113. Chapter 113: The Price of Indulgence
Aoyagi nodded, looked down at Ru Xi's feet, had already put on her dress, her feet were hidden under the hem of the skirt, and only the tips of the embroidered shoes could be seen.
His left hand was supported by Qingliu, Ru Xi limped out, and Father-in-law Lu, who was waiting outside, seemed to be a little impatient, Ru Xi smiled and said, "Let Father-in-law wait for a long time." ”
Gonggong Lu glanced at Ru Xi with narrow eyes, and said, "It is rumored all over the capital that Miss Thirteen was entangled with a strange man yesterday, so I want to invite Miss Thirteen into the palace." ”
People say that it is really terrifying.
It must have been the news of the three women yesterday.
"Miss!" Aoyagi's worried expression was written on his face, this marriage was given by the emperor, if the young lady was entangled with other men before getting married, it would be a capital crime, thinking of this, Aoyagi shivered.
Ru Xi patted Qingliu's hand, signaled her not to worry, and then said to Lu Gong: "Let's go!" ”
After Ru Xi finished speaking, he limped and took two steps, and Father-in-law Lu took two steps forward, stretched out his hand in front of Ru Xi, and said, "Hold on!" ”
Ru Xi looked at him in surprise, this hand was supported by the emperor, how could she help it?
As if seeing her thoughts, Lu Gonggong said: "It's okay, hold on." ”
After hearing this, Ru Xi glanced at Gonggong Lu gratefully, and walked to the sedan chair parked outside the courtyard with his hand.
Along the way, Ru Xi was uneasy, but fortunately, those people only recognized her, not Bai Liyu.
After thinking about it, he had already entered the palace, but it was not the way to the imperial study, Ru Xi couldn't help but ask, "Didn't you say that the emperor wanted to see me?" Where is this going? ”
Lu Gong said fairly: "Xiangyun Palace, the queen is there." ”
Empress? Prince?
This matter has been reported to the palace, presumably, Bai Liyu will also hear it, so what will he do? What if he ran into the palace and confessed that he was the man with whom she was entangled?
The more I think about it, the more confusing it becomes.
"Your Majesty, the queen's mother, the thirteenth lady of Rufu brought it."
Hearing Gonggong Lu's voice, Ru Xi looked up suddenly, and saw Bailiyan sitting in front of him, and next to him, there was a woman who still had charm, only to see her phoenix crown and golden hairpin, phoenix robe, and she was the queen at a glance.
"When I saw the emperor and queen, I didn't salute quickly." Gonggong Lu reminded in a whisper on the side, and Ru Xi knelt down at this time, "The courtier Ru Xi has seen the emperor and the queen's mother. ”
As soon as Ru Xi came in, the queen's eyes kept falling on her, and the more she looked at it, the more dissatisfied she became, and when she thought of Bailiyi's words, she could only suppress the dissatisfaction in her heart.
I had already met yesterday and had a certain understanding of Ru Xi, and the emperor smiled and said, "Let's be flat!" ”
"Your Majesty." Ru Xi struggled to stand on one foot.
Bailiyan glanced at the queen, the queen nodded, and asked Ru Xi: "Do you know what you entered the palace for today?" ”
Ru Xi said: "Before entering the palace, Gonggong Lu mentioned it. ”
The queen said: "The emperor has helped you marry the prince, you are the future crown princess, this word and deed are related to the reputation of the royal family, everything must be filtered to the royal face, now, the whole capital is spreading, yesterday you and a man were entangled on the bank of the moat, but there is such a thing?" ”
Ru Xi knelt down unhurriedly, and said in an unhurried tone: "Yesterday, the courtiers went back along the bank of the moat, and accidentally fell into the river with a turn, because the courtiers couldn't swim, they were rescued by a man. ”
Bailiyan was puzzled: "Yesterday, the prince didn't send you back?" ”
Ru Xi shook his head: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has something to do, and the courtiers are going back alone." ”
The queen listened to the conversation between Bailiyan and Ru Xi, for fear of causing some trouble for Bailiyan, so she hurriedly asked, "Someone saw you being carried away by that man, what is the explanation for this?" ”
Ru Xi replied: "Because the courtier's daughter sprained her foot, the kind-hearted man took the courtier's daughter to his mansion to rub the medicine, and then sent the courtier's daughter back." ”
"That's it?" The queen narrowed her phoenix eyes slightly, and her voice was suspicious.
