opposite him with her daughter in her arms and watched him pile up the posts. She could feel that he was not happy at the moment.Because he didn't know what happened, and didn't know how to speak for a while, he first talked about the interesting things about his daughter these days, trying to ease the atmosphere first.
After Ji Qiyu finished stacking the posts, Sister Zhao stopped crying. Seeing her smile, Ji Qiyu also laughed, nodded her daughter's forehead and said, "What a naughty ghost."
After teasing their daughter for a while, the two called the nurse in and took the child down.
Only then did Hui Yu say: "It's a good thing that the emperor wakes up, and the rest... don't force it." The only thing that can make Ji Qiyu feel disappointed is the emperor's attitude.
"Well, that's what you said." Ji Qiyu didn't look up, and lay down on the big couch, with her head resting on the soft pillow, watching Chengchen remain silent.
Huiyu sat with him without saying a word, sometimes knowing that when a person is in a bad mood, what he needs is not comfort, as long as he is by the side.
Putting away the posts one by one, Huiyu repeated this boring action, and just when she thought Ji Qiyu wouldn't open her mouth, she heard him say: "Someone moved something in the imperial study room, the emperor got up!" suspicion."
Huiyu's hands trembled, and she suddenly looked up at Ji Qiyu.Those who dared to enter the Imperial Study Room to do something would only be trusted by the emperor's side, that is, there were disloyal people around the emperor.The one who waits close to him is half-hearted... Not to mention the emperor, even Huiyu, a woman in the inner house, is afraid that she can't rest on her pillow.
"He...is suspicious of me."
Huiyu's face turned dark, no wonder Ji Qiyu sent a message telling her to close the house and not to go out.
"So many eunuchs and maids around the emperor pointed their finger at me. As a result, there was a problem with the meal, and the emperor really fell ill."
This is the rhythm of killing Ji Qiyu. Huiyu didn't expect that someone would press the killer now. This is the posture to beat Ji Qiyu to death with a stick and never turn over.
"I stay in the Inner Court Mansion not because I don't want to come back, but because I can't."
That is being watched by the emperor's people!Huiyu didn't expect this to happen, but now that he's back, "Have you found out the real culprit?"
"Dead." Ji Qiyu looked at Chengchen, he saw the little eunuch biting his tongue and committing suicide with his own eyes, with blood flowing down the corner of his lips, it was terrifying and astonishing.He didn't confess who instigated him until his death. If he hadn't arranged it properly, he might be in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice by now.
The person behind the scene walked steadily step by step, and before he noticed, he had already quietly set up a murderous situation.Fortunately, his people in the palace knew some clues in advance, and he had no time to arrange them properly, so he was trapped in the inner court.
Huiyu was silent, "You can come back safely even though you are dead. It seems that you have found evidence to escape."
"The arrangement of so many years can't be useless at all." Ji Qiyu turned over and sat up, looking straight at Huiyu, "This time is very dangerous, but fortunately you didn't move." , go around to inquire, the emperor will not let him go easily.
Nothing made him understand more than this moment, the importance of monarchy.
It's just a suspicion that he can be trapped in the inner court for surveillance. If he really has evidence of a crime, he can feel that the emperor will seize his position and rank and deal with him without hesitation.
It is precisely because he is in charge of the inner court that other people will tamper with the meals, but in the end, although the meals come from the inner court, how many people will have to go through the hands of the people in the palace after taking them away? No one dares to do this. There is no doubt about others.It was in this way that he could hold his breath and come back safely.
He still has no definite evidence for how to frame him. In the past two years, he has moved so fast that he almost stood in front of all the brothers, so he inevitably became a target.
King Su?King Ning?King Huai?King Yi or King Jia?
There are many brothers, but there is only one throne.
Ji Qiyu turned over irritably, staring at the void and fell into deep thought again.
Huiyu was reading a book to accompany him, and her heart was full of waves. She didn't expect that Ji Qiyu would be guarded.She always thought that the reason Ji Qiyu came back to close the house was because he got some deeper news, but now it seems that she was wrong at the time.But judging from the current results, fortunately she listened to him.If Ji Qiyu let herself know that he was being guarded, and if she lost her composure, she would run around and fall into the eyes of the emperor... She didn't even dare to think about the result.
It was originally a mild wind and light rain, who would have thought that there was a fierce murderous intent hidden behind the clouds.
He must have been very sad when he was watched by guards, right?
But he couldn't stay with him, what would he be thinking at that time?Looking at Ji Qiyu's expression, Huiyu could probably guess something.The emperor didn't treat Ji Qiyu very well. Among the princes, even the king of alcohol, who was a wine bag and a rice bag, had more face than him in front of the emperor.If it weren't for him himself to have some real talents and skills to get to where he is today, these people in Beijing might not value Jing Wang's mansion much.
"Let's open the door tomorrow."
Suddenly hearing Ji Qiyu's voice, Huiyu looked at him in surprise, then nodded, "Okay, I see. What if it's a post sent by someone else?"
"Accept, those who are close will see each other, and those who are not close will return."
Huiyu pondered the meaning of Ji Qiyu's words and understood that this was to express his position to the outside world, and Prince Jing's residence was fine.
"Okay." Huiyu said bluntly, and she was the one who came forward for these ladies' diplomacy.Thinking of something, he looked at Ji Qiyu and said, "Yue Shuiqing also handed over the post."
Ji Qiyu turned her head to look at Hui Yu. Hui Yu definitely didn't say this casually, but after thinking about it, she said, "See, see her well."
Yue Shuiqing sent the post to Prince Jing's mansion for two purposes. The first was to show that she had a good relationship with Prince Jing's mansion, and this cousin still held a lot of weight in Prince Jing's eyes.The second Yue Shuiqing was probably here to inquire about the news.What about after hearing the news?Naturally, King Ning is going to visit her, which is very beneficial for her to compete for favor in the mansion.She just posted a post, but she can get so many benefits. This Yue Shuiqing is indeed a person with some ideas, at least not a fool with a face.
