Chapter 131: Asking for Help
I heard from the people nearby that the old woman's son went up the mountain to cut firewood, but who knew that he encountered a mudslide. He never came back. "The old woman's experience is really distressing, there is no one to take care of at such an age, and she relies on the villagers to give her some food on weekdays, so she barely survives.
"Phantom, my mother is waiting for you to come back here, and my mother is not going anywhere." The old woman was crying out his son's nickname, and the old woman had always been convinced that her son was not dead, because she had never seen his body. Dead to see corpses, alive to see people, the old woman has been crazy since she learned of her son's death.
"Inquire again about how his son used to speak." Chu Lingyi thought that maybe he could ask Mu Li to help, so that the old woman could leave this place with peace of mind.
"Yes, lord."
"Auntie, don't worry, your son will be back soon." Looking at the old woman with blank eyes, Chu Lingyi's heart also softened, how could he bear to drive such an old woman away, this was something he couldn't do.
In order to smoothly transfer the old woman away, Chu Lingyi rode a horse overnight and headed towards the palace. He wanted his princess to help untie the old woman's heart.
In the palace, the queen is dining with the emperor, and the queen has been able to serve dishes for the emperor for a long time, watching him eat the meals he made carefully in the imperial dining room one by one. All this turned out to be facilitated by Ayigege, and the queen couldn't help but feel a little sad. A queen in a high position, but often can't see her husband, how the queen hopes that she can be like a folk woman, and her husband is white-headed.
"Queen, why don't you eat." The emperor put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth, and prepared to discuss with the queen about Ayigege's choice of son-in-law.
"Before dinner, I watched a play with Ayigege, and I didn't know that I ate too many pastries, and I wasn't hungry. The concubines can watch the emperor eat, come to the emperor, your favorite, eat some more. "The queen personally served vegetables for the emperor.
"I'm full, too. By the way, how do you get along with Ayigege, I heard that she is a fierce woman. ”
"The concubine heard Ayigege say a lot of things on the grassland, and she thinks she is a very cute person, but her temper seems to be really big." Speaking of Ayi, the stories I heard during the day are still like in my ears, and I can't help but share them with the emperor.
The queen didn't know when the last time she saw the emperor laugh, and the emperor listened to it with relish, and began to be more and more interested in this Ayigege. "Yes, it's really a ghost elf, it can be compared to Mu Li, but it's still a little worse."
The emperor blurted out Mu Li's name, and the queen's face suddenly turned pale. At such a happy moment, the emperor was actually thinking about Mu Li, the woman, the queen clenched the chopsticks and almost didn't break them.
"That's right, Your Majesty. This time for the hunt, I heard that a female dependent was also arranged. "The queen of hunting for so many years has never participated, and the emperor has never let the female dependents participate.
"Yes, I plan to let all the concubines in the palace go to see and learn, and the queen should go with you, and I will send someone to follow you when the time comes." The emperor doesn't love the queen very much, but he knows what the queen means to the court as the mother of the country, so he must give the queen enough honor outside.
"The concubines have thanked the emperor, but I don't know which ladies the emperor has invited." The queen actually wanted to know if Mu was leaving, and she didn't care about the others.
"Shangshu's, Wangfu's, and ......"
"Mu Li ...... of the Wangfu Family"
"Yes, Mu Li will also go, and let her take a look." What's funny, the first thing the emperor thinks of is Mu Li, although he knows that Mu Li is ruthless with him, but he can't help but want to give her the best.
The queen was even more angry, but she didn't dare to show it in front of the emperor. What's more, the emperor had heard people talk about the queen's targeting of Mu Li in private.
"Yes, it will be even more lively, but the princess's body seems to be relatively weak, and the mountain is cold, will it be ......" The queen wanted to try her best to stop Mu from leaving, she didn't want to see this person.
"It's still the queen's thoughtfulness. In this way, the queen you ordered that a fur cloak be given to each of the female dependents. "The emperor hasn't thought of this yet, thanks to the queen's reminder." It's not too early, the queen rests early, and I still have official business to deal with, so I won't stay. ”
"Your Majesty......" The queen stood up and looked at the emperor's distant back. Mu Li, you wait, this palace will not let you have a good time. ”
Since the emperor instructed the queen to issue a cloak to each female dependent, the queen naturally had to be close to Mu Li first, and she must not let down the emperor's heart for her. "Tomorrow I will go to the Shangyi Bureau and order what the emperor just said. By the way, remember that you are watching, I am going to give the princess a gift. ”
On weekdays, the queen is in the palace, and Mu Li is outside the palace, and it is difficult for the two to intersect. The queen is not easy to do to Mu Li, this is an opportunity to let Mu Li know that her presence makes many people feel uncomfortable.
"Yes, sis. The slave must do things beautifully, don't worry. The palace maid Xiaocui showed a mysterious smile, which made people a little creepy.
The queen completely forgot the emperor's request for her to help Ayigege choose a son-in-law, and her mind was full of how to deal with Mu Li's strategy.
However, the queen didn't plan to take action in person, so she still used Ayi's hand to deal with Mu Li. Doesn't Ayi just like Chu Lingyi, this hunting can just create an opportunity for Ayi to get along with Chu Lingyi, and when the time comes, he will personally give the cloak to Mu Li and send it over, wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone. However, we have to go with the flow, and there can be no leakage.
Ayi didn't know about hunting, but when she was on the grassland, she sometimes followed her brothers to graze herd, and would hunt hares and pheasants with her brothers. Ayi's archery skills were also practiced unconsciously at that time, and those days were Ayi's happiest.
Liuyun went down the mountain to inquire about the old woman, and the people told Liuyun unreservedly about what Phantom's voice was. But in the end, Liuyun is still a little confused. In order to make sure that this matter is not wrong, Liuyun brought an uncle back.
At the gate of the palace, Chu Lingyi hurriedly dismounted and rushed directly to the door of Mu Li's room. The candle flame was still lit in Mu Li's room, and Chu Lingyi knocked on the door.
"Who will come to this point, kite, you go and see." Mu Li lowered his head and was busy with his own affairs, never thinking that it would be Chu Lingyi.
"Lord Wang, why are you. Princess, the prince is here. Qing Kite was even more excited than Mu Li, and hurriedly invited Chu Lingyi into the room.
"Princess, I have something to ask you to help, and please be sure to agree." Along the way, Chu Lingyi was a little thirsty, picked up the teacup and drank several cups, and he was not thirsty.
"Kite, take some of the sour plum soup and give it to the prince." Mu Li looked at Chu Lingyi a little haggard, she didn't know what Chu Lingyi was busy with recently, she only knew that she was not in the mansion all day.