"Fifth lady, the fifth master has gone far." The two maids with sleeves whispered beside them, "The people here are almost gone, let's go back." ”

Ying Sleeves stood in front of his big car, looking at the figure that had disappeared almost invisible in front of him, and narrowed his eyes.

She realized that she had just been separated for less than a meal, and she was already thinking about him.

How long is he going to go?!

Ying Sleeve suddenly felt a little irritable in her heart.

Dressed in a sable fur, she turned and walked towards her cart, but out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of someone who seemed to be looking at her.

Yingsleeve snorted and looked over with electric eyes.

The man was hunched over, hidden in the crowd watching the excitement, and was secretly looking over, but unfortunately he was touched by Yingsleeve's gaze.

Ying Sleeve pursed his lips, hugged the big coat, lowered his head and continued to move forward.

At this time, there was a sudden clamor from the crowd, "There are snakes!" ”

The crowd of onlookers crowded over to Yingsleeve's side with an uproar.

The servants of the Xie family hurriedly rushed up to surround Yingshou.

But someone was too agile, and soon came to Yingsleeve's side, buckled a silver needle in his hand, and pierced her!

Yingsleeve's eyes sank, and he quickly moved forward.

The man let out a "huh" and found himself in the air, and the sleeves that were clearly within his reach slipped through his fingers.

He missed the blow, quickly retracted the needle, and hurriedly retreated, hiding in the crowd just now and trying to slip away.

Ying Sleeve pointed his hand and said coldly: "Catch him!" ”

The crowd on the opposite side immediately dispersed. Only the man who sneaked up on her just now was left.

The man's face turned white, his eyes flickered and looked at Ying Sleeve, so he had to make a shy face: "Mrs. Xie is not harmed?" ”

"Give me a slap!" Yingsleeve is too lazy to make friends with him. Looking at the clothes he was wearing, he seemed to be a seven-rank official, but half of the officials of the Eastern Yuan Kingdom were on errands for the Northern Qi Kingdom, and she grabbed an official and beat him casually, which was probably "eliminating harm for the people" =_=......

Xie Dongli led the troops to the battle, and she would definitely not be left alone.

Those bright guards and secret guards of the Xie family. Now most of them are following Yingsleeve to keep her safe.

As soon as she gave the order, someone immediately rubbed her forward. Dragged the man out of the crowd and slapped him a few times with a big-eared scraper in the face!

Since he wanted to establish his authority and kill chickens and monkeys, that person was not soft. Two slaps knocked out several of the man's front teeth.

"You dare to beat the officials of the imperial court!" The man covered his mouth. He shouted indistinctly, a mouthful of blood in his mouth.

Yingsleeve held the maid's hand in the car, and said idly: "You are an official of the imperial court, but you sneak around in the crowd to look at women, do you think you are an official, these women who have been insulted by you can only swallow their anger?!" ”

The man trembled with anger and said angrily, "I ...... What do I want to look at other (female) silver (people)! You don't want blood, feces (spray) silver (people)! ”

The mouth with missing front teeth leaks, and it is difficult to speak.

Everyone listened with their ears open for a long time. Only then did I understand what he was talking about, and I couldn't help but be very disdainful of him.

Ying Sleeves sat in the car with a calm face.

Cai Sang Ling said sharply: "Dare to say that our marshal's wife is spewing blood?!" You don't want to do it, do you?! ”

Yingsleeve was already sitting in the car. Her voice came from behind the curtain: "Don't say it, hand him over to the Criminal Department." Ask the squire of the Criminal Department, what crime should the court order officials to fish in troubled waters among the women of the people and humiliate the women of good families! ”

The man withered at once, and cried out: "Madame Marshal's anger is at ease! The lower officials are wronged! ”

His movements were so fast just now that Ying Sleeve and a few guards around her who were strong in kung fu saw it, and most of the people around him only noticed the situation when Ying Sleeve said "catch him".

At that time, this person had already retreated from Yingsleeve's side and blended into the crowd, so not many people saw what was going on.

"Whether you are wronged or not is a matter for the Criminal Department. Our responsibility is to send you to the Criminal Department! - Take it away! With a wave of his hand, Ying Sleeve ordered his two guards to escort the man to the Punishment Department.

As soon as Xie Dongli left, someone hit her idea......

Yingsleeve's face is very ugly.

Back at Xie's house, Ying Sleeve briefly told Mrs. Xie Lu Ruilan and Second Lady Ning Shumei what they had just encountered, and finally said: "The eldest brother, the second brother and Dongli are all gone, there are only us women in the family, and the two sisters-in-law should also be more careful." As she spoke, she divided half of the manpower that Xie Dongli left for her to Lu Ruilan and Ning Shumei.

Lu Ruilan and Ning Shumei hurriedly said: "These people are left by the fifth brother to protect you, you are good, it is our blessing, we don't have to worry, those people will not attack us." ”

Ying Sleeve thought about it and felt that it made sense, anyway, she lived at home, and those people were guarding the outer courtyard, and they were also the people who guarded the whole Xie family, so she didn't insist anymore, but said: "Okay, they will follow me first, if there is something, the eldest sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law must tell me in time." ”

"Definitely, definitely." Lu Ruilan and Ning Shumei glanced at each other, and they both felt that Yingsleeve was indeed a warm-hearted person, but he was too enthusiastic, and he was simply a soldier.

