Father-in-law Yu said: "The few Imperial Masters outside have been persuaded to go back. ”

When I heard this, I immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Although I know that a few of them can't make a big deal at the gate of the palace, after all, the real big people haven't opened their mouths yet, but if they keep refusing to leave, this matter will not be so good. At that time, if Chang Qing is really forced out, there will really be no room for recovery.

However, I only breathed a sigh of relief, and I saw that there was no relaxation on Grandpa Yu's face, and there was a solemn expression.

I hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Father-in-law Yu looked at me in a cold sweat and said, "Several Imperial Masters were persuaded to leave by Nangong Shangshu. ”

"What?"

I was stunned and looked at him in surprise: "Lord Nangong Jinhong? ”

"Yes," Gonggong Yu stretched out his hand to wipe the sweat on his forehead, and said: "Originally, several imperial historians, as well as the household servants, and the officials of several other ministries were all making a lot of trouble, and they had to make joint excerpts, and the slaves and maids were about to be unstoppable, and those guards didn't dare to come over lightly, as a result, Nangong Shangshu suddenly appeared and persuaded them all." ”

Nangong Jinhong persuaded them down?

I felt that something was wrong and hurriedly asked, "Did he say anything?" ”

Father-in-law Yu looked at me with a pale face and said, "Nangong Shangshu said that everyone in the world has the heart to lick the calf and love the son, so let those adults be calm and don't be alarmed by the emperor's driving." ”

My brow furrowed.

Nangong Jinhong, when did he become so able to "experience the holy will"?

However, without waiting for me to say anything, Father-in-law Yu continued: "However, Lord Shangshu said that the emperor loves Her Royal Highness the princess again, but no matter what, he can't abandon the government and ignore the country. He asked the slaves and maids to give their hearts to the emperor no matter what, and asked the emperor to go to the court in three days to handle government affairs. After three days, all the courtiers will go to court and wait for the emperor. ”

“……”

My breath suffocated.

Sure enough, I knew that it was impossible for Nangong Jinhong to let go of such a good opportunity, and it was impossible for him to really "experience the holy will" so much.

The things in the harem, including what I said to those concubines in Jingren Palace, obviously he already knows, and the courtiers may not know what Pei Yuanhao's current situation is, but it is already abnormal to not show up for so many days, and as the saying goes, there must be a demon when things go wrong.

When things go wrong, there must be demons...... Isn't this like what the two little eunuchs just said?

Woe to the country!

It seems that Nangong Jinhong has begun to point the finger at me, as long as these concubines and ladies in the inner palace work harder and spread some news, it will be difficult for me to take off the name of this demon who is a disaster to the country.

Thinking of this, I bit my lower lip and said, "Then, what did the queen say?" ”

Yu Gong said fairly: "On the queen's side, the slave maid went over to pass the word first, but the maid didn't say anything, just asked the slave and maid to come back quickly and tell Miss Yan about this matter, and the queen also said that if Miss Yan has anything to discuss with her, she will go to Jingren Palace by herself, and as for when the queen will come, she will also inform the young lady in advance." ”

“……”

I was silent for a moment, and I understood what Chang Qing meant.

Nangong Jinhong wants to invite the emperor to the court in three days, these three days are not only to give us a three-day deadline, but also for them to make the final judgment and decision, after all, they can't be 100% sure of Pei Yuanhao's current situation, and once it is confirmed, they will not give us any time to relax.

And in order to be sure, someone will definitely come in and listen to the news.

Thinking of this, I looked up and looked at the courtyard outside.

Although it was quiet, after a gust of wind blew, there was no sound at all, but it gave people a sense of depression that the mountain rain was about to come and the wind was full of buildings, I held my breath, and after a while, I said slowly: "I know." ”

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A day passed.

There was no movement in Yihua Palace.

The man on the bed was still asleep, and the three imperial doctors checked his pulse again, and came to the same conclusion as before, his body and pulse were not in any problems, and he was even in a full state, but he never opened his eyes.

