Chapter 55: Big Things Turned Small into Small Ones
Mama Gui rolled her eyes and said urgently: "Concubine Gu, the arsenic is in the porridge of Jin Mei today, and you have been out of the palace today, this is too much of a coincidence, right?" ”
"Jin Mei is your person, maybe it's Jin Mei who you bought arsenic outside and secretly instructed it!"
I have to say that ginger is indeed old and spicy.
Mama Gui has been in the palace for many years, and her head is turning fast.
Sure enough, it still went around Gu Jinli.
"Sounds like it makes sense." Gu Jinli pondered for a moment and said thoughtfully: "Arsenic is such a thing, generally speaking, pharmacies will not sell it easily. If it is sold, it should also be recorded in the ledger. ”
"Therefore, whether it is the concubine who buys it, or instructs others to buy it, it must be able to find out."
Sitting back in her chair, she smiled slightly: "The body is not afraid of shadows, the prince might as well send someone to the pharmacies in the city to check now, who is trying to harm people and who is planting the blame, I believe the answer will come out soon." ”
"Oops, what's going on?" Suddenly, Lady Jade's exaggerated scream rang out at the door.
She had just taken a nap, and as soon as she heard Feixue say that the maid beside Concubine Gu had poisoned the princess, she immediately ran to Qiu Ju Courtyard in high spirits and dragged Mrs. Liu from the bed, and pulled her over to watch the show.
Although Mrs. Liu didn't want to get involved, she couldn't stand Mrs. Yu's soft grinding and hard bubbles, so she could only passively follow.
Blessed with a blessed body, she stood aside after saluting.
As soon as Qi Hao saw Mrs. Yu, his mood became even worse, and he couldn't help but sink his face, "You guys don't stay in your respective courtyards, what are you doing in Yixin Courtyard?" ”
Mrs. Yu saw that Qi Hao's face was not good, and she saw that Jin Mei was wearing colors, and she was very embarrassed, so she suppressed the smile on the corner of her lips. Pretending to be worried, he said: "Lord, the concubine just saw Concubine Gu and the maids coming over in a panic, thinking that something happened to the princess here, so she was very worried, so she came over to take a look." ”
Gu Jinli didn't know that Mrs. Yu had come to see the excitement because she got the news, but she was a step late, and there was no excitement to see.
Clearing her throat, she asked again, "I wonder what the prince thinks of the concubine's idea just now?" ”
Mama Gui's old legs trembled unconsciously, and she suddenly regretted her self-inflicted cleverness.
Opening her mouth, her eyes glanced at Bi'er, and her old eyes lit up, "Bi'er." Isn't it ...... you?"
"Lord Wang, Jin Mei ......" Mrs. Yu didn't know what kind of wonderful scene she had missed, so she interjected anxiously and interrupted Mama Gui's words.
Qi Hao waved his hand impatiently, "It's none of your business, shut up!" ”
Mrs. Jade didn't expect that she would touch one as soon as she came up? Zi Gray, suddenly felt faceless, shrunk his neck, and sat down opposite Gu Jinli with Mrs. Liu, and continued to watch the play.
His gaze stopped on Mama Gui's face with fine sweat on her forehead, and Qi Hao said with a complicated expression: "Come on, give this king ......"
"Brother Hao." Just when Qi Hao was about to call the guards to go to the pharmacy to check the accounts, Yin Suwan, who had not spoken, spoke. "The house where Jin Mei lived before was originally a firewood room, maybe the arsenic behind the wardrobe was used by the people to medicine the old man earlier? , insects and ants. ”
She just made a hypothesis about the arsenic that sounded reasonable, but she didn't say anything more about why there was arsenic in the lily lotus seed porridge and whether Bi'er had committed perjury.
When the old man Gui Mama saw that there were steps to go down, she hurriedly changed her initial words, "poof", knelt on the ground, and kowtowed: "Lord Wang, the old slave is confused, it's all the old slave who didn't figure it out, so he wronged Jin Mei." Misunderstood Concubine Gu! ”
"The old slave is confused, beg the prince for forgiveness!"
The kowtow sound of "bang bang bang" is very crisp, which shows that Mama Gui is ruthless.
