Chapter Twenty-Five: Don't be idle and annoyed
Mu Jingshu really lived up to Lingxi's evaluation of her, she was indeed ambitious, loud, and a little stupid.
When Lingxi took Shen Yun, who was dressed as a palace maid, to Weiyang Palace to "see her brother for the last time", Shen Hui happened to be there, and when she came out, she passed by Shen Yun's side and inadvertently glanced at her, but she muttered in her heart, a little palace maid, what to do with her face covered, should this be the new love that Song Lingxi is looking for for her brother.
But she is such a scheming person, so naturally she won't say anything in person, but just mention a few words to Mu Jingshu who she met on the road, intentionally or unintentionally.
Mu Jingshu was already very unkind to Xue Chongyi, He Cairen and others, but now that she heard that Princess Yongle was planning to offer a beauty to Her Majesty again, she hurriedly ran to stir up the situation, Xiao Cong really couldn't see other women in her eyes now, so she didn't notice whether the palace maid outside the palace was masked or not, whether she was peeping at him, until Wu Jingshu's actions caught his attention.
How could he not recognize her, when she and Lingxi were mixed in the middle of a large group of Taizhu who were dressed exactly the same, he still recognized them at a glance, not to mention that now she just changed her clothes and knelt in front of him.
It's just that he never dreamed that he would really wait for this one-ten-thousandth goodbye, and it was such a scene.
No, no, that day in the princess's mansion, it wasn't that she was dizzy, she came back early in the morning, but she didn't see him, and even Lingxi helped hide it.
Why, is it fun? What is my lovesickness and grief over the years?
He couldn't contain his anger, so hated that he couldn't say anything, so he could only point at them with a trembling finger and tell them to roll.
But he forgot how much pain it would make his Qingqing.
It wasn't until the imperial doctor in the Pujia Hall knelt on the ground, bowed his head to him tremblingly, and said, "The ministers are incompetent", that he came back to his senses, waved his hand and let them all go, numbly listened to Lingxi explain to him sentence by sentence, and finally said:
"Brother knows now, why is she hiding from you these days? She dragged her sick body for so many years, and finally struggled to come back from thousands of miles away, giving up most of her life, just looking at you from afar, is she really satisfied? You only see your own suffering, but you don't think about how difficult it is for her, and if she can still stay with you for a long time, why should she be like this. She can't bear to let you watch her die again, is it for herself? Brother, you can't..."
Xiao Cong looked at Shen Yun, who was lying quietly on the couch with a weak breath, and suddenly interrupted her, "Don't say it." ”
Lingxi stopped, saluted him in silence, and withdrew from the hall.
Then he came over, sat down on the edge of her, held her hand in the palm of his hand, pressed it tightly to his heart, and murmured, "That's it, it's good to be back." ”
So, as usual, he leaned quietly against the smoke cage, waiting for her to wake up.
Of course, Xiao Cong knew that the return of Concubine Chen would cause an uproar in both the previous dynasty and the harem, but at this moment, he couldn't take care of anything else for the time being, he just waited quietly for her to wake up, hugged her well, and talked to her, and from now on he would not leave her until the last moment.
When Concubine Chen returned, the first person to react was the harem.
For Jingyi and them, this is naturally a surprise and joy, regardless of anything else, just when Xiao Ling was in the East Palace, the friendship between them to support each other is different, not to mention that they have been together for many years, and they have long regarded each other as relatives, and it is not surprising enough to think that the relatives who have been dead for many years have returned?
However, for Mu Jingshu and others, it is a different matter.
Originally, I thought that the Pujia Hall was a well-dressed mound set up in the palace by the emperor to deceive himself, and it was just a place for him to hang the Si people, but who knew that the Si people actually came back from the dead, which really made them a little embarrassed.
Moreover, the emperor quickly explained to them with actions what is the real "preference".
On the first day she came back, she had been sleeping on the couch, and the emperor, who had never slackened off her work since she ascended the throne, did not take care of political affairs for a day, and guarded her from morning to night, eating and sleeping in front of her bed, for fear that if she made a mistake, she flew again.
On the second day, she finally woke up, and the emperor was so happy that he still couldn't take half a step out of her Pujia Palace, and even called the courtiers to the side hall while she was asleep again.
On the third day, she was able to walk around on the ground, and immediately brought in a son for the emperor from outside the palace, the most ridiculous thing is that even if the child called another man's father, the emperor actually accepted all the orders, not only let the man stay in the side hall, but also proudly led the child around.
