Chapter 17: Staying Away
The weather has turned into autumn in a blink of an eye, the cool breeze blows away the scorching heat, the yellow leaves are crumbling on the branches, and the autumn rain is haggard.
Seeing that the Mid-Autumn Festival has arrived, Canglei has an annual sky lantern festival, and the sky lantern festival is the grandest festival in Canglei every year except for the Spring Festival. Originated from the year before the founding of the country, the ancestors of the thunder of the crucial battle, on the occasion of this Mid-Autumn Festival, the defeated monarch of the year is absurd, so that the people of the country are not happy, the ancestors of the thunder are loved by the people, I heard that the ancestors of the thunder want to enter the city, the people regardless of the safety in the city for the ancestors outside the city to pray for the blessing of the sky lantern, since then the ancestors in the founding of the country, this memorable day set up as the sky lantern festival.
Today, hundreds of years later, although the emperor's prestige is no longer what it used to be, the festival habits cannot be changed.
Sima Yi prepared for this Lantern Festival half a month in advance, and set up a banquet in the palace's largest imperial garden, the Proud Garden, to make Huang lie that happy. The list has come out a long time ago, not only have concubines of more than three grades, but the beauties who were rewarded some time ago were also present, but wonderful people like Mo Chenghuan who have not been rewarded have missed again.
On the day of the Sky Lantern Festival, after dinner, according to the custom, the sky lanterns were put out, and everyone took out all kinds of sky lanterns made by themselves, wrote prayers, and let the sky lanterns fly to the sky with prayers.
After putting on the sky lantern, everyone was about to turn around and enter the house, but somehow, Ling Xue's sky lantern suddenly burned and fell down, which scared a few little girls.
"It's so raw, how can it fall off!" Ning Xiang stroked her heart, and said with a cross eyebrow.
Mo Chenghuan stared straight at the sky lantern that was burning, and said awe-inspiringly: "Jinsu, you hurry up to the Proud Garden now, and remind Ling Sui to stay as far away from Qiu Shengxi as possible!"
Jin Su immediately turned around and ran out when she heard the order, Ling Xue heard Mo Chenghuan mention Qiu Shengxi, her heart rose to her throat, and she asked, "Why is this?!"
"The child in Choo Sung-hee's belly...... Can't keep it. Mo Chenghuan was cold all over his body, and his heart was full of sourness, and he couldn't help but feel sad for Qiu Shengxi, and he also felt distressed for the child in Qiu Shengxi's belly.
Ling Xue's legs and stomach were soft and she reached the ground, her face was like paper, and tears flowed silently.
An hour later, Jin Su slowly ran back: "Master......! Big things are wrong!"
Mo Chenghuan was sitting in the room anxiously, and immediately stood up when he heard the movement.
"What's wrong?" Ning Xiang couldn't help but get nervous when she saw Jin Su so rude for the first time.
"Rong ...... Concubine Rong fell into the lake!" Jin Su gasped with difficulty before finishing his words.
"What!" Ling Xue was stunned.
"Who did it?" Sure enough, this Qiu Shengxi is going to do it, and he doesn't know who he is going to attack now, Mo Chenghuan doesn't ask for anything, just wants it not to be aimed at Qi Yu.
"No...... I don't know," Jin Su hurriedly poured himself a glass of water.
"Sit down and talk slowly, I want to know the details," understand the situation as much as possible, so that I can really deduce who Qiu Shengxi's purpose is.
"When I arrived at the Proud Garden, the banquet was almost over, and I was preparing to put the sky lantern in the hospital, who would have expected that the sky lantern had just risen, and I heard the sound of falling water, and then the lotus rain screamed, and as soon as I heard the lotus rain call the master again, I quickly ran back to report the news," Jin Su slowed down for a while before coming back to his strength, and slowly said what he saw.
"Did you bring that sentence with you?" Mo Chenghuan's first reaction was to keep Qi Yu away from right and wrong.
"It's brought, when the accident happened, the spirit was far away from Concubine Rong!"
"Do you remember who was near Concubine Rong at the time?" Qiu Shengxi's purpose was very clear, once he made a move, the other party would almost not be able to escape, after all, he had already tied a human life at the beginning.
"Vaguely like Concubine Mei, and like Concubine Rui," I remember it clearly at the time, and I lost seven or eight points of memory when I was scared away.
