178. Chapter 179
Si Yisi is far away from the imperial study and belongs to the harem.
Passing through the Imperial Garden, the Long Corridor, the Guangming Palace, Fuyunhong, and the Qiaozheng Palace, it took about fifty minutes to walk to the Siyi Division.
After entering the palace, Xiao Yu brought the news to Zhenguo Gong smoothly, safe and sound, although there was a suspicion of reporting good news and not bad news, but it should not be a big trouble to think about it, and it was good to let her taste the hardships, otherwise she would not learn how to survive in this huge palace, so Xiao Jing did not inquire about her situation in the palace.
I've been thinking about it for a while, and it's not a way to go on like this, and those who can enter the palace are all people who are either rich or noble, although most of the women who enter the palace this time are concubines, but the palace maids of the Si Yi Division are not the same, and they naturally have backers after staying in the palace for a long time.
"Slut, you are a dog, you dare to snatch clothes from me, beat me!"
Before she went in, she heard the sound of angry scolding and scolding from the corner, Xiao Jing was suspicious, the scene in front of her made her unbelievable, Zhang Xiaoxiao took a few rough palace maids to surround Xiao Yu in a small corner and humiliate her, her face was full of rotten vegetable leaves and vegetable oil, her head was wet, and she looked embarrassed.
Could it be that what she said was smooth and smooth and safe is like this?
At this moment, she held her head in her hands, her whole body trembled, and no place was clean.
"Mean woman, stinky ......" Zhang Pocket took a basin of dirty water and splashed it on her head, and she shivered with excitement.
She is knowledgeable, has thorough etiquette, outstanding embroidery skills, and even her appearance is superior, so others exclude her everywhere, and even the palace maids turn a blind eye and pretend not to see when they see her being bullied.
Over time, she got used to it.
"Stop!"
The voice was calm, indifferent, tepid.
The corners of Zhang Pocket's mouth rose, she wanted to see which one who didn't want to live dared to shout to stop.
"Xiao Jing?" At this time, I only saw Xiao Jing standing not far away, dressed in a purple palace suit, obviously still a second-grade official.
"Slap ......" hasn't reacted yet, and what is ushered in is a slap. Xiao Jing looked at her quietly, her eyes calm, indifferent and elegant.
"You dare to hit me? Do you know who I am? My sister is ......"
"Slap ......" was another slap, Xiao Jing made a quick and ruthless move, and still looked at Zhang Pocket Quietly.
"I'm the Queen's sister......"
"Sister......" Xiao Jing smiled slightly, as if she was kindly reminding.
"You ......"
"Slap ......" is another slap "I want to slap you to tell you what is the distinction between dignity and inferiority." ”
"Slap ......" and then a slap "I want to tell you what it means to treat people with courtesy." ”
"Slap ......" or a slap "This slap is to teach you a lesson, to avenge my sister, if you still bully her in the future, then please ask me first, who is my sister." ”
"You ......" Zhang Pocket wanted to say something, but the moment he met Xiao Jing's eyes, he was calmed, and his eyes like ancient wells were unwavering but could not be arrogant.
"You bully my sister, don't say it's suing the queen, even if it's the queen mother, I'm not afraid, then let's see who is unlucky."
Xiao Jing's face was indifferent, looking at Zhang Pocket's eyes full of mockery.
"Sister......" Xiao Yu, who was squatting in the corner, had already burst into tears and couldn't cry.
Xiao Jing squatted down and put her head in her arms, "It's okay, my sister is here!" The soft voice made Xiao Yu even more sad, and tears gushed down like spring water.
The rough maids are all you look at me, I look at you, this time to bully Xiao Yu is used to it, at first I was afraid that someone would stand up for her, I heard that she is the daughter of Zhen Guogong, there is a sister who is a second-class official, everyone is a little scared, but after bullying for a while, they found that no one stood up for her, and everyone was bold in order to support Zhang Xiao, and now it is serious enough to splash her with vegetable oil and dirty water.
"Go to Si Zhengsi and ask Lord Chu to ......"
Xiao Jing gently patted Xiao Yu's back, "I want to see who is so lawless and openly insults my sister Xiao Jing." ”
A few people are still there, you look at me, I look at you, and no one moves.
"Whoever helped me run this trip, I am not to blame." Xiao Jing's voice was very small but very useful, and several maids scrambled to go to Si Zhengsi.
At this moment, Zhang Pocket had already been beaten by Xiao Jing and was dizzy, and his eyes were full of stars.
