Chapter 55: To save or not to save
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Ji Xiaotang asked Jin'er to bring some things to Ji Xiaomu to see, Ji Xiaomu was confused, he didn't understand what these things meant, but he felt very bad faintly.
Ji Xiaotang was not difficult for him, and asked Mama Cheng to call two more people.
These two people were brought by Mrs. Ji and the Yang family from the Yang family, and they served in the two-person room.
"Tell the uncle everything you know." Mama Cheng commanded.
The two of them knelt down and said something to Ji Xiaomu like this.
Ji Xiaomu's face turned from red to white, from confusion to disbelief.
However, the human and material evidence was in front of him, and he had to face the fact that his loving mother, through his wife, wanted to poison his grandmother.
"Oh my God!" Ji Xiaomu hugged his head.
He has always known that Mrs. Ji and Mrs. Ji are not compatible. And the reason for all this is because Mrs. Ji, especially Mrs. Ji, because of her low background, she especially dislikes her daughter-in-law who is noble-born.
Mrs. Ji is knowledgeable, gentle and graceful, while Mrs. Ji is a wild woman in the countryside who is arrogant, selfish and rude.
Ji Xiaomu has very little contact with Mrs. Ji, and Mrs. Ji is still so temperamental, he inevitably believes Mrs. Ji's words, the reason why he has been able to treat Mrs. Ji with courtesy, even if he doesn't complain about anything behind his back, is entirely because he has an excellent nature and knows etiquette in reading.
When Mrs. Ji entered Beijing, he watched the conflict between Mrs. Ji and Mrs. Ji intensify. But there was nothing to be done. At the same time, he gradually discovered another side of his mother, and although Mrs. Ji was indeed arrogant and unreasonable, she was the same on the outside. A person who can see to the end at a glance.
He also knew that most of the reason why Master Ji and Mrs. Ji were so tolerant of Mrs. Ji was for the sake of Master Ji's career and wanted to gain the reputation of a filial mother.
Now, the evidence of Mrs. Ji's murder of Mrs. Ji is in front of him.
He never thought that Mrs. Ji would do such a thing.
The two Yang family's companions made it clear that Mrs. Ji knew that Mrs. Ji didn't eat the things she sent. But he always gave the Yang family some face, so he used the food that the Yang family sent to Mrs. Ji, wanting to slowly poison Mrs. Ji.
Fortunately. Yang didn't know about it.
"Xiaotang, grandmother, she ......"
Ji Xiaomu held his head, suddenly thought of a terrible thing, and asked Ji Xiaotang in a hurry.
He looked very nervous. It's not fake.
Ji Xiaotang knew. Ji Xiaomu is worried about Mrs. Ji.
“…… Fortunately, it was discovered in time. Ji Xiaotang told Ji Xiaomu simply.
If it weren't for the careful behavior of the person who arranged it, and she happened to find a flaw in it, I was afraid that Mrs. Ji would really be poisoned unconsciously.
"That's good, that's good." Ji Xiaomu breathed a sigh of relief. Mrs. Ji will not be poisoned, and Mrs. Ji will not bear such a deep sin.
Ji Xiaomu put down his hand and pressed it on his chest, as if to soothe his heart that was beating too fast. He suddenly remembered something else.
"Xiaotang, this matter. How long have you been discovering? ”
"It's been a while." Ji Xiaotang was still faint, as if he was talking about an ordinary homely thing. "No one in the family knows about it except me. Of course, now the big brother also knows. ”
In other words, Ji Xiaotang didn't let Mrs. Ji know about this matter.
At the same time, Mrs. Ji didn't know that the bad things she had done had already been discovered.
"Xiaotang ......" Ji Xiaomu looked at Ji Xiaotang a little stunned.
Ji Xiaotang was at a young age, but he was able to uncover such a delicate conspiracy arranged, and at the same time he was able to act calmly, completely concealing this matter, and his deeds were not revealed at all.
Ji Xiaomu was ashamed of himself, and in his respect for Ji Xiaotang, he faintly added a little fear.
Ji Xiaotang concealed this matter, but now he told him everything, why.
"I didn't tell my grandmother because I didn't want her to be angry. Grandmother is old and has a bad temperament, so if she gets angry, it's not a trivial matter. Ji Xiaotang seemed to see through Ji Xiaomu's thoughts, "As for not exposing the actions of the eldest aunt, the eldest brother can be regarded as it, I hope that the eldest aunt Pan Ran will repent and stop by herself." ”
Ji Xiaomu was speechless for a while, and then asked, "Then tell me about this?" ”
"Since the eldest brother is the head of Xinhuatang in the future, of course he should tell the eldest brother about this matter." What Ji Xiaotang said is a matter of course.
