Chapter 40

40 [Immortal will not rest] Pei Hou who is acting for Yue Fei + the queen who is twice offended

Xiao Shenmo waited until noon and didn't wait for Concubine Rong, knowing that this time it should be about the same. Sure enough, when it was time to hold the lamp, the holy decree spread to every corner of the palace.

Huaqing Palace was surrounded by palace guards, and no one was allowed to enter or leave. Xiao Shenmo had a rare good night's sleep in the night when he was surrounded by a lot.

On the second day, the morning light was slightly revealed, and the palace guards gathered all the people in Huaqing Palace to the side hall and began to search inside and out.

The smelly plaster Xiao Shenmo ordered someone to take it down and throw it away yesterday, so although there was still a faint smell in the Huaqing Palace, it was not so unbearable.

Xiao Shenmo, together with the maidservants and eunuchs in the palace, knelt in the courtyard of the side hall that was very clean, looking at the crowds outside, the bright armor and the occasional cold light passing by the blades of the sword, and his mind was a little trance for a while. This happened once more than a decade ago, but at that time her heart was full of fear and despair, but at this time, it was full of hope and joy.

"Let people call out the Huaqing Palace." A low, clear male voice came from outside the courtyard gate. Xiao Shenmo lifted his spirits, straightened his clothes, and stood up from the crowd.

"Xiao Shenmo, the head of Huaqing Palace, has seen adults." With her head down, she followed the guards to the gate of the courtyard, stopped in front of one person, and squatted down to salute.

"Look up."

Xiao Shenmo raised her head and saw a face that she would never forget for the rest of her life.

There were a pair of longing eyes on his thin cheeks, and his eyebrows flew obliquely into his sideburns, adding a bit of heroism to his overly dignified appearance. He was pale white, with light lips and a deep face, and was wearing a black gold double python panjiang cardigan, a jade belt around his waist, and a jasper double flower crown on his head. Tall and looks a little thin.

Thin to thin, but the abyss stops at Yuezhi, which is very imposing.

Xiao Shenmo gasped. You don't need to know this man, anyone can guess the identity of this person just by his dress, his description, and his presence.

Champion Hou Peiyi!

He is a foreign minister, how could he enter the palace to be responsible for the search of Huaqing Palace? Xiao Shenmo was stunned for a moment, and countless thoughts surged in his mind. In the eyes of outsiders, it was the female official in charge of the palace who was shocked by Pei Hou's unusual beauty, so that she forgot her sense of proportion for a while.

Pei Yi's eyebrows frowned slightly, it would not be a pleasure for any man to be stared at so impolitely.

What's more, this woman's eyes were not amazed or frightened, but a look of hell, which made him extremely unhappy.

He coughed lightly, and the ordinary-looking female official came to her senses and hurriedly bowed her head to salute him.

"Ben Hou was sent by the emperor's holy decree to check whether there were any forbidden things. Ask Lady Xiao to lead the way, and Ben Hou will personally go to check the inner hall where Liu Meiren lives. โ€

Xiao Shenmo answered in a low voice, without saying a word, and led the way in front.

It's just that the steps are messy, and the background is a little stiff.

In fact, where did the emperor ask Pei Yi to search the Huaqing Palace? It's just that the emperor got his wish, and he ran to find his little cousin Dese for a while, which made Pei Houye unhappy, and took the opportunity to find a place to vent.

Pei Yi followed behind Xiao Shenmo with ease, and seeing her strange attitude, he was a little concerned.

It's just that he thought about it, and he didn't have the memory of seeing this female official.

Could it be that there is really something greasy in Concubine Rong's palace that makes this female official feel weak?

Pei Houye unconsciously narrowed his eyes slightly, and his face showed a hint of caution.

said that he copied and inspected it in person, of course, he didn't need Pei Hou to turn it over by himself. The palace guards are all experts in raiding the house, and they turned over Concubine Rong's bedroom from the inside out, from top to bottom, and they didn't let go of a single mouse hair. Anyone who felt that something was wrong would hold it up and let Pei Hou look at it.

Concubine Rong has inherited the holy favor for three months, and there are naturally more precious things in the palace than elsewhere. Even if there are one or two things that violate the system and exceed the rules, in fact, you can pass with your eyes closed.

However, Pei Yi didn't intend to close his eyes, no matter what it was, as long as there was a little bit of ambiguity in the violation, he would let people register and put things in one place.

For their own selfish desires, the Liu family stopped the imperial court from changing the new tax law, and wantonly enclosed land in Jeju, Zhuozhou and other places to seize profits from the people, and because the enclosure killed many people, Pei Yi had long looked at them unpleasantly.

He and Li Rui designed for more than half a year before cutting most of the foundation branches and leaves of the Liu family, and now he is happy to step on the Liu family again at the last moment.

Favorite concubine? Spoil your mother's pet. Dare to argue with the queen, and take advantage of the queen's house arrest to buy the imperial doctor and palace maid to ask for the queen's life?

Find your own death, gods and Buddhas can't save you!

Pei Hou smiled gloomily, Ben Hou will write this Pei character upside down if he doesn't crush you to death slowly.

