Mu Chenghuang remembered that the parrot said that one of the little eunuchs in the aviary was her fellow countryman, and because of this, Mu Chenghuang could know the pelican's habit of liking shiny things. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Outside, Wen Zhi and the people who came to argue a little louder, and Wen Zhi's tone trembled slightly: "The emperor only said that he was bringing people to interrogate, but why did the grandmother from the court bureau come over?

The parrot timidly hid behind Wen Zhi, Wen Zhi spread his arms like a hen protecting a chick, and the person who came was an elderly father-in-law and a fat and plump grandmother, although he was born with Maitreya, but his eyes were vicious.

"If the girl stops it again, don't blame us for using force. ”

"Who is making trouble?" Mu Chenghuang came out with his skirt, just to see the fierce faces of this father-in-law and this grandmother, this father-in-law saw that it was Mu Chenghuang, and naturally knew in his heart that Mu Chenghuang's current status was not as good as when Concubine Ru was alive, and his tone was only slightly relaxed, but his attitude was still slightly arrogant, and he said with a smile on his face: "Fifth princess, we are just doing things according to orders, and the fifth princess should not embarrass the slaves." ”

Tang Baolin also paced out of the dormitory, in the end, it was a woman with some experience, she swept slightly, the father-in-law lowered his head, Tang Baolin said leisurely: "Since it is an order, how did the emperor order, how did you do it, why did you come with a rope, did the emperor let you tie people up?"

Mu Yuanan naturally wouldn't give such orders, but they all obeyed another person's order, so they just tied up these people who had a little to do with them, and scared and scared them one by one, so that they could tell the truth as soon as possible.

Mu Chenghuang looked at the parrot's anxious appearance, his round little face was as miserable as white paper, and he just said to her: "Parrot, since your father wants someone to take you for questioning, you naturally have to know everything, and you can't hide it at all, otherwise, this palace will not be able to spare you," After that, he looked at the father-in-law who was inclined to be inflammatory, "It's just that if someone bullies you, tortures you, or physically punishes you in the name of questioning, just tell this palace that you are the palace maid in this palace, if you treat you well, it is equivalent to stepping on the face of this palace and disrespecting this palace." ”

The latter sentence was naturally said to the father-in-law.

Because of Mu Chenghuang's meaning, the parrot doesn't have to be tied up, but since the grandmothers of the court bureau have interfered in this matter, I am afraid that those palace people who are called for questioning will not suffer some flesh and skin.

Although on the surface, this father-in-law and grandma are quite thoughtful and polite to the parrot, but who knows what kind of love it is to enter the court bureau, Mu Chenghuang secretly feels that he is a little useless as a master, and he can't even keep a palace maid.

Tang Baolin looked at Mu Chenghuang's annoyed look, he knew what she was thinking in her heart, and persuaded gently: "The emperor is angry, and he will investigate thoroughly, at this time, even if the personal palace maid next to the eldest princess is related to this matter, she will be taken away, since the little palace maid in your palace is innocent, she is not afraid of getting into trouble." ”

Mu Chenghuang believed this sentence, after all, in this matter, the blade is not aimed at himself, and the person who comes is not aimed at himself.

Tang Baolin saw Mu Chenghuang's thoughtful appearance, thinking that she still didn't understand it in her heart, and said directly: "It just so happens that the emperor is also in Xiangye Hall, if you are still unstable in your heart, it is okay to accompany me to go back." ”

Concubine Xi is very powerful in the palace, in this palace, it can also be roughly divided into two factions, one side is with Concubine Xi, just like the former Deng Cainu and others, at this time naturally accompanied Concubine Xi in the Changchun Palace, and the rest, although they also went to visit Concubine Xi out of politeness, I heard that Zhao Meiren was wronged and fainted, naturally I also came to greet him, and happened to meet the emperor who accompanied Zhao Meiren, thinking that if I stayed in Xiangye Hall, maybe I could let the emperor look at it a few more times, so I also accompanied the conversation, at first the atmosphere was harmonious, until the eunuch of the aviary found a clue when he repaired the pelican net, and reported it, this Xiangye Hall is like falling from spring into a cold winter.

Concubine Xi is now pregnant with the emperor's heir, and may be the eldest son of Dashun, this deliberately released a pelican to disturb Concubine Xi, which disturbed the eldest son of the emperor in Concubine Xi's belly, how could Mu Yuanan not be angry.

When Mu Chenghuang walked outside the main hall of Xiangye Hall, he saw a concubine hiding her face with a handkerchief and crying and trotting out, the peony hairpin and golden step on her head red like pigeon blood were very conspicuous, which inevitably made Mu Chenghuang take a few more looks, and the high prince of the plateau who was guarding the door just casually comforted a few words: "The emperor is in a bad mood, but the talented people still deliberately dress like this to attract people's attention, it is inevitable that the emperor will be angry, but after a while, it will be fine, and people don't have to take it to heart." ”

Mu Chenghuang and Tang Baolin glanced at each other and saw clearly that this concubine who was dressed to attract the emperor in the name of asking Zhao Meiren was good.

Lu Cairen turned around and saw Mu Chenghuang and Tang Baolin coming, and he didn't even say hello, but left in a hurry with tears in his eyes.