Hearing the maid's report, Xiao Jing asked her to go to the Siyi Division for something, and then looked at the frightened appearance of the maid, Chu Xinran knew that the matter might be related to Xiao Yu, and went directly to the Siyi Division with the two palace maids.
When Chu Xinran rushed to the Siyi Division, Zhang Zhizhen was also a little sober, and specially invited the palace maid to go to the Phoenix Palace to invite the queen to call the shots. Xiao Jing couldn't see it, hugged Xiao Yu and patted it, and gradually stopped crying.
Chu Xinran didn't talk nonsense, and looked at the palace maids who were kneeling on the ground and trembling, "Pull down, hit the thirty boards, Zhang Pocket, pull down and hit the fifty boards." "A few words, and beyond that, don't ask anything, don't say anything.
"Why?" Zhang Pocket knew that the palace maid was going to invite the queen, and her confidence was enough in an instant, and she looked up at Chu Xinran directly, "You are embarrassed, a dignified second-grade female official, a fourth-grade female official, and you ...... it."
"How? You lynched yourself in the palace and humiliated the new palace maid like this, do you still suspect that the official's judgment is not successful? I will personally state this case to the queen, don't panic, someone will tell you what is fair for the official...... "Chu Xinran, who was transferred to the Si Zhengsi, is known for his fairness and integrity, and he is also well-known in the palace, and he is more authoritative in speaking, and he is even more famous after returning from Meizhou, and he is called a heroine among women, and he is deeply trusted by the emperor.
"See Lord Xiao, Lord Chu, the queen said that she has a lot of trust in the character of the two, and this matter is all up to the two, so there is no need to ask for instructions." The palace maid beside the queen smiled and saluted Xiao Jing and Chu Xinran, and then conveyed the queen's original words.
Zhang Pocket's eyes widened, and he rushed up and pulled the collar of the big palace maid, "What did you say?" Sister doesn't care about me? No way...... She said she would help my ......."
"The queen mother said, you torture the palace maid privately, her mind is extremely vicious, all punishments are determined by Lord Si Zheng Si Chu, if you resist or speak disrespectfully, then don't blame the mother for not remembering sisterhood, the palace has the rules of the palace, since you have entered the palace, please also keep this rule with the mother." The palace maid was indifferent, and didn't want to say more to Zhang Pocket, so she saluted Xiao Jing and Chu Xinran and left with the two maids, and her pomp was no less than Chu Xinran.
The two smiled similarly, and ordered the rough envoy to pull a few people down, fifty big boards, and almost took the life of Zhang Xiaoxiao.
After settling Xiao Yu down, Xiao Jing and Chu Xinran sat in the courtyard and drank tea, it was rare to chat, and Chu Xinran couldn't help but gossip.
"You've become the object of discussion in the entire palace today?" Chu Xinran smiled slightly, raised the teacup and sniffed gently, this is a fine osmanthus tea, with a fragrant aroma.
"Why?" Xiao Jing was puzzled.
"Red-clothed and white-horse, peerless elegance, when you come back, Xu will marry Hongxia." In just a few words, Xiao Jing couldn't help laughing: "When did you become so sour?" Our rude Miss Chu also knows that the dance text has made ink~"
"You don't talk nonsense to me, early in the morning, the palace will spread the word about you and King Shengqing, are you two privately destined for life?" Chu Xinran's appearance of a gossip girl made Xiao Jing feel a headache, and she glanced at her, "Don't say it, I entered the palace for this matter today, you only know one thing and don't know the other, this incident almost made me take off the jade crown and lose my life." ”
Most of the female officials of the Western Xia Kingdom wore jade crowns, and how delicate the jade crown was carved depended on the level of the official position, and the female officials must first take off the jade crown to show their respect for the emperor when they commit crimes and execute them.
The jade crown worn by Xiao Jing is exquisitely carved, and she lives in the second grade, so far, there is no female official in the palace with a higher official rank than her.
"What do you mean by that?" Chu Xinran seemed to realize the seriousness of the matter, and it was right to think about it, even if they had a personal relationship, they should say goodbye quietly, how could there be such a high-profile? "Then why are you outside the city gates? Still in red? ”
"That's the case, on the day of Lan Jin's cousin's champion banquet, King Shengqing specially asked me to take the pulse of peace, I found that I urgently needed a medicinal herb when I took the pulse for her, but I didn't have it in my hand, so I sent a maid to pick it from the mountain, I made it at home for three days and three nights to finish it, and found that the day was dawn, and the time for King Shengqing to go on the expedition had passed, and I had no choice but to ride a horse, and I found myself dressed in red...... "Now Xiao Jing doesn't want to tell Chu Xinran what happened, because the more she knows in the palace, the more dangerous it is, just think she is selfish, Don't want to share this good news with others so quickly!
