"Did you hear it today, saying that you have been mysteriously staying in a courtyard since you came back from the dead, and the Queen Mother personally ordered that no one should approach that courtyard."

His eyes lit up, and he squinted and stared at my face without blinking.

If I lie, I don't have the confidence that I can deceive him under Yingzheng's gaze, so I can only report it truthfully.

"The concubine has not heard it."

Recently, rumors have been pushed day by day, a new dynamic every day, and there are more and more exciting hints, I am just a long-term envoy wife, and I can't do it to the point where the information is updated from time to time.

Without hearing it, Ying Zheng couldn't think that I knew as much as he did, so he picked the key points and asked me questions.

"You've lived in a courtyard?"

I answered Yingzheng honestly.

"Yes."

His face did not change, he remained stern, and his voice remained the same.

"What are you doing in there?"

Is this a white lie for me to avoid the important and make unnecessary marginal remarks for the sake of peace?

"Because of amnesia, he was selected to enter the Qin Palace, and the task of the time period was heavy, so the Empress Dowager granted the concubine a mansion away from the right and wrong system, and concentrated on studying etiquette and music and dance."

If the truth about being with Lin Jixiang in the other courtyard was known by Yingzheng, then he would definitely be furious, and even Ban Mu felt ashamed when he was shot to death by a naughty young child, and his wife lived with a man for a while...

Although I have never been close to Lin Jixiang, Yingzheng must not listen to anyone when he is angry—I dare not imagine what will happen.

In my case, Lin Jixiang and I are in the past, and I am now sincerely devoted to Yingzheng. It's okay for everyone not to mention the past?

Ying Zheng wasn't very convinced, but he didn't even refute me.

"That makes sense.

However, there are rumors that even the master does not often go to that courtyard, and the servants only transport some daily necessities to the outside world. With such poor human contacts, who taught you these ritual dances? ”

He followed closely step by step, and my forehead was sweating when I asked.

In order to avoid the existence of Lin Jixiang, I didn't dare to tell the truth about the other courtyard. Pursing my dry lips, I lowered my eyes and said in a low voice: "The ancestor of the Empress Dowager has a strict family education, and when I first learned that the slave concubine had amnesia, I was instructed to give advice to Mama Jiang, who is polite and observant and knowledgeable about the world, and all the servants and female officials assisted in the spread of words, so that the slave concubine would be elegant and refined within a year, so that she would not lose her honor in front of the king." ”

Ying Zheng was shocked.

"Knowing the art of heaven's will, isn't it passed on by the Queen Mother herself?" The more he asked, the more suspicious he became.

I don't dare to make it up too thoroughly to be caught by him for more and tighter leaks. Busy in short words.

"After the revival of the slave concubine, she did not become unfamiliar with divination. In the other courtyard, there is also the Queen Mother's own biography. Therefore, it is still used. ”

After I finished speaking, I was ashamed and didn't dare to look up at Ying Zheng, for fear that Ying Zheng would not be able to justify myself if he asked again, but fortunately Ying Zheng did not stick to the problem of divination. He was puzzled and asked what was on his lips instead.

"There are so many princesses of Qi Kingdom. You died violently, why did the Qi Kingdom choose you to come to Qin as a concubine? ”

In this era when women are the reproductive organs, the children of rich and noble families are in double digits, not to mention the royal family that manages the country and wants to choose the best among the descendants as kings and continue power, so the sons and princesses of any country are not irreplaceable.

In the country of Qi, I don't come, but there are other outstanding princesses of the country of Qi to come and kiss.

Everyone understands this truth, but I can't say that it is the real reason why they deliberately wanted Tian Tianxi to be like this, so as to attract the attention of Yingzheng and the praise of the world;

Apart from this real reason, I have no other equally convincing reason to explain this problem-no matter how I say it, I can't get rid of the suspicion that Qi Guo seems to have ulterior motives, so I raised my eyes and tangled myself in the face of Yingzheng's rash nonsense.

"The king doesn't like slaves and concubines to accompany him?"

I deliberately misinterpreted Yingzheng's question, and complained.

Ying Zhengwei's dominant face was a little relieved when he heard my sudden naughty rhetorical question, and he rarely took a step away from our gaze, pondered for a moment, and regained his cool color in the battle between softness and coldness.

"The etiquette of a country and a princess only needs to be taught by the grandmother, and the hidden details are indeed strange." He meditated bitterly.

Yingzheng's coolness made me have to remind my cautious heart again, and carefully continue to explain this non-compliant "friendly training".

"Back to the king, Mama Jiang has a thorough etiquette, and the slave concubine will enter Qin in a year after her recovery, the time is tight and the task is heavy, so the queen mother is finalized and said that the teachings of a capable person are far better than those taught by many famous teachers, and the slave concubine is practicing and studying hard in other courtyards, and there is nothing strange about it."