He is the ...... of the family after Xinhuatang, Ji Xiaomu looked at Ji Xiaotang, and his eyes slowly revealed a sudden expression.
This matter, so far, only he and Ji Xiaotang know.
Why didn't Ji Xiaotang tell Master Ji about this.
In fact, isn't the best thing to do is to tell Master Ji about the matter as soon as you find out, and Mrs. Ji will deal with it accordingly?
But so far, Ji Xiaotang has revealed such a meaning.
What does this mean?
Ji Xiaomu didn't want to think about it, but the answer still popped up in his mind.
His mother, who did everything for the sake of his father.
Is it true that his father is completely unaware of such a big thing?
Many fragments of his past life, the words he occasionally heard, and some of the eyes he happened to see all rushed to his eyes, and Ji Xiaomu covered his face again.
"Big brother, you have to hold up Xinhuatang. Big brother, I'm waiting for your decision. ”
Ji Xiaotang's voice slowly woke up Ji Xiaomu.
Ji Xiaomu came back to his senses, but he was still in pain.
This is a kind of pain that he cannot get rid of, and as long as he lives in it, he is afraid that he will live in this kind of pain.
Ji Xiaotang naturally did not ignore Ji Xiaomu's painful look.
Because there is a conscience, there will be suffering. The more conscience there is, the more painful it will be.
This pain. Ji Xiaomu had to endure it. And this kind of pain also motivates him to grow the most.
Ji Xiaotang subconsciously raised his hand, as if he wanted to touch the top of Ji Xiaomu's hair. However, the two sat in the same chair. Although Ji Xiaomu's body is a little rickety, he is still much taller than her.
The person in front of him is not Master Ji San a few years ago, nor is he the current Xiao Changsheng.
Ji Xiaotang withdrew his hand as if nothing had happened.
Ji Xiaomu grabbed her hand.
"Xiaotang, can you ......?"
"I can't." Without waiting for Ji Xiaomu to ask all the words, Ji Xiaotang guessed what he was going to say and categorically refused. "Big brother, this is a decision you have to make."
"Good!" Finally, Ji Xiaomu said in a deep voice.
The brother and sister talked for a long time. Ji Xiaotang sent Ji Xiaomu out of Yanhua Hall.
"Big brother, Xinhuatang will be handed over to you in the future."
"Okay." Ji Xiaomu nodded, and in this half a day's work, more than ten years of vicissitudes have increased on his face.
Ji Xiaomu who came out of Yanhua Hall. is no longer the previous Ji Xiaomu.
Wait for Ji Xiaotang to go to Jinghuatang's study. Second Master Ji asked her what happened to Ji Xiaomu.
"I see that after he came out of your yard, his whole spirit was different. Xiaotang, what did you say to your big brother? ”
"Didn't say anything." Ji Xiaotang smiled, "Big brother begged me to save my eldest wife and sister-in-law, I said let him think about it." ”
"Oh." Second Master Ji didn't believe that such a sentence or two would make Ji Xiaomu feel like a different person. But Ji Xiaotang didn't say it, so he didn't ask deeply. "Xiaomu is a good boy with affection. It's a pity ......."
The Yang family's affairs. It will inevitably affect Ji Xiaomu's future.
"Blessings and misfortunes depend on each other," Ji Xiaotang has a different view. "Although the eldest brother is good, he has always been soaked in a honey pot, and now he has experienced some changes, and he can support Xinhuatang in the future, which is a blessing in disguise."
Let Ji Xiaomu support Xinhuatang, that is, to raise Master Ji in the air......
This approach, Master Ji Er agrees.
"It's okay to be an official or not, if you really want to be an official, it won't be difficult in the future." Ji Xiaotang said this lightly.
Second Master Ji looked at Ji Xiaotang and stopped talking.
"The matter between the eldest lady and Xiaomu's daughter-in-law, what are you going to do Xiaotang?" Mrs. Ji Er didn't think that far, she only asked about the most urgent things to solve at the moment.
"I've promised my big brother to try my best." Ji Xiaotang replied.
"It's fine." Second Master Ji and Second Mrs. Ji both nodded.
Ji Xiaotang said that he wanted to do his best, so he really tried his best.
The rest of the Yang family is strange to her, but the two women, Yang Pianpian and Yang, are not only talented, but also have personalities that suit her temper.