This is also good, they can use Yue Shuiqing to come to Prince Jing's mansion to test, then Huiyu can just use Yue Shuiqing's mouth to let Ji Qiyu tell her what King Ning wants to know.
"What can I say after meeting her?" Huiyu paid more attention to this.
Ji Qiyu turned over and sat up, hugging Huiyu into her arms, and then sighed a long time, "I still don't know who is behind this incident..." After talking about the matter in detail, he has calmed down a lot now, and he also became calm when he talked about those few days.
Huiyu's face was dark and ugly, which was too bullying.
"It's easy to hide an open spear, but it's hard to defend against a hidden arrow. In the final analysis, we don't have enough connections in the palace." If we know more about the information in the palace, we will be much safer.Huiyu has a good relationship with Xia Yingbai, and Xia Yingbai has helped her several times overtly and secretly. Ji Qiyu also has her own connections in the palace, but most of them are eunuchs in the palace. They cannot be detected at the first time.If he and the rest of the people can connect with Concubine Han's people...
Huiyu told him about this idea, and then heard Ji Qiyu say, "Not good."
Huiyu was taken aback.
Seeing Huiyu's expression, Ji Qiyu explained: "Concubine Han can be favored in the palace firstly because of her own ability, but on the other hand it is also because she is not compatible with Concubine De, and the second wife of the Xia family has always been in harmony with the eldest son. There is no reason behind the fact that the relationship between the house and the house is not harmonious."
Huiyu understood that because Xia Yingbai had no one to back her up, she could only rely on the emperor, that's why the emperor doted on her so much.But if she connects with Prince Jing's people, no matter how careful she is, she is afraid of being seen as tricky, so it's better than the current state, where no one moves for a few seconds, and she will act according to the situation.There is no trace, even if others know that Concubine Han helped Prince Jing's mansion, there is no evidence, everyone can be safe.
"I only enter the palace once in half a month. Even if I enter the palace, I may not have the opportunity to talk to Concubine Han in private." Huiyu sighed, and in this way, it is really fighting on its own.
"It's better this way, at least what Concubine Han said is more real to the emperor's ears." Ji Qiyu hugged Huiyu tighter, this winter seems to be extraordinarily cold.
"The imperial doctor told you to drink more tonic soup. Although the taste is not very tasty, it is good for your health." Xia Yingbai sat on the edge of the couch and persuaded the frowning emperor with a bowl.
"I see God drink it, this taste is really..." It's really bad, he doesn't like to drink it very much.But this soup is made by Concubine Han herself, and if she doesn't drink it, she feels that she has failed the beauty's wishes.
"Good medicine tastes bitter and is good for the disease, not to mention that it is not medicine." Xia Yingbai persuaded softly, "Otherwise, a concubine will ask the imperial physician to prescribe medicine for you tomorrow."
"Even the empress dare not say such a thing in front of me." The emperor really couldn't laugh or cry, and his courage was getting bigger and bigger.
"The empress is dignified and graceful, and her words are decent. The only one I can rely on in this palace is you. If you are not in good health, who will I rely on with the princess, so if others dare not say it, my concubine Dare to say it." Xia Yingbai slightly choked up with her head down, her eyes turned red.
The emperor's heart moved when he heard this, and all the high-ranking concubines in the palace had their own sons.Even without him as the emperor, there is still a son to rely on, so his safety is not the most important thing to them.But Concubine Han is different. Her natal family is unreliable, and the child she gave birth to is a daughter, and she is still in her infancy. Naturally, the only thing their mother and daughter can rely on is themselves.That's why she worked so hard to make soup for herself every day, and she didn't hesitate to risk being disgusted and angry by herself to persuade herself to drink this unpalatable soup.
In the final analysis, Concubine Han and Xiaoan need themselves, so they are the last ones who don't want anything to happen to them.
As for the other concubines... The emperor's eyes deepened, and he suddenly thought of Prince Jing again.Prince Jing didn't have a mother or concubine to rely on in the palace. He recalled that day when his son said indifferently in front of him, "My son has no one to rely on, so why dare to do such a murderous thing. The emperor thinks too highly of his son."
This sentence almost pissed him off at the time, and the sentence of "no one to rely on" meant to exclude him, his father, from the outside.But thinking about it now, it is indeed the case. Prince Jing has no help in the palace, even if he has a little prestige in the court, but he has harmed himself, can he really ascend to this position smoothly?
Concubine Han's mother and daughter have nothing to rely on, so they can only rely on themselves, so they hope that they are safe and sound.
King Jing had no one to support him, so he could only rely on himself, slowly increasing his strength to frighten all officials.
If he really fell, King Jing would be the least likely person to be in this position now.Although she married the daughter of the second wife of Duke Ding's mansion, the eldest daughter of Duke Ding is the side concubine of Prince Ning's mansion.Marquis of Bei'an... King Jing would not be able to accomplish anything by relying on Marquis of Bei'an alone... The emperor was fascinated when he thought about it. With so many sons, there is someone standing behind each of them...
(End of this chapter)
Yanrong is the dowry of Princess Ning, so she knows many things.At this time, there was something in Zi Yuan's words, she could hear it naturally, and she was really angry for a while.
"Oh, my sister is talking too much. Sister Yanrong, don't blame me. I heard it from others. Our side concubine and Concubine Jing are cousin sisters. Speaking of which, servants and servants often see princesses when they are in the mansion. Unfortunately, I didn't see Aunt Yue today. , I don’t know if what others said is right or not, but they have all entered the palace, and we will meet more often in the future.” Zi Yuan talked and smiled happier, “Aunt Yue is Prince Jing’s cousin, and our side concubine is Prince Jing’s. Cousin, it’s also about being close, but it’s not about getting close to each other.”
Zi Yuan covered her lips with a handkerchief and left with a smile after she finished speaking. Yan Rong looked at her back with a bit of lightness, and her face was a little pale.That's right, Aunt Yue and Concubine Dong are in a relationship, but it's not to get close, no, she has to talk to the concubine.
