Chapter Ninety-Nine: Concubine De Asks
Approaching the Prayer Festival, the capital is very lively, and the people are happy and happy to pray that God will bless them with a smooth year and make their wishes come true. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
But this year's days seem to be much happier than ever, because there is a topic that every household in their capital talks about, that is, the affairs of the emperor's concubines and privy envoys at night. There are various versions of rumors in the market, some support their relationship, some don't, some think it's true, some think it's false, and finally there are even rumors that Concubine Li once gave birth to a child for Yetian.
The Wende Hall of the Imperial Palace is a palace located in the northwest direction of the Imperial Palace, located between the Zichen Hall and the Vertical Arch Hall, which is used for the emperor to listen to the government on weekdays or rest when he is tired of watching the court. At this time, in the Wende Palace, the palace maids and eunuchs knelt on both sides and lowered their heads and trembled, and on the table, there were scattered all kinds of musicals, pen holders, Mozhi and various ornaments.
The Emperor sat on the soft floor, rubbing his temples that had suddenly swelled, and his heart was very irritable. When he looked up, he saw the people kneeling on the ground, and there was fire on his head, shouting: "Don't let me go, get out." ”
The eunuchs and palace maids stood up one after another, and they didn't dare to say a word, so they hurriedly trotted out, and if they stayed for a while, their lives would be gone. When I walked to the door, I met Gonggong Ma who was about to enter the palace, and a little eunuch kindly persuaded him: "Manager Ma, don't go in yet, the emperor is angry?" ”
Gonggong Ma glanced at the hall, pulled the little eunuch to a little lower part of the corridor, and asked, "What's wrong with the emperor, why is he angry again?" ”
"The slave doesn't know, it's fine, but the emperor even read a few folds, and he got angry, and said that these people are nosy, and they have nothing to do."
Ma Gonggong knew that most of the courtiers had recently participated in the performance of Concubine Li's mother, which angered the emperor. Ma Gonggong smiled and said to the little eunuch in front of him: "The emperor has been in a bad mood recently, you should be careful when you do things." Okay, it's none of your business, go down! ”
"Thank you Mr. Ma for mentioning it, the slave retired first."
"Hmm." Ma Gonggong looked at the little eunuch who had walked away, straightened his clothes, and then walked into the hall. I happened to see the mess everywhere, and the tired figure of the emperor on the seat. He was about to say something, when the emperor's roar came from his head, "I told you to get out, didn't you hear?" ”
Ma Gonggong was shocked and startled, but he didn't dare to walk away! So he giggled and said, "Your Majesty, do you want your minions to roll sideways or vertically?" ”
When the emperor heard this voice, he raised his head and saw that it was Ma Gonggong. He sighed and said, "It's you!" ”
"It's a minion, Your Majesty, do you want the minion to roll sideways or vertically?"
The emperor couldn't help but smile, this slave has been with him for so long, and he has learned to be smart. Pointing at him, he said: "You have been with Concubine Li for a long time, and you have learned to be poor, if you roll sideways, can you get out of that door?" ”
Ma Gonggong laughed as he picked up the fold on the ground, and said, "Then the emperor asked the emperor to make this door a little bigger, and the threshold has also been removed, and the slave can roll out sideways next time." ”
"If those courtiers are as obedient as you, why should I be like this? Isn't it just the words of Father-in-law An who bites people with a dog, they can write it like this, they don't stop if they don't get angry, hum. ”
Ma Gonggong put the fold on the case, sorted out the things on the case, and said: "On the way here just now, the slave met Concubine Li, he inquired about it with the slave, and the slave told the truth according to what the emperor said. The emperor guessed what Niangniang said? Niangniang said that these courtiers participated in this performance, some of them must have other plans, but some courtiers are really for the sake of the emperor and the Zhou country, and these people dare to say such things, which shows that they are really upright and serve the country. ”
The emperor nodded, "What Mo Yu said is not unreasonable, but this is a thing that comes out of nothing, and she doesn't have to bear this." ”
"Niangniang also said that whether these recitals are written sincerely or have other intentions, in the final analysis, this is a royal matter, it is the emperor's own family affairs, and there is anyone in the world who has nothing to do and take care of other people's backyards."
"For the Heavenly Family, family affairs are state affairs."
After sorting out everything, Ma Gonggong stood beside the emperor with the floating dust, and said coldly, "The wind rises and blows a pool of spring water." ”
Well? The emperor looked at Gonggong Ma beside him in disbelief, and this sentence reminded him. It is true that the family affairs of the heavenly family are state affairs, but even if you want to approve the book, no matter how many children you write, it will not be as effective as this sentence. "Did you say that?"
Ma Gonggong shook his head and said, "It was Concubine Li who said it." ”
"Think about it is not something you can say." The Emperor waved his hand and said, "Come here, grind, and write this sentence into these books." ”
After hearing this, Gonggong Ma was about to grind, and then reacted again, and said: "Your Majesty, grinding this slave is doing it, but these things are ......."
"It's okay, I'll allow you to write, boring things, I'm too lazy to care."