Ji Xiaotang wanted to save people, so he naturally found Qin Zhen.
Qin Zhen expressed surprise at Ji Xiaotang's idea of saving people.
"Xiaotang, I thought ...... You wouldn't make such a request. Qin Zhen looked at Ji Xiaotang, as if he wanted to see what she was thinking in her heart.
"Lord Wang, I really want to save these two people."
Many of the people of the Yang family have already died in the prison, and Ji Xiaotang knows that Mrs. Ji, the Yang family and Yang Pianpian are still alive.
And the surviving people of the Yang family will soon be escorted to Lingnan.
Qin Zhen could see that Ji Xiaotang really wanted to save people.
"Xiaotang, it's useless for you to do this." Qin Zhen persuaded Ji Xiaotang.
"I know." Ji Xiaotang nodded, "I've done more than this one thing that is useless." ”
"Okay. Since you want to save it, of course I will help you. However, did you plan to make them anonymous and steal their lives, or did you have any other plans? Qin Zhen agreed to Ji Xiaotang's request, but asked Ji Xiaotang again.
Ji Xiaotang understood what Qin Zhen was asking.
"Lord Wang, you said, if I go to ask the Queen Mother and His Majesty for pardon......" Ji Xiaotang asked Qin Zhen's opinion.
"Xiaotang, what do you mean ......?"
"Lord, I think I was targeted by the Queen Mother. These days, I'm afraid that the Queen Mother has been paying attention to my every move. The people who were imprisoned were all from the Yang family, including people from my Ji family and my good friends. ”
Empress Dowager Han will definitely be very concerned, what will Ji Xiaotang do?
As for the fact that she was targeted by the Empress Dowager Han......
"Then I still have to thank the prince, and naturally it is indispensable for the prince Su." Ji Xiaotang's smile was cold.
Qin Zhen said twice, noncommittal.
"The first evil has been punished. Xiaotang, don't say that you only want to save two people, just more. I have a way to do that too. Qin Zhen deliberately ignored Ji Xiaotang's accusation, but happily agreed to help her save people.
But Ji Xiaotang didn't ask him anymore.
"The Queen Mother must be waiting for me." Ji Xiaotang made up his mind, "Instead of the prince helping me do this and making the Queen Mother and Her Majesty suspicious, it is better for us to hand over this problem to the Queen Mother." ”
"Xiaotang, you have to think about it." Qin Zhen persuaded Ji Xiaotang.
"I've got it figured, my lord." And. This matter is not entirely up to her.
As soon as Yang Ge fell, Qin Zhen and Qin Lin were the two most important heroes. The two of them not only won a lot of fame, but also took this opportunity to gain more power in the court.
In the case of Yang Gelao, Qin Zhen and Qin Lin were the main beneficiaries.
This thing. It is bound to attract the attention and jealousy of the Empress Dowager Han.
Ji Xiaotang didn't want to make trouble for Qin Zhen. I don't want to leave a tail that is difficult to solve for what I want to do. Moreover, because of Qin Zhen and Qin Lin, Empress Dowager Han would not let her go.
Instead of waiting for the Empress Dowager Han to come to the door, it is better for her to take the initiative to find the Empress Dowager Han, so that she can seize the initiative in her own hands as much as possible.
Ji Xiaotang discussed with Qin Zhen and was about to write an excerpt.
Qi Younian happened to come at this time.
He came to find Ji Xiaotang, and he didn't hide it in front of Qin Zhen.
The dust settled on the fraud case in the early years of Longqing, and Qi Younian was crowned a hussar general. General Army, Commander-in-Chief Ren An, Zhili, Hebei Military. Han Kerang finally cleared up the grievances of the year and went to the Ministry of Rites to serve as the official of the five grades.
Both of them have won a lot of rewards, and Han Kerang also got a mansion that was not copied from Yang Ge Lao, and he is planning to bring his family into the capital, and he has lived in the capital since then.
And Qi Younian is proud of the spring breeze, leaving only one thing on his mind.
"Xiaotang, I'm looking for you." Qi Younian stood in front of Ji Xiaotang, his two eyes bent into two crescents, "I'll take you to meet someone." ”
Qi Younian didn't ask Ji Xiaotang if he had time at all.
"Ayou, how about I come back from the palace?" Ji Xiaotang replied.
"Xiaotang, you want to enter the palace?" Qi Younian asked, "What's the matter, the Queen Mother summoned you, or Changning ......?"
When it came to Changning, Qi Younian was a little nervous, he had palpitations about the last time Changning broke into Xinhuatang, worried that Changning would be unfavorable to Ji Xiaotang again.
