Chapter 515: Hidden Murder
The sun outside the window is shining, the blue sky is like jade, the white clouds are like silk, the wind is slight, and a group of birds fly happily, flapping their wings and gradually moving away.
It's just that the brightness and heartiness outside the window seem to be blocked by the tightly closed doors of the main hall, and the wind stops here, and even the sunlight seems to be dimmed.
Leng Yixiu stood in the imperial study in front of him, his head bowed, his nose looked at his mouth, his mouth was inquisitive, his eyes fell on the tips of his boots, and the light gray moire brocade robe on his body made him look ethereal and distant.
Standing beside him was Liang Jingyao, the old man's eyebrows were slightly raised, his beard trembled slightly, his face was a little abnormally flushed, and the light in his eyes flickered, like a fire beating on the grassland in the dark night.
The emperor sat behind the Long Shu case, and in front of him was an open file on the murder of Liang Weiyan, which contained the hand-drawn custody of the Chen family's father and son.
Word by word, as if demonized strange symbols, dangled in front of the emperor's eyes.
The anger in the emperor's heart was the same as in Liang Jingyao's eyes, unlike Liang Jingyao, what he cared about was not Liang Weiyan's death, but being deceived by Chen Hanping for so many years.
Once he also sighed in front of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military, Chen Hanping was an example of love and faithfulness, after Liang Weiyan's death, he was in great pain, and even once sad and unable to go to the court, which made everyone sigh.
And now the dossier in front of him is undoubtedly a resounding slap in the face, which is firmly slapped on the emperor's face, and it has to be shown to the ministers, which makes him sitting on the throne of the Ninety-Five, how can he be embarrassed?
The emperor looked at the dossier in front of him, and his eyes almost burst into flames.
Father-in-law Su beside him hung his head, and the dust in the crook of his arm did not move at all, as if he had lost the courage to flutter, and the other eunuchs and palace maids in the hall had already been branched out, except for the breathing sound of a few people, and the sound of the fragrance in the incense ding, as if it had been fixed, and there was no superfluous sound.
"What does the teacher think?" After a long time, the emperor finally spoke slowly, he raised his head, and his gaze fell on Liang Jingyao's body.
Liang Jingyao hung his head, his heart moved, and Leng Yixiu's eyebrows also jumped.
Teacher...... The emperor's title for Liang Jingyao is a title that Liang Jingyao will have in private after he leaves office.
This title seems to implicitly represent his attitude.
Liang Jingyao has been with you for many years, he can naturally guess that there must be a deep meaning in this, he groaned, and hesitated for the time being if he thought about it, and did not say it.
Leng Yixiu glanced at him quickly, Liang Jingyao noticed it, pursed his lips, and gave him a hint.
Leng Yixiu took a step forward, "Father, Miss Liang only moved to Jinghua back then, and her marriage was also chosen by the eldest back then, and now that things have fallen into such a situation, I believe he is the saddest one." ”
Liang Jingyao listened, raised his hand and wiped the corners of his eyes with his sleeve.
The emperor's face moved slightly, and a slightly painful look appeared in his eyes, Leng Yixiu continued: "But...... Miss Liang and Master Chen have been in love for many years, and she must be happy in her own heart, although she doesn't know that the final ending will come to this, but she is happy in her heart during that time. ”
The emperor muttered in Chinese, quietly waiting for Leng Yixiu to continue.
"However, Lord Chen went farther and farther on the road later, spoiling the concubine and killing his wife, this act was extremely vicious, and the sons and daughters were sad for Miss Liang at the same time, and asked their father to take into account the face of the old man, this matter has passed for many years, and now it is turned out again, it may not lead to speculation among the people, rumors are full of rumors, Lord Liang has been loyal to the country all his life, how can he push his old man to the cusp again?"
The Emperor nodded, "What Xiu'er said is that I have this concern. ”
Leng Yixiu arched his hand and said: "My father is kind, but my sons are too worried. ”
The emperor waved his hand and said, "It's just that Miss Liang did die unjustly......"
Liang Jingyao's old tears welled up, he trembled and wiped it with his sleeves, and Su Ri's straight back was slightly bent, which really made people's hearts sour.
"Miss Liang died unjustly, the Chen family should naturally pay the price, and Chen Hanping has been humble for so many years, but he actually deceived his father and Lord Liang, which is really unacceptable." Leng Yixiu's tone was cold, "Father, the Chen family will die, but you can't die openly." ”
"Huh?" The emperor's eyes narrowed, and Liang Jingyao looked sideways.
Hearing the words of the lady in charge, Wei Guifei hesitated for a moment, and finally shook her head, she didn't want to urge Rong Xi, so as not to cause any unnecessary misunderstandings, she was willing to rest for as long as she wanted, let her be.
The elder grandmother's fruit tea is really fragrant, everyone praises it, Wei Guifei still has a smile on her face, she hangs her head, looking at the pale pink water lines in her cup, the water lines fluctuate, reflecting the faint sarcasm in her eyes, these women are in the house all day long, that is, with the women in the back house, they are just fighting with their hearts, what kind of climate can they become?