However, they soon discovered that Yingsleeve was not a soldier, but that they underestimated each other's methods too much.

Within two days, Yuan Yingjia and Murong Changqing returned to the capital of the Eastern Yuan Kingdom with Yuan Yinglan's coffin.

Queen Qi Xueyun issued a decree to hold a funeral for Yuan Yinglan in the autumn frost zhai in the palace.

Yuan Yinglan is the one who sealed the princess, and the funeral was completely in accordance with the princess's canon, which was very complicated and extravagant.

Because Yuan Yinglan died unmarried, Queen Qi Xueyun made a decree that the unmarried girl above the fourth rank official in the capital of Xuandong Yuan Kingdom gave Yuan Yinglan a guard, stipulating that he should keep the 5735th day until Yuan Yinglan was buried after 57 and 7, and he could not go home.

For these thirty-five days, they must eat and live in the palace, and kneel on the mourning hall of Qiushuangzhai every day to chant scriptures and pray.

Some of these people feel sorry for their own girls, and they all reported their children to be critically ill, and they wanted to recite scriptures for Yuan Yinglan at home.

Xie Tong, the second lady in the second room of the Xie family, happened to be sick. In addition, February after the Chinese New Year is her wedding date, and Ning Shumei, the second wife of Xie, also went to the queen, saying that the child was sick. Ask for her to fast at home and pray for blessings.

There are more than 80 officials above the fourth grade in the capital, and almost every one of these more than 80 families has unmarried girls.

In the end, more than 40 people reported to the girl for leave, either because they were sick, or because there were elderly people in the family who were sick, and they had to serve the sick, and there were all kinds of reasons. Everyone knew it.

A few of them were really sick, and most of them didn't want their girls to go to the palace to guard the spirit for thirty-five days.

As a result, these people who were reported, Queen Qi Xueyun agreed to everything else. Only the Xie family and those who are good friends with Xie Dongli and Shen Dacheng are not allowed.

Xie Tongqiao was really sick and didn't pretend to be sick, but Queen Qi Xueyun sent a doctor to Xie's house and said nonsense with his eyes open. insisted that Xie Tongqiao was not sick. She had to go into the palace to kneel for Yuan Yinglan.

Second Mrs. Xie Ning Shumei was so angry that she wanted to enter the palace to reason with the queen, but was stopped by Mrs. Xie Lu Ruilan and persuaded her: "Let her go with her two younger sisters, Tongxin and Tongde." Let the two of them take care of their sister. ”

Xie Tongxin and Xie Tongde are the daughters of the eldest lady Lu Ruilan, a few years younger than Xie Tongqiao, their bodies are strong, and the three sisters have always had a good relationship.

Ning Shumei knew that the queen was deliberately making things difficult, but at this time, the men all went to the battlefield. It's good that their women don't make trouble in the rear, where do they dare to toss? I had to reluctantly agree. Packed up the burden for Xie Tongqiao overnight and packed a lot of clothes and food.

Yingsleeve specially prepared pills for her to take every day.

Kneeling in the palace, there is no condition to take decoction, and it is better to take pills.

Ning Shumei thanked him for his kindness, and on the day he entered the palace, he and Lu Ruilan and Ying Sleeve sent the three unmarried girls of the Xie family into the palace to kneel for Yuan Yinglan.

Lu Ruilan and Ning Shumei were blocked from the palace gate and were not allowed to enter.

Yingsleeve couldn't have entered, but she happened to see Xiao Lei going to the palace to see Emperor Yuan Hong, so she beckoned to him and said, "Xiao Lei, is it okay for my sister to go to the palace with you?" ”

Xiao Lei was overjoyed, ran over happily, took Yingsleeve's hand, and said, "It's best for my sister to go with me!" ”

Lu Ruilan and Ning Shumei were waiting for her outside the palace gate.

Yingsleeve followed Xiao Lei in, and first went to see Emperor Yuan Hong, saying that he was going to give Yuan Yinglan's spiritual seat a pillar of incense.

Emperor Yuan Hong agreed, and sent a eunuch beside him to send her over.

The gatekeeper in front of Qiushuang Zhai saw that it was someone sent by Emperor Yuanhong to send Yingsleeve in, so he didn't dare to stop her.

Yingsleeve went in to look around, and saw that this autumn frost was a temporary arrangement of the mourning hall, in which a long curtain was hung, behind the curtain was Yuan Yinglan's coffin, and in front of the curtain was a table of eight immortals, on which incense burners, tea fruits and water were offered.

The main hall of this autumn frost is very large and deep, there is no brazier in the house, and on the bronze sheep's horn candlestick at the four corners, there are butter candles with thick arms, and the smoke and fire are burning in the daytime, and there is no warmth, only choking.

The ground of Qiushuangzhai is a blue brick that has been thrown away, and it is hard.