Gu Jinli glanced at Yin Suwan deeply, and sighed faintly: "It seems that there is a misunderstanding." ”
After a pause, she shook her head again and said helplessly: "It's just that I pity Jin Mei, this old injury is not healed, and a new injury has been added!" ”
"Woooooooooo......oo Miss ...... "Jin Mei was proven innocent, and she cried more and more aggrieved.
A trace of darkness crossed Qi Hao's peach blossom eyes, and her sharp eyes stared at Mama Gui as if she was stunned.
"Lord Wang, the old slave knows that he is wrong! Ask the prince to be gracious! ”
"Bang bang bang", the kowtow sound became louder, and Gui Mama's forehead gradually became bloodshot.
"Brother Hao, presumably Mama Gui is not intentional, it is better to turn the big things into small things, and make small things small, and let her compensate Concubine Gu, how about it?" Yin Suwan's face was unbearable, she gently took Qi Hao's hand, and whispered: "No matter how you say that Mama Gui took care of Brother Hao growing up......"
When Qi Hao was in the palace when he was a child, the Queen Mother sent her henchman Gui Mama to take care of him.
After being crowned the prince at the age of thirteen, he had his own mansion, and Mama Gui followed.
Later, the Queen Mother sent Mrs. Liu, a personal female official, into the house.
Therefore, the outsider Mrs. Liu pleaded in a low voice: "Lord Wang, Mama Gui is old, even if she has no merit, she has hard work!" ”
Qi Hao swept away the coldness in his eyes, and said slowly: "Mama Gui, I remember that you have been loyal to this king for many years, and this king will forgive you for the time being!" If there is a next time, it will not be spared! ”
"Thank you Lord, thank you Princess!" Mama Gui was overjoyed, and after kowtowing a few more times, she stood up tremblingly.
Swallowing her saliva, she moved her little feet and moved in front of Gu Jinli, and bowed uneasily, "Gu ...... Concubine Gu, it's not good to be an old slave, I hope you have a lot of them, don't be like an old slave. ”
She is very smart, and she admits her mistakes vigorously according to Yin Suwan's words, and she doesn't explain where the specific mistakes are, she is really cunning.
In the end, it seems that the people around Qi Hao, Gu Jinli seems to be too impersonal if she wants to ask for an explanation more seriously.
After all, whether it is Yin Suwan or Mrs. Liu, they are now helping Mama Gui to solve the siege.
Mama Gui was also too nervous about the princess, which caused unnecessary misunderstandings. Once the misunderstanding has been resolved, it will be fine. Gu Jinli helped Mama Gui weakly, pointed to Jin Mei who was still on the ground, and said with a smile: "It's just that Jin Mei's body is injured like this, and she has to bother Mama to hire a doctor back!" ”
Seeing that Gu Jinli let herself go, Mama Gui nodded like pounding garlic: "It should be, it should be." ”
"Lord, if there is nothing else, the concubine will take Jin Mei back first." Gu Jinli swept around the crowd and gave Hexiang and Aiyue a look.
The two of them understood, and hurriedly helped Jin Mei up from left to right.
Qi Hao looked at the smoky group of people in the room, and closed his eyes in disgust. "All back!"
Mrs. Yu didn't see the good show she wanted to see, so she followed Mrs. Liu with a handkerchief in frustration.
Mama Gui and Bi'er glanced at each other, and the two disappeared in an instant.
When only Yin Suwan and himself were left in the room, Qi Hao opened his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Wanwan, why do you want to protect Mama Gui?" Do you know that she wants to harm you? ”
Yin Suwan poured a cup of tea for Qi Hao, shook her head and said, "Brother Hao, I'm not protecting Mama Gui. ”
"Mama, like the Queen Mother, has treated me very well all these years, no matter what she does, I believe that she will not harm me, let alone Brother Hao."
"If Brother Hao really disposes of Mama Gui, the Queen Mother and her old man will definitely be chilled if she knows."
Soothing Qi Hao's frowning brows, she said softly: "Wanwan is just afraid that Brother Hao will be impulsive, and she is also afraid that the Queen Mother will be sad." ”
Being able to talk is really an art.