But the emperor actually calmly set up a big charcoal basin outside the Pujia Palace, received these notes, didn't look at them, threw a few envelopes into them, and Daochen Concubine was afraid of the cold, and these things burned just enough to keep her warm.
How can those officials stand this, immediately there are a few such fierce acts as Wei Xu, and when the military affairs in the court are over, they will sarcastically admonish in front of the ministers, and the emperor is used to them on weekdays, and at this time, in order not to add new crimes to Concubine Chen, he also tried his best to endure it, only ignored them, who knew that they still did not give up, and ran to the emperor's way down to block him, especially Wei Xu, who cried and cried every time with a white silk, and said that he had failed to fulfill his responsibility as a minister, and asked the emperor to give him a death.
Xiao Cong was also very annoyed by this, but he had no choice but to avoid him as much as possible. One day, he had breakfast with Qingqing, and when he was about to go to the court, Gao Qinian suddenly walked up to him and whispered: "Your Majesty, this Wei Yu ran to kneel outside Ganquan Palace again, look..."
Xiao Cong sighed and said, "Come on, let's not afford to mess with him, it's okay to avoid him, let's go to the East Corner Gate later, and bypass the Changle Palace." ”
After speaking, he still shook Qingqing's hand as usual, and said to her with a smile: "I have already asked Jingyi to take care of the palace people, and asked them not to disturb your rest, you are fine, I will come back in a while." Seeing that she was also smiling and nodding, she took Gao Qinian away.
Shen Yun waited for him to leave, thought about it, and called Haitang and said, "You go and ask, if General Wen is free at this moment, please ask him to come and see me." ”
As soon as Wen An heard Concubine Chen's call, she naturally had to be free, firstly, what weight did she have in the emperor's heart, they knew best, and secondly, he always felt that if he hadn't chased a fork in the road, she and His Majesty might not have missed so many years, and they felt a little guilty about her, so they immediately rushed to the Pujia Palace.
As soon as Shen Yun saw him, he said to him: "There is something in this palace, I want to ask General Wen for help." ”
Wen An bowed and arched his hand: "The minister doesn't dare, but he obeys the orders of his mother." ”
Shen Yun smiled slightly and said, "Please general, go and bring Wei Zhi to the Pujia Palace." ”
Wen An was stunned, but he still acted according to his words, and when he really "carried" Wei Zhi over, he saw that Shen Yun was already dressed neatly, sitting in front of the hall with a solemn face, and when he saw Wei Xu, he split his head and covered his face with a sentence: "I heard that Lord Wei has a lot of opinions about this palace?" ”
That Wei Yu was frightened by Wen An's operation at first, and thought that the emperor was going to do something to him, but when he came, he saw Concubine Chen sitting above, so he became arrogant again, and sneered: "The minister just can't get used to seeing the little girl causing trouble in the country." ”
Shen Yun also sneered: "Trouble? Lord Wei saw His Majesty as the prince of the Beacon Fire Opera in the palace? Or is it not early in the day? ”
Wei Yu snorted coldly again, raised his head, and said indignantly, "It's too late to wait until then!" The duty of the minister is to remind His Majesty to take history as a mirror and prevent trouble. ”
As soon as Shen Yun heard this, he said in his heart, yes, this kind of person can make sense with him, so he laughed and said: "Lord Wei is really high-spirited, can be called a model of the ministers, this palace heard that when you meet Your Majesty these days, you are holding a white silk, presumably you want to emulate Mrs. Lu back then, ready to be generous and righteous at any time, then it is better for this palace to fulfill your adult today." ”
When Wei Yu heard this, his brain buzzed, and he pointed at her with a trembling finger, and stammered: "You... You... What do you want? The white silk in his hand also slipped to the ground.
Shen Yun walked up to him, picked up the white silk, and said with a smile: "But the white silk is not easy to use, it is too laborious." After speaking, he glanced at the begonia and said, "It's still convenient to use the bar." ”
Haitang understood, returned to the hall, and after a short time, he took out a gold bottle and brought it to Wei Xu, only to hear Shen Yun say again: "Lord Wei, drink it quickly, when Your Majesty sees the loyalty of the adult, he will definitely wake up and send away the red face and disaster of the palace, and this country will be safe." Lord Wei can also die well and achieve a good name. ”
That Wei Yu was so frightened that his face was like ashes, and when Haitang saw it, he learned from Shen Yun's appearance, and handed the golden bottle to him with a smile.
