Chapter 42: Shame
Hu Wu could feel Ye Wuxian's cannibalistic gaze when she lowered her head, so she could only quickly lower her head lower, and it was not until Ye Wuxian left that Hu Wu breathed a sigh of relief.
After returning to Hu Wu's courtyard, Hu Wu immediately explained to Ye Wuxian: "Lord, the concubine really has nothing to do with the second son of the heroic uncle's mansion, all of this is calculated by my seventh sister!" ”
"Oh? How so? Ye Wuxian's face was gloomy, and he raised his eyebrows, not telling whether he believed Hu Wu's words or not.
"Has the prince forgotten what we were calculated by her at the beginning?!" Hu Wu looked ashamed.
When Hu Wu saw this, she knew that Ye Wuxian was still worried about that matter, so she continued: "The concubine knows that her status is low, and she is not worthy of the prince, and she knows from her father that the prince has a gully in his heart, so he has been helping to match the prince and the seventh sister, who knows that the seventh sister has already seen through my thoughts, and she also uses this to calculate me and the prince...... I don't know why the seventh sister hates the concubine and the prince so much, in short, this time the matter is also calculated by the seventh sister, presumably the prince also knows that before the emperor gave the concubine body to you, the concubine body and that Zheng Er did meet a few times, Zheng Er did have a little thought about the concubine room, but it was all his wishful thinking, since the concubine was given marriage by the emperor, Zheng Er also came to the concubine several times, and the words were all dissatisfied with the concubine body and resentment that could not be asked, so this time, the concubine body suspected that the seventh sister and that Zheng Er set up a bureau together, The purpose is to discredit the concubine and disgrace the prince! ”
Hu Wu's words are reasonable and well-founded, and she can cover up her contacts with Zheng Hong in the past, which will not arouse Ye Wuxian's suspicions, so Hu Wu's explanation has successfully reduced Ye Wuxian's suspicions.
There is Hu Yiyi who calculates that he is in front, so this time Ye Wuxian is also very suspicious of Hu Yiyi, after all, in his opinion, Hu Yiyi does not have the courage to bring him a green hat, and Hu Xiuyao does not dare to marry his daughter who has an affair with others, so after Hu Wu finished speaking, Ye Wuxian believed half of it, and the remaining half, he would naturally go to verify.
With Ye Wuxian's "recovery", after Ye Shao's injuries gradually healed, the case of Ye Shao's attack could no longer be dragged on.
Ye Shao insisted that the person who wanted to kill him was Ye Wuxian, and the prince also supplemented it with various evidence, but Ye Wuxian did not admit it, only said that he was wronged by the prince, and those evidences were prepared by the prince thief to catch the thief.
"Father, what the son has not done, the son will not admit it anyway, if the father still thinks that this matter is done by the son of the son in the end, and the seventh brother does not believe the son of the minister, the son is willing to die to make his will!"
After that, Ye Wuxian took advantage of the fact that no one could react, and at lightning speed, he pulled the knife out of the scabbard from the nearest guard with a knife, and then struck at his neck.
"Martyr!" Emperor Yonghe was so frightened that everyone reacted, the scene suddenly became a mess, the prince and Ye Shao didn't expect Ye Wuxian to come to such a show, they were stunned on the spot, and then they surrounded Ye Wuxian's side, and said a few words of concern to Ye Wuxian.
Only the night was silent, but he seemed to be a nobody, and even looked at Emperor Yonghe, who had already walked down from the dragon chair and walked to his side, with a shocked face, and showed a miserable smile, and said in a weak voice: "Father, you believe in the son, the son-in-law really has no ......."
As he spoke, Ye Wuxian spat blood in his mouth, as if he was about to swallow his breath in the next second.
Of course, such a scourge as Night Freedom will naturally not really take its breath.
"He came out like this, it was really unexpected to me, I heard that he almost couldn't be saved this time, he can really do it to himself!" Hu Yi felt that he was almost angry to death!
In order to eliminate his suspicion, Ye Wuxian actually used death to prove his innocence, if he really died, then Hu Yi would be happy, but Ye Zhen did not die, but he did use this to dispel Emperor Yonghe's suspicions, but in order to block the mouth of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military, Emperor Yonghe still did not itch or pain to unload the errand on Ye Wuxian's body, and punished Ye Wuxian for thinking about it in the house for three months.
"I didn't expect that." Ye Shu is also a little surprised that Ye Wuxian can be so ruthless to himself, you must know that the knife on Ye Shu's neck is genuine, otherwise Emperor Yonghe will not easily believe in Ye Wuxian, after all, the pillow wind that Ye Shu let people blow in front of Emperor Yonghe before was not blowing in vain.
"But his idea is good, it's not in vain that he pretended to be sick for so long to come up with it." Hu Yiyi sneered.
"Yes, everyone is determined to die, if anyone doubts him again, it is to force the prince to death, who is willing to bear such a responsibility? Besides, his son is going to be forced to die, can the one on the dragon chair give up? On the other hand, he took the knife, not to the other place, but to the neck, I heard that the knife is quite deep, it will definitely leave a scar in the future, the person on the dragon chair will doubt Ye Wuxian in the future, and after seeing the obvious scar on Ye Wuxian's neck, he will feel guilty, and the doubt in his heart is estimated to disappear a little. Ye Zhi agrees with Hu Yiyi's opinion, the trick of Night Warrior is really powerful.
"Besides, the emperor has punished him, so that it is impossible for either the prince or the cousin to hold him anymore." Hu Yiyi still has some regrets.
This time is actually a good opportunity, through the assassination of Ye Shao on the outskirts of the city to arouse the Yonghe Emperor's jealousy of the night, in the future, the Yonghe Emperor will inevitably suppress the night Wuxian many times, but the result is that the night Wuxian a move to break the game with a dead mind.
