Chapter 18: Help Arrives

"What do you mean by that?"

Gu Yunxi's question was too sensitive, Wan Yuyao never thought that she would be questioned by a little palace maid in court, and her delicate face slipped a trace of haste while she was angry.

Gu Yunxi pursed the corners of his lips, a little sneered as thin as nothing, and lowered his head:

"The mother forgives the sin, the slave is curious, but she is attracted by the fragrance of this tonic soup.

As the head of the small kitchen of Chuxiu Palace, the slave maid dared to ask the mother to give the slave maid the recipe of this soup, and the slave maid also wanted to drill the camp or two. ”

"Presumptuous, who do you think you are! It's just the most ordinary black chicken soup, and you don't know how to stew chicken soup in the kitchen—"

Concubine Ye stood up beside her, her eyebrows and eyes were distorted and cold:

"With you in charge, you dare to speak cleverly in front of your mother? Mother, these minions don't understand the rules, and they should be locked up in a violent room and subjected to corporal punishment! ”

"Yes!"

"That's right!"

The other concubines vied with each other.

The room is full of femme fatales, and once the ugly things that harm people are exposed, they will turn their faces and show their teeth and claws, and even ignore the demeanor of the concubine.

Gu Yunxi's eyes narrowed slightly, and he shot back calmly:

"Ye Niangniang said that what was broken was a bowl of black chicken soup, which should be a harmless delicacy for humans and animals. But just now I saw the cat licking the soup, why did you look so panicked? Do you know what's wrong with this soup?! ”

The concubines on the seat changed color in an uproar, and one by one they either had bright eyes and dodged, or their complexions were embarrassed and difficult.

Gu Yunjin's beautiful eyes rolled over, waved the fragrant soft brocade water sleeves, and drank coldly:

"Tu Duxue, you are so bold, you dare to slander the palace concubine and despise Feng Yi!"

Previously, she had suffered two big losses at the hands of Gu Yunxi, and she hated it because of this.

Today, Gu Yunxi broke into Yongning Palace and ruined their plan to persecute Gu Yunyao, so Gu Yunjin seized this matter and tried her best to provoke Wan Yuyao's anger, wanting to use her hand to remove the stumbling block of Tu Duxue.

As soon as Gu Yunjin's words fell, Kagura Hou Wanli suddenly swung a fist towards Gu Yunxi.

He is used to judging people by their appearance, and he originally looked at her stingy facial features, which were not beautiful, and felt that he should respond.

Seeing that she was disrespectful to Wan Yuyao, and exposed the tricks of the concubines in public, she couldn't help but be furious, and she couldn't wait to kill her immediately.

Unexpectedly, Gu Yunxi didn't dodge or hide, his slender and delicate body stood in place without moving.

Wan Li's iron fist had the strong palm power of a martial arts practitioner, and with a "whoosh" sharp cold wind, it slammed towards the top of Gu Yunxi's head.

This punch falls, not to mention the head blooming, there is always a pit left.

And he didn't know that the speed of his fist falling in Gu Yunxi's eyes was undoubtedly the slowest picture.

I saw her Shen Mian quickly raise her hand, and in the blink of an eye, her soft right hand grabbed Wan Li's wrist firmly.

Wan Li was suddenly stunned.

A cold light suddenly appeared in Gu Yunxi's eyes, and he said in a gloomy voice:

"Master Hou, please calm your anger."

The scene was as silent as a pool of stagnant water, and several eyes were stunned, staring at the two people in front of them, one tall and one short.

The pressure on his wrist was constantly tightening, and Wan Li's pair of eagle eyes immediately widened.

The girl in front of her looked unattractive, how could she have such strength and courage?

Who is she, who is she sacred?

With this question, Wan Li squinted his eyes, and the force of his arm pressing down was a little heavier.

He didn't believe he could plant it for a yellow-haired girl!