When Yanrong arrived at the main courtyard, King Ning had already finished his meal and went to Aunt Yue’s courtyard, she repeated Ziyuan’s words with a pale face, and then saw the teacup in Wangfei’s hand fell to the ground and fell into pieces. broken pieces.
Dong Yunji was going back to Beijing, Dong Feiling was pregnant, and Huiyu had to discuss with Mrs. Dong about the separation of the family, so he was very busy for a while.The New Year's Eve is approaching, and the palace is also getting busy. Because of Concubine Yang's performance during the Plum Blossom Banquet, Huiyu has specially entrusted some of the affairs of the mansion to her this New Year's Eve, and Concubine Wei is on hold temporarily. After all, Concubine Wei Huiyu's temperament can't make Huiyu feel at ease.The decentralization of Yang's side concubine Huiyu to her this time is also a test for her. After all, there will be more and more things in the mansion in the future. I don't mind giving them more dignity in the mansion to make up for it.If she is someone who can be used, she will be able to relax in the future. As Ji Qiyu's footsteps are getting faster and faster, Huiyu can already know how busy the future will be, and the mansion really needs a famous person.
Concubine Yang is a smarter person than Concubine Wei and knows how to choose.I'm afraid she could also see that Ji Qiyu didn't mean much to them, and Huiyu was not a person who could share her man.Not to mention that Ji Qiyu's reuse of the eldest son of the Yang family was a warning to Yang's father, and it was not a blow to Yang's side concubine.Last time at the plum appreciation banquet, Huiyu didn't explain anything in advance but let the two come out to meet people. I have to say that Concubine Yang is very good at seizing the opportunity, and she performed better than Huiyu expected.
"Side concubine, wangfei, what do you mean?" Chunling asked anxiously. Today, the wangfei suddenly handed over the affairs of the house to the side concubine. I don't know how many people are staring at it.In the past, Nanny You held the hand, but now it was suddenly decided by the side concubine.
Concubine Yang looked at the stack of account books on the table, it was a very happy thing, but she couldn't laugh.As long as she accepts the errand of the concubine, in the future...he will not be able to miss the prince's favor in the future.But even without this errand, why did the prince ever see them?
"Isn't this a good thing? The concubine wants to reuse your master." Concubine Yang smiled, but tears flowed down her face as she smiled.The Yang family can ignore her as a daughter for the sake of the future. The princess uses her now, at least she can have something to do in the days to come, so she doesn't have to spend her days in the courtyard of the four corners of the sky to die of loneliness.
Chunling saw that the side concubine was crying, and panicked for a while, "Don't cry, don't cry." He said hurriedly handing over the handkerchief, persuading him in an upside-down manner.
"Don't cry, there's nothing to cry about the path I chose." Concubine Yang wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, and looked up at the colorful picture of Chengchen above her head. She only hated why she was accused of marrying her to Jing king.If it refers to other princes, I'm afraid it won't be like this.However, Prince Jing...such a person has extremely high demands on the people around him. Only someone as outstanding as the princess can be looked up to by him, not to mention the family behind the princess.I actually lost from the very beginning, but I have always refused to admit it, and I always look forward to it with some fantasy.
Chun Ling's eyes were also red, she knew what the concubine's life had been like in the past few years.You can go home once every half a month as a girl, and every time you go home, you can hear the news of which side concubine or concubine of which palace is very fond of which prince, and whose family has given birth to a child again. There are endless.But what about the side concubine in their mansion?Don't talk about children, those who have grown up for many years may not be able to see the prince once.
The concubine didn't stop the side concubines from begging to see the prince, but...who would dare to take the initiative to come to him like a prince...
"The concubine can use the side concubine now, maybe in the future I can say a few words for you in front of the prince, and there will always be a chance to be favored." Chunling thinks about it for the better, the concubine is in the prince's heart again, but year after year It's only for a woman, even a man would be bored.As long as the side concubine serves the princess loyally, it is because of this painstaking effort, maybe the concubine is willing to give her a favor.
As soon as these words fell to the ground, Concubine Yang's face changed, she looked at Chunling and said, "Don't even think about saying this in the future. If I really have this heart, the princess will never use me again. I heard you say something like this, I can't keep you here."
Chunling was so frightened that she knelt down on the ground and begged for mercy. Concubine Yang didn't let her get up immediately, she knew that if she couldn't let her remember, there would be trouble in the future.What is the princess willing to use her for?If she didn't understand, the princess wouldn't use her.
So many people in this mansion chose her, didn't they just because of her loyalty?If I have other thoughts under my loyalty, how can the princess tolerate me?
"Your maidservant doesn't dare anymore, this maidservant doesn't dare anymore, my side concubine spares my life, my side concubine spares my life." Chunling was terrified, for the past few years the concubine had never lost her temper like today.
"Kneel outside the house for two hours, remember it long." Concubine Yang said softly. She is being cruel to her now so that she can save her life in the future. Tired myself.
"Yes." Chun Ling didn't dare to say anything, and went out and knelt outside.
For a moment, needles could be heard in Concubine Yang's yard. Yu Shuilan in the wing looked at Chunling kneeling outside with tear stains, feeling uneasy but didn't dare to come forward to ask, and turned her head. The girl looked at her and said: "Let's close the window, and don't ask a word about the things outside."
"Yes." Qiu Ling swiftly lowered the window, her heart pounding.Chunling is the eldest girl in front of Concubine Yang, she is the first one in this yard, she has never seen Concubine Yang punish her, but now she is kneeling... "Master..."
"Don't say anything, move the screen you embroidered before, it will take a long time to finish the embroidery." When the embroidery is finished, it will be Chinese New Year, and it should be an expression of your heart to show filial piety to the princess.