It's that Rong Bingjin, who has a bit of bearing and knowledge, but ...... She is always the daughter of a merchant, and her status is lower, but she is the cousin of the King of England, and the status of Concubine Rong is also precious, and she is old and decrepit, how can she not compare to herself, besides...... Her son can be with Leng Yixiu.
In this way, this Rong Bing is a usable person, whether he gets her to the palace as a concubine in the future, or to Ning Wangfu to become a princess, it will be beneficial to himself.
Rong Bingjin didn't know that Wei Guifei had turned so much into her mind the moment she lowered her head to drink tea, and she didn't know that she was planning to go on for her life, but she felt that the atmosphere was extremely stuffy, it was really not very fun, Princess Ning, who was originally quite interesting, also went to rest, did she really rest or what's wrong?
Just thinking about it, Cai Ya smiled and said: "Thank you concubine Niangniang, if it weren't for coming to you, the courtiers haven't drunk such delicious tea, I'm afraid it won't taste right in the future." ”
Zuo Qinglian snorted shallowly, and was about to say something, when Mrs. Zuo pulled her hand below, and she swallowed back what she wanted to say.
Wei Guifei nodded and smiled, put down the cup in her hand, the armor on her fingers shone brightly, "The people in the palace are sometimes idle, so they like to think about some food and drink, and the palace also has a mouthful, if Miss Cai likes it," she turned her head sideways to the lady who was standing beside her and said, "Let the people in the small kitchen prepare, and let the lady you like bring back a copy when the time comes." ”
"Yes."
Cai Ya was happy in her heart, although she said that Wei Guifei did not say that she was only given one person, but that everyone she liked had a share, but she also said this to her, with this confidence, she also straightened her waist and gave the mother and daughter of the Zuo family a big white eye.
"Thank you Niangniang, the courtiers will definitely make a good offering when they go back," Cai Ya's mouth was so sweet that she seemed to have just drunk honey, and the eyelashes of her eyes trembled, like messy wings in the wind.
"What to enshrine?" Wei Guifei was a little puzzled for a while.
"Of course, it's the tea that the mother gave to the courtiers," Cai Ya said with a serious face.
Rong Bingjin almost squirted out the tea in her mouth, she hurriedly swallowed it and pursed the corners of her mouth, but Mrs. Zuo snorted coldly, her eyes full of disdain.
Zuo Qinglian directly ridiculed: "It's ridiculous, the concubine Niangniang gave me this good tea, which is for us to drink, not for worship, I really didn't expect that there are such people who have such whiskers and horses." ”
"What are you talking about?" Cai Ya raised her eyebrows, "You don't respect the concubine in your heart, I naturally respect it, purely out of sincerity, I really live the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain." ”
"Who do you say is the villain?" Zuo Qinglian said with a glaring eye.
"Who's who knows."
"Hmph, we naturally won't do such a hypocritical thing, the concubine is used to respect in my heart, not just stay on the surface like you and say it with your mouth!"
Rong Xi's eyebrows were raised slightly, this Zuo Qinglian's eloquence was really unexpected, I didn't think that she could still come up with such a word, and the person who came to complain in the bamboo pavilion of King Ning's Mansion was like two people who cried and cried before.
If she is really like this, Rong Qiu must not be able to help her, right?
"Miss, it's very lively." Xiao'er whispered.
"Three women in one play, you count, how many women are there outside?" Rong Xi glanced at those brightly dressed women, there is nothing to do, and if you are idle, you will cause trouble, it is really not fake at all, these women are just too idle.
"Hmph, rhetoric," Cai Ya chuckled briefly.
"Lian'er, don't stop yet!" Mrs. Zuo said in a low voice: "In front of the concubine, what nonsense is there, so there is no tutor!" I don't want to think about how my mother usually teaches you? You are the young lady of Zuofu, how can you compare with a homeless woman who is fostered under someone else's door? I'm not afraid to lower my status! ”
Zuo Qinglian listened to Mrs. Zuo's words, but she was happy in her heart, and she was still a powerful mother, obviously sounding like she was scolding herself, but her words were like knives, slashing at Cai Ya.
Sure enough, Cai Ya's face was pale, she gritted her teeth, and her fingers were tightly twisted under the table.
Rong Bingjin really couldn't stand these weird atmospheres, either she was depressed to death, or she was noisy to death, she cleared her throat and said, "Ahem...... Don't quarrel, sometimes no one can choose the identity, you can't choose which family to be born in, or work hard the day after tomorrow, in my opinion, Princess Ning is a role model for us women to learn, she ......"
"What's wrong with her?" Cai Ya was still immersed in the anger just now, and she had already had a love for Leng Yixiu in her heart, and naturally she didn't have that respect for Rong Xi, not to mention, now Rong Xi is not in front of her, "She still admired Zhang Yang before, and she has never been loved by His Royal Highness King Ning after marrying into the palace for several years." ”
As soon as she said this, the atmosphere dropped to freezing, and everyone was silent, and even the air seemed to freeze.