Chapter 32
"Bang"
"Bang"
"Bang"
Xiao Ping's heart was beating like a drum, and one voice in his heart told him that this was impossible, and another voice was reminding him that if this guess was true, then everything was clear, otherwise it would be impossible to explain that the Queen Mother would attack his own grandson. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Cold sweat flowed from his forehead, and it took a long time for him to breathe a sigh of relief and calm down.
Aunt Pei on the side saw that his expression was wrong, handed over the handkerchief, and asked worriedly, "Master, are you uncomfortable?" Do you want to invite a doctor? β
Xiao Ping, who regained his composure, shook his head, took the handkerchief, wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, and then replied, "It's okay, it's just that I thought that someone might scare me." β
After saying that, he himself laughed first.
Aunt Pei asked suspiciously, "What did the master think, so nervous?" β
"Huh."
Xiao Ping laughed dryly, but he didn't speak, he was afraid that if he said the guess just now, he would be said to be a psychopath, cranky, but the more he thought about this guess, and used what happened in reality to argue, the more Xiao Ping felt that this guess was eighty percent true.
After all, in the history he knows, except for Wu Zetian, there are a few anti-heaven figures, and few concubines will put a butcher's knife on their own grandchildren, and not once or twice, and the relationship between the Queen Mother and Emperor Qingping does not seem to be very harmonious, although Emperor Qingping goes to Shoukang Palace every day to ask for peace, but he rarely speaks, not like to comfort his mother, but more like a formality; The Queen Mother herself didn't take the initiative to care about Emperor Qingping, but it was just some clichΓ©s, asking once a day, the same question and answer every day, these two mothers and sons were like going through the motions, showing the filial piety of the mother and son.
Therefore, Xiao Ping was even more sure of his extremely bold guess.
Suddenly, Xiao Ping wanted to find someone to say his guess, and then no matter whether others said that he was cranky, or praised him for being smart, he would have a sense of satisfaction.
But looking at Aunt Pei, who was still looking at him worriedly, he told himself that no matter whether this guess was true or not, he should hold it in his heart.
Because once his speculation leaks out, and whether it is true or not, the shock caused by the former dynasty and the harem is no less than the change of emperor, and the person involved is Emperor Qingping first, and his orthodoxy will be questioned; Then there is the queen mother, the tanuki for the prince or other hidden secrets, which are all fatal; Next is their princes and princesses, Emperor Qingping has been questioned, so these princes and princesses will also be re-examined, is there one of them like Emperor Qingping?
Xiao Ping shook his drowsy head, and then plunged into the information, looking for something that could confirm his guess, although he couldn't say, but curiosity drove him, and in the future crisis moment, maybe this matter is a temporary life-saving card.
Unexpectedly, he really gained something, forty years ago, four royal stable women suddenly disappeared for no reason.
Suddenly, Xiao Ping's eyes were inexplicable, and the smile on the corner of his mouth became bigger and bigger.
As soon as the concubine returned to Zhaoyang Palace, she poured a large glass of water and poured it hard, and then she let out a sigh and sat down.
"Concubine Wan is really smart enough, she actually picked up the Queen Mother, but unfortunately it was another self-inflicted cleverness, and she didn't ask who the Queen Mother was."
Mama Lan nodded in agreement, "When the slaves and maids hadn't left the palace to get married, which of the concubines in the palace had not been persecuted by the Queen Mother, and which one didn't know that the Queen Mother was a ruthless person?" β
The concubine sneered, "Even Concubine Su has been tricked, I want to see if Concubine Wan is smarter than Concubine Su, who has been standing for decades?" β
"Then we don't care, master? But after all, the sixth prince has the blood of the Murong family, and the old lady was born by doing everything possible, so he really watched him fall for the trick? β
"My dog is nosy with a mouse, didn't you see how people embarrassed me just now in Shoukang Palace?"
The concubine blurted out, but after pondering, her heart softened again, and she waved her hand irritably, "That's it, it's just a three-year-old doll who doesn't understand anything, even if I owe her Murong Yao in my last life, she embarrasses me so much, I still have to find a way to keep her son here, it's really cheap, you order to go down, let our people secretly protect the six princes, if there is anything wrong, report it immediately." β
Mama Lan smiled and complimented, "Yes, the slave knows that the master is soft-hearted. β
And not only the noble concubine of Zhaoyang Palace ordered this, but Emperor Qingping, who returned to the Qianyang Palace, also summoned people from the dark places in his palace and gave an order, "Pay attention to the movements of Changqing Palace recently, especially the six princes. β
Three days later, the queen mother summoned the concubines and princesses, and said, "Recently, I have been in a panic, the emperor and the queen have said to open a big show, and invite you to be lively, no, I discussed with the queen for three days, and the queen was also busy for three days, and specially recruited the folk opera troupe into the palace. β
The queen sat next to her with a smile and a dignified smile, "Later, Your Majesty will finish handling political affairs, and I will also go to join in the fun." β
The four concubines and five concubines are all old people for more than ten years, where can they not understand the character of Emperor Qingping? Emperor Qingping is most tired of those stupid women who want to fight for everything, so the queen's last sentence that His Majesty will come, implying that they are competing for favor, the old people don't pay much attention to it.
