Chapter 18 Imprisoned
"Tomorrow?" Yu Yuqing was a little excited and wanted to get up from the barrel, but was pressed down by Jinyun in time.
"Don't be nervous,"
Jinyun smiled and soothed, "The queen asked you to go tomorrow because she wanted you to have a good rest." The queen mother also followed the rules of questioning, after all, Cai Nu has been missing for so long, and everyone is very worried. β
"That's what my aunt said."
Yu Yuqing responded obediently, but because of the words of Gonggong Cen, there was still some faint uneasiness in her heart.
"Let's have a good rest, I'll help the girl dress up after breakfast tomorrow, after all, it's the first time I'm face to face with the queen, and I can't lose my dignity."
Yu Yuqing was happy, you must know that Jinyun's craftsmanship is notoriously good.
She didn't have time to think too much, she only felt a little tired, and soon fell asleep, and the day of her return was finally spent in a deep sleep.
βThe next day.
After breakfast, Jin Yun really helped Yu Yuqing get dressed as he said, and then dressed up carefully.
The face of the person in the mirror is like a spring flower, but Yu Yuqing's heart is beating very hard all of a sudden.
"The jade girl must be cautious when speaking in front of the queen's mother, in this palace, if she accidentally says the wrong thing, disaster is inevitable."
On the way to send Yu Yuqing to Fengcheng Palace, Jin Yun couldn't help but say two more words.
"Thank you, auntie, I know how to do it, don't worry."
Yu Yuqing glanced at Jinyun gratefully, then nodded, and resolutely walked towards the hall with flying eaves and arches in the distance.
At this time, it is the middle of the year, and the brilliant light of the morning sun reflects the Fengcheng Palace more and more majestic and beautiful, even those who enter the palace for the first time will understand that this must be the location of the lord of the harem.
The closer I got to Fengcheng Palace, the more I felt that it was naturally noble, but Yu Yuqing's footsteps seemed to be getting heavier and heavier.
Someone had already reported it.
"Jade Cainu, the queen is invited." Yu Yuqing bowed slightly, turned left and right under the leadership of the palace maid, and finally entered the side hall of Fengcheng Palace. Standing at the door, she didn't look up, her eyes were only staring at her toes, the palace maid stopped, and only listened to her pray: "Qi Yu Niangniang, Yu Cai Nu brought." The queen just gave a gentle "um", and the palace maid was blessed and retreated to the side. "Yu Yuqing see the queen's mother, the mother is a thousand years old, a thousand years old." Yu Yuqing bowed down and secretly raised her eyes, but saw that there seemed to be more than one queen's skirt under the warm collapse. Sure enough, in addition to the queen, there were also Concubine Yuan Shufei and Shun Zhaoyi in this house! Concubine Yuan Shu sat on the left side of the queen, and Shun Zhaoyi sat on the right side of the queen, and there was almost no expression on their faces, and although the corners of the queen's mouth were slightly raised, it made Yu Yuqing's vest dripping with cold sweat. At this time, she hurriedly continued to bow: "Yu Yuqing see Yuan Shufei Niangniang and Shun Zhaoyi Niangniang." Yu Yuqing heard the queen call out softly, "No courtesy", so she dared to slowly get up and stand still. "You're Yuyuqing's jade girl, aren't you?" The queen spoke first. "Qi Yu Niangniang, exactly." The more suffocating the scene, the more she had to be calm, and she told herself, so she tried her best to hold her voice steady and spoke slowly. "Are you resting well?" The queen is worthy of being the queen, and the etiquette is indeed thorough. "Duo Cheng Niangniang remembers, Father-in-law Cen has already let the imperial doctor take a look, and there is no big problem." "Well, that's good." The queen nodded slightly, "Hey, why do you keep your head down?" Don't be so formalistic here in this palace, raise your head and speak. "Yes, sis." Yu Yuqing secretly pinched her palm with her fingernails and slowly raised her head. "Ouch, what a beauty!" Shun Zhaoyi's eyes flew up and down as she stared at Yu Yuqing, and couldn't help but admire. "The willow leaves support the wind, graceful and colorful. Although there are many beauties in the harem of our Tongyu Dynasty, the appearance of this girl can also be ranked at the