"Yes."
was grinding, and there was a voice from outside the hall, saying that the virtuous concubine asked to see her. Concubine Xian has been favored recently, and she is pregnant with a dragonborn, but her identity is rising! Gonggong Ma glanced at the emperor beside him and asked, "Your Majesty, Concubine Xian Niangniang asked to see you." ”
"Nope." A cold voice came, and he was annoyed! Ma Gonggong reminded: "But, is Concubine Xian still pregnant? ”
The emperor didn't raise his head, and said: "Since you are pregnant, you should go back to the palace to rest, now the weather is still very cold, let her be okay Don't run around, hurt my child, only she asked." ”
After hearing this, Gonggong Ma walked out of the Wende Palace, came to Concubine Xian, bowed down and said, "The slave sees Concubine Xian." ”
Concubine Xian waved her handkerchief, glanced at Wende Palace, and made sure that only Gonggong Ma came out, and said impatiently: "Gonggong Ma, what about the emperor?" ”
"The emperor is reviewing the folds, please go back!"
"Gonggong Ma, please go and tell the emperor, it's not that the palace meets the emperor, it's that the prince wants to see the emperor."
Ma Gong almost burst out laughing, his stomach was not bulging yet, so he said that the prince wanted to see his father, and the virtuous concubine was really funny, but fortunately, he had practiced his patience and said quietly: "Niangniang, you still listen to the old slave's advice!" The emperor was angry, and even the old slave was punished for kneeling for a while. Just now, the emperor said in a fit of anger...... Say ......"
"Say what?" Ji Feicui urged impatiently.
"Said that since Niangniang is pregnant with a dragon son, she should stay in the palace and rest, and don't run around. also said that if Longzi had any mistakes, only Niangniang asked, of course, this is just the emperor's angry words, Niangniang don't take it to heart. ”
Concubine Xian's eyes widened, and she said in disbelief: "The emperor really said that, the palace doesn't believe it, and the palace wants to ask the emperor in person." As he spoke, he took a step and wanted to go to the temple.
Ma Gonggong quickly blocked her way and said, "Niangniang, don't embarrass the slave, even if the emperor is angry, it is also the emperor's golden mouth!" If you go in, the minion's life will be gone, please save the minion! ”
Concubine Xian is not a stupid person, seeing that Gonggong Ma has blocked her way, the emperor must be extremely angry, if she rushes in now, not only will she not get any benefits, but she will annoy the emperor, and the gains outweigh the losses. Besides, she also got a message, the emperor is so angry, it must be Ji Moyu's business, I secretly want to see how long Ji Moyu can be proud? So he was no longer embarrassed by Father-in-law Ma, and said with a smile: "Since this is the case, then the palace will not go in." The emperor is in a bad mood, so he has a lot of trouble with his father-in-law. ”
"It should."
"Then the main palace will go first."
"Congratulations to the mother." Ma Gonggong looked at the back of Concubine Xian leaving, sighed and shook his head, and sighed, "The same surname is Ji, why can't you learn a little bit of Concubine Li's wisdom?" ”
After Concubine Xian left the Wende Hall unhappily, she walked to a place where there was no one and scolded angrily: "The emperor is too much, this palace gave him a child, and he didn't give this palace a little face, hum." ”
When Xiao Yue heard this, she immediately shouted, "Niangniang." Then he looked around at no one, and finally put his mind at ease and said, "Niangniang, you should be quiet, it's not good to be heard." ”
Concubine Xian also immediately realized that her words were too disobedient, but she was uncomfortable in her heart, and she muttered angrily, "But this palace is angry, the emperor has not come to see me since yesterday." If he continues like this, will he forget about Hongu? ”
"Niangniang, you are now pregnant with the emperor's child, and you will be the prince's mother in the future, and it is impossible for the emperor to forget you. In this way, the slave maid told you a happy thing, the slave maid just heard that Concubine De Niangniang summoned Concubine Li to come over, Niangniang, guess what good things will happen in Shuyue Palace? ”
Concubine Xian's eyes lit up after hearing this, and she curled her mouth and said, "What else can it be, go, go and see." ”
The master and servant hurriedly came to Shuyue Palace, and after seeing Li, they sat aside, looking at Mo Yu kneeling on the ground, who was being questioned by Concubine De, who was in charge of the phoenix seal.
Shuyue Palace is still as luxurious as ever, showing her identity and dignity as the head of the concubine.
After Concubine Xian saluted, she sat aside, drank tea and watched the play.
Concubine De sat on the main seat, and the queen's majesty was really real, and she said in a deep voice: "Concubine Li, now it is rumored in the palace that you and the privy envoy have an ambiguous suspicion at night, and there are even rumors that you pretended to lend the name of the palace, and the two spent Wushan together on Wuyan Mountain, but the facts? ”
The Queen Mother unprecedentedly handed over this important matter in the palace to Concubine De to deal with, it seems that she wants to clear up the relationship, lest the emperor say that she is favoritism. But Concubine De is similar, although she can't talk about wishing she died, but she won't want her to be better. Mo Yu sometimes really doesn't understand why Concubine De, a spy of an enemy country, would be so hostile to her, and she would have to deal with an emperor's concubine.