Father-in-law Yu asked me if I wanted the imperial doctor to prescribe him again, and I thought of what the old imperial doctor said, so I refused to mention it.

The next day, nothing had changed.

His breathing, his face was still the same, and even the sleeping position did not change a little, I was worried that he would not understand that his limbs would stiffen, so I asked the doctors to try to knead his arms and legs, and Miao Yan watched from the side, and also tried to help him rub his shoulders and arms.

It's just that even his daughter's gentleness and thoughtfulness didn't make him show any signs of waking up.

In the blink of an eye, it was the third day.

That is, the last day of the deadline given to us by Nangong Jinhong.

I asked the three doctors to check his pulse again, and there was still no change compared to before, and the fullness of his pulse did not make him feel better, but he slept more deeply.

And early in the morning, Father-in-law Yu came in and told me that almost all the concubines in the harem went to Jingren Palace today.

When I heard this, I was sitting at the table, forcing myself to drink a bowl of finely boiled bird's nest porridge, but even if it was so finely boiled, it was like a fish in my throat, and it was hard to swallow. I finished the last sip of the wax, and then I heard Su Su come in and reply.

"Sister Guan'er of Jingren Palace is here, she passed on the words of the queen's mother, please ask the eldest lady to go to Jingren Palace immediately."

I took a deep breath and put down the bowl in my hand.

Father-in-law Yu hurriedly said, "Miss......"

I looked up at him and said calmly, "I know, I'll take care of it." ”

After speaking, he only took the handkerchief handed by Mama Wu and wiped his mouth, then got up and walked out, Su Su didn't say a word, but followed closely behind me, and soon left Yihua Palace and arrived at Jingren Palace.

Here, surprisingly quiet.

Even, I didn't hear any sound when I walked outside Changqing's house, and I almost thought that Jingren Palace had become an empty palace, but when I opened the door and walked in, I saw a room full of flowers and willows.

As soon as these concubines heard my footsteps, they all turned their heads, and for a while, dozens of pairs of autumn eyes looked at me together, like a biting cold wind blowing in my face, which made me feel cold.

Sitting at the top, Chang Qing's face was slightly pale, and he raised his head to look at me.

I hurriedly walked over and saluted them respectfully: "The people girl meet the queen mother, meet the mothers." ”

Chang Qing said: "Let's be flat." ”

Wen Sisi and the others were still very polite, and immediately raised their hands and said, "Miss Yan, please get up quickly." ”

I straightened up and looked around again, almost all the people who could come came, Ye Yunshuang, who was sitting next to Wen Sisi, was also looking at me with a worried expression at the moment, as if she wanted to say something to me, but at this time, it was obviously not the time for us to speak.

It's just that after looking around, my heart chuckled again.

Yang Jinqiao, Wen Sisi, Ye Yunshuang, Pang Yan......

Fang Zhijun, Lu Xinrong, Zhu Fanghua......

Almost all of them came, but in such a group of people, I still didn't see Nangong Lizhu's figure!

I thought I was wrong, but after looking again, it was true that she didn't come!

She still didn't come!

If it was said before, it could be considered that she asked Fang Zhijun and them to test the water first, but this time, today is already the deadline, whether it is the ministers of the court or the concubines of the harem, they all expect to ask the truth from my mouth on this day, why didn't she show up?

What the hell was she thinking?

However, before he could think about this question clearly, Chang Qing had already spoken first: "Yan Qingqing, this palace sent you to Jingren Palace today, for what, you should know, right?" ”

I immediately retracted my mind and looked up at her: "Minnu, I know. ”

Chang Qing nodded, and before she could say anything, Fang Zhijun, who was sitting on the side, had already sneered and said: "Miss Yan was alarmist before, saying that the emperor has been guarding Princess Miaoyan in Yihua Palace, and no one will listen to it, this is good, the emperor has been guarding this for five or six days, what is going on, we don't know at all." ”

Wen Sisi was still next to her and said with a smile: "Princess Miaoyan has been living abroad since she was a child, and the emperor is a little biased, which is also deserved." ”

"What Niangniang said hurts, and it doesn't hurt this one."