Even if this palace maid knows some martial arts, it's just a fist show off, as long as he doesn't withdraw his hand, she won't be able to support it for long-

At this end, Gu Yunxi's cold eyes gradually became stronger, and his raised arms were secretly competing, and he was in a stalemate with Wan Li.

Wanli's facial features were hideous, and he said angrily:

", you're getting impatient—"

Gu Yunxi sneered:

"Hou Ye is so out of shape in public, is it because the conspiracy was exposed and he became angry?"

Wan Li suddenly changed, and raised his foot and kicked towards Gu Yunxi.

Gu Yunxi's cold gaze looked directly at Wan Li, and a kick on his lower body had already come out, and he intercepted the attack with the upper of Wan Li's boots impartially, and then reversed his ankle, and fiercely pinned Wan Li's foot and neck forward, and at the same time flashed sharply.

Wan Li was caught off guard, leaned forward when he opened his mouth and yelled, and fell down solidly and sang out of the dog's gnawing on the ground.

The hall was full of exclamations, sharp and piercing.

The palace maid and the marquis fought in court, which is a strange thing that has not been heard of in the palace for thousands of years.

Naturally, the concubines had never seen such a fierce scene, and they were all so frightened that they shrank into a ball in the corners of the wall.

Gu Yunxi is also out of the way today. Whoever dares to touch her eldest sister, she is bound to make them look good-

"It's the other way around, it's the other way around!"

Wan Yuyao slumped on the circle chair hysterically, shouting, her delicate goose egg face was blue and red, and it was different kind of lively:

"Come on, come on! Take this unruly slut down to Hongu—"

Gu Yunyao took a few steps in front of Gu Yunxi, her eyes were as angry as fire, and she threw straight at Wan Yuyao:

"Niangniang, the concubine went to bed last night because of the emperor's love, but the concubine never thought about competing with which sister for favor, why did you refuse to let go of the concubine, and repeatedly harmed the concubine?!"

She and Aunt Dui of Chuxiu Palace were unknown in their lives, but they were rescued by her several times, which moved Gu Yunyao in her heart.

At this moment, Aunt Dui made another move but put herself in a crisis, Gu Yunyao was determined to stand up and give it a go to fight with the imperial concubine.

Wan Yuyao sneered proudly a few times, and said awefully:

"Joke, as the imperial concubine, this palace has the right to associate the six palaces, but now you are suspicious of the soup with kindness. Yu Zhaoyi, this palace advises you not to be pampered! ”

Gu Yunxi resolutely interjected:

"Niangniang, do you dare to invite the imperial doctor to inspect the tonic soup on the ground on the spot?"

Wan Yuyao immediately turned her eyebrows and turned her face, clenched her fist and smashed the circle chair:

"Bold and bold, how can you interject when the masters talk in one place? Come on—"

The attendants rushed in one after another, surrounding Gu Yunyao and Gu Yunxi.

Just as Wan Li stood up from the ground scolding, a feminine voice rose high outside the main hall from far and near:

"The Queen Mother has arrived—"

Wan Yuyao's beautiful eyes widened, and she glanced at Wan Li in shock.

The anger faded, Gu Yunxi quickly recovered to a humble posture, and stepped aside with his hands folded.

Queen Qian stepped into the threshold, wearing a bright yellow and nine phoenix royal heavenly costume to show the majesty of the lord of the harem, and on the left and right were Concubine Xu, Concubine Shu and several young concubines, as arrogant as the stars holding the moon.

Wan Yuyao's face was full of resentment and unwillingness, but she had to get up from the main seat.

The concubines, who were still arrogant just now, looked frightened and humble when they saw a cat like a mouse, bowed their heads to Queen Qian, and shouted in unison:

"The concubine has seen the queen's mother, and the mother is noble."

Queen Qian's eyes were cold and disdainful, she didn't even glance at the demons, and threw herself straight at Wan Yuyao.

