Chapter 81: Red Sleeves Against Water (Second Update)
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Looking at Ling Wanrou's "earnest" eyes below, the imperial concubine smiled and spit out: "It's better to be a concubine." โ
"Coincidentally, the palace is still worried that if the people around the queen mother become Ling Guogong's concubine, will it make the queen mother's face dull, since the lady is so generous, then it is better to be a noble concubine. Queen Mother, what do you think?"
The imperial concubine looked at the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother nodded and said, "It's okay." โ
"Queen Mother, Xiangqiao is the queen's mother's person, and the queen still has to nod in this matter. Zhao stepped forward and said.
The imperial concubine proposed to let the palace maid beside the queen give Ling Guogong as a concubine, which was not a bit boring, so the Zhao family didn't believe it. If it was someone else, it was proposed by the imperial concubine, and the queen mother might not agree.
"Someone, go and invite the queen to come. The Queen Mother directly ordered to go down.
The relationship between the imperial concubine and the queen is not so harmonious, the queen mother originally didn't want to interfere in these things, but she wanted to teach the Zhao family and Ling Wanrou a lesson today, so why not be used by the imperial concubine.
Not long after, someone from the palace came to report that the queen had arrived.
"The concubine asked the Queen Mother to say goodbye. The queen saluted the Queen Mother.
"No courtesy. The Queen Mother flattened her body and gave her a seat.
Then he relayed Fang Cai's words to the queen in 1510.
"Queen, after all, it's the person next to you, what do you think?"
The queen looked at the Zhao family below, and said with some hesitation: "There is nothing wrong with the lady of the Lingguo Mansion, if the concubine is given at this time, I am afraid that it will attract criticism." โ
"What did Sister Queen say?" the imperial concubine said with a smile, "This Ling Guogong is the emperor's minister, Sister Queen, you give Ling Guogong a person who knows the cold and warmth, and you also reward Ling Guogong for the emperor, even if the emperor knows, he will also praise the queen's sister for her virtue." โ
When she said this, the imperial concubine raised her eyebrows and said with a smile: "It's still the queen's sister who is reluctant to Xiangqiao." Behind him is Xiang Qiao, but he looks neat, he looks like a beautiful embryo, and his eyebrows and eyes are somewhat similar to Li Concubine. โ
The queen's eyelids jumped, and she looked at Xiangqiao behind her, the imperial concubine didn't say that she didn't think it was a little similar.
It must be given.
The queen smiled: "My sister said this, but it seems that the palace is stingy, Ling Guogong has been guarding southern Xinjiang for the emperor for many years, and the palace is sympathetic, so he will give Xiangqiao to him as a concubine." โ
Zhao's heart was cold.
"Xiangqiao, you are not grateful, the queen mother can promise you a good family affair. The imperial concubine smiled.
Most of the palace maids are poor people born in the family, like Xiang Qiao, who was sent to the palace since childhood, and the family background is even worse, and it is indeed a great gift to be a concubine of a prince.
Xiang Qiao knelt on the ground and bowed his head to thank him: "Xiang Qiao thanks the queen for the reward." โ
"It just so happens that Duchess Ling Guo is also here today, so you can go to the house with your wife today, so you can follow the palace, and the palace will send someone to send the dowry later. "Inevitably, there are many dreams at night, and the queen mother sent Xiangqiao directly.
Xiang Qiao lowered her eyebrows and replied pleasantly: "Niangniang, Xiangqiao has been with Niangniang for many years, and now she is going to leave Niangniang, beg Niangniang to let Xiangqiao serve Niangniang for another night." โ
The imperial concubine smiled and said: "Look, what a loving girl, Ling Guogong is so blessed." โ
When it came to this, the queen couldn't refuse, so she finally nodded and said, "Okay." Then let's go to the Lingguo Mansion tomorrow. โ
And so it was settled.
The Queen Mother coughed lightly and said, "Okay, Imperial Concubine, your matter is over, and the mourning family has nothing to say yet." โ
The imperial concubine hurriedly confessed and said with a smile: "The concubine should die, and she forgot about the queen mother when she patronized the concubine for Ling Guogong." โ
When the queen heard this, she wondered, "What's wrong with you, Queen Mother?"
"It's not about mourning the family, it's Yue'er, no, Yue'er's business is about mourning the family. The mourning family doesn't know that the horse and stability have gone, and someone is going to be ruthless to Yue'er!
The Queen Mother was angry when she said this, and the Queen Mother was angry, and everyone knelt down one after another.
The Queen Mother was angry. โ
"Grandmother, you are angry, if you are angry, but Haoyue's is not. Ling Haoyue persuaded softly, the old man could not help but be angry.
"Yes, Queen Mother, if you are angry again, the county lord will be sad. The queen followed suit.
"Grandmother Huang, but for the assassination of the county lord yesterday? Grandmother Huang, my grandson has already found a clue about this. Qin Jingyi, who had not spoken all this time, replied.
When the Queen Mother heard this, her eyes lit up.
"What clues?"
Qin Jingyi took out a jade pendant from his sleeve, presented it, and said: "Imperial grandmother, grandson sent someone to check the painting boat, found this at the scene, and asked his subordinates if there was no jade pendant, if it wasn't the county lord's, it must have been accidentally missed by the killer, and the murderer would be found if he touched the melon." โ
The Queen Mother picked up the jade pendant, squinted at it, and said thoughtfully: "This jade pendant, why does the mourning family look a little familiar? Yue'er, is it yours?" said and handed it to Ling Haoyue.
