Gongliang replied respectfully, "Back to the Queen Mother, there is indeed such a thing." ”

"Oh? The mourner is a little confused! According to the mourning family, since the emperor's favorite concubine Ying died violently, the emperor has handled the government wholeheartedly and has never left the imperial city for half a step, but how did the emperor fall in love with you thousands of miles away, far away in the Pingxi Hou Mansion? Could it be that you and the emperor met in a dream? Also, you moved to the imperial city as a proton this time, obviously to replace your brother, you deceived the emperor first, how can the emperor tell everyone in a high-sounding manner that your woman dressed as a man was tacitly approved by the emperor? The Queen Mother He Lanyan interrogated again and again, not missing a clue.

The few questions that He Lanyan opened her mouth to ask hit the nail on the head.

On that day, Helian Yingche confessed his love in public on the Yunhutai ring and disclosed his identity as a good man, which was nothing more than a workaround forced by the situation. And Helian Yingche's words to excuse Gongliang in public were written down one by one by the empress dowager He Lanyan with ulterior motives, but it gave He Lanyan the handle to question Gongliang's accusation of bullying the king.

However, the incident happened suddenly, after the Yunhu ring that day, Gongliang Zhu'er and Helian Yingche had not had time to discuss the countermeasures in the face of doubts in the future, and now these logical loopholes were preempted by the Queen Mother He Lanyan and brought them up.

Faced with the Queen Mother He Lanyan's questioning, Gongliang Zhu'er knew that she couldn't hide, and no one asked for help, so she had to bite the bullet and replied with a smile, "The Queen Mother is serious, the grass people are just a little woman, where do you dare to commit any crime of bullying the king!" Even if the emperor prefers the grass people and maintains the grass people, he will never joke with everyone about such a big thing! As the emperor said on the Cloud Tiger Terrace, the grass people do have an elder brother, and the grass people do take the initiative to come to the imperial city to be hostage instead of their elder brother. That's because Caomin's brother has always been weak and in poor health, and he was bedridden at that time, so it was really not suitable for him to travel far, so Caomin had the courage to come instead of his brother. However, the queen mother should also know that in the edict summoned by the emperor at that time, although several princes were required to send one heir from each of the princely mansions to move to the imperial city, there was no clear requirement for whether the person who came was a concubine or a concubine, a man or a woman. It's just that in people's inherent impressions, they have always thought that the person who came to move to the Imperial City and be a proton would be a man! ”

"Since the emperor's edict does not clearly ask who is coming, why do you take the extra step of disguising yourself as a man to cover up your true gender?" The Queen Mother He Lanyan was aggressive when she saw the stitches, but her tone was very pleasant, as if it was just out of concern for Gongliang'er.

"The Queen Mother doesn't know! It is precisely because most of the princes who came to the imperial city to be protons are princes and princes, and the grass people are a female stream, and they are a girl who has not left the cabinet, if they show themselves as daughters, I am afraid it will be inconvenient. Therefore, the grass people had no choice but to disguise themselves as men. Gongliang's answer seems to be reasonable and reasonable.

The Queen Mother He Lanyan asked with a smile, "Don't tell the mourning family, you came to the imperial city disguised as a man, and after entering the palace to meet the emperor, the emperor fell in love at first sight with you dressed as a man?" ”

He Lanyan asked very sharply. Several concubines next to her, except for Concubine Ning Pingzhi, who had confirmed the identity of Gongliang Jie'er, were secretly applauding in their hearts, waiting to see Gongliang Jie'er come out of trouble.

Gongliang was calm and calm, and said with a light smile, "The Queen Mother has forgotten, the grass people look almost exactly the same face as the emperor's favorite concubine Ying Concubine Niangniang, even if the grass people dress up as men, they will still be recognized by the emperor at a glance!" After the emperor saw the grass people, he asked the grass people about their identity, and the grass people did not dare to deceive the saint, so he truthfully informed the emperor about the grass people disguising themselves as men and coming to be a proton for their brother. Unexpectedly, instead of blaming the grass people, the emperor treated the grass people very well and took care of the grass people. Later, when the Queen Mother watched the battle in Yunhutai, she already knew about it. ”

Gongliang said pitifully, with an innocent expression on his face.

