Volume 1 Xiao Guo Chapter 23 Know the mind
When Xiao Sheng pulled Bai Yanxiao and stepped into the gate of the palace, Huang Qiang, who was originally waiting in the hall, had a stiff face, and then changed to a soft smile: "Lord Wang, you are back." ”
"Get on your knees!" Xiao Sheng said coldly.
Huang Qiang was stunned.
"I told you to kneel, didn't you hear?" Xiao Sheng stood still in front of Huang Qiang, and his momentum was compelling.
Seeing this, several ladies and many house slaves knelt on the ground together. Huang Qiang covered her lips: "I don't know what the concubine did wrong to make the prince so angry?" ”
"Tell me, why is Xiaoxiao in the barracks as a slave?" Xiao Sheng gave a dangerous smile.
"This ....." Huang Qiang pretended to hesitate, "The prince should let the house slaves retreat, if this matter spreads, I am afraid that it will not have a good impact on you." ”
Bai Yanxiao sneered, deliberately provoking Xiao Sheng like this is actually to let more people hear about his crimes, such a sinister person.
"Say, I'd like to hear what reason you have!"
"Yes..... It was after the prince left that day that the white girl killed several of the prince's soldiers in a small courtyard. should have told the prince in time, but the concubine was afraid of delaying the prince's war, so she temporarily escorted the white girl to the barracks according to the rules, and waited for the prince to come back, and then face the saint to investigate. Huang Qiang said sincerely, looking like a good wife.
"Murder?" Xiao Sheng narrowed his eyes dangerously.
"Yes! Now the coffins of the pro-soldiers are still parked in the Criminal Department, waiting for the prince to come back to investigate. ”
"The royal family is imprisoned for breaking the law, the ladies are all detained in the palace laundry, and the men are detained in the barracks, princess, how do you explain this?" Xiao Sheng sat in the hall unhurriedly.
"This ....." Huang Qiang's eyes lit up, pointing straight at Bai Yan and smiling, "It's a white girl!" She's going to the barracks herself! The prince didn't know that she and General Shen had been together for a long time! I even want to fly away together! Wang Ye Mingjian! ”
Hearing this, Bai Yanxiao's eyes narrowed, and the only people who could know all the news among the generals were the people around the emperor in the palace, Yaohua, it turned out that she and Yaohua had already put this whole set down, and waited for themselves to jump in step by step.
"Oh? Really, smile? Xiao Sheng looked at Bai Yan and smiled, obviously, he was giving her the opportunity to deal with Huang Qiang personally.
Bai Yan smiled faintly, walked around to Huang Qiang, and said faintly: "The princess said that I want to go away with General Shen and fly away, so why don't I leave early?" Instead, wait until today and come back with the prince? ”
"That's because you're not leaving until tomorrow! And the prince is back today! Huang Qiang said disdainfully.
"Oh? So, the princess has installed a fine work in the army to monitor me at all times? I thought that the princess was just an ordinary woman in the palace, who would have thought that the power could arrange this detail by General Shen's side, and I don't know if there were also people arranged around the prince, or those soldiers who were killed were actually the princess's people and framed me? ”
"You talk nonsense! I didn't! Huang Qiang looked at Xiao Sheng in a panic, "Lord Mingjian!" I didn't! These are all told to me by a subordinate in the palace, I just reported to the prince, how can I arrange for someone to be by the prince's side, the prince, don't listen to the traitor's provocation! ”
Bai Yan glanced at Huang Qiang with disdain, but he was just a villain with a plan and no courage, no wonder he would be used by Yaohua, and now that the matter is revealed, he still wants to take Yaohua to blame, so he couldn't help laughing and said: "The princess said that it was someone else's informant, so how do you know that the general stationed in the camp is surnamed Shen, and it is General Shen?" But all the ladies of the monarch and the ministers are not allowed to ask about the barracks, even if they overhear the matter of flying away, how can they know that the person is General Shen? Could it be that you have deliberately arranged for me to set up a trap a long time ago, making something out of nothing! ”
Hearing this, everyone in the courtyard looked at Huang Qiang in unison.
Huang Qiang's face turned white: "Slut! You have fornicated with someone, and the whole military camp knows about it! And what can you discern? ”
"Fornication?" Xiao Sheng suddenly smiled, "She is still a virgin, but how can the princess defend herself?" ”
Huang Qiang sat down on the ground dejectedly: "How is it possible?!" She clearly ..... Rajah! No way! ”
"That's just that General Shen deliberately played with me in order to save my life and not be killed by the soldiers you bribed once!" Bai Yan said with a smile.