Even she is a little unaccustomed to people like Wei Xu, who doesn't know that the crown prince and concubine were in the siege battle, Fuqin passed the message, so that the prince successfully controlled the whole situation, and then in order not to give Jin Yangjun the opportunity to take her to the East Palace, he threw himself into the water with the qin, and died for a lifetime, and now he has survived and returned, these people are even embarrassed to buckle the hat of the red face and troubled water on her head, and they want to force His Majesty to drive her out of the palace, it is simply a wolf's heart and dog lungs, and he deserves to be scared to death.
Wei Zhi was even more frightened, so he had to look at Wen An for help, who knew that Wen An and Haitang had the same idea, and they were also looking at him with a smile at the moment, and it seemed that they were sent to help with it. He was a little desperate and finally unconsciously peed his pants.
In the disdainful eyes of everyone, Shen Yun stepped forward with a sneer, picked up the gold bottle, drank all the sake inside, and said lightly: "What kind of counselor should you be afraid of death." After speaking, he instructed Wen An to send Master Wei back, and asked Haitang to ask someone to wash the floor.
Concubine Chen's actions naturally caused a commotion in the front of the harem, Jingyi shook her head and smiled bitterly, Zhao Yue applauded, and Liu said, it is not surprising, the rest of the concubines are all shocked. What about the independence of the world and the indisputability of the world? Now it seems that this Concubine Chen is really not an ordinary product.
As for the previous dynasty, the day after Su Xiang learned about this, the illness was cured without medicine, and he came to the court with a smile, but the officials felt ashamed, and no matter how embarrassed they were to make trouble like before, it would save everyone a lot of trouble.
Xiao Cong looked at all this coldly, crying and laughing. I've told you a long time ago, don't be idle and annoyed Qingqing, now it's okay, I can't afford to mess with her, look, aren't they all self-inflicted.
Seeing that other people have stopped, Hui Zhaorong can't sit still, why is she favored, everyone knows it, now that Concubine Chen is back, her good days are over, and her majesty has never summoned her again, even Princess Yongle has no time to take care of her, every time she enters the palace, she only goes to find that Qingqing to mess around, and even if she takes the initiative to ask to see something, the princess always shirks.
Before there were Yanguan and one or two palace people who had no eyesight rushing in front, who knew that before there was any storm, the troublesome Yanguan was easily taken care of by Concubine Chen, as for the palace people, just made a disrespectful speech, the concubine rewarded them with a punishment, and some ruthless people did things in Concubine Chen's diet, and they were arrested, and the queen, who has always been lenient, also gave wine directly, and sighed to the people around her: "These people shouldn't have been, shouldn't have beaten her idea, and now it's in my hands, and I can still have a good time, If this is stabbed in front of His Majesty, let's see what happens to Xiao Ling. ”
Shen Hui looked at all this coldly, not without fear in her heart, but she climbed to this position step by step from a small palace maid who was trampled under everyone's feet, and enjoyed the fun brought by many rights, how could she stop her desire for it?
Further, further, the temptation was too great for her.
So she had to quickly eliminate the impact of Concubine Chen's return.
At first, like Mu Jingshu, she took the initiative to go to the Pujia Palace, went to eat a closed door soup once, then went again, and was blocked back the second time, then went to the third time, but Her Royal Highness Concubine Chen was impatient first, although she did not show up, she asked the female official Haitang to bring her a sentence, "Didn't Hui Zhaorong often say that Niangniang would talk to you in her dreams?" Then you can serve your mother well in your dreams. ”
It seems that this Concubine Chen can't get along, and His Majesty and Princess Yongle have long stopped taking themselves seriously, what should I do?
When she was hesitating, Shen Hui saw that because she had collided with Concubine Chen before, she now ran to the outside of the Pujia Hall every once in a while to take off the hairpin and treat the sin to show her sincerity, and she also looked at Mu Jingshu, who had softened the emperor's heart one day, and thought about it, walked to her side and whispered: "Concubine Xian Niangniang has been kneeling for so many days, but it is effective?" ”
Mu Jingshu glanced at her and didn't answer.
She sighed and said quietly: "It seems that the weight of this Concubine Chen in His Majesty's heart is really not ordinary, with her, what are we people, we don't even deserve the leftovers of others." He left silently.
Don't be in a hurry, plant a seed first, and someone will help you water and fertilize it.
Sure enough, after Mu Jingshu overheard the discussion between the emperor and Concubine Chen about the selection of the crown prince, the seeds that Shen Hui sowed in her heart finally took root and sprouted into vicious flowers.