Huiyu soon found out about Concubine Yang's punishment of Chunling, she was silent for a while, and then she looked at Nanny You who had brought the message and said, "Concubine Yang is indeed a smart person, and she can be ruthless. "
Nanny You nodded, "Much smarter than Concubine Wei, let's watch for a while, if Concubine Yang can use it, Princess Wang can also relax."
"As long as you think about it, things in her Conghui Mansion won't bother her."
Huiyu figured out what it meant. Mother You lowered her eyelids and asked without asking a word. She agreed with Huiyu's agreement, and then the topic changed to outside matters, "Mother Zhong has gone to Dingguo's mansion. Mrs. Dong Er said that there are some things to explain. The news came from the station in the south, the prince asked the old slave to tell you that uncle will go to Beijing in a few days, and I will accompany you back to see when the time comes. Shopkeeper Kan sends A new gift list has arrived, and some new things have been added to it for you to prepare for the palace during the Chinese New Year. Do you still want to see the list now? Also, the account books on the Zhuangzi in various places have arrived. The old slave has followed what you said. Shopkeeper Zhong called to take the account book away for inspection, and the accountant he invited was reconciling the accounts at the restaurant, and he will come to you to hand over the account after the results are available. The new leather at the pass may not be shipped until the end of the year, so the shopkeeper Da Zhong sent someone to I have a message, saying that the road is difficult to walk, I am afraid it will be delayed for a few days, and I ask the princess not to worry..."
Miscellaneous things happened one after another, Huiyu dealt with them one by one, and the sky became dark, and Nanny You also spoke dryly. The princess had more business, so there were more things. The concubine is in charge of this stall, and now the business in the hands of the prince is handed over to the concubine to take care of it. The inner court is really busy like a spinning top, and it is dark every day when I go back to the mansion.
"Grandma, take a sip of tea slowly." Huiyu said with a smile.
Nanny You sat sideways on the brocade tree and thanked the concubine, then took a sip of the tea and said, "That's about it, does the concubine have any orders?"
"Thanks to Mammy being so capable, it's much easier to have you help me." Huiyu rubbed his forehead, and the kang table was full of objects, "Mammy go to rest first, let's talk about the racecourse tomorrow." Gao Yongyi is about to arrive, right?"
"Yes, the day after tomorrow at the latest. If everything goes well, you will be able to enter Beijing tomorrow." Madam You hurriedly replied, Gao Yongyi was the steward sent by the prince to the racecourse at the beginning, and now it is under the supervision of the concubine.
"Well, let someone go to the gate of the city tomorrow to have a look, don't delay." Gao Yongyi will definitely bring news about Xing Yulang when he comes back this time. Things in the capital are one after another, and Huiyu also wants to know what his grandfather has. instruct.When Dong Yunji returned to the capital, not only the grain and military pay had been settled, but also the soldier talisman they had been thinking about had also been moved.
"Yes, the old slave has made a note." You Mama stood up and replied, seeing that the princess had no other orders, she bent down and retreated.
The two maids, Xueqi and Xueying, raised the curtain and walked in, helping Huiyu to wash and change her clothes, "Princess, should we set the meal now or wait?"
Huiyu didn't have any appetite at all, and no one from Ji Qiyu's side came back to deliver the letter. It seemed that he was going back to the house for dinner, so he said, "Wait a minute, I'll make a move first, the prince will wake me up when he comes back."
"Yes." Xueqi supported Huiyu to lie down on the soft pillow on the big couch, and took a camel hair blanket to cover her.Xueying next to her dimmed the lights, and the two quietly retreated out.
Another girl, Chunliu, who was beside Concubine Yang outside the door, was waiting, watching the two come out and hastily greeted them.
"Why are you here at this time, but what is the urgent matter of Concubine Yang?" Xueying asked Chunliu with a smile. The princess planned to use Concubine Yang, and they would naturally look high at the people around Concubine Yang, and their attitudes were also close a bit.
Chunliu hurriedly blessed the two of them, and then said in a pleading tone: "Two good sisters, our side concubine punished Chunling to kneel for more than two hours. I thought about asking my sister if there is anything here. Anyway, our side concubine still wants to use her, so it's not easy to see her legs being crippled like this, so please help me, two sisters."
They naturally heard about Concubine Yang's punishment of Chunling. At that time, the concubine asked them to prepare ointment, but they did not expect to use it now.The concubine knows everything well, and concubine Yang really wants to show her loyalty.
"What's the big deal? Come with me. I happen to have a jar here that I haven't used yet, and it's especially useful as a reward from the princess." Xueqi took Chunliu to her room, and said as she walked: "It's rare to see Concubine Yang punishing people. Chunling is clever. What's going on..."
The two gradually walked away, and their voices gradually became inaudible.Xueying looked at their backs and smiled. It is false to ask for ointment, and it is true to deliver words of loyalty. When people come, Xueqi will naturally ask her according to her heart.
"Going away?" Mother Zhong came out from the other side, looked at Xueying and asked.
Xueying nodded, and said with a smile: "Mom should go back, it's already dark, and if it's too late, the house will be closed and you won't be able to go out."
Mama Zhong was just about to go home, so she walked out when she heard the words, and said as she walked, "I've already heard about Bingying, and prepared the meals that Wang Hao likes. When the time comes, remember to watch Wang Hao eat more... ..."
After sending off Mother Zhong, Xueqi would also come. One of them entered the house to guard the princess, and the other went to the kitchen. The yard became quiet again in an instant.
Huiyu was awakened by a loud noise. The dim light in the room made her wonder what time it was for a while. She sat up and looked at the window sill, and it was already the last hour of Xu.He hurriedly got off the couch and put on his shoes, and was about to call the girl in, the door curtain was raised, and Ji Qiyu strode in.
As soon as Ji Qiyu came in, she felt cold, Huiyu hurriedly said, "Why did you come back so soon? Let's change clothes first, I'll send someone to bring hot water in."
Ji Qiyu grabbed Huiyu, waved his hand to make everyone retreat, and then pushed Huiyu back to sit down, and said in a low voice: "No, I'm leaving right away, I'm coming back to get something of."
