Chapter Forty-Eight: Wronged Again
() The cuttlefish came out to take a look, it turned out that Aunt Yi Yi brought someone here, and there were many palace people standing behind her, and there was a bit of a bad sense of this posture. But since Yi Huan came, why did she go not to Jingren Palace, but Yongshou Palace?
"Auntie, what does this mean?" The cuttlefish pointed to a bunch of eunuchs outside the door, and Zhengse asked, "You brought so many people here, but for me?" Please also elaborate on my aunt. ”
Yi Wei bowed, smiled at the cuttlefish, and replied politely, "The slave maid disturbed your rest, it really shouldn't be, but there are 100,000 urgent things right now, waiting for you to go to the Yongshou Palace to confirm." ”
The cuttlefish didn't want to beat around the bush, so he asked bluntly, "Why did you go to Yongshou Palace, and when did my aunt start to do things for the queen." ”
"This ......" Yi Wei was choked for a moment, hesitated slightly, she brushed the broken hair in front of her forehead, in order to hide her panic, and replied slowly after a while: "This is a big deal, Concubine Xi is difficult to be the master alone, so I have to ask you to move to Yongshou Palace, let the queen deal with it, as for what this trip is, the slave maid can't say anything now, so she can only wait until you arrive at Yongshou Palace, and the ladies will come to tell you in person." ”
This trick worked very well, deliberately avoiding Jingren Palace and imposing power on the queen, so no matter what the result was for a while, it would not be on Concubine Xi's head.
The cuttlefish felt uneasy in her heart, and she didn't know what was going on, but it was a bad thing to look like this. Judging from past experience, if any concubine was summoned so formally, then she must have done something wrong and should be brought before the queen for interrogation.
Ruyi went to the Internal Affairs Office and didn't return, the cuttlefish looked at Chunxiang and had no intention of taking her with him, but just told her to stay in Xianfu Palace with peace of mind. Xiao Yuezi stood aside with an anxious face, wanting to speak but not daring to speak, and the cuttlefish smiled at him, telling him to relax for the time being.
After a brief explanation, the cuttlefish followed Yi Hui to Yongshou Palace, and she had been secretly observing Yi Hui on the way, and saw that he always looked unaware, which made her even more puzzled and completely confused.
In the Yongshou Palace, the atmosphere is strict, the queen and Concubine Xi sit on the same seat, and Concubine Ning and Gu Chang are sitting on one side.
The cuttlefish walked into the hall, lowered his eyes and whispered hello, "The concubines meet the queen, the concubine, and the Ning concubine." ”
Seeing that the cuttlefish finally came, the queen's worried face was a little more anxious, she raised her right hand, "Su Changzai is getting up quickly, no need to be polite, I announced that you came here today because I have something to ask you, the time is not early, and the palace will speak directly." Su Chang has been in the palace for more than three years, and he must have met a lot of acquaintances in the palace, do you know a palace man named Gu Xiaochuan? ”
The cuttlefish blurted out, "The concubine knows." ”
She looked up at the queen, her eyes showed a look of doubt, how could she suddenly ask about Xiao Chuanzi, could it be that something happened to Xiao Chuan.
The queen's heart sank, and then she asked, "What is your relationship with him, why did you know him, and how long have you known him?" This is an important question, and you need to think it through before answering it. ”
The cuttlefish paused and said suspiciously, "Before answering, can the concubine dare to ask, why did you call the concubine, but what did the concubine do wrong?" ”
Before the queen could speak, a high-pitched voice rang out.
"You don't pretend to be garlic, and you don't recruit from the truth, what is the relationship between you and Gu Xiaochuan, tell me quickly!" Gu Chang stood up and looked at the cuttlefish proudly, "In front of the three mothers, you don't have to play tricks, otherwise you can blame the punishment of the Zongren Mansion for being ruthless." ”
The queen frowned, she glanced at the arrogant Gu family, and said lightly, "Gu Chang is here, you sit down first, this matter has not yet been decided, do you want to bend into a move." ”
Gu Changzai snorted secretly, stared at the cuttlefish defiantly, and sat down slowly, she couldn't help but show joy on her face when she saw that her treacherous plan was about to succeed.
Seeing this, the cuttlefish panicked in her heart, what the hell is Gu doing here, could it be that she made another evil move, wanting to pour dirty water on her body again.
She took a deep breath and said, "I don't even know the current situation, so why do you want to play tricks?" Queen Mother, no matter what happens, the concubine asks you to be aware and don't listen to the nonsense of others. That eunuch Gu Xiaochuan only received a little favor from the concubine, so he can be regarded as familiar, the concubine has lived in the deep palace for a long time in the past and has not been favored, and in the eyes of others, it is just a fine dust, even if he has a little friendship with an ordinary eunuch, it is not an unusual thing. ”
"If there is only a little friendship, then how do you explain this?" The queen handed the handkerchief on the table to Hui Hibiscus, then sighed and turned her face away. She didn't want to believe what Gu said, but there was only human and material evidence, and she was really powerless.
The cuttlefish took the object in Hui Hibiscus's hand, and when she looked closely, it was the handkerchief that she had disappeared for no reason many days ago, and the special small fish embroidery case on it was the best evidence. She hurriedly spoke, "This is the concubine's thing, where did the queen mother pick it up?" ”
After hearing this, Gu Chang immediately laughed, she glared at the cuttlefish fiercely, and said loudly word by word, "It's rare that you are willing to tell the truth, admit that this dirty handkerchief is yours, look at your innocent appearance, it's really ridiculous." You shouldn't have thought that the handkerchief was found on Gu Xiaochuan, if there is no personal relationship between the two of you, how can he have your silk handkerchief! ”
As soon as these words came out, the cuttlefish was shocked into a cold sweat, the rice can be eaten indiscriminately, but the words can't be said indiscriminately, how did she have a personal relationship with Xiaochuan? This handkerchief was never given to Ogawa by her.
Only now, the cuttlefish suddenly understood that she was accused of having an affair with the eunuch, so she was interrogated by the queen's mother, which made her afraid and anxious, and at the same time felt even more ashamed.
The cuttlefish hurriedly knelt down and begged sincerely, "The queen mother Mingjian, the concubine definitely did not give Gu Xiaochuan a silk handkerchief, let alone have a personal relationship with him. What can be proved with just a veil, if the crime is detained on the head of the concubine because of this, it is really too wrong! ”
The queen looked at the cuttlefish in embarrassment, and motioned for Hui Hibiscus to help her up, she thought for a moment, and then ordered, "This matter is related to the face of the royal family, so naturally we can't judge lightly, and wait for the palace to ask that Gu Xiaochuan first, and then make the next step." ”
Concubine Xi nodded in agreement, and she was speechless throughout the whole process, so she had a little reaction and finally participated. She has always been in power, but at the moment she has a different calmness than usual, ignoring this qiē, like an outsider.
There must be an unusual reason for this.