Mo Chenghuan was silent for a while, and sighed: "I'm afraid this Mei Concubine can't escape." ”
"How can Concubine Rong be so vicious, using her own children to harm other people's lives!" Ning Xiang twisted her eyebrows and was furious, in her cognition, no matter how vicious a person is, she will not do anything to her own children, how can this Rong Concubine be ruthless.
"You are not allowed to say that about Concubine Rong!" Ling Xue was full of tears, crying and scolding back Ning Xiang.
"This Qiu Shengxi is also involuntarily, if you are forced by someone to be a family, you must be ten times more ruthless than her," Mo Chenghuan found that he had gradually become numb to Qiu Shengxi's misery, and he would never feel distressed again.
"Family force?" Ning Xiang and Jin Su still knew for the first time that Qiu Shengxi had such a big secret.
"Qiu Shengxi, it's coming to the end," Mo Chenghuan had been mentally prepared for this day for a long time, but he was still caught off guard by this sudden omen.
Qi Yuxuan didn't sleep all night, the four of them looked forward to the dawn together, and as soon as the time announcer reported that Mo Chenghuan was at the beginning of the day, he asked Ning Xiang to prepare for washing.
Dressed well, Mo Chenghuan glanced at the clear yellow sky, and said intimidatingly: "Let's go, Ningxiang, Jinsu, let's go to Baiwei Hall, Lingxue, you stay and wait for news, don't run around if it's too chaotic outside, otherwise I won't be able to protect you." ”
"Yes, Ling Xue knows. "Ling Xue is protective of her heart, but she is not useless in her head, and she knows the importance of it.
Mo Chenghuan and his party heard a lot of gossip on the way to Baiwei Hall, but Mo Chenghuan turned a deaf ear and heard nothing.
When he arrived at Baiwei Hall, Qi Yu seemed to have expected Mo Chenghuan to come, and he had been waiting in the courtyard for a long time.
"You're here," it can be seen from the unconcealed anxiety in Qi Yu's eyes, Qi Yu is also a little panicked.
"What the hell is going on?" Qi Yu was the one present, and the information must be more accurate than the mouths of others.
"Fortunately you let Jin Su pass the word last night, otherwise I can't get out of this matter, it's like this, after the dinner, the concubine said that the fireworks were prepared on the edge of the Tianxing River, and we watched it together after we put off the sky lanterns. ”
Thinking about last night's incident, Qi Yu felt palpitations, if it weren't for Mo Chenghuan, she would have been involved in this troublesome matter.
"How do you know that something is going to happen?" Looking at Mo Chenghuan's appearance, he doesn't look like someone who knows the inside story early.
"Put a sky lantern in the yard, and one fell off before entering the house, and I felt that it was not good, so I let Jin Su go over, it was just a hunch, but it's always good to be careful," Mo Chenghuan deliberately omitted Qiu Shengxi's affairs and didn't say anything, first, she felt too lazy to explain, and second, she felt that Qi Yu didn't need to know these things.
"Master, master," the red eyebrows ran into the courtyard in a hurry.
"What's the situation?" Qi Yu was also anxious to know about the situation in Mu Xue Palace.
"Dragon Fetus...... I can't keep it!" Red Eyebrow said with a sad face.
"This Meifei, it's over," Qi Yu closed his eyes tightly and sighed.
"Sure enough, you went to Concubine Mei? What the hell is going on?" There were many people at that time, but in fact, it was not difficult to frame Concubine Mei at all, she was just very curious about the details.
"After Jin Su said that, I also kept a little more mind, and paid more attention to Rong Concubine, at the beginning, there were many people in this Rong Concubine, this Rong Concubine was the most beloved beauty by the emperor, everyone wanted to get along with the past, and then I didn't know what method she used, and she broke everyone along, and there were only a few people left, mostly the people around Rong Concubine, and Concubine Mei, the palace maid in charge of Concubine Mei's courtyard, and the disgraced Li Companion. ”
"When I put the sky lantern, I didn't pay much attention, and when it just rose, I heard the sound of falling water, turned my head and saw that Concubine Rong was no longer on the shore, and then it was a mess, a few hours ago, I heard the news from a news that the palace maid in charge next to Concubine Mei was pulled by the Criminal Procuratorate, and now it is estimated that I can't bear it," Qi Yu shook his head again and again, and sighed heavily for the palace maid.