"Leave right away?" Hui Yu looked at Ji Qiyu suspiciously, "What's the matter?" Intuitively something must have happened, otherwise Ji Qiyu wouldn't be in such a hurry.
"The emperor is ill." Ji Qiyu said concisely.
Huiyu, however, was as if hearing a thunderbolt from the blue sky, "Sick?" The emperor's body has never been heard of any serious illness, so why did he get sick so well?
Ji Qiyu's expression was full of gloom, "I will stay in the palace for the next few days, so you should pay more attention to the affairs at home. No one in the mansion is allowed to leave the mansion at will, and you should also be careful."
Hui Yu couldn't leave the mansion even though she was fine, the uneasiness in Hui Yu's heart became more and more intense, watching Ji Qiyu enter the inner room and quickly come out again, holding a black fox fur cloak in his hand.She went up to meet him, took it over and tied it on him, and waited until all this was done before saying: "Take care."
"Well, rest assured." After Ji Qiyu said this, she didn't know what else to say, and only when she held Huiyu's hand did she realize that she was also a little nervous.Fearing that his nervousness would make Huiyu more uneasy, he calmed himself down and said in a low voice: "The imperial physicians are all in the palace, so there will be no major incidents. I want to keep an eye on the inner palace to prevent urgent matters in the palace. "
Hearing what he said, Huiyu was really relieved.Looking at Ji Qiyu's expression just now, it seems that the emperor will die in a second.To be honest, Huiyu hoped that the emperor would live for a few more years, otherwise Ji Qiyu's foundation is not stable now, and he will definitely not be able to compete with King Ning. Once the emperor dies, King Ning is the most likely person to ascend to the top.
At that time, Prince Jing's Mansion would be in trouble.
"That's good, that's good, you go quickly, and send a letter back if you have something to do." Huiyu said.
Ji Qiyu nodded, because time was tight and she didn't care to say a few more words to Huiyu, so she left in a hurry.After Ji Qiyu left, Huiyu realized that he forgot to ask if he had eaten.She didn't eat dinner either, but just now she was taken aback by Ji Qiyu's words, and she overslept again, at this time she was too hungry and didn't want to eat at all.
He simply called the girls in to wash up and went to bed and fell asleep. It was only after lying on the bed for a long time that he felt a little drowsy. Before going to sleep, the emperor, who was still thinking about how to behave himself, suddenly got a sudden illness. This is a bit strange Very unusual.
The emperor did not go to court early for several days, and the rumors in the capital could not be stopped. Huiyu could hear news from outside every day in the palace.What King Su couldn't see the emperor when he entered the palace, so angry that even the eunuchs around the emperor beat him.Why is King Ning guarding the emperor's side all day long, all the courtiers are surrounded by King Ning, and there are more and more messy rumors, even the day when he enters the palace every half month to pay his respects to the empress, there are news from the palace Not allowed to enter the palace.
Ji Qiyu sent back a message, telling Huiyu to stay in the mansion and not go anywhere, she trusted him, so she listened to him, and she really stayed in the mansion and didn't go anywhere.Even when Duke Dingguo's mansion sent a message asking her to visit her natal family, she made excuses and refused.Although I still don't know what's going on in the palace, but since Ji Qiyu said it, it makes sense for him to let her do this.
The gates of Prince Jing's Mansion were closed, and all guests were thanked, but at this time, Prince Su's and Ning's Mansions were very lively. It is said that there were countless people seeking to see the two princes.
"Don't worry about Da Furen's words, is it possible that she still dares to bully you?" Mrs. Dong Er sneered, and carried Sister Zhao around the room, then turned her head to look at her daughter, "Your father also said, let you go first Don't go back, your brother will be here in two or three days, wait until he comes back."
The emperor fell ill, and several princes in Kyoto suddenly became popular figures.Prince Jing's mansion was naturally full of people seeking to see him, but with Ji Qiyu's confession, Huiyu closed the mansion immediately, so it can still be a bit clean now.But Su Wang's Mansion and Ning Wang's Mansion are not so low-key, and the dissatisfaction in the words of Mrs. Dong's words can be smelled.
"I see." Huiyu smiled and poured tea for Second Madam Dong, and called the nanny in to hold Sister Zhao down to nurse her, and then said to Second Madam Dong, "Did Mrs. Tai make things difficult for you?" Dong Wan The life in Prince Ning's mansion is not very good now, because the matter of sister Jiu has hurt the feelings of Prince Ning and his wife, so there must be no useful news from Dong Wan.Dingguo's mansion then turned its attention to Huiyu, but now Huiyu doesn't know what to say, even if he knew, how could he tell the old man about this trick.
"It's not a problem, don't worry, I can handle it."
That means she was still in trouble, Huiyu's face was slightly gloomy, she looked at Mrs. Dong and said, "Mother, sometimes you don't have to wrong yourself for your daughter."
"There is no grievance. They can still give you water for things I don't want?" Mrs. Dong's face was full of sarcasm, but she was afraid that her daughter would worry and said specially: "As soon as Mrs. Tai calls me, your father will follow. Mother said something ugly and wanted to embarrass me with the excuse of being an elder and being unfilial, and your father started to make a fuss about breaking up the family, so don't worry."
Huiyu was really surprised now, and stared at Mrs. Dong Er with wide eyes.
Seeing her daughter's expression, Mrs. Dong couldn't help laughing, and said with a long sigh: "When you were young, you looked down on your father and thought he was worthless. When your brothers and sisters are older and look down on him more and more, he himself The future of the unpromising sons and daughters is not clear. Later... so many things happened in the family, your father has gone from being a coward to relying on your mother and brother to live, and now you can take the initiative to distinguish right from wrong, know right from wrong, and understand righteousness , I can think about you brothers and sisters, and now I can stand up and protect me. Although this protection is just a bluff, it is better than nothing. I don’t ask so much now. Half of my life has passed, and there is What is true."