Yin Suwan first played the warmth card to dispel Mama Gui's motive for harming people, and then moved out of the Queen Mother, giving Mama Gui a certain sense of backing, and finally the two ambiguous sentences implied that Mama Gui was likely to be wronged.
Or, even if it was really done by Mama Gui, it was definitely not out of any malice.
Qi Hao is not a person who can be deceived casually, but because it was Yin Suwan who said these words to him, his brain will subconsciously tend to the consciousness she conveyed.
"Well, this king is not angry." Pouring out the turbid breath in his chest, Qi Hao kissed Yin Suwan's forehead, and said in a deep voice: "Wanwan, this king still has some things to deal with, and I will come over to accompany you at night." ”
Yin Suwan nodded, and said affectionately: "Okay." ”
After Qi Hao left, Yin Suwan looked down at the few drops of blood on the ground that had not dried, and her eyes moved slightly.
Not long after returning to Fuyuan Courtyard, Mama Gui led the doctor to look at Jin Mei's injury, and prescribed a few more medicines, the cost naturally had to be taken out of her pocket, no matter what, she couldn't ask Gu Jinli for silver with a thick old face.
After saying a few words, Aiyue sent Mama Gui and the doctor out of the courtyard.
"Miss, Mama Gui won't frame us for no reason." Hexiang closed the door, her little face serious.
Gu Jinli carefully recalled the words and gestures she had just said in her mind when she confronted Mama Gui, and couldn't help but connect with Yin Suwan, and asked, "Hexiang, in your opinion, what is the reason for her doing this?" ”
He Xiang thought about it, pondered, and said: "Mama Gui used to serve by the Queen Mother's side, and the princess was liked by the Queen Mother, so it stands to reason that Mama Gui has no reason to poison the princess." ”
"However, she has a reason to harm you, Miss. Because Miss is now Gu Jinxiu, and Gu Jinxiu is not only the person who harmed the princess, but also the side concubine in this mansion, so getting rid of Miss is avenging the princess's broken leg, and it is also a threat in a certain sense. ”
"The amount of arsenic should not be much, Mama Gui either expected that the princess would reward the porridge to Shuang'er, or she wanted to be ruthless to you at one time, so she could only temporarily wronged the princess."
Seeing Gu Jinli nodding and signaling herself to continue, Hexiang had the audacity to guess: "If it's the first case." The princess may have known about this matter for a long time, and she may be ...... It was she who secretly instructed Mama Gui to do this. ”
"Of course, these are all conjectures made by the slave maid herself, just listen to it, Miss." After finishing speaking, Hexiang stood quietly aside.
"I hope we've thought about it too much." Gu Jinli pulled her lips and smiled meaningfully: "If it's really as you said, then ...... She's really terrible. ”
Hexiang clenched her fists and said in a low voice: "No matter when and where, the slave maid and Aiyue will protect Miss." ”
Gu Jinli's heart warmed, "Fool." ”
In the study, Qi Hao saw Du Jiang coming in from outside the door, so he put away the secret letter in his hand and said in a deep voice: "What, did you spit out the black hand behind the scenes?" ”
Du Jiang shook his head, "Lord Wang, that assassin insisted that he was bought by the people of the Guogong Mansion to assassinate Concubine Gu, and in the end he couldn't stand the torture...... He's dead. ”
"Don't let go of your mouth when you die? It seems to be a man! Qi Hao sneered and asked again, "Is there any news from Qin Feng's side?" ”
Du Jiang said: "Back to the prince, Qin Feng said that the Hantan did not have any mark, but it is said that fifteen years ago, after the master of the clear space fought with Xiaoyaozi, the two of them both fell off the cliff of despair. It is rumored that Xiaoyaozi was seriously injured and when his life hung by a thread, it was the Master of Pure Space who sealed his lifeline with the Ice Technique. ”
"If you want to activate the cold ice technique, you must rely on the external force of the yin and cold, so that the cold pool has existed since that time." Qi Hao touched his chin, and the topic jumped very quickly: "Where did Gu Jinxiu go today?" ”
Du Jiang was stunned for a moment, and immediately said: "Concubine Gu first went back to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and then went to the teahouse and the white jade building before and after disguising herself as a man. ”
"A woman dressed as a man?" Hearing these four words, Qi Hao instantly remembered the time he saw Gu Jinli, who was also pretending to be a man, hugging Yin Zike at the door of the teahouse on the street, with an unconscious gloomy tone in his voice, "Which man did she go to have a private meeting with again?" ”
Du Jiang said cautiously: "Lord Wang...... The secret guard said that there were still a group of people who followed Concubine Gu in the dark, because they didn't know what their identities were, so they didn't dare to get too close, for fear of startling the snake. ”
"Oh?" Qi Hao leaned back in the chair, his eyes were dyed with interest, "Continue to keep an eye on this king, and reply as soon as there is any movement!" ”
Du Jiang said: "Yes, Lord Wang." ”
Qi Hao remembered what was mentioned in the secret letter, and said slowly: "By the way, there are also people at the border pass who are paying attention." If this king is not wrong, the king of Qing will make moves in the near future. ”
"In addition, King Xuan will not be willing to leave Beijing and go to Jiangbei, tell Qin Feng to closely monitor King Xuan's every move!"
