Chapter 172: A multifaceted dilemma
In this palace, whoever gets the favor is a matter that is clear from the palace to the whole palace, but whoever loses the favor can't hide it, that is, Qin Shujiu's fall from grace, if it is not a few days before it has been spread in this palace. However, everyone said it, and some people even suspected that Qin Shujiu was related to Qin Shangshu's corruption, and it was not a matter of time before he was punished and sent to the court prison.
If you are favored, everyone will cling to you, but if you fall out of favor, the most humble maid in the palace will dare to step on you. Although Qin Shujiu treats the palace maids well, and now the palace maids have not stepped on the highs and lows, but there are all kinds of people in this palace, so naturally some people will see her fall from grace and give her grievances.
This kind of stumbling and lying in the palace is the most common, that is, Qin Shujiu has already looked down on it, but Nanzhi really can't bear Qin Shujiu suffering such grievances, and complaints are always unavoidable. Because she fell out of favor, Liqing's special kitchen at that time was also to be withdrawn, and the food in her palace was also responsible for by the Shang Food Bureau, when she took the meal sent by the Shang Food Bureau, Nanzhi's heart was even more angry, that is, put the meal on the desk, Nanzhi said angrily.
"Those people in the Shangshi Bureau are too deceitful." After being angry, he looked at the meals on the table, Nanzhi had already tried his best to restrain himself and did not hurt those waiters who delivered the meals, it was because of Nanzhi's anger that Qin Shujiu looked at it, a plate of pickles that even the maids in the palace did not want to touch, a few steamed buns made of coarse rice, these are their meals today.
After seeing these dishes, he didn't see any emotion, Qin Shujiu just glanced at it, then looked at Nanzhi and said, "What's the matter, with such a big fire?" The words were light, but they were very indifferent, just looking at Qin Shujiu's indifference, Nan Zhi couldn't stand it, when he turned around and looked at Qin Shujiu and then said: "Sister, look at the palace people of the Shang Food Bureau, it's really more and more excessive, look at these sent today, this is something that people can eat?" ”
It is the fire that accumulates in the chest. Nanzhi said angrily: "Your Majesty is just because of the matter of the Shangshu and ordered my sister not to go to the Yanying Palace recently, which is neither punished nor lost power, but they are so angry." ”
Qin Tianhao's fact is difficult to handle. Even after more than a month, there was still no progress, Qin Shangshu's grievances were still unsettled, Qin Shujiu was unable to move in this palace, and those people also felt that she had fallen out of favor. It's not just the Shangshi Bureau that takes the opportunity to practice, but also the Ministry of Internal Service that treats them in every way. The cotton clothes and charcoal that should have been sent in winter have not been sent to anyone until now, as if they have forgotten about their place.
The actions of the Shangshi Bureau and the Ministry of Internal Service are the most indignant to Nanzhi, today they are so aggressive, since they should vent all the recent grievances, she is angry there, but Qin Shujiu is obviously much calmer than her, but after listening to her angry words, he smiled and did not respond, Qin Shujiu ordered the curtain to take a coarse rice steamed bun and then said: "I know that you are not happy in your heart, but no matter how you curse the errand below, this is not their mind." What's the use of resentment? ”
It was these words that made Nanzhi's fire a little bit, and when he was so angry that his eyes were full of anger, Nanzhi said: "It is the master of the group who runs with whoever has the momentum, and my sister has really given them so many rewards in vain." It was also Qin Shujiu who sighed, and then said: "They are all on errands, don't worry about them so much." Come, this half is for you. ”
Breaking the thick steamed bun in his hand into two, Qin Shujiu raised his hand and handed it to Nanzhi, but seeing the smile on the corner of her lips, Nanzhi's anger here also disappeared a little. I didn't know how to respond for a while, but finally got up and took it, Nanzhi said.
"You can swallow such a food sister, and you don't feel wronged." It was this muttering that made Qin Shujiu's smile deeper. When he looked at her and smiled, "What's wrong with eating like this?" It's not that I haven't suffered even more, can I still succumb to these failures? ”
It is that he has already suffered more heavily, and now the first qiē in this palace can be called Qin Shujiu, and he can also talk about it with a smile. was also helpless to take Qin Shujiu, and Nanzhi could only swallow the words in his mouth with the steamed buns in the end.
The days of falling in the palace are really difficult, and they can only grit their teeth to support the embarrassment of many parties, but fortunately, the person in the palace has nothing to do with them. Now that he can always have contacts with the outside world, he also asked Qin Shujiu to know the progress and have this calculation in his heart.
The embarrassment between the Shangshi Bureau and the Ministry of Internal Servants, that is the meaning of the top, and it should be impossible to escape, but here in the palace, there is no one who has had a holiday in the past, and now there are some people who take advantage of the situation to step on it, just thinking of taking this opportunity to make her never be able to turn over. After staying in the palace for a long time, it is inevitable that she will feel tired and lazy, because Liqing has only said that she has not wanted to look at her recently, and Qin Shujiu will occasionally go to the imperial garden for a walk, which can be regarded as distraction.