"This—"

Wen Sisi was not a well-spoken person in the first place, and when she was blocked like this, she didn't know what to say, so she could only look aside. These days, Yang Jinqiao has hardly appeared in the harem, naturally because of Wu Yanqiu's affairs and Yang Jinyao's pregnancy, so that she has no time to take care of him, but today she also appeared, which made me understand that this matter has reached the time when it must be revealed.

At Shang Wensi's gaze, she lowered her eyes lightly and said: "The emperor acts, naturally there is a measure of the emperor's actions, but it is not something we can talk about in vain." ”

Lu Zhaoyi immediately said: "Sister Ning's words are natural, but our sisters, who is not looking forward to the emperor's dragon body and peace in the world?" But now, the emperor has not shown up for such a long time, what has happened, and there is no will, my sister is Concubine Ning, does she really not care at all? ”

As she said this, the corner of her eyes also looked at Chang Qing next to her.

Fang Zhijun immediately said: "Yes, the queen mother, although the concubines and others are soft-spoken, but the emperor's affairs, concubines and others have never dared to be sloppy, how can they trust her because of an outsider's two or three words, in case something really happens to the emperor - who can afford it?" ”

As soon as these words came out, they had already blocked the back roads of Chang Qing and Yang Jinqiao.

Chang Qing still didn't speak, just sat there with a frown, while Yang Jinqiao slowly raised his eyes to look at me, and there seemed to be a hint of inquiry in his eyes.

Obviously, she wasn't too sure about this one.

At this time, a familiar, strangely cold voice sounded-

"If you want to talk about outsiders, Miss Yan is not an outsider. Concubine Li, what you said is really hurtful. ”

When I looked back, it turned out to be Liu Li.

She sat opposite Fang Zhijun, with a cold expression on her face, and said lightly: "She is the mother of Princess Miaoyan, and the emperor guards Her Royal Highness the princess in Yihua Palace, how can she be said to be an outsider?" ”

Fang Zhijun immediately smiled: "Sister's words made me panic. Even if she is the mother of Princess Miaoyan, who is she in this harem? Is there a purpose for canonization? Even she claims to be a folk girl, isn't she an outsider? ”

As she spoke, she continued: "My sister won't say anything for her, but she suspects that my sister's concern for the emperor is all fake, right?" ”

Liu Li glanced at her lightly: "It can't be fake, it can't be fake." ”

Fang Zhijun was a little depressed by this, but she didn't know how to fight back, so she could only snort coldly, turned her head to look at Chang Qing again, and said: "Queen Mother, we all believed her because of her words before, but now that it's like this, the concubines and others can't trust her anymore no matter what." Niangniang, the emperor's safety is at stake, but it is related to the society of the country, and Niangniang can't ignore it! ”

At this time, Chang Qing finally couldn't help but speak.

She looked at me and said slowly: "Yan Qingqing, the emperor has been in your Yihua Palace these days, you said that he is guarding Her Royal Highness the princess, what is the situation now, you should sue us." ”

Speaking of which, they originally called me over for questioning today, but after waiting for such a long time, they themselves have been noisy for a long time, and they are just about to let me speak.

Probably because of this, when I opened my mouth, my throat became hoarse.

Chang Qing looked at me and frowned slightly.

I settled down and hurriedly said: "Back to the queen's mother, the maiden once said that day that the emperor has been guarding the wonderful words in Yihua Palace, these days...... The same is true, the folk girl is also worried, his dragon is not well, and he is only afraid that tomorrow morning-"

"Hmph," before I finished my words, Fang Zhijun immediately interrupted me with a sneer: "Yan Qingqing, Jiangshan Sheji and a princess, are you really unable to tell which is more important when you are the emperor?" ”

Chang Qing immediately sank her face: "Concubine Li, don't you even understand the rules?" ”

If Chang Qing usually spoke like this, those concubines would have been so frightened that they would have been so frightened that they all stood up, but Fang Zhijun and Lu Zhaoyi didn't change their faces, Fang Zhijun even walked directly to the center of the room, and said heavily: "Queen Mother, please forgive the concubines for their courage, no matter what today, the concubines must see that the emperor is safe and sound, so they can rest assured." Otherwise, the concubine would rather fight to the death, let the queen mother punish the concubine for the crime of trespassing, and not let some people cause trouble in the harem at will! ”

With that, she fell to her knees with a thud.