The emperor sent King Xuan to clean up Guo Sucong's mess, although the holy order is difficult to disobey, but at the end of the month, Xuan Shizi came to Beijing, how could King Xuan miss a good opportunity to win over Xuan Shizi?
Du Jiang responded. Leave with your hands off.
It's getting dark, and night is coming.
There are no stars in the sky, and there is a slight eerie atmosphere in the wind.
In the study room of King Xuan's mansion, King Xuan was holding a book, leaning on the soft collapse in front of the window and looking at it intently, nodding or shaking his head from time to time.
Suddenly, there was a "poof", and I saw a sharp arrow coming through the window.
King Xuan threw away the book in his hand, and his body flew up quickly, dodging several arrow feathers behind him.
"Bang", more than a dozen black-clothed people broke in through the doors and windows, and the cold swords in their hands were all pressed towards King Xuan.
King Xuan drew the soft sword at his waist and quickly tangled with the assassin.
"Bang dang!"
"Click!"
"Bang bang!"
The vases, porcelain, tables, inkstones, etc. in the room all fell during the fight, and the ground was in a mess.
"There are assassins!"
The guards outside the courtyard heard the noise and immediately rushed in, and the two teams fell into an even more fierce fight.
Several of the men in black were wounded, and when they saw that they were outnumbered, they whistled and fled through the windows in an instant.
"Chase!" Immediately afterwards, King Xuan's personal guard shouted angrily and led people to chase after him.
"Lord Wang, are you okay?" When no one was in the house, the guards appeared from the shadows.
King Xuan looked at the messy study and said coldly, "Has the news been released?" ”
Lightning nodded, "Don't worry, Lord Wang, the news of your assassination tonight will soon spread throughout the capital." ”
"Dismissed Guo Sucong's official position, and still want to take this king away, the fourth is really powerful!" King Xuan's narrow eyes revealed a hint of ruthlessness, he looked down at the sword in his hand, and suddenly raised his arm.
"Ahh
"Lord Wang!" Lightning didn't expect King Xuan to really attack himself in order to make a scene, and he couldn't help but turn slightly pale.
King Xuan threw the sword at his feet, covered the wound, and hooked his lips, "This king, it will never be his wish!" ”
The words fell. His eyes darkened, and he fell to the ground with a "bang".
"Lord Wang!"
Lightning's eyes widened, and he shouted urgently: "Come on, come on!" ”
The housekeeper of King Xuan's Mansion came in with his old legs to take a look, and also shouted: "Lord Wang! ”
All of a sudden, the entire Xuanwang Mansion was in chaos.
An hour later, the news of King Xuan's injury reached King Ning's mansion.
Qin Feng arched his hand and said, "Lord Wang, as you expected, King Xuan couldn't hold it back." ”
Qi Hao listened, and said in a mocking tone: "Assassination? With such a clumsy method, did he think he could escape? ”
Qin Feng asked, "Then what should we do next?" ”
Tapping his fingers lightly on the table, Qi Hao pursed his lips and said, "Where is his injury?" ”
Qin Feng replied, "Go back to the prince." I heard the imperial doctor sent by the emperor to Xuanwangfu say that the injury in the chest will not be healed without ten days and half a month. ”
"There are still nine days until the end of the month...... Qi Hao's eyes fell on the flickering candlelight, and he said word by word: "Tell Ah Bao that this king doesn't mind letting King Xuan lie in bed for a long time!" ”
Qin Feng was stunned for a moment, "What does the prince mean ......"