Outside, Ji Xiaotang still has some circle, but if he enters the deep palace, it will be Changning's territory.
"It's me going to see the Queen Mother......" Ji Xiaotang told Qi Younian.
Seeing Qi Younian's puzzled eyes, Ji Xiaotang explained to him again.
"You want to ask the Queen Mother for pardon?" Qi Younian looked at Ji Xiaotang, he didn't know that Qi Younian already had such a deep relationship with the Yang family and Yang Pianpian.
But what Ji Xiaotang decided, Qi Younian knew that he couldn't stop it, although he didn't want Ji Xiaotang to enter the palace.
"You go and come back quickly," Qi Younian told Ji Xiaotang that he would wait for Ji Xiaotang, "When you come out of the palace, we will go to a place." ”
"Where?" Ji Xiaotang asked.
"I won't tell you yet, and you'll know when the time comes." Qi Younian smiled.
Qi Younian was still mysterious, Ji Xiaotang also smiled, she was looking forward to the places where Qi Younian was going to take her and the people she was going to meet.
Qin Zhen stood up from the study, walked to the window, and looked at the backs of the two people who were drifting apart.
"Xiaotang ......, no matter how smart and wise you are, you can't see your own affairs clearly......" Qin Zhen sighed slightly, but there was a smile on his face and eyes. It's just that I'm a little sorry for Ayou. But this kind of thing can't be allowed. ”
Ji Xiaotang returned to Yanhua Hall and immediately wrote an excerpt and sent it to the palace, and soon, the will of the Empress Dowager Han came out of the palace and summoned Ji Xiaotang into the palace.
Ji Xiaomu came to see Ji Xiaotang in person, he knew that Ji Xiaotang entered the palace to see the Empress Dowager Han for the Yang family.
"Xiaotang, no matter what the result is, your sister-in-law and I will always be grateful to you in this life."
Ji Xiaotang smiled and nodded, the time is poor.
Ji Xiaomu is a reasonable person in the final analysis.
After entering the palace, Ji Xiaotang met the Empress Dowager Han in Cining Palace.
is not as formal as the first meeting, Empress Dowager Han met Ji Xiaotang in her bedroom this time.
Empress Dowager Han was not wearing big makeup, her hair was still black and thick, and she was only wearing a homely Ming Huang dragon and phoenix brocade robe, wearing soft shoes on her feet, and she sat comfortably on the recliner.
Although it is dressed casually, every detail reveals incomparable delicacy, and the face is carefully depicted.
Such a Queen Mother Han looks younger, and unintentionally reveals a bit of charm.
It's not like an old woman who has been widowed for many years and only thinks about power.
Ji Xiaotang leaned down and bowed, thinking like this in his heart.
Empress Dowager Han asked Ji Xiaotang to get up.
Ji Xiaotang got up slowly, and the corner of his eyes inadvertently swept away, and he saw a bright red on the edge of Empress Dowager Han's soft shoes.
It was Empress Dowager Han's socks.
Sitting down on the embroidery pier beside the Empress Dowager Han, Ji Xiaotang said that the Empress Dowager Han looked very good today.
"Really?" Empress Dowager Han raised her eyebrows slightly, revealing a hint of joy, but she didn't seem to believe it, and asked the palace maid who was serving on the side to take a rake mirror to take a look.
After that, Empress Dowager Han smiled more and more kindly.
"You little girl, your mouth is so sweet, you will make our old people happy. When I am old, I still have so many troubles every day, where is there any good look. Although she said this, the Empress Dowager Han was happy in her heart.
Being praised for her good looks, especially by a girl like Ji Xiaotang who is in her prime and doesn't need fat powder to look like a peach blossom like this, no one can be unhappy.
Moreover, Empress Dowager Han could hear that Ji Xiaotang's words were sincere.
Whether it is from rumors or with personal eyes, Ji Xiaotang is a very smart, even cunning girl. But it's such a girl, but when she speaks, she is very sincere.
At this point, it is impossible to hate her.
Empress Dowager Han didn't ask Ji Xiaotang what to do, but mentioned Changning first.
“…… The temperament is simpler, I regard you as a friend, and you are making trouble between friends, if she makes too much trouble, you can come to me, and I will call the shots for you. ”
"The princess didn't hurt me." Ji Xiaotang said.
Empress Dowager Han's gaze stopped on Ji Xiaotang's face, which was quite meaningful.
"In this capital, in addition to me, I can control her, that is, you, who can live in Changning."
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