The Empress Dowager is a heroine among women, and many of the things she does are ingenious and unexpected, and I put the matter of finalizing this fact on her, and Yingzheng should not ask me why I am again.

Hearing me say this, Ying Zheng didn't calm down as I thought, but his gaze at me became even more condensed.

"Looks like you're a real person who hasn't heard the rumors yet.

It is rumored that among them, a group of servants, including the leader Jiang Mama, drowned after you left the courtyard, and none of them were discharged, and no one outside the courtyard knew about your life in the courtyard.

According to your words, it's just a brief etiquette training with the princess after she lost her memory, and none of the relevant personnel in the other courtyard survived, and you still said that there was nothing strange in it? ”

His eyes widened and he looked straight at me.

Ying Zheng decided that I was lying, and the heavy questioning on his face was as powerless as if no matter what I was going to say next, it was a pale cover for him.

Ying Zheng himself does not have a very thorough grasp of my details, and the reason why he made me ordained to accept me must be because he was too tired of resisting Tian Tianxi's appearance and temporarily decided to let me go of Concubine Qin, but recently the conflict between me and him has intensified, and his attachment to me, who is naturally suspicious and principled, has loosened.

At this time, rumors surged unexpectedly, so able to understand Yingzheng's psychology and choose the opportunity to manipulate the incident, this planning skill is really staggering.

Such rhythmic and layered rumors must have been premeditated and organized, otherwise how could they have been so fatal step by step? Most of this rumor storm is not groundless, it is not predicted, and it is also evidence-based.

In the Qin Palace, the most likely and capable person who can make such a profound conspiracy is Mrs. Li, she has Li Si to help her listen to the news of Qi State, and her daughter Hua Chan is legitimately active in the Qi royal family, and more importantly, there is no more suitable candidate except for her!

As for the motive, in addition to her own hatred for me, it is very likely that it is the effect of Ji Juan, who is subordinate to her:

In order to protect the Yan State, Ji Juan urged me to put myself in the middle of rumors, so that my past angered Ying Zheng in the most taboo place, so as to spread rumors and obtain the interests of Ying Zheng to target Qi State - it is not impossible.

Therefore, it is most likely that this rumor was propagated by Mrs. Li!

Since Mrs. Li did it intentionally, no matter what excuse I use to temporarily stabilize Yingzheng, she can see the stirring up of the move, and there may not be any big rumors of right and wrong at that time.

Therefore, I can only let Ying Zheng's doubts end with an awl, so as to prevent subsequent rumors from having an unpredictable impact on Ying Zheng, whether this awl is knocked well or our future is broken.

"The rumors stop at the wise, the slave concubines don't know if the rumors about the death of Jiang Mama and others are true, but in the hearts of the slave concubines, Jiang Mama and they will not die, even if they die, they will not be killed in the other courtyard because they served the slave concubines."

These are my words.

Although Mama Jiang has always been strict, her conscientiousness is something I sincerely admire and sigh for. In a year's time, although I can't say two official words of no affection a day, it would be a lie to say that I have no affection for them-they have only served me, will they really die?

I don't believe it!

Ying Zheng will also be skeptical, and he is hesitant to linger between me and the rumors, so he intends to let the facts speak.

"The widow has ordered someone to go to Zibo, whether Mama Jiang and the others were killed by strange circumstances, we will wait to find out."

The answer that Ying Zheng was waiting for was very clear, he just wanted to know if Jiang Mama and the others were strange deaths, but my question was a mess and no thoughts - am I an unfortunate person, and everyone who knows me is going to die?

"Luo Onion, sue me that I won't, Mama Jiang won't die, how can a good person die?"

I was devastated between the entry and exit of Yingzheng, and I was as restless as if I was going to lack oxygen.

Luo Onion dodged my gaze and hesitated without replying.

I originally thought that this news was just a rumor, and when I saw her like this, I completely sank, and looked at Luo Onion in disbelief, I raised my voice and asked, "What's wrong with you?" You won't sue me, Jiang Mama and they were really ... Why? Because you have served me? ”

My casual questioning was frightened by my own clarity in the silence of the shallots.

My rough voice actually made a sharp tone of contradiction, but it was as thin as a mosquito bite.

"Don't you scare me, because I'm going to be killed for serving me? I-"

I'm out of breath - what the hell is going on?

"Ma'am." Luo Onion's eyes were watering, slipping down, and came over to help me pat my back.

I weakly pressed my hands on the table, supported my body with my arms, and said weakly: "You can sue me, if you hide it, can you still hide it?" ”

Luo Cong must have known about this matter in advance, or she knew in advance that this result should be handled as usual according to the convention, but she didn't tell me, she was afraid that my unsatisfactory heart in the palace of King Qin would be even more sad to hear the news of these negative energy, right?