"Kill again?" Xiao Sheng got up and gradually approached Huang Qiang.
"Lord Wang, let's ask your princess what she has done....." Bai Yan said with a smile.
Huang Qiang raised her chin, her eyes full of unwillingness: "How is it possible?" I don't believe it, lord, don't believe her side of the story! ”
"I believe her." Xiao Sheng said in a deep voice, evoking a smile, "Is it a one-sided statement, this king will check it personally, don't bother the princess." ”
Huang Qiang's face was white again.
"Come on, Huang Qiang framed the female dependents, there is no way to govern the family, it is not suitable to manage the mansion anymore, I have thought about it in the room, I can't come out without an edict, and I will take back the power of the assistant palace." Xiao Sheng said lightly, with a hint of fatigue on his face.
Huang Qiang sat down with a gloomy face, but suddenly laughed and said: "What if you take over my housekeeper's power, she, the dignified county lord killed someone, it is an indisputable fact!" The Son of Heaven is guilty of the same crime as the common people! Lord, you can protect her for a while, but you can't save her for a lifetime! ”
Hearing this, the people kneeling on the ground in the house began to be restless and talked in a whisper.
"I didn't kill anyone, you can let the people from the Criminal Department investigate!" Bai Yan smiled and straightened his waist and looked at everyone proudly.
Xiao Sheng waved his hand, and immediately someone dragged Huang Qiang down, and Huang Qiang suddenly shouted: "Lord Wang! It's better to kill by mistake than to misplace! She has a personal affair with Shen Ning! She doesn't deserve you! ”
The voice faded away, but Xiao Sheng's face sank.
"Ru'er," Xiao Sheng called, and only then did he see a petite and gentle woman in the corner walking out, "In the future, the inner courtyard will be handed over to you to take care of." ”
"Ru'er takes orders." The woman nodded softly and smiled at Bai Yan.
"What do you think about laughing and laughing?"
"The concubine doesn't dare to say anything, but the princess has already told Your Majesty about this matter, so the prince should give His Majesty an explanation."
Xiao Sheng waved his hand tiredly, but he turned around and fell headlong.
"Lord Wang!" The crowd screamed.
In the palace.
One of the guards reported: "Back to Your Majesty, the regent has entered the city yesterday. ”
"What?" Emperor Xiao Yu sat up suddenly: "Then where is it now?" Is the army out of the city? ”
"The army is still in Qicheng, and it will be possible to return to Candle City in about a day, and the regent went to the garrison to pick up the white girl after entering the city yesterday, and later, he never left the house at home."
"Be bold, enter the city without first knocking on Your Majesty, but deal with family affairs, this is a big disrespect to the regent!" Yaohua on the side said.
Xiao Yu's face was slightly displeased: "But what happened at home?" ”
"My subordinates heard that it was for the case of the white girl that they seized the power of Concubine Huang's family."
"Your Majesty, the regent's delay here due to family affairs is really in vain for your care, isn't it because he won the battle and was spoiled." Yaohua fanned the flames on the side.
Xiao Yu waved his hand and let the guards go down, and sighed faintly: "Brother Huang, there is something to delay." ”
Yaohua took a step forward: "Your Majesty, you are the Son of Heaven, just say that you have a deep brotherhood with the regent, but you can't give up the gift of the monarch and the minister, otherwise, it is equivalent to giving him the right to despise Tianwei, today he can enter the Candle City without a soldier and not see Your Majesty for a woman, if he brings a million heroes and does not take off his armor to meet Your Majesty, should Your Majesty be so indulgent?" ”
Xiao Yu's face sank: "It is indeed reasonable, but ....."
"But the regent is the royal prince after all, and if there is a mistake in connivance, after all, he can't be punished directly after he has just made military merits, so it's better to beat him."
"What do you mean?" Xiao Yu explored.
"The regent has made military merits, so naturally he should be awarded, and His Majesty is indispensable for canonization. But in the case of the white girl, the regent will definitely intercede, and His Majesty might as well not allow him to intercede. In this way, it can not only show that His Majesty's rewards and punishments are clear, but also warn the regent not to give up his good career for the sake of a woman. Yaohua said.
"Wonderful, Yaohua, you are really a good advisor to me." Xiao Yu smiled.
Regent's Palace.
