Chapter 15: Blossoming
Fan Lu did not agree with Ban Yue's confession to the emperor.
"How do I feel like you're not a nerd?" Ban Yue found that Fan Lu was not honest.
"I'm not a nerd in the first place. If you stay, it's to coax others. But brother, I'm sincere to you. Fan Lu's eyes rolled slightly, "Listen to me, the emperor hates liars the most, if he no longer trusts you, then you don't even have a chance to explain the problem of embezzling military salaries and deducting soldiers' food." So you have to solve this problem first and round out the lie, which can save you and Hanxiao. ”
"How can this lie be fulfilled?" Ban Yue felt that he didn't actually know Fan Lu, and he couldn't keep up with his brain.
"I have an idea. She told me that her name was Xiaoxiao and that it was Jin Ning who gave her the name. So, let's treat her as a smile, how about Jin Ning's own sister? ”
"But Jinning's sister is dead."
A smiling shadow floated in Banyue's mind.
At that time, he and the Jin Ning brothers and sisters were begging together, although they were very small, they were very sensible; Although she is a younger sister, she takes care of him and Jin Ning like a sister:
help them to sew and mend their clothes; It is better to be hungry than to save the poor food for them to eat; He kept telling them not to fight with others, not to steal, and to go home early.
In order not to disappoint her, they did resist a lot of impulsive things, such as following others to steal and rob.
In fact, they didn't have a home in the capital, but they used broken bamboo mats to surround the wind point under the bridge and hole, and laid some straw inside.
Jin Ning's real home was too far away from the capital, and the place was suffering from a famine at that time, and he had no relatives, and he would starve to death when he returned.
And Banyue, who has no home at all, doesn't know how he came into the world.
Although they are suffering, they depend on each other for their lives, and they often feel happy.
It's a pity that God is not beautiful, and typhoid fever took away Xiaoxiao's life.
Before she died, she had a high fever for three days in a row.
Banyue and Jin Ning begged for healing everywhere, but because they had no money, no one wanted to come and see her.
Finally, by the time he and Jin Ning returned, she had already lost her breath......
Thinking of this, Banyue's throat and eyes were hot.
Of course, I hope that Hanxiao did not die, but came back again.
But this is impossible, Xiaoxiao was buried with his own hands, the grave is still in the wilderness, a small mound, a thick wooden stick inserted, not even an inscription, he has not been to worship for more than a year.
"Suppose Hanxiao didn't die, came back again, found you and Jin Ning, but the prince wanted to take her away, what would you do?" Fan Lu asked.
"I'm going to fight with the prince!" Ban Yue blurted out.
"That's right, you have offended the prince because of this. I asked Hanxiao, and I also asked Jin Ning, from beginning to end, you only said that she was your woman, and everyone misunderstood the relationship between the two of you, in fact, you just regarded her as a relative, and she just came to find her brother. ”
"The problem is that she's not smiling at all. I'm sure she's a Bunshi, so I can't tell who she is. ”
"She really couldn't tell who she was, so I suggested that she be Jin Ning's sister, and she was very happy. She told me that she liked herself with a smile. If that's the case, it's good for both you and her. ”
"But she can't be trusted at all, when she is interrogated in the Criminal Department, she changes her hexagram and says that she is not Jin Ning's sister, then my situation will be even worse."
"You two are grasshoppers on a rope now, she understands this, why can't you?"
Banyue was silent, perhaps because he didn't trust her in the slightest.
The two of them, as long as one of them has the same caliber, both of them are felonies.
Of course, the prince will protect her, but he will be miserable.
And only if the caliber is the same, the two can get through it together.
But since it is a lie itself, how can a shrewd inquisitor fail to find a loophole?
Most of those officials are eager to please the prince, as long as there is a problem with one word between themselves and Hanxiao, they will find a way to blow it into a big bubble to question and interrogate, can she survive it?
So, can you not worry?