Today's is also out of the palace by accident, because he doesn't want to meet others trying to make trouble, Qin Shujiu also specially found a secluded place to walk, who would know that the place that no one has ever set foot on today is not only her, but also connected with Youzhaoyi and Du Xiuyi. Although these two concubines have nothing to do with each other, but in such a situation at the moment, Qin Shujiu didn't want to touch them, so he wanted to avoid them first, but who knew that this person hadn't had time to dodge but asked the two to pay attention.
When he heard Du Xiuyi, he called out loudly, because it was not good to pretend to leave when he heard it, Qin Shujiu just paused and then walked over, and bowed in front of the two.
"The concubine has worshiped Sister Zhaoyi, Sister Xiuyi." Bowed with both hands, and after bowing, he saw You Zhaoyi glancing coldly, and then looked at her and hummed and motioned for her to get up, and he just got up to see You Zhaoyi up and down, and then saw her and said: "It's a coincidence, I met Miao Jieyu in this place, but today I am in the mood to go to the Imperial Garden?" ”
Although the words are inquiry, but there is also a bit of irony hidden under the words, but it is ironic that she is now in such a situation, and she is still in the mood to go to the imperial garden to relax. The grievances given by the palace people in the Shangshi Bureau and the Inner Servant Province Qin Shujiu can stand it, not to mention that it is not light or heavy, if it is a bow, Qin Shujiu replied.
"It's rare to see that the sky is good today, so I got up and walked in the imperial garden, but I never thought that I would meet two sisters, but it was a coincidence." The words fell when he looked at Du Xiuyi on the side, who also had a slight haircut on the cloud temples, and then glanced at her and said with a smile: "But it's a coincidence, it seems that I and my sister have a fate with Jieyu, but during this time, Jieyu rarely travels out of the palace, but I never thought that today's rare part would make me meet my sister, and I also caught up with one place." Yikes. That's right......"
The polite words had just been said a few words, Du Xiuyi seemed to remember something suddenly, and the smile on his face changed a little bit of concern as soon as the words turned, Du Xiuyi looked at Qin Shujiu and said.
"I almost forgot to ask. Some time ago, Dr. Yu Shi impeached Jieyu's father for dancing power for personal gain and disregard for the law and discipline, and begged His Majesty to investigate and punish him thoroughly, but His Majesty was angry because of this, and I still remember that it seemed that someone had taken Qin Shangshu to prison, I don't know what happened now? "This question is asked. It's just that this sentence made people feel full of irony when they heard it, and seeing that Qin Shujiu's face was slightly different because of these words, You Zhaoyi glanced at Du Xiuyi and then said.
"Sister, what you said, Qin Shangshu is an upright and upright person, this imperial doctor is afraid that he made a mistake before he drafted the impeachment, so he will go to the prison and stay for a while, and it will be fine if the matter is clarified." It was a sentence for reprimanding Du Xiuyi, but there was no meaning of reprimanding at all, so Du Xiuyi laughed, and then responded: "Sister is trained to be." Look at my sister's mouth, but if I am concerned, I will say the wrong thing, that is, I want my sister not to take it to heart. The latter words were said by Qin Shujiu, and his eyebrows and eyes were full of provocation.
Qin Shangshu is Qin Shujiu's father, but now he is in prison but he heard others laughing at him, if anyone is a son of man, he must be angry, Du Xiuyi's joke is also deliberately trying to provoke Qin Shujiu, but unfortunately Qin Shujiu and Qin Tianhao are not father and daughter, even if she deliberately laughs at Qin Shujiu, it is not true. just accepted the gift and thanked Du Xiuyi for her concern, but also pretended that he didn't know the meaning of her words.
Qin Shujiu's pretending to be ignorant also made Du Xiuyi difficult to answer. It was You Zhaoyi on the side who took her words and said: "Qin Shangshu's matter is also wronged by my sister, but my sister doesn't have to go too far to her heart, Your Majesty is the most righteous." If this matter is that the Imperial Doctor made a mistake and falsely accused Qin Shangshu, His Majesty would inevitably give Qin Shangshu justice. At that time, my sister won't have to worry about it anymore. ”
It was also the words that Du Xiuyi should nod, but after this intention, he saw Du Xiuyi and said: "Of course, Your Majesty is clear, and Qin Shangshu's innocence should be returned if the matter is clear, but I listened to what the people in the palace said, saying that the prison is not a good place." Sister, you said, Qin Shangshu was in prison that day, but he would suffer? ”
The others are concerned words, but the more Du Xiuyi's words are spoken, the more people panic in their hearts, but they also make people feel a little deliberate. also saw Du Xiuyi's words, which became more and more disgusting the more he spoke, Qin Shujiu replied with a courtesy.
