With the departure of everyone, the Huagai Hall gradually returned to calm, and the palace people lit the surrounding candlesticks one after another, and it turned out that the sky was darkening unconsciously.

Fu Shun was carrying an angry wind lamp, and when he saw Ma Xiuying's face, he asked cautiously: "Is the master going back to Kunning Palace, or is he going to walk around the palace?"

"Huh?" Ma Xiuying raised her eyebrows and glanced at Fushun, she knew that if something didn't happen, Fushun would not usually ask her about her whereabouts.

Fushun said respectfully: "Only when the palace people came to tell her, Yang Jieyu wore illegal jewelry, and Concubine Cheng Mu punished her for thinking about the wall for ten days, and scolded the palace maid for twenty. Yang Jieyu was not convinced, saying that Concubine Cheng Mu was deliberately looking for trouble to retaliate against her, and went to Kunning Palace to beg you to uphold justice, and said that if you don't administer justice, she will go to see the emperor. ”

"What is she dissatisfied, the emperor has just issued a decree, the concubine must abide by the discipline of the precepts, she herself trespasses, who can blame her. The master doesn't have to pay attention to her, to see if she really has the courage to beg the emperor. Xun Ying said coldly, very unkind to this Yang Jieyu.

Yang Jieyu's father and brother all served under Zhu Yuanzhang, her father was the leader of the Liukou in Shandong, and was later appointed by Zhu Yuanzhang Zhao'an as the governor of Shandong, and her brother was also a captain in the army, so she was named a beauty as soon as she entered the palace, plus she was good-looking, and was promoted to Jieyu after being favored by Zhu Yuanzhang twice.

Yang Jieyu, who doesn't know the height of the sky, relies on Zhu Yuanzhang's favor and the power of her father and brother, plus Guo Hui's instigation, and often causes trouble in the palace. In the past, Ma Xiuying was always magnanimous and didn't care, but now she has been replaced by Mu Guifei Sun, but she is not so polite.

"The emperor is so worried about the affairs of the court, how can you worry about these trivial matters anymore, you go to Yikun Palace with this palace. Ma Xiuying smiled bitterly, Yang Jieyu is nothing, but her father's power cannot be ignored.

In the late Yuan Dynasty, the Shandong region was oppressed by local officials, local tyrants, inferior gentry, warlords, and bandits for a long time, and many people lived miserably and lived in other places. Zhu Yuanzhang recruited the Liukou of Shandong Province and worked to improve the lives of the local people. A group of Shandong officials such as Yang Jieyu's father played a key role in stabilizing the local situation, so at this time, Zhu Yuanzhang and Shandong officials could not be at odds with Shandong officials because of Yang Jieyu.

Xun Ying hesitated and said, "Master, do you want Cheng Mu Guifei to lift the punishment of Yang Jieyu? But you have punished Concubine Hui for the crime of trespassing before, which will make her change her order a little inappropriate." ”

Ma Xiuying paused, in fact, she dealt with Guo Hui because Guo Hui secretly did a lot of pickled dirty things that made her unbearable, but these reasons were not easy to put on the table, so she found an excuse for punishment that could be announced to the public. But on the surface, in short, he punished Guo Hui for the crime of trespassing, but did not let Sun punish Yang Jieyu for the crime of trespassing, which is inevitably a bit biased.

After thinking about it, she turned back to Kunning Palace, and sure enough, when she saw Yang Jieyu still waiting in the palace, she leaned over and cried her grievances, "The queen forgives her sins, the concubine doesn't know that the phoenix hairpin is an over-the-top item, and the concubine has always been because it is an ordinary finch hairpin." The concubine was friendly with Concubine Hui before, Concubine Hui gave the concubine this thing, the elder did not dare to resign, and the concubine left the hairpin, and today I was going to return it to Concubine Hui unintentionally by the concubine to see it and said that the concubine was arrogating, and the concubine was really wronged. ”

Xun Ying pouted when he heard it beside him, and he couldn't even distinguish between the phoenix and the ordinary birds, and he didn't know whether to say whether Yang Jieyu was really confused or fake. Besides, Fushun said that Sun's punishment for her was because she wore a pass, if she just returned the jewelry and hid it on her body, who would see it, and when she heard it, she knew that she was full of lies and nonsense.

