Chapter 179: Cicada Hunting
After Qi Yun was named a nobleman, the emperor never favored her again, but the nightmare-like experience of that night made her often wake up in the middle of the night and still frightened, and she couldn't sleep again. It didn't take long for him to become pale and haggard when he first entered the palace.
When Qi Jiao saw Qi Yun's appearance, she remembered that she had at the beginning, and knew that Qi Yun also needed time to recover, yes, the person in the palace didn't live like this. At this time, I thought of Saitama, who I hated the most, if it weren't for herself, how could she choose to enter the palace and live such an inhuman life. When I have the ability, I must take revenge.
The weather was cooler on this day, and Qi Jiao wanted to take a walk in the imperial garden, so she changed into a pale pink Suluo gauze dress and asked the palace maid to comb a flying bun. When Qi Jiao goes out, she likes to talk about pomp and circumstance, and she has to bring everything by herself, such as tea sets, snacks, mattresses, etc. There's always a big crowd when you travel, and today is no exception. Along the way, the palace maids and eunuchs immediately stood by the side of the road when they saw Qi Jiao, and even the low-level concubines were in a hurry to salute when they saw them, who didn't know that this was the lucky and hot Concubine Zhao Niangniang who was now deeply favored.
Qi Jiao looked at the people who were sitting on the chariot and looked at the people below who were respectful to her, and a sense of pride arose, and the suffering she suffered was finally rewarded.
In the garden, the garden is full of strange stones and trees, which decorate the garden with interest. Qi Jiao walked among the flowers, her nose was surrounded by the fragrance of flowers, she was in a very good mood, and the palace maid around her laughed and walked around her for a long time, and felt that her legs were a little sore and she found a pavilion to take a rest. At this time, the people who followed hurriedly came over and spread out the mattresses and laid out the things they had brought.
Qi Jiao was impatient, so she went to the side of the rockery with two personal palace maids to take a look. A few people went around the rockery to the other side, and they heard two whispering voices. At first, Qi Jiao didn't care, but when she heard Jing Zhenren's words, Qi Jiao stopped suddenly, and gave the palace maid behind her a look. Listen to the two voices and say:
"Is this true?"
"How really. Look at it, you can't hide it. I heard that people saw men entering and leaving the courtyard. β
"I don't know which one didn't want to die, and dared to touch the concubine of the first emperor. This Jing Zhenren looks average, how could she be so liked, the first emperor couldn't do without her at that time. I actually found another one. β
"Who knows? The two of them laughed obscenely.
When Qi Jiao heard this, she was secretly shocked, she didn't know if this matter was true or not. Just as he was thinking about it, he heard the two men finish speaking. Qi Jiao was afraid of being discovered, so she hurriedly retreated and left. At this time, she was not in the mood to continue to enjoy the flowers, and ordered to return to the palace. The palace people had just set everything up, and they were confused when they heard Concubine Zhao's order, so they had to pack up their things again.
Go back to your palace. Qi Jiao pondered what she had heard today. If this matter is told to the queen, it may not be able to please it. The queen has always looked at herself unpleasantly, and when the time comes, she will have to admonish herself, and even convict herself of spreading rumors and bad people's reputation. But if you don't say it, sooner or later this matter will be taken advantage of, and you won't be able to get any benefit at that time, which would be a pity.
But if you can catch the man who has an affair with Jing Zhenren and tell the emperor that it is not a great achievement, maybe your own position can be mentioned upwards, so that you are no longer afraid that the queen mother will be unfavorable to you. Qi Jiao couldn't help but be excited about her thoughts. But she didn't know that she was still naΓ―ve to think about it. Such a wrong decision ended up causing her a lot of trouble.
Since Qi Jiao had made a decision, she didn't want to delay any longer, and hurriedly thought of a suitable person who could help her find out the news. Qi Jiao's most dependent Xiaoyun has died since she entered the Prince's Mansion, and she doesn't believe the others, but she can't come forward in this matter by herself, so in the end she had to call in the two personal palace maids who also heard about it.
"Did you hear all the words on the side of the rockery just now?"
"The slave didn't hear anything. Of course, the two palace maids know what is going on, and they can't hide from this kind of thing, where can they dare to admit it.
"What do you mean? Could it be that I misheard?"
"Niangniang?" The two palace maids didn't know why, and they all looked at Qi Jiao stupidly.
"It's about royal decency. But we have no evidence, how can we tell the emperor. So I thought I had to check the truth of this first, and if not, I just wanted to. If there is, you can't let such an immoral thing happen in the palace. β
"Niangniang wants a slave?" The two palace maids asked.
"I do need you to do something, but first see if you're tight-lipped. β
"Don't worry. The slave must be from the mother's order. If there is half a lie, we will be struck by five thunderbolts from the sky. β
"Okay, I'll trust you, and I'll be rewarded when it's done. β
"Xie Niangniang. The two palace maids kowtowed to Qi Jiao.