Sometimes the relationship between people is really a wonderful thing. Mrs. Dong has always looked down on Dong Zha's father, but she didn't expect that even Huiyu would look at her with admiration this time.
"I'm afraid grandma won't be able to eat any more because of her anger." Huiyu smiled, Second Mrs. Dong has made it through, at least Dong Zha's father can fight the evil forces hard.Let's not talk about success or not, and let's not talk about whether we have the ability. It is not easy to take this step.
"That's not necessarily the case. Your grandmother has seen many storms in her life, and she doesn't care about your father's ability." Mrs. Dong Er said lightly, and when she mentioned her mother-in-law, she really didn't like it. .
After thinking about it, Huiyu understood what it meant, "Then brother will go directly to Duke Dingguo's mansion when he comes back?"
"No, I'll let him come to you directly, and then you can find an excuse to keep him." Mrs. Dong Er said bluntly, not letting her son go back into the muddy water.
"I see." Huiyu agreed, it was not difficult for her.
"Mrs. Mrs. Zhao Guo went to visit your grandmother a few days ago to talk about old times." Second Mrs. Dong looked at her daughter and smiled.
Huiyu raised her eyebrows, since the last time Ji Qiyu said that the affairs of Duke Zhao's mansion were left to him, she didn't care anymore.Now I am also a little curious, so I asked: "This is really strange, what did you do when you went?"
"Maybe I want your grandmother to take care of you, a concubine who is not very preached." Mrs. Dong's brows were a little annoyed, and she looked at her daughter and said, "I want to call you back, so I just said it." If anyone wants to invite someone directly to Prince Jing, I will not open my mouth."
As a result, no one came to invite her, so Huiyu laughed and said, "It seems that no one dares to speak to my husband."
"What do you think the son-in-law did?"
"He didn't tell me, he just told me not to worry about the family affairs. Mother, what did he do?" Huiyu was so curious that she couldn't think about it when she was busy before, but now she is really itchy. I wish I could know the result immediately.
"Duke Zhao's mansion has a concubine eldest son, Qin Yang, you know that, right?"
"I know, I heard that since birth, I have been raised by Mrs. Zhao Guogong's side, and the relationship between mother, son and brother is very good." Speaking of which, Mrs. Zhao Guogong is also a wonderful thing. Most people who can raise the eldest son of a concubine to raise a son like him usually don't have such a heart. .
"Yes, Mrs. Zhao Guogong really cares about this Qin Yang. A few days ago, when Qin Yang's errand was supposed to be promoted, King Jing secretly blocked it. Zhao Guogong's family knew that it was the son-in-law's black hand, but there was no evidence. Duke Zhao and Mrs. Zhao are very angry for losing this opportunity for nothing."
"That can't be helped. Mrs. Luo is too old to come out to interfere in other people's family affairs. Speaking of which, if Duke Zhao and his wife are sensible, they should go to Mrs. Madam to argue." Huiyu said.
"Mrs. Zhaoguo didn't argue with Da Furen, but Mrs. Luo found your grandmother."
"Although grandma is seriously unfair to her internally, she has always turned her elbows in when she encountered Duke Ding's mansion."
"You know your grandmother well. She did decline Mrs. Luo's words politely. But in order to give Mrs. Luo some face, she still called me over to be a favor, but your father didn't give face."
Hearing Mrs. Dong's schadenfreude, Huiyu was aggrieved for Mrs. Dong's, "Why should I let you attend training for the mistakes you made? Grandma is getting more and more confused."
"If your father is capable..."
If Mr. Dong Er had the ability, how could Mrs. Dong Er become a stepping stone for others? Huiyu understood this truth.
"Brother is back, let's separate when things in the palace stabilize." Huiyu sighed.
"Do you really think the emperor will be fine?" Mrs. Dong Er was very curious about her daughter's attitude.
"I don't know what the emperor is like, I only trust the prince's judgment." If the emperor had something to do, Ji Qiyu would not let her close the mansion, and probably would have already contacted people to do it.The emperor's illness came too suddenly, if there was no inside story, she wouldn't believe it. She was more inclined that Ji Qiyu must have caught some useful clues and knew part of the inside story, so she was able to be so stable.
"Well, the son-in-law is still reliable in doing things." Although Mrs. Dong didn't like this son-in-law very much at the beginning, her favorability has been continuously refreshed over the past few years, and now she has a special degree of trust in him.
Huiyu just smiled, "Don't worry on my side, don't come here again this time. If there is something embarrassing, I will ask Mother Zhong to go back and tell you that you are running around now. I don't know how many people are staring at you. It's on."
"I know how to deal with it." Mrs. Dong lowered her head and said for a long time, "I just hope that your brother will return to Beijing safely."
"Yes, the prince has made arrangements, and my brother will be fine."
"I understand, but I can't help it and I'm still worried." Mrs. Dong Er laughed at herself, stood up and said, "Then I'll go back, it's getting late. Remember, you must tell me if you have something, the Dong family You are not reliable, and your two uncles and your grandfather."
"Yes, I see." Huiyu tied a cloak on Second Madam Dong with her own hands and sent her out. It snowed at some time, and Madam Dong's bright red cloak was particularly eye-catching in the white sky.
Ji Qiyu seemed to have taken root in the Inner Court Mansion, and hadn't returned home for five or six days.During this period, Yue Shuiqing also sent a post, but Huiyu also didn't see it.It’s just that Huiyu’s kang table couldn’t fit the incoming posts, so I asked the two maids to pack them into the box, and then looked at the posts from people who walked around often, and found that there was nothing particularly important, most of them were Search for a few words of greeting.
Sister Zhao was already able to sit down by herself, Huiyu put the posts she had read on the corner of the kang table, took one when she put one, and stacked it in front of her.Because the stack was not neat, when it reached a certain height, it all fell down with a "hula".Sister Zhao was not happy, and started to cry at the top of her voice.