Qi Hao took out a book in the fold and sneered: "He has invested so much money, if this king doesn't help him, how can he be worthy of the sword he has received?" ”
"Since you don't want to go to Jiangbei, then the king will satisfy him!"
Qin Feng looked at the Ling Yan in Qi Hao's eyes, and swallowed a mouthful of saliva: "Lord Wang...... Do you want Bao to depose King Xuan? ”
Qi Hao glanced at Qin Feng. Youyou said: "Such a stupid question, you still want to ask this king?" ”
"Uh...... Aren't his subordinates worried that Po doesn't know how to do it? Qin Feng scratched his head, very embarrassed.
"Is she incompetent, or are you brainless?" Qi Hao looked at Qin Feng's eyes with disgust, and frowned: "This king doesn't want to see him at the banquet of Xuan Shizi's return to Beijing. ”
This means that as long as Ah Bao drags King Xuan's injury to the palace banquet, Qin Feng hurriedly said: "Yes, my subordinates understand." ”
Qi Hao just wanted to signal Qin Feng to retreat, but he shouted to him again and asked, "Is Du Jiang back?" ”
Qin Feng shook his head, "I haven't come back yet." ”
Seeing Qi Hao waving his hand, he withdrew.
In the Yixin courtyard, Yin Suwan saw Mama Gui coming in with a basin. asked, "Mama, is the prince still in the study?" ”
Mama Gui put down the basin and turned the candle flame brighter while saying, "Princess, the prince may come back later, and the old slave is waiting for you to go to bed, right?" ”
The two children were unwell, so Mama Gui took the initiative to come to Yixin Hospital tonight to serve.
Putting down the needle and thread in her hand, Yin Suwan looked at Mama Gui making the bed neatly, and suddenly said, "Mama, you did the matter of Jinmei, right?" ”
Mama Gui's body stiffened, and her hands moved.
After stabilizing her mind, she turned her head and said in fear: "Princess, the old slave said something that doesn't know the rules, you and the prince lived in the palace for so long when you were a child, and the old slave treated you as if you were a granddaughter!" Don't say that you want to poison the princess, that is, the princess, you want the life of the old slave, and the old slave will screw off his head without saying a word! ”
Yin Suwan put her hands flat on her knees and looked at Mama Gui quietly, "I know that Mama won't harm me, but Mama wants to use Jin Mei's hand to plant the blame on Gu Jinxiu." ”
"If it weren't for Mama's kindness to me and the prince, I wouldn't have persuaded Brother Hao to spare Mama."
"It's just that Mama has never thought about what if the porridge is really drunk by me. What will be the consequences? ”
Although her tone was flat, the coldness revealed by every word made Mama Gui break out in a cold sweat.
With a "poof", Mama Gui hurriedly knelt down at Yin Suwan's feet, kowtowed, and chattered: "Princess, the old slave is doing this for you!" ”
"The prince is an old slave who grew up, and he knows best how to be an old slave. He has nothing to say about the princess's intentions, but the prince and the princess have been married for so long but have not had a round house, and the old slave sees it in his eyes and is anxious in his heart! ”
"Men are all lower-body animals, and that Gu Jinxiu was born a fox, and she once spent a night outside with the prince, who can guarantee that she didn't take advantage of the situation to seduce the prince that night? In case the prince can't hold it and falls into her trap......"
"It's okay to say that you are not pregnant with a child, if you are pregnant, Gu Jinxiu will make some ecstasy for the prince again, the old slave is really worried that your position is not guaranteed, princess!"
"Smack", Yin Suwan slapped the table hard, and said angrily: "Mama Gui, is the prince the kind of mediocre person with lust in your heart?" ”
"Princess, old slave ......" Mama Gui probably saw such a fierce expression on Yin Suwan's face for the first time, her heart beat suddenly, and she knocked her head with a white old face.