Immediately afterwards, Lu Zhaoyi and a few of them also walked to her side and knelt down: "Queen Mother, we have the same mind, today, we must see the emperor!" ”

"!"

At this moment, the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Although before I came, I had already thought that today was the last day of the deadline, and they would inevitably have some means, but I didn't expect that they would go past me and force Chang Qing directly.

And Chang Qing, as the quasi-wife of the harem and Pei Yuanhao, if he really has any problems, she is duty-bound; If the problem is not solved in time, then she will become the biggest sinner!

Thinking of this, I raised my head to look at Chang Qing, her face was already pale.

After a while, she said slowly: "What do you all think? ”

“……”

At this time, everyone also fell silent.

Yang Jinqiao and the others are also very aware of the situation at this time, and no one dares to open their mouths lightly, as soon as they open their mouths, it means that they will have to bear this responsibility in the end.

For a moment, the whole atmosphere froze.

I stood in the middle of the room, looking at Chang Qing's pale and dignified face, looking at Yang Jinqiao's dull appearance, and Wen Sisi's hesitant expressions, I was still a little panicked for a while.

At this time, a soft, thin voice sounded-

"The queen's mother, the concubine ......"

This voice shocked everyone.

Everyone turned their heads, and saw Ye Yunshuang, who was sitting in the back, who had not opened his mouth from beginning to end, and had not attracted anyone's attention, slowly stood up and gently walked towards Chang Qing Yifu.

"Concubine, I have something to say."

As soon as Chang Qing saw that it was her, her eyes suddenly lit up.

Although she has been in the palace for so many years, Ye Yunshuang has never stood in a certain camp lightly, let alone obviously involved in the battle between the concubine, the queen, and the concubine, but the more such a person, the more weight she has to speak at this time, Fang Zhijun and the others saw her stand up, and their expressions became solemn.

And as soon as I saw her, I subconsciously frowned slightly.

At this time, Chang Qing had already raised his hand and said softly: "Concubine Kang, if you have anything to say, just say it." ”

Ye Yunshuang didn't look at me either, only lowered her head, and said softly: "Concubine, concubine also has a princess under her knees, so she also knows that parents in the world can naturally give anything for the sake of their children, and they can ignore everything." ”

As soon as they heard this, Fang Zhijun and the others immediately changed their faces.

Just as she was about to open her mouth to refute her, Ye Yunshuang said again: "But-"

“……”

"But the emperor, after all, is the Supreme of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, and he is a member of the country, and his safety is much more important than anyone else."

“……”

I just felt like my heart was sinking.

She still didn't raise her head, as if she didn't dare to face my gaze, and at this moment, even her voice was trembling: "The emperor hasn't shown up these days, and the concubine is really worried." Niangniang, the concubines also implore Niangniang to let the concubines and others see the emperor today, so as to comfort the hearts of the sisters. ”

With that, she also walked to the center of the room and knelt down.

At this moment, my voice was completely hoarse.

Looking at her slender body, it seemed that she would fall down when she folded, but she knelt there a little stubbornly, remembering how she looked a few days ago when I saw her outside Yihua Palace, I don't know why, I wasn't too angry.

I just sighed softly in my heart.

I'm too contemptuous of what a woman can do for the sake of affection.

Perhaps, I am not such a woman, so I can never understand.

At this moment, I didn't have to look at her anymore, and when I raised my head, I saw Chang Qing slowly raising her hand, and the buckle next to her hurriedly stepped forward to help her.

She stood up and said slowly, "Get up, Yihua Palace." ”