In the evening, the family banquet has been arranged, just me and the emperor, and the emperor and I have not spoken for the time being.

Me: "Get out, all of you." ”

"Yes." Everyone withdrew.

"What do you mean today?" The emperor spoke.

"The emperor once said that he would definitely let me compromise, and you did it, Your Majesty." I said lightly.

The emperor didn't speak, just looked at me in a daze, "Your Majesty, I am willing to be a good lady of this mother, except for the bed." ”

"Waiting," the emperor remembered the words of the ninth master, "Don't stimulate me, I know that Shu'er has never served at all." "Since the Ninth Master cares so much about this matter, the Fourth Master plans to use this matter to teach the Ninth Master a good lesson.

"Okay." Emperor.

In the evening, after eating, the emperor sat directly in the chair on the side and watched the recital, I didn't speak, I can't offend the emperor now, I can only lean on the edge of the bed silently, and before I know it, I slowly fell asleep.

The emperor silently walked to my side, looking at my face so tight, he couldn't help but feel some pity on his face: You are still so nervous to sleep, you are so stubborn, and now you have compromised with me, should I not punish you again.

After the second day, the emperor canonized me as Concubine Qiao, although I don't know what it was for, but it didn't affect me.

Since I was canonized as a concubine, I still had to go to the queen to say goodbye, and the maid on the road was also very respectful, and I saw that the little cow was also kneeling there, so I shouted: "Little cow, you come here." ”

The little cow walked over, knelt down and said, "Slave see Concubine Qiao." ”

"From today on, you will be by my side and be my steward." I said.

"Slave Xie Qiao." Mavericks.

The ninth master came to the palace and was about to say goodbye to the emperor and leave, but on the way he heard the maids discussing: "I heard that Qiao Guiren just offended the emperor, so he was named Qiao Concubine so soon." ”

"Maybe it's because the emperor was happy when Concubine Qiao went to bed last night."

"What did you say?" The ninth master grabbed the maid's arm very hard.

The little maid said very tremblingly: "Ninth Master, the slave and maid should be damned, it is the slave and the maid who talk nonsense." ”

"Say what you just said again." The way the ninth master lost his temper made the little maid tell everything in fear.

After listening to the little maid's words, the ninth master walked on the road in despair, serving the bed, serving the bed, these words all wrapped around his heart.

Suddenly I heard footsteps in front of me, Jiu Ye looked up, it turned out to be me, I saw Jiu Ye seemed to have cried, but I didn't say anything, just saluted, just when I was about to leave, I only heard Jiu Ye say: "Qiao Concubine Niangniang, I have a few words, I don't know if I can say a few words to you alone." ”

I turned my head and saw the appearance of the ninth master, so I instructed the little cow: "Let them all retreat away." ”

"Yes." After Xiao Niu'er took people down, Jiu Ye slowly walked over and said, "I thought I would let you go, and I also planned to resign from the emperor and return to Xining now, but when I heard that you were sleeping, I still couldn't help it, and my heart hurt very much." Shu'er, as long as you say a word and take you away, I will definitely find a way to take you away secretly, and nothing you worry about will happen. ”

Seeing the expression of the Ninth Master, I could see that his heart hurt as much as mine, but I couldn't soften my heart: "Ninth Master, I hope you don't mention my past with you again, the palace is full of mouths, I don't want someone to poke my backbone in the back." ”

Jiu Ye was a little shocked by my words, "I always thought you were different, but I didn't expect you to be so worldly, so what was our night." ”

"Ninth Master, please respect yourself, otherwise it will be misunderstood." I said it calmly, but in fact, my heart was also churning.

The Ninth Master grabbed my arm, and I was so frightened that I immediately broke away: "Ninth Master, this is the palace, do you want me to die without a place to be buried?" ”

"It turns out that you are also greedy for life and afraid of death." Ninth Master.

"Yes." I said the word coldly.

"Then you, have you ever loved me?" Jiu Ye just wants to ask this last sentence again.

"No, never, I'm just grateful to you, but now, there's nothing." I saluted and left.

"Thanksgiving." Jiu Ye didn't continue to talk any more, turned his head, and just walked away unconsciously.

As for me, I was naturally very sad to say so many things against my will, and as soon as I turned my head, my tears remained, but this could not be seen by others, so I wiped away my tears and quickly recovered my state.

I came to the queen's palace, but I saw Suning being slapped outside the door, and I immediately walked over and stopped: "Stop." ”

The maid with the palm mouth immediately saluted and said, "See Concubine Qiao." ”

"Why did you hit her?" I asked.

"This girl collided with the queen's mother, and the mother ordered me to slap my mouth twenty."

