The Queen Mother summoned me to the palace twice, but Concubine De was still in confinement, so I didn't meet her. Every time I enter the palace, I prepare a batch of gifts for the ladies of the palace, and I sent a batch of cartoon dolls produced by "Tianjinxiu" to Concubine Degui. The Queen Mother was admiring the hibiscus in the imperial garden, and when she saw me, she smiled and said: "You girl, if the palace doesn't announce you, you won't remember to come to the palace." ”

"The concubine is terrified." I laugh. The woman in the deep palace is pitiful and lonely. The Queen Mother took my hand and said with a smile: "I heard that you are happy?" How are you doing? ”

"Xie Niangniang cares, and the concubine is very good." My face is a little hot. The Queen Mother smiled and nodded: "There are successors to the Yun family, Yongle Hou can rest assured now." ”

I didn't know what the Queen Mother had to say, so I didn't dare to agree casually, so I had to laugh it off. Then he told the Queen Mother the finale of Journey to the West, and the Queen Mother said with fascination: "The heartless and ruthless stone monkey can be regarded as a positive result." ”

"Who said Sun Monkey is ruthless?" I laughed, "Maybe that stone monkey is still a lover." ”

"Oh?" The Queen Mother looked funny, "How do you say this?" ”

"Queen Mother, there are a lot of stories about this stone monkey, and you take "Journey to the West" as a positive story, do you want to hear the crooked rumor?" I smiled and said, "The concubine has a story here, which tells the love history of Sun Monkey." ”

Seeing that the Queen Mother was interested, I casually told the "Legend of Wukong" where I am, "Journey to the West" is better than plot twists and whimsical imagination, "The Legend of Wukong" is better than love, for women, I am afraid that it is easier to move people's hearts. The Queen Mother really listened to it with relish, and when she talked about the emotion, she couldn't help but have red circles in her eyes, so that I didn't dare to talk about it, but she urged it again and again. At the end, he sighed: "I didn't expect Sun Monkey to have this past." ”

"Don't take the Queen Mother too seriously, it's just a story made up by the common people, just listen to it and laugh and laugh." I hurriedly said, and as I was talking, I saw the emperor coming from the garden, followed by Wei Xiang. Seeing us sitting in the garden, the two came over to greet the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother smiled and said, "Is Wei Xiang going to see Concubine De?" ”

Wei Xiang raised his eyes to look at me and said with a smile: "Back to the Queen Mother, exactly." ”

The emperor smiled and said: "Queen Mother, you also talk about Wei Xiang, after Concubine De gives birth, she can usually let her family visit in the palace, I said today that her father and brother will come to see him, Wei Xiang just disagreed, saying that since he drove the disobedient son out of the door, he will never let him enter the house again, he doesn't have this son, and Concubine De doesn't have this brother, it's really stubborn." ”

The Queen Mother looked at Wei Xiang with a smile and said, "How can the father and son have an overnight feud? It's been two years since Wei Xiang's son-in-law was kicked out of the house, right? Hasn't the anger of Wei Xiang disappeared yet? At the beginning, the palace had also heard about it, and it couldn't be all blamed on Wei Gongzi, did Wei Xiang bear to let his son wander all the time? ”

"Queen Mother, that disobedient son is unfaithful and unfilial, I should never have given birth to this son." Wei Xiang's face was righteous and awe-inspiring, "The minister's mind has been decided, and the queen mother and the emperor don't need to say good things for him." ”

His tone was resolute, and the emperor and the empress dowager were not easy to persuade again. Only I sneered in my heart, of course he didn't dare to let the eldest brother of the Wei family enter the palace, if the eldest brother of the Wei family found out that Concubine De was pretending to be Caining, how could he pretend?

