Chapter 22 Facts
At that time, some careful concubines fell on Zhao Meiren, who was accompanying Mu Yuanan, although Zhao Meiren was not as dazzling as Concubine Xi on weekdays, but after all, she was also the emperor's favorite concubine who was favored by her family, pearl agate, gold, silver and gemstones, and they were also common. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Zhao Meiren was not flustered, but said to Mu Yuan'an calmly: "My brother is blessed with the emperor's love, and he can enter Beijing to report on his work, and the concubine is overjoyed. Zhao Meiren rose and fell slightly, and looked away, "As everyone knows, the fifth princess actually speculated about the concubine like this, which really made the concubine sad." ”
Zhao Meiren has always been kind, and the best at playing is the bodhisattva heart who is reluctant to step on even an ant, Mu Chenghuang blinked: "I am just now, why did you say that Zhao Meiren's name is bad?"
That's right, Mu Chenghuang only said that he was not the only one who was dressed lightly during the day, but before, there were rumors that Zhao Meiren framed Concubine Xi before, and everyone turned their eyes to Zhao Meiren, who had indeed never worn gold and silver, which made Zhao Meiren panic for a while, and actually stood up by herself.
Zhao Meiren looked at Mu Yuanan quietly, her eyes showed a look of grievance, on weekdays, Mu Yuanan was really pitiful when she saw it, but now that it is related to the imperial heir, he was slightly upset and did not respond, but Zhao Meiren herself said: "There were rumors before, I was already uncomfortable in my heart, so I was eager to justify, if the emperor and your sisters don't believe it, you can ask someone to ask the mage of the Baohua Palace." ”
Mu Chenghuang lowered his head slightly: "Erchen has not worn gold and silver today, also because it has not been half a year since the death of the mother, and Erchen is really not suitable to dress too publicly." ”
"That's it," Mu Yuanan was a little tired of hearing it, and only instructed the Gao Gong beside him to be fair, "Today's events, the six palaces are all frightened, Concubine Xi is pregnant with the imperial heir, the most important thing, Qi Cainu's glutinous incense, privately entered the aviary, secretly cut the pelican net, knew but did not report, and was killed." ”
Mu Chenghuang obviously felt that Qi Cainu beside her was moving, she raised her head slightly, opened her mouth, but she didn't dare to say anything, just continued to bury her head, and next, it should be her punishment.
Mu Yuan paused and touched the Buddha beads in his hand: "Qi Cai's female discipline is not effective, and she is demoted to a female official of the Huanyi Bureau." ”
There was a concubine next to her and immediately said: "Your Majesty, the reason why Nuoxiang went to cut the pelican net must have been instigated by the master, Qi Cainu received such a small punishment, how can she be worthy of Deng Cainu who lost one eye, how can she be worthy of Concubine Xi and the frightened imperial heir in her stomach?"
Qi Cainu prostrate on the ground and said hoarsely: "Your Majesty, there are really no concubines." ”
Another person said: "Qi Cainu has not been favored in the palace for a year, and her heart is already miserable, and now Concubine Xi is pregnant with the imperial heir, it is difficult to guarantee that she will not be jealous, so she secretly poisoned her." ”
Tang Baolin glanced at Yang Baolin, who had been chattering all the time: "Concubine Xi is pregnant with an imperial heir, if you say jealousy, wouldn't it be that the whole of these six palaces will be jealous, so that everyone is suspicious?"
Yang Baolin glared and said, "I'm just talking about things." ”
"Why shouldn't I?"
"That's it," as soon as Mu Yuan'an said this, there was silence all around, and no one dared to speak, "What do the people in the court bureau say?"
Gao Gonggong gave a look to the father-in-law in charge of the court bureau who was kneeling below, and the father-in-law in charge immediately understood what the emperor meant, and knelt down and asked: "That glutinous fragrance just admitted that he accidentally broke the pelican net, and did not say that he was instructed by others, and repeatedly emphasized that this matter has nothing to do with Qi Cainu." ”
"The slave protector will inevitably say this. Yang Baolin's silver teeth were about to be crushed.
Mu Yuanan spoke: "Picking the girl Qi's family, ignoring the subordinates under supervision, arrogant slaves and maids, first stabbing twenty people, and then punishing them to the Huanyi Bureau as laundry maids." ”
Yang Baolin wanted to open his mouth, but Mu Yuanan said again: "Baolin Yang, the palace is rude, and the copying woman is trained a hundred times, and she is grounded for a month." ”
Someone outside came back and forth, saying that Concubine Xi had fainted again, and asked the emperor to go over and take a look, Yang Baolin looked unwilling, opened his mouth to defend himself, Mu Chenghuang took the lead and bowed his head and said: "The son respects his father." ”
Tang Baolin also saluted with the concubines around him: "The concubines send the emperor." ”
After Mu Yuan'an left, Qi Cainu dared to raise her head slightly, the cold air on the marble tile floor was pressing, dotted with Qi Cainu's stars and tears, and her heart felt as if she was being pulled by something uncomfortable, as if she couldn't breathe, and she gulped for air.
Mu Chenghuang and Tang Baolin helped her up one after another, but it was a simple way to get up, Qi Cainu's legs were soft and soft, and she could barely stand up several times, her eyes were slightly dull, and her mouth just said: "I really haven't done it, three days ago, I didn't let Nuoxiang go to the Inner Government Bureau to get silk thread and scissors, I'm not good at needlework and embroidery, what needle and thread, what do you see?"