I looked at the red fingerprints on Suning's face that were already very obvious, and the bloodshot on the corners of my mouth, I said, "Don't fight yet, I'll go in and tell the queen mother." ”

"Yes."

I walked in and saw the queen chatting with Shilan, I walked over and saluted: "The concubine sees the queen's mother." ”

"Flat." Empress.

I said to the queen, "Thank you, Queen Mother." I stood up and sat aside, looked at the queen and said, "Queen Mother, the concubine wants to ask you for someone, I don't know if the mother is reluctant to give it." ”

"Oh, who does Concubine Qiao want?" Empress.

"I want Suning, she used to serve me." I.

The queen smiled and said, "This girl has been getting more and more ignorant of the rules recently, so let's train my sister well." ”

"Thank you, Queen." I.

I didn't have anything to talk to the queen, so I stood up and said, "The queen, the concubine is not feeling well, and I want to go back first." ”

"Go back and get some rest." Empress.

After I saluted and left, I took Suning back as well, and I asked my subordinates to take some hard-boiled eggs for Suning to cover his face.

"Master, I'll do it myself." Suning was a little flattered when he saw that I was helping him get eggs to reduce his swelling.

"It's okay, you and I have a relationship, I have long regarded you as my good friend, this is nothing." I'm still expressionless.

"Master, thank you." Suning was moved to tears.

In the next few days, I always sat quietly in the courtyard playing the flute by myself, Suning walked over, put down the refreshments and said, "Master, for so many days, the slave has not seen you smile." ”

"If you can't laugh, why force yourself." I put down the flute, took a sip of water, and said, "I haven't seen Hongli for a long time, you can help me call him over, just say, I miss him." ”

"Master, the fourth elder brother has already returned to Changchun Garden." Suning.

I smiled bitterly: "My memory is getting worse and worse, Hongli obviously told me." ”

"Master, you can eat some osmanthus cake, you haven't eaten much for lunch." Suning.

I shook my head, "Go get some sour plum cakes." ”

"Yes." Suning retreated.

"Concubine Qiao, the emperor invites you to come over." As soon as I saw that it was Xiaoyu, the maid next to the queen, I put down the book in my hand and said, "Got it."

I walked next to the emperor and the queen, but I saw that Suning and Luo Xinghai were all kneeling, and I didn't know what was going on, and I planned to talk about the situation later.

"The concubines see the emperor, the queen." I.

"Concubine Qiao, it is a big crime for the palace guards to have an affair with the palace maid, and now your palace maid Suning and Luo Xinghai are dating privately and are preparing to abscond, the palace wants to punish them, so naturally I have to invite you and the emperor to come up and watch, after all, you two are his masters." The queen spoke slowly, and I knew she was too late to be happy now.

"Suning, are you and Xinghai going to elope?" I asked, turning my head.

"Qi Yu Niangniang, the slave maid doesn't have it." Suning.

"When the guards saw you, they saw that you were all loaded with clothes and finances, didn't you run away?" Empress.

"Emperor Qi, queen, there is a guard who came to me and told me to give this burden to Concubine Qiao's personal palace maid Suning." Luo Xinghai.

"So, what about Suning?" The queen asked.

"There was a palace maid who asked the slave maid to take the burden to the Luo guard, saying that it was ordered by Concubine Qiao." Suning.

"That's undocumented." Empress.

"Nope." Suning.

"Nope." Luo Xinghai.

"Since there is none, it can only mean that you have fornication, and according to the palace rules, you should be executed." The queen's order was easy, but I couldn't sit idly by.

I stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the concubine thinks this matter is suspicious."

"What a suspicion?" The emperor also spoke.

"The concubine once promised Suning that she would marry him to Luo Xinghai in a few days, and they would definitely not leave with their baggage, and they all said that someone called them over, as long as they found these two people, they would definitely find out." I said it calmly.

"Do you remember the person who spoke to you?" Emperor.

"If you let the minions see it, the minions will recognize it." Luo Xinghai.

"Slaves too." Suning.

"There are so many maids and guards in the palace, you can't look for them one by one, this palace will give you seven days, if you don't find it after seven days, this palace will give you a capital crime." The queen looked at the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know what you think of such a decision."

"It's okay, you can do this thing." After the emperor finished speaking, he glanced at Shu Qiao and wanted to know what I could do to excuse the two of them at this time.

Suning and Luo Xinghai were both locked up in the prison, and I walked to Suning's side and squatted down and said, "Suning, do you remember what characteristics that palace maid has."

Suning shook his head: "There is nothing special about her, I'm afraid we have to die this time."

I lowered my head and thought for a moment: "You two have offended anyone in the palace."

"The slave and maid are subordinates, except for the queen, they have not offended anyone." Suning.

I thought maybe it was aimed at me: "Perhaps, I offended people in the palace."