"This slave is glorified with the glory of the master, and when something happens to the master, the first unlucky one must be the slave," Ning Xiang felt something, forgot the occasion, and couldn't help muttering.
Qi Yu glanced at Ning Xiang, Ning Xiang woke up in shock, and begged for mercy from the two masters in front of him: "The slave is talkative, please forgive the master." ”
Qi Yu nodded, and also knew that the truth of "beating a dog depends on the owner" is not easy to say.
Mo Chenghuan is also familiar with the world, and immediately blamed: "It's okay to be here on the side of the spirit, be careful outside in the future, don't make trouble for the masters." ”
"The slave and maid are guilty, and they don't dare to have a next time," Ning Xiang was secretly shocked in her heart, as Mo Chenghuan said, she still lost her words in front of Qi Yu, if it was in front of other masters, she would probably cause trouble for Mo Chenghuan.
"But this girl is right, our masters are not doing well, and it is also related to the lives of the entire courtyard, think about our issue, in less than a year after we came in, two of them had an accident, and in the days to come, it will be difficult to be peaceful," Qi Yu secretly calculated in his heart, everyone has been in the palace for a long time, and everyone has been dormant for a long time, presumably Qiu Shengxi's matter is just the beginning, and the harem will be more lively.
"Most of the people who came in at the same time were not fuel-efficient lamps, how Qingxue, Liu Zhifang, Yu Suhua, everyone said that the overall situation was important, in fact, which one did not secretly hide the selfishness of his own family in his heart, not to mention the struggle between factions, even the struggle within the faction is inevitable, from now on, it is best not to believe anyone. Mo Chenghuan's understatement of a few words brought out some unknown secrets between factions and between families.
"Who says it's not, but how can there be eternal enemies in this palace, how can there be eternal friends, be careful, by the way, how are you prepared?" Mo Chenghuan gave her a signal a few days ago, probably waiting for the time to come out, but according to the current situation, the plan is estimated to be delayed for a while.
"I thought that in these two days, who would have expected such a big event as Qiu Shengxi, it would be better to wait for a while," Although there is a certain possibility of doing it now, the risk factor is still relatively higher, she is not stupid, there is no need to let the entire royalist faction fight with her.
"Hongmei, you go to Muxue Hall again," Qi Yu nodded, turned his head to Hongmei and commanded, turned around and asked Mo Chenghuan again: "Sit down for a while, I still have palpitations when I am alone." ”
Mo Chenghuan was about to leave, but when he heard Qi Yu, he agreed to sit for a while.
The two chatted for half an hour, and the red eyebrows returned.
"Master, Concubine Rong invited Lou Yuyu from the Imperial Doctor's family to come over. Red Eyebrows was amazed, and came back to report.
Qi Yu, Ning Xiang, and Jin Su all set their eyes on Mo Chenghuan, most of the minions in Baiwei Hall have entered the palace since childhood, and they have not heard the rumors of Mo Chenghuan and Lou Yuyu outside the palace, and they have not taken it seriously.
"Doctor Lou, Lou Yuyu?" Mo Chenghuan asked without raising his eyelids.
"Exactly. Red eyebrows replied.
"Who invited you?" Qi Yu saw that Mo Chenghuan didn't react, and it was not easy to dig deeper, so he had to follow the question.
"It's Concubine Rui. "The Tai Doctor in this building has excellent medical skills, and the red eyebrows have also heard of it, but this Lou Yuyu is the Xue family after all, how can the Sima family trust Lou Yuyu, this needs to be investigated.
"Sima Yi? shouldn't be, there are many doctors in the Sima family who are skilled in medicine, but why did she invite Lou Yuyu?" Qi Yu really couldn't figure it out, this trip to the past would make the emperor look at him differently, Sima Yi was not a stupid person, how could he give this great opportunity to the healers of the hostile camp.
"Probably trying to win over Lou Yuyu. Mo Chenghuan thought about it, and there was only this possibility.
"Where to start?" "Too openly digging into the corners of the wall, does Sima Yi want to provoke a war between the two factions?