"In that case, you can go and see Concubine De, I am here to accompany my mother." The emperor sat down next to the Queen Mother, and Wei Xiang glanced at me, took his leave, and left. When the emperor saw that he was far away, he snorted softly: "Old stubborn! ”

The Queen Mother smiled and said to the emperor: "What does the emperor have to do with him, it is better to listen to Ye'er's story." ”

"Oh?" The emperor glanced at me lightly, "What good story did Madame Ronghua tell today?" ”

"Today, Ye'er told a love story of the Monkey King, which is very touching." The Queen Mother smiled and turned her head to look at me, "Ye'er, tell the emperor about it too." ”

Sweat! One more time? It feels strange to tell a love story to the emperor. I smiled awkwardly: "Queen Mother, the emperor is the king of a country, I'm afraid I don't have much interest in this kind of story." ”

"Oh? What stories do you think I should be interested in? The Emperor looked at me quietly, "Just tell me what you think I will be interested in." ”

knew that his surname had not changed. I thought about it for a while and said with a smile: "Why don't I tell a legendary story of the Qingtian Lord to the Queen Mother and the Emperor?" ”

Seeing that they did not object, I said straightforwardly: "Once upon a time, there was a country called Song State, and there was a Qing official named Bao Zheng in this country, who was honest and selfless, and was known as Bao Qingtian...... "I told a few stories about Bao Cheng's case, and the Queen Mother and the Emperor listened attentively, and after listening to me, the Queen Mother had a complicated look in her eyes, and said: "Emperor, if my dynasty also has such a virtuous minister, it is really a great fortune for the country." ”

The emperor smiled faintly: "I heard you tell a few jokes, but you only used the dog's head and the tiger's head, presumably this blue sky's dragon head is just a show." ”

I smiled and said nothing, not for show, but I didn't tell the famous "Quanmei Case" and "Tanuki for the Prince", these stories involving the violation of imperial power, I was afraid that telling them would make the two royal people in front of me unhappy.

Seeing that I didn't refute his words, the emperor thought that he felt bored, so he got up and said, "Queen Mother, the sons still have some political affairs to deal with, and the sons and daughters retired." ”

Seeing that he was gone, I also said goodbye to the Queen Mother. On the way, I thought that the Queen Mother would summon me into the palace to tell a story, and it seemed that she had to find something else to do, divert her interest, and don't spend her mind on me all day. Out of the imperial garden, I didn't go far, and a man came over, dressed in brocade robes, with a face like a crown of jade, and I hurriedly bowed: "I've seen the Nine Princes." ”

The person who came was the emperor's younger brother, the ninth prince Jun Qianyi. I met a few times at the Super Oiran Contest more than a year ago, and the last time I went to his mansion to find the eldest brother of the Wei family, I also met with the ninth master, this man treats people humbly and politely, likes to study Buddhist scriptures, and looks like he has no quarrel with the world, however, because of the incident of the eldest brother of the Wei family assassinating the emperor, I always have a feeling that this man may not be as peaceful and indifferent as he shows. I thought that Hongye was out of the Red Mansion, and since he had no chance with the eldest brother of the Wei family, something would happen to him, but I didn't expect to hear from the eldest brother of the Wei family that Hongye had already left the capital and didn't know where he went.

"Mrs. Ronghua is exempt." He gave him a hand and said with a smile, "Did Madam enter the palace to see the Queen Mother?" ”

"Yes." I nodded in response, feeling that there was nothing more to say, "The concubine said goodbye." ”

"Madame, wait." He smiled and said, "I heard that Wei Xiang invited his wife and Yun Shizi to the mansion as guests a few days ago?"

I was stunned: "Yes." ”

"Hmm......" he smiled slightly, "Wei Xiang seems to value the virtuous couple very much. ”

I don't know his intentions, so I can't say much, he saw that I didn't say anything, and said with a smile: "Madam and Brother Tongfeng are brother and sister, if you have the opportunity, you might as well say a few kind words in front of Wei Xiang to reconcile his father and son." ”

"The ninth master looks up to the concubine too much." I smiled faintly, "Is this what Brother Wei meant?" ”

The eldest brother of the Wei family would never let him come and say these words to me, why did this ninth master take care of this matter? The Ninth Prince smiled: "Brother Tongfeng won't say these words, but this king can see that he really wants to enter the palace to visit Concubine De. ”

"Today, the emperor and the queen mother interceded for Brother Wei, and the prime minister refused." I smiled slightly, "Could it be that the Ninth Master thinks that our couple's face is bigger than that of the emperor and the queen mother?" ”

He was very surprised to hear this, and I bowed my way and said, "Let everything be, things will be resolved one day." The concubine didn't bother the prince, so she said goodbye first. ”

When I returned home, I went straight to the study and drew a set of mahjong drawings, so that people could take them to the craftsman and make them as soon as possible. Yun Zheng said curiously: "What strange things have you made up again?" ”

"It's called mahjong." I smiled and said, "It's made for the Queen Mother to play, and when she gets hooked on this, she won't often announce that I go to the palace to tell her stories." As he spoke, he began to write about how to play mahjong.