Gao Gonggong saluted Mu Chenghuang and Tang Baolin, Mu Chenghuang wanted to ask what the situation was, but he heard a cry from Qi Cainu inside, and said intermittently with a tone begging for mercy: "Your Majesty, there are really no concubines." ”

Mu Chenghuang closed his eyes, followed Tang Baolin and quietly entered the main hall, Mu Yuanan was sitting on a rosewood gold lacquer cloud pattern throne, one hand resting on the armrest carved the handle of the beast, and the other hand turned a string of jade Buddha beads, in his ear was the reply of the father-in-law in charge of the court bureau, returning to the interrogation situation, and on the other side was Qi Cainu crying and shaking her head in denial.

The last time I saw Qi Cainu, it was when I was watching a play, and Qi Cainu's lively and agile appearance is still imprinted in Mu Chenghuang's mind, which is completely different from today's helpless appearance.

The people of the court bureau said that it was Qi Cainu's personal palace maid Nuoxiang who had confessed, saying that three days ago, she passed by the aviary, curious about the pelican's appearance, and secretly went in to see a fresh is, who expected her feet to slip, fell into the pelican net, and broke the net, when the pelican net cut her clothes, there was a rag hooked in the pelican net, just she went to the inner government bureau for her own girl to get needlework scissors, so she simply used scissors to cut the rag together with the entangled net wire, and tied the net at the break at will, afraid of being punished, but no one told him, and wanted to hide it。

is so thoughtful and thoughtful, since Nuo Xiang is Qi Cainu's palace maid, although the confession says that no one else knows, but who knows if it really has nothing to do with Qi Cainu.

The hall was quiet, the sunlight sprinkled a mottled shadow through the multicolored glass window lattice, and only the slight collision of the Buddhist beads in Mu Yuanan's hand could be heard in the hall.

"Nuoxiang, it's your maidservant. Mu Yuanan's voice was cold, and he didn't even raise his head. But the meaning is very clear, this matter is definitely inseparable from Qi Cainu.

According to Qi Cainu and Mu Chenghuang, Qi Cainu had never seen Mu Yuanan before, and she had not received any grace, but she didn't expect that the first time she saw the emperor, it would end like this, Qi Cainu had been begging the emperor before, her voice was a little hoarse, she was prostrate on the ground, her body trembled slightly, but she couldn't say a word.

Mu Yuanan raised his eyes slightly, and asked the eunuch in charge of the court bureau: "What about the others? But there are also people related to pelicans." ”

The eunuch in charge paused, and suddenly glanced at Mu Chenghuang, Mu Chenghuang secretly said in his heart that it was not good, pinched a cold sweat, and the eunuch in charge said slowly: "There are three little eunuchs in this aviary who specialize in feeding pelicans, one of them is called Xiao Xiazi, he reminded the people in the palace not to wear gold and silver, just because this pelican likes to attack this shiny thing the most, but I don't know why it ......." ”

"Who did he warn?" Mu Yuan'an closed his eyes, as if he was recuperating.

The eunuch in charge arched his hand and said: "The little palace maid parrot in the palace of the fifth princess of Jinglan Palace." ”

Mu Yuanan listened, the slightly tired eyelids slowly opened, Mu Chenghuang only felt that his throat was a little dry, the pelican hurt people, even the eunuch in charge of the aviary was killed by the cane, the three eunuchs who raised pelicans must not escape their responsibility, this person named Xiao Xiazi, must have just wanted to mention this matter, so as to ask for some forgiveness, but he didn't expect that he kicked himself into the pit.

Time seemed to be stagnant, Mu Chenghuang's brain was spinning rapidly, she couldn't be too passive, otherwise she would even be powerless to justify, she walked out of the crowd until she walked to Qi Cainu's side, slowly knelt down and said: "Erchen's palace maid parrot did say this, but at that time, Erchen just thought it was like a joke, but I didn't expect that this bird was also like a woman, and she really liked shiny and dazzling things." Mu Chenghuang didn't want to deny this, after all, she didn't know the situation when the parrot and Xiao Xiazi were talking, if there was a third or fourth person present, then she said that the parrot and herself didn't know, wouldn't it be a slap in the mouth.

One of the concubines said: "Fifth princess, knowing but not reporting is a big crime." ”

"Erchen didn't know and didn't report it," Mu Chenghuang looked at Mu Yuanan with burning eyes, it doesn't matter if others don't believe her, after all, the emperor is the one who can call the shots, "It's just that at that time, Erchen really thought it was a joke between the parrot and Xiao Xiazi, a fellow villager, and it was Erchen's negligence." ”

"Then why, that day, the fifth princess only wore hostas and ribbons, and did not wear any jewelry, but there was nothing shining at all. The concubine's voice was cold and full of sarcasm.

Mu Chenghuang turned around and smiled lightly: "Yang Baolin's memory is really good, I don't know if Yang Baolin's good memory still remembers the poem that Zhao Meiren won the first prize?" Zhao Meiren's poems are reasonable, the words and sentences are smooth, they are really high-quality, Yang Baolin doesn't remember, but he remembers how the inconspicuous Bengong dressed when he participated in the poetry meeting, how can Bengong really be so virtuous, let Yang Baolin pay special attention to it, not to mention, Bengong remembers, that day did not wear jewelry, plain dress, not only Bengong alone. Mu Chenghuang took his deep gaze away and landed on one person.