What Sister Xiuyi said made the concubines feel a little frightened when they heard it, but the prison is a place of discipline, and if you want to come to the father, you will not suffer it when you are there. If the father of the family is guilty in the prison, it will make people feel that there is a suspicion of coercing confessions, and the officials of Jiang Guo pay the most attention to the law and law, that is, the father has always been like this, and if you want to come to this grievance, you can quickly settle the grievances. My father has been teaching since he was a child, and he is not afraid of shadows, but there is a villain who wants to make a stumbling block behind him, but the villain is a villain after all, and those thoughts are not on the table, but there is no need to be too careful. ”
When I met Qin Shujiu today, the original intention was to take the opportunity to humiliate her and make her understand the rules of the palace, but who knew that the ridicule of Qin Shangshu could not make her lose her temper and show anger, but she laughed back, so that Du Xiuyi felt that the villain in her words was referring to herself, and she also made herself a little more angry. Qin Shujiu clearly believed that Qin Tianhao was calculated by a traitor, and this matter will eventually come to light one day, and she will still be the favored Jieyu. However, this matter seems to be a sure thing at the moment, I am afraid that there is no possibility of Zhaoxue, which makes Du Xiuyi's heart not very happy, but she quickly thinks about it, and the smile on her face returns.
Jing stepped forward and then staggered to Qin Shujiu's side, Du Xiuyi said: "Since this is the case, then wait for the day when Qin Shangshu Zhaoxue, that is, at that time, His Majesty should remember his sister's good past, and he will not be annoyed by looking at his sister because of Qin Shangshu's matter, so that he ordered his sister not to enter Yanying Hall again." ”
Liqing's will is the root of Qin Shujiu's current situation, Du Xiuyi's words really made Qin Shujiu's face different, although he quickly regained his normal color, but Du Xiuyi, who was close, still saw it.
is the face of joy, Du Xiuyi directly turned around and returned to Youzhaoyi's side, when it was settled and then looked at it carefully, Du Xiuyi suddenly said lightly: "Hey, it's strange, my sister is wearing this cotton coat and looks at the color on it, it looks like something from last year." It was to tell her to look at it with sharp eyes, and immediately You Zhaoyi also looked at it, and then said: "Sister, this is true, my fair sister is very simple, this is all in the winter and last year's old things, treating herself so harshly, but it makes people look at it and lose a little color." ”
"Thank you to the two sisters for their concern, but this one is also very good, and the dress is also intimate." After speaking, she saw Du Xiuyi look at her, and then said, "But that's the case? My sister is so simple and simple, but I also feel stunned, and I thought that according to His Majesty's thoughts, today's new tribute Xiangyi brocade sister deserves a horse in the palace, but now looking at it, it is still because of Qin Shangshu's matter, so that my sister doesn't even have this grace? ”
You sighed, then went up to Qin Shujiu's side, and after a careful look, Du Xiuyi continued: "This beauty really still has to be dressed up to be a beauty, my sister has been so plain recently, and she has lost her brilliant color in the past." My sister is also for my sister's good, or go back to the palace to dress up, so indifferent even if the Imperial Garden meets His Majesty by chance, I'm afraid that His Majesty doesn't want to see more. ”
Obviously, as far as Du Xiuyi is concerned, Qin Shujiu's behavior in this imperial garden tour is not to be distracted, but to look forward to whether he can meet Liqing by chance, that is, he has met and has kindness, but he is afraid that this grace will follow. Qin Shujiu didn't have this thought, but in the eyes of others, she was this kind of plan, and after laughing at those words, Du Xiuyi exclaimed again, and then said.
"Hey, look at my sister's memory, but I forgot something important, my majesty has not wanted to see my sister recently, and everyone in the palace said that my sister has lost her grace, even the inner servants of the province are not interested in my sister, I heard that even the winter has not been sent to my sister's palace until now. Sister, don't complain about my sister's unintentional words, that is, Sister Ming'er sent someone to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and punished those who couldn't be on an errand for you. ”
Obviously, the internal servant is harsh on her in the palace, and the head of the palace is also aware of it, so he is secretly laughing at this matter.
The current trend is not necessarily forever, who knows if today's ridicule will become his own misfortune in the past, Du Xiuyi's words are obviously sarcasm, of course Qin Shujiu will not care, and he still owes thanks with that attitude.
It is also Qin Shujiu's tepid temperament that makes people sarcastic and meaningless, but at the moment, You Zhaoyi can't look at it, so he said out loud.
"It's not too early, it's time to go back to the palace."
You Zhaoyi said this, and Du Xiuyi was on the side, and when he heard this, Qin Shujiu was busy with it, and then sent the two of them off.
After the two of them left, Nan Zhi said in a deep voice: "Sister, then Du Xiuyi is clearly smiling." (To be continued.) )