The one hundred and twenty-seventh

Empress Xiao smiled and narrowed her eyes: "Qin Ying, your kid is getting better and better at talking." ”

Qin Ying shook his head and said that he didn't dare to be. In fact, she came over today, not only to visit her cousin, Empress Xiao of the previous dynasty, but also to have other plans. However, the time has not yet come, and her plea cannot be spoken.

"Mei Sanniang, is she okay here?" Qin Ying quietly changed the topic and asked.

I saw that the other party knocked Qin Ying's knee with a fan with his backhand, and said, "It's busier than when I was an official prostitute in the past, but fortunately, I'm a lot more comfortable." ”

Qin Ying had never entered the back house in his previous life, but he also knew that the housewife and concubine in the back house were not very harmonious, and even the people in the back house would be forced to divide into factions.

She didn't want Mei Sanniang to go to the back house, also out of this mentality.

However, what you don't want it to happen, it often happens. Mei Sanniang finally went to Queen Xiao's mansion and became an ordinary maid.

Empress Xiao's mansion is not ordinary people, she lives alone here, and there are more than a dozen small maids and maidservants under her hand.

Although there are few people here and there are many things to do, it also avoids the endless open and secret battles in the back house.

After thinking about this, Qin Ying breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, and she bowed down to Empress Xiao again: "Thank you for not being afraid of Hou Shangshu's power and taking Mei Xuan in." ”

When Empress Xiao heard Qin Ying say this, she recalled Mei Sanniang's old story.

Two years ago, Mei Xuan was a prostitute in Zhonglu Pavilion in Pingkang Fang. looks good, and Guan Le also plays well, which will inevitably attract attention. Later, she was supported by Hou Junji and became a prostitute.

On the third day of March, Mei Xuan sat in the painting boat and blew a song "Bamboo Branch Words" for His Majesty and the courtiers. Its sound is beautiful and clear, and people who are far away on the bank of the Qujiang River also hear the sound of the ring. Her reputation rose like this, and she gradually became the hottest official prostitute in Zhongluge and even Pingkangfang.

After all, the good times will not last long.

At Hou Junji's family banquet one night, she made a choice that ruined her reputation.

Being favored by Hou Junji is an honor for an official prostitute. But Mei Xuan didn't think so. Faced with the sudden lightness, she instinctively chose to resist. In the end, she resisted too much, and she almost killed him by mistake.

That night, Hou Junji was seriously injured and did not wake up, and she was imprisoned in Yongzhou Prison.

learned that at this time, Zhong Luge was a prostitute, and Qin Ying collectively went to Queen Xiao's house and begged her to save Mei Xuan's life. Saving people is not a big deal, but if you save Mei Xuan, you have to bear the hatred of Hou Junji, which has to make people think about it.

Empress Xiao had just returned to the court from the Turks at that time, and she hadn't taken a break yet, so naturally she wouldn't want to mix with the personnel in the court.

But she was persuaded by an official prostitute named Moxiang. Saving Mei Xuan's life is equivalent to saving yourself who suffered the same thing back then.

Empress Xiao first entrusted her eighth brother and asked him to find Yushi Zhongcheng, who was in charge of the trial, and then she took advantage of the fact that Empress Changsun came to visit her, and mentioned the cause and effect of Tihou Junji's injury during the banquet, as well as the power dispute represented behind it.

When the three divisions were in charge. Yu Shi Zhongcheng also tried his best to oppose public opinion, advocating that Mei Xuan should not be punished heavily.

Empress Eldest Sun also blew the wind in her ears beside Her Majesty, and Her Majesty finally personally reviewed the case and tried her best to suppress the impact of Mei Xuan's matter.

Mei Xuan was released after being punished with a cane, and after Zhong Luge recuperated, she was taken to Queen Xiao's house by Mo Xiang, and Queen Xiao took Mei Xuan in without saying anything.

“… Bad luck is not good, and the year is not good. Empress Xiao let out a long sigh.

Qin Ying nodded, echoed a few words along the way, and then said: "When I went down to the Hanlin Academy to serve as an edict, I found that Lord Ouyang was delirious, he had never seen me, but he could call my name. After many days of investigation, I guess that Master Fang should know the inside story. I hope you can do me a favor. ”

“…… Lord Fang? What are you talking about, but the most relied on by His Majesty is to shoot at the court? Empress Xiao raised her eyebrows and asked, "How are you going to let me help?" I'm not going to do anything like I did last time. ”

Empress Xiao is no longer in her prime, but her thinking is still very quick. She was able to easily follow Qin Ying's words and capture information related to herself.

Qin Ying knew that Empress Xiao was alluding to the last time she saved Mei Xuan's life, so she smiled embarrassedly and said, "I just want to ask you to send a post to Master Fang and invite him to come over for the banquet." ”

When Empress Xiao first heard this, a glimmer of light flashed in her eyes, but the glimmer of light disappeared immediately, she shook her fan noncommittally, and asked, "If I don't agree, what kind of rhetoric are you going to use to ask me to do things for you?" ”

"First of all, it's not a matter of offending the powerful. Second, this matter is still beneficial to your eighth brother. So be bold in guessing that you won't refuse. Qin Ying bowed his head without being humble or arrogant.

Inviting Master Fang to come to Xingdaoli for a banquet and dinner, it is impossible to offend people.

Moreover, Qin Ying knew that Empress Xiao's eighth brother Xiao Yu had angered His Majesty a few months ago, so he stepped down from the position of the left and right servants, and turned to become the crown prince.

Recently, the prince's health is ill, which is well known to the people of the harem of the former dynasty, Xiao Yu, as a prince, has been quite expelled from the center of power, if he wants to return to his original position, he does not seek to be ranked as a servant of Lord Fang, and it is impossible to have a relationship with him, if Queen Xiao is the owner and invites Lord Fang, it will be very beneficial to her eighth brother's career.

Empress Xiao casually put down the silk fan, and a pair of eyes that were as bright as autumn water flowed. It's not that she can't understand Qin Ying's words, but she doesn't want to be simply trapped by Qin Ying's two or three sentences.

"Mrs. Fang Xuanling is a powerful person, she doesn't even let Fang Xuanling accept her concubine, how dare I invite him here for a banquet." She was testing Qin Ying's mind.

Qin Ying didn't move, picked up a cup of fragrant tea on the table, and held it in his hand. In fact, before she came, she had been typing the draft in her stomach for a long time, and she was quite well prepared: "——You are not only the mother of a country in the previous dynasty, but also represent the remnants of the Lanling Xiao family. I have heard that His Majesty is asking Lord Fang to start compiling the genealogy of the family's surname, and I think he will also agree to the banquet for this purpose. ”

"You have calculated people's hearts just right, and you are not bad at all...... At such a young age, why is your mind so deep? Should you say that you have a very clear heart, or do you know how to do it in the world? Empress Xiao's tone was not very clear, but the smile lines on her face bloomed. Empress Xiao said and suddenly sighed that when she was as old as Qin Ying, if she had half of his scheming, she would not have ruined most of her life.