Chapter 17: The Puzzle
A palace maid was blessed: "Little master, don't blame us, the phoenix that has lost its hair is not as good as a chicken, it has been this since ancient times, her father doesn't want her anymore, are you afraid that we will humiliate her?" There was a hint of arrogance in his words.
"What are you talking about?" Wen Yue said angrily.
The palace maid smiled and slowly spoke: "What the slave and maid said is naturally human words, if the little master doesn't like to listen to it, the door is over there, you can leave." After saying that, he turned and pointed to the door, as if he saw something again, and suddenly frowned again and shook his head.
Wen Yue glared at her and said sharply: "Today's matter, we are in charge." ”
"Little master, don't be angry, we are people in Concubine Yun's palace, she tore Concubine Yun's clothes, the slaves and maids are like this, they just give her a lesson, and if you do something wrong, you will naturally be punished." Another palace maid spoke.
"If you do something wrong, you will be punished, although the people of the Huanshang Bureau have a lower status, they are also people, and the people in the palace naturally have palace rules to deal with, and the aunt in charge will come forward, you are the people of Concubine Yun, and it is not your turn to call the shots about things here." Qi Zheng cold-eyed
looked at the two arrogant palace maids, and said with a wry smile: "Although you are the mother's person, how can you say that you are the palace maid, can't you tell the difference between the palace maid and the show girl, dare to talk to the master like this, and don't take the master in your eyes." ”
The two palace maids listened to Qizheng's words, changed their faces, glanced at Qizheng obliquely, and knelt down in their skirts: "Where is the little master, how dare the slave and maid, it's not too early, if the little master is fine, the slave and maid will retreat, and go back to tell what happened today."
Yun Fei Niangniang. The palace maid gradually accentuated her tone, and after speaking, she got up and went out.
Qizheng heard the meaning of their words, and knew that she had offended Concubine Yun today, but she couldn't care so much about it, and walked towards Yunqing.
"See Concubine Zhen." A voice came from outside the door.
Qi Zheng looked back and saw that the two palace maids were saluting just now, and the one standing in front of them was the winner of the secret battle in the Chuhui Palace that day, Concubine Zhen.
"No courtesy." Concubine Zhen said lightly, after speaking, she glanced at Qizheng in a blink of an eye, smiled slightly and left.
"Master, the slave maid still thinks that the master is just about to go in to relieve the siege of the little master of Qizheng." Qiu Xi followed behind and said with a smile.
"If she is a material that can be made, she doesn't need my help, on the contrary, if she can't even cope with the two palace maids, how to gain a foothold in **, it is useless for the palace to help her." Concubine Zhen talked as she walked, and gradually walked away......
Qizheng walked to Yunqing's side and helped Yunqing up, Yunqing looked up at Qizheng and said in a hoarse voice: "Sister, why are you here." With that, he wiped his tears with one hand.
Wen Yue walked over and stood quietly aside, Qi Zheng took Yun Qing's hand and looked at it, she couldn't help but feel sour in her heart, the wound had not healed but had festered, oozing blood.
Qizheng looked at the wound on Yun Qing's hand, his eyes gradually moistened, and he choked up: "It must be very painful, Qing'er, how can they treat you like this." ”
Yun Qing withdrew his hand and turned his head to look to the side: "Just like they said, the phoenix that has lost its hair is not as good as a chicken, and everyone spits on it." ”
"They've relegated you here, why don't they let you go?" Wen Yue frowned.
Yun Qing shook his head slowly: "Everyone here knows that I am the one who offended Yin Guifei, how can they be kind to me to offend Yin Guifei, on the contrary, the more ruthless you are to me, the more you can please your mother." ”
Qi Zheng said eagerly: "What they did to you, you tell your sister, and your sister will help you." ”
Yun Qing looked back at Qi Zheng and smiled: "I'm already very happy that my sister can come to see me, how dare I ask my sister to help me escape from this place, my sister is just a show girl now, don't offend Yin Guifei for my sister." ”
Wen Yue leaned into Qizheng's ear and whispered: "Sister, have you forgotten what Shujin said today, we won't be able to save Qing'er, and we won't dare to save it." ”
When Qi Zheng heard Wen Yue's words, her mood fell to the bottom, and she looked at Yun Qing, who was humiliated but helpless in front of her, and didn't speak for a long time.
