Chapter 087: Playing with Fire
Mulan raised her head as she said, and while being looked at by Queen Pei, she looked at Queen Pei without a trace. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
In her impression, the queens are dignified and noble, and they are domineering. The person in front of her was petite and exquisite, with a round face and big eyes, and a childish appearance, which surprised her.
Queen Pei saw Mulan kneeling there straight, her expression was calm, and she didn't show any panic or shyness, and she even thought that Mrs. An said "still need to be adjusted~taught" was a prevarication, and it was a manifestation that she did not put the queen in her eyes.
The saint wants to be gracious and try her best to raise the national government, and she is not good for Mrs. An. But the little girl kneeling in front of her is just a folk girl whose name is to be determined at the moment, what did she do out of the ordinary, the saint asked, she can also be said to be thinking about Mrs. An.
With the intention of killing chickens and monkeys, he didn't call Mu Lan Ping, and asked with a pleasant face: "What did you just say your name is?"
"Back to the queen's mother, the people's daughter Xie Mulan. Mulan replied clearly, "Mu of bathing, orchid of orchid." ”
"Mulan ......" Empress Pei read her name with great interest, "Your name reminds this palace of a poem: the mood is pure, which can make May cool." The fragrance is everywhere, not waiting for Mulan soup.
Aren't you born in the Dragon Boat Festival?"
The name "Mulan" does come from a poem, but it is not the one read by Queen Pei, but from the last two sentences of a poem that Ku Niang particularly likes: Tomorrow will open the golden urn, and burn incense to make Mulan.
Mulan thought that this baby-faced queen would be a kind person, but after chatting a few words, she heard the meaning of unkind inquiry from her tone. Secretly sighed, and said in his heart that the person sitting in this position is really not a good match.
Press down the preconceived sense of intimacy, and mention the spirit of twelve points to deal with it, "Back to the queen's mother, the people's daughter was not born in the Dragon Boat Festival." I heard my grandmother say that the folk girl was born in the autumn. ”
"That's right. Empress Pei sighed lightly as if she was sorry, and then asked, "How old are you?"
"Back to the queen's mother, I heard my grandmother say that last autumn should have been the twelfth birthday of the people's daughter. ”
When Empress Pei heard her repeatedly mention the words "listen to her grandmother", she raised her eyebrows slightly, "What, don't you remember how old you are?"
"Back to the queen's mother, the folk girl really can't remember. Mulan replied unhurriedly.
Empress Pei looked surprised, glanced at Old Taijun An, and then turned to Mulan, "This palace looks at you as smart and clever, how can you not even remember your own birthday?"
Mulan paved the way for a long time, waiting for her to ask, "Back to the queen's mother, the folk girl was shipwrecked at sea and hurt her brain, I only remember that my name is Mulan, and I can't remember anything else." ”
Queen Pei deceived Mulan for her young age, and originally wanted to find some loopholes in Mulan's words, and knocked on Mrs. An on the side, but she never expected that Mulan would throw out such a shield as amnesia, telling her to completely break the text.
Compared with Mrs. An's vague words, she didn't like Mulan's cunning even more, and she felt more and more that this "descendant of the Xie family" came strangely. Yipa covered his mouth and made a stunned expression, "There is still such a thing, why haven't I heard Taijun mention it before?"
Mrs. An didn't know how Hongyu would explain to Mulan, how could she dare to casually mention the matter of amnesia? At this time, she had a bottom in her heart, and she was much more relaxed in dealing with it, "The queen mother is entangled in palace affairs, working day and night, and the courtiers dare not bother the mother with such a trivial matter. ”
"What did Taijun say? How could this be a trivial matter?" Empress Pei's face was full of concern, "This is the only descendant of the Xie family, if she has three long and two short, the saint doesn't know how sad it is." ”
After that, he immediately instructed Wang Kui, "Hurry up and send the imperial doctor to the Xie family girl to take a look, it's not a trivial matter to hurt her brain, how can she get rid of the root of the disease?"
Wang Kui is a good observer, from the moment Queen Pei asked him to deliver the decree to pick up people, he guessed what Queen Pei was thinking about in her heart.
To be honest, at first he was also suspicious of this "descendant of the Xie family" who suddenly appeared. If there are really descendants of the Xie family who survive, why didn't Mrs. An say it at the beginning of the Sheng's justification for the liberation of the country and the return of the mansion, and it had to wait until a few months later to make it public?
After seeing Mulan, most of the doubts in his heart were dispelled.
When Xie Guogong was alive, Queen Pei was still young, and she was an official lady raised in the boudoir, so she may not have seen Xie Guogong. I have seen it, but I am afraid that I have forgotten my appearance after so many years.
He is different, he entered the palace at the age of eight, and has been moving between various palaces for more than 30 years. From a rough palace man to a close chamberlain, he has held many positions. Before the unjust case, Duke Xie Guo was deeply relied on by the first emperor and the crown prince, and often went in and out of the East Palace. When he ran errands for his masters, he could see Duke Xie Guo from time to time.
Because the Duke of Xie Guo never pretended to him, he remembered the voice and smile of the Duke of Xie Guo very deeply.
The first time he saw Mulan, he noticed the special thing about this little girl's appearance. After returning to the palace, he always wanted to remind Queen Pei of the matter, but he didn't find an opportunity to interject, and it was not good to talk to him in front of Mrs. An.
Seeing that Queen Pei was going to play too much, she felt a little worried in her heart.
Xie Guogong died tragically because of the unjust death of the saint, and the hearts of the people of the world are like Spiegel. The saint was already worried about this matter, and at the beginning of his ascension to the great treasure, the foundation was not stable, so he had to use the prestige of Xie Guogong to win over the hearts of the people, and the guilt was multiplied.
Regardless of whether the identity of the little girl's Xie family's descendants is true or false, as long as Mrs. An says yes, with this face similar to that of Xie Guogongxiao, the saint will not say even half a questioning word.
Empress Pei is certainly favored, but if she slapped Mrs. An and the Guogong Mansion in the face in this matter, the Holy Lord would never spare her.
Once Empress Pei loses power, all his efforts to invest in Kunning Palace will be in vain.
The will has been made, and he can't disobey Queen Pei. While sighing that Queen Pei is younger after all, she is easy to be emotional, and on the other hand, she went out and beckoned a palace maid who served tea, and explained like this.
The palace maid hesitated and didn't dare to agree, "What should the queen do if she punishes the slaves?"
"Don't worry, not only will Niang Niang not punish you, but will also reward you heavily. Wang Kui pressed on the palace maid's shoulder and encouraged, "Go quickly, with our family vouching for you, what are you afraid of?"
When the palace maid heard this, she calmed down a little, and according to his instructions, she took two new teas and came into the door with a tray. When she went to Queen Pei's side, she didn't wait for the palace maid who served her to reach out to pick it up, and she fell to the ground with a stumble.
The tea spilled out, and a few drops splashed on the corners of Queen Pei's skirt.
Queen Pei said "ah", stood up with the corner of her skirt, and pointed at the palace maid with angry eyebrows, "What do you want you to do with such a rude and clumsy hand?" ”
- (To be continued.) )