Ling Haoyue took it and said, "This jade pendant is very similar to mine, but it's not mine, grandmother, you see, this is my jade pendant." As he spoke, he untied it from his waist and hung the two jade pendants on his hands.
From a distance, these two jade pendants are indeed exactly the same, but when you look closely, the patterns of these two jade pendants are slightly different, one is an orchid and the other is a bamboo.
Ling Wanrou straightened her body and looked desperately at Yu Pei.
The Zhao clan beside him noticed Ling Wanrou's appearance and quietly pulled her hand. Ling Wanrou bit her lip and glanced at her, obviously feeling weak.
The Zhao family secretly said that it was not good, it seemed that the jade pendant was really Ling Wanrou's.
"Yue'er, the pattern on the jade pendant is an orchid?"
The jade pendant that Qin Jingyi took out was indeed an orchid pattern, and Ling Haoyue's piece was bamboo.
Ling Haoyue nodded and said, "But it's an orchid." โ
Zhao pulled Ling Wanrou, knelt down towards the Queen Mother, and said: "Queen Mother, this jade pendant belongs to my family, but Rou'er has always disliked wearing jade pendants, so she has never put jade pendants on her body, Xu Wanrou accidentally fell to the ground." โ
Qin Jingyi frowned and said: "Madame's words are wrong, this jade pendant was found in the painting boat, Miss Ling has been to the painting boat well, but she has never entered the inner room, why did she leave it there." โ
Zhao was dumbfounded, and there was such a play.
Ling Wanrou had an idea, and replied, "Fifth prince, the courtiers were unwell at the time, and the jade pendant was afraid that it would be left behind when she put it on her body, so she handed over the jade pendant to the maid with red sleeves for safekeeping. โ
He reprimanded Red Sleeves again: "Red Sleeves, how can this jade pendant appear in the painting boat?"
"Wronged......" Red Sleeves knelt on the ground with a plop and shouted injustice again and again.
"Queen Mother, this jade pendant has always been on the young lady, and it has never been handed over to the slave. โ
Ling Wanrou's face turned pale, and she said angrily: "Cheap maid, I clearly gave you the jade pendant, how can you say that I didn't give it to you?"
"Queen Mother, someone must have bought the red sleeves and deliberately framed the courtiers. Ling Wanrou kowtowed to the Queen Mother.
The imperial concubine sneered: "Miss Ling and this maid have their own opinions, it seems that the problem lies in these two people." โ
Red Sleeves didn't want to die, so she was bold and said to the Queen Mother: "Queen Mother, it's the eldest lady who has always been unaccustomed to the county lord, and then deliberately found someone to kill the county lord." โ
"You're talking nonsense!" Ling Wanrou was furious and said, "When am I going to kill my second sister?" โ
"Queen Mother, look, this is full of nonsense, she is clearly instructed by someone to frame her courtiers. The courtier's daughter has always had a good relationship with her second sister, how could she harm her?"
Heng Zhi had already said this, and the red sleeves simply didn't do anything, and said bluntly: "Miss, you are not ashamed to say this, you always say that the county lord is just a little orphan girl whose parents died......"
"Presumptuous!" Before Red Sleeves finished speaking, he heard the Queen Mother directly overturn the case next to her.
The Queen Mother has always had a good temper, and it is rare to be so angry.
Both parents died, this is the anger of the Queen Mother, and the most painful thing in her life is that her only daughter, Princess Anding, went early.
"Ling Wanrou, you are so bold!" The Queen Mother was so angry that her lips turned white, and she spoke with a trill.
Ling Haoyue hurriedly stepped forward to support the Queen Mother: "Grandmother, you are angry." โ
The mourning family has long wanted to take you into the palace to live, and they also thought that after all, your surname is Ling, and the people in the Ling Mansion will treat you well, but I didn't expect that as soon as your father and mother left, these people would abuse you like this!" said the Queen Mother, unable to help but burst into tears.
It's distress and self-blame.
"I ...... I didn't. Ling Wanrou knelt on the ground, not daring to raise her head, only muttering to herself.
Zhao grabbed her and motioned her not to speak. Right now, the Queen Mother is angry, saying that everything is useless, rather than this, it is better to think about how to get this matter over.
Red sleeves knelt and didn't dare to speak, she didn't expect the Queen Mother to have such a big reaction.
"Say, keep talking, the mourning family wants to hear how these people arrange Yue'er!" the Queen Mother wiped away her tears and said in a deep voice.
Red Sleeves stiffened his head and continued: "The eldest lady said that the county lord is just a send-off fence, how can she be worthy of the noble status of the county lord, this should obviously be hers." โ
The more she spoke, the quieter her voice became, and Red Sleeves could already clearly feel a burst of cold air coming from above, and she couldn't help but shiver.
"Okay, that's good!" the Queen Mother's voice was low, but everyone felt the coldness and anger in her words.
"Come on, please come over, this is all about Yue'er's county lord title, it is the emperor's title, let him speak." โ
Zhao's heartbeat accelerated instantly, and the emperor was shocked, what should I do.
"The Queen Mother's ......"
Zhao wanted to stop it, but the Queen Mother said coldly: "Shut up, have something to say to the emperor." โ
The queen mother's punishment and the emperor's punishment are not the same concept, and the Zhao family couldn't stop the queen mother, so they had to think about what to do.
And Ling Wanrou was so frightened that her hands and feet were weak, and she knelt on the ground, not daring to speak, or even dare to move.