"Without further ado, you will keep an eye on it tonight, and once you find a man entering the courtyard. Hurry up and report to me. β
"Yes, sis. The two men were commanded to go down.
Early the next morning, Qi Jiao went to the other courtyard, because Qi Jiao and Jing Zhenren were show girls of the same year, and they were divided into a group when they saw the emperor, so she went to find Jing Zhenren at this time, and others just thought that they were just renewing the old days.
When Jing Zhenren heard that Concubine Zhao came to see her, she knew that this was the emperor's favorite concubine today, because she had such a thing with the emperor, so she was a little weak-hearted. Jing Zhenren welcomed Qi Jiao in, and looked at each other in both directions. Jing Zhenren felt that this Concubine Zhao was really beautiful and fragrant, where could she catch up with her, and sighed in her heart. Qi Jiao saw that although Jing Zhenren was dressed in a white robe, covering her bewitching figure, the charming and delicate look on her face looked like a cultivator.
"Sister forgive me, I have been in the palace for so long to come to see my sister, it is really not polite. β
"There, there are a lot of nobles and nobles in Concubine Zhao, and there are people like us cultivators, who have nothing to do. β
"Why does my sister have to be so angry, what do you call me a mother, or is it not good to be a sister like before?"
"Niangniang, the etiquette cannot be abolished, besides, we have different backups, so I am afraid it is not appropriate to be heard by others. β
"Sure enough, the real person is thoughtful, but I was negligent, please forgive the real person. Qi Jiao looked around, the layout was very simple, and the furnishings were very simple, but there was a bit of a monastic look.
"The real person is bitter here, if there is anything missing, just send someone to tell me, don't be polite. Qi Jiao said with concern.
"Thank you, Concubine Zhao. The poor path is that the cultivator does not pay attention to those things outside the body, and one tea and one meal are enough. β
"Why should a real person be so polite to me, with our previous relationship, I should also take care of one or two. β
"Then thank you Concubine Zhao. Jing Zhenren felt a little embarrassed to refuse, so he agreed.
"Real people are bored here all day long, so it's better to wander around in idleness. Qi Jiao said tentatively.
"Poor Dao's current status, it's not good to go out often. Jing Zhenren's tone was light.
"That's good, if the real person doesn't get annoyed in the future, I'll often come to bother. Qi Jiao was very happy to hear this, and immediately excused herself. Jing Zhenren is not easy to refuse, so he can only say:
"As long as Concubine Zhao doesn't dislike it, she can't ask for it. β
In this way, Qi Jiao found such an excuse, and often came to chat with Jing Zhenren, sometimes even at night. Although Jing Zhenren is a little worried that her frequent contact with Qi Jiao will expose her relationship with the emperor, because she has always been alone, she also likes this kind of life of being accompanied and chatting. Therefore, I was reluctant to let Qi Jiao not come.
But to Qi Jiao's disappointment, for several days, there was no news of the palace maids she sent to monitor Jing Zhenren, and just when she thought that this matter might be a rumor, one of the two palace maids came to report that she saw a man enter the courtyard, but it was too far away to see his face clearly.
Qi Jiao became excited when she heard this, and hurriedly led people out. On the way to the other courtyard, Qi Jiao felt as if her heart was about to jump out, as if she saw the concubine's seat beckoning to her again.
When she arrived at the door of the courtyard, she found that her palms were full of sweat because she was nervous, and her body was trembling slightly.
She asked the palace maid to pat the gate of the courtyard, and after a while, it opened, and a middle-aged eunuch came out of it, saluted her, and said:
"See the recruitment of Niangniang, the real person is unwell today and has rested, and I also ask Niangniang to move back to the palace and come back another day. Qi Jiao felt tired when she heard it, so she said:
"This palace and the real person are like sisters, since the real person is sick, the palace has to see it with his own eyes to rest assured. The eunuch was a little anxious, and persuaded again:
"Niangniang, it's really a real person's order, I want to rest early today, and no one will be seen. β
"Okay, you bold guy, someone came to tie him up for me, this palace wants to meet the real person, but you obstruct it in such a way, what is your intention?" Qi Jiao came prepared today, and specially selected a few strong eunuchs. As soon as those people heard Qi Jiao's order, they immediately stepped forward and tied up the middle-aged eunuch, and after hearing this, Qi Jiao was down. Qi Jiao glanced at everyone and said in a deep voice:
"Let's go see the real person now, what's wrong!" said the group and entered the gate of the other courtyard together.
The emperor is indeed here today, and at this time he has already learned what happened at the gate of the other courtyard. The emperor scolded angrily:
"This Concubine Zhao, it seems that she is a person who understands, how can she do these foolish things!" Jing Zhenren knew Qi Jiao's intentions, and now she was also a little angry, feeling that she had come here these days to catch the adulterer.
"Your Majesty, what can I do now? If it is known, the concubine will not be able to live. Jing Zhenren cried so much at this time that it rained, which made people feel distressed when they looked at it. The emperor is naturally no exception,
"Don't worry about the concubine, you just need to ...... like this" (To be continued.) )