Mu Chenghuang understands Qi Cainu's heart, she is simple-minded, self-reliant, what pelican, what frame, what the heir, she doesn't care, why is it so hard to frame, if everything shown in front of Mu Chenghuang is pretended by Qi Cainu, how good should her acting skills be to deceive Mu Chenghuang's eyes, and how can people leave such obvious handles.
Obviously, Qi Cainu has become a scapegoat.
"Qi Cainu got up first, the matter has come to this point, Qi Cainu should say less what she should say and shouldn't say, so as not to cause trouble again. ”
"Qi Cainu?" Yang Baolin's voice is as delicate as a noisy yellow bird, she was already thin and weak, and her voice is always sharp when she speaks, this pretending to be a delicate and pinching her throat makes people listen to it harshly, "What does the fifth princess do when she calls this maid from the Huanyi Bureau to be a picker?"
Mu Chenghuang raised her eyes slightly, she knew that Yang Baolin had been friends with Zhao Meiren for a long time, and today, she was even more dutifully responsible as Zhao Meiren's sharp blade, and everything Zhao Meiren wanted to say came out of her mouth word for word.
The concubines around have not yet dispersed, and occasionally a few kind-hearted or pretending to be kind come over to comfort Qi Cainu for a few words, but more of them are sneering.
Mu Chenghuang looked at Yang Baolin in front of him, and said with a smile: "My father asked Baolin to copy the female rules and female training, just to let Baolin know that women should be quiet and graceful, calm and dignified. ”
Yang Baolin also sneered: "If it weren't for the fifth princess who finally stopped the emperor and didn't let me intercede, I wouldn't be, the female training said that women are not jealous, and the fifth princess is afraid that it will be ......." ”
"This palace is helping Baolin Niangniang," Mu Chenghuang grabbed Bai Dao, "Father is in a bad mood today, but Baolin Niangniang is still talking left and right, and the father's corporal punishment has been ordered, Baolin Niangniang actually has the meaning of questioning and pleading, doesn't it mean that the Holy Grace is unfair? If the mother does not ask, just copy the grounding, if the mother asks, it is difficult to guarantee that the father will not read in the deep love between Baolin Niangniang and Qi, and depreciate the mother to go to the Huanyi Bureau together. ”
Mu Chenghuang has always had a shallow smile on his face, no matter how angry Yang Baolin is, Mu Chenghuang always looks pampered and not shocked, especially those deep and leisurely big eyes, which are as pure as uncarved crystals, but in Yang Baolin's opinion, they are only full of disdain and disgust for themselves, but it doesn't matter, anyway, he has never been able to see this fifth princess who relies on the grace of his mother.
"Fifth princess, since there are some truths that some people don't want to hear, we don't have to bother talking. Tang Baolin walked over with a smile, but picked at Mu Chenghuang's palm with his back hand, and motioned her to look at Qi Cainu, who was about to be dragged down and punished.
The key is to see what kind of fighting style, to fight to the death, naturally it will cost half a life, but if you just pretend, it will be good to go back and lie down for a few days.
Mu Chenghuang is not rich, so only the Dongzhu on his head is more valuable, but after all, it was left to her by her mother, and besides, the personal things were rewarded, and if she finds it out in the future, it is not easy to say.
However, Tang Baolin made a generous move, and asked the personal palace maid Luo'er to carry a heavy bag of silver to go over to do something, and by the way, he also gave Mu Chenghuang's share, Mu Chenghuang smiled sweetly, took Tang Baolin's hand and said: "Baolin Niangniang is really generous, but Chenghuang is not for nothing, and he will definitely pay it back in the future." ”
"It's funny," Tang Baolin also joked with Mu Chenghuang, "If you really have the heart, give me the pot of jade-colored Lige begonias that Zhao Meiren wants, and I can show off in front of her." ”
"Okay, good," Mu Chenghuang said, "If you take my little life by the way, anyway, without that pot of begonias, I don't want to live anymore." ”
It's late at night, and the main seat of Xiangye Hall is Zhao Meiren, and the original residence is Yang Baolin, Tang Baolin and Qi Cainu, together with Zhao Meiren, now Qi Cainu has been pulled to the cane to blame, and things will soon be cleaned out, this full of maple leaves, and the quiet Xiangye Hall, suddenly became a place for Zhao Meiren and Yang Baolin, Tang Baolin inevitably felt a little unhappy, and he didn't want to go back, but I heard that there was a new lamp next to the thousand carp pond in the imperial garden, and it was interesting to watch fish at night, it happened that Mu Chenghuang was tired of reading books recently, if he went back, he still read a book, the two hit it off, and only took the personal palace maid to the thousand carp pond.
Luo'er went to the little eunuch in charge of Qianli Pond to ask for some fish food, and when she came back, she heard some news from Changchun Palace, and she came back with a gift of 1510.
Luo'er said that after Concubine Xi heard that the emperor killed the glutinous incense with a cane and punished Qi Cainu for going to the Huanyi Bureau, she didn't seem to be very happy, and she still looked aggrieved.
She was naturally wronged, after all, it was not the one she wanted to punish, even if Qi Cainu was caned to death, she was still aggrieved. Tang Baolin said as he watched Mu Chenghuang finely knead the fish food in his hand into powder and sprinkle it on the edge of the pool.
Suddenly, there was a pop, and a stone fell into the fish in front of Mu Chenghuang, the fish were disturbed and fled in all directions, Mu Chenghuang wanted to see who was so uninteresting, but when he looked up, he saw in the distance, Mu Qinyi was sitting in a wheelchair, smiling proudly at her on a rockery one foot high.