Huiyu hurriedly put the post in her hand aside, and was about to pick up her daughter when she heard a voice from outside the curtain, "Why is sister Zhao crying? Let's see, Dad." She came in, and stretched out her hand to hug Sister Zhao.
Sister Zhao looked at her father, pursed her mouth and pointed to the posts scattered all over the floor with her mouth full of grievances, tears rolled down.
Ji Qiyu understood at a glance, patted her daughter on the back and hugged her in her arms, knelt down and picked up the scattered posts for sister Zhao to re-stack,
Huiyu just put on her shoes and walked over, "I'm holding her, you are so uncomfortable." After carrying the child over, she asked again, "Why are you back today?"
Ji Qiyu picked up all the posts in twos and twos, then sat on the edge of the couch and piled them up one by one, and said while stacking: "The emperor is awake."
Huiyu was taken aback for a moment, and then said "oh" after a moment of bluntness. She sat opposite him with her daughter in her arms and watched him pile up the posts. She could feel that he was not happy at the moment.Because he didn't know what happened, and didn't know how to speak for a while, he first talked about the interesting things about his daughter these days, trying to ease the atmosphere first.
After Ji Qiyu finished stacking the posts, Sister Zhao stopped crying. Seeing her smile, Ji Qiyu also laughed, nodded her daughter's forehead and said, "What a naughty ghost."
After teasing their daughter for a while, the two called the nurse in and took the child down.
Only then did Hui Yu say: "It's a good thing that the emperor wakes up, and the rest... don't force it." The only thing that can make Ji Qiyu feel disappointed is the emperor's attitude.
"Well, that's what you said." Ji Qiyu didn't look up, and lay down on the big couch, with her head resting on the soft pillow, watching Chengchen remain silent.
Huiyu sat with him without saying a word, sometimes knowing that when a person is in a bad mood, what he needs is not comfort, as long as he is by the side.
Putting away the posts one by one, Huiyu repeated this boring action, and just when she thought Ji Qiyu wouldn't open her mouth, she heard him say: "Someone moved something in the imperial study room, the emperor got up!" suspicion."
Huiyu's hands trembled, and she suddenly looked up at Ji Qiyu.Those who dared to enter the Imperial Study Room to do something would only be trusted by the emperor's side, that is, there were disloyal people around the emperor.The one who waits close to him is half-hearted... Not to mention the emperor, even Huiyu, a woman in the inner house, is afraid that she can't rest on her pillow.
"He...is suspicious of me."
Huiyu's face turned dark, no wonder Ji Qiyu sent a message telling her to close the house and not to go out.
"So many eunuchs and maids around the emperor pointed their finger at me. As a result, there was a problem with the meal, and the emperor really fell ill."
This is the rhythm of killing Ji Qiyu. Huiyu didn't expect that someone would press the killer now. This is the posture to beat Ji Qiyu to death with a stick and never turn over.
"I stay in the Inner Court Mansion not because I don't want to come back, but because I can't."
That is being watched by the emperor's people!Huiyu didn't expect this to happen, but now that he's back, "Have you found out the real culprit?"
"Dead." Ji Qiyu looked at Chengchen, he saw the little eunuch biting his tongue and committing suicide with his own eyes, with blood flowing down the corner of his lips, it was terrifying and astonishing.He didn't confess who instigated him until his death. If he hadn't arranged it properly, he might be in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice by now.
The person behind the scene walked steadily step by step, and before he noticed, he had already quietly set up a murderous situation.Fortunately, his people in the palace knew some clues in advance, and he had no time to arrange them properly, so he was trapped in the inner court.
Huiyu was silent, "You can come back safely even though you are dead. It seems that you have found evidence to escape."
"The arrangement of so many years can't be useless at all." Ji Qiyu turned over and sat up, looking straight at Huiyu, "This time is very dangerous, but fortunately you didn't move." , go around to inquire, the emperor will not let him go easily.
Nothing made him understand more than this moment, the importance of monarchy.
It's just a suspicion that he can be trapped in the inner court for surveillance. If he really has evidence of a crime, he can feel that the emperor will seize his position and rank and deal with him without hesitation.
It is precisely because he is in charge of the inner court that other people will tamper with the meals, but in the end, although the meals come from the inner court, how many people will have to go through the hands of the people in the palace after taking them away? No one dares to do this. There is no doubt about others.It was in this way that he could hold his breath and come back safely.
He still has no definite evidence for how to frame him. In the past two years, he has moved so fast that he almost stood in front of all the brothers, so he inevitably became a target.
King Su?King Ning?King Huai?King Yi or King Jia?
There are many brothers, but there is only one throne.
Ji Qiyu turned over irritably, staring at the void and fell into deep thought again.
Huiyu was reading a book to accompany him, and her heart was full of waves. She didn't expect that Ji Qiyu would be guarded.She always thought that the reason Ji Qiyu came back to close the house was because he got some deeper news, but now it seems that she was wrong at the time.But judging from the current results, fortunately she listened to him.If Ji Qiyu let herself know that he was being guarded, and if she lost her composure, she would run around and fall into the eyes of the emperor... She didn't even dare to think about the result.
It was originally a mild wind and light rain, who would have thought that there was a fierce murderous intent hidden behind the clouds.
He must have been very sad when he was watched by guards, right?
But he couldn't stay with him, what would he be thinking at that time?Looking at Ji Qiyu's expression, Huiyu could probably guess something.The emperor didn't treat Ji Qiyu very well. Among the princes, even the king of alcohol, who was a wine bag and a rice bag, had more face than him in front of the emperor.If it weren't for him himself to have some real talents and skills to get to where he is today, these people in Beijing might not value Jing Wang's mansion much.
"Let's open the door tomorrow."
Suddenly hearing Ji Qiyu's voice, Huiyu looked at him in surprise, then nodded, "Okay, I see. What if it's a post sent by someone else?"
"Accept, those who are close will see each other, and those who are not close will return."