"Sister, don't worry about me, although life is hard here, it's a blessing to be able to survive, but my sister offended Concubine Yun for me today, what should I do in the future." Yunqing Road.
Wen Yue took Qizheng's hand, smiled comfortingly at her, and looked at Yun Qing again: "Qing'er, you can rest assured, my sister's daughter of a bachelor, Concubine Yun has to give three points of thin noodles no matter what she says, and she won't hurt us easily." ”
Hearing this, Yun Qing nodded slowly, and looked around again: "Sisters, let's go back quickly, it's bad luck here, and when my sisters get the emperor's favor in the future, I can ask the emperor to let me out." ”
Qizheng looked at Yunqing and said with tears in her eyes: "Qing'er, my sister will definitely save you out." After that, he took Yun Qing's hand and pushed the jade bracelet on his wrist to Yun Qing's hand: "You take this, dot it up and down, even if you can't get out, you have to let yourself."
It's a little better. ”
Yun Qing hurriedly shook his head and excused himself: "Sister, how can this be, this is too precious." ”
Qizheng took her hand: "Qing'er, you can accept it, let my sister feel better, although this is not a rare thing, but it can also be worth a few dollars." ”
"Yes, Qing'er, you can take it, it's not too early, there is a painter to paint a portrait today, we have to go back." Wen Yue said.
When Yun Qing heard this, he no longer shirked, and kept his eyes calm: "Two sisters, go back quickly, I won't send it, sisters, be more careful in the future, don't be like me, and pity yourself because of ridiculous ideas."
Wen Yue nodded, pulled the Qi Zheng, turned around and walked out of the Huanshang Bureau.
Yun Qing stood in place, waved his hand lightly, and looked at the jade bracelet on his wrist: "What my sister gave me, how can I be willing to use it for dotting, and when I leave the Huanshang Bureau, I will definitely return it to my sister in person." ”……
Qi Zheng and Wen Yue walked quietly in the palace road. Wen Yue looked at the starless Qizheng and said lightly: "Sister, don't think about it, there will be a general election soon, after the election, let's think about how to help Qing'er." ”
Qizheng shook his head and said helplessly: "If you want to save Qing'er, it's not easy to talk about, you always have to look ahead and look backwards, when you don't take care of Yin Guifei, you should take care of Concubine Yun." ”
"Sister, let's take a detour through the Imperial Garden and then walk back to the Chuhui Palace, it's noon, and there are not many people in the Imperial Garden, so as not to meet any noble lord and cause trouble." Wen Yue said.
Qi Zheng nodded, raised his eyes and looked at both sides of the palace road, and suddenly saw a palace gate, which said 'Yuming Palace' and looked back, and the road was empty: "The terrain here is remote, there are few people, how can there be a palace in addition to the cold palace." ”
Wen Yue smiled: "This should be a slightly better palace than the Cold Palace." ”
Qi Zheng didn't think much about it, and I don't know how long she walked, the chirping of birds gradually came from her ears, Wen Yue suddenly stopped, and Qi Zheng looked at Wen Yue: "What's wrong?" ”
Wen Yue raised her hand and pointed to the front: "Sister, what is Chen Xiying doing sneakily there." ”
Hearing this, Qi Zheng looked at it, Xi Ying stood in front of a tree, seemed to be holding something in his hand, was looking carefully, with a smile on his face, and took the things in his hand, and walked towards Qi Zheng, still looking down at the things in his hand, and did not find the front at all
Qi Zheng and Wen Yue, who were standing not far away, gradually approached, suddenly looked up and saw Qi Zheng, suddenly startled, the thing in his hand fell to the ground, Xi Ying squatted down and hurriedly picked it up, although the action was fast, Qi Zheng also roughly saw that thing, it was a jade pendant, and I didn't wonder if 'It's just a jade pendant, why is she so nervous, could it be that there is a secret in this jade pendant. ’
Xi Ying seemed to sense what Qi Zheng was thinking about, and hurriedly said, "Why are you here?" ”
Qi Zheng came back to his senses: "We are just passing by, where are you going?" ”
Xi Ying thought for a while: "Of course I want to go back." ”
"I should go back to that side, why don't you go the other way around." Wen Yue pointed to the front and smiled.