"What the courtiers said is true, and please ask the emperor and queen to see it." Ru Xi struggled to keep her composure.
The queen laughed, and when she heard it, she sneered, "This inspection, it must be investigated, starting with this man, how can you be convincing based on your one-sided words?" ”
Bailiyan nodded and agreed: "Yes! Who is the name of the man who saved you? If it is not true, you are guilty of deception, but you will be beheaded, understand? ”
Ru Xi responded: "The courtiers understand, it's just that people are kind enough to save each other, how can the courtiers bear to disturb the peace of others?" ”
The queen snorted coldly, "According to the palace, you don't dare to say it!" ”
Ru Xi was about to reply, when he heard Gonggong Lu come in and speak, "Emperor Qi, the Seventh Prince asks to see you." ”
"Seventh? What is he doing here? Bailiyan raised his eyebrows, and Gonggong Lu replied: "The Seventh Prince said that it has something to do with the matter of the thirteenth young lady. ”
"Oh? Let him in. ”
Soon, I saw a young man striding over, with a tall figure and a face like a crown of jade, this was the Seventh Prince Baili Feng.
He stood next to Ru Xi and said in a hearty voice: "The son asks for peace for his father, and the queen asks for peace." ”
"Flat!" After Bailiyan finished speaking, he motioned to the queen to continue, and then said to Ru Xi, "You are also flat." ”
Ru Xi nodded and thanked her, and when she stood up, her body shook, and she fell to the left, and Baili Feng grabbed her quickly and asked, "Are you okay?" ”
Ru Xi shook his head, his eyes fell on the left foot intentionally or unintentionally, Bai Li Feng glanced at Ru Xi's ankle, lowered his eyes and let her go.
The queen cleared her voice and said, "Grandpa Lu said that you came to have something to do with Miss Thirteen?" Could it be that yesterday you also saw her entangled with a strange man? ”
Baili Feng smiled heartily and said: "The queen misunderstood, I came to clarify yesterday's matter, yesterday Erchen went to the house on the bank of the moat to escape the summer, when he came out, he happened to see a woman falling into the water, the woman couldn't swim, Erchen rescued her ashore, because her foot was twisted, it was inconvenient to walk, Erchen carried her to Erchen's house, helped her with medicine, and then sent her back, after that, Erchen knew that she was the thirteenth miss of Rufu, the future princess of His Royal Highness the Prince. ”
Bailiyan laughed after hearing this, and said, "It turns out that this is the case. Then he said to Ru Xi, "It's the Seventh Prince, why don't you dare to say it?" ”
Ru Xi bowed his head and said, "It is precisely because he is the seventh prince that he does not dare to say it, so as not to cause unnecessary misunderstandings." ”
The queen's phoenix eyes suddenly turned and said with a smile: "According to the palace, it may not be a misunderstanding!" ”
"What does the queen mean by this?" Bai Lifeng's voice was a little unhappy.
The queen smiled: "Isn't the meaning obvious?" ”
Ru Xi shook her head and said: "The queen mother misunderstood, the Seventh Prince just kindly rescued him, and had no other intentions. ”
"Really?" The queen deliberately misinterpreted, "If the Seventh Prince doesn't have two hearts, how can he repeatedly shirk the marriage with Mofu?" I guess I'm in love with someone else! ”
Speaking of others, the queen deliberately glanced at Ru Xi.