The imperial doctor slowly put away the medicine box and replied: "Madame, the regent is caused by the tiring trek without sleep, and there is no big problem, I have cleaned the wounds on my body, and I will take the medicine on time every day. ”
"If you have work, come here, send one." Like a lady dotting everything.
Bai Yanxiao quietly looked at Xiao Sheng on the bed, and he couldn't bear it in his heart, he was running here for himself? If he left like this, then the charge of massacring his own soldiers would be confirmed, and wouldn't he be even more sorry for him.....
Sighing, Bai Yanxiao wanted to turn around and go out to breathe.
"White Girl!" Mrs. Ru suddenly shouted, and walked in front of Bai Yanxiao, "Why don't you accompany the prince, he will definitely want to see you first when he wakes up." ”
"You .....," Bai Yan smiled and frowned, "You don't guard against me?" Obviously, this lady is not as jealous as other ladies.
Mrs. Ru shook her head: "I can see that the prince treats you sincerely." ”
Bai Yanxiao smiled bitterly: "It's just because I have a face similar to that of the former princess, and I think about people by borrowing things." ”
Mrs. Ru was slightly surprised: "How could the white girl say that, the prince has never had any deep friendship with the princess, and how can he borrow things to think about people, even if there is, it is guilt!" ”
Bai Yanxiao suddenly raised his head: "What did you say?" The position of the princess in the palace has been vacant, isn't it because Xiao Sheng misses her? ”
Mrs. Ru smiled: "It seems that this time the prince was sincere, but he didn't say anything." Mrs. Laughing is the daughter of General Huaisu, the best friend of the old prince, the daughter of General Huaisu, and the prince have known each other since childhood, the prince treats her like a sister, and later General Huaisu won the battle and was jealous of the forces in the DPRK and China, framed and imprisoned, and entrusted Mrs. Xiao to the prince on his deathbed, at that time the political situation was not yet stable, and the person behind the scenes could not be found, for the safety of Mrs. Xiao, the prince had to pretend to marry Mrs. into the door. But Mrs. had already had someone secretly in her heart before, and the prince also promised them that when they avenged the old general Huaisu and calmed down the situation, they would let them fly away. It's a pity that the court situation at that time was too chaotic, in an outing, someone assassinated the prince, Mrs. Xiao blocked a sword for the prince and was killed on the spot, the prince treated Mrs. Xiao like a sister, so the taste, you can also guess the white girl. As for why the position of princess has been vacant for many years, it is because these ladies are all forced to marry in order to save the court situation and win over the ministers of the court, otherwise the girl thinks, why has the prince not set up another princess for many years? Why don't you have any children? That's because the prince's concubine must be born to his beloved woman! Concubine Zheng is naturally the love of the prince. I rarely appear in the courtyard, so I only see the girl today, but just by looking at the eyes of the prince looking at the girl, I know that the prince is in love. I didn't want to, I would be misunderstood by the girl. ”
Bai Yanxiao was shocked: "How do you know this?" ”
Mrs. Ru smiled: "I was Mrs. Xiao's personal maid, after Mrs. Xiao went, because of the relationship between the court, I was afraid that I would be bullied by the ladies in the house, so I was named Mrs., I was born as a slave, it is a great honor to be able to get this status, how can I fight with the girl for anything, not to mention, even if the woman in this house is married back by the prince, there are very few people who can be pampered." ”
Bai Yan smiled and took a step back, no wonder Xiao Sheng always cherished his face so much. It turned out that he was missing his old friend.
"Ahem......" On the bed, Xiao Sheng coughed.
"It seems that the prince has woken up, you stay and take care of him, I'll go first." Mrs. Ru walked straight out.
"Water .....," Xiao Sheng commanded weakly.
Bai Yanxiao came back to his senses, hurriedly poured a glass of water and handed it over, Xiao Sheng drank it with Bai Yanxiao's hand, Bai Yanxiao's heart was tight, he must have come back day and night these days: "I'll pour you another glass." Before the words fell, Bai Yanxiao was grabbed by Xiao Sheng's wrist and pulled into his arms.
"Hey! Xiao Sheng! Bai Yanxiao met Xiao Sheng's deep eyes, and the affection in those eyes seemed to drown her. In the past, she didn't understand, but now she can't afford it.
Xiao Sheng raised his hand to cut Bai Yanxiao's haircut, buried his face in her neck, and sighed: "Wait for me at home, don't go anywhere, I will give you an explanation." ”
He said, home.