Chapter 196: Ten Day Deadline
"Oh?" Although Rong Jinhuan smiled on his face, he was cold to the bone, the fist behind him tightened a little, slowly took two steps towards her, and said in a deep voice, "I give you two choices, or take the golden book to overturn the case for Lin Duyan, or be a people's girl and stand by." ”
Ruoyun's face turned pale, turned her head to look at Lin Duyan, who was sitting in tears in a daze, and suddenly her heart was numb, and she pursed her lips and said nothing.
"Your Majesty, you want to come to my house...... My sister has just returned to the palace from outside, and she has not yet adapted to it, please ask the emperor for leniency......" Xiaohong hesitated for a moment and knelt down, kowtowing to Rong Jinhuan.
"Mrs. Zhang, you are now the general's wife, you can't take care of this matter of Concubine Su Xian anymore." Although Changde knelt, he glanced at Xiaohong.
"But ......" Xiaohong wanted to say, but was stopped by Ruoyun raising her hand.
"Your Majesty, in that case, why don't you make a compromise?" Ruoyun pondered for a moment, and said happily, "Please let me temporarily take the name of the virtuous concubine, if it has not been found out in ten days, I will take the golden book and continue, if it is found, please also ask the emperor to grant me a request." ”
"So, you're determined to overturn the case for her?" Rong Jinhuan narrowed his eyes when he heard this, looking at her simple clothes, light fat powder but detached bearing, and thought for a long time before sighing: "That's it, then it will be for ten days, and there will be no regrets." ”
"Yes, Emperor Xie." Ruoyun finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing the emperor leave unhappily, Changde followed with a sigh, Xiaohong finally breathed a sigh of relief, patted her chest and panted: "Miss, you scared me to death!" In this palace, you are the first one who dares to say that you are not a concubine. She said, a little puzzled. But...... So what's going on in Yong'an Palace? ”
Ruoyun didn't answer, but helped Lin Duyan, who had empty eyes, to sleep, and comforted Han Mei, who had been scared for a long time and was crying at the moment. Pulled Xiaohong over and said softly: "I'll talk to you again when I go back to Chaolu Palace." ”
Lin Duyan's eyes were always stunned and unrelenting, and if Yun repeatedly instructed, she stared at the window lattice not far away without moving, and did not say anything.
"Huh?! Miss! What you say is true?! Most of the people in Chaolu Palace were dismissed, and the rest of the people who were temporarily transferred at this moment were also retired, Xiaohong listened to Ruoyun slowly speak for a long time, from surprise at first to anger, and then to fear later. In the end, he simply abandoned the teacup and sat next to her, and was stunned to hear that she was deceived by the emperor to return to the palace again.
"Hmm. That's pretty much it. Ruoyun's eyebrows moved lightly, if it weren't for the current situation, she really didn't want to tell Xiaohong the truth, but even if she said it. The antecedents are also hidden. only talked about what happened to me.
"Miss, why didn't you call me back? You also know that I am different from the past, Zhang Yu is the emperor's important general, if I stand up for the young lady, you ......" Xiaohong frowned and pouted, her eyebrows were very anxious, although the noble lady was dressed like a little girl.
"Smack", Ruoyun put the saucer on the table heavily, waiting for her to look at her and say, "You are married from my Su family." Just like what the emperor said today, he will be called 'sister' in the future. Or you'll call me by my name, remember? ”
"Oh......" Xiaohong bowed her head.
"Furthermore, although you are a lady of Sanpin, you must know that accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger, if you don't want to be in a different place, you had better be cautious in your words and deeds." Ruoyun said very seriously with a straight face.
"Oh, got it...... Small...... Sister ......" Xiaohong nodded honestly this time, just like a child who has done something wrong.
"I'm still a big sister." Ruoyun glanced at her, let out a long sigh, and felt upset when she thought of what happened to Lin Duyan at the moment.
"Don't be mad at me, I know it's wrong." Xiaohong tugged at her sleeve and begged for mercy.
"How could I be mad at you, stupid girl." Ruoyun sneered, shook her head helplessly, she was clearly angry with Chu Rulan, this Chu Rulan was clearly dealing with Lin Duyan, secretly she was giving herself a horse, she didn't dare to come in person, she only dared to play yin, as a cousin, she had never learned etiquette and virtue, but she had learned enough in the secret fight in this palace, and this alone was enough to make people sad and angry.
"But...... But you were plotted like this, and the emperor punished you, if it weren't for King Huai's timely rescue, Yu Wang Ye and Cheng Wang Ye would protect you, Xiaohong wouldn't have been able to see you......" Xiaohong said, her eyes red again.
"Yes, this is called having a certain number in the underworld, and I shouldn't have died, so I came back alive. It's just that I don't know if Sister Lin can find strong evidence in ten days. Ruoyun pressed her temples with her fingers in annoyance, the palace was already a place where people were cloudy, and if it weren't for the ironclad evidence, no one would dare to overturn the case easily.
"Don't worry, Xiaohong will definitely accompany you!" Xiaohong swore and swore that she suddenly became anxious, "Sister, you won't drive me away, will you?" I'm going to be with you this time! ”
"Don't worry, you'll be able to do me a lot of help this time, won't you, Madame General?" Ruoyun pursed her lips and smiled, looking at her teasingly.