And the unmarried girls of those official eunuchs knelt on the bare ground one by one, and they didn't even have a futon to pad their knees.

Ying Sleeve glanced at it roughly, the girls kneeling in this mourning hall were all girls from the people on the side of Prime Minister Shen Dacheng and Xie Donglian, those who stood on the side of the queen and Yuan Yingjia, none of the girls came to kneel on the spirit, and they were all allowed to leave by the queen......

Yingsleeve frowned, although he felt that the queen's hand was rough, but it really worked, at least he was knocking on these people's houses to make them understand that if they went against the queen's side again, it would not be as simple as letting your girls kneel in the future......

And if these girls really kneel here for thirty-five days, one by one, their knees will be abolished, although this account will be counted on the queen's head, but Xie Dongli and Prime Minister Shen Dacheng will also be affected, because they have no people who can protect their side.

Why should people help you and stand on your side? If you can't protect others at critical times.

Ying Sleeve thought about it, and first sent someone to call the steward here, and asked, "Are you in charge of the mourning hall here?" ”

That person was the powerful palace maid Shuangxi beside Empress Qi Xueyun, she curtsied and smiled: "What do you have to say to Vice Prime Minister Xie?" ”

Ying Sleeve shook his head and asked, "Have you ever managed such a funeral before?" ”

Shuangxi was suffocated, and hurriedly said: "Slaves and maids serve people, even if they haven't managed it before, they have to learn." "I'm afraid that Ying Sleeve won't take care of the funeral through her, so I'll find fault with her.

Ying Sleeve raised her eyebrows: "How important is Princess Blue's funeral!" You actually deceived the queen mother and did such a thing that can't be put on the table! - Someone, send her to the queen mother, and let the queen mother send a capable person over! ”

Shuangxi was shocked, and hurriedly knelt down for Yingsleeve, and said, "Why did Vice Prime Minister Mrs. Xie say this?" Although the slave maid has never done this kind of funeral, everything is according to precedent, and she does not dare to be self-dedicated! ”

"Don't dare to be self-conscious? Okay, let me ask you, this funeral is in the cold winter of Layue, why is there no charcoal fire in the mourning hall? Do you want the soul of Princess Blue to freeze and not ascend to heaven? Also, so many girls from official eunuchs are kneeling here, and you don't even prepare futons for others, do you want these girls' legs to be wasted?! All these sins you have done will be counted on the head of the blue princess! If because of your evil deeds, she will not be able to reincarnate as a good fetus in the next life, and can only be reincarnated as a beast, can you afford it?! Yingsleeve asked sharply, "You kneel at the door for me!" If I don't speak, you won't get up! ”

Shuangxi now understands that this Mrs. Xie is deliberately finding fault.

There is no charcoal fire in the mourning hall, and there are no futons on the ground, that is, the queen hinted at her, because their purpose is to give a small warning to these officials who are separated from the queen and Yuan Yingjia......

But now that it comes to Yingsleeve's mouth, it has become disrespectful to Yuan Yinglan!

Shuangxi was so aggrieved that she was wronged, but Yingsleeve was not someone she could afford to provoke, so she had to kneel down at the door with tears in her eyes.

Someone over there didn't look right, and hurriedly went to report to Queen Qi Xueyun.

Queen Qi Xueyun didn't want to pay attention to it, pretending not to know, anyway, she was about to leave the palace after making trouble for a while, why did she bother to give her face?

As a result, it didn't take long for eunuchs and palace maids to report: "Queen Mother, Mrs. Xie ordered someone to take fifty futons and 1,000 catties of red snail charcoal from the Internal Affairs Office and send them to Qiushuangzhai for those kneeling girls, and also ordered people to clean up the small kitchen in Qiushuangzhai, and supply hot water and hot meals for twelve hours a day." A barbecue grill was set up in the courtyard of Qiushuangzhai, and everyone took turns to eat barbecue, and they also composed poems and couplets, saying that they were seeing off Princess Lan......"

"What?! They have come to the palace to enjoy their blessings?! Queen Qi Xueyun couldn't help but be furious, and stood up with a slap on the table, "Who gave her charcoal?" Who gave her the futon?! On what basis did she order the Ministry of Internal Affairs?! ”

The eunuch lowered his head and said: "Queen Mother, Mrs. Xie is also a golden branch and jade leaf, although she no longer has the position of the county lord, but she has always been surnamed Yuan ......."

Her name was on it, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs had to listen to her orders.

Of course, in fact, everyone knows that the Ministry of Internal Affairs is also pushing the boat along the way.

Emperor Yuan Hong is now being pressed by the Northern Qi State, and it is not good to come forward directly to confront the queen Qi Xueyun, but Yingsleeve can come forward to take over this matter.

She is already a married woman, and she has the Xie family and the Shen family as the backing, and she speaks very hard, which is not so easy to deal with.

Queen Qi Xueyun smiled, got up and said, "It seems that this palace is really going to see these disobedient girls." - Someone! Bring the punishment grandma in the palace! ”

Someone begged to be beaten, no wonder she!

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