But Wan Concubine, who has only been in the palace for four years, has a thought, since the rumor incident, Emperor Qingping has rarely come to her Changqing Palace, and when she comes, she sits and sits, and she will leave after seeing the six princes.
Although since the Queen Mother returned to the palace, she also came to Shoukang Palace every day to ask for peace, and she was able to see Emperor Qingping almost every day, but according to her qualifications, she sat in an inconspicuous place behind her, and Emperor Qingping could hardly see her, so she would take refuge in the Queen Mother, hoping to regain her favor with the help of the Queen Mother.
Maybe this was an opportunity, she thought to herself.
"But it's our blessing, the repertoire arranged by the queen's sister is definitely not ordinary." Concubine Rou said leisurely.
Hearing this, the Queen Mother looked at Concubine Rou, who was slender and soft, still looking sick, and the Queen Mother snorted coldly in her heart, and stopped paying attention to Concubine Rou.
She got up and stood up, "Alright, let's go, we should all be ready, let's all go." β
Everyone saluted, and the Queen Mother led the way to the theater.
Xiao Ping quickly caught up with Xiao Shan in front of him, leaned over and asked in a low voice, "When will your medicine take effect?" It's been about twenty days. β
Xiao Shan was surprised for a moment, then smiled brightly, and blinked, "It's just a few days, it's almost over." β
His voice was neither small nor loud, normal, not deliberate at all, and could be heard by others.
Xiao Ping was shocked for a moment, and hurriedly looked around, for fear that someone would find out that something was wrong.
"What did the fourth brother and the fifth brother say, such a secret." The second prince, Xiao Jin, asked with a smile.
"Oh, it's nothing, it's just that the fifth brother asked the fourth brother for me to make up for his missed homework, and there is a book for me to help write annotations, so as not to always ask Mr.
"That's it, it's a good thing that the fifth brother is studious, don't be sloppy with the fourth brother, you can ask me if you have any questions." The second prince smiled gently, like a spring breeze.
"Definitely, if you don't understand, you will definitely bother the second brother."
Xiao Shan still replied very normally, but Xiao Ping smiled innocently, but secretly glared at Xiao Shan dissatisfied, and then didn't dare to say more, and followed the large army to the opera garden.
Backstage in the theater, the old class master is talking.
"It's hard for the nobles to watch a good show today, and our class is finally honored to enter the palace to perform, give me a good performance, and if you play well, maybe the nobles will reward you as soon as they are happy, if you mess up, hum, think about the consequences yourself."
The temptation and threats of the old class owner have been used, making a group of actors tremble, not to mention them, in fact, the old class owner himself is also very worried, this is a practice for the nobles in the palace, and the performance is good, although it is a good reward, and it is also very beneficial to the future of the theater troupe, but if the performance is smashed, it will be killed?
The apprehensive old class leader clasped his hands with each other, controlling it from shaking.
"Class master, a grandmother wants to see you." A person from the troupe came over and whispered.
The old class leader cheered up and asked in surprise, "Who?" Isn't the repertoire all drawn up by the nobles? What else? β
The person who reported the report shook his head and said that he didn't know, but the old master couldn't ask anything, so he had to lead the way with doubts and go to see the unexpected grandmother.
As soon as they met, the grandmother who came said directly, "Concubine Su wants you to add a scene, what do you think?" β
How dare the old class master offend, he bent over and smiled, "Mama said, since it was ordered by a nobleman, I will definitely do my best." β
Mama nodded, then whispered a name, and hurried away.
The old class master was stunned, and after reacting, he muttered, "It's over, it's all over." β
"Smack"
He slapped his thigh loudly and wept bitterly.
"Class master, there's another grandmother who wants to see you?"
Hearing the report, the old head quickly wiped his red eyes from crying, and greeted him with a smile, "Mama, what do you have to say?" β
This grandmother said, "The Queen Mother wants to play." β
He said another name, leaving a sentence of "You can do it." And he turned around and walked away.
This time, without waiting for the old master to cry for a while, Mama Lan and another mama arrived, this mama was by Concubine Rou's side, Mama Lan and her glanced at each other, nodded to each other, came in to see the old class master, and the same as the two before, they each ordered a play and left.
But the old class master couldn't cry this time, he only knew in his heart that he might not be able to leave the palace this time.
Because the queen mother ordered a play in which "the mother worked hard to support her son to study, and the son disliked his mother after being admitted to the top prize";
The concubine ordered a play in which "the evil mother-in-law drugged her daughter-in-law's body, so that she couldn't get pregnant";
Concubine Su ordered a play of "evil mother-in-law poisoning her grandson";
Concubine Rou also ordered the scene of "The evil mother-in-law harmed the pregnant daughter-in-law to have a miscarriage, so that she could not get pregnant".
No matter how white the old master is, he also knows that this is the nobles in the palace fighting, those scenes are all metaphors, they have happened in the palace, and most of the people who know so many secrets in the palace are dead.
He looked at the play given to him by the queen earlier, and wanted to cry without tears.