"Hmph, I'm afraid that you will be soft-hearted and spare Chu Rulan." Although Xiaohong was happy, she pursed her lips and glanced at her.
"You've learned a lot." Ruoyun was surprised to see that she would retreat into advance, "Tell me, why do you think I will spare Chu Rulan?" ”
"What's that...... Plum...... Li Mu, you haven't spared him yet! Xiaohong gritted her teeth and said, wishing she could slash the thief for her.
"It's different." Ruoyun sighed slightly, and said with a gloomy expression, "This person has a bad heart and is a victim of one party, and it is the law of the country that should punish him, not me." As for my ......," she paused, and continued, "I was not afraid, on the contrary, I was terribly afraid, but after this incident, I was like being reborn. I don't want to see him again, whether he was carried by Bai Ze to threaten his father, or whether he was torn apart by five horses, I don't want to have anything to do with him anymore. ”
"Oh, no wonder, this kind of person is disgusted when he sees it." Xiaohong nodded indignantly for her, suddenly looked left and right, winked at her, and said softly, "That...... So now...... What should I do about Lord Cheng? The emperor didn't mean to let you go. ”
Ruoyun looked at her worried look, but she was relieved: "It's okay, there are things I haven't paid off, and there are things I haven't paid off, so I won't quit this trip because of my business." I will keep my promise to him in March, and what matters now is the mess in the palace. She said faintly, feeling indignant when she remembered that there were people who had no wind and waves.
Xiaohong nodded as if she didn't understand, suddenly approached her, and whispered: "Miss, Xiaohong will definitely help you, no matter what." ”
"Got it." Ruoyun smiled at her, but Xiaohong's newlywed Yan'er left Zhang Yu to help her, she was really a master and servant who accompanied her all the way and never gave up, but she thought of her situation and pulled down her face, "Your biggest help is to protect yourself, and in addition, protect Zhang Yu." ”
"He? He's a general, so why do you need my protection? Xiaohong shook her head when she heard this.
"Xiaohong, you don't need to dance knives and guns and kill the enemy in battle to help, you must know that if you do your best and do what you can do, you can also afford to hold up a world." Ruoyun said, looking at the direction of Fang Chi outside the house, her eyes were far-reaching.
"Yes." Although Xiaohong still didn't quite understand, this time the nod was much more powerful.
"It's just that the emperor has spared me for ten days, and I alone will definitely have little effect, even if I add you, it's not enough, but I have to find a helper." Ruoyun looked at the decay of the lotus in the pond, and thoughtfully, "Perhaps, one is not enough......
"Which helper?" Xiaohong tilted her head.
"Tomorrow you go with me." Ruoyun retracted her gaze, drank all the tea a little tiredly, and said sleepily, "I'll go to bed first, and you'll get up early tomorrow, and I'll bother you to help me make up." As he spoke, he fetched water and washed his face.
"Yes!" Xiaohong was overjoyed, but after thinking about it, she stepped forward again, and relied on it, "Xiaohong sleeps with you!" ”
"You?" Ruoyun was slightly surprised, seeing that she had no intention of leaving, she had to nod her head and agree, secretly sighing that the master and servant had little time to get along, and the opportunity to talk and sleep together like this may be a few days.
Because she was not 100% sure of the ten-day deadline, even if Xiaohong accompanied Ruoyun, she couldn't sleep all night, but on the second day, she got up early in the morning, called most of the existing people in Chaolu Palace, restarted the makeup and suitcase, and picked a solemn hairstyle to comb Xiaohong, and put on the heavy palace clothes, and put on gold strings and jade bracelets on the left and right wrists, and asked Xiaohong to dress up carefully.
After she and Xiaohong got off the soft sedan chair one after the other, she stopped in front of the Caiwei Hall after being graceful and luxurious, and the "Xu Cuiwei" who heard the sound led people to kneel at the door in fear.
"See Concubine Xian Niangniang and Mrs. Zhang." Xu Cuiwei worshiped respectfully, looking at her solemnity and infinite brilliance from the corner of her eyes, I don't know how she would find herself so solemnly when she returned to the palace, and she didn't dare to say as usual under suspicion, so she had to greet her respectfully.
"Get up." Ruoyun helped her up, carefully looked at her face, and secretly sighed that there is such a clever thing in this world, the person in front of her is so similar to the real Xu Cuiwei, but this person's cheeks are slightly thinner and his eyebrows and eyes are slightly deeper, and his faint expression is not as solemn and generous as everyone's ladies.
"Niangniang, are you tired of traveling?" Xu Cuiwei saw her staring at herself intently, remembering that she had just returned to the palace and became a virtuous concubine, she was secretly frightened, and carefully reminded her.
"No, I just saw you and remembered someone." Ruoyun let go of her at this time, smiled, glanced at her expression, and said in a relaxed tone as if she had no intention of mentioning it, "Maybe you still know this person, why don't you tell me?" ”
Seeing her say this, she took a step and walked in, Xu Cuiwei hurriedly lifted the indigo skirt and followed closely, puzzled: "I don't know who it is?" ”
"I've heard of this guy occasionally, too." Ruoyun walked for a long time, suddenly stopped in front of a few red maples, raised the peony bronzing dark sleeves, and looked at the palace people who were interested, then smiled at her, and approached, "I don't know this person's surname, but I know her name is Biluo." (To be continued......)