"The princess forgives her sins, it is the old slave who trespasses!"
Seeing Yin Suwan looking at her with a gloomy face. Mama Gui was so ruthless that she directly pumped her big mouth into her face.
"Princess, the old slave knows that he is wrong, and asks the princess for forgiveness!"
"It's the old slave who is not good, the old slave knows his mistakes!"
"Papapa", three slaps in a row were slapped on the face, and the old face was instantly swollen.
"Enough!" Yin Suwan was always a little unbearable, took a deep breath, and said coldly: "Mama Gui, you go and wait outside." ”
"Yes, Princess." Mama Gui glanced at it secretly, and immediately wiped the cold sweat from her forehead and left the room.
Yoon So-wan let go of her clenched fist. I saw a touch of blood in my palm.
She was angry just now, so she slapped her palm on the needle that had embroidered half of her purse.
The pain in the flesh is not as good as the anger in the heart.
Before the accident, she, like an ordinary woman to be married, had fantasized countless times about spending candles in the cave room with Qi Hao.
Imagine what Qi Hao's expression would be when he saw his perfect body.
Imagine that last moment, whether it will be as Mama said, and it will be a different taste after the pain is extreme.
Although she is not ashamed to think about this, as the wedding date approaches day by day, she is nervous and looking forward to it.
On the wedding night, when his fiery lips were pasted, she knew how much he wanted her. Just as she wanted to have him in its entirety.
After all, with skin-to-skin kisses, they are a husband and wife in the true sense of the word, and they are the closest people in the world.
However, her leg was broken and her body became imperfect.
Even she can't accept her flaws, how dare she show Qi Hao?
Even though Qi Hao had said that no matter what she became, he would always love her, but she still couldn't imagine her legs lying under him as stiff as wood......
So, because of low self-esteem, she rejected him.
There are three concubines in the mansion, except for Gu Jinxiu, he can go to Mrs. Yu and Mrs. Liu.
However. He stayed overnight in her home.
Because before the wedding, he promised her that he would not go to other women's yards for the night in the future.
On the night that Qi Hao and Gu Jinxiu were in the cave, what was said and done between the two, although she didn't ask, she saw a scratch on his back.
Such a slender mark can only be scratched by a woman's fingernails.
During the day, Yin Suxi said that she believed that Qi Hao would not do anything to be sorry for herself, and at night, Mama Gui said that she also believed in Qi Hao's character and his heart for herself, but since she believed it, why did she say those alarmist words in her ear?
If there are more people talking, it will give people a feeling of wanting to cover up......
Mama Gui is right, men's desires can be endured for a while. But I couldn't bear it for a lifetime.
remembered that at the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, Gu Jinxiu's gorgeous and enchanting red dress caused Qi Hao to lose her mind, Yin Suwan's slender nails pinched the corner of the table, and called out: "Mama Gui." ”
Mama Gui came in response, "Princess, what do you have to call the old slave?" ”
Yin Suwan bit her lip and said slowly: "Light the lamp at the gate of the courtyard, if Qin Feng asks about the night patrol, just say that I will wait for the prince to come over tonight." ”
"Yes, the old slave is going!" Mama Gui's mind was lively, and she immediately understood that Yin Suwan must have listened to her words, and her old legs quickly went to the gate of the courtyard.
Through the window, Yin Suwan looked at Mama Gui's elated back and smiled sarcastically.
The backyard of the palace is like a deep palace, but it is not a palace fight but a house fight.
Mama Gui took it upon herself to get rid of Gu Jinxiu not to help her, but to find a backer.
After all, she is the mother of the palace, and her status is more noble than others......
"If people don't do it for themselves, the heavens and the earth will destroy ......" shook his head, and the red light reflected from the red lantern in Mama Gui's hand gradually turned into two fires in Yin Suwan's eyes.
Oh, the belly is black and graceful...... I don't know how long she can walk on the dark road. School is almost at hand, anxious, alas, painful. I hate starting school...... Good night. Weakly said, Wanwan didn't roll the sheets on the wedding night, she had low self-esteem, after all, the male protagonist was so cool and dragged, she felt that her leg was broken and disfigured, and she was not worthy of him. Alas, everyone goes to bed early.