73. Bear the guilt of petitioning
As soon as the crown prince Liu Wei returned to Baohua Palace to summon Emperor Hui to her, Concubine Hua's heart was full of worry, she knew that her husband was not a soft-hearted person, and the only explanation for this kind of thing was that he finally decided to attack Wen Xing.
"Please don't worry about the queen mother, the son feels that there must be a reason in this matter." Liu Wei walked back and forth in the Baohua Palace a few times, frowned and said, "Otherwise, my father would not have made up his mind for no reason." ”
Concubine Hua frowned and asked, "Do you know where your father went today and who he met?" ”
Liu Wei frowned, and said directly: "Erchen has already found out clearly, my father is normal this morning, and he has been reviewing the recital in the imperial study since the early morning, and I heard the little eunuch say that in the evening, Concubine Ru came to invite her father to go to the Jingxiang Palace, but it didn't take long to go to Cining Palace. ”
Liu Wei said in distress: "Could it be that this matter is Concubine Ru making trouble again?" ”
"I'm afraid it's not that simple." Concubine Hua frowned slightly, and said in a low voice: "If Concubine Ru doesn't have such great ability, it should be that the Queen Mother feels sorry for Princess Rongguo and puts pressure on the emperor!" ”
"This!" Liu Wei was taken aback and shouted: "If the ancestor asks, I'm afraid this matter will not be easy to handle." ”
Concubine Hua shook her head with a smile and said, "Knowing that it is because of the Queen Mother, this matter is much easier!" Linglong is the granddaughter of the Queen Mother, isn't Wen Xing the granddaughter of the Queen Mother? Linglong has been suffering since she was a child, is Wen Xing not suffering? ”
Concubine Hua thought for a while, made up her mind, and said with a smile: "I don't have to worry, I have a plan in my mother's heart, and your main task now is to do your best to find out the mastermind behind the scenes, so that you can wash away your cousin's grievances!" ”
Liu Wei nodded vigorously and walked out of the Baohua Palace with a bitter face.
Early the next morning, as soon as the sky was bright, Concubine Hua was ready, and she brought only one person to the gate of Cining Palace.
Hua Rui was about to step forward to call the door, but was stopped by Concubine Hua.
Concubine Hua said lightly: "Tie up the things that you asked you to prepare yesterday to this palace." ”
"This" Hua Rui was embarrassed and said, "Niangniang, how can you suffer such humiliation with your ten thousand catties of body?" Slaves and maids. ”
Concubine Hua glared at Hua Rui and said, "Quickly tie up the palace, can you show the sincerity of the palace?" ”
Hua Rui had no choice, so she tied the thorn strip in her hand to Concubine Hua's back with a bitter face.
Concubine Hua tightened the rope and slowly knelt down against the gate of Cining Palace.
The palace maid of Cining Palace, who got up early, was taken aback when she found Concubine Hua kneeling at the gate of Cining Palace with a thorn on her back, and hurriedly stepped forward to help Concubine Hua up.
Concubine Hua let go of the palace maid's hand and said with a smile: "Don't worry about me, please inform the queen mother, it is the concubine who asks to see her." ”
The palace maid looked at Concubine Hua in embarrassment, and seeing her resolute expression, she didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly reported the matter to Mama Li.
Mama Li walked out, looked at the sky, and said to Concubine Hua in embarrassment: "Niangniang, please get up first, the old lady hasn't woken up at this hour, and now the slaves and maids don't dare to wake her up, it's not good for you to kneel here just for fear of spreading it." ”
Concubine Hua smiled and said, "It's okay, Concubine Sin just wants to show her heart to the Queen Mother and her old man, Mama Li doesn't have to worry about me." ”
Mama Li said with a wry smile: "Niangniang is kneeling at the gate of Cining Palace, I am afraid that it will soon spread throughout the palace, which will damage the reputation of the Queen Mother and Niangniang, and please think twice, don't embarrass the slaves and maids." ”
Concubine Hua lowered her head and pondered: "Mama Li is right, this is the palace's inconsiderateness, I don't know if the concubine can kneel in front of the queen mother's bed?" ”
Mama Li looked at Concubine Hua's determined expression and nodded helplessly.
Hua Rui hurriedly picked up Concubine Hua and walked into Cining Palace.
As soon as Concubine Hua came to the queen mother's bed, she knelt down quietly in front of the couch, and Hua Rui saw the master kneel down and knelt aside.
When Mama Li saw the master and servant kneeling on the ground, she was in a dilemma by them, and finally gritted her teeth and knelt beside her.
The three of them knelt in front of the Queen Mother's couch and waited quietly for the Queen Mother to wake up.