Concubine Wan next to Concubine Dan jokingly said, "Anyway, only you and the emperor know the truth of this matter, and others have not heard and seen it in person, just by what you say with red mouth and white teeth!" Who knows if it was your emperor who took a fancy to you first, or the emperor you seduced first? ”

Gongliang immediately smiled and shot back, "It turns out that the emperor will be such a frivolous person in the heart of the mother, as long as someone can attract the emperor and win the emperor's favor effortlessly by virtue of beauty?!" ”

Wan Concubine saw that Gongliang was not a good stubble, and wanted to bite herself, so she hurriedly denied it, "That's not what I meant!" ”

"Oh?" Gongliang's eyelashes flickered, "Or does Niangniang not believe what the grass people say, nor do you believe the emperor's words?!" ”

"You! Don't quibble and slander here! I'm obviously talking about you, don't be bent on pushing the emperor! Concubine Wan was a little angry and angry.

"If Niangniang really doesn't believe what the grass people say, she will go and ask the emperor in person. Let's see if what the grass people say is true. "Gongliang doesn't want to talk to Wan Concubine.

Concubine Wan opened her mouth and wanted to say something more, but was stopped by the Queen Mother He Lanyan waving her hand.

Helan Yan said: "The mourning family asked you about this, not because they didn't trust you, but because the mourning family wanted to care about the process of getting to know the emperor. ”

As soon as Helan Yan's words fell, she saw Mama Xing from the Sunshine Palace come in and report, "Back to the Queen Mother, the pastries have been prepared by the imperial chefs in the imperial dining room." ”

He Lanyan nodded and ordered, "Tell them to bring it in." ”

Mama Xing led the order to go out, and after a while, a palace maid who looked a little timid buried her head and came in with a plate of pastries. Respectfully presented to the Queen Mother He Lanyan.

He Lanyan first reached out and took a piece, and then instructed the palace maid in front of her, "You also take these pastries and give them to the concubines and Miss Gongliang here to taste." ”

The palace maid turned around and respectfully came to the five concubines present, and the five concubines took them in turn.

From the moment the palace maid stepped into the hall, Gongliang Zhu'er faintly felt that the palace maid looked a little familiar. Especially the silhouette of the palace maid, Gongliang couldn't help but think of Yu'er, the personal palace maid who served him in Yixin Garden.

Gongliang didn't dare to confirm it. It wasn't until the palace maid came to Gongliang Jie'er with the pastry that Gongliang Jie'er saw the palace maid's face clearly, and Gongliang Jie'er confirmed that the palace maid with the pastry in front of her was the palace maid Yu'er of Yixinyuan, who had followed her.

Gongliang looked at Yu'er in surprise, and forgot to pick up the pastries on the plate for a while.

Yu'er was originally buried her head, but Miss Gongliang in front of her had never taken the pastry in front of her, so she raised her head slightly, and happened to look at Gongliang'er's spiritual eyes.

Yu'er looked at the Gongliang Er, who looked exactly like the old lord Concubine Yun Wei'er in front of her, she was shocked at first, and then she was overjoyed in her heart, and she couldn't hide her joy, so she blurted out a sentence "Niangniang!" ”

The two words that Yu'er whispered were heard by the Queen Mother He Lanyan and the five concubines present.

After Concubine Yingyun died, the loyal Yu'er escaped death. Yu'er was determined to guard the Xinyuan, but in the name of taking care of the Empress Dowager He Lanyan, Yu'er was transferred to the imperial dining room and became a palace maid responsible for burning the fire and adding firewood.

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