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Although it is already midsummer, the East Palace is still full of flowers, the pond is full of delicate lotus flowers, and the bluestone brick path is lined with fat moon seasons, fragrant and fragrant.
The crown princess held her big belly and lazily rested on the tuise chair, looking at the scenery outside the window in a daze.
Although the scenery is beautiful, she is full of sadness.
Since she was pregnant, the prince had not been to her residence for a long time, citing her need to recuperate, which made her lonely.
"Crown princess, Duke Ochre is outside the door." A maid came in to give a report.
She stretched out her hand, and Xiaoling, the personal maid who shook the fan, helped her up and carried her to the outer room.
When Father-in-law Ochre heard that she was looking for herself, he reluctantly came over and greeted her respectfully.
She retreated left and right, leaving Xiaoling alone.
"Father-in-law Ochre, the prince has been back for many days, what are you doing?" She asked.
"Crown princess, he is just worrying about the emperor and busy for the court."
The crown princess snorted, this treacherous and cunning guy has always maintained the prince and does not take himself as the princess in his eyes.
He knows the prince's mind best, if he doesn't respect himself, it means that the prince doesn't have himself in his heart, so what the prince says to himself is a lie.
If you don't envelop him, you won't be able to understand the prince's movements, and if you don't understand the prince, how can you sit firmly in the position of the crown princess?
There is still a long way to go in the future, now she is the crown princess, and she will be the princess in the future.
Whether he can become the future queen or not, this ochre father-in-law is very important.
Then give him some sweetness, and see that he can't understand the way.
"Father-in-law Ochre, I heard that you like Xiaoling very much?" The crown princess asked.
When Xiao Ling heard this, she glared angrily at her father-in-law as if she had been blessed.
She is the person brought by the crown princess from her mother's family, the crown princess relies on herself the most, except for the prince in the East Palace, no one dares to offend herself, but this dead eunuch actually dares to do something to herself!
You have to teach him a lesson!
"The villain doesn't dare. Please forgive Aunt Xiaoling for the villain's recklessness. Father-in-law Ochre thought that the crown princess was going to be angry for Xiao Ling, so he hurriedly made a gesture to Xiao Ling.
He is indeed obsessed with Xiaoling, but he also knows his identity, and this unattainable relationship can only turn into that dishonest hand in the end.
In fact, he just quietly touched Xiaoling's skirt, unlike what they say about touching her important part.
The crown princess looked at Xiao Ling: "Look, Xiao Ling, Father-in-law Ochre has already apologized to you, so don't be angry anymore." ”
Father-in-law Ochre breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that the crown princess is very face-saving.
Xiaoling was not convinced, he was like that, just apologize? The punishment is so light, and there is the prince to support him, I am afraid that he will be even more unscrupulous in the future!
The crown princess was kind, took out the deed of sale and the silver ticket from her sleeve, and said to Xiaoling: "You have reached the age of marriage, this concubine has decided to let you out of the palace, return you to freedom, and give you 100 taels of silver." ”
This is really a big accident, Xiao Ling never dared to think that she was a slave and would not be free for the rest of her life.
It's hard to find yourself a freeman.
She quickly knelt down and thanked her, weeping gratefully.
"Also, Xiaoling, this concubine will also give you a mansion, how about the name Ochre Mansion?"
"......" Xiaoling was puzzled.
Father-in-law Ochre didn't dare to raise his head, was the princess sarcastic that she wanted to eat swan meat as a toad?
"Father-in-law Ochre, this is the key, you and Xiaoling each have a set. From now on, Xiaoling will be yours. The crown princess handed the key to Xiaoling and also to Father-in-law Ochre.
Xiao Ling's face showed disappointment, she was happy for nothing, it turned out that the crown princess wanted to use herself to buy her father-in-law.
Although she can only guard a eunuch partner in the future, it is better than being a slave, and she thanked the princess again.
When Father-in-law Ochre heard this, he was grateful and kowtowed three times.
The crown princess is so generous, then I will repay her even if I die!