Xi Ying was a little overwhelmed by Wen Yue's words: "I want to go around and go back, can't I?" ”
Wen Yue smiled: "Of course you can, what you think is naturally only known to yourself, sister, let's go." After that, he looked at Qi Zheng.
Qizheng nodded, and moved back on his way.
"Sister, I've been practicing that piece for a while, I don't know how to talk about it, wait until I go back to my sister to listen to it, give me some pointers." Wen Yue said.
Qizheng smiled slightly: "Okay, this Chuyan Palace is immersed in your piano sound every day, I just don't want to listen to it." ”
Wen Yue sighed and said with a smile: "It took me a lot of effort to get a piano from my aunt, so naturally I have to practice diligently, and after the election, I will become a concubine, how about we talk to the emperor together?" ”
Qi Zheng smiled: "This kind of song can get into the ears of the emperor, so don't be clumsy in front of the emperor, just play it on weekdays." ”
"If my sister doesn't play, then I'll play it to the emperor alone, sister, don't be jealous." Wen Yue said with a smile.
"What kind of jealousy am I, you can play, the emperor is not my alone, if I am jealous, won't I drown in the vinegar vat." Qi Zheng covered his mouth and smiled.
Back at the Chu Hui Palace, there was not even a single figure in the garden, and Qi Zheng was a little curious: "Where have all the people gone?" ”
"Probably dressed up in the dormitory." Wen Yue said.
Qizheng looked up, and Aunt Nian seemed to be talking about something with a father-in-law not far in front.
"Auntie, the slave came today to inquire about something like my aunt." Justice.
Aunt Nian bowed slightly: "What does Gonggong Li want to know?" ”
"Auntie, do you know who among the show girls in this Chuhui Palace is wearing a jade bracelet?"
Aunt Nian thought for a while: "The little master of Wenyue was scratched by a branch a few days ago, and then the slave saw that she was wearing a jade bracelet to cover it, what happened to the little master of Wenyue, and he actually bothered Gonggong Li to come to check on people in person." ”
Gonggong Li smiled: "It's okay, our family just casually asks, are there any other people wearing jade bracelets?" ”
Aunt Nian shook her head: "The slave maid usually didn't pay attention to what the little masters were wearing, and that day the slave just wanted to see if the scratches on the little master Wenyue's hands were healed, so she saw that she brought a jade bracelet to cover it." ”
"Okay, our family has gone back, and I hope my aunt won't mention today's events to outsiders." After Gonggong Li finished speaking, he wanted to turn around and leave.
Qizheng and Wenyue didn't know what they were talking about, and moved forward.
"It seems that the little master of Qizheng ......" Aunt Nian looked at Gonggong Li and suddenly thought of something.
Qi Zheng and Wen Yue approached, blessed Aunt Nian, and walked towards the Lanxia Palace. Aunt Nian looked at Qizheng's wrist and frowned.
"Auntie, is there anyone else in mind?"
Aunt Nian hurriedly turned her head and lowered her eyebrows and said, "No, probably the slave and maid are mistaken, there should be only one person wearing a jade bracelet in the Chuhui Palace, the little master of Wenyue." ”
Gonggong Li nodded: "Then, our family will go back to serve the emperor, and my aunt must not publicize this matter." ”
"Yes, father-in-law walks slowly." Aunt Nian was slightly blessed.
Back at Lanxia Palace, Qizheng walked to the table and sat down, and Youzhu sat aside, holding a book in his hand, watching quietly. Xi Rui sat in the bronze mirror and dressed herself.
Shujin also held a mirror and fiddled with the steps on his head, put down the mirror, looked at Youzhu and said, "Youzhu, why don't you go to make up, is it possible to become a face-saving gentleman?" ”
Youzhu shook his head: "A painting is a painting, and a painting is just a painting in beauty, not a real person. ”
Shujin smiled: "I really envy Youzhu, I can see everything so indifferently, I naturally can't do it, if people don't fight, wouldn't they be willing to be trampled under the feet of others." ”
Qi Zheng sat at the table, holding his head in his hands, and was stunned, "Yun Qing's fate in the future is a mystery, Concubine Yun and Wang Ji are a mystery, Xi Ying and that jade pendant are also a mystery, and my sister's actions that day, there are so many riddles here, when will they be solved?" ……’