"Master, maybe I'm in trouble this time, there are two things, I'm afraid that if I don't say it, I won't have a chance." Seeing Suning look so serious, I was a little nervous.

"Actually, Abi'er's master was killed by Sanfujin, and there was wax under the water on the steps that day, so he slipped, and the rumor that you were pregnant with the fourth elder brother was sent by Sifujin to do it." Suning.

Abier didn't die in an accident, "No wonder, it's okay to step on the rain normally, but a little water can stumble that day, why didn't I think of it." I looked at Suning's innocent face, but I didn't expect that there were so many secrets hidden in my heart: "Then why did you only tell me now."

"The first is that the slave maid was also to protect Mingzhe's life, and the second is that the master was only the side of the fourth master, and he was not able to avenge Abi'er's master. But now that Niangniang has the ability to protect herself and take revenge, Suning may not be able to serve Niangniang in the future, I hope Niangniang can recognize where the bad guys are and protect herself. "Suning.

It turned out that the queen had long harbored ill intentions, "They are unkind, and they can't blame me for being unjust." ”

I stood up and was about to turn around and leave, but I have no reason to blame Suning for this matter, everyone will be greedy for life and afraid of death, and some things can be wise to protect themselves is the best choice. Since Suning chose to tell me, it means that he is still thinking about the two of us, "I will find a way to get you out." ”

"Thank you, master." Suning actually didn't think about whether he could survive or not, but he just felt that Xinghai was involved, sat down and thought quietly, thinking of Xinghai's indefatigable attitude to him for more than ten years, and his heart was also very moved: If we can live this time, I will definitely be with you, because I have no worries.

Gu Yu was summoned by the emperor and came to the pavilion to salute: "The slave sees the emperor." ”

"Gu Yu, did the person I sent you to spy on Concubine Qiao see who sent the message to Suning?" Emperor.

"Go back to the emperor, and the servants will go down to interrogate." Gu Yu.

"If you find someone, just throw it directly in Concubine Qiao's yard and let her deal with it herself." Emperor.

"Yes, the minions are retired." After Gu Yu retreated, Ying Qi also asked, "Why did the emperor help them this time." ”

"Xinghai has been very loyal to me for so many years, and besides, this matter is not a major crime of rebellion, and I don't want him to die." Emperor.

"There must be something wrong with this matter, although I am not very familiar with Guard Luo, but I still know very well what he is like, if they stand together and say a few words, I still believe it, if they elope together, I don't believe it." Eagle chess.

The emperor also understood: "I think the same as you, this time even if it is a small punishment for them." ”

Seeing what the emperor meant by this, Yingqi also understood that the emperor didn't really think about what to do to Luo Xinghai at all, but he was also very relieved, at least with the emperor's thoughts, there was no need to worry about Suning and Luo Xinghai too much.

I sent Xiao Niu'er to take people to visit the palaces and courtyards with the portraits depicted by Suning and Xinghai, and the entire palace was instantly made a little restless by my people.

And I, walking to the gate of the palace by myself, wanted to ask the guards what their impression of these people was.

There was a horse in front of me, and the one sitting on the horse turned out to be the Thirteenth Master, and I smiled at the Thirteenth Master, and the Thirteenth Master also stopped the horse, handed the horse to the guards and led it down.

I saluted and said, "Long time no see." ”

"Yes, it's been more than a month, I heard that something happened to Xinghai and them, so come and help." Thirteen masters.

"I'm here for their business." I walked up to the guards with the portrait in my hand, and the guards probably didn't know what position I was, but just saluted respectfully.

"I've seen these two people in the portrait." I took the portrait and handed it over.

The guard took the portrait and looked at it: "Back to the master, the slave has no impression." ”

"Then you circulate the portrait to all the people on duty here, and if you can provide clues, this palace will be rewarded." I said lightly.

"The minions obey." Guards.

Seeing me so old, the Thirteenth Master seemed to have become a different person, and he was a little distressed: "You have become so calm." ”

I smiled faintly and walked back slowly: "Ten years of precipitation, to now, nostalgia, and reluctance have nothing to do with me, what can't be calm." ”

The Thirteenth Master sighed: "According to the past, you knew that something happened to them, and you must be very anxious, but now you are very calm, people who don't know, still think that you don't have the heart to save them." ”

"I'm not in a hurry now because even if I can't find those two people, I have a way to get her to let her go." I said lightly.

"She?" The Thirteenth Master was very puzzled, why did I know which person it was?

I knew that there was something wrong with what I said, so I said, "The Thirteenth Master thinks it is necessary to go to see the emperor, I'll go first." ”

When the Thirteenth Master saw that I was so cold, he didn't keep me, but just went with me. (To be continued.) )