After the search was completed, Pei Yi asked people to hold those "evidences" and plan to go to the emperor for a business.

The female officer, who had been bowing her head and not saying a word, suddenly screamed in a low voice.

Pei Yi subconsciously looked back and saw that the female officer had bumped into it out of nowhere, fell to the ground, and was rubbing her ankles and moaning quietly.

Pei Yi didn't want to care about her, but when her eyes swept over her feet, she found something wrong.

The hall was covered with thin felt, and the female officer seemed to have kicked into the corner of the felt, and kicked the felt up, revealing the large bluestone bricks paved underneath.

The corner of the brick was a little higher than the other place, and it was this that tripped over Lady Xiao.

The blue bricks in the inner hall of the palace are all built seamlessly, even if they have been crushed by heavy objects for a long time, they are all sunken downward, and it is really rare to warp up like this.

Pei Yi's outward foot paused in the air, turned a corner and landed where Lady Xiao fell.

He half-knelt down, ignoring the female officer who was still rubbing his feet, squinted and stared at the upturned brick, and beckoned: "Come on, pry open here!" โ€

The brick was not built firmly, and one of the guards picked it up with one hand.

"Master Hou, there's something here." The man looked over and took out with his hand what was underneath the bricks.

It was an oiled paper package, and it was bulging with something inside.

Pei Yi took the paper bag, glanced at the female officer Xiao who was still sitting on the ground, and handed her the things: "Do you know this?" โ€

Lady Xiao looked at it, shook her head and said, "The slave doesn't know." โ€

"Turn it on." Pei Yi handed her hand forward, but Lady Xiao did not hesitate, she raised her hand and took the paper package, her hands and feet were very neat, and it opened in a moment.

It was wrapped in a few letters, and some deed paper flying money.

Pei Yi saw that there was nothing unusual, so he took the small bag from Xiao Shenmo's hand, threw it to the guard, and took out a letter to read.

Looking at it, he raised his eyebrows, and a cold smile appeared on his face.

I took a few more pieces of deed paper and flipped them over one by one, and with a "ha" sound, I let people wrap them as they were, and then put them in my arms.

"You ......" took two steps, he turned his head and looked at the mediocre-looking woman, his eyes flashed, "How are your feet?" โ€

Xiao Shenmo lowered his head and said respectfully: "It's okay to be a slave, thank you Lord Hou for your care." โ€

Pei Yi looked at her, and the corners of her mouth hooked up a smile: "Come on, help this female official Xiao to the side hall to rest, and let the Tai Hospital send a medical girl to help her take a look at her feet." โ€

Xiao Shenmo's heart was beating for a while, and he hurriedly said: "Don't dare to have Master Lao, the slave and maid are just a little bit, and it will be fine after a while." Or let the slave maid go back to the side hall and be with the palace people of Huaqing Palace. โ€

Pei Yi said: "You have made a meritorious service, wait for the reward." โ€

Xiao Shenmo raised his head, looked dazed, and looked at him with his mouth slightly open: "Huh? โ€

Pei Yi smiled, this woman is really good at pretending.

Flicking his sleeves, Pei Hou took people and a large pile of evidence, and left quickly.

The guards left behind still have to guard the Huaqing Palace, and no one is allowed to leave without permission before the dust settles.

Xiao Shenmo's foot injury was very light, she only sat for a short time before she could stand up and walk.

The person left behind by Pei Yi called the medicine girl and took the medicinal oil to help her rub it. After the broken toe was also bandaged, at Xiao Shenmo's insistence, the guards sent her limping back to the side hall.

Two days later, the news of the previous dynasty also reached the harem.

Liu Ge Lao connived at his nephews and nephews to commit murder and embezzle state funds, and ordered the three divisions to investigate thoroughly. Liu Yan, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, privately granted money to the palace concubine, the amount was huge, and the origin was unknown, so he ordered him to be brought into the palace for another trial.

Huaqing Palace pulled out two palace maids, who were originally the maids of the Liu family brought into the palace by Liu Meiren, since they were trapped in Huaqing Palace to recuperate, Liu Meiren was not allowed to see the Liu family, it was through these two people who bribed the palace guards and secretly exchanged news with their mother's family. Affected by Liu Meiren, the palace maids and eunuchs of Huaqing Palace have suffered more or less, and the palace people of the original grade have all been reduced to one or two levels. However, Xiao Shenmo inadvertently kicked away Liu Meiren's secret collection of letters, flying money, and deeds, which can be regarded as atonement for the crime, and still retains the position of the female official in charge of the palace of the fifth grade.

After a few more days, the Liu family was convicted, and Liu Meiren was also moved from the Qingliang Hall to the real cold palace - the Suzheng Hall where the concubines of the crime temporarily lived.

It's April, the sun has turned from warm to blazing, the sky and the earth are filled with dazzling light, the vegetation is flourishing, and even the occasional chirping of summer insects can be heard.

The sun is thick outside the main hall, the surroundings are clean and tidy, compared with other palaces, except for the palace wall is one zhang higher, there is no other difference.