Ma Xiuying obviously understood that there were flaws in Yang Jieyu's words, but she didn't expose them, but said: "There are rules in the palace, since you have made a mistake, whether intentionally or unintentionally, you should be punished." ”

Yang Jieyu continued to cry: "The concubine knows that she is wrong, and asks the queen to forgive the concubine once for the sake of the concubine's first offense." ”

In fact, it is not a serious punishment to think about it for ten days, but there are many concubines in the harem, and some people can't see Zhu Yuanzhang once a month, if the day of the unveiling happens to be during the punishment period, it means that Zhu Yuanzhang will not be seen for two or three months. The competition in the harem is so fierce, everyone is worried that Zhu Yuanzhang will have a new person and forget the old one, and not being able to see Zhu Yuanzhang for a few months will make them more painful than killing them.

Therefore, Yang Jieyu was unwilling to accept this punishment, she used all the methods of begging for mercy, "I beg the queen to give the concubine a chance for the sake of the concubine's father and brother before and after the emperor saddles the horse, and the concubine must be cautious in the future and never dare to make a mistake again." ”

Ma Xiuying was annoyed by her crying, thinking of the family forces behind her, and said: "This is the decision of Concubine Cheng Mu, and it is not easy for this palace to change it without authorization, at most I can help you ask her for mercy, and you can go back and listen to the news." ”

Yang Jieyu stopped crying with a sob, but she didn't want to leave.

Ma Xiuying also ignored her and ordered to drive Yikun Palace.

The chamberlain rushed to Yikun Palace first, and when Ma Xiuying came to Yikun Palace, Sun had already led the palace people to wait in front of the palace.

"The concubine greeted the queen. Sun wore a crown on his head, bowed his head to the ground, dressed in a red-red shirt with large sleeves, covered with a red Luo jacket, and placed cardamom orchid fingers on both sides of the Luo skirt woven with gold thread.

Ma Xiuying said weakly: "Concubine, please get up, I don't have to be so grand when I see this palace in the future." ”

"Don't dare to waste the ceremony! Sun said solemnly. The Zhai crown on her head was accompanied by silver silk Zhai bird hairpins on both sides, and the bird hairpins were holding beads in their mouths, trembling slightly as she got up. Her face was much more rosy than it had been a few months ago, and her spirits were much brighter. Perhaps because of the migration of qi and the cultivation of the body, she looks noble and dignified in the concubine dress, and her gestures are full of natural elegance and nobility, which is similar to her previous weak appearance.

Sun's side was full of people kneeling, including the servants of Yikun Palace and the new concubines who lived in the side hall, although there were many people, but except for the previous unified salute to Ma Xiuying, they would all be quiet and quiet, and they would not squint.

"Get up. ”

As Ma Xiuying's voice fell, the palace people got up in the same thanks, their movements were neat, and they were obviously carefully trained.

Ma Xiuying said kindly: "Has the concubine's body recovered? Thanks to you assisting the palace in taking care of the harem this time, everything is in order." ”

Sun's Zhen bowed slightly, "Thank you for the queen's concern, the concubine is very happy to share the queen's worries." ”

The two of them asked and answered and stepped into Yikun Palace. I saw that the furnishings in the hall were extremely simple, except for the white marble paved ground and the pillars carved by yellow beam wood, there were only a few pear flower chairs and a large case, and there were no items placed on the Duobao Pavilion, and the whole hall seemed empty.

Ma Xiuying frowned at Fushun and said, "Why is the concubine's living so shabby, and how is the Internal Affairs Office arranged?"

Fu Shun ha, "The minion will go and check." ”

"It's not about the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it's the concubines who make their own decisions. Sun hurriedly said: "The concubine heard that the emperor and the queen were anxious about the treasury and wanted to do their best, so they ordered someone to pack up all the excess items and prepare to hand them over to the queen for disposal." ”

Xiao'er took the opportunity to say: "The concubine ordered the slave maid to pack up all the things that the emperor and the queen mother rewarded, and was about to hand them over to the queen mother." ”

Ma Xiuying smiled: "The concubine doesn't have to be so frugal, you always have to keep some things to decorate yourself." ”

"Let the queen smile, although it is a drop in the bucket, it is a part of the concubine's heart. Sun's face was full of sincerity, and his eyes were frank.

"This palace will accept your heart. Ma Xiuying nodded appreciatively, after the miscarriage and promotion, the Sun family became more and more measured, although she was above the concubines, she was not arrogant or impatient, restrained the palace people, and acted humbly, which made Ma Xiuying appreciate her more and more.