Huiyu pondered the meaning of Ji Qiyu's words and understood that this was to express his position to the outside world, and Prince Jing's residence was fine.
"Okay." Huiyu said bluntly, and she was the one who came forward for these ladies' diplomacy.Thinking of something, he looked at Ji Qiyu and said, "Yue Shuiqing also handed over the post."
Ji Qiyu turned her head to look at Hui Yu. Hui Yu definitely didn't say this casually, but after thinking about it, she said, "See, see her well."
Yue Shuiqing sent the post to Prince Jing's mansion for two purposes. The first was to show that she had a good relationship with Prince Jing's mansion, and this cousin still held a lot of weight in Prince Jing's eyes.The second Yue Shuiqing was probably here to inquire about the news.What about after hearing the news?Naturally, King Ning is going to visit her, which is very beneficial for her to compete for favor in the mansion.She just posted a post, but she can get so many benefits. This Yue Shuiqing is indeed a person with some ideas, at least not a fool with a face.
This is also good, they can use Yue Shuiqing to come to Prince Jing's mansion to test, then Huiyu can just use Yue Shuiqing's mouth to let Ji Qiyu tell her what King Ning wants to know.
"What can I say after meeting her?" Huiyu paid more attention to this.
Ji Qiyu turned over and sat up, hugging Huiyu into her arms, and then sighed a long time, "I still don't know who is behind this incident..." After talking about the matter in detail, he has calmed down a lot now, and he also became calm when he talked about those few days.
Huiyu's face was dark and ugly, which was too bullying.
"It's easy to hide an open spear, but it's hard to defend against a hidden arrow. In the final analysis, we don't have enough connections in the palace." If we know more about the information in the palace, we will be much safer.Huiyu has a good relationship with Xia Yingbai, and Xia Yingbai has helped her several times overtly and secretly. Ji Qiyu also has her own connections in the palace, but most of them are eunuchs in the palace. They cannot be detected at the first time.If he and the rest of the people can connect with Concubine Han's people...
Huiyu told him about this idea, and then heard Ji Qiyu say, "Not good."
Huiyu was taken aback.
Seeing Huiyu's expression, Ji Qiyu explained: "Concubine Han can be favored in the palace firstly because of her own ability, but on the other hand it is also because she is not compatible with Concubine De, and the second wife of the Xia family has always been in harmony with the eldest son. There is no reason behind the fact that the relationship between the house and the house is not harmonious."
Huiyu understood that because Xia Yingbai had no one to back her up, she could only rely on the emperor, that's why the emperor doted on her so much.But if she connects with Prince Jing's people, no matter how careful she is, she is afraid of being seen as tricky, so it's better than the current state, where no one moves for a few seconds, and she will act according to the situation.There is no trace, even if others know that Concubine Han helped Prince Jing's mansion, there is no evidence, everyone can be safe.
"I only enter the palace once in half a month. Even if I enter the palace, I may not have the opportunity to talk to Concubine Han in private." Huiyu sighed, and in this way, it is really fighting on its own.
"It's better this way, at least what Concubine Han said is more real to the emperor's ears." Ji Qiyu hugged Huiyu tighter, this winter seems to be extraordinarily cold.
"The imperial doctor told you to drink more tonic soup. Although the taste is not very tasty, it is good for your health." Xia Yingbai sat on the edge of the couch and persuaded the frowning emperor with a bowl.
"I see God drink it, this taste is really..." It's really bad, he doesn't like to drink it very much.But this soup is made by Concubine Han herself, and if she doesn't drink it, she feels that she has failed the beauty's wishes.
"Good medicine tastes bitter and is good for the disease, not to mention that it is not medicine." Xia Yingbai persuaded softly, "Otherwise, a concubine will ask the imperial physician to prescribe medicine for you tomorrow."
"Even the empress dare not say such a thing in front of me." The emperor really couldn't laugh or cry, and his courage was getting bigger and bigger.
"The empress is dignified and graceful, and her words are decent. The only one I can rely on in this palace is you. If you are not in good health, who will I rely on with the princess, so if others dare not say it, my concubine Dare to say it." Xia Yingbai slightly choked up with her head down, her eyes turned red.
The emperor's heart moved when he heard this, and all the high-ranking concubines in the palace had their own sons.Even without him as the emperor, there is still a son to rely on, so his safety is not the most important thing to them.But Concubine Han is different. Her natal family is unreliable, and the child she gave birth to is a daughter, and she is still in her infancy. Naturally, the only thing their mother and daughter can rely on is themselves.That's why she worked so hard to make soup for herself every day, and she didn't hesitate to risk being disgusted and angry by herself to persuade herself to drink this unpalatable soup.
In the final analysis, Concubine Han and Xiaoan need themselves, so they are the last ones who don't want anything to happen to them.
As for the other concubines... The emperor's eyes deepened, and he suddenly thought of Prince Jing again.Prince Jing didn't have a mother or concubine to rely on in the palace. He recalled that day when his son said indifferently in front of him, "My son has no one to rely on, so why dare to do such a murderous thing. The emperor thinks too highly of his son."
This sentence almost pissed him off at the time, and the sentence of "no one to rely on" meant to exclude him, his father, from the outside.But thinking about it now, it is indeed the case. Prince Jing has no help in the palace, even if he has a little prestige in the court, but he has harmed himself, can he really ascend to this position smoothly?
Concubine Han's mother and daughter have nothing to rely on, so they can only rely on themselves, so they hope that they are safe and sound.
King Jing had no one to support him, so he could only rely on himself, slowly increasing his strength to frighten all officials.
If he really fell, King Jing would be the least likely person to be in this position now.Although she married the daughter of the second wife of Duke Ding's mansion, the eldest daughter of Duke Ding is the side concubine of Prince Ning's mansion.Marquis of Bei'an... King Jing would not be able to accomplish anything by relying on Marquis of Bei'an alone... The emperor was fascinated when he thought about it. With so many sons, there is someone standing behind each of them...
(End of this chapter)
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