Seeing this, Wan Yuyao put on a languid and sick face, lazy and blessed, pinched her thin voice and spoke slowly:

"The concubine has seen the queen's mother, and the mother is safe. I don't know what the queen is doing when she comes to Yongning Palace today? ”

Queen Qian raised her eyebrows obliquely, snorted coldly between her noses, and shook her sleeves angrily:

"I heard that my sister was sick in bed and it was inconvenient to go to Kunning Palace to say hello, so the palace came to visit you in person! It's just that what I didn't expect was that my sister's palace would be so lively. ”

After a sharp speech, Queen Qian turned away coldly, and her cold eyes fell on Concubine Ye and the others.

They all felt a yin wind coming towards them, their bodies trembled, and they buried their heads lower.

Queen Qian turned her head and looked at Wanli again:

"Why is Kagura-hou here at this time?"

Wan Li's expression tightened, and he clenched his fists and said crampedly:

"Queen Qiyu, the ministers heard that the eldest sister was unwell, so they ......"

"Bold!"

Before Wan Li finished speaking, Queen Qian scolded sharply:

"How can you, as a courtier, call the imperial concubine directly in the clan relationship, and not only transgress the courtesy of the monarch and ministers in front of everyone's eyes, but also stay in the harem concubine gathering place for a long time. Don't get out of here! ”

Wan Li's pair of eyes burst out with red light, and he gritted his teeth in anger.

Yin Ren looked at Wan Yuyao with anger, and seeing that she shook her head slightly, Wan Li had to suppress her emotions and reluctantly waved her hand at Queen Qian:

"Weichen obeyed the order and retired immediately."

Seeing Wanli split the curtain and rush out of the main hall, Queen Qian walked to Gu Yunyao's approach, with a friendly smile on her face:

"Sister Yu only served as a saint last night, how did she come to Yongning Palace early in the morning?"

Gu Yunyao replied with grievances in her head:

"The queen mother, the concubine came to the door at the invitation of the imperial concubine. The mother is benevolent, and she sends a golden hairpin and a tonic soup. However, the concubine was useless, and she accidentally knocked over the soup bowl, disappointing the mother's good intentions. ”

The reason why Gu Yunyao said that she knocked over the soup bowl was to protect Gu Yunxi. Regardless of whether there is a problem with the bowl of soup, it is rude for the slave to deliberately knock over the bowl, and punishment according to the palace rules is inevitable.

Before Gu Yunyao's voice fell, she attracted a sharp rebuttal from Yang Cainu on the other side:

"Queen Mother, Sister Yu is lying, that black chicken soup was deliberately knocked over by Aunt Du of Chuxiu Palace."

Concubine Xu stood on the queen's side, and looked at Gu Yunxi with a shocked face after hearing this.

Queen Qian frowned:

"Tu Duxue, it's you again?"

She hasn't forgotten the last time she was in Chuxiu Palace, it was this colorless palace maid who provoked Emperor Jingxiao.

Not long after, why did she cause trouble in the harem again?

Gu Yunxi knelt on the ground with his knees bent, his expression was neither humble nor arrogant:

"Queen Mother, there is another hidden story in this matter, and the slave and maid will be punished after explaining the ins and outs of the future."

Queen Qian said in a deep voice: "You speak!" ”

Gu Yunxi's expression was calm, and when he was about to be ordered to come to Yongning Palace to deliver fruits, he was blocked, and then when he entered the inner garden, he heard that everyone forced Yu Zhaoyi to drink soup, and the story of Songqin Protector being beaten by Kagura Hou was told 1510.

Queen Qian's complexion changed drastically after hearing this, and after Gu Yunxi finished speaking, she looked at Wan Yuyao sideways, her eyes were frosty, and she said coldly:

"My sister is really interested, and my sister is the most particular about eating and drinking. Presumably, the tonic soup stewed in your palace is also delicious, so this palace also wants to ask my sister for a bowl, I don't know if my sister is reluctant? ”

Wan Yuyao's clear eyes paced over the cold glow, and the corners of her mouth puffed up with a vicious smile:

"It's really unfortunate that my sister came, there is only one bowl of tonic soup, and if it is broken, it will naturally be gone."