Come to think of it, since I met Mo Qianchen, I haven't had that nightmare again......
"Also, although you are beautiful, there are so many beautiful girls in Xixia, I am afraid that King Shengqing looks much better than you in the mirror, besides, you haven't grown up yet, and you won't like it if you are a man~" said, and deliberately glanced at Xiao Jing's chest, as if he was feeling sorry for her, Xiao Jing was angry for a while, "What are you talking nonsense about?" Today, Shangguan Qi said that I was hindering the army from going on the expedition, and the emperor almost killed me. "It is a great crime to hinder the army from going out and miss the auspicious time, the worst is to parade the streets to vent the anger of the people, and finally cut off the head, or at least it is to distribute the frontier and become an official slave.
"So serious? It seems that this matter is not as simple as it seems, right? "If it's really as rumored, it's just a woman sending her favorite person out of the city, it's not a big crime, and it will be locked up for two days at most, but Xiao Jing is the daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo and an official of the imperial court, and her status is noble, and the emperor can only blame a few words at most, but now it has been promoted to hinder the army from going out, which obviously wants Xiao Jing's life.
"Well, today Shangguan Qi tried his best to kill me, but fortunately, when the emperor invited Qin Tianjian to prove that the army did not delay the expedition, I saved my life......"
"Since you are in a hurry and crossing the road, plus sending medicine and hugging, it is more than that time, right? I'm afraid that the auspicious time has long passed... Unless you buy Qin Tianjian..."Chu Xinran looked at Xiao Jing with disdain, obviously not believing that Qin Tianjian could help her testify for no reason, Xiao Jing was also speechless, this girl is really weird, she believes it when people lie to her, but she doesn't believe it when she tells the truth.
"That's the case, you think, it is Qin Tianjian's duty to test the auspicious time and auspicious day, if everyone says that the 100,000 army did not go out at the auspicious time, then the superstitious people will think that this battle will be lost, and the people will panic and the army's heart will be shaken, so who will be unlucky?" It seems that a small thing will affect a lot, Qin Tianjian's words can calm the hearts of many people, if the people are panicked and the army's heart is shaken, the emperor will choose to kill Qin Tianjian when he tested the auspicious time and then let others tell everyone that he was out of the army according to the auspicious time, Xiao Jing and Qin Tianjian did not know each other, and they never thought of buying him, because a little brain will understand how to choose, this matter seems to be about Xiao Jing, but in fact it is also related to Qin Tianjian.
Use a small Qin Tianjian to calm the hearts of the people and stabilize the hearts of the army, the emperor is naturally happy, but Qin Tianjian cleverly lied to the emperor I have no reason to go around the bend anymore, because he feels that it is not appropriate to get rid of Xiao Jing at this time.
"You mean...... You had long expected Qin Tianjian to lie? ”
"Do you think Qin Tianjian only looks at the stars, the moon, and the sky at night? They have more brains than you, and besides, life is at stake, how can you not be cautious about exporting? Tell a lie that is beneficial to yourself and can make the emperor happy, I believe that no one will refuse. Xiao Jing smiled slightly, thinking of Empress Fangcai's behavior, and felt slightly strange.
This palace is full of eyeliner, and places like Si Yisi will not be less, Xiao Yu was bullied by Zhang Pocket She has no reason not to know, but she knows that she may come back to the palace Si Yi Si but she does not stop Zhang Pocket Small's behavior, Zhang Pocket is arranged by her to enter the palace, its purpose and mind are like Sima Zhao's heart, a woman can guess one or two, but today's behavior is a little contradictory, is she ready to give up Zhang Pocket Small?
It makes sense to think about it like this, Zhang Pocket has a perverse personality, no big dog, no puppy and simple mind, this kind of person doesn't add to the chaos, where can I help her? But...... Today's behavior can be regarded as selling face to herself and Chu Xinran, the more Xiao Jing thinks about it, the more wrong she becomes, why should she sell face to herself and Chu Xinran? Or did she have something on her mind? If she wanted to save face, she would have stopped it from happening early, and then found a way to let herself know, but why did she want to wait after Chu Xinran came?