"Sima Yi's target this time is Concubine Mei, the fall of Concubine Mei is already a certainty, once something happens to Concubine Mei, the power of the Xue family in the palace will be greatly weakened, and the Xue family in the court will definitely devote all their energy to protect the prince, at that time, who cares about the small staff of Lou Yuyu, Sima Yi thinks that as long as the Sima family is now showing favor to Lou Yuyu, Lou Yuyu can have no scruples, generously discard the Xue family, and throw himself into the camp of the Sima family, and when the Xue family comes to his senses, Lou Yuyu is already a member of the Sima family. ”
From this point of view, the people of the Sima family are really masters who are good at dancing power, and such a plan is simply seamless, since the removal of Concubine Mei, and by the way, they have also dug up rare talents such as Lou Yuyu.
Qi Yu listened to Mo Chenghuan's explanation, and his nose let out a sneer: "This Sima family is a good plan!"
"But what do you think Lou Yuyu is thinking?" Qi Yu pondered for a while, and suddenly became very curious about Lou Yuyu's thoughts, and in this Jinbi City, the only one who knows Lou Yuyu best must be Mo Chenghuan.
Mo Chenghuan frowned, knowing the meaning of Qi Yu, but she was not angry, since the "good story" between her and Lou Yuyu has been known to many people, she doesn't have to hide it, sometimes it is better to admit it openly than to conceal it, at least she can prove to the world that she has a clear conscience.
"Lou Yuyu is not so easily seduced, do you think people like him will care about fame and fortune? If you want to tempt him, you must first know what he wants, what kind of conditions do you think people like him will accept?" Don't talk about official positions, I'm afraid that letting him sit on the dragon chair may not make Lou Yuyu tempted, for an adventurous person like him, the more dangerous things are, the more accomplished they will be when they conquer it, for the situation at this time, the Sima family is the biggest danger, so Lou Yuyu may want to challenge the Sima family more than belonging.
Qi Yu heard it in a fog, as if he understood something, but he didn't seem to understand anything.
Mo Chenghuan was a little helpless, so he explained again in another way: "In this palace, only I can make him defect, and no one else has this ability." ”
This explanation finally made Qi Yu understand, she didn't understand Lou Yuyu's thoughts, but for things like love, I believe everyone will not be too unfamiliar.
"Speaking of this Lou Yuyu, I think of one thing, didn't he look for you a few days ago?
"How can I say that he is also a member of the Xue family now, he always has to do something practical so as not to cause trouble, some time ago, my father sent me a letter to the family, I believe many people know, and the copy is also spread everywhere......" Mo Chenghuan said and glanced at Qi Yu.
Qi Yu nodded casually and said, "Well, that's right, I've also seen it, and I still keep it now, and there's nothing." ”
Mo Chenghuan was glamorous, she was very happy that Qi Yu could confess, in the face of an unknown ally, it was inevitable to understand or investigate, but her temper was, it was okay to investigate, but this kind of thing is so obvious, you can't deceive her like a fool.
"yes, but you believe there's really nothing wrong with that?"
Qi Yu shook his head truthfully.
Xue Shicai didn't believe it either, so she wanted Lou Yuyu to inquire about the situation, "Mo Chenghuan always has reservations about others when she speaks, she tells the truth, but she doesn't get rid of all the truth, and she uses the truth to cover up the most important belief, which is what he taught her."
"Did you really say that?" Although Qi Yu was also a member of the Xue family, he also knew that Xue Shicai was not in the same group as himself, so he still didn't want to reveal any useful information about himself to Xue Shicai.
"I said, no one anyway, selling a favor makes Lou Yuyu feel that I have no ill will towards him, isn't it good?" Here Mo Chenghuan lied, for the sake of secrecy, the real relationship between her and Lou Yuyu cannot be humane, and she would rather let those rumors continue, rather than let outsiders know that Lou Yuyu has always been on the side of the royalists, because Lou Yuyu is one of their hole cards.
"Won't this affect your plans?" Mo Chenghuan didn't look like such a reckless person, but wouldn't revealing his actions be the most stupid behavior?
"Don't worry, once I decide, Xue Shicai alone can't stop me. To be honest, even if Xue Shicai knew all the plans, she didn't know that the specific time would be in vain after all.
"I believe in you," Qi Yu believed that Mo Chenghuan would be able to do what he said.
"Okay, it's almost the same for small talk, since you're fine, I'll go back, as for Concubine Mei's matter, we just need to stay out of the matter, and remember not to think about saving Concubine Mei," Mo Chenghuan got up, and didn't forget to instruct Qi Yu before leaving.
No matter how big this incident is, as long as they stay out of the matter, they can be safe, just like closing the door, no matter how big the wind and rain outside the house has nothing to do with them.