After sneering, Queen Qian rolled her eyes and stopped looking at Wan Yuyao.

The imperial concubine did a lot of evil in the harem and was unscrupulous, if she was let go today, I was afraid that she would intensify her persecution of Gu Yunyao in the future.

Thinking of this, Gu Yunxi was determined to take advantage of the victory to pursue, and said with a bow of his head:

"Queen Qi, only because the slave found out that the incident was abnormal, she deliberately knocked over the whole bowl of black chicken soup, and the piece of meat was swallowed by the imperial concubine's pet white cat.

The queen only needs to keep the white cat in check for a few hours to verify whether the slave's words are untrue. ”

Empress Qian immediately ordered:

"Come on, go catch the white cat!"

The people in Yongning Palace seemed to have taken precautions, and when they heard Queen Qian's orders, Bai Quan, the eunuch in charge, quickly walked into the palace.

He was holding a dead white cat in his hand, and his head and body were stained with blood.

Bai Quan bowed to the queen, and the face that was miserable and bloodied with a wicked smile was half hidden and half revealed:

"Queen Qiyu, it's really unfortunate to say that just now Snowball fell on the steps when she jumped down from the high wall, and her neck was broken and she died!"

There may be a hundred ways for a cat to die, but none of them will be a fall over a wall.

Queen Qian had a gloomy complexion, knowing that Bai Quan was afraid that the evil thing would be revealed, and deliberately killed the cat before it was poisoned, but in the face of a bunch of nonsense and evidence that she was dead, she also fell into a confused situation for a while.

This Wan Yuyao is too lucky!

Queen Qian came forward now to pinch the evidence of the imperial concubine's cruelty to the palace concubine in the palm of her hand, and then go to the emperor to impeach her and bring her down in one fell swoop, but she didn't expect to be escaped by her again!

Concubine Xu looked at Gu Yunxi, who was stunned, and shook her head with a sigh, secretly complaining that her boss was too reckless this time.

The world moved, Wan Yuyao had already turned defeat into victory, and gradually raised the proud shelf, staring at Queen Qian's fists clenched with cold eyes, it was difficult to hide the sense of defeat between her eyebrows, and her eyes gradually became worse with a few laughs:

"Sister, you always have a misunderstanding about your sister in your life, but my sister is all worried about the sisters in the harem.

The palace knows that Yu Zhaoyi's body is delicate and delicate, and he is specially sympathetic to stew and tonic soup for him, but now his good intentions are suspicious of people with ulterior motives. If you don't severely punish the troublemakers today, my sister will definitely meet the emperor and ask for an explanation! ”

Concubine Xu immediately raised her voice:

"It is unseemly for the imperial concubine to say this. The emperor is the king of a country, how can he be distracted by the trivial things in the harem all day long?

The concubines are indeed at fault for the negligence of the subordinates in the palace, and the concubines are allowed to take credit for the merits, and bring the offenders back for severe punishment, so that the queen and the imperial concubine will not bother. ”

Wan Yuyao sneered:

"You brought it for training? Who doesn't know that Tu Duxue is from her sister's palace, and you naturally prefer her as a master and servant. said to bring it back to the palace for discipline, who knows if you are changing tricks to save people? ”

Concubine Xu raised her eyes, and the fire under her eyes was about to come out, and she refused to pay tribute:

"The concubine said that she would be trained by training! It's because the imperial concubine is used to misinterpreting and doubting others on weekdays, so she can't trust the concubine, right?! ”

Wan Yuyao took a few steps forward and pointed at Xu Yuanjiao fiercely, shouting indignantly:

"Presumptuous! You are just a palace concubine, but you rely on giving birth to a prince, and you dare to shout at this palace? ! ”

Concubine Xu took the lead, and was about to speak, when a low and beautiful voice outside rose leisurely:

"Minister, Admiral Leng Qingtang of Dongchang has something to see."