forefront. Concubine Yuan Shufei smiled and answered. Shun Zhaoyi also agreed, and sang and harmonized with Concubine Yuan. The queen smiled slightly, and said slowly: "The two sisters said it well, and they are indeed beautiful women in Jiangnan since ancient times. "The mother praised it." Yu Yuqing's knees bent. "Yu Cainu, this time the palace and the two ladies summoned you, in fact, they just want to know what happened to you yesterday, you should chat with us, don't be nervous." Finally getting to the point. "Excuse me, mother." "Well," the queen nodded, "you sit down first, just tell me how you disappeared and how you came back, don't worry, talk slowly." After speaking, he instructed the palace maid to give a seat, and asked someone to bring a cup of hot tea. Yu Yuqing hurriedly thanked him and sat down, feeling a little relieved, and briefly told what happened while thinking in his mind, but he just said that he was lost in the woods, but fortunately he found a cave to shelter from the rain, and stayed until dawn before groping his way out. "Well, it's hard for you. It's so wrongful for a girl to spend the night in such a strange place. Shun Zhaoyi shook her head again and again, as if she was quite sympathetic to Yu Yuqing's experience. Come, I'll see. As he spoke, he walked in front of Yu Yuqing and prepared to take a closer look at her. Yu Yuqing hurriedly stood up, she was a little embarrassed by her, only to hear Shun Zhaoyi finally breathe a sigh of relief and said, "It seems that there is really no big problem." The face is also good, and the spirit is also good. Queen, you said yes, right? Turning to the queen, he asked. The queen smiled: "It looks very good, it's really thrilling." "There are Queen Lao's mothers and Shun Zhaoyi's mothers who are worried. Although Yu Qing spent the night in the wild, she was only a little tired and frightened, and now that she has rested for so long, she is fine. "Okay," the queen's brows suddenly furrowed slightly, "However, there is one thing that the palace feels a little confused, can the jade girl help the palace solve the doubts?" "Yuqing do her best, Queen Mother, but please explain." Yu Yuqing's heart was beating faster and faster, and she instinctively moved back a little. "I heard Father-in-law Cen say that when it was about a certain time, someone left a letter at the post station and asked them to wait here, saying that you would go back after dawn. Hongu thought it was strange, who could be the person who sent the letter? The queen took a sip of tea, and then quietly waited for Yu Yuqing's answer. What the? She was suddenly startled, only to realize that it was not very pleasant to realize that three pairs of eyes were staring at her in unison, let alone her eyes full of doubt. And at this time, hearing the queen's words, Yu Yuqing only felt a chill down her spine, and her mind was buzzing: I also blame myself and Mo Jing for being too careless, I was obviously trapped in a cave, how could someone send any letters? Why is this important question missing? What should I do? Yu Yuqing forced herself to keep smiling, and she said lightly: "Back to Niangniang, it was Yuqing's negligence, and Shicai didn't explain it in time." In fact, when I was sheltering from the rain in the cave, I happened to meet a boy who came out to play to hide from the rain, and he just happened to say that he met Father-in-law Cen and his party on the official road in Xishan, so Yuqing asked him to help me bring a letter to Father-in-law Cen, so that everyone should not worry too much. The letter to Cen Gongbao was the family of this son, fortunately, this son is familiar with the local terrain and is willing to pass on this word for Yuqing. "Oh yes? But I don't know which son's son, when he is a child, he is still playing in the forest? Concubine Shu couldn't help but chuckle twice. Back to Yuan Shufei Niangniang, this son is from the capital and often goes there. The day before yesterday, it was because this son was delayed, so he didn't have time to go home so late and stayed in the forest. "Yu Yuqing couldn't dare to look at Concubine Shu's eyes like peach and plum, it was too breathtaking, and even her voice was a little weak now." ...... say that," Shun Zhaoyi muttered, and suddenly as if he remembered something, he said in surprise, "Is it possible, is it possible that you spent the night in the cave with that son?" β