Could it be ...... She set her eyes on Chu Xinran?
Xiao Jing looked at Chu Xinran, blue palace clothes, wearing a jade crown, wearing the same color, the body is exquisite, the small melon seed face is even more delicate, and the figure is also a big place, and there is absolutely no trace of fat in the big and small places, no wonder......
"What are you doing?" Chu Xinran looked at Xiao Jing as if he was looking at him in a daze, and a bad premonition suddenly rose in his heart.
"Don't you think the queen behaved a little strangely today?" Xiao Jing looked at Chu Xinran solemnly and asked.
"Are you saying she doesn't meddle in Xiao Yu's affairs?" Chu Xinran took a piece of dim sum and handed it to Xiao Jing to ask.
"Hmm!" Xiao Jing nodded.
"In fact, it is not difficult to guess that the queen has an excellent reputation in the palace, she is low-key, modest, and she doesn't go out of the Phoenix Palace very much, after all, today's behavior is indeed excessive, although the queen has a high position and great power, but it can't be used on this stupid sister? As the saying goes, a good knife has to be used on the edge of the knife, if the queen saves this sister, although it is a sister who is heartfelt, but it is still detrimental to the good name. Chu Xinran's thoughts were obviously different from Xiao Jing's, she was simple-minded, it was not easy to think of so much, Xiao Jing nodded slightly, but hoped it was as simple as she said
If Zhang Pocket is really the one who helps the queen, the queen has no reason not to save her, and it is just a matter of moving her mouth, and she will not be stingy, but she didn't, she handed over Zhang Pocket to Chu Xinran with full authority to deal with, and her face was sold a little bigger, and those who knew thought she was selling face, and those who didn't know would think that the queen was wise and impartial, and even her sister did not protect her shortcomings.
Not only gave Chu Xinran face, but also had his own brilliance, the queen's mind is really not something that ordinary people can guess, no wonder she can be with the emperor, it is really not a family that does not enter the door! It's not like a loss-making business.
"Be careful yourself~ Don't run around the queen if it's okay, especially when the emperor is here." Even if the queen hit Chu Xinran with her idea, she couldn't just stuff Chu Xinran into the emperor's arms like this, at least there must be a shining debut! Chu Xinran is often in the palace, although she sees a lot of the emperor's face, but most of them are dressed in palace clothes, and there are few daughters' appearances, if the queen really wants to stuff her to the emperor, she will definitely dress her up to make the emperor's eyes shine, and she won't have to worry about it in the future, and the two will have the opportunity to meet at the right time, and things will be logical in the future.
Thinking like this, Xiao Jing took on the worry for Chu Xinran again, "If you don't want to stay in this palace for the rest of your life, then stay away from the queen and a few high-ranking concubines." Xiao Jing kindly persuaded her, she would not enter the palace often, and naturally she could not stay by Chu Xinran's side all the time, and she had to pay attention to the rest.
"I'm in Si Zhengsi, naturally I won't have too much contact with them, I'm not a favorite concubine, I don't have a conflict of interest with them, I don't think they will do anything to me~" Chu Xinran seemed to be very relieved of them, she and the concubine really had no conflict of interest, but it was difficult to say if others wanted to use it.
"You know what? Ning An had a hot fight with Han Bing'er after she passed, and she even made trouble with the Queen Mother yesterday......" Seeing Xiao Jing's frowning, Chu Xinran tried every means to say something to divert her attention.
"What's wrong?" But Xiao Jing was not interested and asked perfunctorily.
"That's the case, Han Bing'er is pregnant, and she is afraid that Ning An will harm her child, so she hides it from the outside world, and wants to tell her parents-in-law and husband when the fetus is stable, but who knows that Ning An's maid accidentally bumped into Han Bing'er, and it just so happened that her stomach hit the rockery, and the child fell." Chu Xinran smiled slightly, with a mocking face, everyone knew that it would not be such a coincidence, Ning An did this too obviously, it was almost impossible to deceive the Queen Mother, even if the Queen Mother liked her, I am afraid that she would not be able to tolerate deception!
"In the end, the two of them went back in disgrace, Ning An was angry by the Queen Mother, and he must be unhappy in his heart, and he didn't know what else to make after he went back......" Chu Xinran continued to smile and said, as if he didn't notice anything abnormal in Xiao Jing's eyes.