There was only one reason, and that was that she fell in love with the emperor when she was a spy and when she was close to him, otherwise she couldn't think of any other reason.
Although Mo Yu lowered his head, his waist was straight, and he said in a deep voice: "It is a fact that the concubine went to Wuyan Mountain to stay, and at that time, Lord Ye was ordered by the emperor to accompany him to protect the safety of the concubine. But we didn't go too far and did something against the principles of heaven, and it was impossible for us to spend Wushan together. At that time, the palace maids and eunuchs on the mountain, as well as the guards, all testified. ”
"Both of you are extremely high martial arts people, and it is not easy to avoid the eyes and ears of others."
Ji Feicui, who was sitting on the side, interjected and said quietly: "I heard that there is a small river at the foot of Wuyan Mountain, and the two of you avoided the second brother that day and went down the mountain to catch fish, you won't deny it!" ”
Concubine De saw that Ji Feicui was helping her, although she didn't like this woman very much, and she didn't like her belly, but now that they are in an alliance, why not, she immediately said coldly: "Concubine Li, do you know what etiquette and shame are." Catching fish in the river barefoot? ”
Mo Yu snorted coldly in her heart, this Ji Jade didn't know that she was used as a gun, Concubine De even knew the details of her catching fish barefoot, how could she not know that she went to the river to catch fish? It's just that I want to wait for Ji Jade to speak. Mo Yu glanced at Ji Jade, and saw that Ji Jade's heart was a little hairy, and Mo Yu said: "The concubine is from the countryside and doesn't know the rules of Beijing. I did go to catch fish, but it wasn't just the concubines and the night lords at that time, but also the prince of the sky? At that time, Sikong Gongzi also said that he would personally catch a few fish and take them back to honor Sikong Boss to show filial piety. ”
Unexpectedly, Ji Feicui's face changed, and she said with a sarcastic smile: "Concubine Li, this Sikong Gongzi went up the mountain to discuss things with Lord Ye, and they only stayed for one night. The entry and exit of you and Ye Tian into a pair of teams is something that everyone can see clearly. ”
Mo Yu raised her head, looked directly at Concubine De, and said, "Then dare to ask Niangniang, everyone said that I joined the team in pairs with Lord Ye, so who are these people talking about?" ”
"The palace maids and eunuchs who went up the mountain with you, the guards all said so."
"All of them said, can the lady tell the concubines what their names are?"
Concubine De's hand on the table tightened, and she said in a deep voice: "They are all palace maids and eunuchs, why should this palace remember their names?" ”
Moyu was not to be outdone. said, "I can always remember one or two!" Or did Concubine De never ask them at all? ”
"Presumptuous." Concubine Dehuo stood up and said angrily: "Concubine Li, you are so bold that you dare to question the interrogation of this palace." Bengong said that these things are all known to Bengong from them, is there any fake? ”
Mo Yu pulled out a sarcastic sneer and said: "Since this is the case, then ask Concubine De Niangniang to interrogate them again, only by signing and drawing a confession can it become a testimony in court, otherwise it is hearsay, and everyone is the same, making something out of nothing." ”
"This palace does things, it's not your turn to teach."
"The concubine didn't dare, the concubine just told a fact. If the concubine really has something to do with Lord Night, we won't be so stupid as to make a fuss for everyone in the world to know. Which eunuch and palace maid has clairvoyance and ears and can see us talking together? The concubine wanted to meet this person and see if he could still remember what the concubine said at that time. Concubine De, you seem to have overlooked one point, there are not only eunuchs and palace maids on the mountain, but also a group of assassins? Why don't you interrogate them? ”
The sound of "dang ......" is the sound of the tea cup falling to the ground and breaking. Concubine De pointed at Mo Yu angrily and couldn't say a word. Mo Yu looked at her and continued: "Concubine De Niangniang, you are the one who is in charge of the phoenix seal and the harem, and you have won the trust of the queen mother and the emperor. Now a rumor is related to two people, one is the emperor's concubine, and the other is a celebrity around the emperor. Since the Queen Mother has handed over this time to you, the Queen Mother should figure out the truth of the facts. The concubine believes that the first task should be to verify the source of the rumors and find out where the rumors came from, rather than asking the concubine some questions that are not in the background. ”
"You...... You...... You ...... "Concubine De stood in place, you have been for a long time, and you don't come out of a reason." She usually talks eloquently in front of other concubines, and she is majestic. He was like today, he was dumbfounded by Moyu, and he was so angry that he wanted to draw his sword and kill the woman in front of him.
What she didn't expect was that this woman, who usually doesn't fart, was such a difficult person when she talked and hated. It used to be really underestimated. I really shouldn't be careless, a woman who has been assassinated so many times is still alive now, and it doesn't just rely on luck.
Seeing Moyu's arrogance, Concubine Xian couldn't help her simple-minded temper, stood up and said, "Ji Moyu, you are so bold, you dare to be so arrogant in front of Concubine De, do you still have respect and humility etiquette in your eyes?" ”
Mo Yu didn't look at her, and said, "Concubine Xian, the biggest thing you have now is to stay in the palace to have a good baby and take medicine." For these things, it is enough to have Concubine De alone. ”