It's just that as soon as I walked in, there was a bone-piercing cold air that enveloped my head, and people couldn't help but shiver.

Zhao Yanrong left all the palace people who followed him outside the courtyard, and walked in with Mulan alone. The palace people in charge of guarding the hall silently opened the door and saluted their rare queen mother, and then silently retreated outside.

There is a statue of Guanyin in the empty inner room, and Concubine Rong is kneeling on the futon, and there are two stout palace ladies beside her.

"Go down." Zhao Yanrong waved her hand, "This palace has something to say to Liu Meiren." โ€

The two palace ladies were a little hesitant, and the palace concubines who entered the Suzheng Hall were basically convicted, and there was no possibility of turning over. So a lot of people come in and are not far from being crazy. This kind of woman with despair and resentment in her bones can't stand the slightest stimulation, and many people will make dangerous moves.

If the queen has a good one, where can they still have their lives?

"Mother, please forgive the slaves and maids for not leaving. In case the Liu family goes crazy...... "The two palace ladies knelt down and begged the queen to take back their orders," the slaves and maids are close to the guard, so as to protect the safety of the mother's jade body. โ€

"She can't hurt me, you go down!"

Because of the queen's insistence, the two palace ladies had to leave without worry, but they didn't dare to leave too far, they all looked inside with the door, and if there was something inside, they would rush in time.

Liu Meiren knelt and sat down, obviously hearing the queen coming, but she didn't even raise her head.

Zhao Yanrong circled around her twice, asked Mulan to move a chair, and sat down in front of her.

"Liu, how have you been doing these two days?"

Listening to the queen's voice, she finally raised her head.

In just a few days, she almost became a different person. It's easy to go from a delicate flower to a wilted leaf. Her skin was dull and yellow, without a trace of luster, her eyes were deep-set, her gaze was sluggish, and her face carried a look of pride and resentment that could not be put aside at this time.

"Thanks to the blessing of the queen's mother, the concubine is doing well."

"Hmm." Zhao Yanrong nodded and looked her up and down, "It's a good thing to be alive." I guess you know that your father and uncle and brother will be beheaded in a few days. โ€

A mournful wail came from Yoo Beauty's throat.

"The emperor is a benevolent monarch, don't worry, the woe will not be good for women, children and children, the women and children of the Liu family will finally save their lives."

Liu Meiren's facial features were distorted, painful and hideous.

"Zhao Yanrong, you don't need to look at my jokes so proudly. How long do you think the Zhao family can hold you? How long do you think the Pei family can hold you up? Don't think that if the emperor spoils you now, you can be proud for a lifetime! Liu Meiren said sharply, "He is just using you to entrap the Pei family, what ability do you really have to make the emperor value?" โ€

Zhao Yanrong looked at her with a smile, nodded and said, "Yo, I just came to see your jokes, what's wrong?" But it seems that you are not a stupid person to the bone, you have figured it out in the past two days, and you know why the emperor spoiled you so much before. โ€

Wetness welled up in Liu's dry eye sockets: "He likes me, I'm just being dragged by my father and brother." If I am not the Liu family, if I am not ...... I am not reconciled, I am not reconciled......"

"It turns out that I'm still stupid, and I'm sorry for you to open up." Zhao Yanrong sneered, "Like you? Pull it down. The women of the world are at his disposal, what do you want? You expect an emperor to have a heart for a woman like you expect a pig to climb a tree on his own. But that's what you're asking for. It's not appropriate to be a good palace concubine, so I have to get involved in getting money with my family, and I want to think about how to kill me so that I can take the throne myself. Isn't that what deserves it? โ€

Liu looked at the queen and listened to her speak arbitrarily in the tone of the market, and was a little stunned for a while.

I saw that the queen โ–ก slightly, her delicate eyebrows and eyes were bent, and she said slowly: "If you are dead or alive, you won't say that you will be happy." โ€

Liu's pupils shrank.

"This is what you said in my Zhaoyang Palace, and I will return it to you here today." A mocking smile appeared on the queen's face, "It's been a long time since this palace was unhappy with you. It's not much like when you want me to die. But this palace is more blessed than you, better than your life, and it is this palace that lives to the end with a smile, not you. โ€

She stood up, asked Mulan to come over to help, turned her head slightly and said with a smile: "Originally, it was not a problem to let you live, but I felt uncomfortable when I thought that you were planning to let me die." You probably don't know, Hongu is a small-minded person. If anyone does not offend me, I will not offend anyone, but if anyone sins against me, I will sin twice as much. โ€

The author has something to say: the second is more present! Concubine Rong took the lunch box, and then Liang Liang was going to play with others~~~~ (โ‰งโ–ฝโ‰ฆ)/

Regarding the issue of Pei Yi running to check the harem and palace room, you don't need to dig too deep, in fact, it is because the uncle is unhappy, and Concubine Rong's mother committed an accident, so he found an excuse to vent his unhappiness. Why let him check it? Because this is the need of the plot~~~ As for the rationality~~~ cough cough, looking at the appearance of the beautiful uncle, you don't need to consider such a profound problem~~_(:ะ—"โˆ )_

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