"That's not so much a punishment, but a three-month recuperation for Ye Wuxian," Ye Shu sneered, and then comforted Hu Yi: "But it's okay, there are always people who feel more pity than us, and I guess I'm going to be angry at this moment." ”
This is the crown prince Rongzhang.
When Hu Yi heard this, he also smiled and nodded.
"By the way, Ye Wuxian should marry the Pei family girl as soon as possible, Concubine Pei Xian's side is already asking Qin Tianjian to pick a day." Ye Wuxian suddenly remembered something again, although he was not interested in this matter, he felt that Hu Yiyi should be quite interested.
Sure enough, when Hu Yi heard this, he showed a smile that watched the show.
Now that Ye Wuxian was punished at home and thought about it for three months, he could only go and let his family go out and walk around more, but now Hu Wu's reputation is not good to the outside world, and Hu Wu is still pregnant with a child, so Ye Wuxian can only marry Pei Wenyue as soon as possible, otherwise he can't let the two concubines go out to socialize, right?
After having Ye Zhen's reminder, Hu Yi was not surprised when he got the wedding date of Ye Wuxian and Pei Wenyue.
The wedding date of Ye Wuxian and Pei Wenyue is set for the sixteenth day of the first month of the fourteenth year of Yonghe, the second day of the Shangyuan Festival.
For this reason, Hu Wu was so angry that she smashed her favorite tea set, and then ran to toss the two concubines who had not died at night, and her mood calmed down a little.
Hu Wu originally thought that Pei Wenyue would marry at least half a year later than her, and in half a year, she could gain a firm foothold in the Zhou Wangfu by relying on her pregnancy, and even if Pei Wenyue was the concubine, she would not be able to help her.
But now that she has only been married for a few days, the wedding date has already been set over there, just over a month later! The most important thing is that this is still the initiative of Ye Wuxian to ask for!
It's no wonder that Hu Wu can not be angry.
"Go, call Lingyue to me!" Hu Wu said to Ruqiu.
Ruqiu was slightly stunned for a moment, and didn't understand why Hu Wu suddenly wanted to call Lingyue over, Lingyue used to be the second-class maid in front of Hu Yue, and this time she naturally came to marry, but Lingyue was born well, so since Hu Wu married to the Zhou Palace, Hu Yue sent Lingyue to the embroidery room to take care of the four seasons' clothes, and she would not let Lingyue come over to serve.
Although Ruqiu was strange, she still called Lingyue over according to her words.
Lingyue was quite nervous when she came, and halfway through, it was like Ruqiu asking why Hu Wu suddenly called her over, whether she didn't do a good job, and Hu Wu called her over to be held accountable.
Ruqiu said that she didn't know.
After Lingyue arrived, Hu Wu directly waved away Ruqiu, leaving only her and Lingyue.
"I don't know the girl...... I don't know if Niangniang called the slave maid to come...... "Seeing Ruqiu go out, Lingyue became more and more frightened, shrinking into a little quail.
Feeling Lingyue's fear, Hu Wu was a little more satisfied, but thinking of the last resort thing she was about to do, Hu Wu's heart was still very unhappy.
"Lingyue, how old are you this year? How many years have you been with me? Hu tried to keep her voice as calm as possible.
But to Lingyue's ears, Hu Wu's voice was like a ghost, pinching her throat, making her breath uneven, so Lingyue replied in a trembling voice: "Hui Niangniang, the slave is fifteen, and it has been almost five years since I followed the girl." ”
"These days have passed quite quickly, you have served me all these years, and you have worked hard." Hu Wu's expression was unknown.
Lingyue knelt down at Hu Wu's footsteps with an ordinary voice, and said in a trembling voice: "This is what a slave and maid should do, not to mention hard work, it is all the duty of a slave and maid." ”
Looking at Lingyue's frightened look, Hu Wu hooked the corners of her mouth, bent over, pulled Lingyue up, and patted Lingyue's hand: "You don't have to be so flustered, for so many years, you have no merit and hard work, and I also see your loyalty, so I have a great good thing waiting for you here." ”
"Mother? ......" Lingyue looked at Hu Yue in confusion.
"You also know that I am pregnant now, and I can't serve the prince, and those two concubines are not liked by the prince, so I want to transfer you to me and mention serving the prince, are you willing?" Hu Wu looked at Lingyue motionlessly.
Lingyue's face was shocked, and she shook her head vigorously: "Niangniang, how can a slave and maid serve the prince with such a willow posture?" Please also ask the mother to retract these ideas, the slave and the maid are only willing to serve the mother, and please ask the mother not to let the slave and the maid serve the prince. ”
Hu Wu showed a satisfied look on her face, but she had a sad look on her face: "I also have to do it, I can't serve the prince now, you have also seen, I don't like the prince, and the prince will soon welcome the concubine through the door, if there is no one around me to be petted, I don't know what will happen in the future, I'm afraid that even you maids will have to suffer with me......"
Lingyue hurriedly comforted: "Niangniang, you are relieved, the prince has been troubled a lot of things recently, so he ignored you, and when you are left with the eldest son of the prince, even if the concubine enters the door, what can the mother do, you don't need to find any solid pets, with your ability, you don't need it at all." ”
Lingyue held Hu Yue for a while, and Hu Yue looked at Lingyue more and more pleasing to the eye.
However, no matter how Lingyue excused herself and persuaded Hu Yue, Hu Yue was determined to make Lingyue a concubine who had no death at night, and finally Lingyue had to agree to it, and said that she was stupid and would not compete for favor, and hoped that Hu Yue would not be disappointed.