"Everyone else dreams of slapping the Queen Mother, so you don't take it seriously." Yun Zheng said with a smile. I wrinkled my nose and smiled, "I'd rather stay at home with you." ”

Yun Zheng smiled softly.

Sure enough, after a few days, the Queen Mother announced that I had entered the palace again, but this time, it was not only me who was announced, but the emperor also announced Yun Zheng. I don't know why the emperor Xuan Yunzheng, I was nervous all the way. After entering the palace, I went to the Queen Mother's Yining Palace, and Yun Zheng was taken to the imperial study. The Queen Mother was really fascinated by the mahjong I brought, and she was overjoyed. I have been restless in the Queen Mother's Palace, even teaching the Queen Mother to play mahjong are a little distracted, the Queen Mother called me twice, I came back to my senses, the Queen Mother said angrily: "Ye'er, are you impatient to accompany me this old woman?" ”

"Wronged the Queen Mother, the concubines can't ask for it." I hurriedly smiled and said, thought about it, and whispered, "Queen Mother, why did the emperor summon Yun Zheng today?" ”

The Queen Mother pursed her lips and said with a smile: "I said, why are you not careful, it turns out that Yun Shizi is hanging." ”

"Queen Mother......" My face burned, the Queen Mother touched a card, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, it's a good thing, I heard the emperor say two days ago that Yun Shizi is full of talent, and he is idle in Beijing, which is a waste of talent, and he has to give him something to do." ”

I was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Queen Mother, Yun Zheng is not in good health, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to handle the affairs of the court......"

"This emperor has his own measure." The Queen Mother looked disapproving, "I know you feel sorry for your husband, but the emperor has the emperor's thoughts, and we don't care about the affairs of the court." Hey, isn't this already mushy? ”

"Yes, that's called a seven-pair." When I saw the Queen Mother, I knew that it was useless to say anything more, so I had to give up. I finally waited until Yun Zheng came to pick me up after seeing the emperor, I saw that Yun Zheng had a calm face, and it was not easy to ask in the palace, and when I got into the carriage, I was worried for a long time before I asked a series of questions: "Yun Zheng, what did the emperor call you to do?" ”

"The emperor received a secret letter, the content involved in it is too amazing, and the emperor wants me to help him investigate this case." Yun Zheng said.

"Why are you looking for you?" I hurriedly said, "He has so many civil and military ministers under him, who can't help him?" He knew that you were not in good health, and you promised him? ”

"I read the excerpt, and I can't do it if I don't agree." Yun Zheng held my hand and said with a smile, "Ye'er, don't worry. The emperor came to me because he thought that I was the most suitable person to investigate this case, and it was not difficult for us. ”

"Why?" I frowned. Yun Zheng said: "There are too many people involved in this matter, and the emperor feels that the Yun family is the only one who will not be involved in the relationship between the two factions, so let me investigate." ”

"What the hell is this case?" As soon as the words came out, I felt inappropriate, "Ah, can't you say this?" ”

"You can't say it to anyone, but you can say it to you." Yun Zheng glanced at me with a smile, "The emperor said that Mrs. Ronghua is smart and witty, and there are so many stories about solving cases in her stomach, so you might as well investigate this case with me." ”

I frowned, it seemed that I had caused trouble for Yun Zheng: "What kind of case is that?" ”

"Someone told me that eighteen years ago, ......" Yun Zheng glanced at me, "Taifu Murong Xingyun has a grievance in the case of treason against the enemy. ”

Another collaborator and traitor? Why is it that every crime committed by a big official is a collaborator with the enemy and a traitor? Wait, eighteen years ago? Taifu? I was stunned: "This Murong Taifu? Will it be ......?"

Yun Zheng looked at me, nodded, and threw a bomb: "This Murong Taifu should be his father, I heard that the only son of Master Taifu who escaped is named Murong Chu!" ”

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